cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Quality assurance and improvement in oncology using guideline-derived quality indicators – results of gynaecological cancer centres certified by the German cancer society (DKG)
Creators: name: Griesshammer, E.
name: Wesselmann, S.
name: Beckmann, M. W.
name: Dannecker, C.
name: Wagner, U.
name: Sibert, N. T.
name: Armbrust, R.
name: Sehouli, J.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quality indicators
subject: Quality assurance
subject: Health service research
subject: Certification
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Purpose: Based on the example of Gynaecological Cancer Centres (GCCs) certified by the German Cancer Society, this study evaluates the results of medical-guideline-derived quality indicators (QIs) for cervical cancer (CC) and ovarian cancer (OC), examines the development of indicator implementation over time as well as the status of guideline-compliant care and identifies improvement measures. Methods: QI results for patients with CC and OC treated in GCCs between 2015 and 2019 are analysed. The median, overall proportion and standard deviation of each QI were calculated. Two-sided Cochran-Armitage tests were applied. Results: QIs are divided into two categories: process-organization (PO-QIs) and treatment-procedures (TP-QIs), to allow a differentiated analysis for identifying improvement measures. PO-QIs that reflect the implementation of processes and structures show a high degree of application. PO-QIs have a tremendous influence on the quality of care and are easy to implement through SOPs. TP-QIs report on treatments that are performed in the GCC. TP-QIs that report on systemic therapies reach a plateau where the guideline is known, but patient-related-factors meaningfully prevent further increase. TP-QIs that report on surgical interventions fluctuate. The most relevant factors are practitioners' personal skills. Besides the discussion of results amongst peers during the audit, improvement measures could include surgical courses or coaching. Conclusion: The analysis shows that a combination of different measures is necessary to anchor quality sustainably in health care and thus improve it.
Optimal On-Line Selection of an Alternating Subsequence: A Central Limit Theorem
Creators: name: Arlotto, Alessandro
name: Steele, J. Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 60C05, 60G40, 90C40, Secondary: 60F05, 90C27, 90C39

description: We analyze the optimal policy for the sequential selection of an alternating subsequence from a sequence of $n$ independent observations from a continuous distribution $F$, and we prove a central limit theorem for the number of selections made by that policy. The proof exploits the backward recursion of dynamic programming and assembles a detailed understanding of the associated value functions and selection rules.
description: 24 pages, 1 figure
Prognostic value of regulatory T cells and T helper 17 cells in high grade serous ovarian carcinoma
Creators: name: Marchenko, Sofya
name: Piwonski, Iris
name: Hoffmann, Inga
name: Sinn, Bruno Valentin
name: Kunze, Catarina Alisa
name: Monjé, Nanna
name: Pohl, Jonathan
name: Kulbe, Hagen
name: Schmitt, Wolfgang Daniel
name: Darb-Esfahani, Sylvia
name: Braicu, Elena Ioana
name: Von Brünneck, Ann-Christin
name: Sehouli, Jalid
name: Denkert, Carsten
name: Horst, David
name: Jöhrens, Korinna
name: Taube, Eliane Tabea
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Regulatory T-cells
subject: High grade ovarian carcinoma
subject: Prognosis
subject: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
subject: Tumor microenvironment
subject: Digital pathology
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Purpose: In recent years the tumor microenvironment and its interaction with the tumor has emerged into research focus with increased attention to the composition of Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. We wanted to quantify the composition of Regulatory T cells (Tregs) and T helper 17 cells (Th17 cells) and their prognostic impact in high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma. Methods: Tregs and Th17 cells were determined by immunohistochemical analysis of CD25 FoxP3 and ROR gamma t, respectively on tissue microarrays of a cohort of 222 patients with reviewed histology and available clinical data. Expression was analyzed with Qupath for quantification and integration with clinical data enabled calculation of prognostic impact. For validation FOXP3 and RORC mRNA expression levels from 502 patients with HGSC in publicly available datasets were evaluated. Results: An average percentage of 0.93 Tregs and of 0.06 Th17 cells was detected per cells in overall tissue. Optimal cut-offs were determined and higher Tregs were associated with a better overall survival in stroma (p = 0.006), tumor area (p = 0.0012) and overall tissue (p = 0.02). After accounting for well-known prognostic factors age at diagnosis, residual tumor and FIGO stage, this association remained significant for stromal Tregs with overall survival (p = 0.02). Survival analysis for Th17 cells revealed no significant association with survival rates. Moreover, lower Th17/Treg ratios had a positive impact on patient overall survival (p = 0.025 tumor, p = 0.049 stroma and p = 0.016 overall tissue). Conclusion: Our results outline a positive prognostic effect for higher Tregs but not for Th17 in high grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma.
Studying Inter-Cluster Galaxy Filaments Through Stacking GMBCG Galaxy Cluster Pairs
Creators: name: Zhang, Yuanyuan
name: Dietrich, Jörg P.
name: McKay, Timothy A.
name: Sheldon, Erin S.
name: Nguyen, Alex T. Q.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a method to study the photometric properties of galaxies in filaments by stacking the galaxy populations between pairs of galaxy clusters. Using Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, this method can detect the inter-cluster filament galaxy overdensity with a significance of $\sim 5 σ$ out to $z=0.40$. Using this approach, we study the $g-r$ color and luminosity distribution of filament galaxies as a function of redshift. Consistent with expectation, filament galaxies are bimodal in their color distribution and contain a larger blue galaxy population than clusters. Filament galaxies are also generally fainter than cluster galaxies. More interestingly, the observed filament population seems to show redshift evolution at $0.12
description: Submitted to ApJ
The Genetics of Adaptation in Experimental Microbial Populations Evolving with Horizontal Gene Transfer
Creators: name: WOODS, LAURA CYNTHIA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Microbiology

description: This thesis provides insights about the evolutionary dynamics of adapting microbial populations undergoing horizontal gene transfer via experimental evolution. It also discusses the bioinformatic tools for analysis of evolving microbial populations.
Streamwise-localized solutions at the onset of turbulence in pipe flow
Creators: name: Avila, Marc
name: Mellibovsky, Fernando
name: Roland, Nicolas
name: Hof, Bjoern
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Although the equations governing fluid flow are well known, there are no analytical expressions that describe the complexity of turbulent motion. A recent proposition is that in analogy to low dimensional chaotic systems, turbulence is organized around unstable solutions of the governing equations which provide the building blocks of the disordered dynamics. We report the discovery of periodic solutions which just like intermittent turbulence are spatially localized and show that turbulence arises from one such solution branch.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures
Union Seminary Quarterly Review, volume 3, issue 3 (1948)
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 1948
Subjects: subject: Religion
subject: Spirituality
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Theology

description: "Why I Believe in God" by John Baillie, 3 "The Future of Christian Opportunity in India" by Paul D. Devanandan, 6 "Proposal for a Store-Front Larger Parish System" By Don Benedict and George W. Webber, 17 "A Survey of Recent Theological Literature Christian Ethics" by John C. Bennett, 23 The Seminary Quadrangle News, 26 Alumni Notes, 28 Report from the Class of '40, 35 Book Reviews, 41 Charlotte H. Scott, C. C. Richardson, John L. Casteel, Nathan A. Scott, Jr., Phillip H. Ward, Bob Mickey, Cora Klick, John Paul Frelick. · Contributors, 55 Books Received, 55
Geology of the Humphreys Station area, Los Angeles County, California
Creators: name: MacNeill, Robert John
Publisher: name: California Institute of Technology
Year: 1948
Subjects: subject: Ventura Basin
subject: Pico Formation
subject: Santa Clara River
subject: Humphreys Quadrangle
subject: Modelo Formation
subject: San Gabriel Fault
subject: Mint Canyon Formation
subject: Alluvium
subject: Saugus Formation
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Six formations of Tertiary and Quaternary Age are present south of the Santa Clara River in the Easternmost Ventura Basin.

The upper Miocene non-marine Mint Canyon formation is successively overlain by the uppermost Miocene marine "Modelo" formation, the lower Pliocene marine Pico formation, the Pliocene-Pleistocene non-marine Saugus formation, and by Pleistocene terrace deposits and Recent alluvium. Angular unconformities characterize most of the boundaries between these formations, but disconformable relationships appear to exist locally.

As a result of two or more major periods of deformation, the rocks are highly folded, with broken anticlines and dips that vary from horizontal to vertical. Overturning occurs at least at one place. Compressive stresses from the north appear to have been the most active agents of deformation; but the block-type San Gabriel fault, which runs through the Southern part of the Humphreys Station area, may have had some tilting effect upon the beds throughout this whole region.

In general, the structural trend is northwest-southeast. Broad folds in the Mint Canyon formation plunge northwestward at low to moderate angles. Post-Modelo thrusting from the north has developed minor folds on the limbs of the major folds. Superimposed on the highly folded formations are the later formations, themselves slightly folded.

As a result of Quaternary erosion, the topography is one of late youth early maturity; with maximum relief in the mapped area of about 1000 feet.
Modellierung der Reaktivabsorption in regellosen Schüttungen und modellbasierte Optimierung von Füllkörpern mit dem Ansatz der hydrodynamischen Analogien
Creators: name: Salten, Alexander Heinrich Johannes
Publisher: name: Universität Paderborn
Year: 2023

description: Füllkörper spielen in industriellen Trennprozessen eine wichtige Rolle bspw. bei der Reinigung industrieller Abgase durch Absorption. Die Trennleistung von Füllkörperkolonnen wird üblicherweise mittels vereinfachter Stufenmodelle ermittelt, deren Modellparameter experimentell bestimmt werden müssen. Dies stellt eine große Schwäche von Stufenmodellen dar, da diese Parameterim Allgemeinen nicht auf verschiedene Stoffsysteme und Füllkörpertypen übertragbar sind.In dieser Arbeit wird ein Modell, basierend auf dem hydrodynamischen Analogieansatz, zur Beschreibung von Absorptionsvorgängen in Füllkörperkolonnen vorgestellt. Dabei ist die Geometrie der festen Phase direkt abhängig von der Füllkörpergeometrie und der Stochastik der Schüttung. Die tatsächlichen Strömungsverhältnisse in Füllkörperkolonnen werden erfasst und durch eine Kombination vereinfachter charakteristischer Strömungsformen reproduziert. Dies erlaubt die Verwendung rigoroser Transportgleichung. Dadurch enthält das Modell weniger experimentell zu ermittelnde Parameter und ist damit unabhängiger von Experimenten als vereinfachte Stufenmodelle. Das Modell wurde gegen experimentelle Daten zur CO2-Absorption in wässrige Natronlauge validiert. Mit dem entwickelten Modell wurde anschließend eine Parameterstudie durchgeführt, die der Unterstützung der Entwicklung neuer Füllkörpergeometrien dient. Dazu wurde eine Simulationsstudie durchgeführt, die den Einfluss der Füllkörpergeometrie auf die Trennleistung untersucht.
description: Random packings play an important role in industrial separation processes, e.g., for the removal of pollutants from industrial off-gases by absorption. The separation characteristics are commonly predicted by simplified stage models. Such models employ several parameters which have to be determined by experiments. This represents a major weakness of stage models, as, generally, these parameters are not directly transferable to different chemical systems or packing types. In this work, a model based on the hydrodynamic analogy approach is presented to describe absorption processes in packed columns. The geometry of the solid phase is directly dependent on the packing element geometry and the stochasticity of the packing. The actual fluid dynamics in packed columns are captured and reproduced by a combination of simplified characteristic flow patterns. This allows the application of rigorous transport equations. Hence, the model contains fewer parameters to be determined experimentally and is therefore more independent of experiments than simplified stage models. The model was validated against experimental data on CO2 absorption into aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. The developed model was used to support the development of new packing types by "virtual experiments". Therefore, a simulation study highlighting the influence of packing geometry on separation efficiency was performed.
title: Геодезия
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2023

description: В учебном пособии дана современная структура государственной геодезической сети РФ, сущность и методы выполнения геометрического нивелирования, тахеометрической съемки, спутниковых измерений. Описывается содержание и порядок выполнения лабораторных работ по уравниванию теодолитных ходов и определению площадей, составлению проекта вертикальной планировки участка, выполнению спутниковых наблюдений и обработки результатов, решению задач по оценке точности измерений. Подготовлено с учетом требований Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования. Учебное пособие предназначено для проведения лабораторных занятий и организации самостоятельной работы по дисциплине «Геодезия» обучающихся очной и заочной форм направлений подготовки бакалавриата 21.03.02 «Землеустройство и кадастры», 21.03.03 «Геодезия и дистанционное зондирование». Издание может быть использовано студентами иных направлений и специальностей, учебными планами которых предусмотрено изучение курса геодезии.
title: Геодезия
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Профобразование, Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2023

description: В учебном пособии рассмотрены сущность и методы выполнения геометрического нивелирования, тахеометрической съемки, спутниковых измерений. Показана современная структура государственной геодезической сети РФ. Изложены содержание и порядок выполнения лабораторных работ по уравниванию теодолитных ходов и определению площадей, составлению проекта вертикальной планировки участка, выполнению спутниковых наблюдений и обработки результатов, решению задач по оценке точности измерений. Подготовлено с учетом требований Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта среднего профессионального образования. Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов всех профессий и специальностей среднего профессионального образования, учебными планами которых предусмотрено изучение дисциплин «Геодезия», «Основы геодезии».
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Results of the Berlin Aging Study II
Creators: name: Rennenberg, Regina Von
name: Liman, Thomas
name: Nolte, Christian H.
name: Nave, Alexander H.
name: Scheitz, Jan F.
name: Düzel, Sandra
name: Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera
name: Gerstorf, Denis
name: Steinhagen-Thiessen, Elisabeth
name: Demuth, Ilja
name: Endres, Matthias
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cardiac troponin
subject: Cognitive decline
subject: Heart-brain axis
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Introduction: There is evidence of an association between markers of cardiac injury and cognition in patients with cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are associated with cognitive performance and cognitive decline in a population of predominantly healthy older adults. Methods: We included 1,226 predominantly healthy adults >= 60 years from the Berlin Aging Study II. Participants were recruited from the general population of the Berlin metropolitan area from 2009 to 2014. At baseline, participants underwent measurement of hs-cTnT and cognitive testing using the extended Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD-Plus) battery. In addition, the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) was performed at baseline and at follow-up (7.3 +/- 1.4 years after the baseline visit). The CERAD test results were summarized into four cognitive domains (processing speed, executive function, visuo-construction, and memory). After summing-up the respective raw scores, we calculated standardized z scores. We performed unadjusted and adjusted linear regression models to assess links between hs-cTnT and cognitive domains. We used linear mixed models to analyze associations between hs-cTnT and cognitive decline according to changes in DSST scores over time. Results: The mean age of study participants at baseline was 68.5 (+/- 3.6) years, 49% were female, and median hs-cTnT levels were 6 ng/L (IQR 4-8 ng/L). We detected no significant association between hs-cTnT and different cognitive domains at baseline after adjustment for age, sex, education, and cardiovascular risk factors. Hs-cTnT was associated with cognitive decline, which remained statistically significant after full adjustment (adjusted beta-coefficient -0.82 (-1.28 to -0.36), p = 0.001). After stratification for sex, the association with hs-cTnT remained statistically significant in men but not in women. Conclusion: Higher hs-cTnT levels in older men are associated with cognitive decline measured with the DSST.
Grenzflächenchemie von ternären Metallnitridbeschichtungen im Kontakt mit polymeren Schmelzen und wässrigen Elektrolyten in der Polymerisationstechnik
Creators: name: Kollmann, Sabrina
Publisher: name: Universität Paderborn
Year: 2023

description: Die Verwendung von Metallnitrid Hartstoffschichten in der Polymerverarbeitung wie zum Beispiel im Spritzgussverfahren führt zu einer Verbesserung des Herstellungsprozesses, da durch die Verwendung der Hartstoffschichten der Verschleiß reduziert wird. Neben der Verwendung bei der Verarbeitung von Polymerschmelzen sind diese Schichten auch bei wässrigen Polymerisationen von Interesse, um in diesem Bereich ebenfalls den Verschleiß durch Belagsbildung und Korrosion zu minimieren. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Polymerschmelzen beziehungsweise wässrigen Polymerlösungen und Metallnitrid Hartstoffschichten in Bezug auf Belagsbildung und Grenzflächenschädigungen zu charakterisieren. Dabei werden durch den Abscheidungsprozess oder nachgeschaltete Prozesse die chemische Zusammensetzung variiert, um den Einfluss der chemischen und elektronischen Eigenschaften der Grenzfläche auf die Belagsbildung und Grenzflächenkorrosion zu bestimmen. Die Ergebnisse sollen es ermöglichen, eine für den jeweiligen Verarbeitungsprozess optimierte Beschichtung zu entwickeln. Insgesamt konnte in der Arbeit festgestellt werden, dass ein erhöhter Sauerstoffanteil, der beim Herstellungsprozess oder durch nachgeschaltete Prozesse wie elektrochemische Oxidation erreicht wird, zu einer Reduzierung der Belagsbildung und korrosiven Angriffen führt.
description: The use of metal nitride hard coatings in the polymer processing like injection moulding leads to an improvement of the production. The hard coatings lead to a reduction of the wear. Additionally, to the polymer melt processing, the coatings are of interest for aqueous polymerizations. In this section the wear based on polymer fouling and corrosion also has a major influence on the production. In this thesis the interaction between polymer melts respectively aqueous polymer solution and metal nitride hard coatings are characterized in relation to polymer fouling and interfacial damage. Thereby, the influence of the deposition process of the hard coating and after treated processes on the chemical surface composition and electronic properties of the interface is analysed. The results should enable to optimize the coating for the different applications. The results from this thesis indicate that an increased oxygen content in the coating leads to a reduction of the polymer fouling and corrosion in the processing of polymers.
Union Seminary Quarterly Review, volume 27, issue 2 (1972)
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 1972
Subjects: subject: Religion
subject: Spirituality
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Theology

description: "Liberal Theology and the Problem of Continuity in Church History: A. C. McGiffert as a Case Study" by Henry Warner Bowden "Between the Nipple and the Everlasting Arms" Robert E. Neale "Alternative Conceptions of Religion as a Symbol System" Lonnie D. Kliever "Essay Reviews" by Paul W . Hoon, Daniel C. Noel
Post-transient relaxation in graphene after an intense laser pulse
Creators: name: Zhang, Junhua
name: Li, Tianqi
name: Wang, Jigang
name: Schmalian, Joerg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High intensity laser pulses were recently shown to induce a population inverted transient state in graphene [T. Li et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 167401 (2012)]. Using a combination of hydrodynamic arguments and a kinetic theory we determine the post-transient state relaxation of hot, dense, population inverted electrons towards equilibrium. The cooling rate and charge-imbalance relaxation rate are determined from the Boltzmann-equation including electron-phonon scattering. We show that the relaxation of the population inversion, driven by inter-band scattering processes, is much slower than the relaxation of the electron temperature, which is determined by intra-band scattering processes. This insight may be of relevance for the application of graphene as an optical gain medium.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures, submitted as contribution of the IMPACT Special Topics series of the EPJ
Families of completely positive maps associated with monotone metrics
Creators: name: Hiai, Fumio
name: Kosaki, Hideki
name: Petz, Denes
name: Ruskai, Mary Beth
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 15A63, 15A60, 42A82, 46L60, 46L87, 26E05

description: An operator convex function on (0,\infty) which satisfies the symmetry condition k(1/x) = x k(x) can be used to define a type of non-commutative multiplication by a positive definite matrix (or its inverse) using the primitive concepts of left and right multiplication and the functional calculus. The operators for the inverse can be used to define quadratic forms associated with Riemannian metrics which contract under the action of completely positive trace-preserving maps. We study the question of when these operators define maps which are also completely positive (CP). Although A --> D^{-1/2} A D^{-1/2} is the only case for which both the map and its inverse are CP, there are several well-known one parameter families for which either the map or its inverse is CP. We present a complete analysis of the behavior of these families, as well as the behavior of lines connecting an extreme point with the smallest one and some results for geometric bridges between these points. Our primary tool is an order relation based on the concept of positive definite functions. Although some results can be obtained from known properties, we also prove new results based on the positivity of the Fourier transforms of certain functions. Concrete computations of certain Fourier transforms not only yield new examples of positive definite functions, but also examples in the much stronger class of infinitely divisible functions.
description: Final version to appear in Lin Alg. Appl. Links to preprints added
Sphaerocoryne Scheff. Ex Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8 1917
Creators: name: Couvreur, Thomas L. P.
name: Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J.
name: Crozier, Francoise
name: Ghogue, Jean-Paul
name: Hoekstra, Paul H.
name: Kamdem, Narcisse G.
name: Johnson, David M.
name: Murray, Nancy A.
name: Sonke, Bonaventure
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliales
Annonaceae
Sphaerocoryne

description: Sphaerocoryne Scheff. Ex Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 75: 8, 1917 Type species. Polyalthia siamensis Boerl. (= Sphaerocoryne affinis (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl.). Description. Same as species. A genus with four species having a disjunct distribution between Africa and South East Asia. Two species are known from Africa, one (S. gracilipes) in Central Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea) and one (S. gracilis) in East Africa (Verdcourt 1971a). In Cameroon one species, not endemic. The Central African species was initially placed within Friesodielsia (F. gracilipes (Benth.) Steenis) (Le Thomas 1969b), but a recent molecular phylogeny of Friesodielsia, Monanthotaxis and associated liana genera showed that this species clusters with Sphaerocoryne (Guo et al. 2017b). Other African species of Friesodielsia have been transferred to Monanthotaxis and Afroguatteria, and thus the genus Friesodielsia does not occur in Africa anymore, being strictly South East Asian.
description: Published as part of Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Dagallier, Leo-Paul M. J., Crozier, Francoise, Ghogue, Jean-Paul, Hoekstra, Paul H., Kamdem, Narcisse G., Johnson, David M., Murray, Nancy A. & Sonke, Bonaventure, 2022, Flora of Cameroon - Annonaceae Vol 45, pp. 1-532 in PhytoKeys 207 on page 320, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.207.61432
description: {"references": ["Verdcourt, B, 1971a. Annonaceae. In: Milne-Redhead, E, Polhill, RM, Eds., Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London: 1 - 131", "Le Thomas, A, 1969b. Annonacees. In: Aubreville, A, Ed., Flore du Gabon. Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris: 1 - 371", "Guo, X, Hoekstra, PH, Tang, CC, Thomas, DC, Wieringa, JJ, Chatrou, LW, Saunders, RM, 2017b. Cutting up the climbers: Evidence for extensive polyphyly in Friesodielsia (Annonaceae) necessitates generic realignment across the tribe Uvarieae. Taxon 66: 3 - 19, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12705/661.1"]}
Mechanical resistance in unstructured proteins
Creators: name: Jónsson, S. Æ.
name: Mitternacht, S.
name: Irbäck, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Single-molecule pulling experiments on unstructured proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases have measured rupture forces comparable to those for stable folded proteins. To investigate the structural mechanisms of this unexpected force resistance, we perform pulling simulations of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) and α-synuclein (αS), starting from simulated conformational ensembles for the free monomers. For both proteins, the simulations yield a set of rupture events that agree well with the experimental data. By analyzing the conformations right before rupture in each event, we find that the mechanically resistant structures share a common architecture, with similarities to the folds adopted by Aβ and αS in amyloid fibrils. The disease-linked Arctic mutation of Aβ is found to increase the occurrence of highly force-resistant structures. Our study suggests that the high rupture forces observed in Aβ and αS pulling experiments are caused by structures that might have a key role in amyloid formation.
description: v3: Added correct journal reference plus minor corrections
Fast and Functional Structured Data Generators Rooted in Out-of-Equilibrium Physics
Creators: name: Carbone, Alessandra
name: Decelle, Aurélien
name: Rosset, Lorenzo
name: Seoane, Beatriz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: Genomics (q-bio.GN)
subject: Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: In this study, we address the challenge of using energy-based models to produce high-quality, label-specific data in complex structured datasets, such as population genetics, RNA or protein sequences data. Traditional training methods encounter difficulties due to inefficient Markov chain Monte Carlo mixing, which affects the diversity of synthetic data and increases generation times. To address these issues, we use a novel training algorithm that exploits non-equilibrium effects. This approach, applied on the Restricted Boltzmann Machine, improves the model's ability to correctly classify samples and generate high-quality synthetic data in only a few sampling steps. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by its successful application to four different types of data: handwritten digits, mutations of human genomes classified by continental origin, functionally characterized sequences of an enzyme protein family, and homologous RNA sequences from specific taxonomies.
description: 15 pages
Cyclic splittings of pro-p groups
Creators: name: Berdugo, Jesus
name: Zalesskii, Pavel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we prove a pro-p version of the Rips-Sela's Theorems on splittings of a group as an amalgamated free product or HNN-extension over an infinite cyclic subgroup.
Gp130 is expressed in pancreatic cancer and can be targeted by the small inhibitor molecule SC144
Creators: name: Pozios, Ioannis
name: Hering, Nina A.
name: Guenzler, Emily
name: Arndt, Marco
name: Elezkurtaj, Sefer
name: Knösel, Thomas
name: Bruns, Christiane J.
name: Margonis, Georgios A.
name: Beyer, Katharina
name: Seeliger, Hendrik
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: SC144
subject: Pancreatic cancer
subject: Interleukin 6
subject: Oncostatin M
subject: gp130
subject: STAT3
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Purpose: Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Oncostatin M (OSM), and downstream effector STAT3 are pro-tumorigenic agents in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Glycoprotein 130 (gp130) is a compound of the IL-6 and OSM receptor complex that triggers STAT3 signaling. SC144 is a small molecule gp130 inhibitor with anticancer activity. This study examines the gp130 expression in human PDAC specimens and the in vitro effects of SC144 in PDAC cell lines. Methods: Tissue micro-arrays were constructed from 175 resected human PDAC. The gp130 expression in tumor epithelium and stroma was determined by immunohistochemistry, and survival analysis was performed. Growth inhibition by SC144 was assessed in vitro using BrdU and MTT assays. Western blotting was performed to evaluate the SC144 effect on IL-6 and OSM signaling. Results: Gp130 was expressed in the epithelium of 78.8% and the stroma of 9.4% of the tumor samples. The median overall survival for patients with or without epithelial gp130 expression was 16.7 months and 15.9 months, respectively (p = 0.830). Patients with no stromal gp130 expression showed poorer survival than patients with stromal gp130 expression (median 16.2 and 22.9 months, respectively), but this difference did not reach significance (p = 0.144). SC144 inhibited cell proliferation and viability and suppressed IL-6- and OSM-stimulated STAT3(Y705) phosphorylation in PDAC cells. Conclusion: Gp130 is expressed in the epithelium of most human PDAC, but stromal expression is rare. The small molecule gp130 inhibitor SC144 potently inhibits PDAC progression in vitro and may abrogate IL-6 or OSM/gp130/STAT3 signaling. These results suggest gp130 as a novel drug target for pancreatic cancer therapy.
Finding Optimal Diverse Feature Sets with Alternative Feature Selection
Creators: name: Bach, Jakob
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Feature selection is popular for obtaining small, interpretable, yet highly accurate prediction models. Conventional feature-selection methods typically yield one feature set only, which might not suffice in some scenarios. For example, users might be interested in finding alternative feature sets with similar prediction quality, offering different explanations of the data. In this article, we introduce alternative feature selection and formalize it as an optimization problem. In particular, we define alternatives via constraints and enable users to control the number and dissimilarity of alternatives. We consider sequential as well as simultaneous search for alternatives. Next, we discuss how to integrate conventional feature-selection methods as objectives. In particular, we describe solver-based search methods to tackle the optimization problem. Further, we analyze the complexity of this optimization problem and prove NP-hardness. Additionally, we show that a constant-factor approximation exists under certain conditions and propose corresponding heuristic search methods. Finally, we evaluate alternative feature selection in comprehensive experiments with 30 binary-classification datasets. We observe that alternative feature sets may indeed have high prediction quality, and we analyze factors influencing this outcome.
description: Changes from v1 to v2: Experiments for heuristic search methods added; various minor changes and additions to synchronize with journal version | Changes from v2 to v3: Various minor changes to synchronize with dissertation; revised Greedy-Wrapper algorithm (experiments updated); shortened evaluation
Some experimental studies of laminar burning velocity
Creators: name: Poorman, Herbert R.
Publisher: name: California Institute of Technology
Year: 1953
Subjects: Aeronautics

description: One of the important physical parameters in flame propagation is the laminar burning velocity. A great many experimental measurements of the burning velocity have been made using a variety of experimental techniques. Furthermore, the problem has been studied theoretically by a number of different investigators. Extensive references to the original literature may be found in the books by Lewis and von Elbe(1) and by Jost(2).

This thesis is concerned with experimental studies of flame propagation in acetylene-oxygen systems containing the inert gases argon, carbon dioxide, helium, and nitrogen. These studies are introduced with a survey of experimental techniques for measuring the laminar burning velocity in premixed gases. Next, some new experimental measurements obtained by use of a small burner tube at atmospheric pressure are described. The new data are interpreted qualitatively by utilizing a thermal theory of laminar flame propagation.
title: Менеджмент и маркетинг в АПК
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2022

description: Учебное пособие составлено на основе классических учебных изданий и содержит ключевые понятия и теории в области менеджмента и маркетинга, также в нем рассмотрены особенности реализации этих понятий и теорий в агропромышленном комплексе. Для закрепления материала представлены тестовые и практические задания. Подготовлено в соответствии с Федеральным государственным образовательным стандартом высшего образования. Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов направления подготовки 35.03.07 «Технология производства и переработки сельскохозяйственной продукции», изучающих дисциплину «Маркетинг и менеджмент предприятий агропромышленного комплекса», а также может быть полезно для преподавателей профильных вузов, представителей АПК.
The Clinical Importance of Preoperative Rectal Swabs in Patients after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Creators: name: Seika, Philippa
name: Marz, Susanne
name: Geffers, Christine
name: Adam, Thomas
name: Feldbrügge, Linda
name: Jara, Maximilian
name: Pratschke, Johann
name: Rau, Beate
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Surgical site infections
subject: Cytoreductive surgery
subject: Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
subject: Multidrug-resistant bacteria
subject: Hospital-acquired infection
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background: Surgical site infections are among the most common healthcare-associated infections, especially in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). The aim of this retrospective study was to examine postoperative infectious complications according to preoperative screening findings of nasal and rectal swabs. Methods: Two hundred four consecutive patients received nasal and rectal swab examination for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria within 30 days before the operation in patients where CRS and HIPEC were planned. Inclusion criteria were as follows: confirmed peritoneal metastases (histologically and/or cytologically); age under 85 years; adequate renal, liver, and bone marrow function; no sign of infection preoperatively; resectable disease; and CRS and HIPEC procedure. If surgical site infection occurred, the microbial spectrum of the site was assessed. One hundred twenty-one patients (63 female [52.1%] and 58 male [47.9%]) met the criteria and were further analyzed retrospectively. Statistical correlations between postoperative complications and risk factors were investigated by univariate and multivariate analysis. Results: Postoperative complications in total were observed in 57 patients (47.1%) with major complications (Clavien-Dindo grades 3-4) in 15 patients (12.4%) and infectious complications in 37 (30.6%) patients. The overall prevalence of nasal MRSA carriage was 3.28%, and the overall prevalence of rectal MDR bacteria carriage was 10.7%. In propensity score analysis, colonized patients compared to noncolonized patients showed increased total complications (CD1-5, p = 0.025), infectious complications (p = 0.028), surgical site infections (p = 0.022) as well as pneumonia (p = 0.016). Multivariate analysis showed that in addition to preoperative rectal colonization, American Society of Anesthesiologists score was a risk factor for postoperative complications. Conclusions: Preoperative 3-MRGN and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization were associated with increased complications and surgical site infections. Special antimicrobial treatment pathways are necessary for these patients to reduce postoperative complications due to colonization.
A Multiobjective State Transition Algorithm for Single Machine Scheduling
Creators: name: Zhou, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, a discrete state transition algorithm is introduced to solve a multiobjective single machine job shop scheduling problem. In the proposed approach, a non-dominated sort technique is used to select the best from a candidate state set, and a Pareto archived strategy is adopted to keep all the non-dominated solutions. Compared with the enumeration and other heuristics, experimental results have demonstrated the effectiveness of the multiobjective state transition algorithm.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures
Union Seminary Quarterly Review, volume 27, issue 4 (1972)
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 1972
Subjects: subject: Religion
subject: Spirituality
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Theology

description: "'Consciousness Raising' as Praxis: The New Sartre and Five Theses on the Appropriation of Consciousness" by John Danley, Dennis Egolf, John Jentz, Henry Mottu "Appreciation and Distaste: A Focus on the Aesthetics of Human Affirmation" by Richard Ray "The Feminine Mystique: 1890-1910" by Dorothy Bass Fraser
Using the decay ψ(4160) -> X(3872) γ to probe the molecular content of the X(3872)
Creators: name: Margaryan, Arman
name: Springer, Roxanne P
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The X(3872) has non-charmonium-like properties, such as decay processes that seem to violate isospin, and a mass that lies unexpectedly close to the neutral-D-plus-neutral-D-excited-state threshold. An EFT that includes both charmonium-like (short distance) and molecule-like (meson bound state) properties is used to analyze the X(3872) as it is produced in the decay of ψ(4160). This is a route that BESIII may be able to measure. We find that the correlation between the angular distribution of the outcoming photon (or X(3872)) and the polarization of the ψ(4160) source may be used to provide information on whether short-distance or long-distance effects dominate.
description: 11 pages, 2 figures. Fixed serious typo and used more conservatives limits on width estimate
The optical and x-ray properties of the ferromagnesian olivine minerals with charts to aid identification
Creators: name: Cook, Phillip Granville
Publisher: name: California Institute of Technology
Year: 1950
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: A systematic search of the literature has been attempted
to secure all available optical data for the natural ferromagnesian olivine minerals. These optical data have been plotted in graphical form against published chemical compositions, producing a chart relating these properties. The object has been to facilitate identification of these
ferromagnesian olivines. The resulting curves of refractive
indices, birefringence and 2V have been analyzed for what
are considered to be causes of the small deviations from the curves of the same properties of the synthetic ferromagnesian olivines.

A short historical discussion is presented of the work
done in determining unit cell dimensions, including the
recent studies by Dr. Horace Winchell at Yale University.

Six minerals of the ferromagnesian olivine group have been photographed with X-rays employing the powder technique.
The d/n values are given in tabular and graphical form which
are usable for the identification of the ferromagnesian olivines.
title: Озеленение как фактор устойчивого развития городской среды
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2023

description: В монографии приводятся данные исследований, проведенных кафедрой ландшафтного дизайна и экологии Бурятской государственной сельскохозяйственной академии имени В.Р. Филиппова в период с 2005 по 2022 гг. Монография может быть использована в учебном процессе в области садоводства, декоративного растениеводства, ландшафтного дизайна, ландшафтной архитектуры, городского садово-паркового строительства и хозяйства, а также будет полезна для специалистов городского хозяйства, экологов и широкого круга общественности. Результаты исследований могут применяться для планирования работ по формированию и реконструкции городских зеленых насаждений.
Population-Based Outcome Data of Extremely Preterm Infants in Germany during 2010–2017
Creators: name: Bührer, Christoph
name: Heller, Günther
name: Thome, Ulrich H.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mortality
subject: Retinopathy of prematurity
subject: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
subject: Extreme prematurity
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background and Objective: Results of five randomized controlled trials (RCT) sequentially published in 2010-2013 suggested that aiming for higher, as opposed to lower oxygen saturation targets, reduces rates of mortality in infants <28 weeks of gestation, while increasing rates of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Two further RCTs published in 2011 and 2015 demonstrated that avoiding endotracheal intubation by minimally invasive surfactant administration reduces respiratory morbidity. Assuming that such data are likely to affect clinical practice and ultimate outcome, we analyzed population-level results in extremely preterm infants born across Germany during 2010-2017. Methods: We used mandatory German quality surveillance data to compare mortality and morbidities in preterm infants born between 24 weeks 0 days and 27 weeks 6 days of gestation in 2010-2013 versus 2014-2017. Results: Mortality decreased from 15.1% (1,366/9,058) in 2010-2013 to 12.7% (1,385/10,924) in 2014-2017, risk ratio (RR) 0.845 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.784-0.901). Rates of severe ROP (>= grade 3) per survivor increased from 12.1% (930/7,692) to 13.3% (1.269/9,539), RR 1.100 (95% CI: 1.017-1.191). The lowest mortality and highest ROP rates were found in infants born in 2014. There was no change in rates of necrotizing enterocolitis, while those of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) decreased steadily between 2010 and 2017, alongside the increased proportion of infants who were never intubated. Conclusions: There was a moderate decline in mortality, an insignificant increase in severe ROP, and a steady decline of BPD in Germany during 2010-2017. Avoiding endotracheal intubation may have contributed to lowered BPD rates.
On perturbations of singular complex analytic curves
Creators: name: Nandi, Achinta Kumar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Complex Variables (math.CV)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 32H35 (Primary), 32S05, 32B10 (Secondary)

description: Suppose $V$ is a singular complex analytic curve inside $\mathbb{C}^{2}$. We investigate when a singular or non-singular complex analytic curve $W$ inside $\mathbb{C}^{2}$ with sufficiently small Hausdorff distance $d_{H}(V, W)$ from $V$ must intersect $V$. We obtain a sufficient condition on $W$ which when satisfied gives an affirmative answer to our question. More precisely, we show the intersection is non-empty for any such $W$ that admits at most one non-normal crossing type discriminant point associated with some proper projection. As an application, we prove a special case of the higher-dimensional analog, and also a holomorphic multifunction analog of a result by Lyubich-Peters.
description: 16 pages, theorem statements are modified, the definition of normal crossing type discriminant points is corrected, and comments are welcome!