cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A case report of nifedipine-induced hepatitis with jaundice
Creators: name: Yusuf, Dimas
name: Christy, Joanna
name: Owen, David
name: Ho, Meghan
name: Li, David
name: Fishman, Martin J
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: Nifedipine is a generic, well-known and commonly-prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of hypertension and Prinzmetal’s angina. A known but very rare and serious adverse effect of nifedipine is clinically-apparent hepatitis which can take months to resolve. Case presentation: Here we present a case of nifedipine-induced hepatitis in a 78-year-old Caucasian female with no prior history of liver or autoimmune disease. We discuss our investigative and management approach, and present a review of prior cases. We offer an approach for patients who present with signs of acute liver injury with jaundice and high elevations in serum transaminases. Conclusion: Not much is known about nifedipine-induced hepatitis due to its rare occurrence. Its prevalence is unknown. The disease appears to afflict older men and women. It can present acutely (within days) or subacutely (within 4–8 weeks after medication start) and in an idiosyncratic manner. Chronic or latent cases have also been described, some diagnosed as late as 3 years after medication start. Common symptoms include jaundice, nausea, chills, rigors, diaphoresis, fatigue, and abdominal pain. Laboratory investigations often reveal profound elevations in AST, ALT, GGT, and conjugated bilirubin. Peripheral blood smear may demonstrate eosinophilia. Histology from liver biopsy typically demonstrates infiltration of immune cells, cholestasis, and a picture of steatohepatitis. Treatment involves immediate discontinuation of the drug with supportive care. Thus far, all published instances of nifedipine-induced hepatitis were self-limiting without mortality due to fulminant liver failure. However, this disease can take months to resolve. There is no randomized evidence for other treatments such as corticosteroids.
Aquatic toxicity of the macrolide antibiotic clarithromycin and its metabolites
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Risikoanalyse

description: The human macrolide antibiotic clarithromycin is widespread in surface waters. Our study shows that its major metabolite 14-hydroxy(R)-clarithromycin is found in surface waters in comparable amounts. This metabolite is known to be pharmacologically active. Additionally, clarithromycin is partly metabolised to N-desmethyl-clarithromycin, whichhas no antimicrobial activity.
For clarithromycin, some ecotoxicological studies on aquatic organisms have been published. However, many of them are not conform with the scientific principles as given in the "Technical guidance for deriving environmental quality standardsŁ (TGD-EQS), because numerous studies were poorly documented and the methods did not contain analytical measurements confirming that the exposure concentrations were in the range of ş 20%of the nominal concentrations.
Ecotoxicological effects of clarithromycin and its two metabolites on the zebrafish Danio rerio (embryo test), the microcrustacean Daphnia magna, the aquatic monocotyledonous macrophyte Lemna minor, the freshwater green alga Desmodesmus subspicatus (Chlorophyta) and the cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae were investigated in compliance with the TGD-EQS. Environmental risk assessment was performed using ErC10 values of Anabaena, the species most sensitive to clarithromycin and 14-hydroxy(R)-clarithromycin in our testing. Based oncomparable toxicity and similar concentrations of clarithromycin and its active metabolite 14-hydroxy(R)-clarithromycin in surface waters, an additional multiplication factor of 2 to the assessment factor of 10 on the ErC10 of clarithromycin should be used. Consequently, a freshwater quality standard of 0.130 ìg L-1 is proposed for clarithromycin as the "lead substanceŁ. Taking this additional multiplication factor of 2 into account, single monitoring of clarithromycin may be sufficient, in order to reduce the number of substances listed for routine monitoring programs.Quelle: http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Design and Construction of InJe Tunnel, the Longest Road Tunnel of Korea
Creators: name: S. M. Cho, S. D. Lee
Publisher: name: Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
Year: 2011
Subjects: Design and Construction
InJe Tunnel
the Longest Road Tunnel
Korea

description: The Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, 42, 3, 65-74
Supplementary document for Resonantly enhanced nonreciprocal silicon Brillouin amplifier - 4060029.pdf
Creators: name: Otterstrom, Nils
name: Kittlaus, Eric
name: Gertler, Shai
name: Behunin, Ryan
name: Lentine, Anthony
name: Rakich, Peter
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves

description: Supplementary information Latex version
Evaluation of the Relationship between Endometriosis and Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Creators: name: Korosh Khanaki
name: Nouri, Mohammad
name: Ardekani, Ali M.
name: Alieh Ghassemzadeh
name: Vahideh   Shahnazi
name: Sadeghi, Mohammad R.
name: Darabi, Masoud
name: Mehdizadeh, Amir
name: Homayon Dolatkhah
name: Abotaleb Saremi
name: Imani, Ali R.
name: Rahimipour, Ali
Publisher: name: the Pasteur Institute of Iran
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Basic Sciences

description: Iranian Biomedical Journal (IBJ); ISSN 1028-852X
A multi-informant study of peer victimization, children's mental health, and academic achievement: The moderating role of family functioning
Creators: name: Brittain, Heather L
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Education, Educational Psychology.

description: In the present study parent and child concordance of peer victimization and associations with mental health (depression and anxiety), academic achievement, and family functioning was assessed using a multi-informant, multi-method approach. Parents and children completed assessments of peer victimization and mental health, parents completed a measure of family functioning, and grades were assessed by teachers. Children were classified into three peer victimization status groups and one non-victimization group on the basis of concordance of parent and child reports. Results indicate that children rated as victims by any informant (parent or self) scored higher on depression and anxiety and lower academic achievement than non-victims. Although differences in family functioning were not found between each of the victim and non-victim groups, family functioning moderated the association between peer victimization and mental health for boys. For boys who self-reported victimization but parents did not, a high functioning family environment was associated with lower depression and anxiety. Results highlight the need for greater home school communication about peer victimization and for schools to educate parents about ways to talk to children about bullying.
Inhibition of apoptosis and transcription factor binding activity by zinc pyrithione in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
Creators: name: Angus, Lindsay Margaret.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: Cell death has been characterized as occurring by one of two ways: necrosis or apoptosis. Necrotic cell death is passive, resulting from severe trauma, whereas apoptotic death requires the active participation of the cell and occurs in response to a signal that triggers a characteristic series of events. The actual mechanisms regulating the apoptotic pathway have yet to be fully elucidated. However, regulation appears to depend on the balance between apoptosis-suppressing and apoptosis-inducing factors within the cell. Accordingly, apoptosis may be initiated by the activation or suppression of transcription factors involved in the regulation of apoptotic factors. The ability of zinc to inhibit apoptosis has been well documented, but the mechanisms of this protection have yet to be elucidated. In view of the ability of zinc to alter transcriptional events, we sought to determine if zinc may prevent apoptosis by altering transcription factor binding activity. Of particular interest were the transcription factors Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF$\kappa$B), Activator Protein-1 (AP-1), and Sp1, which have previously been shown to be associated with apoptosis. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Transgelin is a TGFβ-inducible gene that regulates osteoblastic and adipogenic differentiation of human skeletal stem cells through actin cytoskeleston organization
Creators: name: Elsafadi, M.
name: Manikandan, M.
name: Dawud, R. A.
name: Alajez, N. M.
name: Hamam, R.
name: Alfayez, M.
name: Kassem, M.
name: Aldahmash, A.
name: Mahmood, A.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Regenerative medicine is a novel approach for treating conditions in which enhanced bone regeneration is required. We identified transgelin (TAGLN), a transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ)-inducible gene, as an upregulated gene during in vitro osteoblastic and adipocytic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived stromal (skeletal) stem cells (hMSC). siRNA-mediated gene silencing of TAGLN impaired lineage differentiation into osteoblasts and adipocytes but enhanced cell proliferation. Additional functional studies revealed that TAGLN deficiency impaired hMSC cell motility and in vitro transwell cell migration. On the other hand, TAGLN overexpression reduced hMSC cell proliferation, but enhanced cell migration, osteoblastic and adipocytic differentiation, and in vivo bone formation. In addition, deficiency or overexpression of TAGLN in hMSC was associated with significant changes in cellular and nuclear morphology and cytoplasmic organelle composition as demonstrated by high content imaging and transmission electron microscopy that revealed pronounced alterations in the distribution of the actin filament and changes in cytoskeletal organization. Molecular signature of TAGLN-deficient hMSC showed that several genes and genetic pathways associated with cell differentiation, including regulation of actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesion pathways, were downregulated. Our data demonstrate that TAGLN has a role in generating committed progenitor cells from undifferentiated hMSC by regulating cytoskeleton organization. Targeting TAGLN is a plausible approach to enrich for committed hMSC cells needed for regenerative medicine application.
Tunable magnetism and electron correlation in Titanium-based Kagome metals RETi3Bi4 (RE = Yb, Pr, and Nd) by rare-earth engineering
Creators: name: Chen, Long
name: Zhou, Ying
name: Zhang, He
name: Ji, Xuecong
name: Liao, Ke
name: Ji, Yu
name: Li, Ying
name: Guo, Zhongnan
name: Shen, Xi
name: Yu, Richeng
name: Yu, Xiaohui
name: Weng, Hongming
name: Wang, Gang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Rare-earth engineering is an effective way to introduce and tune the magnetism in topological Kagome magnets, which has been acting as a fertile platform to investigate the quantum interactions between geometry, topology, spin, and correlation. Here we report the structure and properties of three newly discovered Titanium-based Kagome metals RETi3Bi4 (RE = Yb, Pr, and Nd) with various magnetic states. They crystalize in the orthogonal space group Fmmm (No.69), where slightly distorted Ti Kagome lattice, RE triangular lattice, Bi honeycomb and triangular lattices stack along the a axis. By changing the rare earth atoms on RE zag-zig chains, the magnetism can be tuned from nonmagnetic YbTi3Bi4 to short-range ordered PrTi3Bi4 (Tanomaly ~ 8.2 K), and finally to ferromagnetic NdTi3Bi4 (Tc ~ 8.5 K). The measurements of resistivity and specific heat capacity demonstrate an evolution of electron correlation and density of states near the Fermi level with different rare earth atoms. In-situ resistance measurements of NdTi3Bi4 under high pressure further reveal a potential relationship between the electron correlation and ferromagnetic ordering temperature. These results highlight RETi3Bi4 as another family of topological Kagome magnets to explore nontrivial band topology and exotic phases in Kagome materials.
description: Manuscript:17 pages, 5 figures; Supporting information:11 pages, 11 tables and 10 figures
title: Hallazgos mediante EnteroRM y Ecografía en el estudio de la Enfermedad de Crohn en población pediátrica.
Creators: name: Guillen Vargas, Lourdes
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Inflammation
subject: Ultrasound
subject: MR
subject: Paediatric
subject: Small bowel
subject: Abdomen

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
Describir las indicaciones y los principales hallazgos en EntreoRM y Ecografía. Mostrar el protocolo de EnteroRM usado en nuestro...
Scientific Goals of the Kunlun Infrared Sky Survey (KISS)
Creators: name: Burton, Michael G.
name: Zheng, Jessica
name: Mould, Jeremy
name: Cooke, Jeff
name: Ireland, Michael
name: Uddin, Syed Ashraf
name: Zhang, Hui
name: Yuan, Xiangyan
name: Lawrence, Jon
name: Ashley, Michael C B
name: Wu, Xuefeng
name: Curtin, Chris
name: Wang, Lifan
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: The high Antarctic plateau provides exceptional conditions for infrared observations on account of the cold, dry and stable atmosphere above the ice surface. This paper describes the scientific goals behind the first program to examine the time-varying universe in the infrared from Antarctica - the Kunlun Infrared Sky Survey (KISS). This will employ a 50cm telescope to monitor the southern skies in the 2.4 mu mK(dark) window from China's Kunlun station at Dome A, on the summit of the Antarctic plateau, through the uninterrupted 4-month period of winter darkness. An earlier paper discussed optimisation of the K-dark filter for sensitivity (Li et al. 2016). This paper examines the scientific program for KISS. We calculate the sensitivity of the camera for the extrema of observing conditions that will be encountered. We present the parameters for sample surveys that could then be carried out for a range of cadences and sensitivities. We then discuss several science programs that could be conducted with these capabilities, involving star formation, brown dwarfs and hot Jupiters, exoplanets around M dwarfs, the terminal phases of stellar evolution, fast transients, embedded supernova searches, reverberation mapping of AGN, gamma ray bursts and the detection of the cosmic infrared background.
Sub-Doppler optical-optical double-resonance spectroscopy using a cavity-enhanced frequency comb probe
Creators: name: de Oliveira, Vinicius Silva
name: Silander, Isak
name: Rutkowski, Lucile
name: Soboń, Grzegorz
name: Axner, Ove
name: Lehmann, Kevin K.
name: Foltynowicz, Aleksandra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Accurate parameters of molecular hot-band transitions, i.e., those starting from vibrationally excited levels, are needed to accurately model high-temperature spectra in astrophysics and combustion, yet laboratory spectra measured at high temperatures are often unresolved and difficult to assign. Optical-optical double-resonance (OODR) spectroscopy allows the measurement and assignment of individual hot-band transitions from selectively pumped energy levels without the need to heat the sample. However, previous demonstrations lacked either sufficient resolution, spectral coverage, absorption sensitivity, or frequency accuracy. Here we demonstrate OODR spectroscopy using a cavity-enhanced frequency comb probe that combines all these advantages. We detect and assign sub-Doppler transitions in the spectral range of the 3$ν$${_3}$${\leftarrow}$$ν$${_3}$ resonance of methane with frequency precision and sensitivity more than an order of magnitude better than before. This technique will provide high-accuracy data about excited states of a wide range of molecules that is urgently needed for theoretical modeling of high-temperature data and cannot be obtained using other methods.
description: Addendum added on Aug 20, 2024, containing comparison of experimental line positions and intensities to new predictions from an effective Hamiltonian and the ExoMol database
Supplementary document for Observation of Spin-polarized Directive Coupling of Light at Bound States in the Continuum - 4061314.pdf
Creators: name: Zito, Gianluigi
name: Romano, Silvia
name: Cabrini, Stefano
name: Calafiore, Giuseppe
name: De Luca, Anna Chiara
name: Penzo, Erika
name: Mocella, Vito
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: Supplementary Materials
Music embodiment in flute practice and performance
Creators: name: Trainini, Laura
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: The concept of music embodiment has become a focal point in music research, offering insights into how musicians learn, relate to their instruments, and use their bodies as mediators with the environment. Embodiment replaces the traditional Cartesian divide between body and mind with an integrated view of human experience. Rooted in Merleau- Ponty’s philosophy, embodiment emphasizes the role of body schema in developing a “sense of ownership” and conscious action. In music education, Jaques-Dalcroze’s “Eurhythmics” pioneered an embodied approach, highlighting the importance of movement and spatial awareness in acquiring musical skills. More recently, researchers such as Arnie Cox have underscored the role of sensorimotor processes in musical cognition, emphasizing imitation and deliberate gestures as central to learning. Despite its growing prominence, embodiment has seen limited application in instrumental training. This dissertation examines its potential for flute practice, focusing on how embodied awareness can address technical challenges and improve musicianship. Flute playing inherently involves unconscious processes, such as breathing and sound production, which can be better understood and refined through an embodied lens. The long-standing parallel with singing—a foundational model in flute pedagogy—offers a framework for easily understanding embodiment, given the voice’s intrinsic connection to the body. By examining the physiological similarities in breathing mechanisms and sound emission, this research aims to validate the comparison and define its practical implications for flute practice. Moreover, building on Linda Kaastra’s definition of embodied practice as awareness of typically unconscious processes and on Luc Nijis’ idea of instrumental incorporation, this study investigates how flute playing can integrate body schemata and refine gestures specific to the instrument. Additionally, insights iii from motor skill acquisition theories in sports provide a framework for addressing the physicality of musical performance. Through self-observation and notation, I analyze my practice to cultivate awareness and develop exercises addressing instrumental challenges within embodied practice. This research proposes a model for uncovering unconscious processes, enhancing movement awareness, and empowering flutists to use technical tools creatively. By integrating embodiment into flute pedagogy, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of practice and artistic growth.
Performance of cast-in anchors in early age concrete
Creators: name: Albadran, Saad Qasim
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The current study investigated the effect of concrete mechanical properties such as concrete compressive strength, fracture energy, tensile strength, Poisson’s ratio, and modulus of elasticity on the performance of cast-in anchors under tensile loading conditions as early as 18 hours. Based on the experimental and numerical results, a proper modification have been proposed for the available equations for predicting the capacity of cast-in anchors, the CCD equation (Concrete capacity method) of Fuchs et al. (1995) and the energy equation of Sawade (1994) (Eligehausen et al., 2006). These modifications are suitable for ages less than three days and the compressive strength between 6.5 MPa and 20 MPa. Therefore, proposed model can contribute in ease the production of concrete precast units at ages as early as 18 hours depending on concrete compressive strength.
title: Hemorragia post-traumática: tratamiento endovascular de hemorragias secundarias a lesión arterial.
Creators: name: Pardo Moreno, Pedro
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Trauma
subject: Vascular
subject: Emergency
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Catheter arteriography
subject: Embolisation
subject: Stents
subject: Acute
subject: Haemorrhage

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
La hemorragia aguda post-traumática por lesión arterial,
aun siendo infrecuente,
es una posible causa de muerte evitable en el paciente traumatizado. Con un adecuado manejo del diagnóstico de imagen estos pacientes pueden beneficiarse de...
DyEdgeGAT: Dynamic Edge via Graph Attention for Early Fault Detection in IIoT Systems
Creators: name: Zhao, Mengjie
name: Fink, Olga
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), condition monitoring sensor signals from complex systems often exhibit nonlinear and stochastic spatial-temporal dynamics under varying conditions. These complex dynamics make fault detection particularly challenging. While previous methods effectively model these dynamics, they often neglect the evolution of relationships between sensor signals. Undetected shifts in these relationships can lead to significant system failures. Furthermore, these methods frequently misidentify novel operating conditions as faults. Addressing these limitations, we propose DyEdgeGAT (Dynamic Edge via Graph Attention), a novel approach for early-stage fault detection in IIoT systems. DyEdgeGAT's primary innovation lies in a novel graph inference scheme for multivariate time series that tracks the evolution of relationships between time series, enabled by dynamic edge construction. Another key innovation of DyEdgeGAT is its ability to incorporate operating condition contexts into node dynamics modeling, enhancing its accuracy and robustness. We rigorously evaluated DyEdgeGAT using both a synthetic dataset, simulating varying levels of fault severity, and a real-world industrial-scale multiphase flow facility benchmark with diverse fault types under varying operating conditions and detection complexities. The results show that DyEdgeGAT significantly outperforms other baseline methods in fault detection, particularly in the early stages with low severity, and exhibits robust performance under novel operating conditions.
description: 16 pages, 8 figures
Supplementary document for Observation of Spin-polarized Directive Coupling of Light at Bound States in the Continuum - 4061314.pdf
Creators: name: Zito, Gianluigi
name: Romano, Silvia
name: Cabrini, Stefano
name: Calafiore, Giuseppe
name: De Luca, Anna Chiara
name: Penzo, Erika
name: Mocella, Vito
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2019
Subjects: Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: Supplementary Materials
Molecular modelling of epoxy resin crosslinking experimentally validated by near-infrared spectroscopy
Creators: name: Unger, Robin
name: Braun, Ulrike
name: Fankhänel, Johannes
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2019
Subjects: IR-Strahlung
Polymer
Spektralanalyse

description: Reliable simulation of polymers on an atomistic length scale requires a realistic representation of the cured material. A molecular modeling method for the curing of epoxy systems is presented, which is developed with respect to efficiency while maintaining a well equilibrated system. The main criterion for bond formation is the distance between reactive groups and no specific reaction probability is prescribed. The molecular modeling is studied for three different mixing ratios with respect to the curing evolution of reactive groups and the final curing stage. For the first time, the evolution of reactive groups during the curing process predicted by the molecular modeling is validated with near-infrared spectroscopy data, showing a good agreement between simulation results and experimental measurements. With the proposed method, deeper insights into the curing mechanism of epoxy systems can be gained and it allows us to provide reliable input data for molecular dynamics simulations of material properties. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
title: Lesión esclerosante compleja (cicatriz radial) en un programa de cribado poblacional.  ¿es necesaria la biopsia quirúrgica?
Creators: name: Bargalló Castelló, Xavier
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Breast
subject: Mammography
subject: Ultrasound
subject: MR
subject: Biopsy

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
Determinar el comportamiento radiológico de la lesión esclerosante compleja (LEC). Valorar la biopsia con aguja gruesa (BAG) para excluir carcinoma...
Planar chordal cycles: Their construction, applications and analysis in mesh networks
Creators: name: Mardini, Wail
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: We propose a novel idea for cycles that is based on the network topology in planar graphs. Using the graph theory terminology of chordal graphs, we call those cycles Planar Chordal Cycles (PCCs). Sufficient conditions are formulated to guarantee the existence of PCCs to cover a set of faces in the graph. These conditions to form a cycle are then mapped to the dual domain to reduce the complexity of cycle construction so that it is easier for identification and construction. This mapping is made possible by using a novel idea of constructing a dual graph that can capture the face connectivity in the original graph (and we call it the Modified Cycle Graph (MCG)). An algorithm based on some searching techniques and criteria is proposed to use those conditions to construct cycles with different objectives and properties. The application of PCCs in multicasting and mesh network protection are discussed. An efficiency and performance study has been conducted to compare this technique to other techniques. We have also analyzed performance measures for network cycle-based protection mechanisms. We present a detailed study and analysis on the restorability of a single protection cycle covering single-domain networks, and we also present the corresponding redundancy and protection path analysis. For two-domain networks that use a single cycle in each domain, we present an analytical model that extends the single domain idea by considering the shared edges between the two domains. Limited results have been obtained in special cases for more than two domains.
Motives and impacts of Chinese foreign direct investment in Australian healthcare, maternal and baby care industry, 2008 - 2019: empirical evidence from firm level data
Creators: name: Luo, Ruiyi
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research examined the motives and impacts of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (COFDI) in Australian health care, maternal and baby care industry. A sample of 762 Chinese foreign merger and acquisitions (M&As) and greenfield investments in all industries among G20 countries were examined with an efficient model. Principal findings affirmed many traditional foreign direct investment (FDI) theories, while novel findings revealed what specific variables Chinese outward investment are attracted to from 2008 to 2019. This research also employed the event study method to explore the parent and target firms' stock market response.
Phases of (2+1)D SO(5) non-linear sigma model with a topological term on a sphere: multicritical point and disorder phase
Creators: name: Chen, Bin-Bin
name: Zhang, Xu
name: Wang, Yuxuan
name: Sun, Kai
name: Meng, Zi Yang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Novel critical phenomena beyond the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson paradigm have been long sought after. Among many candidate scenarios, the deconfined quantum critical point (DQCP) constitutes the most fascinating one, and its lattice model realization has been debated over the past two decades. Here we apply the spherical Landau level regularization upon the exact (2+1)D SO(5) non-linear sigma model with a topological term to study the potential DQCP therein. We perform density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) simulation with SU(2)$_\mathrm{spin}\times$U(1)$_\mathrm{charge}\times$U(1)$_\mathrm{angular-momentum}$ symmetries explicitly implemented. Using crossing point analysis for the critical properties of the DMRG data, accompanied by quantum Monte Carlo simulations, we accurately obtain the comprehensive phase diagram of the model and find various novel quantum phases, including Néel, ferromagnet (FM), valence bond solid (VBS), valley polarized (VP) states and a gapless quantum disordered phase occupying extended area of the phase diagram. The VBS-Disorder and Néel-Disorder transitions are continuous with non-Wilson-Fisher exponents. Our results show the VBS and Néel states are separated by either a weakly first-order transition or the disordered region with a multicritical point in between, thus opening up more interesting questions on the two-decade long debate on the nature of DQCP.
description: 7+17 pages, 4+16 figures
title: Ecografia de la patología escrotal extratesticular: Todo lo que un residente debe conocer
Creators: name: Sánchez Acevedo, Zuleyma
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: Anatomy

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
description: Objetivo docente:
La ecografía con transductor de alta frecuencia es la técnica de elección para el disgnóstico de patología escrotal llegando a una sensibilidad cercana al 100% según autores. Dada la alta incidencia de la patología en este área es...
The Level of Service Inventory-Ontario Revision: A recidivism follow-up study within a sample of male young offenders
Creators: name: Nowicka-Sroga, Margaret
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Psychology, Clinical.
subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology.

description: This study represents the first attempt to evaluate the predictive validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Ontario Revision (LSI-OR; Andrews, Bonta, & Wormith, 1995) on young offenders. The LSI-OR is a risk/need assessment measure designed to assess risk of recidivism and other offender problems, and to classify offenders for supervision and treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 1998). Although the scale has been used with young offenders, it has not yet been adequately validated with this population. The sample consisted of 154 16- to 18-year old, Caucasian, male, young offenders from Northern Ontario, who had been sentenced to custody or community (probation) terms. Following a 3.8-year follow-up period, 50.6% of the sample had been reconvicted, with 20.1% for a violent offence. Recidivists scored significantly higher than nonrecidivists on the LSI-OR total score and on six of the eight risk and need subscales. Correlations between the LSI-OR total score and general and violent recidivism were .46 and .31, respectively. ROC analyses indicated significant effects for LSI-OR total and combined scales with general offending (AUCs of .77 to .80) and with violent offending (AUCs of .72 to .74). Controlling for location (custody-community), hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed the LSI-OR's incremental predictive validity for general, violent, and nonviolent recidivism. The General Risk/Need and Responsivity Sections made unique contributions to the final model of binary nonviolent recidivism. General Risk/Need contributed to the prediction of binary violent recidivism. Among the General Risk/Need subsections, Criminal history and Leisure/recreation as well as Criminal history and Education/employment uniquely contributed to the model of nonviolent and violent charges, respectively. The results support the use of the LSI-OR instrument with 'older' young offenders, especially those in the community, but should be cross validated on another (larger) sample of 16- to 18-year old offenders. Future research exploring the role of young offenders' responsivity concerns, in particular their motivational problems and use of denial/minimization, is suggested because these items also discriminated between recidivists and nonrecidivists in the current study.
Real time three-dimensional head pose recovery for model-based video coding.
Creators: name: Cordea, Marius Daniel.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: This thesis presents an Interactive Facial Animation Testbed (IFAT) for a low bit-rate videophone system based on a face (head) model. The effects of head motion and facial expressions are combined in the 3D head model. The head "pose" (p&barbelow;osition, o&barbelow;rientation, and s&barbelow;cale e&barbelow;stimation) has to be accurately recovered before attempting to recover the face expressions. For the specification of the facial expressions we adopted the "muscle-based" facial model parameterization. This topology independent system incorporates 16 muscles and 10 parameters controlling mouth opening, jaw rotation, eye movement, eyelid opening, and head orientation. Two algorithms were developed for automatic head pose recovery: 2½D pose recovery of the 3D position and 2D orientation using a 2D elliptical head model, and 3D pose recovery of the 3D position and 3D orientation using a 3D wireframe head model. The developed global motion tracking system is meant to work in a realistic videoconferencing environment with no makeup highlighting the speaker's facial features, uncalibrated camera, unknown lighting conditions and unknown scene background. In order to validate the accuracy of the 3D head tracking system, we developed a rapid calibration technique using a sequence of images of a synthetic "standard" 3D head in lieu of real life head.
A before-after study of hospital use in two frail populations receiving different home-based services over the same time in Vancouver, Canada
Creators: name: McGregor, Margaret J.
name: Cox, Michelle B.
name: Slater, Jay M.
name: Poss, Jeff
name: McGrail, Kimberlyn M.
name: Ronald, Lisa A.
name: Sloan, John
name: Schulzer, Michael
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: As individuals age, they are more likely to experience increasing frailty and more frequent use of hospital services. First, we explored whether initiating home-based primary care in a frail homebound cohort, influenced hospital use. Second, we explored whether initiating regular home care support for personal care with usual primary care, in a second somewhat less frail cohort, influenced hospital use. Methods: This was a before-after retrospective cohort study of two frail populations in Vancouver, Canada using administrative data to assess the influence of two different services started in two different cohorts over the same time period. The participants were 246 recipients of integrated home-based primary care and 492 recipients of home care followed between July 1st, 2008 and June 30th, 2013 before and after starting their respective services. Individuals in each group were linked to their hospital emergency department visit and discharge abstract records. The main outcome measures were mean emergency department visit and hospital admission rates per 1000 patient days for 21 months before versus the period after receipt of services, and the adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) on these outcomes post receipt of service. Results: Before versus after starting integrated home-based primary care, emergency department visit rates per 1000 patient days (95% confidence intervals) were 4.1 (3.8, 4.4) versus 3.7 (3.3, 4.1), and hospital admissions rates were 2.3 (2.1, 2.5) versus 2.2 (1.9, 2.5). Before versus after starting home care, emergency department visit rates per 1000 patient days (95% confidence intervals) were 3.0 (2.8, 3.2) versus 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) visits and hospital admissions rates were 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) versus 1.9 (1.7, 2.1). Home-based primary care IRRs were 0.91 (0.72, 1.15) and 0.99 (0.76, 1.27) and home care IRRs were 1.34 (1.15, 1.56) and 1.46 (1.22, 1.74) for emergency department visits and hospital admissions respectively. Conclusions: After enrollment in integrated home-based primary care, emergency department visit and hospital admission rates stabilized. After starting home care with usual primary care, emergency department visit and hospital admission rates continued to rise.
Hubble Space Telescope spectra of the Type Ia supernova SN 2011fe: A tail of low-density, high-velocity material with Z ≤ Z⊙
Creators: name: Mazzali, P. A.
name: Sullivan, M.
name: Hachinger, S.
name: Ellis, R. S.
name: Nugent, P. E.
name: Howell, D. A.
name: Gal-Yam, A.
name: Maguire, K.
name: Cooke, Jeff
name: Thomas, R.
name: Nomoto, K.
name: Walker, E. S.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510199
subject: Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 510999
subject: Space sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Hubble Space Telescope spectroscopic observations of the nearby Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) SN 2011fe, taken on 10 epochs from -13.1 to +40.8 d relative to B-band maximum light, and spanning the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the near-infrared (IR) are presented. This spectroscopic coverage makes SN 2011fe the best-studied local SN Ia to date. SN 2011fe is a typical moderately luminous SN Ia with no evidence for dust extinction. Its near-UV spectral properties are representative of a larger sample of local events (Maguire et al.). The near-UV to optical spectra of SN 2011fe are modelled with a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code using the technique of 'abundance tomography', constraining the density structure and the abundance stratification in the SN ejecta. SN 2011fe was a relatively weak explosion, with moderate Fe-group yields. The density structures of the classical model W7 and of a delayed detonation model were tested. Both have shortcomings. An ad hoc density distribution was developed which yields improved fits and is characterized by a high-velocity tail, which is absent in W7. However, this tail contains less mass than delayed detonation models. This improved model has a lower energy than one-dimensional explosion models matching typical SNe Ia (e.g. W7, WDD1; Iwamoto et al.). The derived Fe abundance in the outermost layer is consistent with the metallicity at the SN explosion site in M101 (̃0.5 z⊙). The spectroscopic rise-time (̃19 d) is significantly longer than that measured from the early optical light curve, implying a 'dark phase' of ̃1 d. A longer rise-time has significant implications when deducing the properties of the white dwarf and binary system from the early photometric behaviour.
Expanding harm reduction to include fentanyl urine testing: results from a pilot in rural British Columbia
Creators: name: Mema, Silvina C
name: Sage, Chloe
name: Popoff, Serge
name: Bridgeman, Jessica
name: Taylor, Deanne
name: Corneil, Trevor
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Background: Harm reduction has been at the forefront of the response to the opioid overdose public health emergency in British Columbia (BC). The unprecedented number of opioid overdose deaths in the province calls for an expansion of harm reduction services. The purpose of this study was to determine the acceptability of a fentanyl urine drug test among people who use drugs (PWUD) and explore whether testing introduced any changes in participants’ attitudes and behaviors towards their drug use. Methods: A pilot of fentanyl urine testing was implemented in partnership with an outreach harm reduction program in rural BC. Participants were PWUD who had consumed within the last 3 days prior to the test. Participants filled out a semi-structured questionnaire at the time of the test and were invited for a follow-up interview 2 to 4 weeks after the test. Urine samples were tested with BNTX Rapid Response™ fentanyl urine strip test at a detection level of 20 ng/ml norfentanyl. Results: Of the 24 participants who completed the urine test and first interview, 4 had a positive fentanyl urine test. Fifteen clients completed the second questionnaire, 10 of whom reported introducing a behavior change after testing and the remaining 5 indicated being already engaged in harm reduction practices. All four clients who tested positive completed the second questionnaire; all but one indicated adopting behaviors towards overdose prevention. Discussion: Fentanyl urine testing appealed to illicit opioid users and may have contributed to adopting behaviors towards safer drug use. A relationship of trust between tester and client seemed important for clients who expressed concerns with privacy of the urine test results. Post-consumption urine testing could complement the use of pre-consumption drug checking in the context of harm reduction services.
title: ¿TCE+ Antiagregantes = TAC? Utilidad de la TC de craneo en el paciente con TCE leve en tratamiento antiagregante.
Creators: name: Moreu Gamazo, Manuel
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Haemorrhage
subject: CT
subject: Trauma
subject: Emergency

description: Objetivos
Material y método
Resultados
Conclusiones
description: Objetivos:
- Hacer una revisión de la literatura para valorar la utilidad de la Tomografia Computarizada (TC) de cráneo en el despistaje de hemorragia intracraneal en pacientes con tratamiento antiagregante que sufren un traumatismo craneoencefalico (TCE)...
cjdb: a simple, fast, and lean database solution for the CityGML data model
Creators: name: Powałka, Leon
name: Poon, Chris
name: Xia, Yitong
name: Meines, Siebren
name: Yan, Lan
name: Cai, Yuduan
name: Stavropoulou, Gina
name: Dukai, Balázs
name: Ledoux, Hugo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: When it comes to storing 3D city models in a database, the implementation of the CityGML data model can be quite demanding and often results in complicated schemas. As an example, 3DCityDB, a widely used solution, depends on a schema having 66 tables, mapping closely the CityGML architecture. In this paper, we propose an alternative (called cjdb) for storing CityGML models efficiently in PostgreSQL with a much simpler table structure and data model design (only 3 tables are necessary). This is achieved by storing the attributes and geometries of the objects directly in JSON. In the case of the geometries we thus adopt the Simple Feature paradigm and we use the structure of CityJSON. We compare our solution against 3DCityDB with large real-world 3D city models, and we find that cjdb has significantly lower demands in storage space (around a factor of 10), allows for faster import/export of data, and has a comparable data retrieval speed with some queries being faster and some slower. The accompanying software (importer and exporter) is available at https://github.com/cityjson/cjdb/ under a permissive open-source license.
Pilot study testing a European human biomonitoring framework for biomarkers of chemical exposure in children and their mothers: experiences in the UK
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biomonitoring
Cotinin
Quecksilber
Cadmium
Umweltbelastung

description: Exposure to a number of environmental chemicals in UK mothers and children has been assessed as part of the European biomonitoring pilot study, Demonstration of a Study to Coordinate and Perform Human Biomonitoring on a European Scale (DEMOCOPHES). For the European-funded project, 17 countries tested the biomonitoring guidelines and protocols developed by COPHES. The results from the pilot study in the UK are presented; 21 school children aged 6-11 years old and their mothers provided hair samples to measure mercury and urine samples, to measure cadmium, cotinine and several phthalate metabolites: mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl)phthalate (5OH-MEHP), mono(2-ethyl-5-oxo-hexyl)phthalate (5oxo-MEHP) and mono(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (MEHP), mono-ethyl phthalate (MEP), mono-iso-butyl phthalate (MiBP), mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP) and mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP). Questionnaire data was collected on environment, health and lifestyle. Mercury in hair was higher in children who reported frequent consumption of fish (geometric mean 0.35 ìg/g) compared to those that ate fish less frequently (0.13 ìg/g, p?=?0.002). Cadmium accumulates with age as demonstrated by higher levels of urinary cadmium in the mothers (geometric mean 0.24 ìg/L) than in the children(0.14 ìg/L). None of the mothers reported being regular smokers, and this was evident with extremely low levels of cotinine measured (maximum value 3.6 ìg/L in mothers, 2.4 ìg/L in children). Very low levels of the phthalate metabolites were also measured in both mothers and children (geometric means in mothers: 5OH-MEHP 8.6 ìg/L, 5oxo-MEHP 5.1 ìg/L, MEHP 1.2 ìg/L, MEP 26.8 ìg/L, MiBP 17.0 ìg/L, MBzP 1.6 ìg/L and MnBP 13.5 ìg/L; and in children: 5OH-MEHP 18.4 ìg/L, 5oxo-MEHP 11.4 ìg/L, MEHP 1.4 ìg/L, MEP 14.3 ìg/L, MiBP 25.8 ìg/L, MBzP 3.5 ìg/L and MnBP 22.6 ìg/L). All measured biomarker levels were similarto or below population-based reference values published by the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and Germanys GerES surveys. No results were above available health guidance values and were of no concern with regards to health. The framework and techniques learnt here will assist with future work on biomonitoring in the UK. Quelle: http://link.springer.com