cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Entwicklung eines Berechnungsverfahrens zur Optimierung des Energieverbrauchs künstlicher Beleuchtung
Creators: name: Görres, Markus
Publisher: name: Universität Dortmund
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: artificial lighting
subject: Beleuchtungsregelung
subject: Berechnungsverfahren
subject: calculation method
subject: daylight
subject: Energieverbrauch
subject: energy consumption
subject: Kunstlicht
subject: lighting control
subject: Optimierung
subject: optimization
subject: Tageslicht
subject: 620

description: Optimierte, tageslichtabhängig geregelte Beleuchtungsanlagen reduzieren den Energieverbrauch und erfüllen die Anforderungen der Nutzer an eine hohe Qualität der Beleuchtung. Zur Erzielung eines optimalen Kompromisses ist bereits im frühen Planungsstadium ein entsprechendes Berechnungsverfahren erforderlich.In dieser Arbeit wird deshalb ein Berechnungsverfahren entwickelt, dass einen funktionalen Zusammenhang der entscheidenden Einflussgrößen herstellt und somit eine Berechnung des vorhandenen Tageslichtes und des erforderlichen jährlichen Energieverbrauchs für künstliche Beleuchtung erlaubt.Das entwickelte Berechnungsverfahren und dessen Anwendung in einer computergestützten Berechnung und einem grafischen Planungswerkzeug schließt eine Lücke im Bereich der Kunst- und Tageslichtberechnung und dient Planern als schnelles und einfach anzuwendendes Hilfsmittel zur Optimierung der Tageslichtnutzung und Minimierung des Energieverbrauchs.
Status of Vitamin B12 Level Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients on Metformin Treatment Attending Diabetic Clinic of the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Kefeany, Genet
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: Metformin is a standard therapy, most commonly prescribed oral anti-hypergly- cemic agent for individuals with type-2 diabetes (T2DM). Many studies also documented the association between long-term metformin use and low vitamin B12 levels among individuals with T2DM; however, metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency(VBD) prevalence estimates showed large variation among studies. To the best of our knowledge, studies on the association between long term metformin use and low vitamin B12 levels among individuals with T2DM are not found in Ethiopia. Objective: To determine the status of vitamin B12 level and risk factors associated with its deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on metformin treatment attending diabetes clinic of the Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 12/ 2017 to May 15/2017 at diabetes clinic of TASH. Convenient sampling method was used to include a total of 121 T2DM patients with and without metformin treatment. Blood samples were collected and Vitamin B12 levels were determined by Cobas e411 analyzer by electro chemiluminescence immunoassay. Neuropathy Total Symptom Score-6 questionnaire (NTSS-6 scores) was used to compare severity of Peripheral neuropathy (PN) in both groups. VBD was defined as serum concentration of <200 pg/dl. NTSS-6 scores >6 is considered to have PN. Finally data was entered and analyzed through SPSS version 20 computer software packages. Results: From the total of 121 study participants serum B12 levels were low(<200pg/ml) in 15(21.1%) T2DM patients with metformin (n=71) as compared to 2 patients (4.0%) without metformin treatment(n=50). Mean B12 level with metformin was found to be 331.58 pg/ml(± 134.48) as compare to those without metformin 482.23pg/ml(± 235.24), the difference was stastically significant with p value <0.001.The factors that interfered with serum B12 levels were duration of diabetes, dose and duration of metformin use. Vitamin B12 levels and NTSS-6 scores were not correlated (Spearman's rho =0.021, P=0.819). Conclusion: Among patients with T2DM treated with metformin had low serum B12 levels than patients not treated by metformin with significant effect of metformin dose and duration on B12 levels. The deficiency was not associated with peripheral neuropathy. Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Status, Vitamin B12 deficiency, Metformin, neuropathy
Quantum-Many-Body Intermetallics: Phase Stability of Fe$_3$Al and Small-Gap Formation in Fe$_2$VAl
Creators: name: Kristanovski, Oleg
name: Richter, Raphael
name: Krivenko, Igor
name: Lichtenstein, Alexander I.
name: Lechermann, Frank
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Various intermetallic compounds harbor subtle electronic correlation effects. To elucidate this fact for the Fe-Al system, we perform a realistic many-body investigation based on the combination of density functional theory with dynamical mean-field theory in a charge self-consistent manner. A better characterization and understanding of the phase stability of bcc-based D0$_3$-Fe$_3$Al through an improved description of the correlated charge density and the magnetic-energy is achevied. Upon replacement of one Fe sublattice by V, the Heusler compound Fe$_2$VAl is realized, known to display bad-metal behavior and increased specific heat. We here document a charge-gap opening at low temperatures in line with previous experimental work. The gap structure does not match conventional band theory and is reminiscent of (pseudo)gap charateristics in correlated oxides.
description: 8 pages, 7 figures
Medical Laboratory request form completeness, associated factors and the financial impact of non - communicated results in two public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Kelkay, Mulualem
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Background: Laboratory request forms provide information about the laboratory test being requested for. It carry demographic data and other information such as location of patient, laboratory number, doctor's name, signature, telephone number. If one of this information is missed it may lead to laboratory errors. Appropriately designed and properly completed request forms are vital for quality laboratory work and patient management. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate request forms submitted to the laboratory to determine their completeness, associated factor and the financial impact of non-communicated results in two public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: Cross-sectional study design was employed .Laboratory request forms submitted to the laboratory from June 12 to July 11, 2017 at Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital and St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College were collected, reviewed and assessed for completeness using data collection sheet .Non-communicated requested results we reviewed using laboratory results that were not collected from the laboratory after one week from date of request. Factors contributed to improper completion and failed collection were assessed by asking clinicians using pre-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 and excel sheet. Nominal /categorical data was described in number and percentage. Data were presented in tables and figures. Results; A total of nine thousand six hundred ninety one request forms were studied. Our assessment revealed that, name and laboratory investigation were written 100% in all requests. Age and gender were missed on 7.5% and 8.2% of the forms received at RDDMH laboratory while 2.6% and 2% of the forms received at SPHMMC respectively. One fifth (20.5%) of test results were uncollected and 74 (12.0 %) of them were CBC and an estimated 14,063 birr (44 %) [168756.00 birr annually] was lost from monthly RDDMH budget. Conclusion: Our finding showed that the quality of test request forms in both hospitals do not to the level of expected standards. Clinician's awareness is some what low and efforts should be made to improve communication between clinicians and laboratory personnel in order to improve the service provision and save costs due to uncommunicated results..
ЭРТАЧИ МУДДАТДА ЭКИЛГАН ОҚБОШ КАРАМНИ СУҒОРИШ ТАРТИБОТИ ВА МЕЪЁРЛАРИ
Creators: name: Жадигерова, Миързагул
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: мақолада эртачи муддатда экилган оқбош карамни суғориш тартиботи ва меъёрлари тўғрисидаги қимматли маълумотлар чуқур илмий таҳлил қилинган ҳолда келтирилган.
Basis entropy: A useful physical quantity about projective measurement
Creators: name: Chen, Xing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Projective measurement can increase the entropy of a state $ρ$, the increased entropy is not only up to the basis of projective measurement, but also has something to do with the properties of the state itself. In this paper we define this increased entropy as basis entropy. And then we discuss the usefulness of this new concept by showing its application in deciding whether a state is pure or not and detecting the existence of quantum discord. And as shown in the paper, this new concept can also be used to describe decoherence.
description: 13 pages, 3 figures, a new concept is suggested in this paper. Conference: The proceedings of International Conference on the Frontiers in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO2016)
Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Yeasts Recovered from Different Clinical Samples at Arsho laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Seyoum, Elias
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: Background: Currently, fungal diseases of humans are among the most problematic illnesses is the result of an increase in opportunistic fungal infections caused by rise in the number of immune-compromised patients. Particularly, yeasts are the most common cause of fungal infections leading to a range superficial type to life-threatening invasive infections. The aim of this study is to determine species distribution and antifungal susceptibility profile of yeasts particularly of Candida species recovered from different clinical samples. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted from January 01, 2018 –September 30, 2018 inAddis Ababa, Arsho laboratory. Oropharengial swabs ,nail scrapings, sputum, corneal scrapings, and vaginal swabs were collected from patients with signs and symptoms of i nfections.Identification and antifungal susceptibility testing was performed by using YST and AST-YS07 card through VITEK 2 compact system. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Result: A total of 209 yeasts were recovered of which 49.8% were Candida albicans, 43.1%were non-albicans candida species and 7.2% were yeasts other than Candida species. Thecurrent study, eighteen (18) different types of yeast species were identified from different clinicalsamples. All recognized yeast considered as a causative agent of fungal infection in previously reported data in worldwide. Entire isolates of 85.6 %, 99.4 %, 98.8 %, 98.8 %, 86.2 % were susceptible to fluconazole,Voriconazole,micafungin,Caspofungin , and flucytosine, respectively.Candida albicans isolates were 100% susceptible to voriconazole, caspofungin, and micafungin. As of whole isolates were showed 1.6 % cross-resistance and 8.6 % multi drug-resistance. Conclusion: C. albicans remaining the predominant species, but the emergence of non-albicansCandida and other than candida species have increased .In vitro-resistance to fluconazole,voriconazole and flucytosine was rare among C. albicans.However, an increase of nonsusceptibility was observed among C. krusie and C.rugosa for fluconazole and flucytosine. Thus,more studies on Candida prevalence and drug susceptibility are needed throughout country.
بازآفرینی هنری میراث دینی در سدومیات خلیل حاوی
Publisher: name: دانشگاه کردستان
Year: 2022

description: در میراث دینی به بیان انحراف جنسی ساکنان سدوم پرداخته شده وعاقبت منحرفان به تصویر کشیده شده است. خلیل حاوی نیز این داستان را در قالبی نوین، در سه قصیده بیان نموده است. در این مقاله، با استفاده از شیوه تحلیلی-توصیفی تلاش شده تا ریشه  های تاریخی ودینی این داستان در برخی از قصاید حاوی بیان شده وچگونگی مناسب سازی آن با قالب های داستانی عصر نوین، توضیح داده شود. دیدگاه شاعر در این قصیده ها کاملا بدبینانه است وشاعر با استفاده از بیان نمادین، به مسأله حاکمیت در سرزمین های عربی اشاره نموده وبه ته مانده های کهن گرایی وافکار ارتجاعی، با ناخرسندی نگریسته است. وی بیان آتشین خود را علیه حاکمان به دلیل اِعمال استبداد وظلم، وعلیه مردم به سبب کرنش در مقابل جور وستم، گشوده است. با توجه به نتایج می توان بیان داشت که شاعر، در قصاید خود سه رویکرد متفاوت دارد: در قصیده اول "سدوم" دیدگاه وی کاملا بدبینانه وآمیخته با سرگشتگی، اضطراب ومرگ است. در قصیده دوم "بازگشت به سدوم" در دیدگاه او تغییر اساسی رخ می دهد وخوش بینی وامیدواری به خیزش عربی، جای بدبینی را می گیرد. اما دیری نمی-پاید که این خوش بینی در قصیده سوم "سدوم برای بار سوم" به بدبینی بدل شده ویأس فضای قصیده را آکنده می سازد.
Theory of broadband heteronuclear decoupling in multispin systems
Creators: name: Suter, Dieter
name: Schenker, K. V.
name: Pines, A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: 530

description: The Waugh theory of broadband decoupling in NMR for I-S Spin 1/2 pairs is extended to arbitrary spin systems. It is shown that complete decoupling is achieved over a certain bandwidth if the irradiation scheme generates an average Hamiltonian for the I spins whose eigenvectors and eigenvalues are independent of resonance offset. If the observed S spins are only weakly coupled, it is possible to calculate the resulting spectrum directly from the offset dependence of the average Hamiltonian of the isolated I-spin system under the influence of the periodic decoupling sequence. The treatment applies to indirectly observed multiple-quantum transitions as well as to directly observable single-quantum resonance lines.
Ergebnisbericht zur Gästebefragung im Use Case Nordsee Schleswig-Holstein - Büsum
Creators: name: Bergler, Marina
name: Lorenz, Verena
name: Niemeijer, Christiaan
name: Keller, Robert
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: tourism
crowding
survey
visitor management

description: Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes AIR – AI-basierter Recommender für nachhaltigen Tourismus – wurden Gästebefragungen in Form von Face to Face-Interviews in allen sechs Use Cases durchgeführt. Diese Form der Bedarfsanalyse soll dazu dienen, Informationen über die Demographie der Gäste, touristische Verhaltensmuster, Gründe für die Zielauswahl und Wahrnehmung des Zielgebiets und das Informationsverhalten zu erhalten. Die Ergebnisse der Befragungen im Use Case Nordsee Schleswig-Holstein - Büsum werden in diesem Bericht dargestellt.
Getting Stuck: Using Monosignatures to Test Highly Ionizing Particles
Creators: name: Englert, Christoph
name: Jaeckel, Joerg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we argue that monojet and monophoton searches can be a sensitive test of very highly ionizing particles such as particles with charges $\gtrsim 150e$ and more generally particles that do not reach the outer parts of the detector. 8 TeV monojet data from the CMS experiment excludes such objects with masses in the range $\lesssim 650~{\text{GeV}}$ and charges $\gtrsim 100e$. This nicely complements searches for highly ionizing objects at ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb. Expected improvements in these channels will extend the sensitivity range to $m\lesssim 750~{\text{GeV}}$. This search strategy can directly be generalized to other particles that strongly interact with the detector material, such as e.g. magnetic monopoles.
description: 15 pages, 8 figures, version published in PLB
Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of External Ocular Infections with Associated Risk Factors in Alert Center, Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Neway, Sebsib
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: Background: An ocular infection is public health problem in developing countries like Ethiopia. Bacteria are major causative agents that frequently cause infections in the eyes and possibly lead to loss of vision. Resistance of bacteria isolated from the ocular to antimicrobial agents is a Global concern. Thus the present study will provide essential information on the prevalence of bacterial infection and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolate. The result of the study will help to formulate a policy for treatment and prevention of external ocular infections. Objectives: To assess bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of external ocular infections with its associated risk factors in ALERT Center, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from May, 2015 to August, 2015. A total of 288 samples were collected and inoculated on Blood agar, Chocolate agar, MacConkey agar and Mannitol salt agar. Presumptive isolates were further identified by a series of biochemical tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was performed for all isolated bacteria according to the criteria of the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI, 2014) by disk diffusion method. Data were analyzed using (SPSS) version 20.0 software. Results: A total of 288 patients were enrolled. From the total of external ocular infections cases, bacterial origins were isolated among 59.4% (n=171/288). The majority of the study subjects were males 53.1% (n=153/288). Gram positive bacteria were the most dominant isolate accounting 70.2% (n=120/171). The most frequent pathogens isolated were S. aureus 36.8% (n=63/171), followed by Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) 31.6% (n=54/171). Most of the bacteria isolated showed high resistance to Penicillin 91.6% and Tetracycline 70.6% while, Gentamicin 94% was the most effective antibiotic against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The overall prevalence multiple drug resistance was 93% (n=159/171) Gram positive 97.5% (n=117/120) and Gram negative 82% (n=42/51). Most of the variables were not statistically significant except for repeated infection. Conclusion: The prevalence of bacterial pathogens among external ocular samples was high. Most of the isolates were drug resistance for commonly used antibiotics. Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin was the most effective antimicrobial agents for both Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial from external ocular infections
Lower Bounds for the Ground-State Energies of the 2D Hubbard and t-J Models
Creators: name: Stolze, Joachim
name: Valentí, Roser
name: Hirschfeld, Peter J.
Publisher: name: The American Physical Society
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: 510

description: We present simple lower bounds on the ground-state energy of the two-dimensional (2D) Hubbard and t-J models for arbitrary values of band filling and coupling constant. For the Hubbard model we derive two types of bounds, both based on decomposing the model Hamiltonian into a sum of sub-Hamiltonians. For a decomposition into local cluster sub-Hamiltonians, we perform a generalized Legendre transform on previously derived bounds for the grand-canonical potential. For a decomposition into spin-up and spin-down parts, previous results on the spinless Falicov-Kimball model may be used to obtain bounds for the Hubbard model, generalizing a result of Langer and Mattis to arbitrary filling. For the 2D t-J model we have only considered the decomposition into clusters. The 1D Hubbard model is used as a test case. The bounds may be improved by diagonalizing the Hamiltonian for larger clusters.
Detecting Rotational Superradiance in Fluid Laboratories
Creators: name: Cardoso, Vitor
name: Coutant, Antonin
name: Richartz, Mauricio
name: Weinfurtner, Silke
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Rotational superradiance was predicted theoretically decades ago, and is chiefly responsible for a number of important effects and phenomenology in black-hole physics. However, rotational superradiance has never been observed experimentally. Here, with the aim of probing superradiance in the lab, we investigate the behavior of sound and surface waves in fluids resting in a circular basin at the center of which a rotating cylinder is placed. We show that with a suitable choice for the material of the cylinder, surface and sound waves are amplified. Two types of instabilities are studied: one sets in whenever superradiant modes are confined near the rotating cylinder and the other, which does not rely on confinement, corresponds to a local excitation of the cylinder. Our findings are experimentally testable in existing fluid laboratories and, hence, offer experimental exploration and comparison of dynamical instabilities arising from rapidly rotating boundary layers in astrophysical as well as in fluid dynamical systems.
description: v2: title change, matches published version in PRL
Stimulated 7^Li echo NMR spectroscopy of slow ionic motions in a solid electrolyte
Creators: name: Böhmer, Roland
name: Jörg, T.
name: Qi, F.
name: Titze, A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: 530

description: Lithium spin-alignment spectroscopy is presented as an NMR technique for studying slow translational motions in solid and solid-like ionic conductors. We employ phase cycling that allows to measure two-time translational correlation functions via the generation of a pure quadrupolar ordered state. Correlation functions of the crystalline electrolyte Li3Sc2(PO4)3 were recorded for times ranging from about 0.1 ms to more than 10 s, implying that translational diffusion coefficients smaller than 10^−20 m^2/s become accessible.
Burden of Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) Bacteria and Factors Affecting the Level of Contamination in Medical Equipments ( Stethoscope, Otoscope and Endoscope) Among Health Care Workers (HCW) at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Creators: name: G/yohannes, Zenebe
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Background: In health care facilities medical equipment like stethoscope owned by health care providers can be colonized by different microbial agents and could play major role as vehicles for the spreading of nosocomial infections. Objective: To assess the burden of MDR bacteria and factors affecting the level of contamination in Medical Equipments (Stethoscope, Otoscope and Endoscope) Among Health Care Workers (HCWs) at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College from November 2017-April 2018 on selected medical devices used by Health Care Workers (HCWs) to test the bacterial colonization. After obtained consent form Health Care Workers, 187 Stethoscopes, 8 Otoscope and 6 Endoscope were swabbed by rubbing the diaphragm of the Stethoscope, tips of the Otoscope and the tubes of the endoscope using sterile applicator stick moistened with sterile normal saline. The swab was quickly placed in a screwed sterile glass tube and transported to the Microbiology Laboratory for culture and identification immediately after collection and all pure isolates were tested for anti microbial sensitivity test using disc diffusion. SPSS version 20 used to analyze the data and p value <0.05 was considered as statically significant. Results: Of the 187 Stethoscope swabbed 157(84%) were contaminated. The contamination levels of Stethoscopes of General practitioner, Residents, and Medical students of internship were (100%, 87.5%, and 83.2%) respectively. Seventy five percent of Otoscope tips were colonized with different bacteria. Among the total isolates S.aureus and CoNS showed the highest resistance to Penicillin G. Methicillin resistance S.aureus and MRCoNS were 20.3% and 37.7% respectively. Conclusion: Most of isolates were resistance to multiple classes of antimicrobial agents. Even though cleaning stethoscope is not labor intensive and does not required much time, cleaning habits of the Health Care Workers were low. Therefore careful handling of stethoscope and other medical equipment is critical to minimize spreading of hospital acquired infections.
Studies on the evolution of mastication in the macropodiane
Creators: name: Sanson., Gordon Drummond
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Hierarchical follow-up of sub-threshold candidates of an all-sky Einstein@Home search for continuous gravitational waves on LIGO sixth science run data
Creators: name: Papa, Maria Alessandra
name: Eggenstein, Heinz-Bernd
name: Walsh, Sinéad
name: Di Palma, Irene
name: Allen, Bruce
name: Astone, Pia
name: Bock, Oliver
name: Creighton, Teviet D.
name: Keitel, David
name: Machenschalk, Bernd
name: Prix, Reinhard
name: Siemens, Xavier
name: Singh, Avneet
name: Zhu, Sylvia J.
name: Schutz, Bernard F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report results of an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves with frequency between 50 and 510 Hz from isolated compact objects, i.e. neutron stars. A new hierarchical multi-stage approach is taken, supported by the computing power of the Einstein@Home project, allowing to probe more deeply than ever before. 16 million sub-threshold candidates from the initial search [LVC,arXiv:1606.09619] are followed up in three stages. None of those candidates is consistent with an isolated gravitational wave emitter, and 90% confidence level upper limits are placed on the amplitudes of continuous waves from the target population. Between 170.5 and 171 Hz we set the most constraining 90% confidence upper limit on the strain amplitude h0 at 4.3x10-25 , while at the high end of our frequency range we achieve an upper limit of 7.6x10-25. These are the most constraining all-sky upper limits to date and constrain the ellipticity of rotating compact objects emitting at 300 Hz at a distance D to less than 6x10-7 [d/100pc].
description: 14 pages, 11 figures, extensive tables in the appendixes on pages 10-13
Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern Of Blood Culture Isolates At Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Eshetu, Seneshat
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Back ground: Bloodstream infections are major health problems that lead to morbidity and mortality of patients unless treated with appropriate antimicrobial treatment. Drug resistance of bacterial pathogens is challenging to alleviate sepsis. Blood culture is a gold standard technique which provides essential information for the diagnosis and proper medication. Objective: The Aim of study was to assess bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of blood culture isolates at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2016 to September 2016. Using convenient sampling technique a total of 422 blood sample were collected from study participant who were suspected for blood stream infection. Bacterial isolates were identified by colony morphology, gram staining reaction, biochemical tests such as catalase, coagulase, optochin, PYR, triple sugar iron agar (TSI), citrate utilization, urease, motility, Indole were used for bacterial identification and susceptibility to antibiotics was done using Kirby Bauer disc diffusion technique method according to CLSI guidelines in Microbiology Laboratory of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Result: About 66(15.6%) microbial were isolated. Out of this 64 (96.9%) were bacterial and 2(3.03%) were fungal (Candida albicans) isolates. The predominant bacterial isolates were S.aureus (22.72%) and K.pneumoniae (16.66%). Gram positive cocci were highly resistance to Penicillin (86.7%), followed by Ceftriaxone (46.7%), and 40% were MRSA.While clindamycin (80 %), erythromycin (73.3%), and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (66.7%) were effective antibiotics. Most of gram negative rods were highly resistance to ampicillin (85.7%), amoxicillin clavulanic acid (77.14%), Ceftriaxone (75%), and Ceftazidimen (62.8%). Nevertheless amikacin (97.1%), meropenem (91.5%), and ciprofloxacin (77.1%) were sensitive antibiotic. Most of bacterial isolates (73.4%) were multidrug resistance to most frequently used antibiotics. Conclusion: Overall, there was a high prevalence of blood stream infection with high resistance rate to the most commonly used antibiotics. Hence, timely investigation of blood stream infection and regular surveillance of antimicrobial resistance pattern is important to reduce morbidity and mortality due to blood stream infection. Keywords: Blood stream infection, Bacterial profile, Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern
Interpreting $W$ mass measurements in the SMEFT
Creators: name: Bjørn, Mikkel
name: Trott, Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Measurements of the $W^\pm$ mass ($m_W$) provide an important consistency check of the Standard Model (SM) and constrain the possibility of physics beyond the SM. Precision measurements of $m_W$ at hadron colliders are inferred from kinematic distributions of transverse variables. We examine how this inference is modified when considering the presence of physics beyond the SM expressed in terms of local contact operators. We show that Tevatron measurements of $m_W$ using transverse variables are transparent and applicable as consistent constraints in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) with small measurement bias. This means that the leading challenge to interpreting these measurements in the SMEFT is the pure theoretical uncertainty in how these measurements are mapped to Lagrangian parameters. We stress the need to avoid using naive combinations of Tevatron and LEPII measurements of $m_W$ without the introduction of any SMEFT theoretical error to avoid implicit UV assumptions. In a companion paper, we implement our procedure to consistently incorporate $m_W$ measurements into a global fit.
description: 6pp, 4 figures V2: minor typo corrections and text clarifications, matches journal version
High resolution FTIR spectroscopy of transients and species in a supersonic jet expansion
Creators: name: Robertson., E.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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آشنایی زدایی معنایی در شعر اسلامی معاصر (بررسی موردی؛ آرایه تشخیص در شعر هارون هاشم رشید)
Publisher: name: دانشگاه کردستان
Year: 2022

description: تکنیک آشنایی زدایی یکی از مختصات سبکی در ادبیات به شمار می آید که برای اولین بار توسط فرمالیست روسی"ویکتور شکلوفسکی" مطرح گردید. او کارکرد ادبیات را آشنایی زدایی می دانست چون  که ذهن را از عادت زدگی دور می کند و با ایجاد شعریت در کلام باعث لذت ادبی می شود. هارون هاشم  رشید شاعر اسلامی معاصر از آشنایی زدایی به ویژه آشنایی زادایی معنایی به صورت گسترده بهره گرفته است. با توجه به اهمیت این مختصه در سبک شناسی، به نظر می رسد، بررسی آن در شعر هارون هاشم رشید، برای شناخت هر چه  بهتر سبک شعری وی، امری ضروری می نماید. بر این اساس در پژوهش حاضر اشعار این شاعر به شیوه ی توصیفی –   تحلیلی از رهگذر تشخیص (آدم گونگی) مورد بررسی قرار می گیرد؛ تا میزان نقش زیباشناختی این تکنیک، در ساخت سبک شعری وی مشخص گردد؛ نتایج تحقیق بیانگر آن است که وی در به کارگیری آشنایی زدایی معنایی، مبتنی بر تشخیص توجه خاصی داشته است و می توان گفت مهمترین ویژگی سبک شعری او به شمار می آید. تصاویری که شاعر با بهره گیری از تشخیص ارائه می دهد بیانگر احساسات و عواطف صادقانه شاعر و دلبستگی شدید او نسبت به فلسطین و تراژدی مردمان آن است به گونه ای که همه  چیز با او همنوا شده است حتی پدیده های طبیعی و امور انتزاعی و مجرد
Effect of Laser-Plasma Interactions on Inertial Fusion Hydrodynamics
Creators: name: Strozzi, D. J.
name: Bailey, D. S.
name: Michel, P.
name: Divol, L.
name: Sepke, S. M.
name: Kerbel, G. D.
name: Thomas, C. A.
name: Ralph, J. E.
name: Moody, J. D.
name: Schneider, M. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The effects of laser-plasma interactions (LPI) on the dynamics of inertial confinement fusion hohlraums is investigated via a new approach that self-consistently couples reduced LPI models into radiation-hydrodynamics numerical codes. The interplay between hydrodynamics and LPI -- specifically stimulated Raman scatter (SRS) and crossed-beam energy transfer (CBET) -- mostly occurs via momentum and energy deposition into Langmuir and ion acoustic waves. This spatially redistributes energy coupling to the target, which affects the background plasma conditions and thus modifies laser propagation. This model shows reduced CBET, and significant laser energy depletion by Langmuir waves, which reduce the discrepancy between modeling and data from hohlraum experiments on wall x-ray emission and capsule implosion shape.
description: 5 pages, 7 figures, accepted by Physical Review Letters
Validation of criteria for Manual Smear Review following Automated Complete Blood Counts Using the Rules Proposed by International Consensus Group for Hematology Review in St. Paul"s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Tefera, Belaynesh
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: Background: Microscopic assessment of a peripheral blood smear is an essential diagnostic tool in hematology laboratory. It can complement the numerical values on the automated Full Blood Count (FBC) to provide a definite diagnosis or to guide further investigation of a patient. The results of a significant proportion of specimens are flagged by the analyzers, and require confirmation by smear review. Thus, there is a need to validate the rules for smear review proposed by International Consensus Group for Hematology Review (ICGHR). Objective: To validate criteria for manual smear review following automated complete blood counts (CBC) using the rules proposed by the International Consensus Group for Hematology Review in St.Paul"s Hospital Millennium Medical College. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in St.Paul"s Hospital Millennium Medical College from September to November 2019. A total of 500 blood samples were collected from patients who are referred to hematology laboratory for CBC evaluation and who fulfilled the eligibility criteria. CBC was performed by DxH 800 Beckman coulter and manual blood smear review was done on Wright"s stained blood film. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Crosstabulation was used to determine sensitivity, specificity, Negative and positive predictive values (NPV, PPV), efficiency and review rate. Result: Out of 500 samples, 100 samples were flagged by the instrument when applying ICGHR rules. Out of these, 87 were positive when confirmed by slide review (true Flags) but 13 were negative on the smear (false positive). Moreover, 142 samples were smear positive; 55/142 smear positives were not flagged as per the ICGHR criteria (38.7%), false negative much higher than the ICGHR acceptable limit of 5% and 345 samples were true negative (normal smear and not flagged).The result showed the ICGHR rule based flagging had sensitivity of 61.3%, specificity of 96.4%, PPV 87%, NPV 86.3%, efficiency of 86.4% and review rate 20%. Conclusion: Each laboratory wishing to employ ICGHR rules have to validate them for their specific analyzer and sample population. This will ensure an acceptable false negative rate and avoid missing of clinically significant morphological abnormalities
Large-scale normal fluid circulation in helium superflows
Creators: name: Galantucci, Luca
name: Sciacca, Michele
name: Barenghi, Carlo F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform fully-coupled numerical simulations of helium II pure superflows in a channel, with vortex- line density typical of experiments. Peculiar to our model is the computation of the back-reaction of the superfluid vortex motion on the normal fluid and the presence of solid boundaries. We recover the uniform vortex-line density experimentally measured employing second sound resonators and we show that pure superflow in helium II is associated with a large-scale circulation of the normal fluid which can be detected using existing particle-tracking visualization techniques.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures. acccepted in Phys. Rev. B. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1506.00464
Traceable Coulomb Blockade Thermometry
Creators: name: Hahtela, Ossi
name: Mykkanen, Emma
name: Kemppinen, Antti
name: Meschke, Matthias
name: Prunnila, Mika
name: Gunnarsson, David
name: Roschier, Leif
name: Penttila, Jari
name: Pekola, Jukka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a measurement and analysis scheme for determining traceable thermodynamic temperature at cryogenic temperatures using Coulomb blockade thermometry. The uncertainty of the electrical measurement is improved by utilizing two sampling digital voltmeters instead of the traditional lock-in technique. The remaining uncertainty is dominated by that of the numerical analysis of the measurement data. Two analysis methods are demonstrated: numerical fitting of the full conductance curve and measuring the height of the conductance dip. The complete uncertainty analysis shows that using either analysis method the relative combined standard uncertainty (k = 1) in determining the thermodynamic temperature in the temperature range from 20 mK to 200 mK is below 0.5 %. In this temperature range, both analysis methods produced temperature estimates that deviated from 0.39 % to 0.67 % from the reference temperatures provided by a superconducting reference point device calibrated against the Provisional Low Temperature Scale of 2000.
description: 11 pages
Association of Intestinal Helminth Infection with Atopy and Allergic Symptoms in Young Children in Batu, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Walelign, Sosina
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: Helminths are potent immunomodulators and chronic infections may protect against allergy-related disease and atopy. They are also known for inducing allergic conditions. This study was aimed to assess the association between helminths and atopy and allergic conditions. Objective: To assess the association between intestinal helminth infection and atopy/allergic outcomes in young children in Batu, Ethiopia. Methods: Questionnaire data on allergic symptoms and a range of confounding variables was gathered in a cross-sectional study of 461 children aged from 2 to 14 years from Batu. Allergic skin sensitization to house dust mite and cockroach was measured, and a stool sample collected for qualitative and quantitative geohelminth analysis. Serum IgE using ELISA and Manual eosinophil count were measured. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Overall sensitivity to both allergens was 2.6 %. Self - reported allergic outcomes in the last 12 months for the 461 participants had been; wheeze (3.7%), asthma (2.2%), eczema (13.2%), and hay fever (6.9%). A burden of 8.1% (36/444) was recorded for helminths. A borderline significant association was found between atopy and any allergy symptoms [OR 3.32 (95% CI: 0.99, 11.1), P = 0.052]. There was no significant association between helminths and atopy [OR 0.64 (95% CI: 0.29, 1.41) p = 0.268] and also between helminths and allergic symptoms [OR 0.64 (95% CI: 0.29, 1.41) p = 0.268]. Bivariate analysis showed keeping animas in the house associated with atopy while maternal and paternal history of allergy associated with allergic symptoms in the children. Conclusion: Contrary to the majority of related studies that reported a positive or negative association between helminths and allergy-related outcomes, we found no relation between the two. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to further elucidate the controversy. Keywords: Atopy, helminths, Allergy, IgE
Input, utilisation and breakdown of river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) detritus in lowland intermittent streams in an agricultural landscape
Creators: name: Reid., David Jon
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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title: Generalleutnant Hans Röttiger / Text von: Johannes-Paul Kögler ; gelesen von: Andreas Eichner
Creators: name: Kögler, Johannes-Paul
Publisher: name: ZMSBw
Year: 2023

description: Rezension von: Militärische Aufbaugenerationen der Bundeswehr 1955 bis 1970 : ausgewählte Biografien / Im Auftr. des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes hrsg. von Helmut R. Hammerich ... - München : Oldenbourg, 2011. - VIII, 468 Seiten ; 25 cm, 905 g. (Sicherheitspolitik und Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / begründet vom Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamt ; herausgegeben vom Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr ; 10) Literaturangaben. - ISBN 978-3-486-70436-5
description: Buchjournal: Angelesen. : das Buchjournal des ZMSBw / Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr; [59]
Dynamical charge and pseudospin currents in graphene and possible Cooper pair formation
Creators: name: Morawetz, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Based on the quantum kinetic equations for systems with SU(2) structure, regularization-free density and pseudospin currents are calculated in graphene realized as the infinite mass-limit of electrons with quadratic dispersion and a proper spin-orbit coupling. Correspondingly the currents possess no quasiparticle part but only anomalous parts. The intraband and interband conductivities are discussed with respect to magnetic fields and magnetic domain puddles. It is found that the magnetic field and meanfield of domains can be represented by an effective Zeeman field. For large Zeeman fields the dynamical conductivities become independent of the density and are universal in this sense. The different limits of vanishing density, relaxation, frequency, and Zeeman field are not interchangeable. The optical conductivity agrees well with the experimental values using screened impurity scattering and an effective Zeeman field. The universal value of Hall conductivity is shown to be modified due to the Zeeman field. The pseudospin current reveals an anomaly since a quasiparticle part appears though it vanishes for particle currents. The density and pseudospin response functions to an external electric field are calculated and the dielectric function is discussed with respect to collective excitations. A frequency and wave-vector range is identified where the dielectric function changes sign and the repulsive Coulomb potential becomes effectively attractive allowing Cooper pairing.
description: revisions in text
COMMUNITY BASED PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORs STUDY IN YEKA AND ARADA SUB-CITY OF ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA
Creators: name: TSEGAYE, BEHAILU
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: Background: Intestinal parasitic infections an important public health problem in developing countries. Low socioeconomic conditions, lack of access to potable drinking water, poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation are the factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection. Objective: to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in selected sub cities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study was performed in Yeka and Arada sub cites of Addis Ababa from January to June 2019. A total of 382 study participants were selected by using multistage sampling technique. From each participant, socio-demographic data was collected by using standardized questionnaire and risk factors analyzed by using SPSS version 20 for analysis value less than 0.05 considered as statistical significant. In addition, stool samples were collected and analyzed by direct wet mount, formal ether concentration techniques and kato techniques. Moreover, parasite load was estimated by using WHO criteria for degree of parasitemia.. Results: Out of the total 382 participants prevalence of intestinal parasites was 10.5%. Among these, Entamoeba histolytica/dispare(6.01%) was the most common, followed by Giardia lamblia (1.8%), Ascaris lubricoide (1%) ,Hookworm (0.8%) and Strongloid stercolaris (0.3 %). In addition, 0.5% of positive cases were double infection, Entamoeba histolytica/dispare and Giardia lamblia. Intestinal parasitosis was seen more in female (5.75 %) than male (4.18).According to WHO criteria the intensity of helminthic infection was light. Intestinal parasitic associated risk factors such failure to wash hands with soup before meal, a habit of eating undercooked vegetables had Statistical significant p value less than 0. 05. .Conclusion: The intensity of helminthic infection was light; this might be related to low prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection. In addition, intestinal parasitic infection was associated with proposed risk factors. This indicates the need for additional preventive and control mechanism. Furthermore, large scale studies including assessment of environmental sanitation, and healthy education need to undertake the problem.
Replication and further testing of the two-stage task with improved instructions
Creators: name: Luque, David
name: Valle, Raúl Luna Del
name: Vadillo, Miguel A.
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Psychological Phenomena and Processes
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Neuroscience and Neurobiology
subject: Cognitive Psychology
subject: Cognitive Neuroscience
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: reinforcement learning
subject: goal-directed
subject: two-stage task
subject: model-free
subject: dual-stage task
subject: associative learning
subject: model-based
subject: habitual
subject: improved instructions
subject: sarsa

description: This project aims to replicate the results from da Silva & Hare (2020) about sole model-based behaviour during the two-stage task when participants are provided with accurate instractions about it. Furthermore, it aims to test whether any model-free component arises when state locations during such task with accurate instructions become fixed.