cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Food parenting practices for 5 to 12 year old children: a concept map analysis of parenting and nutrition experts input
Creators: name: Vaughn, Amber
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Abstract Background Parents are an important influence on children’s dietary intake and eating behaviors. However, the lack of a conceptual framework and inconsistent assessment of food parenting practices limits our understanding of which food parenting practices are most influential on children. The aim of this study was to develop a food parenting practice conceptual framework using systematic approaches of literature reviews and expert input. Method A previously completed systematic review of food parenting practice instruments and a qualitative study of parents informed the development of a food parenting practice item bank consisting of 3632 food parenting practice items. The original item bank was further reduced to 110 key food parenting concepts using binning and winnowing techniques. A panel of 32 experts in parenting and nutrition were invited to sort the food parenting practice concepts into categories that reflected their perceptions of a food parenting practice conceptual framework. Multi-dimensional scaling produced a point map of the sorted concepts and hierarchical cluster analysis identified potential solutions. Subjective modifications were used to identify two potential solutions, with additional feedback from the expert panel requested. Results The experts came from 8 countries and 25 participated in the sorting and 23 provided additional feedback. A parsimonious and a comprehensive concept map were developed based on the clustering of the food parenting practice constructs. The parsimonious concept map contained 7 constructs, while the comprehensive concept map contained 17 constructs and was informed by a previously published content map for food parenting practices. Most of the experts (52%) preferred the comprehensive concept map, while 35% preferred to present both solutions. Conclusion The comprehensive food parenting practice conceptual map will provide the basis for developing a calibrated Item Response Modeling (IRM) item bank that can be used with computerized adaptive testing. Such an item bank will allow for more consistency in measuring food parenting practices across studies to better assess the impact of food parenting practices on child outcomes and the effect of interventions that target parents as agents of change.
Macroptilium atropurpureum Urb.
Creators: name: Sheded, Mohamed G.
name: Ayed, Fatma A. A.
name: Radwan, Tarek A. A.
name: Ahmed, Dalia A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Macroptilium
Macroptilium atropurpureum

description: Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
 The common name of M. atropurpureum is Siratro, purple bush-bean (Da Costa et al. 2022). It was originally described by De Candolle (1825: 395) in the genus Phaseolus L. and later transferred by Urban (1928: 457) to the genus Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb. when that genus was established. Reproductively the plants are self-compatible, enabling self-pollination within the species (Da Costa et al. 2022). Recent molecular phylogenetic investigations revealed that the genus Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb., together with 20 other genera of legumes that occurred in a monophyletic group, is a member of the subtribe Phaseolinae (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) (Lewis et al. 2005).
 The plant is commercially significant and one of the essential fodder legumes recommended by African nations and the FAO in semi-arid locations. It is used as a cover crop, feed, reduces soil erosion, and improves the N, P, K, Al, and Mn nutrients in the soil (Cook et al. 2005, Aruna et al. 2012). It was one of the first tropical legumes to be made available for commercial usage in the 1960s. At first, it displayed a lot of promise in both commercial sowings and experiments. It was unproductive under severe grazing, according to an early study, but after approximately 15 years, concerns about the plant was growing as it persisted even under light to moderate grazing pressure (Jones 2014). It is believed to have been introduced to Egypt with trading ships from African countries and as a fodder plant (Authors conclusion).
This species is a weed of disturbed habitats, roadsides, secondary woods, and ungrazed regions both inside and outside of its original distribution range.Along the edges of forests, it can form dense stands and smother native shrubs, grasses, and young trees (PROTA 2017, Weeds of Australia 2017). It should be considered as an invasive species.
description: Published as part of Sheded, Mohamed G., Ayed, Fatma A. A., Radwan, Tarek A. A. & Ahmed, Dalia A., 2024, Contribution to Egypt's Flora: new records from Nile Islands, South Valley, Egypt, pp. 22-34 in Phytotaxa 660 (1) on page 30, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.660.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/13217982
Supplementary document for Vectorial inverse scattering for dielectric tensor tomography: overcoming challenges of reconstruction of highly scattering birefringent samples - 6565579.pdf
Creators: name: Hugonnet, Herve
name: Lee, Moosung
name: Shin, Seungwoo
name: Park, YongKeun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2023
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Information
Development of a framework for sustainable repair of adobe building in an urban area in Nigeria
Creators: name: Shittu, Theophilus Adeyinka
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Building with earth is still a living practice in Nigeria most especially in the northern region. Pear shaped sun-dried earth brick (tubali) was used traditionally by the Hausa in northern Nigeria. However, the use of tubali has ceased to exist in favour of the adobe blocks in both the urban and rural settlements in Nigeria. Sabon Gari, the study area is one of the urban areas in this region with buildings constructed with adobe. However, these adobe buildings are in deplorable conditions and in dire need of repair. Sabon Gari in Kaduna was selected as the thesis’ study area because of its strategic location and the dual function which the adobe buildings serve (i.e. residential and commercial purposes). This provided an opportunity to study the effect of the two activities on adobe building in an urban area. 20 compounds with buildings constructed with adobe blocks were selected and thoroughly examined. In the course of this study it was identified that the major factors inhibiting the repair of these buildings are social factors. This thesis therefore argued that with an appropriate framework these social factors can be corrected. Consequently, the adobe building in Sabon Gari can be repaired. This informed the decision to develop a repair framework through participatory approach involving the adobe building’s stakeholders, which include tenants, landlords, architects, masons and the planning authority. In the course of the development of this repair framework, this thesis draws on, and contextualises its argument on the fact that tried and tested repair strategies exists at international levels, which can be adapted to the situation in Sabon Gari. Consequently, ideas from relevant building repair literature, Terra conferences papers, earthen architecture conservation projects and adobe building repair projects were critically analysed and used in developing the proposed repair framework for Sabon Gari. To ensure the sustainability of the framework, which is one of the research aims, the content of the framework was validated by some of the stakeholders interviewed at the inception of this research. This proposal was amended based on the stakeholders’ recommendations and now has the input and approval of the stakeholders.
Bereavement management in older adults during the Covid -19 pandemic: a scoping review of lessons learned
Creators: name: Silva, Irina
name: Yanez, Romel
name: Fernandes, Ana
name: Aguilar, Germania
name: Mora, Nicole
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Life Sciences
subject: bereavement
subject: Covid-19
subject: elderly
subject: Scoping review

description: Abstract: The high mortality rate among older adults (MA), along with all the restrictions and changes in funeral protocols, may have led to dysfunctional grieving processes and subsequent deterioration of MA mental health. It is important to know how this process was managed in order to suggest effective interventions in the post-Covid-19 period. Aim: To collect available data on grief coping in older adults during the pandemic COVID -19. Method: scoping review based on methodological recommendations proposed by JBI and adapted from the checklist for scoping review reports (PRISMA-ScR). The search will be conducted in 9 databases and an electronic repository, gray literature will also be included. RAYYAN software will be used to select studies. Data will be analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using IRaMuTeQ software.
A randomized controlled trial of exercise during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: results from the PAMELA study
Creators: name: da Silva, Shana Ginar
name: Evenson, Kelly
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Abstract Background Women are encouraged to be physically active during pregnancy. Despite available evidence supporting antenatal physical activity to bring health benefits for both the mother and child, the most effective way to prevent some maternal and fetal outcomes is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an exercise intervention to prevent negative maternal and newborn health outcomes. Methods A randomized controlled trial (RCT) nested into the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study was carried-out with 639 healthy pregnant women, 213 in the intervention group (IG) and 426 in the control (CG) group. An exercise-based intervention was conducted three times/week for 16 weeks from 16-20 to 32-36 weeks’ gestation. The main outcomes were preterm birth and pre-eclampsia. Gestational age was calculated based on several parameters, including routine ultrassounds and/or last menstrual period and categorized as < 37 weeks and ≥ 37 weeks for evaluation of preterm birth. Pre-eclampsia was self-reported. Secondary outcomes were gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes, birth weight, infant length, and head circumference. Analyses were performed by intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (70% of the 48 planned exercise sessions). Odds ratio were derived using unconditional logistic regression. Results The IG and CG did not differ at baseline regarding their mean age (27.2 years ± 5.3 vs. 27.1 years ± 5.7) and mean pre-pregnancy body mass index (25.1 ± 3.9 vs. 25.2 ± 4.1 kg/m2). The mean adherence to the exercise intervention was 27 ± 17.2 sessions (out of a potential 48) with 40.4% attending > = 70% of the recommended exercise sessions. A total of 594 participants (IG:198; CG: 396) were included in the ITT and 479 (IG: 83; CG: 396) were included in the per protocol analyses. There were no significant differences in the incidence of preterm birth and pre-eclampsia between groups in the ITT and per protocol analysis. There were also no differences between the two groups in mean gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes, birth weight, infant length, and head circumference. Conclusions While the RCT did not support the benefits of exercise performed during pregnancy on preeclampsia and preterm birth, the exercise program also did not present adverse impacts on newborn health. Our findings may contribute to promote intervention strategies that motivate health providers to encourage pregnant women to be more physically active. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02148965 , registered on 22 May 2014.
Diffusive dynamics of contact formation in disordered polypeptides
Creators: name: Zerze, Gul
name: Mittal, Jeetain
name: Best, Robert B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Experiments measuring contact formation between a probe and quencher in disordered chains provide information on the fundamental dynamical timescales relevant to protein folding, but their interpretation usually relies on simplified one-dimensional (1D) diffusion models. Here, we use all-atom molecular simulations to capture both the time-scales of contact formation, as well as the scaling with the length of the peptide for tryptophan triplet quenching experiments. Capturing the experimental quenching times depends on the water viscosity, but more importantly on the configurational space explored by the chain. We also show that very similar results are obtained from Szabo-Schulten-Schulten theory applied to a 1D diffusion model derived from the simulations, supporting the validity of such models. However, we also find a significant reduction in diffusivity at small separations, those which are most important in determining the quenching rate.
description: 12 pages, 5 figures
The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality Between Internet Addiction and Depressive Symptoms among Younger Adults: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Creators: name: Waheed, Hassam
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: depression
subject: internet addiction
subject: meta-analysis
subject: sleep quality

description: This study aims to examine the mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between internet addiction and depressive symptoms among younger adults. This study will make use of meta-analytic structural equation modeling to examine this relationship
The Role of Friends in Supporting Young People With Cancer: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Sampson, Rebecca
name: Finlay-Jones, Amy
name: McEvoy, Peter
name: Mancini, Vincent
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Health Psychology
subject: Social Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: A systematic scoping review to synthesise literature and resources in the area.
title: The effect of heat transfer on boundary layer stability
Creators: name: Grant, Andrew D.
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 1973

description: During transient running of an axial flow compressor, considerable temperature differences arc set up between the met surfaces and the adjacent airstream. It was suggested that these temperature differences might have an adverse effect upon the aerodynamic performance of the compressor, and increase the likelihood of stall. Roils-Royce Ltd. expressed interest in this hypothesis, and offered to sponsor a three-year programme of investigation. The essential study was considered to be that of turbulent separation of boundary layers from heated surfaces, but an initial experimental investigation of laminar transition was carried out for low-speed flow over a flat plate. This indicated that the transition point is generally advanced by wall heating. and confirmed the results of other authors. The turbulent separation measurements were made on the inner wall of a curved duct, again at low air velocities. Advancement of the separation point in response to wall heating was observed, but dependence on flow velocity was evident. Attempts were made to relate separation point movement to a single parameter, but these were unsuccessful. The curved duct results were compared with predictions from a'. integral- type boundary layer 6alculation program, which had been developed by staff at Rolls-Royce. This after modification by the author, gave acceptable results for the majority of the experimental data. The predictions were then extended to cover flow over compressor blades. It was concluded that premature separation of the boundary layer in a compressor is most likely to occur on the aerofoil suction surfaces, although separation from the drum is a further possibility. On the aerofoils, separation point movements as a result of thermal transients are likely to be small (less than of the chord). however, a small departure from design conditions is likely to produce a larger one further downstream. Thus it was considered that the aerodynamic consequences of heat transfer from the blading can be a major factor in reducing compressor stall margins during transient running.
Protection from annual flooding is correlated with increased cholera prevalence in Bangladesh: a zero-inflated regression analysis
Creators: name: Emch, Michael
name: Voss, Paul
name: Carrel, Margaret
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2010

description: Abstract Background Alteration of natural or historical aquatic flows can have unintended consequences for regions where waterborne diseases are endemic and where the epidemiologic implications of such change are poorly understood. The implementation of flood protection measures for a portion of an intensely monitored population in Matlab, Bangladesh, allows us to examine whether cholera outcomes respond positively or negatively to measures designed to control river flooding. Methods Using a zero inflated negative binomial model, we examine how selected covariates can simultaneously account for household clusters reporting no cholera from those with positive counts as well as distinguishing residential areas with low counts from areas with high cholera counts. Our goal is to examine how residence within or outside a flood protected area interacts with the probability of cholera presence and the effect of flood protection on the magnitude of cholera prevalence. Results In Matlab, living in a household that is protected from annual monsoon flooding appears to have no significant effect on whether the household experiences cholera, net of other covariates. However, counter-intuitively, among households where cholera is reported, living within the flood protected region significantly increases the number of cholera cases. Conclusions The construction of dams or other water impoundment strategies for economic or social motives can have profound and unanticipated consequences for waterborne disease. Our results indicate that the construction of a flood control structure in rural Bangladesh is correlated with an increase in cholera cases for residents protected from annual monsoon flooding. Such a finding requires attention from both the health community and from governments and non-governmental organizations involved in ongoing water management schemes.
2007 Archaeological Survey: Perry Mesa, Yavapai County, Arizona
Creators: name: Russell, Will
Publisher: name: Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Perry Mesa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/227/perry-mesa
subject: Agua Fria National Monument
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/232/agua-fria-national-monument
subject: Perry Mesa Tradition
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/166/perry-mesa-tradition
subject: Pueblo IV
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/57/pueblo-iv
subject: Perry Mesa Tradition
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/112/perry-mesa-tradition
subject: Mogollon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/34/mogollon
subject: Ancestral Puebloan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/19/ancestral-puebloan
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Perry Mesa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/385/perry-mesa
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
subject: Water-Related
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/365/water-related
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/272/resource-extraction-production-transportation-structure-or-features
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Non-Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/309/non-domestic-structures
subject: Rock Art
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/361/rock-art
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Architectural Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/2/architectural-survey
subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/6/methodology-theory-or-synthesis
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: The Arizona State University (ASU) 2007 field season at Perry Mesa lasted from January to May, 2007. Accompanying laboratory efforts are ongoing. Within this field season, archaeological survey efforts were focused on the area surrounding Pueblo la Plata. Additional survey work was conducted at Bull Tank Farm, Pueblo Pato and the interfluve located south of Pueblo la Plata where ecological control samples have been collected. This chapter relates specifically to architectural features and surface artifact assemblages.
Palmitate- and C6 ceramide-induced Tnnt3 pre-mRNA alternative splicing occurs in a PP2A dependent manner
Creators: name: Black, Adam J
name: Kimball, Scot R
name: Schilder, Rudolf J
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract
                Background
                In a previous study, we showed that consumption of diets enriched in saturated fatty acids causes changes in alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs encoding a number of proteins in rat skeletal muscle, including the one encoding skeletal muscle Troponin T (Tnnt3). However, whether saturated fatty acids act directly on muscle cells to modulate alternative pre-mRNA splicing was not assessed. Moreover, the signaling pathway through which saturated fatty acids act to promote changes in alternative splicing is unknown. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to characterize the signaling pathway through which saturated fatty acids act to modulate Tnnt3 alternative splicing.
                Methods
                The effects of treatment of L6 myotubes with saturated (palmitate), mono- (oleate), or polyunsaturated (linoleate) fatty acids on alternative splicing of pre-mRNA was assessed using Tnnt3 as a marker gene.
                Results
                Palmitate treatment caused a two-fold change (p < 0.05) in L6 myotube Tnnt3 alternative splicing whereas treatment with either oleate or linoleate had minimal effects compared to control myotubes. Treatment with a downstream metabolite of palmitate, ceramide, had effects similar to palmitate on Tnnt3 alternative splicing and inhibition of de novo ceramide biosynthesis blocked the palmitate-induced alternative splicing changes. The effects of palmitate and ceramide on Tnnt3 alternative splicing were accompanied by a 40–50% reduction in phosphorylation of Akt on S473. However, inhibition of de novo ceramide biosynthesis did not prevent palmitate-induced Akt dephosphorylation, suggesting that palmitate may act in an Akt-independent manner to modulate Tnnt3 alternative splicing. Instead, pre-treatment with okadaic acid at concentrations that selectively inhibit protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) blocked both palmitate- and ceramide-induced changes in Tnnt3 alternative splicing, suggesting that palmitate and ceramide act through PP2A to modulate Tnnt3 alternative splicing.
                Conclusions
                Overall, the data show that fatty acid saturation level and ceramides are important factors modulating alternative pre-mRNA splicing through activation of PP2A.
Astrophysical constraints on resonantly produced sterile neutrino dark matter
Creators: name: Schneider, Aurel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Resonantly produced sterile neutrinos are considered an attractive dark matter (DM) candidate only requiring a minimal, well motivated extension to the standard model of particle physics. With a particle mass restricted to the keV range, sterile neutrinos are furthermore a prime candidate for warm DM, characterised by suppressed matter perturbations at the smallest observable scales. In this paper we take a critical look at the validity of the resonant scenario in the context of constraints from structure formation. We compare predicted and observed number of Milky-Way satellites and we introduce a new method to generalise existing Lyman-$α$ limits based on thermal relic warm DM to the case of resonant sterile neutrino DM. The tightest limits come from the Lyman-$α$ analysis, excluding the entire parameter space (at 2-$σ$ confidence level) still allowed by X-ray observations. Constraints from Milky-Way satellite counts are less stringent, leaving room for resonant sterile neutrino DM most notably around the suggested line signal at 7.1 keV.
description: minor changes, matches published version
Incorporating nonlinearity into mediation analyses
Creators: name: Grey, Margaret
name: Gallo, Agatha M
name: Deatrick, Janet A
name: Dixon, Jane
name: Knafl, George
name: Knafl, Kathleen
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Abstract Background Mediation is an important issue considered in the behavioral, medical, and social sciences. It addresses situations where the effect of a predictor variable X on an outcome variable Y is explained to some extent by an intervening, mediator variable M. Methods for addressing mediation have been available for some time. While these methods continue to undergo refinement, the relationships underlying mediation are commonly treated as linear in the outcome Y, the predictor X, and the mediator M. These relationships, however, can be nonlinear. Methods are needed for assessing when mediation relationships can be treated as linear and for estimating them when they are nonlinear. Methods Existing adaptive regression methods based on fractional polynomials are extended here to address nonlinearity in mediation relationships, but assuming those relationships are monotonic as would be consistent with theories about directionality of such relationships. Results Example monotonic mediation analyses are provided assessing linear and monotonic mediation of the effect of family functioning (X) on a child’s adaptation (Y) to a chronic condition by the difficulty (M) for the family in managing the child's condition. Example moderated monotonic mediation and simulation analyses are also presented. Conclusions Adaptive methods provide an effective way to incorporate possibly nonlinear monotonicity into mediation relationships.
Systematic Renormalization of the Effective Theory of Large Scale Structure
Creators: name: Abolhasani, Ali Akbar
name: Mirbabayi, Mehrdad
name: Pajer, Enrico
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A perturbative description of Large Scale Structure is a cornerstone of our understanding of the observed distribution of matter in the universe. Renormalization is an essential and defining step to make this description physical and predictive. Here we introduce a systematic renormalization procedure, which neatly associates counterterms to the UV-sensitive diagrams order by order, as it is commonly done in quantum field theory. As a concrete example, we renormalize the one-loop power spectrum and bispectrum of both density and velocity. In addition, we present a series of results that are valid to all orders in perturbation theory. First, we show that while systematic renormalization requires temporally non-local counterterms, in practice one can use an equivalent basis made of local operators. We give an explicit prescription to generate all counterterms allowed by the symmetries. Second, we present a formal proof of the well-known general argument that the contribution of short distance perturbations to large scale density contrast $δ$ and momentum density $\mathbfπ(\mathbf k)$ scale as $k^2$ and $k$, respectively. Third, we demonstrate that the common practice of introducing counterterms only in the Euler equation when one is interested in correlators of $ δ$ is indeed valid to all orders.
description: 28+14
SOME CONCEPTS ABOUT SUICIDE
Creators: name: Utkirbek Mahammatovich Arzikulov
Publisher: name: Central Asian Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies (CARJIS)
Year: 2022
Subjects: person
individual
suicide
suicidal behavior
psychotropic substances
unemployment
family scandals
stressful situations
severe panic
loneliness anxiety
distrust of others
acute affective experiences.

description: This article provides clear evidence of suicidal ideation, intense negative feelings in stressful situations vague feelings, restlessness, intense panic that leads to delirium, loneliness anxiety, insecurity, and despair over oneself and one’s future.
Fertility desires, family planning use and pregnancy experience: longitudinal examination of urban areas in three African countries
Creators: name: Lance, Peter
name: Speizer, Ilene
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract Background Many women have inconsistent fertility desires and contraceptive use behaviors. This increases their risk of unintended pregnancies. Inconsistencies may reflect barriers to family planning (FP) use but may also reflect ambivalence toward future childbearing. Using urban data from Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal, this study examines the role of fertility desires and FP use behaviors on pregnancy experience over a 2-year follow-up period. Methods Data come from baseline and 2-year follow-up among urban women interviewed in Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal. At baseline (2010/2011), women were asked about their future fertility desires (want child soon, want to delay >2 years, does not want) and current FP use. At midterm (2012/2013), women were asked if they were currently pregnant or had a birth in the 2-year period. We examine the association between baseline fertility desires and FP use with pregnancy experience and desirability of an experienced pregnancy. Results In the 2-year follow-up period, 27–39 % of women in union experienced a pregnancy or birth. In Kenya and Nigeria, 30–35 % of women using a modern FP method experienced a pregnancy/birth; the percentage with a pregnancy/birth was slightly higher among women not using at baseline (41 % in both countries). In Senegal, the distinction between pregnancy experience between users and non-users was greater (16 % vs. 31 %, respectively). In all countries, pregnancy was less common among users of long-acting and permanent methods; only a small percentage of women use these methods. Women not wanting any(more) children were the least likely to experience a pregnancy in the 2-year follow-up period. No differences were observed between those who wanted to delay and those who wanted soon. Multivariate findings demonstrate distinctions in pregnancy experience by fertility desires among modern FP users. Non-users have similar pregnancy experience by fertility desires. Conclusions Fertility desires are not stable; providers need to consider the fluidity of fertility desires in counseling clients. Programs focusing on new FP users may miss women who are the most motivated to avoid a pregnancy and need to switch to a more effective method; this will result in less unintended pregnancies overall.
An investigation of the effects of lipid-lowering medications: genome-wide linkage analysis of lipids in the HyperGEN study
Creators: name: Heiss, Gerardo
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2007

description: Abstract Background Use of anti-hyperlipidemic medications compromises genetic analysis because of altered lipid profiles. We propose an empirical method to adjust lipid levels for medication effects so that the adjusted lipid values substitute the unmedicated lipid values in the genetic analysis. Results Published clinical trials were reviewed for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and fibric acid derivatives as mono-drug therapy. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors showed similar effects in African Americans (AA) and non-African Americans (non-AA) for lowering total cholesterol (TC, -50.7 mg/dl), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C, -48.1 mg/dl), and triglycerides (TG, -19.7 mg/dl). Their effect on increasing HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) in AA (+0.4 mg/dl) was lower than in Non-AA (+2.3 mg/dl). The effects of fibric acid derivatives were estimated as -46.1 mg/dl for TC, -40.1 mg/dl for LDL-C, and +5.9 mg/dl for HDL-C in non-AA. The corresponding effects in AA were less extreme (-20.1 mg/dl, -11.4 mg/dl, and +3.1 mg/dl). Similar effect for TG (59.0 mg/dl) was shown in AA and non-AA. The above estimated effects were applied to a multipoint variance components linkage analysis on the lipid levels in 2,403 Whites and 2,214 AA in the HyperGEN study. The familial effects did vary depending on whether the lipids were adjusted for medication use. For example, the heritabilities increased after medication adjustment for TC and LDL-C, but did not change significantly for HDL-C and TG. Conclusion Ethnicity-specific medication adjustments using our empirical method can be employed in epidemiological and genetic analysis of lipids.
On the nature of isolated asymptotic singularities of solutions of a family of quasi-linear elliptic PDE's on a Cartan-Hadamard manifold
Creators: name: Bonorino, Leonardo Prange
name: Ripoll, Jaime Bruck
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 53A10

description: Let $M$ be a Cartan-Hadamard manifold with sectional curvature satisfying $-b^2\leq K\leq -a^2<0$, $b\geq a>0.$ Denote by $\partial_{\infty}M$ the asymptotic boundary of $M$ and by $\bar M:= M\cup\partial_\infty M$ the geometric compactification of $M$ with the cone topology. We investigate here the following question: Given a finite number of points $p_{1},...,p_{k}\in\partial_\infty M,$ if $u\in C^{\infty}(M)\cap C^{0}\left( \bar{M}\backslash\left\{ p_{1},...,p_{k}\right\} \right) $ satisfies a PDE $\mathcal Q(u)=0$ in $M$ and if $u|_{\partial_\infty M\setminus\left\{p_{1},...,p_{k}\right\}}$ extends continuously to $p_{i},$ $i=1,...,k,$ can one conclude that $u\in C^{0}\left( \bar{M}\right )?$ When $\dim M=2$, for $\mathcal Q$ belonging to a linearly convex space of quasi-linear elliptic operators $\mathcal{S}$ of the form $$ \mathcal{Q}(u)=\operatorname{div}\left( \frac{\mathcal{A}(|\nabla u|)}{|\nabla u|} \nabla u \right)=0, $$ where $\mathcal{A}$ satisfies some structural conditions, then the answer is yes provided that $\mathcal{A}$ has a certain asymptotic growth. This condition includes, besides the minimal graph PDE, a class of minimal type PDEs. In the hyperbolic space $ \mathbb{H}^n$, $n\ge 2,$ we are able to give a complete answer: we prove that $\mathcal{S}$ splits into two disjoint classes of minimal type and $p-$Laplacian type PDEs, $p>1,$ where the answer is yes and no respectively. These two classes are determined by the asymptotic behaviour of $\mathcal A.$ Regarding the class where the answer is negative, we obtain explicit solutions having an isolated non removable singularity at infinity.
Effects of exercise training on Fetuin-a in obese, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults and elderly: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
Creators: name: Izquierdo, Mikel
name: Hackney, Anthony C
name: Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson
name: García-Hermoso, Antonio
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Abstract
                Background
                Elevated levels of fetuin-A are associated with increased risks of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This meta-analysis investigated whether exercise interventions can reduce fetuin-A in adults.
                Methods
                We searched clinical trials that objectively assessed fetuin-A and included study arms with exercise intervention. The pre-intervention and post-intervention data were used for meta-analysis. The effect sizes were calculated as standardized mean differences or changes in fetuin-A and expressed as Hedges’ g using random-effects models.
                Results
                The overall Hedges’ g for fetuin-A in all included interventions was − 0.640 (95%CI − 1.129 to − 0.151; n = 9), but this effect was not observed in obese (g = − 0.096; 95%CI, − 0.328 to 0.135) and type 2 diabetes/dysglycemia (g = − 0.56; 95%CI, − 1.348 to 0.236) individuals. Additionally, the random-effects meta-regression analysis showed that there was not a greater decrease in fetuin-A in individuals who achieved greater body mass index reductions (regression coefficient = 0.065; 95%CI, − 0.185 to 0.315).
                Conclusion
                Supervised exercise is associated with reductions in fetuin-A levels in adults and elderly. However, the results of the present meta-analysis should be interpreted with caution because of the variety of type of exercises and individual obesity related-disorders involve. Therefore, additional high-quality randomized controlled trials describing the effect of supervised exercise interventions on fetuin-A in adults are still needed.
Enhancing milled rice qualitative classification with machine learning techniques using morphological features of binary images
Creators: name: Sokudlor, Nuttaphon
name: Laloon, Kittipong
name: Junsiri, Chaiyan
name: Sudajan, Somposh
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Rice is a globally important agricultural crop, with extensive cultivation and consumption in Asia. In Thailand, it is a primary food crop and a crucial export commodity. However, ensuring the quality standards of Thai rice is challenging due to variations in grain mixtures, making conventional inspection methods laborious and time-consuming. Human judgment in visual inspection introduces the risk of discrepancies. To address this, a swift and accurate solution is needed for quality analysis and differentiation of rice grain categories. Image processing techniques and machine learning offer a promising approach for accurate rice grain classification and reducing human grading errors. In a recent study focused on jasmine rice (KDML 105) samples, images of rice grains were captured using a developed device. Morphological features related to shape and size were extracted through image processing. The Boruta algorithm was employed to select significant features, which were then used to train various machine learning classifiers. After training and validation, the random forest classifier demonstrated the highest performance and was chosen as the main classification model. It was then tested with a new dataset to evaluate its identification accuracy. The selected model successfully classified four categories of rice grains with an accuracy exceeding 99.00%. While research efforts have primarily focused on classifying rice varieties and detecting grain abnormalities, incorporating a combination of morphology, color, and texture features is essential for highly accurate predictions. However, when it comes to predicting rice grain types with distinct shapes and sizes, considering relevant morphological characteristics during the model development process is sufficient to achieve highly precise and accurate results.
Clarifying values: an updated review
Creators: name: Pignone, Michael
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract: Background: Consensus guidelines have recommended that decision aids include a process for helping patients clarify their values. We sought to examine the theoretical and empirical evidence related to the use of values clarification methods in patient decision aids. Methods: Building on the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration’s 2005 review of values clarification methods in decision aids, we convened a multi-disciplinary expert group to examine key definitions, decision-making process theories, and empirical evidence about the effects of values clarification methods in decision aids. To summarize the current state of theory and evidence about the role of values clarification methods in decision aids, we undertook a process of evidence review and summary. Results: Values clarification methods (VCMs) are best defined as methods to help patients think about the desirability of options or attributes of options within a specific decision context, in order to identify which option he/she prefers. Several decision making process theories were identified that can inform the design of values clarification methods, but no single “best” practice for how such methods should be constructed was determined. Our evidence review found that existing VCMs were used for a variety of different decisions, rarely referenced underlying theory for their design, but generally were well described in regard to their development process. Listing the pros and cons of a decision was the most common method used. The 13 trials that compared decision support with or without VCMs reached mixed results: some found that VCMs improved some decision-making processes, while others found no effect. Conclusions: Values clarification methods may improve decision-making processes and potentially more distal outcomes. However, the small number of evaluations of VCMs and, where evaluations exist, the heterogeneity in outcome measures makes it difficult to determine their overall effectiveness or the specific characteristics that increase effectiveness.
title: Denkmal und Energie 2017 - Tagesseminar "Energieeffizienz, Nachhaltigkeit und Nutzerkomfort"
title: Abschlussbericht über ein Forschungsprojekt
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Weller, Bernhard
name: Horn, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Baukonstruktion
Year: 2017

description: Der vorliegende Abschlussbericht dokumentiert die Ergebnisse des durch die Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) geförderten Projektes " Tagesseminar Denkmal und Energie 2017 – Energieeffizienz, Nachhaltigkeit und Nutzerkomfort ". Im Mittelpunkt des Projektes stand der Wissenstransfer von Forschungserkenntnissen und gelungenen Projektbeispielen an relevante Schlüsselakteure aus dem Themenbereich Denkmal und Energie. Als Kernthema der Veranstaltung wurde die Frage behandelt, wie die Baudenkmale auf den Stand der Technik in Sachen Energieeffizienz, Nachhaltigkeit und Nutzerkomfort gehalten werden können, um damit deren Weiternutzung zu sichern. Anhand verschiedener Beispielgebäude wurden typische Baukonstruktionen, Schadensbilder und Sanierungsbeispiele aufgezeigt und im Detail erläutert. Als Begleitmaterial zum Tagesseminar wurde jedem Teilnehmer neben den Vortragsfolien ein Jahrbuch ausgehändigt, welches die Vortragsthemen der Referenten noch einmal in Form eines Artikels sowie Beiträge weiterer namhafter Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis beinhaltete
When inclusion leads to exclusion: A consideration of the impact of inclusive policy on school leaders working within a pupil referral unit
Creators: name: Millington, Glenn Thomas
Publisher: name: PRISM: Casting New Light on Learning, Theory and Practice
Year: 2023

description: My research investigates the experiences of a range of professionals tasked with the role of enacting a policy aimed at achieving social justice. In a drive where one of the priorities was aimed at reducing exclusions from mainstream schools, some participants report feelings of being marginalised and excluded from the policy process. This paper offers a valuable insight into the permeations of the policy process, and the experiences of senior leaders working within education, health and social care, and who feel excluded from the decision-making process. This raises fundamental questions around the planning and implementation of policy aimed at inclusive practice, and a move towards achieving social justice. It raises the question of if it ever justified to exclude the voices of professionals who are directly impacted by a policy? This is particularly pertinent given that the purpose of the policy itself is concerned with inclusion and social justice.
description: PRISM: Casting New Light on Learning, Theory and Practice, Early View
The Aspergillus giganteus antifungal protein AFPNN5353activates the cell wall integrity pathway and perturbs calcium homeostasis
Creators: name: Binder, Ulrike
name: Bencina, Mojca
name: Eigentler, Andrea
name: Meyer, Vera
name: Marx, Florentine
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
subject: Caspofungin
subject: BAPTA
subject: antifungal protein
subject: mechanical perturbation
subject: sensitive fungus

description: Background The antifungal protein AFPNN5353 is a defensin-like protein of Aspergillus giganteus. It belongs to a group of secretory proteins with low molecular mass, cationic character and a high content of cysteine residues. The protein inhibits the germination and growth of filamentous ascomycetes, including important human and plant pathogens and the model organsims Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus niger. Results We determined an AFPNN5353 hypersensitive phenotype of non-functional A. nidulans mutants in the protein kinase C (Pkc)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (Mpk) signalling pathway and the induction of the α-glucan synthase A (agsA) promoter in a transgenic A. niger strain which point at the activation of the cell wall integrity pathway (CWIP) and the remodelling of the cell wall in response to AFPNN5353. The activation of the CWIP by AFPNN5353, however, operates independently from RhoA which is the central regulator of CWIP signal transduction in fungi. Furthermore, we provide evidence that calcium (Ca2+) signalling plays an important role in the mechanistic function of this antifungal protein. AFPNN5353 increased about 2-fold the cytosolic free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]c) of a transgenic A. niger strain expressing codon optimized aequorin. Supplementation of the growth medium with CaCl2 counteracted AFPNN5353 toxicity, ameliorated the perturbation of the [Ca2+]c resting level and prevented protein uptake into Aspergillus sp. cells. Conclusions The present study contributes new insights into the molecular mechanisms of action of the A. giganteus antifungal protein AFPNN5353. We identified its antifungal activity, initiated the investigation of pathways that determine protein toxicity, namely the CWIP and the Ca2+ signalling cascade, and studied in detail the cellular uptake mechanism in sensitive target fungi. This knowledge contributes to define new potential targets for the development of novel antifungal strategies to prevent and combat infections of filamentous fungi which have severe negative impact in medicine and agriculture.