cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation under the “Treat-All” approach is associated with inferior treatment outcomes in rural Swaziland
Creators: name: Kerschberger, Bernhard
name: Qhubekani Mpala
name: Nesbitt, Robin
name: Munyaradzi Pasipamire
name: Nomthandazo Lukhele
name: Telnov, Alex
name: Staderini, Nelly
name: Teck, Roger
name: Mabhena, Edwin
name: Kabore, Serge M.
name: Edwards, Celeste G.
name: Rusch, Barbara
name: Iza Ciglenecki
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2017

description: The WHO recommends universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) – known as “Treat-All”– whereby all people living with HIV are eligible for ART at the time of HIV diagnosis. This poster reports the results of a study comparing the treatment outcomes of patients initiating ART same-day vs deferred under routine conditions, following the WHO Treat-All programmatic approach. Researchers concluded that same-day ART initiation was associated with inferior treatment outcomes, and that timing of ART initiation should be tailored to the patient’s needs, taking patient’s choice and ART readiness into account.
Additional file 10 of Mitochondrial perturbation in immune cells enhances cell-mediated innate immunity in Drosophila
Creators: name: Vesala, Laura
name: Basikhina, Yuliya
name: Tuomela, Tea
name: Nurminen, Anssi
name: Siukola, Emilia
name: Vale, Pedro F.
name: Salminen, Tiina S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 10: Fig. S6. Knocking down Ldh or sima in hemocytes does not affect hemocyte activation or differentiation. (A-B’) Expression of (A-A’) sima and (B-B’) Ldh was measured in hemocytes of 3rd instar OXPHOS knockdown (GD library) female and male larvae and is shown here normalized to the expression of the control gene His3.3B expression, and relative to the gene expression level in the hemocytes of control animals. cI—D-75, cII – SdhD, cIII—ox and cV—ATPsynCF6. Data on overall differences were analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis test. When needed, pairwise differences were analyzed using the t-test, applying Bonferroni method to correct for multiple comparisons. ns = not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. (C–C’) Knockdown efficiencies of sima and Ldh RNAi constructs in hemocytes of (C) female and (C’) male larvae normalized to His3.3B expression. Differences between the knockdowns and controls were analyzed using t-tests. (D) Ldh gene expression in control and sima knockdown hemocytes in males, normalized to His3.3B expression. (E) Production of NADH was measured as a readout of Ldh activity in control and Ldh knockdown hemocytes. Data shown is normalized to the amount of protein (µg/µl) to account for different amounts of starting material. Data in (D-E) were analyzed with t-tests. (F-F’’’’’) Quantification of total hemocytes and classification of hemocyte types based on eater-GFP and msn-mCherry expression in controls, in UQCR-C1 and sima single knockdown, as well as in sima; UQCR-C1 and Ldh; ATPsynCF6 double knockdowns (n = 30). Data from female larvae are presented. Two backgrounds strains (wGD and wKK) had very similar hemocyte profiles (similarly to males in Fig. 5C-C’’’’’), but with some statistically significant differences (underlined symbols above them). Not underlined significance symbols above the samples indicate their difference to the control. In the case of the double knockdowns, lower underlined symbol indicates the difference to either UQCR-C1 or ATPsynC6 single knockdowns and upper symbol in grey the difference to the control. total = total circulating hemocyte count, pc = plasmatocytes, act pc = activated plasmatocytes, lb = lamelloblasts, pre lc = pre-lamellocytes, lc = lamellocytes. The data were analyzed using a generalized linear model with a negative binomial distribution. ns = not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
Sedimentation, Stratification, Signification: Revisiting Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's Assemblage Theory
Creators: name: Herrera, Alexis
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: MTOP
subject: UMSI Master’s Thesis
subject: assemblage theory
subject: deleuze and guattari
subject: digital studies
subject: theory
subject: social science
subject: information science

description: This thesis revisits the collaborative work of philosopher Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari to critically examine the concept of the “assemblage.” In a moment in which everything—from brains to digital networks, cities to the very idea of “the social”—is understood in the language of assemblages, this thesis asks two questions. First, what are the politics of assemblages? And second, why is it that assemblages are often represented as flexible networks, perpetually “deterritorializing” and in a constant process of “becoming?” My thesis turns to oft-overlooked sections of Deleuze and Guattari’s 1980 book A Thousand Plateaus to paint a different picture of the assemblage, one which demonstrates its capacity to consolidate, stabilize, and stratify symbols and matter. In doing so, it attempts to offer insights into the ways networks, digital and otherwise, form grids of control.
Understanding the US Black Community’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Examining and Analyzing COVID-19 Related Social Media Text
Creators: name: Chang, Chi-Yun
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: MTOP
subject: UMSI Master’s Thesis
subject: natural language processing
subject: social media
subject: text analysis
subject: topic modeling
subject: social science
subject: information science

description: This study is particularly interested in how the Black community (inclusive of African Americans and others from the African diaspora residing in the US) of the United States is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our means is to utilize social media text data to better understand the US Black community’s response to the ongoing pandemic. The goal is to develop culturally-relevant, justice-centered, and actionable approaches to health crises affecting the US Black community, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a timely model.
"Fetch your stuff from the clinic, and come back home to have your porridge": a qualitative evaluation of patient experiences of adherence clubs in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu, South Africa
Creators: name: Venables, Emily
name: Towriss, Catriona
name: Zanele Rini
name: Xoliswa Nxiba
name: Soloman, Suhair
name: Cassidy, Tali
name: Grimsrud, Anna
name: Myer, Landon
name: Wilkinson, Lynne
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2017

description: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence clubs are an ART delivery model of differentiated HIV care for stable adults, for which little qualitative data exist. This qualitative evaluation of adherence clubs explored club members and non-members’ perspectives on the model of care.
sj-pdf-4-bbi-10.1177_11779322211027665 – Supplemental material for In Silico Identification and Functional Characterization of Conserved miRNAs in the Genome of Cryptosporidium parvum
Creators: name: Ahsan, Md. Irtija
name: Chowdhury, Md. Shahidur Rahman
name: Das, Moumita
name: Akter, Sharmin
name: Roy, Sawrab
name: Sharma, Binayok
name: Akhand, Rubaiat Nazneen
name: Hasan, Mahmudul
name: Uddin, Md Bashir
name: Ahmed, Syed Sayeem Uddin
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-4-bbi-10.1177_11779322211027665 for In Silico Identification and Functional Characterization of Conserved miRNAs in the Genome of Cryptosporidium parvum by Md. Irtija Ahsan, Md. Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury, Moumita Das, Sharmin Akter, Sawrab Roy, Binayok Sharma, Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mahmudul Hasan, Md Bashir Uddin and Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed in Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
title: Η επιλεκτική αλαλία στην προσχολική ηλικία. Πρώιμη παρέμβαση
title: Selective mutism in preschool age. Early intervention
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Νικολαϊδου, Ελένη
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2024
Subjects: Επιλεκτική αλαλία
Διαταραχή
Παιδική ηλικία
Ομιλία
Φοβία
Κοινωνικές δεξιότητες
Διάγνωση
Θεραπεία
Αντισταθμιστικές δεξιότητες
Άγχος

description: Η επιλεκτική αλαλία αποτελεί μία αγχώδη διαταραχή, η οποία εμφανίζεται συχνότερα στην παιδική ηλικία, συνήθως μεταξύ 2-5 ετών. Το παιδί έχει την ικανότητα να μιλήσει και να επικοινωνήσει σε περιβάλλον που νιώθει ασφάλεια και με ανθρώπους που νιώθει οικεία. Ωστόσο, σε ορισμένες καταστάσεις, σε μεγάλες κοινωνικές ομάδες και με άτομα που δεν γνωρίζει, εμφανίζει φοβία ως προς την ομιλία. Η διαταραχή αυτή, επηρεάζει σημαντικά τις κοινωνικές δεξιότητες του παιδιού, εξαιτίας της συνεχούς απουσίας ομιλίας, με αποτέλεσμα να δημιουργούνται προβλήματα επικοινωνίας τόσο με συνομηλίκους του, όσο και με ενήλικες. Η έγκαιρη διάγνωση και παρέμβαση είναι σημαντική, ώστε να βρεθεί η κατάλληλη θεραπεία για κάθε παιδί. Με τον τρόπο αυτό θα αναπτύξει κατάλληλες αντισταθμιστικές δεξιότητες και θα ξεπεράσει το άγχος του.
MILLIYLIKNING ZAMONAVIY DUNYODA QAYTA TALQINI
Creators: name: Saidova, Ziyoda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada mustaqillik yillarida milliy qadriyatlar bilan bir qatorda milliy liboslarimizni targ‘ib-tashviq qilish, milliylik va zamonaviylikning uyg‘unligi masalasi o‘rganilgan. Liboslarni yaratishda ipak, so‘zana, atlas, adras kabi matolarni zamonaviy dizaynga moslab takomillashtirishga e’tibor qaratilgan.
Lack of evidence for xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus(XMRV) in German prostate cancer patients
Creators: name: Hohn, Oliver
name: Krause, Hans
name: Barbarotto, Pia
name: Niederstadt, Lars
name: Beimforde, Nadine
name: Denner, Joachim
name: Miller, Kurt
name: Kurth, Reinhard
name: Bannert, Norbert
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut; Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Adult
subject: 80 and over
subject: DNA
subject: Humans
subject: Germany
subject: Male
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Prevalence
subject: Animals
subject: Mice
subject: RNA
subject: Antibodies
subject: Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
subject: Viral/blood
subject: Aged
subject: Viral/genetics
subject: Viral/isolation & purification
subject: Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
subject: Leukemia Virus
subject: Murine/genetics
subject: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
subject: Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
subject: Retroviridae Infections/epidemiology
subject: Gene Products
subject: gag/genetics
subject: gag/immunology
subject: Murine/isolation & purification
subject: Prostatic Neoplasms/epidemiology
subject: Prostatic Neoplasms/virology
subject: Retroviridae Infections/virology
subject: Tumor Virus Infections/epidemiology
subject: Tumor Virus Infections/virology
subject: Viral Envelope Proteins/immunology
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: A novel gammaretrovirus named xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) has been recently identified and found to have a prevalence of 40% in prostate tumor samples from American patients carrying a homozygous R462Q mutation in the RNaseL gene. This mutation impairs the function of the innate antiviral type I interferon pathway and is a known susceptibility factor for prostate cancer. Here, we attempt to measure the prevalence of XMRV in prostate cancer cases in Germany and determine whether an analogous association with the R462Q polymorphism exists. Results: 589 prostate tumor samples were genotyped by real-time PCR with regard to the RNaseL mutation. DNA and RNA samples from these patients were screened for the presence of XMRV-specific gag sequences using a highly sensitive nested PCR and RT-PCR approach. Furthermore, 146 sera samples from prostate tumor patients were tested for XMRV Gag and Env antibodies using a newly developed ELISA assay. In agreement with earlier data, 12.9% (76 samples) were shown to be of the QQ genotype. However, XMRV specific sequences were detected at neither the DNA nor the RNA level. Consistent with this result, none of the sera analyzed from prostate cancer patients contained XMRV-specific antibodies. Conclusion: Our results indicate a much lower prevalence (or even complete absence) of XMRV in prostate tumor patients in Germany. One possible reason for this could be a geographically restricted incidence of XMRV infections.
Progress in the surveillance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Europe: 2001-2008
Creators: name: Meerhoff, T. J.
name: Mosnier, A.
name: Schellevis, F.
name: Schweiger, Brunhilde
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Humans
subject: Sentinel Surveillance
subject: Europe/epidemiology
subject: Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
subject: Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data
subject: Disease Notification/methods
subject: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/diagnosis
subject: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/epidemiology
subject: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/prevention & control
subject: Respiratory Syncytial Viruses/isolation & purification
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance is important to get insight into the burden of disease and epidemic pattern of RSV infection. This information is useful for healthcare resource allocation as well as the timing of preventive messages and palivizumab prophylaxis. For influenza surveillance the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) was established in 1996, but no surveillance platform is available for RSV. To improve surveillance an RSV Task Group was established in 2003 and recommendations for RSV surveillance were developed. By 2008, progress was made for four out of six recommendations: the number of European countries testing specimens for RSV increased from six to fourteen; nose and/or throat swabs were generally used for detection of influenza and RSV; a total of 25 laboratories performed molecular testing for diagnosis and participated in a quality control assessment for RSV with an overall good performance; four of the ten countries that joined EISS in 2004 started reporting RSV detections in addition to influenza in the period 2004-8. Limited progress was achieved for standardising methods and the development of a sentinel surveillance system of representative hospitals. Improving RSV surveillance is possible by further harmonising the data collection and increased reporting of RSV.
Online supplementary file 1 - Supplemental material for Chemical Profile Assessment and Potential Bioactive Component Screening of a Chinese Patent Herbal Drug Yi-Shen-Hua-Shi Granule
Creators: name: Yuen-Cheung, Chan
name: Jing, Zhao
name: Qin, Hu
name: Hui, Guo
name: Yu-Xi, Liu
name: Jia-Ying, Wu
name: Zhao-Guang, Zheng
name: Zhi-Ling, Yu
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, Online supplementary file 1, for Chemical Profile Assessment and Potential Bioactive Component Screening of a Chinese Patent Herbal Drug Yi-Shen-Hua-Shi Granule by Chan Yuen-Cheung, Zhao Jing, Hu Qin, Guo Hui, Liu Yu-Xi, Wu Jia-Ying, Zheng Zhao-Guang and Yu Zhi-Ling in Natural Product Communications
Additional file 11 of Mitochondrial perturbation in immune cells enhances cell-mediated innate immunity in Drosophila
Creators: name: Vesala, Laura
name: Basikhina, Yuliya
name: Tuomela, Tea
name: Nurminen, Anssi
name: Siukola, Emilia
name: Vale, Pedro F.
name: Salminen, Tiina S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 11: Fig. S7. Knockdown of the OXPHOS genes in hemocytes does not cause major changes in glycogen or trehalose levels. (A-A’) Storage sugar glycogen content normalized to protein content in (A) female and (A’) male larvae with OXPHOS knockdown in hemocytes. (B-B’) Content of circulating trehalose in hemolymph normalized to protein content in (B) female and (B’) male larval hemolymph with OXPHOS knockdown in hemocytes. cI—D-75, cIII—ox and cV—ATPsynCF6. The data were analyzed using pairwise t-tests, comparing each knockdown to the control (wGD). ns = not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
Übersicht über aktuelle Eradikationsstrategien bei Methicillinresistenten Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) aus verschiedenen Ländern
Creators: name: Wischnewski, Nicoletta
name: Mielke, Martin
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Empfehlungen
subject: Methicillin-resisten Staphyllococcus aureus
subject: MRSA
subject: Sanierung
subject: Eradication
subject: Guidelines
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Gezielte Eradikationsstrategien zur Sanierung bzw. Reduktion einer MRSA-Besiedelung sollen eine potenzielle MRSA-Infektion vermeiden. Bei der Vielzahl an Studien mit zum Teil unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen stellt sich für den Anwender in der Praxis jedoch die Frage, welche Eradikationsstrategie bei welcher Gegebenheit einzusetzen wäre. In diesem Beitrag werden daher die Empfehlungen einiger Länder vorgestellt und die unterschiedlichen Herangehensweisen zur MRSA Sanierung aufgezeigt. Dies macht deutlich, dass bei der Entscheidung für eine Eradikationsstrategie eine Reihe von individuellen Risikofaktoren berücksichtigt werden sollten, da diese letztendlich den Erfolg einer Sanierung beeinflussen und die Durchführung von Sanierungsmaßnahmen bei MRSA-Trägern ein differenziertes Vorgehen erfordert. Daher bleibt die gewählte Strategie immer eine Einzelfallentscheidung. Auf Fragen nach der Dauer von Sanierungsmaßnahmen bzw. Sanierungszyklen oder Dauer und der Anzahl der Kontrollnachweise geben auch die vorgestellten Empfehlungen keine definitive Antwort. Weitere Studien müssen diese wichtigen Fragen in Zukunft beantworten.
description: The purpose of eradication strategies is the reduction or eradication of MRSA colonisation. However, as there are many studies with partially different results, the user has carefully to consider, which kind of eradication strategy in which situation will be needed. This article describes recommendations from several different countries and their different approaches for eradicating MRSA colonisation. These differences emphasize, that individual risk factors have great influence on a successful eradication strategy and that the choice of a strategy will always be an individual decision. Questions about duration, number of eradication cycles and control swabs are not answered in these recommendations. For this, further studies would be needed.
Analysis of the surveillance situation for viral encephalitis and meningitis in Europe
Creators: name: Mantke, Oliver Donoso
name: Vaheri, A.
name: Ambrose, H
name: Koopmans, Marion
name: Ory, F De
name: Zeller, Hervé
name: Beyrer, K
name: Windorfer, Adolf
name: Niedrig, Matthias
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Humans
subject: Incidence
subject: Population Surveillance
subject: Europe/epidemiology
subject: Data Collection
subject: Encephalitis
subject: Viral/classification
subject: Viral/epidemiology
subject: Meningitis/classification
subject: Meningitis/epidemiology
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Infective processes in the brain, spinal cord and meninges are considered to be the main causes of encephalitis, myelitis and meningitis. However, most cases remain unexplained. The incidence of different viral aetiologies (zoonotic and non-zoonotic) is especially poorly estimated, due to the lack of a standard case definition and of agreed diagnostic algorithms, including harmonised diagnostic methods and sample collection. It is important to clarify the incidence of viral encephalitis/meningitis and to optimise the diagnosis of infectious neurological illness, particularly to ensure early recognition of outbreaks or emerging infections such as West Nile encephalitis. The European Network for Diagnostics of ‘Imported’ Viral Diseases (ENIVD) has analysed the present surveillance situation for viral encephalitis/meningitis in Europe. Here we give an overview of the existing epidemiological sources of information in European Union (EU) Member States, mapping the laboratory capacity and identifying key requirements for a possible future surveillance study at European level. The data presented will help design a harmonised/standardised Europe-wide surveillance study investigating patients with encephalitis and/ or meningitis in order to obtain more information on the role of infections in these rarely analysed syndromes, both from a clinical and an epidemiological perspective.
Notifiable Disease Surveillance and Practicing Physicians
Creators: name: Krause, Gérard
name: Ropers, Gwendolin
name: Stark, Klaus
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Adult
subject: Attitudes
subject: Practice
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Germany
subject: Health Knowledge
subject: Male
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Questionnaires
subject: Attitude of Health Personnel
subject: Data Collection
subject: Disease Notification/methods
subject: Information Dissemination/methods
subject: Physicians
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Primary care physicians in Germany are essential participants in infectious disease surveillance through mandatory reporting. Feedback on such surveillance should reflect the needs and attitudes of these physicians. These issues were investigated in a questionnaire survey among 8,550 randomly sampled physicians in Germany in 2001. Of the 1,320 respondents, 59.3% claimed not to have received any feedback on infectious disease surveillance, and 3.7% perceived feedback as not important. Logistic regression analysis showed that physicians in the former East Germany were 2.2 times more likely to have received feedback than those in the former West Germany. Physicians preferred to receive occasional reports (e.g., in case of outbreaks, 31.6%) as opposed to actively having to search for constantly updated information on the Internet (7.8%). The preferred formats were fax (31.7%), mail (30.9%), and the official organ of the German Medical Association (Deutsches Arzteblatt) (30.5%). Feedback of surveillance data to physicians should be delivered through occasional nonelectronic reports on current issues of local public health importance.
Χρήση μικροφυκών στην επεξεργασία λυμάτων για την παραγωγή βίο ενέργειας και βίο προϊόντων
Creators: name: Γκουγκουγιάννη, Μαρία
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Μικροφύκη
subject: Επεξεργασία υγρών αποβλήτων
subject: Συμβατικές μέθοδοι
subject: Ενεργός ιλύς
subject: Βιολογική απομάκρυνση
subject: Διήθηση με μεμβράνες
subject: Μικροοργανισμοί
subject: Βιοαποικοδόμηση
subject: Βιοκαύσιμα
subject: Βιοντίζελ
subject: Μεθανογένεση
subject: Ζύμωση
subject: Βιοσύνθεση
subject: Ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργεια
subject: Κυκλική οικονομία
subject: Παραγωγή ενέργειας

description: Η ρύπανση των υδάτινων πόρων και η παραγωγή ενέργειας αποτελούν μείζονες περιβαλλοντικές προκλήσεις. Οι συμβατικές μέθοδοι επεξεργασίας υγρών αποβλήτων μπορούν να απομακρύνουν αποτελεσματικά πολλούς ρύπους, αλλά μπορεί να είναι δαπανηρές, ενεργοβόρες και έχουν περιορισμούς στην απομάκρυνση ορισμένων αναδυόμενων ρύπων. Τα μικροφύκη είναι μια ποικιλόμορφη ομάδα φωτοσυνθετικών μικροοργανισμών που μπορούν να αναπτυχθούν γρήγορα χρησιμοποιώντας θρεπτικά συστατικά και CO2 από υγρά απόβλητα ως πηγή ενέργειας. Μπορούν να απομακρύνουν ρύπους όπως άζωτο και φώσφορο, βαρέα μέταλλα και οργανικές ενώσεις μέσω διαφόρων μηχανισμών και να παράγουν πολύτιμα βιοπροϊόντα όπως βιοκαύσιμα, πρόσθετα τροφίμων και χημικές ουσίες υψηλής αξίας. Η χρήση μικροφυκών στην επεξεργασία υγρών αποβλήτων έχει πρόσφατα αναδειχθεί ως μια πιθανή βιώσιμη λύση που μπορεί να ξεπεράσει ορισμένους από τους περιορισμούς των συμβατικών μεθόδων. Η παρούσα μελέτη αποσκοπεί στη διερεύνηση της δυνητικής χρήσης των μικροφυκών για την επεξεργασία υγρών αποβλήτων και την παραγωγή βιοενέργειας και βιοπροϊόντων. Τα ευρήματα αυτής της μελέτης μπορούν να παράσχουν πολύτιμες γνώσεις σχετικά με τη χρήση των μικροφυκών στην επεξεργασία υγρών αποβλήτων και να συμβάλουν στην ανάπτυξη βιώσιμων λύσεων για τη ρύπανση των υδάτων, την παραγωγή ανανεώσιμης ενέργειας και την κυκλική οικονομία. Επιπλέον, η παρούσα μελέτη μπορεί να χρησιμεύσει ως βάση για μελλοντική έρευνα στον τομέα, ενημερώνοντας τους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής και τους ενδιαφερόμενους φορείς σχετικά με τις δυνατότητες των τεχνολογιών με βάση τα μικροφύκη για την παραγωγή βιοενέργειας και βιοπροϊόντων.
Development of Antibodies against Anthrose Tetrasaccharide for Specific Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores
Creators: name: Kühn, Andrea
name: Kovac, Pavol
name: Saksena, Rina
name: Bannert, Norbert
name: Klee, Silke
name: Ranisch, Heidrun
name: Grunow, Roland
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Female
subject: Mice
subject: Microscopy
subject: Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
subject: Antibodies
subject: Bacillus anthracis/isolation & purification
subject: * Amino Sugars/immunology*
subject: * Animals
subject: * Anthrax/immunology*
subject: Anthrax/microbiology
subject: Bacterial/immunology
subject: Bacterial/metabolism
subject: Bacillus anthracis/immunology
subject: Deoxyglucose/analogs & derivatives
subject: Deoxyglucose/immunology
subject: Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
subject: Inbred BALB C
subject: Immunoelectron
subject: Rabbits
subject: Spores
subject: Bacterial/isolation & purification
subject: Bacterial/ultrastructure
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Methods for the immunological detection of Bacillus anthracis in various environmental samples and the discrimination of B. anthracis from other members of the B. cereus group are not yet well established. To generate specific discriminating antibodies, we immunized rabbits, mice, and chickens with inactivated B. anthracis spores and, additionally, immunized rabbits and mice with the tetrasaccharide beta-Ant-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-L-Rhap. It is a constituent of the exosporium glycoprotein BclA and contains the newly discovered sugar anthrose 2-O-methyl-4-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutamido)-4,6-dideoxy-beta-D-glucose. The BclA protein is a major component of the exosporium of B. anthracis spores and is decorated by the tetrasaccharide indicated above. The anthrose-containing tetrasaccharide chain seems to be highly specific for B. anthracis, which makes it a key biomarker for the detection of these spores. The different immunizations led to anthrose-reactive polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies which were analyzed by various methods to characterize their ability to discriminate between B. anthracis and other Bacillus spp. Multiple applications, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, indirect immunofluorescence assay, and electron microscopy, revealed the specificities of the polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies generated for B. anthracis spore detection. All polyclonal antibodies were able to correctly identify the B. anthracis strains tested and showed only minimal cross-reactivities with other Bacillus strains. Moreover, the antibodies generated proved functional in a new capture assay for B. anthracis spores and could therefore be useful for the detection of spores in complex samples.
Varicella vaccination coverage of children under two years of age in Germany
Creators: name: Reuss, Annicka
name: Feig, Marcel
name: Kappelmayer, Lutz
name: Siedler, Anette
name: Eckmanns, Tim
name: Poggensee, Gabriele
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Humans
subject: Germany
subject: Cohort Studies
subject: Infant
subject: Databases
subject: Factual
subject: Chickenpox Vaccine/therapeutic use
subject: Chickenpox/prevention & control
subject: Immunization Programs/utilization
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: Since July 2004, routine varicella vaccination is recommended by the German Standing Vaccination Committee in Germany. Health Insurance Funds started to cover vaccination costs at different time points between 2004 and 2006 in the Federal States. Nationwide representative data on vaccination coverage against varicella of children under two years of age are not available. We aimed to determine varicella vaccination coverage in statutory health insured children under two years of age in twelve German Federal States using data from associations of statutory health insurance physicians (ASHIPs), in order to investigate the acceptance of the recommended routine varicella vaccination programme. Methods: We analysed data on varicella vaccination from 13 of 17 ASHIPs of the years 2004 to 2007. The study population consisted of all statutory health insured children under two years of age born in 2004 (cohort 2004) or 2005 (cohort 2005) in one of the studied regions. Vaccination coverage was determined by the number of children vaccinated under 2 years of age within the study population. Results: Varicella vaccination coverage of children under two years of age with either one dose of the monovalent varicella vaccine or two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine increased from 34% (cohort 2004) to 51% (cohort 2005) in the studied regions (p < 0.001). More than half of the vaccinated children of cohort 2004 and two third of cohort 2005 were immunised at the recommended age 11 to 14 months. The level of vaccination coverage of cohort 2004 was significantly associated with the delay in introduction of cost coverage since the recommendation of varicella vaccination (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our study shows increasing varicella vaccination coverage of young children, indicating a growing acceptance of the routine varicella vaccination programme by the parents and physicians. We recommend further monitoring of vaccination coverage using data from ASHIPs to investigate acceptance of the routine vaccination programmes over time.
Pensamientos sintonizados con el Sur: estrategias investigativas para superar la tensión entre teoría y práctica en el Trabajo Social
Creators: name: Arévalo Agredo, Antonia
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia. Centro de Investigaciones sobre Dinámica Social
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Trabajadores sociales - Responsabilidad profesional
subject: Trabajadores sociales - Formación profesional
subject: Trabajo social - Aspectos sociales - Colombia
subject: Trabajo Social
subject: Investigación
subject: Pedagogía
subject: Educación

description: La experiencia de ser docente y trabajadora social me obliga a reconocer la labor ardua de colegas que en campo enfrentan cada día las manifestaciones más crudas de la cuestión social con mínimos recursos y posibilidades para maniobrar. Sería injusto y desprovisto de toda dignidad no reconocer que el lugar de la academia posee privilegios que no llegan a los territorios donde mayoritariamente ejerce el Trabajo Social colombiano. Por ello, todas las reflexiones compartidas a continuación no buscan cuestionar prácticas del gremio; son reflexiones para quienes formamos a futuros profesionales con la invitación sostenida de mantener vivo el espíritu de la indagación y la búsqueda del conocimiento como forma de proteger a los procesos y a las personas que se vinculan a ellos.
Symmetry breaking in geometric quantum machine learning in the presence of noise
Creators: name: Tüysüz, Cenk
name: Chang, Su Yeon
name: Demidik, Maria
name: Jansen, Karl
name: Vallecorsa, Sofia
name: Grossi, Michele
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Geometric quantum machine learning based on equivariant quantum neural networks (EQNN) recently appeared as a promising direction in quantum machine learning. Despite the encouraging progress, the studies are still limited to theory, and the role of hardware noise in EQNN training has never been explored. This work studies the behavior of EQNN models in the presence of noise. We show that certain EQNN models can preserve equivariance under Pauli channels, while this is not possible under the amplitude damping channel. We claim that the symmetry breaking grows linearly in the number of layers and noise strength. We support our claims with numerical data from simulations as well as hardware up to 64 qubits. Furthermore, we provide strategies to enhance the symmetry protection of EQNN models in the presence of noise.
description: 12 pages, 10 figures. supplementary material 7 pages, 6 figures
sj-pdf-4-tab-10.1177_1759720X211015006 – Supplemental material for Body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review
Creators: name: Letarouilly, Jean-Guillaume
name: Flipo, René-Marc
name: Cortet, Bernard
name: Tournadre, Anne
name: Paccou, Julien
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-4-tab-10.1177_1759720X211015006 for Body composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review by Jean-Guillaume Letarouilly, René-Marc Flipo, Bernard Cortet, Anne Tournadre and Julien Paccou in Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
sj-pdf-1-tar-10.1177_17534666211025221 – Supplemental material for Does pre-existent physical inactivity have a role in the severity of COVID-19?
Creators: name: Yuan, Qilin
name: Huang, Hua-yao
name: Chen, Xiao-ling
name: Chen, Rong-hua
name: Zhang, Yixian
name: Pan, Xiao-bin
name: Chen, Jun-nian
name: Liu, Nan
name: Du, Houwei
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Aged Health Care
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Respiratory Diseases

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-tar-10.1177_17534666211025221 for Does pre-existent physical inactivity have a role in the severity of COVID-19? by Qilin Yuan, Hua-yao Huang, Xiao-ling Chen, Rong-hua Chen, Yixian Zhang, Xiao-bin Pan, Jun-nian Chen, Nan Liu and Houwei Du in Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Software performance for the automated identification of bird vocalisations: the case of two closely related species
Creators: name: Marchal, Jean
name: Fabianek, François
name: Aubry, Yves
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Autonomous recording units now facilitate the large collection of audio recordings. However, the analysis of large amounts of acoustic data remains a challenge. The time required for manually searching for bird vocalisations may be equivalent or greater to the duration of audio recordings. This major constraint can be significantly reduced through the use of software developed for automated identification of bird vocalisations in audio recordings. We have compared the performance of four software (CallSeeker, Kaleidoscope Pro, Raven Pro, and Song Scope) and a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) using audio recordings containing calls of Bicknell’s Thrush and Gray-Cheeked Thrush, as well as the vocalisations of other bird species whose acoustic characteristics overlap with those of our target species. We evaluated all the software on the basis of two main criteria, their ability to detect calls and their ability to classify them correctly by species. Software performance ranged from 30 to 90% in terms of call detection (recall) and from 27 to 99% in terms of correct call classification (precision). CNNs offer a promising solution to the long-standing problem of detecting animal vocalisations in noisy soundscapes, while eliminating the tedious manual step of configuring the algorithms to maximise software performance.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe
Creators: name: Köck, Robin
name: Becker, Karsten
name: Cookson, B.
name: Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. Van
name: Harbarth, S.
name: Kluytmans, J.
name: Mielke, Martin
name: Peters, G.
name: Skov, R. L.
name: Struelens, M. J.
name: Tacconelli, E.
name: Torné, A. Navarro
name: Witte, Wolfgang
name: Friedrich, Alexander W.
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Humans
subject: Population Surveillance
subject: Risk Factors
subject: Europe/epidemiology
subject: Cross Infection/microbiology
subject: Cross Infection/epidemiology
subject: Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology
subject: Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology
subject: Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology
subject: Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
subject: Bacteremia/economics
subject: Bacteremia/epidemiology
subject: Bacteremia/microbiology
subject: Bacteremia/prevention & control
subject: Community-Acquired Infections/economics
subject: Community-Acquired Infections/prevention & control
subject: Cross Infection/economics
subject: Cross Infection/prevention & control
subject: Hospital Costs
subject: Length of Stay
subject: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
subject: Staphylococcal Infections/economics
subject: Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of healthcare- and community-associated infections worldwide. Within the healthcare setting alone, MRSA infections are estimated to affect more than 150,000 patients annually in the European Union (EU), resulting in attributable extra in-hospital costs of EUR 380 million for EU healthcare systems. Pan-European surveillance data on bloodstream infections show marked variability among EU Member States in the proportion of S. aureus that are methicillin-resistant, ranging from less than 1% to more than 50%. In the past five years, the MRSA bacteraemia rates have decreased significantly in 10 EU countries with higher endemic rates of MRSA infections. In addition to healthcare-associated infections, new MRSA strains have recently emerged as community- and livestock-associated human pathogens in most EU Member States. The prevention and control of MRSA have therefore been identified as public health priorities in the EU. In this review, we describe the current burden of MRSA infections in healthcare and community settings across Europe and outline the main threats caused by recent changes in the epidemiology of MRSA. Thereby, we aim at identifying unmet needs of surveillance, prevention and control of MRSA in Europe.
Enseñanza de la historia, específicamente de la dimensión temporal, en grado cuarto de educación básica primaria
Creators: name: Manrique Cocinero, María Angélica
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Pensamiento - Casos de estudio
subject: Pedagogía - Enseñanza
subject: Educación - Aspectos sociales
subject: Tiempo
subject: Historia
subject: Educación
subject: Pedagogía
subject: Desarrollo cognitivo

description: Esta investigación tiene como objetivo presentar el reporte de la intervención pedagógica aplicada en el grado cuarto de básica primaria de la Institución Educativa La Gran Colombia de carácter privado en el municipio de Fusagasugá Cundinamarca. Enfocando el estudio sobre la enseñanza de la historia, específicamente de la dimensión temporal, teniendo en cuenta el desarrollo cognitivo de los estudiantes, implementando estrategias pedagógicas que lleven al desarrollo del pensamiento histórico.
description: This research aims to present the report of the pedagogical intervention applied in the fourth grade of primary school of the La Gran Colombia Educational Institution of a private nature in the municipality of Fusagasugá Focusing the study on the teaching of history, specifically the temporal dimensión, taking into account the cognitive development of students, implementing pedagogical strategies that lead to the development of historical thinking.Cundinamarca.
sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X211020317 – Supplemental material for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Patient Decision Aids for Socially Disadvantaged Populations: Update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IDPAS)
Creators: name: Yen, Renata W.
name: Smith, Jenna
name: Engel, Jaclyn
name: Muscat, Danielle Marie
name: Smith, Sian K.
name: Mancini, Julien
name: Perestelo-Pérez, Lilisbeth
name: Elwyn, Glyn
name: O’Malley, A. James
name: Leyenaar, JoAnna K.
name: Mac, Olivia
name: Cadet, Tamara
name: Giguere, Anik
name: Housten, Ashley J.
name: Langford, Aisha
name: McCaffery, Kirsten
name: Durand, Marie-Anne
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Health and Community Services
Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Sociological Methodology and Research Methods

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X211020317 for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Patient Decision Aids for Socially Disadvantaged Populations: Update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IDPAS) by Renata W. Yen, Jenna Smith, Jaclyn Engel, Danielle Marie Muscat, Sian K. Smith, Julien Mancini, Lilisbeth Perestelo-
Pérez, Glyn Elwyn, A. James O’Malley, JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Olivia Mac, Tamara Cadet, Anik Giguere, Ashley J. Housten, Aisha Langford, Kirsten McCaffery and Marie-
Anne Durand in Medical Decision Making
Amplification of frog calls by reflective leaf substrates: implications for terrestrial and arboreal species
Creators: name: Muñoz, Matías I.
name: Halfwerk, Wouter
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Signal detection is a fundamental requirement for any communicative interaction. Acoustic signals, however, experience amplitude losses during their transmission through the environment, reducing their detection range. Displaying from sites that increase the amplitude of the sound produced, such as cavities or some reflective surfaces, can improve the detectability of signals by distant receivers. We measured the effect of leaf calling sites on the calls of an arboreal (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) and a leaf-litter specialist (Silverstoneia flotator) frog species. We collected the leaves where males of both species were observed calling, and conducted playback experiments to measure their effect on the amplitude of frog calls. Overall, the leaves used by H. fleischmanni and S. flotator were of similar dimensions, and amplified the calls of each species by about 5.0 and 2.5 dB, respectively. The degree of call amplification was unrelated to leaf dimensions or the position of the frogs on the leaves, but explained by the different frequency content of the calls of each species. We suggest that amplification of frogs calls by leaves could represent either a benefit or impose costs for arboreal and terrestrial species, which may depend on the spatial location of intended and unintended receivers.
Food intake of young people with a migration background living in Germany
Creators: name: Kleiser, Christina
name: Mensink, Gert
name: Neuhauser, Hannelore
name: Schenk, Liane
name: Kurth, Bärbel-Maria
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Preschool
subject: Acculturation
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Germany
subject: Male
subject: Child
subject: Adolescent
subject: Cross-Sectional Studies
subject: Age Distribution
subject: Socioeconomic Factors
subject: Health Surveys
subject: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data
subject: Food Habits
subject: Linear Models
subject: Russia/ethnology
subject: Turkey/ethnology
subject: Diet/ethnology
subject: Diet/statistics & numerical data
subject: Diet Surveys
subject: Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data
subject: Food Preferences
subject: Rural Population/statistics & numerical data
subject: Sex Distribution
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Objective: To explore the food intake of young migrants living in Germany. Design: Children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 years living in Germany, including 17?1% with a migration background, were examined in a representative health survey. Food frequency data of 7186 boys and 6919 girls, aged 3 to 17 years, were analysed separately for Turkish, Russian Germans, other migrants and nonmigrants. Daily food intake was calculated and a healthy diet score was used to allow an overall interpretation of the diet. Using stepwise linear regression, the association between migrant status and healthy diet score was analysed. Results: Turkish participants (4?8%) consumed significantly more soft drinks, fried potatoes, chocolate cream and snacks than all other groups and significantly less meat than other migrants and non-migrants. Turkish as well as other migrants (8?8%) ate more poultry, fish and pasta/rice, and less sausage/bacon and cooked potatoes, than Russian Germans and non-migrants. Russian Germans (3?5%) consumed less cooked vegetables than non-migrants and other migrants. Nonmigrants had a better mean dietary score than Russian Germans and other migrants. A less preferable diet score was associated with higher age, male sex, being a migrant from Russia, low or middle socio-economic status, and living in rural or provincial areas. Conclusions: The study showed considerable differences in dietary habits between young persons of different origin. This underlines the importance of focusing on ethnic groups in dietary interventions.
GPTVoiceTasker: Advancing Multi-step Mobile Task Efficiency Through Dynamic Interface Exploration and Learning
Creators: name: Vu, Minh Duc
name: Wang, Han
name: Li, Zhuang
name: Chen, Jieshan
name: Zhao, Shengdong
name: Xing, Zhenchang
name: Chen, Chunyang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Virtual assistants have the potential to play an important role in helping users achieves different tasks. However, these systems face challenges in their real-world usability, characterized by inefficiency and struggles in grasping user intentions. Leveraging recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs), we introduce GptVoiceTasker, a virtual assistant poised to enhance user experiences and task efficiency on mobile devices. GptVoiceTasker excels at intelligently deciphering user commands and executing relevant device interactions to streamline task completion. The system continually learns from historical user commands to automate subsequent usages, further enhancing execution efficiency. Our experiments affirm GptVoiceTasker's exceptional command interpretation abilities and the precision of its task automation module. In our user study, GptVoiceTasker boosted task efficiency in real-world scenarios by 34.85%, accompanied by positive participant feedback. We made GptVoiceTasker open-source, inviting further research into LLMs utilization for diverse tasks through prompt engineering and leveraging user usage data to improve efficiency.
description: This paper has been accepted by UIST 2024