cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
CAREX Newsletter - May 2015 - Issue 2
Creators: name: Hogsden, Kristy
name: Harding, Jon S.
name: McIntosh, Angus R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310304
subject: Freshwater ecology

description: CAREX newsletters provide updates on the Canterbury Waterway
Rehabilitation Experiment (CAREX) and team, including research findings, tool
trials, demonstration site development and outreach events.

Suggested citation: CAREX, 2015. CAREX News - Issue 2. May 2015.
Edited by Kristy Hogsden, Jon Harding and Angus McIntosh. University of
Canterbury, Christchurch.
Automated Virtual Product Placement and Assessment in Images using Diffusion Models
Creators: name: Alam, Mohammad Mahmudul
name: Sokhandan, Negin
name: Goodman, Emmett
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

description: 6th AI for Content Creation (AI4CC) workshop at CVPR 2024
description: In Virtual Product Placement (VPP) applications, the discrete integration of specific brand products into images or videos has emerged as a challenging yet important task. This paper introduces a novel three-stage fully automated VPP system. In the first stage, a language-guided image segmentation model identifies optimal regions within images for product inpainting. In the second stage, Stable Diffusion (SD), fine-tuned with a few example product images, is used to inpaint the product into the previously identified candidate regions. The final stage introduces an ‘Alignment Module’, which is designed to effectively sieve out lowquality images. Comprehensive experiments demonstrate that the Alignment Module ensures the presence of the intended product in every generated image and enhances the average quality of images by 35%. The results presented in this paper demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed VPP system, which holds significant potential for transforming the landscape of virtual advertising and marketing strategies.
Artificial Intelligence for Digital Marketing Transformation in Nepal: A Review
Creators: name: Karki, Sabita
name: Aryal, Dr Bhoj Raj
name: Karki, Sachita
name: Acharya, Kamal
Publisher: name: IJISET
Year: 2024

description: In an era where digital technology is rapidly evolving, the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Marketing (DM) presents a frontier of immense potential, particularly in emerging markets like Nepal. The purpose of this research is to assess the potential of AI in revolutionizing Nepal's digital marketing landscape, identifying both the opportunities it presents and the challenges it faces in a developing market context. The study conducted a comprehensive literature review of 47 articles relating to AI and digital marketing. The study delves into how Nepalese businesses can adopt AI-driven strategies to enhance customer engagement, optimize marketing campaigns, and achieve competitive advantage. Findings reveal a significant potential for AI to transform digital marketing in Nepal by offering personalized customer experiences and improving operational efficiencies. The research also addresses the challenges unique to Nepal, such as limited digital literacy, data privacy concerns, and infrastructural constraints. Practical recommendations are provided for Nepalese businesses and marketers to effectively implement AI tools, with a focus on sustainable and ethical practices. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on digital marketing in developing economies and serves as a guide for practitioners and researchers interested in the intersection of AI and DM in South Asian contexts.
CAREX Newsletter - May 2015 - Issue 2
Creators: name: Hogsden, Kristy
name: Harding, Jon S.
name: McIntosh, Angus
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: classificationCode: 310304
subject: Freshwater ecology

description: CAREX newsletters provide updates on the Canterbury Waterway
Rehabilitation Experiment (CAREX) and team, including research findings, tool
trials, demonstration site development and outreach events.

Suggested citation: CAREX, 2015. CAREX News - Issue 2. May 2015.
Edited by Kristy Hogsden, Jon Harding and Angus McIntosh. University of
Canterbury, Christchurch.
Classifying two-body Hamiltonians for Quantum Darwinism
Creators: name: Doucet, Emery
name: Deffner, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
subject: Quantum Physics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum Darwinism is a paradigm to understand how classically objective reality emerges from within a fundamentally quantum universe. Despite the growing attention that this field of research as been enjoying, it is currently not known what specific properties a given Hamiltonian describing a generic quantum system must have to allow the emergence of classicality. Therefore, in the present work, we consider a broadly applicable generic model of an arbitrary finite-dimensional system interacting with an environment formed from an arbitrary collection of finite-dimensional degrees of freedom via an unspecified, potentially time-dependent Hamiltonian containing at most two-body interaction terms. We show that such models support quantum Darwinism if the set of operators acting on the system which enter the Hamiltonian satisfy a set of commutation relations with a pointer observable and with one other. We demonstrate our results by analyzing a wide range of example systems: a qutrit interacting with a qubit environment, a qubit-qubit model with interactions alternating in time, and a series of collision models including a minimal model of a quantum Maxwell demon.
Hydraulic and Sediment Handling Performance Assessment of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project (RJKIP) by Conjunctive Use of 1D and 3D Simulation Models
Creators: name: Aashis Sapkota
name: Pandit, Hari Prasad
name: Shrestha, Rajesh
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: HEC-RAS,SSIIM,Hydraulics,Sediment,Manning's n,Trap efficiency, Flushing

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
The Association Between Poverty and Access to Mental Health Treatment Among Children, Ages 3-17, in the United States, (NSCH 2017)
Creators: name: Mokri, Mattou
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: INTRODUCTION: Mental health disorders affect an individual’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being and affects 13-20% of adolescents between the age of 13 to 18. Majority of term mental illnesses start in childhood and adolescent years, with 50% of all lifetime cases starting around age 14 years. Treatment at early ages means decreased risk of long-term problems linked to mental disorders like alcohol and drug abuse. Children living in poverty have a higher risk factor for mental disorders and may also have limited access to quality mental health care.
AIM: This study aims to examine the relationship between access to mental healthcare and whether a child lives in an impoverished household using data from the 2017 National Survey of Children’s Heath (NSCH).
METHODS: The NSCH is a cross-sectional survey that collects information on the physical and emotional health; parent and neighborhood characteristics of a nationally representative sample of children aged 0-17 years. A total of 58,510 participants were interviewed in the 2017 wave of the survey. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used to examine the associations between poverty, mental health treatment, and access to health insurance.
RESULTS: There were a total of 2723 total children averaging 11 years were included in this analysis, 14.4% of which did not have access to mental health. Approximately 52% of children were male, and majority were white (77.3%). Roughly 15% of the children lived in poor households with income below the 100% federal poverty level (FPL). Seeking a mental health professional for treatment was significantly associated with race, education of caretaker, insurance status, and federal poverty level. After adjusting for all factors, children who lived in households below 100% FPL were significantly more likely to report not having access to mental healthcare that was needed (OR=2.235, 95% CI:1.564, 3.192).
DISCUSSION: The results suggest that there is a strong association between child poverty and lack of access to needed mental health. There is a need for interventions to improve access to mental health care services for children from poor households in order to prevent further complications, and other long-term health problems including caretaker education and decreased stigma surrounding the topic of childhood mental illness. Further research can also help identify other factors that impact childhood mental disorders and disparities in access to treatment among underrepresented populations as well as create a more generalizable study through the use of other survey methods and a more diverse group of children.
Bias Correction of Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts of Thailand from General Circulation Model by Using the Ratio of Gamma CDF Parameter Method
Creators: name: Winai Chaowiwat
name: Kanoksri Sarinnapakorn
name: Surajate Boonya-Aroonnet
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Seasonal rainfall forecasting,Bias Correction,General circulation model,Gamma CDF

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Solid Waste Management as a Response to Urban Flood: Case study of Bangkok City
Creators: name: Pokasoowan, Chanya
name: Tuaranin Khamrin
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Solid Waste Management,Urban Flood, Drainage,Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
A Systematic Literature Review on Water Access and Governance in Accra, Ghana
Creators: name: Illidge, Keziah
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is a growing metropolis with a population of 3.5 million, which is expected to double in size by 2030. Ghana has an abundance of water resources yet while 90% of the population has access to clean drinking water, one-third of the city’s residents lack access to piped water in their households due to rapid population growth, poverty and governance challenges. As a result, low-income residents pay up to ten times more for water from private vendors than those using piped water in their homes. Improvements in water governance in Ghana’s capital city Accra will set the stage for the provision of access to clean drinking water for all of Ghana’s citizens, improving the health of citizens, and with good health, growth in Ghana’s economy is certain to follow. To evaluate the evidence regarding water governance in Accra, a systematic review of the literature was performed. The search
focused on identification and analysis of articles related to water and governance in Accra from studies published between 2000-2019. Initially, the search identified a total of 373 articles for inclusion but, this was narrowed down to 17 articles for analysis based on reduction of duplicates and exclusion criteria. The study identified various themes related to water governance in Accra. Socio-economic status, family size and home or land ownership were determinants related to water access. In addition, community engagement was identified as important in the promotion of sustainable and equitable water policies but, studies found that often there was low participation from community members in meetings about water related issues in their communities. Despite Accra water governance challenges, Ghana Water Company Limited has made great progress exceeding its targeted objectives to increase access to piped water. However, community involvement must improve in Accra in order to improve water governance. Along with community involvement, stakeholders must become more committed to ensuring the voices of low-income communities are heard and that more time and money is invested into these communities to provide the infrastructure needed for residents to access piped water on the premises.
Simulating impacts of sea level rise on salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam in the period 2015-2100 using MIKE 11
Creators: name: Nguyen Thi Thu Ha
name: Nguyen Viet Vuong
name: Khoi, Dao Nguyen
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Mekong delta,MIKE 11,Sea level rise,Salinity intrusion

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Discrete-trial teaching: A scoping review
Creators: name: Frank-Crawford, Michelle A.
name: Borrero, John C.
name: Fisher, Alyssa
name: Talhelm, Paige
name: Fernandez, Nathalie
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2024
Subjects: discrete-trial teaching
effectiveness
efficacy

description: Discrete-trial teaching (DTT) is an arrangement used in skill acquisition. The components that comprise DTT vary widely across applications, and previous reviews evaluating its efficacy have largely reported on DTT as part of a comprehensive intervention package. The purpose of this scoping review was twofold: to describe the component variations of DTT (descriptive analysis) and to evaluate the general efficacy of DTT in teaching new skills to individuals with disabilities (efficacy analysis). One hundred and thirty-four studies were included in the descriptive analysis of DTT and 82 were included in the efficacy analysis. Results indicated that many of the components of DTT align well with best practice recommendations, including that reinforcers be delivered continuously and immediately following correct responses. Overall, DTT was efficacious in teaching new skills; however, there were limited evaluations of the maintenance, generality, and social validity of the findings. The outcomes are discussed in light of best practice recommendations and as a guide for future practice and research.
E. Coli in the Tanyard Creek Combined Sewage Overflow: a Spatial and Temporal Review Coordinated with Weather Patterns
Creators: name: Crawford, Hannah-Leigh
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: INTRODUCTION: Tanyard Creek is an urban creek in metro Atlanta contained in a large urban sub-watershed that sends stormwater to drain into the Chattahoochee River. The creek is considered impaired, with signage warning the public not to play, swim, or fish in creek. As an urban creek, it is subject to sewage overflow from one of the city of Atlanta’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) facilities, the Tanyard Creek CSO, as well as runoff from the surrounding commercial and residential areas, which may carry microbial contaminants into the creek. The creek is partly surrounded by an urban greenspace containing walking and biking paths and playgrounds, making it a candidate for remediation and future use for recreation. To understand the patterns of possible microbial contamination in this type of urban creek, the fecal indicator Escherichia coli was evaluated in the creek over time.
AIM: This research will determine the trends of E. coli in Tanyard Creek and if E. coli counts differ temporally (over the course of a year) and spatially (from sampling site to sampling site). Additionally, rainfall data from the National Weather Service will be used to determine if there is a relationship between rainfall amounts and E. coli counts at 24, 48, and 72 hours prior to sampling, as well as cumulatively.
METHODS: Water samples were collected weekly for roughly 47 weeks at 10 sites downstream from the Tanyard Creek CSO. The 10 sites were spaced along a half mile stretch of creek that included a concrete channel, a beaver dam, and a railroad bridge. All samples collected from the creek were then brought to the lab for analysis of microorganisms through membrane filtration for E. coli using BioRad RAPID'E. coli 2™ bacterial assay.
RESULTS: E. coli is present in Tanyard Creek at levels higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards. This data indicates temporal trends; during the summer months (June-September) there are higher counts of E. coli. Also, E. coli from all sampling sites differed significantly by date. This data does not indicate spatial trends, as the E. coli from all dates by sampling site did not differ significantly. For all rainfall levels—24, 48, and 72 hours prior to sampling, as well as cumulatively, there was not a statistically significant relationship between rainfall and E. coli levels. These high levels of fecal indicator bacteria demonstrate that the creek is vulnerable to bacterial and viral contamination that may pose risks of waterborne disease. These risks might be mitigated if the creek is to be reclaimed in the future as a recreational urban greenspace, potentially requiring changes in urban stormwater and runoff management.
Hard Out Here: an Analysis of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Status and the Odds of Participation in Risk Factors Known to Have Poor Health Outcomes
Creators: name: Bender, Cristel
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Background: Research in the United States has found that individuals who identify as SGM have poor health outcomes when compared to their heterosexual counterparts and participate in more risk behaviors that have been linked to poor health. There are few cross-sectional studies that have included questions regarding SGM status. Using national surveillance data from the 2016 BRFSS, risk behavior participation and poor mental health identification will be compared to SGM status, with particular attention paid to women who have sex with women (WSW) in order to provide a more widespread and complete image of healthcare concerns for all SGM individuals. Methods: Data from the 26 states that utilized the SGM questionnaire in the 2016 BRFSS was first analyzed using a chi-square analysis to determine initial levels of significance between demographics and risk factors with a known connection to poor health outcomes. A crude odds ratio was conducted to remove non-significant risk behaviors and followed by a multiple logistic regression analysis to determine an adjusted odds ratio and to account for confounding relationships between SGM status, significant demographics, and risk factors. Results: SGM respondents were at increased odds, when compared to their heterosexual counterparts, of identifying poor mental health, participating in high-risk situations, smoking status, and having been tested for HIV regardless of sex. WSW in particular, had a higher likelihood of having poor mental health (AOR=2.03, p<0.05) and being a smoker (AOR= 2.48, p<0.05). Conclusions: SGM identifying respondents were at an increased odds of participating in high-risk behaviors that have a known connection to poor health outcomes. Public health efforts should utilize a holistic approach to address risk behavior participation and disparities in overall health for SGM individuals.
Exploring the Use of Youth Mental Health First Aid Skills in Schools
Creators: name: Tyler, Janay
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training on participant knowledge and confidence and on youth behavior. YMHFA is a mental health awareness training program that was designed for adults who regularly interact with adolescents (age 12-18) who are experiencing mental health concerns. Participants in the study, referred to as “First Aiders” were recruited from a database that included the emails of all participants in a grant funded YMHFA training effort in a state in the Southeastern United States between 2015-2018. First Aiders were sent a follow-up survey measuring their confidence in skills learned from YMHFA, how the skills from the training were being utilized and if trainees reported seeing changes in students. A univariate analysis was conducted from participants’ responses to the follow up survey. Of the 119 First Aiders who responded to the survey, 88.3% of those reported utilizing the skills from the training and 49.6% reported changes in their students. First Aiders reported that they utilized skills from the YMHFA training in various ways, such as to de-escalate a mental health crisis or to refer students to mental health professionals when needed. The First Aiders reported that because of their own use of the YMHFA skills and strategies with students, they believed students were more open to discussing their mental health with the First Aiders. The public health implications of the results will be discussed.
2024 Nancy Kusmaul, Social Work, Receives “Outstanding Individual In Academia” Award From The Congressional Research Institute For Social Work And Policy
Creators: name: Duque, Catalina Sofia Dansberger
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: Nancy Kusmaul
UMBC School of Social Work
Roberto Millar
UMBC Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
A. All Hilltop Institute (UMBC) Works
Ian Stockwell
UMBC Information Systems Department

description: Photographer: Marlayna Demond
description: UMBC's Nancy Kusmaul, associate professor of social work, a scholar and advocate for the rights of older adults and professional caregivers, received the “Outstanding Individual in Academia” award from the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy in March 2024 at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. Kusmaul’s work is informed by her 10 years of experience as a social worker and over a decade of novel scholarship.
The Differential Incidence of Gestational Hypertension Among Georgia Counties
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Douglas
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: INTRODUCTION: Gestational hypertension is responsible for a significant number of maternal mortality cases. It is hypothesized that county-level incidence differences of gestational hypertension in Georgia are related to county demographic or environmental characteristics and disease risk.
AIM: This study aims to determine factors related to differential incidence rates of gestational hypertension in Georgia.
METHODS: Data was obtained from the Georgia Department of Public Health and publicly available sources for the years 2013-2017. Gestational hypertension clusters were identified using GeoDa software. Contextual continuous variables were compared between the high-high and low-low clusters using the Mann-Whitney U test and categorical variables were compared using logistic regression.
RESULTS: The State of Georgia overall has a gestational hypertension rate of 54 per 1000 births, with county level 5-year average annual rates ranging from 16 to 200 per 1000 births. Georgia counties in the high-high cluster for gestational hypertension rate on geospatial analysis were associated with higher poverty, lower median household income, lower private health insurance coverage, lower population density, and higher age-adjusted death rates from COPD, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and all causes of death. The odds of a county being more rural were 6.13 times higher for those counties in the high-high cluster than those in the low-low cluster. Unemployment rate, proportion of white race, and proportion of black race were not associated with a differential rate of gestational hypertension.
DISCUSSION: This study reveals strong evidence that socioeconomic factors may be related to gestational hypertension, but does not infer causality of why some Georgia counties have higher rates of gestational hypertension compared to others. It also provides evidence that gestational hypertension rates may be used to identify counties that have higher mortality rates from various causes, and to inform public health officials of those counties in need of further intervention.
The Relationship Between Parental Criminal History and Substance Use on Child Mental Health
Creators: name: Dubhashi, Janhavi
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: Background: Since 1991, the number of children with incarcerated mothers has increased by 98% and those with incarcerated fathers has increased by 58%. Estimates from the National Survey of Children’s Health suggest that more than 5.1 million children have had a parent incarcerated at some point. Parental incarceration and parental substance abuse can have broad negative impacts on children.  Both are considered “adverse childhood experiences” that cause high levels of toxic stress and can lead to lasting harms, both psychologically and physically. 
Objective: This research analyzes the relationship between two ACES – parental criminal history and parental substance use – on children’s mental health outcomes, specifically, internalizing, externalizing, and adaptive behaviors among a sample of individuals who were in treatment at drug courts.
Methods: That study was conducted at four drug courts in the Atlanta region from 2013-2016, and used a quasi-experimental design involving four drug courts (two adult drug courts and two family treatment courts).  As part of that study, families (i.e., a drug court client, their child, and a co-parents) were interviewed at baseline and up to three years following baseline.  This analysis uses data from this study; only baseline data from the drug court clients were used.
Results:  Parent criminal history was positively related to externalizing behavior indicating that parents with greater levels of criminal history reported children with more externalizing behaviors.  Parental substance use did not predict externalizing behavior, internalizing behavior, or adaptive behaviors.
Discussion: This study indicates that the relationship between traumas experienced can be impacted by the child’s age and gender.  There are many social and contextual factors which are also at play when analyzing children’s mental health symptoms. Nevertheless, parental incarceration, parental substance use, and other adverse childhood experiences should be considered when reviewing children’s behaviors over time.
Assessment of Groundwater Level and Quality: A Case Study in O Mon and Binh Thuy Districts, Can Tho City, Vietnam
Creators: name: H. V. T. Minh
name: D. T. H. Ngoc
name: H. Y. Ngan
name: H. V. Men
name: T. N. Van
name: T. V. Ty
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Groundwater level,Groundwater quality,Exploitation volume,Industrial zone,Kriging interpolation.

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Impact of Climate Change Assessment on Agriculture Water Demand in Thailand
Creators: name: Winai Chaowiwat
name: Surajate Boonya-Aroonnet
name: Sutat Weesakul
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: climate change,water demand,general circulation model,statistical bias correction, evapotranspiration

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Zika Virus Concern and Preventative Behaviors During Pregnancy: Analysis of 2017 Georgia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data
Creators: name: Nair, Priya
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: INTRODUCTION: Zika virus infection can cause severe health complications in pregnant women that include microcephaly and other congenital anomalies in the developing fetus. There is evidence that Zika virus can be spread through unprotected sex. Prevention is the only defense to protect pregnant women and their infants from Zika virus. What preventative behaviors these pregnant women take is most likely influenced by their concern about Zika virus. Little is known about the level of concern about Zika virus, and about preventative behaviors such as condom use, among pregnant women in Georgia.
 AIM: The purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of concern about Zika virus among women in Georgia with live birth in 2017 and to examine the frequency of condom use among sexually active respondents during their most recent pregnancy. 
 METHODS: This cross- sectional study used secondary data collected by Georgia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in 2017. Descriptive analyses were performed on variables of interest. Chi squared tests examined associations between level of concern about Zika virus and socio-demographic variables. A multivariable logistic regression model that controlled for age, education, race/ethnicity, marital status was used to examine the behavior of consistent condom use when having sex during pregnancy and Zika virus concern.
 RESULTS: A total of 955 respondents (age range 18-45) completed the survey. Less than half of the women (n?=418,47.4%) were concerned about Zika virus. The distribution of those that were concerned was different by race/ethnicity, level of education, age and marital status of women in Georgia with live birth in 2017. Less than 10% of Georgian women with recent live birth in 2017 consistently used condoms when having sex during pregnancy. Consistent use of condoms was mot associated with the level of concern of Zika virus. Among the women, those of Hispanic race/ethnicity were more likely to consistently use condoms during their most recent pregnancy (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 11.37; 95%CI: 3.95-32.81) when compared to Non-Hispanic white women, and this association was found to be statistically significant (p<0.0001).
CONCLUSION: Consistent use of condoms by sexually active women in Georgia during pregnancy appears to vary by race/ethnicity and relationship status and level of education of these women. Findings of this study point to opportunities for engagement on Zika virus awareness and help with refining risk messaging for prevention of Zika virus to pregnant women.
Determination of fecal indicator bacteria in shallow and deep groundwater sources in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal
Creators: name: Bhandari, Dinesh
name: Tandukar, Sarmila
name: Haramoto, Eiji
name: Jeevan B Sherchand
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Groundwater,Coliform,E. coli, Kathmandu

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
CAREX Newsletter - September 2015 - Issue 3
Creators: name: Hogsden, Kristy
name: Harding, Jon S.
name: McIntosh, Angus R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310304
subject: Freshwater ecology

description: CAREX newsletters provide updates on the Canterbury Waterway
Rehabilitation Experiment (CAREX) and team, including research findings, tool
trials, demonstration site development and outreach events.

Suggested citation: CAREX, 2015. CAREX News - Issue 3. September 2015.
Edited by Kristy Hogsden, Jon Harding, and Angus McIntosh. University of
Canterbury, Christchurch.
Investigating the Oral Health of Individuals with Depression: Finding from the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Creators: name: ALMOHAIMEED, Bayan Ali M
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Background: Recent studies have shown an association between oral disease (e.g. periodontal) and depression. However, most of these studies did not examine depression in association with other critical oral health outcomes such as preventative dental care and dental care access, as well as oral health-related quality of life. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the association between depression with indicators of oral health taking into account sociodemographics and chronic disease indicators (CDI).
Methods: The data were obtained from 2015-2016 NHANES. Our independent variable is depression status, which was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The dependent variables are oral health outcomes (oral health condition, oral ache, periodontal disease, bone loss, dental care, dentist visit, feeling bad and having difficulty because of oral health, and using dental floss). Covariates included sociodemographics and CDI such as current smoking, diabetes, and body mass index.
Results: A total of 5,992 respondents 18+ years old were included. The sample mean age was 47.22 (45.97-48.46). Out of 5,992 respondents 49.67% were females. The prevalence of depression was 5.48%, and greater among females (65%) than males (34%); higher among individuals with low income (42%) than others (p value
Conclusion: The present study provides empirical evidence on the association between depression with oral health outcomes, including access to dental care.
Prevalence of Common and Severe Mental Health Disorders in rural Mexico and Preliminary Results of a Mental Health Program Evaluation - Chiapas, Mexico, 2017-2018
Creators: name: Zendt, Mackenzie
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Purpose: An estimated 75-85% of people with common and severe mental health disorders living in low- and middle-income countries do not have access to the treatment they need, despite the fact that effective treatments exist and can be successfully delivered in primary care settings. In the rural Sierra Madre Mountain region of Chiapas, Mexico, the rate of depression is almost twice the rate of the national average for Mexico. Rates of other mental health disorders in this region are not reported, but are likely high.

Methods: This study aims to report the prevalence of common and severe mental health disorders in the Sierra Madre Mountain region of Chiapas, Mexico, as well as the demographics and clinical characteristics of mental health patients. This is done by examining the medical records of mental health patients who visited a primary care clinic operated by Compañeros En Salud (CES) between 2017 and 2018. This study also provides preliminary results of health improvement for patients being treated through CES’s mental health program, measured by change in score on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Results: Of the 12,718 unique patients who attended CES-operated clinics during the two-year study period, 856 (6.7%) had a mental health disorder. The majority had depression (54%), followed by anxiety (32%), psychosis (6% for schizophrenia, 2% for other types of psychosis), substance use disorder (2%) and bipolar disorder (1%). The ratio of men to women was one to four, and three-fourths of patients were between the ages of 19-49. Regarding patient health improvement, the average fall in PHQ-9 scores for all patients was 2.86 (CI: 1.75, 3.96) (p<0.0001). Thirty-five percent of patients fell into full remission and an additional 22% fell into partial remission. The only significant indicator of fall in PHQ-9 score was number of clinic visits (p=0.0005).

Conclusion: Compared to global and Mexico-specific rates of mental health, patients with mental health disorders in the rural Sierra are more frequently women and in their early to middle-ages. Patient health outcomes provides encouraging evidence of the positive effect of the mental health program, though there is a need to standardize follow-up with patients and data collection methods.
A Method of Moments Embedding Constraint and its Application to Semi-Supervised Learning
Creators: name: Majurski, Michael
name: Menon, Sumeet
name: Farvardin, Parniyan
name: Chapman, David
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

description: Discriminative deep learning models with a linear+softmax final layer have a problem: the latent space only predicts the conditional probabilities p(Y|X) but not the full joint distribution p(Y,X), which necessitates a generative approach. The conditional probability cannot detect outliers, causing outlier sensitivity in softmax networks. This exacerbates model over-confidence impacting many problems, such as hallucinations, confounding biases, and dependence on large datasets. To address this we introduce a novel embedding constraint based on the Method of Moments (MoM). We investigate the use of polynomial moments ranging from 1st through 4th order hyper-covariance matrices. Furthermore, we use this embedding constraint to train an Axis-Aligned Gaussian Mixture Model (AAGMM) final layer, which learns not only the conditional, but also the joint distribution of the latent space. We apply this method to the domain of semi-supervised image classification by extending FlexMatch with our technique. We find our MoM constraint with the AAGMM layer is able to match the reported FlexMatch accuracy, while also modeling the joint distribution, thereby reducing outlier sensitivity. We also present a preliminary outlier detection strategy based on Mahalanobis distance and discuss future improvements to this strategy. Code is available at: \url{https://github.com/mmajurski/ssl-gmm}
CAREX Newsletter - September 2015 - Issue 3
Creators: name: Hogsden, Kristy
name: Harding, Jon S.
name: McIntosh, Angus
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: classificationCode: 310304
subject: Freshwater ecology

description: CAREX newsletters provide updates on the Canterbury Waterway
Rehabilitation Experiment (CAREX) and team, including research findings, tool
trials, demonstration site development and outreach events.

Suggested citation: CAREX, 2015. CAREX News - Issue 3. September 2015.
Edited by Kristy Hogsden, Jon Harding, and Angus McIntosh. University of
Canterbury, Christchurch.
Geometry-Independent Ultrafast Energy Transfer in Bioinspired Arrays Containing Electronically Coupled BODIPY Dimers as Energy Donors
Creators: name: Ansteatt, Sara
name: Gelfand, Rachel
name: Pelton, Matthew
name: Ptaszek, Marcin
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2023
Subjects: BODIPY
energy transfer
FRET
Porphyrinoids
solar energy conversion

description: In photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes, strong interaction between chromophores enables efficient absorption of solar radiation and has been suggested to enable ultrafast energy funneling to the reaction center. To examine whether similar effects can be realized in synthetic systems, and to determine the mechanisms of energy transfer, we synthesized and characterized a series of bioinspired arrays containing strongly-coupled BODIPY dimers as energy donors and chlorin derivatives as energy acceptors. The BODIPY dimers feature broad absorption in the range of 500–600 nm, complementing the chlorin absorption to provide absorption across the entire visible spectrum. Ultrafast ( 10 ps) energy transfer was observed from photoexcited BODIPY dyads to chlorin subunits. Surprisingly, the energy-transfer rate is nearly independent of the position where the BODIPY dimer is attached to the chlorin and of the type of connecting linker. In addition, the energy-transfer rate from BODIPY dimers to chlorin is slower than the corresponding rate in arrays containing BODIPY monomers. The lower rate, corresponding to less efficient through-bond transfer, is most likely due to weaker electronic coupling between the ground state of the chlorin acceptor and the delocalized electronic state of the BODIPY dimer, compared to the localized state of a BODIPY monomer.
Assessing The Role of Anti-Filarial Antibody As A Community Infection Indicator In Areas Treated With Double- or Triple- Mass Drug Administration In Quartier Morin Haiti
Creators: name: Robinson, Keri
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: In the global effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) additional treatment regimens like triple drug therapy and diagnostic tools like Wb123 anti-filarial antibody have become increasingly available. This study aimed to look at two components, time and treatment regimen, in order to assess prevalence of anti-filarial antibody and its programmatic potential in the evolving Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) setting. At year 0, 2,394 (47.4%) samples were collected from participants before mass drug administration (MDA) was administered and 2,656 (52.6%) were collected 12 months later (year 1). Blood samples from 4,939 (97.8%) participants 5 years of age and older were tested for antigen status by filariasis test strip (FTS) and dried blood spots (DBS) from 4,740 (93.9%) participants were tested for Wb123 antibodies. Our results show older individuals were more likely to be both antigen and antibody positive than younger children. Overall and across most age groups antibody prevalence was higher than antigen prevalence for both drug arms. Individuals living in localities treated with the double drug regimen had 66% greater chance of demonstrating declining antibody prevalence than those living in localities treated with the triple drug regimen. The results of this investigation support treatment with both MDA regimens and the addition of antibody testing as a surveillance tool. Our results have contributed to the evidence base surrounding population-level antibody data and help to inform programmatic decision making around treatment strategies.
Supplementary document for Improved performance of hybrid optical/digital imaging system with fast piecewise Wiener deconvolution - 5956452.pdf
Creators: name: Fontbonne, Alice
name: SAUER, Hervé
name: Goudail, Francois
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This supplemental document presents the simulation results of the approach illustrated by Figs. 7, 9, 10 of the article applied to three other images.
Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification Activity under Intermittent Hydrogen Supply using Micro-Bubble SystemHydrogenotrophic Denitrification Activity under Intermittent Hydrogen Supply using Micro-Bubble System
Creators: name: Rawintra EAMRAT
name: MOCHIZUKI, Tomoya
name: Tatsuru KAMEI
name: Futaba KAZAMA
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering Naresuan University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Hydrogenotrophic denitrification (H.D.),Nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N),Swilling-Type microbubble,Intermittent H2 gas supply

description: Supplement 1, 11, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Jewish Cemetery Association Strives to Create Comprehensive Graves Database
Creators: name: Feiler, Alan
Publisher: name: Maryland Jewish Media
Year: 2024
Subjects: Comprehensive Jewish Graves Database
computer-vision processing
collaborative processing
Don Engel
UMBC Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department
Jewish Cemetary Association

description: With the help of volunteers, the Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Baltimore is working to catalog the Jewish cemeteries and graves in the area for its digital database, including the identification of graves at some of Jewish Baltimore's oldest cemeteries.
Examining the Risk and Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus  Among Hispanic Population Subgroups in the United States
Creators: name: Tripp, Natalie
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: INTRODUCTION: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a significant public health problem in the United States because of its implications for both maternal and child health. While it is well documented that Hispanic women are disproportionately impacted by GDM, research and surveillance about GDM among ethnic subgroups is limited. Understanding how racial and ethnic subgroups differ from the general population, and from each other, have important research, policy, prevention and treatment implications.

AIM: This project will determine which Hispanic subgroups in the U.S. have the highest prevalence of GDM and if the associated risk factors for GDM vary among different Hispanic subgroups.

METHODS: Data from the National Vital Statistics System were analyzed using R version 3.5. Vital birth statistics from 2017 were used to determine prevalence rates among Hispanic subgroups. Hispanic group-specific multiple logistic regression analyses were used to test and compare factors associated with GDM.

RESULTS: Among the Hispanic subgroups analyzed, Mexican American women (7.4%) had the highest prevalence of GDM, compared to Central/South Americans (6.5%), Puerto Ricans Americans (6.5%) and Cuban Americans (5.7%). In multivariable models, the risk factors showing greatest variation for GDM among Hispanic ethnic subgroups were maternal age (being 25 years or older), BMI (having an overweight/obese BMI), and nativity (being born outside the U.S.).

CONCLUSION: Maternal age, BMI, and nativity were most strongly, and positively, associated with GDM status among women in all Hispanic subgroups. Nativity is of particular importance, as being born outside of the U.S. has traditionally been recognized as a protective factor against many chronic illnesses. Given that there are higher percentages of Hispanic women having babies who are foreign-born, researchers should strive to promote recruitment and inclusion of minority populations in health research to better inform prevention and treatment programs, and reduce the need to consolidate subgroups for statistical analysis. Ultimately, identifying at-risk populations though subgroup analysis may lead to reductions in disease prevalence and improvements in maternal and child health outcomes.
Untersuchung der Erosionsstabilität kohäsiver Sedimentablagerungen im Wehrkanal der Staustufe Iffezheim, Rhein
Creators: name: Noack, Markus
Publisher: name: Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, Koblenz
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Water resources research

description: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung / BfG – Jahrgang: 60.2016,3 - ISSN 1439-1783
Initial Development of a WebXR Platform for Ice Penetrating Radar Data, to Improve our Understanding of Polar Ice Sheets.
Creators: name: Tack, Naomi
name: Holschuh, Nicholas
name: Sharma, Sharad
name: Williams, Rebecca
name: Engel, Don
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: Polar Ice Sheets
Ice Penetrating Radar Data
WebXR Platform

description: Conf Details-  AGU '23; San Francisco, California; 14 December 2023
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Gender Discrepancy Stress and Teen Dating Violence
Creators: name: Williams, Samantha
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Gender discrepancy stress (GDS), or anxiety stemming from perceived nonconformity to traditional gender roles, has exhibited associations with numerous adverse physical and psychological health outcomes. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to socialization regarding prescribed gender role norms, and beliefs regarding appropriate behavior are often established during this key developmental stage. Previous studies have investigated the effects of GDS on deleterious health outcomes, yet causal inference has been limited due to cross-sectional data. The present study will aim to expand upon existing research by examining the longitudinal relationships between GDS, attitudes condoning violence, and physical teen dating violence (TDV). Data are drawn from a sample of male and female high school students (N=648) who completed self-report questionnaires annually over the course of four waves. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the effects of GDS on physical TDV perpetration and victimization, and latent difference scores were used to evaluate acceptance of violence (AoV) as a potential mediator. Findings indicate that an increase in GDS has a direct, positive effect on subsequent changes in physical TDV perpetration, while an increase in GDS has a negative effect on subsequent levels of physical TDV perpetration for females. Results did not reveal a significant link between GDS and physical TDV victimization for either gender, and there was no evidence that AoV mediated the relationship between GDS and physical TDV. These findings suggest that it may prove beneficial to integrate tailored gender socialization topics in the context of social norms within TDV interventions.