cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Scavenger: A Cloud Service for Optimizing Cost and Performance of ML Training
Creators: name: Tyagi, Sahil
name: Sharma, Prateek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: While the pay-as-you-go nature of cloud virtual machines (VMs) makes it easy to spin-up large clusters for training ML models, it can also lead to ballooning costs. The 100s of virtual machine sizes provided by cloud platforms also makes it extremely challenging to select the ``right'' cloud cluster configuration for training. Furthermore, the training time and cost of distributed model training is highly sensitive to the cluster configurations, and presents a large and complex tradeoff-space. In this paper, we develop principled and practical techniques for optimizing the training time and cost of distributed ML model training on the cloud. Our key insight is that both parallel and statistical efficiency must be considered when selecting the optimum job configuration parameters such as the number of workers and the batch size. By combining conventional parallel scaling concepts and new insights into SGD noise, our models accurately estimate the time and cost on different cluster configurations with < 5% error. Using the repetitive nature of training and our models, we can search for optimum cloud configurations in a black-box, online manner. Our approach reduces training times by 2 times and costs more more than 50%. Compared to an oracle-based approach, our performance models are accurate to within 2% such that the search imposes an overhead of just 10%.
SPECIFIC ANTIDOTES FOR DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS
Creators: name: Vipa Thammatinno
Publisher: name: Faculty of pharmacy, Silpakorn University
Year: 2021
Subjects: specific antidote
DOACs
idarucizumab
andexanet alfa
ciraparantag

description: Thai Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16, 2(July-December)2021, 61-70
Unfulfilled need for contraception among women with unmet need but with the intention to use contraception in Rakai, Uganda: a longitudinal study
Creators: name: Lutalo, Tom
name: Gray, Ron
name: Santelli, John S.
name: Guwatudde, David
name: Brahmbhatt, Heena
name: Mathur, Sanyukta
name: Serwadda, David
name: Nalugoda, Fred
name: Makumbi, Fredrick
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Reproductive health
Contraception
Unwanted pregnancy
Public health

description: Background
                Longitudinal data from a rural Ugandan cohort was used to estimate rates of unfulfilled need for contraception, defined as having unmet need and intent to use contraception at baseline but having an unintended pregnancy or with persistent unmet need for contraception at follow up.

                Methods
                Between 2002 and 2009 (5 survey rounds), a total of 2610 sexually active non-pregnant women with unmet need for contraception at the start of an inter-survey period were asked whether they intended to use any method of contraception until they desired a child. Modified Poisson multivariate regression was used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% CI of unfulfilled need for contraception.

                Results
                The proportion of women with unmet need at the start of an interval who intended to use contraception significantly increased from 61 to 69.1% (p  60%) and subsequent initiation of use (
Collisional Processes in Supersymmetric Plasma
Creators: name: Czajka, Alina
name: Mrowczynski, Stanislaw
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Collisional processes in ultrarelativistic N=1 SUSY QED plasma are studied and compared to those in an electromagnetic plasma of electrons, positrons and photons. Cross sections of all binary interactions which occur in the supersymmetric plasma at the order of e^4 are computed. Some processes, in particular the Compton scattering on selectrons, appear to be independent of momentum transfer and thus they are qualitatively different from processes in an electromagnetic plasma. It suggests that transport properties of the SUSY plasma are different than those of its non-supersymmetric counterpart. Energy loss and momentum broadening of a particle traversing the supersymmetric plasma are discussed in detail and the characteristics are shown to be surprisingly similar to those of QED plasma.
description: 8 pages, minor improvements, to appear in Phys. Rev. D
Disorder-Driven Loss of Phase Coherence in a Quasi-2D Cold Atom System
Creators: name: Beeler, M. C.
name: Reed, M. E. W.
name: Hong, T.
name: Rolston, S. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the order parameter of a quasi-2D gas of ultracold atoms trapped in an optical potential in the presence of controllable disorder. Our results show that disorder drives phase fluctuations without significantly affecting the amplitude of the quasi-condensate order parameter. This is evidence that disorder can drive phase fluctuations in 2D systems, relevant to the phase-fluctuation mechanism for the superconductor-to-insulator phase transition (SIT) in disordered 2D superconductors.
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STEROIDS ADULTERATION IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS IN COMMUNITY OF MUANG DISTRICT, NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE
Creators: name: Waranee Bunchuailua
Publisher: name: Faculty of pharmacy, Silpakorn University
Year: 2021
Subjects: steroids
traditional medicines
dietary supplement
adulteration

description: Thai Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16, 2(July-December)2021, 83-95
$S_8$ increases with effective redshift in $Λ$CDM cosmology
Creators: name: Adil, Shahnawaz A.
name: Akarsu, Özgür
name: Malekjani, Mohammad
name: Colgáin, Eoin Ó
name: Pourojaghi, Saeed
name: Sen, Anjan A.
name: Sheikh-Jabbari, M. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Hubble constant $H_0$ and weighted amplitude of matter fluctuations $S_8$ determinations are biased to higher and lower values, respectively, in the late Universe with respect to early Universe values inferred by the Planck collaboration within flat $Λ$CDM cosmology. If these anomalies are physical, i.e. not due to systematics, they naively suggest that $H_0$ decreases and $S_8$ increases with effective redshift. Here, subjecting matter density today $Ω_{m}$ to a prior, corresponding to a combination of Planck CMB and BAO data, we perform a consistency test of the Planck-$Λ$CDM cosmology and show that $S_8$ determinations from $f σ_8(z)$ constraints increase with effective redshift. Due to the redshift evolution, a $\sim 3 σ$ tension in the $S_8$ parameter with Planck at lower redshifts remarkably becomes consistent with Planck within $1 σ$ at high redshifts. This provides corroborating support for an $S_8$ discrepancy that is physical in origin. We further confirm that the flat $Λ$CDM model is preferred over a theoretically ad hoc model with a jump in $S_8$ at a given redshift. In the absence of the CMB+BAO $Ω_m$ prior, we find that $> 3 σ$ tensions with Planck in low redshift data are ameliorated by shifts in the parameters in high redshift data. Results here and elsewhere suggest that the $Λ$CDM cosmological parameters are redshift dependent. Fitting parameters that evolve with redshift is a recognisable hallmark of model breakdown.
description: 4 pages, 6 figures; v2 references updated, discussion on complementary weak and CMB lensing observations added; v3 added plots and discussion, accepted at MNRAS letters
Additional file 3 of Positive associations between different circulating trans fatty acids (TFAs) and urinary albumin excretion among adults in the U.S.: a population-based study
Creators: name: Zhou, Yuancheng
name: Wei, Chengcheng
name: Gao, Xincheng
name: Sun, Yi
name: Han, Xiaomin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Marine Biology
Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 3
Unitarity of Weyl-Invariant New Massive Gravity and Generation of Graviton Mass via Symmetry Breaking
Creators: name: Tanhayi, M. Reza
name: Dengiz, Suat
name: Tekin, Bayram
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give a detailed analysis of the particle spectrum and the perturbative unitarity of the recently introduced Weyl-invariant version of the new massive gravity in 2+1 dimensions. By computing the action up to second order in the fluctuations of the metric, the gauge and the scalar fields around the anti-de Sitter (AdS) and flat vacua, we find that the theory describes unitary (tachyon and ghost-free) massive spin-2, massive (or massless) spin-1 and massless spin-0 excitations for certain ranges of the dimensionless parameters. The theory is not unitary in de Sitter space. Scale invariance is either broken spontaneously (in AdS background) or radiatively (in flat background) and hence the masses of the particles are generated either spontaneously or at the second loop order.
description: 11 pages, Einstein-frame version of the Weyl-invariant quadratic gravity added in Appendix B. To appear in Phys. Rev. D
The role of human forkhead box P3 in CD4⁺ T cell subsets
Creators: name: McMurchy, Alicia Nicole
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: The immune system eliminates threats to the body, but it must also prevent immune-mediated damage caused by inflammation and autoimmune disease. One way that immune responses are limited is by specialized T cells known as T regulatory (Treg) cells. The transcription factor forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) is highly expressed in Treg cells and is critical for their suppressive function. The importance of FOXP3 is demonstrated in humans with a severe autoimmune disease called immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) caused by mutations in FOXP3. Furthermore, conventional T (Tconv) cells can be re-programmed into suppressive cells upon stable over-expression of FOXP3. Therefore, there is tremendous interest in manipulating FOXP3 function and/or using Treg cells as a cellular therapy to modify immune responses of cancer patients, patients suffering from autoimmune disease, and transplantation patients. To better understand the function of FOXP3, the first goal was to investigate how mutant forms of FOXP3 found in IPEX patients were defective at programming Treg characteristics. Surprisingly, mutant forms of FOXP3 were not completely deficient at converting Tconv cells into Treg cells, suggesting that factors besides a defect in Treg cells may contribute to IPEX pathogenesis. FOXP3 is transiently up-regulated in human Tconv cells upon activation, but its role in these cells is unknown. Hence, the second goal was to examine the function of FOXP3 in Tconv cells by comparing FOXP3-deficient with wild type Tconv cells. FOXP3-deficient Tconv cells proliferated more and produced more cytokines than wild type Tconv cells. This finding suggests that FOXP3 has a role in the regulation of Tconv cell activation, especially in Th17 cells which were found to highly express activation-induced FOXP3. Lastly, the possibility of using FOXP3⁺ cells as a cellular therapy was investigated. A method to expand large, pure populations of human and cynomolgus Treg cells was developed, and ex vivo expanded Treg cells were able to promote mixed chimerism and tolerance to a kidney transplant in cynomolgus macaques. Together, this work sheds light on the role of FOXP3 in CD4⁺ T cell subsets and helps pave the way for use of Treg cell therapy in the clinic.
Gerres filamentosus Cuvier 1829
Creators: name: Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz
name: Lavoué, Sébastien
name: Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani
name: Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah
name: A. Rahim, Masazurah
name: Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Gerreidae
Gerres
Gerres filamentosus

description: Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829 Figure 3H Material examined. MALAYSIA • 3, 84– 153 mm TL; Kedah State, Kampung Batu Lintang, Pompang Batu Lintang; 05.624°N, 100.395°E; 19 Apr. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (91) 00005. • 1, 140 mm TL; Kedah State, Merbok, Pompang Sungai Merbok; 05.664°N, 100.381°E; 6 Dec. 2018; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (91) 00006. • 5, 159– 168 mm TL; Kedah State, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Muda Whispering Market; 05.578°N, 100.341°E; 6 Dec. 2018; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (91) 00007.
description: Published as part of Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz, Lavoué, Sébastien, Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani, Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah, A. Rahim, Masazurah & Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna, 2021, Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters, pp. 601-631 in Check List 17 (2) on page 622, DOI: 10.15560/17.2.601
Prenatal fine particulate exposure associated with reduced childhood lung function and nasal epithelia GSTP1 hypermethylation: Sex-specific effects
Creators: name: Lee, Alison G.
name: Le Grand, Blake
name: Hsu, Hsiao-Hsien L.
name: Chiu, Yueh-Hsiu M.
name: Brennan, Kasey J.
name: Bose, Sonali
name: Rosa, Maria J.
name: Brunst, Kelly J.
name: Kloog, Itai
name: Wilson, Ander
name: Schwartz, Joel
name: Morgan, Wayne
name: Coull, Brent A.
name: Wright, Robert O.
name: Baccarelli, Andrea A.
name: Wright, Rosalind J.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Prenatal influences
Glutathione transferase
Methylation
Environmental health
Lungs
Respiration

description: Background
                In utero exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) has been linked to child lung function. Overlapping evidence suggests that child sex and exposure timing may modify effects and associations may be mediated through glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) methylation.

                Methods
                We prospectively examined associations among prenatal PM2.5 exposure and child lung function and GSTP1 methylation in an urban pregnancy cohort study. We employed a validated satellite-based spatiotemporally resolved prediction model to estimate daily prenatal PM2.5 exposure over gestation. We used Baysian distributed lag interaction models (BDLIMs) to identify sensitive windows for prenatal PM2.5 exposure on child lung function and nasal epithelia GSTP1 methylation at age 7 years, and to examine effect modification by child sex.

                Results
                BDLIMs identified a sensitive window for prenatal PM2.5 exposure at 35–40 weeks gestation [cumulative effect estimate (CEE) = − 0.10, 95%CI = − 0.19 to − 0.01, per μg/m3 increase in PM2.5] and at 36–40 weeks (CEE = − 0.12, 95%CI = − 0.20 to − 0.01) on FEV1 and FVC, respectively, in boys. BDLIMs also identified a sensitive window of exposure at 37–40 weeks gestation between higher prenatal PM2.5 exposure and increased GSTP1 percent methylation. The association between higher GSTP1 percent methylation and decreased FEV1 was borderline significant in the sample as a whole (β = − 0.37, SE = 0.20, p = 0.06) and in boys in stratified analyses (β = − 0.56, SE = 0.29, p = 0.05).

                Conclusions
                Prenatal PM2.5 exposure in late pregnancy was associated with impaired early childhood lung function and hypermethylation of GSTPI in DNA isolated from nasal epithelial cells. There was a trend towards higher GSTP1 percent methylation being associated with reduced FEV1. All findings were most evident among boys.
Simulating prethermalization using near-term quantum computers
Creators: name: Yang, Yilun
name: Christianen, Arthur
name: Coll-Vinent, Sandra
name: Smelyanskiy, Vadim
name: Bañuls, Mari Carmen
name: O'Brien, Thomas E.
name: Wild, Dominik S.
name: Cirac, J. Ignacio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum simulation is one of the most promising scientific applications of quantum computers. Due to decoherence and noise in current devices, it is however challenging to perform digital quantum simulation in a regime that is intractable with classical computers. In this work, we propose an experimental protocol for probing dynamics and equilibrium properties on near-term digital quantum computers. As a key ingredient of our work, we show that it is possible to study thermalization even with a relatively coarse Trotter decomposition of the Hamiltonian evolution of interest. Even though the step size is too large to permit a rigorous bound on the Trotter error, we observe that the system prethermalizes in accordance with previous results for Floquet systems. The dynamics closely resemble the thermalization of the model underlying the Trotterization up to long times. We extend the reach of our approach by developing an error mitigation scheme based on measurement and rescaling of survival probabilities. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the entire protocol, we apply it to the two-dimensional XY model and numerically verify its performance with realistic noise parameters for superconducting quantum devices. Our proposal thus provides a route to achieving quantum advantage for relevant problems in condensed matter physics.
MONITORING AND REPORTING DELAYED ADVERSE REACTION TO NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIA
Creators: name: Siripan Phattanarudee
Publisher: name: Faculty of pharmacy, Silpakorn University
Year: 2021
Subjects: delayed adverse reaction
nonionic contrast media
allergic-like reaction
physiologic reaction

description: Thai Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16, 2(July-December)2021, 97-110
Diagrammatic approach to coherent backscattering of laser light by cold atoms: Double scattering revisited
Creators: name: Shatokhin, Vyacheslav
name: Wellens, Thomas
name: Buchleitner, Andreas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a diagrammatic derivation of the coherent backscattering spectrum from two two-level atoms using the pump-probe approach, wherein the multiple scattering signal is deduced from single-atom responses, and provide a physical interpretation of the single-atom building blocks.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures
title: Design, Development, and Usability Testing of Robin’s Nest Platform Supporting the SENSE Program for Addressing Moral Injury in Nurses and Social Workers
Creators: name: Savalanpour, Majid
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Usability Testing
subject: Human-Computer Interaction
subject: mHealth
subject: Digital Health Interventions
subject: Mobile App Usability Questionnaire (MAUQ)
subject: User-Centered Design
subject: HCI Design
subject: Health
subject: HCI
subject: UCD
subject: Education--Technology

description: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health challenges for nurses and social workers, exposing them to increased risks of stress, moral injury, and psychological disorders such as anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To address this critical need, with the generous funding support from the Government of Alberta, our interdisciplinary team of researchers in Nursing, Social Work, Electrical and Software Engineering, and Kinesiology initiated the design, development, and usability evaluation of the Robin’s Nest telehealth platform. This platform hosts the Supporting Emotional wellness in Nurses and Social workers E-mental health (SENSE) program and was developed using a User-Centered Design (UCD) approach, co-designed with participants. This innovative e-health intervention integrates virtual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), stress monitoring using wearable technology, and real-time feedback to provide personalized mental health support. Usability evaluation, as a key element of the UCD approach, plays a pivotal role in assessing the platform's effectiveness. This research employs a multi-method usability evaluation approach, combining quantitative assessments using the mHealth App Usability Questionnaire (MAUQ), qualitative insights from focus group interviews, and Heuristic Testing. The findings demonstrate that the platform successfully meets users’ needs, achieving high usability scores and user satisfaction (median responses: 4 out of 5). Thematic analysis conducted during the usability evaluation highlights the platform’s effectiveness and high usability. Recommendations for improving usability, identified through this analysis, include enhancing communication features, resolving learning management system login issues, and refining the video conferencing interface design. This research underscores the importance of usability in e-health interventions and offers actionable insights for future advancements in digital mental health solutions.
Coupons collecting with or without replacement, and with multipurpose coupons
Creators: name: Wild, Marcel
name: Janson, Svante
name: Wagner, Stephan
name: Laurie, Dirk
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Discrete Mathematics (cs.DM)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 60-04, 60Gxx, 60Cxx

description: The classic Coupon-Collector Problem (CCP) is generalized to the extent that each coupons serves certain "purposes". Only basic probability theory is used. Centerpiece rather is an algorithm that efficiently counts all $k$-element transversals of a set system.
title: Non-linear Multi Omics Data Integration Method Using Conditional Variational Autoencoders
Creators: name: Gustinna Wadu, Dimuth Adeepa Gunarathne
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Conditional Variational Autoencoder
subject: Multi-Omics Data
subject: Biostatistics
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Advances in technology have enabled the study of diseases through multi-omics data, which combines information from genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome levels. Unlike single-omics approaches that provide limited insights, multi-omics integration offers a comprehensive understanding of biological systems by capturing interactions across molecular layers. In recent years, several methods have been developed to integrate omics data. For example, Simidjievski et al., 2019 introduced techniques that use Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) for data integration. Similarly, Zarayeneh et al., 2017 proposed a method called the Integrative Gene Regulatory Network (iGRN), which combines multiple layers of omics data using a network made up entirely of gene nodes. This thesis focuses on developing data integration architectures based on conditional variational autoencoders (CVAEs). The key advantage of this approach is that it allows class label information to be incorporated during the data integration process. To the best of our knowledge, CVAEs have not been applied in previous multi-omics research. Additionally, new methods for integrating more than two datasets using CVAEs have been introduced. This is a novel contribution to the field of multiomics data integration, as no prior studies have explored the use of CVAEs for integrating multiple datasets in this context. The proposed architectures were tested on both real and simulated datasets. The results from both studies showed that adding an outcome variable (class labels) to regular VAEs improved predictive performance. Additionally, integrating data from multiple datasets produced better results compared to using a single dataset for predictions or using VAEs without incorporating labels.
Elemental abundances in AGB stars and the formation of the Galactic bulge
Creators: name: Uttenthaler, Stefan
name: Blommaert, Joris A. D. L.
name: Lebzelter, Thomas
name: Ryde, Nils
name: Wood, Peter R.
name: Schultheis, Mathias
name: Aringer, Bernhard
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We obtained high-resolution near-IR spectra of 45 AGB stars located in the Galactic bulge. The aim of the project is to determine key elemental abundances in these stars to help constrain the formation history of the bulge. A further aim is to link the photospheric abundances to the dust species found in the winds of the stars. Here we present a progress report of the analysis of the spectra.
description: 2 pages, 1 figure. To appear in the proceedings of the conference "Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way", Le Grand-Bornand, France, 17-22 April 2011, European Physical Journal, editors C. Reyl\'e, A. Robin and M. Schultheis
title: Personalizing Reminiscence Therapy Experiences Through the Use of Generative AI in Dementia Care
Creators: name: Ranjbar, Payam
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction
subject: HCI
subject: Dementia Care
subject: Dementia Care Interventions
subject: Reminiscence Therapy
subject: Large Language Models
subject: Generative AI
subject: Empirical Study
subject: Education--Technology

description: Dementia is a global health challenge affecting millions, significantly diminishing the quality of life for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers. Reminiscence Therapy (RT) is a non-pharmacological intervention that enhances the well-being of PLWD by prompting them to recall and share past experiences through photographs, and artifacts. Although effective when personalized, scaling RT interventions remains challenging due to their labor and time-intensive design. To address this, we developed the Autobiography Gallery, an AI-powered system that uses Generative AI and Large Language Models to transform narrated memories into personalized photo albums. This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of AI-generated images in RT through feedback from dementia care stakeholders, identifying refinement needs, and proposing features like user-driven customization. We also provide design recommendations for scalable, AI-based RT interventions. Our findings highlight the potential of AI to enhance personalization and scalability in RT, advancing the development of accessible, user-centered solutions for dementia care.
Gerres limbatus Cuvier 1830
Creators: name: Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz
name: Lavoué, Sébastien
name: Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani
name: Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah
name: A. Rahim, Masazurah
name: Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Gerreidae
Gerres
Gerres limbatus

description: Gerres limbatus Cuvier, 1830 Figure 3I Material examined. MALAYSIA • 4, 74– 83 mm TL; Kedah State, Kampung Batu Lintang, Pompang Batu Lintang; 05.624°N, 100.395°E; 19 Apr. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (91) 00004.
description: Published as part of Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz, Lavoué, Sébastien, Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani, Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah, A. Rahim, Masazurah & Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna, 2021, Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters, pp. 601-631 in Check List 17 (2) on page 622, DOI: 10.15560/17.2.601
New insights on the matter-gravity coupling paradigm
Creators: name: Delsate, Térence
name: Steinhoff, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The coupling between matter and gravity in General Relativity is given by a proportionality relation between the stress tensor and the geometry. This is an oriented assumption driven by the fact that both the stress tensor and the Einstein tensor are divergenceless. However, General Relativity is in essence a nonlinear theory, so there is no obvious reason why the coupling to matter should be linear. On another hand, modified theories of gravity usually affect the vacuum dynamics, yet keep the coupling to matter linear. In this Letter we address the implications of consistent nonlinear gravity/matter coupling. The Eddington inspired Born-Infeld theory recently introduced by Banados and Ferreira provides an enlightening realization of such coupling modifications. We find that this theory coupled to a perfect fluid reduces to General Relativity coupled to a nonlinearly modified perfect fluid, leading to an ambiguity between modified coupling and modified equation of state. We discuss observational consequences of this degeneracy and argue that such a completion of General Relativity is viable from both an experimental and theoretical point of view through energy conditions, consistency, and singularity-avoidance perspectives. We use these results to discuss the impact of changing the coupling paradigm.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures, v2: revised version, v3: published version
Additional file 4 of Positive associations between different circulating trans fatty acids (TFAs) and urinary albumin excretion among adults in the U.S.: a population-based study
Creators: name: Zhou, Yuancheng
name: Wei, Chengcheng
name: Gao, Xincheng
name: Sun, Yi
name: Han, Xiaomin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Marine Biology
Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 4
Study of non-genetic variability and heritability of pheromone signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae on a microfluidic device
Creators: name: Hamidi, Mani
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: Clonal populations of cells exhibit variability in gene expression despite genetic identity. Single cell technologies have helped identify various sources of such variability. Intrinsic noise in biochemical reactions as well as variability introduced by cell cycle progression and division have been suggested to play a significant role. However, there is a paucity of experimental platforms that can simultaneously measure gene expression and track cell cycle and division through multiple generations in a fully automated fashion. In this thesis I describe a microfluidic-based approach for performing such studies which integrate high- resolution live cell microscopy and automated image analysis to track lineages of multiple yeast strains for up to 8 generations in temporally and chemically controlled environments. This technology is applied to the quantitative study of non-genetic inheritance of the pheromone mitogen activated protein kinase signaling response. These studies demonstrate that the capacity to respond to pheromone is non-genetically passed on to progeny and that this response correlation is maintained between cells that are multiple generations apart. Deletions in the pheromone pathway were found to affect the strength of these correlations. While Δfus3 cells were the most correlated of all screened strains, Δste50 elicited dramatic asymmetry in response between mothers and their daughters leading to highly heterogeneous phenotype. Comparing expression with cell cycle phase and cell age, we present a previously unrecognized role of FUS3 in cell cycle regulation and reveal the pathway’s sensitivity to asymmetric division in the absence of STE50. Our results contribute to the understanding of the origins of heterogeneity in a monoclonal population and elucidate the role of division processes and the cell cycle in giving rise to this cell-to-cell variability.
CT Perfusion is All We Need: 4D CNN Segmentation of Penumbra and Core in Patients With Suspected Ischemic Stroke
Creators: name: Tomasetti, Luca
name: Engan, Kjersti
name: Høllesli, Liv Jorunn
name: Kurz, Kathinka Dæhli
name: Khanmohammadi, Mahdieh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Precise and fast prediction methods for ischemic areas comprised of dead tissue, core, and salvageable tissue, penumbra, in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients are of significant clinical interest. They play an essential role in improving diagnosis and treatment planning. Computed Tomography (CT) scan is one of the primary modalities for early assessment in patients with suspected AIS. CT Perfusion (CTP) is often used as a primary assessment to determine stroke location, severity, and volume of ischemic lesions. Current automatic segmentation methods for CTP mostly use already processed 3D parametric maps conventionally used for clinical interpretation by radiologists as input. Alternatively, the raw CTP data is used on a slice-by-slice basis as 2D+time input, where the spatial information over the volume is ignored. In addition, these methods are only interested in segmenting core regions, while predicting penumbra can be essential for treatment planning. This paper investigates different methods to utilize the entire 4D CTP as input to fully exploit the spatio-temporal information, leading us to propose a novel 4D convolution layer. Our comprehensive experiments on a local dataset of 152 patients divided into three groups show that our proposed models generate more precise results than other methods explored. Adopting the proposed 4D mJ-Net, a Dice Coefficient of 0.53 and 0.23 is achieved for segmenting penumbra and core areas, respectively. The code is available on https://github.com/Biomedical-Data-Analysis-Laboratory/4D-mJ-Net.git.
WILL THE RATINGS AND REVIEWS OF ONLINE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SCREEN FOR UNSAFE PRODUCTS IN THE E-MARKETPLACE
Creators: name: Nattiya Kapol
Publisher: name: Faculty of pharmacy, Silpakorn University
Year: 2021
Subjects: consumer opinion
dietary supplement
e-marketplace

description: Thai Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16, 2(July-December)2021, 111-118
Probing universal dynamics with topological data analysis in a gluonic plasma
Creators: name: Spitz, Daniel
name: Boguslavski, Kirill
name: Berges, Jürgen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study nonequilibrium dynamics of SU(2) lattice gauge theory in Minkowski space-time in a classical-statistical regime, where characteristic gluon occupancies are much larger than unity. In this strongly correlated system far from equilibrium, the correlations of energy and topological densities show self-similar behavior related to a turbulent cascade towards higher momentum scales. We employ persistent homology to infer topological features of the gluonic plasma via a hierarchy of simplicial and cubical complexes. All topological observables under investigation are also manifestly gauge invariant and are shown to exhibit self-similar evolution, which relate the spatial and temporal properties of the plasma in terms of universal scaling exponents and functions. The findings may help to understand the early stages of heavy-ion collisions in the limit of high energies, and our methods can also facilitate the topological analysis of other complex systems such as encountered in experiments with ultracold quantum gases.
description: 17 pages, 11 figures
Gerres oyena USMFC
Creators: name: Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz
name: Lavoué, Sébastien
name: Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani
name: Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah
name: A. Rahim, Masazurah
name: Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Gerreidae
Gerres
Gerres oyena

description: Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775) Material examined. MALAYSIA • 2, 153– 191 mm TL; Kedah State, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Muda Whispering Market; 05.578°N, 100.341°E; 19 Mar. 2019; Danial H. Zainal Abidin, Norli F.M.A.H. Alshari leg.; USMFC (91) 00003.
description: Published as part of Zainal Abidin, Danial Hariz, Lavoué, Sébastien, Mohd Abu Hassan Alshari, Norli Fauzani, Mohd. Nor, Siti Azizah, A. Rahim, Masazurah & Mohammed Akib, Noor Adelyna, 2021, Ichthyofauna of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, northwest Peninsular Malaysia, and its adjacent marine waters, pp. 601-631 in Check List 17 (2) on page 622, DOI: 10.15560/17.2.601
title: Leveraging Solubility of Engineered Polysaccharides for Pickering and High Internal Phase Emulsions
Creators: name: Firdous, Karim
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Pickering Emulsions
subject: Polysaccharide
subject: Solubility
subject: Biofriendly
subject: Engineering--Chemical
subject: Materials Science

description: Emulsion design using sustainable materials remains a key area of interest in our efforts to move away from the use of inorganic molecules or surfactants that pose environmental risks. Polysaccharide-based stabilizers offer us a route towards sustainable emulsion design. However, their functional performance as emulsion stabilizers is limited and either surface modification or complexation with other molecules is required to enhance their interfacial affinity. In this thesis we demonstrate the use of enzymatically polymerized α-1,3-glucan (NG) and quaternized α-1,3-glucan (QG) for Pickering emulsion stabilization. Analyzing the microstructure and flow behaviour of generated emulsions and dispersions we investigate the network strength and the underlaying mechanisms governing the stability of emulsions. A new strategy to enhance emulsifying performance of polysaccharides that eliminates physiochemical modification and instead utilizes the solubility of polysaccharides with respect to pH to increase effective surface area is presented. The technique resulting in significant microstructural and rheological improvements over “as received” polysaccharide was successfully applied onto two physiochemically different polysaccharides i.e. α-1,3-glucan and β-1,4-chitosan demonstrating the versatility of the approach. Highly stable, gel-like high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) using single stabilizer (QG) were generated using s single step homogenization approach. It was shown that QG had ability to reduce interfacial tension and provide electrostatic repulsion between droplets to provide stability owing to their permanent surface charge.
Associations between feeding practices and growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 36 months among children living in low- and low-middle income countries who participated in the BRAIN-HIT trial
Creators: name: Do, Barbara T.
name: Hansen, Nellie I.
name: Bann, Carla
name: Lander, Rebecca L.
name: Goudar, Shivaprasad S.
name: Pasha, Omrana
name: Chomba, Elwyn
name: Dhaded, Sangappa M.
name: Thorsten, Vanessa R.
name: Wallander, Jan L.
name: Biasini, Fred J.
name: Derman, Richard
name: Goldenberg, Robert L.
name: Carlo, Waldemar A.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Nutrition
Children--Nutrition
Child development
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Public health

description: Background
                Feeding practices over the first several years of a child’s life can critically influence development. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between feeding practices and growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 36 months of age among children from low- and low-middle-income countries (LMIC).

                Methods
                We conducted a secondary analysis using data collected from children in India, Pakistan, and Zambia who were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of a home-based early development intervention program called Brain Research to Ameliorate Impaired Neurodevelopment Home-based Intervention Trial. Qualitative dietary data collected at 36 months was used to assess the modified Minimum Acceptable Diet (mMAD), a measure based on a core indicator developed by the World Health Organization to measure whether young children receive the minimum number of meals recommended and adequate diversity of major food groups in their diet. Regression models were used to assess cross-sectional associations between diet and growth indices, including Z-scores for height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), weight-for-height (WHZ), head circumference (HCZ), and Bayley Scales of Infant Development II mental and psychomotor developmental measures at 36 months of age.

                Results
                Of 371 children, 174 (47%) consumed the mMAD, with significantly higher mean adjusted WHZ than those who did not meet mMAD (0.20 vs − 0.08, p = 0.05). Egg consumption was found to be significantly associated with a decreased risk of wasting [adjusted RR (95% CI): 0.37 (0.15, 0.89), p = 0.03]. HCZ at 36 months did not differ significantly for children who did and did not receive the mMAD.

                Conclusion
                Meeting the mMAD was associated with better weight-for-height outcomes at 36 months in children in these three LMIC, highlighting the importance of adequate food quantity and quality.

                Trial registration

                    NCT00639184

                   registered on March 20, 2008.
Water Formation through a Quantum Tunneling Surface Reaction, OH + H2, at 10 K
Creators: name: Oba, Y.
name: Watanabe, N.
name: Hama, T.
name: Kuwahata, K.
name: Hidaka, H.
name: Kouchi, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The present study experimentally demonstrated that solid H2O is formed through the surface reaction OH + H2 at 10 K. This is the first experimental evidence of solid H2O formation using hydrogen in its molecular form at temperatures as low as 10 K. We further found that H2O formation through the reaction OH + H2 is about one order of magnitude more effective than HDO formation through the reaction OH + D2. This significant isotope effect results from differences in the effective mass of each reaction, indicating that the reactions proceed through quantum tunneling.
description: 12 pages, 10 figures
title: A New Permutation-based Digital Signature and its Application to Verifiable Random Function from Symmetric Key Primitives
Creators: name: Bodaghi, Omid
Publisher: name: Science
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Post-Quantum Verifiable Random Function
subject: Hash-based Signature Scheme
subject: Verifiable Unpredictable Function
subject: Leader Election
subject: Computer Science

description: Verifiable Random Functions (VRFs) are public-key primitives that enable the key owner to generate a pseudorandom output for any given input, along with a proof that allows others to verify the correctness of the output. VRFs are closely related to signature schemes with uniqueness property, meaning that for any given message and public key—even if the key is maliciously generated—there is only one valid signature. There are known approaches for turning unique-signature schemes into VRFs. With the advent of quantum computers, problems such as prime factorization can be solved efficiently. Consequently, it is critical to move toward post-quantum VRF constructions that remain secure. In this thesis, we discuss a novel symmetric-key primitive based one-time signature scheme, named POTS, whose security relies solely on pseudorandom functions (PRFs), a primitive that is secure against quantum adversaries. We prove that POTS is a secure one-time signature scheme and can be extended to a many-time signature scheme with provable security. Compared to other one-time signature schemes, POTS offers faster verification at the cost of a larger public key. Then we construct PVRF, a one-time VRF scheme based on POTS. We introduce a new assumption on the underlying PRF needed by POTS and, based on this assumption, prove PVRF’s security. Finally, we implement POTS and compare our performance results to WOTS+, a standardized one-time signature scheme. This comparison highlights the practical advantages of our approach in terms of verification efficiency.
Colloquium: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules
Creators: name: Hornberger, Klaus
name: Gerlich, Stefan
name: Haslinger, Philipp
name: Nimmrichter, Stefan
name: Arndt, Markus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Atomic and Molecular Clusters (physics.atm-clus)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review recent progress and future prospects of matter wave interferometry with complex organic molecules and inorganic clusters. Three variants of a near-field interference effect, based on diffraction by material nanostructures, at optical phase gratings, and at ionizing laser fields are considered. We discuss the theoretical concepts underlying these experiments and the experimental challenges. This includes optimizing interferometer designs as well as understanding the role of decoherence. The high sensitivity of matter wave interference experiments to external perturbations is demonstrated to be useful for accurately measuring internal properties of delocalized nanoparticles. We conclude by investigating the prospects for probing the quantum superposition principle in the limit of high particle mass and complexity.
description: 19 pages, 13 figures; v2: corresponds to published version
Additional file 5 of Positive associations between different circulating trans fatty acids (TFAs) and urinary albumin excretion among adults in the U.S.: a population-based study
Creators: name: Zhou, Yuancheng
name: Wei, Chengcheng
name: Gao, Xincheng
name: Sun, Yi
name: Han, Xiaomin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Marine Biology
Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 5
Fluctuation Relations for Spintronics
Creators: name: Lopez, Rosa
name: Lim, Jong Soo
name: Sanchez, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Fluctuation relations are derived in systems where the spin degree of freedom and magnetic interactions play a crucial role. The form of the non-equilibrium fluctuation theorems relies in the assumption of a local balance condition. We demonstrate that in some cases the presence of magnetic interactions violates this condition. Nevertheless, fluctuation relations can be obtained from the micro-reversibility principle sustained only at equilibrium as a symmetry of the cumulant generating function for spin currents. We illustrate the spintronic fluctuation relations for a quantum dot coupled to partially polarized helical edges states.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures; minor changes; published version