cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with bilateral renal involvement
Creators: name: Pucar, Darko
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Kidney
subject: Liver
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: PET
subject: PET-CT
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Cost-effectiveness
subject: Decision analysis
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Staging
subject: Treatment effects
subject: Lymphoma

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: male, 50 years
description: Clinical History: A 50 year-old male presented with a 3 week history of worsening epigastric pain, abdominal distention and constipation. The patient denied fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or changes in weight. Laboratory results revealed anemia and elevated liver enzymes... Final Diagnosis: Primary hepatic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with bilateral renal involvement.
Blaks and stats in Aboriginal Victoria: census resistance and participation
Creators: name: Andrews, Julie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2018 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Calls are growing within the social sciences for Indigenous peoples to assume sovereignty over data that are about them and for analysis of these data to be led by, or be inclusive of, an Indigenous perspective (Kukutai and Taylor 2016; Walter 2016; Walter and Andersen 2013). This paper presents data based on interviews with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne and Victoria that provide an Aboriginal voice to show the degrees of both constraint and choice in the formulation of Indigenous data. The results show that the census as a social instrument needs to be viewed as a dynamic interplay between the state and Indigenous people, and that Indigenous community awareness of their role in this process needs to be further explored. Although volatility of Aboriginal census data is a key focus of this paper, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has attempted to investigate from time to time why the census counts should be so volatile, yet its investigations have been undertaken as an outsider on what makes people (as it puts it) 'change their identity'. In this paper I examine the issue of census volatility from within the Indigenous community and get people to openly provide their perspectives on census engagement and census utility as an expression of Indigenous data sovereignty. This approach has not been adopted before in relation to the issue of census volatility but the views of Indigenous people on such matters are likely to become more prevalent as the issue of Indigenous data sovereignty gains ground.
Testing of a synthetic phonics-based targeted reading intervention for students with reading difficulties in Year 1: Protocol for an efficacy randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Quach, Jon
name: Clinton, Janet
name: Dawson, Georgia
name: Smith, Libby
name: Serry, Natanya
name: Goldfeld, Sharon
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Literacy is fundamental for educational achievement, and in the longer term contributes substantially to a range of life skills. Literacy difficulties during the early years of school are associated with long-term impacts on academic success, with differences in academic achievement sustained through children's schooling. Therefore, addressing literacy difficulties during the early years of school is essential in reducing the risk of children progressing onto negative academic, psychosocial and vocational trajectories. This trial will determine whether a phonics-based reading intervention can improve the reading comprehension of students identified as low-progress readers in the second year of primary school.
Methods/design We recruited 236 students fromnine schools after screening for reading difficulties in the second year of primary school (Year 1). Schools in Sydney and Central Coast of New South Wales will be invited to participate via an opt-out consent process. All children identified as being in the bottom 25th percentile using the Wheldall Assessment of Reading Lists will be eligible for the trial. These children will be randomised into either 'usual teaching' or 'intervention' groups. Trained school support teachers will deliver the MiniLit intervention. Intervention: In groups of four, children will complete a daily 1-hour lesson with their MiniLit teacher over 20 school weeks.
Follow-up: Immediately after intervention completion and 6 months later using child face-to-face assessments. Primary outcome: Reading comprehension at 6 months after intervention completion. The study will have an embedded process and cost-effectiveness evaluation.
Discussion The Building Better Readers trial will be the first efficacy randomised controlled trial comparing usual teaching with a phonics-based reading intervention for children with reading difficulties in Year 1 of primary school in Australia. The randomised design will limit the effect of bias on outcomes seen in other studies.
Epidemiology of Fall-Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults (July 2009 – July 2015): Exploring the national and regional associations with weather, demographic, and socioeconomic variables using machine learning and classic statistical approaches
Creators: name: Benson, Jade
Publisher: name: University of Chicago
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Epidemiology
subject: Falls
subject: Older Adults
subject: Aging
subject: Machine Learning
subject: Spatial Analysis

description: Falls are a leading cause of injury and death among older adults. There are few studies that use national longitudinal data and multiple weather metrics to explore the complex relationships of environmental risk factors. This thesis compares machine learning (random forests) and classic statistical (mixed-effects Poisson regressions) methods to examine the influence and spatial variation of weather, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics on county fall-related hospitalization rates among adults 65 years and older in the United States. Three county-level data sources were combined: 1) monthly Medicare hospitalization claims from July 2009 – July 2015 with either primary diagnosis or external cause codes indicating an accidental fall (ICD-9-CM codes E880-E888, excluding E887) 2) weather variables scraped from NOAA’s National Weather Service, and 3) sociodemographic characteristics from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey. National and regional modelling was conducted using both methods and each set of characteristics. Weather, demographic, and socioeconomic variables are all important predictors of fall-related hospitalization rates in older adults. Temperatures were the most influential weather variables at the national level and for all regions except the Northeast. The random forests identified that high fall-related hospitalization rates were associated with temperature variability. The mixed-effects Poisson models demonstrated a U-shaped relationship where both high maximum and low minimum temperatures are associated with greater risk at the national level and in the South and Midwest, controlling for relevant sociodemographics. The two modelling approaches are compared, and the mixed-effects Poisson regressions are consistently more accurate likely due to their adjustment for spatial variation and confounding.
LA PRISE EN CHARGE JURIDICTIONNNELLE DES VIOLATIONS INTERNATIONALES DES DROITS HUMAINS COMMISES EN REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO ENTRE 1998 A 2003
Creators: name: Héritier BULAMBO WIYALIKA
name: Chrispin CHUBAKA KAHIRHO
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Il est d’une préoccupation scientifique non négligeable que de s’interroger sur l’effectivité mieux l’efficacité de la répression de ces crimes odieux qui heurtent sans reste, la conscience collective de l’humanité toute entière.

Cela étant, la présente étude a le mérite d’avoir scripté la prise en charge juridictionnelle des violations internationales des droits humains, commises en République Démocratique du Congo entre 1998 à 2003.

Parti du constat alarmant selon lequel toutes les violations précitées commises en République Démocratique du Congo antérieurement à la ratification par cet Etat du Statut de Rome instituant la Cour Pénale Internationale, sont à ce jour couvertes par une impunité absolue ;

Il nous a paru laborieux de rechercher les mécanismes devant servir à éradiquer tant soit peu ladite impunité sus décriée ;

Que face à cette situation macabre, la mise en œuvre de la justice transitionnelle se trouve être cette thérapie imparable pour juguler ladite ignominie en vue d’une réparation adéquate des victimes.
Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) Concept and Housing Design
Creators: name: Picache, Giannka
name: Sridhar, Ananya
name: Miyahara, Emmett
name: Robinson, Gus
name: Kroeger, John
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Mechanical engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: The Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) is a non-profit organization aiming to protect the wildlife in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) from marine debris. One of their key efforts is to remove derelict fishing nets from the reefs, which is a physically intensive, manual process that requires personnel to scout, dive, and cut nets caught on the reefs. To alleviate some of these divers’ physical toll, PMDP has explored existing Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs) in the market, but many solutions do not have enough battery capacity for intermittent usage throughout the day. Hence, our team was tasked to develop a DPV that performs to the specifications of the PMDP divers. Notably, the DPV must be able to propel a diver at 0.75 m/s along the ocean surface and last at least an hour. We initially created a proof of concept to test the electronic setup, which would run the Blue Robotics T200 thruster that we selected based on the speed and calculated drag requirements. Through testing, we determined that the chosen thruster did meet the speed specifications, albeit only lasting for 15 minutes with the chosen battery. On top of this, it also revealed that the battery’s temperature exceeded its rated operating range, which can potentially be a safety hazard for the divers. To solve this, we selected a battery with greater capacity and integrated a thermal management system. This upgraded prototype successfully met speed requirement operating for more than an hour, all whilst the temperature of the battery was kept within its safe operating range. For the housing, we used Schedule 40 PVC plastic, which is durable and readily available. We also incorporated a momentary switch into the handles so the DPV would stop when the diver loses contact with it. Testing the housing revealed it was fully waterproof. In the end, we were able to develop two separate prototypes, each satisfying its own set of specifications we were aiming to have in our DPV. For future work, we would like to integrate these two systems and test its performance. Furthermore, we also believe that there can be further improvements made on the battery’s accessibility and power efficiency. Finally, we would like to provide the integrated prototype to PMDP divers for comprehensive feedback on its comfort and usability.
Internal supravesical hernia- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
Creators: name: Shukla, Sanjeev
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Hernia

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: male, 79 years
description: Clinical History: A 80-year-old man was admitted with a three days history of small bowel obstruction characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting. On examination, the patient was found in good general condition  Physical and examination showed that the patient h... Final Diagnosis: Internal supravesical  hernia
Geometric Formulation of Gravitation in Phase Space with Quantized Volume Elements
Creators: name: Petit, Jean-pierre
name: D'AGOSTINI, Gilles
name: Carlo Gepetto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: We propose a geometric framework for gravitation in which the fundamental degrees of freedom are encoded in a distribution function over phase space, replacing the concept of point mass with a probabilistic description. This approach enables a regularization of gravitational self-energy via vacuum polarization, analogous to Debye screening in plasmas. We show that gravitational interactions arise as statistical responses of a structured vacuum populated by mass dipoles , leading to a quantized field without divergence. A covariant variational principle is formulated, combining the Einstein-Hilbert action with a kinetic term in phase space. The resulting field equations describe the curvature as sourced by averaged energy-momentum derived from . A geometric quantization condition on phase-space volume replaces standard operator methods and recovers the uncertainty principle as a topological constraint. This framework paves the way for a theory of Quantum Gravito-Dynamics (QGD), wherein gravitation is quantized not via field excitations (gravitons) but as an emergent property of phase-space geometry. The model is naturally compatible with bimetric and Janus cosmologies exhibiting CPT symmetry.
Young workers’ access to and awareness of occupational safety and health services: age-differences and possible drivers in a large survey of employees in Italy
Creators: name: Dragano, Nico
name: Barbaranelli, Claudio
name: Reuter, Marvin
name: Wahrendorf, Morten
name: Wright, Bradley
name: Ronchetti, Matteo
name: Buresti, Giuliana
name: Di Tecco, Cristina
name: Iavicoli, Sergio
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 35
subject: Commerce, management, tourism and services
classificationCode: 3505
subject: Human resources and industrial relations

description: Young workers are in particular need of occupational safety and health (OSH) services, but it is unclear whether they have the necessary access to such services. We compared young with older workers in terms of the access to and awareness of OSH services, and examined if differences in employment conditions accounted for age-differences. We used survey data from Italy (INSuLA 1, 2014), with a sample of 8000 employed men and women aged 19 to 65 years, including 732 young workers aged under 30 years. Six questions measured access to services, and five questions assessed awareness of different OSH issues. Several employment conditions were included. Analyses revealed that young workers had less access and a lower awareness of OSH issues compared with older workers. For instance, odds ratios (OR) suggest that young workers had a 1.44 times higher likelihood [95%—confidence interval 1.21–1.70] of having no access to an occupational physician, and were more likely (2.22 [1.39–3.38]) to be unaware of legal OSH frameworks. Adjustment for selected employment conditions (company size, temporary contract) substantially reduced OR’s, indicating that these conditions contribute to differences between older and younger workers. We conclude that OSH management should pay particular attention to young workers in general and, to young workers in precarious employment, and working in small companies in particular.
Laurel Hurley at Dogwood Hollow in 1956
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1956
Subjects: Stony Brook
Concert halls
Amphitheaters
Music festivals
Concerts
Audiences
Theater audiences
Performances
Singers

description: This photograph shows Laurel Hurley. She was born February 14, 1927 in Allentown, PA. and is an American soprano who had an active performance career in the mid-20th century. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y. on Feb. 8, 1955, and performed at Dogwood Hollow on July 7th 1956. She currently lives in retirement in Allentown, PA.
Preclinical toxicological assessment of a novel monoclonal antibody targeting human platelet-derived growth factor CC (PDGF-CC) in PDGF-CChum mice
Creators: name: Zeitelhofer, Manuel
name: Li, Hong
name: Adzemovic, Milena Z
name: Nilsson, Ingrid
name: Muhl, Lars
name: Scott, Andrew
name: Eriksson, Ulf
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3211
subject: Oncology and carcinogenesis

description: Platelet-derived growth factor CC (PDGF-CC) is important during foetal development but also in pathogenesis of neurologic diseases, cancer and fibrosis. We have previously demonstrated that blocking the PDGF-CC/PDGF receptor alpha (PDGFRα) axis resulted in reduction of stroke volume and cerebrovascular permeability after experimentally induced stroke. Recently, we could translate these findings into the clinic showing that imatinib, a small tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting PDGF receptors, can significantly improve neurological outcome after ischemic stroke in human. Herein we report preclinical toxicological analyses of our newly generated monoclonal anti-human PDGF-CC antibody 6B3 (mAb 6B3) in PDGF-CC humanized mice. Beside histological organ assessment, we also analysed serum, urine, haematological parameters and the general health status of the treated mice. We could not find any indications that mAb 6B3 is toxic or has other significant side effects neither in short, nor in long treatment regimens. Our results indicate that mAb 6B3 can be further developed for clinical use. This opens up the possibility to assess the therapeutic potential of blocking PDGF-CC in diverse pathological conditions such as neurologic diseases, cancer and fibrosis.
GP-OSMOTIC Trial Protocol: an Individually Randomised Controlled Trial to Determine the Effect of Retrospective Continuous Glucose Monitoring (r-CGM) on HbA1c in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice
Creators: name: Furler, John
name: O’Neal, David Norman
name: Speight, Jane
name: Blackberry, Irene
name: Manski-Nankervis, Jo-Anne
name: Thuraisingam, Sharmala
name: de La Rue, Katie
name: Ginnivan, Louise
name: Browne, Jessica Lea
name: Holmes-Truscott, Elizabeth
name: Khunti, Kamlesh
name: Dalziel, Kim
name: Chiang, Jason
name: Audehm, Ralph
name: Kennedy, Mark
name: Clark, Malcolm
name: Jenkins, Alicia Josephine
name: Liew, Danny
name: Clarke, Philip
name: Best, James
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Introduction: Optimal glycaemia can reduce type 2 diabetes (T2D) complications. Observing retrospective continuous glucose monitoring (r-CGM) patterns may prompt therapeutic changes but evidence for r-CGM use in T2D is limited. We describe the protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining intermittent r-CGM use (up to 14 days every three months) in T2D in general practice (GP). Methods and analysis: General Practice Optimising Structured MOnitoring To achieve Improved Clinical Outcomes is a two-arm RCT asking € does intermittent r-CGM in adults with T2D in primary care improve HbA1c?' Primary outcome: Absolute difference in mean HbA1c at 12 months follow-up between intervention and control arms. Secondary outcomes: (a) r-CGM per cent time in target (4-10 mmol/L) range, at baseline and 12 months; (b) diabetes-specific distress (Problem Areas in Diabetes). Eligibility: Aged 18-80 years, T2D for ≥1 year, a (past month) HbA1c>5.5 mmol/mol (0.5%) above their individualised target while prescribed at least two non-insulin hypoglycaemic therapies and/or insulin (therapy stable for the last four months). Our general glycaemic target is 53 mmol/mol (7%) (patients with a history of severe hypoglycaemia or a recorded diagnosis of hypoglycaemia unawareness will have a target of 64 mmol/mol (8%)). Our trial compares r-CGM use and usual care. The r-CGM report summarising daily glucose patterns will be reviewed by GP and patient and inform treatment decisions. Participants in both arms are provided with 1 hour education by a specialist diabetes nurse. The sample (n=150/arm) has 80% power to detect a mean HbA1c difference of 5.5 mmol/mol (0.5%) with an SD of 14.2 (1.3%) and alpha of 0.05 (allowing for 10% clinic and 20% patient attrition).
Male-biased sex ratios in Australian migrant populations: a population-based study of 1 191 250 births 1999-2015.
Creators: name: Edvardsson, Kristina
name: Axmon, Anna
name: Powell, Rhonda
name: Davey, Mary-Ann
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4202
subject: Epidemiology
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 49
subject: Mathematical sciences
classificationCode: 4905
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Background: The naturally occurring male-to-female (M/F) ratio at birth is 1.05. Higher ratios found primarily in countries across Asia have been attributed to prenatal sex selection due to son preference. There is growing evidence that sex-selective practices continue following migration; however, little is known about these practices following migration to Australia. Methods: In this population-based study we assessed M/F ratios at birth per mother’s country of birth for all registered births 1999–2015 in Victoria, Australia (n ¼ 1 191 250). We also compared the M/F ratio among births to mothers born elsewhere to that of mothers born in Australia, stratified by time period and parity. Results: Compared with the naturally occurring M/F ratio as well as to the M/F ratio among births to mothers born in Australia, there was an increased ratio of male births to mothers born in India, China and South-East Asia, particularly at higher parities and in more recent time periods (elevated M/F ratios ranged from 1079 to 1248, relative risks of male birth ranged from 1012 to 1084 with confidence intervals between 1001 and 1160 and P-values between 0005 and 0039). The most male-biased sex ratios were found among multiple births to Indian-born mothers, and parity of two or more births to Indian and Chinese-born mothers in 2011–15. Conclusions: The male-biased sex ratios observed in this study indicate that prenatal sex selection may be continuing following migration to Australia from countries where these practices have been documented. The excess of males among multiple births raises the question as to what role assisted reproduction plays. Findings also suggest that systematic discrimination against females starts in the womb.
OLEKSIY CHEKAL: LETTERS AND MEANINGS
Creators: name: RYBALKO, Svitlana
name: CHENG, Zhou
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Design

description: The article explores the creative legacy of renowned Ukrainian calligrapher and designer Oleksiy Chekal, a graduate of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. The proposed research work systematizes and analyzes the materials related to the artist’s creative practice, including his works, masterclasses, interviews, and written texts. It identifies the most representative works that showcase his artistic explorations, experiments, and diverse creative challenges. The article traces the key stages in the formation of Chekal’s creative interests and artistic background, as well as the Ukrainian and international creative influences that have shaped the artist’s work. Special attention is paid to the creative and pedagogical environment of Kharkiv and Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, where Oleksiy Chekal got his education and continues to collaborate with teachers of KSADA. The study employs a range of research methods, including general scientific approaches (systematization, typology, biographical, and comparative analysis), art analysis techniques (formal, figurative-stylistic, semantic, and hermeneutical types of analysis), and field research methods (empirical observation, interviews, video and photographic documentation). The novelty of this research lies in the fact that it is the first systematic study to analyze and introduce Chekal’s creative achievments into academic discourse. It outlines the trajectory of his artistic development, examines the stylistic features of his calligraphic compositions within both Ukrainian and global contexts, and highlights his contributions to pedagogy, exhibitions, and social initiatives. The article underscores the significance of Chekal’s work in preserving and advancing the Ukrainian calligraphic tradition.
Η συγκλίνουσα δράση περισσοτέρων προσώπων
Creators: name: Λαφαζάνης, Χριστόδουλος Θωμά
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2024
Subjects: Αιτιώδης συνάφεια
Θεωρίες αιτιώδους συνάφειας
H θεωρία του ισοδυνάμου των όρων
causation
The‘’causal link’’ theories
The conditio sine qua non theory

description: Στο πλαίσιο της παρούσας εργασίας επιχειρείται η προσέγγιση της αιτιώδους συνάφειας στο πεδίο της παραυτουργικής πρόκλησης ενός αποτελέσματος στο ποινικό δίκαιο. Στο πρώτο μέρος, παρουσιάζονται οι κυριότερες θεωρίες για την εξέταση του αντικειμενικού αιτιώδους συνδέσμου ανάμεσα στους περισσότερους όρους ενός αποτελέσματος . Στο δεύτερο μέρος της εργασίας, γίνεται προσέγγιση του τρόπου αντιμετώπισης των συγκεκριμένων προβληματικών από τη νομολογία.
description: The present study aims to examine the causal connection within the scope of non-derivative liability. The first part of the paper presents the main ‘’causal link’’ theories and how these theories are applied to the several causes of a resulting effect(outcome). In the second part of the paper, we examine how the debate on this matter is dealt by case law.
Orbital precession modulates interannual rainfall variability, as recorded in an Early Pleistocene speleothem
Creators: name: Hopley, Philip J
name: Weedon, Graham P
name: Brierley, Chris M
name: Thrasivoulou, Christopher
name: Herries, Andrew
name: Dinckal, Ada
name: Richards, David A
name: Nita, Dan C
name: Parrish, Randall R
name: Roberts, Nick MW
name: Sahy, Diana
name: Smith, Claire L
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 37
subject: Earth sciences
classificationCode: 3705
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
classificationCode: 3709
subject: Physical geography and environmental geoscience

description: Interannual variability of African rainfall impacts local and global communities, but its past behavior and response in future climate projections are poorly understood. This is primarily due to short instrumental records and a lack of long high-resolution palaeoclimate proxy records. Here we present an annually resolved 91,000 year Early Pleistocene record of hydroclimate from the early homininbearing Makapansgat Valley, South Africa. Changes in speleothem annual band thickness are dominated by precession over four consecutive orbital cycles with strong millennial-scale periodicity. The frequency of interannual variability (2.0-6.5 yr oscillations) does not change systematically, yet its amplitude is modulated by the orbital forcing. These long-term characteristics of interannual variability are reproduced with transient climate model simulations of water balance for South Africa from the Late Pleistocene to Recent. Based on these results, we suggest that the frequency of interannual variations in southern African rainfall is likely to be stable under anthropogenic warming, but that the size of year-to-year variations may increase. We see an orbitally forced increase in the amplitude of interannual climate variability between 1.8 Ma and 1.7 Ma coincident with the first evidence for the Acheulean stone tool technology.
Pertunjukan teater modern malam jahanam
Creators: name: M. Andreanda Dwi Putra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: M. Andreanda dwi Putra

description: Pertunjukan teater moder malam jahan karya Motinggo Boesje di sutradarai oleh Jick Tangkas komunitas teater Ruang Sativa
description: M. Andreanda dwi Putra
Σύγκριση εκκριτικών και μη εκκριτικών φλοιοεπινεφριδιακών καρκινωμάτων - συστηματική ανασκόπηση της τελευταίας 20ετούς βιβλιογραφίας
Creators: name: Λέχου, Άννα Μιχαήλ
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2024
Subjects: Φλοιοεπινεφριδιακός καρκίνος
Εκκριτικά φλοιοεπινεφριδιακά καρκινώματα
Προγνωστικοί παράγοντες Φλοιοεπινεφριδιακού καρκίνου
Adrenocortical cancer (ACC)
Hormone secreting ACC
Prognostic factors of ACC

description: Το καρκίνωμα του φλοιού των επινεφριδίων (ACC) είναι μια σπάνια κακοήθεια με κακή πρόγνωση. Δεν έχει ακόμα σαφώς προσδιοριστεί εάν ήταν η λειτουργική κατάσταση του ACC σχετίζεται με το στάδιο της νόσου κατά την εμφάνιση, τη βραχυπρόθεσμη χειρουργική νοσηρότητα-θνησιμότητα και την μακροπρόθεσμη επιβίωση. Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης είναι μέσω συστηματικής ανασκόπησης της βιβλιογραφίας η ανάλυση των βραχυπρόθεσμων και μακροπρόθεσμων αποτελεσμάτων στους ασθενείς με εκκριτικά φλοιοεπινεφριδικά καρκινώματα συγκριτικά με τους ασθενείς με μη-εκκριτικά καρκινώματα του φλοιού των επινεφριδίων και η μελέτη προγνωστικών παραγόντων που πιθανώς σχετίζονται και επηρεάζουν δυσχερώς τη μέση συνολική επιβίωση των ασθενών.
description: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis. Whether ACC functional status is related to disease stage at presentation, short-term surgical morbidity-mortality, and long-term survival has not yet been clearly determined. The purpose of the present study is, through a systematic review of the literature, to analyze the short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with secretory adrenal cortical carcinomas compared to patients with non-secretory adrenal cortical carcinomas and to exam prognostic factors that are possibly related and adversely affect the overall survival of the patients.
The Single Supervisory Mechanism: the Building Pillar of the European Banking Union
Creators: name: Chiarella, Luigi
Publisher: name: Department of Legal Studies. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: Single Supervisory Mechanism; SSM; European Banking Union

description: One of the lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis is that when a bank in Europe goes into trouble the ensuing effects can reach far beyond the immediate threat to its depositors and shareholders. In particular, the crisis has revealed the extent to which irresponsible behavior in the banking sector could undermine the foundations of the financial system and threaten the real economy, turning a banking crisis into a sovereign debt crisis as occurred in the eurozone in 2011. In response to this lesson, Member States first tried to address the systemic fragility of their banking systems through national policy tools, but countries that share a common currency and are more interdependent required more integrated responses. Therefore, at the euro area summit in June 2012, the European Council agreed to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereign debt and decided to create a banking union that would allow a centralized supervision for banks in the euro area through a newly established Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and a centralized resolution scheme. The SSM became operational in November 2014 and represents the building pillar of the banking union. The purpose of this paper is then to provide, after a brief description of the background (Par. 1), an analysis of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, illustrating its functioning (Par. 2), then focusing on the position and the powers of the ECB within it (Par. 3) and finally pointing out some remarks on the potential weaknesses of the new regime (Par. 4).
description: University of Bologna Law Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2016)
The effect of mobile app interventions on influencing healthy maternal behavior and improving perinatal health outcomes: Systematic review
Creators: name: Daly, Lisa M
name: Horey, Dell
name: Middleton, Philippa F
name: Boyle, Frances M
name: Flenady, Vicki
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4204
subject: Midwifery
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 4601
subject: Applied computing

description: Background: Perinatal morbidity and mortality are significant public health issues with an enduring impact on the health and well-being of women and their families. Millions of pregnant women now download and use mobile applications to access, store, and share health information. However, little is known about the consequences. An investigation of their impact on perinatal health outcomes is particularly topical. Objective: To determine the effects of mobile app interventions during pregnancy on influencing healthy maternal behavior and improving perinatal health outcomes. Methods: Searches of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, WHO Global Health Library, POPLINE, and CABI Global Health were conducted with no date or language restrictions. Randomized and non-randomized studies were included if they reported perinatal health outcomes of interventions targeting pregnant women, using mobile apps compared with other communication modalities or with standard care. The primary outcome measure was the change in maternal behaviors (as defined by trial authors), by intervention goals. Two reviewers independently extracted data using standardized forms. Results: Four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 456 participants were included. All studies targeted participants in early pregnancy; however, wide variation was evident in participant characteristics, intervention, and study outcomes measures. Three trials were based in hospital settings, comparing women using mobile apps with routine antenatal care. One community-based trial gave all participants a device to promote physical activity; the intervention arm was also given a mobile app. All studies reported data for the primary outcome measure, describing some benefit from the intervention compared with controls. However, few statistically significant primary or secondary outcomes were reported. Due to insufficient data, the planned meta-analysis and subgroup analyses were not performed. Conclusions: Due to limited numbers, heterogeneity of interventions, comparators, and outcome measures, no firm conclusions can be drawn on the effects of mobile application interventions during pregnancy on maternal knowledge, behavior change, and perinatal health outcomes. As millions of women utilize mobile apps during pregnancy, rigorous studies are essential for health care and maternity care providers to optimally design, implement, and evaluate interventions.
Form and Function in Doing Business Rankings: is Investor Protection in Italy Still so Bad?
Creators: name: Enriques, Luca
name: Gargantini, Matteo
Publisher: name: Department of Legal Studies. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: Doing Business Report; investor protection; related party transactions; law and finance; comparative corporate governance

description: The World Bank’s Doing Business Report (DBR) ranks every year numerous jurisdictions across the globe according to their ability to facilitate business activities. Among the indexes contributing to the definition of the global competitiveness of the legislations, the “Protecting investors index” (PII) measures the protection of minority shareholders in listed companies. In this paper, we analyse the DBR’s assessment of the Italian regulatory framework on investor protection. We find that the PII falls short of properly evaluating the applicable rules. First, it underrates Italy because the DBR evaluation falls short of properly evaluating the role performed by independent directors under Italian rules on related party transactions. In particular, the DBR fails to properly account for independent directors’ power to veto unfair transactions before they are submitted to the board, a safeguard that ensures minority investors’ protection at least as well as mandatory abstention by conflicted directors. Second, past DBR overrated the PII, so that subsequent reforms that substantially improved investor protection have not been grasped by more recent assessments, giving the misleading impression that no relevant changes have occurred. Far from representing one of the multiple coding errors reported in the literature, these flaws aptly show that the DBR methodology, while correctly attempting to preserve consistency in the evaluation of different jurisdictions, adopts an excessively formalistic approach and disregards the function of the rules it scrutinizes. In light of the influence that the DBR exerts on national policymakers, this approach is detrimental because it might induce window-dressing reforms. Moreover, it may rule out experimentation, which is key to ensuring that the applicable rules keep pace with the variety of techniques adopted to expropriate minority shareholders.
description: University of Bologna Law Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2016)
Changes in hepatitis B vaccine perception in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Development of the Shift in vaccine confidence (SVC) survey tool
Creators: name: James, Linda
name: Thompson, Peyton
name: Mampunza, Samuel
name: Ntambua, Sarah
name: Ngimbi, Patrick
name: Yotebieng, Marcel
name: Morgan, Camille E
name: Matondo, Jolie
name: Mwandagalirwa, Kashamuka
name: Boisson, Alix
name: Stover, Angela
name: Mbonze, Nana
name: Parr, Jonathan B
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2022

description:
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted access to, adherence to, and perceptions of routine vaccinations. We developed the Shift in Vaccine Confidence (SVC) survey tool to assess the impact of the pandemic on routine vaccinations, with a focus on the HBV vaccine, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This study describes the content validation steps we conducted to ensure the survey tool is meaningful to measure changes in vaccine confidence to regular immunization (HBV vaccine) due to the pandemic. Three rounds of stakeholder feedback from a DRC-based study team, content and measurement experts, and study participants allowed us to produce a measure with improved readability and clarity.
A Story of Three Bank-Regulatory Legal Systems: Contract, Financial Management Regulation and Fiduciary Law
Creators: name: Frankel, Tamar
Publisher: name: Department of Legal Studies. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: Banking; Trust; Regulation; United States; Japan

description: How should banks be regulated to avoid their failure? Banks must control the risks they take with depositors' money. If depositors lose their trust in their banks, and demand their money, the banks will fail. This article describes three legal bank regulatory systems: Contract with depositors (U.S.); a mix of contract and trust law, but going towards trust (Japan) and a full trust-fiduciary law regulating banks (Israel). The article concludes that bank regulation, which limits the banks' risks and conflicts of interest, helps create trustworthy banks that serve their country best.
description: University of Bologna Law Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2016)
Electrospun Silver Coated Polyacrylonitrile Membranes for Water Filtration Applications
Creators: name: Parekh, SA
name: David, RN
name: Bannuru, KKR
name: Krishnaswamy, L
name: Baji, Avinash
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4004
subject: Chemical engineering
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering
classificationCode: 4011
subject: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering

description: The scarcity of drinking water and the contamination of water sources in underdeveloped countries are serious problems that require immediate low-tech and low-cost solutions. In this study, we fabricated polyacrylonitrile (PAN) porous membranes coated with silver nanoparticles (AgNP) and demonstrated their use for water filtration and water treatment applications. The membranes were prepared by electrospinning a PAN solution and treating in a hydroxylamine (NH2OH) aqueous solution to form -C(NH2)N-OH groups that were used for functionalization (Ag+ ions) of the membrane. The coordinated silver ions were then converted to silver nanoparticles. The microstructure of the membrane, water permeability, antimicrobial effect (using Escherichia coli), and particulate filtration capabilities were studied. This study verified that the membrane demonstrated a 100% reduction for Gram-negative bacteria with an effective filtration rate of 8.0 mL/cm2 min. Furthermore, the membrane was able to eliminate 60% of latex beads as small as 50 nm and over 80% of the 2 μm beads via gravity filtration. This study demonstrated that PAN-AgNP membranes can be employed as antimicrobial membranes for the filtration of water in underdeveloped countries.
Building SMARTER communities of resistance and solidarity
Creators: name: Oboler, Andre
name: Connelly, Karen
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 35
subject: Commerce, management, tourism and services
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: The Cyber-Racism and Community Resilience (CRaCR) project included an examination into features of online communities of resistance and solidarity. This work formed a key part of the project’s focus on resilience and produced a deeper understanding of a range of types of actors working in this space and how they might individually contribute effectively to creating resilience. The need for new synergies between different types of stakeholders and approaches was highlighted as an area for future work. This paper explores a design for that future work that builds and supports online communities of resistance and solidarity by drawing on and extending the lessons from the CRaCR research. This new work both presents a model for cooperation and explains how different stakeholders can positively engage under the model in a SMARTER way. That is, through a system which facilitates Solidarity in Moving Against Racism Together while Enabling Resilience. This new approach draws on the strengths of individuals actors, but also seeks to turn points of weakness for one actor into opportunities for cooperation that strengthen the system as a whole.
Return to Level I Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Evaluation of Age, Sex, and Readiness to Return Criteria
Creators: name: Webster, Kate
name: Feller, Julian
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4201
subject: Allied health and rehabilitation science
classificationCode: 4207
subject: Sports science and exercise

description: Background: Return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a topic of current interest. The high reinjury rates reported in younger athletes may be due in part to an early RTS. Purpose: To determine the proportion of athletes who return to level I (jumping, hard pivoting, and cutting) sport at less than 1 year after ACL reconstruction and compare return rates by age and sex. A secondary purpose was to examine whether RTS is associated with some commonly used outcome criteria. Methods: A cohort of 1440 athletes (992 males, 448 females) satisfied criteria for inclusion in this study (primary ACL reconstruction, normal contralateral knee, no additional surgery within the first year after the reconstruction, and participation in level I sport on a weekly basis prior to injury). The proportion of athletes in this sample who had resumed level I sport by 12 months after surgery was recorded, along with measurements of knee function (single-legged hop symmetry), laxity (KT-1000 arthrometer), and self-reported outcomes (International Knee Documentation Committee [IKDC] subjective score). Limb symmetry index scores of 90 or higher, side-to-side difference in anterior knee laxity of 2 mm or less, and IKDC scores of 95 or higher were considered indicators of satisfactory recovery from surgery. Results: Rates of return to level I sport were significantly higher for athletes aged 25 years and younger (48% return rate) compared with older athletes (26-35 years, 32% return rate [P <.0001]; ≥36 years, 19% return rate [P <.001]). Male athletes who were in the ≤25-year and 26- to 35-year age brackets had significantly higher return rates than female athletes (52% vs 39% and 37% vs 18%, respectively), whereas no sex-based differences in RTS were seen after 36 years of age. A significantly higher proportion of younger patients met the selected indicators of a satisfactory recovery. Regardless of age, athletes had twice the odds of RTS if they had limb symmetry index scores of 90 or higher (P ≤.0001) and 3 times the odds of RTS if they had IKDC scores of 95 or higher (P <.0001). Conclusion: Almost half of younger athletes (aged ≤25 years) in the current cohort returned to level I sports within 12 months after ACL reconstruction. Younger athletes were also more likely to meet criteria that indicate a satisfactory functional recovery and that have been used to indicate readiness to RTS. There may be a role for adjusting thresholds for these criteria based on age.
The New Round of Civil Law Codification in China
Creators: name: Zhang, Xianchu
Publisher: name: Department of Legal Studies. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: China; Civil Code; institutional reform; German Code; Commercial Law

description: Despite a long unsuccessful history, civil law codification has entered into a new stage in China in 2014 when the Central Committee of the Communist Party (CCP) made its call for this compilation in its Decisions on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Moving Governing the Country According to the Law Forward (2014 Decisions) for the first time since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).1 Although the political promotion may be welcomed as an encouraging sign of the Party-State’s commitment to the rule of law development in China’s social and market transition, the codification is still facing a wide range of challenges, ranging from political ideology to technical controversies. This article critically examines the background of the new round of codification, the progress made thus far and some major issues that have been heatedly debated. It is argued that in terms of the path for civil and private law development China may take no exception to other developed market economies with profound political and institutional reform.
description: University of Bologna Law Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2016)
The European Union's Emerging Approach to ISDS: a Review of the Canada-Europe CETA, Europe-Singapore FTA, and Europe-Vietnam FTA
Creators: name: Van Harten, Gus
Publisher: name: Department of Legal Studies. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: Foreign Investment; International Arbitration; Trade Negotiations; European Union

description: The European Union’s approach to ISDS is examined based on the available textual evidence in proposed or negotiated trade agreements. The evaluation focuses on three criteria: judicial independence, procedural fairness, and balance in the allocation of rights and responsibilities. Each criteria arises from concerns about the powerful and far-reaching arbitration mechanism at the core of ISDS and its role to decide the legality of sovereign conduct and allocate public funds to foreign investors. The main conclusions are that, in pursuing a massive expansion of ISDS in new trade agreements, the European Union has taken only partial steps on the issue of independence, has signalled but not carried through with steps on the issue of procedural fairness, and has not taken steps to balance investor rights with investor responsibilities or to ensure respect for the role of domestic courts.
description: University of Bologna Law Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2016)