cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Let’s Get Physical: Impacts of Climate Change Physical Risks on Provincial Employment
Creators: name: Duprey, Thibaut
name: Jo, Soojin
name: Vallee, Genevieve
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/05cc98565
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: We analyze 40 years’ worth of natural disaster shocks in Canada, using a local projection framework to assess their impact on provincial labour markets. We find that disasters decrease hours worked within a week and lower wage growth in the medium run. The impact is driven by periods of employment slack, which suggests that disasters act as a catalyst for already weak local economies. We also find a more tempered response over time, possibly due to adaptation or stronger federal financial support. Finally, we document substantial heterogeneity across disaster types. Overall, our study highlights that natural disasters can detrimentally affect vulnerable workers through the income channel.
description: Nous analysons les chocs causés par des catastrophes naturelles au Canada sur une période de 40 ans en utilisant un cadre de projection locale pour évaluer leurs répercussions sur les marchés du travail provinciaux. Nous constatons que les catastrophes ont pour effet de réduire le nombre d’heures travaillées dans la semaine qui les suit et qu’elles freinent la croissance des salaires à moyen terme. Les effets sont amplifiés en période de capacités inutilisées sur le marché du travail, ce qui porte à croire que les catastrophes jouent un rôle de catalyseur pour les économies locales qui sont déjà affaiblies. Nous notons également une réaction plus modérée au fil du temps, possiblement en raison d’une adaptation du marché du travail ou d’un soutien financier fédéral plus important. Enfin, nous décrivons une grande hétérogénéité entre les types de catastrophes. Dans l’ensemble, notre étude montre que les catastrophes naturelles peuvent nuire aux travailleurs vulnérables par l’entremise du canal du revenu.
A case–control analysis of oral contraceptive use and breast cancer subtypes in the African American Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Consortium
Creators: name: Olshan, Andrew
name: Troester, Melissa
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract Introduction Recent oral contraceptive (OC) use has been consistently associated with increased risk of breast cancer, but evidence on specific breast cancer subtypes is sparse. Methods We investigated recency and duration of OC use in relation to molecular subtypes of breast cancer in a pooled analysis of data from the African American Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Consortium. The study included 1,848 women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, 1,043 with ER-negative (ER-) breast cancer (including 494 triple negative (TN) tumors, which do not have receptors for estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor 2), and 10,044 controls. Multivariable polytomous logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for exposure categories relative to never use, controlling for potential confounding variables. Results OC use within the previous 5 years was associated with increased risk of ER+ (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.81), ER- (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.43), and TN (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.25 to 2.53) breast cancer. The risk declined after cessation of use but was apparent for ER+ cancer for 15 to 19 years after cessation and for ER- breast cancer for an even longer interval after cessation. Long duration of use was also associated with increased risk of each subtype, particularly ER-. Conclusions Our results suggest that OC use, particularly recent use of long duration, is associated with an increased risk of ER+, ER-, and TN breast cancer in African American women. Research into mechanisms that explain these findings, especially the association with ER- breast cancer, is needed.
Epistemic Gratitude - Experiment 1
Creators: name: Wang, Léo
name: Mercier, Hugo
name: Boyer, Pascal
name: Karabegovich, Mia
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: We test some general properties of gratitude, in the specific case of information exchange.
Radio Emission from Red-Giant Hot Jupiters
Creators: name: Fujii, Yuka
name: Spiegel, David S.
name: Mroczkowski, Tony
name: Nordhaus, Jason
name: Zimmerman, Neil T.
name: Parsons, Aaron R.
name: Mirbabayi, Mehrdad
name: Madhusudhan, Nikku
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When planet-hosting stars evolve off the main sequence and go through the red-giant branch, the stars become orders of magnitudes more luminous and, at the same time, lose mass at much higher rates than their main-sequence counterparts. Accordingly, if planetary companions exist around these stars at orbital distances of a few AU, they will be heated up to the level of canonical hot Jupiters and also be subjected to a dense stellar wind. Given that magnetized planets interacting with stellar winds emit radio waves, such "Red-Giant Hot Jupiters" (RGHJs) may also be candidate radio emitters. We estimate the spectral auroral radio intensity of RGHJs based on the empirical relation with the stellar wind as well as a proposed scaling for planetary magnetic fields. RGHJs might be intrinsically as bright as or brighter than canonical hot Jupiters and about 100 times brighter than equivalent objects around main-sequence stars. We examine the capabilities of low-frequency radio observatories to detect this emission and find that the signal from an RGHJ may be detectable at distances up to a few hundred parsecs with the Square Kilometer Array.
description: published in ApJ, corrected typo in abstract
Role of oxidative stress on diesel-enhanced influenza infection in mice
Creators: name: Jaspers, Ilona
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2010

description: Abstract Numerous studies have shown that air pollutants, including diesel exhaust (DE), reduce host defenses, resulting in decreased resistance to respiratory infections. This study sought to determine if DE exposure could affect the severity of an ongoing influenza infection in mice, and examine if this could be modulated with antioxidants. BALB/c mice were treated by oropharyngeal aspiration with 50 plaque forming units of influenza A/HongKong/8/68 and immediately exposed to air or 0.5 mg/m3 DE (4 hrs/day, 14 days). Mice were necropsied on days 1, 4, 8 and 14 post-infection and lungs were assessed for virus titers, lung inflammation, immune cytokine expression and pulmonary responsiveness (PR) to inhaled methacholine. Exposure to DE during the course of infection caused an increase in viral titers at days 4 and 8 post-infection, which was associated with increased neutrophils and protein in the BAL, and an early increase in PR. Increased virus load was not caused by decreased interferon levels, since IFN-β levels were enhanced in these mice. Expression and production of IL-4 was significantly increased on day 1 and 4 p.i. while expression of the Th1 cytokines, IFN-γ and IL-12p40 was decreased. Treatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine did not affect diesel-enhanced virus titers but blocked the DE-induced changes in cytokine profiles and lung inflammation. We conclude that exposure to DE during an influenza infection polarizes the local immune responses to an IL-4 dominated profile in association with increased viral disease, and some aspects of this effect can be reversed with antioxidants.
Post-industrial context of cassava bagasse and trend of studies towards a sustainable industry: A scoping review- Part I
Creators: name: SERPA-FAJARDO, JOSE
name: Hernández-Ramos, Elvis
name: Fernández-Lambert, Gregorio
name: Sandoval-Herazo, Luis
name: Andrade-Pizarro, Ricardo
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Engineering

description: The cassava starch industry is recognized as a source of negative externalities caused by water held in the agroindustrial waste known as ‘cassava bagasse’. Even though options for bioconversion of cassava bagasse have been introduced, it is also true that hundreds of tons of waste are produced annually with the consequent negative environmental impact. This agroindustrial context highlights the need for further research in technological proposals aiming to lower the high water content of this waste. In part I of this article, we report a scoping review from 2010–2021 on the use of cassava bagasse, as well as technological options that have become effective for drying fruits and vegetables
Narrativ-samskabende gruppecoaching udvikler social kapital
Creators: name: Stelter, Reinhard
name: Nielsen, Glen
name: Wikman, Johan
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Kvantitative og kvalitative resultater understreger interventionens sociale indvirkning
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2011)
European Crime Prevention Monitor 2016: Organisierte Kriminalität
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Europa , Kriminalprävention , Organisiertes Verbrechen
subject: 360

description: In diesem sechsten Monitor-Bericht legt das Europäische Netz für Kriminalprävention den Schwerpunkt auf organisierte Kriminalität. Organisierte Kriminalität stellt eine Bedrohung dar für Bürger, Unternehmen, staatliche Institutionen und für die Wirtschaft insgesamt. Sie bedroht nicht nur den Frieden und die menschliche Sicherheit, sondern sie untergräbt auch die wirtschaftliche, gesellschaftliche, kulturelle, politische und bürgerliche Entwicklung von Gesellschaften überall auf der Welt und verletzt die Menschenrechte. Organisierte Kriminalität ist ein breites, komplexes und facettenreiches Phänomen, das verschiedene Lebensbereiche betreffen kann. Zur organisierten Kriminalität zählen eine ganze Reihe von Kriminalitätsphänomenen, einschließlich des Handels mit Drogen, Schusswaffen und sogar mit Menschen. Gleichzeitig nutzen Gruppierungen der organisierten Kriminalität die Mobilität des Menschen zur Schleusung von Migranten und zur Untergrabung der Finanzsysteme durch Geldwäsche. Es ist daher nicht einfach, sich einen Überblick über dieses Phänomen zu verschaffen. Deshalb bietet der vorliegende Monitor-Bericht eine Übersicht über die vorhandenen Daten zu ‚organisierter Kriminalität‘ auf EU-Ebene und legt außerdem einen Schwerpunkt auf die wesentlichen Trends und Wahrnehmungsebenen, Erfahrungen und das verzeichnete Ausmaß ‚organisierter Kriminalität‘ in den EU-Mitgliedsstaaten.
The prevention of youth crime through local cooperation with the involvement of the police - A pilot study.
Creators: name: Vanhauwaert, Rosita
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Kriminalprävention , Jugend
subject: 360

description: The pilot study aims to identify EU good practices regarding local cooperation, with the involvement of the police to prevent youth crime. The purpose of the study is to know what kind of local cooperation involving the police exists in the EU Member States to prevent youth crime and which of these are effective in preventing youth crime (i.e. what works). The projects that were identified are divided according to the risk factor prevention paradigm (individual/peer, school, family and community). The pilot study concludes that despite the abundance of local cooperation forms, it is almost impossible to know which types of local cooperation are effective, due to a lack of solid monitoring and evaluating of inter-agency work in crime prevention.
Evaluation of engineered AAV capsids for hepatic factor IX gene transfer in murine and canine models
Creators: name: Merricks, Elizabeth P
name: Nichols, Timothy
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Abstract Background Adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy vectors have shown the best outcomes in human clinical studies for the treatment of genetic diseases such as hemophilia. However, these pivotal investigations have also identified several challenges. For example, high vector doses are often used for hepatic gene transfer, and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against viral capsid may occur. Therefore, achieving therapy at reduced vector doses and other strategies to reduce capsid antigen presentation are desirable. Methods We tested several engineered AAV capsids for factor IX (FIX) expression for the treatment of hemophilia B by hepatic gene transfer. These capsids lack potential phosphorylation or ubiquitination sites, or had been generated through molecular evolution. Results AAV2 capsids lacking either a single lysine residue or 3 tyrosine residues directed substantially higher coagulation FIX expression in mice compared to wild-type sequence or other mutations. In hemophilia B dogs, however, expression from the tyrosine-mutant vector was merely comparable to historical data on AAV2. Evolved AAV2-LiC capsid was highly efficient in hemophilia B mice but lacked efficacy in a hemophilia B dog. Conclusions Several alternative strategies for capsid modification improve the in vivo performance of AAV vectors in hepatic gene transfer for correction of hemophilia. However, capsid optimization solely in mouse liver may not predict efficacy in other species and thus is of limited translational utility.
Samtalekarismaet og symmetriproblemet
Creators: name: Hede, Tobias Dam
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Artiklen argumenterer for at coachingdiskursen ikke primært har sin oprindelse i sporten, men derimod i en fleksibel model for sammenhængen mellem ledelse, subjektivitet og erkendelse. Med inspiration fra Michel Foucault udvikles en analysestrategi - truth game analysis - der kan operere på to niveauer, som ellers kan være svære at forene: det genealogiske niveau og det empiriske niveau. Det centrale tema i analysen er udviklingen af teknikker og praksisser for, hvordan en professionel samtalepartner kan bistå et andet menneske med at vende sig imod det, der er særligt væsentligt for den enkelte selv og det fællesskab, han definerer sig i forhold til. Dermed bliver coachingforløbet forpligtet på en "sandhedskontrakt", hvor "vendingerne imod det væsentlige" bliver de afgørende sandhedsproducerende momenter for samtalens udvikling og resultat. Artiklen konstruerer begrebet samtalekarismaet som den betegnelse for den effekt, hvor coachee i kraft af samtalen oplever at få del i en rigere forståelse af sig selv og sine muligheder. Problemet er at erkendelsesarbejdet i samtalen er betinget af en række udfordringer, som har med samtalens socialitet og interaktion at gøre, dvs. samtalens praktiske tilegnelse på trods af og ved hjælp af: Ulige fordeling af magt, frihed, position og autoritet, ulige fordeling af rettigheder og pligter til at spørge og svare; blandede motiver i forhold til, hvad den ene vil opnå af den anden og omvendt - og altså alt det, der hører til det projektive univers som grundvilkår for samtalens udvikling, vedligeholdelse - og mulige sammenbrud. Disse udfordringer håndteres under samtalebetegnelsen symmetriproblemet, som samtidig bygger på en antagelse (jeg-du-hypotesen) om at samtalens effektivitet som strategi for subjektivitet og erkendelse forudsætter udviklingen af en særlig relationel kvalitet imellem de samtalende, som går på tværs af samtalens komplekse fordeling af strategiske ressourcer. Symmetriproblemet bliver dermed en væsentlig nøgle til forståelsen af relationsmønstre i institutionaliserede samtaler.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2011)
Condensation and symmetry-breaking in the zero-range process with weak site disorder
Creators: name: Mailler, Cécile
name: Mörters, Peter
name: Ueltschi, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Condensation phenomena in particle systems typically occur as one of two distinct types: either as a spontaneous symmetry breaking in a homogeneous system, in which particle interactions enforce condensation in a randomly located site, or as an explicit symmetry breaking in a system with background disorder, in which particles condensate in the site of extremal disorder. In this paper we confirm a recent conjecture by Godrèche and Luck by showing, for a zero range process with weak site disorder, that there exists a phase where condensation occurs with an intermediate type of symmetry-breaking, in which particles condensate in a site randomly chosen from a range of sites favoured by disorder. We show that this type of condensation is characterised by the occurrence of a Gamma distribution in the law of the disorder at the condensation site. We further investigate fluctuations of the condensate size and confirm a phase diagram, again conjectured by Godrèche and Luck, showing the existence of phases with normal and anomalous fluctuations.
Magnetic anisotropy of polycrystalline high-temperature ferromagnetic Mn$_x$Si$_{1-x}$ ($x\approx0.5$) alloy films
Creators: name: Drovosekov, A. B.
name: Kreines, N. M.
name: Savitsky, A. O.
name: Kapelnitsky, S. V.
name: Rylkov, V. V.
name: Tugushev, V. V.
name: Prutskov, G. V.
name: Novodvorskii, O. A.
name: Shorokhova, A. V.
name: Wang, Y.
name: Zhou, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A set of thin film Mn$_x$Si$_{1-x}$ alloy samples with different manganese concentration x = 0.44 - 0.63 grown by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method onto the Al$_2$O$_3$(0001) substrate was investigated in the temperature range 4 - 300 K using ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements in the wide range of frequencies (f = 7 - 60 GHz) and magnetic fields (H = 0 - 30 kOe). For samples with x = 0.52 - 0.55, FMR data show clear evidence of ferromagnetism with high Curie temperatures T$_\text{C}$ ~ 300 K. These samples demonstrate complex and unusual character of magnetic anisotropy described in the frame of phenomenological model as a combination of the essential second order easy plane anisotropy contribution and the additional forth order uniaxial anisotropy contribution with easy direction normal to the film plane. We explain the obtained results by a polycrystalline (mosaic) structure of the films caused by the film-substrate lattice mismatch. The existence of extra strains at the crystallite boundaries leads to an essential inhomogeneous magnetic anisotropy in the film plane.
Death and Dying Medical Education Elective Data
Creators: name: Kripalani, Simran
name: Raizada, Shivani
name: Cerceo, Elizabeth
name: Joy, Sandra
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: death
subject: dying
subject: end of life care
subject: medical education
subject: medical school

description: A six-week humanities-based course, “A Biopsychosocial Approach to Death, Dying, & Bereavement,” at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, United States, which covers definitions of death and dying, the process of dying, ethical dilemmas, and new concepts of the grieving process. Through development of a curriculum using various academic and medical literature and resources, we sought to bring attention to the necessity of having a medical education curriculum on death and dying to prepare medical students for the difficult conversations and patient experiences that lie ahead of them. Qualitative data in the form of surveys and reflection papers submitted by students and quantitative data (Likert scores on course satisfaction) were collected and analyzed both pre- and post-course. This registration includes all data utilized in the Selective and manuscript (submitted for publication).
Community policing as a police strategy: effects and future outlook.
Creators: name: Verhage, Antoinette
name: Ponsaers, Paul
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Kriminalprävention , Gemeinwesenbezogene Polizeiarbeit
subject: 360

description: COP as a police strategy has been widely discussed and commented, both in theory and in practice. Police research has indeed devoted a considerable amount of time in discussing the roots of this police strategy and in contemplating its effects. In this article, we aim to give the reader an overview of these discussions, focusing on the research into the effects of COP. After an introduction on COP as a police strategy and its backgrounds, we look at studies that have reviewed the impacts of this strategy on a number of levels: the impact on crime, on public opinion and on incivilities and fear of crime. These studies show that the research focus remains very narrow, looking at specific types of interventions, but often without taking the broader context into account. We conclude by referring to a number of positive results of community oriented policing and plead for more and specifically more long-term research into effects of police strategies and tactics.
Visualiseret mestring
Creators: name: Palmer, Stephen
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Artiklen beskriver visualiseret mestring (coping imagery), som er en anerkendt visualiseringsteknik. Visualiseret mestring kan reducere stress og forøge selvtillid samt præstationsevne før udfordrende situationer.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2011)
Successful implementation of a wellness and tobacco cessation curriculum in psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouses
Creators: name: Goldstein, Adam
name: McCullough, Anna
name: Lee, Joseph GL
name: Ranney, Leah M
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2011

description: Abstract Background Tobacco remains a seemingly intractable problem for individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness. This study evaluated the implementation, technical assistance, and perceived impact of a model curriculum ("Learning About Healthy Living") to promote wellness and motivation to quit tobacco use in psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouses. Methods We used semi-structured interviews (n = 9) with clubhouse staff (n = 12) and a survey of participating clubhouse members (n = 271) in nine clubhouses. Results Fifty-eight percent of clubhouse participants completed surveys. Results showed tobacco users open to tobacco-free policies (62%) and perceiving more discussions about quitting tobacco with healthcare providers (69%). Analyses of staff interviews and member surveys revealed four key themes: (1) the curriculum was successfully implemented and appreciated; (2) technical assistance kept implementation on track; (3) adding wellness content and interactive components should enhance the curriculum; and, (4) the curriculum advanced other healthful policies and practices. Conclusions Mental health settings are important locations for implementing programs to address tobacco use. In this real-world implementation of a model curriculum in psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouses, the curriculum tested well, was feasible and well-received, and suggests potential impact on tobacco use outcomes. Revision, dissemination, and a randomized controlled trial evaluation of the model curriculum should now occur.
Coaching – med fokus på løsninger
Creators: name: Westermann, Maria Leisner
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Bogen ”Coaching – med fokus på løsninger” er en lære- og arbejdsbog, som overordnet set giver en god introduktion til den løsningsfokuserede coaching, ligesom bogen kan skabe inspiration og refleksion for den mindre såvel som den erfarne coach. Ifølge bogens forfattere handler løsningsfokuseret coaching om, at hjælpe den enkelte fokusperson til at finde og styrke sine ressourcer, sådan at fokuspersonen bevæger sig mod sit ønskede mål. Bogens forfattere hævder dermed, at det at arbejde løsningsfokuseret ikke handler om løsninger, men om selve processen som kan frembringe løsningerne.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Existential Coaching Psychology
Creators: name: Langdridge, Darren
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: In this article I seek to elaborate a model of existential coaching psychology that is both grounded in existential phenomenological philosophy but also informed by work in coaching. To date, many attempts to develop an existential approach to coaching have – in my view – described an approach to coaching that is either indistinguishable from existential counselling and psychotherapy or a rather crude form of technical eclecticism. In this article, I discuss the key elements of existential coaching, as I understand it, and the need to modify the existential therapeutic approach for coaching practise. To this end, I draw on extant work on coaching and, in particular, the need for both a goal and solution directed approach if an existential model of psychological coaching is going to provide the basis for effective practise.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Exact Distribution of the Generalized Shiryaev-Roberts Stopping Time Under the Minimax Brownian Motion Setup
Creators: name: Polunchenko, Aleksey S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: Computation (stat.CO)
subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 62L10, 60G40, 60J25, 60J60, 35K20

description: We consider the quickest change-point detection problem where the aim is to detect the onset of a pre-specified drift in "live"-monitored standard Brownian motion; the change-point is assumed unknown (nonrandom). The object of interest is the distribution of the stopping time associated with the Generalized Shryaev-Roberts (GSR) detection procedure set up to "sense" the presence of the drift in the Brownian motion under surveillance. Specifically, we seek the GSR stopping time's survival function (the tail probability that no alarm is triggered by the GSR procedure prior to a given point in time), and distinguish two scenarios: (a) when the drift never sets in (pre-change regime) and (b) when the drift is in effect ab initio (post-change regime). Under each scenario, we obtain a closed-form formula for the respective survival function, with the GSR statistic's (deterministic) nonnegative headstart assumed arbitrarily given. The two formulae are found analytically, through direct solution of the respective Kolmogorov forward equation via the Fourier spectral method to achieve separation of the spacial and temporal variables. We then exploit the obtained formulae numerically and characterize the pre- and post-change distributions of the GSR stopping time depending on three factors: (a) magnitude of the drift, (b) detection threshold, and (c) the GSR statistic's headstart.
description: 39 pages; 13 figures
Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-art and Research Challenges
Creators: name: Mijumbi, Rashid
name: Serrat, Joan
name: Gorricho, Juan Luis
name: Bouten, Niels
name: De Turck, Filip
name: Boutaba, Raouf
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has drawn significant attention from both industry and academia as an important shift in telecommunication service provisioning. By decoupling Network Functions (NFs) from the physical devices on which they run, NFV has the potential to lead to significant reductions in Operating Expenses (OPEX) and Capital Expenses (CAPEX) and facilitate the deployment of new services with increased agility and faster time-to-value. The NFV paradigm is still in its infancy and there is a large spectrum of opportunities for the research community to develop new architectures, systems and applications, and to evaluate alternatives and trade-offs in developing technologies for its successful deployment. In this paper, after discussing NFV and its relationship with complementary fields of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and cloud computing, we survey the state-of-the-art in NFV, and identify promising research directions in this area. We also overview key NFV projects, standardization efforts, early implementations, use cases and commercial products.
description: 28 Pages in IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. September 2015
Crime prevention activities at the EU, national and local level
Creators: name: Klima, Noël
name: Wijckmans, Belinda
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Europa , Kriminalprävention
subject: 360

description: The European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) was set up on 30 November 2009 by Council Decision 2009/902/JHA repealing the establishing Council Decision 2001/427/JHA. The Network grew in the EU policy context on Member States’ initiatives. The Network consists of a Board, with a rotating Chair, an Executive Committee and the National Representatives from all Member States with their Substitutes if appointed; a permanent Secretariat as well as National Contact Points appointed by each Member State. The EUCPN Secretariat is hosted by Belgium in the project ‘Towards a European Centre of Expertise on Crime Prevention’ financially supported by the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Commission – Directorate-General Home Affairs. In line with the Council Decision, a Multiannual Strategy sets out the longterm orientations for the Network. The EUCPN’s vision is to be a primary source of crime prevention within the EU. Therefore, the Network contributes to developing the various aspects of crime prevention at the European Union level, taking into account the European Union crime preventive strategy, and supports crime prevention activities and good practices at the national and local level. The EUCPN Best Practice Conference and the European Crime Prevention Award (ECPA) are just two of the prestigious and highquality activities the EUCPN organizes annually, and which offer a platform for policymakers and practitioners to meet each other and share experiences. Through internal and external evaluations of the Network, which are scheduled on a regular basis, feedback on the functioning of the EUCPN is provided and recommendations are formulated to further professionalize and improve its performance. These will support the Network in carrying out its long-term mission and turn it into an important reference when it comes to crime prevention in Europe.
Gentagelse vs. Genbeskrivelse. Om forholdet mellem instrumentelle og artistiske praksisser
Creators: name: Storch, Jacob
name: Ziethen, Morten
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Coachingfeltet flyder over med metoder og teknikker til udvikling i og af samtaler. Men sjældent stilles der kritisk lys på metodernes grænser og begrænsninger, og diskuteres en metodes begrænsninger gøres det stort set altid for at pege på et alternativ. Heroverfor peger vi i artiklen på, med afsæt i Rorty’s neopragmiatisme, at der er noget principielt uforeneligt mellem på den ene side idealet om coaching som en frisættende praksis og på den anden side tanken om, at frisættelsen kan ske ved at samtalen følger en bestemt struktur. Artiklen slutter af med, stadig med Rorty, at pege på metaforen, improvisationen og ironien som alternative frihedsunderstøttende samtalepraksisser.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Challenges in implementing The Institute of Medicine systematic review standards
Creators: name: Kane, Robert L
name: Lau, Joseph
name: Chang, Stephanie M
name: Carey, Timothy
name: Berkman, Nancy
name: Bass, Eric B
name: Ratichek, Sara
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract: In 2011, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified a set of methodological standards to improve the validity, trustworthiness, and usefulness of systematic reviews. These standards, based on a mix of theoretical principles, empiric evidence, and commonly considered best practices, set a high bar for authors of systematic reviews. Based on over 15 years of experience conducting systematic reviews, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) program has examined the EPC’s adherence and agreement with the IOM standards. Even such a large program, with infrastructure and resource support, found challenges in implementing all of the IOM standards. We summarize some of the challenges in implementing the IOM standards as a whole and suggest some considerations for individual or smaller research groups needing to prioritize which standards to adhere to, yet still achieve the highest quality and utility possible for their systematic reviews.
Im Ganzen Denken – die Organisationsentwicklung der Digitalen Dienste an der UB der Universität der Künste Berlin
Creators: name: Kramer, Friederike
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Die Umsetzung von Open Access an einer künstlerischen Hochschule und damit einhergehend einer künstlerischen Spezialbibliothek bringt neben den vielen praktischen Herausforderungen auch zahlreiche Fragen zur Organisationsentwicklung mit sich. In der Regel sind die betreffenden Einrichtungen eher klein und verfügen nur über sehr geringe personelle Kapazitäten, die dennoch ob der künstlerischen Materie eine umfassende und tiefgehende Expertise haben müssen. Mit Open Access kommt eine weitere Spezialisierung hinzu und es gibt in den Künsten bisher wenig bis keine Vorbilder zur Orientierung. Am Beispiel der Universitätsbibliothek der Universität der Künste Berlin stellt der Vortrag drei zusammenspielende Aspekte der Organisationsentwicklung vor. Der erste Aspekt bezieht sich hierbei auf die bibliotheksinterne Organisationsentwicklung im Sinne der Etablierung eines Teams Open Access und dessen Interaktion mit Bereichen wie Fachreferaten, Medienbearbeitung, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit oder auch Informationskompetenz. Gerade in künstlerischen Spezialbibliotheken können ob begrenzter personeller wie finanzieller Mittel nicht alle benötigten Serviceangebote und Infrastrukturen alleine gestemmt werden. So muss neben der rein internen Organisationsentwicklung auch die Entwicklung bzw. Auswirkung von Kooperationen als zweiter Aspekt mitbedacht werden. Im Fall der UB der UdK Berlin betrifft dies z.B. Kooperationen im Bereich Infrastruktur (z.B. das AV-Portal der TIB) oder aber auch OA-Konsortien als Ausgleich zu fehlender eigener Publikationskostenübernahme. Der dritte Aspekt bezieht sich auf die Entwicklungen der eigenen Hochschule bzw. der Wissenschafts- und Kulturlandschaft. Erst durch den intensiven und objektiven Austausch mit der Hochschulleitung kann die UB die für die eigene Hochschule relevanten OA-Kernthemen identifizieren und für sich selbst Schwerpunkte setzen bzw. Kooperationen eingehen.
Expanding Interpersonal Complementarity to Include Moral Aspects of Social Behavior
Creators: name: Verdi, Erin
name: Erickson, Thane
name: Singh, Narayan
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: The purpose of this study is to examine how moral appraisal varies systematically across the affiliation and dominance dimensions of the interpersonal circumplex and to incorporate a moral dimension into the study of behavioral complementarity.
Evaluation of crime prevention initiatives: the principles of evaluation
Creators: name: Wijckmans, Belinda
name: Ó Dúill, Barra
name: Vanhauwaert, Rosita
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Kriminalprävention , Evaluation
subject: 360

description: The fifth thematic paper in the series published by the EUCPN Secretariat in collaboration with the Irish Presidency, focuses on the theme of evaluation. It is written in the framework of the third EUCPN Toolbox on the same theme. The toolbox is developed to assist people engaged in evaluation who have limited resources, who often lack the internal expertise to conduct a robust evaluation or who have limited access to information and external support. The aim of this instrument is to develop more insight in ‘how and why’ to evaluate and to provide a minimum standard of knowledge and skills who are (about to be) involved in programme evaluation of small scale community-based crime prevention initiatives. Attention is paid to the planning of an evaluation, the data collection and analyses, and the communication of results. This thematic paper aims to be a general introduction to the principles of evaluation based on existing academic literature and provides more detailed information about the second part of the toolbox, the practical guidelines. It is recommended to read the thematic paper in conjunction with the guidelines in the toolbox.
Calculation of [α/Fe] from stellar evolution models with individually altered abundances of O, Ne, Mg, Si, S, Ca and Ti
Creators: name: Diaz Reeve, Pedro
name: Serenelli, Aldo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In this work, we analyze how variations in the abundances of α elements affect the physical properties of stars and provide a method to calculate [α/Fe] from stellar models with individually altered abundances. We compute a grid of stellar evolution models using GARSTEC, covering masses from 0.6 to 2.0 M⊙ and [Fe/H] from -2.6 to +0.6 dex, with variations of ±0.2, ±0.4, and ±0.6 dex in O, Ne, Mg, Si, S, Ca, and Ti abundances. This grid allows us to reproduce stellar tracks with arbitrary abundance patterns of α elements through linear addition. To mimic traditional α-enhancement, where all elemental abundances increase equally, we estimate [α/Fe] by minimizing log L/L⊙ and log T from stellar models and the target star’s chemical composition. We validate our method with chemical data from several target stars in the APOGEE experiment and analyze the sensitivity of [α/Fe] on the stellar mass and [Fe/H]. Finally, we apply this method to the entire APOGEE.
Læring og inspiration gennem deltagelse i den coaching psykologiske frontforskning
Creators: name: Spaten, Ole Michael
name: Friis, Sofie
name: Nørgaard, Vibe
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Som deltager på coaching psykologiske konferencer er der som forsker og studerende mulighed for at stifte bekendtskab med den nyeste og mest innovative frontlinjeforskning indenfor coaching psykologien i dens bredde og dybde. Hvert år afholder den britiske psykologforening, BPS-SGCP, konference i december, ligesom der året rundt er konferencer flere steder i Europa (næste år i Danmark) og i Italien.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Modeller til coaching psykologi i Danmark
Creators: name: Spaten, Ole Michael
name: Imer, Anna
name: Palmer, Stephen
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Artiklen giver et overblik over bredden af coaching modeller i Danmark og fremstiller i detaljeret grad ‘Praksis’modellen. Modellen anses som et centralt redskab i løsningsfokuseret coaching og terapi. Praksis modellen kan således blive et vigtigt værktøj til at hjælpe coachée mod at opnå mål i coaching sessioner, der har et problemløsnings-orienteret fokus.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Tackling domestic violence in the EU - Policies & practices
Creators: name: Wijckmans, Belinda
name: Vanhauwaert, Rosita
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Europäische Union , Häusliche Gewalt
subject: 360

description: This thematic paper is a general introduction to the theme of domestic violence and violence against women. It is written in the framework of the fourth EUCPN Toolbox1. The paper builds on existing research and provides information on how legislative and policy measures are developed in the EU and its Member States to prevent and combat domestic violence against women. It includes the legislative and policy measures which set the framework in which national and local actors (NGOs, civil society, government administrations,…) need to work. At the same time, it wants to highlight the important work which is being done by other European organizations, such as the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Women against Violence Europe (WAVE). The paper is primarily written for local policy-makers and practitioners who may be confronted with these issues in their daily work.
CD -24_17504 revisited: a new comprehensive element abundance analysis
Creators: name: Jacobson, Heather R.
name: Frebel, Anna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: With [Fe/H] ~ -3.3, CD -24_17504 is a canonical metal-poor main sequence turn-off star. Though it has appeared in numerous literature studies, the most comprehensive abundance analysis for the star based on high resolution, high signal-to-noise spectra is nearly 15 years old. We present a new detailed abundance analysis for 21 elements based on combined archival Keck-HIRES and VLT-UVES spectra of the star that is higher in both spectral resolution and signal-to-noise than previous data. Our results for many elements are very similar to those of an earlier comprehensive study of the star, but we present for the first time a carbon abundance from the CH G-band feature as well as improved upper limits for neutron-capture species such as Y, Ba and Eu. In particular, we find that CD -24_17504 has [Fe/H] = -3.41, [C/Fe] = +1.10, [Sr/H] = -4.68 and [Ba/H] <= -4.46, making it a carbon enhanced metal-poor star with neutron-capture element abundances among the lowest measured in Milky Way halo stars.
description: Accepted to ApJ. 24 pages, 13 figures, 7 tables
Inertia groups of high dimensional complex projective spaces
Creators: name: Basu, Samik
name: Kasilingam, Ramesh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: For a complex projective space the inertia group, the homotopy inertia group and the concordance inertia group are isomorphic. In complex dimension 4n+1, these groups are related to computations in stable cohomotopy. Using stable homotopy theory, we make explicit computations to show that the inertia group is non-trivial in many cases. In complex dimension 9, we deduce some results on geometric structures on homotopy complex projective spaces and complex hyperbolic manifolds.
Mode equivalence and acceptability of tablet computer-, interactive voice response system-, and paper-based administration of the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)
Creators: name: Basch, Ethan
name: Bennett, Antonia
name: Reeve, Bryce
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Abstract Background PRO-CTCAE is a library of items that measure cancer treatment-related symptomatic adverse events (NCI Contracts: HHSN261201000043C and HHSN 261201000063C). The objective of this study is to examine the equivalence and acceptability of the three data collection modes (Web-enabled touchscreen tablet computer, Interactive voice response system [IVRS], and paper) available within the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE) measurement system. Methods Participants (n = 112; median age 56.5; 24 % high school or less) receiving treatment for cancer at seven US sites completed 28 PRO-CTCAE items (scoring range 0–4) by three modes (order randomized) at a single study visit. Subjects completed one page (approx. 15 items) of the EORTC QLQ-C30 between each mode as a distractor. Item scores by mode were compared using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC); differences in scores within the 3-mode crossover design were evaluated with mixed-effects models. Difficulties with each mode experienced by participants were also assessed. Results 103 (92 %) completed questionnaires by all three modes. The median ICC comparing tablet vs IVRS was 0.78 (range 0.55–0.90); tablet vs paper: 0.81 (0.62–0.96); IVRS vs paper: 0.78 (0.60–0.91); 89 % of ICCs were ≥0.70. Item-level mean differences by mode were small (medians [ranges] for tablet vs. IVRS = −0.04 [−0.16–0.22]; tablet vs paper = −0.02 [−0.11–0.14]; IVRS vs paper = 0.02 [−0.07–0.19]), and 57/81 (70 %) items had bootstrapped 95 % CI around the effect sizes within +/−0.20. The median time to complete the questionnaire by tablet was 3.4 min; IVRS: 5.8; paper: 4.0. The proportion of participants by mode who reported “no problems” responding to the questionnaire was 86 % tablet, 72 % IVRS, and 98 % paper. Conclusions Mode equivalence of items was moderate to high, and comparable to test-retest reliability (median ICC = 0.80). Each mode was acceptable to a majority of respondents. Although the study was powered to detect moderate or larger discrepancies between modes, the observed ICCs and very small mean differences between modes provide evidence to support study designs that are responsive to patient or investigator preference for mode of administration, and justify comparison of results and pooled analyses across studies that employ different PRO-CTCAE modes of administration. Trial registration NCT Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02158637
volare – das Vorarlberger Landesrepositorium
Creators: name: Eberle, Harald
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 000

description: Die Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek besitzt umfangreiche Sammlungen digitaler und zu digitalisierender Objekte im Rahmen ihres statutarischen Auftrags der Bewahrung des kulturellen Erbes der Region. Seit 2015 läuft das Pilotprojekt volare, in dem bereits 140.000 Objekte digitalisiert, erschlossen und zur freien Nutzung über www.vorarlberg.at/volare bereitgestellt wurden. Im Zuge der Überführung des Pilotprojektes in den Linienbetrieb wurden die Nutzungsströme und die Zugriffsquellen genau analysiert und bewertet.
Multimodal Afslapning
Creators: name: Palmer, Stephen
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: Artiklen beskriver Multimodal Relaxation Method (MRM), fremover Multimodal Afslapningsmetode, som kan anvendes i livs-, ledelses-, virksomheds-, sports- eller sundhedscoaching til at forbedre ydeevnen hos den enkelte og reducere eller håndtere stress. Inden for sports- og sundhedscoaching kan metoden anvendes til at reducere fysiske spændinger og styrke fysiologisk kontrol, fx lavere hjertefrekvens og nedsætte blodtrykket.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)
Multimodal coaching and its application to workplace, life and health coaching
Creators: name: Palmer, Stephen
Publisher: name: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
Year: 2012

description: This article highlights how the multimodal approach (Lazarus, 1989) has been adapted to the field of coaching and coaching psychology. It covers the basic theories underpinning the multimodal approach and illustrates the link between the theory and practice. Key multimodal strategies are covered including modality profiles, structural profiles, tracking and bridging.
description: Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology, Årg. 2 Nr. 1 (2012)