cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Trends in survival of ALS from a population-based registry
Creators: name: Bianchi, Elisa
name: Pupillo, Elisabetta
name: De Feudis, Antonio
name: Enia, Gabriele
name: Vitelli, Eugenio
name: Beghi, Ettore
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Objective: To assess survival of ALS patients in general and in selected demographic and clinical subgroups comparing two periods (1998–2000 vs. 2008–2010). Methods: Newly diagnosed adults resident of Lombardy, Northern Italy from a population-based registry were included. Data were collected on age at diagnosis, sex, site of onset, diagnostic delay, and El-Escorial diagnostic category. Patients were followed until death or last observation. Survival was evaluated using Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox’s proportional hazards models. Results: In 2008–2010 (267 patients), median survival was 2.4 years and 1-year, 2-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 79%, 56%, 41% and 24%. Longer survival was associated with male sex, younger age, spinal onset, and longer diagnostic delay. Multivariable analysis confirmed higher death in 65–69yr (HR 2.8; 95% CI 1.4-5.6), 70–74yr (HR 3.2; 95% CI 1.6-6.3) and 75 + yr (HR 6.9; 95% CI 3.5-13.8) categories, compared to ≤49yr, in females (HR 1.4; 95% CI 1.02-1.8), compared to males, and in patients diagnosed after 6–12 months (HR 1.9; 95% CI 1.4-2.7), compared with longer diagnostic delay. In 1998–2000 (235 patients), median survival was 2.2 years. The 1-year, 2-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 77%, 53%, 38% and 20%. When adjusting for demographic and clinical variables, the HR for death in 2008–2010 versus 1998–2000 was 0.80 (95% CI 0.66–0.98). A significant increase of survival in 2008–2010 was found only in patients aged 50–59yr and 70–74yr at diagnosis. Conclusions: Survival of ALS has increased over time in the last decades, especially in middle aged and elderly patients. The benefits of comprehensive care in selected age groups might explain our findings.
BCS-BEC Crossover in Two-Dimensional Attractive Hubbard Model under Magnetic Field
Creators: name: Tsuruta, Atsushi
name: Hyodo, Satoshi
name: Miyake, Kazumasa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS)-Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) crossover in the two-dimensional attractive Hubbard model under the magnetic field is discussed at the half-filling at T=0 K on the basis of the formalism of Eagles and Leggett. It is shown that the so-called Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinikov-like state with a non-zero center-of-mass wave vector ${\bf q}\not=0$ is not stabilized in the weak-coupling (BCS) region, while such a state with ${\bf q}\not=0$ is stabilized against that with ${\bf q}=0$ even in a wide strong-coupling (BEC) region where di-fermion molecules are formed. The physical implication of this surprising result is discussed.
description: 10 pages, 7 figures
title: La conception acoustique de salles destinées à la communication orale
Creators: name: Bradley, J. S.
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Institut de recherche en construction
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: spécifications acoustiques
subject: salles
subject: auditoires

description: Cet article traite des spécifications acoustiques permettant une communication orale détendue et précise, ainsi que des critères de conception pour des salles de taille différente. Nous abordons certains aspects propres à des types de salles et des auditoires particuliers.
description: This Update explains the acoustical requirements conducive to relaxed and accurate speech communication in rooms and gives design criteria for a wide range of room sizes. Some special issues for particular types of rooms and special groups of listeners are discussed.
Steady State and Modulated Heat Conduction in Layered Systems Predicted by the Phonon Boltzmann Transport Equation
Creators: name: Ordonez-Miranda, Jose
name: Yang, Ronggui
name: Volz, Sebastian
name: Alvarado-Gil, J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Based on the phonon Boltzmann transport equation under the relaxation time approximation, analytical expressions for the temperature profiles of both steady state and modulated heat conduction inside a thin film deposited on a substrate are derived and analyzed. It is shown that both steady state and modulated components of the temperature depend strongly on the ratio between the film thickness and the average phonon mean free path, and they exhibit the diffusive behavior as predicted by the Fourier law of heat conduction when this ratio is much larger than the unity. In contrast, in the ballistic regime when this ratio is comparable to or smaller than the unity, the steady-state temperature tends to be independent of position, while the amplitude and the phase of the modulated temperature appear to be lower than those determined by the Fourier law. Furthermore, we derived an invariant of heat conduction and a simple formula for the cross-plane thermal conductivity of dielectric thin films, which could be a useful guide for understanding and optimizing the thermal performance of the layered systems. This work represents the Boltzmann transport equation-based extension of the Rosencwaig and Gerko work [J. Appl. Phys. 47, 64 (1976)], which is based on the Fourier law and has widely been used as the theoretical framework for the development of photoacoustic and photothermal techniques. This work might shed some light on developing a theoretical basis for the determination of the phonon MFP and relaxation time using ultrafast laser-based transient heating techniques.
description: 38 pages, 11 figures
First Initial Report of Findings from Katagami Research in Japan
Creators: name: Markham, Mamiko
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 120306 Textile and Fashion Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 190102 Art History

description: First Initial Report of Findings from Katagami Research in Japan
October 4th, 2017

The Silver Studio Collection at MoDA includes around four hundred Katagami, dating from the early nineteenth century. MoDA’s collection of Katagami is one of the significant public collections of Katagami in Britain. 
My research for the MoDA Katagami project includes analysis of images of the Katagami, including infra-red photography. It is the first time that the technique has been used in England. In 2016 we secured funding from Arts Council England for research on this collection. Our focus is on Katagami as a source of inspiration for artists and designers, both historically and today.
https://moda.mdx.ac.uk/2017/12/06/Katagami-findings/
The pattern design of Katagami reflects the popular fashion of the late Edo period when it was produced. When they were purchased by Museums and/or collectors in Britain in the early 19th century, those known as 'export Katagami' were produced with changes to pattern and technique. I edited the First Initial Report about this research.　　　　　　
The Impact of Imperfect Information on Network Attack
Creators: name: Melchionna, Andrew
name: Caloca, Jesus
name: Squires, Shane
name: Antonsen, Thomas M.
name: Ott, Edward
name: Girvan, Michelle
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper explores the effectiveness of network attack when the attacker has imperfect information about the network. For Erdős-Rényi networks, we observe that dynamical importance and betweenness centrality-based attacks are surprisingly robust to the presence of a moderate amount of imperfect information and are more effective compared with simpler degree-based attacks even at moderate levels of network information error. In contrast, for scale-free networks the effectiveness of attack is much less degraded by a moderate level of information error. Furthermore, in the Erdőos-Rényi case the effectiveness of network attack is much more degraded by missing links as compared with the same number of false links.
Template for data cleaning guidance and SOP
Creators: name: Grobler, Anneke
Publisher: name: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: This template is to be used to create a study specific guideline or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for data cleaning. It can apply to the entire study/trial or to one analysis/database lock in a larger study/trial.
Drug treatments and interactions, disease progression and quality of life in ALS patients
Creators: name: Diamanti, Luca
name: Bianchi, Elisa
name: Mucaj, Klodjana
name: Cereda, Cristina
name: Garattini, Silvio
name: Beghi, Ettore
name: Pupillo, Elisabetta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes a wide range of symptoms demanding treatment, but the evidence base for their effectiveness is limited. Affected individuals may present several comorbidities. Polypharmacy exposes ALS patients to the adverse effects of drugs and to drug-drug interactions. At present, no data on drug–drug and drug–disease interactions are available in patients with ALS. Methods: Multicenter, case-series, observational study aimed to provide a picture of the therapeutic habits of patients with ALS, and identify drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and their effects on the outcome of the disease (measured by ALSFRS-R) and quality of life (ALSAQ-40). Results: 440 patients were included, 50 of them with follow-up data. The maximum number of DDIs at baseline was 2 for minor, 9 for moderate, 3 for major, and 3 for contraindicated interactions. At least one minor, moderate, major, or contraindicated DDI was present in 18 (4.1%), 127 (28.9%), 46 (10.5%) and 37 (8.4%) patients. Patients with DDIs were older. In those with major/contraindicated DDIs, the scores on the emotional domain of the ALSAQ-40 and the ALSFRS-R total score were worse than the scores of patients without DDIs or with minor/moderate DDIs. At the 48-week visit, patients with DDIs showed lower ALSFRS-R scores, and higher scores on all domains of ALSAQ-40, as compared to patients without DDIs. Conclusions: Symptomatic treatment aims to improve quality of life of patients. The higher the number of drugs, the higher the risk to incurring (relevant) interactions.
Feedback Refinement Relations for the Synthesis of Symbolic Controllers
Creators: name: Reissig, Gunther
name: Weber, Alexander
name: Rungger, Matthias
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: Primary 93B51, Secondary, 93B52, 93C10, 93C30, 93C55, 93C57, 93C65

description: We present an abstraction and refinement methodology for the automated controller synthesis to enforce general predefined specifications. The designed controllers require quantized (or symbolic) state information only and can be interfaced with the system via a static quantizer. Both features are particularly important with regard to any practical implementation of the designed controllers and, as we prove, are characterized by the existence of a feedback refinement relation between plant and abstraction. Feedback refinement relations are a novel concept introduced in this paper. Our work builds on a general notion of system with set-valued dynamics and possibly non-deterministic quantizers to permit the synthesis of controllers that robustly, and provably, enforce the specification in the presence of various types of uncertainties and disturbances. We identify a class of abstractions that is canonical in a well-defined sense, and provide a method to efficiently compute canonical abstractions. We demonstrate the practicality of our approach on two examples.
description: This work has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Trans. Automatic Control. v3: Definition VIII.2 corrected; plus minor modifications; accepted version
Influence of the electron-phonon interfacial conductance on the thermal transport at metal/dielectric interfaces
Creators: name: Lombard, J.
name: Detcheverry, F.
name: Merabia, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Thermal boundary conductance at a metal-dieletric interface is a quantity of prime importance for heat management at the nanoscale. While the boundary conductance is usually ascribed to the coupling between metal phonons and dielectric phonons, in this work we examine the influence of a direct coupling between the metal electrons and the dielectric phonons. The effect of electron- phonon processes is generally believed to be resistive, and tends to decrease the overall thermal boundary conductance as compared to the phonon-phonon conductance σp . Here, we find that the effect of a direct coupling σe is to enhance the effective thermal conductance, between the metal and the dielectric. Resistive effects turn out to be important only for thin films of metals having a low electron-phonon coupling strength. Two approaches are explored to reach these conclusions. First, we present an analytical solution of the two-temperature model to compute the effective conductance which account for all the relevant energy channels, as a function of σe , σp and the electron-phonon coupling factor G. Second, we use numerical resolution to examine the influence of σe on two realistic cases: gold film on silicon or silica substrates. We point out the implications for the interpretation of time-resolved thermoreflectance experiments.
Conclusion final considerations: Driving forces and barriers affecting curriculum reforms
Creators: name: Bosch, Marianna
name: O'Meara, Niamh
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education

description: Theme A presents two types of studies. The first type are cases of reforms undertaken in various countries or regions that are considered special for different reasons. Some were chosen because they produced a significant change in the curriculum, sometimes for a short period of time – like reforms related to the New Math movement – and sometimes as a long-standing process that is still in force today and even expanding internationally – as is the case with the Realistic Mathematics Education movement. In both cases, however, they left remarkable effects and can be located at the origin of the research communities in mathematics education, the local as well as the international ones. The second type of cases and choices of past reforms, illustrate how they could be affected by political movements in the countries, by international movements like those promoted by the OECD, by UNESCO or, more significantly, by ICMI itself, and also by cultural values or visions about the nature and role of mathematics in our societies.
BPS Wilson loops in Minkowski spacetime and Euclidean space
Creators: name: Ouyang, Hao
name: Wu, Jun-Bao
name: Zhang, Jia-ju
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give evidence that spacelike BPS Wilson loops do not exist in Minkowski spacetime. We show that spacelike Wilson loops in Minkowski spacetime cannot preserve any supersymmetries, in $d = 4$ $\mathcal N = 4$ super Yang-Mills theory, $d = 3$ $\mathcal N = 2$ super Chern-Simons-matter theory, and $d = 3$ $\mathcal N = 6$ Aharony-Bergman-Jafferis-Maldacena theory. We not only show this using infinite straight lines and circles as examples, but also we give proofs for general curves. We attribute this to the conflicts of reality conditions of the spinors. However, spacelike Wilson loops do exist in Euclidean space. There are both BPS Wilson loops along infinite straight lines and circular BPS Wilson loops. This is because the reality conditions of the spinors are lost after Wick rotation. The result is reasonable in view of the AdS/CFT correspondence.
description: V1, 19 pages, no figure; V2, 25 pages, typos corrected and proofs for general curves added thanks to the careful reading and valuable suggestions of the anonymous referee, version to appear in EPJC; V3, 25 pages, published version
Durability of SrTiO3-TiO2 Eutectic Composite as a Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Creators: name: Kołodziejak, Katarzyna
name: Sar, Jarosław
name: Wysmułek, Konrad
name: Orliński, Krzysztof
name: Piotrowski, Piotr
name: Gajewski, Michał
name: Pawlak, Dorota Anna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The idea of employing sunlight – a virtually inexhaustible source of energy – to catalyze various chemical reactions or generate electrical current is intensively studied nowadays. Here, we describe a method for testing photoelectrochemical (PEC) stability developed using the example of photoanodes from an SrTiO3-TiO2 eutectic composite. Eutectic composite stability measurements were carried out in long-term cycles: 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 h of constant electrode operation (total of 88.5 h). After each cycle, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, reflectance, roughness, SEM/EDS microstructure analysis and the content of Sr and Ti ions in the applied electrolyte solution were examined. The initial value of the photocurrent density was 1.95 mA/cm2 at a potential of 1.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl in a pH 2 electrolyte environment and under 6 suns of illumination increased almost four times, reaching 7.22 mA/cm2 after a total of 88.5 h of PEC stability cycles. Due to the better catalytic properties of TiO2, this phase degrades faster, causing an increase in the roughness of the electrode surface. At the same time, reflectance of the photoanode active layer dropped from around 35% to 15%. The investigated method of PEC material testing can be applied in areas beyond the photoelectrochemical water splitting such as: chemistry, photovoltaics, sensing and others.
A 400 solar mass black hole in the Ultraluminous X-ray source M82 X-1 accreting close to its Eddington limit
Creators: name: Pasham, Dheeraj R.
name: Strohmayer, Tod E.
name: Mushotzky, Richard F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: M82 X-1, the brightest X-ray source in the galaxy M82, has been thought to be an intermediate-mass black hole (100 to 10,000 solar masses) because of its extremely high luminosity and variability characteristics, although some models suggest that its mass may be only about 20 solar masses. The previous mass estimates were based on scaling relations that use low-frequency characteristic timescales which have large intrinsic uncertainties. For stellar-mass black holes, we know that the high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (100-450 hertz) in the X-ray emission that occur in a 3:2 frequency ratio are stable and scale in frequency inversely with black hole mass with a reasonably small dispersion. The discovery of such stable oscillations thus potentially offers an alternative and less ambiguous means of mass determination for intermediate-mass black holes, but has hitherto not been realized. Here we report stable, twin-peak (3:2 frequency ratio) X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations from M82 X-1 at frequencies of 3.32$\pm$0.06 hertz and 5.07$\pm$0.06 hertz. Assuming that we can extrapolate the inverse-mass scaling that holds for stellar-mass black holes, we estimate the black hole mass of M82 X-1 to be 428$\pm$105 solar masses. In addition, we can estimate the mass using the relativistic precession model, from which we get a value of 415$\pm$63 solar masses.
description: Published in Nature. Dynamic power spectrum can be found at http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dheeraj/img/movie1.webm
title: Best practices for concrete sidewalk construction
Creators: name: Rajani, Balvantrai (Balvant)
Publisher: name: National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Sidewalks
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC1173
subject: Trottoirs
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC1173
subject: Concrete
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0740
subject: Béton
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0740

description: Concrete sidewalks often fail prematurely. This Update describes practices that will help ensure good long-term performance, safety and comfort.
description: Les trottoirs en béton se détériorent souvent prématurément. Cet article présente certaines pratiques qui aident à assurer à long terme la tenue des trottoirs et du même coup le confort et la sécurité des piétons.
title: Behaviour and performance of concrete sidewalks
Creators: name: Rajani, B. B.
Publisher: name: National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Sidewalks
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC1173
subject: Trottoirs
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC1173
subject: Concrete
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0740
subject: Béton
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0740

description: Sidewalks are key elements of urban infrastructure, have a high replacement cost and often fail prematurely. This Update reviews current construction practices and the types of deformation and damage that reduce service life.
description: Éléments essentiels des infrastructures urbaines, les trottoirs ont un coût de remplacement élevé et se détériorent souvent prématurément. Cet article porte sur les pratiques actuelles en matière de construction des trottoirs et sur les types de déformations et de dommages qui en réduisent la durée de vie.
Primitive Dogs - A simple guide
Creators: name: Nierhoff, Steffi
name: Ostrop, Jenny
name: Khalap, Rajashree
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Canis lupus familiaris
subject: Domestic dog
subject: Primitive dog
subject: Aboriginal dog
subject: Landrace
subject: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14201
subject: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C53693
subject: http://snomed.info/id/132552000

description: Primitive Dogs - A simple guide seeks to bring some clarity to the terminology, classification, and descriptions of this unique group of domestic dogs.

 Primitive dogs have been around us for a very long time; yet they have started attracting interest only in recent years. Their admirers are (still) a very small segment of the general dog-loving community and the dog fancy.

 Table of Contents Basics: words and meanings Primitive dogs Example: INDogs Example: Canaan Dogs Why preserve primitive dogs? References and further reading
title: Tenue et résistance des trottoirs en béton
Creators: name: Rajani, Balvant
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Institut de recherche en construction
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: infrastructures urbaines
subject: trottoirs en béton

description: Éléments essentiels des infrastructures urbaines, les trottoirs ont un coût de remplacement élevé et se détériorent souvent prématurément. Cet article porte sur les pratiques actuelles en matière de construction des trottoirs et sur les types de déformations et de dommages qui en réduisent la durée de vie.
description: Sidewalks are key elements of urban infrastructure, have a high replacement cost and often fail prematurely. This Update reviews current construction practices and the types of deformation and damage that reduce service life.
Modified Hamiltonian formalism for Regge Teitelboim Cosmology
Creators: name: Patra, Pinaki
name: Raju, Md.
name: Manna, Gargi
name: Saha, Jyoti Prasad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Ostrogradski approach for the Hamiltonian formalism of higher derivative theory is not satisfactory because of the reason that the Lagrangian cannot be viewed as a function on the tangent bundle to coordinate manifold. In this article, we have used an alternative approach which leads directly to the Lagrangian which, being a function on the tangent manifold, gives correct equation of motion; no new coordinate variables need to be added. This approach can be directly used to the singular (in Ostrogradski sense) Lagrangian. We have used this method for the Regge Teitelboim (RT) minisuperspace cosmological model. We have obtained the Hamiltonian of the dynamical equation of the scale factor of RT model.
description: 11 pages, 0 figures, Accepted in Physics Research International (article in press). arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1307.4920, arXiv:1005.3941 by other authors
Neurofilament light chain as a biological marker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a meta-analysis study
Creators: name: Sferruzza, Giacomo
name: Bosco, Luca
name: Falzone, Yuri Matteo
name: Russo, Tommaso
name: Domi, Teuta
name: Quattrini, Angelo
name: Filippi, Massimo
name: Riva, Nilo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology

description: Aim: The aim of the present metanalysis is to evaluate blood and CSF Neurofilament light chain (NfL) concentrations in ALS patients, compared to healthy controls, ALS mimic disorders (ALSmd) and other neurological diseases (OND), and to evaluate their diagnostic yield against ALSmd. Methods: Search engines were systematically investigated for relevant studies. A random effect model was applied to estimate the pooled standard mean difference in NfL levels between ALS and controls and a bivariate mixed-effects model was applied to estimate their diagnostic accuracy on blood and CSF. Results and conclusions: NfL CSF levels were higher in ALS compared with all other control groups. On blood, NfL levels were significantly higher in ALS patients compared with healthy controls and ALSmd. In a subgroup analysis, the use of SIMOA yielded to a better differentiation between ALS and controls on blood, compared with ELISA. Studies performed on CSF (AUC = 0.90) yielded to better diagnostic performances compared with those conducted on blood (AUC = 0.78). Further prospective investigations are needed to determine a diagnostic cutoff, exploitable in clinical practice.
title: Règles de l’art relatives à la construction des trottoirs en béton
Creators: name: Rajani, Balvant
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Institut de recherche en construction
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: béton
subject: trottoirs
subject: construction

description: Les trottoirs en béton se détériorent souvent prématurément. Cet article présente certaines pratiques qui aident à assurer à long terme la tenue des trottoirs et du même coup le confort et la sécurité des piétons.
description: Concrete sidewalks often fail prematurely. This Update describes practices that will help ensure good long-term performance, safety and comfort.
Additional file 1: of Health providers pass knowledge and abilities acquired by training in obstetric emergencies to their peers: the average treatment on the treated effect of PRONTO on delivery attendance in Mexico
Creators: name: Fritz, Jimena
name: HĂŠctor Lamadrid-Figueroa
name: Angeles, Gustavo
name: Montoya, Alejandra
name: Walker, Dilys
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Study Flow Chart. The process from hospital-level randomization leading to the provider-level analytic sample is described in this chart. (DOC 41 kb)
Monocyte CD14 and HLA-DR expression increases with disease duration and severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Creators: name: Mcgill, R.B.
name: Steyn, F.J.
name: Ngo, S.T.
name: Thorpe, K.A.
name: Heggie, S.
name: Henderson, R.D.
name: Mccombe, P.A.
name: Woodruff, T.M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Objective: To investigate changes in immune markers and frequencies throughout disease progression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: In this longitudinal study, serial blood samples were collected from 21 patients with ALS over a time period of up to 16 months. Flow cytometry was used to quantitate CD14, HLA-DR, and CD16 marker expression on monocyte subpopulations and neutrophils, as well as their cell population frequencies. A Generalized Estimating Equation model was used to assess the association between changes in these immune parameters and disease duration and the Revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R). Results: CD14 expression on monocyte subpopulations increased with both disease duration and a decrease in ALSFRS-R score in patients with ALS. HLA-DR expression on monocyte subpopulations also increased with disease severity and/or duration. The expression of CD16 did not change relative to disease duration or ALSFRS-R. Finally, patients had a reduction in non-classical monocytes and an increase in the classical to non-classical monocyte ratio throughout disease duration. Conclusion: The progressive immunological changes observed in this study provide further support that monocytes are implicated in ALS pathology. Monocytic CD14 and HLA-DR surface proteins may serve as a therapeutic target or criteria for the recruitment of patients with ALS into clinical trials for immunomodulatory therapies.
Power-law statistics and universal scaling in the absence of criticality
Creators: name: Touboul, Jonathan
name: Destexhe, Alain
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Critical states are sometimes identified experimentally through power-law statistics or universal scaling functions. We show here that such features naturally emerge from networks in self-sustained irregular regimes away from criticality. In these regimes, statistical physics theory of large interacting systems predict a regime where the nodes have independent and identically distributed dynamics. We thus investigated the statistics of a system in which units are replaced by independent stochastic surrogates, and found the same power-law statistics, indicating that these are not sufficient to establish criticality. We rather suggest that these are universal features of large-scale networks when considered macroscopically. These results put caution on the interpretation of scaling laws found in nature.
description: in press in Phys. Rev. E
Quantum Discord and its Role in Quantum Information Theory
Creators: name: Streltsov, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum entanglement is the most popular kind of quantum correlations, and its fundamental role in several tasks in quantum information theory like quantum cryptography, quantum dense coding, and quantum teleportation is undeniable. However, recent results suggest that various applications in quantum information theory do not require entanglement, and that their performance can be captured by a new type of quantum correlations which goes beyond entanglement. Quantum discord, introduced by Zurek more than a decade ago, is the most popular candidate for such general quantum correlations. In this work we give an introduction to this modern research direction. After a short review of the main concepts of quantum theory and entanglement, we present quantum discord and general quantum correlations, and discuss three applications which are based on this new type of correlations: remote state preparation, entanglement distribution, and transmission of correlations. We also give an outlook to other research in this direction.
description: 51 pages, SpringerBriefs in Physics (2015)
Additional file 1: of DNA methylation and repressive H3K9 and H3K27 trimethylation in the promoter regions of PD-1, CTLA-4, TIM-3, LAG-3, TIGIT, and PD-L1 genes in human primary breast cancer
Creators: name: Varun Sasidharan Nair
name: Salhat, Haytham El
name: Rowaida Taha
name: John, Anne
name: Ali, Bassam
name: Elkord, Eyad
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Table S1. Primer sequences used in this study. (DOCX 18 kb)
Statistical Analysis of stars with Ha emission in IC 348 Cluster
Creators: name: Nikoghosyan, E. H.
name: Vardanyan, A. V.
name: Khachatryan, K. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work the results of the statistical analysis of the 215 stars with Ha emission in the IC 348 cluster are presented. The sample is completed to R<20.0.The optical radius is about 11 arcmin. The percentage of emission stars increase from bright to fainter objects and to the range of 13.0
description: 22 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables
D4.5 Market and Technology Readiness Level methodology and assessments V2
Creators: name: Wallom, David
name: Agrawal, Rohan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Exploitation
subject: assessment
subject: Readiness
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Technology Readiness

description: This report will focus on the progress in the MTRL methodology as well as project self-assessments and progress through the stages of market and technology readiness. This deliverable also includes description about the webinars conducted on the MTRL methodology and its efficacy as well as understanding the assessment criteria made available by the self-assessment form. This report also contains the results from the assessments and how it has helped the projects meed their project goals.
The Inner Disk Structure, Disk-Planet Interactions, and Temporal Evolution in the Beta Pictoris System: A Two-Epoch HST/STIS Coronagraphic Study
Creators: name: Apai, Daniel
name: Schneider, Glenn
name: Grady, Carol A.
name: Wyatt, Mark C.
name: Lagrange, Anne-Marie
name: Kuchner, Marc J.
name: Stark, Christopher J.
name: Lubow, Stephen H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present deep HST/STIS coronagraphic images of the Beta Pic debris disk obtained at two epochs separated by 15 years. The new images and the re-reduction of the 1997 data provide the most sensitive and detailed views of the disk at optical wavelengths as well as the yet smallest inner working angle optical coronagraphic image of the disk. Our observations characterize the large-scale and inner-disk asymmetries and we identify multiple breaks in the disk radial surface brightness profile. We study in detail the radial and vertical disk structure and show that the disk is warped. We explore the disk at the location of the Beta Pic b super-jupiter and find that the disk surface brightness slope is continuous between 0.5 and 2.0 arcsec, arguing for no change at the separations where Beta Pic b orbits. The two epoch images constrain the disk surface brightness evolution on orbital and radiation pressure blow-out timescales. We place an upper limit of 3% on the disk surface brightness change between 3-5 arcsec, including the locations of the disk warp, and the CO and dust clumps. We discuss the new observations in the context of high-resolution multi-wavelength images and divide the disk asymmetries in two groups: axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric. The axisymmetric structures (warp, large-scale butterfly, etc.) are consistent with disk structure models that include interactions of a planetesimal belt and a non-coplanar giant planet. The non-axisymmetric features, however, require a different explanation.
description: Astrophysical Journal, in press; 70 pages; 21 figures
COOPERATION IN HANDLING CROSS-BORDER CORRUPTION CRIMES FOR THE RETURN OF CORRUPTION-PROCEEDED ASSETS ABROAD: AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Creators: name: ALIF OKTAVIAN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Cooperation, Handling Corruption Crimes, Cross-Border, Information Technology, Returning Assets Abroad

description: Abstract
Introduction: The development of criminal acts seen from the quality and quantity aspects is no longer an ordinary crime, but the crime of corruption is an extraordinary crime, and this requires special handling to stop this crime. Currently, criminal acts of corruption do not only involve people in one community (one country) but also involve people or groups outside the country. Corruption crimes currently cross-national borders or are transnational. The perpetrators of these crimes cross national boundaries by taking advantage of loopholes in the national legal system, so that this will have an impact on the country of origin and other countries involved. Objective: The research aims to analyze the application of information technology in cooperation in handling criminal acts of corruption across countries for the return of assets resulting from corruption abroad from an international legal perspective. Method: The research method used in this research is a descriptive method with a normative juridical approach, namely legal research carried out by examining library materials or secondary data as basic material. Result: Handling the problem of corruption requires efforts to prevent and eradicate it and these efforts can no longer be done locally or nationally but must be done internationally, namely by establishing cooperation between countries in the world by utilizing information technology. One of the important instruments in eradicating corruption and returning assets resulting from criminal acts located abroad is through cooperation agreements, both bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, this needs to be done so that these crimes do not develop and harm many countries in the world, one of which is through an institution formed by the UN, namely the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Conclusion: Information Technology can be used as an effective tool in international cooperation to deal with cross-border criminal acts of corruption and return assets resulting from corruption abroad.
[Halle (Saale), Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, Morbio 2 (12)]
Creators: name: Arditionus
name: Oldratius
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 1207
Subjects: subject: Sonstige weltliche Aussteller
subject: Notarsurkunde
subject: Urkunde
subject: 090

description: Die Brüder, Arditionus und Oldratius, beschließen eine Trennung ihrer gemeinsamen Güter.
Addressing spatial service provision equity for pooled ride‐hailing services through rebalancing
Creators: name: Schlenther, Tilmann
name: Leich, Gregor
name: Maciejewski, Michal
name: Nagel, Kai
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::380 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr::380 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
subject: ride-hailing services
subject: service provision equity
subject: transport systems
subject: simulation
subject: social fairness

description: Ride-hailing services have the potential to play a major role within future transport systems. While the operation as well as environmental, social and economic consequences are research subjects, the focus in the literature lies on system efficiency and profitability. In this study, vehicle relocation strategies are investigated with respect to service provision equity using an agent-based simulation approach. The aim is to identify ways of operation that support social fairness while maintaining the profitability and effectiveness of the service. The results show that a typical demand-anticipatory relocation strategy leads to an imbalance in the spatial distribution of mean wait times for the use case of Berlin. This can be significantly improved by applying different relocation strategies. As a consequence, the overall demand for the system rises while the ratio of empty vehicle kilometres increases slightly.
Additional file 1 of Risk prediction models for incident type 2 diabetes in Chinese people with intermediate hyperglycemia: a systematic literature review and external validation study
Creators: name: Xu, Shishi
name: Coleman, Ruth L.
name: Wan, Qin
name: Gu, Yeqing
name: Meng, Ge
name: Song, Kun
name: Shi, Zumin
name: Xie, Qian
name: Tuomilehto, Jaakko
name: Holman, Rury R.
name: Niu, Kaijun
name: Tong, Nanwei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary Text. Figure S1. The literature review process of searching Asian-derived type 2 diabetes risk prediction models. Figure S2. Flowchart of the study population selection process of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S1. PRISMA checklist for reporting systematic review. Table S2. Checklist for critical appraisal and data extraction for systemic review of prediction modelling studies (CHARMS). Table S3. The performance of the included BASIC and EXTENDED models reported in their original studies. Table S4. Predictors included in the BASIC models (N = 21). Table S5. Predictors included in the EXTENDED models (N = 46). Table S6. Baseline characteristics of the participants with intermediate hyperglycemia at baseline of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S7. The validation results of the included BASIC models in intermediate hyperglycemia participants of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S8. The validation results of the included EXTENDED models in intermediate hyperglycemia participants of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S9. The validation results of the included BASIC models in non-diabetic participants of the Luzhou and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S10. The validation results of the included EXTENDED models in non-diabetic participants of the Luzhou and TCLSIH cohorts. Table S11. The validation results of the included BASIC models in intermediate hyperglycemia participants of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts when using complete cases for analysis. Table S12. The validation results of the included EXTENDED models in intermediate hyperglycemia participants of the ACE, Luzhou, and TCLSIH cohorts when using complete cases for analysis.
title: What Happyns
Creators: name: Beairsto, Ric
Publisher: name: Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Documentary films
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088115
subject: Positive psychology
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004003042
subject: Skateboarding
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123098
subject: Ethnology
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045198
subject: Happiness
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058807
subject: Lawn bowling
valueUri: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004230

description: My thesis project, titled What Happyns, is a video documentary, approximately 45 minutes in length, comprised largely of interviews recorded with attendees at the Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club and the Plaza Skateboard Park, both located in Vancouver, B.C. This paper identifies three documentary film histories—the ethnographic, the quotidian and the essay— that have informed my project. A number of definitive filmic works within these histories are discussed in relation to the project, most importantly Chronique d’un été and Le joli mai. Other important context is provided by the work of Errol Morris and Ross McElwee, as well as by Michael Apted’s Up Series. The role of the interview in documentary film is examined, as are the key concepts around which What Happyns was constructed: our collective conception of happiness, especially its recent manifestation in the field of Positive Psychology, and Laura Rascaroli’s notion of the “interstitial space” as it is created by the deployment of voice-­‐over in an essay film. Emphasis is lent throughout to the emergent process often involved in the making of documentary films, and the thesis project is viewed, in conclusion, mainly as an essay film.
Africasia comorosensis Smit & Pesic 2010
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Smit, Harry
name: Mary, Nathalie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Athienemanniidae
Africasia
Africasia comorosensis

description: Africasia comorosensis Smit & Pesic, 2010
Material examined. Comoros, Mayotte: River Koualé, upstream, 12°48'19,5"S, 45°09'49,7"E, alt. 135 m asl., 7- ix-2011, 0/1/0; ibid., 31-vii-2012, 0/1/0.
Distribution. Comoros.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry & Mary, Nathalie, 2015, Third contribution to the knowledge of water mites from the Comoros, with the description of two new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), pp. 445-459 in Zootaxa 3964 (4) on page 457, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/237029
title: Это должен знать каждый, или Что делать, если… Стереотипы речевого поведения в типичных и нетипичных ситуациях жизни
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2024

description: Издание адресовано иностранным учащимся, которые впервые приехали в Россию. Материалы знакомят иностранных студентов со стереотипами речевого поведения в ряде типичных жизненных ситуаций.