cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Differential Multi-probe Thermal Transport Measurements of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Creators: name: Jia, Qianru
name: Zhou, Yuanyuan
name: Li, Xun
name: Lindsay, Lucas
name: Shi, Li
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are quasi-1D nanostructures that display both high thermal conductivity and intriguing low-dimensional phonon transport phenomena. In comparison to the advances made in the theoretical calculation of the lattice thermal conductivity of CNTs, thermal transport measurements of CNTs have been limited by either the poor temperature sensitivity of Raman thermometry technique or the presence of contact thermal resistance errors in sensitive two-probe resistance thermometry measurements. Here we report advances in a multi-probe measurement of the intrinsic thermal conductivity of individual multi-walled CNT samples that are transferred from the growth substrate onto the measurement device. The sample-thermometer thermal interface resistance is directly measured by this multi-probe method and used to model the temperature distribution along the contacted sample segment. The detailed temperature profile helps to eliminate the contact thermal resistance error in the obtained thermal conductivity of the suspended sample segment. A differential electro-thermal bridge measurement method is established to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio and reduce the measurement uncertainty by over 40%. The obtained thermal resistances of multiple suspended segments of the same MWCNT sample increase linearly with increasing length, revealing diffusive phonon transport as a result of phonon-defect scattering in these MWCNTs. The measured thermal conductivity increases with temperature and reaches up to 390+- 20 W m-1 K-1 at room temperature for a 9-walled MWCNT. Theoretical analysis of the measurement results suggests submicron phonon mean free paths due to extrinsic phonon scattering by extended defects such as grain boundaries. The obtained thermal conductivity is decreased by a factor of 3 upon electron beam damage and surface contamination of the CNT sample.
The ion temperature gradient: An intrinsic property of Earth's magnetotail
Creators: name: Lu, San
name: Artemyev, A
name: Angelopoulos, V
name: Lin, Y
name: Wang, X
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2017

description: Although the ion temperature gradient along (X-GSM) and across (Z(GSM)) the Earth's magnetotail, which plays a key role in generating the cross-tail current and establishing pressure balance with the lobes, has been extensively observed by spacecraft, the mechanism responsible for its formation is still unknown. We use multispacecraft observations and three-dimensional (3-D) global hybrid simulations to reveal this mechanism. Using THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms), Geotail, and ARTEMIS (Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon's Interaction with the Sun) observations during individual, near-simultaneous plasma sheet crossings from 10 to 60 R-E, we demonstrate that the ion temperature Z(GSM) profile is bell-shaped at different geocentric distances. This Z(GSM) profile is also prevalent in statistics of similar to 200 THEMIS current sheet crossings in the near-Earth region. Using 3-D global hybrid simulations, we show that mapping of the X-GSM gradient of ion temperature along magnetic field lines produces such a bell-shaped profile. The ion temperature mapping along magnetic field lines in the magnetotail enables construction of two-dimensional distributions of these quantities from vertical (north-south) spacecraft crossings. Our findings suggest that the ion temperature gradient is an intrinsic property of the magnetotail that should be considered in kinetic descriptions of the magnetotail current sheet. Toward this goal, we use theoretical approaches to incorporate the temperature gradient into kinetic current sheet models, making them more realistic.
Australasia: Mapping a Theatrical 'Region' in Peace and War
Creators: name: Kelly, Veronica
Publisher: name: Journal of Global Theatre History
Year: 2016

description: In specific times and places, theatrical touring 'maps' can exceed national borders and create their own local and trans-national networks and centres. The term 'regions' is preferred here to identify activity situated across and within the fluctuating outlines of nation states or empires, and capable of ignoring their boundaries. National theatrical activities are read as particular sites, but not necessarily centres, within the expanded and fluid cosmopolitanism enabled by modernity's technologies and communication networks. '˜Regions' are adaptive, virtual, spatially and temporally elastic and strategically flexible: those constructed by dramatic activity may also differ from those of non-language-dependent or skills-based genres. Such regions, constructed during times of imperial expansion, are significantly reconfigured by global war. The Australasian region 1840s-1940s displays relatively stable political borders along with rapid extra- and intra-territorial expansions and contractions of its theatrical footprints, and is given as an example of the many interwoven 'regions' created by dynamic theatrical globalisation.
description: Journal of Global Theatre History, Bd. 1 Nr. 1 (2016)
Incorporating cortisol into the NAPLS2 individualized risk calculator for prediction of psychosis
Creators: name: Seidman, L.J.
name: Walker, E.F.
name: Bearden, C.E.
name: Tsuang, M.T.
name: Worthington, M.A.
name: McGlashan, T.H.
name: Cannon, T.D.
name: Cadenhead, K.S.
name: Perkins, D.O.
name: Mathalon, D.H.
name: Addington, J.
name: Woods, S.W.
name: Cornblatt, B.A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier B.V.
Year: 2021

description: Background: Risk calculators are useful tools that can help clinicians and researchers better understand an individual's risk of conversion to psychosis. The North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS2) Individualized Risk Calculator has good predictive accuracy but could be potentially improved by the inclusion of a biomarker. Baseline cortisol, a measure of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning that is impacted by biological vulnerability to stress and exposure to environmental stressors, has been shown to be higher among individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR–P) who eventually convert to psychosis than those who do not. We sought to determine whether the addition of baseline cortisol to the NAPLS2 risk calculator improved the performance of the risk calculator. Methods: Participants were drawn from the NAPLS2 study. A subset of NAPLS2 participants provided salivary cortisol samples. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression evaluated the likelihood of an individual's eventual conversion to psychosis based on demographic and clinical variables in addition to baseline cortisol levels. Results: A total of 417 NAPLS2 participants provided salivary cortisol and were included in the analysis. Higher levels of cortisol were predictive of conversion to psychosis in a univariate model (C-index = 0.59, HR = 21.5, p-value = 0.004). The inclusion of cortisol in the risk calculator model resulted in a statistically significant improvement in performance from the original risk calculator model (C-index = 0.78, SE = 0.028). Conclusions: Salivary cortisol is an inexpensive and non-invasive biomarker that could improve individual predictions about conversion to psychosis and treatment decisions for CHR-P individuals.
Interprofessional collaboration between CRNAs and dental practitioners
Creators: name: Villamil, Luisa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Since the implementation of executive order number 112 in the state of New Jersey, CRNAs (certified registered nurse anesthetists) are now permitted to administer anesthesia in a dental office setting without a joint protocol with a physician anesthesiologist. For patients and practitioners to reap the benefits of these policy changes; the purpose of this project is to increase the likelihood of interdisciplinary collaboration between dentists and CRNAs by providing education to students enrolled at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. The methodology of this prospective study consisted of a virtual educational lecture and an in-person hands-on anesthesia workshop geared toward increasing their knowledge and confidence in the CRNA profession. Data was collected via pre-intervention and post-intervention surveys, and study results indicate that the likelihood of interdisciplinary collaboration was increased after the study interventions.
Concordance and factor structure of subthreshold positive symptoms in youth at clinical high risk for psychosis
Creators: name: Keshavan, M.
name: McGlashan, T.H.
name: Stone, W.S.
name: Liu, L.
name: Walker, E.F.
name: Seidman, L.J.
name: Calkins, M.E.
name: Bearden, C.E.
name: Cadenhead, K.S.
name: Cannon, T.D.
name: Perkins, D.O.
name: Moore, T.M.
name: Cornblatt, B.A.
name: Addington, J.
name: Mathalon, D.H.
name: Tsuang, M.T.
name: Woods, S.W.
Publisher: name: Elsevier B.V.
Year: 2021

description: Prevailing models of psychosis risk incorporate positive subthreshold symptoms as defining features of risk or transition to psychotic disorders. Despite this, relatively few studies have focused on characterizing longitudinal symptom features, such as prevalence, concordance and structure, which may aid in refining methods and enhancing classification and prediction efforts. The present study aimed to fill these gaps using longitudinal 24-month follow-up data from the well-characterized NAPLS-2 multi-site investigation of youth at clinical high risk (CHR) who had (n = 86) and had not (n = 268) transitioned to a threshold psychotic disorder since baseline. At baseline, among sub-delusional ideas, unusual thought content and suspicious/persecutory thinking were very common in CHR youth, and were highly concordant. Perceptual abnormalities (P4) were also common across youth regardless of symptom course and eventual transition to psychosis. Grandiose ideas were rare. Exploratory factor analysis extracted two constituent factors at multiple follow-up intervals, but there was marked instability in the structure over 24 months, and clear indicators for a single positive symptom factor. Together these findings support suggestions to combine sub-delusional symptoms into a single symptom category for classification purposes, in efforts to reduce clinical heterogeneity and ease measurement burden.
Improving the pediatric perioperative experience: video-based distraction and induction of anesthesia
Creators: name: Palmer, Jacqueline I.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose: Induction of general anesthesia is a critical time during the surgical experience and an even more stressful time for children. Research has shown that increased levels of anxiety at induction of anesthesia are associated with a higher risk of postoperative behavioral problems and prolonged recovery in the pediatric population. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, parental presence at induction of anesthesia (PPIA) was the most popular non-pharmacologic intervention aimed at reducing levels of anxiety. However, with the advent of new visitor restrictions, PPIA has become more difficult to implement, highlighting the need for alternative interventions. While the literature supports the use of video-distraction methods at reducing perioperative anxiety and its adverse effects, widespread implementation has been lacking. The purpose of this project was to increase the use of video-based distraction in the pediatric surgical patient population. Methodology: Flyers containing a link to popular children’s YouTube videos, as well as information regarding the benefits of video-based distraction, were sent to a privately contracted anesthesia group, with the intention of increasing the use of video-based distraction methods. Results: Two months after disbursement of the flyer, the usage rate of video-distraction (prior to induction of general anesthesia) increased from a baseline of 40% to approximately 77%. Implications: These findings suggest that these perioperative reminders may be helpful in promoting the use of video-distraction methods. Future recommendations are geared towards routine device use, designated tablets for the pediatric operating room, and convenient links to popular children’s YouTube videos providing children with options to pick the video of their choice.
Data leakage in cross-modal retrieval training: A case study
Creators: name: Weck, Benno
name: Serra, Xavier
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sound (cs.SD)
subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The recent progress in text-based audio retrieval was largely propelled by the release of suitable datasets. Since the manual creation of such datasets is a laborious task, obtaining data from online resources can be a cheap solution to create large-scale datasets. We study the recently proposed SoundDesc benchmark dataset, which was automatically sourced from the BBC Sound Effects web page. In our analysis, we find that SoundDesc contains several duplicates that cause leakage of training data to the evaluation data. This data leakage ultimately leads to overly optimistic retrieval performance estimates in previous benchmarks. We propose new training, validation, and testing splits for the dataset that we make available online. To avoid weak contamination of the test data, we pool audio files that share similar recording setups. In our experiments, we find that the new splits serve as a more challenging benchmark.
description: 5 pages. Accepted at ICASSP2023
Art and Trade in a Postcolonial Context: In Search of the Theatre Routes Linking Brazil and Portugal, 1850 1930
Creators: name: Brilhante, Maria Joao
name: Werneck, Maria Helena
Publisher: name: Journal of Global Theatre History
Year: 2016

description: Between 1850 and 1930, the transatlantic voyages between Portugal and Brazil made by Portuguese and Brazilian theatre companies reflected the post-colonial cultural relations between the two countries. The theatrical activity produced in Portugal provided parameters for the organization of companies and quite durable acting models in Brazil, where many theatres relied on foreign companies' repertoires. However, especially after the republic was proclaimed in 1889, such transatlantic theatre was perceived in Brazil as representing the old aesthetics questioned by the European avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century. Two case studies illustrate different artistic and economic dynamics of tours, seen as translocal exchanges leading either to tradition or modernization. The former looks at the Portuguese actress Adelina Abranches, who was concerned about the financial health of her touring company, whereas the latter focuses on the Brazilian actress Cinira Polônio, who wished to be in tune with the new times of theatrical activity in Europe.
description: Journal of Global Theatre History, Bd. 1 Nr. 1 (2016)
Systematic errors in the IGS contribution to ITRF2020
Creators: name: , Paul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: IGS
GNSS
reprocessing
station position time series
systematic errors

description: The International GNSS Service (IGS) has completed a third reprocessing campaign of the GNSS data collected by a global network of GNSS stations back to 1994. The IGS repro3 combined station position time series constitute the IGS contribution to the latest release of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF2020). In this presentation, different types of systematic errors present in the IGS repro3 combined station position time series are evidenced, characterized and discussed.
ХАРАКТЕРНЫЕ ЧЕРТЫ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ТНК ИНДУСТРИИ МОДЫ В УСЛОВИЯХ ДИНАМИЧНЫХ РЫНОЧНЫХ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ
Creators: name: И.Б. Долженко
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: транснациональные корпорации
индустрия моды
глобализация
глобальная цепочка создания стоимости
цифровая трансформация
глобальная производственная система
глобальный маркетинг
потребительские предпочтения.

description: Актуальность статьи связана с формированием глобального рынка модной одежды и происходящими значительными изменениями как в конкуренции так и в поведении потребителей. Тенденции на мировом рынке модной одежды формирует небольшая группа ТНК индустрия моды, в частности Inditex и H&M.Статья посвящена характерным чертам деятельности ТНК быстрой моды в условиях динамичных рыночных изменений. Быстрая реакция на изменения потребительских предпочтений, гибкая производственная система, четкая логистика наряду с глобальным маркетингом, эффективно системой коммуникаций и исключительно внимательным отношениям к потребителям являются характерными чертами комплекса деятельности наиболее успешных ТНК индустрии моды.
The lived experience of meaningful work in healthcare provider organisations
Creators: name: Davies, Pauline
Publisher: name: Anglia Ruskin Research Online (ARRO)
Year: 2024

description: This research examined the lived experience of meaningful work in health service provider organisations. Specifically, the study sought to make different health workforce perspectives of meaningful work visible and their antecedents.The experience of meaningful work has been studied in the health services. Conceptual and empirical developments have reported that meaningful work is linked to employee engagement and outcomes, such as job satisfaction and stress reduction. In contrast, meaningless work has been linked to burnout and detachment. However, there was a need to give more attention to the experiences of different occupational groups, using an aligned methodology.The study was implemented in two health service provider organisations. A qualitative case study design was developed within the philosophical stance of social constructivism. It used a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews to answer the research questions. Qualitative semi-structured interviews focused on lived experience and explored themes informed by quantitative data.The findings were drawn from clinical and non-clinical workforces. Template analysis discovered that a common workforce experience was located within a framework of collegiality, competence, organisation, task and outcome and individual factors.The research develops a theoretical understanding of meaningful work in the health services. The evidence supports the need to give explicit attention to meaningful work within the system of work and job design, culture and workforce development, in order to improve the experience of people working in the health services. The findings and recommendations will also support those responsible for operational policy and practices and the health services’ workforce.
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Wind and Energy Storage Coordination in Wholesale Energy and Ancillary Service Markets
Creators: name: Li, Jinhao
name: Wang, Changlong
name: Wang, Hao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Wind energy has been increasingly adopted to mitigate climate change. However, the variability of wind energy causes wind curtailment, resulting in considerable economic losses for wind farm owners. Wind curtailment can be reduced using battery energy storage systems (BESS) as onsite backup sources. Yet, this auxiliary role may significantly weaken the economic potential of BESS in energy trading. Ideal BESS scheduling should balance onsite wind curtailment reduction and market bidding, but practical implementation is challenging due to coordination complexity and the stochastic nature of energy prices and wind generation. We investigate the joint-market bidding strategy of a co-located wind-battery system in the spot and Regulation Frequency Control Ancillary Service markets. We propose a novel deep reinforcement learning-based approach that decouples the system's market participation into two related Markov decision processes for each facility, enabling the BESS to absorb onsite wind curtailment while performing joint-market bidding to maximize overall operational revenues. Using realistic wind farm data, we validated the coordinated bidding strategy, with outcomes surpassing the optimization-based benchmark in terms of higher revenue by approximately 25\% and more wind curtailment reduction by 2.3 times. Our results show that joint-market bidding can significantly improve the financial performance of wind-battery systems compared to participating in each market separately. Simulations also show that using curtailed wind generation as a power source for charging the BESS can lead to additional financial gains. The successful implementation of our algorithm would encourage co-location of generation and storage assets to unlock wider system benefits.
Implementation of a reference card to improve anesthesia provider use of lung protective tidal volumes in patients with obesity undergoing general endotracheal anesthesia
Creators: name: Kaszycki, Maria Dona
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose:The rising rate of obesity in the United States is paralleled by a growing number of patients with obesity undergoing anesthesia. Patients with obesity face an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and present unique challenges to anesthesia providers. Randomized controlled trials and expert consensus supports the use of intraoperative lung protective ventilation (LPV), including tidal volumes (TV) of 6-8 ml/kg based on predicted body weight (PBW), to help decrease risks that obese patients face from surgery and anesthesia. Methodology:Quality improvement study on the use of a tidal volume reference card as a point of care nudge intervention using retrospective chart review of randomly sampled eligible cases. Results:Implementing the reference card led to a decrease in average TV/PBW from 9.5 ml/kg PBW to 8.4 ml/kg PBW (p = .001), showing a significant trend towards the recommended range. The reference card effectively improved clinical decision-making. Patients were still consistently overventilated with higher than suggested tidal volumes, with females being more excessively overventilated. Implications For Practice:Continued education and improved clinical application of lung protective ventilation is imperative to provide the best evidence-based care for obese individuals undergoing surgery and anesthesia.
Advances in the definition and realisation of a modern gravity reference system
Creators: name: Wziontek, Hartmut
name: Bonvalot, Sylvain
name: IAG Joint Working Group 2.1.1
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Absolute Gravity
Terrestrial Gravimetry
Gravity Reference System

description: Proposal for the definition of the International Terrestrial Gravity Reference System and Frame of IAG by Joint Working Group 2.1.1
Pediatric emergency department throughput improvement with the workflow redesign
Creators: name: Daguilh, Shantelle
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of the Project: The purpose of this project was to improvement ED throughput in the pediatric ED by implementing an ED throughput nurse. ED length of stay (EDLOS), door-to-provider (DTP) times and staff satisfaction were measured. Methodology: The EDLOS and DTP times were retrieved from the EPIC documentation system and analyzed via SPSS v. 28. A staff satisfaction survey was formulated via SurveyMonkey and sent to the work email of all ED staff. Physicians, residents, nurses and nursing assistants were all asked to participate in the survey. Survey results were analyzed via SurveyMonkey. Results: Post-intervention there was a decrease in EDLOS for treated and released (M= 660.84, SD = 18.38; Z = -10.9, p < .001) but an increase amongst admitted patients (M = 787.32, SD = 36.73; Z = -.84, p = .404). The DTP times for treated and released patients (M = 50.38, SD = .57; Z = -10.91, p <.001) and admitted patients (M = 37.60, SD = 1.25; Z = --4.13, p < .001) both decreased post-intervention. There were 47 staff surveys submitted. The majority of responses indicated positive results and 77% of participants found the ED throughput nurse to be a beneficial role in the pediatric ED. Implications for Practice: The implementation of the ED throughput nurse is expected to improve ED throughput metrics, leading to a more efficient journey through the ED. Keywords: ED throughout, emergency department overcrowding, communication, communication amongst healthcare workers, nurse–physician communication and nursing.
Use of the adult vaccine assessment tool in the geriatric population to increase vaccine referrals: a quality improvement project
Creators: name: Hussain, Suffiyah
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project: Assessment of immunization status often goes unnoticed at times in the outpatient primary care practice, more often in the geriatric population. Immunization rates are very low in this age group, and vaccine preventable diseases and deaths are increasingly high. Research shows that annual vaccination in those over age 65 years and older were 65.4 percent for Influenza, 66.9 percent for Pneumonia and only 37.4 percent for Herpes Zoster (Talbird et. al., 2020).Methods: Use of “The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool,” created by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The screening tool is a 10-point questionnaire with select all that apply, choose year, and yes/no questions that is quick and easy to use. This screening tool will be used on 50 older adults, between the age of 65 to 89 years old, in an outpatient primary care office in Central, New Jersey. Results: The information collected after each use will be divided into three categories: accepting all referrals, accepting partial referrals, and accepting no referrals.Conclusions: Full vaccine referral was 38.1% (n=16), partial vaccine referral was 47.6% (n=20). No vaccine referral was 14.3% (n=6).Implication for Practice: This screening tool will be recommended for use on all older adult patients to increase vaccine rates. The aim of this quality improvement project is to standardize implementation of The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool in the geriatric population in an outpatient primary care setting, to increase referrals rates for the at-risk population.
ИНВЕСТИЦИОННЫЙ КЛИМАТ КАЛИНИНГРАДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
Creators: name: Л.С. Есенжулова
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: инвестиционной климат
инвестиции
инвестиционный потенциал
оценка инвестиционного климата.

description: В статье рассматриваются особенности инвестиционного климата в Калининградской области, которые создают особый климат для привлечения инвесторов. Для оценки инвестиционного климата регионов была рассмотрена методика, которая позволяет контролировать экономическую ситуацию в регионе. Особое внимание в статье уделяется созданию совета по улучшению инвестиционного климата. Перед советом, который работает на постоянной основе, определены основные задачи, направленные на улучшение инвестиционного климата в Калининградской области.
ВЛИЯНИЕ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ БИОПРЕПАРАТА И ГУМАТА НА ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКУЮ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА СЕМЯН СОИ
Creators: name: О.В. Манылова
name: С.В. Жаркова
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: соя
эффективность
семена
урожайность
препараты
сорт.

description: В статье представлены результаты исследования влияния применения биопрепарата и торфогуминового удобрения на сорта сои в условиях лесостепи Приобья Алтайского края. Полученные данные и расчёт экономической эффективности показали, что выращивание сортов сои в условиях проведения исследований является, в разной степени, рентабельным. Применение регулятора роста и торфогуминового удобрения позволило увеличить уровень рентабельности на изучаемых в опыте сортах Алтом и Припять.
Counterpoint. Early intervention for psychosis risk syndromes: Minimizing risk and maximizing benefit
Creators: name: Mittal, V.A.
name: Strauss, G.P.
name: Perez, J.
name: Cornblatt, B.A.
name: Shah, J.L.
name: Wolf, D.H.
name: Gur, R.E.
name: Kwon, J.S.
name: Torous, J.
name: Mamah, D.
name: Cannon, T.D.
name: Wang, J.
name: Sabb, F.W.
name: Woods, S.W.
name: Anticevic, A.
name: Calkins, M.E.
name: Horton, L.E.
name: Choi, J.
name: Hyman, S.E.
name: Stone, W.S.
name: Kane, J.M.
name: Corcoran, C.M.
name: McGlashan, T.H.
name: Pearlson, G.D.
name: Bearden, C.E.
name: Schiffman, J.
name: Addington, J.
name: Koutsouleris, N.
name: Fusar-Poli, P.
name: Perkins, D.O.
name: Mathalon, D.H.
name: Powers, A.R., III
name: Walsh, B.C.
name: Arango, C.
name: Ellman, L.M.
name: Cadenhead, K.S.
Publisher: name: Elsevier B.V.
Year: 2021

description: Background: Malhi et al. in this issue critique the clinical high risk (CHR) syndrome for psychosis. Method: Response to points of critique. Results: We agree that inconsistency in CHR nomenclature should be minimized. We respectfully disagree on other points. In our view: a) individuals with CHR and their families need help, using existing interventions, even though we do not yet fully understand disease mechanisms; b) substantial progress has been made in identification of biomarkers; c) symptoms used to identify CHR are specific to psychotic illnesses; d) CHR diagnosis is not “extremely difficult”; e) the pattern of progression, although heterogenous, is discernible; f) “psychosis-like symptoms” are common but are not used to identify CHR; and g) on the point described as ‘the real risk,’ CHR diagnosis does not frequently cause harmful stigma. Discussion: Malhi et al.'s arguments do not fairly characterize progress in the CHR field nor efforts to minimize stigma. That said, much work remains in areas of consistent nomenclature, mechanisms of disease, dissecting heterogeneity, and biomarkers. With regard to what the authors term the “real risk” of stigma associated with a CHR “label,” however, our view is that avoiding words like “risk” and “psychosis” reinforces the stigma that both they and we mean to oppose. Moreover, patients and their families benefit from being given a term that describes what is happening to them.
Probing the NMSSM via Higgs boson signatures from stop cascade decays at the LHC
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Amit
name: Ghosh, Dilip Kumar
name: Mondal, Subhadeep
name: Poddar, Sujoy
name: Sengupta, Dipan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Higgs signatures from the cascade decays of light stops are an interesting possibility in the next to minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM). We investigate the potential reach of the light stop mass at the 13 TeV run of the LHC by means of five NMSSM benchmark points where this signature is dominant. These benchmark points are compatible with current Higgs coupling measurements, LHC constraints, dark matter relic density and direct detection constraints. We consider single and di-lepton search strategies, as well as the jet-substructure technique to reconstruct the Higgs bosons. We find that one can probe stop masses up to 1.2 TeV with 300 $\rm fb^{-1}$ luminosity via the di-lepton channel, while with the jet-substructure method, stop masses up to 1 TeV can be probed with 300 $\rm fb^{-1}$ luminosity. We also investigate the possibility of the appearance of multiple Higgs peaks over the background in the fat-jet mass distribution, and conclude that such a possibility is viable only at the high luminosity run of 13 TeV LHC.
description: 20 pages, 5 figures; Two figures updated, typos corrected. Matched with the published version
Depression: An actionable outcome for those at clinical high-risk
Creators: name: Keshevan, M.
name: Stone, W.S.
name: Cadenhead, K.S.
name: Cannon, T.D.
name: McGlashan, T.H.
name: Liu, L.
name: Walker, E.F.
name: Tsuang, M.T.
name: Cornblatt, B.A.
name: Bearden, C.E.
name: Woods, S.W.
name: Addington, J.
name: Farris, M.S.
name: Seidman, L.J.
name: Mathalon, D.H.
name: Perkins, D.O.
Publisher: name: Elsevier B.V.
Year: 2021

description: Comorbid diagnoses are common in youth who are at clinical high-risk (CHR) for developing psychosis, with depression being the most common. The aim of this paper is to examine depression over two years in a large sample of CHR youth who do not make the transition to psychosis, considering both categorical and dimensional ratings of depression severity. The sample consisted of 267 CHR youth who were followed for two years. Based on DSM-IV diagnoses over this time period, 100 CHR individuals never received a diagnosis of depression, 64 individuals continuously met criteria for depression, 92 individuals received a diagnosis of depression at one or more timepoints, and 11 participants had a diagnosis of depression only at 24-months. These groupings were supported by six-monthly ratings on the Calgary Depression Scale. The majority of this sample experienced a major depressive episode on more than one occasion, suggesting that depression and depressive symptoms identify a domain of substantial unmet clinical need. Recommendations are that depression in CHR youth and young adults should be monitored more frequently and that there is a need for clinical trials to address depression systematically in this vulnerable population.
DAEMONFLUX: DAta-drivEn MuOn-calibrated atmospheric Neutrino Flux
Creators: name: Yañez, Juan Pablo
name: Fedynitch, Anatoli
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we present a refined calculation of the atmospheric neutrino flux spanning from GeV to PeV energies. Our method, Daemonflux, utilizes data-driven inputs and incorporates adjustable parameters to take their uncertainties into account. By optimizing these parameters using a combination of muon data and constraints from fixed-target experiments, we achieve uncertainties in the calculated neutrino fluxes of less than 10% up to 1 TeV, with neutrino ratios constrained to below 10%. Our model performs particularly well at energies below 100 GeV, where the smallest errors are obtained. We make our model available as a software package that provides access to predictions of fluxes, ratios, and errors, including the covariance matrix obtained from the fit.
description: 21 pages, 23 figures
Proposed New Absolute Gravity Infrastructure
Creators: name: Wziontek, Hartmut
name: Bonvalot, Sylvain
name: IAG Joint Working Group 2.1.1
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Absolute Gravity Reference System
Terrestrial Gravimetry
Gravity Reference System

description: Aspects of the infrastructure for the International Terrestrial Gravity Reference Frame (ITGRF) as proposed by IAG Joint Working Group 2.1.1 "Establishment of the International Gravity Reference Frame"
ЗНАЧЕНИЕ И МЕТОДИКА ВНУТРЕННЕГО КОНТРОЛЯ ФИНАНСОВЫХ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ В ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ ТОРГОВЛИ
Creators: name: И.Г. Пивень
name: К.А. Захарченко
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: внутренний контроль
система внутреннего контроля
финансовые результаты деятельности
торговые организации
объекты и субъекты внутреннего контроля
методика проведения внутреннего контроля.

description: В статье рассмотрено значение внутреннего контроля в торговых организациях. Выделена его роль в системе управления торговыми организациями и оценке возможных рисков в современных условиях ведения бизнеса. Сделан акцент на системном подходе и организации непрерывного внутреннего контроля. Рассмотрено участие службы внутреннего аудита в проведении мероприятий внутреннего контроля. Определены объекты и субъекты внутреннего контроля финансовых результатов в торговле. Предложена методика осуществления внутреннего контроля финансовых результатов в торговых организациях.
ПРИОРИТЕТНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ СТРАТЕГИИ РАЗВИТИЯ ДОХОДНОГО ПОТЕНЦИАЛА РЕГИОНА
Creators: name: Х.А. Кабулов
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: доходный потенциал региона
местные бюджеты
доходы местных бюджетов
субвенционные районы
стратегия развития доходного потенциала региона.

description: В статье рассматриваются приоритеты развития доходного потенциала регионов с точки зрения автора. По результатам проведенных научных исследований в рамках данной тематики получен ряд научных результатов, которые имеют важное значение в государственной политике по стратегии развития доходного потенциала регионов Республики Узбекистан и эффективного управления местными финансами в современных условиях.
Fermionic Dark Matter in Dynamical Scotogenic Model
Creators: name: Chun, Eung Jin
name: Roy, Abhishek
name: Mandal, Sanjoy
name: Mitra, Manimala
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the Dynamical Scotogenic Model, the global $B-L$ symmetry is supposed to be broken spontaneously resulting in a massless Goldstone boson called majoron, and massive right handed neutrinos which participate in the generation of light neutrino massses at one-loop. One of them being the lightest stable particle can be a thermal dark matter candidate. We discuss how the dark matter phenomenology differs from the original Scotogenic model, taking into account all the constraints coming from the observed neutrino masses and mixing, lepton flavor violations such as $μ\to eγ, μ\to e J$, astrophysical and cosmological observations of stellar cooling and $N_{eff}$, as well as collider signatures such as Higgs invisible decays. We find that the dark matter annihilation to majorons plays an important role to produce the right relic abundance.
description: 20 pages, 12 figures, 3 tables, Published as JHEP08(2023)130
Rapid response teams: activating nurses’ call recognition and perceptions on team performance
Creators: name: Qose, Pranvera
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of the Project: The aims were to (a) examine activating nurses’ perceptions about the performance of the rapid response team (RRT), and (b) identify factors leading to call recognition at a local community hospital. The objective was to implement a RRT evaluation tool recommended by the Institute for Healthcare Improvements that documents perceptions of the activating nurses on RRT performance and factors related to call recognition among activating nurses at the selected site. Methodology: This was a quality improvement (QI) project. An RRT evaluation tool was used to collect qualitative and quantitative data from activating nurses on a non-critical care unit to evaluate the RRT program at the selected site. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data, while a thematic analysis was conducted on the qualitative data collected. The Plan-Do-Study-Act model guided the project. Results: 22 nurses completed 25 RRT evaluation tools over 6 weeks. No statistical significance was found between shift and reason for calling. Night shift (n=16; 64%) had more RRT activations and cardiac (n=14, 56%) complaints were the highest reason for calling. Activating nurses were most satisfied with the professional response of the RRT to the activation (n=20, 80%), however, most did not find the RRT activation a learning opportunity (n=11, 44%). Thematic analysis of the qualitative data uncovered 4 themes, including (a) policy, (b) RRT interventions, (c) communication, and (d) delays in treatment. Implications for Practice: The findings from this project can inform rapid response programs to improve patient outcomes.
Best practice to cuff pressure monitoring of LMA using a manometer and a reference guide
Creators: name: Landell, Stephen
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project: Laryngeal Mask Airways (LMAs) are advanced airways whose use is increasing in general anesthesia procedures. Initial exposure to the device has been through academia and training through various airway workshops, texts, and clinical observation/practice. Directed towards anesthesia providers, this project was focused on bridging the gap between current recommendations to LMA cuff pressure maintenance with current clinical practice in order to avoid hyperinflation by aligning with current manufacturer guidelines of ≤ 60 cm H₂O utilizing a manometer and/or reference guide.Methodology: Various Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists participated in inserting LMAs (n = 46) and measurement of their cuff pressures. Prior to initiation of the PowerPoint presentation and disbursement of the reference guideline, baseline practice was established for 5 weeks and again for another 3-week post-intervention. A manometer, present in some of the OR, was utilized during the entirety of the study.Results: Using SPSS v28 statistical software, nonparametric, and Man Whitney- U test was performed comparing the pre and post interventional groups, to see if there was a difference in mean pressures. In both groups the mean pressure exceeded the manufacturers' recommendation of 60 cm H₂O, however there was no reduction in mean pressures.Implications for Practice: In performing this study, it is evident that the current clinical practice being conducted was not in alignment with the manufacturer’s recommendations. There is a need to further conduct additional research in order to improve insertion techniques and cuff pressures, so as to increase patient safety and comfort throughout the peri-operative period.
КОМПАРАТИВНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ ПРАВОВОГО РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ КОСМЕТИЧЕСКОЙ ИНДУСТРИИ В ЕС И США
Creators: name: Ю.А. Кафтулина
name: Д.И. Колодяжная
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: Европейский союз
США
косметический бизнес
правовое регулирование
безопасность.

description: Европейский и американский косметические рынки в настоящее время являются крупнейшими в мире. Их функционирование задаёт вектор развития всей косметической индустрии. В связи с этим исследование особенностей правового регулирования косметического бизнеса в Европейском союзе и Соединённых Штатах Америки на современном этапе представляет особый интерес. В данной статье приводится сравнение основного содержания действующей законодательной базы косметической индустрии ЕС и США. В результате проведённого исследования было определено, что европейское и американское правовое регулирование в области косметического бизнеса сходны и главным образом направлены на обеспечение безопасности косметической продукции для потребителей.
Source structure effects in VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) observations
Creators: name: Xu, Ming Hui
name: Savolainen, Tuomas
name: Heinkelmann, Robert
name: Schuh, Harald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Source structure, AGNs, quasars, VLBI, VGOS

description: VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) is now regularly observing to produce the best geodetic VLBI data ever, with a thermal noise level of about 3 ps. However, the systematic errors due to angular structure of the radio sources are becoming prominent in these high-precision VGOS observations. It is important to understand, study, and monitor these systematic errors with the aim to model them in geodetic data processing. Improvements have been made to derive structure images and Gaussian components at the four bands (3 – 14 GHz) directly from VGOS observations. One of the biggest challenges has now been identified to be aligning the images over both time and frequency to create a consistent model for a given source. We will also report the near-future work plan about modeling the effects of source structure.
title: Enzymatic Self-Degradable PLA-Based Electrets
Creators: name: Flachs, Dennis
name: Zhukov, Sergey
name: Zech, Isabella
name: Schreck, Timo
name: Belle, Stefan
name: Seggern, Heinz von
name: Kupnik, Mario
name: Altmann, Alexander Anton
name: Thielemann, Christiane
Publisher: name: Springer
Year: 2024

description: In recent years, the demand for sustainable and degradable materials and electronic devices has increased significantly. Among a range of biodegradable polymers, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a good alternative to conventional petrol-based polymers because of its attractive mechanical properties and its easy processability. Recently, PLA has also been described as a promising dielectric material with piezoelectric and electret properties. We expect that PLA—after further optimization—will play an important role as a material for environmentally friendly sensors in the future, where first applications such as air filters and pressure sensors have already been proposed. However, degradation under normal ambient conditions is very slow, and an accelerated and controllable degradation process is highly desirable for any type of PLA-based sensors. Enzymatic hydrolysis with embedded enzymes has been proposed as an approach to accelerate and control degradation. In this work, we investigate the properties of PLA in terms of dielectric and mechanical properties with a focus on its ability to store charges after the enzyme proteinase K (Trit. album) has been incorporated. Results reveal that proteinase K has a positive effect on the charge stability of solvent-cast PLA electrets after complete evaporation of the solvent. Furthermore, we observed a concentration-dependent acceleration of mass loss in a Tris-HCl buffer. A fast degradation within only one day occurred at a concentration of 6 wt% proteinase K.
СРАВНИТЕЛЬНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННЫХ И ЗАРУБЕЖНЫХ МОДЕЛЕЙ ОЦЕНКИ И ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЯ ВЕРОЯТНОСТИ БАНКРОТСТВА КОМПАНИЙ: НЕОБХОДИМОСТЬ ИХ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ В РОССИИ В СОВРЕМЕННЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ
Creators: name: А.А. Бжассо
name: О.А. Котлярова
Publisher: name: Экономика и бизнес: теория и практика
Year: 2020
Subjects: вероятность банкротства
оценка
модели
анализ финансового состояния
методы прогнозирования
несостоятельность
кризис
диагностика.

description: В статье описана необходимость прогнозирования вероятности банкротства компаний. Представлен сравнительный анализ отечественных и зарубежных моделей оценки и прогнозирования вероятности банкротства. Рассмотрены преимущества, недостатки моделей оценки и прогнозирования вероятности банкротства зарубежных и отечественных авторов. Обоснована необходимость применения моделей оценки вероятности банкротства в России в современных условиях.
Change a Bit to save Bytes: Compression for Floating Point Time-Series Data
Creators: name: Taurone, Francesco
name: Lucani, Daniel E.
name: Fehér, Marcell
name: Zhang, Qi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The number of IoT devices is expected to continue its dramatic growth in the coming years and, with it, a growth in the amount of data to be transmitted, processed and stored. Compression techniques that support analytics directly on the compressed data could pave the way for systems to scale efficiently to these growing demands. This paper proposes two novel methods for preprocessing a stream of floating point data to improve the compression capabilities of various IoT data compressors. In particular, these techniques are shown to be helpful with recent compressors that allow for random access and analytics while maintaining good compression. Our techniques improve compression with reductions up to 80% when allowing for at most 1% of recovery error.