cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exploring Parallel Efficiency and Synergy for Max-P Region Problem Using Python
Creators: name: Sindhu, Viney
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: Given a set of n areas spatially covering a geographical zone such as a province, forming contiguous regions from homogeneous neighboring areas satisfying a minimum threshold criterion over each region is an interesting NP-hard problem that has applications in various domains such as political science and GIS. We focus on a specific case, called Max-p regions problem, in which the main objective is to maximize the number of regions while keeping heterogeneity in each region as small as possible. The solution is broken into two phases: Construction phase and Optimization phase. We present a parallel implementation of the Max-p problem using Python multiprocessing library. By exploiting an intuitive data structure based on multi-locks, we achieve up 12-fold and 19-fold speeds up over the best sequential algorithm for the construction and optimization phases respectively. We provide extensive experimental results to verify our algorithm.
Connected-Dense-Connected Subgraphs in Triple Networks
Creators: name: Shah, Dhara
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: Finding meaningful communities - subnetworks of interest within a large scale network - is a problem with a variety of applications. Most existing work towards community detection focuses on a single network. However, many real-life applications naturally yield what we refer to as Triple Networks. Triple Networks are comprised of two networks, and the network of bipartite connections between their nodes. In this paper, we formulate and investigate the problem of finding Connected-Dense-Connected subgraph (CDC), a subnetwork which has the largest density in the bipartite network and whose sets of end points within each network induce connected subnetworks. These patterns represent communities based on the bipartite association between the networks. To our knowledge, such patterns cannot be detected by existing algorithms for a single network or heterogeneous networks. We show that finding CDC subgraphs is NP-hard and develop novel heuristics to obtain feasible solutions, the fastest of which is O(nlogn+m) with n nodes and m edges. We also study different variations of the CDC subgraphs. We perform experiments on a variety of real and synthetic Triple Networks to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the developed methods. Employing these heuristics, we demonstrate how to identify communities of similar opinions and research interests, and factors influencing communities.
title: The Growth of Private Secondary Schools in Malawi: Its Implications on the Registration and Quality Monitoring Systems
Creators: name: Mkandawire, Josephine Kondwani
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Private Schools
subject: Growth
subject: Malawi
subject: Quality Monitoring Systems
subject: Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
subject: Education
subject: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

description: The purpose of the study was to understand and describe the current system of registration and quality monitoring in private secondary schools. It was also to explore and come up with the alternative strategies for improving the systems so that they have the desired impact in contributing to quality education. The population of the study was purposefully selected, composed of 14 participants holding roles such as Proprietors /Head teachers of private secondary schools, District Education Manager, Education Methods Advisors and executive committee member of Private Schools Association of Malawi (PRlSAM). In-depth interviews were conducted requiring participants to express the extent to which they are involved and have some knowledge in the registration and quality monitoring of private secondary schools in Lilongwe Education Districts, what they see as problems and how the systems can be improved. The growth of private schools is viewed as a necessity, assisting the government in providing access to secondary education. Long delays, regulations not well published and reinforced, problems of resources, schools not meeting the standards are some of the problems of registration. Inadequate personnel and transport have been identified as major problems of quality monitoring. Proprietors and head teachers feel that there is lack of follow-up visits to the schools and quality monitoring is not done. Advisors point out that quality monitoring is rarely done but lack of resources is the major problem. Most schools are unregistered because they do not meet the basic minimum requirements. Therefore, increasing human and material resources, publicizing and reinforcing the regulations are some of the alternative strategies that have been suggested.
Deep Neural Networks to Denoise Images
Creators: name: Kokkirala, Nikhita
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: Deep Neural Networks have the tendency to be easily fooled and research has shown that these neural networks consider unrecognizable images as recognizable. And, essentially this could lead to a lot of problems in secure systems based on image recognition. As, a solution to this problem, this paper a denoising architecture that extracts the noise from an image thus enabling the neural network to accurately label an image.
title: Development of an Optimized Algorithm for the Simultaneous Subdivision of Multiple Land Parcels in a GIS Environment, with Automatic Assignment of Sequential Land Parcel Numbers
title: A Division by Condition
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Gjorgjieva, Elena
name: Gjorgjiev, Kiro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: land cadastre
subject: cadastre
subject: land registry
subject: urban planning
subject: green it
subject: Software development
subject: Software applications
subject: Software
subject: Geographic information systems
subject: geodesy
subject: expropriation
subject: legal rights
subject: land registration
subject: ownership

description: This method of dividing multiple parcels is designed for processes such as expropriation, urban plan implementation, or any situation where there is an existing cadastral state that needs to be updated to reflect a projected state. Based on the cadastral registry, each landowner will receive appropriate compensation for the acquisition of their land.

Traditionally, this process is done one parcel at a time, but with our algorithm, it is completed simultaneously for all parcels. 

We aim to demonstrate, through a simple example, how SGIS’s algorithm is designed and optimized for fast and efficient performance, particularly given the complexity of the process and the critical importance of the data and outcomes. 

This procedure involves dividing the entire project area in one comprehensive process, rather than simply dividing a single parcel into two parts.
A suite of nonfiction poetry: Who's counting (4 poems)
Creators: name: Rendle-Short, Francesca
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 360201
subject: Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)

description: Rabbit is devoted to publishing the best nonfiction poetry. Volume #6 was launched at the international NonfictioNow Conference program in November 2012, one of the most significant gatherings of its kind Oointly hosted by the Nonfiction Program at the University of Iowa and RMIT). This edition was selected and guest edited by Bonny Cassidy, a published Australian poet and recipient of the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship. Other authors in this volume include well-known established poets Kate Fagan, Michael Farrell, Peter Minter and Alan Wearne. Rabbit's advisory board include well-known poets Stuart Cooke, Kate Lilley and American poet Lesley Wheeler. Rabbit has been hailed as one of a kind: when it was launched it was the subject of discussion by ABC's Radio National's Books and Writing; is represented by the prestigous Small Press Network (SPN), devoted to small independent Australian publishers; and this volume received funding by Copyright Agency. This suite of four poems takes the theme of 'age' and works with it on the page in playful and experimental ways. This is a 'nonfiction poem' fitting the purpose and art of The Realpoetik Manifesto (Wilkinson and Alizadeh, 2012), published by Cordite Poetry Review and Overland Literary Journal, dedicated to celebrating 'the power of the poetic form to realise and enact factual content'; 'the performative, the playful, the adventurous'; respecting 'the gifts of poetry: the line and the play; the rhythm and the space; the sound and the silence'; and advocating 'rigorous research as poetic process'. The publication of this suite of four poems fits with other 'experiments in nonfiction' Rendle-Short is making as a way to enliven the debate about what nonfiction is. It fits with the aims and purpose of the nonfiction Lab research group to 'embrace the contestable and ambiguous nature of the concept of nonfiction', and its commitment to making different forms and frames manifest.
Data Preprocessing for Haplotype Calling from Viral NGS Data
Creators: name: Kaidapuram, Sai Sudheep Reddy
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: For viral outbreaks like the recent COVID-19 outbreak, medical professionals in many areas require to know who infected whom, which variants are drug resistant and what therapy should be selected. To answer these questions, it is necessary to identify viral variants (haplotypes and SNP?s) in patients. A haplotype refers to a combination of alleles or a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found on the same chromosome. This thesis describes the development and assessment of several pipelines and tools for viral NGS and read data analysis and the effect on the accuracy of the haplotype identification.
CliqueSNV: GUI and Deployment on Galaxy
Creators: name: Channadi, Sakshitha
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is a powerful technology that has enabled sequencing of thousands to millions of DNA molecules simultaneously. NGS can be applied to any species and source of DNA including viral genomes. CliqueSNV is a novel reference-based tool for reconstruction of viral variants from NGS data. In this thesis, we present a graphical user interface for CliqueSNV installed on Galaxy and as a standalone application such that microbiologists can use the tool without having to type any command line instructions and can also run multiple experiments and include it into pipelines.
Machine Learning and Deep Learning to Predict Cross-immunoreactivity of Viral Epitopes
Creators: name: Tayebi, Zahra
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Due to the poor understanding of features defining cross-immunoreactivity among heterogeneous epitopes, vaccine development against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is trapped. The development of vaccines against HCV and human immunodeficiency virus, which are highly heterogeneous viruses (HIV) is significantly vulnerable due to variant-specific neutralizing immune responses. The novel vaccine strategies are based on some assumptions such as immunological specificity which is strongly linked to the epitope primary structure, by increasing genetic difference between epitopes cross-immunoreactivity (CR) will decline [1]. In this study first, we checked the hamming distance and statistic evaluation associating HVR1 sequence and CR based on the sequence of the immunogen and antigen pairs then generated five different machine learning models. Also, we implemented deep learning models like Convolutional Neural Network to predict CR. As a result, we could provide 90% accuracy by using the CNN model.
Impact of medical formula shortage on patients with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and their dietitians
Creators: name: Lee, Emily
name: Sliwoski, Laura
name: Rice, Sean
Publisher: name: Oregon Health and Science University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Nutritionists
subject: Metabolism, Inborn Errors
subject: medical formula/supplement shortage
subject: patients with IEM
subject: psychosocial impact
subject: dietitian-patient relations

description: Since Feb. of 2022, patients with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) suffered medical formula shortages due to an abrupt shut down of a major formula company in the US. To date, there has been no study of the shortage’s impact on patients who are dependent on metabolic formulas. The goal of this project was to understand the nutritional and psychosocial impacts on patients with IEM and changes in patient-dietitian relations as a result of the unexpected formula shortage.
The trophic function of Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) in invaded rivers: a case study in the Elbe and Rhine
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: The invasive amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus has become increasingly dominant in German river ecosystems since the River Rhine invasion in the mid-1990s. Because it is preying on other invertebrate taxa, its appearance is often assumed to be associated with a drastic decrease in species diversity and changes in natural benthic communities. Despite this, the trophic function of D. villosus and its predation potential are rarely studied in natural river communities. Here, we assess the trophic function of D. villosus in two invaded systems, the Elbe River and the River Rhine, using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses. In the two studied river food webs, D. villosus had a generally low trophic position (TP), indicating a likely function as primary consumer or at most as an omnivore. The significantly higher TP in the River Rhine (TP = 2.6) than in the Elbe River (TP = 1.9) suggested a partial use of animal prey in the River Rhine. This was supported by the results of the isotope mixing model SIAR which predicted in addition to a high importance of herbivory in both rivers a likely feeding on other invasive amphipod species in the Rhine community. We conclude that D. villosus has a variable but mostly low predacious behaviour, probably depending on the benthic community structure. To allow more realistic trophic analyses for D. villosus in the field, we determined the trophic enrichment factors (TEFs) for nitrogen and carbon isotopes of two diet types in the tissue of D. villosus in an eight-week laboratory experiment. The carbon isotope enrichment (Î´Î´13 C) from the chironomid diet was negative in the consumer (-1.75 â€˚), whereas the carbon from leaf litter was enriched positively in the tissue (3.27 â€˚). The TEFs for nitrogen (Î´Î´15 N) were more similar for plant and animal diet (leaf litter: 3.56 â€˚, chironomids: 2.29 â€˚). Because of the high specificity of the enrichment factors with respect to species and food source, we recommend their use in further trophic analyses.Quelle: http://connection.ebscohost.com
Intelligent Vehicular Perception of Non-Line-Of-Sight Environment using Visible Light Communication with Stereo Camera
Creators: name: Varadarajan, Vignesh
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: This thesis explores the use of stereo cameras to perceive immediate and non-line of sight roadway environments of a vehicle. The proposed system enables a ``see-through-the-vehicle-in-front'', functionality by combining scene perception with vehicle-vehicle communication. The fundamental idea of this work is to develop robust scene perception outcomes that can be communicated to other vehicles in the vicinity, potentially using brake light to transmit and decode using cameras, conceptually similar to visible light communications. Through experimental evaluation of the prototype system, this work presents a proof-of-concept of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) perception in vehicles.
Composing spaces - spatialised performance of CODEX XIII
Creators: name: Harvey, Lawrence
name: Barrett, Richard
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 360304
subject: Music performance

description: BACKGROUND Composing Spaces, an international series of invited lectures and performances explored spatial music from Gabrieli (d. 1612) to the 21st century. Kees Tazelaar, director of The Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, curated this prestigious series. Invited electroacoustic music studios were INA-GRM, Paris, TU, Berlin, and SIAL Sound Studios, RMIT University. Harvey was invited to lecture and present a new collaborative performance. CONTRIBUTION The lecture/performance presented research from the recently completed LP0882872 with Elision Ensemble, Australia's premier international contemporary music ensemble. The lecture highlighted current innovative techniques and software developed for spatialisation of a large-scale ensemble and its implementation in a performance of Construction (by highly regarded UK composer and improviser, Richard Barrett), a two-hour work for 23 performers and three-dimensional sound system premiered by Elision in 2011. The associated Hague performance - with spatialisation directed by Harvey - was of a new work, Codex XIII, in conjunction with Barrett. SIGNIFICANCE Harvey's ongoing, original research continues to push boundaries by investigating ways to apply geometrical data to advanced contemporary music techniques. The Hague performance of Codex XIII enabled the new, creative approach developed for the 2011 performance of Construction to be extended to spatialise a smaller group. The additional innovations included: a technique to design and refine complex sound paths in a venue when limited rehearsal time is available (this technique combines 3D trajectory design software, OM Prisma, with SIAL Sound Studios Max/MSP spatial diffusion software); and a performance technique using three technical operators to manage the large number of audio and signal paths required to spatialise an ensemble performance. The acclaimed presentation and performance was a public event.
Active Noise Cancellation of Drone Propeller Noise through Waveform Approximation and Pitch-Shifting
Creators: name: Narine, Michael
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: The use of drones introduces the problem of noise pollution due to the audio noise generated from its propeller rotations. To mitigate the noise pollution from drone propellers, this thesis explores a method of using active noise cancellation ANC. This thesis hypothesizes that by analyzing the waveform of the drone propeller noise, an approximated wave function can be produced and used as an anti-noise signal that can effectively nullify the drone noise. In order to align the phase of the anti-noise signal to maximize drone noise reduction, this thesis presents a signal pitch-shifting approach, to guide areas of destructive interference to a desired target such as a microphone, at a desired location. Through experimental evaluation using a prototype of the proposed Pitch-Aligned Active Noise Cancellation system PA-ANC, this thesis reveals that the proposed technique can achieve a 43.82% reduction of drone noise.
Automating Graphology Using Computer Vision
Creators: name: Hosaguthi Vishwanath, Yashaswini
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Graphology is the science of studying an individual's personality traits through handwriting analysis. In this thesis, we have automated the graphology process, particularly automating the pattern analysis of the handwriting and inference of the personality traits. The thesis is based off computer vision techniques to build a pipeline for automated graphology using handwritten text, camera and a microcomputing device. In this work, we consider the intricate details of a handwriting sample, like the size and slant variations, the various patterns formed in the writing of the text as visual features for computer vision training and processing. Our experimental analysis on ~100 users resulted in 90\% overall accuracy of the system in personality trait mapping using the user?s feedback as a baseline for evaluation.
ChiTransformer: Towards Reliable Stereo from Cues
Creators: name: Su, Qing
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2021

description: Current stereo matching techniques are challenged by restricted searching space, occluded regions and sheer size. While monocular depth estimation is spared from these challenges and can achieve satisfactory results with monocular cues, the lack of stereoscopic relationship renders the monocular prediction less reliable on its own especially in highly dynamic or cluttered environments. To address these issues in both scenarios, an optic-chiasm-inspired self-supervised binocular depth estimation method is proposed in thesis, wherein vision transformer with gated positional cross-attention layer is designed to enable feature-sensitive pattern retrieval between views, while retaining the extensive context information aggregated through self-attentions. This crossover design is biologically analogous to the optic-chasma structure in human visual system and hence the name, ChiTransformer. It leverages strengths of both monocular and binocular approaches. Our experiments show this architecture yields substantial improvements on self-supervised stereo approaches by 15% and can be used on both rectilinear images and fisheye images.
Upregulation of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Expression by Flavan-3-Ols Protects Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells from Hypoxia-Induced Cell Death
Creators: name: Zhu, Jixiao
name: Fu, Manqin
name: Gao, Jian
name: Dai, Guoyu
name: Guan, Qiunong
name: Du, Caigan
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: Renal hypoxia and its associated oxidative stress is a common pathway for the development of kidney diseases, and using dietary antioxidants such as flavan-3-ols to prevent kidney failure has received much attention. This study investigates the molecular mechanism by which flavan-3-ols prevent hypoxia-induced cell death in renal tubular epithelial cells. Human kidney proximal tubular cells (HKC-8) were exposed to hypoxia (1% O2) in the presence of flavan-3-ols (catechin, epicatechin, procyanidin B1, and procyanidin B2). Cell death was examined using flow cytometric analysis. Gene expression was determined using a PCR array and Western blotting, and its network and functions were investigated using STRING databases. Here, we show that the cytoprotective activity of catechin was the highest among these flavan-3-ols against hypoxia-induced cell death in cultured HKC-8 cells. Exposure of HKC-8 cells to hypoxia induced oxidative stress leading to up-regulation of DUOX2, NOX4, CYBB and PTGS2 and down-regulation of TXNRD1 and HSP90AA1. Treatment with catechin or other flavan-3-ols prevented the down-regulation of TXNRD1 expression in hypoxic HKC-8 cells. Overexpression of TXNRD1 prevented hypoxia-induced cell death, and inactivation of TXNRD1 with TRi-1, a specific TXNRD1 inhibitor, reduced the catechin cytoprotection against hypoxia-induced HKC-8 cell death. In conclusion, flavan-3-ols prevent hypoxia-induced cell death in human proximal tubular epithelial cells, which might be mediated by their maintenance of TXNRD1 expression, suggesting that enhancing TXNRD1 expression or activity may become a novel therapeutic strategy to prevent hypoxia-induced kidney damage.
A Systematic Development Of A Baseline Standard For Evaluating Virtual Camera Based Hand Rehabilitation Performance
Creators: name: Tallapragada, Bhagirath
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2022

description: Stroke is among the leading causes of disability, with 795,000 individuals experiencing a new or recurrent stroke each year. Upper extremity sensorimotor deficits, including diminished grip strength, are the most common long-term deficits among stroke survivors. Diminished hand function is a significant challenge for stroke survivors and health professionals. Most technology-driven approaches to address rehabilitation rely on intrusive and sensory device-based systems to analyze and assist hand rehabilitation. We strive to develop a non-intrusive system for hand rehabilitation using camera-based virtual rehabilitation. Taking steps towards this goal, in this thesis, we develop the baseline standard for hand function by analyzing the hand function of healthy adults using camera-based data over five daily life activities. We conclude by defining the gold standard representation of an individual?s hand function based on computer vision, specialized Jerk metrics, statistical analysis, and unsupervised learning.
A Data Visualization Framework for ESDA: Understanding Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Prevalence in Florida
Creators: name: Dhol, Brindal
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2022

description: Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) is a technique for analyzing data from different geographic regions. To examine patterns, ESDA uses univariate and multivariate graphical approaches. Through a case study of diabetes and pre-diabetes prevalence in Florida, we built a novel data visualization framework for ESDA. 
Diabetes is a rapidly increasing global disease that is a major global health concern with significant implications for healthcare spending. Information about the relationship between diabetes and geographical sociodemographic characteristics could assist public health programs better targeting those who are at risk. We show the regional prevalence of disease in Florida and its relationship to the geography of risk variables using our multivariate data visualization framework. 
Our methodology can be applied to wide range of problems and domains that require complex analysis of disparate data to identify correlations. The method can be used to find patterns and clusters for any problem at any spatial scale.
title: Paleoclimate reconstruction using Pleistocene paleosols along the middle Atbara River in Eastern Sudan
Creators: name:  Mohammednoor,  M.
name:  Bussert ,  Robert
name:  Tsukamoto  ,  S.
name:  Richter  ,  M.
name:  El Bedri  ,  O.
name:  Kraatz  ,  B.
name:  Salih ,  K.
name:  Müller ,  J.
name:  Eisawi ,  A.
name:  Bibi ,  F.
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2021

description: Along the middle Atbara River, Pleistocene alluvial sediments dated to ~200 to 20 ka are exposed in eastern Sudan over a length of about 200 km with a maximum thickness of 50 m. The Atbara River today has its headwaters in the northern Ethiopian Plateau and is the last major tributary of the Nile before it flows through the Sahara. Previous studies and our fieldwork since 2018 have resulted in extensive finds of fossil terrestrial mammals - including hominins - and archaeological stone tools in these Pleistocene sediments. Intercalated within the alluvial sedimentary sequences are paleosols distinguished by various pedogenic features such as calcretes, root structures and pedogenic slickensides. These paleosols are especially interesting archives of the paleoclimate and paleoenvironment during the deposition of these sedimentary sequences. To study the paleosols, mineralogical, petrographical and geochemical investigations were carried out. Field investigations as well as mineralogical analyses show that mainly paleosols like aridisols (desert soils) and vertisols (swelling clay soils) are present. Aridisols are characterized by calcic layers and calcareous nodules and root structures (calcic horizon Bk) and contain minerals such as calcite, ferrodolomite and gypsum. Clay minerals (argillic horizon Bt) such as smectite, illite, illite/smectite, chlorite and other easily weatherable minerals (e. g., feldspars) are also common. Vertisols have a blocky appearance with peds (cracks) and pedogenic slickenside structures due to the shrinking and swelling of smectitic clays (argillic horizon Bt). Aridisols reflect arid to semiarid climates, while vertisols occur in regions with subhumid to semi-arid climates. The mineralogy (abundant plagioclase and chlorite) of both paleosols indicates basaltic source rocks, which are widespread in the study area. The δ13CVPDB isotopic values of the pedogenic carbonates show that the vegetation varied between grassland, wooded grassland and woodland/bushland/thicket/shrubland, which can occur in both aridisols and vertisols. The δ18OVPDB values mainly reflect a slightly increased evaporation/precipitation ratio and thus a semi-arid climate during the Mid-Late Pleistocene, similar to conditions today.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review
Creators: name: Ackah, Betty B. B.
name: Woo, Michael
name: Stallwood, Lisa
name: Fazal, Zahra A.
name: Okpani, Arnold
name: Ukah, Ugochinyere V.
name: Adu, Prince A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2022

description: Background Vaccination against the novel coronavirus is one of the most effective strategies for combating the global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major obstacle in several regions of the world, including Africa. The objective of this rapid review was to summarize the literature on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa. Methods We searched Scopus, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, and OVID Medline for studies published from January 1, 2020, to March 8, 2022, examining acceptance or hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Africa. Study characteristics and reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance were extracted from the included articles. Results A total of 71 articles met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Majority (n = 25, 35%) of the studies were conducted in Ethiopia. Studies conducted in Botswana, Cameroun, Cote D’Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe were also included in the review. The vaccine acceptance rate ranged from 6.9 to 97.9%. The major reasons for vaccine hesitancy were concerns with vaccine safety and side effects, lack of trust for pharmaceutical industries and misinformation or conflicting information from the media. Factors associated with positive attitudes towards the vaccine included being male, having a higher level of education, and fear of contracting the virus. Conclusions Our review demonstrated the contextualized and multifaceted reasons inhibiting or encouraging vaccine uptake in African countries. This evidence is key to operationalizing interventions based on facts as opposed to assumptions. Our paper provided important considerations for addressing the challenge of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and blunting the impact of the pandemic in Africa.
Do Sustainable Palliative Single Fraction Radiotherapy Practices Proliferate or Perish 2 Years after a Knowledge Translation Campaign?
Creators: name: Shahhat, Shaheer
name: Hanumanthappa, Nikesh
name: Chung, Youn Tae
name: Beck, James
name: Koul, Rashmi
name: Bashir, Bashir
name: Cooke, Andrew
name: Dubey, Arbind
name: Butler, Jim
name: Nashed, Maged
name: Hunter, William
name: Ong, Aldrich D.
name: Rathod, Shrinivas
name: Tran, Kim
name: Kim, Julian O.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: In early 2017, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and CancerCare Manitoba undertook a comprehensive knowledge translation (KT) campaign to improve the utilization of single fraction radiotherapy (SFRT) over multiple fraction radiotherapy (MFRT) for palliative management of bone metastases. The campaign significantly increased short-term SFRT utilization. We assess the time-dependent effects of KT-derived SFRT utilization 12–24 months removed from the KT campaign in a Provincial Cancer Program. This study identified patients receiving palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases in Manitoba in the 2018 calendar year using the provincial radiotherapy database. The proportion of patients treated with SFRT in 2018 was compared to 2017. Logistic regression analyses identified risk factors associated with MFRT receipt. In 2018, 1008 patients received palliative radiotherapy for bone metastasis, of which 63.3% received SFRT, a small overall increase in SFRT use over 2017 (59.1%). However, 41.1% of ROs demonstrated year-over-year decreases in SFRT utilization, indicative of a time-dependent loss of SFRT prescription habits derived from KT. Although SFRT use increased slightly overall in 2018, evidence of compliance fatigue was observed, suggestive of a time-perishing property of RO prescription behaviours derived from KT methodologies. Verification of the study’s findings in larger cohorts would be beneficial. These findings highlight the need for additional longitudinal KT reinforcement practices in the years following KT campaigns.
Marionette: A Biography of Miss Marion Davies
Creators: name: Wilkinson, Jessica
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 360201
subject: Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)

description: BACKGROUND Wilkinson's 'Marionette: A Biography of Miss Marion Davies' is the culmination of research at the UCLA Film and Television Archives. An experimental poetic work, it represents an exploration and development of the possibilities enabled by the merging of biographic writing and the poetic form, particularly in relation to writing marginal voices. This feminist project aligns with the poetry/poetics of such authors as Lyn Hejinian, Susan Howe and Jordie Albiston. CONTRIBUTION The poems in Marionette are experimental and innovative and demonstrate ideas and concepts with which the writer is extensively engaged - exploring the poetic medium as a potential site for negotiating non-fiction content in new and exciting ways. This 'chapbook' offers new knowledge relating to non-fiction and biographical writing by exploring the life and affairs of cinema actress Marion Davies, and how her silenced voice can be reanimated through the complexities of poetic writing; an essay at the end of the book critically contextualises these ideas. Michael Brennan, publisher of Vagabond Press, has written that this peer-reviewed work "was one of the most outstanding examples of innovative Australian writing to have appeared in recent years.. [and] has greatly extended the range of Australian literature. Wilkinson has done that rare thing of breaking new ground" Ann Vickery, author of Leaving Lines of Gender: A Feminist Genealogy of Language Writing, wrote "Wilkinson's work is at the forefront of feminist documentary poetics .. Marionette.. heralds one of the most exciting new voices to poetry's global stage." SIGNIFICANCE The book was shortlisted for the 2014 Kenneth Slessor Award, part of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. It was also reviewed favourably in Cordite Poetry Review (11 January 2013 AJ Carruthers) and The Australian (7 June 2014), and is discussed in an essay by award winning Australian poet and playwright Javant Biarujia in Cordite (1 May 2014).
Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the use of herbal medicine: the case of urban and rural mothers in the Philippines
Creators: name: J.P. Jazul
name: H.A.L. Catublas
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Herbal medicine, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Health condition

description: 1, 43, Mahidol University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
A LCMS-IT-TOF method for the quantification of tamsulosin in human plasma and application to a bioequivalence study in healthy Vietnamese volunteers
Creators: name: G.T.H. Nguyen
name: D.H.N. Huynh
name: K.H.L. Nguyen
name: H.T.T. Tran
name: V.N. Nguyen
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
Year: 2016
Subjects: LCMS-IT-TOF, Tamsulosin, Bioeqivalence

description: 1, 43, Mahidol University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
A MODERN VIEW OF THE CYLINIC COURSE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN CORONAVIRUS INFECTION
Creators: name: Nargiza Khakimzhanovna Abduazizova Zafar Abdunaemovich Sharapov TASHKENT MEDICAL ACADEMY, TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a rheumatological disease accompanied by joint syndrome, functionally characterized by erosive damage and destruction of joints. The disease occurs predominantly in young and middle-aged individuals and leads to early disability of patients, which in turn determines the social significance and relevance of the problem. COVID-19 infection has caused new features of the course of RA, which determines the medical and social relevance of studying the problem.
Combined Application of Virtual Simulation Technology and 3-Dimensional-Printed Computer-Aided Rapid Prototyping in Autotransplantation of a Mature Third Molar
Creators: name: Zhang, Hui
name: Cai, Min
name: Liu, Zhiguo
name: Liu, He
name: Shen, Ya
name: Huang, Xiangya
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: The use of computer-aided rapid prototyping (CARP) models was considered to reduce surgical trauma and improve outcomes when autotransplantation of teeth (ATT) became a viable alternative for dental rehabilitation. However, ATT is considered technique-sensitive due to its series of complicated surgical procedures and unfavorable outcomes in complex cases. This study reported a novel autotransplantation technique of a 28-year-old patient with an unrestorable lower first molar (#36) with double roots. Regardless of a large shape deviation, a lower third molar (#38) with a completely single root formation was used as the donor tooth. ATT was performed with a combined use of virtual simulation, CARP model-based rehearsed surgery, and tooth replica-guided surgery. A 3D virtual model of the donor and recipient site was generated from cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) radiographs prior to surgery for direct virtual superimposition simulation and CARP model fabrication. The virtual simulation indicated that it was necessary to retain cervical alveolar bone during the surgical socket preparation, and an intensive surgical rehearsal was performed on the CARP models. The donor tooth replica was used during the procedure to guide precise socket preparation and avoid periodontal ligament injury. Without an additional fitting trial and extra-alveolar storage, the donor tooth settled naturally into the recipient socket within 30 s. The transplanted tooth showed excellent stability and received routine root canal treatment three weeks post-surgery, and the one-year follow-up examination verified the PDL healing outcome and normal functioning. Patient was satisfied with the transplanted tooth. This cutting-edge technology combines virtual simulation, digital surgery planning, and guided surgery implementation to ensure predictable and minimally invasive therapy in complex cases.
Supplementary document for Error-mitigated photonic variational quantum eigensolver using a single-photon ququart - 5521038.pdf
Creators: name: Lee, Jinil
name: Lee, Donghaw
name: Hong, Seongjin
name: Lim, Hyang-Tag
name: Cho, Young-Wook
name: Han, Sang-Wook
name: Shin, Hyundong
name: Rehman, Junaid
name: Kim, Yong-Su
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document 1
title: Überwachung der Pandemieviren SARS-CoV-2 über Abwasseranalysen
title: Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic viruses via wastewater analyses
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Selinka, Hans-Christoph
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: UMID
subject: Gesundheit

description: Wie die COVID-19-Pandemie 2019/2020/2021 zeigt, können durch die Globalisierung jederzeit Pathogene, in diesem Fall das neue SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), in Deutschland eingeschleppt und zu einer ernsten Gefahr für die Öffentliche Gesundheit werden. Das SARS-CoV-2 wird hauptsächlich über die Luft durch Tröpfchen und Aerosole sowie durch kontaminierte Oberflächen übertragen. Infizierte Personen scheiden das Virus und Abbauprodukte der Viren aber auch über den Stuhl aus. Mit Hilfe molekularbiologischer Analysen können diese Bestandteile im Abwasser nachgewiesen werden. Abwasseruntersuchungen auf SARS-CoV-2 können daher hilfreiche Informationen über den aktuellen Infektionszustand der Population geben, von der das Abwasser stammt und in Kombination mit der klinischen Diagnostik zur zeitnahen Planung und Umsetzung von Maßnahmen zum Infektionsschutz beitragen. Quelle: UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz / Boden- und Lufthygiene (Berlin) Institut für Wasser- - 1 (2021), 61
description: As shown by the COVID-19 pandemic 2019/2020/2021, pathogens, in this case the new SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be introduced to Germany due to globalization and pose a serious threat to public health. The main transmission pathway of SARS-CoV-2 occurs by air via droplet infections, aerosols, as well as via contaminated surfaces. However, infected individuals also excrete viruses and debris of these viruses via feces, and viral components can be detected by molecular wastewater analysis. Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 may therefore provide helpful information of the actual state of infection of the population producing this wastewater and, in addition to clinical diagnostics, contribute to timely initiation of measures for health protection. Quelle: UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz / Boden- und Lufthygiene (Berlin) Institut für Wasser- - 1 (2021), 61
description: Die aktuelle Ausgabe der Zeitschrift UMID stellt europäische Hitzeaktionspläne vor und zeigt die Hitzevorsorge in Bundesländern und Kommunen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist COVID-19: Erkrankungsschwere in der ersten Welle, Corona und die Auswirkungen auf die Luftqualität, Abwassermonitoring, Desinfektion mittels UV-C-Strahlung und der ⁠BfR⁠-Corona-Monitor zur Risikowahrnehmung in der Bevölkerung.
Interprofessional Working: A Program of Research
Creators: name: Pantha, Sandesh
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4205
subject: Nursing

description: Submitted in the total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
Effect of polymeric micelles on the characteristics and stability of diazepam-loaded hydrophilic and lipophilic suppositories
Creators: name: W. Siriratawan
name: K. Narapanich
name: A. Tungthanabordee
name: T. Ratanasawetasak
name: D. Chantasart
name: J. Suksiriworapong
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Diazepam, Hydrophilic, Lipophilic, Polymeric micelles, Suppository

description: 1, 43, Mahidol University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Simultaneous determination of paracetamol, phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine and related compound 4-aminophenol in multi-components pharmaceuticals by high performance liqid chromatography
Creators: name: P.T. Dung
name: K.X. Hai
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
Year: 2016
Subjects: HPLC, 4-aminophenol, Paracetamol, Pheneylephrine, Chlorpheniramine maleate

description: 1, 43, Mahidol University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Synthesis and antimicrobial activity screening of 2-(2-fluorophenylimino)-5-arylidenethiazolidin-4-one derivatives
Creators: name: D.T. Pham
name: T.M.H. Vo
name: P. Truong
name: P.T. Ho
name: N. Khorana
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University
Year: 2016
Subjects: thiazolidin-4-one, synthesis, antibacterial, antifungal, MRSA

description: 1, 43, Mahidol University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Supporting Information for "SEAMM: A Simulation Environment for Atomistic and Molecular Modeling"
Creators: name: Saxe, Paul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: SEAMM
subject: Molecular Dynamics Simulation

description: Supplementary information for the article  "SEAMM: A Simulation Environment for Atomistic and Molecular Modeling" in Journal of Physical Chemistry, A.

Ths is the input and output of the job in Exmaple 1. See the README.txt file form more information of the contents of the ZIP file.
Supplementary document for Error-mitigated photonic variational quantum eigensolver using a single-photon ququart - 5521038.pdf
Creators: name: Lee, Jinil
name: Lee, Donghaw
name: Hong, Seongjin
name: Lim, Hyang-Tag
name: Cho, Young-Wook
name: Han, Sang-Wook
name: Shin, Hyundong
name: Rehman, Junaid
name: Kim, Yong-Su
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document 1
Neither Poverty Nor Riches
Creators: name: Amstutz, Norah Ruth
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 360602
subject: Fine arts
classificationCode: 401601
subject: Ceramics
classificationCode: 3606
subject: Visual arts

description: Our anthropocentric world has been operating under the myth of progress. Since the Industrial Revolution and the advent of mass production, social structures have been oriented around the image of an exponential trajectory into the future. Certain agents have taken advantage of this rhetoric to wield power and wealth. In 2025, as we barrel into a strange new world determined by climate change, can we finally question the model? Why is it that all of nature moves in a closed cycle but humankind attempts to transcend and evade mortality? As I come of age and inherit a sense of responsibility and a world of chaos, I wonder how I ethically fit into the puzzle. As a craftsperson, what do I offer a world that is unraveling? I approach art making through my identity as a potter, a tradition tied to local roots, simple living, and honest work. My artwork follows the tradition of record keeping and storytelling on pottery and contains my preoccupation with justice. I use the urn form to offer a social critique and the lantern form to suggest theurgy, bringing physical form to values that cut through hopelessness. I believe the existence of the craft community challenges the authority of mass production and cultural homogeneity. Craft exists in conversation with the quotidian, setting the precedent that time and energy be spent slowly observing and refining, finding satisfaction in the simple gifts of life on Earth, undergirded by a respect for all existence.
Correction to: Parental experiences with their child’s eating disorder treatment journey
Creators: name: Coelho, Jennifer S.
name: Suen, Janet
name: Marshall, Sheila, 1956-
name: Burns, Alex
name: Lam, Pei-Yoong
name: Geller, Josie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Correction to: Journal of Eating Disorders (2021) 9:92 https:// doi. org/ 10. 1186/ s40337- 021- 00449-x
A photoevaporative investigation of planets either side of the radius-period valley
Creators: name: King, George W.
name: Corrales, Lía
name: Wheatley, Peter
name: Armstrong, David
name: Osborn, Ares
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: A dearth of planets around 2 Earth radii uncovered in the exoplanet population, dubbed the “radius gap” or “radius-period valley”, has been the subject of much study over the past few years. There are currently two leading mechanisms proposed to explain the observed valley: X-ray and EUV-driven photoevaporation, and core-powered mass loss. We present XMM-Newton observations of two systems containing planets residing either side of the valley, TOI-431 and HD 136352, in order to explore their compatibility with the photoevaporation mechanism. With our measured X-ray fluxes, we estimate the current ongoing high-energy-driven mass loss from the planets. We also perform simulations to investigate the evolution of the planets over their lifetimes to the present day.