cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effects of Voice and Biographic Data on Face Encoding
Creators: name: Karlsson, Thilda
name: Schaefer, Heidi
name: Barton, Jason J. S.
name: Corrow, Sherryse L.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2024

description: There are various perceptual and informational cues for recognizing people. How these interact in the recognition process is of interest. Our goal was to determine if the encoding of faces was enhanced by the concurrent presence of a voice, biographic data, or both. Using a between-subject design, four groups of 10 subjects learned the identities of 24 faces seen in video-clips. Half of the faces were seen only with their names, while the other half had additional information. For the first group this was the person’s voice, for the second, it was biographic data, and for the third, both voice and biographic data. In a fourth control group, the additional information was the voice of a generic narrator relating non-biographic information. In the retrieval phase, subjects performed a familiarity task and then a face-to-name identification task with dynamic faces alone. Our results consistently showed no benefit to face encoding with additional information, for either the familiarity or identification task. Tests for equivalency indicated that facilitative effects of a voice or biographic data on face encoding were not likely to exceed 3% in accuracy. We conclude that face encoding is minimally influenced by cross-modal information from voices or biographic data.
Assurance of Timely Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by a Regional Breast Health Clinic Serving Both Urban and Rural-Remote Communities
Creators: name: Ewart, Elizabeth
name: Barton, Anise
name: Chen, Leo
name: Cuthbert, Ross
name: Toplak, Kaitlin
name: Burrows, Andrea
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2024

description: In response to breast cancer diagnostic regional wait times exceeding both national and provincial standards and to symptomatic patient referrals for diagnostic mammography taking longer than abnormal screening mammography referrals, the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic (RFBHC) was opened in 2017 in a mid-sized Canadian hospital serving both urban and rural-remote communities. We investigated whether the RFBHC improved wait times to breast cancer diagnosis, improved compliance with national and provincial breast cancer standards, and decreased the wait time disparity associated with referral source. Statistical analyses of wait time differences were conducted between patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer prior to and after the RFBHC establishment. Study group compliance with national and provincial standards and wait time differences by referral source were also analysed. A survey was administered to assess overall patient experience with the RFBHC and clinic wait times. RFBHC patients had a shorter mean wait to breast cancer diagnosis (24.4 vs. 45.7 days, p ≤ 0.001) and a shorter mean wait to initial breast cancer treatment (49.1 vs. 78.9 days, p ≤ 0.001) than pre-RFBHC patients. After the RFBHC establishment, patients who attended the RFBHC had a shorter mean wait time to breast cancer diagnosis (24.4 vs. 36.9 days, p = 0.005) and to initial treatment (49.1 vs. 73.1 days, p ≤ 0.001) than patients who did not attend the clinic. Compliance with national and provincial breast cancer standards improved after the RFBHC establishment and the wait time disparity between screening mammography referrals and symptomatic patient referrals decreased. Survey results indicate that the RFBHC is meeting patient expectations. We concluded that the establishment of a breast health clinic in a Canadian center serving urban and rural-remote communities improved breast diagnostic services.
title: Ausweg oder Irrweg? Ein Versuch über die Bedeutung von durch Technobilder gestützten Narrativen in der existenziellen Langeweile
Creators: name: Dolezal, Eugen
name: Windegger, Moritz
Publisher: name: Universität Graz
Year: 2022

description: Der Beitrag versucht greifbar zu machen, inwiefern die von der Corona-
Pandemie verstärkte existenzielle Langeweile in einem Verhältnis zu Narrativen
steht, die über Medien in Form von technischen Bildern an das Individuum
herangetragen werden. In weiterer Folge ist von Bedeutung, welche
Auswirkungen die vermittelten Narrative auf ein solches Individuum
haben und ob durch sie ein Ausweg aus der existenziellen Langeweile/Leere
geschaffen werden kann, respektive inwiefern sie durch diesen Prozess sogar
noch verstärkt wird.
description: This article aims to trace the relationship between the existential boredom exacerbated
by the Covid-19 pandemic and the narratives communicated through
technical images by the media. It examines the effect such narratives might have
on the individual, and whether they offer a way out of the existential boredom/
emptiness, or whether they magnify this experience.
description: KEYWORDS: Anthropologie; Informationsgesellschaft; Kommunikation; Langeweile
(philosophisch); Medien; Narrativ; Technobild
description: LIMINA: Grazer theologische Perspektiven |
5:1, 2022, 200–222 |
www.limina-graz.eu
A general isogeometric finite element formulation for rotation-free shells with embedded fibers and in-plane bending
Creators: name: Duong, Xuan Thang
name: Itskov, Mikhail
name: Sauer, Roger Andrew
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: fibrous composites
subject: in-plane bending
subject: isogeometric analysis
subject: material instability.
subject: nonlinear Kirchhoff-Love shells
subject: strain gradient theory

description: 36 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme (2021). doi:10.48550/arXiv.2110.00460
Effect of apneic oxygenation with intubation to reduce severe desaturation and adverse tracheal intubation-associated events in critically ill children
Creators: name: Napolitano, Natalie
name: Polikoff, Lee
name: Edwards, Lauren
name: Tarquinio, Keiko M.
name: Nett, Sholeen
name: Krawiec, Conrad
name: Kirby, Aileen
name: Salfity, Nina
name: Tellez, David
name: Krahn, Gordon
name: Breuer, Ryan
name: Parsons, Simon J.
name: Page-Goertz, Christopher
name: Shults, Justine
name: Nadkarni, Vinay
name: Nishisaki, Akira
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: Determine if apneic oxygenation (AO) delivered via nasal cannula during the apneic phase of tracheal intubation (TI), reduces adverse TI-associated events (TIAEs) in children. Methods: AO was implemented across 14 pediatric intensive care units as a quality improvement intervention during 2016–2020. Implementation consisted of an intubation safety checklist, leadership endorsement, local champion, and data feedback to frontline clinicians. Standardized oxygen flow via nasal cannula for AO was as follows: 5 L/min for infants (< 1 year), 10 L/min for young children (1–7 years), and 15 L/min for older children (≥ 8 years). Outcomes were the occurrence of adverse TIAEs (primary) and hypoxemia (SpO2 < 80%, secondary). Results: Of 6549 TIs during the study period, 2554 (39.0%) occurred during the pre-implementation phase and 3995 (61.0%) during post-implementation phase. AO utilization increased from 23 to 68%, p < 0.001. AO was utilized less often when intubating infants, those with a primary cardiac diagnosis or difficult airway features, and patient intubated due to respiratory or neurological failure or shock. Conversely, AO was used more often in TIs done for procedures and those assisted by video laryngoscopy. AO utilization was associated with a lower incidence of adverse TIAEs (AO 10.5% vs. without AO 13.5%, p < 0.001), aOR 0.75 (95% CI 0.58–0.98, p = 0.03) after adjusting for site clustering (primary analysis). However, after further adjusting for patient and provider characteristics (secondary analysis), AO utilization was not independently associated with the occurrence of adverse TIAEs: aOR 0.90, 95% CI 0.72–1.12, p = 0.33 and the occurrence of hypoxemia was not different: AO 14.2% versus without AO 15.2%, p = 0.43. Conclusion: While AO use was associated with a lower occurrence of adverse TIAEs in children who required TI in the pediatric ICU after accounting for site-level clustering, this result may be explained by differences in patient, provider, and practice factors.
Poster for IMAGE ATTRIBUTION BY GENERATING IMAGES
Publisher: name: IEEE Signal Processing Society
Year: 2024

description: We introduce GPNN-CAM, a novel method for CNN explanation, that bridges two distinct areas of computer vision:
Image Attribution, which aims to explain a predictor by highlighting image regions it finds important, and Single
Image Generation (SIG), that focuses on learning how to generate variations of a single sample. GPNN-CAM leverages samples generated by Generative
Patch Nearest Neighbors (GPNN) into a Class Activation Map (CAM) flavored attribution scheme. Our findings reveal that the incorporation of these samples yields remarkably effective results, enabling GPNN-CAM to demonstrate superior performance across multiple classifier architectures, and datasets.
ACCTING Factsheet: Yerel Güzeldir
Creators: name: Duzel, Esin
name: Borhan Türeli, Burcu
name: Altinay, Ayse Gul
name: Cacace, Marina
name: Vivas, Ana B.
name: Strid, Sofia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Toplumsal Cinsiyet+ Kapsayıcı Tarım Politikaları ve Küçük Çiftçiler için, Küçük Çiftçilerle Sivil Toplum UygulamalarıTarım ve kırsal alanlar Avrupa Yeşil Mutabakatının merkezinde yer alır. Büyüyen gıda kriziyle birlikte, çevresel olarak sürdürülebilir ve toplumsal cinsiyet+ kapsayıcı küçük ölçekli çiftçilik, gıda güvencesinin yanı sıra toprak onarımı, arazi bozulmasıyla mücadele ve afetlerin yıkıcı etkilerinin azaltılması, biyolojik ve kültürel çeşitliliğin korunması gibi konularda da önemli bir rol oynama potansiyeline sahiptir. AB'deki 10 milyon çiftliğin büyük bir kısmı küçük çiftliklerden oluşurken bunların sadece %30'u kadınlar tarafından yönetilmektedir. Özellikle de sürdürülebilir tarım uygulamalarında toplumsal cinsiyet ve sürdürülebilirlik arasında bir bağ kuran araştırmalar giderek artmaktadır: kadın çiftçilerın alternatif ve çevre dostu yaklaşımlara daha fazla ilgi gösterdiği açıktır.Ancak mevcut AB politikaları, çevresel açıdan sürdürülebilir, toplumsal cinsiyet+ kapsayıcı küçük çiftçiliği desteklemekte yetersiz kalırken mevcut kırılganlıkları güçlendirmekte ve Yeşil Mutabakatın hedeflerine ulaşmaktan uzaklaşmaktadır. Bilimsel yazın göstermektedir ki AB Ortak Tarım Politikasının (OTP) ve diğer iklim ve kırsal alan politikalarının sosyal açıdan dönüştürücü olması ve toplumsal cinsiyet ve ekoloji açısından da daha adil bir yöne doğru ilerlemesi için eşitlikçi bir baskının öncü çiftçilerden ve sivil toplumdan gelmesi gerekecektir.
Supplementary document for Purcell enhanced coupling of nanowire quantum emitters to silicon photonic waveguides - 5573716.pdf
Creators: name: Mukhundhan, Nitin Srirang
name: Ajay, Akhil
name: Bissinger, Jochen
name: Finley, Jonathan
name: Koblmüller, Gregor
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supporting content on simulation structure, cut-off for WG modes, coupling of NW modes to WG modes, reflectivity of fundamental HE11b mode at NW facets, sensitivity of coupling efficiency to geometrical parameters, and QD position sweep inside NW cav
ЖИСМОНИЙ ЗЎРИҚИШДА ГИПОТАЛАМО-ГИПОФИЗАР-НЕЙРОСЕКРЕТОР ТИЗИМ РЕАКТИВЛИГИ
Creators: name: Нуримов П.Б. Карабаев А.Г. Самаркандский Давлат тиббиёт университети.  Самарканд шахар. Узбекистан Республикаси
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Охирги йилларда  профиционлал спортда аэроб, аралаш, анаэроб зўриқишлар жараёнида спортчи организмида юзага келадиган ўзгаришлар ва уни олдини олиш бўйича кўплаб илмий тадқиқот ишлари олиб борилган ва патологик ўзгаришлар қонуниятларини ўрганишда мухим ютуқларга эришилган [Тамбовцева Р.В., Никулина И.А. 2020; Тамбовцева Р.В.2018; Погодина С.В.2017; Кулиненков О.С. 2018; Тамбовцева Р.В. 2017]. Жисмоний зўриқишнинг даражаларига, давомийлигига боғлиқ ҳолда спортчиларнинг организмида:  Марказий нерв тизимида, гипоталамо-гипофизар-буйрак усти бези, гипоталамо-гипофизар-қалқонсимон бези, гипофизар -ошқозон ости бези, гипоталамо-гипофизар - гонад тизимлари ўзани ва бошқа эндокрин безлар текислигида морфологик, физиологик, патологик ўзгаришлар механизмлари ёритилган.
The Effects of Outdoor versus Indoor Exercise on Psychological Health, Physical Health, and Physical Activity Behaviour: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Trials
Creators: name: Noseworthy, Matt
name: Peddie, Luke
name: Buckler, E. Jean
name: Park, Faith
name: Pham, Margaret
name: Pratt, Spencer
name: Singh, Arpreet
name: Puterman, Eli
name: Liu-Ambrose, Teresa
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2025

description: A growing body of research is exploring the potential added health benefits of exercise when performed outdoors in nature versus indoors. This systematic review aimed to compare the effects of exercise in outdoor environments versus indoor environments on psychological health, physical health, and physical activity behaviour. We searched nine databases from inception to March 2021 for English language, peer-reviewed articles: MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, SportsDiscus, GreenFile, and CENTRAL. We included randomized and non-randomized trials that compared multiple bouts of exercise in outdoor versus indoor environments, and that assessed at least one outcome related to physical health, psychological health, or physical activity behaviour. Due to minimal outcome overlap and a paucity of studies, we performed a narrative synthesis. We identified 10 eligible trials, including 7 randomized controlled trials, and a total of 343 participants. Participant demographics, exercise protocols, and outcomes varied widely. In the 10 eligible studies, a total of 99 comparisons were made between outdoor and indoor exercise; all 25 statistically significant comparisons favoured outdoor exercise. Interpretation of findings was hindered by an overall high risk of bias, unclear reporting, and high outcome heterogeneity. There is limited evidence for added health or behaviour benefits of outdoor exercise versus indoor exercise. Rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed with larger samples and clear reporting.
Ein ressourceneffizientes Europa - Ein Programm für Klima, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Beschäftigung
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Europäische Union
subject: Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
subject: Beschäftigungseffekt
subject: Internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
subject: Wirtschaft
subject: EU-Umweltpolitik
subject: Ressourceneffizenz
subject: Europäische Umweltpolitik
subject: EU
subject: Wirtschaft | Konsum
subject: Abfall | Ressourcen
subject: Economy | Consumption
subject: Waste | Resources

description: Eine forcierte Ressourcenpolitik unterstützt die Entwicklung eines integrierten und sozialen wie wettbewerbsfähigen Europas. Auch wenn eine globaleAbstimmung zum Schutze des Klimas langfristig wirtschaftlich, ökologisch wie sozial notwendig ist, kann die Europäische Union (EU) einen erheblichen Beitrag zu einer solchen Entwicklung im Alleingang leisten. Es wäre sogar von großem wirtschaftlichem Vorteil! Das zeigen die neuesten Ergebnisse einer umfassenden Modellierung, die in getrennten Szenarien eine globale Lösung, einen europäischen Alleingang mit vorwiegend marktwirtschaftlichen Instrumenten sowie die Wirkungen eines engagierten Verhaltens der Zivilgesellschaft in der EU abbilden.Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Eine forcierte Ressourcenpolitik unterstützt die Entwicklung eines integrierten und sozialen wie wettbewerbsfähigen Europas. Auch wenn eine globaleAbstimmung zum Schutze des Klimas langfristig wirtschaftlich, ökologisch wie sozial notwendig ist, kann die Europäische Union (EU) einen erheblichen Beitrag zu einer solchen Entwicklung im Alleingang leisten. Es wäre sogar von großem wirtschaftlichem Vorteil! Das zeigen die neuesten Ergebnisse einer umfassenden Modellierung, die in getrennten Szenarien eine globale Lösung, einen europäischen Alleingang mit vorwiegend marktwirtschaftlichen Instrumenten sowie die Wirkungen eines engagierten Verhaltens der Zivilgesellschaft in der EU abbilden.
Supplementary document for Purcell enhanced coupling of nanowire quantum emitters to silicon photonic waveguides - 5573716.pdf
Creators: name: Mukhundhan, Nitin Srirang
name: Ajay, Akhil
name: Bissinger, Jochen
name: Finley, Jonathan
name: Koblmüller, Gregor
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supporting content on simulation structure, cut-off for WG modes, coupling of NW modes to WG modes, reflectivity of fundamental HE11b mode at NW facets, sensitivity of coupling efficiency to geometrical parameters, and QD position sweep inside NW cav
Stochastic Guidance of Buoyancy Controlled Vehicles under Ice Shelves using Ocean Currents
Creators: name: Rossi, Federico
name: Branch, Andrew
name: Schodlok, Michael P.
name: Stanton, Timothy
name: Fenty, Ian G.
name: Hook, Joshua Vander
name: Clark, Evan B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We propose a novel technique for guidance of buoyancy-controlled vehicles in uncertain under-ice ocean flows. In-situ melt rate measurements collected at the grounding zone of Antarctic ice shelves, where the ice shelf meets the underlying bedrock, are essential to constrain models of future sea level rise. Buoyancy-controlled vehicles, which control their vertical position in the water column through internal actuation but have no means of horizontal propulsion, offer an affordable and reliable platform for such in-situ data collection. However, reaching the grounding zone requires vehicles to traverse tens of kilometers under the ice shelf, with approximate position knowledge and no means of communication, in highly variable and uncertain ocean currents. To address this challenge, we propose a partially observable MDP approach that exploits model-based knowledge of the under-ice currents and, critically, of their uncertainty, to synthesize effective guidance policies. The approach uses approximate dynamic programming to model uncertainty in the currents, and QMDP to address localization uncertainty. Numerical experiments show that the policy can deliver up to 88.8% of underwater vehicles to the grounding zone -- a 33% improvement compared to state-of-the-art guidance techniques, and a 262% improvement over uncontrolled drifters. Collectively, these results show that model-based under-ice guidance is a highly promising technique for exploration of under-ice cavities, and has the potential to enable cost-effective and scalable access to these challenging and rarely observed environments.
description: Presented at IROS 2021
Suicidal ideation in men during COVID-19 : an examination of protective factors
Creators: name: Seidler, Zac E.
name: Wilson, Michael J.
name: Oliffe, John Lindsay
name: Fisher, Krista
name: O'Connor, Rory
name: Pirkis, Jane
name: Rice, Simon M.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: Men account for three-quarters of all suicide deaths in many Western nations including Australia. Whilst extensive research has examined risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in men, protective factors remain underexplored, particularly social support, resilience and coping behaviours. Such factors are important to examine particularly in the context of COVID-19, where enforced isolation (among other negative lifestyle effects) has created widespread risk for the development of suicidal ideation. This mixed-methods study aimed to examine associations of various protective factors with suicidal ideation in men, using data from an online survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we aimed to qualitatively investigate men’s self-reported protective strategies when experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Methods: A convenience sample of 700 men (age M = 50.3 years; SD = 15.2 years) responded to an online survey including quantitative measures of suicidal ideation, planning and attempt, alongside employment and relationship status, coping, social support, resilience, and a qualitative free-text item gauging men’s self-reported protective strategies. Multinomial logistic regression was applied to compare odds of sub-categories of suicide risk (ideation; planning) according to protective factors. Qualitative responses were analysed via thematic analysis. Results: Men in a relationship, and those lower in emotion-focused and avoidant coping reported lower odds of suicidal ideation. Maintaining employment throughout the pandemic was protective against suicidal ideation and planning; as was greater perceived social support from friends. Greater self-reported resilience was protective against suicidal ideation and planning. Qualitative analyses led to the development of two themes: coping and connecting, reflecting men’s intra- and interpersonal management strategies; and sustaining selflessness, where men’s imaginings of the collateral damage of their suicidal behaviour was protective against action on suicidal thoughts or plans. Conclusions: Findings of this study speak to the nuanced roles of interpersonal connections, resilience and coping behaviours in protecting against suicidal ideation and planning in men. In addition, qualitative insights further cement men’s identification with familial protector and/or provider roles as protective against suicidal action.
Prenatal Diagnosis of Pfeiffer Syndrome Type II using Ultralow Dose CT
Creators: name: Sekiguchi, Masaki
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Foetal imaging
subject: Musculoskeletal bone
subject: Musculoskeletal joint
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Plain radiographic studies
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Intrauterine diagnosis
subject: Congenital
subject: Fetus

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: female, 38 years
description: Clinical History: The patient was a G2P0 Japanese woman conceived by a blastocyst transfer in a cryo-cycle. Amniocentesis at 20 weeks of gestation revealed a normal male karyotype of 46, XY. Fetal ultrasonography (USG) at 30 weeks showed a cloverleaf skull without signific... Final Diagnosis: Pfeiffer syndrome type II
Vorgehen bei der Untersuchung und Bergung der gefährlichen oder wassergefährdenden Ladung von Schiffswracks aus den zwei Weltkriegen - Konzeptstudie zur Entwicklung einer Bergungsstrategie
Creators: name: Schütt, Monika
name: Meckel, Eva-Maria
name: Raabe, Thomas
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Munition
subject: Schiffswrack
subject: Nordsee
subject: Ostsee
subject: Altmunition
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Gesundheit
subject: Wasser

description: Der vorliegende Bericht dient der Informationssammlung und Zusammenfassung in Bezug auf die Bergung von gefährlicher oder wassergefährdender Ladung aus Schiffswracks aus den zwei vergangenen Weltkriegen. Auf diese Weise soll die Grundlage für die Aufstellung einer Strategie zur systematischen Vorgehensweise bei der Identifizierung und Bergung solcher gefährlichen Ladungen aus Schiffswracks geschaffen werden. Durch weitere Vertiefung und Detaillierung kann in einem Folgeprojekt ein Handlungs- und Leitfaden ausgearbeitet werden, der für Behörden und Bergungsunternehmen verwendbar ist. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: The objective of this report is to collect and summarise information related to the salvage and recovery of hazardous or water-polluting cargo from shipwrecks from the past two world wars. By this, a basis for the establishment of a strategy for a systematic approach to the identification and recovery of such hazardous cargoes from shipwrecks has been created. In further steps, action plans and guidelines can be elaborated in a follow-up project, which can be used by authorities and salvage/recovery companies. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: In der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee liegen tausende von Schiffswracks, von denen viele Wracks von Kriegsschiffen aus den Weltkriegen sind. Diese enthalten oftmals noch Munition und Treibstoff, so dass sie eine potentielle Quelle von Schadstoffen und Ölverschmutzung darstellen.Der vorliegende Bericht informiert über Arbeitsschritte zur Bergung von gefährlicher oder wassergefährdender Ladung aus Schiffswracks aus den zwei vergangenen Weltkriegen, zu Wrackdatenbanken und gibt Beispiele für erfolgreiche Bergungen.Auf dieser Basis kann eine Strategie und ein Handlungs- und Leitfaden zur systematischen Vorgehensweise bei der Identifizierung und Bergung solcher gefährlichen Ladungen aus Schiffswracks für Behörden und Bergungsunternehmen aufgestellt werden.
Supplementary document for Enhanced phonon-plasmon interaction in film-coupled dimer nanoridges mediated by surface acoustic waves. - 5574466.pdf
Creators: name: Noual, Adnane
name: Akiki, Rock
name: Leveque, Gaetan
name: Pennec, Yan
name: Rouhani, Bahram Djafari
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental 1
Phlebotomy resulting in controlled hypovolemia to prevent blood loss in major hepatic resections (PRICE-2) : study protocol for a phase 3 randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Martel, Guillaume
name: Lenet, Tori
name: Wherrett, Christopher
name: Carrier, François-Martin
name: Monette, Leah
name: Workneh, Aklile
name: Brousseau, Karine
name: Ruel, Monique
name: Chassé, Michaël
name: Collin, Yves
name: Vandenbroucke-Menu, Franck
name: Hamel-Perreault, Élodie
name: Perreault, Michel-Antoine
name: Park, Jeieung
name: Lim, Shirley
name: Maltais, Véronique
name: Leung, Philemon
name: Gilbert, Richard W. D.
name: Segedi, Maja
name: Abou-Khalil, Jad
name: Bertens, Kimberly A.
name: Balaa, Fady K.
name: Ramsay, Tim
name: Fergusson, Dean A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Introduction: Blood loss and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in liver surgery are areas of concern for surgeons, anesthesiologists, and patients alike. While various methods are employed to reduce surgical blood loss, the evidence base surrounding each intervention is limited. Hypovolemic phlebotomy, the removal of whole blood from the patient without volume replacement during liver transection, has been strongly associated with decreased bleeding and RBC transfusion in observational studies. This trial aims to investigate whether hypovolemic phlebotomy is superior to usual care in reducing RBC transfusions in liver resection. Methods: This study is a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled trial. Adult patients undergoing major hepatic resections for any indication will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either hypovolemic phlebotomy and usual care or usual care alone. Exclusion criteria will be minor resections, preoperative hemoglobin <100g/L, renal insufficiency, and other contraindication to hypovolemic phlebotomy. The primary outcome will be the proportion of patients receiving at least one allogeneic RBC transfusion unit within 30 days of the onset of surgery. Secondary outcomes will include transfusion of other allogeneic blood products, blood loss, morbidity, mortality, and intraoperative physiologic parameters. The surgical team will be blinded to the intervention. Randomization will occur on the morning of surgery. The sample size will comprise 440 patients. Enrolment will occur at four Canadian academic liver surgery centers over a 4-year period. Ethics approval will be obtained at participating sites before enrolment. Discussion: The results of this randomized control trial will provide high-quality evidence regarding the use of hypovolemic phlebotomy in major liver resection and its effects on RBC transfusion. If proven to be effective, this intervention could become standard of care in liver operations internationally and become incorporated within perioperative patient blood management programs.
Synthetic Query Generation using Large Language Models for Virtual Assistants
Creators: name: Sannigrahi, Sonal
name: Fraga-Silva, Thiago
name: Oualil, Youssef
name: Van Gysel, Christophe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Virtual Assistants (VAs) are important Information Retrieval platforms that help users accomplish various tasks through spoken commands. The speech recognition system (speech-to-text) uses query priors, trained solely on text, to distinguish between phonetically confusing alternatives. Hence, the generation of synthetic queries that are similar to existing VA usage can greatly improve upon the VA's abilities -- especially for use-cases that do not (yet) occur in paired audio/text data.
 In this paper, we provide a preliminary exploration of the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate synthetic queries that are complementary to template-based methods. We investigate whether the methods (a) generate queries that are similar to randomly sampled, representative, and anonymized user queries from a popular VA, and (b) whether the generated queries are specific.
 We find that LLMs generate more verbose queries, compared to template-based methods, and reference aspects specific to the entity. The generated queries are similar to VA user queries, and are specific enough to retrieve the relevant entity. We conclude that queries generated by LLMs and templates are complementary.
description: SIGIR '24. The 47th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research & Development in Information Retrieval
Five ways ‘health scholars’ are complicit in upholding health inequities, and how to stop
Creators: name: Shahram, Sana Z.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Health scholars have been enthusiastic in critique of health inequities, but comparatively silent on the ways in which our own institutions, and our actions within them, recreate and retrench systems of oppression. The behaviour of health scholars within academic institutions have far reaching influences on the health-related workforce, the nature of evidence, and the policy solutions within our collective imaginations. Progress on health equity requires moving beyond platitudes like ‘equity, diversity and inclusion’ statements and trainings towards actually being and doing differently within our day-to-day practices. Applying complex systems change theory to identify, examine and shift mental models, or habits of thought (and action), that are keeping us stuck in our efforts to advance health equity is a promising approach. This paper introduces five common mental models that are preventing meaningful equity-oriented systems transformation within academia and offers ideas for shifting them towards progressively more productive, and authentic, actions by health scholars to advance health equity across systems.
Supplementary document for Enhanced phonon-plasmon interaction in film-coupled dimer nanoridges mediated by surface acoustic waves. - 5574466.pdf
Creators: name: Noual, Adnane
name: Akiki, Rock
name: Leveque, Gaetan
name: Pennec, Yan
name: Rouhani, Bahram Djafari
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental 1
Handlungsanleitung - Verwertung von organischen Reststoffen zur Erzeugung fruchtbarer Pflanzenkohlesubstrate und deren Nutzung im Gartenbau
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Shaker
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biokohle
Gartenbau

description: Aufbauend auf den Erkenntnissen der Erforschung der Terra Preta do Indio im Amazonasgebiet sollten innovative Verfahren zur Anreicherung und langfristigen Speicherung von Kohlenstoff in Böden, für eine nachhaltige Landwirtschaft und einen nachhaltigen Gartenbau, gefördert werden. Pyrogener Kohlenstoff wurde als eine wichtige Komponente der Terra Preta do Indio beschrieben. Die positiven Eigenschaften dieser anthropogenen Schwarzerde führten zu einem wachsenden Interesse an der Verwendung von Holzkohle (Pflanzenkohle) zur Verbesserung von Böden und Komposten sowie verschiedenen, damit zusammenhängenden, Prozessen. Pflanzenkohle zeichnet sich, durch eine vielfältige Nutzung in einem integrierten, dezentralen und nachhaltigen Ansatz aus. In der vorliegenden Handlungsanleitung wird ausgehend von einer kurzen Einführung über den Stand der Forschung hinsichtlich der Terra Preta-Technologie aufgezeigt, wie aus pflanzlichen Reststoffen hochwertige Pflanzenkohlesubstrate hergestellt werden können. Dabei werden die Herstellung von Pflanzenkohle, die Kompostierung und die Milchsäure-Fermentation sowie die Anwendung von Pflanzenkohle und Pflanzenkohlesubstraten bei Topfpflanzen und im Freiland näher betrachtet. Des Weiteren wird auch die Verwertung von Fäkalien und Urin aus nachhaltigen Sanitärsysteme beschrieben. Die Handlungsanleitung schließt mit einem Kapitel zu den rechtlichen Belangen und der Güte- und Qualitätssicherung bei der Herstellung und Anwendung von Pflanzenkohlesubstraten. Die Erfahrungen aus dem TerraBoga-Projekt wurden in dieser Handlungsanleitung zusammengefasst und verallgemeinert. Ziel ist es, das Thema sowohl betrieblichen Einrichtungen wie z.B. Botanischen Gärten oder größeren Gärtnereien als auch interessierten Personen wie Kleingärtnern näher zu bringen. Quelle: Verlagsinformation
Identifying effect modifiers of CAR-T cell therapeutic efficacy : a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis protocol
Creators: name: Lalu, Manoj M.
name: Kekre, Natasha
name: Montroy, Joshua
name: Ghiasi, Maryam
name: Hay, Kevin A.
name: McComb, Scott
name: Weeratna, Risini
name: Atkins, Harold
name: Hutton, Brian
name: Yahya, Ayel
name: Masurekar, Ashish
name: Sobh, Mohamad
name: Fergusson, Dean A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) represents a promising and exciting new therapy for hematologic malignancies, where prognosis for relapsed/refractory patients remains poor. Encouraging results from clinical trials have often been tempered by heterogeneity in response to treatment among patients, as well as safety concerns including cytokine release syndrome. The identification of specific patient or treatment-specific factors underlying this heterogeneity may provide the key to the long-term sustainability of this complex and expensive therapy. An individual patient data meta-analysis (IPMDA) may provide potential explanations for the high degree of heterogeneity. Therefore, our objective is to perform a systematic review and IPDMA of CAR-T cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies to explore potential effect modifiers of CAR-T cell therapy. Methods and analysis: We will search MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials. Studies will be screened in duplicate at the abstract level, then at the full-text level by two independent reviewers. We will include any prospective clinical trial of CAR-T cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies. Our primary outcome is complete response, while secondary outcomes of interest include overall response, progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety. IPD will be collected from each included trial and, in the case of missing data, corresponding authors/study sponsors will be contacted. Standard aggregate meta-analyses will be performed, followed by the IPD meta-analysis using a one-stage approach. A modified Institute of Health Economics tool will be used to evaluate the risk of bias of included studies. Ethics and dissemination: Identifying characteristics that may act as modifiers of CAR-T cell efficacy is of paramount importance and can help shape future clinical trials in the field. Results from this study will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, presented at relevant conferences and shared with relevant stakeholders.
Validation of Noninvasive Assessment of Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease during Initial Exposure to High Altitude
Creators: name: Champigneulle, Benoit
name: Reinhard, Lukas
name: Mademilov, Maamed
name: Marillier, Mathieu
name: Ulrich, Tanja
name: Carta, Arcangelo F.
name: Scheiwiller, Philipp
name: Shabykeeva, Saltanat B.
name: Sheraliev, Ulan U.
name: Abdraeva, Ainura K.
name: Magdieva, Kamila M.
name: Mirzalieva, Gulzada
name: Taalaibekova, Aijan T.
name: Ozonova, Aigul K.
name: Erkinbaeva, Aidai O.
name: Shakiev, Nurdin U.
name: Azizbekov, Syimyk A.
name: Ainslie, Philip N.
name: Sooronbaev, Talant M.
name: Ulrich, Silvia
name: Bloch, Konrad E.
name: Verges, Samuel
name: Furian, Michael
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2025

description: Investigation of pulmonary gas exchange efficacy usually requires arterial blood gas analysis (aBGA) to determine arterial partial pressure of oxygen (mPaO₂) and compute the Riley alveolar-to-arterial oxygen difference (A-aDO₂); that is a demanding and invasive procedure. A noninvasive approach (AGM100), allowing the calculation of PaO₂ (cPaO₂) derived from pulse oximetry (SpO₂), has been developed, but this has not been validated in a large cohort of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Our aim was to conduct a validation study of the AG100 in hypoxemic moderate-to-severe COPD. Concurrent measurements of cPaO₂ (AGM100) and mPaO₂ (EPOC, portable aBGA device) were performed in 131 moderate-to-severe COPD patients (mean ±SD FEV₁: 60 ± 10% of predicted value) and low-altitude residents, becoming hypoxemic (i.e., SpO₂ < 94%) during a short stay at 3100 m (Too-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan). Agreements between cPaO₂ (AGM100) and mPaO₂ (EPOC) and between the O₂-deficit (calculated as the difference between end-tidal pressure of O₂ and cPaO₂ by the AGM100) and Riley A-aDO₂ were assessed. Mean bias (±SD) between cPaO₂ and mPaO₂ was 2.0 ± 4.6 mmHg (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.2 to 2.8 mmHg) with 95% limits of agreement (LoA): −7.1 to 11.1 mmHg. In multivariable analysis, larger body mass index (p = 0.046), an increase in SpO₂ (p < 0.001), and an increase in PaCO₂-PETCO₂ difference (p < 0.001) were associated with imprecision (i.e., the discrepancy between cPaO₂ and mPaO₂). The positive predictive value of cPaO₂ to detect severe hypoxemia (i.e., PaO₂ ≤ 55 mmHg) was 0.94 (95% CI: 0.87 to 0.98) with a positive likelihood ratio of 3.77 (95% CI: 1.71 to 8.33). The mean bias between O₂-deficit and A-aDO₂ was 6.2 ± 5.5 mmHg (95% CI: 5.3 to 7.2 mmHg; 95%LoA: −4.5 to 17.0 mmHg). AGM100 provided an accurate estimate of PaO₂ in hypoxemic patients with COPD, but the precision for individual values was modest. This device is promising for noninvasive assessment of pulmonary gas exchange efficacy in COPD patients.
An Evaluation of Indoor Sex Workers’ Sexual Health Access in Metro Vancouver: Applying an Occupational Health & Safety Lens in the Context of Criminalization
Creators: name: Pearson, Jennie
name: Machat, Sylvia
name: McDermid, Jennifer
name: Goldenberg, Shira M.
name: Krüsi, Andrea
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2025

description: The criminalization of sex work has been consistently shown to undermine workers’ Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), including sexual health. Drawing on the ‘Guide to OHS in the New Zealand Sex Industry’ (the Guide), we assessed barriers to sexual health best practices among indoor sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada, in the context of ongoing criminalization. Part of a longstanding community-based study, this analysis drew on 47 qualitative interviews (2017–2018) with indoor sex workers and third parties. Participants’ narratives were analyzed drawing on a social determinants of health framework and on the Guide with specific focus on sexual health. Our findings suggest that sex workers and third parties utilize many sexual health strategies, including use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and peer-driven sexual health education. However, participant narratives demonstrate how structural factors such as criminalization, immigration, and stigma limit the accessibility of additional OHS best practices outlined in the Guide and beyond, including access to non-stigmatizing sexual health assessments, and distribution of diverse PPE by third parties. Our current study supports the need for full decriminalization of sex work, including im/migrant sex work, to allow for the uptake of OHS guidelines that support the wellbeing and autonomy of all sex workers.
Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Extradural Benign Primary Spinal Tumors in Patients Younger than 25 Years : An Ambispective International Multicenter Study
Creators: name: Disch, Alexander C.
name: Boriani, Stefano
name: Lazary, Aron
name: Rhines, Laurence D.
name: Luzzati, Alessandro
name: Gokaslan, Ziya L.
name: Fisher, Charles G.
name: Fehlings, Michael G.
name: Clarke, Michelle J.
name: Chou, Dean
name: Germscheid, Nicole M.
name: Schaser, Klaus-Dieter
name: Reynolds, Jeremy J.
name: Tumor, The AO Spine Knowledge Forum
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: Extradural primary spinal tumors were retrospectively analyzed from a prospective database of 1495 cases. All subjects with benign primary tumors under the age of 25 years, who were enrolled between 1990 and 2012 (Median FU was 2.4 years), were identified. Patient- and case-related characteristics were collected and statistically analyzed. Results: 161 patients (66f;95m; age 17.0 ± 4.7 years at time of diagnosis) were identified. The most common tumors were osteoblastomas n = 53 (32.9%), osteoid osteomas n = 45 (28.0%), and aneurysmal bone cysts n = 32 (19.9%). The tumor grade, according to the Enneking Classification S1/S2/S3, was 14/73/74 (8.7/45.3/46.0%), respectively. Tumor-related pain was present in 156 (96.9%) patients. Diagnosis was achieved by biopsies in 2/3 of the cases. Spinal fixation was used in >50% of the cases. Resection was Enneking appropriate in n = 100 (62.1%) of cases. Local recurrence occurred in 21 (13.1%) patients. Two patients died within a 10-year follow-up period. Conclusion: This is one of the largest international multicenter cohorts of young patients surgically treated for benign spinal tumors. The heterogenic young patient cohort presented at a mid-term follow-up without a correlation between the grade of aggressiveness in resection and local recurrence rates. Further prospective data are required to identify prognostic factors that determine oncological and functional outcomes for young patients suffering from these rare tumors.
Trends In Marketing Fruits and Vegetables
Creators: name: Horticultural Crops Section, Market Organization
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1955
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Contents: Marketing Margins for Fruits and Vegetable (Retail Margins in Pittsburgh) --- Retail Food Stores Have Become Larger --- Lighter and Cheaper Containers for Fruits and Vegetables.
description: Prepared for the [33rd Annual] National Outlook Conference, Fruit and Vegetable Work Sessions, December 1, 1955, by Horticultural Crops Section, Market Organization and Costs Branch, Marketing Research Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. This is a revision of an article originally prepared by Rollin O. Dunsdon, Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Marketing Service
Bilateral Closed Lip Schizencephaly
Creators: name: Gala, Foram
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: MR
subject: Education
subject: Dysplasias

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: male, 10 months
description: Clinical History: 10 months old male with history of developmental delay came to us for MRI brain. The child was born of non- consanguineous marriage and had full term normal delivery and cried after birth.The child had attained head holding at 6 months of age. Rest of the... Final Diagnosis: Bilateral closed lip schizencephaly with absent septum pellucidum
Impacts of Wildfire Smoke and Air Pollution on a Pediatric Population with Asthma: A Population-Based Study
Creators: name: Moore, Linn E.
name: Oliveira, Andre
name: Zhang, Raymond
name: Behjat, Laleh
name: Hicks, Anne
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2025

description: Wildfires are increasing yearly in number and severity as a part of the evolving climate crisis. These fires are a significant source of air pollution, a common driver of flares in cardiorespiratory disease, including asthma, which is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Poorly controlled asthma leads to significant societal costs through morbidity, mortality, lost school and work time and healthcare utilization. This retrospective cohort study set in Calgary, Canada evaluates the relationship between asthma exacerbations during wildfire smoke events and equivalent low-pollution periods in a pediatric asthma population. Air pollution was based on daily average levels of PM2.5. Wildfire smoke events were determined by combining information from provincial databases and local monitors. Exposures were assumed using postal codes in the health record at the time of emergency department visits. Provincial claims data identified 27,501 asthma exacerbations in 57,375 children with asthma between 2010 to 2021. Wildfire smoke days demonstrated an increase in asthma exacerbations over the baseline (incidence rate ratio: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02–1.24); this was not seen with air pollution in general. Increased rates of asthma exacerbations were also noted yearly in September. Asthma exacerbations were significantly decreased during periods of COVID-19 healthcare precautions.
title: Waschgelegenheit normal sakral. Kurzessay zum Problem der Sakralisierung von Hygienemaßnahmen
Creators: name: Ebenbauer, Peter
Publisher: name: Universität Graz
Year: 2022

description: LIMINA: Grazer theologische Perspektiven | 5:1, 2022, 250–252 | www.limina-graz.eu
Leadership in Medical Service Management and Health  Development Strategy to Improve the Quality of Life in  Urban Population: A Case study of the Center of  Excellence BMA, 2011
Creators: name: Piyarat Phanrangsee, Thanyathorne Kanala Sukhabanij Khantaprab
Publisher: name: Text and Journal Publication
Year: 2015

description: 1, 59, Vajira Medical Journal
Evaluation of Nutrition Project for Nutrition Education  Enhancement among Baccalaureate Nursing Students in  Boromarajonani College, Sanpasithiprasong
Creators: name: Sakonsupa Apichutboonchock
Publisher: name: Text and Journal Publication
Year: 2015
Subjects: Evaluation, Project based leaning, Nutrition education

description: 1, 59, Vajira Medical Journal