cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Revealing the internal luminescence quantum efficiency of perovskite films via accurate quantification of photon recycling
Creators: name: Fassl, Paul
name: Lami, Vincent
name: Berger, Felix J.
name: Falk, Lukas M.
name: Zaumseil, Jana
name: Richards, Bryce S.
name: Howard, Ian A.
name: Vaynzof, Yana
name: Paetzold, Ulrich W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The internal luminescence quantum efficiency ($Q_\mathrm{i}^\mathrm{lum}$) provides an excellent assessment of the optoelectronic quality of semiconductors. To determine $Q_\mathrm{i}^\mathrm{lum}$ of perovskite films from the experimentally accessible external luminescence quantum efficiency ($Q_\mathrm{e}^\mathrm{lum}$) it is essential to account for photon recycling, and this requires knowledge of the photon escape probability ($p_\mathrm{e}$). Here, we establish an analysis procedure based on a curve fitting model that accurately determines $p_\mathrm{e}$ of perovskite films from photoluminescence (PL) spectra measured with a confocal microscope and an integrating sphere setup. We show that scattering-induced outcoupling of initially-trapped PL explains commonly observed red-shifted and broadened PL spectral shapes and leads to $p_\mathrm{e}$ being more than 10% higher in absolute terms compared to earlier assumptions. Applying our model to CH$_3$NH$_3$PbI$_3$ films with exceptionally high $Q_\mathrm{e}^\mathrm{lum}$ up to 47.4% sets a real benchmark for $Q_\mathrm{i}^\mathrm{lum}$ at $78.0 \pm 0.5\%$, revealing there is beyond a factor of two more scope for reducing non-radiative recombination than previously thought.
Application of ‘Theory of Everything in Sex’ in sex counseling & therapy
Creators: name: Sathe, Rajendra
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2015

description: By applying the ‘Theory of Everything in Sex’ counselors and therapists can easily explain to their clients the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of sexual ‘function’ and ‘dysfunction’.
Many issues concerning sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, orgasm (single or multiple) as well as myths and misconceptions about sexual behavior can be addressed to the satisfaction of majority of individuals and couples.
Die Metaphorik von Christologie und Trinitätslehre und ihre Auswirkungen auf das christliche-jüdische Gespräch
Creators: name: Brosseder, Johannes
Publisher: name: Ökumenische Rundschau
Year: 2025

description: Ökumenische Rundschau, Bd. 48 Nr. 3 (1999): Ökumenische Rundschau, Band 48, Heft 3
First naturally occurring homoacridone-flavanone dimers from Glycosmis parviflora
Creators: name: Ito, Chihiro
name: Matsui, Takuya
name: Mamiya, Kaname
name: Wu, Tian-Shung
name: Itoigawa, Masataka
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The structures of flavacitropones A (1)-B (2), which are new homoacridone-flavanone dimers from Glycosmis parviflora (Sims) Kurz. (Rutaceae), were elucidated by spectroscopic studies. Flavacitropone A (1) was evaluated for its biological effects on cytotoxicity and release of histamine and TNF-α in 2,4-dinitrophenyl-human serum albumin-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells (rat basophilic cell line). The compound downregulated TNF-α release, but not histamine release.
Follow-Up Inspection of Premature Cracking on the National Turnpike, Jefferson County
Creators: name: Fleckenstein, L. John
name: Allen, David L.
Publisher: name: Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Transportation Engineering

description: This report discusses the investigation of the premature cracking that has been occurring on the National Turnpike, Jefferson County since 1989. A report was issued in 1990, KTC-90-5. This report documents performance to date. A detailed distress survey was performed evaluating each slab throughout the project site.  The distress survey indicates that substantial pavement cracking has occurred since the last visual inspection in 1990.  An intense maintenance program is recommended.
Dynamics of Multiquark Systems: Mass, Width and Exotics
Creators: name: Oka, Makoto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Exotic multi-quark states are examined in the quark model and in QCD. Current status of theoretical studies of the pentaquark Theta^+ is reported. We show recent analyses of multi-quark components of baryons. A novel method to extract a compact excited state in the lattice QCD is applied. We also discuss how to determine mixings of different Fock components in the hadron in the QCD sum rule approach.
description: Manuscript prepared for the Proceedings of the 18th International IUPAP Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, FB18, held in Santos, Brazil, on August 21-16, 2006, and also for the International workshop on Strangeness Nuclear Physics (SNP2006), held in Zhang Jia Jie, China, on September 5-9, 2006
Evaluation of Pavement Edge Drains and the Effect on Pavement Performance
Creators: name: Fleckenstein, L. John
name: Allen, David L.
name: Harison, Jack A.
Publisher: name: Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Transportation Engineering

description: This report documents the performance of highway edge drains in Kentucky. Approximately eighteen high edge drain installations were inspected. The report also documents the laboratory testing, construction, short-term and long-term performance of these systems. Construction inspection and maintenance are addressed.  It is apparent that the panels are distressed more under the old method of installation using excavated trench material and dynamic type compaction. It is apparent that using the sand slurry reduces the chances of installation damage. Proper density needs to be achieved during installation of the sand backfill or damage will occur due to trench settlement. In most cases, increasing the density of the sand increased the performance of the panel drain.  It is apparent through the field analysis that the maintenance and construction of the edge drain systems need to be improved. Field inspections of the headwalls and outlets indicates that approximately 25 percent of the outlets are not properly installed, and that the headwalls are not properly maintained. Inspection data indicate approximately 45 percent of the outlets are partially covered to completely plugged. The center of mass is also located in the rear of the headwall causing the headwall to fill backwards over time.  Soil moisture and thermography data indicate that edge drains help move water laterally across the pavement structure, and that the shoulder acts as a restraining dam for pavements without edge drains.  The gradation analysis performed on the sand backfill from the current edge drain installation specification showed that the sand backfill effectively filters out some of the minus 200 material. Blinding of the sand at this time does not appear to be a problem. Although further testing is needed, preliminary data indicates the sand acts as a filter by not allowing the lines from the broken concrete to flush into the filter fabric immediately after construction.  FWD data indicate that edge drains significantly increase the strength of the subgrade by removing water.  Preliminary analyses of Ride index data indicates that the edge drains may add significant life to the pavement structure. These conclusions are based on data from edge drain systems that are not fully functional.
CNN Poll: May 2018 - Poll 5
Creators: name: CNN
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: President Donald Trump job approval (12); Trump meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un (1); Trump or Barack Obama better president (1); Trump or Hillary Clinton better president (1); more confidence in President Trump or Congressional Republicans (1); registered to vote (1); Republican vs. Democratic candidate for Congress (2); voter enthusiasm (1); party control of Congress (1); more likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who supports Trump (1); importance of issues to your Congressional vote (8); more important to nominate candidates with a strong chance of beating opponents or who share your position on major issues (2); favorability of public figures (9); investigation into Russian interference in 2016 presidential election (7); how well are things going in country (1); seriousness of threats to United States (5); Iran nuclear weapons deal (2); allegations against Trump (4); Kanye West political comments (2).
Additional file 1 of Acute pain and self-directed discharge among hospitalized patients with opioid-related diagnoses: a cohort study
Creators: name: Compton, Peggy
name: Aronowitz, Shoshana V.
name: Klusaritz, Heather
name: Anderson, Evan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1. ICD-10 Codes used to identify opioid poisoning, opioid dependence, chronic pain indicators, chronic overlpping pain conditions, infection, homelessness, other substance use and depression.
Tuning capillary flow in porous media with hierarchical structures
Creators: name: Suo, Si
name: Gan, Yixiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Immiscible fluid-fluid displacement in porous media is of great importance in many engineering applications, such as enhanced oil recovery, agricultural irrigation, and geologic CO2 storage. Fingering phenomena, induced by the interface instability, are commonly encountered during displacement processes and somehow detrimental since such hydrodynamic instabilities can significantly reduce displacement efficiency. In this study, we report a possible adjustment in pore geometry which aims to suppress the capillary fingering in porous media with hierarchical structures. Through pore-scale simulations and theoretical analysis, we demonstrate and quantify combined effects of wettability and hierarchical geometry on displacement patterns, showing a transition from fingering to compact mode. Our results suggest that with a higher porosity of the 2nd-order porous structure, the displacement can keep compact across a wider range of wettability conditions. Combined with our previous work on viscous fingering in such media, we can provide a complete insight into the fluid-fluid displacement control in hierarchical porous media, across a wide range of flow conditions from capillary- to viscous-dominated modes. The conclusions of this work can benefit the design of microfluidic devices, as well as tailoring porous media for better fluid displacement efficiency at the field scale.
Evaluation of Edge Drains Headwalls and Outlets on Western Kentucky Parkway and Pennyrile Parkway
Creators: name: Fleckenstein, L. John
name: Allen, David L.
Publisher: name: Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Transportation Engineering

description: On May 10, 1994, the Kentucky Transportation Center conducted a routine edge drain and outlet inspection on the Pennyrile Parkway in the vicinity of Milepost 23. The edge drains had been in service since 1992. Two edge drain outlets were inspected with a "Cues" pipeline inspection camera. One of the outlets was 85 percent blocked by rock and debris. District 2, operations personnel concerned with the findings requested that the Kentucky Transportation Center evaluate all 364 outlets on the project plus an additional 49 edge drain outlets that were being installed on the Western Kentucky Parkway.  This report documents the video inspection of edge drain outlet pipes on the Pennyrile Parkway and Western Kentucky Parkway. Included on the Western Kentucky Parkway was the evaluation of the 4-inch round pipe edge drains. The inspection was conducted in May and June of 1994. Of the 413 outlets investigated, 74 outlets were severely damaged and 34 were moderately damaged. Included with this report is an eight-minute video tape summarizing several of the problems encountered during the inspection. (The video tape summarizes the performance of 405 outlets, 8 additional outlets have been inspected since the production of the video).
Lithium pollution of a white dwarf records the accretion of an extrasolar planetesimal
Creators: name: Kaiser, Benjamin C.
name: Clemens, J. Christopher
name: Blouin, Simon
name: Dufour, Patrick
name: Hegedus, Ryan J.
name: Reding, Joshua S.
name: Bédard, Antoine
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Tidal disruption and subsequent accretion of planetesimals by white dwarfs can reveal the elemental abundances of rocky bodies in exoplanetary systems. Those abundances provide information on the composition of the nebula from which the systems formed, analogous to how meteorite abundances inform our understanding of the early Solar System. We report the detection of Li, Na, K and Ca in the atmosphere of the white dwarf Gaia DR2 4353607450860305024, which we ascribe to accretion of a planetesimal. Using model atmospheres, we determine abundance ratios of these elements, and with the exception of Li, they are consistent with meteoritic values in the Solar System. We compare the measured Li abundance to measurements in old stars and to expectations from Big Bang nucleosynthesis.
description: Sub 30Jun2020;acc 4Dec; pub 17Dec2020; This manuscript has been accepted for publication in Science. This version has not undergone final editing. Please refer to the complete version of record at http://www.sciencemag.org/. The manuscript may not be reproduced or used in any manner that does not fall within the fair use provisions of the Copyright Act without the prior, written permission of AAAS
Parameters and Predictions for the Long-Period Transiting Planet HD 17156b
Creators: name: Irwin, Jonathan
name: Charbonneau, David
name: Nutzman, Philip
name: Welsh, William F.
name: Rajan, Abhijith
name: Hidas, Marton
name: Brown, Timothy M.
name: Lister, Timothy A.
name: Davies, Donald
name: Laughlin, Gregory
name: Langton, Jonathan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report high-cadence time-series photometry of the recently-discovered transiting exoplanet system HD 17156, spanning the time of transit on UT 2007 October 1, from three separate observatories. We present a joint analysis of our photometry, previously published radial velocity measurements, and times of transit center for 3 additional events. Adopting the spectroscopically-determined values and uncertainties for the stellar mass and radius, we estimate a planet radius of Rp = 1.01 +/- 0.09 RJup and an inclination of i = 86.5 +1.1 -0.7 degrees. We find a time of transit center of Tc = 2454374.8338 +/- 0.0020 HJD and an orbital period of P = 21.21691 +/- 0.00071 days, and note that the 4 transits reported to date show no sign of timing variations that would indicate the presence of a third body in the system. Our results do not preclude the existence of a secondary eclipse, but imply there is only a 9.2% chance for this to be present, and an even lower probability (6.9%) that the secondary eclipse would be a non-grazing event. Due to its eccentric orbit and long period, HD 17156b is a fascinating object for the study of the dynamics of exoplanet atmospheres. To aid such future studies, we present theoretical light curves for the variable infrared emission from the visible hemisphere of the planet throughout its orbit.
description: 8 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, emulateapj format. v2: accepted for publication in ApJ, minor changes. Changed to emulateapj to save the rainforests
Enhanced sensing of weak anharmonicities through coherences in dissipatively coupled anti-PT symmetric systems
Creators: name: Nair, Jayakrishnan M. P.
name: Mukhopadhyay, Debsuvra
name: Agarwal, G. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the last few years, the great utility of PT-symmetric systems in sensing small perturbations has been recognized. Here, we propose an alternate method relevant to dissipative systems, especially those coupled to the vacuum of the electromagnetic fields. In such systems, which typically show anti-PT symmetry and do not require the incorporation of gain, vacuum induces coherence between two modes. Owing to this coherence, the linear response acquires a pole on the real axis. We demonstrate how this coherence can be exploited for the enhanced sensing of very weak anhamonicities at low pumping rates. Higher drive powers ($\sim 0.1$ W), on the other hand, generate new domains of coherences. Our results are applicable to a wide class of systems, and we specifically illustrate the remarkable sensing capabilities in the context of a weakly anharmonic Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) sphere interacting with a cavity via a tapered fiber waveguide. A small change in the anharmonicity leads to a substantial change in the induced spin current.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Zedoarondiol inhibits monocyte adhesion and expression of VCAM and ICAM in endothelial cells induced by oxidative stress
Creators: name: Xie, Bei-li
name: Bie, Yu-long
name: Song, Bo-ce
name: Liu, Ming-wang
name: Yang, Lin
name: Liu, Jiangang
name: Shi, Da-Zhuo
name: Zhao, Fu-Hai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Zedoarondiol, a newly discovered compound derived from the roots of zedoary turmeric, a traditional Chinese herb, has demonstrated potential in reducing inflammation of the vascular endothelium and safeguarding it from harm. Nonetheless, the precise mechanism underlying these effects remains to be elucidated. In this study, we established a model of HUVEC injury induced by hydrogen peroxide. We observed whether Zedoarondiol could reduce the adhesion and transendothelial migration (TEM) of inflammatory cells by inhibiting the expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in HUVECs. The research findings indicate that utilising Zedoarondiol resulted in a significant reduction in the adhesion rate of THP1 cells to HUVECs, leading to a more condensed cytoskeletal structure. Moreover, Zedoarondiol demonstrated a decrease in NF-κBβ-Ser536 phosphorylation levels in H2O2-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells, resulting in a hindered capacity to bind to target genes like ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, This findings may provide a new pharmacological basis and scientific evidence for Zedoarondiol to slow the atherosclerosis progression by maintaining endothelial function.
Discovery of an Excited Pair State in Superfluid 3He
Creators: name: Davis, J. P.
name: Pollanen, J.
name: Choi, H.
name: Sauls, J. A.
name: Halperin, W. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Order parameter collective modes are the fingerprint of a condensed phase. The spectroscopy of these modes in superfluid $^3$He and unconventional superconductors can provide key information on the symmetry of the condensate as well as the microscopic pairing mechanism responsible for the ground state and excitation energies. We report the discovery of a new collective mode in superfluid $^3$He-B which we identify as an excited bound state of Cooper pairs. We use interferometry within an acoustic cavity that is very sensitive to changes in the velocity of transverse sound. Our measurements of sound velocity and mode frequency, together with the observation of acoustic birefringence indicate that this new mode is weakly bound with an excitation energy within 1% of the pair-breaking edge of $2Δ$. Based on the selection rules for coupling of transverse sound to a collective mode in $^3$He-B, combined with the observation of acoustic birefringence near the collective mode frequency, we infer that the new mode is most likely a spin-triplet (S=1), $f$-wave pair exciton (L=3) with total angular momentum, J=4. The existence of a pair exciton with J=4 suggests an attractive, sub-dominant, $f$-wave pairing interaction in liquid $^3$He.
Additional file 1 of Persisting neuroendocrine abnormalities and their association with physical impairment 5 years after critical illness
Creators: name: Vanhorebeek, Ilse
name: Derese, Inge
name: Gunst, Jan
name: Wouters, Pieter J.
name: Hermans, Greet
name: Van den Berghe, Greet
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Characteristics at the time of critical illness of patients who did not survive to 5-year follow-up versus 5-year survivors. Table with the characteristics upon ICU admission and ICU outcomes of patients who did not survive to 5-year follow-up versus 5-year survivors.
Problems of Curriculum Implementation in Nigeria Social Studies in Focus 23-Feb-2022 16-26-43.pdf
Creators: name: Okeke, Stella  Uchechukwu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
subject: 130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership

description: The designing of the curriculum has never been an issue for the Nigerian Education system. Over time the problem has been on the effective and successful implementation of the curriculum. Curriculum implementation is the process of putting the curriculum into work for the achievement of the goals for…
Wax crystal dynamics and viscosity abnormal reduction in asphaltene-containing waxy oil at low temperatures
Creators: name: Yu, Pengfei
name: Zeng, Shaoliang
name: Zhu, Haoran
name: Lai, Dehua
name: Dou, Rui
name: Chen, Hanwen
name: Peng, Haoping
name: Lei, Yun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: A micro-rheological integration experiment was conducted on model oils without asphaltene and with 0.05 wt% asphaltene. The study examined the viscosity-temperature characteristics of both model oils under different cooling rates and shear rates. Significant changes were observed in the viscosity-temperature curve of the asphaltene-containing model oil. At low shear rates, a distinct wavelet peak was identified in the temperature range of 37-30 °C, where viscosity initially increased, then decreased, and subsequently increased again. This wavelet peak diminished with the increasing shear rate, eventually forming a “buffer platform”. The underlying mechanism was attributed to asphaltene altering the wax crystal behavior from “uniform precipitation network structure formation” to “formation of unstable large aggregates - dissociation into multiple small stable aggregates - growth into larger stable aggregates.” In addition, the wax precipitation rate remained constant in the model oil without asphaltene, while in the asphaltene-containing model oil, the rate significantly accelerated between 34.5 °C and 32.5 °C. And the asphaltenes promoted the formation of small wax crystal particles but inhibited the growth of wax crystal particles.
Grammatical elicitation: Word order with conjoined verbs
Creators: name: Ovelar, Irma Easty
name: Bossi, Madeline
Publisher: name: California Language Archive, University of California, Berkeley
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: gug

description: Word order of conjoined verbs with objects, adverbs, and functional morphemes, including -se, -ve, -ta, -va, -ha, -ramo, -rire, -'aja, -jave.
Remarkable Predictive Power of the Modified Long Wavelength Approximation
Creators: name: Rasskazov, Ilia L.
name: Zakomirnyi, Vadim I.
name: Utyushev, Anton D.
name: Carney, P. Scott
name: Moroz, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The modified long-wavelength approximation (MLWA), a next order approximation beyond the Rayleigh limit, has been applied usually only to the dipole $\ell=1$ contribution and for the range of size parameters $x$ not exceeding $x\lesssim 1$ to estimate far- and near-field electromagnetic properties of plasmonic nanoparticles. Provided that the MLWA functional form for the $T$-matrix in a given channel $\ell$ is limited to the ratio $T\sim iR/(F+D-iR)$, where $F$ is the familiar size-independent Fröhlich term and $R\sim {\cal O}(x^{2\ell+1})$ is a radiative reaction term, there is a one-parameter freedom in selecting the dynamic depolarization term $D\sim {\cal O}(x^2)$ which preserves the fundamental feature of the MLWA that its predictions coincide with those of the Mie theory up to the order ${\cal O}(x^2)$. By exploiting this untapped design freedom, we demonstrate on a number of different metals (Ag, Al, Au, Mg), and using real material data, that the MLWA may surprisingly yield very accurate results for plasmonic spheres both for (i) $x$ up to $\gtrsim 1$ and beyond, and (ii) higher order multipoles ($\ell>1$), essentially doubling its expected range of validity. Because the MLWA obviates the need of using spherical Bessel and Hankel functions and allows for an intuitive description of (nano)particle properties in terms of a driven damped harmonic oscillator parameters, a significantly improved analysis and understanding of nanoparticle scattering and near-field properties can be achieved.
description: article: 27 pages, 7 figures; supplimentary materials: 18 pages, 3 figures
The recovery patterns and effects of exercise rehabilitation on the physiological and psychological health of children who have survived treatment for a malignancy
Creators: name: Niesen-Vertommen, Sherri
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: Two studies were conducted. A longitudinal study (12 months) was designed to describe the physiological and psychological recovery patterns in a group of pediatric patients who were recently treated for a malignancy. An intervention program (12 week rehabilitation exercise program), was used to separate the effects of deconditioning from the disease and/or its treatment in children who had been out of treatment for a malignancy for at least one year. In the twelve month study, 10 pediatric patients recently out of treatment and 10 healthy controls were tested at 0, 6, 12 weeks and 6 and 12 months. In the twelve week study, 18 patients and 52 healthy controls were assigned to an exercise or no exercise group and were tested at 0, 6 and 12 weeks. At each test session, all subjects were tested for measures of height, weight, sum of skin folds, blood pressure, and pulmonary function. Each subject completed a 30s Wingate test on a cycle ergometer, for measures of anaerobic capacity, and a maximal oxygen consumption test (15 or 20 W/min, ramp protocol) to volitional fatigue for measures of aerobic fitness. A measurement of self-esteem and self-confidence were tested using the Harter scale Self-Perception Profile for Children and Adolescents. All subjects were also evaluated at 0 and 12 weeks (again at 6 and 12 months in the 12 month study) using Doppler and M-mode echocardiography to note cardiovascular changes during semi-supine exercise. Results of both studies show no significant differences between the patients and the healthy controls in any of the physiology, psychology, or cardiology measures. The patients did demonstrate a similar response to exercise in many measures but their values were reduced in magnitude. The patients consistently performed below both the healthy controls in all physiological and cardiology measures but these trends were not statistically significant. It would appear that the majority of children and adolescent patients who were followed in this study are functioning remarkably well both physically and psychologically compared to their healthy controls.
Pion emission in 2H, 12C, 27Al, gamma pi+ reactions at threshold
Creators: name: Golubev, P.
name: Avdeichikov, V.
name: Fissum, K. G.
name: Jakobsson, B.
name: Pshenichnov, I. A.
name: Briscoe, W. J.
name: O'Rielly, G. V.
name: Annand, J.
name: Hansen, K.
name: Isaksson, L.
name: Jaederstrom, H.
name: Karlsson, M.
name: Lundin, M.
name: Schroeder, B.
name: Westerberg, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The first data from MAX-lab in Lund, Sweden on pion production in photonuclear reactions at threshold energies, is presented. The decrease of the total yield of pi+ in gamma + 12C, 27Al reactions below 200 MeV as well as differential, dsigma/dOmega, cross sections follow essentially predictions from an intranuclear cascade model with an attractive potential for pion-nucleus interaction in its simplest form. Double differential, d2sigma/dOmegadT, cross sections at 176 MeV show, however, deviations from the model, which call for refinements of nuclear and Coulomb potentials and possibly also for coherent pion production mechanisms.
description: 19 pages, 7 figures
Network pharmacology and experimental verification to explore the anti-inflammatory activities of triterpenoids from Siraitia grosvenorii
Creators: name: Wei, Yulu
name: Fang, Xiuyun
name: Lu, Fenglai
name: Yan, Xiaojie
name: Li, Dianpeng
name: Song, Jingru
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) C. Jeffrey (SG), a Chinese medicinal plant, exhibits promising anti-inflammatory properties. Based on previous reports, aglycone and mogrosides bearing lesser glucosyl groups may contribute to the bioactivity of SG in vivo. However, research has rarely been conducted to compare their activities and analyse the structure–activity relationship. In this study, the anti-inflammatory potency of triterpenoids from SG and possible mechanisms of action based on network pharmacology were investigated. Furthermore, eighteen triterpenoids were chosen to assess their anti-inflammatory activities and structure–activity relationship in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells, among which 11-oxo-mogrol performed the best. Western blotting and molecular docking identified that 11-oxo-mogrol could regulate the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway. These findings provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory properties of triterpenoids from SG and support their application as potential therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases.
supplementary material.docx
Creators: name: M.T.Koptan, Dina
name: Bahgat, Dina M.Rasheed
name: Abdelrasool, Asmaa A.
name: Allam, Riham S.H.M.
name: Elgengehy, Fatema T.
name: Baki, Noha Abdel
name: Medhat, Basma M.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110703 Autoimmunity
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110704 Cellular Immunology
subject: 110706 Immunogenetics (incl. Genetic Immunology)

description: Supplementary Table (S1): The distribution of the NCOA5 rs2903908 genotypes and alleles in BD patients with and without various clinical manifestations.Supplementary Table (S2): Association of NCOA5 mRNA expression levels with the clinical characteristics of the BD patients.Supplementary Table (S3): Association between NCOA5 mRNA expression levels and visual loss in BD patients.
Supplementary Table (S4): Differential expression of NCOA5 according to clinical characteristics, medications received by BD patients, and NCOA5 rs2903908 genotypes.
Additional file 2 of Persisting neuroendocrine abnormalities and their association with physical impairment 5 years after critical illness
Creators: name: Vanhorebeek, Ilse
name: Derese, Inge
name: Gunst, Jan
name: Wouters, Pieter J.
name: Hermans, Greet
name: Van den Berghe, Greet
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table S2. Characteristics at the time of critical illness of patients who survived to 5-years after ICU admission and did or did not participate in 5-year follow-up with provision of a blood sample. Table with the characteristics upon ICU admission and ICU outcomes of patients who survived to 5-years after ICU admission and did or did not participate in 5-year follow-up with provision of a blood sample.
The dynamic electric polarizability of a particle bound by a double delta potential
Creators: name: Maize, M. A.
name: Smetanka, J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we derive an expression for the dynamic electric polarizability of a particle bound by a double delta potential for frequencies below and above the absolute value of the particle's ground state energy. The derived expression will be used to study some of the fundamental features of the system and its representation of real systems. In addition we derive a general expression of the dynamic electric polarizability for a potential of multi-delta functions.
description: 11 pages, 5 figures
Additional file 3 of Persisting neuroendocrine abnormalities and their association with physical impairment 5 years after critical illness
Creators: name: Vanhorebeek, Ilse
name: Derese, Inge
name: Gunst, Jan
name: Wouters, Pieter J.
name: Hermans, Greet
name: Van den Berghe, Greet
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3: Table S3. Patient characteristics at the time of critical illness of former ICU patients who did or did not provide a serum sample at 5-year follow-up. Table with the characteristics upon ICU admission and ICU outcomes of patients who did or did not provide a serum sample at 5-year follow-up.
Characterization of the Ammonium Bending Vibrations in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Lead-Halide Perovskites from Raman Spectroscopy and First-Principles Calculations
Creators: name: Lavan, Sydney N.
name: Sanni, Adedayo M.
name: Rury, Aaron S.
name: Liu, Zhen-Fei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The facile synthesis and electronic properties of two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (2D HOIPs) make these self-assembled systems an important class of energy materials. The basic building blocks of these materials include inorganic lattice frameworks that often consist of lead-halide octahedra and organic molecules possessing ammonium functional groups. Understanding the coupling between the inorganic and organic layers is key to unraveling how the electronic properties of 2D HOIPs relate to their structures. In this work, we leverage Raman spectroscopy measurements and first-principles calculations to characterize the Raman-active modes in four 2D HOIPs: hexylammonium lead iodide [(HA)$_2$PbI$_4$, HA = C$_6$H$_{13}$NH$_3^+$], hexylammonium lead bromide [(HA)$_2$PbBr$_4$], butylammonium lead iodide [(BA)$_2$PbI$_4$, BA = C$_4$H$_9$NH$_3^+$], and benzylammonium lead iodide [(BNA)$_2$PbI$_4$, BNA = C$_6$H$_5$CH$_2$NH$_3^+$]. We focus on the 1400-1600 cm$^{-1}$ range where the Raman intensity of the molecular constituents is the strongest, and assign the major peaks observed in experiments as ammonium bending vibrations. We employ a combination of density functional perturbation theory based on the local density approximation and the frozen-phonon approach based on the vdw-DF-cx functional to find quantitative agreement between experimental and calculated Raman spectra. Furthermore, by comparing the vibrational spectra of isolated molecular cations with those near lead-halide clusters, we show how the inorganic lattice framework modulates the vibrational properties of the organic cations. We conclude that the properties of the Raman-active ammonium bending modes could effectively probe the local microscopic structure of the inorganic lattice framework in 2D HOIPs.
description: 10 figures in the main text; 9 figures in the Supporting Information
Quantitative Treatment of Decoherence
Creators: name: Fedichkin, L.
name: Privman, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We outline different approaches to define and quantify decoherence. We argue that a measure based on a properly defined norm of deviation of the density matrix is appropriate for quantifying decoherence in quantum registers. For a semiconductor double quantum dot qubit, evaluation of this measure is reviewed. For a general class of decoherence processes, including those occurring in semiconductor qubits, we argue that this measure is additive: It scales linearly with the number of qubits.
description: Revised version, 26 pages, in LaTeX, 3 EPS figures
Single point positioning using full and fractional pseudorange measurements from GPS and BDS
Creators: name: Zhao, Sihao
name: Cui, Xiaowei
name: Lu, Mingquan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: In conventional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers, usually full pseudorange measurements are required to complete a single point position fix. However, to obtain full pseudorange measurements takes longer time than for fractional pseudorange measurements. Considering such a fact, in order to shorten the time to first fix and improve the position accuracy during cold or warm start of a dual-constellation GNSS receiver, we propose a positioning algorithm using full and fractional pseudorange measurements from the two navigational constellations. This method uses four full pseudorange measurements from one constellation along with fractional ones from either or both constellations to obtain a potentially rapid position result with an identical accuracy to that of the conventional positioning method using full measurements. Tests with simulated and real Global Positioning System (GPS) and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) data demonstrate that the proposed method can generate correct single point position solutions and the position error is identical with the result from the conventional approach using the full pseudorange measurements.
In vivo hypotensive effect of a chemically characterised extract from the leaves of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br
Creators: name: Ramos, Amaro Chaves
name: Ramos, Carolina Chaves
name: Antunes, Fernanda
name: de Oliveira, Rodrigo Rodrigues
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Lippia alba (erva-cidreira) is often mentioned in Brazilian ethnopharmacological studies. Although its leaves have been used to treat hypertension, few studies have evaluated its hypotensive effects. This work aimed to evaluate the haemodynamic effects of Lippia alba methanolic extract and to characterise its chemical composition. Normotensive rats received an intravenous injection of L. alba extract. Systolic, diastolic, mean arterial pressures, and electrocardiographic data were analysed.1H-qNMR and LC-MS were used to assess the chemical composition. L. alba extract had significant hypotensive effects on systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure. Acteoside was identified as major compound (292.6 ± 2.7 mg/g). Sixty-one other compounds were tentatively identified, mainly phenylethanoids, flavonoids, and iridoids. L. alba extract reduces systolic, diastolic, mean arterial pressure, and appears to be associated with a reduction in heart rate. Acteoside, a known hypotensive compound, may be responsible for these effects, but other structurally similar minority compounds may also contribute.
Improving Damped Random Walk parameters for SDSS Stripe 82 Quasars with Pan-STARRS1
Creators: name: Suberlak, Krzysztof
name: Ivezić, Željko
name: MacLeod, Chelsea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 Survey (Pan-STARRS1, PS1) data to extend the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Stripe 82 quasar light curves. Combining PS1 and SDSS light curves provides a 15 yr baseline for 9248 quasars - 5 yr longer than prior studies that used only SDSS. We fit the light curves with the damped random walk (DRW) model model - a statistical description of their variability. We correlate the resulting DRW model parameters: asymptotic variability amplitude SF$_{\infty}$, and characteristic timescale $τ$, with quasar physical properties - black hole mass, bolometric luminosity, and redshift. Using simulated light curves, we find that a longer baseline allows us to better constrain the DRW parameters. After adding PS1 data, the variability amplitude is a stronger function of the black hole mass, and has a weaker dependence on quasar luminosity. In addition, the characteristic timescale $τ$ dependence on quasar luminosity is marginally weaker. We also make predictions for the fidelity of DRW model parameter retrieval when light curves will be further extended with Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) data. Finally, we show how updated DRW parameters offer an independent method of discovering changing-look quasar candidates (CLQSOs). The candidates are outliers in terms of differences in magnitude and scatter between SDSS and PS1 segments. We identify 40 objects (35 newly reported) with tenfold increase in variability timescale between SDSS and SDSS--PS1 data, which is due to a large change in brightness (over 0.5 mag) - characteristic for CLQSOs.
description: 34 pages, 26 figures
Single-cell RNAseq analysis of CAR T products for Brown et al. 2024
Creators: name: Natri, Heini Maaret
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This repository contains the custom scripts to process and analyze the single-cell RNA-sequencing data in Brown et al. 2024.

Phase I Trial Evaluating Locoregionally-delivered IL13Rα2-targeting CAR T Cells in High-Grade Glioma

Christine E. Brown, Jonathan C. Hibbard, Darya Alizadeh, M. Suzette Blanchard, Heini M. Natri, Dongrui Wang, Julie R. Ostberg, Brenda Aguilar, Jamie R. Wagner, Jinny A. Paul, Renate Starr, Aleksandr Filippov, Ammar Chaudhry, Julie A. Ressler, Julie Kilpatrick, Paige Myers-McNamara, Mike Chen, Leo D. Wang, Russell C. Rockne, Joseph Georges, Jana Portnow, Michael E. Barish, Massimo D’Apuzzo, Nicholas E. Banovich, Stephen J. Forman, Behnam Badie
The Period-Luminosity Relation for the Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheids Derived from Spitzer Archival Data
Creators: name: Ngeow, C.
name: Kanbur, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using Spitzer archival data from the SAGE (Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution) program, we derive the Cepheid period-luminosity (P-L) relation at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8.0 microns for Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Cepheids. These P-L relations can be used, for example, in future extragalactic distance scale studies carried out with the James Webb Space Telescope. We also derive Cepheid period-color (P-C) relations in these bands and find that the slopes of the P-C relations are relatively flat. We test the nonlinearity of these P-L relations with the F statistical test, and find that the 3.6 micron, 4.5 micron and 5.8 micron P-L relations are consistent with linearity. However the 8.0 micron P-L relation presents possible but inconclusive evidence of nonlinearity.
description: 10 pages, 11 figures and 6 tables, ApJ accepted