cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of small testicular masses
Creators: name: Corcioni, Beniamino
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: Neoplasia

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Small testicular masses (STMs), defined as non palpable, < 25mm diameter mass [1], are a growing problem, because many cases may be benign at final histology. Testicular cancer represents between 1% and 1.5% of male neoplasms and 5% of urological...
The Adolescent Leadership Council: Group Mentoring for Youth with Chronic Illness
Creators: name: Maslow, Gary
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: Up to 18% of all children have a special health care need, most of which involve a chronic physical condition. The frequency of childhood chronic physical illness increases with age, and teens (12-17 year olds) have a rate of chronic illness that is twice as high as younger children. There are significant negative consequences of having a chronic physical illness on the individual child and their family. These children miss three times as many school days and spend three times as many days sick in bed in comparison to their healthy peers. In addition, they are at increased risk of depression and other psychiatric illnesses and are more likely to get acutely ill. 30% of families affected by childhood chronic illness report at least one family member decreasing or stopping work as a result of the child’s illness. There is also an increase rate of chronic illness in children who live in poverty and who are from minority groups. According to a 2006 RI Health Department publication of Rhode Islanders 16-20 years old, 14% or 11,000 young adults in RI have a disability, which includes only part of the population of those with chronic physical conditions. In a national survey it was found that only 50% of youth with special health care needs had discussed the transition to adulthood with their pediatrician, and that only 15% had received support and guidance through this transition. In a 2004 survey of Rhode Island pediatricians the RI Health Department found that few pediatric practices had plans in place to support their patients with special health care needs as they transitioned to adult medical care and adulthood. Adolescence and the transition to adulthood is a critical time for all young adults and in particular for those with chronic illness. In a longitudinal study from Great Britain of children with chronic physical conditions it was found that the greatest predictor of unemployment at age 36 was greater health problems from age 20 to 25 years old. In a study of 19-25 year olds from Finland, those with chronic physical illnesses were less likely to be married, finish school, and live independently than their healthy peers. Clearly the transition to adulthood is a critical time for young adults socially, educationally, vocationally, and physically. However, there are few programs or strategies available to promote the successful transition to adulthood of adolescence with chronic physical conditions. This complex process requires the collaboration of parents, schools, doctors, and the young adults themselves.
Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: 2011 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS
Creators: name: Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2011

description: Most urgent national health problem (3); most urgent international health problem (3); making progress/losing ground with national effect of HIV/AIDS (1); making progress/losing ground with international effect of HIV/AIDS (1); making progress/losing ground with community effect of HIV/AIDS (1); impact of HIV/AIDS on people respondent knows (1); personal concern with becoming infected with HIV (1); concerns with family member contracting HIV (1); concern with children contracting HIV (2); prejudice/discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS (1); ways to become infected with HIV (3); statements about HIV/AIDS (4); finding a cure for AIDS (2); leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS (3); groups doing enough to fight HIV/AIDS (13); people with HIV getting the medication they need (1); access to HIV prevention services (1); racial impact of AIDS (1); government spending on HIV/AIDS (2); focus of AIDS prevention programs (1); spending on AIDS prevention will slow spread (1); spending on AIDS treatment will slow spread (1); effectiveness of condoms in preventing HIV/AIDS (1); discussing AIDS/HIV with family/friends (1); reading about HIV/AIDS (3); news sources for HIV/AIDS (1); seeing/hearing public service announcements about HIV/AIDS (4); desire for more information (6); talking to a doctor about HIV/AIDS (1); talking to partner/spouse about HIV/AIDS (1); HIV testing influencing other's opinion of respondent (1).
Washington Post/Yale Poll: Maryland Election Day Poll
Creators: name: Washington Post
name: Yale University
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Planning to vote in statewide elections (3); Kathleen Kennedy Townsend vs. Bob Ehrlich (5); reason respondent will/did vote for Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (1); reason respondent will/did vote for Bob Ehrlich (1); Democrats should/should not continue to be in charge of state government (1); which one issue mattered most in deciding vote for governor (1); how closely following this year's governor race in Maryland (1); respondent is/is not a strong supporter of candidate (1); will definitely vote for candidate/could change mind and vote for someone else (1); direction of Maryland (1); Governor Parris Glendening job performance (1); Maryland economy (1); statements that describe Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (8); statements that describe Bob Ehrlich (8); Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's choice of Charles Larson as her running mate does/does not affect respondent's vote (1); Bob Ehrlich's choice of Michael Steele as his running mate does/does not affect respondent's vote (1); importance of certain issues in deciding vote for governor this year (9); abortion (1); reducing the budget deficit in Maryland (3); fact that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served as Parris Glendening's lieutenant governor for eight years does/does not affect respondent's vote (1); candidates' views on most issues are too liberal/too conservative/just about right (2); worried that certain candidate will make it too hard/too easy to purchase a gun in Maryland (2); negativity of this year's campaign for governor (2); corruption in state government in Maryland (2); 2000 presidential election (2); 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election (2); do/do not know where people in neighborhood go to vote (1).
title: Optimization of soft-tissue imaging in CT with the aid of additional tin filtration
Creators: name: Dijkshoorn, Marcel L.
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Thorax
subject: Abdomen
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: CT
subject: Dosimetry
subject: Physics
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Dosimetric comparison

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Introduction In recent years a lot has been done to reduce radiation dose in CT examinations. The use of iterative reconstruction techniques, tube current modulation, more efficient detectors and...
Interstellar Detection of Methyl Isocyanate CH$_3$NCO in Sgr B2(N): A Link from Molecular Clouds to Comets
Creators: name: Halfen, DeWayne T.
name: Ilyushin, Vadim V.
name: Ziurys, Lucy M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A new interstellar molecule, CH$_3$NCO (methyl isocyanate), has been detected using the 12 m telescope of the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). CH$_3$NCO was identified in spectra covering 48 GHz (68-116 GHz) in the 3 mm segment of a broadband survey of Sgr B2(N). Thirty very favorable rotational lines (K$_a$ = 0 and K$_a$ = 1 only; E$_u$ < 60 K) originating in five consecutive transitions (J = 8 $\rightarrow$ 7, 9 $\rightarrow$ 8, 10 $\rightarrow$ 9, 11 $\rightarrow$ 10, and 12 $\rightarrow$ 11) in both the A and E internal rotation species are present in this frequency range. Emission was observed at all of the predicted frequencies, with seventeen lines appearing as distinct, uncontaminated spectral features, clearly showing the classic a-type, asymmetric top pattern, with T$_R$* ~ 20-70 mK. The CH$_3$NCO spectra also appear to exhibit two velocities components near V$_{LSR}$ ~ 62 and 73 km s$^{-1}$, both with $Δ$V$_{1/2}$ ~ 10 km s$^{-1}$ - typical of molecules such as CH$_2$CHCN, HNCO, and HCOOCH$_3$ in Sgr B2(N). The column density of CH$_3$NCO in Sgr B2(N) was determined to be N$_{tot}$ ~ 2.3 x 10$^{13}$ cm$^{-2}$ and 1.5 x 10$^{13}$ cm$^{-2}$ for the 62 and 73 km s$^{-1}$ components, corresponding to fractional abundances, relative to H$_2$, of f ~ 7.6 x 10$^{-12}$ and 5.0 x 10$^{-12}$, respectively. CH$_3$NCO was recently detected in volatized material from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by Rosetta's Philae lander, with an abundance ~1.3% of water; in Sgr B2(N), CH$_3$NCO is roughly ~0.04% of the H$_2$O abundance.
description: 14 pages, 3 tables, 3 figures, 1 machine-readable table in ApJ (Letters) Oct. 2, 2015 issue
Critical evaluation of biochar effects on methane production and process stability in anaerobic digestion
Creators: name: Hu, Jiahui
name: Stenchly, Kathrin
name: Gwenzi, Willis
name: Wachendorf, Michael
name: Kätzl, Korbinian
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: acid stress
subject: biochar dosage
subject: cascading use of biomass
subject: food waste
subject: methane production rate
subject: substrate loading rates
subject: wood residue
subject: 500
subject: 570
subject: Gärung
subject: Methangärung
subject: Pflanzenkohle
subject: Wirkung
subject: Bewertung

description: Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
Push button reproduction attempt of a research claim from Erik Lindqvist and Robert Östling, (2010), in American Political Science Review
Creators: name: Tutor, Melba
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Claim paragraph (from the sourcing sheet): The study presents the finding that the correlation between polarization and government size is significantly stronger among democratic countries; the association between polarization and government size in strong democracies is the specific part of the finding selected for the SCORE program. This reflects the following statement from the paper's abstract: "Political polarization is strongly associated with smaller government in democratic countries, but there is no relationship between polarization and the size of government in undemocratic countries." The analysis relies on a regression of government size (general government consumption as a fraction of total consumption, averaged from 2003-2005) on the standard deviation of four World Values Survey items measuring various economic aspects of left and right on a 1-10 scale, in four separate models. The authors estimate a regression for each of these measures in the paper; the SCORE program has selected the 1-10 scale where 1 means complete agreement that”Private ownership of business should be increased" and 10 means complete agreement that “Government ownership of business and industry should be increased.” In the ‘long’ specification chosen for the SCORE program, the authors control for the mean value of responses, along with geographic and colonial controls, and an additional set of potentially endogenous control variables. The authors split their sample such that countries with a Polity IV democracy score of 9 to 10 are strong democracies, while countries with scores 0 to 8 are weak democracies. The evidence selected for the SCORE program is the regression estimated on the strong democratic sample using the measure of polarization specified above (results are significant using three of the four measures in the paper with this specification). When the sample is restricted to strong democracies, the estimated effect of polarization on government consumption is statistically significant (coefficient in the ‘long’ specification for the “Private" measure of polarization = -18.73, heteroscedasticity robust SE = 4.79, p = .01). The focal test in the original paper is: When the sample is restricted to strong democracies, the estimated effect of polarization on government consumption is statistically significant (coefficient in the ‘long’ specification for the “Private" measure of polarization = -18.73, heteroscedasticity robust SE = 4.79, p = .01).
title: The path to delivering the right dose in CT: a dose management project
Creators: name: Valentino, Massimo
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: CT
subject: Computer Applications-General

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Computed Tomography (CT) use has increased dramatically over the past several decades. Integration of CT into patient care has improved patient treatment [1] and nowadays CT is widely considered among the most important advances in...
Moral Distress as a Characteristic of Physician Training: Understanding and Ameliorating a Harmful Phenomenon
Creators: name: Scarlet, Sara
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: When health care providers experience moral distress, it influences not only their wellness, but that of their patients. Although moral distress in health care is believed to be universal, the majority of literature on the topic describes the experiences of nurses. Moral distress among physician trainees is poorly understood. In this study, I report the findings of a systematic review of studies of moral distress experienced by physician trainees. I reviewed three key questions: (1) What are the root causes of moral distress (clinical situations, internal constraints, and external constraints) in physician trainees? (2) Is the experience of moral distress influenced by a physician trainee’s gender, subspecialty, or level of training? (3) How do physician trainees cope with their moral distress? I screened 1492 articles for eligibility; 38 articles met criteria for full-text review. The final qualitative analysis included eight studies. Five studies employed qualitative methods and three studies used quantitative methods. I could not perform a quantitative synthesis of the 8 appraised articles. The most commonly identified clinical situations leading to moral distress were “powerlessness due to position in the hierarchy,” “witnessing unprofessional/unethical/substandard conduct or scenarios,” and “caring for critically ill patients at the end-of-life.” The most common form of adaptive coping reported was open discussions among staff involved with specific cases. The most common form of maladaptive coping reported was depersonalization. Few studies explored the relationship between moral distress and demographic characteristics. Of the five qualitative studies, the majority were of moderate quality. All three quantitative studies were of low or very low quality. High quality research that enables us to understand the best ways to identify, respond to, and prevent moral distress among physician trainees will support their wellbeing and may be helpful for curriculum development.
title: MRI and ovarian biomarkers to determinate the undeterminate
Creators: name: Vinci, Valeria
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Genital / Reproductive system female
subject: Pelvis
subject: Oncology
subject: MR
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: Cancer

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Ultrasound (US) with color Doppler is the first-line imaging in the diagnosis of an adnexal mass 1 . However in up to 8% of cases US examination may result inconclusive , and adnexal masses are defined as indeterminated 2 .At US an indeterminate...
Pollen metabarcoding of museum specimens and recently collected bumblebees (Bombus) indicates foraging shifts
Creators: name: Kolter, Andreas
name: Husemann, Martin
name: Podsiadlowski, Lars
name: Gemeinholzer, Birgit
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: barcoding
subject: Bombus
subject: bumblebee
subject: Cuxhaven
subject: Hamburg
subject: ITS1
subject: ITS
subject: ITS2
subject: natural history collection
subject: plant metabarcoding
subject: pollen
subject: trnL-F P6eng
subject: 570
subject: 580
subject: 590
subject: Deutschland
subject: Cuxhaven
subject: Hamburg
subject: Pollen
subject: DNA Barcoding
subject: Hummel
subject: Nahrungserwerb

description: Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
Resonance locking as the source of rapid tidal migration in the Jupiter and Saturn moon systems
Creators: name: Fuller, Jim
name: Luan, Jing
name: Quataert, Eliot
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The inner moons of Jupiter and Saturn migrate outwards due to tidal energy dissipation within the planets, the details of which remain poorly understood. We demonstrate that resonance locking between moons and internal oscillation modes of the planet can produce rapid tidal migration. Resonance locking arises due to the internal structural evolution of the planet and typically produces an outward migration rate comparable to the age of the solar system. Resonance locking predicts a similar migration timescale but a different effective tidal quality factor $Q$ governing the migration of each moon. It also predicts nearly constant migration timescales a function of semi-major axis, such that effective $Q$ values were larger in the past. Recent measurements of Jupiter and Saturn's moon systems find effective $Q$ values that are smaller than expected (and are different between moons), and which correspond to migration timescales of $\sim$10 Gyr. If confirmed, the measurements are broadly consistent with resonance locking as the dominant source of tidal dissipation in Jupiter and Saturn. Resonance locking also provides solutions to several problems posed by current measurements: it naturally explains the exceptionally small $Q$ governing Rhea's migration, it allows the large heating rate of Enceladus to be achieved in an equilibrium eccentricity configuration, and it resolves evolutionary problems arising from present-day migration/heating rates.
description: Published in MNRAS
Discovery of $^{34g,m}$Cl$(p,γ)^{35}$Ar resonances activated at classical nova temperatures
Creators: name: Fry, C.
name: Wrede, C.
name: Bishop, S.
name: Brown, B. A.
name: Chen, A. A.
name: Faestermann, T.
name: Hertenberger, R.
name: Parikh, A.
name: Pérez-Loureiro, D.
name: Wirth, H. -F.
name: García, A.
name: Ortez, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Background: The thermonuclear $^{34g,m}$Cl($p,γ$)$^{35}$Ar reaction rates are unknown due to a lack of experimental nuclear physics data. Uncertainties in these rates translate to uncertainties in $^{34}$S production in models of classical novae on oxygen-neon white dwarfs. $^{34}$S abundances have the potential to aid in the classification of presolar grains. Purpose: Determine resonance energies for the $^{34g,m}$Cl($p,γ$)$^{35}$Ar reactions within the region of astrophyical interest for classical novae to a precision of a few keV as an essential first step toward constraining their thermonuclear reaction rates. Method: $^{35}$Ar excited states were populated by the $^{36}$Ar($d,t$)$^{35}$Ar reaction at $E$(d)=22~MeV and reaction products were momentum analyzed by a high resolution quadrupole-dipole-dipole-dipole (Q3D) magnetic spectrograph. Results: Seventeen new $^{35}$Ar levels have been detected at a statistically significant level in the region $E_x\approx$~5.9-6.7~MeV ($E_r$ \textless~800~ keV) and their excitation energies have been determined to typical uncertainties of 3~keV. The uncertainties for five previously known levels have also been reduced substantially. The measured level density was compared to those calculated using the WBMB Hamiltonian within the $sd-pf$ model space. Conclusions: Most of the resonances in the region of astrophyical interest have likely been discovered and their energies have been determined, but the resonance strengths are still unknown, and experimentally constraining the $^{34g,m}$Cl($p,γ$)$^{35}$Ar reaction rates will require further experiments.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures
title: The utility of ADC values in the risk stratification of prostate cancer using a 1.5T MRI without ERC
Creators: name: Lopes Dias, João
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: Diagnostic procedure

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: The use of multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mp-MRI) has significantly changed the diagnostic approach and management of prostate cancer. It combines the conventional sequences, T1 and T2 weighted imaging (WI), with at least two functional...
B fields in OB stars (BOB): Detection of a strong magnetic field in the O9.7 V star HD54879
Creators: name: Castro, N.
name: Fossati, L.
name: Hubrig, S.
name: Simón-Díaz, S.
name: Schöller, M.
name: Ilyin, I.
name: Carrol, T. A.
name: Langer, N.
name: Morel, T.
name: Schneider, F. R. N.
name: Przybilla, N.
name: Herrero, A.
name: de Koter, A.
name: Oskinova, L. M.
name: Reisenegger, A.
name: Sana, H.
name: collaboration, the BOB
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The number of magnetic stars detected among massive stars is small; nevertheless, the role played by the magnetic field in stellar evolution cannot be disregarded. Links between line profile variability, enhancements/depletions of surface chemical abundances, and magnetic fields have been identified for low-mass B-stars, but for the O-type domain this is almost unexplored. Based on FORS2 and HARPS spectropolarimetric data, we present the first detection of a magnetic field in HD54879, a single slowly rotating O9.7 V star. Using two independent and different techniques we obtained the firm detection of a surface average longitudinal magnetic field with a maximum amplitude of about 600 G, in modulus. A quantitative spectroscopic analysis of the star with the stellar atmosphere code FASTWIND results in an effective temperature and a surface gravity of 33000$\pm1000$ K and 4.0$\pm0.1$ dex. The abundances of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and magnesium are found to be slightly lower than solar, but compatible within the errors. We investigate line-profile variability in HD54879 by complementing our spectra with spectroscopic data from other recent OB-star surveys. The photospheric lines remain constant in shape between 2009 and 2014, although H$α$ shows a variable emission. The H$α$ emission is too strong for a standard O9.7 V and is probably linked to the magnetic field and the presence of circumstellar material. Its normal chemical composition and the absence of photospheric line profile variations make HD54879 the most strongly magnetic, non-variable single O-star detected to date.
description: 16 pages, accepted for publication in A&A
title: Susceptibility weighted imaging improves the diagnostic accuracy of brain MRI in the work-up of parkinsonism
Creators: name: Meijer, Frederick Jan Anton
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: MR
subject: Diagnostic procedure

description: Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Purpose: To evaluate whether SWI has added value to conventional 3 Tesla brain MRI in the diagnostic work-up of early stage parkinsonism....
Clues on chemical mechanisms from renormalizability: The example of a noisy cubic autocatalytic model
Creators: name: Gagnon, Jean-Sebastien
name: Perez-Mercader, Juan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the effect of noise on the renormalizability of a specific reaction-diffusion system of equations describing a cubic autocatalytic chemical reaction. The noise we are using is gaussian with power-law correlations in space, characterized by an amplitude $A$ and a noise exponent $y$. We show that changing the noise exponent is equivalent to the substitution $d_{s} \rightarrow d_{\rm eff} = d_{s} - y$ and thus modifies the divergence structure of loop integrals ($d_{s}$ is the dimension of space). The model is renormalizable at one-loop for $d_{\rm eff} < 6$ and nonrenormalizable for $d_{\rm eff} \geq 6$. The effects of noise-generated higher order interactions are discussed. In particular, we show how noise induces new interaction terms that can be interpreted as a manifestation of some (internal) "chemical mechanism". We also show how ideas of effective field theory can be applied to construct a more fundamental chemical model for this system.
description: 8 pages, 7 figures
C3Logix Assessment of Neuropsychological Performance in Athletes and Non-Athletes
Creators: name: Makwana, Bindal
name: Xu, Xiaomeng
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to enhance physical health, mental health, and cognitive functioning (Stillman et al, 2016; Zhao et al., 2016; Wood et al., 2016; Gill et al., 2015). Adult and older adult research shows that PA positively influences neuropsychological performance and protects against cognitive decline. However, less is known about PA and cognition among younger individuals, particularly healthy collegiate athletes. Research on collegiate athletes focuses on those with injuries (e.g. head trauma), and there is a strong need for research with healthy athletes so that normative neuropsychological data for this population will become available (Brown et al., 2017). The proposed study will investigate neuropsychological performance in healthy athletes and non-athletes using an iPad-based neuropsychological battery called C3Logix. The C3Logix system has been adopted by many collegiate athletic departments and is based on well-validated neuropsychological measures (although no validation studies of the system have yet been published). This system allows athletic departments to utilize a user-friendly interface and to conduct neurocognitive assessments quickly and without the need for clinicians. One hundred athletes and one hundred age-matched non-athletes will complete neurocognitive assessments using the C3Logix system. It is hypothesized that, similar to adult studies, healthy collegiate athletes will outperform healthy collegiate non-athletes on cognitive tasks. This proposed study will help fill the gap in our understanding of cognition and PA in healthy young adults (including providing normative data for healthy collegiate athletes). neuropsychological performance.
A Systematic Review of Suicide Prevention in Colleges and Universities from a Public Health Perspective
Creators: name: Link, Patrick E.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2006

description: Suicide is a vexing public health problem. It is a leading cause of death in the United States, with over 31,000 people committiug suicide in 2003. It is also a particularly tragic and troubling cause of death because it is a volitional act committed by psychologically and, generally, psychiatrically impaired members of our society. Many key stakeholders in this problem, including the media, health care providers, politicians, and public health officials, have focused much attention on suicide and suicide prevention for many decades. Little progress has been achieved in lowering the suicide rate in this country, however, as it has remained relatively stable over the last 50 years. There are many reasons for this lack of progress in preventing suicide. Although suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in general in the United States, it is nonetheless a relatively rare event: roughly 11 suicides per 100,000 people in 2003. Moreover, although suicide is more common in certain demographic groups, it is a relatively rare event even in these populations. This makes it exceedingly difficult to study. The definition of what constitutes a suicide has also been inconsistent and the methods used for declaring suicide as the cause of death have varied widely in research and prevention efforts. Many factors interact to cause suicide, making targeted prevention interventions difficult to design. When prevention efforts are implemented, they are difficult to study using well-controlled designs. Stigma surrounding suicide and mental illness has contributed significantly to the poor amount and quality of suicide prevention research as well. In response to these difficulties and the continued lack of progress in decreasing the Nation's suicide rate, key stakeholders in suicide prevention have recently issued recommendations for a new national strategy for suicide research and prevention, based on a public health approach. This strategy seeks to overcome prior difficulties in suicide prevention research by undertaking large, multicenter studies in diverse populations aimed at: 1. determining the true rate of suicide in each demographic population; 2. discerning the many risk and protective factors for suicide; 3. designing, implementing, and evaluating suicide prevention interventions based on these risk and protective factors; 4. combining promising interventions into broad suicide prevention programs; and 5. evaluating the effectiveness of these programs through on-going epidemiological surveillance of suicide in the many distinct populations of this country.
Washington Post Poll: Maryland Politics/Gambling
Creators: name: Washington Post
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Direction of Maryland (1); Governor Bob Ehrlich job performance (1); Maryland economy (1); biggest problem facing Maryland today (1); how much priority should Bob Ehrlich and state legislature give to some issues (9); trust Bob Ehrlich/Democrats in state legislature to do a better job coping with main problems the state faces over the next few years (1); Bob Ehrlich's accomplishments in his first year as governor (2); description of Bob Ehrlich (11); Bob Ehrlich too liberal/too conservative/about right (1); impressions of people in news (9); Barbara Mikulski does/does not deserve to be re-elected in Senate (1); George W. Bush job performance (1); slot machines in Maryland (7); gone to Delaware or West Virginia in past two years to play slot machines (1); Maryland's budget situation (7); Transportation Department's need to raise an extra $300 million a year (1); favor/oppose civil unions (1); favor/oppose gay and lesbian marriages (1); corruption in state government in Maryland (1); which candidate would vote for if Maryland's Democratic presidential primary were being held today (2); 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election (2); how important is religion in everyday life (1).
title: Simple CBF grading based on MR perfusion to anticipate long-term clinical outcome in severe stroke patients due to the carotid artery occlusion
Creators: name: Mori, Takahisa
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Emergency
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: Interventional vascular
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: MR-Angiography
subject: MR
subject: Outcomes analysis
subject: Ischaemia / Infarction

description: Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Purpose: It is difficult to anticipate clinical outcome of patients with the carotid artery occlusion (CAO) in an acute stroke setting. Some patients die or are severely disabled, but others don't die nor severly disabled. Patients with poor clinical outcome...
title: Neonatal lumbar puncture: are traditional clinical landmarks of lumbar anatomy accurate when compared with ultrasound assessment?
Creators: name: Nana, Melanie
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Paediatric
subject: CNS
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Puncture
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Cerebrospinal fluid
subject: Infection

description: Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Purpose: Lumbar puncture (LP) is a commonly performed procedure in neonates that allows a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to be obtained. This may be used diagnostically to investigate for infection of the central nervous system and inborn errors of...
Beryllium Oxide Digestion Optimization at the Savannah River Site
Creators: name: Jagnandan, Davin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2002

description: Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a debilitating lung disorder affecting an estimated 4.6% of past nuclear weapons and beryllium manufacturing workers. The Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, as set up by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), establishes guidelines for maintaining acceptable exposure levels in all beryllium manufacturing facilities. These exposure levels are based on the measuring of total beryllium which includes beryllium metal, beryllium salts, beryllium alloys and beryllium oxide. The most sensitive detection instruments used in industrial hygiene sampling measure beryllium in a solubilized form . Beryllium oxide, in particular, has been shown to resist solubilization unless it is performed in the presence of strong acid(s). This poses a problem for industrial hygienists because beryllium oxide has been shown to have a high level oftoxicity due to its small size and moderate solubility. The current digestion method (EPA 3050B) for all metals at the Savannah River Site involves the use of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It was hypothesized that this method was inadequate for the complete digestion of beryllium oxide. This study examines this issue by comparing method 3050B with two other acid digestion methods. Once the most effective of the three methods was determined, optimization factors such as settling time, heating/reflux time, and hydrogen peroxide addition were examined. It was found that treatment with a combination of nitric, hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids with overnight settling, a one hour heating/reflux time, and hydrogen peroxide addition was the most effective means of digesting beryllium oxide for measurement by inductively-coupled plasma emission spectroscopy.
title: Assessment of intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging for the differentiation of renal benign tumour and renal malignant tumour
Creators: name: Li, Lu
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Kidney
subject: MR
subject: Surgery

description: Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the differential diagnosis of Angiomyolipoma(AML) ,clear cell renal cell carcinoma(clear cell RCC) and non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma(non-clear...
On the relevance of q-distribution functions: The return time distribution of restricted random walker
Creators: name: Zand, Jaleh
name: Tirnakli, Ugur
name: Jensen, Henrik Jeldtoft
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: There exist a large literature on the application of $q$-statistics to the out-of-equilibrium non-ergodic systems in which some degree of strong correlations exists. Here we study the distribution of first return times to zero, $P_R(0,t)$, of a random walk on the set of integers $\{0,1,2,...,L\}$ with a position dependent transition probability given by $|n/L|^a$. We find that for all values of $a\in[0,2]$ $P_R(0,t)$ can be fitted by $q$-exponentials, but only for $a=1$ is $P_R(0,t)$ given exactly by a $q$-exponential in the limit $L\rightarrow\infty$. This is a remarkable result since the exact analytical solution of the corresponding continuum model represents $P_R(0,t)$ as a sum of Bessel functions with a smooth dependence on $a$ from which we are unable to identify $a=1$ as of special significance. However, from the high precision numerical iteration of the discrete Master Equation, we do verify that only for $a=1$ is $P_R(0,t)$ exactly a $q$-exponential and that a tiny departure from this parameter value makes the distribution deviate from $q$-exponential. Further research is certainly required to identify the reason for this result and also the applicability of $q$-statistics and its domain.
description: 14 pages, 3 figures. The replacement correct that two papers in the reference list were not mentioned in the text
Channel Blockade in a Two-Path Triple-Quantum-Dot System
Creators: name: Kotzian, M.
name: Gallego-Marcos, F.
name: Platero, G.
name: Haug, R. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Electronic transport through a two-path triple-quantum-dot system with two source leads and one drain is studied. By separating the conductance of the two double dot paths, we are able to observe double dot and triple dot physics in transport and study the interaction between the paths. We observe channel blockade as a result of inter-channel Coulomb interaction. The experimental results are understood with the help of a theoretical model which calculates the parameters of the system, the stability regions of each state and the full dynamical transport in the triple dot resonances.
description: 6 pages, 6 figures
Washington Post Poll: Metro DC Area Leisure Poll
Creators: name: Washington Post
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2019

description: Satisfaction with the way respondent spends time on weekends (1); usually find self with too much/too little to do on an average weekend (1); how often wish respondent had done certain things when the weekend comes to an end (5); leisure time (1); did/did not do certain things last weekend (38); hours spent watching television over the weekend (1); hours spent in front of home computer over the weekend (1); usually plan weekends in advance/play by ear (1); source of information about fun things that are happening on the weekend (1); how often go into DC itself for leisure activities (10); phrases that describe the Washington area (8); have/have not avoided attending a public event or event with a large crowd since September 11th (1); use of certain items in past year (10); respondent was/was not sick or not feeling well last weekend (1); live inside/outside the Beltway (1); how long have lived in the Washington area (1); respondent/any member of household work in the District (1); would vote for George W. Bush/John Kerry/Ralph Nader if 2004 presidential election were being held today (2).
The relationship between accuracy in numerosity estimation, math achievement, and math interest in primary school students
Creators: name: Brumm, Leonie
name: Rathgeb-Schnierer, Elisabeth
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: estimation
subject: numerosity estimation
subject: math achievement
subject: math interest
subject: primary education
subject: mathematics
subject: 370
subject: 510
subject: Grundschule
subject: Grundschulkind
subject: Mathematik
subject: Leistung
subject: Zahlenverständnis
subject: Genauigkeit

description: Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
Increased heat stress reduces future yields of three major crops in Pakistan’s Punjab region despite intensification of irrigation.
Creators: name: Becker, Rike
name: Schüth, Christoph
name: Merz, Ralf
name: Khaliq, Tasneem
name: Usman, Muhammad
name: Aus Der Beek, Tim
name: Kumar, Rohini
name: Schulz, Stephan
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Regional climate change
subject: Yield
subject: Water demand
subject: SWAT
subject: APSIM
subject: 630
subject: Pakistan
subject: Punjab (Pakistan)
subject: Klimaschwankung
subject: Hitzestress
subject: Wassermangel
subject: Lebensmittelproduktion
subject: Nachhaltigkeit
subject: Zukunft

description: Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
title: Η σκιαγράφηση της γυναικείας ταυτότητας στο έργο της Martha Graham - Χωρικοί συμβολισμοί στο Night Journey

title: The outlining of female identity in the work of Martha Graham; Spatial symbolism in Night Journey
Creators: name: Σκαρτσιλα Ερασμια
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2023

description: Το περιεχόμενο της παρούσας εργασίας επικεντρώνεται σε δύο διαφορετικά πεδία, το χορό και την αρχιτεκτονική με κοινό παράγοντα την σκιαγράφηση της γυναικείας ταυτότητας, η οποία παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στο πεδίο του σύγχρονου χορού. Η Martha Graham αποτελεί μία από τους πρωτοπόρους στο σύγχρονο χορό, η οποία εισήγαγε μια διαφορετική άποψη σχετικά με την θηλυκότητα και την ταυτότητα της γυναίκας του 20ου αιώνα. Ο χώρος στο έργο της, τόσο σκηνογραφικά όσο και συμβολικά παίζει ιδιαίτερη σημασία καθώς αποτελεί ένα από τα πλέον ενδιαφέροντα εργαλεία που αναδεικνύουν την γυναικεία ταυτότητα και προάγουν ένα τύπο θηλυκότητας που χαρακτηρίζεται από σοβαρότητα και διαφέρει σημαντικά από τα γυναικεία πρότυπα που προωθούνταν από τα μέσα του χορού.
title: Endovascular management of post-traumatic hepatic and renal pseudoaneurysms: retrospective analysis of 12 cases in 5 years
Creators: name: Giurazza, Francesco
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Interventional vascular
subject: Trauma
subject: Arteries / Aorta
subject: Catheter arteriography
subject: CT
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Embolisation
subject: Stents
subject: Aneurysms
subject: Trauma

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Blunt abdominal trauma may evolve in vascular injuries and pseudoaneurysms are a common consequence. Normal 0 14 false false false IT JA X-NONE We report our 5-years experience in the field of endovacular treatment of hepatic and renal...
Spontaneous symmetry breaking in the $S_3$-symmetric scalar sector
Creators: name: Emmanuel-Costa, D.
name: Ogreid, O. M.
name: Osland, P.
name: Rebelo, M. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a detailed study of the vacua of the $S_3$-symmetric three-Higgs-doublet potential, specifying the region of parameters where these minimisation solutions occur. We work with a CP conserving scalar potential and analyse the possible real and complex vacua with emphasis on the cases in which the CP symmetry can be spontaneously broken. Results are presented both in the reducible-representation framework of Derman, and in the irreducible-representation framework. Mappings between these are given. Some of these implementations can in principle accommodate dark matter and for that purpose it is important to identify the residual symmetries of the potential after spontaneous symmetry breakdown. We are also concerned with constraints from vacuum stability.
description: 37 pages. v2: Minor changes in the references, matches published version. v3: Table 6 corrected: two additional cases conserve CP. Related discussion adapted. Version consistent with JHEP Erratum
title: Depression, Race-Based Bias, and Judgements of Veracity
Creators: name: Benz, Daniel
name: Reinhard, Marc-André
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: depression
subject: race-based bias
subject: veracity judgements
subject: deception detection
subject: 150
subject: Ethnozentrismus
subject: Depression
subject: Urteil
subject: Wahrhaftigkeit

description: Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
Origins and consequences of corruption scandals : evidence from Mexico
Creators: name: Petersen Cortes, German
name: 0000-0003-3275-8230
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2023
Subjects: Corruption
Scandals
Democratization
Corruption perceptions
Trust
Accountability
Mexico

description: This dissertation looks at the political origins and consequences of corruption scandals. On the origins side, the dissertation argues that first turnovers after long periods of dominant-party rule open opportunities for corruption scandals to take place. In turn, scandals contribute to an increase in perceptions of corruption, which explains at least part of the increase in these perceptions during early democratization periods. On the consequences side, the work examines the impacts of corruption scandals on interpersonal trust and electoral outcomes. The dissertation uses quantitative methods and relies on subnational time-series cross-sectional data from Mexico, specifically the 32 Mexican states from the first presidential turnover in 2000 until 2018. The dissertation consists of three papers. The first paper explores the impact of early democratization on corruption scandals and of corruption scandals on perceptions of corruption. The work finds that first turnovers, typical of early democratization stages, increase the number of corruption scandals, which in turn increase perceptions of corruption. Therefore, while the literature has generally assumed that perceptions of corruption increase in periods of early democratization due to an increase in actual acts of corruption, this work transcends assumptions and presents evidence that one mechanism –though not necessarily the only mechanism– connecting early democratization to perceptions of corruption is the incidence of corruption scandals. The second paper examines the consequences of corruption scandals on interpersonal trust. This work finds that corruption scandals create an effect that harms interpersonal trust. More specifically, corruption scandals bring about a decrease in trust in coworkers/classmates and friends. In contrast, trust in neighbors and family/relatives is not harmed by corruption scandals. Interestingly, under certain circumstances trust in family/relatives is even strengthened by scandals, possibly due to a substitution effect after the loss of trust in other relationships. The last paper focuses on electoral accountability after corruption scandals. The literature’s consensus is that scandals damage the incumbent party’s electoral performance, but only mildly. However, the literature has not asked about the damage that corruption scandals might do to the established parties’ electoral performance. This paper argues that corruption scandals, besides harming the incumbent party’s electoral performance, damage the established parties. Additionally, contrary to the literature’s argument that corruption scandals depress turnout, the paper finds that, under certain conditions, corruption scandals might motivate turnout.