cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Threshold corrections, generalised prepotentials and Eichler integrals
Creators: name: Angelantonj, Carlo
name: Florakis, Ioannis
name: Pioline, Boris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We continue our study of one-loop integrals associated to BPS-saturated amplitudes in $\mathcal{N}=2$ heterotic vacua. We compute their large-volume behaviour, and express them as Fourier series in the complexified volume, with Fourier coefficients given in terms of Niebur-Poincaré series in the complex structure modulus. The closure of Niebur-Poincaré series under modular derivatives implies that such integrals derive from holomorphic prepotentials $f_n$, generalising the familiar prepotential of $\mathcal{N}=2$ supergravity. These holomorphic prepotentials transform anomalously under T-duality, in a way characteristic of Eichler integrals. We use this observation to compute their quantum monodromies under the duality group. We extend the analysis to modular integrals with respect to Hecke congruence subgroups, which naturally arise in compactifications on non-factorisable tori and freely-acting orbifolds. In this case, we derive new explicit results including closed-form expressions for integrals involving the ${\varGamma}_0(N)$ Hauptmodul, a full characterisation of holomorphic prepotentials including their quantum monodromies, as well as concrete formulae for holomorphic Yukawa couplings.
description: 46 pages, eqs 4.38, 4.40-4.43 and 4.47 corrected
Risk Factors and Clinical Profile of Sapovirus-associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Early Childhood: A Nicaraguan Birth Cohort Study
Creators: name: Reyes, Y.
name: Hudgens, M.G.
name: Bucardo, F.
name: González, F.
name: Diez-Valcarce, M.
name: Toval-Ruíz, C.
name: Paniagua, M.
name: Vilchez, S.
name: Blette, B.
name: Becker-Dreps, S.
name: Blandón, P.
name: Bowman, N.
name: Vielot, N.A.
name: Cuadra, E.C.
name: Zepeda, O.
name: Herrera, R.
name: Gutiérrez, L.
name: Vinjé, J.
Publisher: name: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Year: 2021

description: Background: Sapovirus is increasingly recognized as an important cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children. We identified risk factors and characterized the clinical profile of sapovirus AGE in a birth cohort in León, Nicaragua. Methods: We conducted a case-control study nested within a birth cohort (n = 444). Fieldworkers conducted weekly household AGE surveillance. AGE stools were tested for sapovirus by reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction. For each first sapovirus episode, we selected 2 healthy age-matched controls and estimated independent risk factors of sapovirus AGE using conditional logistic regression. We compared clinical characteristics of sapovirus AGE episodes with episodes associated with other etiologies and identified co-infections with other enteric pathogens. Results: From June 2017 to July 2019, we identified 63 first sapovirus AGE episodes and selected 126 controls. Having contact with an individual with AGE symptoms and vaginal delivery were independent risk factors for sapovirus AGE. All cases experienced diarrhea, lasting a median 6 days; 23% experienced vomiting. Compared with children with AGE due to another etiology, sapovirus AGE was similar in severity, with less reported fever. Most cases experienced co-infections and were more likely than controls to be infected with diarrheagenic Escherichia coli or astrovirus. Conclusions: Sapovirus was a commonly identified AGE etiology in this Central American setting, and symptoms were similar to AGE associated with other etiologies. The association between vaginal delivery and sapovirus is a novel finding. Gut microbiome composition might mediate this relationship, or vaginal delivery might be a proxy for other risk factors. Further investigation into more specific biological mechanisms is warranted.
Health Literacy and Injury Prevention Behaviors Among Caregivers of Infants
Creators: name: Perrin, Eliana M.
name: Bronaugh, Andrea B.
name: Shintani, Ayumi
name: Barkin, Shari L.
name: Eden, Svetlana K.
name: Coyne-Beasley, Tamera
name: Sanders, Lee M.
name: Rothman, Russell L.
name: Heerman, William J.
name: Yin, H. Shonna
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Unintentional injury is a leading cause of infant mortality.
Control of Electron Beam Using Strong Magnetic Field for Efficient Core Heating in Fast Ignition
Creators: name: Johzaki, T.
name: Taguchi, T.
name: Sentoku, Y.
name: Sunahara, A.
name: Nagatomo, H.
name: Sakagami, H.
name: Mima, K.
name: Fujioka, S.
name: Shiraga, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: For enhancing the core heating efficiency in electron-driven fast ignition, we proposed the fast electron beam guiding using externally applied longitudinal magnetic fields. Based on the PIC simulations for the FIREX-class experiments, we demonstrated the sufficient beam guiding performance in the collisional dense plasma by kT-class external magnetic fields for the case with moderate mirror ratio (~<10 ). Boring of the mirror field was found through the formation of magnetic pipe structure due to the resistive effects, which indicates a possibility of beam guiding in high mirror field for higher laser intensity and/or longer pulse duration.
description: 11pages, 8figures
title: Oskar Denzler, Dr. iur
title: 14. Oktober 1912 - 4. August 1979
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Dieterle, Theodor
name: Kundert, Heinz
Publisher: name: [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
Year: 1979
Subjects: subject: 330 Wirtschaft
subject: 920 Biografien, Genealogie, Insignien
subject: Denzler, Oskar
subject: Nachruf
subject: Winterthur

description: Enthält: Lebenslauf ; Abdankungspredigt von Pfarrer Theodor Dieterle, gehalten am 9. August 1979 in der Kirche Rosenberg, Winterthur ; Ansprache von Dr. iur. Heinz Kundert Vizepräsident des Verwaltungsrates der Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
Pricing Health Behavior Interventions to Promote Adoption: Lessons from the Marketing and Business Literature
Creators: name: Ribisl, Kurt M.
name: Glasser, Allison M.
name: Leeman, Jennifer
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: The relatively high cost of delivering many public health interventions limits their potential for broad public impact by reducing their likelihood of adoption and maintenance over time. Practitioners identify cost as the primary factor for which interventions they select to implement, but researchers rarely disseminate cost information or consider its importance when developing new interventions. A new approach is proposed, whereby intervention developers assess what individuals and agencies adopting their interventions are willing to pay and then design interventions that are responsive to this price range. The ultimate goal is to develop effective and affordable interventions, called lean interventions, which are widely adopted and have greater public health impact.
The 3D MHD code GOEMHD3 for large-Reynolds-number astrophysical plasmas
Creators: name: Skála, J.
name: Baruffa, F.
name: Büchner, J.
name: Rampp, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The numerical simulation of turbulence and flows in almost ideal, large-Reynolds-number astrophysical plasmas motivates the implementation of almost conservative MHD computer codes. They should efficiently calculate, use highly parallelized schemes scaling well with large numbers of CPU cores, allows to obtain a high grid resolution over large simulation domains and which can easily be adapted to new computer architectures as well as to new initial and boundary conditions, allow modular extensions. The new massively parallel simulation code GOEMHD3 enables efficient and fast simulations of almost ideal, large-Reynolds-number astrophysical plasma flows, well resolved and on huge grids covering large domains. Its abilities are validated by major tests of ideal and weakly dissipative plasma phenomena. The high resolution ($2048^3$ grid points) simulation of a large part of the solar corona above an observed active region proved the excellent parallel scalability of the code using more than 30.000 processor cores.
description: The revised version
Clinical and epidemiological features of acute zika virus infections in León, Nicaragua
Creators: name: Bucardo, F.
name: de Silva, A.M.
name: Cuadra, E.C.
name: Blette, B.
name: Bowman, N.M.
name: Lakshmanane, P.
name: Reyes, Y.
name: Rubinstein, R.
name: Liou, G.-J.A.
name: Collins, M.H.
name: Becker-Dreps, S.
name: Guerra, E.P.
Publisher: name: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2021

description: The American Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic has highlighted the need to gain a better understanding of this emerging virus. The goal of this study was to describe the clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and risk factors for symptomatic ZIKV infection in an area with ongoing transmission of other arboviral infections. We recruited patients at least 2 years of age seeking care at public health centers in León, Nicaragua, between January 2016 and August 2017, for fever, maculopapular rash, and/or nonsuppurative conjunctivitis with a duration of less than 1 week. A laboratory diagnosis of ZIKV was established using a combination of molecular and serological tests. Clinical and laboratory findings and potential risk factors were compared between participants with and without acute ZIKV infection. Fifty-eight (26%) of the 225 participants included in the analysis were found to have acute ZIKV infection. Pregnancy and reports of previous arboviral infection were associated with a higher risk of ZIKV infection. Rash, conjunctivitis, sore throat, and lower absolute neutrophil counts were associated with acute ZIKV infection. The clinical characteristics and risk factors identified were consistent with those identified by previous studies; however, we found sore throat to be a feature of ZIKV infection. We also found that neutrophil counts were lower in ZIKV-infected subjects. These clinical symptoms and laboratory data may help clinicians suspect ZIKV infection during future outbreaks.
Additional file 1: of Safety and enhanced immunostimulatory activity of the DRD2 antagonist ONC201 in advanced solid tumor patients with weekly oral administration
Creators: name: Stein, Mark
name: Malhotra, Jyoti
name: Rohinton Tarapore
name: Malhotra, Usha
name: Silk, Ann
name: Chan, Nancy
name: Rodriguez, Lorna
name: Aisner, Joseph
name: Aiken, Robert
name: Mayer, Tina
name: Haffty, Bruce
name: Newman, Jenna
name: Aspromonte, Salvatore
name: Bommareddy, Praveen
name: Estupinian, Ricardo
name: Chesson, Charles
name: Sadimin, Evita
name: Shengguo Li
name: Medina, Daniel
name: Saunders, Tracie
name: Frankel, Melissa
name: Kareddula, Aparna
name: Damare, Sherrie
name: Wesolowsky, Elayne
name: Gabel, Christian
name: El-Deiry, Wafik
name: Varun Prabhu
name: Allen, Joshua
name: Stogniew, Martin
name: Oster, Wolfgang
name: Bertino, Joseph
name: Libutti, Steven
name: Mehnert, Janice
name: Zloza, Andrew
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Figure S1. Ratio of cleaved:total cytokeratin 18 (M30/M65 ELISA assay) in patients treated with weekly ONC201. Figure S2. Maximum fold change over baseline of immune cytokines and effector molecules in all ONC201-treated patients in the two dosing cohorts (every three weeks and weekly dosing schedules). Figure S3. (A) Maximum fold change of serum prolactin levels in the serum relative to baseline when compared to maximum concentration of ONC201 in the serum of the patients treated on a weekly schedule. Figure S4. Maximum fold induction of caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 levels in the serum relative to baseline when compared to maximum concentration of ONC201 in the serum of the patients treated on a weekly schedule. Figure S5. Timing of maximum fold-induction of immune cytokines and effects. Figure S6. Serum PSA (ng/mL) of ONC201-treated prostate cancer patients. Table S1. Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) in patients treated with ONC201 on a weekly schedule. Table S2. Pharmacokinetic parameters for 625â  mg of ONC201 after the first dose of cycle 1 and after the first dose of cycle 2 (nâ  =â  17). (DOCX 324 kb)
Universality of radiative corrections to gauge couplings for strings with spontaneously broken supersymmetry
Creators: name: Florakis, Ioannis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I review recent work on computing radiative corrections to non-abelian gauge couplings in four-dimensional heterotic vacua with spontaneously broken supersymmetry. The prototype models can be considered as K3 surfaces with additional Scherk-Schwarz fluxes inducing the spontaneous $\mathcal{N}=2 \to \mathcal{N}=0$ breaking. Remarkably, although the gauge thresholds are no longer BPS protected and receive contributions also from the excitations of the RNS sector, their difference is still exactly computable and universal. Based on a talk presented at the DISCRETE 2014 conference at King's College London.
description: 18 pages, corrected eq. 4.16 and an overall factor of 2
Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and population attributable fraction for campylobacteriosis in a nicaraguan birth cohort
Creators: name: Becker-Dreps, S.
name: Herrera, R.
name: Blandón, P.
name: Bucardo, F.
name: St Jean, D.T.
name: Pérez, C.
name: Toval-Ruiz, C.
name: Gutiérrez, L.
name: Reyes, Y.
name: Kharabora, O.
name: González, F.
name: Bowman, N.M.
name: Vielot, N.A.
name: Vilchez, S.
Publisher: name: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2021

description: Campylobacteriosis is an important contributor to the global burden of acute gastroenteritis (AGE). In Nicaragua, the burden, risk factors, and species diversity for infant campylobacteriosis are unknown. Between June 2017 and December 2018, we enrolled 444 infants from León, Nicaragua, in a population-based birth cohort, conducting weekly household AGE surveillance. First, we described clinical characteristics of symptomatic Campylobacter infections, and then compared clinical characteristics between Campylobacter jejuni/coli and non-jejuni/coli infections. Next, we conducted a nested case–control analysis to examine campylobacteriosis risk factors. Finally, we estimated the population attributable fraction of campylobacteriosis among infants experiencing AGE. Of 296 AGE episodes in the first year of life, Campylobacter was detected in 59 (20%), 39 were C. jejuni/coli, and 20 were non-jejuni/coli species, including the first report of Campylobacter vulpis infection in humans. Acute gastroenteritis symptoms associated with C. jejuni/coli lasted longer than those attributed to other Campylobacter species. In a conditional logistic regression model, chickens in the home (odds ratio [OR]: 3.8, 95% CI: 1.4–9.8), a prior AGE episode (OR: 3.3; 95% CI: 1.4–7.8), and poverty (OR: 0.4; 95% CI: 0.2–0.9) were independently associated with campylobacteriosis. Comparing 90 infants experiencing AGE with 90 healthy controls, 22.4% (95% CI: 11.2–32.1) of AGE episodes in the first year of life could be attributed to Campylobacter infection. Campylobacter infections contribute substantially to infant AGE in León, Nicaragua, with non-jejuni/coli species frequently detected. Reducing contact with poultry in the home and interventions to prevent all-cause AGE may reduce campylobacteriosis in this setting.
Additional file 2: of The development and use of a pharmacist-specific Mini-CEX for postgraduate year trainees in Taiwan
Creators: name: Chung-Jen Wei
name: Tzu-Hsuan Lu
name: Chien, Shu-Chen
name: Wan-Tsui Huang
name: Yueh-Ping Liu
name: Cho-Yu Chan
name: Chiung-Hsuan Chiu
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Definitions of major domains. (DOCX 16 kb)
Avifaunal Diversity In Agroecosystem: A Case Study from Uttar Pradesh
Creators: name: F, Khan
name: Ahmed, Kaleem
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 310307
subject: Population ecology

description: Birds play a crucial role as indicators of environmental health, making them valuable species for conservation assessments. Despite agriculture covering 60.45% of India's total land area, conservation efforts have traditionally focused on natural forests and protected areas. This study aims to fill the gap by presenting a systematic checklist of bird species observed in the Nautanwa agriculture landscape of Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. Conducted from May to June 2022, the study recorded 52 bird species across 47 genera, 28 families, and 13 orders. Passeriformes emerged as the dominant order, comprising 12 families and 22 species.Distance sampling revealed an overall bird density of 11.74 ± 0.73 individuals per hectare. The study reported an overall diversity index of 5.67 and a richness index of 53.69 for the Nautanwa agriculture landscape. Six foraging guilds were identified, with omnivores representing the majority at 51%. Notably, the research identified two vulnerable species, the Sarus crane (Grus Antigone) and Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), emphasizing the conservation significance of the Nautanwa agricultural habitats. Monitoring these areas is imperative for effective long-term conservation planning, especially considering the rapid landscape changes.This preliminary avifauna study establishes a baseline for future research, offering valuable insights for understanding and comparing mass-level landscape changes in Uttar Pradesh. The findings underscore the importance of considering agricultural landscapes in broader conservation strategies and highlight the need for continued monitoring to protect vulnerable bird species in these dynamic environments.
Hazard of complex regional pain syndrome following human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls in the United States: a case-cohort analysis of insurance claims data
Creators: name: Vielot, N.A.
name: Becker-Dreps, S.
Publisher: name: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Year: 2020

description: Objectives: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) cases have followed human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, but no causal link has been established. Methods: Using insurance claims, the authors observed unvaccinated 11-year-old girls for CRPS diagnoses. The authors used time-dependent Cox regression to identify health-related CRPS predictors using diagnosis codes. Next, the authors identified HPV vaccinations using procedural codes. HPV vaccination and CRPS predictors were considered time-dependent covariates to estimated adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for CRPS, 30, 90, and 180-days post-vaccination. Results: 1,232,572 girls received 563 unique CRPS diagnoses. In a 10% sub-cohort of 123,981 girls accounting for potential confounders and predisposing risk factors (i.e. injury, infection, mental illness, primary care use), CRPS hazard was not significantly elevated 30 days (HR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.46, 1.73), 90 days (HR: 1.17, 95% CI: 0.83, 1.65), or 180-days post-vaccination (HR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.83, 1.47). Conclusion: The results support the safety and continued administration of HPV vaccines to adolescents.
Serologic surveillance of maternal Zika infection in a prospective cohort in Leon, Nicaragua during the peak of the Zika epidemic
Creators: name: Zepeda, O.
name: Blette, B.
name: Stringer, E.
name: Harris, E.
name: Becker-Dreps, S.
name: Jadi, R.
name: Morales, M.
name: Pérez, R.
name: De Silva, A.M.
name: Collins, M.H.
name: Stringer, J.
name: Bucardo, F.
name: Liou, G.-J.A.
name: Montoya-Cruz, M.
Publisher: name: Public Library of Science
Year: 2020

description: Background Zika virus caused thousands of congenital anomalies during a recent epidemic. Because Zika emerged in areas endemic for dengue and these related flaviviruses elicit cross-reactive antibodies, it is challenging to serologically monitor pregnant women for Zika infection. Methods A prospective cohort of 253 pregnant women was established in León, Nicaragua. Women were followed during prenatal care through delivery. Serologic specimens were obtained at each visit, and birth outcome was recorded. Established flavivirus serologic methods were adapted to determine Zika seroprevalence, and a stepwise testing algorithm estimated timing of Zika infection in relation to pregnancy. Results Zika seroprevalence was approximately 59% among women tested. Neutralization testing was highly concordant with Zika NS1 BOB results. Per study algorithm, 21% (40/187) of women were classified as experiencing Incident ZIKV infection during pregnancy. Importantly, the Incident ZIKV group included mostly women pregnant during the 2016 Zika epidemic peak and the only 3 subjects in the cohort with RT-PCR-confirmed infections. Approximately 17% of births had complications; 1.5% (3/194) manifesting clinical criteria of congenital Zika syndrome, one was RT-PCR-confirmed as a case of congenital Zika syndrome. Adverse birth outcome did not correlate with timing of Zika infection. Conclusions By leveraging prenatal care systems, we developed a simple algorithm for identifying women who were likely infected by Zika during pregnancy.
Constraints on hard spectator scattering and annihilation corrections in $B_{u,d}$ ${\to}$ $PV$ decays within QCD factorization
Creators: name: Sun, Junfeng
name: Chang, Qin
name: Hu, Xiaohui
name: Yang, Yueling
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we investigate the contributions of hard spectator scattering and annihilation in $B\to PV$ decays within the QCD factorization framework. With available experimental data on $B\to πK^{\ast}$, $ρK$, $πρ$ and $Kϕ$ decays, comprehensive $χ^2$ analyses of the parameters $X_{A,H}^{i,f}(ρ_{A,H}^{i,f},ϕ_{A,H}^{i,f})$ are performed, where $X_A^f$ ($X_A^i$) and $X_H$ are used to parameterize the endpoint divergences of the (non)factorizable annihilation and hard spectator scattering amplitudes, respectively. Based on $χ^2$ analyses, it is observed that (1) The topology-dependent parameterization scheme is feasible for $B\to PV$ decays; (2) At the current accuracy of experimental measurements and theoretical evaluations, $X_H=X_A^i$ is allowed by $B\to PV$ decays, but $X_{H}\neq X_A^f$ at $68%$ C. L.; (3) With the simplification $X_H=X_A^i$, parameters $X_A^f$ and $X_A^i$ should be treated individually. The above-described findings are very similar to those obtained from $B\to PP$ decays. Numerically, for $B\to PV$ decays, we obtain $(ρ_{A,H}^i,ϕ_{A,H}^i[^{\circ}]) =(2.87^{+0.66}_{-1.95}, -145^{+14}_{-21})$ and $(ρ_A^f,ϕ_A^f[^{\circ}]) = (0.91^{+0.12}_{-0.13}, -37^{+10}_{-9})$ at $68%$ C. L.. With the best-fit values, most of the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data within errors. However, significant corrections to the color-suppressed tree amplitude $α_2$ related to a large $ρ_H$ result in the wrong sign for $A^{dir}_{CP}(B^- \to π^0 K^{{\ast}-})$ compared with the most recent BABAR data, which presents a new obstacle in solving "$ππ$" and "$πK$" puzzles through $α_2$. A crosscheck with measurements at Belle (or Belle II) and LHCb, which offer higher precision, is urgently expected to confirm or refute such possible mismatch.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures; Accepted for publication in PLB
Fluctuations in the two-dimensional one-component plasma and associated fourth-order phase transition
Creators: name: Cunden, Fabio Deelan
name: Maltsev, Anna
name: Mezzadri, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the distribution of the mean radial displacement of charges of a 2D one-component plasma in the thermodynamic limit $N\to\infty$ at finite temperature $β>0$. We compute explicitly the large deviation functions showing the emergence of a fourth-order phase transition as a consequence of a change of topology in the plasma distribution. This weak phase transition occurs exactly at the ground state of the plasma. These results have been compared with the integrable case (finite $N$) of plasma parameter $βq^2=2$. In this case the problem can be mapped to the stationary properties of 2D Dyson Brownian particles and to a non-Hermitian matrix model.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures. Final version
Promotion of tobacco use cessation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people: A systematic review
Creators: name: Melvin, Cathy L.
name: Lee, Joseph G.L.
name: McCullen, Cramer A.
name: Matthews, Alicia K.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are at increased risk for the adverse effects of tobacco use given their high prevalence of use, especially smoking. Evidence regarding cessation is limited. To determine if efficacious interventions are available and to aid the development of interventions, a systematic review was conducted of gray and peer-reviewed literature describing clinical, community, and policy interventions as well as knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tobacco use cessation among LGBT people.
title: LITTLE STREETS AND HIDDEN ROUTES: A STUDY ON ALLEYS OF KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE
Creators: name: Wan Ahmad Nizar, Wan Iffah
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2024

description: Alleys have been part of Kuala Lumpur’s urban form and an integral part of its landscape infrastructure for centuries. Until now, the urban form is synonymous to danger, filth, waste and crimes, unappealing to the public; due to underutilization and the lack of proper regulation to ensure efficient use of the urban corridors. The interest in rejuvenating the alleys is rapidly increasing, however, literatures and studies on the subject are evidently lacking – on alleys within mixed-use establishments and especially for Kuala Lumpur’s record and data of its alleys and users. The study follows the guiding question of what are the elements that help enhance the use of alleys in Kuala Lumpur pivoting on its two uses; transitional space and / or social space. Accordingly, the study investigates the current condition of alleys in the city, factors that impact the functioning and its roles and characteristics as part of the street network hierarchy. These findings discuss walkability and alleys’ significance in the urban fabric as the key assets to public vitality and communal activity in Kuala Lumpur, creating ‘urban pockets’ – collective interaction space in experiencing the city. Focusing on understanding this interstitial space and its potentials, with hopes to improve the spatial quality of the city, the study aims to identify the elements that influence the use of alleys by mapping, documenting, and recording the current status of alleys and user responses. As such, the thesis develops a triangulation of methodology in studying the alleys; 1) Network Analaysis, 2) Local Morphological Study of Individual alleys, and 3) Perception Study. It pays particular attention to physical characteristics, perception and image and personal and cultural dynamics, which will ultimately affect the use of alleys in Kuala Lumpur. The triangulation then analysed to get a classification of alleys based on four uses; 1) Transitional use, 2) Social Use, 3) Mixed Use, and 4) Service Use or Not Used. It also gives the study a list of key elements that influence the use of alleys and an overview of the impact of multi-culturality on the use of the interstitial space. And finally, the categorization and the key influencers enable the study to present general approaches and give recommendations in both policies and guidelines in relation to alleys and design strategies to create walkable place, facilitate richer levels of social interaction and place making as the basis to assist policy makers, urban planners, designers and architects. The improved maze-like network of the alleys would be a treat not only to the locals in regaining their sense of place and community, but also to the travellers and tourists who seek to explore the city.
Die Alte Kirche: mehr als Genossenschaft und Verein
Creators: name: Kötting, Bernhard
Publisher: name: Internationale katholische Zeitschrift Communio
Year: 2022

description: Internationale katholische Zeitschrift Communio, Bd. 6 Nr. 2 (1977): Internationale katholische Zeitschrift Communio, Band 6, Heft 2
Evaluation of Stress Among Postgraduate Clinical Residence in Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia: A Pilot Study
Creators: name: Azmimurad, Anis Maizan
name: Masturina Md Amin
name: Rohaida Abdul Halim
name: Noor, Erni
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110502 Dental Therapeutics, Pharmacology and Toxicology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110599 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: 111705 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111005 Mental Health Nursing

description: Objective: To identify the perceived stressor among dental postgraduate clinical residents in
Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Materials and methods: Thirty-one
postgraduate clinical residents (PG) were invited to participate in the study via online survey.
Among the 31, only 25 (80.7%) responded to the questionnaires. Result: Majority of the
respondent (80%) were females and the mean age was 31 (SD=62.64). The result showed that
53.3% of the PG reported they were stressed, with female (87.5%) being more stressed than males
but this was statistically non-significant. Main contributor for elevated stress levels were (i) lack
of time for relaxation and neglect of personal life (86.7%), (ii) too much workload inadequate
time (93.3%), and (iii) stress of academic activities like seminar and case presentation (100%).
Hanging out with friends (83.3%) and music (76.7%) were found to be the most preferred option
of PG to cope with stress. Conclusion: The current study found PG clinical residents in Faculty of
Dentistry, UiTM have high level of stress. The findings of this study further support the need to
consider re-evaluation and improvement of the curriculum design in order to minimize students’
stress level.
Awareness, Knowledge, and Travel-Related Risk Factors for Zika Virus Among Latinas Attending a Federally Qualified Health Center in Rural North Carolina
Creators: name: Silver, A.C.
name: Becker-Dreps, S.
name: Zhou-Talbert, S.S.
name: Lee, S.Y.
name: Webster, C.R.
name: Vielot, N.A.
name: Anna, J.
Publisher: name: NLM (Medline)
Year: 2020

description: BACKGROUND The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that began in 2015 presented a risk for ZIKV infection among persons who traveled to ZIKV-affected countries. Latinas in North Carolina and their sexual partners may be exposed to ZIKV when traveling to these regions.METHODS We administered a cross-sectional survey, measuring ZIKV risk and knowledge, to a convenience sample of 262 reproductive-age Latinas attending a Federally Qualified Health Center in rural North Carolina. We described ZIKV risk and knowledge in the sample, and compared responses between those who were pregnant or recently pregnant, and those who were not pregnant. We further identified factors associated with 1) awareness of ZIKV and 2) high knowledge of ZIKV sequelae and prevention among those who were aware of ZIKV, using log-binomial regression.RESULTS Two-thirds of participants had ever heard of ZIKV, which was positively associated with educational attainment. Most participants aware of ZIKV had moderate/high knowledge of ZIKV transmission (92.5%) and symptoms (73.2%), but knowledge of preventing sexual and congenital transmission was limited. Travel was infrequent among pregnant or recently pregnant participants (5.4%) and their partners (7.1%). Despite low risk for ZIKV infection, participants were willing to practice ZIKV prevention.LIMITATIONS Our study is limited by a lack of generalizability to Latinas in other regions of the country, self-reporting bias, and lack of survey validation as an indicator of English language proficiency.CONCLUSIONS Providers should identify patients likely to become pregnant and travel to high-risk areas, inquire about partner travel history, and offer culturally appropriate ZIKV risk counseling.
Smoking among U.S. hispanic/latino adults: The hispanic community health study/study of latinos
Creators: name: Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.
name: Kaplan, Robert C.
name: Youngblood, Marston E.
name: Lee, David J.
name: Giachello, Aida L.
name: Castañeda, Sheila F.
name: Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J.
name: Gellman, Marc D.
name: Talavera, Gregory A.
name: Barnhart, Janice M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Prior national surveys capture smoking behaviors of the aggregate US Hispanic/Latino population, possibly obscuring subgroup variation.
The healthy weight commitment foundation pledge: Calories sold from U.S. consumer packaged goods, 2007-2012
Creators: name: Ng, Shu Wen
name: Slining, Meghan M.
name: Popkin, Barry M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: An independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) marketplace pledge found that the participating companies met and exceeded their interim 2012 sales reduction pledge.
Health Disparities Among Young Adult Sexual Minorities in the U.S.
Creators: name: Herring, Amy H.
name: Strutz, Kelly L.
name: Halpern, Carolyn Tucker
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Emerging research suggests that young adult sexual minorities (identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual or engaging in same-sex attractions or behaviors) experience poorer health than their majority counterparts, but many measures of health inequity remain unexamined in population-based research.
A numerical approach to model independently reconstruct $f(R)$ functions through cosmographic data
Creators: name: Pizza, Liberato
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The challenging issue of determining the correct $f(R)$ among several possibilities is here revised by means of numerical reconstructions of the modified Friedmann equations around the redshift interval $z\in[0,1]$. Frequently, a severe degeneracy between $f(R)$ approaches occurs, since different paradigms correctly explain present time dynamics. To set the initial conditions on the $f(R)$ functions, we involve the use of the so called cosmography of the Universe, i.e. the technique of fixing constraints on the observable Universe by comparing expanded observables with current data. This powerful approach is essentially model independent and correspondingly we got a model independent reconstruction of $f(z)$ classes within the interval $z\in[0,1]$. To allow the Hubble rate to evolve around $z\leq1$, we considered three relevant frameworks of effective cosmological dynamics, i.e. the $Λ$CDM model, the CPL parametrization and a polynomial approach to dark energy. Finally cumbersome algebra permits to pass from $f(z)$ to $f(R)$ and the general outcome of our work is the determination of a viable $f(R)$ function, that effectively describes the observed Universe dynamics.
description: 11 pages, 12 fugures
Tenth-Order Electron Anomalous Magnetic Moment --- Contribution of Diagrams without Closed Lepton Loops
Creators: name: Aoyama, T.
name: Hayakawa, M.
name: Kinoshita, T.
name: Nio, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This paper presents a detailed account of evaluation of the electron anomalous magnetic moment a_e which arises from the gauge-invariant set, called Set V, consisting of 6354 tenth-order Feynman diagrams without closed lepton loops. The latest value of the sum of Set V diagrams evaluated by the Monte-Carlo integration routine VEGAS is 8.726(336)(α/π)^5, which replaces the very preliminary value reported in 2012. Combining it with other 6318 tenth-order diagrams published previously we obtain 7.795(336)(α/π)^5 as the complete mass-independent tenth-order term. Together with the improved value of the eighth-order term this leads to a_e(theory)=1 159 652 181.643(25)(23)(16)(763) \times 10^{-12}, where first three uncertainties are from the eighth-order term, tenth-order term, and hadronic and elecroweak terms. The fourth and largest uncertainty is from α^{-1}=137.035 999 049(90), the fine-structure constant derived from the rubidium recoil measurement. Thus, a_e(experiment) - a_e(theory)= -0.91(0.82) \times 10^{-12}. Assuming the validity of the standard model, we obtain the fine-structure constant α^{-1}(a_e)=137.035 999 1570(29)(27)(18)(331), where uncertainties are from the eighth-order term, tenth-order term, hadronic and electroweak terms, and the measurement of a_e. This is the most precise value of αavailable at present and provides a stringent constraint on possible theories beyond the standard model.
description: 54 pages, 2 figures; v2: references added and minor modifications made; v3: published version
Making policy practice in afterschool programs: A randomized controlled trial on physical activity changes
Creators: name: Hutto, Brent
name: Freedman, Darcy
name: Beighle, Aaron
name: Weaver, R. Glenn
name: Pate, Russell R.
name: Ward, Dianne S.
name: Beets, Michael W.
name: Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle
name: Moore, Justin B.
name: Huberty, Jennifer
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: In the U.S., afterschool programs are asked to promote moderate to vigorous physical activity. One policy that has considerable public health importance is California’s afterschool physical activity guidelines that indicate all children attending an afterschool program accumulate 30 minutes each day the program is operating. Few effective strategies exist for afterschool programs to meet this policy goal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a multistep adaptive intervention designed to assist afterschool programs in meeting the 30-minute/day moderate to vigorous physical activity policy goal.
Substance Use and Physical Dating Violence: The Role of Contextual Moderators
Creators: name: Reyes, H. Luz McNaughton
name: Bauer, Daniel J.
name: Tharp, Andra T.
name: Ennett, Susan T.
name: Foshee, Vangie A.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Theoretic models suggest that associations between substance use and dating violence perpetration may vary in different social contexts, but few studies have examined this proposition. The current study examined whether social control and violence in the neighborhood, peer, and family contexts moderate the associations between substance use (heavy alcohol use, marijuana, and hard drug use) and adolescent physical dating violence perpetration.
Altered Markers of Tonic Inhibition in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects With Schizophrenia
Creators: name: Ramsey, Amy J.
name: Maldonado-Avilés, Jaime G.
name: Volk, David W.
name: Morrow, A. Leslie
name: Curley, Allison A.
name: Lewis, David A.
name: Hashimoto, Takanori
name: O’Donnell, Patricio
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are associated with lower expression of markers of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis in the prefrontal cortex. The effects of GABA are mediated by GABAA receptors that mediate either phasic or tonic inhibition. The authors assessed the expression of GABAA receptor α4 and δ subunits, which coassemble to form receptors mediating tonic inhibition, in schizophrenia.
Intrinsic alignments of SDSS-III BOSS LOWZ sample galaxies
Creators: name: Singh, Sukhdeep
name: Mandelbaum, Rachel
name: More, Surhud
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Intrinsic alignments (IA) of galaxies, i.e. correlations of galaxy shapes with each other or with the density field, are a major astrophysical source of contamination for weak lensing surveys. We present the results of IA measurements of galaxies on 0.1- 200 Mpc/h scales using the SDSS-III BOSS LOWZ sample, in the redshift range 0.16
description: 25 pages, 22 figures. Changes in text and two additional figures. Results and conclusions unchanged. Accepted by MNRAS
Thermal and electrical quantum Hall effects in ferromagnet-topological insulator-ferromagnet junction
Creators: name: Chudnovskiy, A. L.
name: Kagalovsky, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the theoretical description for a class of experimental setups that measure quantum Hall coefficients in ferromagnet-topological insulator-ferromagnet (FM-TI-FM) junctions. We predict that varying the magnetization direction in ferromagnets, one can change the induced Hall voltage and transverse temperature gradient from the maximal values, corresponding to the quantized Hall coefficients, down to their complete suppression to zero. We provide detailed analysis of thermal and electrical Hall resistances as functions of the magnetization directions in ferromagnets, the spin-scattering time in TI, and geometrical positions of FM leads and measurement contacts.
description: 6 pages, 6 figures. This is an extended version of arXiv:1401.4986. The theoretical approach is refined. New results concerning various experimental geometries are presented
Metabolic Changes Associated With Second-Generation Antipsychotic Use in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: The CATIE-AD Study
Creators: name: Dagerman, Karen S.
name: Tariot, Pierre N.
name: Sultzer, David L.
name: Zheng, Ling
name: Vigen, Cheryl
name: Lyketsos, Constantine G.
name: Lebowitz, Barry D.
name: Stroup, T. Scott
name: Hsiao, John K.
name: Schneider, Lon S.
name: Mack, Wendy J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: The second-generation antipsychotics are associated with metabolic abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia. Elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease are frequently treated with these antipsychotics but there is little data available on their metabolic effects.
K2 Variable Catalogue: Variable Stars and Eclipsing Binaries in K2 Campaigns 1 and 0
Creators: name: Armstrong, D. J.
name: Kirk, J.
name: Lam, K. W. F.
name: McCormac, J.
name: Walker, S. R.
name: Brown, D. J. A.
name: Osborn, H. P.
name: Pollacco, D. L.
name: Spake, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have created a catalogue of variable stars found from a search of the publicly available K2 mission data from Campaigns 1 and 0. This catalogue provides the identifiers of 8395 variable stars, including 199 candidate eclipsing binaries with periods up to 60d and 3871 periodic or quasi-periodic objects, with periods up to 20d for Campaign 1 and 15d for Campaign 0. Lightcurves are extracted and detrended from the available data. These are searched using a combination of algorithmic and human classification, leading to a classifier for each object as an eclipsing binary, sinusoidal periodic, quasi periodic, or aperiodic variable. The source of the variability is not identified, but could arise in the non-eclipsing binary cases from pulsation or stellar activity. Each object is cross-matched against variable star related guest observer proposals to the K2 mission, which specifies the variable type in some cases. The detrended lightcurves are also compared to lightcurves currently publicly available. The resulting catalogue is made available online via the MAST archive at https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/k2varcat/, and gives the ID, type, period, semi-amplitude and range of the variation seen. We also make available the detrended lightcurves for each object.
description: Accepted by A&A. 6 pages, 6 figures. Catalogue and lightcurves are available online via MAST at https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/k2varcat/
Correlates of Anger and Hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
Creators: name: Fuller, Sara R.
name: Kinneer, Patricia M.
name: Beckham, Jean C.
name: Elbogen, Eric B.
name: Calhoun, Patrick S.
name: Wagner, H. Ryan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: As troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan to civilian life, clinicians are starting to grapple with how best to detect those at risk of post-deployment adjustment problems. Data reveal the presence of mental health problems in these soldiers, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), head injury, and alcohol abuse. Each of these conditions has been associated with elevated anger and hostility in veterans from previous conflicts. The authors sought to identify variables empirically related to anger and hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Cross-Disorder Genomewide Analysis of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression
Creators: name: Purcell, Shaun
name: Huang, Jie
name: Lieberman, Jeffrey
name: Smoller, Jordan W.
name: Sullivan, Patrick
name: Hamilton, Steven P.
name: Fava, Maurizio
name: Sklar, Pamela
name: Sachs, Gary S.
name: Rush, A. John
name: Lee, Phil H.
name: Perlis, Roy H.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Family and twin studies indicate substantial overlap of genetic influences on psychotic and mood disorders. Linkage and candidate gene studies have also suggested overlap across schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BPD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). The objective of this study was to apply genomewide association study (GWAS) analysis to address the specificity of genetic effects on these disorders.
Genome-Wide Association Study of Suicide Attempts in Mood Disorder Patients
Creators: name: Willour, Virginia L.
name: Huang, Jie
name: Fava, Maurizio
name: Zandi, Peter P.
name: Penninx, Brenda W.
name: Rietschel, Marcella
name: McMahon, Francis J.
name: Nöthen, Markus
name: Craddock, Nick
name: Rush, A. John
name: Vogelzangs, Nicole
name: Hamshere, Marian
name: Sklar, Pamela
name: Hamilton, Steven P.
name: Smoller, Jordan W.
name: McQuillin, Andrew
name: Sullivan, Patrick F.
name: Cichon, Sven
name: Boomsma, Dorret I.
name: Schulze, Thomas
name: Middeldorp, Christel M.
name: Gurling, Hugh
name: Bass, Nick
name: Potash, James B.
name: Purcell, Shaun
name: Perlis, Roy H.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Family and twin studies suggest that liability for suicide attempts is heritable and distinct from mood disorder susceptibility. The authors therefore examined the association between common genomewide variation and lifetime suicide attempts.