cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
CHARACTERISTICS OF BENEFITS ADDITIONAL TO POSITION SALARY AS INCENTIVES IN PUBLIC CIVIL SERVICE
Creators: name: Juraev, Alisher
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The new era requires reforms in all areas, so now, from all developed countries to developing countries, public service reform, prevention of staff unemployment, prevention of corruption, and social and economic support of civil servants should be done to improve the attractiveness of public service. a number of changes are being implemented, such as the increase, because the performance of functions and tasks of the state and the high spirit of public services depend on the activity of civil servants.
"Defense reorganization for unity" : the unified combatant command system, the 1958 Defense Reorganization Act and the sixty-year drive for unity in grand strategy and military doctrine
Creators: name: Gventer, Celeste Ward
name: 0000-0003-4757-7555
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2019
Subjects: Eisenhower
Department of Defense
Combatant commands
Unified combatant commands

description: This dissertation seeks to answer a deceptively simple question: why, in 1958 and as part of the Defense Reorganization Act (DRA) passed that year, did U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower remove the chiefs of the military services from the chain of operational command and instead empower the so-called “unified combatant commands,” to lead American military forces in war? The answer, this dissertation will argue, is that Eisenhower had found himself competing with his military service chiefs for his entire first administration and the first half of his second over national (grand) strategy and military doctrine. Taking those service chiefs out of the chain of operational command would, in effect, diminish the role of those officers. Eisenhower had found that simply getting rid of refractory officers was insufficient to quiet their rebellion: only by suppressing their role permanently in the bureaucracy did he hope to unify American strategy- and policy-making. This interpretation is at odds with the few accounts of the 1958 DRA that do exist, which tend to take Eisenhower’s stated purposes—to enhance “unity of command”—at face value. The circumstances that led Eisenhower to take this step were decades, if not longer, in the making. Two factors stand out. First, the situation resulted from the inherent pluralism in American military policy making. Second, it was also a product of the decades that preceded Eisenhower’s administration during which the American military was consistently forced to “fill in the blanks” of national strategy. What drove matters to a head in the 1950s was the steady growth of American power after the 1898 Spanish-American War and, especially, after the Second World War. It is necessary to also appreciate several legacies Eisenhower confronted and that colored his own views: the history of American military thinking about command and about civilian control; the creation of military staffs and the process of reform and professionalization inside the military services during the twentieth century; and the development of independent service doctrines. While complex and interwoven, these five conceptual threads form the fabric of issues, debates and dilemmas that make Eisenhower’s decision to take the services out of operations comprehensible. These threads also make up the major parts of the history described here. This work will trace these conceptual threads over the sixty-year rise of the United States to a global power, culminating in Eisenhower’s standoff with his service chiefs in the 1950s.
A vocação da mulher (Trad.)
Creators: name: Sakai, Toshihiko
Publisher: name: arroz e flores
Year: 2025
Subjects: Sakai Toshihiko
Literatura Japonesa

description: Tradução para o português de "Fujin no tenshoku", de Sakai Toshihiko. Tradução e notas por Rafael Silva Rufino de Sousa. Revisão e cotejo por Felipe Chaves Gonçalves Pinto.arroz e flores: antologia de literatura rebelde japonesa, vol. 2, no. 1, 2025, número de ensaios. periódico semestral.A arroz e flores: antologia de literatura rebelde japonesa é um periódico independente balizado em uma perspectiva colaborativa e cooperativa que busca disponibilizar seu conteúdo de forma livre e irrestrita. As publicações dos números semestrais que compõem os volumes anuais são compostas por estudos e traduções em/para o português sobre o que aqui se denomina “literatura rebelde japonesa”. Assim, o foco do periódico é oferecer a qualquer pessoa que tenha interesse ou curiosidade acesso imediato a esses textos. Textos esses que compõem uma rede mais ampla de rebeldia e revolta planetária da qual a arroz e flores também deseja fazer parte.acesso em: https://arrozeflores.art.br/periodico/
Information-theoretic Limits for Community Detection in Network Models
Creators: name: Ke, Chuyang
name: Honorio, Jean
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the information-theoretic limits for the recovery of node labels in several network models. This includes the Stochastic Block Model, the Exponential Random Graph Model, the Latent Space Model, the Directed Preferential Attachment Model, and the Directed Small-world Model. For the Stochastic Block Model, the non-recoverability condition depends on the probabilities of having edges inside a community, and between different communities. For the Latent Space Model, the non-recoverability condition depends on the dimension of the latent space, and how far and spread are the communities in the latent space. For the Directed Preferential Attachment Model and the Directed Small-world Model, the non-recoverability condition depends on the ratio between homophily and neighborhood size. We also consider dynamic versions of the Stochastic Block Model and the Latent Space Model.
Buckling Instabilities of a Confined Colloid Crystal Layer
Creators: name: Chou, T
name: Nelson, David R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A model predicting the structure of repulsive, spherically symmetric, monodisperse particles confined between two walls is presented. We study the buckling transition of a single flat layer as the double layer state develops. Experimental realizations of this model are suspensions of stabilized colloidal particles squeezed between glass plates. By expanding the thermodynamic potential about a flat state of \( N \) confined colloidal particles, we derive a free energy as a functional of in-plane and out-of-plane displacements. The wavevectors of these first buckling instabilities correspond to three different ordered structures. Landau theory predicts that the symmetry of these phases allows for second order phase transitions. This possibility exists even in the presence of gravity or plate asymmetry. These transitions lead to critical behavior and phases with the symmetry of the three-state and four-state Potts models, the X-Y model with 6-fold anisotropy, and the Heisenberg model with cubic interactions. Experimental detection of these structures is discussed.
description: 24 pages, 8 figures on request. EF5082
Hand Samples Petrographic Analysis of Sand Samples from Power's Gulch and Pinto Creek for the Carlota Testing Project (SWCA Project No. 31-93435)
Creators: name: Miksa, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Gila (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3907/gila-county
subject: Pinal (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3961/pinal-county
subject: Interstitial Zone E
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83755/interstitial-zone-e
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Huhugam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8166/huhugam
subject: Temper
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2949/temper
subject: Sands
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2950/sands
subject: Hand Sample Petrographic Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160964/hand-sample-petrographic-analysis
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: Many of the archaeological ceramics found in the Power's Gulch area in the course of investigations for the Carlota Testing Project were found to be tempered with sand size material. In order to assess the composition and local versus non-local origin of the temper, seven sand and rock samples were collected from Power's Gulch and Pinto Creek by Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze of SWCA, Inc., in January of 1994. These seven sand and rock samples were submitted to Elizabeth Miksa of Desert Archaeology, Inc. in March of 1993 for qualitative description and analysis. This report describes the methods used to describe the sands and the results of the analysis. The goals of this analysis are to establish the local bedrock geology and how it contributes to the local sand, to establish preliminary petrofades for the project area, to describe the local sand collected by Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze, and to compare it to the expected sand composition.
Agroforestry contributes to circular bioeconomy (PA) - Los sistemas agroforestales contribuyen a la bioeconomía circular
Creators: name: , Rois
name: M.
name: Den Herder
name: M.
name: Mosquera-Losada
name: M.R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: bioproducts
sustainability
innovation
bioproductos
sostenibilidad
innovación

description: Practice abstract que resume el potencial de los sistemas agroforestales para contribuir a la bioeconomía circular. - Practice abstract summarizing the potential of agroforestry for contributing to circular bioeconomy.
Schwinger-Dyson Equations of Matrix Models for Open and Closed Strings
Creators: name: Itoh, Yukihisa
name: Tanii, Yoshiaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the Schwinger-Dyson equations of a matrix model for an open-closed string theory. The free energy with source terms for scaling operators satisfies the same Virasoro conditions as those of the pure closed string and is obtained from that of the pure closed string by giving appropriate nonvanishing background values to all of the sources.
description: 10 pages
In Search of a Source for the 320 Eev Fly's Eye Cosmic Ray
Creators: name: Elbert, Jerome W.
name: Sommers, Paul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The 320 EeV air shower detected by the Fly's Eye poses an important problem. Careful analysis of pathlength limitations for the possible particle types due to cosmic background radiation verifies that the particle very likely traveled less than 50 Mpc from its source. The best candidates for accelerating particles to such high energies are the very powerful radiogalaxies, however they are all more than 100 Mpc distant. Our search finds no likely source within 50 Mpc in the direction from which the particle arrived. This prompts consideration of less likely astrophysical sources, like M82, as well as non-standard mechanisms like cosmic string annihilation. It is also conceivable that the air shower was produced by some non-standard particle whose pathlength is unlimited because it does not interact with the cosmic background radiation. A less radical alternative is that relatively strong magnetic fields deflected the particle's path through a large angle, so it could have originated at a nearby radiogalaxy at an earlier time of strong activity.
description: 27 pages, LaTeX, figures available by anonymous ftp, to appear in ApJ (3/1/95)
Controlling Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions
Creators: name: Kennes, D. M.
name: Schuricht, D.
name: Karrasch, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the dynamics arising from a double quantum quench where the parameters of a given Hamiltonian are abruptly changed from being in an equilibrium phase A to a different phase B and back (A$\to$B$\to$A). As prototype models, we consider the (integrable) transverse field Ising as well as the (non-integrable) ANNNI model. The return amplitude features non-analyticities after the first quench through the equilibrium quantum critical point (A$\to$B), which is routinely taken as a signature of passing through a so-called dynamical quantum phase transition. We demonstrate that non-analyticities after the second quench (B$\to$A) can be avoided and reestablished in a recurring manner upon increasing the time $T$ spent in phase B. The system retains an infinite memory of its past state, and one has the intriguing opportunity to control at will whether or not dynamical quantum phase transitions appear after the second quench.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures
Modified Algebraic Bethe Ansatz: Twisted XXX Case
Creators: name: Belliard, Samuel
name: Slavnov, Nikita A.
name: Vallet, Benoit
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We prove the modified algebraic Bethe Ansatz characterization of the spectral problem for the closed XXX Heisenberg spin chain with an arbitrary twist and arbitrary positive (half)-integer spin at each site of the chain. We provide two basis to characterize the spectral problem and two families of inhomogeneous Baxter T-Q equations. The two families satisfy an inhomogeneous quantum Wronskian equation.
A Polysemic object and Emotions: Power of objects to highlight lived experiences; Asian Arts Museum, Humboldt Forum, Berlin
Creators: name: Bhowmik, Ranjamrittika
Publisher: name: Museums and Society - Mapping the Social
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Humboldt Forum
subject: Emotions
subject: Arts
subject: Cultural anthropology

description: Notes on the case study “Affective Spaces” in the Project “Museums and Society – Mapping the Social”
Adversarial Examples that Fool both Computer Vision and Time-Limited Humans
Creators: name: Elsayed, Gamaleldin F.
name: Shankar, Shreya
name: Cheung, Brian
name: Papernot, Nicolas
name: Kurakin, Alex
name: Goodfellow, Ian
name: Sohl-Dickstein, Jascha
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Machine learning models are vulnerable to adversarial examples: small changes to images can cause computer vision models to make mistakes such as identifying a school bus as an ostrich. However, it is still an open question whether humans are prone to similar mistakes. Here, we address this question by leveraging recent techniques that transfer adversarial examples from computer vision models with known parameters and architecture to other models with unknown parameters and architecture, and by matching the initial processing of the human visual system. We find that adversarial examples that strongly transfer across computer vision models influence the classifications made by time-limited human observers.
Matrix model with superconformal symmetry
Creators: name: Takama, Michiaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A matrix model is presented which leads to the discrete ``eigenvalue model'' proposed recently by Alvarez-Gaumé {\it et.al.} for 2D supergravity (coupled to superconformal matters).
description: 7pp
Flory theory revisited
Creators: name: Orland, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Flory theory for a single polymer chain is derived as the lowest order of a cumulant expansion. In this approach, the full original Flory free energy (including the logarithmic term), is recovered. %This term does not change the wandering exponent $ ν$ but turns out to %be responsible for the crossover from Brownian $ (d>4) $ to swollen $ %(d\leq4) $ %regime. The prefactors of the elastic and repulsive energy are calculated from the microscopic parameters. The method can be applied to other types of monomer-monomer interactions, and the case of a single chain in a bad solvent is discussed . The method is easily generalized to many chain systems (polymers in solutions), yielding the usual crossovers with chain concentration. Finally, this method is suitable for a systematic expansion around the Flory theory. The corrections to Flory theory consist of extensive terms (proportional to the number $N$ of monomers) and powers of $N^{2-νd}$ . These last terms diverge in the thermodynamic limit, but less rapidly than the usual Fixman expansion in $N^{2- d/2}$.
description: Email contact: orland@amoco.saclay.cea.fr
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Its Challenge for Patients and the Health care System at Boru Meda Hospital, Amhara Region, North-Central Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Bizuayehu Gashaw
name: Endalew Yizengaw
name: Gizachew Yismaw
name: Sisay Tebeje
name: Feleke Tilahun
name: Banchwossen Sebsibe
name: Endalkachew Nibret
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2023

description: Abstract
Background: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania aethiopica (L.aethiopica) is a significant public health concern in Ethiopia. It is a vector-borne disease. The treatment center in Boru Meda sees a high number of CL patients, many of whom require multiple rounds of treatment. The increasing prevalence of repeat patients poses challenges for both patients and the healthcare system in effectively managing and preventing the disease. Despite this, there is a lack of comprehensive monitoring of the problem of CL and repeat CL cases. In this study, we analyzed demographic and clinical data from CL patients treated at Boru Meda Hospital Leishmaniasis Treatment Centre (LTC) to assess the burden of CL cases after the civil war in the area.
Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted between April and June of the year 2023, focusing on individuals diagnosed with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) within the period spanning from March 2022 to February 2023. The examination primarily involved scrutinizing the registration logbook for fundamental demographic and clinical information. Descriptive statistical methods were employed to elucidate the characteristics of the variables under consideration, while the associations among these variables were evaluated through the application of the chi-square test.
Result: In the study period, 492 out of 40,324 total patients were confirmed as CL cases, having a prevalence of 1.22%. Males were significantly affected group by CL than females (?2:7; P<0.05), and CL patients aged ? 20 years were significantly affected by the disease (?2:120; P<0.05). The mean age of patients was 22.59±16.96 years. Nearly one-third of the patients were repeat visitors who needed retreatment.
Conclusion: Overall, this study showed that CL is a major public health problem in North-Central Ethiopia. Due to the civil unrest in the area, the case number increased by nearly threefold. Hence, the mass movement and displacement exposure for a sand fly bite and immunologically naive peoples could be highly affected and possible CL epidemics may arise. One-third of the CL patients were repeat patients (multiple-time comers). This needs further study on the genomic differences and effectiveness of SSG for treating CL and must be curbed as it results in permanent scarring, disfigurement, and stigma. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023; 37(2): 00-00]
Keywords: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Leishmania aethiopica, Treatment response, Repeat cutaneous leishmaniasis
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 37 No. 2 (2023)
Preventing recurrent events in survivors of acute coronary syndromes in Australia: consensus recommendations using the Delphi process
Creators: name: Hammett, Christopher J.
name: Amerena, John
name: Brieger, David
name: Sindone, Andrew
name: Thompson, Peter L.
name: Worthley, Matthew I.
name: Aylward, Philip E.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Objective: There remain substantial gaps in implementation of evidence-based care in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Australia, which contribute to high recurrent event rates. Improved translation of evidence into effective action is a key health-care priority. We engaged cardiovascular experts from across Australia to develop straightforward, easily actionable recommendations on key medications to use following ACS. Methods: An eight-person steering committee (SC) reviewed the published evidence and developed an initial set of statements to be developed into consensus recommendations using a modified Delphi technique. A panel of 21 expert cardiologists in the ACS field (including the SC) voted on their level of agreement with the statements using a 6 point Likert scale. Statements that did not reach consensus (≥80% agreement) were reviewed by the SC, modified as appropriate based on input from the panel and circulated for re-voting. Results: Twenty-eight statements were developed by the SC across six classes of medication: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering agents, aspirin, dual antiplatelet therapy, renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors, beta blockers and “other”. Twenty-six recommendations were endorsed by the voting panel; two statements did not reach consensus. Conclusions: Despite the extensive evidence base and detailed guidelines outlining best practice post ACS, there remain considerable gaps in translating these into everyday care. We used an internationally recognized technique to develop practical consensus recommendations on medical treatment following ACS. These simple, up-to-date recommendations aim to improve evidence-based medication use and thereby reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events for Australian patients with ACS.
Association of Harsh Physical Disciplining and the Mental and Behavioral Health Problems among Pre-School Children in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Yonas Baheretibeb
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2024

description: Abstract Background: Harsh physical discipline may have an impact on the emotional and behavioral health and cognitive abilities of children and adolescents. There is little understanding of the association between harsh physical disci-pline and mental health issues in populations where harsh disciplinary measures are culturally normal.
Objective: The primary objective of this research was to investigate the potential correlation between the use of harsh physical discipline methods and the development of mental and behavioral health issues in children. By ex-amining the impact of these disciplinary practices on the psychological well-being of children, this study sought to shed light on the potential long-term consequences of such parenting strategies. Through a thorough analysis of data collected from a diverse sample of families, the researchers aimed to provide valuable insights into the effects of harsh physical disciplining on child mental health outcomes. Methods: A cross-section survey was conducted on 358 pre-school children preschool children and their primary caregivers in ten randomly selected elementary schools in Addis Ababa. The Strengths and Difficulties (SDQ) questionnaire was used to measure the mental and behavioral health of the children. The Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale measured the primary caregivers' experience of harsh physical discipline.
Result: The study found that more than two of the three primary caregivers witnessed the harsh physical discipline of pre-school children in their lifetime. The study also showed that the likelihood of having any of the mental or behavioral problems was higher among children who experienced harsh physical discipline. AOR = 5.8; 95% CI, 1.7, 17.4). It was also higher among preschool children in the second (AOR = 2.9; 95% CI, (1.2, 7.0)) order of birth and children perceived to have a moderate AOR = 5.0; 95% CI, (1.1, 23.4) and a lower AOR = 17.0; 95% CI, 17.0 (1.3, 218) school performance.
Conclusion This study has revealed a concerning connection between the physical discipline of preschool-aged children and the development of mental and behavioral health issues. The findings underscore the importance of policymakers and stakeholders in implementing interventions to prevent harsh verbal and physical discipline of young children. Society as a whole must prioritize the well-being and emotional health of our youngest members, and taking steps to promote positive and nurturing forms of discipline is essential in safeguarding their overall development and future success. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2024; 38(1): 00-00]
Keywords: Physical discipline, mental/ behavioral health problem, preschool children
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 38 No. 1 (2024)
Comments on the Quasi-Steady-State Cosmology
Creators: name: Wright, Edward L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Quasi-Steady-State Cosmology as proposed by Hoyle, Burbidge and Narlikar does not fit the observed facts of the Universe. In particular, it predicts that 75-90\% of the radio sources in the brightest sample that shows steeper than Euclidean source counts should be blueshifted.
description: 8 pages of LaTex using aaspp.sty and epsf.sty with 4 appended Postscript figures processed by uufiles, UCLA-ASTRO-ELW-94-04
Unresolved Unidentified Source Contribution to the Gamma-ray Background
Creators: name: Pavlidou, V.
name: Siegal-Gaskins, J. M.
name: Fields, B. D.
name: Olinto, A. V.
name: Brown, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The large majority of EGRET point sources remain without an identified low-energy counterpart, and a large fraction of these sources are most likely extragalactic. Whatever the nature of the extragalactic EGRET unidentified sources, faint unresolved objects of the same class must have a contribution to the diffuse extragalactic gamma-ray background (EGRB). Understanding this component of the EGRB, along with other guaranteed contributions from known sources, is essential if we are to use this emission to constrain exotic high-energy physics. Here, we follow an empirical approach to estimate whether a potential contribution of unidentified sources to the EGRB is likely to be important, and we find that it is. Additionally, we show how upcoming GLAST observations of EGRET unidentified sources, as well as of their fainter counterparts, can be combined with GLAST observations of the Galactic and extragalactic diffuse backgrounds to shed light on the nature of the EGRET unidentified sources even without any positional association of such sources with low-energy counterparts.
description: 11 pages, 5 figures, submitted to ApJ
A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Women’s Empowerment Influence on Birth Weight of Infants in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Tizita Dengia Etea
name: Alemayehu Worku Yalew
name: Mitike Molla Sisay
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2023

description: Abstract
Background: Infant birth weight is one of the major determinants of morbidity and mortality in children and adults. The proportion of low birth weight is 13% in Ethiopia, while macrosomia is rising over time. The importance of empowering women to achieve maternal and child health outcomes is highly acknowledged. Nevertheless, this aspect has not been sufficiently documented in Ethiopia. Objective: Th is study aimed to assess the effect of women’s empowerment on the birth weight of infants in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.
Methods: A health facility-based prospective follow-up study was conducted from January to December 2021. Multistage sampling was applied to enroll pregnant women in the study who were followed up until delivery. Women’s empowerment data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Analysis was performed among 1,165 mother-newborn pairs, where birth weight was abstracted from the mother’s medical chart. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to validate the women’s empowerment measuring tool. Structural equation modeling was employed to investigate the direct effect of women’s empowerment dimensions on birth weight.
Results: From the four latent dimensions of women’s empowerment, a positive association was found between pregnant women’s household decision-making power and the birth weight of the infants they delivered (?= 0.091, p=0.040), whereas higher economic empowerment of the women was related to delivering lower birth weight infants (?= -0.444, p < 0.001). Pregnant women’s psychological and time empowerment were not significantly associated with newborn birth weight.
Conclusions: The findings of this study illustrated the substantial correlation between women's agency in decision-making realms and their economic independence with the birth weight of their offspring. Augmenting the influence wielded by women in decision-making processes may prove instrumental in augmenting infant birth weights. Nevertheless, the variegated results of this research underscore the imperative for a more comprehensive exploration of the mechanisms underlying the impact of diverse dimensions of women's empowerment on birth weight to optimize the efficacy of empowerment initiatives in safeguarding optimal infant birth weight outcomes. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023; 37(4): 00-00]
Keywords: birth weight, women’s empowerment, structural equation modeling, Ethiopia
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 37 No. 4 (2023)
A turnover in the radio light curve of GW170817
Creators: name: Dobie, Dougal
name: Kaplan, David L.
name: Murphy, Tara
name: Lenc, Emil
name: Mooley, Kunal P.
name: Lynch, Christene
name: Corsi, Alessandra
name: Frail, Dale
name: Kasliwal, Mansi
name: Hallinan, Gregg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present 2-9 GHz radio observations of GW170817 covering the period 125-200 days post-merger, taken with the Australia Telescope Compact Array and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. Our observations demonstrate that the radio afterglow peaked at $149\pm2$ days post-merger and is now declining in flux density. We see no evidence for evolution in the radio-only spectral index, which remains consistent with optically-thin synchrotron emission connecting the radio, optical, and X-ray regimes. The peak implies a total energy in the synchrotron-emitting component of a ${\rm few}\times 10^{50}\,$erg. The temporal decay rate is most consistent with mildly- or non-relativistic material and we do not see evidence for a very energetic off-axis jet, but we cannot distinguish between a lower-energy jet and more isotropic emission.
Strong Matter: Rethinking Philosophically
Creators: name: Xu, Renxin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Normal condensed matter is merely of electromagnetic interaction. A novel state of strong-interaction matter is revisited.
description: 5 pages, 1 figure, version published
Working with citizens to enrich data: recommendations and source repository. Deliverable 5.1
Creators: name: Le Bras, Gwenaël
name: Chagnoux, Simon
name: Dillen, Mathias
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Citizen Science, ICEDIG, DiSSCo, data enrichment, transcriptions

description: The initial ICEDIG proposal has attributed a single number D5.1 for the delivery of all the outcomes of task 5.2. The work done has produced four results of very different natures:report document, specification document, source-code repository and structured data sets. The present document is just a brief introduction of Task 5.2 and the produced documents,repository and data sets.
Real-world effectiveness, adherence and persistence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus initiating dulaglutide treatment
Creators: name: Mody, Reema
name: Grabner, Michael
name: Yu, Maria
name: Turner, Ralph
name: Kwan, Anita Y. M.
name: York, Whitney
name: Landó, Laura Fernández
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Objectives: To assess glycemic effectiveness, adherence and persistence within 6 months of treatment initiation with dulaglutide, a once weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist, in a US real-world setting. Methods: This retrospective claims analysis included adults (≥18 years) with T2DM from the HealthCore Integrated Research Database, who had HbA1c laboratory results around initiation and within 6 months after initiation. Glycemic control was assessed by change in HbA1c from pre-initiation to post-initiation. Patients were considered adherent if their proportion of days covered (PDC) was ≥0.80; persistence was measured as days of continuous therapy from initiation to 6 months after initiation with no gaps >45 days between fills. Results: Of the 308 analyzed patients, the majority (n = 188; 61%) were adherent to dulaglutide (mean PDC 0.76; SD 0.26), with 115 patients (37%) discontinuing treatment. Mean persistence was 152 days/5 months. Mean HbA1c decreased from 8.49% (SD 1.70, median 8.20%) at baseline to 7.59% (SD 1.51, median 7.30%) at follow-up, corresponding to a mean HbA1c change of −0.90% (95% confidence interval [CI] −1.08 to −0.73; p Conclusions: Dulaglutide was associated with a significant decrease in HbA1c levels 6 months after treatment initiation. Patients who adhered to or persisted with dulaglutide therapy, or were naïve to GLP-1 RA use, experienced greater decreases in HbA1c levels.
Suppression of the critical current of a balanced SQUID
Creators: name: Kemppinen, Antti
name: Manninen, Antti J.
name: Möttönen, Mikko
name: Vartiainen, Juha J.
name: Peltonen, Joonas T.
name: Pekola, Jukka P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an experimental study of the magnetic flux dependence of the critical current of a balanced SQUID with three Josephson junctions in parallel. Unlike for ordinary dc SQUIDs, the suppression of the critical current does not depend on the exact parameters of the Josephson junctions. The suppression is essentially limited only by the inductances of the SQUID loops. We demonstrate a critical current suppression ratio of higher than 300 in a balanced SQUID with a maximum critical current 30 nA.
description: 4 pages, 3 figures
Gaia Proper Motions and Orbits of the Ultra-Faint Milky Way Satellites
Creators: name: Simon, Joshua D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The second data release from the Gaia mission (DR2) provides a comprehensive and unprecedented picture of the motions of astronomical sources in the plane of the sky, extending from the solar neighborhood to the outer reaches of the Milky Way. I present proper motion measurements based on Gaia DR2 for 17 ultra-faint dwarf galaxies within 100 kpc of the Milky Way. I compile the spectroscopically-confirmed member stars in each dwarf bright enough for Gaia astrometry from the literature, producing member samples ranging from 2 stars in Triangulum II to 68 stars in Bootes I. From the spectroscopic member catalogs I estimate the proper motion of each system. I find good agreement with the proper motions derived by the Gaia collaboration for Bootes I and Leo I. The tangential velocities for 14 of the 17 dwarfs are determined to better than 50 km/s, more than doubling the sample of such measurements for Milky Way satellite galaxies. The orbital pericenters are well-constrained, with a median value of 38 kpc. Only one satellite, Tucana III, is on an orbit passing within 15 kpc of the Galactic center, suggesting that the remaining ultra-faint dwarfs are unlikely to have experienced severe tidal stripping. As a group, the ultra-faint dwarfs are on high-velocity, eccentric, retrograde trajectories, with nearly all of them having space motions exceeding 370 km/s. In a low-mass (M_vir = 0.8 x 10^12 M_sun) Milky Way potential, eight out of the 17 galaxies lack well-defined apocenters and appear likely to be on their first infall, indicating that the Milky Way mass may be larger than previously estimated or that many of the ultra-faint dwarfs are associated with the Magellanic Clouds. The median eccentricity of the ultra-faint dwarf orbits is 0.79, similar to the values seen in numerical simulations, but distinct from the rounder orbits of the more luminous dwarf spheroidals.
description: 16 pages, 4 tables, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ. Corrected minor error in distance of Draco II
A Benchmark for Iris Location and a Deep Learning Detector Evaluation
Creators: name: Severo, Evair
name: Laroca, Rayson
name: Bezerra, Cides S.
name: Zanlorensi, Luiz A.
name: Weingaertner, Daniel
name: Moreira, Gladston
name: Menotti, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The iris is considered as the biometric trait with the highest unique probability. The iris location is an important task for biometrics systems, affecting directly the results obtained in specific applications such as iris recognition, spoofing and contact lenses detection, among others. This work defines the iris location problem as the delimitation of the smallest squared window that encompasses the iris region. In order to build a benchmark for iris location we annotate (iris squared bounding boxes) four databases from different biometric applications and make them publicly available to the community. Besides these 4 annotated databases, we include 2 others from the literature. We perform experiments on these six databases, five obtained with near infra-red sensors and one with visible light sensor. We compare the classical and outstanding Daugman iris location approach with two window based detectors: 1) a sliding window detector based on features from Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) and a linear Support Vector Machines (SVM) classifier; 2) a deep learning based detector fine-tuned from YOLO object detector. Experimental results showed that the deep learning based detector outperforms the other ones in terms of accuracy and runtime (GPUs version) and should be chosen whenever possible.
description: Accepted for presentation at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2018
title: Articles préliminaires de paix entre le roi, le roi de la Grande-Bretagne et le roi d'Espagne signés à Fontainebleau le 3 Novembre 1762 Texte imprimé
Creators: name: Anonyme
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: Source: Bibliothèque patrimoniale Villon (Rouen), fonds Leber, Mtbr-21374
Profile of Cancer in Addis Ababa: From the only Population Based Cancer Registry in Ethiopia (2012-2021)
Creators: name: Mathewos Assefa
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2023

description: Abstract
Background:The incidence of Cancer is increasing worldwide; it is estimated to increase from over 14 million in 2012 to 22 million by the year 2030, with a significant increase in low- and middle-income countries. Data from population-based cancer registries are the only reliable source to monitor the incidence, pattern, and trend of Cancer. The first population-based registry in Ethiopia was established in 2012 to collect data on topography, age and sex distribution, and profile and trend of Cancer in Addis Ababa City.
Objective:The primary aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and temporal distribution of cancer within the urban confines of Addis Ababa over the course of the period spanning from 2012 to 2021.
Methods All invasive cancer cases diagnosed among Addis Ababa residents from January 2012 to December 2021 were included. The frequency of Cancer by tumor site, sex, and age group in the study period was presented. The age-standardized incidence rates and cumulative incidence rates for the top ten cancer types for males and females were calculated. Age-specific rate by 5-year interval was graphically presented to show the distribution of cases by age group for the top five cancers. Cancer trend was assessed using joint regression analysis and adjusted standard rates.
Results:A total of 25,391 invasive cancers were diagnosed from January 2012 to December 2021 in Addis Ababa, with two-thirds of the cases occurring in females. The median age at diagnosis was 50 years for females and 52 years for males. Forty-three percent of the cases occurred in age <50 years in females compared to 29% of the cases in men.
The three most common cancers among females were breast (35%), cervix uteri (14%), and colorectal (6.8%). Colorectal Cancer (13.5%), prostate (8.8%), and Lymphoma (8.5%) were the top three among males. For both sexes combined, female breast, cervix, and colorectal cancers account for 40% of total cases. For all cancer types combined, the age-standardized rate in females (138.9 cases/100,000) was twice higher than in males (76.2cases/100,000). Likewise, the lifetime probability of developing Cancer was considerably higher in females than in males (14.65% versus 8.45%), with 4.38% and 2.51% for breast and cervical Cancer,respectively. In males, colorectalCancer has the highest rate (1.26%), followed by prostate cancer (1.15%).
ConclusionsBreast, cervical, and colorectal cancers account for four in ten cancer cases diagnosed in Addis Ababa; this underscores the need for the implementation of proven preventive and screening measures to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with these cancers.[Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023; 37(4): 00-00]
Keywords: Cancer Registry, Cancer Incidence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 37 No. 4 (2023)
The chemical identity of ‘[Ag(py)2]MnO4’ organic solvent soluble oxidizing agent and new synthetic routes for the preparation of [Ag(py)n]XO4 (X = Mn, Cl, Re, n = 2-4) complexes
Creators: name: Sajó, István E.
name: Kovács, Gréta B.
name: Pasinszki, Tibor
name: Bombicz, Petra A.
name: May, Zoltán
name: Szilágyi, Imre M.
name: Jánosity, Anna
name: Banerji, Kalyan K.
name: Kant, Rajni
name: Kótai, László
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: A widely used oxidizing agent in organic chemistry with an assumed structure of ‘[Ag(py)2]MnO4’ and its perchlorate and perrhenate analogues are studied. Their synthesis in pure form is challenging. In order to clarify the chemical nature of the known compounds and find routes to new derivatives, a systematic study is presented for the synthesis of [Ag(py)n]XO4 (X = Mn, Cl, Re, n = 2-4) complexes. Ten complexes including four new derivatives, [Ag(py)4]MnO4, [Ag(py)4]MnO4·4[Ag(py)2]MnO4, [Ag(py)2]ClO4·0.5py and [Ag(py)2]ReO4, are synthesized and characterized. The chemical identity of ‘Ag(py)2MnO4’ is also clarified. A novel route to prepare [Ag(py)2]MnO4 is developed. The reaction of AgXO4 salts with neat pyridine followed by various crystallization techniques is used to prepare [Ag(py)2]XO4, [Ag(py)4]XO4, [Ag(py)4]XO4·4[Ag(py)2]XO4 and [Ag(py)2]XO4·0.5py (X = Cl, Mn) complexes. The solid phase structure of [Ag(py)2]MnO4·0.5py is determined (a = 19.410 Å, b = 7.788 Å, c = 21.177 Å, β = 104.20°, C2/c (15), Z = 4(8)). [Ag(py)2]+ cations in the crystal form dimeric units where silver ions are connected by oxygen atoms of two MnO4– anions. The Ag…Ag distance is indicative of argentophilic interactions. The pyridine ring π…π interactions contribute to the stability of the crystal lattice.
BO'LAJAK MUSIQA O'QITUVCHILARIDA KREATIVLIK QOBILIYATLARIDAN  FOYDALANISHNING PEDAGOGIK SHART-SHAROITLARI.
Creators: name: Kambarova, Maxfuza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Bugungi globallashuv davrda har qaysi jamiyat kreativ shaxslarga ehtiyoj sezadi. Bu tabiiy hol albatta. Chunki dunyoda har daqiqada sodir bo’layotgan o‘zgarishlar shuni taqozo qilmoqda.
Adherence to thyroid hormone replacement therapy: a retrospective, claims database analysis
Creators: name: Hepp, Zsolt
name: Wyne, Kathleen
name: Shivaji R. Manthena
name: Siting Wang
name: Ved Gossain
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer

description: Objective: The objective of this analysis was to compare adherence at 6 months and 12 months across levothyroxine formulations for patients with hypothyroidism. Methods: This retrospective analysis utilized insurance claims data from a commercially insured population from January 1, 2000 through March 31, 2016. Patients were included if they were diagnosed with hypothyroidism and initiated treatment with generic levothyroxine, Levoxyl, Synthroid, Unithroid, or Tirosint. Patients were excluded if they were younger than age 18, were diagnosed with thyroid cancer, received a prescription for liothyronine, or did not have continuous insurance coverage over the study period. Adherence, defined by the proportion of days covered (PDC) ≥ 80%, was examined using multivariable analyses for both 6 and 12 months post-initiation on therapy Results: The study identified 580,331 patients who fit the study criteria. At 6 months, 40.3% of patients were found to be non-adherent, while 51.9% were non-adherent at 12 months. Synthroid was associated with significantly higher adherence compared to all other levothyroxine formulations at both 6 and 12 months. Compared to generic levothyroxine, the likelihood of being adherent at 12 months was highest for Synthroid (OR = 1.44; 95% CI = 1.43–1.46), followed by Levoxyl (OR = 1.20 95% CI = 1.17–1.23). Tirosint and Unithroid were associated with significantly lower adherence at 12 months compared to generic levothyroxine (OR = 0.65; 95% CI = 0.57–0.75 and OR = 0.79; 95% CI = 0.71–0.89, respectively). Conclusions: This large, retrospective real-world study demonstrated that adherence to levothyroxine remains a concern among patients with hypothyroidism, and that differences in adherence may exist across levothyroxine formulations.