cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cavity QED of the graphene cyclotron transition
Creators: name: Hagenmüller, David
name: Ciuti, Cristiano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate theoretically the cavity quantum electrodynamics of the cyclotron transition for Dirac fermions in graphene. We show that the ultrastrong coupling regime characterized by a vacuum Rabi frequency comparable or even larger than the transition frequency can be obtained for high enough filling factors of the graphene Landau levels. Important qualitative differences occur with respect to the corresponding physics of massive electrons in a semiconductor quantum well. In particular, an instability for the ground state analogous to the one occuring in the Dicke-model is predicted for increasing value of the electron density.
The effects of different extraction methods on the physicochemical property and antioxidant activity of Amygdalus pedunculatus seed oil
Creators: name: Yan, Jun
name: Shen, Yehua
name: Wang, Yingyao
name: Luan, Xia
name: Guo, Mimi
name: Li, Cong
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2016
Subjects: Amygdalus pedunculatus oil; extraction; chemical properties; antioxidant capacity; fluorescence

description: The oil extracted from Amygdalus pedunculatus (A. pedunculatus) seeds is rich in nutrients. The method of oil extraction is very crucial for preserving its nutrients. The objective of the present study was to compare A. pedunculatus seed oil (APO) samples extracted by different techniques including aqueous enzymatic extraction (AEE), cold-press (CP), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), and Soxhlet extraction (SE). Physicochemical properties and nutrients (fatty acids, triacylglycerol, polyphenol, tocopherol and phytosterol) of the oils were analyzed. Antioxidant activity was measured by DPPH, ABTS·+ radical scavenging capacity and reducing power assays. The results indicated that SFE was found to be the optimum method for APO extraction with higher nutrient contents as well as better DPPH, ABTS scavenging capacities and reducing power. APO is beneficial to human health, and it has potential to be used in nutraceutical industries.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol 89 (2016), p.135-141
Quasinormal frequencies of asymptotically anti-de Sitter black holes in two dimensions
Creators: name: Cordero, R.
name: Lopez-Ortega, A.
name: Vega-Acevedo, I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate exactly the quasinormal frequencies of Klein-Gordon and Dirac test fields propagating in two-dimensional uncharged Achucarro-Ortiz black hole. For both test fields we study whether the quasinormal frequencies are well defined in the massless limit. We use their values to discuss the classical stability of the quasinormal modes in uncharged Achucarro-Ortiz black hole and to check the recently proposed Time Times Temperature bound. Furthermore we extend some of these results to the charged Achucarro-Ortiz black hole.
description: 19 pages, 6 figures
Ubiquitous Mobile Health Monitoring System for Elderly (UMHMSE)
Creators: name: Bourouis, Abderrahim
name: Feham, Mohamed
name: Bouchachia, Abdelhamid
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Recent research in ubiquitous computing uses technologies of Body Area Networks (BANs) to monitor the person's kinematics and physiological parameters. In this paper we propose a real time mobile health system for monitoring elderly patients from indoor or outdoor environments. The system uses a bio- signal sensor worn by the patient and a Smartphone as a central node. The sensor data is collected and transmitted to the intelligent server through GPRS/UMTS to be analyzed. The prototype (UMHMSE) monitors the elderly mobility, location and vital signs such as Sp02 and Heart Rate. Remote users (family and medical personnel) might have a real time access to the collected information through a web application.
description: 9 pages,5 figures
Chronic Asymptomatic Pancreatic Hyperenzymemia: Is It a Benign Anomaly or a Disease?
Creators: name: Mariani, Alberto
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; Diagnostic Imaging; Hyperamylasemia; Lipase; Pancreatic Diseases

description: No abstract available.

Image: 'San Raffaele' biomedical/scientific park. Milan. Italy.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Notifications decline in pertussis, invasive pneumococcal disease, and invasive meningococcal disease following COVID-19: the potential impact of nonpharmaceutical interventions in Australian states and territories
Creators: name: van der Kooi, Saskia
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Background: Following the implementation of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in early 2020, substantial declines in notifications of other respiratory pathogens, particularly influenza, have been reported. This study aimed to determine any impact of these measures on pertussis, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Australia. Methods: This study examined notification trends for pertussis, IPD, and IMD in Australian states and territories during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 and 2021) compared to previous years. For pertussis, the pre-pandemic comparison period was 2017 to 2019. For IPD and IMD, the pre-pandemic comparison period was 2015 to 2019 (2017 was excluded for IMD). For each disease and jurisdiction, monthly notifications for 2020 and 2021 were compared to mean monthly notifications for the pre-pandemic period. Incidence rate ratios were calculated for the annual notification rate for 2020 and 2021 compared to the prepandemic mean annual notification rate. Age-stratified rates were calculated for pertussis and IPD. Results: From early 2020, there was a substantial and sustained decrease in pertussis notifications in all jurisdictions. In 2021, for seven out of eight states and territories all-age pertussis notification rates were over 90% lower than the pre-pandemic period. In Victoria, pertussis notification rates were 84.6% lower (IRR, 0.15 [95% CI, 0.14–0.17]) than the prepandemic period. For IPD and IMD, the decrease in notification rates varied considerably between states and territories with Victoria, the state with the longest cumulative lock down period, having the most substantial decrease in 2021 (47.5% for IPD; IRR, 0.53 [95% CI, 0.45–0.61]) (81.4% for IMD; IRR, 0.19 [95% CI, 0.09–0.36]) and second highest decrease in 2020 (61.2% for IPD; IRR, 0.39 [95% CI, 0.33–0.46]) (68.0% for IMD; IRR, 0.32 [95% CI, 0.18–0.55]). Within jurisdictions significant decreases in IPD notifications were most observed among adults aged 25-69 years and 70 years and over than in younger age groups (0-4 years and 5-24 years). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the substantial decline in notification rates of three clinically significant conditions – pertussis, IPD, and IMD during time periods and in jurisdictions most impacted by COVID-19 NPIs. The degree and timing of decrease varied for each disease and between time periods and jurisdictions, suggesting differential impacts of lockdowns and border closures. As these public health measures are progressively lifted across Australia, disease rates should be monitored closely.
The impact of an intensive care unit admission on the health status of relatives of intensive care survivors: A prospective cohort study in primary care
Creators: name: Naaktgeboren, Rick
name: Zegers, Marieke
name: Peters, Marco
name: Akkermans, Reinier
name: Peters, Hans
name: van den Boogaard, Mark
name: van de Laar, Floris A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Relatives of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors may suffer from various symptoms after ICU admittance of their relative, known as post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F). Studies regarding PICS-F have been performed but its impact in primary care is unknown. To explore health problems of relatives of ICU survivors in primary care. This is an exploratory prospective cohort study in which we combined data from two hospitals and a primary care research network in the Netherlands. ICU survivors who had been admitted between January 2005 and July 2017 were identified and matched by sex and age with up to four chronically ill (e.g. COPD, cardiovascular disease) patients. In both groups, relatives living in the same household were identified and included in this study. Primary outcome was the number of new episodes of care (International Classification of Primary Care-2) for up to five years. Hazard ratios (HRs) for the total number of new episodes were calculated. Relatives of ICU survivors (n = 267, mean age 38.1 years, 41.0% male) had significantly more new care episodes compared to the reference group (n = 705, mean age 36.3 years, 41.1% male) 1–2 years (median 0.11 vs. 0.08, HR 1.26; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03–1.54) and 2–5 years (median 0.18 vs. 0.13, HR 1.28; 95%CI 1.06–1.56) after ICU discharge. No differences were found in the period before ICU admission. Relatives of ICU survivors present more morbidity in primary care than relatives of chronically ill patients up to five years after ICU discharge.
Exploring Graph Classification Techniques Under Low Data Constraints: A Comprehensive Study
Creators: name: Kothari, Kush
name: Mehta, Bhavya
name: Nambiar, Reshmika
name: Shrawne, Seema
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This survey paper presents a brief overview of recent research on graph data augmentation and few-shot learning. It covers various techniques for graph data augmentation, including node and edge perturbation, graph coarsening, and graph generation, as well as the latest developments in few-shot learning, such as meta-learning and model-agnostic meta-learning. The paper explores these areas in depth and delves into further sub classifications. Rule based approaches and learning based approaches are surveyed under graph augmentation techniques. Few-Shot Learning on graphs is also studied in terms of metric learning techniques and optimization-based techniques. In all, this paper provides an extensive array of techniques that can be employed in solving graph processing problems faced in low-data scenarios.
Sedimentology of the Mississippian Banff Formation in southwestern Alberta mountains and plains
Creators: name: Chatellier, Jean-Yves
Publisher: name: University of Calgary
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: QE 186 C52 1986
subject: Geology - Alberta - Banff region
subject: Geology, Stratigraphic - Mississippian
subject: Rocks, Sedimentary

description: Bibliography: 100-110.
Micronutrient Therapy for Chronic Pancreatitis: Rationale and Impact
Creators: name: Braganza, Joan M
name: Dormandy, Thomas L
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Antioxidants; Ascorbic Acid; Cystic Fibrosis; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; Mast Cells; Methionine

description: Micronutrient therapy, designed to buttress tissue methyl and thiol groups, curbs attacks and controls background pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis, irrespective of aetiology. This outcome and the premises upon which it is based facilitate an understanding of links with mutations in genes for hereditary pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis, demography, and predisposition to pancreatic cancer. Above all, there is an opportunity for prophylaxis in individuals at high risk of developing the disease.

Image: A template for the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Observations of the Near- to Mid-Infrared Unidentified Emission Bands in the Interstellar Medium of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Creators: name: Mori, Tamami I.
name: Sakon, Itsuki
name: Onaka, Takashi
name: Kaneda, Hidehiro
name: Umehata, Hideki
name: Ohsawa, Ryou
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the results of near- to mid-infrared slit spectroscopic observations (2.55--13.4 um) of the diffuse emission toward nine positions in the Large Magellanic Cloud with the Infrared Camera (IRC) on board AKARI. The target positions are selected to cover a wide range of the intensity of the incident radiation field. The unidentified infrared bands at 3.3, 6.2, 7.7, 8.6 and 11.3 um are detected toward all the targets, and ionized gas signatures: hydrogen recombination lines and ionic forbidden lines toward three of them. We classify the targets into two groups: those without the ionized gas signatures (Group A) and those with the ionized signatures (Group B). Group A includes molecular clouds and photo-dissociation regions, whereas Group B consists of HII regions. In Group A, the band ratios of I(3.3)/I(11.3), I(6.2)/I(11.3), I(7.7)/$I(11.3) and $I(8.6)/$I(11.3) show positive correlation with the IRAS and AKARI colors, but those of Group B do not follow the correlation. We discuss the results in terms of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) model and attribute the difference to the destruction of small PAHs and an increase in the recombination due to the high electron density in Group B. In the present study, the 3.3 um band provides crucial information on the size distribution and/or the excitation conditions of PAHs and plays a key role in the distinction of Group A from B. The results suggest the possibility of the diagram of I(3.3)/I(11.3) v.s. $I(7.7)/$I(11.3) as an efficient diagnostic tool to infer the physical conditions of the interstellar medium.
description: 51 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Options for the Treatment of Gemcitabine-Resistant Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Creators: name: Gounaris, Ioannis
name: Zaki, Kamarul
name: Corrie, Pippa
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Drug Therapy; gemcitabine; Neoplasm Metastasis; Pancreatic Neoplasms

description: Context Pancreatic cancer is noteworthy in that the number of patients dying from the disease is roughly equal to the number diagnosed. For more than a decade, gemcitabine has constituted the standard of care for the palliative treatment of the majority of patients who present with metastatic or relapsed disease, although the survival gains are limited. Despite a median survival of less than 6 months, there is a significant proportion of advanced pancreatic cancer patients who progress on gemcitabine that remains fit and these patients are candidates for second-line treatment. Methods The OVID MEDLINE database was searched from 1950 to present using the MeSH terms "pancreatic neoplasms", "drug treatment" and "gemcitabine". After excluding non-relevant results, 31 published studies were identified. These results were supplemented by searching the last three (2007-2009) American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Proceedings of Annual Meetings for studies published only in abstract form and reviewing reference lists of published articles. Results and discussion The evidence for second line treatments of metastatic pancreatic cancer consists mostly of single arm, small phase II studies. Oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine combinations appear promising and have shown increased survival compared to best supportive care. As the molecular pathways governing pancreatic cancer are unravelled, novel targeted therapies may offer the greatest promise for this disease either given alone, combined with one another, or with cytotoxic agents. The need for further, collaborative research is emphasised.

Image: The 80-metre high chimneys at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Cambridge, United Kingdom
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Aspects of Taoism in the poetry of Walt Whitman
Creators: name: Clark, Roger Y. (Roger Young), 1960-
Publisher: name: University of Calgary
Year: 1984
Subjects: subject: PS 3238 C62 1986
subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 - Criticism and interpretation
subject: Taoism in literature

description: Bibliography: p. 152-153.
description: This thesis draws numerous parallels between Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, The Writings of Chuang Tze, and the poetry of Walt Whitman. Although Taoism is not one of the influences on Whitman or Leaves of Grass, the Chinese philosophy elucidates through comparison three of Whitman's major poetic themes or concepts. First, the ineffable, infinite, and transcendent nature of Tao helps one to understand Whitman's conception of Being. Second, though different degrees of transcendental awareness are attained by Whitman and the Taoists, they experience Being or Tao simultaneously with worldly experiences. Standing both 'in and out' of the world gives all of them a sense of security and objectivity, and helps them to understand both both the illusion and truth that the world presents. The third major parallel examined in this thesis is that of the paths taken, or methods employed, to arrive at the experience of Being. Throughout the application of Taoism to Whitman's poetry, other literary and religious expressions are employed. Yet the focus of the present study is always on the juxtaposition and comparison of quotations taken directly from Whitman and the Taoists.
Polaron, molecule and pairing in one-dimensional spin-1/2 Fermi gas with an attractive Delta-function interaction
Creators: name: Guan, Xi-Wen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using solutions of the discrete Bethe ansatz equations, we study in detail the quantum impurity problem of a spin-down fermion immersed into a fully ploarized spin-up Fermi sea with weak attraction. We prove that this impurity fermion in the one-dimensional (1D) fermionic medium behaves like a polaron for weak attraction. However, as the attraction grows, the spin-down fermion binds with one spin-up fermion from the fully-polarized medium to form a tightly bond molecule. Thus it is seen that the system undergos a cross-over from a mean field polaron-like nature into a mixture of excess fermions and a bosonic molecule as the attraction changes from weak attraction into strong attraction. This polaron-molecule cross-over is universal in 1D many-body systems of interacting fermions. In thermodynamic limit, we further study the relationship between the Fredholm equations for the 1D spin-1/2 Fermi gas with weakly repulsive and attractive delta-function interactions.
description: 8 pages, Proceedings on Quantum Dynamics of Ultracold Atoms
Improved identification accuracy in equation learning via comprehensive $\boldsymbol{R^2}$-elimination and Bayesian model selection
Creators: name: Nickelsen, Daniel
name: Bah, Bubacarr
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: G.3; I.2.6; I.2.3; I.6.5
subject: 62-08, 62F15, 37M99, 62J99

description: In the field of equation learning, exhaustively considering all possible equations derived from a basis function dictionary is infeasible. Sparse regression and greedy algorithms have emerged as popular approaches to tackle this challenge. However, the presence of multicollinearity poses difficulties for sparse regression techniques, and greedy steps may inadvertently exclude terms of the true equation, leading to reduced identification accuracy. In this article, we present an approach that strikes a balance between comprehensiveness and efficiency in equation learning. Inspired by stepwise regression, our approach combines the coefficient of determination, $R^2$, and the Bayesian model evidence, $p(\boldsymbol y|\mathcal M)$, in a novel way. Our procedure is characterized by a comprehensive search with just a minor reduction of the model space at each iteration step. With two flavors of our approach and the adoption of $p(\boldsymbol y|\mathcal M)$ for bi-directional stepwise regression, we present a total of three new avenues for equation learning. Through three extensive numerical experiments involving random polynomials and dynamical systems, we compare our approach against four state-of-the-art methods and two standard approaches. The results demonstrate that our comprehensive search approach surpasses all other methods in terms of identification accuracy. In particular, the second flavor of our approach establishes an efficient overfitting penalty solely based on $R^2$, which achieves highest rates of exact equation recovery.
description: 12 pages main text and 11 pages appendix, Published in TMLR (https://openreview.net/forum?id=0ck7hJ8EVC)
Die ostadriatische Impresso-Kultur: Zeitliche Gliederung und kulturelle Einbindung
Creators: name: Müller, Johannes
Publisher: name: Germania : Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
Year: 2020

description: Germania : Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Bd. 69 Nr. 2 (1991)
Developing a management plan for the Moose Horn River caribou herd, Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T.
Creators: name: Collin, George
Publisher: name: Environmental Design
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: Caribou - Northwest Territories - Mackenzie Mountains region
subject: Wildlife management - Northwest Territories
subject: Artificial satellites in remote sensing - Northwest Territories

description: Bibliography: p. 149-158.
description: This project addresses the fundamental problems of organizing, integrating and synthesizing wildlife population and resource-use data for development of management strategies to affect the continued maintenance of the Moose Horn River caribou ( Rang i fer tarandus) herd. A computer-based information system and satellite imagery were used as organizational tools for handling a variety of existing information. visual interpretation of enhanced LANDSAT satellite imagery was demonstrated as an effective tool for mapping subarctic alpine tundra and subarctic forest caribou habitat. A computer graphic system was used to display the seasonal distribution of Moose Horn caribou. The sport hunting pressure on the Moose Horn herd showed an increasing trend in annual harvests from 44 caribou (1965-68) to 96 caribou (1976-79) and concentrated hunter activity in local areas. Hunter success remained high, averaging 56%. The harvesting strategy used by Dene hunters from Fort Norman showed that a high percentage (49%) of the harvest was young females and that hunts were confined to mainly the Moose Horn River drainage. Physical measurements and reproductive data from female Moose Horn caribou indicated a high quality herd from 1968-1970. Management recommendations focussed on four main issues: monitoriny the productivity of the Moose Horn herd, optimizing the distribution of Dene and non-resident Sf.JO rt hunter-killed caribou, monitoring the general abundance and seasonal distribution of the herd, and protecting caribou from excessive human disturbance on post-calving grounds. The management strategies dealt primarily with restricting industrial activity on critical post-calving habitat, identifying information requirements for modeling the interaction between the Moose Horn herd and user-groups, and maintaining an information management system to compare future collected data with the information base generated from this project.
Learning objectives of Belgian general practitioner trainees regarding their hospital training: A qualitative study
Creators: name: De Vocht, Kimberley
name: Verheyen, Katleen
name: Michels, Nele R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: In Europe, hospital training is integrated in the postgraduate curriculum of General Practitioners (GPs) according to the European Directives. However, little is known about the specific learning objectives of GP trainees during this training. This exploratory study investigated GP trainees’ expected learning objectives for their hospital training and the factors influencing the learning process. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in three focus groups consisting of first-year GP trainees before their hospital training. Data were coded thematically and analysed in NVivo. A total of 22 Belgian GP trainees (55% females, average age of 26.2 years) were interviewed. Three major themes emerged: learning objectives, factors influencing learning and organisational aspects. GP trainees mainly wanted to improve their knowledge of common conditions by conducting consultations and follow certain patients’ hospitalisation trajectory. Emergency medicine or internal medicine was the preferred specialty. Other GP trainees wanted to learn more about some specific conditions. Conversely, an overloaded work schedule was dreaded to hinder effective learning. Regular meetings and supervision from their hospital trainer were deemed crucial to strengthen GP trainees’ learning trajectory. GP trainees wanted to learn more about both common conditions and some specific conditions. Their previous year in a GP setting strengthened their confidence and facilitated purposeful learning. Relieving GP trainees from administrative tasks when working as supplementary doctors could strike a better balance between the continuity of the clinical department and their personal learning objectives.
"Protracted conflict": National Review opinion of the Vietnam war, 1955-1975
Creators: name: Conway, Thomas Gerard, 1957-
Publisher: name: University of Calgary
Year: 1984
Subjects: subject: DS 559.46 C64 1986
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 - Journalists
subject: National Review (New York, N.Y.)
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 - Public opinion

description: Bibliography: p. 138-143.
description: The thesis evaluates the impact of the Vietnam War on Conservative thinkers writing in the National Review. It is based on articles published in that journal between 1955 and 1975 and on other publications of the National Review's editors, columnists, and occasional contributors. These sources reveal that the Vietnam War had a moderating effect on the journal's opinion of American foreign policy. The thesis is divided into four sections. The first introduces the ideological foundations of the journal's anti- Communism. The second describes its initial response to the U.S. decision to commit military personnel and material to Vietnam in the early sixties. The third deals with the journal's internal divisions which emerged as the war escalated during the mid and late sixties. The last section describes the change in attitudes resulting from the experience of the war and the ascendence of younger and less extreme Conservative commentators.
Enhancement of Critical Temperature of a Striped Holographic Superconductor
Creators: name: Ganguli, Suman
name: Hutasoit, Jimmy A.
name: Siopsis, George
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the interplay between the stripe order and the superconducting order in a strongly coupled striped superconductor using gauge/gravity duality. In particular, we study the effects of inhomogeneity introduced by the stripe order on the superconducting transition temperature beyond the mean field level by including the effects of backreaction onto the spacetime geometry in the dual gravitational picture. We find that inhomogeneity \emph{enhances} the critical temperature relative to its value for the uniform system.
description: 8 pages, 7 figures
Toward an example-based machine translation from written text to ASL using virtual agent animation
Creators: name: Boulares, Mehrez
name: Jemni, Mohamed
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Modern computational linguistic software cannot produce important aspects of sign language translation. Using some researches we deduce that the majority of automatic sign language translation systems ignore many aspects when they generate animation; therefore the interpretation lost the truth information meaning. Our goals are: to translate written text from any language to ASL animation; to model maximum raw information using machine learning and computational techniques; and to produce a more adapted and expressive form to natural looking and understandable ASL animations. Our methods include linguistic annotation of initial text and semantic orientation to generate the facial expression. We use the genetic algorithms coupled to learning/recognized systems to produce the most natural form. To detect emotion we are based on fuzzy logic to produce the degree of interpolation between facial expressions. Roughly, we present a new expressive language Text Adapted Sign Modeling Language TASML that describes all maximum aspects related to a natural sign language interpretation. This paper is organized as follow: the next section is devoted to present the comprehension effect of using Space/Time/SVO form in ASL animation based on experimentation. In section 3, we describe our technical considerations. We present the general approach we adopted to develop our tool in section 4. Finally, we give some perspectives and future works.
description: 10pages, 11 figures; ISSN (Online): 1694-0814
Translational Research in Pancreatic Cancer
Creators: name: Strimpakos, Alexios S
name: Syrigos, Konstantinos N
name: Saif, Muhammad W
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biological Markers; Biological Therapy; gemcitabine; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Pharmacogenetics

description: Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive type of cancer ranking as the 10th most common cancer and the 4th cause of cancer related deaths. Due to disappointing treatment results and outcome of pancreatic cancer patients there is urgent need for better understanding of pathogenesis, mechanisms of tumor progression and resistance to treatment in order to achieve etiological approach. The development of the field of translational research and pharmacogenomics during the last several years has revealed many molecular pathways being aberrant in pancreatic cancer. This knowledge has led to the identification of biomarkers with prognostic or predictive value and the development of novel drugs against specific abnormal targets of pancreatic tumors. In this year’s ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, researchers presented data showing evidence of biomarkers with prognostic value (Abstracts #166, #140, and #126) and genetic polymorphisms predicting possibly efficacy of gemcitabine treatment (Abstract #166). The development of the new small molecule CRT0066101 targeting the protein kinase D (PKD), which is upregulated significantly in pancreatic cancer cells was also presented (Abstract #159). This small molecule blocked specifically PKD and inhibited potently in vitro and in vivo the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Furthermore, a retrospective analysis of KRAS status on resected pancreatic cancer specimens showed that frequency of KRAS mutations was 67% (57% of those were on codon 12), lower than previous reported in more advanced stages (Abstract #169). In this paper we present details and comment on these works.

Image: Sotiria General Hospital, University of Athens. Athens, Greece.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Spectral variability studies in Active Galactic Nuclei: Exploring continuum and emission line regions in the age of LSST and JWST
Creators: name: Panda, Swayamtrupta
name: Marziani, Paola
name: Czerny, Bozena
name: Rodriguez-Ardila, Alberto
name: Nunez, Francisco Pozo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The investigation of emission line regions within active galaxies (AGNs) has a rich and extensive history, now extending to the use of AGNs and quasars as "standardizable" cosmological indicators, shedding light on the evolution of our universe. As we enter the era of advanced observatories, such as the successful launch of JWST and the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the landscape of AGN exploration across cosmic epochs is poised for exciting advancements. In this work, we delve into recent developments in AGN variability research, anticipating the substantial influx of data facilitated by LSST. The article highlights recent strides made by the AGN Polish Consortium in their contributions to LSST. The piece emphasizes the role of quasars in cosmology, dissecting the intricacies of their calibration as standard candles. The primary focus centers on the relationship between the broad-line region size and luminosity, showcasing recent breakthroughs that enhance our comprehension of this correlation. These breakthroughs encompass a range of perspectives, including spectroscopic analyses, photoionization modeling, and collaborative investigations with other cosmological tools. The study further touches on select studies, underlining how the synergy of theoretical insights and advancements in observational capabilities has yielded deeper insights into these captivating cosmic entities.
description: 34 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication as a review in MDPI/Universe
The Heuristic function of language
Creators: name: Ter Borg, Linda G. (Linda Gaye), 1945-
Publisher: name: University of Calgary
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: LB 1631 T45 1986
subject: English language - Writing
subject: Conversation - Discussion
subject: Heuristic

description: Bibliography: p. 155-161.
description: PURPOSE The power of talk and writing to initiate, shape, refine and extend ideas is only beginning to be understood. This study explored the heuristic functioning of language with the aim of recognizing some of the elements of the process and their relationship. THE STUDY The spoken and written discourse of four adolescent girls engaged in group discussion and individual writing in response to a structured situation was examined and anlyzed. The situation, combining a topical issue -the status of women throughout history -with an art form, had the potential for discovery of both ideas and language. Within this context talk was recorded during five audiotaped sessions, and one video-taped session, and writing was collected in journals, and written projects. Particular attention was focused on the girls' personal constructs of reality, their concepts of self as writer and talker, their attitudes, and their relationships with one another as they formulated intention to deal with the situation. FINDINGS The cognitive and affective operate contiguously throughout the formulation of intention, and throughout the development of our construct systems as we act, react and interact with the world both nonverbally and through language to communicate and to discover. Interlocutors moved easily between participant and spectator role, using a variety of exploratory patterns. Requisite to these patterns were prior knowledge, emotional response, and intention formulation. Writing was found to operate for discovery as well as for communi-cation especially in spectator role. It was influenced by talk and previous writing, and it influenced ensuing talk. When writing functioned heuristically, it was used seriously, and playfully to get in touch with feeling, to imaginatively explore possibilities, to reflect, and to organize ideas. In addition, emotional commitment to intention, formal operational thinking, and pleasure in manipulating language was found. Nonverbals used by interlocutors were found to contribute significantly to understanding. The dimensions of the heuristic function of language include: intention; personal construct systems; indwelling and tacit knowledge; and, cognitive and affective memory, which interact within the context apprehended by the individual. IMPLICATIONS Expressive talk and writing are important learning tools because they can function heuristically. As teachers, we must provide opportunities for students to talk and write to discover, as well as to communicate. In addition, because the cognitive and the affective operate contiguously, both must be considered in our educational planning.
Methods and Rationale for the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Creators: name: Bussom, Scott
name: Saif, Muhammad Wasif
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Early Detection of Cancer; Endosonography; Mucin-1; Mucins; Pancreatic Neoplasms

description: Pancreatic cancer often presents at an advanced stage that result in a very dismal five-year survival rates. Novel methods to detect tumors as early as possible are desperately needed. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults using abdominal palpation, ultrasonography, or serologic markers. The evidence for diet-based prevention of pancreatic cancer is limited and conflicting. Recommendations about lifestyle changes, such as stopping the use of tobacco products, moderating alcohol intake, and eating a balanced diet with sufficient fruit and vegetables is generally made. However, screening for persons with hereditary predisposition to develop pancreatic cancer has not been included in this review. Biomarkers represent one tool for the early detection of small, surgically resectable cancers in both the general and high risk populations. Some of the currently utilized biomarkers including carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 19-9, SPan-1, and DUPAN-2 unfortunately have yet to show the sensitivity and specificity needed to be used for screening asymptomatic patients in the general population for pancreatic cancer. Herein, the authors report some updated information from the 2010 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in detecting early stage pancreatic cancer.

Image: From the Pharmacology Department, Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Stop smoking advice by practice assistants after routine cervical screening in general practice: A qualitative exploration of potential barriers and enablers
Creators: name: Mansour, Marthe B. L.
name: Crone, Matty R.
name: van Weert, Henk C.
name: Chavannes, Niels H.
name: van Asselt, Kristel M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Cervical screening could be an appropriate routine moment to provide female smokers with tailored stop smoking advice. In Dutch general practice, cervical smears are performed by practice assistants. This study was performed in preparation for a randomised trial to identify potential barriers and enablers for a brief stop smoking strategy performed by trained practice assistants after routine cervical screening. Between December 2016 and March 2017 three focus group meetings were held with ten practice assistants, three nurses, and six general practitioners to explore their views and expectations towards the proposed approach. We analysed data using thematic analysis. Identified factors are presented within the framework of the Social-Ecological Model. Potential barriers and enablers were identified at individual, interpersonal, and workplace levels. Practice assistants, nurses and GPs did not consider assistants to have a role in stop smoking care. They believed it is feasible to register smoking status but had reservations towards providing advice by assistants, for which knowledge and skills are needed. Practice assistants’ own beliefs about smokers and smokers’ response to stop smoking advice might influence how assistants and smokers interact. An explanation of why advice is given could help, provided assistants have enough time and experience with the smear. The nurses’ availability and general practitioners’ view on prevention might affect the delivery of the strategy by the assistant. At individual, interpersonal, and workplace levels, several factors could influence the provision of a stop smoking strategy by a practice assistant.
Visual projections in the normal and cortically damaged rat
Creators: name: Thurlow, Genevieve Anne, 1944-
Publisher: name: University of Calgary
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: QL 737 R638 T58 1986
subject: Rats
subject: Nervous system - Rodents
subject: Sense-organs - Rodents
subject: Eye

description: Bibliography: p. 148-161.
Cetățuia geto-dacică de la Bărboşi (IV)
Creators: name: Sanie, Silviu
name: Sanie, Şeiva
Publisher: name: Arheologia Moldovei
Year: 2020

description: The Geto-Dacian fort of Barboşi (IV) Includes a summary in French
description: Arheologia Moldovei, Bd. 15 (1992): Arheologia Moldovei
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasia (IPMN)
Creators: name: Bussom, Scott
name: Saif, Muhammad Wasif
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal; Cytokines; Early Detection of Cancer; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory

description: The diagnosis and treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors (IPMN) of the pancreas has evolved over the last decade. IPMN is a disease of the ductal epithelium and represent a spectrum of disease, ranging from benign to malignant lesions, making the early detection and characterization of these lesions important. As with villous adenomas of the colon, not all IPMNs will develop into adenocarcinoma. Definitive management is surgical resection for appropriate candidates, as benign lesions harbor malignant potential. Growing controversy revolves around issues of natural history, management of small-branch-duct lesions, ability to predict malignancy and/or progression, and surveillance strategies. Given these controversies, novel methods are needed to help in detecting and classifying IPMNs’ malignant potential so that appropriate treatment can be administered. The authors review abstracts from the 2010 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium held in January 2010, including biomarkers helping to classify IPMNs: IL-8 and IL-1beta from IPMN cyst aspirates (Abstract #133), and Foxp3/CD4/CD25 cells (Abstract #148) in peripheral blood. Future studies will hopefully provide insight into the many unanswered questions.

Image: Hypothetical progression of IPMN to adenocarcinoma (Reproduced and modified by permission from Cancer Control, journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center)
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas: What's New
Creators: name: Dimou, Anastasios T
name: Syrigos, Konstantinos N
name: Saif, Muhammad Wasif
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; everolimus; Ki-67 Antigen; mTOR protein; Neuroendocrine Tumors; sunitinib

description: Surgical excision has been the mainstay of treatment for neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas (PNET). Compounds like streptozocin and dacarbazin have been traditionally used in inoperable cases and somatostatin to treat syndromes deriving from functional tumors. However, a lot of progress has taken place in the area of molecular characterization of these tumors, revealing activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and VEGF pathways. Recent data from the 2010 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium demonstrate antitumor activity of everolimus, an mTOR inhibitor in combination with temozolomide in a phase I/II trial and of sunitinib versus placebo in a randomized double blinded phase III trial. The role of modern biologic compounds in the treatment of PNET is not clear yet. In addition, combination of resection and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) has been proven effective over either modality alone in the treatment of PNET metastatic to the liver in a retrospective analysis. This comes to address the problem of selecting local intervention in a metastatic disease, which has been a reasonable choice for this group of tumors in the past. Last but not least the role of Ki-67 in decision-making in PNET is being discussed.

Image: Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198
Additional file 1 of Barriers and facilitators for safe sex behaviors in students from universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) through the COM-B model
Creators: name: Armayones Ruiz, Manuel
name: Pinto, Eduardo Leiva
name: Figueroa, Oriana
name: Robles, Noemí
name: Prehn, Denise Laroze
name: Riquelme, Francisco Villarroel
name: Anselmi, Giuliano Duarte
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
Creators: name: Richter, Joshua
name: Saif, Muhammad Wasif
Publisher: name: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas
Year: 2010
Subjects: gemcitabine; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Pancreatic Neoplasms

description: Although many cancers have seen a decline in rates due to screening techniques, the lack of viable screening for pancreatic cancer yields a large number of patients presenting with locally advanced and metastatic disease. Interesting new data regarding the management of locally advanced pancreatic cancer was presented at the 2010 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, January 22-24, Orlando, FL, USA. Crane et al. presented phase II data exploring induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy with multiple agents including cetuximab, gemcitabine, oxaliplatin and capecitabine (Abstract #132). Phase II data was also presented examining the role of S-1, an oral fluoropyrimidine, in the locally advanced setting (Abstract #196). In the wake of several studies exploring the role of platinum compounds in combination with gemcitabine; Raftery et al. explored the combination of oxaliplatin and gemcitabine with concomitant radiotherapy (Abstract #220). As surgical resection still represents the only clear pathway towards cure, data was presented exploring the factors associated with patients who are converted from unresectable to resectable in the locally advanced setting (Abstract #218). The authors summarize and discuss the data from the meeting.

Image: Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy for LAPC: treatment schema from Crane CH et al., 2010.
description: JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, Vol 11, No 2 (2010): March - p. 95-198