cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Long-term outcomes for women after obstetric fistula repair in Lilongwe, Malawi: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Tang, Jennifer H
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Abstract Background Obstetric fistula affects a woman’s life physically, psychosocially, and economically. Although surgery can repair the physical damage of fistula, the devastating consequences that affect a woman’s quality of life may persist when she reintegrates into her community. This qualitative study assessed long-term outcomes among women who underwent obstetric fistula repair in Malawi. We explored three domains: overall quality of life before and after repair, fertility and pregnancy outcomes after repair, and understanding of fistula. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted in Chichewa with 20 women from seven districts across Central Malawi. All women were interviewed 1 to 2 years after surgical repair for obstetric fistula at the Fistula Care Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. Interviews were independently coded and analyzed using content analysis. Results About half of women were married and nine of 20 women reported some degree of urinary incontinence. With the exception of relationship challenges, women’s concerns before and after repair were different. Additionally, repair had resolved many of the concerns women had before repair. However, challenges, both directly and indirectly related to fistula, persisted. Improvements in quality of life at the individual level included feelings of freedom, confidence and personal growth, and improved income-earning ability. Interpersonal quality of life improvements included improved relationships with family and friends, reduced stigma, and increased participation with their communities. Nearly half of women desired future pregnancies, but many were uncertain about their ability to bear children and feared additional pregnancies could cause fistula recurrence. Most women were well informed about fistula development but myths about witchcraft and fear of delivery were present. Nearly all women would recommend fistula repair to other women, and many were advocates in their communities. Conclusions Nearly all women believed their quality of life had improved at the individual and interpersonal levels since fistula repair, even among women who continued to have urinary incontinence. Contrary to other studies, women reported they were welcomed back by their communities and had limited challenges when reintegrating. Despite the overall improvements in quality of life, many continued to have relationship problems and were concerned about future fertility. These issues need to be further explored in other studies.
Declaration of Intention of Charles Beuttel
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1908

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by:Charles Beuttel Applicant age:29Occupation: bakerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth:6 July 1878Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Paltaion City of residence at time of declaration:Atlantic City,NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:6 June 1908
Interview with a firefighter on multi-scale earthquake mapping
Creators: name: Bérénice, Le Mao
name: Touya Guillaume
name: Auclair Samuel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: cartographie
multi-échelles
étude utilisateurs
séisme

description: Ce texte est la retranscription d’un entretien réalisé avec un sapeur-pompier sur le design d’une carte pan-scalaire à destination des gestionnaires de crise sismique. Il s’agit d’en apprendre plus sur leur pratique de la cartographie ainsi que sur leur mission en temps de catastrophe afin de mesurer l’apport des données d’estimation de perte du BRGM sur leur prise de décision. Le but de cet entretien est d’adapter au mieux ce nouveau support interactif qu’est la carte pan-scalaire à leur besoin. Des données jusqu’à leur représentation en passant par l’outil de visualisation, chaque aspect cartographique est interrogé selon l’angle d’un sapeur-pompier. Cet entretien est à mettre en parallèle avec d’autres méthodes de recueils de besoin : l’enquête diffusée en ligne ainsi que l’observation d’un entraînement Séisme, afin de pouvoir mettre en lumière des bonnes pratiques de design cartographique pan-scalaire. Inspiré des méthodes utilisées en sciences sociales, le texte est une retranscription d’un entretien long semi-directif de deux heures environ, qui s’est déroulé en visio-conférence. Le sapeur-pompier interviewé fait partie des unités de sauvetage, d’appui et de recherche (USAR) qui interviennent sur la reconnaissance, le sauvetage, le secours et la sécurisation des bâtiments endommagés en temps de catastrophe. Les données collectées sont complètement anonymisées. English: This text is the transcript of an interview conducted with a firefighter on the design of a pan-scalar map for seismic crisis managers. The aim is to learn more about their mapping practice and their mission in times of disaster in order to measure the contribution of BRGM early assessments of the level of potential losses from earthquakes on their decision making. The goal of this interview is to adapt this new interactive medium, the pan-scalar map, to their needs. From the data to its representation, including the visualization tool, each cartographic aspect is questioned from the perspective of a firefighter. This interview is to be put in parallel with other methods of collecting needs : the survey distributed online, as well as the observation of an earthquake training, in order to be able to highlight good practices of pan-scalar cartographic design. Inspired by methods used in social sciences, the text is a transcript of a long (two hours) semi-directive interview which took place in video-conference. The firefighter interviewed is a member of the USAR Units that are responsible for reconnaissance, rescue, relief, and securing of damaged buildings in times of disaster. The data collected is completely anonymous.
Smiling and Cheating Behavior
Creators: name: Smirnova, Mary
name: Cross, Marie
name: Ditto, Peter
name: Pressman, Sarah
name: Faraci, Daniel
name: McKenna, Clint
name: Hofschneider, Lauren
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: A study on how manipulating facial expressions can impact cheating behavior on a math task
Recent QCD results from the Tevatron
Creators: name: Vellidis, Costas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Four years after the shutdown of the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider, the two Tevatron experiments, CDF and DZero, continue producing important results that test the theory of the strong interaction, Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The experiments exploit the advantages of the data sample acquired during the Tevatron Run II, stemming from the unique pp initial state, the clean environment at the relatively low Tevatron instantaneous luminosities, and the good understanding of the data sample after many years of calibrations and optimizations. A summary of results using the full integrated luminosity is presented, focusing on measurements of prompt photon production, weak boson production associated with jets, and non-perturbative QCD processes.
description: Presentation at the DPF 2015 Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 4-8, 2015
Organizational readiness for implementing change: a psychometric assessment of a new measure
Creators: name: Shea, Christopher
name: Esserman, Denise
name: Weiner, Bryan
name: Jacobs, Sara R
name: Bruce, Kerry
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2014

description: Abstract Background Organizational readiness for change in healthcare settings is an important factor in successful implementation of new policies, programs, and practices. However, research on the topic is hindered by the absence of a brief, reliable, and valid measure. Until such a measure is developed, we cannot advance scientific knowledge about readiness or provide evidence-based guidance to organizational leaders about how to increase readiness. This article presents results of a psychometric assessment of a new measure called Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC), which we developed based on Weiner’s theory of organizational readiness for change. Methods We conducted four studies to assess the psychometric properties of ORIC. In study one, we assessed the content adequacy of the new measure using quantitative methods. In study two, we examined the measure’s factor structure and reliability in a laboratory simulation. In study three, we assessed the reliability and validity of an organization-level measure of readiness based on aggregated individual-level data from study two. In study four, we conducted a small field study utilizing the same analytic methods as in study three. Results Content adequacy assessment indicated that the items developed to measure change commitment and change efficacy reflected the theoretical content of these two facets of organizational readiness and distinguished the facets from hypothesized determinants of readiness. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in the lab and field studies revealed two correlated factors, as expected, with good model fit and high item loadings. Reliability analysis in the lab and field studies showed high inter-item consistency for the resulting individual-level scales for change commitment and change efficacy. Inter-rater reliability and inter-rater agreement statistics supported the aggregation of individual level readiness perceptions to the organizational level of analysis. Conclusions This article provides evidence in support of the ORIC measure. We believe this measure will enable testing of theories about determinants and consequences of organizational readiness and, ultimately, assist healthcare leaders to reduce the number of health organization change efforts that do not achieve desired benefits. Although ORIC shows promise, further assessment is needed to test for convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity.
The global pediatric nephrology workforce: a survey of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Creators: name: Zhong, Yi
name: Ferris, Maria
name: Primack, William
name: Glenn, Dorey
name: Ocegueda, Sophie
name: Nazareth, Meaghan
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Abstract Background The global pediatric nephrology workforce is poorly characterized. The objectives of our study were to assess pediatric nephrologists’ perceptions of the adequacy of the pediatric nephrology workforce, and understand regional challenges to fellow recruitment and job acquisition. Perceptions regarding optimal length of training and research requirements were also queried. Methods A 17-question web-based survey comprised of 14 close-ended and 3 open-ended questions was e-mailed to members of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed. Results We received 341 responses from members of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association from 71 countries. There was a high degree of overall perceived workforce inadequacy with 67 % of all respondents reporting some degree of shortage. Perceived workforce shortage ranged from 20 % in Australia/New Zealand to 100 % in Africa. Respondents from Africa (25 %) and North America (22.4 %) reported the greatest difficulty recruiting fellows. Respondents from Australia/New Zealand (53.3 %) and Latin America (31.3 %) reported the greatest perceived difficulty finding jobs as pediatric nephrologists after training. Low trainee interest, low salary, lack of government or institutional support, and few available jobs in pediatric nephrology were the most frequently reported obstacles to fellow recruitment and job availability. Conclusions Globally, there is a high level of perceived inadequacy in the pediatric nephrology workforce. Regional variability exists in perceived workforce adequacy, ease of recruitment, and job acquisition. Interventions to improve recruitment targeted to specific regional barriers are suggested.
Declaration of Intention of Wilhelm Esser
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1915

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Wilhelm Esser Applicant age: 29Occupation: EngineerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 2nd September 1885Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Ryndam City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 13th May 1915
Interface localization near criticality
Creators: name: Delfino, Gesualdo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The theory of interface localization in near-critical planar systems at phase coexistence is formulated from first principles. We show that mutual delocalization of two interfaces, amounting to interfacial wetting, occurs when the bulk correlation length critical exponent $ν$ is larger than or equal to 1. Interaction with a boundary or defect line involves an additional scale and a dependence of the localization strength on the distance from criticality. The implications are particularly rich in the boundary case, where delocalization proceeds through different renormalization patterns sharing the feature that the boundary field becomes irrelevant in the delocalized regime. The boundary delocalization (wetting) transition is shown to be continuous, with surface specific heat and layer thickness exponents which can take values that we determine.
description: 9 pages, 1 figure; published version
Le transfert de connaissances chez les personnes étudiantes aux cycles supérieurs : des perceptions et pratiques qui témoignent d’un changement de paradigme au Québec ?
Creators: name: McSween-Cadieux, Esther
name: Chabot, Catherine
name: Dagenais, Christian
name: Lane, Julie
name: Dancause, Luc
Publisher: name: Revue francophone de recherche sur le transfert et l’utilisation des connaissances
Year: 2023

description: Depuis plusieurs années, de plus en plus d'organismes de financement de la recherche demandent que les équipes de recherche explicitent un plan d’activités de transfert ou de mobilisation de connaissances (TC) afin que leurs recherches entraînent davantage de retombées concrètes. Toutefois, est-ce que les personnes étudiantes aux cycles supérieurs, soit la relève en recherche, sont sensibilisées à l’importance du TC et outillées pour mener de telles activités ? Nous en savons encore peu sur la place que prennent les activités de TC durant leur parcours et leurs perceptions sur le TC. Nous avons donc mené une étude pilote à l’Université de Montréal en 2019-2020 visant à mieux comprendre les perceptions des personnes étudiantes à la maitrise et au doctorat, ce qui pouvait influencer leurs pratiques de TC et ce qui pouvait être mis en œuvre pour mieux les soutenir dans cette voie. Un devis de recherche mixte convergent a été utilisé afin de collecter des données quantitatives (questionnaire en ligne, n= 138) et qualitatives (entretiens semi-structurés, n=25). La roue du changement de comportement (Michie et al., 2011) a été utilisée comme cadre théorique pour guider l’analyse et l’interprétation des données. Les résultats montrent que les personnes étudiantes aux cycles supérieurs sondées sont généralement motivées et sensibilisées à l’importance du TC. Cependant, plusieurs rapportent un manque de connaissances et de compétences, qui peut s’expliquer par le fait que le TC est généralement peu abordé durant leur parcours. De plus, le milieu universitaire est perçu comme relativement peu propice au TC. Les résultats montrent également qu’elles désirent renforcer leurs capacités en TC, mais aussi qu’elles aimeraient être mieux soutenues afin que le TC devienne une priorité collective dans le milieu universitaire. Ainsi, des actions devraient être menées à différents niveaux de l’écosystème académique.
description: Revue francophone de recherche sur le transfert et l’utilisation des connaissances , Vol. 7 No 1 (2023): Volume 7 - Numéro 1
Declaration of Intention of Joseph Rundio
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1916

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Joseph RundioApplicant age: 36Occupation: LaborerCountry of Origin:HungaryDate of Birth: 26 February 1880Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: CarpathiaCity of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 21 August 1916
D6.1 Initial Communication and Dissemination Plan (CODP)
Creators: name: Bernardos, Carlos Jesus
name: Calafat Pla, Teresa
name: Papagianni, Chrysa
name: Lopez Da Silva, Rafael Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Communication
dissemination
standardization

description: This deliverable presents the communication and dissemination plan of DESIRE6G. Under each part of the plan, we present the list of activities, as well as the targeted metrics. Standardization deserves substantial attention in this document, in which the initial standardization roadmap is introduced, including the identification of relevant standard development organizations and relevant open-source projects. Early achievements in some of the activities are also listed. Disclaimer This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101096466.
 DESIRE6G is supported by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking. This report reflects only the author's view, and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
Pseudo-Casimir stresses and elasticity of a confined elastomer film
Creators: name: Lu, Bing-Sui
name: Naji, Ali
name: Podgornik, Rudolf
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Investigations of the elastic behavior of bulk elastomers have traditionally proceeded on the basis of classical rubber elasticity, which regards chains as thermally fluctuating but disregards the thermal fluctuations of the cross-links. Here, we consider an incompressible and flat elastomer film of an axisymmetric shape confined between two large hard co-planar substrates, with the axis of the film perpendicular to the substrates. We address the impact that thermal fluctuations of the cross-links have on the free energy of elastic deformation of the system, subject to the requirement that the fluctuating elastomer cannot detach from the substrates. We examine the behavior of the deformation free energy for one case where a rigid pinning boundary condition is applied to a class of elastic fluctuations at the confining surfaces, and another case where the same elastic fluctuations are subjected to soft "gluing" potentials. We find that there can be significant departures (both quantitative and qualitative) from the prediction of classical rubber elasticity theory when elastic fluctuations are included. Finally, we compare the character of the attractive part of the elastic fluctuation-induced, or pseudo-Casimir, stress with the standard thermal Casimir stress in confined but non-elastomeric systems, finding the same power law decay behavior when a rigid pinning boundary condition is applied, for the case of the gluing potential, we find that the leading order correction to the attractive part of the fluctuation stress decays inversely with the inter-substrate separation.
description: 14 pages, 5 figures
Declaration of Intention of Leon Baumlin
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1914

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Leon Baumlin Applicant age: 22Occupation: CookCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 2nd May 1892Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Kron. Prince Cecile City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 27th August 1914
Declaration of Intention of Max Schramm
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1918

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Max Schramm Applicant age: 42Occupation: BakerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 2nd April 1875Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Unknown City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 16th September 1918
Catching Conical Intersections in the Act; Monitoring Transient Electronic Coherences by Attosecond Stimulated X-Ray Raman Signals
Creators: name: Kowalewski, Markus
name: Bennett, Kochise
name: Dorfman, Konstantin E.
name: Mukamel, Shaul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Conical intersections (CoIn) dominate the pathways and outcomes of virtually all photophysical and photochemical molecular processes. Despite extensive experimental and theoretical effort, CoIns have not been directly observed yet and the experimental evidence is being inferred from fast reaction rates and some vibrational signatures. We show that short X-ray (rather than optical) pulses can directly detect the passage through a CoIn with the adequate temporal and spectral sensitivity. The technique is based on a coherent Raman process that employs a composite femtosecond/attosecond X-ray pulse to detect the electronic coherences (rather than populations) that are generated as the system passes through the CoIn.
Declaration of Intention of Carl William Kuhns
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1913

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Carl William Kuhns Applicant age: UnknownOccupation: UnknownCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: UnknownSailed to the US aboard the vessel: UnknownCity of residence at time of declaration: UnknownDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 31 January 1913Attached to this declaration is a copy of a letter, dated 14 December 1921, from immigration officials in New York State who declare Mr. Kuhn's declaration invalid.
The impact of the final HERA combined data on PDFs obtained from a global fit
Creators: name: Harland-Lang, L. A.
name: Martin, A. D.
name: Motylinski, P.
name: Thorne, R. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the effect of including the HERA run I + II combined cross section data on the MMHT2014 PDFs. We present the fit quality within the context of the global fit and when only the HERA data are included. We examine the changes in both the central values and uncertainties in the PDFs. We find that the prediction for the data is good, and only relatively small improvements in $χ^2$ and changes in the PDFs are obtained with a refit at both NLO and NNLO. PDF uncertainties are slightly reduced. There is a small dependence of the fit quality on the value of $Q^2_{\min}$. This can be improved by phenomenologically motived corrections to $F_L(x,Q^2)$ which parametrically are largely in the form of higher-twist type contributions.
description: 16 pages, 8 figures
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS): Review of common infectious manifestations and treatment options
Creators: name: Van Rie, Annelies
name: Murdoch, David
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2007

description: Abstract The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) results from restored immunity to specific infectious or non-infectious antigens. A paradoxical clinical worsening of a known condition or the appearance of a new condition after initiating therapy characterizes the syndrome. Potential mechanisms for the syndrome include a partial recovery of the immune system or exuberant host immunological responses to antigenic stimuli. The overall incidence of IRIS is unknown, but is dependent on the population studied and its underlying opportunistic infectious burden. The infectious pathogens most frequently implicated in the syndrome are mycobacteria, varicella zoster, herpesviruses, and cytomegalovirus (CMV). No single treatment option exists and depends on the underlying infectious agent and its clinical presentation. Prospective cohort studies addressing the optimal screening and treatment of opportunistic infections in patients eligible for ART are currently being conducted. These studies will provide evidence for the development of treatment guidelines in order to reduce the burden of IRIS. We review the available literature on the pathogenesis and epidemiology of IRIS, and present treatment options for the more common infectious manifestations of this diverse syndrome and for manifestations associated with a high morbidity.
Rigidity of compact pseudo-Riemannian homogeneous spaces for solvable Lie groups
Creators: name: Baues, Oliver
name: Globke, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary 53C50, Secondary 53C30, 22E25, 57S20, 53C24

description: Let $M$ be a compact connected pseudo-Riemannian manifold on which a solvable connected Lie group $G$ of isometries acts transitively. We show that $G$ acts almost freely on $M$ and that the metric on $M$ is induced by a bi-invariant pseudo-Riemannian metric on $G$. Furthermore, we show that the identity component of the isometry group of $M$ coincides with $G$.
Black Holes and Thunderbolt Singularities with Lifshitz Scaling Terms
Creators: name: Misonoh, Yosuke
name: Maeda, Kei-ichi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study a static, spherically symmetric and asymptotic flat spacetime, assuming the hypersurface orthogonal Einstein-aether theory with an ultraviolet modification motivated by the Horava-Lifshitz theory, which is composed of the $z=2$ Lifshitz scaling terms such as scalar combinations of a three-Ricci curvature and the acceleration of the aether field. For the case with the quartic term of the acceleration of the aether field, we obtain a two-parameter family of black hole solutions, which possess a regular universal horizon. While, if three-Ricci curvature squared term is joined in ultraviolet modification, we find a solution with a thunderbolt singularity such that the universal horizon turns to be a spacelike singularity.
description: 24 pages, 17 figures, 6 tables; v2 : typos corrected, minor changes, version accepted for publication in PRD
Purpose, focus and voice? Lessons from a curriculum development advisory committee
Creators: name: Mulpeter, Niall
name: Mc Cormack, Orla
name: O'Flaherty, Joanne
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education

description: The curriculum development process is complex and developing a worthwhile process to support curriculum inception is a valuable endeavour. This paper explores the experiences of the curriculum development process through the lens of an expert advisory committee charged with developing a post-primary curriculum for publicly managed schools in line with their ethos and the national lower post-primary curriculum. The research employed semi-structured interviews with a group of curriculum developers (n = 10) involved in this curriculum development process. Following thematic analysis, four primary themes were identified: Purpose of the Advisory Committee, Focus of the Curriculum Expression, Balance of Voice, and the Role of the Curriculum Lead. These themes offer insights into the complexities of the curriculum development process including the importance of focusing, not just on the teacher’s voice, but also on the conditions that support teachers to engage fully with such processes. The findings also highlight the importance of embracing strategic leadership and democratic practices throughout this process and how the perceived focus of curriculum needs to be explicitly considered so as to unearth hidden assumptions of the curriculum developers. This study contributes to the broader understanding of how curriculum development can be enhanced to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
title: Μεταφορά του graphic novel "Tales" σε σειρά κινουμένων σχεδίων και παραγωγή του πρώτου επεισοδίου-πιλότου
title: Adaptation of the graphic novel "Tales" into a 2D animated series and production of the first pilot episode
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Παπακωνσταντίνου, Λυδία Ελευθερία
name: Θερμίδη, Δάφνη Βασιλική
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2022
Subjects: 2D animation
Παραμύθια
Ιστορίες
Μεταφορά graphic novel
Σειρά animation

description: Η εργασία περιλαμβάνει και το animation επεισόδιο-πιλότο
description: Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία μελετήθηκε η μεταφορά του graphic novel Tales σε σειρά animation και η προσαρμογή του σε δέκα επεισόδια με διάρκεια 15-20 λεπτά ανά επεισόδιο με ομώνυμο τίτλο, καθώς και η δημιουργία του πρώτου επεισοδίου – πιλότου με σκοπό την προώθηση της. Ξεκινώντας την ερεύνα, το επίκεντρο ήταν στα διάφορα στάδια της μεταφοράς ενός προϋπάρχοντος έργου σε διαφορετικό μέσο, καθώς και στη διαδικασία της παραγωγής ενός επεισοδίου animation. Έγινε μελέτη στις μεθόδους συγγραφής σεναρίων, στη δημιουργία χαρακτήρων και φανταστικών κόσμων, σε ιστορικές πηγές που αφορούσαν την αρχιτεκτονική, τη μόδα και άλλα στοιχεία της περιόδου από τα οποία αντλήθηκε έμπνευση. Επίσης, παρακολουθήθηκαν ταινίες, ντοκιμαντέρ και σειρές με παρόμοιο περιεχόμενο για επιπλέον έμπνευση. Αποτέλεσμα της παραπάνω έρευνας ήταν η δημιουργία του 1ου επεισοδίου-πιλότου διάρκειας 16 λεπτών. Το ξεχωριστό στοιχείο της ιστορίας του Tales σε σχέση με τα παραδοσιακά παραμύθια είναι ότι χρησιμοποιεί τα αρχέτυπα των χαρακτήρων με διαφορετικό τρόπο, σπάζοντας τη στερεοτυπική δομή που εμφανίζεται σε παρόμοια έργα. Βασικός άξονας ήταν οι προσωπικότητες των ηρώων να δημιουργούν μια πιο ενδιαφέρουσα δυναμική στις μεταξύ τους σχέσεις, ώστε η πλοκή να απελευθερωθεί από το κλασικό παραμύθι. Η ιστορία μιλά για έναν παραμυθά σε ένα φανταστικό βασίλειο, ο οποίος καλείται να αφηγηθεί παραμύθια στη βασιλική αυλή. Όμως τα παιχνίδια της μοίρας τον μπλέκουν σε µία περιπέτεια γεμάτη μαγεία που θυμίζει πιο πολύ τα παραμύθια που αφηγείται παρά την πραγματικότητα.
The role of the coherence in the cross-correlation analysis of diffraction patterns from two-dimensional dense mono-disperse systems
Creators: name: Latychevskaia, Tatiana
name: Mancini, Giulia Fulvia
name: Carbone, Fabrizio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The investigation of the static and dynamic structural properties of colloidal systems relies on techniques capable of atomic resolution in real space and femtosecond resolution in time. Recently, the cross-correlation function (CCF) analysis of both X-rays and electron diffraction patterns from dilute and dense aggregates has demonstrated the ability to retrieve information on the sample's local order and symmetry. Open questions remain regarding the role of the beam coherence in the formation of the diffraction pattern and the properties of the CCF, especially in dense systems. Here, we simulate the diffraction patterns of dense two-dimensional monodisperse systems of different symmetries, varying the transverse coherence of the probing wave, and analyze their CCF. We study samples with different symmetries at different size scale, as for example, pentamers arranged into a four-fold lattice where each pentamer is surrounded by triangular lattices, both ordered and disordered. In such systems, different symmetry modulations are arising in the CCF at specific scattering vectors. We demonstrate that the amplitude of the CCF is a fingerprint of the degree of the ordering in the sample and that at partial transverse coherence, the CCF of a dense sample corresponds to that of an individual scattering object.
description: 22 pages, 7 figures
Advancing the pathologic phenotype of giant axonal neuropathy: early involvement of the ocular lens
Creators: name: Bouldin, Thomas W
name: Bharucha, Diana X
name: Bailey, Rachel M
name: Armao, Diane
name: Gray, Steven J
name: Hooper, Jody E
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Abstract
              Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN; ORPHA: 643; OMIM# 256850) is a rare, hereditary, pediatric neurodegenerative disorder associated with intracellular accumulations of intermediate filaments (IFs). GAN knockout (KO) mouse models mirror the IF dysregulation and widespread nervous system pathology seen in human GAN. Validation of therapeutic efficacy and viral vector delivery systems with these GAN KO models has provided the springboard for the development of a viral vector being delivered intrathecally in an ongoing Phase I gene therapy clinical trial for the treatment of children with GAN (
                  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02362438
                ). During the course of a comprehensive pathologic characterization of the GAN KO mouse, we discovered the very early and unexpected involvement of the ocular lens. Light microscopy revealed the presence of intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies within lens epithelial cells. The inclusion bodies showed strong immunohistochemical positivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). We confirmed that intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies are also present within lens epithelial cells in human GAN. These IF inclusion bodies in lens epithelial cells are unique to GAN. Similar IF inclusion bodies in lens epithelial cells have not been reported previously in experimental animal models or human diseases. Since current paradigms in drug discovery and drug repurposing for IF-associated disorders are often hindered by lack of validated targets, our findings suggest that lens epithelial cells in the GAN KO mouse may provide a potential target, in vivo and in vitro, for evaluating drug efficacy and alternative therapeutic approaches in promoting the clearance of IF inclusions in GAN and other diseases characterized by intracellular IF accumulations.
Uniform Bound of Sobolev Norms of Solutions to 3D Nonlinear Wave Equations with Null Condition
Creators: name: Wang, Fan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: This article concerns the time growth of Sobolev norms of classical solutions to the 3D quasi-linear wave equations with the null condition.
Declaration of Intention of Harold Ashton
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1915

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Harold Ashton Applicant age: 22Occupation: MechanicCountry of Origin: EnglandDate of Birth: 17th November 1892Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Weasland City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:13th October 1915
title: Artificial carbon-14, a tracer for carbon in the atmosphere and biosphere
Creators: name: Harkness, Douglas D.
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 1970

description: Variations in the steady-state concentrations of natural 14C in the atmosphere, biosphere, and oceans stimulated the application of this isotope as a tracer for the transport of carbon in these various reservoirs. Unfortunately the scope of these early studies was limited by the small differences in the concentrations of natural 14C in the geochemical carbon cycle. In recent years, however, the dispersion of artificial 14C, introduced into the atmosphere during nuclear weapons tests, has presented a unique opportunity for detailed studies of carbon transport. Further importance was attached to these investigations since artificial C constitutes a potential health hazard to mankind. In this research temporal variations in the distribution of artificial 'bomb' 14C in the atmosphere and biosphere have been studied through analysis of atmospheric CO2, food chain, and human tissue samples. The data have been used in an examination of the pathways for CO2 transport in the atmosphere and the rates at which CO2 is transferred to the biosphere and oceans. The temporal variations in the concentration of 14CO2 in air suggest that diffusion processes are predominant in atmospheric transport, particularly in the stratosphere. The mixing time for 14CO2 throughout the atmosphere is comparable with the mean life of a CO2 molecule in the atmosphere before transfer to the ocean viz., 10 to 15 years. During the past decade the concentrations of 14C in man have shown significant differences from those in the contemporary atmosphere. This is best explained by the finite times required for the passage of 14C through the food chain and the selective nature of the human diet. The results of this study suggest that approximately 100 years will pass before the present inventory of artificial C becomes uniformly distributed throughout the dynamic carbon cycle. Due to the release of 14C-free CO2 by the combustion of fossil fuels (the Suess effect) it seems likely, however, that 14C concentrations in the atmosphere and biosphere will attain pre-bomb levels by the end of this century.
Declaration of Intention of Nicolas Muller
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1914

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Nicolas Muller Applicant age: 27Occupation: MechanicCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 2nd July 1887Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: La Lorraine City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 7th August 1914
Usual choline and betaine dietary intake and incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Creators: name: Heiss, Gerardo
name: Chambless, Lloyd E
name: Zeisel, Steven H.
name: Siega-Riz, Anna Maria
name: Bidulescu, Aurelian
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2007

description: Abstract Background Low dietary intake of the essential nutrient choline and its metabolite betaine may increase atherogenesis both through effects on homocysteine methylation pathways as well as through choline's antioxidants properties. Nutrient values for many common foods for choline and betaine have recently become available in the U.S. nutrient composition database. Our objective was to assess the association of dietary intake of choline and betaine with incident coronary heart disease (CHD), adjusting for dietary intake measurement error. Methods We conducted a prospective investigation of the relation between usual intake of choline and betaine with the risk of CHD in 14,430 middle-aged men and women of the biethnic Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess nutrient intake. Proportional hazard regression models were used to calculate the risk of incident CHD. A regression calibration method was used to adjust for measurement error. Results During an average 14 years of follow-up (1987–2002), 1,072 incident CHD events were documented. Compared with the lowest quartile of intake, incident CHD risk was slightly and non-significantly higher in the highest quartile of choline and choline plus betaine, HR = 1.22 (0.91, 1.64) and HR = 1.14 (0.85, 1.53), controlling for age, sex, education, total energy intake, dietary intakes of folate, methionine and vitamin B6. No association was found between dietary choline intake and incident CHD when correcting for measurement error. Conclusion Higher intakes of choline and betaine were not protective for incident CHD. Similar investigations in other populations are of interest.
Dark-Bright Solitons in a Superfluid Bose-Fermi Mixture
Creators: name: Tylutki, Marek
name: Recati, Alessio
name: Dalfovo, Franco
name: Stringari, Sandro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The recent experimental realization of Bose-Fermi superfluid mixtures of dilute ultracold atomic gases has opened new perspectives in the study of quantum many-body systems. Depending on the values of the scattering lengths and the amount of bosons and fermions, a uniform Bose-Fermi mixture is predicted to exhibit a fully mixed phase, a fully separated phase or, in addition, a purely fermionic phase coexisting with a mixed phase. The occurrence of this intermediate configuration has interesting consequences when the system is nonuniform. In this work we theoretically investigate the case of solitonic solutions of coupled Bogoliubov-de Gennes and Gross-Pitaevskii equations for the fermionic and bosonic components, respectively. We show that, in the partially separated phase, a dark soliton in Fermi superfluid is accompanied by a broad bosonic component in the soliton, forming a dark-bright soliton which keeps full spatial coherence.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures
Declaration of Intention of Arthur Heinze
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1917

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Arthur Heinze Applicant age:34Occupation:Clerk Country of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 2 May 1882Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Fatherland City of residence at time of declaration:Atlantic City NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date:21 March 1917
Declaration of Intention of Carl William Kuhns
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1913

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Carl William Kuhns Applicant age: 21Occupation: StewardCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 17 January 1892Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Samland City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 31 January 1913There is a document folded over part of this declaration. The document, believed to be a letter dated 1921, declares this declaration to be invalid by the New York State Supreme Court. That letter can be found in this collection.
Epidemiology and awareness of hypertension in a rural Ugandan community: a cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Clark, Tamara D
name: Havlir, Diane V
name: Kotwani, Prashant
name: Thirumurthy, Harsha
name: Geng, Elvin H
name: Petersen, Maya L
name: Kwarisiima, Dalsone
name: Chamie, Gabriel
name: Kamya, Moses R
name: Charlebois, Edwin D
name: Kabami, Jane
name: Jain, Vivek
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract Background Hypertension is one of the largest causes of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. There are few population-based studies on hypertension epidemiology to guide public health strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a community-based strategy that integrated screening for HIV and non-communicable diseases, we determined the prevalence, awareness, treatment rates, and sociodemographic factors associated with hypertension in rural Uganda. Methods A household census was performed to enumerate the population in Kakyerere parish in Mbarara district, Uganda. A multi-disease community-based screening campaign for hypertension, diabetes, and HIV was then conducted. During the campaign, all adults received a blood pressure (BP) measurement and completed a survey examining sociodemographic factors. Hypertension was defined as elevated BP (≥140/≥90 mmHg) on the lowest of three BP measurements or current use of antihypertensives. Prevalence was calculated and standardized to age distribution. Sociodemographic factors associated with hypertension were evaluated using a log-link Poisson regression model with robust standard errors. Results Community participation in the screening campaign was 65%, including 1245 women and 1007 men. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.6%; awareness of diagnosis (38.1%) and current receipt of treatment (20.6%) were both low. Age-standardized to the WHO world standard population, hypertension prevalence was 19.8%, which is comparable to 21.6% in the US and 18.4% in the UK. Sociodemographic factors associated with hypertension included increasing age, male gender, overweight, obesity, diabetes, alcohol consumption, and family history. Prevalence of modifiable factors was high: 28.3% women were overweight/obese and 24.1% men consumed ≥10 alcoholic drinks per month. Conclusions We found a substantial burden of hypertension in rural Uganda. Awareness and treatment of hypertension is low in this region. Enhanced community-based education and prevention efforts tailored to addressing modifiable factors are needed.
Declaration of Intention of John Preidt
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1918

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: John Preidt Applicant age: 51Occupation: CarpenterCountry of Origin: HungaryDate of Birth: 11th April 1866Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Grosser KurfustCity of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 19th February 1918