cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status among school children in Angolela, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Nguyen, NL
name: Gelaye, B
name: Aboset, N
name: Kumie, A
name: Williams, MA
name: Berhane, Y
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: ntroduction. Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are most prevalent in populations with low household income, poor han- dling of personal and environmental sanitation, overcrowding, and limited access to clean water. We conducted this study to esti- mate the prevalence of parasitic infection and nutritional status, and to evaluate the extent to which the two are associated among schoolchildren in rural Ethiopia.
Methods. This is a cross sectional study of 664 students aged from 6 to 19 years old from Angolela, Ethiopia. Socio-demo- graphic information was collected using a structured question- naire. Anthropometric measurements were taken at the time of interview. Examinations of fecal samples for helminthic and pro- tozoan parasitic infections were performed. Logistic regression procedures were employed to evaluate the association between stunting, underweightedness, and wasting with parasitic infec- tions.
Results. One-third of the participants were found to have a protozoan infection, while 7.1% were found to have a helminhic infection. Approximately 11% of the students were stunted, 19.6% were wasted, and 20.8% were underweight. Severely underweight boys were 3.88-times as likely as boys of adequate weight (odds ratio OR = 3.88, 95% confidence interval CI: 1.12- 13.52) to be diagnosed with protozoan infections. Among girls, those who were severely stunted were approximately 12 times (OR = 11.84, 95%CI: 1.72-81.62) as likely to be infected with a helminthic parasite, than those who were not. Overall, there was a deficit in normal growth patterns as indicated by lower than average anthropometric measures.
Discussion and conclusions. There is a high prevalence of intes- tinal parasitic infections. Stunting, wasting, and underweighted- ness were also prevalent, and showed patterns of associations with intestinal parasitic infections. Efforts should be made to strengthen and expand school and community-based programs that promote inexpensive, though effective, practices to prevent the spread of parasitic diseases. Initiatives aimed at improving the nutritional status of school children are also needed.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 3 (2012)
Adherence of Aeromonas hydrophila strains to human enterocyte-like cells pre-infected with Rotavirus
Creators: name: Bertuccio, MP
name: Picerno, Isa Anna Maria
name: Scoglio, ME
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Introduction. The interest grown in these years about emerging pathogens in the onset of intestinal disease showed that the patho- genic mechanism is a multifactorial event. Our objective was to evaluate the role of co-infection with rotavirus in the expression of Aeromonas spp adhesiveness.
Methods. The rate of co-infection involves contact of Caco-2 cells with the virus, followed by adsorption for 1 and 2 hours. Aliquots of bacterial suspensions were added to tissue-culture plates. After infection, cell monolayers were lysed; serially diluted lysates were plated to determine the number of bound bacteria by performing colony forming units (CFU) counts.
Results. Non-adhesive strains were not subject to variations resulting from co-infection, while those who had medium or high adhesiveness gave rise to an increase of the same.
Discussion. Infection with rotavirus promotes the Aeromonas ability to adhere to Caco-2 cells and this effect depends on the duration of infection and on the starting adhesiveness of bacteria strain.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 3 (2012)
High-burden epidemics in Greece in the era of economic crisis. Early signs of a public health tragedy
Creators: name: Bonovas, S
name: Nikolopoulos, G
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Background. Economic hardships have unleashed epidemics of infectious diseases in many countries in the past. In the era of the current financial crisis in Greece, it is interesting to assess the preliminary evidence concerning outbreaks of infectious dis- eases.
Methods. Description and evaluation of published surveillance data.
Results. Greece has been suffering a high burden of different large-scale epidemics during the last three years. These include the increased mortality of influenza during the pandemic and the first post-pandemic seasons, the emergence and spread of West Nile virus, the appearance of clusters of non-imported malaria and the outbreak of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection among people who inject drugs.
Conclusion. The economic turmoil in Greece seems to impact the infectious disease dynamics. It is essential to safeguard and even bolster budgetary allocations to the public health sector, in order to alleviate the effects of the economic downturn.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 3 (2012)
Isolation of fungi from housefly (Musca domestica L.) at Slaughter House and Hospital in Sanandaj, Iran
Creators: name: Davari, B
name: Khodavaisy, S
name: Ala, F
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Objective. Houseflies have long been regarded as potential carriers of microorganisms especially fungi. Since pathogenic microorganisms are widespread in the hospital environment, there is abundant opportunity for flies to become contaminated and in turn to contaminate the patient environment and residen- tial regions. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify fungi from the slaughter house and the hospital environments. Material and method. The flies were captured with a sterile nylon net and transferred to the Entomology Laboratory for iden- tification by standard keys. The flies were captured and rinsed in a solution of 1% sodium hypochlorite for three minutes and twice in sterile distilled water for 1min then flies was transferred to a 0.85% saline solution. 0.1ml of this solution was transferred to Sabouraud?s dextrose agar (SDA). Isolation of fungi was identi- fied by standard mycological methods.
Results. In this study totally 908 Musca domestica (418 flies from the hospital environments and 490 flies from the slaughter house) were collected in Sanandaj, Iran. The main fungi isolated were Aspergillus spp (66%). and another isolated were belong to Pene- cillium spp. (14%), Fusarium spp. (11.3%), Alternaria spp. (6%) and among the filamentous fungi, 8.6% of the isolates as Micro- sporum gypseum of dermatophytes was identified.
Conclusion. The present study supports belief that the house fly is a carrier for fungal spores. Therefore they have to be control- led and density of their population should be reduced undertaken different vector control approaches.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 3 (2012)
Complex Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Patient with a Novel De Novo Heterozygous MYT1L Variant
Creators: name: Yip, Silas
name: Calli, Kristina
name: Qiao, Ying
name: Trost, Brett
name: Scherer, Stephen W.
name: Lewis, M. E. Suzanne
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2024

description: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a group of complex neurodevelopmental features seen in many different forms due to variable causes. Highly impactful ASD-susceptibility genes are involved in pathways associated with brain development, chromatin remodeling, and transcription regulation. In this study, we investigate a proband with complex ASD. Whole genome sequencing revealed a novel de novo missense mutation of a highly conserved amino acid residue (NP_001289981.1:p.His516Gln; chr2:1917275; hg38) in the MYT1L neural transcription factor gene. In combination with in silico analysis on gene effect and pathogenicity, we described the proband’s phenotype and made comparisons with previously reported cases to explore the spectrum of clinical features in MYT1L single nucleotide variant (SNV) cases. The phenotype–genotype correlation showed a high degree of clinical similarity with previously reported cases of missense variants in MYT1L, indicating MYT1L as the causal gene for the observed phenotype in our proband. The variant was also predicted to be damaging according to multiple in silico pathogenicity predicting tools. This study expands the clinical description of SNVs on the MYT1L gene and provides insight into its contribution to ASD.
Autophagy tunes chondrocyte differentiation and joint developmental precision in zebrafish
Creators: name: Moss, Joanna J
name: Wirth, Martina
name: Tooze, Sharon
name: Hammond, Chrissy L
name: Lane, Jon D
Publisher: name: The Francis Crick Institute
Year: 2022
Subjects: Model organisms
Biochemistry & Proteomics
Imaging
Signalling & Oncogenes
Cell Biology
Chemical Biology & High Throughput

description: Cartilage is a crucial component of the developing and functioning skeleton. It establishes a template for bone formation and comprises the articular cartilage for smooth joint movement. It is formed by dedicated matrix-secreting cells (chondrocytes) whose development and survival are negatively affected by disorders of crucial homeostatic and metabolic pathways, and by impaired ER and/or mitochondrial stress responses. As these processes are directly influenced by macroautophagy/autophagy, dysregulation of autophagy control in chondrocytes and their progenitors can contribute to human skeletal disorders, notably osteoarthritis (OA). To understand more about the contributions of autophagy during chondrogenesis, we characterized jaw joint development in a new zebrafish atg13 knockout line with reduced autophagic flux. In this model, embryonic lethality associated with restricted mouth opening range and premature chondrocyte hypertrophy are observed. Our data suggest that autophagy is required for timely chondrocyte maturation and extracellular matrix deposition, findings that highlight the importance of autophagy during normal joint formation.
Physical activity and cancer prevention: a review of current evidence and biological mechanisms
Creators: name: Anzuini, F
name: Battistella, A
name: Izzotti, Alberto
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2011

description: Objective. The main aim of this paper is to review the evidence available from the date of PubMed?s inception to May 2011 for a link between cancer and physical activity (PA) in both animal models and humans.
Methods. We decided to select studies that comply with the scheme proposed by the American College of Sports Medicine/ American Heart Association (ACSM/AHA) that distinguish occupational physical activity (OPA) and leisure-time physical activity (LT-PA), further classified in three levels of intensity (low, moderate and heavy) based on the Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) index.
Results. Considering animal models, there was strong evidence for an inverse association between voluntary wheel exercise and the risk of colon and breast cancer. Regarding human studies, we identified the following main results: 1) colorectum: LT-PA provided an overall colon risk reduction of 13-14%; 2) breast: significant reduction in the frequency of post-menopausal
(PMP) cancers in women that practiced heavy and moderate LT-PA; 3) prostate: heavy OPA and LT-PA seemed to reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancers; 4) endometrium: strong protective effect of heavy/moderate LT-PA among overweight/ obese women; 5) lung: inverse relationship between heavy LT-PA and lung cancer in former or current smokers across all
histologies.
Conclusion. Increased LT-PA is associated with cancer prevention in several organs, but strong biases, such as body mass index (BMI), gender and age, make it difficult to assess which aspects
of PA contribute most strongly to the reduced risk. Furthermore, we found few studies that indicated a protective role for OPA in cancer prevention when compared with LT-PA.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 52, No 4 (2011)
Present situation and new perspectives for vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis in Tuscany, Central Italy
Creators: name: Bechini, A
name: Levi, M
name: Boccalini, Sara
name: Tiscione, Emilia
name: Ceccherini, V
name: Taddei, C
name: Balocchini, E
name: Bonanni, Paolo
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Background. In Italy one third of bacterial meningitis are caused by Neisseria meningitidis. In March 2005, the Regional Health Authority of Tuscany included the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccine in the recommended vaccination pro- gram with a schedule of three doses to all newborns at 3, 5 and 13 months of age (from 2008 amended to a single dose at 13 months) and a single catch-up dose until age 6.
Objective. To evaluate the impact of the current national and regional immunization strategies against N. meningitidis and to highlight new perspectives for meningococcal disease prevention with the existing tetravalent meningococcal vaccine (ACWY) and with the future incoming meningococcal B vaccines.
Methods. Meningitis incidence rates in Italy and in Tuscany were calculated for the period 1994-2011 and 2005-2011,respectively. Immunization coverage with MCC vaccine in Tuscany and vacci- nation status of meningitis cases were reported. Literature review on meningococcal conjugate vaccine use and recommendation was performed.
Results. A decrease in incidence rates of meningococcal menin- gitis was observed in all age groups involved in the immunization campaign. Immunization coverage with MCC increased progres- sively year by year in Tuscany. A herd immunity effect was meas- ured in unvaccinated age groups. Since 2006 no cases of invasive meningococcal C infection in vaccinated subjects were observed in Tuscany.
Conclusions. Implementation of MCC vaccination in Tuscany was effective in preventing meningococcal C disease, confirming the effectiveness of the vaccine. A new tetravalent (ACWY) con- jugate vaccine is now available and its use in all Italian Regions should be considered.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Improving the protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae with the new generation 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Creators: name: Durando, Paolo
name: Alicino, C
name: De Florentiis, D
name: Martini, M
name: Icardi, Giancarlo
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: The wide use of the 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) determined, during the last decade, a dramatic decline in the incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases (IPD) in infants and children, and also among the non-vaccinated popu- lation through the phenomenon known as ?herd protection?. Furthermore a significant reduction of some non-IPD, such as Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Acute Otitis Media (AOM) was reported among the pediatric population. At the same time, the high vaccination coverage rates reached with PCV7 contributed to modify the ecology of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp), favoring the emergence of some serotypes not included in PCV7 and involved in IPD (replacement phenomenon), thus par- tially affecting the positive effects of the pediatric immunization programs. To remedy these shortcomings, a new generation of conjugate vaccines, with an enlarged antigenic spectrum of activ- ity than PCV7, has been available since 2010. In particular, the 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) has been authorized for active prevention of IPD, CAP and AOM in infants and children aged between 6 months and 5 years. More recently, in September 2011, the European Medicine Agency extended the indication for its use to include active immunization of adults aged ? 50 years for the prevention of IPD, thus opening new interesting opportunities to improve the control of pneumococcal disease among the entire population. The most interesting results from clinical trials using PCV13 in both children and adults are reported and discussed in details.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Pneumococcal vaccination in adults: rationale, state of the art and perspectives
Creators: name: Icardi, Giancarlo
name: Sticchi, Laura
name: Bagnasco, A
name: Iudici, R
name: Durando, Paolo
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is a leading cause of morbid- ity and mortality worldwide. Despite the availability, since the early 1980s, of a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23), its recommendation and increased use in the last decades, and the indirect benefits against invasive pneumococcal diseases following the pediatric immunization strategies with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), pneumoccal diseases, particularly Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), still remain a substantial burden among older adults in Western countries. The recent availability on the market of a second generation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, with an enlarged spectrum ofprotection against some serotypes not included in the PCV7 (i.e., the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ? PCV13), opens new interesting perspectives for improving the control of this sig- nificant health-care issue among the entire population.
The most interesting and up-dated epidemiological data regard- ing the impact of SP in adults and the elderly in Western countries, together with the available evidence concerning the efficacy and effectiveness of the PPV23 in the same population, are reported and discussed below.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Laboratory diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: past and future
Creators: name: Bandettini, R
name: Melioli, G
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causative agent of pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, sinusitis and otitis media. The gold standard diagnostic method is still culture evenif bacteriological diagnosis is making progress in molecular biol- ogy and in proteomics areas.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Amastus bipartitus Rothschild 1935
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Amastus
Amastus bipartitus

description: Amastus bipartitus Rothschild, 1935
Amastus bipartitus Rothschild, 1935: 246.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Peru, [Puno], Uruhuasi.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype male (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 301, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Streptococcus pneumoniae: elusive mechanisms of the body?s defense systems
Creators: name: Bondi, T
name: Canessa, C
name: Lippi, F
name: Iacopelli, J
name: Nieddu, F
name: Azzari, C
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important human pathogens. It represents the most frequent cause of pneumonia, meningitis, sinusitis and otitis.
After the PCV7 vaccine introduction, a serotypic switch was noticed. This phenomenon led to the replacement of the seven sero- types contained in the vaccine with other less common ones, some of which are invasive or characterised by antibiotic-resistance. This replacement is only partially due to the vaccination. Many causes have been suggested to explain this effect: apearance of new serotypes, diffusion of minority serotypes and replacement of common serotypes due to natural secular trend.
Pneumococcus has a promiscuous ?sex life?, characterized by homologous recombinations within the same species and also between different species. This fact can unlock the secret of how these pathogens can develop antibiotic or vaccine-resistanceThe serotypic switch involves big loci that are responsible for capsular polysaccharide synthesis. The most important region of the genome involved in this process is near the gene tetM. The same mechanisms are also responsible for antibiotic resist- ance. In recent years the growth of penicillin, macrolides and clindamycine resistance has been noticed. It is also important to underline that multidrug-resistant bacteria isolation has increased.
In conclusion, to obtain more information about bacteria compo- sition and evolution, antibiotic-resistance and vaccine response, it is fundamental to improve the epidemiological surveillance of pneumococcal infections using modern molecular diagnostic techinques.
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description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Adventures in archaeological science: an exploration of oxygen and strontium isotopic variability on a micro- to macro-scale
Creators: name: James, Hannah
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2021

description: Isotopic analysis of human remains has become a key scientific technique employed to gather direct evidence of the diet and mobility of past populations. Geographic variation in the isotopic ratios for two elements in particular, oxygen (O) and strontium (Sr), provides a basis for measuring human mobility between regions with differing isotopic signatures. Human tooth enamel acts as a time capsule, locking in the signatures of childhood food and water, so is often the target of isotopic investigations. Understanding the level of variation in these two isotopic systems, O and Sr, is crucial to their use in archaeological mobility and provenancing studies. This thesis focuses on two aspects; micro-scale O isotopic variation in human tooth enamel and macro-scale Sr isotopic variation across islands, quantifying the amount of variation present, and investigating the causes of that variation. Intra-tooth O isotopic variation has been investigated using in situ analysis techniques. Archaeological human tooth samples have been used to provide a baseline value of intra-tooth O variation in a sample comparable with conventional bulk analysis, and to show the implications this variation has for the archaeological narrative. Modern human tooth samples, with known childhood histories, provide an indication of the range of intra-tooth variation seen in stationary and mobile individuals. Strontium isotope analysis of skeletal material requires a baseline of Sr isotopic variability in a region to test for mobility. In this study, robust bioavailable Sr isotope maps (isoscapes) for use in archaeological studies for the islands of Corsica and Grande-Terre, New Caledonia, have been created using soil and plant samples. A test of the Corsican isoscape using samples from the archaeological site of Campu Stefanu shows the applicability of these surfaces in tracing mobility. Underlying data on surface geology, geological age, coastal influences and a spatial assessment have been used to assess the factors driving this isotopic variation. While developing the methodology for this study, isotopic data useful for assessments of mobility at two additional archaeological sites, in France and Guadeloupe, were obtained. By combining O and Sr isotopic analyses of individuals from these sites, mobility was identified and further light shed on their life histories.
Bacterial carriage and respiratory tract infections in subjects ? 60 years during an influenza season: implications for the epidemiology of Community Acquired Pneumonia and influenza vaccine effectiveness
Creators: name: Ansaldi, Filippo
name: De Florentiis, D
name: Parodi, V
name: Rappazzo, E
name: Coppelli, M
name: Martini, M
name: Alicino, C
name: Durando, Paolo
name: Icardi, Giancarlo
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Introduction. During the 2010/11 influenza season an epidemio- logical prospective cohort active study was organized, to evalu- ate etiologic role due to the main bacteria and viruses causing Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Influenza like-illness (ILI) in elderly and to explore the role of the bacterial nose-phar- ingeal carriage in subjects with respiratory tract infections. Methods. An integrated active surveillance of a cohort of adults aged ? 60 y based on a double prospective and retrospective mechanisms of capture of ILI and CAP cases was organized. Sam- ples were collected from all ILI and CAP prospectively identified. The samples were be tested by multiplex PCR for detection of the main respiratory bacteria and viruses.
Results and discussion. The study population amounted to 2,551 adults. During the 2010/11 influenza season, the ILI cumulative incidence was 4.2%, that was twice higher than that calculated by regional sentinel?based Influenza surveillance system dur- ing the 2010/11 season in the elderly (2.2%). Among 45 patients with ILI of which had been collected the swab, 17 (37.8%) were positive for influenza viruses and 2 (4.4%) for RSV, 6 (13.3%) patients carried Streptococcus pn and 6 (13.3%) Haemophilus in. In the same period, 7 CAP cases were observed; 3 cases were prospectively identified and samples were collected, while 4 cases were retrospectively detected. The CAP cumulative incidence was 0,3%. The influenza vaccine effectiveness in prevention of lab- oratory-confirmed influenza emerged by our study was 61%, in condition of good antigenic matching between vaccine and circu- lating strains observed during the 2010/11. These data contribute to better defining the epidemiological picture of upper and lower respiratory tract infections, fundamental information in light of the recent introduction of new vaccines for prevention of pneumo- nia in the elderly, including 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine.
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description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Tatsukawa: Orality, Ethics, & Regional Renaissance in Industrial Japan
Creators: name: Croft, Adam
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Kôdan
Japanese mass media
identity politics
oral traditions
Asian history
cultural polyglot
Tamada Gyokushûsai II
Tatsukawa bunko

description: Drawing on various aspects of media history, oral tradition, and pedagogical studies, my PhD research thesis — 'Tatsukawa: Orality, Ethics, & Regional Renaissance in Industrial Japan' (2015) — examines the effects of oral tradition on ethics in Japanese mass media. The Tatsukawa bunko (c.1910-25) published by Bunmeidô makes liberal use of gokiroku mono (feudal annals), stock characters like kyôkaku mono (‘men of honour’), sewa mono (poignant episodes of daily life), and shinkôki (stories of saints), all of which were integrated with kôdan (classical narratives) some time around the Muromachi era (c.1333-1573). During the late nineteenth century, these epic poems were frequently adapted for the commercial publishing market in the form of sokkibon (stenographical novels). Embedded in these works are the vocal rhythms of the kôdanshi (classical narrators) who performed them. Their popularity contributed much to the success of contemporary publishers in Japan like Kodansha, Iwanami Shoten, and many others still operating today. As a genre of literature rooted in an oral tradition, kôdan recognised the sanctity of the imperial institution. However, it also celebrated ethics associated with the samurai. Both aspects appealed to bureaucrats working in the Monbushô (Ministry of Education) tasked with creating a new state system of schooling after the imperial Restoration of 1868. Congruence between the Tatsukawa Bunko and educational texts published by the Monbushô demonstrate that oral tradition was alive and well during the early twentieth century in Japan. I argue that the interplay between oral and printed forms of kôdan provided an effective platform of learning for the working class, many of whom were cultural polyglots, able to easily shift their attentions between both forms. A significant part of my thesis examines the ideological messages embedded in both sets of literature.
Marriage and Commercialisation in Urban China: Reconfigured Ritual and Evolving Norms
Creators: name: Hatten, Zoe
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: China
subject: Marriage
subject: Weddings
subject: Ritual
subject: Commercialisation
subject: Post-Mao
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Romance

description: This thesis explores the changing meaning and practice of marriage in urban China. It examines the evolution of the social norms that accompany marriage, particularly as they are influenced by commercialisation and the emergence of the wedding industry. In doing so, I focus on the roles of state, market and society in recreating these norms, such as marriage age, ideals of masculinity and femininity, and class-inflected idealisations of the future. I conducted fieldwork in Shanghai and urban Shandong between 2015 and 2017. My ethnographic material consists of interviews with informants—young people experiencing or facing marriage, their close family members and kin, and wedding industry employees—as well as participant observation at dozens of weddings, photographs gathered while attending weddings, and the WeChat postings, both images and words, of many of my informants. I pay particular attention to the manner in which young Chinese adults experienced the marriage market as they negotiated the commercial wedding industry and state and familial pressures to marry. Thematic and critical perspectives identified and explored include ‘individualisation and kinship’, ‘tradition and modernity’, ‘class, distinction, and consumption’, and ‘the changing role of ritual’. Each of these themes help illuminate the development of the commercial wedding industry, the strategies adopted by the state in order to control marriage, and the imaginaries of self that inform constructions of a normative vision of marriage past, present and future. Ultimately this thesis responds to a need for further anthropological enquiry into marriage, commercialisation and consumption in China.
Meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by pneumoccoccal serotype 7F in a 17-month-old child: a case report
Creators: name: Bosis, S
name: Semino, M
name: Picciolli, I
name: Pinzani, R
name: Genitori, L
name: Principi, N
name: Esposito, S
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Despite the availability of effective antibacterial agents and vac- cines, pneumococcal meningitis and sepsis are still associated with high mortality rates and a high risk of neurological sequelae. We describe the case of a 17-month-old boy vaccinated with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) who developed bacterial meningitis complicated by subdural empyema and deafness caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7F. The 7F strain is not con- tained in PCV7 (the only vaccine on the market at the time of the onset of meningitis) but is included in the new pediatric 13-valent PCV, which may therefore prevent cases such as this in the future.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
Amastus erebella
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Amastus
Amastus erebella

description: Amastus erebella (Maassen, 1890)
Lophocampa erebella Maassen, 1890: 131.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Ecuador, [Pichincha], Chaupi.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype female (ZMHB).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 301, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
WAVE2 Regulates Actin-Dependent Processes Induced by the B Cell Antigen Receptor and Integrins
Creators: name: Bedi, Abhishek
name: Choi, Kate
name: Keane, Connor
name: Bolger-Munro, Madison
name: Ambrose, Ashley R.
name: Gold, Michael Robert
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: B cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling induces actin cytoskeleton remodeling by stimulating actin severing, actin polymerization, and the nucleation of branched actin networks via the Arp2/3 complex. This enables B cells to spread on antigen-bearing surfaces in order to increase antigen encounters and to form an immune synapse (IS) when interacting with antigen-presenting cells (APCs). Although the WASp, N-WASp, and WAVE nucleation-promoting factors activate the Arp2/3 complex, the role of WAVE2 in B cells has not been directly assessed. We now show that both WAVE2 and the Arp2/3 complex localize to the peripheral ring of branched F-actin when B cells spread on immobilized anti-Ig antibodies. The siRNA-mediated depletion of WAVE2 reduced and delayed B cell spreading on immobilized anti-Ig, and this was associated with a thinner peripheral F-actin ring and reduced actin retrograde flow compared to control cells. Depleting WAVE2 also impaired integrin-mediated B cell spreading on fibronectin and the LFA-1-induced formation of actomyosin arcs. Actin retrograde flow amplifies BCR signaling at the IS, and we found that depleting WAVE2 reduced microcluster-based BCR signaling and signal amplification at the IS, as well as B cell activation in response to antigen-bearing cells. Hence, WAVE2 contributes to multiple actin-dependent processes in B lymphocytes.
SND metadata profile: Agricultural sciences
Creators: name: Swedish National Data Service
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: metadata
metadata profile
SND
Swedish National Data Service
Svensk nationell datatjänst
SND metadata profil
lantbruksvetenskap

description: To make it easier for researchers from various fields to describe and share data, SND has developed several metadata profiles that are specific for certain fields, or topics. SND also offers a general profile to fit broader uses, and a profile for entry level data; a minimum metadata profile that fulfils the DataCite requirements to issue a DOI for a dataset.
Supplementary document for Ray-optics study of gentle non-conformal texture morphologies for perovskite / silicon tandems - 5649561.pdf
Creators: name: Santbergen, Rudi
name: Vogt, Malte Ruben
name: Mishima, Ryota
name: Uzu, Hisashi
name: Adachi, Daisuke
name: Yamamoto, Kenji
name: Zeman, Miro
name: Isabella, Olindo
name: Hino, Masashi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

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23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in the elderly: is it really effective?
Creators: name: Cadeddu, C
name: De Waure, Chiara
name: Gualano, Maria Rosaria
name: Di Nardo, F
name: Ricciardi, Gualtiero Walter
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2012

description: Introduction. Incidence of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in Italy is constantly increasing and that is particularly true among the elderly. 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vac- cine (PPV23) is recommended to this age group and offered in all Italian regions. However, efficacy of PPV23 on preventing IPDs is debated. We therefore performed a review of the most recent avail- able meta-analyses in order to assess the efficacy of PPVs. Methods. The literature search was conducted using PubMed and Scopus search engines. We used the following keywords: ?pneu- mococcal?, ?polysaccharide?, ?vaccine?, ?efficacy?, ?elderly?, ?meta analysis?. Only meta-analyses published in the last 7 years were selected. We examined the results of the selected meta-anal- yses and assessed their quality according to the PRISMA recom- mendations.
Results. The search returned 16 results in PubMed and 12 in Scopus: among them we selected 3 meta-analyses. According to our quality assessment, all meta-analyses showed generally posi- tive results and almost all items of the PRISMA checklist were respected. However, the research protocol and the registration number were absent in all the 3 revisions and the flow-chart was not shown in Moberley?s and Melegaro?s works. In the study by Huss et al. the relative risk of developing IPDs among vaccinated subjects was 0.90 (95%CI: 0.46-1.77, I2 4.9%), indicating a very slight benefit after vaccination. This contrasts with the results of the Cochrane Review by Moberley et al., in which the PPVs showed a protective efficacy in reducing the risk of IPDs of 74% (OR 0.26, 95%CI: 0.15-0.46) with no statistical heterogeneity (I2 0%). Melegaro et al. found a reduction not statistically signifi- cant of the incidence of IPD of 65% (OR 0.35; 95%CI 0.08-1.49) among healthy elderly, while the global estimate of vaccine efficacy among high risk elderly was minimal (OR 0.80; 95%CI 0.22-2.88). Conclusions. Most of the studies suggest that the PPVs confer low protection against IPDs. Anyhow, their methodological het- erogeneity does not allow definitive conclusions.
While waiting to see the results of new trials about the efficacy of PPVs, in particular of PPV23, and the extension of the use of conjugate vaccine among the population over 65, stakeholders should be aware of the results of the meta-analyses discussed in this paper during the implementation of the vaccination programs for the elderly in Public Health.
The full article is free available on www.jpmh.org
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 53, No 2 (2012)
TopoTxR: A topology-guided deep convolutional network for breast parenchyma learning on DCE-MRIs
Creators: name: Wang, Fan
name: Zou, Zhilin
name: Sakla, Nicole
name: Partyka, Luke
name: Rawal, Nil
name: Singh, Gagandeep
name: Zhao, Wei
name: Ling, Haibin
name: Huang, Chuan
name: Prasanna, Prateek
name: Chen, Chao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Characterization of breast parenchyma in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) is a challenging task owing to the complexity of underlying tissue structures. Existing quantitative approaches, like radiomics and deep learning models, lack explicit quantification of intricate and subtle parenchymal structures, including fibroglandular tissue. To address this, we propose a novel topological approach that explicitly extracts multi-scale topological structures to better approximate breast parenchymal structures, and then incorporates these structures into a deep-learning-based prediction model via an attention mechanism. Our topology-informed deep learning model, \emph{TopoTxR}, leverages topology to provide enhanced insights into tissues critical for disease pathophysiology and treatment response. We empirically validate \emph{TopoTxR} using the VICTRE phantom breast dataset, showing that the topological structures extracted by our model effectively approximate the breast parenchymal structures. We further demonstrate \emph{TopoTxR}'s efficacy in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Our qualitative and quantitative analyses suggest differential topological behavior of breast tissue in treatment-naïve imaging, in patients who respond favorably to therapy as achieving pathological complete response (pCR) versus those who do not. In a comparative analysis with several baselines on the publicly available I-SPY 1 dataset (N=161, including 47 patients with pCR and 114 without) and the Rutgers proprietary dataset (N=120, with 69 patients achieving pCR and 51 not), \emph{TopoTxR} demonstrates a notable improvement, achieving a 2.6\% increase in accuracy and a 4.6\% enhancement in AUC compared to the state-of-the-art method.
description: 22 pages, 8 figures, 8 tables, accepted by Medical Image Analysis ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361841524002986 )
title: Stakeholder Perceptions of Blockchain Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain
title: What do stakeholders perceive as the benefits and drawbacks associated with transparency in the implementation of blockchain technology within the agri-food supply chain?
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Sitnova, Veronika
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Food Supply
subject: Blockchain
subject: Agri-foodstuff
subject: TRUSTyFOOD
subject: Technology Adoption
subject: Supply Chain

description: Abstract

This study explores the role of blockchain transparency in the agri-food supply chain (FSC) by analyzing stakeholder perceptions of its benefits and barriers. While blockchain technology has been promoted as a solution for traceability, accountability, and consumer trust in the FSC, its broader adoption has remained limited. The research investigates this gap by focusing on transparency — a defining yet controversial feature of blockchain — and how it is perceived by key actors within the supply chain.

The research was conducted with the resources from the EU-funded TRUSTyFOOD project and employed a qualitative, four-phase thematic analysis based on data from five multi-stakeholder workshops. This paper focuses on two foundational stakeholder groups: farmers and agro-food companies. Key findings reveal that while blockchain transparency is associated with benefits such as improved consumer trust, storytelling, food fraud prevention, and equitable value distribution, it also presents barriers. These include data privacy concerns, competitive disadvantage, technological immaturity, and skepticism regarding the authenticity of on-chain data.

Importantly, the study identifies a disconnect between stakeholder understanding of blockchain capabilities and the nuances of different blockchain configurations (e.g., public vs. private). The research highlights the need for educational initiatives, standardized protocols, and regulatory frameworks to address stakeholder hesitancy and support successful implementation. By centering stakeholder voices, this research offers nuanced insights into the transparency–privacy trade-off, ultimately informing future blockchain adoption strategies within the agri-food sector.
Amastus formosana Schaus 1919
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Amastus
Amastus formosana

description: Amastus formosana Schaus, 1919
Amastus formosana Schaus, 1919: 174.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Argentina, [Salta], [El Saladillo] El Saltadillo.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype male no. 22 505 (USNM).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 301, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Perceptions of Blockchain Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Stakeholder-Centered
Creators: name: Sitnova, Veronika
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Food Supply
subject: Blockchain
subject: Agri-foodstuff
subject: TRUSTyFOOD
subject: Technology Adoption
subject: Supply Chain

description: Abstract

This study explores the role of blockchain transparency in the agri-food supply chain (FSC) by analyzing stakeholder perceptions of its benefits and barriers. While blockchain technology has been promoted as a solution for traceability, accountability, and consumer trust in the FSC, its broader adoption has remained limited. The research investigates this gap by focusing on transparency — a defining yet controversial feature of blockchain — and how it is perceived by key actors within the supply chain.

The research was conducted with the resources from the EU-funded TRUSTyFOOD project and employed a qualitative, four-phase thematic analysis based on data from five multi-stakeholder workshops. This paper focuses on two foundational stakeholder groups: farmers and agro-food companies. Key findings reveal that while blockchain transparency is associated with benefits such as improved consumer trust, storytelling, food fraud prevention, and equitable value distribution, it also presents barriers. These include data privacy concerns, competitive disadvantage, technological immaturity, and skepticism regarding the authenticity of on-chain data.

Importantly, the study identifies a disconnect between stakeholder understanding of blockchain capabilities and the nuances of different blockchain configurations (e.g., public vs. private). The research highlights the need for educational initiatives, standardized protocols, and regulatory frameworks to address stakeholder hesitancy and support successful implementation. By centering stakeholder voices, this research offers nuanced insights into the transparency–privacy trade-off, ultimately informing future blockchain adoption strategies within the agri-food sector.
Caesarean Section in the World: a new ecological approach
Creators: name: Zizza, A
name: Tinelli, A
name: Malvasi, A
name: Barbone, Fabio
name: Stark, M
name: De Donno, Maria Antonella
name: Guido, Marcello
Publisher: name: Department of Health Science - University of Genoa
Year: 2011

description: Introduction. This study aimed to estimate the most recent caesarean section rates in the world and examine the association between these rates and old and new indicators of health care.
Methods. Authors analyzed the Caesarean Section (CS) rates, also in geo-economic and economic groups, and correlated them to maternal and neonatal mortality, to births attended by skilled health personnel and to births among adolescents. Analysis of covariance
and piecewise regressions were used for the statistical analysis.
Results. In 47.2% of the countries, the CS rate exceeded 15%. Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean along with Europe, North America and Oceania had the highest values. The analysis showed an inverse association between CS rates and Maternal Mortality (MMR) and Neonatal Mortality (NMR) for all geographical areas except for Europe. The greatest association was observed in lower-middle-income countries. In developing countries only 50% of cases, occur in medical facilities and only half of these are seen by medical, nursing and obstetrical staff. Age of the mother appears to influence the outcome and choice of delivery type. Countries where an high ABR rate is present have low CS use.
Conclusions. To best evaluate the consequences of the increasing rate of CS, it would be useful to identify the most sensitive outcome indicators.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 52, No 4 (2011)
Supplementary document for Ray-optics study of gentle non-conformal texture morphologies for perovskite / silicon tandems - 5649561.pdf
Creators: name: Santbergen, Rudi
name: Vogt, Malte Ruben
name: Mishima, Ryota
name: Uzu, Hisashi
name: Adachi, Daisuke
name: Yamamoto, Kenji
name: Zeman, Miro
name: Isabella, Olindo
name: Hino, Masashi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

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