cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: ‘You’re My Best Friend’ a consideration of country music, sounds, scenes and communities in Liverpool
Creators: name: Hedges, Susan
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: This research thesis is a study of the Country music scene on Merseyside, carried out within a popular music studies framework. This Country scene was once considered by some to be the largest such scene in Europe, but after well over half a century, it now appears to be in terminal decline. This research examines the relationship between the music, the participants and the processes of the scene in order to understand how it developed, how it was sustained, and what might have been the circumstances, which contributed to its eventual decline. The research covers a wide variety of inter-disciplinary areas such as oral history, document research, genre analysis, structural and semiotic analysis, considerations of scenes, ‘thirdspace’ and localities, cultural geography, etc, all in an attempt to understand how and why this particular music genre, thrived and then declined on Merseyside. The origins and pathways of the global flow of music into the city of Liverpool were considered by this researcher, as was the importance of key individuals, venues and physical cultural places in the construction and maintenance of the scene. This research also covers areas that could be regarded as holding great significance, both positive and negative, regarding this scene. These include issues related to translocal and virtual Country music scenes, the Cowboy image, the line-dance phenomenon, originality and pastiche and authenticity (or lack thereof) of certain artists and bands. The demise of what now remains of the local scene involved research in situ over a fifteen-month period at one of the last local Country music communities in Liverpool at The Melrose Abbey Public House, Liverpool. This research displays how this community had adopted, developed and displayed rituals and practices of immense significance that not only prolonged the scene’s survival but also left an indelible mark on the local community.
MPEC 2023-F221 : 2019 AH11
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Limnesia (Limnesia) lembangensis Piersig 1906
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Chatterjee, Tapas
name: Bordoloi, Sabitry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Limnesiidae
Limnesia
Limnesia lembangensis

description: Limnesia (Limnesia) lembangensis Piersig, 1906
New records: India: Uttaranchal, Khandagad, pool, viii. 2008 leg. Kumar, 0/1/0 (mounted); Assam State: Kamrup district, SW of Guwahati city, Deeper Beel wetland, between the water hyacinth Eichhornia corniculata, 26.10903N 91.68359E, 37 m asl., 8. xii. 2009, leg. Das & Bordoloi, 2/1/0 (1/0/0 mounted); stream near Hajo, 06.iii.2010, leg. Bordoloi, 0/1/0.
Records from the study area: Uttar Pradesh—“ Limnesia gentilis indica “ K. Viets (1926a, b); Kerala—Walter (1928); Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka—Cook (1967); Prasad (1974); West Bengal, Maharashtra—Lundblad (1969); Uttaranchal—Bisht (1979).
Habitat: Lakes, ponds and slowly flowing streams.
Distribution: Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Australia, India, Sri Lanka.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Chatterjee, Tapas & Bordoloi, Sabitry, 2010, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of India, with new records and description of one new species, pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 2617 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2617.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/197964
Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice - Abstracts & Biographies
Creators: name: Figshare Admin Futurescan
Publisher: name: FUTURESCAN
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 120306 Textile and Fashion Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice overview of conference, keynote speakers, conference paper and exhibition abstracts, presenter and exhibitor biographies.
Partner_innen-Strategien in der Unterstützten Kommunikation. Entwicklung und Evaluation einer Weiterbildung zur Unterstützten Kommunikation für Mitarbeitende einer Sonderschule mit Schüler_innen mit schweren mehrfachen Beeinträchtigungen
Creators: name: Dörig, Martina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sonderpädagogik
Masterarbeit
Unterstützte Kommunikation
schwere und mehrfache Beeinträchtigung
Weiterbildung

description: Die Kommunikation mit Schüler_innen mit schweren mehrfachen Beeinträchtigungen gestaltet sich in vielerlei Hinsichten herausfordernd. Diese Masterarbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, wie eine Weiterbildung gestaltet werden kann, damit Mitarbeitende einer Sonderschule Kompetenzen in der Kommunikation mit Schüler_innen mit schweren mehrfachen Beeinträchtigungen aufbauen können. Nach der theoretischen Aufarbeitung der Thematik wird eine Weiterbildung konzipiert, umgesetzt und evaluiert. Die Interpretation der Evaluation macht deutlich, dass mittels einer Weiterbildung im Bereich von Partner_innen-Strategien Fachwissen, praktische Fähigkeiten und eine entwicklungsförderliche Haltung aufgebaut werden können.
Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice - Conference Presentation Programme
Creators: name: Figshare Admin Futurescan
Publisher: name: FUTURESCAN
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 120306 Textile and Fashion Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice - Conference Paper Programme.
EC2U Makeathon "Reinvent the Future"
Creators: name: RI4C2 project
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The EC2U Makeathon of the RI4C2 project was an impactful event that brought together students, professionals, and stakeholders from across Europe to collaboratively “re-invent the future”. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Makeathon, detailing its rationale, key statistics, organisational efforts, communication strategies, training sessions, individual Makeathon events in various cities including the developed solutions, follow-up activities, and evaluation.
SYNTACTICAL CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENCES OF ENGLISH AND WAWONII LANGUAGE: A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS
Creators: name: MIRDAD
name: HARLINAH SAHIB
name: KARMILA MOKOGINTA
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Contrastive Analysis; English Language; Grammatical Construction; Morphology and Syntax; Wawonii Language.

description: Abstract
The objective of this study was to analyze the syntactical construction differences between English and Wawonii language using a contrastive analysis approach. To carry out this analysis, a descriptive qualitative has been used to investigate the syntactical structure of the English and Wawonii language. In gaining the English syntactical construction data, this study used article journals and online books that centralized on English syntactical construction topics. Meanwhile, in eliciting the Wawonii syntactical construction data, this study employed a non-probability sampling that was drawn purposively. In other words, the data was collected through participant observation and in-depth interviews with seven (7) informants of Wawonii language speakers. The 7 informants were the leaders of each district in the Konawe Archipelago, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, which were known, have better comprehension of Wawonii language syntactical construction features. The results of this contrastive analysis study showed that English and Wawonii language have differences in the sense of one word in Wawonii form indicates one sentence form in English, possessive construction form, plural form, comparative sentence form, question formation form, verbal sentence form, negative sentence form, and simple past tense form. This study contributed into the sociolinguistics field in order to enrich the speakers (or foreigners) of English and Wawonii language comprehension of both language syntactical structures.
Methotrexate: Underused and Ignored?
Creators: name: Long, Millie D.
name: Isaacs, Kim L.
name: Herfarth, Hans H.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2012

description: For greater than a decade, methotrexate has been known to be an effective therapeutic agent in the treatment of steroid dependent active Crohn's disease. However, international data on medication utilization suggest that this drug is rarely used in clinical practice for an indication of Crohn's disease. This review investigates the potential reasons for the underuse of methotrexate in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 64 No. 2 (2023): Vol. 64 No. 2 (2023)
title: Vol. 64 No. 2 (2023)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Journal Of Preventive Medicine And Hygiene
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2023

description: Errata Corrige - Abstracts have not been included in the 55th SItI National Congress...E265 The challenges of urban family physician program over the past decade in Iran: a scoping review and qualitative study with policy-makers...E232 Ethics and humanization of care: Reflections in the teaching of French institutional psychotherapy experience...E198 Smallpox, an ancient term for various infectious diseases: the dreaded Smallpox, the almost unknown Alastrim, the Mpox...E209 Sense of Coherence (SOC) of Italian healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: analysis of associated factors...E161 Measles: a new danger for Ukraine's children! The need for an effective and timely vaccination prevention campaign....E204 Knowledge and training of Italian students in Healthcare Settings on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination strategies, one year after the immunization campaign...E152 Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Academic Medicine Faculty in Kazakhstan: A Cross-sectional Study...E215 Status of the Utilization of Preventive Care Services and its Affecting Socio-Demographic Factors among Iranian Elderly...E188 Use of medicines to alleviate negative emotional states among adolescents attending Special Education Centres...E178 Longitudinal Machine Learning Model for Predicting Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients with Heart Failure...E226 Knowledge and Identity Antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine status: A Study of South Carolina Residents Factors Influencing The First Thousand Days Of Life...E172 Can a UV-C box help the cinema industry by disinfecting video cameras?...E137 The role of statistical significance in health risk assessment and in the decision-making process Association between physical activity and risk of COVID-19 infection or clinical outcomes of the patients with COVID-19; A systematic review and meta-analysis...E123
Lethaxona kutapalpis Cook 1967
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Chatterjee, Tapas
name: Bordoloi, Sabitry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Aturidae
Lethaxona
Lethaxona kutapalpis

description: Lethaxona kutapalpis Cook, 1967
Records from the study area: Maharashtra—Cook (1967); Prasad (1974).
Habitat: Hyporheic interstitial.
Distribution: India.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Chatterjee, Tapas & Bordoloi, Sabitry, 2010, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of India, with new records and description of one new species, pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 2617 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2617.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/197964
Showcasing best practices – part 2: "Recipes of Innovation –An EC2U Cookbook"
Creators: name: RI4C2 project
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: “Recipes of Innovation. An EC2U Cookbook” is the title of the publication jointly prepared by the RI4C2 partners of the EC2U Alliance. The publication showcases best practices from the partners as well as summarises the workshops of the Lighthouses of Innovation. It should empower students, researchers and others to gather the courage and knowledge to be-come innovators and connect ideas from the world of science to everyday life applications. Moreover, it aims to show different ways to connect with non-academic actors and to create value for society together. In addition, the publication is a means to make the innovation support structures and the Lighthouses of Innovation more visible. Target group of the publication are all students and researchers within the EC2U Alliance and beyond, other Lighthouses of Innovation as well as the governance bodies of the EC2U universities and interested citizens.
Tubulin bond energies and microtubule biomechanics determined from nanoindentation in silico
Creators: name: Kononova, Olga
name: Kholodov, Yaroslav
name: Theisen, Kelly E.
name: Marx, Kenneth A.
name: Dima, Ruxandra I.
name: Ataullakhanov, Fazly I.
name: Grishchuk, Ekaterina L.
name: Barsegov, Valeri
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Microtubules, the primary components of the chromosome segregation machinery, are stabilized by longitudinal and lateral non-covalent bonds between the tubulin subunits. However, the thermodynamics of these bonds and the microtubule physico-chemical properties are poorly understood. Here, we explore the biomechanics of microtubule polymers using multiscale computational modeling and nanoindentations in silico of a contiguous microtubule fragment. A close match between the simulated and experimental force-deformation spectra enabled us to correlate the microtubule biomechanics with dynamic structural transitions at the nanoscale. Our mechanical testing revealed that the compressed MT behaves as a system of rigid elements interconnected through a network of lateral and longitudinal elastic bonds. The initial regime of continuous elastic deformation of the microtubule is followed by the transition regime, during which the microtubule lattice undergoes discrete structural changes, which include first the reversible dissociation of lateral bonds followed by irreversible dissociation of the longitudinal bonds. We have determined the free energies of dissociation of the lateral (6.9+/-0.4 kcal/mol) and longitudinal (14.9+/-1.5 kcal/mol) tubulin-tubulin bonds. These values in conjunction with the large flexural rigidity of tubulin protofilaments obtained (18,000-26,000 pN*nm^2), support the idea that the disassembling microtubule is capable of generating a large mechanical force to move chromosomes during cell division. Our computational modeling offers a comprehensive quantitative platform to link molecular tubulin characteristics with the physiological behavior of microtubules. The developed in silico nanoindentation method provides a powerful tool for the exploration of biomechanical properties of other cytoskeletal and multiprotein assemblies
title: The role of Orai inhibition in acute pancreatitis
Creators: name: Wen, Li
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: Background and aims: Prolonged elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration is the key trigger of pancreatic damage and acute pancreatitis (AP). Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ modulator Orai1 channel is the most abundant store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) channel in pancreatic acinar cells; it sustains calcium overload in mice exposed to toxins that induce AP. The studies in this thesis investigated the roles of Orai1channel in pancreatic acinar cell injury and the development of AP in mice. Methods: Freshly isolated mouse and human acinar cells were hyper-stimulated or incubated with human bile acid orthapsigargin to induce Ca2+ entry. Effects of GSK-7975A or CM_128 on Ca2+ entry and necrotic cell death pathway activation were analysed by confocal and video microscopy. Experimental acute pancreatitis was induced in C57BL/6J mice by 1) ductal injections of taurolithocholic acid 3-sulphate (TLCS-AP); 2) intraperitoneal (IP) administration of caerulein (CER-AP) or 3) a combined IP administration of ethanol and palmitoleic acid (FAEE-AP). Two Orai1 inhibitors were administrated at different time points and the disease severity was assessed by various local and systemic parameters, including pancreatic trypsin and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, serum interleukin (IL)-6 and lung MPO activityas well as blinded histopathology. Results: GSK-7975A and CM_128 each separately inhibited toxin-induced activation of SOCE via Orai1 channels in a concentration dependent manner, in mouse and human pancreatic acinar cells (inhibition >90% the levels observed in control cells). GSK-7975A and CM_128 each inhibited all local and systemic features of AP in all three representative models, in dose- and time-dependent manners. The agents were significantly more effective, in a range of parameters, when given early versus late after induction of AP. Conclusion: Cytosolic Ca2+ overload mediated via Orai1 plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AP. Inhibition of Orai1 channel is a useful therapeutic approach for human acute pancreatitis.
Diagnostics of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histologic Pitfalls
Creators: name: Dellon, Evan S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is currently defined as an immune-mediated chronic esophageal disorder that is diagnosed using both clinical and pathologic information. A series of consensus diagnostic guidelines for EoE have brought a measure of consistency to the field, but in practice the diagnosis of EoE can be challenging. Typical clinical symptoms of EoE, including dysphagia, heartburn, and chest pain, can overlap with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which itself is a common indication for performing endoscopic evaluation. The endoscopic findings of EoE, such as esophageal rings, strictures, linear furrows, and white exudates are not specific. Esophageal eosinophilia, the histologic hallmark of EoE, is also not pathognomonic and can be seen in a range of conditions. Further complicating the diagnosis of EoE is the newly recognized entity of proton pump inhibitor-responsive esophageal eosinophilia (PPI-REE), a condition that must be excluded prior to confirming a diagnosis of EoE. This paper will review the current diagnostic criteria for EoE, and discuss multiple clinical, endoscopic, and histologic pitfalls in making the diagnosis of EoE.
Showcasing best practices part 1: "Recipes of Innovation An EC2U Cookbook"
Creators: name: RI4C2 project
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This report showcases how EC2U Lighthouses of Innovation presented and shared good practices examples in virtual workshop taking place during one of the EC2U Fora. All partners reflect on what it takes to build a functionning and innovation-oriented Pan-European Knowledge Ecosystem.
title: B_{s}^{0}\rightarrow D_{s}^{(*)+}D_{s}^{(*)-} decays in the LHCb detector, and a study of radiation damage in the Vertex Locator
Creators: name: Pritchard, Adrian
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2015

description: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is currently the highest energy particle accelerator in the world, and is designed to collide protons at a centre-of-mass energy up to 14TeV. The LHCb experiment is one of four main experiments situated on the LHC ring, and is designed for making precision measurements of the decays of particles containing a b quark. In order to perform these measurements, it is necessary to precisely measure production and decay vertices in the collisions, and LHCb makes use of the Vertex Locator (VELO) to do this. The need for the VELO to be very close to the proton collision point requires it to be able to withstand high levels of radiation. This thesis presents studies of the damage suffered by the VELO during the full first run period of the LHC, with comparisons to the predicted levels of damage. It is observed that the VELO is performing well despite the radiation damage, and should continue to do so until the planned end of its operation. This thesis also presents the full analysis of the measurement of the branching fraction of the B_{s}^{0}\rightarrow~D_{s}^{(\ast)+}D_{s}^{(\ast)-} decay. This measurement is of interest theoretically as it may provide information about B_{s} oscillations, a phenomenon where B_{s} mesons spontaneously change to their anti-B_{s} anti-matter counterpart, and back. The analysis is performed on the full LHCb 2011 data set, consisting of approximately 1.1fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energy of 7TeV. The branching fraction is measured relative to the decay B^{0}\rightarrow D_{s}^{+}D^{-} in order to reduce the systematic uncertainty on the result, and is found to be: \BF(B_{s}^{0}\rightarrow~D_{s}^{(\ast)+}D_{s}^{(\ast)-}) = (3.07 \pm 0.10 (stat.) \pm 0.23 (sys.) \pm 0.34 (norm.))\%. This result is consistent with, and more precise than, all previous experimental determinations, and also the theoretical prediction.
Professor Dr. Engr. Md. Anowar Hossain, Bangladeshi Passport No: EE0444946; Bangladeshi Address: Vill: Purbo Nuthurchar, P.O: K. Mohonpur (Postal Code: 1990) P.S: Gopalpur, District: Tangail, Dhaka, Bangladesh is reporting life-threatening conspiracy to Mr. Jeremy Bruer, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh located at 184 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Creators: name: Md. Anowar, Hossain
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Keynote of case letter:
Professor Dr. Engr. Md. Anowar Hossain faced the conspiracy of life-threatening in PhD School, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Dr. Engr. Md. Anowar Hossain briefly reported the artificial occurrence to Professor Dr. Alec Cameron, honourable Vice Chancellor, RMIT University and delegates who 100% nullified and 100% neglected the life-threatening occurrence in PhD school in terms of zero% response of life-threatening occurrence. Vice Chancellor and delegates took one sided decision for the conspiracy of life-threatening and PhD Harassment in Australian PhD school on behalf of Professor Dr. Rajiv Padhye whatever converted to a new race of PhD harassment in Australian PhD school. Professor Dr. Engr. Md. Anowar Hossain stated against Professor Dr. Rajiv Padhye for the Excellency of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), for the peace of mankind all over the world, for the peace of researchers all over the world, for the peace of scientists all over the world, for the peace of professor community all over the world, for the peace of Vice Chancellor community all over the world, for the peace teaching-learning community all over the world, for the peace of research ethics community all over the world, for the protection of merit contribution of PhD researchers in PhD school.
Cholecystectomy and the Risk of Colorectal Adenomas
Creators: name: Vinikoor, Lisa C.
name: Galanko, Joseph A.
name: Sandler, Robert S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2008

description: Cholecystectomy has been identified as a risk factor for colorectal cancer, yet little attention has been given to the association between cholecystectomy and colorectal adenomas.
Finiteness of unramified deformation rings
Creators: name: Allen, Patrick B.
name: Calegari, Frank
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11F80, 11F70

description: We prove that the universal unramified deformation ring $R^{\mathrm{unr}}$ of a continuous Galois representation $\overlineρ: G_{F^{+}} \rightarrow \mathrm{GL}_n(k)$ (for a totally real field $F^{+}$ and finite field $k$) is finite over $\mathcal{O} = W(k)$ in many cases. We also prove (under similar hypotheses) that the universal deformation ring $R^{\mathrm{univ}}$ is finite over the local deformation ring $R^{\mathrm{loc}}$.
description: To appear in Algebra & Number Theory
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Protects Against Colorectal Adenomas in Smokers
Creators: name: Austin, Gregory L.
name: Martin, Christopher F.
name: Sandler, Robert S.
name: Galanko, Joseph A.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2008

description: Although some studies have shown an association between alcohol consumption and colorectal adenomas, the effect of moderate alcohol consumption is not well-defined, nor is the interaction between alcohol and smoking.
EXPLORING INDONESIAN EFL STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES ON ENHANCING SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH A PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE: A STUDY AT IAIN PALOPO
Creators: name: FAISAL AMIR
name: ABIDIN PAMMU
name: NASMILAH
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Public Speaking course, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), language proficiency, mixed-method design.

description: Abstract
This study explores the perception and impact of the Public Speaking course on the improvement of English-speaking skills among Indonesian EFL students at IAIN Palopo using a mixed-method approach. Data were collected through virtual Zoom interviews and Likert-5 surveys administered via Google Forms. Qualitative data analysis involved coding, organizing, and interpreting the data from the interviews, while quantitative data from the surveys was analyzed using descriptive statistics to summarize and interpret numerical data. This involved 56 participating students. The results from the interviews found that students generally perceived the course as challenging but highly beneficial. They recognized its role in pushing them out of their comfort zones and reducing their fear of public speaking. Furthermore, students reported substantial boosts in their confidence when speaking in English, crediting practical exercises and course materials for this improvement. Constructive feedback included suggestions for diversifying topics and incorporating more engaging activities. Survey results validated these qualitative findings, with students expressing agreement regarding the teaching methods used in the course, instructor quality learning experiences. Overall, the impact the Public Speaking course on the students' speaking skills was positive. 80.4% of students agreed or strongly agreed that the course content was appropriate and relevant to their expectations. Additionally, 81.3% of students agreed or strongly agreed that the course objectives were clear. This means that most students had a good understanding of the course. Participants were also satisfied with the course materials, with 84% of students finding them helpful. The provided resources met the needs of most students. However, there are some areas where the course could be improved. 28.6% of students were neutral about the course activities, additionally, 37.5% of students were neutral about the course organization, indicating that further refinements may be beneficial. The findings find that the course is generally well-received by students and has a positive impact on their speaking skills.
Hidden Gems
Creators: name: Odlin-Bates, Amanda
name: Lamey, Bev
name: Hurst, Alex
Publisher: name: FUTURESCAN
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 120306 Textile and Fashion Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: Full paper presented at the Association of Fashion & Textile Courses (FTC) conference Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice, University of Bolton, UK, 23rd-24th January 2019.
Futurescan 4: Valuing PracticeEdited by: Helena Britt, Kevin Almond, Laura MorganISBN: 978-1-5272-4969-1
title: Recovery from community acquired pneumonia
Creators: name: Wootton, Daniel
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2015

description: RECOVERY FROM COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA. A PhD Thesis by Daniel Gower Wootton Aims To measure symptomatic recovery over a year among an adult cohort recruited from hospital with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). To measure the host recovery mechanism efferocytosis and the diversity of the bacterial microbiota in sputum and relate these to individual characteristics of subjects in the cohort. Methods Patients with CAP were recruited from two hospitals in Liverpool, (UK) and were followed-up for one year. The CAP-sym questionnaire was completed at multiple time-points in order to create a statistical model of symptomatic recovery. DNA was extracted from acute sputum samples and 16S rRNA sequencing revealed the diversity of bacteria in sputum. At one month into recovery subjects volunteered for bronchoalveolar lavage and rates of efferocytosis were measured by co-culturing ex-vivo alveolar macrophages with apoptotic autologous neutrophils. Results The 169 subjects recruited with CAP were found to have high levels of socio-economic deprivation, smoking and COPD and the median age was 64 years. A non-linear, longitudinal, statistical model of symptoms found that smoking impaired recovery but people tended to describe better recovery as they got older. Efferocytosis was impaired by smoking but improved by statins and these effects were modified by body mass index. Those with prior pulmonary disease had lower bacterial diversity in their sputum and in this cohort a species from the genus Haemophilus was dominant. Conclusion This work proves the principal that modelling CAP-sym scores can be used to investigate factors associated with differential recovery from CAP. It highlights the detrimental effects of smoking on both recovery and efferocytosis. This is the first study to show that the bacterial diversity of CAP sputum is influenced by prior lung disease. The translational outcomes are the potential for trials of statins as pro-recovery agents and to study modified empirical antibiotics for those with CAP and prior-lung disease.
Positive sofic entropy implies finite stabilizer
Creators: name: Meyerovitch, Tom
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 37A35, 20P05

description: We prove that for a measure preserving action of a sofic group with positive sofic entropy, the set of points with finite stabilizer have positive measure. This extends results of Weiss and Seward for amenable groups and free groups, respectively. It follows that the action of a sofic group on its subgroups by inner automorphisms has zero topological sofic entropy, and a faithful action with completely positive sofic entropy must be free.
description: 14 Pages. Some typo corrections
Bone Health in a Tertiary-Care Gastroenterology and Hepatology Population
Creators: name: Sandler, Robert S.
name: Thiny, Michelle T.
name: Long, Millie D.
name: Gangarosa, Lisa M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Glucocorticoid use is a major risk factor for osteoporosis. Overall rates of glucocorticoid use and bone health preventive measures in gastroenterology and hepatology populations are unknown.
Connecting EC2U Innovation Lighthouses - part 1: increasing visibility
Creators: name: RI4C2 project
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The capacity for innovation is a prerequisite for progress. Each city and university within the EC2U community has developed its own innovation support instruments. This report presents how RI4C2 brought together stakeholders from the EC2U innovation sphere to form a sustainable network, enabling knowledge exchange within the EC2U community, and, thus, extending and diversifying the EC2U Ecosystem.
Determinants of Medical System Delay in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer Within the Veteran Affairs Health System
Creators: name: Fletcher, Robert H.
name: Grambow, Steven C.
name: Sandler, Robert S.
name: Provenzale, Dawn
name: Abbott, David H.
name: Zullig, Leah L.
name: Fisher, Deborah A.
name: El-Serag, Hashem B.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: The goals of this study were to evaluate determinants of the time in the medical system until a colorectal cancer diagnosis and to explore characteristics associated with stage at diagnosis.
title: One-dimensional algebraic cycles on nonsingular cubic fourfolds in P5
Creators: name: Banerjee, Kalyan
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2015

description: In the thesis we study codimension p algebraic cycles on a 2p-dimensional nonsingular projective variety X de�ned over an uncountable algebraically closed ground �eld k of characteristic 0. The main result (Theorem 4.7.1 in the thesis) says that, under some weak representability assumptions on the continuous parts of the Chow groups of the variety X and its nonsingular hyperplane sections Y , the kernel of the Gysin homomorphism from the codimension p Chow group of the very general Y to the codimension p + 1 Chow group of X is countable. As an application, we obtain the following concrete result. Let X be a nonsingular cubic hypersurface in P5 over k. Then, for a very general Y , there exists a countable set � of closed points on the Prym variety of the threefold Y , such that, if � and �0 are two linear combinations of lines of the same degree on Y , the one-cycle � is rationally equivalent to the one-cycle �0 on X if and only if the di�erence �
Enabling entanglement distillation via optomechanics
Creators: name: Montenegro, Victor
name: Ferraro, Alessandro
name: Bose, Sougato
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum networking based on optical Gaussian states, although promising in terms of scalability, is hindered by the fact that their entanglement cannot be distilled via Gaussian operations. We show that optomechanics, integrable (on-chip) availability, and particularly the scope to measure the mechanical degree of freedom, can address this problem. Here, one of the optical modes of a two-mode squeezed vacuum is injected into a single-sided Fabry-Pérot cavity and non-linearly coupled to a mechanical oscillator. Afterward, the position of the oscillator is measured using pulsed optomechanics and homodyne detection. We show that this measurement can supply non-Gaussian entangled states frequently enough to enable scalable entanglement distillation. Moreover, it can conditionally increase the initial entanglement under an optimal radiation-pressure interaction strength, which corresponds to an effective unsharp measurement of the photon number inside the cavity. We show how the resulting entanglement enhancement can be verified by using a standard teleportation procedure.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures. Feedback is welcome. One Appendix and a new section on how to enable entanglement distillation have been added
Effect of ERCP Utilization and Biliary Complications on Post-Liver-Transplantation Mortality and Graft Survival
Creators: name: Hayashi, Paul H.
name: Barritt, A. Sidney
name: Miller, C. Brock
name: Dellon, Evan S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Biliary complications after liver transplant are a frequent source of morbidity. However, little recent mortality data exists related to endoscopic management of these complications.
Evaluation of a Non-invasive Method to Detect Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-DNA in Stool Samples of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Pilot Study
Creators: name: Herfarth, Hans H.
name: Sandridge, Mikki
name: Long, Millie D.
name: Miller, Melissa B.
name: Rubinas, Tara C.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: A severe flare of colitis in patients with IBD treated with immunosuppressive therapy may be complicated by an underlying CMV infection. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect CMV DNA in stool samples of IBD patients.
Disentangling the outflow and protostars in HH 900 in the Carina Nebula
Creators: name: Reiter, Megan
name: Smith, Nathan
name: Kiminki, Megan M.
name: Bally, John
name: Anderson, Jay
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: HH 900 is a peculiar protostellar outflow emerging from a small, tadpole-shaped globule in the Carina nebula. Previous Hα imaging with HST/ACS showed an ionized outflow with a wide opening angle that is distinct from the highly collimated structures typically seen in protostellar jets. We present new narrowband near-IR [Fe II] images taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope that reveal a remarkably different structure than Hα. In contrast to the unusual broad Hα outflow, the [Fe II] emission traces a symmetric, collimated bipolar jet with the morphology and kinematics that are more typical of protostellar jets. In addition, new Gemini adaptive optics images reveal near-IR H$_2$ emission coincident with the Hα emission, but not the [Fe II]. Spectra of these three components trace three separate and distinct velocity components: (1) H$_2$ from the slow, entrained molecular gas, (2) Hα from the ionized skin of the accelerating outflow sheath, and (3) [Fe II] from the fast, dense, and collimated protostellar jet itself. Together, these data require a driving source inside the dark globule that remains undetected behind a large column density of material. In contrast, Hα and H$_2$ emission trace the broad outflow of material entrained by the jet, which is irradiated outside the globule. As it get dissociated and ionized, it remains visible for only a short time after it is dragged into the H II region.
description: accepted to MNRAS
Inter- and Intraobserver Reliability and Validation of a New Method for Determination of Eosinophil Counts in Patients with Esophageal Eosinophilia
Creators: name: Woosley, John T.
name: Rubinas, Tara C.
name: Shaheen, Nicholas J.
name: Fritchie, Karen J.
name: Dellon, Evan S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) requires quantification of esophageal eosinophilia.
title: Synthesis, structure and properties of bismuth based electroceramic perovskites
Creators: name: Manjon Sanz, Alicia
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: The work presented in this thesis focuses on the effect on structure and properties of the rhombohedral (R) perovskite system, Bi(Ti3/8Fe2/8Mg3/8)O3 (BTFM), when solid solutions with CaTiO3 (CTO) are made. Bismuth-based perovskites are established as candidates to replace the piezoelectric material Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 as they have high Curie and depolarisation temperatures which are necessary for applications and are not toxic. BTFM has a Curie temperature of ~730 °C; however it shows poor electromechanical properties. In Chapter 3 of this thesis is shown that a range of xBTFM-(1-x)CTO compositions were synthesised successfully in the range 0.6 ≤ x ≤ 1 obtaining the perovskite structure. They were proved to be polar by second harmonic generation measurements. Compositions in the range 0.6 ≤ x ≤ 0.825 adopt an orthorhombic (O) structure. For x ≥ 0.95 the R structure crystallises in the polar space group R3c with polarisation along [111]p as BTFM while in the range 0.837 ≤ x ≤ 0.925 a mixed phase, O + R, region is achieved. In Chapter 4 of this thesis, the study of the space group assignment for the O phase based on the reflection conditions and microscopy studies is shown. By using the Maximum Entrophy Method / Rietveld method a six sites disordered model for the A-site has been built based on the charge density distribution using synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) data. A joint refinement using SXRD and neutron data was performed on composition x = 0.8 and the structure of this new polar phase crystallising in Pna21 with polarisation along [001]p has been solved. However, the O phase despite of being polar displays poor physical properties being the maximum piezoelectric coefficient obtained of 2.8 pC/N for x = 0.835 . In Chapter 5, preliminary structural analysis outcomes for the mixed phase, O + R, compositions with different polarisation directions along [001]p and [111]p respectively are shown along with their physical properties measurements results. By making solid solutions of BTFM and CTO, a maximum piezoelectric coefficient of 53 pC/N has been achieved for x = 0.835. This value is about two orders of magnitude greater than for BTFM (0.6 pC/N). A preliminary phase diagram of xBTFM-(1-x)CTO materials versus temperature has been built.
Persistent Portosystemic Shunts After Liver Transplantation Causing Episodic Hepatic Encephalopathy
Creators: name: Barritt, A. Sidney
name: Fried, Michael W.
name: Hayashi, Paul H.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: We describe two cases of post liver transplant encephalopathy caused by persistent portosystemic shunts despite good graft function. Such recurrence of encephalopathy due to persistent shunting has not been reported in the deceased donor liver transplant literature. Our patients had episodic hepatic encephalopathy concordant with elevated serum ammonia levels due to well documented persistent portosystemic shunts. In one of our cases, the shunt was obliterated via coil embolization. This patient's encephalopathy resolved completely and has not recurred over seven months of follow up. The second patient has declined an intervention, but has remained symptom free on maintenance lactulose and rifaximin.
Focal Fat Masquerading as Malignancy in the Liver Graft of a Post-Transplant Patient
Creators: name: Hayashi, Paul H.
name: Kozlowski, Tomasz
name: Barritt, A. Sidney
name: Patrick, Caitlyn M.
name: Greene, Kevin G.
name: Semelka, Richard C.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: Liver failure from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing indication for liver transplant and recurrence of fatty liver in transplanted grafts has been documented. Herein is described an atypical recurrence of steatosis as a de novo focal fatty lesion that mimicked a more ominous cancerous lesion. This presentation of recurrent NAFLD has not previously been described in the literature.
title: Innovative Therapeutic Strategy Targeting Neurons with Cholesterol in Huntington’s Disease: From Preclinical Studies to Clinical Trial Readiness
Creators: name: Passoni, Alice
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2023

description: The current pharmacological treatment of Huntington's disease (HD) is palliative, and therapies to restore functions in patients are needed. One of the pathways affected in HD involves brain cholesterol (Chol) synthesis, which is essential for optimal synaptic transmission. Given these bases, the presented thesis proposes three different mass spectrometric strategies to support the study of cholesterol involvement in HD. Firstly, we evaluated nose-to-brain delivery as a non-invasive strategy to deliver Chol to the adult brain. We treated wild-type (WT) and R6/2 mice with intranasal (IN) doses of liposomes loaded with Chol in single and repeated doses trials. The results indicated the effectiveness of IN Chol-loaded liposomes to deliver Chol in different brain regions. In parallel, we investigated the levels of Chol metabolites in the brain after chronic IN treatment. The results highlighted a reduction in brain Chol synthesis, mostly involving the astrocytes, with a significant reduction of desmosterol levels in R6/2 mice. Moreover, the significantly lower levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol in R6/2 mice with higher levels of desmosterol suggested the use of administered Chol to maintain the steady state of Chol synthesis in the whole brain. The analysis of Chol metabolites in plasma and brain samples from R6/2 mice showed how the reduction of Chol synthesis related to the disease was significant only at 12 weeks of age when the disease led definitely to death. Finally, we evaluated the distribution of Chol metabolites using imaging mass spectrometry (IMS). In conclusion, the presented thesis explored the study of HD, focusing on the development of different mass spectrometric strategies to study the pharmacokinetics of the administered Chol, the alteration of Chol metabolism, and the spatial distribution of Chol metabolites in brain slices of a mouse model of the disease. The proposed methods paved the way to further investigations on the alteration of brain Chol metabolism related to HD.
Probing Neutrino Hierarchy and Chirality via Wakes
Creators: name: Zhu, Hong-Ming
name: Pen, Ue-Li
name: Chen, Xuelei
name: Inman, Derek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The relic neutrinos are expected to acquire a bulk relative velocity with respect to the dark matter at low redshifts, and neutrino wakes are expected to develop downstream of the dark matter halos. We propose a method of measuring the neutrino mass based on this mechanism. This neutrino wake will cause a dipole distortion of the galaxy-galaxy lensing pattern. This effect could be detected by combining upcoming lensing surveys with a low redshift galaxy survey or a 21 cm intensity mapping survey, which can map the neutrino flow field. The data obtained with LSST and Euclid should enable us to make a positive detection if the three neutrino masses are quasidegenerate with each neutrino mass of $\sim$0.1 eV, and a future high precision 21 cm lensing survey would allow the normal hierarchy and inverted hierarchy cases to be distinguished, and even the right-handed Dirac neutrinos may be detectable.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures, v2 matches the published version
Molecular Mechanisms of Barrett’s Esophagus
Creators: name: Orlando, Roy C.
name: Fang, Yu
name: Tevebaugh, Whitney
name: Shaheen, Nicholas J.
name: Chen, Hao
name: Chen, Xiaoxin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is defined as metaplastic conversion of esophageal squamous epithelium to intestinalized columnar epithelium. As a premalignant lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), it develops as a result of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Many studies have been conducted to undertand the molecular mechanism of this disease. This review summarizes recent results of involving squamous transcription factors, intestinal transcription factors, signaling pathways, stromal factors, microRNAs, and other factors in the development of BE. A conceptual framework is proposed to guide future studies. We expect elucidation of the molecular mechanism of BE will help us develop proper management of GERD, BE, and EAC.
Weighted digraphs and tropical cones
Creators: name: Joswig, Michael
name: Loho, Georg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14T05, 52B12, 05C20

description: This paper is about the combinatorics of finite point configurations in the tropical projective space or, dually, of arrangements of finitely many tropical hyperplanes. Moreover, arrangements of finitely many tropical halfspaces can be considered via coarsenings of the resulting polyhedral decompositions of $\mathbb{R}^d$. This leads to natural cell decompositions of the tropical projective space $\mathbb{TP}_{\min}^{d-1}$. Our method is to employ a known class of ordinary convex polyhedra naturally associated with weighted digraphs. This way we can relate to and use results from combinatorics and optimization. One outcome is the solution of a conjecture of Develin and Yu (2007).
description: 40 pages, 16 figures. Final version, journal information