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COMPARISON OF SOLANUM SISYMBRIIFOLIUM RESISTANCE RESPONSES TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES AND EVALUATION OF TAXONOMIC REFERENCE DATABASES FOR NEMATODE IDENTIFICATION
Creators: name: Baker, Hannah V
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biocontrol
Metabarcoding
Trap crops
Nematology
Plant Sciences

description: Plant-parasitic nematodes are economically important because of the devastating impacts they have on agricultural production. Potato growers in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are particularly concerned with the root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne hapla and M. chitwoodi. The use of resistant cultivars and nematicides are common methods of control. However, resistance to RKNs has not been identified in any commercial potato cultivar, which requires scientists to explore other sources of resistance. The wild Solanum spp., Solanum sisymbriifolium, has been reported to be resistant to Globodera spp. and RKNs, both known pests of potato. The resistance response of S. sisymbriifolium to M. hapla and M. chitwoodi was characterized through evaluation of infection using different levels of nematode inoculum and at different timepoints. Solanum sisymbriifolium resistance to M. chitwoodi compared to M. hapla was heightened during this research indicating S. sisymbriifolium could be successfully used for RKN management. The other primary method of control, nematicides, is effective at controlling RKN populations but can have negative impacts on the soil ecosystems, leading to a decrease in overall soil health and reduction in crop yields. Soil health should be monitored to determine if there are negative impacts from different management practices. Nematodes are a strong bioindicator for evaluating soil health because of their physical characteristics and presence at all levels of the soil food web. Nematode identification is primarily conducted using morphological analysis; however, this is a time-consuming process that requires a high level of knowledge and expertise. An alternative method for nematode identification is metabarcoding, a DNA-based method that can be used for evaluation of the soil nematode community. However, a limitation to effective use of metabarcoding is the lack of a quality nematode-specific reference database. Development of an improved reference database, NEMATaxa, was completed through this research, and its classification capabilities were compared to the current reference database, SILVA. Comparison of the databases revealed an improved level of identification capable by the NEMATaxa reference database. Development of an improved reference database contributes to the advancement of metabarcoding being effectively used for nematode community characterization.
Isotopic Sourcing of Turquoise in the Northern Southwest
Creators: name: Plummer, Megan  Colleen
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Ancestral Puebloan
Isotope
Southwest
Strontium
Turquoise
Lead

description: The blue/green color of turquoise has been connected to vitality, water, and the sky throughout time (Hedquist et al. 2017; Munson and Hays-Gilpin 2020). In the pre-Hispanic U.S. Southwest, turquoise artifacts recovered from across the region indicate widespread trade and the development of far-reaching social networks (Janetski 2002; Jardine 2007). Known pre-Hispanic turquoise mines are in Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Colorado (Thibodeau et al. 2015 and references therein). Turquoise sourcing in the Southwest has been attempted since the early 1970s using various methods (e.g., Kim et al. 2003; Mathien 1981b; Sigleo 1975), but since the early 2000s, isotopic methods have shown great promise for identifying the geologic sources of cultural items made of turquoise. Thibodeau and colleagues have developed a method for sourcing turquoise which uses the different stable isotopes of strontium (Sr) and lead (Pb) to ‘fingerprint’ turquoise mines and have successfully differentiated geological source areas and identified the sources of turquoise from Hohokam and Ancestral Puebloan sites in Arizona (Hedquist et al. 2017; Thibodeau et al. 2012; Thibodeau et al. 2015). In an exploration of a new region for turquoise sourcing, this study examines procurement, value, and trade of turquoise by using Pb and Sr isotopes to source 14 turquoise artifacts in the northern reaches of the US Southwest. While the sources of some artifacts can be identified or constrained based on Pb and Sr isotopes, others have isotope ratios that do not match those of any known source. This study examines the utility of multivariate analysis to define source groups and assign artifact sources. Current constraints of the dataset and quantitative methods restrict the anthropological interpretation through multivariate analysis. The 14 artifacts in this study demonstrate the wide variety of sources used by the Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan peoples. This variety of sources allow us to further consider the control of turquoise mines and distribution of turquoise across the pre-Hispanic Southwest.
CHARACTERIZATION OF RECYCLED CFRP FOR ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONCRETE WITH SELF-DEICING ABILITY AND ADDED STRENGTH
Creators: name: Moman, Abdullah Al
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Dielectric Constant
Electrically Conductive Concrete
MIcrowave Method
Recycled carbon fiber reinforced polymer
Self-deicing
Mechanical Properties

description: Salt, sand, and chemical deicers for winter road maintenance are expensive and harmful to natural and built environments. Therefore, electrically conductive concrete (ECC) has been studied for self-deicing pavements to alleviate traditional winter maintenance operations. However, virgin carbon fibers and nanotubes used in ECC are high-priced and energy-intensive. Therefore, this study evaluates mechanically recycled carbon fiber reinforced polymer (rCFRP) as an eco-friendly and potentially lower cost conductive additive for ECC. Industrial by-product CFRP from the manufacturing industry was first mechanically reduced into macro-sized reinforcement. A non-destructive microwave test method was improvised to measure the dielectric properties of small rCFRP-cement paste slabs. Average 28-day dielectric constants were 29, 53, 83, and 70 for 3%, 5%, 7%, and 10%Vol rCFRP compared to 13 of the plain paste. The percolation limit was found to be between 7-10%Vol rCFRP. Next, rCFRP-concretes were produced with 1.5%, 3%, 5%, and 7%Vol rCFRP as replacement of sand. From each mixture, beams were cast with two embedded copper electrodes for self-heating under passed electric current. When tested in an ambient temperature of -15°C covered with 6.35mm of ice shavings, representing harsh winter conditions, the 5%Vol and 7%Vol rCFRP-concretes proved successful in melting all the ice within 240 and 140 minutes with 1,127 W/m2 and 1,958 W/m2 power consumption. Meanwhile, rCFRP-concrete were also evaluated for mechanical properties. Tensile strength on 28-day increased remarkably by 46% with 3% rCFRP and 20% with 5% rCFRP. Flexural strength on 28-day also significantly improved by 19% with 5%Vol rCFRP. Absorbed fracture energy computed based on the area under the flexural load-deflection graphs increased by 2.8 times with 5%Vol rCFRP.
description: Therefore, 5%Vol rCFRP-concrete had the best performance among all tested rCFRP loadings based on multicriteria of energy and cost-efficiency and enhanced mechanical properties. The subsequent phases of the study should include life-cycle analysis, techno-economic analysis, and field implementation to move towards mainstream implementation of self-deicing pavements.
Διερεύνηση της πρόθεσης εμβολιασμού κατά της Covid-19 και των παραγόντων που συντελούν σε αυτή μεταξύ των Νοσηλευτών στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας
Creators: name: Παπαδοπούλου, Άννα Ανδρέα
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Covid-19
Εμβόλιο
Νοσηλευτές των ΜΕΘ
Vaccine
Nurses of ICU

description: Η παρούσα μελέτη αποσκοπεί στη διερεύνηση της πρόθεσης εμβολιασμού έναντι της Covid-19 των εμβολιασμένων νοσηλευτών που εργάζονται σε ΜΕΘ σε όλη την Ελλάδα, κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας και να προσδιοριστούν οι παράγοντες που συντελούν στη πρόθεσή τους αυτή. Στο γενικό μέρος της μελέτης πραγματοποιήθηκε συστηματική ανασκόπηση σε επιστημονικά άρθρα των ηλεκτρονικών μηχανών αναζήτησης Google Scholar, Pub Med καθώς και σε ιστοσελίδες διεθνών οργανισμών. Στο ειδικό μέρος, υλοποιήθηκε μια ποσοτική συγχρονική έρευνα με δείγμα 107 νοσηλευτές που εργάζονται σε ΜΕΘ. Η συλλογή δεδομένων έγινε με τη χρήση ερωτηματολόγιου το οποίο διανεμήθηκε διαδικτυακά σε εφαρμογές μέσων κοινωνική δικτύωσης. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη μεταξύ 11 Ιανουαρίου 2022 και 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2022. Ακολούθησε στατιστική ανάλυση με τη χρήση του στατιστικού προγράμματος IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0.0.0. Τα ευρήματα της παρούσας έρευνας, θα μπορούσαν να χρησιμοποιηθούν μελλοντικά για τη διαμόρφωση σχετικών πολιτικών και παρεμβάσεων ώστε να επιτευχθεί η πλήρης εμβολιαστική κάλυψη των νοσηλευτών και να ξεπεραστούν τυχόν εμπόδια που έχουν δημιουργηθεί.
description: The present study aims to investigate the intention to vaccinate against Covid-19 of vaccinated nurses working in ICUs throughout Greece, during the pandemic and to determine the factors that contribute to this intention. In the general part of the study, a systematic review was carried out in scientific articles of the electronic search engines Google Scholar, Pub Med as well as in websites of international organizations. In the special part, a quantitative cross-sectional survey was implemented with a sample of 107 nurses working in ICUs. Data collection was done using a questionnaire that was distributed online on social media applications. The survey was conducted between January 11, 2022 and February 25, 2022. Statistical analysis followed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0.0.0 statistical program. The findings of this research could be used in the future to formulate relevant policies and interventions to achieve full vaccination coverage of nurses and to overcome any barriers that have been created.
A STANDARDS COMPLIANT ENTROPY SOURCE WITH A FAST ON-THE-FLY ENTROPY DEGRADATION DETECTION AND CORRECTION
Creators: name: Bosco Carreira, Leonardo
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: BSI Compliant TRNG
Hardware security
Low power TRNG
NIST Compliant TRNG
On-the-Fly entropy correction
Reconfigurable TRNG

description: Since the advent of technology and world digitalization, most human interaction relies on data exchange through cloud servers on the internet. However, with the innovation also arose concerns about users' privacy and vulnerability. Therefore, cryptography and authentication are essential to protect users' data so only the owner and trusted parties can access it. The security system is the module responsible for securing data inside the devices. The hardware root of trust dwells inside the security system module. True random number generators are the most crucial root of trust devices since they generate the encryption keys. A weak key gives an advantage to an intruder to quickly break the cryptography and steal the data. However, true random number generators are powered by entropy sources susceptible to voltage, temperature, and process variation, which degrades the key entropy. This work proposes an all-digital reconfigurable entropy source with a dual-mode digital processing unit for entropy degradation detection and correction. The processing unit is powered by a subset of statistical tests from the national institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which detect and recover the entropy source output entropy within 1.5ms, 15 to 525x faster than similar works. Measured results show that the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) entropy source yields random bits at a throughput of 1Mb/s with a min-entropy of 0.993 bits at 0.8V. The design consumes up to 42.6μW and occupies an area of 2834μm2 (without the on-chip register bank). Moreover, both the ASIC and the field programable array (FPGA) implementations passed all the NIST and BSI certification testing procedures.
Breast cancer incidence and mortality before and after implementation of the German mammography screening program
Creators: name: Katalinic, Alexander
name: Eisemann, Nora
name: Kraywinkel, Klaus
name: Noftz, Maria R.
name: Hübner, Joachim
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: breast cancer
subject: incidence
subject: mammography screening
subject: mortality
subject: 610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Effective population‐based mammography screening should impact breast cancer (BC) incidence, age and stage‐specific incidence and BC mortality. We aim to investigate such effects in a time period of 10 years after implementation of the German mammography screening program. Data on 323,719 breast cancer patients from 2003 to 2014 for defined regions covering a population of 30 million inhabitants and official mortality data from 1998 to 2016 for almost the whole of Germany were used. We compared incidence and mortality rates for the prescreening time period (2003/2004) and the latest available data (2013/2014 and 2015/2016, respectively) and performed trend analyses using joinpoint regression models. In the screening exposed age groups (50–59 and 60–69 years), BC incidence showed a typical prevalence peak with the introduction of the mammography screening, mainly driven by an increase of early‐stage BC. For Stage III and IV BC incidence in 2013/2014 was 24.2 and 23.0% (age group 50–59 years) and 28.3 and 24.2% (age group 60–69 years) lower than in the prescreening period. From 2003/2004 to 2015/2016 BC mortality decreased by 25.8 and 21.2%, respectively. As corresponding trends in nonexposed age groups were distinctly unfavorable, the reduction of late‐stage BC incidence and BC mortality in the screening exposed age groups in Germany is most likely to be attributed to the introduction of the national mammography screening program. These positive effects are bought at the cost of a moderate occurrence of overdiagnosis, especially by a sharp increase of in situ cancers.
MODELING OF TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIORS OF ADHESIVES UNDER CREEP AND CYCLIC LOADINGS
Creators: name: Chen, Yi
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021

description: Due to high strength to weight ratio, excellent damping and vibration properties, and good bonding appearance and quality between dissimilar materials, adhesive bonding is replacing conventional joining methods in the aerospace industry to pursue long aircraft life and less maintenance cost. Because of the nature of polymers, most adhesives exhibit complex time-dependent behaviors under different loading types and paths, which are not fully understood and accurately predicted. This study aimed to describe the time-dependent responses to creep and cyclic loadings for a toughened and a standard structural aerospace adhesive.A one-dimensional nonlinear viscoelastic-viscoplastic model combining the Schapery nonlinear single integral model and Perzyna’s viscoplastic model was developed and solved numerically. The von Mises criterion and nonlinear kinematic hardening were considered in the viscoplastic component. This model successfully described the creep and cyclic responses of the adhesives in bulks.
description: For the adhesives in scarf joints, the one-dimensional numerical model was extended to three-dimension and further simplified to a two-dimensional form considering plane strain condition. The permanent strain increased nonlinearly with increasing load duration of creep tests and was used to calibrate the viscoplastic parameters. The model was able to describe the creep-recovery responses of the adhesives systems.
description: Given the reduced time-dependence observed from the cyclic response of the toughened adhesive in scarf joints, the model was recalibrated and compared with a nonlinear viscoelastic-plastic model. While both models showed good agreement with experiment for long exposure to cyclic loading, only the viscoelastic-viscoplastic model agreed with experiment for both short and long loading histories.
description: Load-unload tests were conducted on the toughened adhesive in bulks and bonded joints to characterize the initial yield surface. Given the observed influence of hydrostatic stress, the Drucker-Prager yield criterion replaced the von Mises criterion in the viscoplastic component. It provided an accurate prediction of the ratcheting trend and a more satisfactory result of the recovery stage for the scarf joints subjected to reversed cyclic loading. The lack of considering hydrostatic stress in viscoelasticity and softening due to damage formation might contribute to the underestimation of ratcheting and recovery strain.
INFLUENCE OF RARE-EARTH DOPING AND IRRADIATION ON THE DEFECTS AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF URANIUM OXIDE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL ANALOGUES
Creators: name: Karcher, Sam
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Nuclear fuel
Raman spectroscopy
Uranium oxide

description: Nuclear power is a large contributor in global electricity generation. Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) may remain hazardous for millions of years. The favored route for disposal is deep underground in geological repository sites. To assess the long-term safety of and viability of SNF storage in repositories, details must be understood about both the interactions of SNF with its surrounding environment, and the influence of defects present within the SNF. Fuel chemistry and defects created during fuel fabrication or during reactor operation have strong effects on the stability of SNF and its dissolution rates. In long time frames, dissolution and radionuclide release is governed by the stability of the UO2 fuel matrix.Uranium oxides were synthesized with rare-earth doping to simulate fission products in SNF. Microstructures and oxide phases were characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Defects were introduced via oxidation in air, hydrothermal oxidation, and ion irradiation to examine the effects of doping, and measured using Raman spectroscopy. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to determine the oxidation and stoichiometry of doped UO2. High-temperature Raman measurements were used to assess the oxidation of UO2 to UO2+x in undoped and Zr-doped UO2 and supplement TGA. Luminescence signals that arise from certain combinations of excitation wavelength and rare earth elements were investigated, indicating impurities in some precursor materials. In this study, spectral mapping with Raman spectroscopy is demonstrated using defect signatures and luminescence signals. Intricacies and limitations of Raman band fitting, and comparisons using those fits across sample sets are discussed. Suggestions for best practices when collecting, processing and fitting Raman data are offered.
description: Finally, the effects of doping are investigated in real-world conditions using single-pass flow through (SPFT) dissolution testing at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL). The tests replicated oxidizing conditions found at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, which simulate worst-case waste repository conditions. Slower dissolution was recorded in doped samples, reflecting higher resistance to oxidation demonstrated earlier. To conclude, recommendations for future work are made using the findings and methods described in this research.
EXAMINING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WORLD SOCIETY INTEGRATION AND LEADERSHIP GENDER DIVERSITY: A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF VARIATIONS IN CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL-NGOs LEADERSHIP GENDER DIVERSITY
Creators: name: Chirume, Tinashe
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Gender-Egalitarianism
Global Diffusion
Global Embeddedness
World Society Theory

description: This study examines the cross-national variations in leadership gender diversity in Conservation and Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (CE-NGOs) and how these variations are influenced by a nation-state’ level of world society integration. Previously, researchers have employed the world society theory to explain cross-national variations of national gender- egalitarian outcomes such as national gender-egalitarian policies and improved individual gender attitudes. Although there has been previous research on the influence of world society integration on the adoption of political leadership gender quotas, there’s yet to be much research that attempts to examine the relationship between world society integration and leadership gender diversity in non-governmental organizations. The world society theory argues that a nation- state’s level of world society integration facilitates the adoption of world society scripts (e.g., gender-egalitarianism, pro-environmentalism, human rights, etc.). This study examines whether the global diffusion and subsequent adoption of gender-egalitarian norms facilitated by world society integration has any (and to what extent) influence on the leadership gender diversity in CE-NGOs. Drawing on world society theory, I hypothesize that CE-NGOs based in nation-states with greater world society integration will possess greater percentages of female representation in their leadership ranks. Utilizing leadership personnel data collected from the Encyclopedia of Association: International Organizations on CE-NGOs (n=1,039) based in 44 socioeconomically different nation-states, these hypotheses were tested using a series of regression analyses.
FATIGUE ANALYSIS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED HEMP-FIBER FILAMENT
Creators: name: Hanson, Matthew
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021

description: In recent years, additive manufacturing in the form of three-dimensional (3D) printing has emerged as a feasible method of production to create fully customizable and functioning parts with inexpensive materials. During the early stages of additive manufacturing, parts that were produced often provided little to no actual use or functionality. However, with growing advancements in technology and materials, engineers have been able to additively manufacture useful parts and tools with 3D printers. One of the most common materials used as filament to print with is Polylactic Acid (PLA). PLA is an inexpensive material and very easy to manage, making it ideal for 3D printing.As with any form of manufacturing, there are drawbacks and negative environmental implications. PLA is an acid-based material, and while it is derived from corn, there is a potential for it to be harmful to the earth and has been known to take close to one thousand years to fully bio-degrade. However, a more natural alternative that has been around for centuries but has been vastly underutilized in the additive manufacturing industry is hemp-fiber. Hemp-fiber as an alternative for pure PLA, is a completely natural fiber which comes from the cannabis sativa plant species. Hemp fiber has exceptional mechanical properties and is 100% recyclable and biodegradable.
description: In this project, the fatigue analysis of pure Polylactic Acid (PLA) and hemp-fiber infused PLA was studied and compared by additively manufacturing standardized test specimen made with a 3D printer. The mechanical properties and characteristics of the specimen printed from the various filaments were determined by mechanically testing the specimen (three-point bend test and rotational fatigue life test). The results from the fatigue testing of pure PLA, 3 wt%, 7.5 wt% and 10 wt% hemp-fiber infused PLA were observed and compared to determine if the more natural and environmentally friendly alternative provided better strength properties to that of pure PLA. The results show that increasing the wt% content of a hemp-fiber infused PLA specimen at a certain point does in fact increase the ultimate bending stress as well as the overall fatigue life of a purely PLA specimen.
ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS OF QUASIPARTICLES IN LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
Creators: name: Kim, Sarah
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022

description: The formation and evolution of quasiparticle excitations were studied in platinum-halide linear-chain complexes. The dynamics are governed by the strength of the electron-phonon coupling, which is tunable via halide substitution. This work focuses on the weakly electron-phonon coupled platinum-iodide complex which exhibits the lowest degree of Peierls distortion in the ground state. Experiments were carried out using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopic techniques in the vibrational impulsive limit to generate photoexcitations under various excitation conditions. Exciton and soliton dynamics were studied in the weakly coupled platinum-iodide complex. Excitation of the intervalence charge transfer transition (IVCT) generates free excitons which localize to form self-trapped excitons (STE), which then dissociate into long-lived soliton/antisoliton pairs via charge transfer processes before returning to the ground state. With the aid of global analysis, the individual spectra of the initially free exciton state, the STE state and the soliton state were determined as well as their relative concentrations and population lifetimes.
description: Polaron dynamics were also studied in platinum-iodide. Polarons were generated using two excitation techniques: (1) by exciting the high energy tail of the IVCT transition which is dominated by the electron-hole continuum and (2) by utilizing a high pump fluence that would increase the probability of two-photon absorption. The vibrational frequency associated with polaron self-trapping was determined. Their nonexponential decay mechanisms were also investigated.
description: Previous studies on platinum-iodide have proposed an insulator-to-metal photoinduced phase transition at high excitation density leading to the formation of a long-lived metallic phase. To investigate possible mechanisms for its formation, we have carried out measurements of the spectral response as a function of laser fluence, providing a comparison of the dynamics of formation of localized quasiparticle states to those of the state formed at high excitation density.
Η χρόνια μεσεντέρια ισχαιμία
Creators: name: Παππά, Ευαγγελία Αντωνίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Χρόνια
Μεσεντέρια
Ισχαιμία
Chronic
Mesenteric
Ischemia

description: Η χρόνια μεσεντέρια ισχαιμία είναι μια σπάνια κλινική οντότητα για την οποία έχουν γίνει πάρα πολλές επιστημονικές μελέτες. Εμφανίζεται με σημαντική στένωση τουλάχιστον σε δύο από τις τρεις μεσεντέριες αρτηρίες: της κοιλιακής αρτηρίας, της άνω μεσεντέριας αρτηρίας και της κάτω μεσεντέριας αρτηρίας. Ο κύριος παράγοντας εμφάνισής της είναι οι αθηροσκληρωτικές αλλοιώσεις των τριών μεσεντέριων αγγείων. Εκδηλώνεται με συμπτώματα όπως μεταγευματικό κοιλιακό άλγος, απώλεια βάρους και διαλείπουσα διάρροια. Πολλές φορές η κλινική της εικόνα μπορεί να είναι άτυπη και ασυμπτωματική. Tο υπερηχογράφημα Doppler είναι η αρχική́ εξέταση επιλογής στις περισσότερες περιπτώσεις, την οριστική́ διάγνωση όμως τη θέτει η αξονική́ ή η μαγνητική αγγειογραφία. Η θεραπεία της συμπωματικής χρόνιας μεσεντέριας ισχαιμίας είναι αναγκαία και πρέπει να γίνει άμεσα για την πρόληψη των επιπλοκών της και της ,μετάπτωσης της σε οξεία μεσεντέρια ισχαιμία η οποία θα μπορούσε να προκαλέσει εκτεταμένο έμφραγμα του εντέρου και να οδηγήσει μέχρι και στο θάνατο. Σήμερα η ενδοαγγειακή αποκατάσταση με τη χρήση ή όχι στεντ θεωρείται σε πολλά κέντρα ως η κύρια επιλογή θεραπείας για τη χρόνια μεσεντέρια ισχαιμία με χαμηλά ποσοστά επιπλοκών. Η ανασκόπηση αυτή παρουσιάζει συνοπτικά́ την τρέχουσα διαθέσιμη βιβλιογραφία καθώς και πρόσφατες κατευθυντήριες συστάσεις που αφορούν τη διάγνωση και τη θεραπεία της χρόνιας μεσεντέριας ισχαιμίας.
description: Chronic mesenteric ischemia is a rare clinical entity for which many scientific studies have been done. It occurs with significant narrowing of at least two of the three mesenteric arteries: the abdominal artery, the superior mesenteric artery, and the inferior mesenteric artery. The main cause of its appearance is the atherosclerotic lesions of the three mesenteric vessels. It manifests itself with symptoms such as postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss and intermittent diarrhea. Many times, its clinical picture can be atypical and asymptomatic. Doppler ultrasound is the initial test of choice in most cases, but the definitive diagnosis is made by CT or magnetic angiography. The treatment of symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischemia is necessary and must be done immediately to prevent its complications and its transition to acute mesenteric ischemia, which could cause extensive intestinal infarction and even lead to death. Today endovascular repair with or without stenting is considered in many centers as the main treatment option for chronic mesenteric ischemia with low complication rates. This review summarizes the current available literature as well as recent guideline recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia.
Agricultural company and agricultural holding towards climate and agricultural policy changes (3)
Creators: name: Abramczuk, Łukasz
name: Adamski, Marcin
name: Augustyńska, Irena
name: Czułowska, Magdalena
name: Józwiak, Wojciech
name: Skarżyńska, Aldona
name: Zieliński, Marek
name: Ziętara, Wojciech
name: Żekało, Marcin
name: Józwiak, Wojciech (Ed.)
name: Abramczuk, Łukasz
name: Adamski, Marcin
name: Augustyńska, Irena
name: Czułowska, Magdalena
name: Józwiak, Wojciech
name: Skarżyńska, Aldona
name: Zieliński, Marek
name: Ziętara, Wojciech
name: Żekało, Marcin
name: Józwiak, Wojciech (Ed.)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Production Economics
subject: agricultural company
subject: agricultural enterprises
subject: agricultural holding
subject: agricultural policy
subject: agricultural products
subject: agriculture
subject: beef cattle farms
subject: climate
subject: climate change
subject: competitiveness
subject: dairy farms
subject: economic policy
subject: efficiency
subject: farms
subject: farms afforesting lands
subject: gross margin
subject: medium-sized farms
subject: Poland

description: It is the third out of five publications devoted to functioning of agricultural enterprises and farms under conditions of changes in climate and the anticipated change in agricultural policy which is expected to take place in 2021 and beyond – its performance in the next several years. Chapters: Problems that farms will have to face by 2025. Evaluation of the development capacity of medium-sized farms in the context of climate change and economic policy. Efficiency and farms afforesting lands against a background of other farms in 2006-2014. Competitiveness of the Polish dairy farms and beef cattle farms against a background of similar farms from the selected European Union countires. Gross margin of selected agricultural products in 2016 – regional perspective.
Oringinal Western Blot of ADH-Tunicamycin Project_1_ 2015 Dec
Creators: name: Jiaojiao Pang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Cardiology

description: This is the PPT containing the oringinal western blotting bands of ADH-Tunicamycin paper, which is planned to be published on Plos ONE_1
Review and Synopsis of the 2009 NAE Workshop.pdf
Creators: name: Trentino Pezzano
name: McSpiritt, Liam
name: Salzano, Michelle
name: DeBoer, Daniel
name: Dietze, James
name: Buirch, Andrew
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion

description: A synopsis and extension of discussion of the NAE 2009 workshop.
Psychological and Behavioral Responses to Ostracism: Examining the Possible Moderating Role of Relational Self-Schemata
Creators: name: Li, Xingzi
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021

description: People develop contextualized self-concepts that organize and guide their appraisals, affect, and behaviors in relevant situations. These self-concepts are most often linked to representations of specific significant others, and they can be activated in ambiguous social situations to aid in the interpretation of social cues. The Relational Self-Schema Measure (RSSM; Scott, Penningroth et al., 2021) is a newly designed measure of individuals’ self-concepts and psychological needs in close social relationships. This study investigates how well the RSSM can predict individuals’ psychological experiences and behavioral responses to an uncomfortable social situation: ostracism. We examined whether participants with self-concepts that possess higher levels of psychological need frustration, as measured by the RSSM, will react more aggressively when they are being ostracized by others. Seventy-nine participants completed the RSSM and were randomly assigned to an ostracism or inclusion situation. In the ostracism manipulation, participants were instructed that one of the confederates was a research assistant in the lab, and they were asked to rate the performance of the research assistant in terms of competence and friendliness. Participant’s performance evaluations of the research assistant were used as an indicator of aggressive behaviors towards the research assistant. Moderation analyses suggest that the individual RSSM need satisfaction and need frustration factors are not significant moderators of psychological and behavioral responses to ostracism, suggesting that ostracism has a strong psychological impact on individuals that may not be moderated by individual differences.
Bus Ridership Prediction: A Machine Learning Approach
Creators: name: Bullard, Brandon
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Economics
Machine Learning
Transportation

description: Bus ridership is a key component of transit systems nationwide and increasing the share of bus ridership is an important part of reducing externalities like congestion, pollution, and traffic accidents. However, bus ridership has been on the decline in recent years as personal automobiles remain the most popular mode of transport. In order to equip transit authorities with the information they need to make routing, location, and service decisions to induce demand, a predictive ridership demand model is developed. This model will serve as the foundation for a transit planning decision support tool. With the advent of automated passenger count (APC) systems and growing data availability in the transportation sector, machine learning methods are increasingly viable for prediction problems. This paper explores how best to develop a machine learning model for predicting bus ridership within a rural transit network.
MODELING SHEAR AND PLASTIC STRAIN FOR LINEAR CORRUGATION AND STRAIGHTENING PROCESS
Creators: name: Jamal, Mueed
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: ABAQUS
Finite Element Modeling
Gradient Microstructures
Linear Corrugation and Straightening
Severe Plastic Deformation
Shear Strain

description: In this research a relatively newer severe plastic deformation (SPD) process was used to severely deform plates made of a Magnesium (Mg) alloy – AZ31. The alloy was produced by twin roll cast (TRC) and was received as such. The SPD process employed in this research to process square and thin plates of AZ31, is known as Linear Corrugation and Straightening (LCS). LCS has ability to produce nearly ultra fine-grained microstructure for a light metal alloy in one pass. LCS heats and maintain the temperature of the plate specimen, without the external need of a furnace, throughout the process. During LCS a heated AZ31 plate specimen is processed by a push-press-release cycle between a set of two dies, each having a 45o angle step. This corrugates the surface of the plate at intervals (with flexibility of regular or irregular, depending on the user) and also straightens the plate in a single pass by using the same set of dies. For this reason, LCS is called as a semi-continuous SPD process. For this research, four plates were processed, each having a different corrugating gap. This gap, however, was kept constant within one plate specimen. A 2D finite element (FE) model was developed for LCS process with the help of a finite element modeling (FEM) software program known as ABAQUS (student’s edition, by SIMULIA Corp.). ABAQUS/standard code was used for LCS modeling. Model results indicated higher ‘simple shear’ and ‘overall plastic’ strain accumulation for plates with lesser corrugating gap. Moreover, gradient trends in longitudinal and short transverse directions (LD and ST), for both overall plastic and simple shear strains were observed in the plate. Formation of dead zones, where both plastic and shear strains approached nearly zero, were also noted in the plates after LCS modeling. Optical microscopy results of processed plates indicated grain alignment of 45o in the processing direction (PD). Fine grains and large grains were stacked together in 45o bands, Microstructures also appeared to have a grain size gradient in LD and ST of plate’s cross section. Micrographs and LCS strain modeling results were correlated, and useful findings were discussed.
Subsidies versus economics, finances and income of farms (2)
Creators: name: Czubak, Wawrzyniec
name: Góral, Justyna
name: Kulawik, Jacek
name: Osuch, Dariusz
name: Płonka, Renata
name: Soliwoda, Michał
name: Wąs, Adam
name: Góral, Justyna (Ed.)
name: Czubak, Wawrzyniec
name: Góral, Justyna
name: Kulawik, Jacek
name: Osuch, Dariusz
name: Płonka, Renata
name: Soliwoda, Michał
name: Wąs, Adam
name: Góral, Justyna (Ed.)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: agriculture
subject: agri-environmental scheme
subject: compensatory payments LFA payments
subject: direct payment system
subject: economic situation
subject: economics
subject: environmental payments
subject: family farms
subject: farms
subject: finances
subject: financial situation
subject: income
subject: Poland
subject: subsides

description: The paper aimed at ex-post analysis of impact of subsides on the economic situation of farms, with special emphasis on the impact of environmental payments and compensatory payments (the so-called LFA payments). Chapters: Changes to the economic and production situation of farms implementing the agri-environmental scheme in Poland. Economic condition of beneficiaries of compensatory aid in less-favoured areas (the so-called LFA). Impact of changes to direct payment system in 2014-2017 on support for selected types of farms. Value management and assessment of the financial situation of family farms in Poland – selected aspects. Subsidies versus finances and economics of farms owned by natural persons.
Experimental Study of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Axial Restraint
Creators: name: Al-Khateeb, Bahaa A
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Axial Restraint
Conventional Reinofrcement
Coupling Beams
Diagonal Reinforcement
Seismic Behavior

description: Coupled shear walls are a lateral load resisting system used in buildings to resist seismic and wind loads. In coupled walls, coupling beams span between adjacent shear walls and are typically located at floor level. Coupling beams are designed to yield and form plastic hinges before the wall piers. Damage patterns observed after the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence in New Zealand showed instances in which coupled walls did not behave as intended in design, as plastic hinges formed at the base of the wall piers but not at the beam ends. The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission suggested that this undesirable response may have been caused by coupling beam axial restraint from walls and floors increasing the strength of the coupling beams.To better understand the effect of axial restraint on coupling beam behavior, seven one-half-scale reinforced concrete coupling beams were designed using ACI 318-19 and were constructed and tested. The main test variables were span-to-depth ratio, reinforcement configuration (conventional or diagonal), primary reinforcement ratio and bar diameter, and level of axial restraint. Six beams consisted of three identical pairs, with the two beams in each pair tested at a different level of constant stiffness axial restraint.
description: Test results indicated that axial restraint, which is not included in the ACI 318-19 equation for nominal shear strength of diagonally reinforced coupling beams, increased the beam strength. Axial restraint also influenced the load-displacement responses of the beams and the observed damage patterns. The conventionally reinforced beams were observed to yield in shear, while damage concentrated at the ends of the diagonally reinforced beams. The onset of significant strength degradation in the diagonally reinforced beams was associated with buckling of diagonal reinforcement rather than crushing of confined concrete, such that variation in axial compression on identical pairs of beam did not lead to a significant difference in deformation capacity. Test beams with #6 diagonal reinforcement had improved deformation capacity over those with #4 diagonal reinforcement, due to the influence of the ratio of transverse reinforcement spacing to diagonal bar diameter (s/db) on bar buckling.
Experiences of Art Psychotherapy in Early Adulthood: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Creators: name: Alexandraki, Katerina
Publisher: name: UH Research Archive
Year: 2019
Subjects: Art Psychotherapy
art therapy
arts therapies
young adults
early adulthood
engagement
experiences
IPA

description: This study was concerned with exploring young people’s experiences of engaging in individual Art Therapy sessions. An exploratory research question was formulated and addressed using a qualitative methodology. Five young adults were recruited through voluntary organisations and art therapists in private practice. Participants took part in semi structured interviews, which were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five master themes were constructed from the data: From an initial trepidation, young adults engaged with art materials, enjoying parts of the process. They felt under observation by their art therapists, and they overcame the challenge of trusting their therapist when they felt emotionally validated and understood. They made sense of their presenting difficulties through their art-making, gaining further psychological insight. They felt connected with their childhood, recalling fond memories and feeling compassion for their child self. They considered the impact of Art Therapy sessions as a learning experience. These findings highlight the need for further research to explore further the process of making sense of difficulties through art, and the therapeutic value of connecting to one’s childhood. Art Therapy can be experienced as a rewarding learning process, that helps young adults express and process their difficulties. Its benefits should be therefore communicated to referrers, service users and service developers, as it is a therapeutic mode that may offer different experiences to talking therapies.
Exogenous determinants of agricultural production – prices of the production factors and the selected macroeconomic indicators
Creators: name: Rembisz, Włodzimierz
name: Waszkowski, Adam
name: Rembisz, Włodzimierz
name: Waszkowski, Adam
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Financial Economics
subject: Production Economics
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: agricultural production
subject: agriculture
subject: employment
subject: macroeconomic indicators
subject: market
subject: monetary policy
subject: price
subject: production factor

description: The paper aimed at assessment of the sources of economic growth in agriculture, with particular focus on verification of the character and efficiency of the sources. Emphasis was put on assessment of exogenous sources – relation of prices of the factors of production (capital, labour and land). This was captured in the convention of the analysis of price and degree of its rarity. The assessment covered also the relationship between the relations of prices of factors of production and their relations as for their engagement in production. In fact, the analysis covered the relationship between the price relations of production factors and the used production techniques. The attention was also focused on exogenous impacts in the field of monetary policy. Chapters: Production factor market as an exogenous condition. Production factor price relationships. Relationships of prices and employment of production factors. Monetary policy as a part of the exogenous mechanism of price formation in agriculture.
IDENTIFICATION OF MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PROTEIN AS A MAJOR FISH ALLERGEN
Creators: name: Espinazo-Romeu, Marisa
name: Letrán Camacho, Antonio
name: Moreno-Aguilar, Carmen
name: Jurado Roger, Aurora
name: Moreno Benítez, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: fish allergy, myosin light chain, LC/MS, parvalbumin

description: This document contain the material and methods corresponding to the research letter of the article titled: IDENTIFICATION OF MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PROTEIN AS A MAJOR FISH ALLERGEN. In this article we study the allergens involved in the sensitization of fish allergy population from the South of Europe, using Sea bream as a model and its relationship with the clinical symptoms suffered by these patients.
Sátira nueva y curiosa que declara ¡O cuánto puede el dinero!: Digital edition
Creators: name: Leblanc Elina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel, published by the Andalusian printer José María Moreno (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool Transkribus (PAGE-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Sátira nueva y curiosa que declara ¡O cuánto puede el dinero!: Digital edition
Creators: name: Leblanc Elina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel, published by the Andalusian printer José María Moreno (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool Transkribus (PAGE-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2022), led by the professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
title: Tiempo presente indicativo de las ausias de la corte, por el deseado arrivo de su Catholico monarca. Don Carlos III,...
Creators: name: Abreu, Diego Marcos
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: 20 p., 4°
description: Source: Bibliothèque patrimoniale Villon (Rouen), fonds Liber, Mt m 8654
description: Coverage: 1780
NASA's SMD Transform to Open Science Initative
Creators: name: Gentemann, Chelle L.
name: Ivey, Yvonne
name: Hall, Cynthia
name: Mastracchio, Karla
name: Luna-Cruz, Yaitza
name: Steponaitis, Elena
name: Murphy, Kevin
name: Baynes, Kathleen
name: Crawford, Steve
name: Truong, Amy
name: Reyes, Christian
name: Ward, Kevin
name: Cassidy, Emily
name: Martinez, Isabella
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Open Science; Open Knowledge; Open-source

description: Open science is a foundational objective of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Open science is an evolving paradigm that seeks to foster greater inclusivity, diversity, and participation in the scientific process while increasing transparency and reproducibility.