cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pseudips Cognato 2000
Creators: name: Cognato, Anthony I.
name: Smith, Sarah M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Pseudips

description: Pseudips Cognato, 2000
 Pseudips Cognato 2000:365. Type species: Bostrichus concinnus Mannerheim, 1852.
 Diagnosis. The following combination of characters distinguishes this genus from other Ipini genera: frons broadly convex; epistoma medially emarginate, margin lined with small tubercles sometimes including a larger median tubercle; central shining fovea present except for P. yak; antennal club with sutures strongly procurved, suture 1 reaching the middle of club; declivity steep, subapical margin weakly explanate; lateral margins armed with three pairs of denticles; first denticle small, in line with stria 2; second denticle larger than first, in line with stria 3; third denticle largest, cylindrical, subcapitate, in line with fifth stria (denticles of P. orientalis and P. yak broadly conical, third not subcapitate); egg galleries, in part, arcuate.
description: Published as part of Cognato, Anthony I. & Smith, Sarah M., 2024, Taxonomic Review of Pseudips Cognato (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Ipini) Inferred from Morphology and a DNA-Based Phylogeny, pp. 239-254 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 78 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-78.2.239, http://zenodo.org/record/13243948
Description Logics are not just for the FLIGHTLESS-BIRDS: A New Look at the Utility and Foundations of Description Logics
Creators: name: Borgida, Alex
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1992

description: This paper presents some of the underlying principles of description logics (also known as terminological logics or kl-one-style languages), grounding them in the lattice of terms organized by the so-called subsumption" relationship. A survey of the increasingly varied uses of description logics, including industrial applications, is presented by considering their role in a number of different operations that one can apply to a knowledge base, including languages for queries, answers, updates, rules, and constraints. Finally, we discuss some of the complexity results related to the logic of descriptions and survey a spectrum of responses to the many intractability proofs.
Dairy benchmarks
Creators: name: Middleton, Gabe
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Dairy farms have a tremendous amount of data available for consultants to evaluate and interpret. Veterinarians are in a unique position on most dairy farms to be trusted consultants because of their observational skills, frequent exposure to the cows, and knowledge surrounding many different biological processes on the farm. Benchmarking means to evaluate something compared to a standard. Benchmarking data on farms can be both helpful and dangerous at the same time due to several factors. Dairy managers should be encouraged to set goals, monitor trends, suggest changes, and evaluate results. Again, the herd veterinarian is in the position to be able to consult with the farm on all of these items. If veterinarians do not get involved in the analysis, other consultants will likely fill that void.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
A class of generalized Poisson distributions
Creators: name: Nandi, S. B.
name: Nath, D. C.
name: Das, K. K.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In these paper we introduce a new class of exponential sums from which various known as well as new exponential sums are generated. Then a class of generalized Poisson distributions is defined (GPDs). Some well known and new distributions are obtained from GPDs. Some recurrence relations of the parameters of these distributions is studied. The suitability of these distributions is illustrated through some real life data.
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
Uterine health problems
Creators: name: Thomas, Mark J.
name: Stangaferro, Matias L.
name: Serrenho, Rita Couto
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: A successful calving event and the following transition period are critically important to the future reproductive performance and productivity of the dairy cow. Although the diagnosis and treatment of uterine diseases are generally considered straightforward by most veterinarians, there are many misconceptions and a lack of data to support many of the recommended treatments. Other metabolic disorders such as hypocalcemia and hyperketonemia can further complicate the diagnosis and treatment plan. Not only is an understanding of reproductive physiology and normal uterine involution important, but also the economic outcomes of uterine disease. The effects on milk production, fertility, risk to other diseases, and exit from the herd need to be recognized by both the dairy herd managers and veterinarians alike. This article will review the definitions, risk factors, treatment options and economics of uterine diseases: retained placenta (RP), metritis, and endometritis.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
The evolution of fertility programs for lactating dairy cows
Creators: name: Fricke, P. M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Dairy farmers, dairy veterinarians, and dairy consultants are continually challenged to stay current on the latest recommendations for synchronization protocols. An excellent and up-to-date source of information on synchronization protocols can be found at the DCRC web site: http://www. dcrcouncil.org/. Protocols recommended by the DCRC are reviewed and updated by researchers who develop and test these protocols, and are based on the latest peer-reviewed research published in the scientific literature. The purpose of this paper is to overview the key research underlying development of fertility programs for lactating dairy cows.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
High Order Numerical Sommerfeld Boundary Conditions: Theory and Experiments
Creators: name: Vichnevetsky, Robert
name: Pariser, E. C.
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1983

description: We develop high-order, non-reflecting boundary equations for a semi discrete approximation of the simple (hyperbolic) advection equation U+ CU = 0 These boundary equations are based on a discrete interpretation of *Summerfield's radiation condition for a second order wave equation which is associated with the semi-discrete equations. The performance of these schemes is expressed by an exact measure of the energy reflected at the boundary. For low order cases, the discrete Summerfield boundary equations are identical with the standard finite difference equations, but for high orders of approximation (starting with 4 points),the discrete Summerfield schemes differ from standard finite differences. It -is shown, and verified experimentally, that the discrete Summerfield schemes are optimal, in the sense that they produce the least amount of reflected energy. Moreover, it is known theoretically, and we verify experimentally, that the reflected energy remains invariant when the semi-discrete equations are time-discredited with the trapezoidal (Crank- Nicolson] method. The corresponding fully discrete boundary equations are thus also optimal in the sense that they minimize the reflected energy.
Pseudips orientalis
Creators: name: Cognato, Anthony I.
name: Smith, Sarah M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Pseudips
Pseudips orientalis

description: Pseudips orientalis (Wood and Yin, 1986)  (Figs. 7–10)
 Ips orientalis Wood and Yin 1986: 461.
 Pseudips orientalis (Wood and Yin): Cognato 2000: 365.
 Orthotomicus orientalis (Wood and Yin): Wood 2007: 340.
 Pseudips orientalis (Wood and Yin): Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal 2009: 81.
 Type Material. Holotype, male, and nine paratypes, NMNH, examined.
 New Records. None.
 Diagnosis. Characters including broadly conical, not subcapitate, denticles of the elytral declivital margin and a frontal fovea and medial epistomal tubercle differentiate this species from the remaining Pseudips species.
 Host. Picea spp.
 Distribution. CHINA: Tibet.
 Comments. Wood and Yin (1986) and Wood and Bright (1992) both listed the holotype as being deposited in IZAS. The holotype and all paratypes are in the NMNH. Wood and Yin (1986) diagnosed the species as without a frontal fovea and tubercle but described the species as with both attributes. However, the male holotype has the frontal fovea and tubercle. A mixed type series of both P. orientalis (Tibet) and P. yak (Sichuan) was the cause of the apparent confusion.
description: Published as part of Cognato, Anthony I. & Smith, Sarah M., 2024, Taxonomic Review of Pseudips Cognato (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Ipini) Inferred from Morphology and a DNA-Based Phylogeny, pp. 239-254 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 78 (2) on page 248, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-78.2.239, http://zenodo.org/record/13243948
L'individuazione di variazioni in sistemi dinamici: una proposta per la scelta di parametri per l'algoritmo "generalized Likelihood ratio"
Creators: name: Scagliarini, M.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In statistics and engineering the problem of change point detection in dynamical systems can be addressed using the class of sequential detection rules called "window limited generalized likelihood ratio (GLR) schemes". In this paper, some open problems concerning the statistical theory and practical implementation of these procedures are discussed. A method to select the window size and the threshold value, based on the joint use of Monte Carlo simulation and theoretical results, is proposed and illustrated through an example.
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
What every practitioner should know about calf barn ventilation
Creators: name: Bovine Practitioners, American Association Of
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is financially significant to a dairy operation due to treatment costs, veterinary costs, loss of replacements, and reduced future production potential. High air bacterial counts have been shown to increase incidence of respiratory disease. Positive pressure tube ventilation systems aim to reduce air bacterial counts and noxious agents by driving fresh, outside air to the microenvironment of the calf. It is important for dairy practitioners to understand the basics of these systems so that they can make recommendations or troubleshoot problems.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Multiple-Stressor Interactions in Tributaries Alter Downstream Ecosystems in Stream Mesocosm Networks
Creators: name: Chará-Serna, Ana M.
name: Richardson, John Stuart
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: We studied how multiple-stresssors in tributaries affect function, diversity, and physical habitat of recipient downstream ecosystems. Using a mesocosm model of a stream network, we manipulated sediment and nutrients individually and in combination in tributaries of second-order channels, to test the effect of complex stressor interactions within tributaries on recipient channels. Sedimentation in second-order channels increased with the level of disturbance of the tributaries. Moreover, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT) density and EPT richness were higher in second-order channels fed by tributaries where the stressors were applied separately, compared to those fed by tributaries where the stressors were applied simultaneously. Our observations suggest this result was due to the combination of the two stressors within the same tributary reducing EPT drift from the tributaries further than the addition of the stressors in separate tributaries. These results support the hypothesis that cumulative upstream disturbance can influence downstream recipient ecosystems in stream networks. However, contrary to our expectations, most observed effects were due to impacts on dispersal patterns of EPT taxa, rather than downstream accumulation of disturbances throughout the network. Our results underscore the importance of metacommunity frameworks to understand how tributary disturbance may influence population dynamics in downstream ecosystems.
title: International Investment Law and the Rule of Law
Creators: name: Stoll, Peter-Tobias
Publisher: name: Institut für Völker- und Europarecht, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Year: 2018

description: This Special Issue of the Goettingen Journal of International Law (GoJIL) deals with the theme of The Law Behind Rule of Law Transfers Transfers of the rule of law between legal orders have been studied extensively in academia. Yet, so far scholarship has, in this regard, predominantly centered around the socio-political questions. There is, however, more to explore. The GoJIL Special Issue, therefore, departs from common scholarly paths and intends to assess and explain rule of law transfers as a legal phenomenon, applying a particular doctrinal perspective. Such an analytical perspective is based on the assumption that rule of law transfers do not only consider the law but, although being ontological processes, encompass legal dimension themselves. The following introduction will establish the theoretical basis on which such a legal approach shall be carried out. Four arguments will be developed: First, that there exists a plurality of state and non-state legal orders which interact on a global scale (A.). Second, that one particular way of such interaction is the transfer of legal items between legal orders (B.). Third, that the rule of law, as a fundamental legal concept, is such an item and subject to legal transfers (C.). And fourth, that – without doubting the influence of many social and political factors – the law itself plays an underestimated role with respect to rule of law transfers in the global plurality of legal orders (D.). Subsequently, the wide range of legal perspectives on the topic of rule of law transfers contained in this special issue shall briefly be outlined (E.).
description: Goettingen Journal of International Law ; Vol. 9, no. 1, page 267-292
description: Special Issue: The Law Behind Rule of Law Transfers
Modelli di sopravvivenza con troncamenti variabili per l’analisi della durata dei governi della Repubblica Italiana
Creators: name: Guagnano, G.
name: Corradi, F.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In this paper we consider some different statistical models to explain the lifetime variability of the Italian governments from 1948 to 1994. One important feature of cabinet potential lifetimes is that they have an upper limit, wich obviously depend on how much time remains until next scheduled elections. The proposed duration models take into account these varying potential lifetimes considering truncated pdf’s and survival functions. We take into account constant in time and time varying covariates, whose effects are handled using piecewise hazard functions and exploiting the temporal factorization of the survival and likelihood functions. MCMC methods are employed to produce inference about the parameters posterior distributions in the models.
description: Statistica; Vol 60, No 3 (2000)
Notes on the technical sessions of the Fourth HPCD Workshop
Creators: name: Davison, Brian D.
name: Miyake, Keith M.
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1997

description: The fourth HPCD Workshop was held at Rutgers University on July 17 and 18, 1997, which was approximately the midpoint of the fourth year of the four year project. The workshop provided the opportunity to review the project goals, to bring together the people related to the project, summarize the experiences, and identify spinoffs and outgrowths of the HPCD effort. During the technical sessions of the workshop, investigators from each of the project's areas summarized the research that had been done in the project, concentrating on the previous year. This memo briefly outlines each talk and any ensuing discussion.
Winners and losers. an analysis of earnings mobility in Italy
Creators: name: Lucifora, C.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In this paper we investigate earnings mobility patterns of Italian workers, from 1974 to 1988, using longitudinal data. The availability of longitudinal micro-data allows us to deal with individual characteristics as well as workers' labor market histories. In the empirical analysis of partitioning of the earnings distribution by deciles is used and the overall hierarchical mobility of individuals is investigated. Transition matrices are computed in order to compare wage formation and mobility processes. Several summary indicators of mobility are presented in the analysis and the relations between them discussed.
The paper offers some interesting findings. First, the evolution of earnings and mobility patterns show a significant inertia in the wage structure. Second, a low-earnings "trap" for individuals who start (and remain) in the lower deciles of the wage distribution has been detected. Finally, some interesting differences emerge between earnings mobility, while the former are more frequently found in the low-earnings "trap".
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
Rational treatments for mineral disorders in fresh cows
Creators: name: Oetzel, Garrett R.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypokalemia are important metabolic diseases of fresh dairy cows. Many dairy practitioners and dairy producers may need to update their approaches to these diseases based on current scientific information. Hypocalcemia in standing cows is best treated orally; intravenous calcium should be reserved for recumbent cases of milk fever because it may cause cardiac toxicity and rebound hypocalcemia. Glucose or additional electrolytes should not be included in intravenous solutions administered to cows with hypocalcemia. Hypophosphatemia is a less common mineral disorder that is usually secondary to hypocalcemia. Mild to moderate cases of hypophosphatemia are best treated with oral phosphorus; intravenous phosphorus should be reserved for severe cases. Hypomagnesemia may be a clinical problem in grazing herds or a subclinical problem in confinement dairies with cows fed stored feeds. Clinical hypomagnesemia may be treated intravenously or via rectal enema; subclinical cases are best managed by oral magnesium supplementation. Hypokalemia may follow prolonged periods of anorexia in early lactation cows and typically presents as severe, flaccid paralysis. Oral potassium supplementation is the preferred means for treating and preventing hypokalemia.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
A bivariate survival distribution generated by a uniform frailty and covariates assuming an accelerated life model
Creators: name: Navarrete-Alvarez, N.
name: Garcìa-Leal, J.
name: Lara-Porras, A. M.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: A Bivariate survival model is constructed.This model is based on a frailty model that acts multiplicatively on the hazard function.
We consider a uniform frailty.We introduce external covariates by an accelerated life model. That model called mixed by us is considered to study some measures of association for example the Kendall coefficient. We state the problem of the estimation with Weibull marginals.
description: Statistica; Vol 60, No 3 (2000)
Dental Microwear Texture and Anthropoid Diets
Creators: name: Scott, Robert S.
name: Ungar, Peter S.
name: Teaford, Mark F.
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Dietary variability
Food mechanical properties
Dental anthropology
Primate

description: Dental microwear has long been used as evidence concerning the diets of extinct species. Here we present a comparative baseline series of dental microwear textures for a sample of 21 anthropoid primate species displaying inter- and intra-specific dietary variability. Four dental microwear texture variables (complexity, anisotropy, textural fill volume, and heterogeneity) were computed based on scale-sensitive fractal analysis and high-resolution three-dimensional renderings of microwear surfaces collected using a white-light confocal profiler. The purpose of this analysis was to assess the extent to which these variables reflect variation in diet. Significant contrasts between species with diets known to include foods with differing material properties are clearly evident for all four microwear texture variables. In particular, species that consume more tough foods, such as leaves, tended to have high levels of anisotropy and low texture complexity. The converse was true for species including hard and brittle items in their diets either as staples or as fallback foods. These results reaffirm the utility of dental microwear texture analysis as an important tool in making dietary inferences based on fossil primate samples.
Metodi per tenere conto della complessità del disegno nella stima di modelli per la propensione all'acquisto
Creators: name: Pacei, S.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: The aim of the work is to estimate a model describing households' purchase of durable goods by using data from the italian Consumer Expenditure Survey. Since the sample design turns out to have important consequences for estimation, two approaches are used to incorporate sample weights in the model estimation: the conventional weighting, which suffers some limitations, and a method recently suggested by Skinner (1994) in order to overcome those limitations. The empirical study proves more efficient estimates are obtained by Skinner's approach. nevertheless, it could lead to different estimates of the parameters for different subgroups of the population when qualitative regressor are selected in the model.
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
Milk, Yogurt and Butter in Medieval East Asia: Dairy Products from China to Japan in Medicine and Buddhism
Creators: name: Kotyk, Jeffrey
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Dairy products have existed in China from at least the Han Dynasty onward. Later, under the influence of Buddhism, dairy items such as yogurt, butter and ghee were required for ritual purposes. The domestic dairy industry in medieval China is an understudied topic, but even more so is the use of dairy in contemporary Japan, where Chinese traditions of Buddhism were transplanted in full. The kanji describing various dairy products were also known in Japan, but we must ask whether these substances were available in Japan, and to what extent. Unlike luxury consumables such as aromatics and medicines, perishable foodstuffs were unlikely to have been transported from the mainland. This study will document and discuss the transmission of a dairy industry from China to Japan, with a focus on the role of these products in religious and medical contexts.
Understanding the economic impact of mastitis therapy
Creators: name: Ruegg, Pamela L.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Mastitis occurs on all dairy farms, and veterinarians can help producers reduce losses and promote more judicious antimicrobial usage. In the US, 7 intramammary (IMM) antibiotics are approved for treatment of mastitis, but no antibiotics are approved for systemic treatment of mastitis. Most cases of clinical mastitis present with mild or moderate clinical signs and there is no evidence that use of systemic antimicrobials is of benefit. Farmers typically underestimate costs associated with treatment of clinical mastitis, and about 75% of costs are associated with milk discard. Selection of drugs and duration of treatment are both areas that can have significant impact on economic losses associated with mastitis therapy. The distribution of etiologies is associated with the value of antimicrobial therapy, and use of intramammary antibiotics should be determined based on knowledge of etiology. Clinical outcomes of most mastitis cases that are culture-negative or caused by E. coli are not improved by use of antimicrobials, and considerable losses can be incurred when longer-duration therapy is used as the standard protocol. When etiology of non-severe clinical mastitis is unknown, use of narrow-spectrum IMM antimicrobials for short duration results in optimal economic outcomes.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Joints, ears, and navels!
Creators: name: Depenbrock, Sarah M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Infectious diseases of the joints, ears, and umbilicus are common diseases of the calf. Many different infectious agents can play a role in disease at these different anatomic sites. Combinations of these diseases often present in the same population of calves, and the problem can often be traced back to inappropriate colostrum management practices. This review provides an overview of septic arthritis, otitis, and navel ill in calves as well as a brief discussion on colostrum management practices.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Neonatal distended abdomen
Creators: name: Depenbrock, Sarah M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: The case of the neonatal distended abdomen is often referred to as “bloat”. Despite the common name, there are many different possible underlying etiologies for a distended abdomen in calves. This session discusses differential diagnoses, clinical reasoning, and diagnostic tools for investigation of common causes of bloat in calves.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Generalized Blackwell-Rao and Cramer-Rao's inequalities
Creators: name: Chergui, J. D.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: The first part of the paper is devoted to the definition and the existence of the conditional expectation of statistic. Then we have established the Blackwell-Rao's inequality. After that we have given the definition of the Fisher information operator. We subsequently have established the important property of the information operator that the only statistic which reduces data in the sample without losing information is the sufficient statistic. Afterwards we have proved the Cramer-Rao inequality.
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
Academic libraries as civic agents
Creators: name: Kranich, Nancy
Publisher: name: Stylus Publishers
Year: 2019
Subjects: Academic libraries and civic engagement
Civic engagement
Community engagement and academic libraries

description: One practice ground for democracy often overlooked is the academic library. In fact, until recently, academic libraries were “conspicuous by their absence in the engaged university” (Westley, 2006, p. 200). Although academic libraries are well recognized for their role informing scholarship, promoting access to a diversity of ideas, and serving as depositories for government, community and other useful information, many are just now beginning to move up the IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum (2014)--a widely recognized descriptor of levels and resources of public participation processes--from informing toward involving, collaborating and empowering future citizens in the issues of the day. Academic librarians are natural allies in the quest to create a more engaged citizenry given their liaison responsibilities across the curriculum with such campus “hubs” of democracy (Carcasson, 2008) as political science and education, journalism and social work, and communication and Cooperative Extension.
Sviluppi metodologici nell’analisi di biografie correlate
Creators: name: Drovandi, S.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: Many authors are concerned with the analysis of causal relationships among fertility and working careers (Drovandi 1998a end 1998b; Rampichini e Salvini 1998), but until now they have not treated contextual indicators. Otherwise in the real situation the framework is more complex because there are two different dimensions: the micro and macro level that develop causal relationship among variables considered in the social and demographic context. As result of this in this paper, a version of casual log-linear models (Drovandi, 1998a), has been applied to demographic data (INF-2) with the introduction of macro indicators, deducted by other fonts (Racioppi and Santagata, 1998), that would be treated as constant covariate, to be considered explanatory variables both in terms of timing and intensity of reproductive process. According to this some socio-economic macro variables, concerned the residential area (Istat 1994,1995a,1995b), will be considered. These results show that the macro variables can explain, in the same way of individual indicators, same features of reproductive behaviour of women interviewed with the INF/2 Survey. This result can justify the use of Population Census, to develop proxies of women reproductive behaviour, when it is difficult to obtain individual information.
description: Statistica; Vol 60, No 3 (2000)
Cow-calf vaccination programs
Creators: name: Navarre, Christine B.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: The term “herd health” means different things to different people, both producers and veterinarians. Many times producers equate a herd health program with a vaccination program. However, much more goes into preventive herd health programs than just a good vaccination program. To truly immunize cattle, they must have a working immune system at the time of vaccination. That means that we need to minimize all of the stressors that negatively impact the immune system. Herd health programs can be divided into 6 parts: nutrition; parasite control; biosecurity; vaccinations; genetics; and stress management. A good analogy is a 6-strand barbed wire fence. You need all the strands intact to keep cattle in. The more strands that are broken, the higher the risk of cattle escaping. All 6 parts of a herd health program are important. We can’t pick only the ones that are easy or cheap. It is most cost-effective to personalize each herd health/vaccination program. Many ranches don’t need every vaccine available, and in some cases recommendations don’t fit the business model of the ranch. “Cookbook” programs are a good place to start, but should be tailored to each ranch.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Review of respiratory pathology for field clinicians
Creators: name: Janzen, Eugene
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: For all various production methods, bovine respiratory disease has been described as the most common, causing the greatest production loss. With the current increasing scrutiny on the prudent use of antimicrobials, a definitive diagnosis has increased in importance. In commercial cattle operations, buiatricians are rarely called to attend to individual animals with respiratory disease. More often, we are tasked with a problem in a herd or a cohort of that herd. Almost spontaneously part of that task becomes making necropsy diagnoses. Examination of the respiratory tract at necropsy includes dissection of the upper respiratory tract, thorax, and abdomen. Explanations for clinical disease are usually evident with an extensive gross dissection of the aforementioned areas. In many cases the use of diagnostic support like histopathology, microbiology and molecular diagnostics, like immunohistochemistry, may be critical to outline changes to the management of the problem.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Sul ruolo della probabilità e della verosimiglianza nella programmazione degli esperimenti
Creators: name: Giovagnoli, A.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: The first part of this paper investigates the role of probability at the time of planning an experiment, starting from the work of Fisher and the introduction of randomization. The aim is to explore the connections between the choice of the design and the statistical model on one hand and the inferential method employed to analyze the data on the other. There is a special emphasis on the importance of the linear model in the classical theory of Design of Experiment, which has led to Jack Kiefer's theory of optimality.
The second part is centred on the use of the likelihood function and of Fisher's information matrix in designing experiments for non linear models, in particular sequential and adaptive experiments; the role of the information derived from the "limit" experiment is considered. The Likelihood Principle is also briefly discussed from the viewpoint of the experimental plan. This paper assumes the frequentist framework, with a short mention of the Bayesian approach in the last paragraph.
description: Statistica; Vol 59, No 4 (1999)
Joint projections of US East Coast sea level and storm surge using a novel flood index
Creators: name: Kopp, Robert E.
name: Oppenheimer, Michael
name: Little, Christopher M.
name: Horton, Radley M.
name: Vecchi, Gabriel
name: Villarini, Gabriele
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Sea level
subject: Climatic changes--Mathematical models
subject: Earth system modelling
subject: Climate change impacts
subject: Geophysical prediction
subject: Oceanography
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Future coastal flood risk will be strongly influenced by: 1) sea level rise (SLR) and 2) changes in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs). These two factors are generally considered independently. Here, we assess 21st century changes in the United States East Coast hazard using a flood index (FI) that accounts for changes in flood duration and magni- tude driven by SLR and changes in Power Dissipation Index (PDI, an integrated measure of TC intensity, frequency, and duration). SLR and PDI are derived from representative con- centration pathway (RCP) simulations of 15 atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs). By 2080-2099, changes in the FI relative to 1986-2005 are substantial and posi- tively skewed: a 10th-90th percentile range of 4-75× higher in RCP 2.6 and 35-350× higher for RCP 8.5. High-end FI projections are driven by three AOGCMs that project the largest increases in SLR, PDI, and upper ocean temperatures. Changes in PDI are particularly in- fluential if their intra-model correlation with SLR is included, increasing the RCP 8.5 90th percentile FI by an additional 25%. SLR arising from other, possibly correlated, climate processes (e.g. ice sheet and glacier mass changes) will further increase coastal flood risk and should be accounted for in comprehensive assessments.
Disease investigations
Creators: name: Janzen, Eugene
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Bovine practise in the 21st century has changed from an emphasis on individual animal diagnosis and treatment to a diagnosis and management of a herd or a cohort of that herd. That change has meant a more comprehensive examination of the animals, environment, and the cattle management on that premises is indicated. A system of diagnostic support in a herd situation is even more important and extensive than on an individual bovine. A necessity for a herd diagnosis is a site visit and the creation of a database that includes a history, individual animal exams and their diagnostic support, necropsies, and environmental scans. A definitive clinicalpathological diagnosis is often not made, but a good clinical or epidemiological diagnosis may lead to improved cattle management that will eliminate or minimize the specific herd problem.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Investigating the ecotoxicity of construction product eluates as multicomponent mixtures
Creators: name: Heisterkamp, Ines
name: Gartiser, Stefan
name: Ilvonen, Outi
name: Schoknecht, Ute
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Ökotoxizität
Auslaugung
Chemische Analyse
Mischungstoxizität

description: Background The release of hazardous compounds from construction products can harm human health and the environment. To improve the sustainability of construction materials, the leaching of substances from construction products and their potential environmental impact should be assessed. Twenty-seven construction products from different product groups were examined with a combination of standardized leaching tests (dynamic surface leaching test and percolation test) and biotests (algae, daphnia, fish egg, luminescent bacteria, umu and Ames fluctuation tests). To identify the released substances, extensive qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses were performed, including gas chromatographic and liquid chromatographic screening techniques. Results Many of the tested eluates caused significant ecotoxic effects. Particularly high ecotoxicities were observed for grouts (lowest ineffective dilution (LID) up to 16384) and cork granules (LID up to 24578). The results of ecotoxicity tests allow the prioritization of the eluates that should be subjected to detailed chemical analyses. Organic screening by different methods and ranking the identified substances based on recorded hazard classification is a suitable approach to identify the relevant toxic substances. Conclusions Determining the ecotoxicity of eluates from construction products records the summary effect of all leachable substances. This instrument is especially useful for construction products of complex and largely unknown composition. The ecotoxicological and the chemical-analytical approach complement each other in an ideal way to characterize the potential hazard of eluates from construction products and to identify the environmentally hazardous components in these eluates. Our results confirm that the proposed harmonized methods for testing eluate toxicity are an adequate and applicable procedure to move toward a more sustainable way of building and to reduce toxic effects of construction products in their use phase in the environment. © The Author(s) 2023
title: Getting acquainted with social networks and apps
title: talking about TikTok
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Anderson, Katie Elson
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Libraries
Library services
Internet
TikTok
Social Media
Technology

description: This paper seeks to provide information and promote discussion around the social media platform TikTok and how it can be used by libraries and library and information professionals. Libraries and library and information professionals should be aware of the potential of TikTok for engagement and information sharing.
Matters of chemistry. Primo Levi, Freud and the temporary repair
Questione di chimica. Primo Levi, Freud e la riparazione temporanea
Creators: name: Cevenini, Luca; Università Di Bologna
Publisher: name: Dipartimento delle Arti - Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2013
Subjects: Primo Levi; chemistry; writing; experience; sorrow.
Primo Levi; chimica; scrittura; esperienza; dolore

description: By a Primo Levi’s analogy between the writer’s trade and the chemist’s one, his first and «unique» profession, and a Freud’s analogy between the chemist’s trade and the psychoanalyst’s one, the text shows some aspects of the therapeutic potential of writing. Levi pointed out some of his books as replacements for «Freud’s couch»: the writer can indeed rework his orginal material, the experience, in a new and healthier balance; in the same way the chemist can develop a new synthesis for a compound or the psychoanalyst recreate a new psychic order in his patient; in all cases, however, the single elements prove to be hard to manage, unpredicatable, and the outcomes hard to foresee.
description: Attraverso un'analogia di Primo Levi tra il lavoro dello scrittore e quello del chimico, suo primo e «unico» mestiere, ed un'analogia di Freud tra il lavoro del chimico e quello dello psicoanalista, il testo mostra alcuni aspetti del potenziale terapeutico della scrittura. Levi ha indicato alcuni suoi libri quali sostituti «del divano di Freud»: lo scrittore può infatti rielaborare la materia di partenza, l'esperienza, in un nuovo e più benefico equilibrio, così come il chimico può portare a nuova sintesi un composto o lo psicoanalista ricreare l'assetto psichico del paziente; ma in tutti e tre i casi i singoli elementi risultano difficili da gestire, imprevedibili, e i risultati difficili da prevedere.
description: PsicoArt – Rivista on line di arte e psicologia; Vol 3, N° 3 (2013)
How to assist your beef clients with bull buying decisions using herd goals and Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs)
Creators: name: Hilton, W. Mark
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: Beef cow-calf veterinarians are relied upon more and more to provide advice and consulting to their clients. While issues of health are the mainstay of many conversations, progressive producers are asking their herd health veterinarians about non-health subjects that have a financial impact on their herds. Providing unbiased information on improving the genetics of a herd can make a significant impact on the producer’s bottom line.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Heifer management decisions
Creators: name: Rogers, Glenn M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 2020

description: This presentation represents my experiences with a beef heifer development enterprise. Hopefully, this information can benefit some of your clients’ operations, or at least challenge your thoughts on heifer development.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2020 Recent Graduate Proceedings
Fifteen-year trends in self-reported racism and link with health and well-being of African Canadian adolescents: a secondary data analysis
Creators: name: Okoye, Helen U.
name: Saewyc, Elizabeth Marie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Background: We assessed the prevalence and trends in racial discrimination among African Canadian adolescents in British Columbia. The association between racial discrimination and self-rated health, access to mental health services, substance use, suicidal thoughts and attempts, experience of extreme stress, among others were examined within the 2018 dataset. Methods: Secondary analysis used the data collected from African Canadian adolescents (n = 2448) as part of the British Columbia Adolescent Health Surveys (2003–2018). We examined whether racial discrimination increased, decreased, or remained stable over time. We evaluated experiences of racial discrimination for all adolescents, and then disaggregated analyses for boys, girls, immigrant, and Canadian-born African adolescents. We used Rao-Scott’s adjusted chi-square to test differences in racial discrimination and adjusted logistic regressions to test trends across survey years, widening or narrowing gaps in racial discrimination, as well as the link to health outcomes. Results: Racial discrimination was significantly different across the survey years (Adjusted F = 4.60, p < .01), with the highest percentage of adolescents reporting past year racial discrimination in 2018 (29.9%) and the lowest percentage in 2013 (21.3%). Girls and immigrant African Canadian adolescents were more likely to have experienced racial discrimination. However, girls and Canadian-born adolescents had the highest odds of reporting racial discrimination in 2018 compared to 2003, AOR = 1.85, and 1.58, respectively. The findings reveal significant differences in the experiences of racial discrimination for boys and girls, as well as for immigrant and Canadian-born African adolescents. Significant differences were noted in the link between racial discrimination and self-rated health and engaging in behaviours that might expose them to health risks. The worst negative health outcomes were found for boys and immigrant African Canadian adolescents. Conclusion: The study suggests that more than 1 in 4 African Canadian adolescents in British Columbia report racial discrimination, which is an increasing trend in recent years. Those who reported racial discrimination also had the worst adverse health outcomes. There is a need for more public health action to reduce racism, create awareness about the negative health impacts, and provide better support for African Canadian adolescents.
Abstraction via approximate symmetry
Creators: name: Ellman, Thomas
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1993

description: Abstraction techniques are important for solving constraint satisfaction problems with global constraints and low solution density. In the presence of global constraints, backtracking search is unable to prune partial solutions. It therefore operates like pure generate-and-test. Abstraction improves on generate-and-test by enabling entire subsets of the solution space to be pruned early in a backtracking search process. This paper describes how abstraction spaces can be characterized in terms of approximate symmetries of the original, concrete search space. It defines two special types of approximate symmetry, called "range symmetry" and "domain symmetry", which apply to function finding problems. It also presents algorithms for automatically synthesizing hierarchic problem solvers based on range or domain symmetry. The algorithms operate by analyzing declarative descriptions of classes of constraint satisfaction problems. Both algorithms have been fully implemented. This paper concludes by presenting data from experiments testing the two synthesis algorithms and the resulting problem solvers on NP-hard scheduling and partitioning problems.