cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Innovazione finanziaria e algoritmi: tra trasparenza e opacit�
Creators: name: Piselli, Riccardo
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2020

description: Innovazione finanziaria e algoritmi: lineamenti introduttivi. Algoritmi e nuovi operatori. Algoritmi e nuovi prodotti finanziari: dal bitcoin ai cripto-asset. I nuovi mercati. Opacit� algoritmica e trasparenza dei mercati finanziari. Regolare la complessit�.
TOUCH EVENT DETECTION AND TEXTURE ANALYSIS FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION
Creators: name: Chen, Qingshuang
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Image processing
Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified

description: Touch event detection investigates the interaction between two people from video recordings. We are interested in a particular type of interaction which occurs between a caregiver and an infant, as touch is a key social and emotional signal used by caregivers when interacting with their children. We propose an automatic touch event detection and recognition method to determine the potential timing when the caregiver touches the infant, and classify the event into six touch types based on which body part of the infant has been touched. We leverage deep learning based human pose estimation and person segmentation to analyze the spatial relationship between the caregivers’ hands and the infant. We demonstrate promising performance on touch event detection and classification, showing great potential for reducing human effort when generating groundtruth annotation.
Recently, artificial intelligence powered techniques have shown great potential to increase the efficiency of video compression. In this thesis, we describe a texture analysis pre-processing method that leverages deep learning based scene understanding to extract semantic areas for the improvement of subsequent video coder. Our proposed method generates a pixel-level texture mask by combining the semantic segmentation with simple post-processing strategy. Our approach is integrated into a switchable texture-based video coding method. We demonstrate that for many standard and user generated test sequences, the proposed method achieves significant data rate reduction without noticeable visual artifacts.
Nad+ and aging: a focus on novel molecular mechanisms of werner syndrome
Creators: name: CAPONIO, DOMENICA
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Foggia
Year: 2019

description: La sindrome di Werner (WS) � una rara sindrome ereditaria caratterizzata da invecchiamento precoce causata da una mutazione nel gene Werner, codificante per la proteina WRN appartenente alla famiglia delle DNA elicasi RecQ. La mutazione a carico della proteina WRN si associa alla perdita dei meccanismi di riparazione del DNA con il conseguente accumularsi di danni al DNA, tipico segno della patologia. Tuttavia i meccanismi degli altri principali fenotipi della sindrome, quali la disfunzione mitocondriale, la compromissione del processo mitofagico e l?inefficienza delle cellule staminali, non sono ancora chiari. I nostri dati derivanti sia da modelli animali appartenenti alla classe degli Invertebrati sia da cellule di pazienti affetti mostrano come una significativa riduzione del coenzima NAD+ sia responsabile della disfunzione mitocondriale e dell? invecchiamento prematuro. Inoltre WRN modula la trascrizione di NMNAT1 (nicotinamide nucleotide adeniltransferasi 1), un enzima chiave nella via biosintetica del cofattore NAD+. Il ripristino di valori fisiologici di NAD+ incrementa l?aspettativa di vita e migliora lo stato di salute nei nostri modelli animali, ristabilisce il profilo metabolico e potenzia il turnover mitocondriale attraverso la mitofagia dipendente dalle proteine DCT-1 e ULK-1. Al fine di identificare una correlazione tra la riduzione dei livelli di NAD+ e l?inefficienza delle cellule staminali, abbiamo valutato eventuali cambiamenti sia nelle cellule mitotiche della linea germinale nel nematode C. elegans sia la popolazione di cellule staminali intestinali (ISC) nel moscerino della frutta Drosophila melanogaster. Sorprendentemente il ripristino dei livelli di NAD+ ristabilisce quasi completamente la proliferazione delle cellule staminali in entrambi i modelli animali. Questo lavoro identifica un ruolo innovativo per il cofattore NAD+ nell?invecchiamento salutare e propone un possibile e nuovo approccio terapeutico per la sindrome di Werner, una patologia attualmente incurabile.
sj-pdf-1-soc-10.1177_00380385211033147 – Supplemental material for From Me to You: Time Together and Subjective Well-Being in the UK
Creators: name: Vagni, Giacomo
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-soc-10.1177_00380385211033147 for From Me to You: Time Together and Subjective Well-Being in the UK by Giacomo Vagni in Sociology
The fiscal regime of the European Union and its autonomy from the Member States: a comparative federal analysis
Creators: name: Zgaga, Tiziano
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2020

description: Beyond theories of EU integration: a new model to analyse the fiscal regime?. The fiscal regime of the European Union. The fiscal regime of the Federal Republic of Germany. The fiscal regime of the Swiss Confederation. The fiscal regime of the European Union and its autonomy from the Member States: a comparative federal analysis
The Effects of the Endothelial Surface Layer on Red Blood Cell Dynamics in Microvessel Bifurcations
Creators: name: Triebold, Carlson Bernard
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified

description: Red blood cells (RBCs) make up 40-45% of blood and play an important role in oxygen transport. That transport depends on the RBC distribution throughout the body, which is highly heterogeneous. That distribution, in turn, depends on how RBCs are distributed or partitioned at diverging vessel bifurcations where one vessel flows into two. Several studies have used mathematical modeling to consider RBC partitioning at such bifurcations in order to produce useful insights. However, these studies assume that the vessel wall is a flat impenetrable homogeneous surface. While this is a good first approximation, especially for larger vessels, the vessel wall is typically coated by a flexible, porous endothelial surface layer (ESL) that is 0.5-1 microns thick. To better understand the possible effects of this layer on RBC partitioning, a diverging capillary bifurcation is analyzed using a flexible, two-dimensional RBC model. The model is also used to investigate RBC deformation and penetration of the ESL region when ESL properties are varied. The RBC is represented using interconnected viscoelastic elements. Stokes flow equations (viscous flow) model the surrounding fluid. The flow in the ESL is modeled using the Brinkman approximation for porous media with a corresponding hydraulic resistivity. The resistance of the ESL to compression is modeled using an osmotic pressure difference. The study includes isolated cells that pass through the bifurcation one at a time with no cell-cell interactions and two cells that pass through the bifurcation at the same time and interact with each other. A range of physiologically relevant hydraulic resistivities and osmotic pressure differences are explored.
For isolated cell simulations, decreasing hydraulic resistivity and/or decreasing osmotic pressure difference produced four behaviors: 1) RBC distribution nonuniformity increased; 2) RBC deformation decreased; 3) RBCs slowed down slightly; and 4) RBCs penetrated more deeply into the ESL. The presence of an altered flow profile and the ESL's resistance to penetration were primary factors responsible for these behaviors. In certain scenarios, ESL penetration was deep enough to present a possibility of cell adhesion, as can occur in pathological situations.
For paired cell simulations, more significant and complex changes were observed. Three types of effects that alter partitioning as hydraulic resistivity is changed are identified. Decreasing hydraulic resistivity in the ESL produced lower RBC deformation. Including cell-cell interactions tended to increase deformation sharply compared to isolated cell scenarios. ESL penetration generally decreased for lower hydraulic resistivities except in scenarios with significant cell-cell interactions. This was primarily due to changes in flow profiles induced by the altered hydraulic resistivity levels.
Food waste in the eye of the consumer: antecedents and consequences of consumer-generated food waste
Creators: name: BARONE, ADA MARIA
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2020

description: Paper 1. Consumers? orientation to imperfect fruits and vegetables: a multi-faceted phenomenon. Paper 2. The Role of Food Processing in Making Imperfection Beautiful: The Physical Processing of Imperfect Produce as a Way to Improve Attitude and Reduce Food Waste. Paper 3. Consumers? Reactions to Food Waste: Internal Attribution, Guilt and Compensatory Behaviors.
New Age: The Lives Of Mothers And Babies In The Balkan Neolithic: Banner
Creators: name: Stefanović, Sofija
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: Exhibition "NEW AGE: the lives of mothers and babies in the Balkan Neolithic" is a result of the project BIRTH: Birth, mothers and babies: prehistoric fertility in Balkans between 10000-5000 BC, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's research and innovation programme Horizon2020 (Grant Agreement no. 640557).
sj-pdf-1-pss-10.1177_09567976211007559 – Supplemental material for Psychometric Curves Reveal Three Mechanisms of Vigilance Decrement
Creators: name: McCarley, Jason S.
name: Yamani, Yusuke
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pss-10.1177_09567976211007559 for Psychometric Curves Reveal Three Mechanisms of Vigilance Decrement by Jason S. McCarley and Yusuke Yamani in Psychological Science
Additional file 1 of Family cascade screening for equitable identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation type III randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Johnson, Christina
name: Chen, Jinbo
name: McGowan, Mary P.
name: Tricou, Eric
name: Card, Mary
name: Pettit, Amy R.
name: Klaiman, Tamar
name: Rader, Daniel J.
name: Volpp, Kevin G.
name: Beidas, Rinad S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies checklist. Denotes pages on which each reporting checklist item can be found in the manuscript.
The capability approach: rescuing aid from paternalism
Creators: name: ALBERTI CORSERI, LUCREZIA
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2021

description: The capability approach: a new evaluation of standards of living. The capability approach: conceptual foundations. Sen and his critics. Different versions of the capability approach. Application of the Capability Approach to the study of social phenomena: inequality and poverty. Development as the process of expansion of freedoms. The capability approach in the context of international development policies.
New Age: The Lives Of Mothers And Babies In The Balkan Neolithic: Poster
Creators: name: Stefanović, Sofija
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: Exhibition "NEW AGE: the lives of mothers and babies in the Balkan Neolithic" is a result of the project BIRTH: Birth, mothers and babies: prehistoric fertility in Balkans between 10000-5000 BC, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's research and innovation programme Horizon2020 (Grant Agreement no. 640557).
ALTERNATE FUELS FOR ON-ROAD ENGINES AND IMPACT ON REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT
Creators: name: Deshmukh, Vrushali Satish
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Variable valve actuation remains one of the most studied technologies for diesel engines for fuel benefits, efficiency improvements and emission control. The same can be implemented on natural gas engines however presence of throttle valve in the spark ignited natural gas engine leads to different set of challenges and outcomes. In this document, focus is on GT power led analyses for a mid-range natural gas engine and the VVA strategy applied is modulation of intake valve closure timing. The simulations are run for early intake valve closure and late intake valve closure, both applied independently and run for steady state conditions. The focus is on the low torque range to study the impact of IVC modulation on throttling losses for low torque region. The simulation studies showed that IVC strategies both early as well as late IVC do benefit in terms of thermal efficiency improvements by up to 3% and reduction in brake specific fuel efficiency by up to 13%.It also showed considerable reduction in pumping loop and increase in open cycle efficiency when IVC modulation is applied. Validating the model further with real on-engine data and then calibrating the existing GT power with the on-engine data to validate the conclusions drawn would be the next set of goals for this project.
Second part of this document is focused on real life testing of soy biodiesel fueled heavy duty on-road engine with modern exhaust aftertreatment system with SCR. Soybean based biodiesel remains one of the most sought-after alternate fuel and biofuel to be used in on-road engines. Burning biodiesel leads to a cleaner exhaust compared to conventional diesel as the biofuel is oxygenated fuel leading to more complete combustion and lower amount of emission species such as CO, CO2and PM in the exhaust. The experiments discussed in this document consisted of developing torque curve envelopes and steady state tests (RMC set points). Three soy biodiesel blends were studied which included B20-20% biodiesel, B50 –50% biodiesel and B100 –100% biodiesel. NOx emissions were observed to be considerably higher for B100 at engine outlet by up to80% as well as at tailpipe outlet increased by up to380%, compared to that of conventional diesel which is attributed to the thermal mechanism of NO production. The exhaust gas temperatures were observed to be lower by up to40-degreeC while the urea dosing was considerably higher by up to83% when using biodiesel blend B100.Thisresearch paves the way to testing further using varying biodiesel blends for regulation certification trials, for tuning the diesel engines for different biodiesel blends and for developing the control strategy for the existing diesel engines to accommodate biodiesel.
DETERMINATION IN-SITU RUNOFF HARVESTING (IRH) POTENTIAL OF WATERSHEDS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS
Creators: name: Demir, Guler
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Agricultural engineering

description: Rainwater harvesting techniques are ancient practices that have been used for many years by different countries and civilizations. Runoff water harvesting is a promising technique to collect water and store it effectively in surrounding plant or crop areas. With global warming and climate change, water availability and accessibility are becoming even more critical, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Annual rainfall is either scarce or insufficient to support farming practices in many areas. Thus, it is necessary to capture, store, and utilize water when it is sufficient for the growing season of different crops. In this sense, it is also important to evaluate differences in watersheds in terms of determining where the water flows (runoff areas) and where it can be collected for in situ use (run on areas). Based on land use, surface types, land cover, and soil group parameters, the amount of water changes within a watershed so it is crucial to determine and combine those factors. The aim of this study is to develop methodologies for determining the runoff harvesting potential of watersheds in arid and semi-arid areas. Specifically, to: 1) Identify potential areas for in-situ runoff harvesting (IRH)within watersheds; and 2) Estimate surface runoff volumes in areas as identified. The pilot study area for this study is Winters Wash Watershed, which is a sub-watershed of Centennial Wash located in Arizona (HUC number: 15070104). This watershed serves as a proxy for arid and semi-arid areas and was selected because it has sufficient data for the planned analysis. Based on the analysis, 17,615 ha (25% of the watershed area) were classified as being suitable or highly suitable as runoff sources, while 14,092 ha (20% of the watershed area) were better suited as run on collection areas. Total collectible runoff was determined on an average annual basis. Finally, recommendations on suitable water harvesting techniques were made based on land use, soil, surface structure, and slope in the watershed. The results will provide a methodology for the decision-making process for identifying both run on and runoff areas and examples of real practices that could be used in places that are arid and semi-arid.
Additional file 2 of Family cascade screening for equitable identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation type III randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Johnson, Christina
name: Chen, Jinbo
name: McGowan, Mary P.
name: Tricou, Eric
name: Card, Mary
name: Pettit, Amy R.
name: Klaiman, Tamar
name: Rader, Daniel J.
name: Volpp, Kevin G.
name: Beidas, Rinad S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. Assessment of degree to which this trial is pragmatic as assessed using the PRECIS-2. Table of each PRECIS-2 domain, the research team’s self-assigned rating, and rationale.
sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211045247 – Supplemental material for Opportunity costs of attending surgical clinic appointments and experiences with telemedicine for follow-up care
Creators: name: Thatcher, Mitchell D
name: Thatcher, Michael W
name: Smith, Mckinley C
name: McCarron, Michelle
name: Reed, Jeremy
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cardiology
subject: 110599 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110305 Emergency Medicine
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: 110315 Otorhinolaryngology
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: 111403 Paediatrics
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 110203 Respiratory Diseases
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: 70706 Veterinary Medicine
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211045247 for Opportunity costs of attending surgical clinic appointments and experiences with telemedicine for follow-up care by Mitchell D Thatcher, Michael W Thatcher, Mckinley C Smith, Michelle McCarron and Jeremy Reed in SAGE Open Medicine
Changing nature of competition in the weak party system of hybrid regime in Pakistan
Creators: name: SALMAN, MUHAMMAD
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2021

description: Pakistan as different post-colonial states had experienced three military rules till 2008 since its inception in 1947. During and in between different military rule political parties did not cease to exist barring few. These parties have been engaged in a contentious competition among each other that has paved the way for different military rules. After the end of last military rule in 2008 Pakistan had gone through three consecutive elections with three different parties gaining majority. During this period the nature of competition has been oscillating between contentious and cooperative forms. This dissertation combines the theoretical traditions of hybrid regimes and party-system institutionalization to explain the changing political dynamics of Pakistan. Case of Pakistan is analyzed with reference to configurative approach of Gilbert and Mohseni (2011) in linkage with the concept of party-system institutionalization (PSI), proposed by Mainwaring and Scully (1995). It is proposed that in the presence of current degree of PSI in Pakistan, hybridity of the regime will persist.
Learning Responsibly: Essays on Responsibility, Norm Psychology, and Personhood
Creators: name: Setman, Stephen A
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Philosophy not elsewhere classified
Philosophy of mind (excl. cognition)
Bioethics

description: This dissertation argues for a number of theses related to responsibility, norm psychology, and personhood. Although most of the papers argue for “standalone” theses, in the sense that their truth does not depend the truth of the others, the five papers collectively illustrate a broader view of humans as (a) responsible agents who are (b) self-governing and (c) equipped with a capacity for norms, and whose agency (d) centers on dynamic responsiveness to corrective feedback. Drawing on this broader picture, the dissertation sheds light on ethical questions about our social practices and technologies, as well as descriptive questions about the nature of substance use disorder. Most centrally, the dissertation argues that forward-looking considerations are relevant for responsibility, not merely because the consequences of our responsibility practices are desirable, but primarily because of a connection which I argue exists between relationships, norms, and learning. On the view I defend, an agent is a responsible agent only if she can learn from being held responsible, so as to regulate herself according to norms of which she presently falls short. I argue that, if it were not for the capacity of humans to learn from social corrective feedback, such as normative responses like praise and blame, humans would be unable to participate in norm-governed relationships and communities. It is in virtue of their participation in these relationships and communities that humans are subject to interpersonal norms, such that they can fulfill or violate these norms and be praiseworthy or blameworthy for doing so. So, without the kind of learning that makes participation in these relationships a possibility, humans could never be praiseworthy or blameworthy for anything that they do. The dissertation also argues that human norm psychology has implications for how we should relate to “social robots”—artificial agents designed to participate in relationships with humans. I argue that, like humans, social robots should be equipped with a capacity to recognize and respond to normative feedback. Lastly, the dissertation resists a common narrative about addiction as being a form of akrasia in which agents act against their own better judgment. While this is certainly a central aspect of many cases of addiction, I argue that it fails to appreciate the ways in which addiction sometimes interacts with a person’s identity and goals, especially in cases where the agent believes that the things she values would not be feasible if she did not continue to engage in addictive behavior.
D6.1 Bigdataocean Validation Framework
Creators: name: Project Consortium Members
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: This deliverable is related to the documentation of the evaluation framework and validation methodology, defining the various practices for obtaining feedback from end-users and including a set of test-cases to be executed by the end-users.
description: Disclaimer: The BigDataOcean project is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union. This document reflects only authors' views. The EC is not liable for any use that may be done of the information contained therein
Additional file 3 of Family cascade screening for equitable identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation type III randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Johnson, Christina
name: Chen, Jinbo
name: McGowan, Mary P.
name: Tricou, Eric
name: Card, Mary
name: Pettit, Amy R.
name: Klaiman, Tamar
name: Rader, Daniel J.
name: Volpp, Kevin G.
name: Beidas, Rinad S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3. Implementation strategy development and study arm procedures. Detailed description of implementation strategy development and procedures for each study arm.
sj-pdf-1-cep-10.1177_03331024211043792 - Supplemental material for Efficacy and safety of exogenous beta-hydroxybutyrate for preventive treatment in episodic migraine: A single-centred, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover trial
Creators: name: Putananickal, Niveditha
name: Gross, Elena C
name: Orsini, Anna-Lena
name: Schmidt, Simone
name: Hafner, Patricia
name: Gocheva, Vanya
name: Nagy, Sara
name: Henzi, Bettina C
name: Rubino, Daniela
name: Vogt, Deborah R
name: Cichon, Sven
name: Sandor, Peter
name: Fischer, Dirk
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-cep-10.1177_03331024211043792 for Efficacy and safety of exogenous beta-hydroxybutyrate for preventive treatment in episodic migraine: A single-centred, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover trial by Niveditha Putananickal, Elena C Gross, Anna-Lena Orsini, Simone Schmidt, Patricia Hafner, Vanya Gocheva, Sara Nagy, Bettina C Henzi, Daniela Rubino, Deborah R Vogt, Sven Cichon, Peter Sandor and Dirk Fischer in Cephalalgia
sj-docx-1-pss-10.1177_09567976211003877 – Supplemental material for Idiosyncratic Tower of Babel: Individual Differences in Word-Meaning Representation Increase as Word Abstractness Increases
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaosha
name: Bi, Yanchao
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pss-10.1177_09567976211003877 for Idiosyncratic Tower of Babel: Individual Differences in Word-Meaning Representation Increase as Word Abstractness Increases by Xiaosha Wang and Yanchao Bi in Psychological Science
Investigating Concurrent and Longitudinal ERP-Symptom Relationships Among Risk for Psychosis
Creators: name: Novak, Keisha D
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Clinical psychology

description: Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia (SZ) include abnormalities in executive function, attention, and semantic processing. Event-related potentials (ERPs) are used as neurophysiological measures of cognitive impairment that have been shown to map onto symptom dimensions of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. While much research exists on schizophrenia, less is understood about the longitudinal relationships between ERPs and symptom dimensions among individuals at risk for psychosis. Of published work in risk samples, most have been cross-sectional, leaving clinical inferences regarding longitudinal patterns non-specific. The current study aimed to bridge this gap by recording ERPs (P300, ERN, N400) across a battery of tasks within a single risk sample, and measured positive, negative, and disorganized symptom severity via the Multidimensional Schizotypy Scale (MSS). Participants exhibiting psychosis-risk were recruited from the community (N=60), and completed a baseline and 6-month follow-up assessment (n=29). The primary goal of the baseline assessment aimed to replicate ERP-symptom dimension relationships observed in the SZ literature. Effect sizes for P300-positive and ERN-negative relationships were observed to be in the same directionality as noted in the clinical SZ literature. While not statistically significant, the small effects suggest that P300 and ERN may be similarly effected by presence of positive and negative symptoms, respectively. By contrast, N400, however, was found to have an effect size directionality opposite to that reported in the literature. This finding is consistent with mixed presentation of disorganized symptoms in clinical SZ populations. The follow-up assessment aimed to examine the relationship of symptom dimensions over time in a single at-risk sample, and leveraged ERPs as potential prospective predictors of worsening of symptoms. As expected, baseline symptoms prospectively predicted corresponding symptoms at follow-up. However, only N400 amplitude at baseline correlated with disorganized symptoms at follow-up, and no ERP prospectively predicted corresponding symptom dimensions at follow-up. Overall, examining the relationship between multiple ERPs and symptom dimensions in a single sample and via a longitudinal design is a novel addition to the literature. Future research will be necessary to clarify the use of ERPs as neural biomarkers to identify and predict symptom severity over time, ultimately reducing subjectivity in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Studio dei polimorfismi recettoriali e dei livelli plasmatici e della terapia long-acting in pazienti affetti da schizofrenia
Creators: name: VENTRIGLIO, ANTONIO
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Foggia
Year: 2017

description: Introduzione: crescenti evidenze individuano associazioni fra polimorfismi genici dei recettori dopaminergici, serotoninergici e glutammatergici e la risposta clinica alla terapia antipsicotica. In letteratura vengono descritti polimorfismi verosimilmente predittivi di una migliore risposta clinica. Inoltre la valutazione dei livelli plasmatici della terapia antipsicotica pu� migliorare la conoscenza del metabolismo del paziente e indirizzare il clinico sulla scelta di posologie personalizzate. Materiali e Metodi: 84 pazienti affetti da schizofrenia, in fase stabile di malattia e in trattamento con farmaci long-acting di nuova generazione (Paliperidone, Risperidone, Olanzapina, Aripiprazolo) sono stati arruolati (T0) presso l?Universit� di Foggia e valutati a 3 (T1) e 6 mesi (T2) attraverso follow-up clinico e psicometrico (PANSS, BPRS, CGI). Sono state inoltre effettuate valutazioni personologiche (NEO, TCI), cardiometaboliche, sono stati determinati i polimorfismi per i recettori della dopamina DRD2 e glutammato GRM3, i livelli plasmatici di farmaco antipsicotico allo steady-state della terapia long-acting. Risultati: le analisi statistiche effettuate evidenziano una associazione fra il polimorfismo per il GRM3 rs274622 e il miglioramento alle scale psicometriche nei sei mesi di osservazione. Lo stesso polimorfismo correla con tratti personologici di auto-direzionalit� mentre i polimorfismi GRM3 rs1468412 e DRD2 rs6277 correlano rispettivamente con tratti personologici di amicalit� e apertura all?esperienza. I pazienti riportanti polimorfismo GRM3 rs1468412 mostrano pi� elevati livelli di lipidi ematici accompagnati da un aumento della media della circonferenza vita. I livelli plasmatici dei farmaci antipsicotici sono inoltre associati a quelli di prolattinemia poich� noto il rapporto di dose-dipendenza. Infine maggiori livelli di morbilit� psichiatrica sono stati riscontrati fra i pazienti in trattamento con risperidone rispetto agli altri antipsicotici. Conclusioni: Il nostro studio ha evidenziato delle iniziali significativit� che permettono di correlare la risposta alle terapie antipsicotiche long-acting alla variabilit� genetica individuale. Questi dati preliminari sembrerebbero confermare, in particolare, il coinvolgimento del sistema glutammatergico nella risposta farmacologica individuale
Remote Sensing as a Window into Planetary Volcanic Eruption Styles
Creators: name: Henderson, Marie J
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Planetary science (excl. solar system and planetary geology)

description: Evidence of past volcanic activity has been found on many planets and moons in our Solar System, and volcanism represents a common process that ties together the geologic history of planetary bodies. Volcanic eruptions are a unique geologic process that link the planet’s interior to the surface and the atmosphere/exosphere. A key planetary science objective described in the 2013-2022 Decadal Survey is to characterize planetary surfaces and understand their modification by geologic processes, including volcanism. The Earth, Moon, and Mars have evidence of past effusive and explosive volcanic eruptions, creating a range of volcanic edifices, landforms, flows, and pyroclastic deposits. This dissertation strives to understand the composition and eruption style of explosive volcanic deposits on the terrestrial bodies of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. These deposits provide critical insights into the volcanic and volatile histories of the bodies and may provide in situ resources for future planetary explorers. I utilize data from orbital and laboratory spectrometers to analyze volcanic tephras across the solar system. My dissertation uses new techniques from lab studies to inform orbital spectroscopy and geomorphology comparisons of explosive volcanic deposits. By identifying glass and other igneous minerals in the visible/near-infrared and thermal infrared orbital spectra of volcanic deposits we can infer volcanic eruption style and constrain the history of explosive volcanism of planetary bodies. With remote sensing, I investigated a large and ancient volcanic complex, the Marius Hills, with significant implications for the early volcanic history of the Moon and the pyroclastic deposits of a single impact basin, Schrödinger, that has been selected as a landing site for robotic missions in 2024. This dissertation expands on the previous limited understanding of explosive vs effusive volcanism on the Moon, with the ability to further constrain eruption styles with remote sensing. The results presented in this dissertation are directly relevant to the future goals of NASA and the effort to return humans to the lunar surface and have increased the science return of lunar missions like the ISRO/NASA Moon Mineralogy Mapper.
Temporal mode structure and its measurement of entangled fields in continuous and discrete variables
Creators: name: Chen, Xin
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Atomic, molecular and optical physics not elsewhere classified

description: Field-orthogonal temporal mode analysis of optical fields was recently developed to form a new framework of quantum information science. But so far, the exact profiles of the temporal modes are not known, which makes it difficult to achieve mode selection and de-multiplexing. A novel feedback-iteration method which, combined with the stimulated emission method, can give rise to the exact forms of the temporal mode structure of pulse-pumped spontaneous parametric processes both for high gain parametric process, which gives rise to quantum entanglement in continuous variables, and for the low gain case, which produces a two-photon entangled state for discrete variables.
For the temporal mode analysis in high gain situations, the common treatment of parametric interaction Hamiltonian does not consider the issue of time ordering problem of interaction Hamiltonian and thus leads to the inaccurate conclusion that the mode structure and the temporal mode functions do not change as the gain increases. We use an approach that is usually employed for treating nonlinear interferometers and avoids the time ordering issue. This allows us to derive an evolution equation in differential-integral form. Numerical solutions for high gain situations indicate a gain-dependent mode structure that has its mode distributions changed and mode functions broadened as the gain increases. This will enable us to have a complete picture of the mode structure of parametric processes and produce high quality quantum sources for a variety of applications of quantum technology.
To verify the feedback-iteration method which measures temporal mode structure directly, we measure the joint spectral density of photon pairs produced with the spontaneous parametric down-conversion process of a pulse-pumped PPKTP crystal. The measurement method is based on a stimulated emission process which significantly improves the measurement time and accuracy compared with old spectrally resolved photon coincidence measurement. With the measured joint spectral density, the amplitude of the temporal modes can be obtained with the mathematical tool of singular value decomposition and compared with those measured directly with the feedback-iteration method.
Because the parametric amplifier is in essence a linear four-port device, it couples and linearly mixes two inputs before amplifying and sending them to two output ports. We show that for quadrature phase amplitudes, a parametric amplifier can replace beam splitters to play the role of mixer. We apply this idea to a continuous-variable quantum state teleportation scheme in which a parametric amplifier replaces a beam splitter in the Bell measurement. We show that this scheme is loss-tolerant in the Bell measurement process and thus demonstrate the advantage of parametric amplifiers over beam splitter in the applications in quantum measurement.
Gandhian perspective on ?Work Ethic? for substantive distributive justice/equality
Creators: name: Tayshete, Neha
Publisher: name: Luiss Guido Carli
Year: 2020

description: Creating new conception of ?work ethic? and motivation for a changing economy, particularly on reformulating ?self-appraisal? issue. Implementation of ?work ethic?, Rawls? ?rational plan?, Gandhi?s ?rational plan? and Universal Basic Income (UBI). Reformulating desert/merit/legitimate expectations with my ?work ethic? for equality/distributive justice. Reformulating incentives and Nozick?s arguments with my equality/distributive justice. Reformulating ?expensive tastes?, global or national ?work ethic? by reformulating ?effective altruism? and global justice. Reformulating ?expensive tastes?, ?luck egalitarianism? and ?responsibility?, particularly with Dworkin, Cohen, Anderson?s research, for equality/distributive justice and anticipated responses in earlier chapters. Gandhi?s ethic/humility, utility and warnings.
sj-pdf-1-ivi-10.1177_14738716211045354 – Supplemental material for Which emphasis technique to use? Perception of emphasis techniques with varying distractors, backgrounds, and visualization types
Creators: name: Mairena, Aristides
name: Gutwin, Carl
name: Cockburn, Andy
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 89999 Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-ivi-10.1177_14738716211045354 for Which emphasis technique to use? Perception of emphasis techniques with varying distractors, backgrounds, and visualization types by Aristides Mairena, Carl Gutwin and Andy Cockburn in Information Visualization
Navigating a taboo topic in parent-child communication: Young adult stories about conversations with their parents about pornography
Creators: name: Johnson, Joshua D
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Communication studies

description: Although many communication scholars have explored how parents and children navigate difficult conversations about taboo topics, little to no research exists concerning pornography, specifically from the perspective of the child. To fill this research gap, the following qualitative study utilized a narrative framework and methodology to explore characteristics in parent-child conversations about pornography that illicit positive or negative perceptions from children about those conversations. 18 young adults (18-25 years old) participated in semi-structured interviews in which they shared stories about conversations they had with their parents about pornography. Five major themes surfaced from the thematic analysis of the data: (1) open/closed relationship, (2) discussion-/lecture-based conversation structure, (3) specificity/ambiguity of conversation details, (4) affirmation/denial of curiosity, and (5) appropriate/inappropriate conversation context. The findings have theoretical implications and contextual contributions for family communication scholars in further exploring the topic of pornography as well as practical insights for parents to reflect upon in seeking to strengthen their conversations about pornography with their children.
sj-docx-1-sci-10.1177_00368504211043766 - Supplemental material for Association between TFEB gene polymorphism, gene–environment interaction, and fatty liver disease: A case–control study in China
Creators: name: Mo, Chunbao
name: Mai, Tingyu
name: Cai, Jiansheng
name: He, Haoyu
name: Lu, Huaxiang
name: Tang, Xu
name: Chen, Quanhui
name: Xu, Xia
name: Nong, Chuntao
name: Liu, Shuzhen
name: Tan, Dechan
name: Liu, Qiumei
name: Xu, Min
name: Li, You
name: Zhang, Zhiyong
name: Qin, Jian
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-sci-10.1177_00368504211043766 for Association between TFEB gene polymorphism, gene–environment interaction, and fatty liver disease: A case–control study in China by Chunbao Mo, Tingyu Mai, Jiansheng Cai, Haoyu He, Huaxiang Lu, Xu Tang, Quanhui Chen, Xia Xu, Chuntao Nong, Shuzhen Liu, Dechan Tan, Qiumei Liu, Min Xu, You Li, Zhiyong Zhang and Jian Qin in Science Progress
Additional file 1 of Association of major depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with thyroid cancer: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomized study
Creators: name: Qiu, Rongliang
name: Lin, Huihui
name: Jiang, Hongzhan
name: Shen, Jiali
name: He, Jiaxi
name: Fu, Jinbo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
D8.1 - Dissemination, Communication And Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Initial Release
Creators: name: Project Consortium Members
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: This deliverable is related to the provision of a detailed plan for all dissemination, standardisation and communication activities that will be scheduled for the 1st reporting period of the project.
description: Disclaimer: The BigDataOcean project is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union. This document reflects only authors' views. The EC is not liable for any use that may be done of the information contained therein
D8.2 – Project Website And Web2.0 Channels
Creators: name: Project Consortium Members
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: This deliverable is related to the provision of the Website of the project and is set up all needed Web 2.0 and social channels that are used during the project for communication.
description: Disclaimer: The BigDataOcean project is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union. This document reflects only authors' views. The EC is not liable for any use that may be done of the information contained therein
Civic Identity Development at the Intersection of Faith and Learning: A Narrative Inquiry
Creators: name: Adetunji, Adegoke A
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021

description: Institutions of learning are discrete because of distinctive curricular and co-curricular programs, culture, history, and symbols. Thus, civic learning and identity development may differ across higher learning institutions, particularly in faith-based colleges and universities. This study sought to explore how Gethsemane College students make sense of their learning experiences in relation to civic identity development. I drew on relational developmental systems perspective to explore the mutual and bidirectional relationship between the participants and context. I collected documents and civic identity development narratives of eight graduating student sat Gethsemane College. Using qualitative content analysis and analysis of narratives in narrative inquiry, the findings revealed the mediating role of social identities, faith-learning integration, the influence of founding denomination, campus climate, civic contexts within Gethsemane College, institutional narratives, and pre-college civic experiences in the participants’ civic identity development. The participants civic identity development evolved in college. They transitioned from charitable actions to social change issues such as climate change and racial and environmental injustices. Global citizenship is an influential construct in how the participants think about their civic identities and citizenship.
Finite quotients of triangle groups
Creators: name: Chan, Frankie
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Algebra and number theory
Topology
Algebraic and differential geometry
Group theory and generalisations

description: Extending an explicit result from Bridson–Conder–Reid, this work provides an algorithm for distinguishing finite quotients between cocompact triangle groups Δ and lattices Γ of constant curvature symmetric 2-spaces. Much of our attention will be on when these lattices are Fuchsian groups. We prove that it will suffice to take a finite quotient that is Abelian, dihedral, a subgroup of PSL(n,Fq) (for an odd prime power q), or an Abelian extension of one of these 3 groups. For the latter case, we will require and develop an approach for creating group extensions upon a shared finite quotient of Δ and Γ which between them have differing degrees of smoothness. Furthermore, on the order of a finite quotient that distinguishes between Δ and Γ, we are able to establish an effective upperbound that is superexponential depending on the cone orders appearing in each group.
sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X211037410 - Supplemental material for Malconenoside A, a New Phenolic Glycoside from Bupleurum malconense
Creators: name: Yan, Jie
name: Luo, Qin
name: Long, Fei
name: Zhao, Mei-Lian
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X211037410 for Malconenoside A, a New Phenolic Glycoside from Bupleurum malconense by Jie Yan, Qin Luo, Fei Long and Mei-Lian Zhao in Natural Product Communications