cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 1 of dynamAedes: a unified modelling framework for invasive Aedes mosquitoes
Creators: name: Da Re, Daniele
name: Van Bortel, Wim
name: Reuss, Friederike
name: Müller, Ruth
name: Boyer, Sebastien
name: Montarsi, Fabrizio
name: Ciocchetta, Silvia
name: Arnoldi, Daniele
name: Marini, Giovanni
name: Rizzoli, Annapaola
name: L’Ambert, Gregory
name: Lacour, Guillaume
name: Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M.
name: Vanwambeke, Sophie O.
name: Marcantonio, Matteo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Overview of the temperature-dependent functions used in the model for the four Aedes species. Figure S2. Overview of the temperature-dependent functions used in the model for Ae. aegypti. Figure S3. Overview of the temperature-dependent functions used in the model for Ae. albopictus. Figure S4. Overview of the temperature-dependent functions used in the model for Ae. japonicus. Figure S5. Overview of the temperature-dependent functions used in the model for Ae. koreicus. Figure S6. Overview of the photoperiod-dependent diapause function used to in the model for Ae. albopictus and Ae. japonicus. The Ae. japonicus function was used forAe. koreicus as well. Figure S7. Sensitivity analysis on the effect of (A) the variability of introduced propagules and juvenile-habitat water volume on the percentage of successful introduction; (B) the variability of the juvenile-habitat water volume on the median individual abundance. Figure S8. Predicted percentage of establishment of Ae. aegypti, Ae. albopictus in California (USA) for the years 2011–2016 and 2013–2018, respectively. Only pixels having a probability of successful introduction > 0 are shown. The red dots represent the counties where the species have been found. Table S1. Description of mechanistic models for invasive Aedes available as software or scripts (online or on request). Table S2. Other model features. Table S3. Species-specific temperature-dependent physiological parameters. Table S4. Species-specific dispersal parameters.Table S5. Species-specific photoperiod parameters. Table S6. Validation for Ae. koreicus model in Trento (NE Italy).
Creating Locally-Resolved Mobile-Source Emissions Inputs for Air Quality Modeling in Support of an Exposure Study in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Creators: name: Isakov, Vlad
name: Davis, Neil
name: Cook, Rich
name: Hanna, Adel
name: Naess, Brian
name: Omary, Mohammad
name: Valencia, Alejandro
name: Talgo, Kevin
name: Arunachalam, Saravanan
name: Snyder, Michelle
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: This work describes a methodology for modeling the impact of traffic-generated air pollutants in an urban area. This methodology presented here utilizes road network geometry, traffic volume, temporal allocation factors, fleet mixes, and emission factors to provide critical modeling inputs. These inputs, assembled from a variety of sources, are combined with meteorological inputs to generate link-based emissions for use in dispersion modeling to estimate pollutant concentration levels due to traffic. A case study implementing this methodology for a large health study is presented, including a sensitivity analysis of the modeling results reinforcing the importance of model inputs and identify those having greater relative impact, such as fleet mix. In addition, an example use of local measurements of fleet activity to supplement model inputs is described, and its impacts to the model outputs are discussed. We conclude that with detailed model inputs supported by local traffic measurements and meteorology, it is possible to capture the spatial and temporal patterns needed to accurately estimate exposure from traffic-related pollutants.
Role of FGF-2 and Churchill in neuronal regeneration
Creators: name: Singh, Prince
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: Studies have shown that various transcriptions factors like FGF-2, BDNF, Churchill (a Zinc- finger protein) can have possible roles
 in adult neurogenesis. These factors are involved in neural differentiation in embryonic stages. My approach towards this is to assess the differentiation of ESCs, & HSCs in vivo and in vitro and to check whether factors such as FGF-2 and Churc can be used in in vivo treatments rather than cell replacement therapy. If culturing and neuronal communications are well maintained in in vitro cultures then during in vivo studies such factors can be injected at sites of neurodegeneracy in the CNS where their role can be assessed and that may be used for treatment.
Global Monitoring of Water Supply and Sanitation: History, Methods and Future Challenges
Creators: name: Fisher, Michael
name: Wardlaw, Tessa
name: Hossain, Rifat
name: Luyendijk, Rolf
name: Brocklehurst, Clarissa
name: Bartram, Jamie
name: Gordon, Bruce
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: International monitoring of drinking water and sanitation shapes awareness of countries’ needs and informs policy, implementation and research efforts to extend and improve services. The Millennium Development Goals established global targets for drinking water and sanitation access; progress towards these targets, facilitated by international monitoring, has contributed to reducing the global disease burden and increasing quality of life. The experiences of the MDG period generated important lessons about the strengths and limitations of current approaches to defining and monitoring access to drinking water and sanitation. The methods by which the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) of WHO and UNICEF tracks access and progress are based on analysis of data from household surveys and linear regression modelling of these results over time. These methods provide nationally-representative and internationally-comparable insights into the drinking water and sanitation facilities used by populations worldwide, but also have substantial limitations: current methods do not address water quality, equity of access, or extra-household services. Improved statistical methods are needed to better model temporal trends. This article describes and critically reviews JMP methods in detail for the first time. It also explores the impact of, and future directions for, international monitoring of drinking water and sanitation.
Determinants of patient behavioural loyalty on primary health centres: evidence from Indonesia
Creators: name: Mardaleta, Mardaleta
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Health Care
subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: STROBE Statement—Checklist of "Determinants of patient behavioural loyalty on primary health centres: evidence from Indonesia" submitted to F1000Research
Reasons for Starting and Stopping Electronic Cigarette Use
Creators: name: Pepper, Jessica
name: Emery, Sherry
name: Brewer, Noel
name: Ribisl, Kurt
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: The aim of our study was to explore reasons for starting and then stopping electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use. Among a national sample of 3878 U.S. adults who reported ever trying e-cigarettes, the most common reasons for trying were curiosity (53%); because a friend or family member used, gave, or offered e-cigarettes (34%); and quitting or reducing smoking (30%). Nearly two-thirds (65%) of people who started using e-cigarettes later stopped using them. Discontinuation was more common among those whose main reason for trying was not goal-oriented (e.g., curiosity) than goal-oriented (e.g., quitting smoking) (81% vs. 45%, p < 0.001). The most common reasons for stopping e-cigarette use were that respondents were just experimenting (49%), using e-cigarettes did not feel like smoking cigarettes (15%), and users did not like the taste (14%). Our results suggest there are two categories of e-cigarette users: those who try for goal-oriented reasons and typically continue using and those who try for non-goal-oriented reasons and then typically stop using. Research should distinguish e-cigarette experimenters from motivated users whose decisions to discontinue relate to the utility or experience of use. Depending on whether e-cigarettes prove to be effective smoking cessation tools or whether they deter cessation, public health programs may need distinct strategies to reach and influence different types of users.
General information of DCCS cases
Creators: name: bu, xianzhong
name: Zhong, Ni
name: Bu, Baoxian
name: Qin, Baijun
name: Mai, Wei
name: Yu, Weibo
name: Zhong, Yuanming
name: Li, Zhifei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Orthopaedics
Clinical chemistry (incl. diagnostics)

description: Spine DR and CT imaging were used to identify DCCS patients. There were no significant differences in age and sex between the two groups during the screening and validation phase
Propuesta Docente sobre Educación Ambiental. Una experiencia para nivel Secundario desde la integración de las TIC.
Creators: name: CORAGLIA, Sandra
name: QUARANTA, Juan Franco
name: ODETTI, Héctor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Propuesta Docente
Educación Ambiental
Educación Secundaria
TIC

description: CORAGLIA, S., QUARANTA, J. F. y ODETTI, H. (2020). Propuesta Docente sobre Educación Ambiental. Una experiencia para nivel Secundario desde la integración de las TIC. En S. RAMS (Coord.), Colección de Materiales Docentes para Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, vol. I, Educación Secundaria (pp. 1-34). Universidad de Granada. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3884040
A Concurrent Exposure to Arsenic and Fluoride from Drinking Water in Chihuahua, Mexico
Creators: name: Sánchez-Ramírez, Blanca
name: Loomis, Dana
name: García-Vargas, Gonzalo
name: Del Razo, Luz
name: Gutiérrez-Torres, Daniela
name: Zacarias, Olga
name: Saunders, R.
name: González-Horta, Carmen
name: Ballinas-Casarrubias, Lourdes
name: Mendez, Michelle
name: Barrera-Hernández, Angel
name: Ishida, María
name: Stýblo, Miroslav
name: Drobná, Zuzana
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Inorganic arsenic (iAs) and fluoride (F−) are naturally occurring drinking water contaminants. However, co-exposure to these contaminants and its effects on human health are understudied. The goal of this study was examined exposures to iAs and F− in Chihuahua, Mexico, where exposure to iAs in drinking water has been associated with adverse health effects. All 1119 eligible Chihuahua residents (>18 years) provided a sample of drinking water and spot urine samples. iAs and F− concentrations in water samples ranged from 0.1 to 419.8 µg As/L and from 0.05 to 11.8 mg F−/L. Urinary arsenic (U-tAs) and urinary F− (U-F−) levels ranged from 0.5 to 467.9 ng As/mL and from 0.1 to 14.4 µg F−/mL. A strong positive correlation was found between iAs and F− concentrations in drinking water (rs = 0.741). Similarly, U-tAs levels correlated positively with U-F− concentrations (rs = 0.633). These results show that Chihuahua residents exposed to high iAs concentrations in drinking water are also exposed to high levels of F−, raising questions about possible contribution of F− exposure to the adverse effects that have so far been attributed only to iAs exposure. Thus, investigation of possible interactions between iAs and F− exposures and its related health risks deserves immediate attention.
Additional file 1 of Enterovirus detection in different regions of Madagascar reveals a higher abundance of enteroviruses of species C in areas where several outbreaks of vaccine-derived polioviruses occurred
Creators: name: Razafindratsimandresy, Richter
name: Joffret, Marie-Line
name: Andriamandimby, Soa Fy
name: Andriamamonjy, Seta
name: Rabemanantsoa, Sendraharimanana
name: Richard, Vincent
name: Delpeyroux, Francis
name: Heraud, Jean-Michel
name: Bessaud, Maël
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Accession numbers of the sequences used to draw the tree displayed in Fig. 7.
Comparison of Highly Resolved Model-Based Exposure Metrics for Traffic-Related Air Pollutants to Support Environmental Health Studies
Creators: name: Vizuete, William
name: Isakov, Vlad
name: Arunachalam, Saravanan
name: Breen, Michael
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Human exposure to air pollution in many studies is represented by ambient concentrations from space-time kriging of observed values. Space-time kriging techniques based on a limited number of ambient monitors may fail to capture the concentration from local sources. Further, because people spend more time indoors, using ambient concentration to represent exposure may cause error. To quantify the associated exposure error, we computed a series of six different hourly-based exposure metrics at 16,095 Census blocks of three Counties in North Carolina for CO, NOx, PM2.5, and elemental carbon (EC) during 2012. These metrics include ambient background concentration from space-time ordinary kriging (STOK), ambient on-road concentration from the Research LINE source dispersion model (R-LINE), a hybrid concentration combining STOK and R-LINE, and their associated indoor concentrations from an indoor infiltration mass balance model. Using a hybrid-based indoor concentration as the standard, the comparison showed that outdoor STOK metrics yielded large error at both population (67% to 93%) and individual level (average bias between −10% to 95%). For pollutants with significant contribution from on-road emission (EC and NOx), the on-road based indoor metric performs the best at the population level (error less than 52%). At the individual level, however, the STOK-based indoor concentration performs the best (average bias below 30%). For PM2.5, due to the relatively low contribution from on-road emission (7%), STOK-based indoor metric performs the best at both population (error below 40%) and individual level (error below 25%). The results of the study will help future epidemiology studies to select appropriate exposure metric and reduce potential bias in exposure characterization.
Flooding and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Case-Crossover Analysis
Creators: name: Lin, Cynthia
name: Wade, Timothy
name: Hilborn, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can spread by water. It often causes acute gastrointestinal illness in older adults who are hospitalized and/or receiving antibiotics; however, community-associated infections affecting otherwise healthy individuals have become more commonly reported. A case-crossover study was used to assess emergency room (ER) and outpatient visits for C. difficile infection following flood events in Massachusetts from 2003 through 2007. Exposure status was based on whether or not a flood occurred prior to the case/control date during the following risk periods: 0–6 days, 7–13 days, 14–20 days, and 21–27 days. Fixed-effects logistic regression was used to estimate the risk of diagnosis with C. difficile infection following a flood. There were 129 flood events and 1575 diagnoses of C. difficile infection. Among working age adults (19–64 years), ER and outpatient visits for C. difficile infection were elevated during the 7–13 days following a flood (Odds Ratio, OR = 1.69; 95% Confidence Interval, CI: 0.84, 3.37). This association was more substantial among males (OR = 3.21; 95% CI: 1.01–10.19). Associations during other risk periods were not observed (p < 0.05). Although we were unable to differentiate community-associated versus nosocomial infections, a potential increase in C. difficile infections should be considered as more flooding is projected due to climate change.
Additional file 2 of Enterovirus detection in different regions of Madagascar reveals a higher abundance of enteroviruses of species C in areas where several outbreaks of vaccine-derived polioviruses occurred
Creators: name: Razafindratsimandresy, Richter
name: Joffret, Marie-Line
name: Andriamandimby, Soa Fy
name: Andriamamonjy, Seta
name: Rabemanantsoa, Sendraharimanana
name: Richard, Vincent
name: Delpeyroux, Francis
name: Heraud, Jean-Michel
name: Bessaud, Maël
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 2: Figure S1. Detection of NPEVs on RD and HEp-2c cells.
Indoor Air Contamination from Hazardous Waste Sites: Improving the Evidence Base for Decision-Making
Creators: name: MacDonald Gibson, Jacqueline
name: Johnston, Jill
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: At hazardous waste sites, volatile chemicals can migrate through groundwater and soil into buildings, a process known as vapor intrusion. Due to increasing recognition of vapor intrusion as a potential indoor air pollution source, in 2015 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new vapor intrusion guidance document. The guidance specifies two conditions for demonstrating that remediation is needed: (1) proof of a vapor intrusion pathway; and (2) evidence that human health risks exceed established thresholds (for example, one excess cancer among 10,000 exposed people). However, the guidance lacks details on methods for demonstrating these conditions. We review current evidence suggesting that monitoring and modeling approaches commonly employed at vapor intrusion sites do not adequately characterize long-term exposure and in many cases may underestimate risks. On the basis of this evidence, we recommend specific approaches to monitoring and modeling to account for these uncertainties. We propose a value of information approach to integrate the lines of evidence at a site and determine if more information is needed before deciding whether the two conditions specified in the vapor intrusion guidance are satisfied. To facilitate data collection and decision-making, we recommend a multi-directional community engagement strategy and consideration of environment justice concerns.
Additional file 10 of Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study
Creators: name: Klein, Karen
name: Roberti, Javier
name: Rouvier, Mariel
name: Belizan, Maria
name: Cafferata, Maria Luisa
name: Berrueta, Amanda Mabel
name: Alonso, Juan Pedro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 10. English language translation of the additional files 7, 8 and 9.
Evaluation of the Carbon Footprint of Fresh Durian Grown in an Agroforestry System in Uttaradit Province, Thailand
Creators: name: Chattanong Podong
Publisher: name: Thammasat University
Year: 2020
Subjects: carbon footprint
durian
agroforestry system
greenhouse gases
Uttaradit province

description: Thai Journal of Science and Technology, 9, 3, 298-309
Additional file 3 of Enterovirus detection in different regions of Madagascar reveals a higher abundance of enteroviruses of species C in areas where several outbreaks of vaccine-derived polioviruses occurred
Creators: name: Razafindratsimandresy, Richter
name: Joffret, Marie-Line
name: Andriamandimby, Soa Fy
name: Andriamamonjy, Seta
name: Rabemanantsoa, Sendraharimanana
name: Richard, Vincent
name: Delpeyroux, Francis
name: Heraud, Jean-Michel
name: Bessaud, Maël
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 3: Figure S2. Phylogenetic trees of Madagascan EV-Cs based on the 5′UTR, the VP1- and the 3D-encoding sequences. The isolates are colour-coded according to their respective type; triangles indicate isolates from this study, circles isolates from previous works.
Investigation of E. coli and Virus Reductions Using Replicate, Bench-Scale Biosand Filter Columns and Two Filter Media
Creators: name: Elliott, Mark
name: de Aceituno, Anna
name: Stauber, Christine
name: Sobsey, Mark
name: DiGiano, Francis
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: The biosand filter (BSF) is an intermittently operated, household-scale slow sand filter for which little data are available on the effect of sand composition on treatment performance. Therefore, bench-scale columns were prepared according to the then-current (2006–2007) guidance on BSF design and run in parallel to conduct two microbial challenge experiments of eight-week duration. Triplicate columns were loaded with Accusand silica or crushed granite to compare virus and E. coli reduction performance. Bench-scale experiments provided confirmation that increased schmutzdecke growth, as indicated by decline in filtration rate, is the primary factor causing increased E. coli reductions of up to 5-log10. However, reductions of challenge viruses improved only modestly with increased schmutzdecke growth. Filter media type (Accusand silica vs. crushed granite) did not influence reduction of E. coli bacteria. The granite media without backwashing yielded superior virus reductions when compared to Accusand. However, for columns in which the granite media was first backwashed (to yield a more consistent distribution of grains and remove the finest size fraction), virus reductions were not significantly greater than in columns with Accusand media. It was postulated that a decline in surface area with backwashing decreased the sites and surface area available for virus sorption and/or biofilm growth and thus decreased the extent of virus reduction. Additionally, backwashing caused preferential flow paths and deviation from plug flow; backwashing is not part of standard BSF field preparation and is not recommended for BSF column studies. Overall, virus reductions were modest and did not meet the 5- or 3-log10 World Health Organization performance targets.
Biophysical interactions of outer membrane proteins and carbon nanomaterials with biomimetic membranes
Creators: name: THAPA, RAJIV
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biochemistry

description: This thesis examines how cell membranes interact with specialised proteins and carbon nanomaterials. The two main goals of the thesis are i) to understand folding of virulence factors of key bacterial proteins to understand their role in disease states, and ii) to explore the potential toxicity of carbon nanomaterials in designing biomedical devices using graphene.
Synergistic Effect of Stem Bark Extract from Sterculia foetida Linn. with Antibiotics against Opportunistic Bacteria
Creators: name: Nattawadee Phoocharoenpaiboon
Publisher: name: Thammasat University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sterculia foetida
opportunistic bacteria
ampicillin and tetracycline
synergistic effect

description: Thai Journal of Science and Technology, 9, 3, 310-323
Patterns in PARTNERing across Public Health Collaboratives
Creators: name: Retrum, Jessica
name: Varda, Danielle
name: Bevc, Christine
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Inter-organizational networks represent one of the most promising practice-based approaches in public health as a way to attain resources, share knowledge, and, in turn, improve population health outcomes. However, the interdependencies and effectiveness related to the structure, management, and costs of these networks represents a critical item to be addressed. The objective of this research is to identify and determine the extent to which potential partnering patterns influence the structure of collaborative networks. This study examines data collected by PARTNER, specifically public health networks (n = 162), to better understand the structured relationships and interactions among public health organizations and their partners, in relation to collaborative activities. Combined with descriptive analysis, we focus on the composition of public health collaboratives in a series of Exponential Random Graph (ERG) models to examine the partnerships between different organization types to identify the attribute-based effects promoting the formation of network ties within and across collaboratives. We found high variation within and between these collaboratives including composition, diversity, and interactions. The findings of this research suggest common and frequent types of partnerships, as well as opportunities to develop new collaborations. The result of this analysis offer additional evidence to inform and strengthen public health practice partnerships.
Poly-Tobacco Use among High School Students
Creators: name: Kowitt, Sarah
name: Patel, Tanha
name: Goldstein, Adam
name: Huang, Li-Ling
name: Sutfin, Erin
name: Ranney, Leah
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Although cigarette use by adolescents is declining, emerging tobacco products are becoming increasingly popular and youth may use more than one type of tobacco product. The purposes of this study were: (1) to assess patterns of poly-tobacco use among a representative sample of high school students and (2) to determine how beliefs correlate with poly-tobacco use. Data came from the 2013 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey (n = 4092). SAS logistic regression survey procedures were used to account for the complex survey design and sampling weights. Among all high school students in NC in 2013, 29.7% reported current any tobacco use, with 19.1% reporting current poly-tobacco use, and 10.6% reporting current use of only one product. Among poly-tobacco users, 59.3% reported that one of the products they currently used was cigarettes. Positive tobacco product beliefs were found to be significantly associated with poly-tobacco use. Communication campaigns, policy efforts, and future research are needed for prevention, regulation, and control of poly-tobacco use among adolescents, which represents a significant public health problem.
Additional file 12 of Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study
Creators: name: Klein, Karen
name: Roberti, Javier
name: Rouvier, Mariel
name: Belizan, Maria
name: Cafferata, Maria Luisa
name: Berrueta, Amanda Mabel
name: Alonso, Juan Pedro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 12. Completed Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) checklist.
Reduction of Acid-Fast and Non-Acid-Fast Bacteria by Point of Use Coagulation-Flocculation-Disinfection
Creators: name: Sobsey, Mark
name: Casanova, Lisa
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Point of use (POU) household water treatment is increasingly being adopted as a solution for access to safe water. Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are found in water, but there is little research on whether NTM survive POU treatment. Mycobacteria may be removed by multi-barrier treatment systems that combine processes such as coagulation, settling and disinfection. This work evaluated removal of a non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (Mycobaterium terrae) and a Gram-negative non-acid-fast environmental bacterium (Aeromonas hydrophila) by combined coagulation-flocculation disinfection POU treatment. Aeromonas hydrophila showed 7.7 log10 reduction in demand free buffer, 6.8 log10 in natural surface water, and 4 log10 reduction in fecally contaminated surface water. Turbidity after treatment was <1 NTU. There was almost no reduction in levels of viable M. terrae by coagulant-flocculant-disinfectant in natural water after 30 minutes. The lack of Mycobacteria reduction was similar for both combined coagulant-flocculant-disinfectant and hypochlorite alone. A POU coagulant-flocculant-disinfectant treatment effectively reduced A. hydrophila from natural surface waters but not Mycobacteria. These results reinforce previous findings that POU coagulation-flocculation-disinfection is effective against gram-negative enteric bacteria. POU treatment and safe storage interventions may need to take into account risks from viable NTM in treated stored water and consider alternative treatment processes to achieve NTM reductions.
Additional file 11 of Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study
Creators: name: Klein, Karen
name: Roberti, Javier
name: Rouvier, Mariel
name: Belizan, Maria
name: Cafferata, Maria Luisa
name: Berrueta, Amanda Mabel
name: Alonso, Juan Pedro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 11. Interview guide, English language version. Interview guide for the semi-structured interviews, developed by the research team.
Relationship Between Tobacco Retailers’ Point-of-Sale Marketing and the Density of Same-Sex Couples, 97 U.S. Counties, 2012
Creators: name: Goldstein, Adam
name: Pan, William
name: Ribisl, Kurt
name: Lee, Joseph
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: The reasons for higher rates of smoking among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people than among heterosexual people are not well known. Research on internal migration and neighborhood selection suggests that LGB people are more likely to live in neighborhoods where the tobacco industry has historically targeted their marketing efforts (lower income, more racial/ethnic diversity). We used multi-level models to assess the relationship between the rate of same-sex couples per 1000 coupled households and 2012 marketing characteristics of tobacco retailers (n = 2231) in 1696 census tracts in 97 U.S. counties. We found no evidence of tobacco marketing at retailers differing by same-sex couple rates in census tracts with the exception of three findings in the opposite direction of our hypotheses: a small, significant positive relationship for the rate of same-sex male couples and the price of Newport Green (mentholated) cigarettes. For male and female same-sex couples, we also found a small negative relationship between tobacco advertisements and same-sex household rate. Tobacco retailers’ tobacco marketing characteristics do not differ substantially by the rate of same-sex couples in their neighborhood in ways that would promote LGB health disparities. Further work is needed to determine if these patterns are similar for non-partnered LGB people.
Supplementary material for 'An Economically Realistic Asset Exchange Model' from An economically realistic asset exchange model
Creators: name: Boghosian, Bruce M.
name: Hudes, Matthew
name: Khachatryan, Gor A.
name: Marcq, Jeremy
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 10299 Applied Mathematics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 10599 Mathematical Physics not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 20304 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: Includes five subsections of supplementary material
Smoke-Free Multiunit Housing Policy: Caretakers’ Perspectives on Economic and Personal Impacts
Creators: name: McNair, Obie
name: Pinzon, Elena
name: Stein, Anna
name: Ribisl, Kurt
name: Wilbur, Rachel
name: Ahmed, Osub
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Objective: Multiunit housing (MUH) operators may be motivated to adopt smoke-free policies to achieve cost savings. MUH caretakers provide a unique perspective for understanding the implications of smoke-free policies because of their role in property maintenance. We examine MUH caretakers’ perceptions regarding the economic and personal impact of smoke-free policies at their properties. Methods: We conducted and analyzed qualitative interviews with 20 multiunit housing caretakers from two large property management companies in the southeastern United States that had implemented smoke-free policies. Results: For non-smoking units, caretakers reported shortened turnover times, in addition to reduction in the need for turnover supplies and capital replacements. Caretakers reported an improvement in their work environments due to reduced workload and exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke after implementation of smoke-free policies. Conclusion: The potential for cost savings exists for MUH operators who enact smoke-free policies because of decreased labor, supplies, and capital costs. Smoke-free policies may also improve the work environment of caretakers and other frontline MUH employees. These are important findings for MUH companies seeking to lower their operation costs and improve their employees’ working conditions, as well as for smoke-free advocates seeking to promote policy change.
Social Interactions Sparked by Pictorial Warnings on Cigarette Packs
Creators: name: Hall, Marissa
name: Bach, Laura
name: Noar, Seth
name: Ribisl, Kurt
name: Peebles, Kathryn
name: Brewer, Noel
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: The Message Impact Framework suggests that social interactions may offer smokers the opportunity to process pictorial warnings on cigarette packs more deeply. We aimed to describe adult smokers’ social interactions about pictorial cigarette pack warnings in two longitudinal pilot studies. In Pilot Study 1, 30 smokers used cigarette packs with one of nine pictorial warnings for two weeks. In Pilot Study 2, 46 smokers used cigarette packs with one of five pictorial warnings for four weeks. Nearly all smokers (97%/96% in Pilot Study 1/2) talked about the warnings with other people, with the most common people being friends (67%/87%) and spouses/significant others (34%/42%). Pilot Study 2 found that 26% of smokers talked about the warnings with strangers. Discussions about the health effects of smoking and quitting smoking were more frequent during the first week of exposure to pictorial warnings than in the week prior to beginning the study (both p < 0.05). Pictorial warnings sparked social interactions about the warnings, the health effects of smoking, and quitting smoking, indicating that pictorial warnings may act as a social intervention reaching beyond the individual. Future research should examine social interactions as a potential mediator of the impact of pictorial warnings on smoking behavior.
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools in Low Socio-Economic Regions in Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Creators: name: Medina, Octavio
name: Jordanova, Tania
name: Bartram, Jamie
name: Cronk, Ryan
name: Kinoshita, Rinko
name: Obando, Wanda
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in schools contributes to better health and educational outcomes among school-aged children. In 2012, UNICEF Nicaragua and partners conducted a cross-sectional survey of WaSH in 526 schools in 12 low socio-economic status municipalities in Nicaragua. The survey gathered information on: school characteristics; teacher and community participation; water and sanitation infrastructure; and hygiene education and habits. Survey results were analyzed for associations between variables. WaSH coverage was significantly higher in urban than rural areas. Presence of drinking water infrastructure (43%) was lower than sanitation infrastructure (64%). Eighty-one percent of schools had no hand washing stations and 74% of schools lacked soap. Sanitation facilities were not in use at 28% of schools with sanitation infrastructure and 26% of schools with water infrastructure had non-functional systems. Only 8% of schools had budgets to purchase toilet-cleaning supplies and 75% obtained supplies from students’ families. This study generates transferable WaSH sector learnings and new insights from monitoring data. Results can be used by donors, service providers, and policy makers to better target resources in Nicaraguan schools.
Keep them in school: the importance of education as a protective factor against HIV infection among young South African women
Creators: name: MacPhail, C.
name: Cohen, M. S
name: Rees, H. V
name: Pettifor, A. E
name: Padian, N. S
name: Levandowski, B. A
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2008

description: Objective To identify risk factors for HIV infection among young women aged 15–24 years reporting one lifetime partner in South Africa.
Additional file 1 of Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study
Creators: name: Klein, Karen
name: Roberti, Javier
name: Rouvier, Mariel
name: Belizan, Maria
name: Cafferata, Maria Luisa
name: Berrueta, Amanda Mabel
name: Alonso, Juan Pedro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1. Flowchart for the management of Chagas in pregnant women, Spanish version (original version). Information for gynecologists, obstetricians, midwives and general and family practitioners for the management of Chagas in pregnant women.
MPEC 2023-U165 : 2013 UK
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Anti-retroviral therapy reduces incident tuberculosis in HIV-infected children
Creators: name: Kitetele, F.
name: Edmonds, A.
name: Van Rie, A.
name: Behets, F.
name: Napravnik, S.
name: Lusiama, J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Background We aimed to estimate the effect of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) on incident tuberculosis (TB) in a cohort of HIV-infected children.
MPEC 2023-U166 : 2018 PB20
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Buckels - Preptin manuscript - Supplementary data
Creators: name: Buckels, Emma
name: Hsu, Huai-Ling
name: Buchanan, Christina
name: Matthews, Brya
name: Lee, Kate
Publisher: name: The University of Auckland
Year: 2022
Subjects: Nutritional science
Endocrinology
Plant cell and molecular biology
Animal cell and molecular biology

description: Supplementary data for a manuscript submitted to the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.
 This data includes the organ weights for experimental mice at 47-weeks of age, the location of the knockout locus, and the results from two different preptin mouse serum kit experiments.
Estimating the odds ratio when exposure has a limit of detection
Creators: name: Nie, Lei
name: Schisterman, Enrique F
name: Chu, Haitao
name: Cole, Stephen R
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Background In epidemiologic research, little emphasis has been placed on methods to account for left-hand censoring of ‘exposures’ due to a limit of detection (LOD).
Non parametric PROS quality control chart for monitoring the process mean
Creators: name: Boroomandi, Fahimeh
name: Kharrati-Kopaei, Mahmood
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Plant Biology

description: A non parametric Shewhart-type control chart based on a partially rank-ordered set (PROS) sampling design is considered in this study to monitor the process mean. Four non parametric estimators are proposed for the variance of PROS sample mean; also, the performances of these estimators are discussed theoretically and numerically. Then, three non parametric PROS control charts are proposed including the classic 3-sigma control chart, a non parametric bootstrap approach-based control chart, and a hybrid control chart based on a combination of classic 3-sigma and bootstrap control charts. The performance of the proposed PROS control charts is compared with the available chart in terms of controlling the false alarm rate. Results show the merits of both non parametric bootstrap and hybrid PROS control charts. Finally, control charts are illustrated with a real example.
Unprotected sex following HIV testing among women in Uganda and Zimbabwe: short- and long-term comparisons with pre-test behaviour
Creators: name: Turner, A. N.
name: Chipato, T.
name: Salata, R. A
name: Behets, F. M
name: Kaufman, J. S
name: Padian, N. S
name: Mmiro, F. A
name: Morrison, C. S
name: Miller, W. C
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Background Despite widespread condom promotion for HIV prevention, prospective measurement of condom use before and after HIV testing is infrequent.
MPEC 2023-U167 : 2022 KH3
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Effects of Stem Cutting Management on Germination and Grass Yield of Napier Grass cv. Pakchong 1as Forage Crop
Creators: name: Nop Tonmukayakul
Publisher: name: Thammasat University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Napier grass
stem cutting pretreatment
germination
dry matter yield
protein yield

description: Thai Journal of Science and Technology, 9, 3, 324-332
Additional file 2 of Design and feasibility of an implementation strategy to address Chagas guidelines engagement focused on attending women of childbearing age and children at the primary healthcare level in Argentina: a pilot study
Creators: name: Klein, Karen
name: Roberti, Javier
name: Rouvier, Mariel
name: Belizan, Maria
name: Cafferata, Maria Luisa
name: Berrueta, Amanda Mabel
name: Alonso, Juan Pedro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2. Flowchart for the management of Chagas in pregnant women, English version.
Association of blood lactate with type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Carotid MRI Study
Creators: name: Young, Jeffery Hunter
name: Schmidt, Maria Inês
name: Astor, Brad C
name: Crawford, Stephen O
name: Ballantyne, Christie M
name: Brancati, Frederick L
name: Hoogeveen, Ron C
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Background Accumulating evidence implicates insufficient oxidative capacity in the development of type 2 diabetes. This notion has not been well tested in large, population-based studies.Methods To test this hypothesis, we assessed the cross-sectional association of plasma lactate, an indicator of the gap between oxidative capacity and energy expenditure, with type 2 diabetes in 1709 older adults not taking metformin, who were participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Carotid MRI Study.Results The prevalence of type 2 diabetes rose across lactate quartiles (11, 14, 20 and 30%; P for trend <0.0001). Following adjustment for demographic factors, physical activity, body mass index and waist circumference, the relative odds of type 2 diabetes across lactate quartiles were 0.98 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59–1.64], 1.64 (95% CI 1.03–2.64) and 2.23 (95% CI 1.38–3.59), respectively. Furthermore, lactate was associated with higher fasting glucose among non-diabetic adults.Conclusions Plasma lactate was strongly associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults. Plasma lactate deserves greater attention in studies of oxidative capacity and diabetes risk.
OA Book Usage Data Trust Technical Advisory Committee Charter
Creators: name: Pierrakos, Dimitris
name: Kemp, Jennifer
name: Queen, Wendy
name: Rabar, Ursula
name: Drummond, Christina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This Committee Charter was developed and adopted by the OA Book Usage Data Trust's Board of Trustees based on the committee charter template created by its Board Policy and Governance Committee as a part of the "OAeBU Data Trust: Advancing to Launch by Developing IDS Governance Building Blocks" Grant.
description: This work was made possible through grant funding provided via the "OAeBU Data Trust: Advancing to Launch by Developing IDS Governance Building Blocks" project funded by The Mellon Foundation.