cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Primordial power spectrum features and consequences
Creators: name: Goswami, Gaurav
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The present Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature and polarization anisotropy data is consistent with not only a power law scalar primordial power spectrum (PPS) with a small running but also with the scalar PPS having very sharp features. This has motivated inflationary models with such sharp features. Recently, even the possibility of having nulls in the power spectrum (at certain scales) has been considered. The existence of these nulls has been shown in linear perturbation theory. What shall be the effect of higher order corrections on such nulls? Inspired by this question, we attempt to calculate quantum radiative corrections to the Fourier transform of the two-point function in a toy field theory and address the issue of how these corrections to the power spectrum behave in models in which the tree-level power spectrum has a sharp dip (but not a null). In particular, we consider the possibility of the relative enhancement of radiative corrections in a model in which the tree-level spectrum goes through a dip in power at a certain scale. The mode functions of the field (whose power spectrum is to be evaluated) are chosen such that they undergo the kind of dynamics that leads to a sharp dip in the tree level power spectrum. Next we consider the situation in which this field has quartic self interactions and find one loop correction in a suitably chosen renormalization scheme. We thus attempt to answer the following key question in the context of this toy model (which is as important in the realistic case): in the chosen renormalization scheme, can quantum radiative corrections get enhanced relative to tree-level power spectrum at scales at which sharp dips appear in the tree-level spectrum?
description: Based on the talk presented in the ICGC - 2011, held at Goa during December 14 - 19, 2011 : Contribution to the proceedings for the same
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll: Southern Culture
Creators: name: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: The South (2); southerners as more friendly/religious (2); southern accent a drawback (1); racial integration (1); the south (10); foods that are connected with the south (3); the confederate flag, and "Dixie" (2); Atlanta (1); the Civil War (1); opportunities for women and minorities better or worse in the south (2); rate southern public schools (1); race relations (3).
Structural phase transition of ternary high-k dielectric SmGdO3: Evidence from ADXRD and Raman Spectroscopic Studies
Creators: name: Sharma, Yogesh
name: Misra, Pankaj
name: Sahoo, Satyaprakash
name: Mishra, A. K.
name: Sharma, S. M.
name: Katiyar, Ram S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High-pressure synchrotron based angle dispersive x-ray diffraction (ADXRD) studies were carried out on SmGdO3 (SGO) up to 25.7GPa at room temperature. ADXRD results indicated a reversible pressure-induced phase transition from ambient monoclinic to hexagonal phase at about 8.9 GPa. The observed pressure-volume data were fitted into the third order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state yielding zero pressure bulk moduli B0 = 132(22) and 177(22) GPa for monoclinic and hexagonal phases, respectively. Pressure dependent micro-Raman spectroscopy further confirmed the phase transition. The mode Gruneisen parameters and pressure coefficients for different Raman modes corresponding to each individual phase of SGO were calculated.
Variacion temporal de la calidad del ostion japones (Crassostrea gigas, Thunberg) en cultivos comerciales de Bahia San Quintin, B. C. /
Creators: name: Gonzalez Gomez, Marco Aurelio.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: SH371 G65 1997

description: Se llevaron a cabo dos experimentos ( primavera y verano) con el fin de evaluar la calidad del ostión, Crassostrea gigas en los cultivos comerciales en Bahía San Quintín (BSQ), en base a la eficiencia de fijación, tasa de crecimiento, mortalidad, índice de condición y composición proximal.
Habitos alimenticios del lobo marino (Zalophus californianus) en las isla Los Coronado, B. C., Mexico de noviembre de 1983 a octubre de 1984 /
Creators: name: Anda Delgado, Matias Horacio De.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: QL737 .P63 A53 1985

description: Se analizaron 244 excrementos de Lobo Marino (Zalophus Californianus) colectado en las Islas Los Coronado Baja California, México, de noviembre de 1983 a octubre de 1984, en muestreos bimestrales.
Social Validity of a Modified Version of TalkTools on Speech Outcomes
Creators: name: Bradbury, Sophie
name: May, Richard
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Applied Behavior Analysis
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: TalkTools is an intervention designed to target functional speech. The intervention employs oral placement therapy involving tactile and proprioceptive strategies and cues to increase the accuracy of speech sounds. An adapted version of TalkTools has been used to target speech in individuals with ASD experiencing speech difficulties. For example, Solomon, Schepp, Yeich, and Amey (2020) implemented TalkTools combined with strategies from evidence-based interventions to teach speech sounds to learners with ASD. They incorporated adaptations such as: arranging multiple teaching opportunities, teaching skills to fluency, ensuring motivation, presenting a clear instruction, and providing explicit feedback. The authors found an increase in fluency of oral motor movements and speech sound production between pre and post measures. They also found an increase between pre and post measures of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test measuring oral motor imitation and speech sound production. While TalkTools is a promising intervention for targeting speech sounds with learners for ASD or ID, there is currently very little evidence supporting its use. There are several early intervention clinic’s using this intervention with learners who have a diagnosis of ASD or developmental delays. As there is little research of the intervention with this population, it is important to evaluate the acceptability of the intervention and its outcomes from the perspectives of parents/guardians who have children that have/are receiving the intervention and therapists that have previously or are currently implementing it. Evaluating the social validity of an intervention is important as it has been suggested that socially valid interventions are feasible and associated with generalisation and maintenance of intervention outcomes (Park & Blair, 2019). Therefore, this research will seek to understand the opinions and perspectives of therapists who have implemented TalkTools and parents/guardians of children who have received the intervention.
Additional file 1 of Effectiveness of a digital medication event reminder and monitor device for patients with tuberculosis (SELFTB): a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Manyazewal, Tsegahun
name: Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash
name: Holland, David P.
name: Fekadu, Abebaw
name: Marconi, Vincent C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Study protocol.
Experimentos sobre el cultivo del mejillón Mytilus Californianus en la Bahía de Todos Santos, B. C., México /
Creators: name: Cancino Franklin, José Luis.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: SH372.52 .M6 C35 1985

description: Se hicieron muestreos mensuales durante un año y 4 meses (julio 1982 a noviembre 1983) de mejillones cultivados en cuerdas suspendidas de una balsa en Bahía de Todos Santos.
Low Rates of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in a Routine Programmatic Setting in Lilongwe, Malawi
Creators: name: Giordano, Thomas P.
name: Kazembe, Peter N.
name: Bhalakia, Avni
name: Ahmed, Saeed
name: Nanthuru, Debora
name: Kim, Maria H.
name: Preidis, Geoffrey A.
name: Paul, Mary E.
name: Chiao, Elizabeth Y.
name: Hosseinipour, Mina C.
name: Abrams, Elaine J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: BackgroundThe Tingathe program utilizes community health workers to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) service delivery. We evaluated the impact of antiretroviral (ARV) regimen and maternal CD4+ count on HIV transmission within the Tingathe program in Lilongwe, Malawi.MethodsWe reviewed clinical records of 1088 mother-infant pairs enrolled from March 2009 to March 2011 who completed follow-up to first DNA PCR. Eligibility for antiretroviral treatment (ART) was determined by CD4+ cell count (CD4+) for women not yet on ART. ART-eligible women initiated stavudine-lamivudine-nevirapine. Early ART was defined as ART for ≥14 weeks prior to delivery. For women ineligible for ART, optimal ARV prophylaxis was maternal AZT ≥6 weeks+sdNVP, and infant sdNVP+AZT for 1 week. HIV transmission rates were determined for ARV regimens, and factors associated with vertical transmission were identified using bivariate logistic regression.ResultsTransmission rate at first PCR was 4.1%. Pairs receiving suboptimal ARV prophylaxis were more likely to transmit HIV (10.3%, 95% CI, 5.5–18.1%). ART was associated with reduced transmission (1.4%, 95% CI, 0.6–3.0%), with early ART associated with decreased transmission (no transmission), compared to all other treatment groups (p = 0.001). No association was detected between transmission and CD4+ categories (p = 0.337), trimester of pregnancy at enrollment (p = 0.100), or maternal age (p = 0.164).ConclusionLow rates of MTCT of HIV are possible in resource-constrained settings under routine programmatic conditions. No transmissions were observed among women on ART for more than 14 weeks prior to delivery.
Broad Band Optical Properties of Large Area Monolayer CVD Molybdenum Disulfide
Creators: name: Li, Wei
name: Birdwell, A. Glen
name: Amani, Matin
name: Burke, Robert A.
name: Ling, Xi
name: Lee, Yi-Hsien
name: Liang, Xuelei
name: Peng, Lianmao
name: Richter, Curt A.
name: Kong, Jing
name: Gundlach, David J.
name: Nguyen, N. V.
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: Recently emerging large-area single-layer MoS2 grown by chemical vapor deposition has triggered great interest due to its exciting potential for applications in advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices. Unlike gapless graphene, MoS2 has an intrinsic band gap in the visible which crosses over from an indirect to a direct gap when reduced to a single atomic layer. In this article, we report a comprehensive study of fundamental optical properties of MoS2 revealed by optical spectroscopy of Raman, photoluminescence, and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopic ellipsometry. A band gap of 1.42 eV is determined by the absorption threshold of bulk MoS2 that shifts to 1.83 eV in monolayer MoS2. We extracted the high precision dielectric function up to 9.0 eV which leads to the identification of many unique interband transitions at high symmetry points in the MoS2 momentum space. The positions of the A and B excitons in single layers are found to shift upwards in energy compared with those of the bulk form and have smaller separation. A very strong optical critical point predicted to correspond to a quasi-particle gap is observed at 2.86 eV, which is attributed to optical transitions along the parallel bands between the M and gama points in the reduced Brillouin zone. The absence of the bulk MoS2 spin-orbit interaction peak at ~ 3.0 eV in monolayer MoS2 is, as predicted, the consequence of the coalescence of nearby excitons. A higher energy optical transition at 3.98 eV, commonly occurred in bulk semiconductors, is associated with a combination of several critical points.These optical transitions herein reported enhance our understanding of monolayer MoS2 as well as of two-dimensional systems in general, and thus provide informative guidelines for MoS2 optical device designs and theoretical considerations.
description: 6 figures
Mapping the Genetic Variation of Regional Brain Volumes as Explained by All Common SNPs from the ADNI Study
Creators: name: Peterson, Bradley S.
name: Shen, Dinggang
name: Giovanello, Kelly S.
name: Chang, Jing
name: Zhu, Hongtu
name: Bryant, Christopher
name: Ibrahim, Joseph G.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Typically twin studies are used to investigate the aggregate effects of genetic and environmental influences on brain phenotypic measures. Although some phenotypic measures are highly heritable in twin studies, SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) account for only a small fraction of the heritability of these measures. We mapped the genetic variation (the proportion of phenotypic variance explained by variation among SNPs) of volumes of pre-defined regions across the whole brain, as explained by 512,905 SNPs genotyped on 747 adult participants from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). We found that 85% of the variance of intracranial volume (ICV) (p = 0.04) was explained by considering all SNPs simultaneously, and after adjusting for ICV, total grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volumes had genetic variation estimates near zero (p = 0.5). We found varying estimates of genetic variation across 93 non-overlapping regions, with asymmetry in estimates between the left and right cerebral hemispheres. Several regions reported in previous studies to be related to Alzheimer's disease progression were estimated to have a large proportion of volumetric variance explained by the SNPs.
CBS News Poll: Lying
Creators: name: CBS News
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: President Bill Clinton job performance (1); Vice President Al Gore favorability (1); campaign contributions (3); Clinton involved in 1996 campaign fundraising activities (1); Congressional job performance (1); Newt Gingrich favorability (1); Madeleine Albright favorability (1); job satisfaction (1); dream job (3); telling the truth (1); lying (10); secrets (1); germs (8); hand washing (2); preferred doctor qualities (2); tobacco (3).
Additional file 2 of Effectiveness of a digital medication event reminder and monitor device for patients with tuberculosis (SELFTB): a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Manyazewal, Tsegahun
name: Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash
name: Holland, David P.
name: Fekadu, Abebaw
name: Marconi, Vincent C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. CONSORT checklist.
Los Angeles Times Poll: Koreans in Los Angeles County
Creators: name: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Most important problem (2); personal life satisfaction (1); personal concerns (1); life priorities (1); language habits (4); social integration (11); birthplace (2); living in the U.S. (5); work (10); business ownership (2); relationships between Koreans and Non-Koreans (12); police protection (1); Korean culture (2); discrimination (4); racial conflicts (2); family problems (5); voter registration (1); state welfare benefits (2).
DLT4AITOYS: Report of dissemination actions
Creators: name: ITI, Instituto Tecnológico de Informática
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: DLT4AITOYS
2022
digital passport
artificial intelligence
dlt technollogy
dlt technology
identity sovereignty
blockchain integration

description: DLT4AITOYS " Integration of DLT Technologies in the Development of the Smart Toy Digital Passport Framework" aims to integrate Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) into the Multisectoral AI Platform to develop a digital passport framework for smart toys.

Key objectives of the project include:Digital Product Passport: Track components and manufacturing stages of smart toys, improving traceability, recycling, and promoting a circular economy.

Enhanced AI Capabilities: Upgrade AI modules to improve the quality and educational value of smart toys for the Valencian toy industry.

DLT Integration: Utilize DLT networks to securely manage data, ensuring immutability and access to previous project results.

Decentralized Identity Management: Move toward self-sovereign identity, enabling entities to control and unify their identities across multiple domains.

This document represents the project's dissemination activities.
description: DLT4AITOYS. Project funded by the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the public grant program adressed to Technological Institutes of the Valencian Community for the development of non-economic R&D projects carried out in cooperation with companies during 2022 with 131.657,46 €. File number: IMDEEA/2022/89
The stickiness of micrometer-sized water-ice particles
Creators: name: Gundlach, B.
name: Blum, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Water ice is one of the most abundant materials in dense molecular clouds and in the outer reaches of protoplanetary disks. In contrast to other materials (e.g., silicates) water ice is assumed to be stickier due to its higher specific surface energy, leading to faster or more efficient growth in mutual collisions. However, experiments investigating the stickiness of water ice have been scarce, particularly in the astrophysically relevant micrometer-size region and at low temperatures. In this work, we present an experimental setup to grow aggregates composed of $\mathrmμ$m-sized water-ice particles, which we used to measure the sticking and erosion thresholds of the ice particles at different temperatures between $114 \, \mathrm{K}$ and $260 \, \mathrm{K}$. We show with our experiments that for low temperatures (below $\sim 210 \, \mathrm{K}$), $\mathrmμ$m-sized water-ice particles stick below a threshold velocity of $9.6 \, \mathrm{m \, s^{-1}}$, which is approximately ten times higher than the sticking threshold of $\mathrmμ$m-sized silica particles. Furthermore, erosion of the grown ice aggregates is observed for velocities above $15.3 \, \mathrm{m \, s^{-1}}$. A comparison of the experimentally derived sticking threshold with model predictions is performed to determine important material properties of water ice, i.e., the specific surface energy and the viscous relaxation time. Our experimental results indicate that the presence of water ice in the outer reaches of protoplanetary disks can enhance the growth of planetesimals by direct sticking of particles.
description: Accepted by The Astrophysical Journal
Reconocimiento oceanográfico para la instalación de un cable eléctrico submarino, en la parte central del Golfo de California /
Creators: name: Delgado Carbellido, Gabriel.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Oceanografia||México||California, Golfo de.||Oceanografía geológica||México||California, Golfo de.
subject: GC858.C33 D45 1985

description: Debido a la necesidad de fomentar el desarrollo en la Península de Baja California, la Comisión Federal de Electricidad encomendó un estudio para evaluar la factibilidad de instalar un cable eléctrico submarino sobre el fondo del Golfo de California.
National Survey of Higher Education, Undergraduate Student Sample
Creators: name: Education, The Carnegie Commission On The Future Of Higher
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: College enrollment (2); dropping out (1); amount of colleges attended (1); junior college enrollment (1); transferring colleges (1); activities during past fall (10); activities during dropped out time (7); post high school activities (7); expected graduation date (1); agreement with various educational and personal statements (46); truth about college descriptive statements (23); importance of various college skill and offerings (20); personal college experiences (31); amount of effort in various classes (6); aspects of college courses (10); satisfaction with college attributes (7); future college plans (5); undergraduate role in various college processes (6); needs and desires met in college (10); college atmosphere (8); conversations with professors (8); description of most relevant college course (14); disciplinary actions for various violations (12); overall college evaluation (1); importance of various life goals (20); agreement with various political statements (17); description of college friends (4); living situation (2); participation in various activities (55); courses taken in various subjects (49); college major (5); future employers and careers (7); aspects of future careers (8); planned highest degrees (10); grade point average (2); political leanings (5); close friends (4); participation in college demonstrations and protests (12); most recent college term activities (30); sources of college finances (20); living with parents (4); parents' method of raising children (20); parental characteristics (5); high school graduating class in college (1); expected age of marriage (1); colleges applied to (2); concerns about financing education (1); personal achievements (12); odds of various events (15); importance of various achievements (18).
Measuring Airway Surface Liquid Depth in Ex Vivo Mouse Airways by X-Ray Imaging for the Assessment of Cystic Fibrosis Airway Therapies
Creators: name: Parsons, David W.
name: Paganin, David M.
name: Uesugi, Kentaro
name: Yagi, Naoto
name: Donnelley, Martin
name: Boucher, Richard C.
name: Siu, Karen K. W.
name: Fouras, Andreas
name: Suzuki, Yoshio
name: Morgan, Kaye S.
name: Takeuchi, Akihisa
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: In the airways of those with cystic fibrosis (CF), the leading pathophysiological hypothesis is that an ion channel defect results in a relative decrease in airway surface liquid (ASL) volume, producing thick and sticky mucus that facilitates the establishment and progression of early fatal lung disease. This hypothesis predicts that any successful CF airway treatment for this fundamental channel defect should increase the ASL volume, but up until now there has been no method of measuring this volume that would be compatible with in vivo monitoring. In order to accurately monitor the volume of the ASL, we have developed a new x-ray phase contrast imaging method that utilizes a highly attenuating reference grid. In this study we used this imaging method to examine the effect of a current clinical CF treatment, aerosolized hypertonic saline, on ASL depth in ex vivo normal mouse tracheas, as the first step towards non-invasive in vivo ASL imaging. The ex vivo tracheas were treated with hypertonic saline, isotonic saline or no treatment using a nebuliser integrated within a small animal ventilator circuit. Those tracheas exposed to hypertonic saline showed a transient increase in the ASL depth, which continued for nine minutes post-treatment, before returning to baseline by twelve minutes. These findings are consistent with existing measurements on epithelial cell cultures, and therefore suggest promise for the future development of in vivo testing of treatments. Our grid-based imaging technique measures the ASL depth with micron resolution, and can directly observe the effect of treatments expected to increase ASL depth, prior to any changes in overall lung health. The ability to non-invasively observe micron changes in the airway surface, particularly if achieved in an in vivo setting, may have potential in pre-clinical research designed to bring new treatments for CF and other airway diseases to clinical trials.
The Missouri Poll # 1976-015: Politics/Social Issues
Creators: name: Fleishman-Hillard Research
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Equal Rights Amendment support (1); life accomplishments (1); teachers vs. parents importance (1); women on jury duty (1); smoking in public (1); support for terminally ill (1); husband vetoing abortion (1); government opening suspicious mail (1); graduation state test (1); importance of degree (1); most serious problem (1); opinion of Meramec Dam (1); spending extra money (1); definition of death (1); feelings toward bicentennial (1); paying for cable TV (1); sex education (1); swine flu vaccination (5).
Promoting sustainable and healthy diets in young adults
Creators: name: Ghammachi, Nadine
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Global food systems have been worsening human health and depleting natural resources at the same time. In order to promote optimal health and preserve environmental resources, current food consumption practices need to be shifted through promoting sustainable and healthy dietary practices. Shifting dietary patterns among young adults is particularly important since this age group is known to have poor dietary habits that are kept through later adulthood. Based on evidence, young adults prefer to receive nutrition education through web-based platforms. However, the effectiveness of web-based interventions promoting sustainable and healthy diets is still unknown. This thesis comprises of two studies: a systematic literature review which aimed to systematically review web-based interventions promoting sustainable and healthy diets among young adults and a pilot study which was a 4-week web-based nutrition education program “The Green Hub” developed to promote sustainable and healthy diets among young adults in Australia. Findings from the systematic literature review suggest that web-based interventions can be effective in promoting some aspects of a sustainable and healthy diet, mainly increase in fruit and vegetable intake. “The Green Hub” study revealed positive improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards adopting sustainable and healthy diets. Overall, findings from this thesis highlight the potential of promoting sustainable and healthy diets to young adults through online platforms. Future interventions are needed to promote sustainable and healthy diets comprehensively and into larger scale settings.
Additional file 3 of Effectiveness of a digital medication event reminder and monitor device for patients with tuberculosis (SELFTB): a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Manyazewal, Tsegahun
name: Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash
name: Holland, David P.
name: Fekadu, Abebaw
name: Marconi, Vincent C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3. Baseline questionnaire for TB patients.
Warped Ricci-flat reductions
Creators: name: Colgáin, Eoin Ó
name: Sheikh-Jabbari, M. M.
name: Vázquez-Poritz, Justin F.
name: Yavartanoo, Hossein
name: Zhang, Zhibai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a simple class of warped-product vacuum (Ricci-flat) solutions to ten and eleven-dimensional supergravity, where the internal space is flat and the warp factor supports de Sitter (dS) and anti-de Sitter (AdS) vacua in addition to trivial Minkowski vacua. We outline the construction of consistent Kaluza-Klein (KK) reductions and show that, although our vacuum solutions are non-supersymmetric, these are closely related to the bosonic part of well-known maximally supersymmetric reductions on spheres. We comment on the stability of our solutions, noting that (A)dS$_3$ vacua pass routine stability tests.
description: 12 pages, 2 figures
Medical and Household Characteristics Associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Patients Admitted to a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital
Creators: name: L.Augustino, Kerri
name: Schinasi, Leah
name: Nobles, Delores L.
name: MacDonald, Pia D. M.
name: Stewart, Jill R.
name: Richardson, David B.
name: Wing, Steve
name: Ramsey, Keith M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: BackgroundMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a threat to patient safety and public health. Understanding how MRSA is acquired is important for prevention efforts. This study investigates risk factors for MRSA nasal carriage among patients at an eastern North Carolina hospital in 2011.MethodsUsing a case-control design, hospitalized patients ages 18 – 65 years were enrolled between July 25, 2011 and December 15, 2011 at Vidant Medical Center, a tertiary care hospital that screens all admitted patients for nasal MRSA carriage. Cases, defined as MRSA nasal carriers, were age and gender matched to controls, non-MRSA carriers. In-hospital interviews were conducted, and medical records were reviewed to obtain information on medical and household exposures. Multivariable conditional logistic regression was used to derive odds ratio (OR) estimates of association between MRSA carriage and medical and household exposures.ResultsIn total, 117 cases and 119 controls were recruited to participate. Risk factors for MRSA carriage included having household members who took antibiotics or were hospitalized (OR: 3.27; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.24–8.57) and prior hospitalization with a positive MRSA screen (OR: 3.21; 95% CI: 1.12–9.23). A lower proportion of cases than controls were previously hospitalized without a past positive MRSA screen (OR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.19–0.87).ConclusionThese findings suggest that household exposures are important determinants of MRSA nasal carriage in hospitalized patients screened at admission.
Estadísticos en control de calidad del atun aleta azul Thunnus thynnus /
Creators: name: Cantillo Mier, Ana Maria.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Oceanología||Tesis y disertaciones académicas||Atún||Control de producción||Métodos estadísticos.
subject: SH335.Q35 C35 1984

description: El presente informe se realizó como complemento de las memorias. Se analizaron 142 ejemplares del atun aleta azul Thunnus thynnus con el objeto de estudiar la merma de la carne blanca que va sufriendo el atun a lo largo del proceso llevado a cabo para su comercialización.
VNS 2000 Election:Oregon Election Day Exit Poll
Creators: name: ABC News
name: Associated Press
name: CBS News
name: CNN
name: Fox News
name: NBC News
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Voting intentions (3); 2000 presidential election vote (3); most important issue (1); government view (1); Bill Clinton factor in presidential vote (2); first time vote (1); full time job (2); candidate qualities (1); 2000 House of Representative vote (3); labor union (2); religious right (2); abortion (1); financial situation (1); have children (2); married (2); vote in 1996 (1); 1996 presidential vote (1); economic conditions (2); issues vs. qualities (1); country on right/wrong track (2); Clinton administration responsible for economy (1); Bill Clinton job approval (1); opinion of Bill Clinton as a person (1); attend religious services (1); if Al Gore vs. George W. Bush, who would you vote for (1); best description of how you voted (1); feelings if Al Gore wins (1); feelings if George W. Bush wins (1); next President's political agenda (1); candidate reflect personal opinion (1); investment in stock market (1); candidate say anything to get elected (1); best was for federal government to help senior citizens (1); invest Social Security in stock market (1); tax cut preference (1); knowledge to serve as president (1); Al Gores positions (1); George W. Bush's positions (1); federal budget surplus (1); government's priority with failing schools (1); gun control (1); worried about stock market (1); attacks of candidates unfair (1); own gun (1); president first priority (1); Al Gore honest/trustworthy (1); George W. Bush honest/trustworthy (1); better for country (1); economy or environment more important (1); life better/worse in future (1); management/leadership more important for president (1); country should stay on coarse/ fresh start (1); candidate do a good job handling international crisis (1); Joe Lieberman's religion (1); child become president (1); military status (1); if vote for Vice-President, who would you vote for (1); supporter of John McCain (1); remember Bill Clinton (1); Internet use (2); opinion of Al Gore (1); opinion of George W. Bush (1); opinion of Pat Buchanan (1); opinion of Ralph Nader (1).
First-principles study of intermediate-spin ferrous iron in the Earth's lower mantle
Creators: name: Hsu, Han
name: Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Spin crossover of iron is of central importance in solid Earth geophysics. It impacts all physical properties of minerals that altogether constitute $\sim 95$ vol\% of the Earth's lower mantle: ferropericlase [(Mg,Fe)O] and Fe-bearing magnesium silicate (MgSiO$_3$) perovskite. Despite great strides made in the past decade, the existence of intermediate-spin (IS) state in ferrous iron (Fe$^{2+}$) (with total electron spin $S=1$) and its possible role in the pressure-induced spin crossover in these lower-mantle minerals still remain controversial. Using density functional theory $+$ self-consistent Hubbard $U$ (DFT$+U_{sc}$) calculations, we investigate all possible types of IS states of Fe$^{2+}$ in (Mg,Fe)O and (Mg,Fe)SiO$_3$ perovskite. Among the possible IS states in these minerals, the most probable IS state has an electronic configuration that significantly reduces the electron overlap and the iron nuclear quadrupole splitting (QS). These most probable IS states, however, are still energetically disfavored, and their QSs are inconsistent with Mössbauer spectra. We therefore conclude that IS Fe$^{2+}$ is highly unlikely in the Earth's lower mantle.
REGIONALIZATION OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, WAYS OF IMPROVEMENT
Creators: name: Mirzarakhimova, Nasiba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to rise globally, placing a significant burden on healthcare systems, particularly in underserved and rural regions. This article explores the current state of medical care for T2D patients, with a focus on regional disparities and the need for improved healthcare delivery models. Regionalization of care aims to optimize the allocation of resources and improve access to specialized treatment. The paper identifies challenges in the management of T2D in different regions, including inadequate healthcare infrastructure, lack of specialized medical personnel, and gaps in patient education. It also discusses potential solutions, such as the decentralization of diabetes care, telemedicine, and the integration of multidisciplinary teams. The article concludes by suggesting policy reforms and technological innovations as key strategies to enhance the regional management of T2D.
Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey Monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) and Key Indicators - July, 2017 (a subset of the complete monthly Fannie Mae National Housing Survey)
Creators: name: Foundation, Fannie Mae
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Economy on right/wrong track (1); personal financial situation (1); good/bad time to buy a house (1); good/bad time to sell a house (1); home price changes (3); rental price changes (3); mortgage interest rate changes (1); ability to obtain a home mortgage today (1); current homeownership status (1); renting vs. buying a home in the future (1); concern about unemployment (1); change in income (1).
Photoluminescence Saturation and Exciton Decay Dynamics in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers
Creators: name: Shin, Min Ju
name: Kim, Dong Hak
name: Lim, D.
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 report a photoluminescence (PL) and transient reflection spectroscopy study of exciton dynamics in monolayer transition transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). PL saturation in monolayer MoSe2 occurs an excitation intensity more than two orders of magnitude lower than in monolayer MoS2. Transient reflection shows that the nonlinear exciton-exciton annihilation is the dominant exciton decay process in monolayer MoSe2 in contrast to the previously reported linear exciton decay in monolayer MoS2. In addition, the exciton lifetime in MoSe2, > 125 ps, is more than an order of magnitude longer than the several-ps exciton lifetime in MoS2. We find that the dramatically different exciton decay mechanism and PL saturation behavior of MoSe2 and MoS2 monolayers can be explained by the difference in their exciton lifetime.
description: This manuscript is withdrawn due to incomplete introduction and reference
Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey Monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) and Key Indicators - August, 2017 (a subset of the complete monthly Fannie Mae National Housing Survey)
Creators: name: Foundation, Fannie Mae
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Economy on right/wrong track (1); personal financial situation (1); good/bad time to buy a house (1); good/bad time to sell a house (1); home price changes (3); rental price changes (3); mortgage interest rate changes (1); ability to obtain a home mortgage today (1); current homeownership status (1); renting vs. buying a home in the future (1); concern about unemployment (1); change in income (1).
Identificación de los elementos formes de la hemolinfa de :la almeja pismo, Tivela stultorum (Bivalvia :
Creators: name: Garcia Cuellar, Claudia Maria.
Publisher: name: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Oceanología||Tesis y disertaciones académicas||Almejas||Citología.
subject: QL430.6 G37 1984

description: Por análisis microscópico, en vivo y en frotis fijados y teñidos de la hemolinfa de 15 ejemplares de la almeja pismo, Tivela stultorum; se encontraron 11 tipos celulares.
microRNA-122 Abundance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Tumor Liver Tissue from Japanese Patients with Persistent HCV versus HBV Infection
Creators: name: Spaniel, Carolyn
name: Lemon, Stanley M.
name: Shimakami, Tetsuro
name: Kaneko, Shuichi
name: Lanford, Robert E.
name: Honda, Masao
name: Selitsky, Sara R.
name: Yamane, Daisuke
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Mechanisms of hepatic carcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C are incompletely defined but often assumed to be similar and related to immune-mediated inflammation. Despite this, several studies hint at differences in expression of miR-122, a liver-specific microRNA with tumor suppressor properties, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) versus hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Differences in the expression of miR-122 in these cancers would be of interest, as miR-122 is an essential host factor for HCV but not HBV replication. To determine whether the abundance of miR-122 in cancer tissue is influenced by the nature of the underlying virus infection, we measured miR-122 by qRT-PCR in paired tumor and non-tumor tissues from cohorts of HBV- and HCV-infected Japanese patients. miR-122 abundance was significantly reduced from normal in HBV-associated HCC, but not in liver cancer associated with HCV infection. This difference was independent of the degree of differentiation of the liver cancer. Surprisingly, we also found significant differences in miR-122 expression in non-tumor tissue, with miR-122 abundance reduced from normal in HCV- but not HBV-infected liver. Similar differences were observed in HCV- vs. HBV-infected chimpanzees. Among HCV-infected Japanese subjects, reductions in miR-122 abundance in non-tumor tissue were associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism near the IL28B gene that predicts poor response to interferon-based therapy (TG vs. TT genotype at rs8099917), and correlated negatively with the abundance of multiple interferon-stimulated gene transcripts. Reduced levels of miR-122 in chronic hepatitis C thus appear to be associated with endogenous interferon responses to the virus, while differences in miR-122 expression in HCV- versus HBV-associated HCC likely reflect virus-specific mechanisms contributing to carcinogenesis. The continued expression of miR-122 in HCV-associated HCC may signify an important role for HCV replication late in the progression to malignancy.
DLT4AITOYS: Development and integration of the demos performed in the project
Creators: name: ITI, Instituto Tecnológico de Informática
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: DLT4AITOYS
2022
digital passport
artificial intelligence
dlt technology
identity sovereigthy
blockchain integration

description: DLT4AITOYS " Integration of DLT Technologies in the Development of the Smart Toy Digital Passport Framework" aims to integrate Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) into the Multisectoral AI Platform to develop a digital passport framework for smart toys.

Key objectives of the project include:Digital Product Passport: Track components and manufacturing stages of smart toys, improving traceability, recycling, and promoting a circular economy.

Enhanced AI Capabilities: Upgrade AI modules to improve the quality and educational value of smart toys for the Valencian toy industry.

DLT Integration: Utilize DLT networks to securely manage data, ensuring immutability and access to previous project results.

Decentralized Identity Management: Move toward self-sovereign identity, enabling entities to control and unify their identities across multiple domains.

This report contains the development and integration of the demos performed in the project. It will be explained the technologies used, the improvements achieve in the integrated products and the possible impact in the platform usage
description: DLT4AITOYS. Project funded by the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the public grant program adressed to Technological Institutes of the Valencian Community for the development of non-economic R&D projects carried out in cooperation with companies during 2022 with 131.657,46 €. File number: IMDEEA/2022/89
Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: February 2017 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Creators: name: Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Health reform law (4); Congress handling the health care law (2); health care law repeal (5); sources of information about the health care law (3); spending priorities (3); Medicaid (7); health care costs (2); medical bills (3); source of health insurance (2); political party preference (2).
The XMM-Newton Bright Survey sample of absorbed quasars: X-ray and accretion properties
Creators: name: Ballo, L.
name: Severgnini, P.
name: Della Ceca, R.
name: Caccianiga, A.
name: Vignali, C.
name: Carrera, F. J.
name: Corral, A.
name: Mateos, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Although absorbed quasars are extremely important for our understanding of the energetics of the Universe, the main physical parameters of their central engines are still poorly known. In this work we present and study a complete sample of 14 quasars (QSOs) that are absorbed in the X-rays (column density NH>4x10^21 cm-2 and X-ray luminosity L(2-10 keV)>10^44 ergs/s; XQSO2) belonging to the XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous Survey (XBS). From the analysis of their ultraviolet-to-mid-infrared spectral energy distribution we can separate the nuclear emission from the host galaxy contribution, obtaining a measurement of the fundamental nuclear parameters, like the mass of the central supermassive black hole and the value of Eddington ratio, lambda_Edd. Comparing the properties of XQSO2s with those previously obtained for the X-ray unabsorbed QSOs in the XBS, we do not find any evidence that the two samples are drawn from different populations. In particular, the two samples span the same range in Eddington ratios, up to lambda_Edd=0.5; this implies that our XQSO2s populate the "forbidden region" in the so-called "effective Eddington limit paradigm". A combination of low grain abundance, presence of stars inwards of the absorber, and/or anisotropy of the disk emission, can explain this result.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS; 19 pages (+14 pages for figure 2), 9 figures, 7 tables
Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: March 2017 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Creators: name: Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Health reform law (4); Congress handling the health care law (2); health care law repeal (3); replacement plans (3); pre-existing conditions (1); sale of insurance across state lines (3); health insurance exchanges or marketplaces (2); women’s reproductive health (2); prescription birth control (2); Planned Parenthood (5); maternity care (3); source of health insurance (2); political party preference (2).
Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality in HIV Programmes in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia: Mathematical Modelling Study
Creators: name: Estill, Janne
name: Wandeler, Gilles
name: Davies, Mary-Ann
name: Boulle, Andrew
name: Garone, Daniela
name: Stringer, Jeffrey S. A.
name: Johnson, Leigh F.
name: Keiser, Olivia
name: Wood, Robin
name: Egger, Matthias
name: Hallett, Timothy B.
name: Gsponer, Thomas
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Mortality in patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) is higher in Malawi and Zambia than in South Africa. We examined whether different monitoring of ART (viral load [VL] in South Africa and CD4 count in Malawi and Zambia) could explain this mortality difference.
Additional file 4 of Effectiveness of a digital medication event reminder and monitor device for patients with tuberculosis (SELFTB): a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Manyazewal, Tsegahun
name: Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash
name: Holland, David P.
name: Fekadu, Abebaw
name: Marconi, Vincent C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 4. Patients user leaflet of evriMED500.