cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Combination treatment to improve mucociliary transport of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Creators: name: Rouillard, Kaitlyn R.
name: Kissner, William J.
name: Plott, Lucas M.
name: Esther, Christopher P.
name: Hill, David B.
name: Markovetz, Matthew R.
name: Bowman, Dean W.
Publisher: name: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Year: 2024

description: People with muco-obstructive pulmonary diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have acute or chronic respiratory infections that are difficult to treat due in part to the accumulation of hyperconcentrated mucus within the airway. Mucus accumulation and obstruction promote chronic inflammation and infection and reduce therapeutic efficacy. Bacterial aggregates in the form of biofilms exhibit increased resistance to mechanical stressors from the immune response (e.g., phagocytosis) and chemical treatments including antibiotics. Herein, combination treatments designed to disrupt the mechanical properties of biofilms and potentiate antibiotic efficacy are investigated against mucus-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and optimized to 1) alter biofilm viscoelastic properties, 2) increase mucociliary transport rates, and 3) reduce bacterial viability. A disulfide bond reducing agent (tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine, TCEP), a surfactant (NP40), a biopolymer (hyaluronic acid, HA), a DNA degradation enzyme (DNase), and an antibiotic (tobramycin) are tested in various combinations to maximize biofilm disruption. The viscoelastic properties of biofilms are quantified with particle tracking microrheology and transport rates are quantified in a mucociliary transport device comprised of fully differentiated primary human bronchial epithelial cells. The combination of the NP40 with hyaluronic acid and tobramycin was the most effective at increasing mucociliary transport rates, decreasing the viscoelastic properties of mucus, and reducing bacterial viability. Multimechanistic targeting of biofilm infections may ultimately result in improved clinical outcomes, and the results of this study may be translated into future in vivo infection models.
A Comprehensive Monte Carlo Framework for Jet-Quenching
Creators: name: Soltz, R. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This article presents the motivation for developing a comprehensive modeling framework in which different models and parameter inputs can be compared and evaluated for a large range of jet-quenching observables measured in relativistic heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and the LHC. The concept of a framework us discussed within the context of recent efforts by the JET Collaboration, the authors of JEWEL, and the JETSCAPE collaborations. The framework ingredients for each of these approaches is presented with a sample of important results from each. The role of advanced statistical tools in comparing models to data is also discussed, along with the need for a more detailed accounting of correlated errors in experimental results.
description: 8 pages, 8 figures, contribution to the Quark Matter 2019 proceedings
Minimizing the Pain of Local Anesthesia Administration in Interventional Radiology with an Anesthetic Portal Technique
Creators: name: Gill, Virpal
name: Sheeran, Daniel
name: Keefe, Nicole
name: Patrie, James
name: Suttle, Dylan
name: Davis, Claire
name: Angle, John F.
Publisher: name: Thieme
Year: 2024

description: Objective This article assesses the effectiveness of a standardized local anesthetic (LA) technique designed to minimize the pain of local anesthesia administration in interventional radiology (IR). Materials and Methods A prospective study compared participants' experience in a control group (n = 63) of random LA administration techniques to a separate experimental group (n = 60) with a standardized technique based on known methods to minimize the pain of LA. Participants in each group were surveyed after LA administration to assess perceived pain and number of times a painful stick was felt. Participants were also asked to compare LA pain to prior experiences with LA, and to compare the overall pain experienced during the procedure to expected pain. Statistical Analysis Ordinal variable distribution analyses were performed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. Categorical variable analyses were performed with the Pearson's global exact chi-square test. Results Pain of LA (mean 1.1 vs. 3.3 on a 0–10 scale, p < 0.001), number of times a painful stick was felt (mean 0.8 vs. 1.9 times, p < 0.001), and overall pain during the procedure (mean 1.5 vs. 3.4 on 0–10 scale, p < 0.001) were significantly less using the standardized versus random techniques. Compared with prior experiences of LA, pain using the standardized technique was less in 77.6%, the same in 22.4%, and more in 0% of patients while pain using the random technique was less in 46.4%, the same in 39.3%, and more in 14.3% of patients (p < 0.05). Conclusion Severity and frequency of pain from LA administration in IR procedures is minimized using a standardized anesthetic portal technique. This technique may also decrease overall pain experienced during IR procedures as well.
title: Физическая культура. Флорбол
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2018

description: В учебном пособии рассматриваются вопросы систематизации и классификации видов спорта, современное состояние программы Олимпийских игр. Раскрываются этапы становления Международной федерации флорбола и история его развития. Представлены материалы, раскрывающие основы тактики флорбола, подготовленные на анализе выступления ведущих сборных команд мира. Издание предназначено для студентов всех форм обучения и направлений подготовки и может быть полезно преподавателям кафедр физического воспитания, тренерам студенческих спортивных клубов, учителям физической культуры и широкому кругу специалистов в области спорта и физического воспитания.
title: Философия
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2017

description: Учебное издание соответствует содержанию федеральной дисциплины базовой части Б1.Б.2 Философия для всех направлений.
Destruction of interference by many-body interactions in cold atomic Bose gases
Creators: name: Chen, Shu
name: Egger, Reinhold
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the effects of many-body interactions on the interference in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer for matter waves of ultracold Bose atoms. After switching off an axial trapping potential, the thermal initial wavepacket expands, and subsequently interference fringes may be observed in a circular 1D trap. These are computed for axial harmonic or $δ$-function traps, and for interaction strengths from the Thomas-Fermi regime to the Tonks-Girardeau limit. It is shown that many-body correlations in a realistic setup destroy interference to a large degree. Analytical expressions allowing to infer the observability of phase coherence and interference are provided.
description: 7 pages, 4 eps figures, final version, to be published in PRA
Barriers to Buprenorphine Dispensing by Medicaid-Participating Community Retail Pharmacies
Creators: name: Freeman, Patricia R.
name: Gordon, Adam J.
name: Austin, Anna E.
name: Donohue, Julie M.
name: Sharbaugh, Michael
name: Allen, Lindsay D.
name: Barnes, Andrew J.
name: Hammerslag, Lindsey R.
name: Talbert, Jeffery C.
name: Ahrens, Katherine A.
Publisher: name: American Medical Association (AMA)
Year: 2024

description: Importance: Controlled substances have regulatory requirements under the US Federal Controlled Substance Act that must be met before pharmacies can stock and dispense them. However, emerging evidence suggests there are pharmacy-level barriers in access to buprenorphine for treatment for opioid use disorder even among pharmacies that dispense other opioids.
Objective: To estimate the proportion of Medicaid-participating community retail pharmacies that dispense buprenorphine, out of Medicaid-participating community retail pharmacies that dispense other opioids and assess if the proportion dispensing buprenorphine varies by Medicaid patient volume or rural-urban location.
Design, Setting, and Participants: This serial cross-sectional study included Medicaid pharmacy claims (2016-2019) data from 6 states (Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) participating in the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network (MODRN). Community retail pharmacies serving Medicaid-enrolled patients were included, mail-order pharmacies were excluded. Analyses were conducted from September 2022 to August 2023.
Main Outcomes and Measures: The proportion of pharmacies dispensing buprenorphine approved for opioid use disorder among pharmacies dispensing an opioid analgesic or buprenorphine prescription to at least 1 Medicaid enrollee in each state. Pharmacies were categorized by median Medicaid patient volume (by state and year) and rurality (urban vs rural location according to zip code).
Results: In 2016, 72.0% (95% CI, 70.9%-73.0%) of the 7038 pharmacies that dispensed opioids also dispensed buprenorphine to Medicaid enrollees, increasing to 80.4% (95% CI, 79.5%-81.3%) of 7437 pharmacies in 2019. States varied in the percent of pharmacies dispensing buprenorphine in Medicaid (range, 73.8%-96.4%), with significant differences between several states found in 2019 (χ2 P < .05), when states were most similar in the percent of pharmacies dispensing buprenorphine. A lower percent of pharmacies with Medicaid patient volume below the median dispensed buprenorphine (69.1% vs 91.7% in 2019), compared with pharmacies with above-median patient volume (χ2 P < .001).
Conclusions and Relevance: In this serial cross-sectional study of Medicaid-participating pharmacies, buprenorphine was not accessible in up to 20% of community retail pharmacies, presenting pharmacy-level barriers to patients with Medicaid seeking buprenorphine treatment. That some pharmacies dispensed opioid analgesics but not buprenorphine suggests that factors other than compliance with the Controlled Substance Act influence pharmacy dispensing decisions.
Compliance in the single market
Creators: name: Egan, Michelle
name: Guimarães, Maria Helena
Publisher: name: Business and Politics
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This article focuses on the barriers faced by firms due to non-compliance with European law. Although there is an extensive literature on non-compliance in the European Union, there has not been any systematic assessment of the barriers faced by firms in trying to market their products across different national boundaries. We draw on a comprehensive database of over 2000 cases of business complaints about regulatory and administrative barriers encountered in the single market. Our empirical findings survey the range and type of barriers that affect different industrial sectors, the variation in compliance with European law among member states, and the different solutions used to address business complaints about the functioning of the single market. The data shows that firms continue to face considerable challenges in operating the single market, and that there are still trade and growth dividends to be harnessed from addressing the remaining barriers to trade.
O PAPEL DAS PARCERIAS PÚBLICO PRIVADAS NA FORMAÇÃO DE UMA PLATAFORMA DE NEGÓCIOS, NO SETOR CANAVIEIRO BRASILEIRO
The Role of Public Private Partnerships in the Formation of a Business Platform on the Brazilian Sugar Cane Sector
Creators: name: Costa Carvalho, Pedro Luiz
name: Sugano, Joel Yutaka
name: Costa Carvalho, Pedro Luiz
name: Sugano, Joel Yutaka
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Institutional and Behavioral Economics
subject: Mercado canavieiro
subject: parceria público privada
subject: complementaridada
subject: Sugar cane market
subject: public private partnership
subject: complementarity

description: Objetivou-se, no presente trabalho analisar a importância das parcerias público privadas no desenvolvimento do mercado canavieiro brasileiro através das trocas de competências entre as organizações e, como essa relação de complementaridade pôde contribuir para alavancar uma “plataforma de negócios” no mercado canavieiro brasileiro. Como procedimento metodológico utilizou-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa através da realização de um estudo exploratório. Os dados foram obtidos, tanto de fontes primárias quanto de fontes secundárias. Os resultados indicam que as parcerias público privadas entre usinas e centros de pesquisa públicos de desenvolvimentos de novas variedades de cana foram fundamentais na reestruturação do setor canavieiro, no período da desregulamentação do setor. Mais do que isso, essas parcerias permitiram que as organizações trocassem competências e, dessa forma, se estruturassem em uma relação de complementaridade, isso é, em que as deficiências de uns são complementadas pelas fortalezas de outros. Essa relação de complementaridade é fundamental para o desenvolvimento de inovações e crescimento do setor, fazendo, portanto, a base para uma estrutura de “plataforma de negócios”. ----- This paper aims at analyzing the importance of public-private partnerships in the development of the Brazilian sugar cane market through competency exchanges between organizations and how this complementarity relation contributed in leveraging a “business platform” in the Brazilian sugar cane market. As methodological procedure we used a qualitative research through an exploratory study. The data were obtained from primary and secondary sources. The results showed that the public private partnerships between plants and public research centers for the development of new sugar cane varieties were fundamental in the restructuring of the sugar cane sector in the sector’s deregulation period. More than that, these partnerships allowed the organizations to exchange competencies, thus structuring a complementarity relation, that is, where the deficiencies of one are complemented by the strengths of others. This complementarity relation is fundamental for the development of innovations and the growth of the sector, therefore becoming the basis for a “business platform” structure.
Monodromy of the equivariant quantum differential equation of the cotangent bundle of a Grassmannian
Creators: name: Tarasov, Vitaly
name: Varchenko, Alexander
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2024

description: We describe the monodromy of the equivariant quantum differential equation of the cotangent bundle of a Grassmannian in terms of the equivariant K$$\,K\,$$-theory algebra of the cotangent bundle. This description is based on the hypergeometric integral representations for solutions of the equivariant quantum differential equation. We identify the space of solutions with the space of the equivariant K$$\,K\,$$-theory algebra of the cotangent bundle. In particular, we show that for any element of the monodromy group, all entries of its matrix in the standard basis of the equivariant K$$\,K\,$$-theory algebra of the cotangent bundle are Laurent polynomials with integer coefficients in the exponentiated equivariant parameters.
Bashar H. Malkawi, UAE export controls: commitment commendable – but there’s work to do
Creators: name: Malkawi, Bashar H.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 180105 Commercial and Contract Law
subject: FOS: Law

description: The export of products and services comprisesan essential part of conducting international trade.
Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Centrality and Cliques Detection in Youtube Social Networks
Creators: name: Coppola, Craigory
name: Elgazzar, Heba
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The goal of this research project is to analyze the dynamics of social networks using machine learning techniques to locate maximal cliques and to find clusters for the purpose of identifying a target demographic. Unsupervised machine learning techniques are designed and implemented in this project to analyze a dataset from YouTube to discover communities in the social network and find central nodes. Different clustering algorithms are implemented and applied to the YouTube dataset. The well-known Bron-Kerbosch algorithm is used effectively in this research to find maximal cliques. The results obtained from this research could be used for advertising purposes and for building smart recommendation systems. All algorithms were implemented using Python programming language. The experimental results show that we were able to successfully find central nodes through clique-centrality and degree centrality. By utilizing clique detection algorithms, the research shown how machine learning algorithms can detect close knit groups within a larger network.
Gate-tunable van der Waals heterostructure for reconfigurable neural network vision sensor
Creators: name: Wang, Chen-Yu
name: Liang, Shi-Jun
name: Wang, Shuang
name: Wang, Pengfei
name: Li, Zhuan
name: Wang, Zhongrui
name: Gao, Anyuan
name: Pan, Chen
name: Liu, Chuan
name: Liu, Jian
name: Yang, Huafeng
name: Liu, Xiaowei
name: Song, Wenhao
name: Wang, Cong
name: Wang, Xiaomu
name: Chen, Kunji
name: Wang, Zhenlin
name: Watanabe, Kenji
name: Taniguchi, Takashi
name: Yang, J. Joshua
name: Miao, Feng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Early processing of visual information takes place in the human retina. Mimicking neurobiological structures and functionalities of the retina provide a promising pathway to achieving vision sensor with highly efficient image processing. Here, we demonstrate a prototype vision sensor that operates via the gate-tunable positive and negative photoresponses of the van der Waals (vdW) vertical heterostructures. The sensor emulates not only the neurobiological functionalities of bipolar cells and photoreceptors but also the unique synaptic connectivity between bipolar cells and photoreceptors. By tuning gate voltage for each pixel, we achieve reconfigurable vision sensor for simultaneously image sensing and processing. Furthermore, our prototype vision sensor itself can be trained to classify the input images, via updating the gate voltages applied individually to each pixel in the sensor. Our work indicates that vdW vertical heterostructures offer a promising platform for the development of neural network vision sensor.
description: 20 pages, 4 figures
title: Философия
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2018

description: Учебное пособие составлено на основании требований Государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования в помощь студентам бакалавриата, изучающим дисциплину «Философия». В нем содержатся тематический план, темы и планы семинарских занятий, планы и краткий конспект лекций, списки основной и дополнительной литературы, перечень тем рефератов и рекомендации по их написанию, тесты для самоконтроля знаний, вопросы для подготовки к экзаменам. Предназначено для студентов бакалавриата дневной и очно-заочной форм всех направлений обучения.
ATUAÇÃO DA PETROBRAS NO GERENCIAMENTO DA CADEIA DE SUPRIMENTO PARA A USINA DE BIODIESEL DE QUIXADÁ
Petrobras actions in managing the supply chain for the Quixada biodiesel plant
Creators: name: De Abreu, Mônica Cavalcanti Sá
name: Pedrozo, Eugênio Ávila
name: Da Silva, Tania Nunes
name: De Abreu, Mônica Cavalcanti Sá
name: Pedrozo, Eugênio Ávila
name: Da Silva, Tania Nunes
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Industrial Organization
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Biodiesel
subject: Stakeholders
subject: Gerenciamento da Cadeia de Suprimento
subject: Mudança Climática
subject: Biocombustíveis
subject: Supply Chain Management
subject: Climate Change
subject: Biofuel

description: O Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso do Biodiesel (PNPB) abrange as esferas ambiental, social e econômica, incentivando a participação de empresas no mercado de Biocombustíveis. A Petrobras Biocombustível, uma subsidiária da Petrobras, se insere neste mercado e estabelece relações com diversos stakeholders na cadeia de suprimento. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa foi conduzida por meio de entrevistas com o Gerente Geral e o Gerente Setorial de Suprimento da Usina de Biodiesel de Quixadá, instalada no Estado do Ceará. O trabalho analisa as premissas que levaram a atuação da Petrobras neste mercado, a representação da cadeia de suprimentos, as ações para integrar a Usina de Quixadá com os agricultores familiares, e os desafios do PNPB. Os resultados mostram que a cadeia de suprimentos não está estruturada e que a Petrobras enfrenta dificuldades logísticas, organizacionais e tecnológicas para viabilizar a produção de biodiesel no Semiárido nordestino. ----- The National Program for Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB) involves environmental, social and economic dimensions. It has set incentives to encourage firms and producers to participate in this increasing market. Petrobras Biofuels, a subsidiary of Petrobras, produces biodiesel and has established relationships with various stakeholders, including those in the supply chain. In particular, the paper looks at the production of the plant in Quixada, Ceará State, and its supply chain in the semi-arid Northeast of Brazil. The research was qualitative and conducted through interviews with the General Manager and the Sector Supply Manager of the Quixadá plant. The paper analyses the basic assumptions underlying Petrobras operations in this market; the supply chain structure; actions taken to link Quixadá Biodiesel Plant with family farmers; and the challenges posed by PNPB in the development of the biodiesel market. The results show that the supply chain lacks structure and the company is facing challenges in logistic, technological and organizational areas.
Supplemental Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants- Effect of conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene on glucose, energy and lipid metabolism in obese postmenopausal women
Creators: name: Marlatt, Kara
name: Lovre, Dragana
name: Beyl, Robbie
name: Tate, Chandra R.
name: Hayes, Evelyn K.
name: Burant, Charles F.
name: Ravussin, Eric
name: Mauvais-Jarvis, Franck
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Baseline characteristics of participants- Effect of conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene on glucose, energy and lipid metabolism in obese postmenopausal women
Designathons in health research: a global systematic review
Creators: name: Conklin, Jamie L
name: Tucker, Joseph D
name: Chen, Elizabeth
name: Carandang, Nina T Castillo
name: Ongkeko, Arturo M
name: Tieosapjaroen, Warittha
name: Ong, Jason J
name: Li, Chunyan
name: Ritchwood, Tiarney
name: Babatunde, Abdulhammed Opeyemi
name: Nwaozuru, Ucheoma
Publisher: name: BMJ
Year: 2024

description: INTRODUCTION: A designathon is a three-stage participatory activity informed by design thinking. There is a growing literature on designathons in health. This study synthesised designathons' effectiveness and implementation-related factors to address health challenges.
METHODS: We searched Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Scopus and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry for articles containing primary data on designathons for health from their dates of inception to 29 November 2022. We retrieved additional studies from citation searching and a complementary open call. We synthesised data on designathons' effectiveness (ie, engagement, outputs and implementation), required resources and implementation-related factors (ie, resources, facilitators, barriers, strengths and limitations). We assessed the risk of bias using a checklist adapted from Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools.
RESULTS: In total, 4973 citations were identified, and 42 studies were included. In total, 26 studies (62%) were from high-income countries. The median number of total participants was 49, divided into a median of 8 teams. The duration of the intensive collaboration phase ranged from 3 hours to 7 days. Common evaluation criteria were feasibility, innovation and impact. Idea and prototype outputs included mobile phone applications, educational programmes and medical devices. Interventions developed from a designathon was estimated to be highly cost-effective. The most common facilitators were interdisciplinary participants and high-quality mentorship. The most common barriers were suboptimal execution of the events, difficulties in balancing interdisciplinary participants across teams and limited support for participants along the process. There were limited data on required resources and further implementation of solutions after designathons.
CONCLUSION: Given designathons' adaptability in terms of budget, mode of delivery, type of output and involvement of diverse participants, including end users, designathons can be implemented in a wide range of contexts to address various health issues.
PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023389685.
NuSTAR Detection of Quiescent Hard X-Ray Emission from SGR 0526-66 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Creators: name: Park, Sangwook
name: Bhalerao, Jayant
name: Kargaltsev, Oleg
name: Slane, Patrick O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The soft gamma-ray repeater (SGR) 0526-66 is the first-identified magnetar, and is projected within the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Based on our ~50 ks NuSTAR observation, we detect the quiescent-state 0526-66 for the first time in the 10-40 keV band. Based on the joint analysis of our NuSTAR and the archival Chandra ACIS data, we firmly establish the presence of the nonthermal component in the X-ray spectrum of 0526-66 in addition to the thermal emission. In the best-fit blackbody (BB) plus power law (PL) model, the slope of the PL component (photon index Gamma = 2.1) is steeper than those (Gamma > ~1.5) for other magnetars. The soft part of the X-ray spectrum can be described with a BB component with the temperature of kT = 0.43 keV. The best-fit radius (R = 6.5 km) of the X-ray-emitting area is smaller than the canonical size of a neutron star. If we assume an underlying cool BB component with the canonical radius of R = 10 km for the neutron star in addition to the hot BB component (2BB + PL model), a lower BB temperature of kT = 0.24 keV is obtained for the passively cooling neutron star'ssurface, while the hot spot emission with kT = 0.46 keV dominates the thermal spectrum (~85% of the thermal luminosity in the 0.5-5 keV band). The nonthermal component (Gamma ~ 1.8) is still required.
description: 7 pages (ApJ emulator format), 1 table, 3 figures, accepted by ApJ
High Levels of Circularly Polarized Emission from the Radio Jet in NGC 1275 (3C 84)
Creators: name: Homan, D. C.
name: Wardle, J. F. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present multi-frequency, high resolution VLBA circular polarization images of the radio source 3C 84 in the center of NGC 1275. Our images reveal a complex distribution of circular polarization in the inner parsec of the radio jet, with local levels exceeding 3% polarization, the highest yet detected with VLBI techniques. The circular polarization changes sign along the jet, making 3C 84 also the first radio jet to show both signs of circular polarization simultaneously. The spectrum and changing sign of the circular polarization indicate that it is unlikely to be purely intrinsic to the emitted synchrotron radiation. The Faraday conversion process makes a significant and perhaps dominant contribution to the circular polarization, and the observed spectrum suggests the conversion process is near saturation. The sign change in the circular polarization along the jet may result from this saturation or may be due to a change in magnetic field order after an apparent bend in the jet. From the small spatial scales probed here, ~ 0.15 pc, and the comparably high levels of circular polarization inferred for the intra-day variable source PKS 1519-273, we suggest a connection between small spatial scales and efficient production of circular polarization.
description: 4 pages, accepted in ApJ Letters
title: Художественно-техническое редактирование
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2017

description: В учебном пособии по дисциплине «Художественно-техническое редактирование» предлагается материал, отражающий современные тенденции и требования к оформлению изданий. Автор опирается на многолетний и плодотворный опыт сотрудничества с «Издательством «Дрофа» Санкт-Петербург» в качестве художественного редактора. Особое внимание уделяется методике художественного проектирования изданий: построению композиции, специфике модульного конструирования и верстке изданий, видам иллюстраций. Подробно рассмотрены вопросы разработки проекта оформления книжного издания. Каждая глава сопровождается текстовыми и иллюстративными примерами и заканчивается контрольными вопросами и заданиями. В приложения включены рекомендации по верстке текстов и алфавитный терминологический словарь. Предназначается для обучающихся по направлению подготовки 50.03.04 «Теория и история искусств», профиль – Урбанистическое искусство.
Constraints and opportunities in peri-urban and urban agriculture system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Assefa Tuji, Abraham
name: Assefa Tuji, Abraham
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Food security
subject: force field analysis
subject: soft system methodology

description: Peri-urban and urban agriculture have the potential in achieving food security for many people in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Available evidence indicates that there has been a lot of focus on peri-urban agriculture with less attention given to urban agriculture despite the many barriers that make it less productive. Given the rapidly increasing population in urban areas in Ethiopia, addressing constraints to urban agriculture has high prospects of improving the food and malnutrition challenges. This study was conducted to analyse the barriers to urban agriculture through application of five of the seven steps in Soft System Methodology (SSM). The SSM entailed components of Force Field Analysis for which individual questionnaire interviews is widely accepted for generating qualitative priority rankings. Data were collected using open-ended (non-structured) questionnaires. Findings from force field analysis indicated that growth in the industry and service sectors, lack of land, farm equipment and input, farmers’ and policy makers’ knowledge, public health issues and market shade access were the restraining forces to urban agriculture growth. Results reveal that poverty reduction initiatives, farmer motivation, market and labour force availability, are the major driving forces for peri-urban and urban agriculture.
title: Цифровая обработка изображений
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2019

description: Учебное издание соответствует содержанию дисциплины Б1.В.ДВ.9.1, Б1.В.ОД.14 Цифровая обработка изображений для направлений подготовки: 09.03.01 Информатика и вычислительная техника, 09.03.02 Информационные системы и технологии.
title: Частотное регулирование однофазного асинхронного двигателя. Ч.2
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2018

description: Учебное пособие по частотному регулированию однофазного асинхронного двигателя предназначено для студентов, обучающихся по направлению 13.03.02 «Электроэнергетика и электротехника» по профилю «Электропривод и автоматика» и смежным направлениям.
Questionnaire of the consumer research in AquaIMPACT project
Creators: name: Latvala, Terhi
name: Mariojouls, Catjerine
name: Gines, Rafael
name: Muller, Laurent
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This questionnaire is part of the AquaIMPACT consumer research that was executed in three countries (ES, FI, FR). Master document was created in English and then translated in other languages.
Determinants of implementation for group medical visits for patients with chronic pain: a systematic review
Creators: name: Leeman, Jennifer
name: Gardiner, Paula
name: Holcomb, Jennifer
name: Agha, Erum
name: Brintz, Carrie
name: Thompson-Lastad, Ariana
name: Ferguson, Gayla
name: Tiedt, Malik
name: Roth, Isabel
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2024

description: Background Despite the critical need for comprehensive and effective chronic pain care, delivery of such care remains challenging. Group medical visits (GMVs) offer an innovative and efficient model for providing comprehensive care for patients with chronic pain. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify barriers and facilitators (determinants) to implementing GMVs for adult patients with chronic pain. Methods The review included peer-reviewed studies reporting findings on implementation of GMVs for chronic pain, inclusive of all study designs. Pubmed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched. Studies of individual appointments or group therapy were excluded. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to determine risk of bias. Data related to implementation determinants were extracted independently by two reviewers. Data synthesis was guided by the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Results Thirty-three articles reporting on 25 studies met criteria for inclusion and included qualitative observational (n = 8), randomized controlled trial (n = 6), quantitative non-randomized (n = 9), quantitative descriptive (n = 3), and mixed methods designs (n = 7). The studies included in this review included a total of 2364 participants. Quality ratings were mixed, with qualitative articles receiving the highest quality ratings. Common multi-level determinants included the relative advantage of GMVs for chronic pain over other available models, the capability and motivation of clinicians, the cost of GMVs to patients and the health system, the need and opportunity of patients, the availability of resources and relational connections supporting recruitment and referral to GMVs within the clinic setting, and financing and policies within the outer setting. Conclusions Multi-level factors determine the implementation of GMVs for chronic pain. Future research is needed to investigate these determinants more thoroughly and to develop and test implementation strategies addressing these determinants to promote the scale-up of GMVs for patients with chronic pain.Trial registrationThis systematic review was registered with PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021231310.
The ECB as a Strategic Actor
Creators: name: Henning, C. Randall
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The European Central Bank’s relationship to the national governments of the monetary union was modeled as a contest between fiscal and monetary dominance early in the euro crisis (Buiter 2010, drawing on Sargent and Wallace 1981). This paper shows how strategic behavior helped to shape the timing and substance of ECB policy during 2010-2013 as well as the response of governments. While ex ante bargains between the monetary and fiscal authority can in principle preempt the struggle for dominance, political fragmentation of the euro area prevented such bargains during the crisis. Strategic behavior largely explains the differences in the responses of the ECB, the Federal Reserve and Bank of England to their respective crises and continues to play out as the euro area seeks to complete the architecture of the monetary union. Deflation demonstrates that monetary not fiscal dominance prevails in the euro area, decisively. The ECB Governing Council should now prioritize the objective of raising the rate of inflation in light of this victory.
title: Performative democratic practice: An ethnographic study of the Women’s Rights Centre in Montenegro
Creators: name: Smolovic-Jones, Sanela
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2019

description: This thesis explores how democratic practice is enacted by non-governmental organisation practitioners in a country in transition and seeks to unpack the embodied experiences of people who are increasingly perceived by international stakeholders and scholars as being important actors in processes of democratisation. I offer an in-depth ethnographic account of the work of practitioners within a women’s NGO in Montenegro, the Women’s Rights Centre, as they seek to enact democratic practice within and through a context of patriarchy and corruption. Whereas the extant literature on democratic practice in relation to NGOs offers insight into the processes of democratisation in countries in transition, it does not, by and large, account for the lived experiences of practitioners as they strive to democratise their societies. Bearing this gap in mind, I turn to contemporary theories of democratic practice, deliberation and agonism, perspectives that explore democracy as participative engagement between people, groups and governments. I interrogate these from a poststructuralist perspective. Specifically, I interpret them through Judith Butler’s theory of embodied performativity, an account of agency within a matrix of re-iterative norms, which is adopted as my theoretical framework. Pursuing a participant-observer research identity, I draw on my own observations generated through a 30-month-long ethnography, 11 of which were spent in the field. I adopt a multimodal discourse analytic approach in analysing the multifaceted and embodied sense of what it means to enact democratic practice as an NGO practitioner. I present three broad democratic practices. The first, embodying democratic practice, surfaces the bodies of practitioners as sites through which democracy is enacted. The second, navigating corruption, illustrates the struggle of practicing democracy within a ubiquitous context of corruption. The third, the aesthetics of assembling, offers insight into how democratic practice can be enacted through the entanglement of different aesthetic mediums, connecting and drawing diverse people into a public assembly.
title: «Человек работающий» XXI века
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2017

description: В монографии рассматриваются этапы исторического формирования современного типа работника под воздействием политико-экономических и социально-культурных факторов. Рассмотрены возможности организации синергийного взаимодействия в трудовых коллективах. Содержание монографии соответствует ФГОС ВПО 3+, она может быть использована в образовательном процессе для обучающихся по направлениям 42.00.00 – Реклама и связи с общественностью, 38.00.00 – Экономика и управление, 51.00.00 – Культуроведение и социокультурные проекты. Монография будет полезной также для теоретиков и практиков в сфере связей с общественностью, предпринимательства, управленческого консалтинга, менеджмента, управления персоналом.
Are African Farmers Experiencing Improved Incentives to Use Fertilizer?
Creators: name: Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.
name: Jayne, Thomas
name: Muyanga, Milu
name: Sanou, Awa
name: Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.
name: Jayne, Thomas
name: Muyanga, Milu
name: Sanou, Awa
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: International Development
subject: Africa
subject: fertilizer

description: Studies based on data from the 1980s and 1990s found that African farmers faced declining incentives to use fertilizer in the post-structural adjustment period, which was characterized by the elimination of crop price supports to farmers and skyrocketing fertilizer prices associated with currency depreciation and the curtailment of input subsidy programs (Kherallah et al. 2002). As a result, fertilizer use in Sub-Saharan Africa stagnated throughout the 1990s at roughly 10 kilograms (kgs) per cultivated hectare (Kherallah et al. 2002). Much has changed since then. Over the past decade, world food and fertilizer prices have risen dramatically and become highly unstable. Soil conditions have changed with an increasing proportion of the region’s population living on farmland characterized as degrading (Barbier and Hochard 2016). However, since Kherallah et al. (2002) (which is based on data ending in the 1990s), there has been no comprehensive as sessment of trends in African farmers’ incentives to use fertilizer.
title: Экологические проблемы при производстве электрической и тепловой энергии
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2019

description: Практикум содержит методики расчетов поступления загрязняющих веществ в экосистемы. Представленные методики способствуют усвоению учебного материала по дисциплине «Экологические проблемы при производстве электрической и тепловой энергии». Практикум предназначен для студентов всех форм обучения по направлению подготовки 13.04.01 «Теплоэнергетика и теплотехника», профиль «Технология производства электрической и тепловой энергии». Может представлять интерес для специалистов, занимающихся разработкой и эксплуатацией систем экологического контроля, а также для преподавателей, аспирантов и студентов технических высших учебных заведений.
Clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests at primary healthcare antenatal facilities in South Africa and Zambia
Creators: name: Kurbonov, Firdavs
name: Laverty, Maura
name: Maseko, Venessa
name: Kasaro, Margaret
name: Peeling, Rosanna W
name: Kularatne, Ranmini
name: Blondeel, Karel
name: Silva, Ronaldo
name: Bosomprah, Samuel
name: Mirandola, Massimo
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2024

description: Background Southern African countries have the largest global burden of HIV and syphilis, with a high prevalence among women of reproductive age. Although antenatal screening is standard of care, syphilis screening has generally lagged behind HIV screening. We aimed to evaluate the performance and operational characteristics of two commercial dual HIV/syphilis point-of-care tests (POCTs) for simultaneous maternal HIV/syphilis screening. Methods A clinic-based evaluation of dual HIV/syphilis POCTs (SD Bioline and Chembio) was conducted at five primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in South Africa and Zambia. POCT results using capillary fingerprick blood were compared to reference laboratory syphilis and HIV serological assays. Results Three thousand four hundred twelve consenting pregnant women aged ≥ 18 years were enrolled. The prevalence of treponemal antibody seropositivity and HIV infection ranged from 3.7 to 9.9% (n = 253) and 17.8 to 21.3% (n = 643), respectively. Pooled sensitivity for syphilis compared to the reference assay was 66.0% (95%CI 57.7–73.4) with SD Bioline and 67.9% (95%CI 58.2–76.3) with Chembio. Pooled specificity for syphilis was above 98% with both POCTs. The sensitivities of SD Bioline and Chembio assays were 78.0% (95%CI 68.6–85.7) and 81.0% (95%CI 71.9–88.2), respectively compared to an active syphilis case definition of treponemal test positive with a rapid plasma reagin titre of ≥ 8. The negative predictive values (NPVs) based on various prevalence estimates for syphilis with both assays ranged from 97 to 99%. The pooled sensitivity for HIV was 92.1% (95%CI 89.4–94.2) with SD Bioline; and 91.5% (95%CI 88.2–93.9) with Chembio. The pooled specificities for HIV were 97.2% (95%CI 94.8–98.5) with SD Bioline and 96.7% (95%CI 95.1–97.8) with Chembio. The NPV based on various prevalence estimates for HIV with both assays was approximately 98%. Most participating women (91%) preferred dual POCTs over two single POCTs for HIV and syphilis, and healthcare providers gave favourable feedback on the utility of both assays at PHC level. Conclusions Based on the need to improve antenatal screening coverage for syphilis, dual HIV/syphilis POCTs could be effectively incorporated into antenatal testing algorithms to enhance efforts towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of these infections.
title: Электротехника. Ч.3
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет промышленных технологий и дизайна
Year: 2018

description: Лабораторный практикум предназначен для студентов, обучающихся по программам бакалавриат и прикладной бакалавриат, по направлениям: 13.03.01, 13.03.02, 15.03.02, 15.03.04, 18.03.01, 18.03.02, 20.03.01, 27.03.04, 29.03.03. Представлена методика выполнения лабораторных работ по исследованию машин переменного и постоянного тока. Предназначен для студентов всех специальностей.
أثر تطبيق أخلاقيات التسويق على أداء المنظمة الاستراتيجية
Creators: name: رقية كرتات
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 220102 Business Ethics
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 150503 Marketing Management (incl. Strategy and Customer Relations)
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: أثر تطبيق أخلاقيات التسويق على أداء المنظمة الاستراتيجية