cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An opportunistic pre-diabetes screening program offered with existing hypertension screening
Creators: name: Iqbal, MT
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013
Subjects: Diabetes mellitus,Hyperglycemia, Screening, Prevention

description: Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of metabolic diseases that share the hallmark characteristic of hyperglycemia. Generally, Diabetes is categorized as type I, or type II. Type I results from the body?s failure to synthesize insulin, and requires insulin injections. Type II, also known as adult-onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), occurs when the body?s cells fail to use insulin properly due to a defective insulin recep- tor, and may also be combined with a relatively reduced insulin secretion. Type II can be managed with healthy lifestyle habits and early detection of high sugar levels. Most local health departments across New York State offer hypertension screen- ing but no pre-diabetes screening programs. The US preventive Services Task Force recommends that asymptomatic adults with sustained blood pressure greater than 135/80 mm Hg should be screened for type II diabetes. Since high blood sugar levels can be controlled, and in some cases reduced, there exist strong ben- efits in offering pre-diabetic screening for individuals who are hypertensive.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 1 (2013)
Piercing and tatooing in high school students of Veneto region: prevalence and perception of infectious releated risk
Creators: name: Majori, Silvia
name: Capretta, F
name: Baldovin, Tatjana
name: Busana, M
name: Baldo, Vincenzo
name: Collaborative, Group
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Body piercing (P) and tattoo (T) is a growing social phenomenon over recent years. Nowadays in Italy little is known about the prevalence, the attitude, the medical and social conse- quences of these activities. The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence distribution and the attitude towards P and T and the perception of the risk for infections, in a sample of high school students living in the four Provinces of the Veneto Region (Italy). Methods. An anonymous, self administrate multiple-choice questionnaire about piercing and tattoo practices was dis- tributed during the 2009-2010 academic year to a sample of randomly extracted grades to obtain information about socio- demographic characteristics, family educational level, personal attitude, prevalence and perception of the importance of the sanitary, technical and artistic competence of the operator. Results. The correctly compiled questionnaires were 2712 (95.4%). Males and females were respectively 46.2% and 53.8% (mean age 17 Â± 1.7 years). The 20.2% and the 6.4% of all the students had already experienced respectively P and T and resulted ?very interested? the 46.7% to P and the 57.4% to T. Esthetical motivations are the main ones referred to use body art. The most part of interviewed subjects (81.6%) think that it is possible to have an infection, but only about 50% of stu- dents reported to know specific information about transmission of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and skin infections. The parents? educa- tional levels do not influence the perception of the risk of infec- tion. The majority of interviewed subjects (88.0%) prefers to undergo body art practices in a qualified center. Only the 30% of students recur to a medical help to solve problem of infection. Discussion. The piercing and tattoo prevalence rate in our study (P: 20.2% and T:6.4%) resulted similar to other Italian ones (range reported: P: 20.3-35.1%, T: 4.8-8.6%), showing an increasing trend with age.
Since a high rate of interviewed students referred a substan- tial ignorance about the risk of transmission of body art related infectious diseases, it is suitable to promote as soon as possible among the youth educational interventions and counseling.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 1 (2013)
Supplementary document for Cerebrovascular imaging in vivo by non-contact photoacoustic microscopy based on photoacoustic remote sensing with a laser diode for interrogation - 5553333.pdf
Creators: name: Liang, Siqi
name: Zhou, Jiasheng
name: Yang, Wenzhao
name: Chen, Sung-Liang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection among cystic fibrosis and ICU patients in the referral Children Medical Hospital in Tehran, Iran
Creators: name: Movahedi, Z
name: Pourakbari, B
name: Mahmoudi, S
name: Sabouni, F
name: Ashtiani Haghi, MT
name: Hosseinpour Sadeghi, R
name: Mamishi, S
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the important causes of hospital-acquired infections in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and considered as a major determinant of morbidity and mortality in patients affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). The aim of this study was to investigate clonal diversity among randomly picked P. aeruginosa isolates of CF and the other hospitalized patients in ICU.
Methods. Cultivation, identification, and antimicrobial suscep- tibility testing of P. aeruginosa isolates were performed using standard techniques. The genetic similarity of the strains was investigated by amplification of the Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus-polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR) sequence. Results and discussion. Among 49 isolates, sixteen were isolated from 11 patients affected by CF and 33 came from an epidemiologi- cal investigation of 25 P. aeruginosa infected patients of ICU. Five clusters were generated for all isolates analyzed through ERIC-PCR genotyping. Two major clusters (B and C) were discovered in P. aer- uginosa isolates of ICU and CF patients during the whole period of this study. Fifteen unique antibiogram patterns obtained from all iso- lates and multi-resistant P. aeruginosa (MRPA) were identified in 23 isolates (47%). MRPA isolates were detected in all clusters (except A) while pan-resistant isolates were recovered only in cluster C. The high prevalence of related or identical isolates in CF and non-CF patients can be due to transmission of particular domi- nant clones in ICU ward. Therefore, enhanced infection-control may become necessary to prevent further spread of clonal strains.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 1 (2013)
Impact of immigration on burden of Tuberculosis in Umbria: a low-incidence Italian region with high immigrants rates
Creators: name: Buonora, N
name: Chiavarini, M
name: Salmasi, L
name: Giaimo, MD
name: Minelli, Liliana
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. In Italy, Tubercolosis (TB) has increasingly become a disease for specific population subgroups such as immi- grants. The objective of this paper is to describe the trend in TB incidence from 1999 to 2008 in Umbria: a low-incidence Italian region with high immigrants rates.
Methods. Data were obtained from the Regional Information System for Infectious Diseases. Using a linear regressions model we estimated trends for number of cases and incidence rates; with a logistic regression model we estimated the effect of a set of covariates on the probability of being affected by TB.
Result. 590 TB cases were reported of whom 254 (43%) were foreign. In 2008 39.7 new cases per 100.000 were registered among foreign-born subjects. TB incidence among Italians was 3.8/100.000 Italians. But a linear regression analysis showed a statistically significant decreasing trend in the notification rate among foreign-born people (coef: -7.32, r2:0.57, p  inf.  0.05). The probability to be affected by extra-pulmonary is significantly larger in foreign patients (OR = 0.72, CI = 0.48-1.07). Foreign unskilled workers report a higher probability to be affected by TB (OR = 19.05, CI = 6.01-60.4).
Discussion. Increasing immigration rates may affect TB epide- miology. The analysis of incidence trends is an important tool for monitoring tuberculosis disease control and to identify specific sub-group at risk.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 1 (2013)
Additional file 1 of Barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of the occupational health intervention ‘Dynamic Work’: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Mastenbroek, Victoria J. E. Z.
name: Jelsma, Judith G. M.
name: van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
name: Stijnman, Dominique P. M.
name: Huysmans, Maaike A.
name: van der Beek, Allard J.
name: van Nassau, Femke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1. Topic guide of semi-structured interview with occupational physiotherapist.
A New Class of Weighted CUSUM Statistics
Creators: name: Shi, Xiaoping
name: Wang, Xiang-Sheng
name: Reid, Nancy
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: A change point is a location or time at which observations or data obey two different models: before and after. In real problems, we may know some prior information about the location of the change point, say at the right or left tail of the sequence. How does one incorporate the prior information into the current cumulative sum (CUSUM) statistics? We propose a new class of weighted CUSUM statistics with three different types of quadratic weights accounting for different prior positions of the change points. One interpretation of the weights is the mean duration in a random walk. Under the normal model with known variance, the exact distributions of these statistics are explicitly expressed in terms of eigenvalues. Theoretical results about the explicit difference of the distributions are valuable. The expansions of asymptotic distributions are compared with the expansion of the limit distributions of the Cramér-von Mises statistic and the Anderson and Darling statistic. We provide some extensions from independent normal responses to more interesting models, such as graphical models, the mixture of normals, Poisson, and weakly dependent models. Simulations suggest that the proposed test statistics have better power than the graph-based statistics. We illustrate their application to a detection problem with video data.
Additional file 2 of Barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of the occupational health intervention ‘Dynamic Work’: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Mastenbroek, Victoria J. E. Z.
name: Jelsma, Judith G. M.
name: van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
name: Stijnman, Dominique P. M.
name: Huysmans, Maaike A.
name: van der Beek, Allard J.
name: van Nassau, Femke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2. Topic guide of semi-structured interview with Dynamic Work coordinator.
Additional file 3 of Barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of the occupational health intervention ‘Dynamic Work’: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Mastenbroek, Victoria J. E. Z.
name: Jelsma, Judith G. M.
name: van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
name: Stijnman, Dominique P. M.
name: Huysmans, Maaike A.
name: van der Beek, Allard J.
name: van Nassau, Femke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 3. Topic guide of semi-structured interview with department manager.
Den Strukturwandel ökologisch gestalten
Creators: name: Venjakob, Johannes
name: Kurwan, Jenny
name: Roelfes, Michaela
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Strukturwandel
subject: Braunkohlerevier
subject: Kohleausstieg
subject: Siedlungsentwicklung
subject: Braunkohleregion
subject: Kommunalentwicklung
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Nachhaltigkeit | Strategien | Internationales

description: Der Ausstieg aus der Braunkohle löst in den betroffenen Revieren einen grundlegenden Strukturwandel aus. Für die Kommunen in den Regionen stellt diese Entwicklung eine enorme Herausforderung dar. Es ist daher verständlich, dass Strukturpolitik und strukturpolitisches Handeln vor Ort zuerst darauf abzielen, die ökonomischen und sozialen Folgen des Strukturwandels abzumildern. Aufgrund sich ändernder Rahmenbedingungen (z.B. Klimawandel) scheint es dennoch dringend angebracht, politische Strategien und konkretes praktisches Handeln vor Ort auf Synergien zwischen ökonomischer und sozialer Stabilisierung einerseits und ökologischen Zielsetzungen andererseits auszurichten. Diese Handreichung fokussiert daher auf zentrale Strategieelemente einer nachhaltigen Kommunalentwicklung im Strukturwandel, und benennt Ansatzpunkte und gute Umsetzungsbeispiele, die im Gestaltungsspielraum kommunaler Akteure liegen. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Der Ausstieg aus der Braunkohle löst in den betroffenen Revieren einen grundlegenden Strukturwandel aus. Für die Kommunen in den Regionen stellt diese Entwicklung eine enorme Herausforderung dar. Es ist daher verständlich, dass Strukturpolitik und strukturpolitisches Handeln vor Ort zuerst darauf abzielen, die ökonomischen und sozialen Folgen des Strukturwandels abzumildern. Aufgrund sich ändernder Rahmenbedingungen (z.B. ⁠Klimawandel⁠) scheint es dennoch dringend angebracht, politische Strategien und konkretes praktisches Handeln vor Ort auf Synergien zwischen ökonomischer und sozialer Stabilisierung einerseits und ökologischen Zielsetzungen andererseits auszurichten. Diese Handreichung fokussiert daher auf zentrale Strategieelemente einer nachhaltigen Kommunalentwicklung im Strukturwandel, und benennt Ansatzpunkte und gute Umsetzungsbeispiele, die im Gestaltungsspielraum kommunaler Akteure liegen.
HPV related diseases in males: a heavy vaccine-preventable burden
Creators: name: Canepa, P
name: Orsi, Giovanni Battista
name: Martini, M
name: Icardi, Giancarlo
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has a significant impact in male?s health, as cause of clinical manifestations  ranging from genital warts to several cancers of the anogenital and aero-digestive tract. HPV types which most frequently affect men are 6,11,16 and 18, included in the HPV quadrivalent vaccine, recently approved for use in males by Food  and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). Although several data about the safety and efficacy of quadrivalent vaccine are available, the implementation of proper immunization plans dedicate to male?s population can- not ignore the knowledge of the characteristics of the disease in men, which in some aspects should be clarify, in particular clearance of type-specific HPV infections and transmission dynamics. Purpose of this review is to summarise the main information about the burden and the natural history of the HPV related disease in males.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Additional file 4 of Barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of the occupational health intervention ‘Dynamic Work’: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Mastenbroek, Victoria J. E. Z.
name: Jelsma, Judith G. M.
name: van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
name: Stijnman, Dominique P. M.
name: Huysmans, Maaike A.
name: van der Beek, Allard J.
name: van Nassau, Femke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 4. Codebook for barriers and facilitators related to implementation of the Dynamic Work intervention.
Preventive capacity of allergen immunotherapy on the natural history of allergy
Creators: name: Incorvaia, C
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the practice of administering gradually increasing doses of the specific causative allergen to reduce the clinical reactivity of allergic subjects. A bulk of lit- erature demonstrates that AIT is an effective and safe treatment to reduce allergic symptoms and the use of drugs. The preventive capacity of AIT is less investigated. The studies thus far avail- able showed that this treatment, in both forms of subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is able to prevent the development of asthma in patients with aller- gic rhinitis and the occurrence of new sensitizations in patients monosensitized. Such outcomes demonstrate the ability of AIT to change the natural history of respiratory allergy. Of particular importance, SCIT with Hymenoptera venom has an invaluable role in preventing potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions to the culprit sting in venom-allergic patients. Ongoing studies are aimed at evaluating the possible capacity of AIT in primary pre- vention of allergy. All these capabilities are related to the mecha- nisms of action of AIT. In fact, both SCIT and SLIT are able to modify the allergen presentation by dendritic cells that in turn modify the phenotype of allergen-specific T cells, switching from the Th2-type response, typical of allergic inflammation, to a Th1- type response. An important role is played by allergen-specific T regulatory (Treg) cells, which produce suppressive cytokines such as IL-10 and TGF-beta.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Correction : Karrow et al. Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Potential Impact on Fetal and Neonatal Development. Vaccines 2021, 9, 1351
Creators: name: Karrow, Niel A.
name: Shandilya, Umesh K.
name: Pelech, Steven, 1957-
name: Wagter-Lesperance, Lauraine
name: McLeod, Deanna
name: Bridle, Byram
name: Mallard, Bonnie A.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: In the original publication, the sentence “Vaccines have been developed at “warp speed” to combat the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.” is changed into “Vaccines have been developed under accelerated timelines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.”
Additional file 1 of Transmission risk of COVID-19 in high school and college water polo
Creators: name: Kreienkamp, Raymond J.
name: Kreienkamp, Christopher J.
name: Terrill, Cindy
name: Halstead, Mark E.
name: Newland, Jason G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Appendix S1. Survey of water polo coaches—general information.
Supplementary document for Polarization-tunable compact plasmonic wavelength demultiplexers based on Fano nanoantennas - 5553630.pdf
Creators: name: Xu, Yang
name: Qin, Yulu
name: Ji, Boyu
name: lang, peng
name: Song, Xiaowei
name: Lin, Jingquan
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Section 1-5
Improving environmental quality in an operating room: clinical outcomes and economic implications
Creators: name: Sartini, Marina
name: Spagnolo, AM
name: Panatto, Donatella
name: Perdelli, Fernanda
name: Cristina, Maria Luisa
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: An experimental study was conducted in a hospital in Liguria (northern Italy) on two groups of patients with the same disease severity who were undergoing the same type of surgery (primary hemiarthroplasty). Our aim was to assessing the results of a qual- ity-improvement scheme implemented in the operating room.
The quality-improvement protocol involved analyzing a set of parameters concerning the operating team?s behavior and environ- mental conditions that could be attributed to the operating team itself. A program of training and sanitary education was carried to rectify any improper behavior of the operating staff.
Two hundred and six hip-joint replacement operations (primary hip hemiarthroplasty - ICD9-CM 81.51) all conducted in the same operating room were studied: 103 patients, i.e. operations performed before the quality-improvement scheme and 103 patients, i.e. operations performed after the quality improvement scheme; all were comparable in terms of type of surgery and severity. The scheme resulted in an improvement in both behavioral and environ- mental parameters and an 80% reduction in the level of microbial air contamination (p  inf.  0.001). Patient outcomes improved in terms of average postoperative hospitalization time, the occurrence and duration of fever (>37.5Â°C) and microbiological contamination of surgical wounds.
From an economic point of view, facility efficiency increased by 28.57%, average hospitalization time decreased (p inf. 0.001) and a theoretical increase of ? 1,441,373.58 a year in revenues was achieved.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Mixture_of_Experts___Survey_Paper.pdf
Creators: name: Vats, Arpita
name: Raja, Rahul
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460304
subject: Computer vision
classificationCode: 461103
subject: Deep learning
classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified

description: The Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture has evolved as a powerful and versatile approach for improving the performance and efficiency of deep learning models. This survey aims to provide the fundamental principles of MoE in details, a paradigm that harnesses the collective power of multiple specialized "expert" models working in concert to tackle complex tasks.Our exploration is a thorough analysis of the core components that constitute the MoE framework. We begin by dissecting the routing mechanism, a crucial element responsible for dynamically assigning input data to the most appropriate expert models. This routing process is pivotal in ensuring that each expert's specialized knowledge is optimally utilized. The survey places significant emphasis on expert specialization, a key feature that sets MoE apart from traditional architectures. We examine various strategies for developing and training specialized experts, exploring how this specialization enables MoE models to effectively handle diverse and multifaceted problems.Load balancing, another critical aspect of MoE systems, receives thorough attention. We discuss techniques for efficiently distributing computational resources among experts, ensuring optimal model performance while managing hardware constraints. This section provides insights into the delicate balance between model capacity and computational efficiency.Furthermore, we provide an in-depth discussion of the expert models themselves, examining their architectural designs, training methodologies, and how they interact within the larger MoE framework. This includes an analysis of different types of experts, from simple neural networks to more complex, task-specific architectures.The survey also navigates through diverse research avenues within the MoE landscape, highlighting recent advancements and innovative applications across various domains of machine learning. We pay particular attention to the burgeoning use of MoE in two rapidly evolving fields: computer vision and large language model (LLM) scaling.By providing this comprehensive overview, our survey aims to offer researchers and practitioners a deep understanding of MoE's capabilities, current applications, and potential future directions in the ever-evolving landscape of deep learning.
Additional file 1 of Monocyte count and soluble markers of monocyte activation in people living with HIV and uninfected controls
Creators: name: Knudsen, Andreas D.
name: Bouazzi, Randa
name: Afzal, Shoaib
name: Gelpi, Marco
name: Benfield, Thomas
name: Høgh, Julie
name: Thomsen, Magda Teresa
name: Trøseid, Marius
name: Nordestgaard, Børge G.
name: Nielsen, Susanne D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Fig. S1. Power plot. Table S1. Tables shows number individuals with missing information. Table S2. Association between risk factors and monocytosis.
The Design Practice Research Model of ADAPT-r
Creators: name: van Schaik, Leonardus
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330102
subject: Architectural design

description: BACKGROUND This essay was published in the catalogue of the ADAPT-r exhibition in Ambika P3 at the University of Westminster in 2016 - the result of 4 years of intensive collaboration between 7 partner universities across Europe. CONTRIBUTION: This essay gives the context and the background to the RMIT 'method' that has underpinned the ADAPT-r programme. Van Schaik discusses the medium of design practice, the practice as a laboratory and the research symposium as public manifestation of finding, and the concept of the 'research scaffold.' The essay is accompanied by 3 of Van Schaik's 'ideograms.' It follows on from the essay 'Practice Makes Perfect' (The Architectural Review, Number 1400, Volume CCXXIV, October 2013, pp. 82-87) which discusses the RMIT Design Practice Research model. As Innovation Chair of Design Practice Research at RMIT, this essay demonstrates his ongoing leadership in architectural innovation through practice-based research, and his support of local and international architectural culture that has had a profound impact on contemporary architectural discourse and practice. SIGNIFICANCE: ADAPT-r - Architecture, Design and Art Practice Training-research - was funded through a 4-million Euro grant in the Marie Curie Actions programme. Within 4 years, it developed a robust and sustainable initial training network across a range of design and arts disciplines through the creative practice research model. Van Schaik was commissioned to contribute to the catalogue, which documents a significant international project, in order to deliver a strong and clear message to the future.
Clinical risk factors and bronchoscopic features of invasive aspergillosis in Intensive Care Unit patients
Creators: name: Aliyali, M
name: Hedayati, MT
name: Habibi, MR
name: Khodavaisy, S
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. During recent years, a rising incidence of IA in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients has been reported. The patterns of IA related infection may differ according to the type of underlying disease. Unfortunately little is known about the characteristics of IA in ICU patients. In the present study we assessed IA related clinical and bronchoscopy findings in ICU patients.
Materials and methods. This study was performed at the ICU units in Sari and Babul, Mazandaran from August 2009 through September 2010. We analysed 43 ICU patients with underlying predisposing conditions for IA. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples were collected by bronchoscope twice a weekly. The samples were analyzed by direct microscopic examination, cul- ture and non-culture based diagnostic methods. Patients were assigned a probable or possible diagnosis of IA according to the consensus definition of the EORTC/MSG.
Results. Out of 43 suspected patients to IA, 13 (36.1%) cases showed IA. According to criteria presented by EORTC/MSG, they were categorized as: 4 cases (30.8%) of possible IA and 9 (69.2%) of probable IA. The observed mortality was 69.2%. The main underlying predisposing conditions were neutropenia, hematologic malignancy, and COPD. The macroscopic finding in bronchoscopy included of Prulent secretion (46.6%), Mucosal bleeding (30.7%), Mucosal erythema (23%), Trachobronchomalasia (15.3%). Conclusion. The diagnosis of IA in patients with critical illness in ICU is even more difficult. The clinical diagnostic process is often dependent on indirect circumstantial data enhancing the proba- bility of IA. Bronchoscopy with inspection of the tracheobronchial tree, sampling of deep airway secretions and BAL can be helpful.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Rs12979860 and rs8099917 single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-28B gene: simultaneous genotyping in Caucasian patients infected
with hepatitis C virus
Creators: name: Sticchi, Laura
name: Di Biagio, A
name: Rappazzo, E
name: Setti, M
name: De Rosa, G
name: De Hoffer, L
name: Nicolini, L
name: Prinapori, R
name: Bruzzone, B
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of the interleukin 28B (IL28B) polymorphisms in predicting treatment induced and spontaneous clearance from Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, suggesting the possibility of tailored therapy in HCV infected patients. Genome-wide association studies have shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near IL 28B gene on chromosome 19 are strong predictors of sustained virologic response (SVR) to pegylated interferon and ribavirin. This study was aimed at analyzing the co-prevalence of two common and clinically significant SNPs in a cohort of Ligurian patients. Methods. Two SNPs (rs12979860, rs8099917) were genotyped in the IL28B locus from 175 DNA samples collected from HCV- infected consecutive patients in a Laboratory of Liguria Region, northern Italy. A real-time polymerase chain reaction in a Cor- bett Research Termocycler (Rotor Gene 3000A) by fluorescent probes (Fast Set IL 28BÂ©, Arrow Diagnostics) was used for the detection, according to the manufacturer?s instructions.
Results. Carriers of rs12979860CT genotype predominated (87/175, 50%), homozygotes for allele C were 68/175 (39%) and the remaining were homozygotes for IFN-resistant allele T (11%). As for the rs8099917 SNP, genotypes were thus distributed: 96/175 (55%) carried the rs8099917 TT genotype, whereas 70/175 (40%) and 9/175 (5%), were heterozygotes or homozygotes for the G allele. The variants rs12979860CC and rs8099917TT were found in 39% and 54% of overall patients with HCV genotype 1, respec- tively. The combined assessment of examined SNPs resulted in three most prevalent genotypes (rs12979860CC/rs8099917TT, rs12979860CT/rs8099917TG and rs12979860CT/rs8099917TT) with a frequency of 35%, 31% and 18%, respectively. Discussion. Recent findings demonstrated that in carriers of rs12979860CT the determination of additional genotype of rs8099917 SNP could significantly improve the prediction of SVR. In our study cohort carriers of rs12979860CT represented 50% of all patients, who could take advantage with respect to SVR prediction by further determination of the rs8099917 SNP. The simultaneous genotyping of two IL28B SNPs should thus be recommended in HCV infected patients prior to treatment initiation.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Additional file 1 of Quality of knee osteoarthritis care in the Netherlands: a survey on the perspective of people with osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Oomen, J. M. H.
name: Peters, Y. A. S.
name: van den Ende, C. H.
name: Schers, H. J.
name: Assendelft, W. J. J.
name: Vriezekolk, J. E.
name: Koëter, S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Overview of OA-QI questionnaire.
title: The future of the oil and gas industry - SCCS evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee
Creators: name: Bell, Rebecca
name: Parmiter, Philippa
Publisher: name: SCCS
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: CCS
subject: carbon capture and storage
subject: just transition
subject: CO2-EOR
subject: enhanced oil recovery
subject: CCUS
subject: Scottish Affairs Committee

description: 1. The oil and gas industry will need to change as part of a just transition to a low carbon economy. 2. Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO₂-EOR) is a key way to make this transition, while maximising economic recovery 3. The UK’s oil and gas industry has the skills, experience, knowledge and assets to develop a profitable carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry in the UK. 4. The future of the oil and gas industry is inextricably linked to CCS
description: 1. The oil and gas industry will need to change as part of a just transition to a low carbon economy. 2. Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO₂-EOR) is a key way to make this transition, while maximising economic recovery 3. The UK’s oil and gas industry has the skills, experience, knowledge and assets to develop a profitable carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry in the UK. 4. The future of the oil and gas industry is inextricably linked to CCS
Additional file 2 of Quality of knee osteoarthritis care in the Netherlands: a survey on the perspective of people with osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Oomen, J. M. H.
name: Peters, Y. A. S.
name: van den Ende, C. H.
name: Schers, H. J.
name: Assendelft, W. J. J.
name: Vriezekolk, J. E.
name: Koëter, S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Dutch OA-QI questionnaire.
title: Designing a Climate Compatibility Checkpoint for Future Oil and Gas Licensing
Creators: name: Haszeldine, R Stuart
name: Bell, Rebecca
Publisher: name: SCCS
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: ccs
subject: oil and gas
subject: climate
subject: carbon capture and storage
subject: decarbonisation
subject: ccus
subject: consultation

description: Designing a Climate Compatibility Checkpoint for Future Oil and Gas Licensing
description: SCCS response on a Climate Compatibility Checkpoint for Future Oil and Gas Licensing
Clonal spread of vancomycin resistance Enterococcus faecalis in an Iranian referral pediatrics center
Creators: name: Pourakbari, B
name: Mahmoudi, S
name: Aghdam, MK
name: Sabouni, F
name: Eshaghi, H
name: Alizadeh, S
name: Mamishi, S
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent as an immediate threat to public health. Since few active compounds are available for VRE infections, rapid identification of these isolates are essential. In the absence of any report on the genetic relatedness of Enterococcus faecalis especially Vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis (VREF) isolates in Iran, we undertook this study to characterize these isolates using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD?PCR) genotyp- ing method. In this study, E. faecalis strains isolated from various samples collected from different wards of Children Medical Hospital (Tehran, Iran). These isolates were identified by standard laboratory procedures and tested for antimicrobial resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin. The genetic similarity of the strains was investigated by amplification of the RAPD?PCR. In our study among 91 E. faecalis isolates, 15 (16%) were identified as VREF. The similarity pattern built for E. faeca- lis isolates by RAPD?PCR, demonstrated the presence of four distinct clusters (A, B, C, D). It is of interest to note that 100% of VREF isolates belonged to Clusters A, indicating that there may have occurred horizontal transmission of the same strain between patients. In conclusion, rapid spread of VREF from a clonal origin calls for implementation of careful isolation and infection control measures. Therefore, environmental control by routine disinfection of patient area as well as screening of high risk patients and isolation of colonized patients should be imposed in order to diminish risk of acquiring nosocomial VRE.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Analysis of errors in histology by root cause analysis: a pilot study
Creators: name: Morelli, P
name: Porazzi, E
name: Ruspini, M
name: Restelli, U
name: Banfi, G
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. The study objective is to evaluate critical points in the process of pre-analytical histology in an Anatomic Pathology laboratory. Errors are an integral part of human systems, includ- ing the complex system of Anatomic Pathology. Previous studies focused on errors committed in diagnosis and did not consider the issues related to the histology preparation of routine processes. Methods. Root Cause Analysis was applied to the process of histology preparation in order to identify the root cause of each previously identified problem. The analysis started by defining an ?a priori? list of errors that could occur in the histology prepara- tion processes. During a three-month period, a trained technician tracked the errors encountered during the process and reported them on a form. ?Fishbone? diagram and ?Five whys? methods were then applied. Results. 8,346 histological cases were reviewed, for which 19,774 samples were made and from which 29,956 histologies were pre- pared. 132 errors were identified. Errors were detected in each phase: accessioning (6.5%), gross dissecting (28%), processing (1.5%), embedding (4.5%), tissue cutting and slide mounting (23%), coloring, (1.5%), labeling and releasing (35%). Discussion. Root cause analysis is effective and easy to use in clinical risk management. It is an important step for the identifi- cation and prevention of errors, that are frequently due to multi- ple causes. Developing operators? awareness of their central role in the risk management process is possible by targeted training. Furthermore, by highlighting the most relevant points of interest, it is possible to improve both the methodology and the procedural safety.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Supplementary document for Quantitative Jones matrix imaging using vectorial Fourier ptychography - 5553899.pdf
Creators: name: Dai, Xiang
name: Xu, Shiqi
name: Yang, Xi
name: Zhou, Kevin
name: Glass, Carolyn
name: Konda, Pavan Chandra
name: Horstmeyer, Roarke
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplementary document
Adapting Computation to Adapting Landscapes
Creators: name: Belesky, Philip
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330109
subject: Landscape architecture

description: RESEARCH BACKGROUND: 'Adapting Computation to Adapting Landscapes' offers speculation around the contribution that computational design practices might make towards the discipline of Landscape Design. Belesky explores how computational methods might be adapted to align with landscape systems, but also activate landscape architects' understanding of these systems that they work with and within. This written piece appeared in Kerb: Journal of Landscape Architecture, Issue 21 (2013). RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE: This research builds on Belesky's ongoing engagement with and contribution to two fields: computational design and contemporary landscape architectural practice. Noting that architectural applications of computer programming often focus on developing complex geometries, Belesky argues for an approach that works with the specific disciplinary aims and realities of landscape architecture. This involves the use of computational processes in order to 'analyse and understand how our designs interact with the complexities of dynamic landscape systems'. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION: At the time of this publication, when the subject of computational landscape design was becoming more widely discussed, Belesky's research and writing on this topic was at the forefront of expanding disciplinary views. Established in 1995, Kerb: Journal of Landscape Architecture is a long running, annual cross-disciplinary design journal produced by the School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University. It focuses on contemporary landscape architecture issues from an international and national perspective. Each edition is rigorously compiled and edited by a group of interested students, from a range of articles invited from its audience, and as a critique of current student work.
Tobacco smoking among students in an urban area in Northern Italy
Creators: name: Panatto, Donatella
name: Amicizia, Daniela
name: Domnich, Alexander
name: Lai, Piero Luigi
name: Cristina, Maria Luisa
name: Signori, Alessio
name: Boccalini, Sara
name: Sulaj, Klodiana
name: Gasparini, Roberto
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Tobacco smoking, which usually begins in teen- age, is one of the most important lifestyle risk factors for chronic diseases and a major public health problem worldwide. The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking and the mean age of initiation among adolescents in Genoa (Italy) and to identify some socio-demographic predictors that could be associated with the onset of smoking. Materials and methods. 2,301 randomly selected students (14- 19 years old) in Genoa completed an ad hoc questionnaire. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to evaluate the instantaneous risk of experimenting with smoking. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine whether current or previous smoking status was associated with socio-demographic characteristics. Results. 59.5% of respondents had tried smoking, while 35.6% defined themselves as current smokers. No difference in current smoking prevalence emerged between males and females (35.2% and 35.9%, respectively, p = 0.83). The mean age on initiation was 13.5 years for males and 13.9 years for females. The instantaneous probability of trying smoking changed with age, reaching a maximum at 14 years. Subjects who tried smoking before this age were more inclined to con- tinue smoking. The probability of being a current smoker was significantly higher among students from unmarried-parent families and those attend- ing vocational and technical secondary schools. Conclusions. There is a great need for the activation of new health promotion interventions and enforcement of those already existing, in order to raise awareness of the damage caused by smoking among adolescents, especially those belonging to high- risk groups.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
Additional file 3 of Quality of knee osteoarthritis care in the Netherlands: a survey on the perspective of people with osteoarthritis
Creators: name: Oomen, J. M. H.
name: Peters, Y. A. S.
name: van den Ende, C. H.
name: Schers, H. J.
name: Assendelft, W. J. J.
name: Vriezekolk, J. E.
name: Koëter, S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3. Recommendations through open-ended question.
To start and quit smoking cigarettes: an evaluation of students in a Nigerian city
Creators: name: Atoyebi, OA
name: Ibirongbe, DO
name: Babatunde, OA
name: Atoyebi, OE
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2013

description: Introduction. Several factors have been shown to influence ciga- rette smoking and are important in creating measures for tobacco control. The aim of this study is to identify the factors responsible for making decisions to start or stop cigarette smoking among students.
Methods. This was a cross-sectional study which sampled 280 youths in tertiary institutions using multi-stage sampling tech- nique. The data was collected using self- administered question- naire that had been pretested and validated. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16. Frequency tables and cross-tabu- lations were generated with a 95% confidence interval and pre- determined p-value at less than 0.05.
Results. All the current smokers (100%) were males, most (73.2%) were within 21 to 25 years of age and 87.8% of them had a relative or friend who smoked. Some (29%) of the students who currently smoked were willing to quit smoking while 73.2% of them had ever attempted to quit smoking. Students who smoked to relieve stress were willing to stop smoking (100.0%), while 40% of those who smoked for pleasure/relaxation were willing to stop smoking. Students who had received lectures on smoking were significantly willing to quit (100.0%) compared with those who had not received such lectures (0.0%) (p=0.000).
Discussion. Understanding the role of the factors associated with smoking initiating and cessation is very crucial in plan- ning appropriate intervention for the control of cigarette smok- ing among the youths and there is need for more youth oriented health education directed towards a proper attitude to tobacco control.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 54, No 2 (2013)
The Aesthetics of Literary Violence in Black Literature
Creators: name: Dale, Zay Andrew
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 470214
subject: Screen and media culture
classificationCode: 4705
subject: Literary studies

description: My dissertation studies this dichotomy between violence and aesthetics in Black literature suggesting that the aesthetics of Black literature violently resists literary norms and creates a new aesthetic that is attuned to a literary Black consciousness. My work hopes to study violence as a kind of radical break from the norm, which is anti-Black violence. I propose a reevaluation of the Black aesthetics of violence to focus on how Black writers resist Black pathology thereby creating a Black gaze. This gaze is created through this violent irruption of Black subjectivity that is required for Black bodies to exist in America. Throughout five chapters, in a project intended to be interdisciplinary in scope and inclusive in form, I outline how the Black aesthetics of violence are integral to: the slave narrative (Chapter 2), Black drama and poetry (Chapter 3), and Black fiction (Chapters 4 and 5). I am approaching Black aesthetics from a violent perspective due to the fact of Blackness being founded on the white violent gaze against the Black body. In other words, I use violence and aesthetics together only to reiterate that violence is ubiquitous in Black texts because they wish to critique modernity’s whiteness. When we speak of the aesthetics of violence in Black literature, we are speaking to a tradition of radical beings, which is inseparable from violence. Ultimately, I hope to demonstrate how Black writers have long pondered the spectacle of Black violence, and that this creation of Blackness through violence refuses aesthetic norms and embraces freedom through the imagination of a new Black expressive violent tradition.