cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Menstrual Hygiene Management Practice and its Determinants Among Adolescent girls in Second Cycle Students of Sebeta Town, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Degefu, Abera
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: Menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientific facts and hygienic health practices. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess menstrual hygiene management practice among adolescent girls and its determinants in second cycle schools of Sebeta Town, Oromia Regional State. Materials and Methods: A school based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 466 in-school adolescent girls of grade 7 & 8 in Sebeta Town in December 2016. A single-stage cluster sampling was used to select the students for the present study. The outcome variable for the present study was menstrual hygiene management practice among in-school adolescents. Data management task was undertaken on EpiData 3.1 and analysis was done using SPSS for windows version 21. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions analysis were conducted to identify the determinant factors of menstrual hygiene practice of adolescent female in-school students. A p-value of 5% was used as a cut off value to declare statistical significance in this study. Results: The proposed sample size for the present study was 485; however, a total of 466 adolescent female students participated in the study making the response rate 95.9%. The prevalence of proper practice of menstrual hygiene management among in-school adolescent girls was one in five (21.0%). Mothers were the major source of information about menstruation before menarche and menstrual hygiene management as well. Young adolescent girls who had a partial awareness about menstrual hygiene management practice [AOR=0.60 (0.36, 0.98)] and unfavorable attitude towards it [AOR=0.37, 95% CI : 0.22, 0.61] were less likely to practice menstrual hygiene management. Conclusion: The level of proper menstrual hygiene management practice among young adolescent in-school girls is very low and large proportions do not properly wash and change menstrual pad. Many adolescent girls miss school because they lack appropriate facilities within school that allow for private management of their menstrual hygiene. Working on awareness creation on menstrual hygiene management and making school environment conducive to girls does greatly improve the menstrual hygiene management experience of young adolescent girls.
Copper(II) co-ordination chemistry and anion binding properties of polyazamacrocycles
Creators: name: Warden., Andrew Charles
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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World scientists’ warning: The behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot
Creators: name: Merz, Joseph J
name: Barnard, Phoebe
name: Rees, William E
name: Smith, Dane
name: Maroni, Mat
name: Rhodes, Christopher J
name: Dederer, Julia H
name: Bajaj, Nandita
name: Joy, Michael
name: Wiedmann, Thomas
name: Sutherland, Rory
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2023

description: Previously, anthropogenic ecological overshoot has been identified as a fundamental cause of the myriad symptoms we see around the globe today from biodiversity loss and ocean acidification to the disturbing rise in novel entities and climate change. In the present paper, we have examined this more deeply, and explore the behavioural drivers of overshoot, providing evidence that overshoot is itself a symptom of a deeper, more subversive modern crisis of human behaviour. We work to name and frame this crisis as ‘the Human Behavioural Crisis’ and propose the crisis be recognised globally as a critical intervention point for tackling ecological overshoot. We demonstrate how current interventions are largely physical, resource intensive, slow-moving and focused on addressing the symptoms of ecological overshoot (such as climate change) rather than the distal cause (maladaptive behaviours). We argue that even in the best-case scenarios, symptom-level interventions are unlikely to avoid catastrophe or achieve more than ephemeral progress. We explore three drivers of the behavioural crisis in depth: economic growth; marketing; and pronatalism. These three drivers directly impact the three ‘levers’ of overshoot: consumption, waste and population. We demonstrate how the maladaptive behaviours of overshoot stemming from these three drivers have been catalysed and perpetuated by the intentional exploitation of previously adaptive human impulses. In the final sections of this paper, we propose an interdisciplinary emergency response to the behavioural crisis by, amongst other things, the shifting of social norms relating to reproduction, consumption and waste. We seek to highlight a critical disconnect that is an ongoing societal gulf in communication between those that know such as scientists working within limits to growth, and those members of the citizenry, largely influenced by social scientists and industry, that must act.
Characterization of AGM Belief Contraction in Terms of Conditionals
Creators: name: Bonanno, Giacomo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We provide a semantic characterization of AGM belief contraction based on frames consisting of a Kripke belief relation and a Stalnaker-Lewis selection function. The central idea is as follows. Let K be the initial belief set and K-A be the contraction of K by the formula A; then B belongs to the set K-A if and only if, at the actual state, the agent believes B and believes that if not-A is (were) the case then B is (would be) the case.
description: In Proceedings TARK 2023, arXiv:2307.04005
Unusual Dirac fermions on the surface of noncentrosymmetric $α$ - BiPd superconductor
Creators: name: Thirupathaiah, S.
name: Ghosh, Soumi
name: Jha, Rajveer
name: Rienks, E. D. L.
name: Dolui, Kapildeb
name: Kishore, V. V. Ravi
name: Büchner, B.
name: Das, Tanmoy
name: Awana, V. P. S.
name: Sarma, D. D.
name: Fink, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Combining multiple emergent correlated properties such as superconductivity and magnetism within the topological matrix can have exceptional consequences in garnering new and exotic physics. Here, we study the topological surface states from a noncentrosymmetric $α$-BiPd superconductor by employing angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and first principle calculations. We observe that the Dirac surface states of this system have several interesting and unusual properties, compared to other topological surface states. The surface state is strongly anisotropic and the in-plane Fermi velocity varies rigorously on rotating the crystal about the $y$-axis. Moreover, it acquires an unusual band gap as a function of $k_y$, possibly due to hybridization with bulk bands, detected upon varying the excitation energy. Coexistence of all the functional properties, in addition to the unusual surface state characteristics make this an interesting material.
description: submitted on 26th April, 2016; to appear in PRL
Wolfgang Röhr: Perspektiven einer ökologischen Betriebspolitik. Blockaden und Chancen umweltorientierter industrieller Modernisierung, Forschungen aus der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Bd.27, Berlin: edition sigma, 2000, ISBN 3-89404-887-5, 272 S., DM 33,-, 16,90
Creators: name: Lauen, Guido
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Complete Conditional Type Structures (Extended Abstract)
Creators: name: De Vito, Nicodemo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computer Science and Game Theory (cs.GT)
subject: Theoretical Economics (econ.TH)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Hierarchies of conditional beliefs (Battigalli and Siniscalchi 1999) play a central role for the epistemic analysis of solution concepts in sequential games. They are practically modelled by type structures, which allow the analyst to represent the players' hierarchies without specifying an infinite sequence of conditional beliefs. Here, we study type structures that satisfy a "richness" property, called completeness. This property is defined on the type structure alone, without explicit reference to hierarchies of beliefs or other type structures. We provide sufficient conditions under which a complete type structure represents all hierarchies of conditional beliefs. In particular, we present an extension of the main result in Friedenberg (2010) to type structures with conditional beliefs.
description: In Proceedings TARK 2023, arXiv:2307.04005. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2305.08940
A Study of Hardening Behavior Based on a Finite-Deformation Gradient Crystal-Plasticity Model
Creators: name: Pouriayevali, Habib
name: Xu, Bai-Xiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A systematic study on the different roles of the governing components of a well-defined finite-deformation gradient crystal-plasticity model proposed by (Gurtin, 2008b) is carried out, in order to visualize the capability of the model in the prediction of a wide range of hardening behaviors as well as rate-dependent, scale-variation and Bauschinger-like responses in a single crystal. A function of accumulation rates of dislocations is employed and viewed as a measure of formation of short-range interactions which impede dislocation movements within a crystal. The model is first represented in the reference configuration for the purpose of numerical implementation, and then implemented in the FEM software ABAQUS via a user-defined subroutine (UEL). Our simulation results reveal that the dissipative gradient-strengthening is also identified as a source of isotropic-hardening behavior, which represents the effect of cold work introduced by (Gurtin and Ohno, 2011). Moreover, plastic flows in predefined slip systems and expansion of accumulation of GNDs are distinctly observed in varying scales and under different loading conditions.
description: This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to the conflict of interest
Duration of return to fertility after use of Depo- Provera and associated factors among currently pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Mulatu, Feleke
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2015

description: Background: One of the best methods to control fertility is use of injectable Depo-Provera which has the side effect of delaying return to fertility after cessation of use. This delay is different from place to place. Health care providers in Ethiopia has been giving information to their family planning clients that Depo will delay return for six or more months referring researches done elsewhere. There is no consis report across countries which range from 6-12 months. However, no such study was done in our country. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the duration of return to fertility and its determinants after cessation of use of injectable contraceptives among currently pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015 Methods: A cross sectional facility based survey on 773 pregnant women visiting Ante Natal Care clinic done from April 1-June 30/ 2015. Probability proportionate to sampling technique was used to distribute study women in selected facilities. Then, they are systematically selected from log-books in each facility. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered in Epi info, and then exported to SPSS for cleaning and analysis. Summary measures were computed and displayed. Crude and adjusted odds ratio along with their 95% confidence interval in Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with return to fertility and its significance. Results: The median duration of return to fertility after cessation of use of Depo Provera was 10 months. Moreover about 355 (45.9%) of women visited public health centers for antenatal care reported the delay of return to fertility for more than 9 months. The odds of delay in fertility was AOR=1.48:95% CI (1.03,2.23) and AOR=1.92: 95% CI (1.00,3.70) times higher among women aged 25-34 and 35-41 years, respectively compared to their counterparts in the age group of 18-24 years. It was AOR=2.31: 95% CI (1.38,3.88) times higher among women belonging to households with monthly income range of 5001- 9990 Ethiopian birr though the statistical significance for the income range 2501-5000 vanishes when current age and age at first sex are controlled. Conclusions and Recommendations: The median delay to fertility return was 10 months. Age group, total monthly income and age at first sex were the major factors associated with delay to return to fertility. Health care providers should know the median delay to return to fertility documented by this study to counsel their family planning clients. Moreover, they should inform that it is influenced by income level, and age at first sex. Further research with a cohort study design is also recommended.
Life histories of the small diprotodont marsupials
Creators: name: Ward., Simon John
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Existence of small loops in the Bifurcation diagram near the degenerate eigenvalues
Creators: name: Hmidi, Taoufik
name: Renault, Coralie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we study for the incompressible Euler equations the global structure of the bifurcation diagram for the rotating doubly connected patches near the degenerate case. We show that the branches with the same symmetry merge forming a small loop provided that they are close enough. This confirms the numerical observations done in the recent work [10]
description: 32 pages
Causal Kripke Models
Creators: name: Ding, Yiwen
name: Manoorkar, Krishna
name: Tzimoulis, Apostolos
name: Wang, Ruoding
name: Wang, Xiaolong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This work extends Halpern and Pearl's causal models for actual causality to a possible world semantics environment. Using this framework we introduce a logic of actual causality with modal operators, which allows for reasoning about causality in scenarios involving multiple possibilities, temporality, knowledge and uncertainty. We illustrate this with a number of examples, and conclude by discussing some future directions for research.
description: In Proceedings TARK 2023, arXiv:2307.04005
Leo Kißler, Melanie Graf und Elke Wiechmann: Nachhaltige Partizipation. Beschäftigtenbeteiligung als Beitrag zu mehr Chancengleichheit, Modernisierung des öffentlichen Sektors: Sonderband 14, Berlin: edition sigma, 2000, ISBN 3-89404-764-X, 269 S., DM 36,-, 18,90
Creators: name: Dölling, Irene
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
Creators: name: Demissie, Getachew
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: Influenza is a highly infectious viral illness. The name ―influenza‖ originated in 15th century in Italy, from an epidemic attributed to ―influence of the stars.‖ Influenza is a single-stranded, helically shaped, Ribonuclic Acid virus of the orthomyxovirus family. Basic antigen types A, B, and the nuclear material determines C. In January 2011, Center for Disease Control estimated that pandemic H1N1 influenza virus caused more than 60 million Americans to become ill, and led to more than 270,000 hospitalizations and 12,500 deaths. Influenza A viruses in Ethiopia were reported nine confirmed cases and one pending as of August 2009. On 24 February 2016, a suspected H1N1 influenza like illness outbreak reported from Robe Woreda, Arsi Zone, to Oromia Regional Health Bureau Public Health Emergency Management team. Investigation was made to confirm the outbreak, identify risk factors and implement control measures. Methods: Unmatched case-control study conducted. Structured questioner used to collect data from 16 cases and 32 controls. Controls defined as any person in the prison without sign and symptom of the disease. Sixteen blood specimens collected for laboratory confirmation. Results: Sixteen suspected H1N1 cases identified and no death documented. Five of sixteen swab specimens tested positive for influenza sub type A H1N1pdm09. The overall attack rate was 31.25%. Conclusion: A confirmed influenza sub type A H1N1pdm09 outbreak occurred in the prison of Robe woreda, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region. The outbreak affected prisoners, and workers of the prison. Active surveillance should be strengthened by the Woreda Health Office for the disease to reduce the risk of future outbreak in the prison. Key words: H1N1, Outbreak, Prison, Ethiopia
Joachim Feigl: Teamarbeit im unternehmensinternen Dienstleistungsbereich. Auswirkungen der Einführung von Teamarbeit in indirekten Bereichen eines Automobilunternehmens, München/Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-87988-498-6, 4, IV u. 342 S., DM 64,15, 32.80
Creators: name: Reindl, Josef
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Klaus Türk: Bilder der Arbeit. Eine ikonografische Anthologie, Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-531-13358-6, 400 S., ca. 1400 Abb. (alle in Reproduktion der Farbe des Originals), DM 148,- , 74,-
Creators: name: Loer, Thomas
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Diffusive to quasi-ballistic random laser: incoherent and coherent models
Creators: name: Guerin, W
name: Chong, Yidong
name: Baudouin, Q
name: Liertzer, M
name: Rotter, S
name: Kaiser, R
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the crossover between the diffusive and quasi-ballistic regimes of random lasers. In particular, we compare incoherent models based on the diffusion equation and the radiative transfer equation (RTE), which neglect all wave effects, with a coherent wave model for the random laser threshold. We show that both the incoherent and the coherent models predict qualitatively similar thresholds, with a smooth transition from a diffuse to a quasi-ballistic regime. The shape of the intensity distribution in the sample as predicted by the RTE model at threshold is also in good agreement with the coherent model. The approximate incoherent models thus provide useful analytical predictions for the threshold of random lasers as well as the shape of the random laser modes at threshold.
Assessment of the impact of school feeding program on students' performance in Addis Ababa government primary school
Creators: name: Feyissa, Misrak
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Background: School-age children face high levels of illness and malnutrition during their crucial growing years leading to decrease ability to pay attention and affecting their school performances. Reports indicate that school children can lose as much as 160 days each year due to illness because under nutrition magnifies the effect of every disease. Cognizant of the problem, School feeding program in Addis Ababa is launched in October 2015 through ""YenatWeg"" charity organization initiated by first lady W/ro Roman. The impact on the students" school performance has not yet been studied in urban settings. Objectives: The objective of the study is to assess the impact of school feeding program on students" attendance, drop out and achievement test, in Addis Ababa government primary schools. Methods: The overall design of this study is quasi experimental what is known as the "before – after" approach. A school based Study with retrospective analysis was employed among 200 students to assess the role of school feeding program on student"s school performance in Addis Ababa government primary school 2017/2018. Multi stage sampling technique was employed to select study participants. School record review was done for data collection and Paired sample T-test was used for analyzing the result. Result: The average absent days of 200 School feeding beneficiaries before SFP and after was 1.67 and 1.23 days respectively. The mean average absent days difference due to school feeding program was found 0.44 (CI 0.148 - 0.732) (t=2.967, P =0. 003). Similarly the cumulative average of 200 School feeding beneficiaries before SFP and after were 67.61 and 69.02 from hundred respectively. The mean cumulative score difference due to school feeding program was found - 1.406 out of hundred (CI -2.24:-0.57) (t=-3.31, P = 0. 001). Findings from this study provide evidence that, though the result has shown School Feeding Program has some positive effect on children"s academic achievement and attendance, yet the statistical association test of drop-out was found that the drop-out ratio before SFP and after SFP were not statistically different at 5% level (t = 0.453, P > 0. 05). Conclusion: The test statistics revealed that SFP has contributed significantly on attendance rate and academic performance of SFP beneficiaries.
Friedrich Fürstenberg, unter Mitarbeit von Michael Hasse: Berufsgesellschaft in der Krise. Auslaufmodell oder Zukunftspotential? edition sigma Signaturen, Bd. 2, Berlin: edition sigma, 2000, ISBN 3-89404-612-0, 134 S., DM 24,80, 12,90
Creators: name: Daheim, Hansjürgen
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Τα κίνητρα και η αξιολόγηση της επιμόρφωσης των εκπαιδευτικών
Creators: name: Βουδρισλή, Ναταλία- Γεωργία Νικολάου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Επιμόρφωση
Επαγγελματική εξέλιξη
Κίνητρα
Training programs
Professional growth
Motives

description: Σκοπός της διατριβής ήταν η μελέτη των παγιωμένων εκφράσεων της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας. Εξετάσαμε την ορολογία που χρησιμοποιείται για τις παγιωμένες εκφράσεις και τους ορισμούς που έχουν προταθεί. Στη συνέχεια παρουσιάσαμε αναλυτικά τα χαρακτηριστικά των παγιωμένων εκφράσεων, καθώς και τους περιορισμούς που ισχύουν όσον αφορά το λεξιλόγιο, τη γραμματική και τη σύνταξή τους. Ακόμη αναφερθήκαμε αναλυτικά στα μοντέλα κατανόησης των παγιωμένων εκφράσεων που έχουν προταθεί και μας απασχόλησε η κατανόηση των παγιωμένων εκφράσεων από τα παιδιά καθώς και η διδασκαλία τους σε ξενόγλωσσους. Ένα άλλο θέμα που θίξαμε ήταν η συγγραφή λεξικών παγιωμένων εκφράσεων και παρουσιάσαμε ορισμένα που έχουν γραφεί για την ελληνική. Ασχοληθήκαμε επιπλέον με την ιστορική διάσταση των παγιωμένων εκφράσεων της νέας ελληνικής και διαπιστώσαμε την παρουσία τους από την αρχαιότητα μέχρι σήμερα.
description: The aim of the present thesis was the study of frozen expressions (idioms) in Modern Greek. We examined the proposed terminology and the definitions given for frozen expressions. Then we presented the features of frozen expressions and the restrictions on vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. Furthermore, we analyzed the models concerning the comprehension of frozen expressions and we examined children’s ability to produce and understand frozen expressions as well as ways of teaching them to foreign learners. We also examined the compilation of dictionaries of frozen expressions and we presented selected Greek dictionaries written in the last two decades. Another aim of this study was to examine the historical dimension of frozen expressions.
Belief Revision from Probability
Creators: name: Goodman, Jeremy
name: Salow, Bernhard
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In previous work ("Knowledge from Probability", TARK 2021) we develop a question-relative, probabilistic account of belief. On this account, what someone believes relative to a given question is (i) closed under entailment, (ii) sufficiently probable given their evidence, and (iii) sensitive to the relative probabilities of the answers to the question. Here we explore the implications of this account for the dynamics of belief. We show that the principles it validates are much weaker than those of orthodox theories of belief revision like AGM, but still stronger than those valid according to the popular Lockean theory of belief, which equates belief with high subjective probability. We then consider a restricted class of models, suitable for many but not all applications, and identify some further natural principles valid on this class. We conclude by arguing that the present framework compares favorably to the rival probabilistic accounts of belief developed by Leitgeb and by Lin and Kelly.
description: In Proceedings TARK 2023, arXiv:2307.04005
Assessment of Nutritional Status and Its Determinants Among Under-five Children in Butajira, South Ethiopia
Creators: name: yeneabat, Ayana
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1995

description: Malnutrition, in particular child malnutrition is a serious problem in the developing world. However its magnitude and fact ors are seldom well defined. Hence, a cross-sect i ona l study with internal comparisons was conducted in Meskan ena Mareko Woreda, Butajira, between October 1994 and January 1995. The study aimed at assessing nutritional status and its determinants among under-five children. The study population was i dentified from under - fives of of 10 villages sampled PPS . Data on variables of child, care-taker and household characteristi cs; child morbidity and care were gathered through an interview . Anthropometric measurments were used to determine child's weight, height and MUAC. Results showed that 25.1% were underweight, 43.3% stunted and 4.0% wasted. Children < 6 months old were least affected with underweight and stunting . Those 12-23 and 24-59 months old were affected most with underweight and stunting, respectively. Age , birth order, spacing and breast feeding were significantl y associated with nutritional status. Similarl y , altitude, income, food sufficiency were strongl y associated to nutritional status ( OR:1.41 , 95% CI:1.18 - 1.67, OR:0.63, 95% CI : 0.53- 0.75, OR : 2.45, 95% CI:2.04-2.94, respectively). Also education of mothers' and fathers', were significantly associ ated with nutritional status. Child illnesses, were strongly (OR :4. 38, 95% CI :3 . 71-5 .1 6) , while type of care during illness were weakly associated. From the study i t is concluded that malnutrition is highly prevalent and infections, poverty and lack of I formal education are at t he roots of ·it. Improvement of socioeconomic factors, in particular f ood availability and knowledge child heal th are necessary,. With these , integration of services with other s ectors of socioeconomic development is also indispensable
Health and Social Problems of Street Children in Nazareth Town
Creators: name: Beyene, Yemane
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1995

description: The exact number of street children in any given country is not known. To determine the number, health, and social problems of the street children, a cross sectional survey was conducted in Nazareth town, south eastern Ethiopia, from November to December 1994. Accordingly 5138 street children were counted during a one day census , by means of a systematic sampling. 597 subjects were selected into the study, 526(88.1%) Males and 71(11.9%) Females. The age ranged from 5 to 18 with mean age of 12.9 and SD of 3. 16. (41.2%) of the children left their families when they were 10-14 years old, and 30 . 7% were separated in early childhood (0-4 years). Onl y (1 8 . 3%) were attending school currently, (54.6%) were children "on" the street and t he rest (45 . 4%) were "of" the street children, (67.2%) of the children eat at least twice daily, (14. 6%) of the children reported the use of at least one of the substances like Alcohol, cigarette, and chat. (61.6%) of the children reported an illness during the survey. The major health complaints were abdominal pain, cough and chest pain, eye and ear problems, headache and leg ulcer . This survey indicated that substance use, police arrest, sexual intercourse and STDs were reported more frequently among the "of " the street chi ldren . In conclusion, the street children have complex social and health problems which need to be addressed utilizing a multisectoral approach
Image-Processing Based Methods to Improve the Robustness of Robotic Gripping
Creators: name: Takács, Kristóf
name: Elek, Renáta Nagyné
name: Haidegger, Tamás
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Image processing techniques have huge impact on most fields of robotics and industrial automation. Real time methods are usually employed in complex automation tasks, assisting with decision making or directly guiding robots and machinery, while post-processing is usually used for retrospective assessment of systems and processes. While artificial intelligence based image processing algorithms (usually neural networks) are more common nowadays, classical methods can also be used effectively even in modern applications. This paper focuses on optical flow based image processing, proving its efficiency by presenting optical flow based solutions for modern challenges in different fields of robotics such as robotic surgery and food industry automation. The main subject of the paper is a smart robotic gripper designed for automated robot cells in the meat industry, that is capable of slip detection and secure gripping of soft, slippery tissues with the help of the implemented optical flow based algorithm.
Unbiased pseudo-Cl power spectrum estimation with mode projection
Creators: name: Elsner, Franz
name: Leistedt, Boris
name: Peiris, Hiranya V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: With the steadily improving sensitivity afforded by current and future galaxy surveys, a robust extraction of two-point correlation function measurements may become increasingly hampered by the presence of astrophysical foregrounds or observational systematics. The concept of mode projection has been introduced as a means to remove contaminants for which it is possible to construct a spatial map reflecting the expected signal contribution. Owing to its computational efficiency compared to minimum-variance methods, the sub-optimal pseudo-Cl (PCL) power spectrum estimator is a popular tool for the analysis of high-resolution data sets. Here, we integrate mode projection into the framework of PCL power spectrum estimation. In contrast to results obtained with optimal estimators, we show that the uncorrected projection of template maps leads to biased power spectra. Based on analytical calculations, we find exact closed-form expressions for the expectation value of the bias and demonstrate that they can be recast in a form that allows a numerically efficient evaluation, preserving the favorable O(l_max^3) time complexity of PCL estimator algorithms. Using simulated data sets, we assess the scaling of the bias with various analysis parameters and demonstrate that it can be reliably removed. We conclude that in combination with mode projection, PCL estimators allow for a fast and robust computation of power spectra in the presence of systematic effects -- properties in high demand for the analysis of ongoing and future large scale structure surveys.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures. Submitted to MNRAS. Replaced to match published version
Relationship between the surface and foaming properties of skim milks and the partitioning of milk salts and proteins
Creators: name: Ward., Brent Robert
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Assessment of the prevalence and factors affecting use of long acting and permanent contraceptive in Jinka town, South Omo zone, SNNPR
Creators: name: Mekonnen, Getachew
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2008

description: Introduction: In Ethiopia, knowledge of contraceptive methods is high though there is low CPR in the two EDHS surveys. However, there is very low knowledge and use of LAPMs of contraceptive compared to shorter acting contraceptive methods. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors affecting the use of long acting (Implant and IUCD) and permanent (Vasectomy and Female sterilization) contraceptive among women of reproductive age group in Jinka town, South Omo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Methodology: A cross sectional community based survey was conducted on the prevalence and factors affecting LAPMs use from March to April 2008 on 763 women of reproductive age groups and 33 FGD discussants in Jinka town, South Omo zone. Results: The prevalence of contraceptive among participants was about 301 (39.5%) among this LAPMs contributes for 56 (7.3%). Implant is the most widely used method from LAPMs contributing to almost half, 28 (50%) of the LAPMs users. There was very low 137 (18%) knowledge of LAPMs in Jinka town. Among LAPMs, Implant is known by most 104 (76.1%), and the least known is male sterilization 24 (17.4%). A considerable amount, 449 (63.5%) of participants have intentions to use LAPMs one time in the future. Conclusion and Recommendation: The study had demonstrated that there was low knowledge and relatively fair level use of LAPMs in the town. Furthermore, intention to use LAPMs in the future is promising. The Zonal viii health department should have routine monitoring and evaluation of family planning programs; maintain continuous health education programs on LAPMs contraceptive methods using leaders at different settings.
Characterization of qubit chains by Feynman probes
Creators: name: Tamascelli, D.
name: Benedetti, C.
name: Olivares, S.
name: Paris, M. G. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We address the characterization of qubit chains and assess the performances of local measurements compared to those provided by Feynman probes, i.e. nonlocal measurements realized by coupling a single qubit regis- ter to the chain. We show that local measurements are suitable to estimate small values of the coupling and that a Bayesian strategy may be successfully exploited to achieve optimal precision. For larger values of the coupling Bayesian local strategies do not lead to a consistent estimate. In this regime, Feynman probes may be exploited to build a consistent Bayesian estimator that saturates the Cramér-Rao bound, thus providing an effective characterization of the chain. Finally, we show that ultimate bounds to precision, i.e. saturation of the quantum Cramér-Rao bound, may be achieved by a two-step scheme employing Feynman probes followed by local measurements.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures
Assessing Peer Award Diversification on Reddit
Creators: name: Trujillo, Amaury
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Monetizing user-generated content in social media such as Reddit, in which users are both content creators and consumers, is challenging. Among the platform's strategies we find Reddit Awards, paid tokens of appreciation given by peer users who markedly enjoyed a particular posted content. Initially, there were only three awards, but the platform later greatly expanded their number and variety. This work thus aims to investigate how awarding changed after such diversification. To this end, two datasets of posts made before and after the change (16M submissions and 203M comments) were analyzed by operationalizing awarding level and award diversity. Results show that after diversification, the awarding level increased across multiple measures, both significantly and considerably, albeit two of the original three awards remained by far the most commonly given. Such an increase indicates that providing more award options benefits users and is a viable user interaction approach for platforms to both engage users and monetize their content.
description: Accepted at NordiCHI'22
Το νοητικό προφίλ παιδιών που παραπέμπονται για ΔΕΠ-Υ με τη χρήση του WISC-V
Creators: name: Αθανασούλια, Γεωργία Ιωάννη
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Νοητικό προφίλ
ΔΕΠΥ
Παραπομπή
Cognitive profile
ADHD
WISC-V

description: Η παρούσα έρευνα έχει στόχο να μελετήσει το νοητικό προφίλ παιδιών που παραπέμπονται από γονείς και εκπαιδευτικούς σε ψυχοδιαγνωστικές υπηρεσίες για αξιολόγηση πιθανής ΔΕΠ-Y. Ειδικότερα, στόχος ήταν να διερευνηθούν τα κοινά σημεία στη νοητική λειτουργικότητα με τα παιδιά που διαγιγνώσκονται με ΔΕΠ-Υ. Χρησιμοποιήθηκε η πιο πρόσφατη, σταθμισμένη στον ελληνικό πληθυσμό, κλίμακα νοημοσύνης Weschler, WISC-V. Το δείγμα της έρευνας αποτέλεσαν 13 παιδιά, ηλικίας 7 έως 10 ετών και 8 μηνών, που παραπέμφθηκαν σε διαγνωστική υπηρεσία της Θεσσαλονίκης. Η παρουσίαση των δεδομένων έγινε με τη μέθοδο της ανάλυσης ατομικών περιπτώσεων. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι στο νοητικό προφίλ εννέα παιδιών που παραπέμπονται εντοπίζονται κοινά στοιχεία με το νοητικό προφίλ παιδιών που έχουν διαγνωστεί με ΔΕΠ-Υ, όπως αυτά υποστηρίζονται από τη διεθνή βιβλιογραφία. Συγκεκριμένα παρατηρήθηκαν μειωμένες επιδόσεις σε τομείς της εργαζόμενης μνήμης. Σε τρία παιδιά παρατηρήθηκαν χαμηλές επιδόσεις σε τομείς της ταχύτητας επεξεργασίας. Επιπλέον, αναλύθηκαν δεδομένα από τις βοηθητικές βαθμολογίες της κλίμακας, οι οποίες δεν έχουν ερευνηθεί επαρκώς μέχρι σήμερα. Διαπιστώθηκε ότι οκτώ παιδιά σημείωσαν καλύτερες επιδόσεις σε σύνθετες δοκιμασίες εργαζόμενης μνήμης, εύρημα που μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως έναυσμα για μελλοντικές έρευνες.
description: The present study aims to describe the cognitive profile of children referred for evaluation of ADHD from parents and teachers at diagnostic services. Specifically, the aim was to explore the similarities in the cognitive functioning of children diagnosed with ADHD. The latest Weschler intelligence scale, WISC-V, applied and standardized in the Greek population, was used. The sample consisted of 13 children referred to a diagnostic service in Thessaloniki, aged between 7 and 10 years and 8 months old. Data was processed through case analyses. The cognitive profiles of some children referred for evaluation showed common features with those of children diagnosed with ADHD, as they are described in the international research. In particular, impairments in components of working memory were observed. Poor performance in processing speed was observed at three cases. Furthermore, data from auxiliary scores of the intelligence scale, which have not been studied adequately yet were included. Eight children showed better performance at complicated working memory tasks, a finding that can lead to future research.
Simultaneous study of scattering and fusion hindrance near Coulomb barrier in $F+Pb$ systems
Creators: name: Jena, Kamala Kanta
name: Sahu, Bidhubhusan
name: Nayak, Jajati K.
name: P, Raj Preethi
name: Sharma, B. K.
name: Agarwalla, Santosh Kumar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A phenomenological optical potential is used to study the elastic angular distributions for the system $^{19}F+^{208}Pb$ close to the Coulomb barrier. This potential is constructed by taking into account the flexible potential developed by Ginocchio. The fluctuations in the real and imaginary parts of the optical model potential follow the trends of the threshold anomaly. The set of optical potential parameters needed to analyze the fusion cross sections of the same system are obtained through analysis of the scattering cross sections. Theoretical fusion cross-sections and results from four different experimental groups well agree for a range of energies. Several Fluorine (F) isotopes are used as projectiles in this study of fusion cross-sections by slightly altering the radial parameter. It was found that the fusion process occurs unfettered in the $^{19}F +^{208}Pb$ system below the Coulomb barrier but is seriously hindered in the case of its isotopic projectiles.
description: 14 pages, 9 figures
Random Access in C-RAN for User Activity Detection with Limited-Capacity Fronthaul
Creators: name: Utkovski, Zoran
name: Simeone, Osvaldo
name: Dimitrova, Tamara
name: Popovski, Petar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Cloud-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is characterized by a hierarchical structure in which the baseband processing functionalities of remote radio heads (RRHs) are implemented by means of cloud computing at a Central Unit (CU). A key limitation of C-RANs is given by the capacity constraints of the fronthaul links connecting RRHs to the CU. In this letter, the impact of this architectural constraint is investigated for the fundamental functions of random access and active User Equipment (UE) identification in the presence of a potentially massive number of UEs. In particular, the standard C-RAN approach based on quantize-and-forward and centralized detection is compared to a scheme based on an alternative CU-RRH functional split that enables local detection. Both techniques leverage Bayesian sparse detection. Numerical results illustrate the relative merits of the two schemes as a function of the system parameters.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures, under revision in IEEE Signal Processing Letters
EPR of Cr(CN)3-/6 in alkali halides and Cr3+ in a laser material
Creators: name: Wang., D. M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Assessment of "Trends in HIV Test and Sero Prevalence" Among Randomly Selected Antenatal Care Attendees in Government Health Centers in Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Zegeye, Tiruneh
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2007

description: Despite increasing availability of PMTCT of HIV services, improved awareness of women about MTCT of HIV and grave psychological, social and economic consequences that MTCT of HIV poses at all socio-economic levels, information based on serial data from PMTCT program are limited at global, regional and national levels to asses and track trends in service utilization and HIV sero prevalence among pregnant mothers. Therefore, to asses trends, in HIV test and sero prevalence among ANC attendees in government owned health centers in Addis Ababa since 2002, a retrospective record review was conducted in Addis Ababa in April 2007. A total of 2402 randomly selected individual PMTCT counseled client's records from 2002- 2006 were reviewed retrospectively. All required data related to client's HIV test and relevant socio demographic factors were gathered. Data entry, cleaning and analysis were subsequently conducted using Epi-Info software program. Analysis was done mainly focusing on changes in HIV tests and sero prevalence from one year to another during the study period (2002-2006) and comparing each year's prevalence with the one in 2002. For the years 2002-2006, the overall prevalence of HIV test among PMTCT counseled ANC attendees and sero-prevalence among voluntarily tested ANC attendees were, 93% ( range, 88.3% - 96%) and 9.5% (range, 6% - 13.2%) respectively. Prevalence of HIV testing acceptance among counseled ANC attendees has significantly increased (p-value < 0.05, 2 for trend=4.490) from 90% in 2002 to 96% in 2006. Taking the 2002 HIV sero prevalence rate of 11.7% in this study as baseline prevalence, no statistically significant decline ( 2 for trend =1.391, p value > 0.1), in HIV sero prevalence was observed since 2002. Moreover, only 39% of pregnant mothers in Addis Ababa utilized PMTCT services. Trends in HIV testes among PMTCT counseled ANC attendees in Addis Ababa are increasing mainly because of an opt-out strategy. HIV sero prevalence among ANC attendees in Addis Ababa has not shown any significant decline since 2002, though figures show mixed pattern of increase and decline among this group of mothers. PMTCT services utilization rate is generally low among pregnant mothers in Addis Ababa
Baroclinic aspects of tropical cyclone motion
Creators: name: Wang., Yuqing
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Intelligent Pinning Based Cooperative Secondary Control of Distributed Generators for Microgrid in Islanding Operation Mode
Creators: name: Talebi, M.
name: Manaffam, S.
name: Jain, A. K.
name: Behal, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Motivated by the fact that the location(s) and structural properties of the pinning node(s) affect the algebraic connectivity of a network with respect to the reference value and thereby, its dynamic performance, this paper studies the application of intelligent single and multiple pinning of distributed cooperative secondary control of distributed generators (DGs) in islanded microgrid operation. It is shown that the intelligent selection of a pinning set based on the degree of connectivity and distance of leader DG(s) from the rest of the network improves the transient performance for microgrid voltage and frequency regulation. The efficacy of the distributed control strategy based on the proposed algorithms is illustrated via numerical results simulating typical scenarios for a variety of microgrid configurations.
description: 8 pages, 11 figures, submitted to Trans. on Power Systems