cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
FATA-Trans: Field And Time-Aware Transformer for Sequential Tabular Data
Creators: name: Zhang, Dongyu
name: Wang, Liang
name: Dai, Xin
name: Jain, Shubham
name: Wang, Junpeng
name: Fan, Yujie
name: Yeh, Chin-Chia Michael
name: Zheng, Yan
name: Zhuang, Zhongfang
name: Zhang, Wei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Sequential tabular data is one of the most commonly used data types in real-world applications. Different from conventional tabular data, where rows in a table are independent, sequential tabular data contains rich contextual and sequential information, where some fields are dynamically changing over time and others are static. Existing transformer-based approaches analyzing sequential tabular data overlook the differences between dynamic and static fields by replicating and filling static fields into each transformer, and ignore temporal information between rows, which leads to three major disadvantages: (1) computational overhead, (2) artificially simplified data for masked language modeling pre-training task that may yield less meaningful representations, and (3) disregarding the temporal behavioral patterns implied by time intervals. In this work, we propose FATA-Trans, a model with two field transformers for modeling sequential tabular data, where each processes static and dynamic field information separately. FATA-Trans is field- and time-aware for sequential tabular data. The field-type embedding in the method enables FATA-Trans to capture differences between static and dynamic fields. The time-aware position embedding exploits both order and time interval information between rows, which helps the model detect underlying temporal behavior in a sequence. Our experiments on three benchmark datasets demonstrate that the learned representations from FATA-Trans consistently outperform state-of-the-art solutions in the downstream tasks. We also present visualization studies to highlight the insights captured by the learned representations, enhancing our understanding of the underlying data. Our codes are available at https://github.com/zdy93/FATA-Trans.
description: This work is accepted by ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) 2023
New Observational Constraints to Milky Way Chemodynamical models
Creators: name: Chiappini, Cristina
name: Minchev, Ivan
name: Anders, Friedrich
name: Brauer, Dorothee
name: Boeche, Corrado
name: Martig, Marie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Galactic Archaeology, i.e. the use of chemo-dynamical information for stellar samples covering large portions of the Milky Way to infer the dominant processes involved in its formation and evolution, is now a powerful method thanks to the large recently completed and ongoing spectroscopic surveys. It is now important to ask the right questions when analyzing and interpreting the information contained in these rich datasets. To this aim, we have developed a chemodynamical model for the Milky Way that provides quantitative predictions to be compared with the chemo-kinematical properties extracted from the stellar spectra. Three key parameters are needed to make the comparison between data and model predictions useful in order to advance in the field, namely: precise proper-motions, distances and ages. The uncertainties involved in the estimate of ages and distances for field stars are currently the main obstacles in the Galactic Archaeology method. Two important developments might change this situation in the near future: asteroseismology and the now launched Gaia. When combined with the large datasets from surveys like RAVE, SEGUE, LAMOST, Gaia-ESO, APOGEE , HERMES and the future 4MOST we will have the basic ingredients for the reconstruction of the MW history in hands. In the light of these observational advances, the development of detailed chemo-dynamical models tailored to the Milky Way is urgently needed in the field. Here we show the steps we have taken, both in terms of data analysis and modelling. The examples shown here illustrate how powerful can the Galactic Archaeology method become once ages and distances are known with better precision than what is currently feasible.
description: Proc. of the workshop "Asteroseismology of stellar populations in the Milky Way" (Sesto, 22-26 July 2013), Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (eds. A. Miglio, L. Girardi, P. Eggenberger, J. Montalban)
Additional file 1 of Attributes in stated preference elicitation studies on colorectal cancer screening and their relative importance for decision-making among screenees: a systematic review
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Melanie
name: Fricke, Lara Marleen
name: Diedrich, Leonie
name: Robra, Bernt-Peter
name: Krauth, Christian
name: Dreier, Maren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. PRISMA Checklist
Paleoindian and Early Archaic Hunter-Gatherer Landscape Use: A Case Study from the Brier Creek Drainage in Burke County, Georgia
Creators: name: Connally, Quinn
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2023

description:
Artifact collections in museum repositories and those held by private individuals are numerous. Often these collections are analyzed and then reshelved by curators. In the case of private collections, the artifacts are assembled through purchase, avocational field work, or by hobbyists and can have limited or provenience. Despite this, these collections are valuable to current and future scholarship in archaeology. In this thesis I investigate and summarize three different legacy collections and groups of data that have limited and disparate information known about them yet were all sourced from the same general location of Burke County, Georgia. Each collection contains artifacts dating to the Paleoindian and Early Archaic periods (13,400-8,900 ca. BP). By investigating these artifacts and the details of their procurement locations in the context of existing theoretical models of hunter-gatherer mobility strategies, I can better contextualize Burke County, Georgias place in the larger Paleoindian and Early Archaic Southeast.
Ambitwistor strings at null infinity and subleading soft limits
Creators: name: Geyer, Yvonne
name: Lipstein, Arthur E.
name: Mason, Lionel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The relationships between extended BMS symmetries at null infinity and Weinberg's soft theorems for gravitons and photons together with their subleading generalizations are developed using ambitwistor string theory. Ambitwistor space is the phase space of complex null geodesics in complexified space-time. We show how it can be canonically identified with the cotangent bundle of null infinity. BMS symmetries of null infinity lift to give a hamiltonian action on ambitwistor space, both in general dimension and in its twistorial 4-dimensional representation. General vertex operators arise from hamiltonians generating diffeomorphisms of ambitwistor space that determine the scattering from past to future null infinity. When a momentum eigenstate goes soft, the diffeomorphism defined by its leading and its subleading part are extended BMS generators realized in the world sheet conformal field theory of the ambitwistor string. More generally, this gives explicit perturbative correspondence between the scattering of null geodesics and that of the gravitational field via ambitwistor string theory.
description: 23 pages + appendices
title: Improving national and local strategies to set diagnostic reference levels following the new ICRP recommendations
Creators: name: Vano, Eliseo
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Audit and standards
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: CT
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Action 8 - Radiation protection training and learning material
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 6 - Education and training in medical radiation protection
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Dosimetric comparison
subject: Education and training

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: The aim of this work is to review the methodologies used in Spain to collect and to manage patient dose data setting Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) for diagnostic and interventional radiology and to suggest new strategies to improve the...
The expected stellar populations in the Kepler and CoRoT fields
Creators: name: Girardi, Leo
name: Barbieri, Mauro
name: Miglio, Andrea
name: Bossini, Diego
name: Bressan, Alessandro
name: Marigo, Paola
name: Rodrigues, Thaise S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using the stellar population synthesis tool TRILEGAL, we discuss the expected stellar populations in the Kepler and CoRoT fields
description: Proc. of the workshop "Asteroseismology of stellar populations in the Milky Way" (Sesto, 22-26 July 2013), Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (eds. A. Miglio, L. Girardi, P. Eggenberger, J. Montalban)
title: Optimisation in Emergency Radiology
Creators: name: Saltybaeva, Natalia
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Radiation safety
subject: CT
subject: Radiation physics
subject: Emergency
subject: Action 8 - Radiation protection training and learning material
subject: Action 6 - Education and training in medical radiation protection
subject: Occupational / Environmental hazards

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Modern diagnostic radiologyassures extremely precise diagnosis of a large proportion of diseases. Among other imaging modalities computed tomography (CT) is one of the most usefultool, especially for emergency patients due to its fast and reliable...
Database of Alternatives to PFAS based on the Functional Substitution Approach
Creators: name: Figuière, Romain
name: Miaz, Luc T.
name: Savvidou, Eleni K.
name: Cousins, Ian T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Poster presented at FLUOROS 2023, 31 August & 1 September 2023, Idstein, Germany. Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of substances which are used in a broad range of consumer and industrial applications. Due to their extreme persistency in the environment, PFAS represent a very high concern both for ecosystems and human health. Five countries recently submitted a restriction dossier under the REACH Regulation to phase-out PFAS from all their uses. As a result, industry is currently searching for alternatives to replace the use of PFAS in their applications. The goal of this study is to propose a database of alternatives to PFAS based on their uses. So far, 163 applications of PFAS across 17 use categories have been identified in the dossier. In this study, the functional substitution approach is followed to identify the technical functions of PFAS, their end-use functions, and the services they provide in each application. By doing so, we can identify various alternatives to PFAS, i.e., chemical alternatives, but also alternative materials, technologies and/or products. The aim of the database is for the user to understand the reason why PFAS are used in certain consumer/industrial applications, and to determine whether alternatives are available. We will further be able to identify common substitution strategies (e.g. common substitution chemistries such as silicone polymers) for certain functions (e.g. repellency). By identifying common substitution strategies, we can potentially speed up sound substitutions of uses of PFAS, but also prevent large-scale regrettable substitutions.
title: Establishing a dose management strategy in Computed Tomography
Creators: name: Katsari, Katia
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Action 13 - Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
subject: Action 5 - Performance indicators for radiation protection management
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 10 - Improved communication and collaboration of health professionals in radiation protection
subject: Action 9 - Development of criteria for safe imaging procedures
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: CT
subject: Radiation safety
subject: Outcomes

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) ranks as one of the top five medical developments of the last 40 years. From the first generation of CT scanners in the 1970s to the fourth-generation scanners of today, the technological improvements of CT in...
Models and Algorithms for Some Covering Problems on Graphs
Creators: name: Silvestri, Selene
Publisher: name: Universita degli studi di Salerno
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: MAT/09 RICERCA OPERATIVA
subject: Spanning tree
subject: Cycle cover
subject: Branch and cut

description: 2014 - 2015
description: Several real-life problems as well as problems of theoretical importance within the field of Operations Research are combinatorial in nature. Combinatorial Optimization deals with decision-making problems defined on a discrete space. Out of a finite or countably infinite set of feasible solutions, one has to choose the best one according to an objective function. Many of these problems can be modeled on undirected or directed graphs. Some of the most important problems studied in this area include the Minimum Spanning Tree Problem, the Traveling Salesman Problem, the Vehicle Routing Problem, the Matching Problem, the Maximum Flow Problem. Some combinatorial optimization problems have been modeled on colored (labeled) graphs. The colors can be associated to the vertices as well as to the edges of the graph, depending on the problem. The Minimum Labeling Spanning Tree Problem and the Minimum Labeling Hamiltonian Cycle Problem are two examples of problems defined on edge-colored graphs. Combinatorial optimization problems can be divided into two groups, according to their complexity. The problems that are easy to solve, i.e. problems polynomially solvable, and those that are hard, i.e. for which no polynomial time algorithm exists. Many of the well-known combinatorial optimization problems defined on graphs are hard problems in general. However, if we know more about the structure of the graph, the problems can become more tractable. In some cases, they can even be shown to be polynomial-time solvable. This particularly holds for trees. .. [edited by Author]
Early Results from APOKASC
Creators: name: Epstein, Courtney
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Asteroseismology and spectroscopy provide complementary constraints on the fundamental and chemical properties of stars. I describe the first results from APOKASC, a collaboration between the Kepler asteroseismic science consortium (KASC) and the SDSS-III APOGEE survey. These include (1) the first test of asteroseismic scaling relationships in the metal-poor regime using halo and thick disk stars identified in the APOKASC sample; and (2) the calibration of spectroscopic parameters using precise asteroseismic measurements of surface gravity. I also highlight future research avenues that are made possible by this unique sample of thousands of well-characterized red giant stars.
description: Proc. of the workshop "Asteroseismology of stellar populations in the Milky Way" (Sesto, 22-26 July 2013), Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (eds. A. Miglio, L. Girardi, P. Eggenberger, J. Montalban)
A procedure for detecting outliers in frontier estimation
Creators: name: Destefanis, Sergio
name: Storti, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Universita' degli Studi di Salerno
Year: 2005
Subjects: Production frontier
Nonparametric estimation
Expected Maximal Output Frontier
Extreme Value Theory

description: Si `e pi `u volte osservato in letteratura come gli approcci non parametrici alla stima della frontiera di produzione siano scarsamente robusti rispetto alla presenza di valori eccezionali. Il presente lavoro propone una classe di stimatori robusti della frontiera basati sulla Teoria dei Valori Estremi. Il metodo proposto `e di natura parametrica e consente, inoltre, di definire una procedura utile al fine di verificare la presenza di outliers nell’insieme di produzione osservato.
Neutrino Target-of-Opportunity Sky Coverage and Scheduler for EUSO-SPB2
Creators: name: Posligua, J. A.
name: Heibges, T.
name: Wistrand, H.
name: Guépin, C.
name: Reno, M. H.
name: Venters, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Very-high-energy neutrinos can be observed by detecting air shower signals. Detection of transient target of opportunity (ToO) neutrino sources is part of a broader multimessenger program. The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) Mission, launched on May 12, 2023, was equipped with an optical Cherenkov Telescope (CT) designed to detect up-going air showers sourced by Earth-skimming neutrinos that interact near the Earth's limb. Presented here is an overview of the sky coverage and ToO scheduler software for EUSO-SPB2. By using the balloon trajectory coordinates and setting constraints on the positions of the Sun and Moon to ensure dark skies, we can determine if and when a source direction is slightly below the Earth's limb. From a source catalog, CT scheduling and pointing is performed to optimize the search for high-energy neutrinos coming from astrophysical sources. Some sample results for EUSO-SPB2 are shown.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures, ICRC2023 Conference Proceedings
Exotic Spin Order due to Orbital Fluctuations
Creators: name: Brzezicki, Wojciech
name: Dziarmaga, Jacek
name: Oleś, Andrzej M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the phase diagrams of the spin-orbital $d^9$ Kugel-Khomskii model for increasing system dimensionality: from the square lattice monolayer, via the bilayer to the cubic lattice. In each case we find strong competition between different types of spin and orbital order, with entangled spin-orbital phases at the crossover from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic correlations in the intermediate regime of Hund's exchange. These phases have various types of exotic spin order and are stabilized by effective interactions of longer range which follow from enhanced spin-orbital fluctuations. We find that orbital order is in general more robust and spin order melts first under increasing temperature, as observed in several experiments for spin-orbital systems.
description: 10 pages, 8 figures
Additional file 2 of Attributes in stated preference elicitation studies on colorectal cancer screening and their relative importance for decision-making among screenees: a systematic review
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Melanie
name: Fricke, Lara Marleen
name: Diedrich, Leonie
name: Robra, Bernt-Peter
name: Krauth, Christian
name: Dreier, Maren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Search terms used in PubMed and full electronic search strategy applied to the databases
Growth of (NaxKy)FezSe2 crystals by chlorides flux at low temperatures
Creators: name: Wang, Gang
name: Ying, Tianping
name: Huang, Yaobo
name: Jin, Shifeng
name: Yan, Lei
name: Ding, Hong
name: Chen, Xiaolong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: (NaxKy)FezSe2 crystals are prepared by Na, Fe, and Se as starting materials in NaCl/KCl flux at low temperatures~720 °C. It is found that K is more preferred than Na to enter in between FeSe layers and forms the phase. Thus-obtained crystals contain more superconducting phase in volume fraction and exhibit new features in transport property. Our results provide a promising new synthetic route for preparing quality crystals of iron selenide superconductors.
description: (accepted Manuscript) 22 pages, 5 figures, Journal of Crystal Growth 2014
title: Establishing criteria and processes for clinical audit
Creators: name: Volford, Gábor
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Nuclear medicine conventional
subject: CT
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Action 10 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars
subject: Action 6 - Clinical audit tool for imaging
subject: Action 8 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars network and data collection
subject: Action 2 - Clinical audit
subject: Audit and standards
subject: Outcomes

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Clinical audit is a tool designed to improve the quality of patient care through formal review of systems, pathways and outcome of care when compared against defined standards. As part of clinical governance, healthcare facilities should continually...
No Easy Path: A Ground-Penetrating Radar Investigation of the Historic Penfield Cemetery.
Creators: name: Theberge, Robert
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2023

description:
Numerous historic cemeteries in the rural American South currently face deterioration due to natural and human elements. Those founded by enslaved African American communities are particularly vulnerable due to historical inequities, and to events affecting Black populations after emancipation. Rediscovery of these sites prompts inquiries into best practices for their preservation and revitalization. Tools such as Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), have proven valuable in addressing preliminary questions essential for effective cemetery preservation efforts. This thesis employs GPR to assess the number and distribution of burials in the historically segregated African American section of the Penfield Cemetery in Greene County, Georgia. Following archaeological praxis, the study emphasizes collaboration with diverse stakeholders invested in safeguarding this valuable resource as a part of a broader initiative to conserve and revive the cemetery. Findings will be integrated into a publicly accessible digital database, fostering engagement with the results among community members, the public, and future researchers.
The formation of massive primordial stars in the presence of moderate UV backgrounds
Creators: name: Latif, M. A.
name: Schleicher, D. R. G.
name: Bovino, S.
name: Grassi, T.
name: Spaans, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Radiative feedback from populations II stars played a vital role in early structure formation. Particularly, photons below the Lyman limit can escape the star forming regions and produce a background ultraviolet (UV) flux which consequently may influence the pristine halos far away from the radiation sources. These photons can quench the formation of molecular hydrogen by photo-detachment of $\rm H^{-}$. In this study, we explore the impact of such UV radiation on fragmentation in massive primordial halos of a few times $\rm 10^{7}$~M${_\odot}$. To accomplish this goal, we perform high resolution cosmological simulations for two distinct halos and vary the strength of the impinging background UV field in units of $\rm J_{21}$. We further make use of sink particles to follow the evolution for 10,000 years after reaching the maximum refinement level. No vigorous fragmentation is observed in UV illuminated halos while the accretion rate changes according to the thermal properties. Our findings show that a few 100-10, 000 solar mass protostars are formed when halos are irradiated by $\rm J_{21}=10-500$ at $\rm z>10$ and suggest a strong relation between the strength of UV flux and mass of a protostar. This mode of star formation is quite different from minihalos, as higher accretion rates of about $\rm 0.01-0.1$ M$_{\odot}$/yr are observed by the end of our simulations. The resulting massive stars are the potential cradles for the formation of intermediate mass black holes at earlier cosmic times and contribute to the formation of a global X-ray background.
description: Submitted to APJ, comments are welcome. High resolution copy is available at http://www.astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~mlatif/IMBHs_apj.pdf
title: Establishing Computed Tomography protocols for follow up of oncology patients through a dose optimisation program
Creators: name: Kardos, Lilla
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: CT
subject: Oncology
subject: Action 5 - Performance indicators for radiation protection management
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 9 - Development of criteria for safe imaging procedures
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Radiation safety
subject: Metastases

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Computed tomography (CT) has become an essential tool for patient management due to its outstanding capabilities. In the adult population, CT is commonly used to evaluate patients as part of oncology follow up, screening of asymptomatic patients and...
Additional file 3 of Attributes in stated preference elicitation studies on colorectal cancer screening and their relative importance for decision-making among screenees: a systematic review
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Melanie
name: Fricke, Lara Marleen
name: Diedrich, Leonie
name: Robra, Bernt-Peter
name: Krauth, Christian
name: Dreier, Maren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3. Risk of bias subdomains and signalling questions based on the approach addressing the certainty of evidence in the relative importance of outcomes or values and preferences developed by GRADE, adapted to conjoint analyses and discrete choice experiments
title: Title: Learning from best practice: Change management after assessment of Brain Computed Tomography protocols in four centers from three European countries.
Creators: name: Zuk, Maciej
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Safety
subject: Comparative studies
subject: CT
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Management
subject: CNS
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Dosimetric comparison

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) of the brain is the modality of choice for the evaluation of multiple neurological signs and symptoms suggestive of stroke since it provides fast and accurate evaluation of the brain parenchyma [1-3]. Medical ionising...
title: Establishing a unified Chest screening Computed Tomography protocol in nine centers
Creators: name: Horváth, István
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Screening
subject: CT
subject: Thorax
subject: Lung
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Cancer

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women [1]. Considerable interest has been shown in developing screening tools to detect early-stage lung cancer and therefore decrease mortality rates. Recent data support that...
Additional file 4 of Attributes in stated preference elicitation studies on colorectal cancer screening and their relative importance for decision-making among screenees: a systematic review
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Melanie
name: Fricke, Lara Marleen
name: Diedrich, Leonie
name: Robra, Bernt-Peter
name: Krauth, Christian
name: Dreier, Maren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4. List of records excluded due to full-text screening and primary reasons for exclusion
title: Establishing a Chest screening Computed Tomography protocol for a 16 slice MDCT scanner
Creators: name: Bacs, Eva
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Dosimetric comparison
subject: Screening
subject: Radiation safety
subject: CT
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Lung
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Outcomes

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer among the adult population. Despite the new diagnostic techniques, the overall five-year survival rates remain low and most patients are still diagnosed with advanced disease [1]. The goal of a...
Ruolo del Ruxolitinib nel cross-talk tra cellule staminali mesenchimali e microambiente midollare nella mielofibrosi
Creators: name: Marino, Luigi
Publisher: name: Universita degli studi di Salerno
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: MED/15 MALATTIE DEL SANGUE
subject: Cellule staminali mesenchimali del midollo osseo (BM-MSCs)
subject: Ruxolitinib
subject: SET-2 cell lines

description: 2017 - 2018
description: Introduction; Mesenchymal stem cells (Mesenchymal Stem Cells, MSC) are one of the most studied and well-characterized adult stem cell populations. They are excellent candidates in regenerative medicine, mainly because of their immunomodulatory properties and their emerging role in intercellular communication. MSCs as cellular components of bone marrow hematopoietic niche play a fundamental role in maintaining the physiological balance of the niche and in promoting and regulating hematopoietic stem cell (HSCs) functions, such as proliferation and "homing" to the bone marrow. - Methods: In this work, we focused on the possible internalization and release of Ruxolitinib (a JAK1/2 inhibitor by NOVARTIS Pharma) by MSC. In details, primary human MSC were isolated from bone marrow (BMMSC) of five patients diagnosed with Idiopathic Myelofibrosis or Polycythemia Vera. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology and molecular biology for the detection of mutations in Janus Kinase 2 receptor encoding gene, specifically for JAK2 V617F mutation. Subsequently, we evaluated the in vitro anti-proliferative effect of culture medium conditioned with Ruxolitinib on immortalized JAK2+ CD34+ SET-2 cells. Finally, a co-culture system of BMMSC and SET-2 cells treated or not with Ruxolitinib in different ratios (1:20, 1: 100 and 1: 1000) was used for estimating the relative anti-proliferative action on SET-2 cell line. - Results: Our preliminary results showed that MSCs could uptake and release Ruxolitinib in culture medium, and conditioned culture medium had more anti-proliferative effects on SET-2 cells compared to the drug alone added to the medium. In an in vitro co-culture system, the proliferation of SET-2 cells decreased by increasing MSC ratio treated with Ruxolitinib / SET-2, and BMMSC treated with Ruxolitinib had a greater anti-proliferative action on SET-2 cells compared to untreated BMMSCs. - Conclusions: Mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells could uptake and release Ruxolitinib that might increase the anti-proliferative effect of the drug on SET-2 cell line carrying the JAK2 V617F mutation. These mechanisms may contribute to amplify over time the pharmacological effects of Ruxolitinib in the bone marrow niche of Idiopathic Myelofibrosis and Polycythemia Vera patients. [edited by Author]
The Metallicity Gradient of the Old Galactic Bulge Population
Creators: name: Fuentes, Sara Alejandra Sans
name: De Ridder, Joris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Understanding the structure, formation and evolution of the Galactic Bulge requires the proper determination of spatial metallicity gradients in both the radial and vertical directions. RR Lyrae pulsators, known to be excellent distance indicators, may hold the key to determining these gradients. Jurcsik & Kovacs (1996) has shown that RR Lyrae light curves and the phase difference of their Fourier decomposition, ϕ31, can be used to estimate photometric metallicities. The existence of galactic bulge metallicity gradients is a currently debated topic that would help pinpoint the Galaxy's formation and evolution. A recent study of the OGLE-III Galactic Bulge RR Lyrae Population by Pietrukowicz et al. (2012) suggests that the spatial distribution is uniform. We investigate how small a gradient would be detectable within the current S/N levels of the present data set, given the random and systematic errors associated with the derivation of a photometric metallicity versus spatial position relationship.
description: Proc. of the workshop "Asteroseismology of stellar populations in the Milky Way" (Sesto, 22-26 July 2013), Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (eds. A. Miglio, L. Girardi, P. Eggenberger, J. Montalban)
title: Establishing a Computed Tomography protocol for Pulmonary Embolism
Creators: name: Szatmari, Ferenc
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Radiation safety
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: CT
subject: Pulmonary vessels
subject: Lung
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Dosimetric comparison

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious clinical condition with high mortality rate and big risk of functional impairment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system after treatment. Early diagnosis is essential for the management of the...
Additional file 6 of Attributes in stated preference elicitation studies on colorectal cancer screening and their relative importance for decision-making among screenees: a systematic review
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Melanie
name: Fricke, Lara Marleen
name: Diedrich, Leonie
name: Robra, Bernt-Peter
name: Krauth, Christian
name: Dreier, Maren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 6. Calculated relative importance of attributes per study
Large linear magnetoresistance in the Dirac semimetal TlBiSSe
Creators: name: Novak, Mario
name: Sasaki, Satoshi
name: Segawa, Kouji
name: Ando, Yoichi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The mixed-chalcogenide compound TlBiSSe realizes a three-dimensional (3D) Dirac semimetal state. In clean, low-carrier-density single crystals of this material, we found Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations to signify its 3D Dirac nature. Moreover, we observed very large linear magnetoresistance (MR) approaching 10,000% in 14 T at 1.8 K, which diminishes rapidly above 30 K. Our analysis of the magnetotransport data points to the possibility that the linear MR is fundamentally governed by the Hall field; although such a situation has been predicted for highly-inhomogeneous systems, inhomogeneity does not seem to play an important role in TlBiSSe. Hence, the mechanism of large linear MR is an intriguing open question in a clean 3D Dirac system.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
title: o Partnering in Caring for Children with Minor Head Trauma: Image Gently’s “Think-A-Head” CT Campaign
Creators: name: Frush, Donald
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Health policy and practice
subject: Education
subject: CT
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Paediatric
subject: Action 13 - Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
subject: Action 1 - Guidelines, implementation policies, and Clinical Decision Support (ESR iGuide)
subject: Action 12 - Cooperation with international radiation protection initiatives and other stakeholders including IAEA, WHO, ICRP, HERCA, European Commission
subject: Action 10 - Improved communication and collaboration of health professionals in radiation protection
subject: Action 1 - Clinical decision support, clinical imaging guidelines
subject: Radiation safety
subject: Education and training
subject: Quality assurance

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Purpose: To raise awareness, educate and advocate for thoughtful, safe imaging for young children who have sustained minor head trauma. Justification: Head trauma is a leading cause of death in the pediatric population Head trauma accounts for > 80%...
Enhancing Near-Field Heat Transfer in Composite Media: Effects of the Percolation Transition
Creators: name: Kort-Kamp, W. J. M.
name: Caneda, P. I.
name: Rosa, F. S. S.
name: Pinheiro, F. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the near-field heat transfer between a semi-infinite medium and a nanoparticle made of composite materials. We show that, in the effective medium approximation, the heat transfer can be greatly enhanced by considering composite media, being maximal at the percolation transition. Specifically, for titanium inclusions embedded in a polystyrene sphere, this enhancement can be up to thirty times larger than in the case of the corresponding homogeneous titanium sphere. We demonstrate that our findings are robust against material losses, to changes in the shape of inclusions and materials, and apply for different effective medium theories. These results suggest the use of composite media as a new, versatile material platform to enhance, optimize, and tailor near-field heat transfer in nanostructures.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables
title: Title: Learning from best practice: Change management after assessment of Sinusitis Computed Tomography protocols in four centers from three European countries.
Creators: name: Kaczor, Artur
Publisher: name: ESR EuroSafe Imaging
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Radiation safety
subject: CT
subject: Head and neck
subject: Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs)
subject: Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality
subject: Dosimetric comparison

description: Background/introduction Description of activity and work performed Conclusion and recommendations Personal/organisational information References
description: Background/introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) of the sinuses is commonly used to evaluate inflammatory lesions of the region. Although conventional Χ-Rays could provide an acceptable diagnosis of acute inflammation of the sinus, CT has a high specificity in the...
Additional file 1 of Electronic patient-reported outcomes (e-PROMs) in palliative cancer care: a scoping review
Creators: name: Consolo, Letteria
name: Castellini, Greta
name: Cilluffo, Silvia
name: Basile, Ilaria
name: Lusignani, Maura
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Complete search strategy for the Medline, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases and gray literature. It has been realized in collaboration with a librarian with expertise in systematic searches in medical research databases.
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Creators: name: Shuaib Siddiqui, Miguel Catalán-Cid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Deliverable D5.3 aims at giving an overall feasibility analysis of 5GZORRO platform from various perspectives: technical, legal and economic. It encompasses work from tasks T5.1, T5.2 and T5.3 (for the technical validation of the three Use Cases - UCs) and from task T5.4 (for the legal and economic validation of the platform).
Evaluation of symptoms and prevention of cancer in menopause: the value of vulvar exam
Creators: name: Palumbo, Anna Rita
name: Fasolino, Carmine
name: Santoro, Giuseppe
name: Gargano, Virginia
name: Rinaldi, Maurizio
name: Arduino, Bruno
name: Belli, Mario
name: Guida, Maurizio
Publisher: name: Universita' degli Studi di Salerno
Year: 2016
Subjects: Vulvar cancer
Cancer prevention
Vulvar examination

description: Vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), is a chronic medical condition experienced by postmenopausal women, with prevalence estimated ranging from 10% to 50% [1]. VVA is characterized by a constellation of symptoms, that may affect daily activities, sexuality, relationships, and quality of life [3]. Early recognition and effective treatment of VVA may enhance sexual health and the quality of life of women and their partners. Some vulvar conditions such as lichen sclerosus are more prevalent in the postmenopausal years. Lichen sclerosus has been suggested as a precursor of Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. The vulvar exam in post-menopausal women plays an essential role in prevention of cancer because it allows to identify women who should undergo vulvar skin biopsy in order to early detect pre-neoplastic lesions for early diagnosis of cancer of the vulva.
PUMA 560 Trajectory Control Using NSGA-II Technique With Real Valued Operators
Creators: name: Benzater, Habiba
name: Chouraqui, Samira
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In the industry, Multi-objectives problems are a big defy and they are also hard to be conquered by conventional methods. For this reason, heuristic algorithms become an executable choice when facing this kind of problems.The main objective of this work is to investigate the use of the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) technique using the real valued recombination and the real valued mutation in the tuning of the computed torque controller gains of a PUMA560 arm manipulator. The NSGA-II algorithm with real valued operators searches for the controller gains so that the six Integral of the Absolute Errors (IAE) in joint space are minimized. The implemented model under MATLAB allows an optimization of the Proportional-Derivative computed torque controller parameters while the cost functions and time are simultaneously minimized.. Moreover, experimental results also show that the real valued recombination and the real valued mutation operators can improve the performance of NSGA-II effectively.
title: Lag Time and Hydrograph Form in the Upper Feshie Catchment
titleType: Other
Creators: name: MacDonald, Michael
Publisher: name: University of Dundee
Year: 2022

description: This study presents findings relating to the hydrological response of the Lower Eidart and the Upper Feshie which are neighbouring sub-catchments of the Feshie catchment. These catchments have contrasting physical characteristics where the Lower Eidart has >59% mineral soil and >27% blanket peat which contrast with the Upper Feshie which has >65% blanket peat and a further 10% peaty soil.

The Vbar method has been used to calibrate the stage-discharge rating equation at the outlet of each of these gauged catchments beyond current empirical gaugings. The extended rating curve applied to a year of continuous time series gauge data to compare the hydrological response of these catchments.

Analysis of lag time to peak discharge found that the Lower Eidart catchment peaked 23 minutes sooner than the Upper Feshie, which is statistically insignificant based on a Mann-Whitney Wilcoxon Test of Difference (P= 0.1171). It was also found that both the Lower Eidart and Upper Feshie have a remarkably similar hydrological response to both frontal and convective rainfall based on the creation of a median hydrograph for these catchments. Lower Eidart was found to have a higher antecedent flow prior to the synthesised median hydrograph. The higher antecedent flow may contribute to the lower peak discharge observed in the time series (11.8 m3/s) when compared with Upper Feshie which had a peak discharge of 20.2 m3/s. The higher baseflow observed in the time series is consistent with existing literature in the area, however, is contradictory to the Bfihost estimation found in the FEH catchment descriptors.

The Vbar method may be applicable to other upland catchments where empirical gauging data is sparse, in the context of water management and monitoring, especially where manual gaugings are not safe at higher flows.
4MOST - 4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope
Creators: name: Depagne, Eric
name: consortium, the 4MOST
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: 4MOST (4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope) is a spectroscopic facility that will be installed on ESO's VISTA around 2020. The science rationale of this facility are to be found in the ASTRONET Science Vision for European Astronomy (de Zeeuw & Molster, 2007). Specifically fundamental contribution can be made to the Extreme Universe (Dark Energy & Dark Matter, Black holes), Galaxy Formation & Evolution, and the Origin of Stars science cases in the ASTRONET Science Vision. The unique capabilities of the 4MOST facility are due to by its large field-of-view, high multiplex, its broad optical spectral wavelength coverage
description: Proc. of the workshop "Asteroseismology of stellar populations in the Milky Way" (Sesto, 22-26 July 2013), Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, (eds. A. Miglio, L. Girardi, P. Eggenberger, J. Montalban)