cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Co-Producing Criminal Justice: Executive Summary
Creators: name: Weaver, Beth
name: McCulloch, Trish
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Schottland , Justiz
subject: 360

description: This literature review was requested by the Community Justice division of the Scottish Government to advise on and inform the development of a user engagement strategy for criminal justice policy and practice. The purpose of the review was to provide an overview of existing research evidence relating to the concept, practice and value of user engagement in criminal justice policy and practice. In accordance with that aim it was agreed that the review should provide: A definition of user engagement; A review of the available evidence for or against user engagement, giving particular attention to evidence arising from the Risk-need-responsivity literature, the Desistance literature, and the Good Lives literature.
Band gap structures for matter waves
Creators: name: Damon, F.
name: Condon, G.
name: Cheiney, P.
name: Fortun, A.
name: Georgeot, B.
name: Billy, J.
name: Guery-Odelin, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Spatial gaps correspond to the projection in position space of the gaps of a periodic structure whose envelope varies spatially. They can be easily generated in cold atomic physics using finite-size optical lattice, and provide a new kind of tunnel barriers which can be used as a versatile tool for quantum devices. We present in detail different theoretical methods to quantitatively describe these systems, and show how they can be used to realize in one dimension matter wave Fabry-Perot cavities. We also provide experimental and numerical results that demonstrate the interest of spatial gaps structures for phase space engineering. We then generalize the concept of spatial gaps in two dimensions and show that this enables to design multiply connected cavities which generate a quantum dot structure for atoms or allow to construct curved wave guides for matter waves. At last, we demonstrate that modulating in time the amplitude of the periodic structure offers a wide variety of possible atom manipulations including the control of the scattering of an incoming wave packet, the loading of cavities delimited by spatial gaps, their coupling by multiphonon processes or the realization of a tunable source of atoms. This large range of possibilities offered by space and time engineering of optical lattices demonstrates the flexibility of such band gap structures for matter wave control, quantum simulators and atomtronics.
description: 14 pages, 12 figures
Declaration of Intention of Henry Huscher
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1926

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Henry Huscher Applicant age:41Occupation: FarmerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 3rd April 1884Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Barbarossa City of residence at time of declaration: Mays Landing NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 25th January 1926
title: Vers l’utilisation de plantes de service pour contribuer à la santé des cultures horticoles. Acquis opérationnels issus d’expérimentation en conditions de production. Expérimentation issue du projet PlacoHB – ASTREDHOR site GRAB/INRAE Gotheron.
Creators: name: Courteille, Adriana
name: Jacquot, Maxime
name: Chave, Marie
name: Lefèvre, Amélie
Publisher: name: INRAE
Year: 2022

description: Il s'agit de l'une des fiches produites pour valoriser les acquis opérationnels produits lors de l’expérimentation agronomique en conditions proches de la production. Cet ensemble de fiches porte sur l’utilisation de plantes de service pour la gestion de la santé des cultures en productions horticoles en milieu tempéré et tropical.
Leech Therapy as a Complementary Approach in the Management of Chronic Venous Ulcers: Insights from Siddha Medicine
Creators: name: Jenifer Lancy A
name: Hariharan P
name: Bhavadarani R
name: Jaisree R
Publisher: name: gjrpublication
Year: 2024

description: Background: Chronic venous ulcers (CVUs) represent a significant clinical challenge, characterized by persistent leg ulcers resulting from impaired venous circulation. Traditional treatments include medications and compression therapy; however, alternative approaches such as leech therapy, used in Siddha medicine, offer promising adjunctive benefits. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of leech therapy combined with Siddha medicine in managing CVUs and improving patient outcomes. Methods: A 48-year-old female patient with a six-year history of bilateral lower limb venous dilation, pain, ulcer formation, and hyperpigmentation was treated with leech therapy and Siddha internal and external treatments. Treatment included leech application, wound dressing, and specific Siddha medications. Clinical outcomes were assessed based on changes in ulcer appearance, symptom relief, and venous clinical severity score (VCSS). Results: The patient exhibited significant improvements, with the ulcer on the right lower limb healing, reduced discoloration, and a decrease in VCSS from severe to mild. Symptomatic relief was noted, including reduced pain, swelling, and itching. Conclusion: Leech therapy, as an adjunct to Siddha medicine, demonstrated effective wound healing and symptom management for chronic venous ulcers. The combination of leech therapy with traditional Siddha treatments offers a valuable alternative to conventional methods.
Very flat, locally very flat, and contraadjusted modules
Creators: name: Slavik, Alexander
name: Trlifaj, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 13C11. Secondary: 14F05, 16D70, 13E05, 13G05

description: Very flat and contradjusted modules naturally arise in algebraic geometry in the study of contraherent cosheaves over schemes. Here, we investigate the structure and approximation properties of these modules over commutative noetherian rings. Using an analogy between projective and flat Mittag-Leffler modules on one hand, and very flat and locally very flat modules on the other, we prove that each of the following statements are equivalent to the finiteness of the Zariski spectrum Spec(R) of a noetherian domain R: (i) the class of all very flat modules is covering, (ii) the class of all locally very flat modules is precovering, and (iii) the class of all contraadjusted modules is enveloping. We also prove an analog of Pontryagin's criterion for locally very flat modules over Dedekind domains.
International Evidence Review of Conditional (Suspended) Sentences
Creators: name: Armstrong, Sarah
name: McIvor, Gill
name: McNeill, Fergus
name: McGuinness, Paul
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Bewährung
subject: 360

description: This review presents international evidence on the effect of conditional sentences on: sentencing practices (including possible net widening effects), reoffending rates and public and other stakeholder perceptions.
Declaration of Intention of Carl Rein
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1925

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Carl ReinApplicant age: 22Occupation: CarpenterCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 3 August, 1902Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: MongoliaCity of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 11 April, 1925
Prevalence of complications of male circumcision in Anglophone Africa: a systematic review
Creators: name: Muula, Adamson S
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2007

description: Abstract Background There is growing evidence that male circumcision (MC) prevents heterosexual acquisition of HIV by males in sub-Saharan Africa, the region of the world heavily affected by the HIV pandemic. While there is growing support for wide-spread availability and accessibility of MC in Africa, there is limited discussion about the prevalence of physical complications of male circumcision on the continent. Methods A systematic literature search and review of articles in indexed journals and conference abstracts was conducted to collect and analyze prevalence of complications of MC in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa. Information extracted included: indications for MC, complications reported, age of patients and category of circumcisers. Results There were 8 articles and 2 abstracts that were suitable for the analysis. The studies were not strictly comparable as some reported on a wide range of complications while others reported just a limited list of possible complications. Prevalence of reported complications of MC ranged from 0% to 50.1%. Excluding the study with 50.1%, which was on a series of haemophilia patients, the next highest prevalence of complications was 24.1%. Most of the complications were minor. There was no firm evidence to suggest that MCs performed by physician surgeons were associated with lower prevalence of complications when compared with non-physician health professionals. Conclusion The available data are inadequate to obtain a reasonable assessment of the prevalence of complications of MC in sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the available studies however report potentially significant prevalence of complications, though of minor clinical significance. This should be considered as public health policy makers consider whether to scale-up MC as an HIV preventative measure. Decision for the scale-up will depend on a careful cost-benefit assessment of which physical complications are certainly an important aspect. There is need for standardized reporting of complications of male circumcision.
Cortical microtubule nucleation can organise the cytoskeleton of $Drosophila$ oocytes to define the anteroposterior axis
Creators: name: Trong, Philipp Khuc
name: Doerflinger, Hélène
name: Dunkel, Jörn
name: Johnston, Daniel St.
name: Goldstein, Raymond E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Subcellular Processes (q-bio.SC)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Many cells contain non-centrosomal arrays of microtubules (MT), but the assembly, organisation and function of these arrays are poorly understood. We present the first theoretical model for the non-centrosomal MT cytoskeleton in $Drosophila$ oocytes, in which $bicoid$ and $oskar$ mRNAs become localised to establish the anterior-posterior body axis. Constrained by experimental measurements, the model shows that a simple gradient of cortical MT nucleation is sufficient to reproduce the observed MT distribution, cytoplasmic flow patterns and localisation of $oskar$ and naive $bicoid$ mRNAs. Our simulations exclude a major role for cytoplasmic flows in localisation and reveal an organisation of the MT cytoskeleton that is more ordered than previously thought. Furthermore, modulating cortical MT nucleation induces a bifurcation in cytoskeletal organisation that accounts for the phenotypes of polarity mutants. Thus, our three-dimensional model explains many features of the MT network and highlights the importance of differential cortical MT nucleation for axis formation.
description: 54 pages, 12 figures, open access, see additional information online at eLife
Optimization of Solid-Liquid Extraction of Gamma-oryzanol from Rice Bran Oil Soapstock using Soxhlet Extraction Method
Creators: name: Kanitta Wangdee
Publisher: name: กองบริหารการวิจัย
Year: 2018
Subjects: Gamma-oryzanol
Rice Bran Oil Soapstock
Soxhlet Extraction
Box-Benhken experimental design

description: Science & Technology Asia, 23, 1, 1-8
Declaration of Intention of Enald Thomruessen
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1926

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Enald Thomruessen Applicant age: 45Occupation: BusinessmanCountry of Origin: Germany Date of Birth: 7th January 1881Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Leeland City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 15th July 1926
Genetic network identifies novel pathways contributing to atherosclerosis susceptibility in the innominate artery
Creators: name: Quizon, Pamela M
name: Bennett, Brian
name: Albright, Jody
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2014

description: Abstract Background Atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease, results from both genetic and environmental factors. Methods In the current study we take a systems-based approach using weighted gene co-expression analysis to identify a candidate pathway of genes related to atherosclerosis. Bioinformatic analyses are performed to identify candidate genes and interactions and several novel genes are characterized using in-vitro studies. Results We identify 1 coexpression module associated with innominate artery atherosclerosis that is also enriched for inflammatory and macrophage gene signatures. Using a series of bioinformatics analysis, we further prioritize the genes in this pathway and identify Cd44 as a critical mediator of the atherosclerosis. We validate our predictions generated by the network analysis using Cd44 knockout mice. Conclusion These results indicate that alterations in Cd44 expression mediate inflammation through a complex transcriptional network involving a number of previously uncharacterized genes.
Declaration of Intention of Wilhelm Erhard
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1917

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Wilhelm Erhard Applicant age: 27Occupation: butcherCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 16 February 1889Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Prince Oscar City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 8 February 1917
Declaration of Intention of Erich Gartenschlaeger
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1923

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Erich Gartenschlaeger Applicant age:21Occupation: ToolmakerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 6th April 1903Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Carcopic City of residence at time of declaration: Mays Landing NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 31st December 1923
Enhanced Physical Stability of Rice Bran Oil-in-Water Emulsion by Heat and Alkaline Treated Proteins from Rice Bran and Soybean
Creators: name: Rodjana Noptana
Publisher: name: กองบริหารการวิจัย
Year: 2018
Subjects: Rice bran protein
Soyprotein
Modifiedprotein
Emulsifyingproperties

description: Science & Technology Asia, 23, 1, 9-16
Declaration of Intention of George Drutt
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: George Drutt (transcribed as George Drott) Applicant age: 52Occupation: FarmerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 5th December 1877Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Netherland City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 18th February 1924
Investigation of Diverse Cryopreservation Techniques for Long Term Storage of Coffee Leaf Rust Hemileia vastatrix
Creators: name: Siraprapa Brooks
Publisher: name: กองบริหารการวิจัย
Year: 2018
Subjects: Coffee leaf rust
Cryopreservation
Hemileia vastatrix
Viability

description: Science & Technology Asia, 23, 1, 23-29
Declaration of Intention of Miss Melanie Weiser
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Miss Melanie Wieser Applicant age:22Occupation: UnknownCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 2nd March 1902Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Weistenberg City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date: 27th June 1924
Declaration of Intention of Joe Lindmeier
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1917

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Joe LindmeierApplicant age: 33Occupation: Boat BuilderCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 3 April, 1883Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Prince AdelbertCity of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 21 February, 1917
Lead editorial: The need for greater perspective and innovation in epidemiology
Creators: name: Poole, Charles
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2004

description: Abstract This editorial introduces the new online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. Epidemiology (which we define broadly, to include clinical research and various approaches to studying the health of populations) is a critically important field in informing decisions about the health of individuals and populations. But the desire for new information means that the health science literature is overwhelmingly devoted to reporting new findings, leaving little opportunity to improve the quality of the science. By creating a journal dedicated to all topics of and about epidemiology, except standard research reports, we hope to encourage authors to write more on the neglected aspects of the field. The journal will publish articles that analyze policy implications of health research, present new research methods and better communicate existing methods, reassess previous results and dogma, and provide other innovations in and perspectives on the field. Online publishing will permit articles of whatever length is required for the work, speed the time to publication and allow free access to the full content.
Improving photocatalytic activity of TiO$_2$ through reduction
Creators: name: Zhang, Daoyu
name: Yang, Minnan
name: Dong, Shuai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The rutile TiO$_2$ (110) surface reduced by the bridging oxygen vacancy, bridging hydroxyl group or Ti interstitial atom has been investigated by calculating their electronic structures using the density functional theory plus U method. It is found that defect states located in the forbidden band gap can enhance optical absorption. When the surface is highly reduced, the defect states approach the valence band. More importantly, defects induce a substantial up-shift of the conduction band edge, rendering the reduced surface stronger reducibility. The shifts of both conduction and valence band edges are due to the dipole moments created by these defects.
description: 4 figures
New Approximation of a Scale Space Kernel on SE(3) and Applications in Neuroimaging
Creators: name: Portegies, J. M.
name: Sanguinetti, G. R.
name: Meesters, S. P. L
name: Duits, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We provide a new, analytic kernel for scale space filtering of dMRI data. The kernel is an approximation for the Green's function of a hypo-elliptic diffusion on the 3D rigid body motion group SE(3), for fiber enhancement in dMRI. The enhancements are described by linear scale space PDEs in the coupled space of positions and orientations embedded in SE(3). As initial condition for the evolution we use either a Fiber Orientation Distribution (FOD) or an Orientation Density Function (ODF). Explicit formulas for the exact kernel do not exist. Although approximations well-suited for fast implementation have been proposed in literature, they lack important symmetries of the exact kernel. We introduce techniques to include these symmetries in approximations based on the logarithm on SE(3), resulting in an improved kernel. Regarding neuroimaging applications, we apply our enhancement kernel (a) to improve dMRI tractography results and (b) to quantify coherence of obtained streamline bundles.
description: 12 pages, 4 figures, SSVM 2015
Declaration of Intention of Hans Polter
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Hans Polter; form filled out with name Hans Potter Applicant age: 22Occupation: WaiterCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 16th July 1902Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Mongula City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 31st March 1924
Molecular analysis reveals heterogeneity of mouse mammary tumors conditionally mutant for Brca1
Creators: name: Herschkowitz, Jason I
name: Perou, Charles
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2008

description: Abstract Background Development of therapies for patients with BRCA1 mutations has been hampered by lack of readily available in vitro and in vivo models. We recently showed that transplantation of transgenic mammary tumors as cell suspensions into naïve recipients generates reproducible tumors with remarkable stability of gene expression profile. We examined the expression profiles of original and serially transplanted mammary tumors from Brca1 deficient mice, and tumor derived cell lines to validate their use for preclinical testing and studies of tumor biology. Methods Original tumors, serially transplanted and multiple cell lines derived from Brca1 mammary tumors were characterized by morphology, gene and protein expression, and cell surface markers. Results Gene expression among Brca1 tumors showed more heterogeneity than among previously characterized tumors from MMTV-PyMT and -Wnt1 models. Gene expression data segregated Brca1 tumors into 3 distinct types: basal, mixed luminal, and tumors with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Serial transplantation of individual tumors and multiple cell lines derived from the original tumors recapitulated the molecular characteristics of each tumor of origin. One tumor had distinct features of EMT and gave rise to cell lines that contained a distinct CD44+/CD24-/low population that may correlate with human breast cancer stem cells. Conclusion Although individual tumors expanded by transplantation maintain the genomic profile of the original tumors, the heterogeneity among Brca1 tumors limits the extent of their use for preclinical testing. However, cell lines offer a robust material for understanding tumor biology and response to therapies driven by BRCA1 deficiency.
The beaming effect and $\rmγ$-ray emission for Fermi blazars
Creators: name: Chen, Yong-Yun
name: Zhang, Xiong
name: Xiong, Dingrong
name: Wang, Si-Ju
name: Yu, Xiaoling
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the $\rmγ$-ray luminosity and beaming effect for Fermi blazars. Our results are as follows. (i) There are significant correlations between $\rmγ$-ray luminosity and radio core luminosity, and between $\rmγ$-ray luminosity and $\rm{R_{v}}$, which suggests that the $\rmγ$-ray emissions have strong beaming effect. (ii) Using the $\rm{L_{ext}/M_{abs}}$ as an indicator of environment effects, we find that there have no significant correlation between $\rmγ$-ray luminosity and $\rm{L_{ext}/M_{abs}}$ for all sources when remove the effect of redshift. FSRQs considered alone also do not show a significant correlation, while BL Lacs still show a significant correlation when remove the effect of redshift. These results suggest that the $\rmγ$-ray emission may be affected by environment on the kiloparsec-scale for BL Lacs.
description: 13pages,6figures,has been accepted for Research in Astronomy andAstrophysics. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:0903.2043, arXiv:1001.0731 by other authors
Data from: An investigation into the effectiveness of using acoustic touch to assist people who are blind
Creators: name: Zhu, Howe
name: Hossain, Shayikh Nadim
name: Jin, Craig
name: Singh, Avinash Kumar
name: Nguyen, Minh Tran Duc
name: Deverell, Lil
name: Nguyen, Vincent
name: Gates, Felicity S.
name: Fernandez, Ibai Gorordo
name: Melencio, Marx Vergel
name: Bell, Julee-anne Renee
name: Lin, Chin-Teng
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sensory Augmentation
Assistive technology
augmented reality
Acoustic Touch
user study

description: In this work, we explored the potential of a technique known as "acoustic touch" to assist people who are blind in finding objects. This technique is an auditory sensory augmentation paradigm that uses smart glasses to sonify objects entering the device's field of view. We developed a wearable Foveated Audio Device (FAD) to study the efficacy and usability of using acoustic touch to search, memorise, and reach items. The study involved 14 participants, 7 blind/low vision and 7 sighted blindfolded participants. We compared the wearable device to two idealised conditions, a verbal clock face description and a sequential audio presentation through external speakers. We found that the wearable device can effectively aid the recognition and reaching of an object. We also observed that the device does not significantly increase the user's cognitive workload. These promising results suggest that acoustic touch can provide a wearable and effective method of sensory augmentation.
description: The data files were processed using Matlab R2020a. The formatted data files can be imported into Excel, SPSS, and other software.Funding provided by: Cooperative Research Centres, Australian Government Department of Industry
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003327
Award Number: CRC-P Round 11 CRCPXI000007
description: The datasets were collected at UTS Techlab. All files are in CSV format. Each row represents a participant's data, and each column represents the data category. The label B means the participant is within the blind/low vision group. The label S means the participant is within the sighted w/ blindfold group. I've attached an example figure for the result from the data.
Can planning save the suburbs?
Creators: name: Grant, Jill
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Suburbs
subject: City planning

description: Can planning save the suburbs? In the last decade, the new urbanism has penetrated Canadian planning theory and practice. Plans have been rewritten and standards revised to reflect a commitment to greater "urbanity." For most Canadians, however, "traditional suburbia" with its winding streets and big lots remains a meaningful landscape in which to raise a family and construct a life. This paper briefly reflects on some current trends in development and asks whether changing planning paradigms will have much effect on the shape and fate of residential environments.
description: L'urbanisme peut-il sauver les banlieues? Au cours des dix dernières années, de nouvelles conceptions ont modifié certains aspects théoriques et pratiques de l'urbanisme au Canada. On a changé les modèles et révisé les standards dans le sens d'une plus grande «urbanite». Toutefois, pour la plupart des Canadiens, la banlieue traditionnelle avec ses rues en cercles et ses grands terrains semble demeurer le modèle idéal pour l'établissement de leur famille et l'épanouissement de leur vie. L'auteur dresse un tableau rapide de certaines tendances qui se font jour actuellement et se demande si ces changements dans les paradigmes de l'urbanisme auront quelque effet sur la forme et l'avenir des zones résidentielles.
description: Abstract in English and French; text in English.
description: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6105/Grant.pdf?sequence=3
Declaration of Intention of Felix Louis Tomassino
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1926

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Felix Louis Tomassino Applicant age: 44Occupation: FarmerCountry of Origin: ItalyDate of Birth: 5th January 1882Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Britannia City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 26th July 1926
Condom use social norms and self-efficacy with different kinds of male partners among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from an online survey
Creators: name: Ling, Li
name: Liu, Chuncheng
name: Wang, Cheng
name: Tucker, Joseph D
name: Tang, Weiming
name: Zheng, Heping
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract
                Background
                Social norms and self-efficacy play important roles in promoting consistent condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM). Few studies have investigated the association between social norms, self-efficacy and consistent condom use with different kinds of male partners among MSM. We conducted an online survey of MSM to evaluate this in China.
                Methods
                A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in 2015. Participants completed a validated questionnaire covering socio-demographic information, consistent condom use, condom use social norms and self-efficacy. Eligible participants were 16 or older, born biologically as a male, engaged in anal sex with a man at least once during their lifetime, engaged in condomless anal or vaginal sex in the last three months. In this study, we further restricted to people who had sex with male partners in the last three months. Participants were classified into three groups: engaged in sex only with regular partners, engaged in sex only with casual partners and engaged in sex with both regular partners and casual partners.
                Results
                Participants were recruited from 32 provinces in China. Among 1057 participants, 451(42.7%), 217(20.5%), and 389(36.8%) engaged in sex with regular partners only, casual partners only and both types in the last three months, respectively. Men engaged in sex only with regular partners in the last three months had a higher condom use self-efficacy than with other two types of partners (P < 0.01). Both social norms (regular partners: adjusted OR:1.59, 95% CI: 0.97–2.60; casual partners: adjusted OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.19–2.09; both types: adjusted OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.13–1.95) and self-efficacy (regular partners: adjusted OR: 2.88, 95% CI: 1.59–5.22; casual partners: adjusted OR: 2.35, 95% CI: 1.69–3.26; both types: adjusted OR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.81–3.32) were positively associated with consistent condom use. No interaction effect was detected between condom social norms and self-efficacy on consistent condom use among Chinese MSM (p > 0.05).
                Conclusions
                Both social norms and self-efficacy were positively correlated with consistent condom use with any types of partners among Chinese MSM. Tailored interventions that aimed to improve social norms and self-efficacy has the potential to improve overall condom use among Chinese MSM.
                Trial registration
                ClinicalTrials.gov:
                    NCT02516930
                  . August 6, 2015.
Sense of community and neighbourliness in Vancouver suburban communities: The Picket Fence Project
Creators: name: Enns, Cherie
name: Wilson, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Neighborhoods--British Columbia
subject: Household surveys--British Columbia
subject: Suburban life--British Columbia

description: With every new development we hear the word "community," as if the attempt to redesign physical form automatically builds or facilitates a sense of community. It is the opinion of the authors, however, that "sense of community" must be better defined and understood if it is to be facilitated and enhanced. The following research findings are based on an innovative partnership formed to explore sense of community in the suburban neighbourhoods located in Township of Langley, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, all three of which are suburbs of Vancouver. The data from responses to approximately 650 household surveys provides information on interaction and involvement at the neighbourhood and community level. While the information collected pertains to a range of factors including the link between community involvement and residents' perceptions of their own health, this paper focuses on the measurement of sense of community in neighbourhoods. It confirms that sense of community does exist as a force in suburban neighbourhoods and concludes with insights into social and physical factors that can play a role in enhancing sense of community at a neighbourhood level. For the purpose of this discussion, "neighbourhood" is a community of place, defined in the context of each resident's perception of its spatial extent.
description: Avec chaque nouveau développement, nous entendons parler de communauté comme si le fait de modifier la forme physique d'un lieu engendrait ou favorisait l'esprit de communauté. Selon les auteurs, il conviendrait de mieux définir auiourd'hui ce qu'est l'esprit communautaire si l'on veut favoriser son développement. Les analyses de cette étude s'appuient sur les recherches entreprises grâce à un partenariat innovateur créé pour étudier l'esprit communautaire de quartier dans des localités situées à Langley, Maple Ridge et Pitt Meadows, toutes les trois en banlieue de Vancouver. Des sondages effectués auprès de quelque 650 foyers ont fourni des données utiles sur le niveau d'interaction et de participation dans Jes quartiers et dans la communauté. Bien que ces données dépendent de nombreux facteurs, tels que la relation entre le niveau de santé apparent et le degré de participation de la communauté, cet article se limite à l'évaluation de l'esprit communautaire au niveau des quartiers. Il confirme que l'esprit communautaire est une réalité active dans les quartiers suburbains et conclut par une exploration des facteurs sociaux et physiques susceptibles de favoriser l'esprit communautaire dans les quartiers. Dans le cadre de cette étude, le mot quartier s'entend dans le sens d'un lieu collectif défini dans l'esprit des résidants par ses limites spatiales.
description: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6106/Enns.pdf?sequence=3
Declaration of Intention of August Jobs
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1926

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: August Jobs Applicant age:29Occupation: Cabinet MakerCountry of Origin:RussiaDate of Birth: 19 May 1896Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Baltic City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:23 April 1926
Defining the Free-Energy Landscape of Curvature-Inducing Proteins on Membrane Bilayers
Creators: name: Tourdot, Richard W.
name: Ramakrishnan, N.
name: Radhakrishnan, Ravi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Curvature-sensing and curvature-remodeling proteins are known to reshape cell membranes, and this remodeling event is essential for key biophysical processes such as tubulation, exocytosis, and endocytosis. Curvature-inducing proteins can act as curvature sensors as well as induce curvature in cell membranes to stabilize emergent high curvature, non-spherical, structures such as tubules, discs, and caveolae. A definitive understanding of the interplay between protein recruitment and migration, the evolution of membrane curvature, and membrane morphological transitions is emerging but remains incomplete. Here, within a continuum framework and using the machinery of Monte Carlo simulations, we introduce and compare three free-energy methods to delineate the free-energy landscape of curvature-inducing proteins on bilayer membranes. We demonstrate the utility of the Widom test-particle/field insertion methodology in computing the excess chemical potentials associated with curvature-inducing proteins on the membrane-- in particular, we use this method to track the onset of morphological transitions in the membrane at elevated protein densities. We validate this approach by comparing the results from the Widom method with those of thermodynamic integration and Bennett acceptance ratio methods. Furthermore, the predictions from the Widom method have been tested against analytical calculations of the excess chemical potential at infinite dilution. Our results are useful in precisely quantifying the free-energy landscape, and also in determining the phase boundaries associated with curvature-induction, curvature-sensing, and morphological transitions. This approach can be extended to studies exploring the role of thermal fluctuations and other external (control) variables, such as membrane excess area, in shaping curvature-mediated interactions on bilayer membranes.
description: 34 pages, 15 figures, 6 appendices, SI material available on the journal website
The effect of a decision aid intervention on decision making about coronary heart disease risk reduction: secondary analyses of a randomized trial
Creators: name: Keyserling, Thomas
name: Sheridan, Stacey
name: Rimer, Barbara
name: Gizlice, Ziya
name: Bangdiwala, Shrikant
name: Pignone, Michael
name: Draeger, Lindy B
name: Simpson, Ross, Jr.
name: Cai, Jianwen
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2014

description: Abstract Background Decision aids offer promise as a practical solution to improve patient decision making about coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention medications and help patients choose medications to which they are likely to adhere. However, little data is available on decision aids designed to promote adherence. Methods In this paper, we report on secondary analyses of a randomized trial of a CHD adherence intervention (second generation decision aid plus tailored messages) versus usual care in an effort to understand how the decision aid facilitates adherence. We focus on data collected from the primary study visit, when intervention participants presented 45 minutes early to a previously scheduled provider visit; viewed the decision aid, indicating their intent for CHD risk reduction after each decision aid component (individualized risk assessment and education, values clarification, and coaching); and filled out a post-decision aid survey assessing their knowledge, perceived risk, decisional conflict, and intent for CHD risk reduction. Control participants did not present early and received usual care from their provider. Following the provider visit, participants in both groups completed post-visit surveys assessing the number and quality of CHD discussions with their provider, their intent for CHD risk reduction, and their feelings about the decision aid. Results We enrolled 160 patients into our study (81 intervention, 79 control). Within the decision aid group, the decision aid significantly increased knowledge of effective CHD prevention strategies (+21 percentage points; adjusted p<.0001) and the accuracy of perceived CHD risk (+33 percentage points; adjusted p<.0001), and significantly decreased decisional conflict (-0.63; adjusted p<.0001). Comparing between study groups, the decision aid also significantly increased CHD prevention discussions with providers (+31 percentage points; adjusted p<.0001) and improved perceptions of some features of patient-provider interactions. Further, it increased participants’ intentions for any effective CHD risk reducing strategies (+21 percentage points; 95% CI 5 to 37 percentage points), with a majority of the effect from the educational component of the decision aid. Ninety-nine percent of participants found the decision aid easy to understand and 93% felt it easy to use. Conclusions Decision aids can play an important role in improving decisions about CHD prevention and increasing patient-provider discussions and intent to reduce CHD risk.
Rotating quantum Gaussian packets
Creators: name: Dodonov, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study two-dimensional quantum Gaussian packets with a fixed value of mean angular momentum. This value is the sum of two independent parts: the `external' momentum related to the motion of the packet center and the `internal' momentum due to quantum fluctuations. The packets minimizing the mean energy of an isotropic oscillator with the fixed mean angular momentum are found. They exist for `co-rotating' external and internal motions, and they have nonzero correlation coefficients between coordinates and momenta, together with some (moderate) amount of quadrature squeezing. Variances of angular momentum and energy are calculated, too. Differences in the behavior of `co-rotating' and `anti-rotating' packets are shown. The time evolution of rotating Gaussian packets is analyzed, including the cases of a charge in a homogeneous magnetic field and a free particle. In the latter case, the effect of initial shrinking of packets with big enough coordinate-momentum correlation coefficients (followed by the well known expansion) is discovered. This happens due to a competition of `focusing' and `de-focusing' in the orthogonal directions.
description: 23 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Journal of Physics A
Security for Children in the Digital Society - A Rights-based and Research Ethics Approach
Creators: name: Schelenz, Laura
name: Stapf, Ingrid
name: Heesen, Jessica
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: children, security, ethics

description: In this position paper, we present initial perspectives and research results from the project “SIKID - Security for Children in the Digital World.” The project is situated in a German context with a focus on European frameworks for the development of Artificial Intelligence and the protection of children from security risks arising in the course of algorithm-mediated online communication. The project strengthens networks of relevant stakeholders, explores regulatory measures and informs policy makers, and develops a children’s rights approach to questions of security for children online while also developing a research ethics approach for conducting research with children on online harms such as cybergrooming and sexual violence against children.
Can a quality improvement project impact maternal and child health outcomes at scale in northern Ghana?
Creators: name: Singh, Kavita
name: Brodish, Paul
name: Speizer, Ilene
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Abstract Background Quality improvement (QI) interventions are becoming more common in low- and middle-income countries, yet few studies have presented impact evaluations of these approaches. In this paper, we present an impact evaluation of a scale-up phase of ‘Project Fives Alive!’, a QI intervention in Ghana that aims to improve maternal and child health outcomes. ‘Project Fives Alive!’ employed a QI methodology to recognize barriers to care-seeking and care provision at the facility level and then to identify, test and implement simple and low-cost local solutions that address the barriers. Methods A quasi-experimental design, multivariable interrupted time series analysis, with data coming from 744 health facilities and controlling for potential confounding factors, was used to study the effect of the project. The key independent variables were the change categories (interventions implemented) and implementation phase – Wave 2a (early phase) versus Wave 2b (later phase). The outcomes studied were early antenatal care (ANC), skilled delivery, facility-level under-five mortality and attendance of underweight infants at child welfare clinics. We stratified the analysis by facility type, namely health posts, health centres and hospitals. Results Several of the specific change categories were significantly associated with improved outcomes. For example, three of five change categories (early ANC, four or more ANC visits and skilled delivery/immediate postnatal care (PNC)) for health posts and two of five change categories (health education and triage) for hospitals were associated with increased skilled delivery. These change categories were associated with increases in skilled delivery varying from 28% to 58%. PNC changes for health posts and health centres were associated with greater attendance of underweight infants at child welfare clinics. The triage change category was associated with increased early antenatal care in hospitals. Intensity, the number of change categories tested, was associated with increased skilled delivery in health centres and reduced under-five mortality in hospitals. Conclusions Using an innovative evaluation technique we determined that ‘Project Fives Alive!’ demonstrated impact at scale for the outcomes studied. The QI approach used by this project should be considered by other low- and middle-income countries in their efforts to improve maternal and child health.
Singles correlation energy contributions in solids
Creators: name: Klimeš, Jiří
name: Kaltak, Merzuk
name: Maggio, Emanuele
name: Kresse, Georg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The random phase approximation to the correlation energy often yields highly accurate results for condensed matter systems. However, ways how to improve its accuracy are being sought and here we explore the relevance of singles contributions for prototypical solid state systems. We set out with a derivation of the random phase approximation using the adiabatic connection and fluctuation dissipation theorem, but contrary to the most commonly used derivation, the density is allowed to vary along the coupling constant integral. This yields results closely paralleling standard perturbation theory. We re-derive the standard singles of Görling-Levy perturbation theory [Görling and Levy, Phys. Rev. A {\bf 50}, 196 (1994)], highlight the analogy of our expression to the renormalized singles introduced by Ren and coworkers [Ren, Tkatchenko, Rinke, and Scheffler, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 106}, 153003 (2011)], and introduce a new approximation for the singles using the density matrix in the random phase approximation. We discuss the physical relevance and importance of singles alongside illustrative examples of simple weakly bonded systems, including rare gas solids (Ne, Ar, Xe), ice, adsorption of water on NaCl, and solid benzene. The effect of singles on covalently and metallically bonded systems is also discussed.
Introduction scientifique
Creators: name: Roseau, Nathalie
name: Pousin, Frédéric
Publisher: name: Collectif Inventer le Grand Paris
Year: 2023

description: Le programme de recherche Inventer le Grand Paris est né il y a 10 ans. Il s’est initié autour d’un cycle pluriannuel de quatre colloques qui sont revenus sur des moments clés de l’aménagement du Grand Paris au 20ème siècle[1]. , , , Son ambition scientifique consiste à approfondir les diverses questions qui travaillent le phénomène métropolitain de la grande ville. Elle s’est traduite par une double perspective. D’abord faire l’inventaire des recherches et l’évaluer au regard d’un projet d’histoire métropolitaine du Grand Paris. Ensuite renouveler la connaissance de la métropole, au prisme de questions qui permettent de revenir sur...