cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Regionale Unterschiede in der Häufigkeit von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei deutschen Einschülern
Creators: name: Rosario, Angelika Schaffrath
name: Kurth, Bärbel-Maria
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Übergewicht
subject: Adipositas
subject: Schuleingangsuntersuchungen
subject: BMI
subject: Referenzsysteme
subject: Humans
subject: Germany/epidemiology
subject: Male
subject: Prevalence
subject: Risk Assessment/methods
subject: Child
subject: Sensitivity and Specificity
subject: Overweight
subject: Obesity
subject: Reference systems
subject: School entry examinations
subject: Artifacts
subject: Data Interpretation
subject: Statistical
subject: Female
subject: Overweight/epidemiology
subject: Reproducibility of Results
subject: Students/statistics & numerical data
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Das Aufdecken von Trends und regionalen Unterschieden in der Auftretenshäufigkeit von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen ist in Anbetracht der hohen Public-Health-Relevanz dieses weit verbreiteten Gesundheitsrisikos von großem Interesse. Umso wichtiger ist es, dass Trendaussagen und Vergleiche belastbar sind und auf denselben methodischen Grundlagen basieren. Am Beispiel der Daten des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS) sind die potenziellen Auswirkungen zweier Fehlerquellen methodischer Art auf Prävalenzaussagen bei den Schuleingangsuntersuchungen dargestellt. Als Schlussfolgerung werden einfache Empfehlungen zur Vermeidung dieser Fehler gegeben.
description: Discovering trends and regional differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is an important task, bearing in mind the high public health relevance of this widespread health risk. It is all the more important to ensure a common methodological basis for the calculations underlying statements about trends and comparisons. Using the data of the German Health Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), the potential effects of two methodological sources of error when calculating overweight and obesity prevalence at school entry are presented. Finally, simple recommendations for avoiding these errors are given.
sj-pdf-1-hsb-10.1177_00221465211023424 – Supplemental material for Physical Disability at Work: How Functional Limitation Affects Perceived Discrimination and Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace
Creators: name: Carr, Deborah
name: Namkung, Eun Ha
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-hsb-10.1177_00221465211023424 for Physical Disability at Work: How Functional Limitation Affects Perceived Discrimination and Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace by Deborah Carr and Eun Ha Namkung in Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Aviäre Influenza: Diagnostik und Management von Infektionen des Menschen
Creators: name: Becker, Anne
name: Buchholz, Udo
name: Reiter, Sabine
name: Schweiger, Brunhilde
name: Pauli, Georg
name: Haas, Walter
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Influenza
subject: Infektionsrisiko
subject: Robert-Koch-Institut
subject: Diagnosestellung
subject: Schnelltest
subject: Vogelgrippe
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Aktuelle Empfehlungen des Robert Koch-Instituts bei Infektionen mit A/H5(N1)
THREE DIMENSIONAL SEGMENTATION AND DETECTION OF FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY IMAGES
Creators: name: Ho, David J.
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Image processing
Computer vision

description: Fluorescence microscopy is an essential tool for imaging subcellular structures in tissue. Two-photon microscopy enables imaging deeper into tissue using near-infrared light. The use of image analysis and computer vision tools to detect and extract information from the images is still challenging due to the degraded microscopy volumes by blurring and noise during the image acquisition and the complexity of subcellular structures presented in the volumes. In this thesis we describe methods for segmentation and detection of fluorescence microscopy images in 3D. We segment tubule boundaries by distinguishing them from other structures using three dimensional steerable filters. These filters can capture strong directional tendencies of the voxels on a tubule boundary. We also describe multiple three dimensional convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to segment nuclei. Training the CNNs usually require a large set of labeled images which is extremely difficult to obtain in biomedical images. We describe methods to generate synthetic microscopy volumes and to train our 3D CNNs using these synthetic volumes without using any real ground truth volumes. The locations and sizes of the nuclei are detected using of our CNNs, known as the Sphere Estimation Network. Our methods are evaluated using real ground truth volumes and are shown to outperform other techniques.
NOTES "Civil Disobedience"
Creators: name: Gifford, James
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: American literature

description: Lecture/class notes on Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience." I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
LIFELONG LEARNING: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE  IN OLD AGES
Creators: name: Xoliqova Xumora Jahongir qizi Fergana State University foreign languages faculty Philology: English, student of group 21.93
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In today's world, English proficiency has become an essential requirement for many working individuals, not merely an advantage. This has led to a significant increase in the number of middle-aged and older adults seeking language courses. To meet the demands of this growing population of older learners, educators need to carefully analyze existing coursebooks, teaching methodologies, and approaches, considering the unique learning characteristics of older adults.  To develop effective syllabuses that cater to the specific needs of this group, it's crucial to address fundamental questions: who are we teaching, how do older learners learn, and what are the most effective teaching strategies for them?

Key words: older adult education, senior students, teaching English, learning English, lifelong learning, elderly learning.
Linear Polarization of AGN Jets
Creators: name: Hodge, Mary A.
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
High energy astrophysics and galactic cosmic rays
Astroparticle physics and particle cosmology

description: Active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets are energetic phenomena where twin jets of plasma emerge perpendicular to the plane of the accretion disk surrounding supermassive black holes in galactic centers. Radio-loud jets are largely divided into classes based on the angle of observation (blazars versus radio galaxies), spectral line widths (Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars/FSRQs versus BL Lac objects/BL Lacs), and location of the synchrotron peak frequency in their spectral energy distribution (high-spectral peaked/HSP, intermediate-spectral peaked/ISP, or low-spectral peaked/LSP).

The linear fractional polarization of the radio emission and the direction of the polarization plan (electric vector position angle, "EVPA'') can be measured, providing information on the properties of the jets' magnetic field. This study uses and describes some processing of data from the MOJAVE program, taken with the VLBA at 15 GHz, to investigate the polarization behavior of 387 AGN.

The most polarized jets have good alignment between the EVPA and the local jet direction, and higher stability in both fractional polarization and the EVPA. This characterization best describes BL Lacs, which are notably different from FSRQs. HSP BL Lacs have lower fractional polarization than LSP BL Lacs, with fractional polarization partially dependent on apparent jet speeds. These results have supported a scenario where HSP BL Lacs and LSP BL Lacs are similar objects with differing relativistic beaming factors, while FSRQs and BL Lacs as a class have inherent differences in the makeup of their magnetic fields.
Distribution and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses in multi-transgenic pigs generated for xenotransplantation
Creators: name: Dieckhoff, Britta
name: Kessler, Barbara
name: Jobst, Danny
name: Kues, Wilfried A.
name: Petersen, Björn
name: Pfeifer, Alexander
name: Kurth, Reinhard
name: Niemann, Heiner
name: Wolf, Eckhard
name: Denner, Joachim
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Cell Line
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Male
subject: RNA
subject: Tissue Distribution
subject: Viral/genetics
subject: Viral Load
subject: Transplantation
subject: Heterologous
subject: Endogenous Retroviruses/genetics
subject: Genetically Modified/virology
subject: Endogenous Retroviruses/metabolism
subject: Leukocytes
subject: Mononuclear/virology
subject: Sus scrofa
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: Multi-transgenic pigs produced for use in xenotransplantation have to be screened for the presence and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) to select animals with low PERV load. The production of transgenic pigs may also be associated with the integration of the transgene adjacent to or into the locus of a PERV provirus, potentially leading to an enhanced virus expression. Methods: Non-transgenic animals, single-transgenic, and multi-transgenic pigs were screened for the presence of PERV-A, -B, and -C and recombinant PERV-A/C using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PERV expression was determined by real time reverse transcriptase-PCR. An assay based on the activation of PERV in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by mitogens was used to discriminate between low and high PERV producer animals. Results: All animals carried PERV-A and -B. A total of 176 from 181 (97.2%) animals carried PERV-C in the germ line and 18 from 64 animals carried PERV-A/C in the genome of lymphoid cells but not in the germ line. The expression of PERV was very low in all animals and not different between transgenic pigs and non-transgenic animals. PERV expression differed between various pig lines. The highest expression was found in mini-pigs and crossing other pig lines with mini-pigs resulted in increased PERV expression in the progeny. However, expression of viral proteins and particle release were not observed in all transgenic animals. Conclusions: No evidence for elevated PERV expression in (multi-) transgenic pigs was observed. Differences in PERV expression correlated with the genetic background of the animals, not with the specific transgene. Mini-pigs consistently had the highest level of PERV expression and animals with a mini-pig background had a higher level of expression compared with animals without mini-pig background.
title: NOTES Civilization and its Discontents
title: NOTES Civilization and its Discontents
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Gifford, James
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Psychology and literature

description: Lecture/class notes on Sigmund Freud's Civilization and its Discontents. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
description: Lecture/class notes on Sigmund Freud's Civilization and its Discontents. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
sj-pdf-1-cnr-10.1177_10547738211030602 – Supplemental material for Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in Post-Deployment Military Service Members: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Abanes, Jane J.
name: Ridner, Sheila H.
name: Dietrich, Mary S.
name: Hiers, Cynthia
name: Rhoten, Bethany
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-cnr-10.1177_10547738211030602 for Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in Post-Deployment Military Service Members: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jane J. Abanes, Sheila H. Ridner, Mary S. Dietrich, Cynthia Hiers and Bethany Rhoten in Clinical Nursing Research
Measles outbreak linked to a minority group in Austria, 2008
Creators: name: Schmid, D.
name: Holzmann, Heidemarie
name: Schwarz, K.
name: Kasper, S.
name: Kuo, H-W.
name: Aberle, Stefan W.
name: Redlberger-Fritz, M.
name: Hautmann, Wolfgang
name: Santibanez, Sabine
name: Mankertz, Annette
name: König, C.
name: Magnet, E.
name: Reichart, Sandra
name: Meusburger, S.
name: Luckner-Hornischer, A.
name: Martin, A. De
name: Bechter, E.
name: Stirling, J.
name: Allerberger, F.
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Adolescent
subject: Humans
subject: Disease Outbreaks
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Child
subject: Adult
subject: Infant
subject: Age Distribution
subject: Retrospective Studies
subject: Measles/epidemiology
subject: Young Adult
subject: Austria/epidemiology
subject: Child Preschool
subject: Minority Groups
subject: Schools
subject: 610 Medizin

description: We report on a measles outbreak originating in an anthroposophic community in Austria, 2008. A total of 394 (94·9%) cases fulfilled the outbreak case definition including 168 cases affiliated to the anthroposophic community. The source case was a school pupil from Switzerland. The Austrian outbreak strain was genotype D5, indistinguishable from the Swiss outbreak strain. A school-based retrospective cohort study in the anthroposophic school demonstrated a vaccine effectiveness of 97·3% in pupils who had received a single dose of measles-containing vaccine and 100% in those who had received two doses. The vaccination coverage of the cases in the anthroposophic community was 0·6%. Of the 226 outbreak cases not belonging to the anthroposophic community, the 10–24 years age group was the most affected. Our findings underline the epidemiological significance of suboptimal vaccination coverage in anthroposophic communities and in older age groups of the general population in facilitating measles virus circulation. The findings of this outbreak investigation suggest that the WHO European Region is unlikely to achieve its 2010 target for measles and rubella elimination.
sj-pdf-2-jag-10.1177_07334648211028692 – Supplemental material for A Systematic Review of Tools Assessing the Perspective of Caregivers of Residents With Dementia
Creators: name: Harper, Alexandra E.
name: Rouch, Stephanie
name: Leland, Natalie E.
name: Turner, Rose L.
name: Mansbach, William E.
name: Day, Claire E.
name: Terhorst, Lauren
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-jag-10.1177_07334648211028692 for A Systematic Review of Tools Assessing the Perspective of Caregivers of Residents With Dementia by Alexandra E. Harper, Stephanie Rouch, Natalie E. Leland, Rose L. Turner, William E. Mansbach, Claire E. Day and Lauren Terhorst in Journal of Applied Gerontology
Überblick und Bewertung der verfügbaren Datenquellen zur Inzidenz impfpräventabler Krankheiten, zum Durchimpfungsgrad und zum Immunstatus in Deutschland
Creators: name: Poggensee, Gabriele
name: Reuss, Annicka
name: Reiter, Sabine
name: Siedler, Anette
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Impfquoten
subject: Surveillance
subject: Datenquellen
subject: Impfpräventable Krankheiten
subject: Impfstatus
subject: Data sources
subject: Vaccine preventable diseases
subject: Vaccination coverage
subject: Vaccination status
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Die Surveillance von impfpräventablen Erkrankungen und durchgeführten Impfungen ist notwendig, um entsprechend den Impfempfehlungen und den verfolgten gesundheitspolitischen Zielen epidemiologische Daten zu liefern. Die verfügbaren Datenquellen für die Erfassung von Neuerkrankungen an impfpräventablen Krankheiten, zum Durchimpfungsgrad und zum Immunstatus der Bevölkerung sind lückenhaft und liefern kein vollständiges Bild der epidemiologischen Situation. Für die Mehrheit der impfpräventablen Krankheiten gibt es durch die Meldepflicht und zusätzliche Sentinels bundesweite Daten über ihr Vorkommen. Einige, für die Regelimpfungen empfohlen sind, stehen jedoch nicht unter einer Surveillance. Die Erhebung von Daten zu durchgeführten Impfungen erfolgt in Deutschland dezentral und regional. Bundesweit kontinuierlich erhobene Daten zu Impfquoten liegen ausschließlich für Schulanfänger vor. Die Analyse von Versorgungsdaten, wie zum Beispiel von Daten der Krankenkassen oder Kassenärztlichen Vereinigungen, kann eine Möglichkeit sein, diese Datenlücken zu schließen.
description: The surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage is necessary in order to deliver epidemiological data with respect to national vaccination recommendations and control targets. The data available on the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases, vaccination coverage, and immune status of the population are fragmentary and do not allow the epidemiological situation to be fully assessed. Although the majority of vaccine preventable diseases are under surveillance nationwide (by statutory reporting or sentinel surveillance), data are not available for some diseases. In addition, data on vaccination coverage are not collected centrally. Nationwide data on vaccination coverage are only available for children at school entry. Use of secondary data such as data from health insurance companies or associations of statutory health insurance physicians provides an opportunity to close gaps in knowledge and to improve the surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases.
Fast broad-range disinfection of bacteria, fungi, viruses and prions
Creators: name: Beekes, Michael
name: Lemmer, Karin
name: Thomzig, Achim
name: Joncic, Marion
name: Tintelnot, Kathrin
name: Mielke, Martin
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Humans
subject: Bacteria/drug effects
subject: Disinfectants/metabolism
subject: Disinfectants/pharmacology
subject: Disinfection/methods
subject: Fungi/drug effects
subject: Microbial Viability/drug effects
subject: Prions/drug effects
subject: Viruses/drug effects
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Effective disinfectants are of key importance for the safe handling and reprocessing of surgical instruments. We tested whether new formulations containing SDS, NaOH and 1-propanol (n-propanol) are simultaneously active against a broad range of pathogens including bacteria, fungi, non-enveloped viruses and prions. Inactivation and disinfection were examined in suspension and on carriers, respectively, using coagulated blood or brain homogenate as organic soil. Coomassie blue staining was used to assess whether formulations did undesirably fix proteins to rough surfaces. A mixture of 0.2% SDS and 0.3% NaOH in 20% n-propanol achieved potent decontamination of steel carriers contaminated with PrPTSE, the biochemical marker for prion infectivity, from 263K scrapie hamsters, or patients with sporadic or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 263K scrapie infectivity on carriers was decreased by ≥5.5 log10 units [logs]. Furthermore, the formulation effectively inactivated poliovirus, hepatitis A virus and caliciviruses (including murine norovirus) in suspension tests. It also yielded significant titre reductions of bacteria (E. faecium, M. avium; >6 logs), fungi (spores of Aspergillus niger; >5 logs) or poliovirus (≥4 logs) embedded in coagulated blood on carriers. The formulation was not found to fix proteins more than was observed with water as cleaning reagent. SDS, NaOH and n-propanol can synergistically achieve fast broad-range disinfection.
title: NOTES The Handmaid's Tale
title: NOTES The Handmaid's Tale
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Gifford, James
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Canadian literature

description: Lecture/class notes on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
description: Lecture/class notes on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
Wild Chimpanzees Infected with 5 Plasmodium Species
Creators: name: Kaiser, Marco
name: Löwa, Anna
name: Ulrich, Markus
name: Ellerbrok, Heinz
name: Goffe, Adeelia S.
name: Blasse, Anja
name: Zommers, Zinta
name: Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel
name: Babweteera, Fred
name: Zuberbühler, Klaus
name: Metzger, Sonja
name: Geidel, Sebastian
name: Boesch, Christophe
name: Gillespie, Thomas R.
name: Leendertz, Fabian
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Biologische Sicherheit
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Molecular Sequence Data
subject: Phylogeny
subject: Base Sequence
subject: Genetic Variation
subject: Molecular Epidemiology
subject: Trees
subject: Tropical Climate
subject: Ape Diseases/epidemiology
subject: Ape Diseases/parasitology
subject: Environmental Monitoring
subject: Cote d'Ivoire/epidemiology
subject: Disease Reservoirs/parasitology
subject: Disease Reservoirs/veterinary
subject: Malaria/epidemiology
subject: Malaria/veterinary
subject: Pan troglodytes/parasitology
subject: Plasmodium/classification
subject: Plasmodium/genetics
subject: Plasmodium/isolation & purification
subject: Protozoan Proteins/genetics
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Data are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity in wild chimpanzees living in an undisturbed tropical rainforest habitat and found 5 species: P. malariae, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. reichenowi, and P. gaboni.
sj-pdf-2-ine-10.1177_15910199211028342 - Supplemental material for Per-pass analysis of recanalization and good neurological outcome in thrombectomy for stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Arturo Larco, Jorge
name: Abbasi, Mehdi
name: Liu, Yang
name: Madhani, Sarosh Irfan
name: Shahid, Adnan Hussain
name: Kadirvel, Ramanathan
name: Brinjikji, Waleed
name: Savastano, Luis E
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-ine-10.1177_15910199211028342 for Per-pass analysis of recanalization and good neurological outcome in thrombectomy for stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Jorge Arturo Larco, Mehdi Abbasi, Yang Liu, Sarosh Irfan Madhani, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Ramanathan Kadirvel, Waleed Brinjikji and Luis E Savastano in Interventional Neuroradiology
Mortality of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in Germany
Creators: name: Wilking, Hendrik
name: Buda, Silke
name: Lippe, Elena Von Der
name: Altmann, Doris
name: Krause, Gérard
name: Eckmanns, Tim
name: Haas, Walter
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Adolescent
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Germany/epidemiology
subject: Male
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Prevalence
subject: Risk Factors
subject: Child
subject: Adult
subject: Cross-Sectional Studies
subject: Aged
subject: Infant
subject: Age Distribution
subject: Odds Ratio
subject: Influenza A Virus
subject: Influenza
subject: Human/drug therapy
subject: Time Factors
subject: Young Adult
subject: H1N1 Subtype
subject: Comorbidity
subject: Child Preschool
subject: Sex Distribution
subject: Infant Newborn
subject: Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
subject: Pandemics
subject: Human/mortality
subject: Influenza Human/prevention & control
subject: Mortality/trends
subject: 610 Medizin

description: The mortality in Germany caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) seems to have been one of the lowest in Europe. We provide a detailed analysis of all 252 fatal cases of confirmed infection with the pandemic virus notified between 29 April 2009 and 31 March 2010. The overall mortality was 3.1 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.7 to 3.5) per one million inhabitants. We observed an increase in the case fatality rate of notified cases over time; notified cases aged 60 years or older had the highest case fatality rate (2.16%; 95% CI: 1.61 to 2.83; odds ratio: 5.4; p
sj-pdf-4-ine-10.1177_15910199211028342 - Supplemental material for Per-pass analysis of recanalization and good neurological outcome in thrombectomy for stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Arturo Larco, Jorge
name: Abbasi, Mehdi
name: Liu, Yang
name: Madhani, Sarosh Irfan
name: Shahid, Adnan Hussain
name: Kadirvel, Ramanathan
name: Brinjikji, Waleed
name: Savastano, Luis E
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-4-ine-10.1177_15910199211028342 for Per-pass analysis of recanalization and good neurological outcome in thrombectomy for stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Jorge Arturo Larco, Mehdi Abbasi, Yang Liu, Sarosh Irfan Madhani, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Ramanathan Kadirvel, Waleed Brinjikji and Luis E Savastano in Interventional Neuroradiology
No evidence for transmission of SIVwrc from western red colobus monkeys (piliocolobus badius badius) to wild west african chimpanzees (pan troglodytes verus) despite high exposure through hunting
Creators: name: Leendertz, Siv Aina J.
name: Locatelli, Sabrina
name: Boesch, Christophe
name: Kücherer, Claudia
name: Formenty, Pierre
name: Liegeois, Florian
name: Ayouba, Ahidjo
name: Peeters, Martine
name: Leendertz, Fabian
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Simian immunodeficiency virus/immunology
subject: Pan troglodytes
subject: Antibodies Viral/blood
subject: Colobus
subject: Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/blood
subject: Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission
subject: Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/virology
subject: Simian immunodeficiency virus/isolation & purification
subject: Simian immunodeficiency virus/pathogenicity
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses (SIVs) are the precursors of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIVs) which have lead to the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. By studying SIVs in wild primates we can better understand the circulation of these viruses in their natural hosts and habitat, and perhaps identify factors that influence susceptibility and transmission within and between various host species. We investigated the SIV status of wild West African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) which frequently hunt and consume the western red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus badius badius), a species known to be infected to a high percentage with its specific SIV strain (SIVwrc).Results: Blood and plasma samples from 32 wild chimpanzees were tested with INNO-LIA HIV I/II Score kit to detect cross-reactive antibodies to HIV antigens. Twenty-three of the samples were also tested for antibodies to 43 specific SIV and HIV lineages, including SIVwrc. Tissue samples from all but two chimpanzees were tested for SIV by PCRs using generic SIV primers that detect all known primate lentiviruses as well as primers designed to specifically detect SIVwrc. Seventeen of the chimpanzees showed varying degrees of cross-reactivity to the HIV specific antigens in the INNO-LIA test; however no sample had antibodies to SIV or HIV strain - and lineage specific antigens in the Luminex test. No SIV DNA was found in any of the samples. Conclusions: We could not detect any conclusive trace of SIV infection from the red colobus monkeys in the chimpanzees, despite high exposure to this virus through frequent hunting. The results of our study raise interesting questions regarding the host-parasite relationship of SIVwrc and wild chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
Pan-European Distribution of White-Nose Syndrome Fungus (Geomyces destructans) Not Associated with Mass Mortality
Creators: name: Puechmaille, Sébastien J.
name: Wibbelt, Gudrun
name: Korn, Vanessa
name: Fuller, Hubert
name: Forget, Frédéric
name: Mühldorfer, Kristin
name: Kurth, Andreas
name: Teeling, Emma C.
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Seasons
subject: Europe
subject: Chiroptera/microbiology
subject: Hibernation
subject: Americas
subject: Chiroptera/physiology
subject: Mycoses/epidemiology
subject: Mycoses/mortality
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: The dramatic mass mortalities amongst hibernating bats in Northeastern America caused by ‘‘white nosesyndrome’’ (WNS) continue to threaten populations of different bat species. The cold-loving fungus, Geomyces destructans, is the most likely causative agent leading to extensive destruction of the skin, particularly the wing membranes. Recent investigations in Europe confirmed the presence of the fungus G. destructans without associated mass mortality in hibernating bats in six countries but its distribution remains poorly known. Methodology/Principal Findings: We collected data on the presence of bats with white fungal growth in 12 countries in Europe between 2003 and 2010 and conducted morphological and genetic analysis to confirm the identity of the fungus as Geomyces destructans. Our results demonstrate the presence of the fungus in eight countries spanning over 2000 km from West to East and provide compelling photographic evidence for its presence in another four countries including Romania, and Turkey. Furthermore, matching prevalence data of a hibernaculum monitored over two consecutive years with data from across Europe show that the temporal occurrence of the fungus, which first becomes visible around February, peaks in March but can still be seen in some torpid bats in May or June, is strikingly similar throughout Europe. Finally, we isolated and cultured G. destructans from a cave wall adjacent to a bat with fungal growth. Conclusions/Significance: G. destructans is widely found over large areas of the European continent without associated mass mortalities in bats, suggesting that the fungus is native to Europe. The characterisation of the temporal variation in G. destructans growth on bats provides reference data for studying the spatio-temporal dynamic of the fungus. Finally, the presence of G. destructans spores on cave walls suggests that hibernacula could act as passive vectors and/or reservoirs for G. destructans and therefore, might play an important role in the transmission process.
title: NOTES Keep the Aspidistra Flying
title: NOTES Keep the Aspidistra Flying
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Gifford, James
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: British literature

description: Lecture/class notes on George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
description: Lecture/class notes on George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
HIV serosorting among HIV-positive men who have sex with men is associated with increased self-reported incidence of bacterial sexually transmissible infections
Creators: name: Marcus, Ulrich
name: Schmidt, Axel J.
name: Hamouda, Osamah
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Germany
subject: condom use
subject: sexual risk management
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: We aimed to quantify the frequency of HIV serosorting among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Germany, and evaluate the association of serosorting with other sexual risk management approaches (RMA) and with the frequency of bacterial sexually transmissible infections (STI). Methods: An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was distributed through German online sexual networking sites and medical practices in 2006. The analysis was based on 2985 respondents who reported an HIV test result. Based on two questions on RMA, serosorting was classified as tactical (an event-based decision) or strategic (a premeditated search for a seroconcordant partner). The analysis was stratified by HIV serostatus and seroconcordant partnership status. Results: HIV serosorting patterns were different for HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants. Tactical serosorting ranked second after RMA based on condom use (HIV-positive: 55.1%, HIV-negative: 45.1%; P < 0.001). While the overlap of strategic and tactical HIV serosorting among HIV-positive MSM was substantial (58.0%), HIV-negative strategic and tactical serosorting were more distinct (18.1% overlap). Among HIV-positive and HIV-negative respondents, tactical serosorting was associated with reduced condom use. Compared with respondents using RMA other than serosorting, HIV-positive men reporting serosorting had a three-fold increased risk for bacterial STI (strategic: odds ratio (OR) = 2.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.76–3.89; tactical: OR= 3.19; 95% CI: 2.14–4.75; both for respondents without HIV seroconcordant partners). Conclusions: HIV serosorting has emerged as a common RMA among MSM. For HIV-positive MSM, it may contribute
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Creators: name: Bremer, Viviane
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Lymphogranuloma venereum
subject: LGV
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) ist eine sexuell übertragbare Infektion, die durch Chlamydia trachomatis (Serovar L1–L3) verursacht wird. LGV wird auch als Lymphopathia venerea, Durand-Nicolas-Favre-Krankheit oder tropischer bubo bezeichnet. In der Vergangenheit wurde die mit Lymphknotenschwellungen und der Bildung von inguinalen Bubonen einhergehende LGV-Erkrankung häufig mit anderen Erkrankungen wie Syphilis, Herpes genitalis oder Ulcus molle verwechselt. Durand, Nicolas und Favre beschrieben erstmals 1913 die Erkrankung als klinische und pathologische Einheit [1]. 1930 konnten Chlamydien aus Bubonen isoliert werden [2] und in den späten 30er Jahren wurden Sulfonamide zur Behandlung erstmalig eingesetzt [3]. LGV ist vor allem in Afrika, Asien und Südamerika verbreitet. LGV tritt in Deutschland und anderen Industriestaaten sporadisch auf. Im Jahre 2003 wurden in den Niederlanden, LGVErkrankungen bei Männern mit gleichgeschlechtlichen sexuellen Kontakten (MSM) beobachtet [4]. Auch in Deutschland werden seit 2003 vermehrt LGV-Erkrankungen bei MSM festgestellt [5, 6].
Pentaplexed quantitative real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection and quantification of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in food and clinical samples
Creators: name: Kirchner, Sebastian
name: Krämer, Melanie
name: Schulze, Martin
name: Pauly, Diana
name: Jacob, Daniela
name: Gessler, Frank
name: Nitsche, Andreas
name: Dorner, Brigitte
name: Dorner, Martin
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Biologische Sicherheit
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Humans
subject: Serotyping
subject: Sensitivity and Specificity
subject: Food Microbiology
subject: Infant
subject: Cattle
subject: Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
subject: Feces/microbiology
subject: Botulinum Toxins/analysis
subject: Food Contamination/analysis
subject: Bird Diseases/diagnosis
subject: Bird Diseases/microbiology
subject: Botulism/diagnosis
subject: Botulism/microbiology
subject: Botulism/veterinary
subject: Cattle Diseases/diagnosis
subject: Cattle Diseases/microbiology
subject: Clostridium botulinum*/classification
subject: Clostridium botulinum*/genetics
subject: Clostridium botulinum*/isolation & purification
subject: Clostridium botulinum*/pathogenicity
subject: Ducks/microbiology
subject: Neurotoxins/analysis
subject: Taq Polymerase
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Botulinum neurotoxins are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum and are divided into seven distinct serotypes (A to G) known to cause botulism in animals and humans. In this study, a multiplexed quantitative real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the human pathogenic C. botulinum serotypes A, B, E, and F was developed. Based on the TaqMan chemistry, we used five individual primer-probe sets within one PCR, combining both minor groove binder- and locked nucleic acid-containing probes. Each hydrolysis probe was individually labeled with distinguishable fluorochromes, thus enabling discrimination between the serotypes A, B, E, and F. To avoid false-negative results, we designed an internal amplification control, which was simultaneously amplified with the four target genes, thus yielding a pentaplexed PCR approach with 95% detection probabilities between 7 and 287 genome equivalents per PCR. In addition, we developed six individual singleplex real-time PCR assays based on the TaqMan chemistry for the detection of the C. botulinum serotypes A, B, C, D, E, and F. Upon analysis of 42 C. botulinum and 57 non-C. botulinum strains, the singleplex and multiplex PCR assays showed an excellent specificity. Using spiked food samples we were able to detect between 10(3) and 10(5) CFU/ml, respectively. Furthermore, we were able to detect C. botulinum in samples from several cases of botulism in Germany. Overall, the pentaplexed assay showed high sensitivity and specificity and allowed for the simultaneous screening and differentiation of specimens for C. botulinum A, B, E, and F.
Additional file 1 of Mechanical stretch leads to increased caveolin-1 content and mineralization potential in extracellular vesicles from vascular smooth muscle cells
Creators: name: Shaver, Mohammad
name: Gomez, Kassandra
name: Kaiser, Katherine
name: Hutcheson, Joshua D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1.
title: NOTES Essay on Authority
title: NOTES Essay on Authority
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Gifford, James
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Critical theory

description: Lecture/class notes on Herbert Marcuse's Essay on Authority. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
description: Lecture/class notes on Herbert Marcuse's Essay on Authority. I'm sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
Validity and predictors of BMI derived from self-reported height and weight among 11- to 17-year-old German adolescents from the KiGGS study
Creators: name: Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin
name: Rosario, Angelika Schaffrath
name: Ellert, Ute
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: For practical and financial reasons, self-reported instead of measured height and weight are often used. The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity of self-reports and to identify potential predictors of the validity of body mass index (BMI) derived from self-reported height and weight. Findings: Self-reported and measured data were collected from a sub-sample (3,468 adolescents aged 11-17) from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). BMI was calculated from both reported and measured values, and these were compared in descriptive analyses. Linear regression models with BMI difference (self-reported minus measured) and logistic regression models with weight status misclassifications as dependent variables were calculated. Height was overestimated by 14- to 17-year-olds. Overall, boys and girls under-reported their weight. On average, BMI values calculated from self-reports were lower than those calculated from measured values. This underestimation of BMI led to a bias in the prevalence rates of under- and overweight which was stronger in girls than in boys. Based on self-reports, the prevalence was 9.7% for underweight and 15.1% for overweight. However, according to measured data the corresponding rates were 7.5% and 17.7%, respectively. Linear regression for BMI difference showed significant differences according to measured weight status: BMI was overestimated by underweight adolescents and underestimated by overweight adolescents. When weight status was excluded from the model, body perception was statistically significant: Adolescents who regarded themselves as ‘too fat’ underestimated their BMI to a greater extent. Symptoms of a potential eating disorder, sexual maturation, socioeconomic status (SES), school type, migration background and parental overweight showed no association with the BMI difference, but parental overweight was a consistent predictor of the misclassification of weight status defined by self-reports. Conclusions: The present findings demonstrate that the observed discrepancy between self-reported and measured height and weight leads to inaccurate estimates of the prevalence of under- and overweight when based on self-reports. The collection of body perception data and parents’ height and weight is therefore recommended in addition to self-reports. Use of a correction formula seems reasonable in order to correct for differences between self-reported and measured data.
Field Control and Optical Force Enhancement with Aperiodic Nanostructures
Creators: name: Hsueh, Yu-Chun
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Aperiodic structures offer new functionalities for control, manipulation, and sensing that can benefit applications in all frequency ranges. We present a study of the influence of the degrees of freedom from a binary aperiodic nanostructure in free space, where each pixel is either the scatterer or the background, that uses a multivariate statistical analysis to examine the covariance matrix of the output field distributions. The total variance of the output fields and the rank can be evaluated to provide quantitative measurements of control. In addition, the field statistics provide an improved understanding of the scattering properties of aperiodic structures.

It has been proposed that structuring a metal surface can substantially increase the optical pressure over that possible with a planar interface. Based upon the forces on the mirrors of a one-dimensional asymmetric Fabry-Perot cavity, we show that the sum of the pressures on both mirrors increases through asymmetry and with quality factor. Using cavity quality factor as a measure, we present the physical basis of the enhanced pressure on a nanostructured metallic surface as being due to an array of asymmetric resonant cavities.
With use of optimized, aperiodic structures, more control and higher pressure should be possible. We present a design method by which the electromagnetic pressure on a nanostructured binary material can be controlled in terms of both the enhancement and the direction. This analysis offers new avenues for optomechanics.
Indicators of Overweight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among 11- to 17-Year-Old Boys and Girls in Germany
Creators: name: Kleiser, Christina
name: Schienkiewitz, Anja
name: Rosario, Angelika Schaffrath
name: Prinz-Langenohl, Reinhild
name: Scheidt-Nave, Christa
name: Mensink, Gert
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Epidemiology
subject: Adolescent
subject: Overweight
subject: KiGGS
subject: Blood pressure
subject: Cholesterol
subject: C-reactive protein
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Objective: We analyzed the magnitude of the association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and various measures of overweight among adolescents, to determine which indicator of overweight is most relevant for risk assessment. Methods: 5,546 boys and girls aged 11–17 years participating in the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) were studied. Overweight was assumed when different anthropometric variables exceeded age- and sex-specific 90th percentiles. Blood pressure was measured and blood samples were analyzed for serum total cholesterol, lipoproteins, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Results: In both sexes, overweight was significantly associated with adverse levels of CVD risk factors, except HbA1c. These associations were most pronounced for overweight as defined by waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), or BMI. Between 11% and 37% of the overweight children exceeded the defined cut-offs for individual CVD risk factors, with age- and puberty-adjusted significant odds ratios (95% confidence interval (CI)) in comparison to normal-weight age mates ranging from 1.7 (1.0–3.0) to 6.1 (4.5–8.2). Conclusions: The findings of this population-based survey suggest that, among adolescents, WC, WHtR, and BMI are easily applicable measures of overweight that appear to be relevant for CVD risk assessment.