cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Prescription and nonprescription drug use among black and white community-residing elderly.
Creators: name: Ziqubu-Page, T
name: Wall, W E
name: Fillenbaum, G G
name: Corder, E H
name: Brock, D
name: Hanlon, J T
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1993

description: OBJECTIVES: To examine and compare concomitants of prescription and nonprescription drug use of Black and White community-dwelling elderly. METHODS: Information on prescription and nonprescription drug use, demographic and health characteristics, and use of health services was obtained from a probability-based sample of Black (n = 2152) and White (n = 1821) community-resident elderly in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Linear regression, in which sample weights and design effects were taken into account, was used for the final models. RESULTS: For prescription drug use, 37% and 32% of the variance was explained for Whites and Blacks, respectively (6% and 5% for nonprescription drugs). Health status and use of medical services were the strongest predictors of prescription drug use for both races (with Medigap insurance also important for Whites and Medicaid important for Blacks). Demographic characteristics and self-assessed health were significant factors in the use of nonprescription drugs. Race independently predicted use of both types of drugs but explained only a small proportion of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: Health status and use of health services are importantly related to prescription drug use. Non-prescription drug use is difficult to explain.
Additional file 2 of Analysis of the efficacy of multidisciplinary integration based on 3D reconstruction technology for the treatment of gout stone
Creators: name: Zhou, Shizhe
name: Zhang, Zengxiao
name: Liu, Tian
name: Xu, Yijun
name: Pan, Yuehai
name: Chen, Ying
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 2
Vietnamese infant and childhood mortality in relation to the Vietnam War.
Creators: name: Swenson, I E
name: Thang, N M
name: Savitz, D A
name: Stone, E M
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1993

description: OBJECTIVES: There is obvious potential for war to adversely affect infant and childhood mortality through direct trauma and disruption of the societal infrastructure. This study examined trends in Vietnam through the period of the war. METHODS: The 1988 Vietnam Demographic and Health Survey collected data on reproductive history and family planning from 4172 women aged 15 through 49 years in 12 selected provinces of Vietnam. The 13,137 births and 737 deaths to children younger than age 6 reported by the respondents were analyzed. RESULTS: For the country as a whole, infant and childhood mortality dropped by 30% to 80% from the prewar period to the wartime period and was stable thereafter. In provinces in which the war was most intense, mortality did not decline from the prewar period to the wartime period but declined after the war, consistent with an adverse effect during the wartime period. CONCLUSIONS: The data are limited by assignment of birth location on the basis of mother's current residence and by inadequate information on areas of war activity. Nonetheless, the data do not indicate a widespread, sizable adverse effect of the war on national infant and childhood mortality in Vietnam but suggest detrimental effects in selected provinces.
Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Tunisian waters: distribution, abundance and biological parameters
Creators: name: DERBALI, Abdelkarim
name: HADJ TAIEB, Aymen
name: JARBOUI, Othman
name: GHORBEL, Mohamed
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Venerupis decussata represents one of the most common marine mollusc species present in soft bottom infralittoral assemblages in southern Tunisian waters. It is a Mediterranean autochthonous species that in Tunisia is heavily harvested from natural populations. This bivalve represents an important economic issue, especially in terms of employment and the trade balances of the country via its exportation. The status of this species is still poorly known and there is a knowledge gap about its abundance. The present work aimed to investigate the stock assessment, the population structure and to give some biological parameters of V. decussata along the Gabes coastal area. The main results showed a scattered distribution pattern of the species according to location ranging between 0 and 26.6 ind.m -2. A remarkable stock was estimated to be 2405 tons (total fresh weight), with a mean biomass around 52.5 g.m -2 and a total abundance reaching an estimated 908.8 million individuals in the investigated area of 4577 hectares. Shell length of sampled individuals ranged from 4.2 to 41.65 mm, and median size varied by location. The overall sex ratio (F:M) was significantly different from parity (F:M = 1:1.17, χ]-test, P < 0.001). Males were found to mature between 22 and 27 mm shell length (SL), whereas females matured between 22 and 28 mm SL. The size at which 50% of the population reached maturity was 24.08 and 24.76 mm SL for males and females, respectively. Overall, V. decussata proliferates in some portions of the study area.
Leveraging disjoint communities for detecting overlapping community structure
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Tanmoy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Network communities represent mesoscopic structure for understanding the organization of real-world networks, where nodes often belong to multiple communities and form overlapping community structure in the network. Due to non-triviality in finding the exact boundary of such overlapping communities, this problem has become challenging, and therefore huge effort has been devoted to detect overlapping communities from the network. In this paper, we present PVOC (Permanence based Vertex-replication algorithm for Overlapping Community detection), a two-stage framework to detect overlapping community structure. We build on a novel observation that non-overlapping community structure detected by a standard disjoint community detection algorithm from a network has high resemblance with its actual overlapping community structure, except the overlapping part. Based on this observation, we posit that there is perhaps no need of building yet another overlapping community finding algorithm; but one can efficiently manipulate the output of any existing disjoint community finding algorithm to obtain the required overlapping structure. We propose a new post-processing technique that by combining with any existing disjoint community detection algorithm, can suitably process each vertex using a new vertex-based metric, called permanence, and thereby finds out overlapping candidates with their community memberships. Experimental results on both synthetic and large real-world networks show that PVOC significantly outperforms six state-of-the-art overlapping community detection algorithms in terms of high similarity of the output with the ground-truth structure. Thus our framework not only finds meaningful overlapping communities from the network, but also allows us to put an end to the constant effort of building yet another overlapping community detection algorithm.
description: 19 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables in Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (JSTAT), 2015. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1110.5813 by other authors
A proof of the Shepp-Olkin entropy concavity conjecture
Creators: name: Hillion, Erwan
name: Johnson, Oliver
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We prove the Shepp--Olkin conjecture, which states that the entropy of the sum of independent Bernoulli random variables is concave in the parameters of the individual random variables. Our proof is a refinement of an argument previously presented by the same authors, which resolved the conjecture in the monotonic case (where all the parameters are simultaneously increasing). In fact, we show that the monotonic case is the worst case, using a careful analysis of concavity properties of the derivatives of the probability mass function. We propose a generalization of Shepp and Olkin's original conjecture, to consider Renyi and Tsallis entropies.
An evaluation of the Kessner Adequacy of Prenatal Care Index and a proposed Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index.
Creators: name: Kotelchuck, M
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1994

description: OBJECTIVES. The assessment of the adequacy of prenatal care utilization is heavily shaped by the way in which utilization is measured. Although it is widely used, the current major index of utilization, the Kessner/Institute of Medicine Index, has not been subjected to systematic examination. This paper provides such an examination. METHODS. Data from the 1980 National Natality Survey are used to disaggregate the components of the Kessner Index for detailed analysis. An alternative two-part index, the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index, is proposed that combines independent assessments of the timing of prenatal care initiation and the frequency of visits received after initiation. RESULTS. The Kessner Index is seriously flawed. It is heavily weighted toward timing of prenatal care initiation does not distinguish timing of initiation from poor subsequent utilization, inaccurately measures utilization for full- or post-term pregnancies, and lacks sufficient documentation for consistent computer programming. CONCLUSIONS. The Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index offers a more accurate and comprehensive set of measures of prenatal care utilization than the Kessner Index.
Estimating activity limitation in the noninstitutionalized population: a method for small areas.
Creators: name: Lafata, J E
name: Weissert, W G
name: Koch, G G
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1994

description: OBJECTIVES. Although reliable direct state and local estimates of the activity-limited population are frequently unavailable, regression-adjusted synthetic estimates can be made. Such estimates use multivariate methods to model activity limitation at the national level and then apply model-predicted probabilities to corresponding community-specific demographic data. METHODS. Using the 1989 National Health Interview Survey and the 1991 Area Resource File System, this study produced log-linear regression models that included person-level demographic and county-level contextual variables as predictors of activity limitation. Model-predicted rates were then multiplied by corresponding intercensal population data to generate state and local synthetic estimates of activity limitation. RESULTS. Rates of activity limitation generally were found to increase with age and as the socioeconomic conditions of the county in which an individual resided worsened. Race and sex also tended to be statistically significant predictors of activity limitation. CONCLUSIONS. Activity limitation can be effectively modeled by age, sex, race, and community socioeconomic status. Synthetic estimates such as these are relatively simple to generate and can be useful for small-area planning in the absence of direct local estimates.
The Power and the Promise: Working With Communities to Analyze Data, Interpret Findings, and Get to Outcomes
Creators: name: Eng, Eugenia
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2008

description: Although the intent of community-based participatory research (CBPR) is to include community voices in all phases of a research initiative, community partners appear less frequently engaged in data analysis and interpretation than in other research phases. Using 4 brief case studies, each with a different data collection methodology, we provide examples of how community members participated in data analysis, interpretation, or both, thereby strengthening community capacity and providing unique insight. The roles and skills of the community and academic partners were different from but complementary to each other. We suggest that including community partners in data analysis and interpretation, while lengthening project time, enriches insights and findings and consequently should be a focus of the next generation of CBPR initiatives.
Signatures of indirect K-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering on magnetic excitations in triangular lattice antiferromagnet
Creators: name: Luo, Cheng
name: Datta, Trinanjan
name: Huang, Zengye
name: Yao, Dao-Xin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We compute the K-edge indirect resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectrum of a triangular lattice antiferromagnet in its ordered coplanar 3- sublattice 120 degree magnetic state. By considering the first order self$-$energy corrections to the spin wave spectrum, magnon decay rate, bimagnon interactions within the ladder approximation Bethe-Salpeter scheme, and the effect of three-magnon contributions up to 1/S- order we find that the RIXS spectra is non-trivially affected. For a purely isotropic triangular lattice model, the peak splitting mechanism and the appearance of a multipeak RIXS structure is primarily dictated by the damping of magnon modes. At a scattering wavevector corresponding to the zone center Γpoint and at the roton point q=M, where the magnon decay rate is zero, a stable single peak forms. At the $Γ$ point, the contribution is purely trimagnon at the 1/S level and occurs approximately at the trimagnon energy of 6JS. The roton peak occurs at a lower energy of 4JS. The K-edge single peak RIXS spectra at the roton momentum can be utilized as an experimental signature to detect the presence of roton excitations. A unique feature of the triangular lattice K-edge RIXS spectra is the nonvanishing RIXS intensity at both the zone center $Γ$ point and the antiferromagnetic wavevector K point. This result is in sharp contrast to the vanishing K-edge RIXS intensity of the collinear magnetic phases on the square lattice. We find that including XXZ anisotropy leads to additional peak splitting, including at the roton scattering wavevector where the single peak destabilizes towards a two-peak structure. The observed splitting is consistent with our earlier theoretical prediction of the effects of spatial anisotropy on the RIXS spectra of a frustrated quantum magnet [Luo, Datta, and Yao, Phys. Rev. B 89, 165103 (2014)].
description: 15 pages, 10 figures, please see PDF copy for full detailed abstract
Techno-Economic Analysis of Green Hydrogen Production from Solar Energy in Mena and Transport to Central Europe
Creators: name: Leiblein, Janina
name: Bär, Katharina
name: Graf, Frank
name: Hotz, Christian
name: Mörs, Friedemann
Publisher: name: International Solar Energy Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Electrolysis
Green hydrogen
MENA
Photovoltaics
Power-to-Gas
Process Chain
Techno-economic analysis

description: This techno-economic study investigates a Power-to-Hydrogen (PtH2) and Power-to-Methane (PtCH4) process chain producing 120 TWh (higher heating value, HHV) hydrogen or methane per year. The aim is to estimate the efficiency as well as the production cost of green hydrogen and methane from solar energy in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region followed by transport to central Europe. The examined PtH2 process chain includes a photovoltaic (PV) system, desalination system, Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysis (PEM), H2-storage, and pipeline transport. The PtCH4–process chain contains an additional unit to capture CO2 from air (direct air capture, DAC) and a methanation unit. Two key aspects are evaluated in this study. The first is the evaluation of optimal capacities of the electrolysis plant with respect to PV capacities and second, the challenge of storing large amounts of hydrogen due to volatile hydrogen production. Results suggest that the cost of hydrogen production in the MENA region and its transport to Central Europe are 12 €-cent/kWh in 2021 and 6 €-cent/kWh in 2050, whereas the purchase costs of methane are 19 €-cent/kWh and 9 €-cent/kWh respectively.
US Child Labor Violations in the Retail and Service Industries: Findings From a National Survey of Working Adolescents
Creators: name: Bowling, J. Michael
name: Runyan, Carol
name: Rauscher, Kimberly
name: Schulman, Michael
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2008

description: Objectives. We investigated child labor violations among US adolescents working in the retail and service industries. Methods. We used interview data from a nationally representative sample of working adolescents, and investigated reports of select child labor violations (e.g., hours, equipment, and work permits). We computed weighted percentages of respondents reporting each type of discrete (and aggregated) violation. Results. Nearly 37% of respondents reported a violation of the hazardous occupations orders (i.e., prohibited jobs or use of equipment), and 40% reported a work permit violation. Fewer than 2% reported working more than the maximum weekly hours allowed during the school year, but 11% reported working past the latest hour allowed on a school night, and 15% reported working off the clock. Conclusions. Significant numbers of US adolescents are employed in violation of the child labor laws and as a result are exposed to safety risks. Although our data did not allow for an analysis of enforcement, our findings demonstrate gaps in employer compliance with the law. We suggest that closer attention to enforcement policy and practice is needed.
Care in the Country: A Historical Case Study of Long-Term Sustainability in 4 Rural Health Centers
Creators: name: Wright, D. Brad
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: From 1978 to 1983, researchers at the University of North Carolina conducted a National Evaluation of Rural Primary Care Programs. Thirty years later, many of the programs they studied have closed, but the challenges of providing rural health care have persisted. I explored the histories of 4 surviving rural primary care programs and identified factors that contributed to their sustainability. These included physician advocates, innovative practices, organizational flexibility, and community integration. As rural health programs look ahead, identifying future generations of physician advocates is a crucial next step in developing the rural primary care workforce. It is also important for these programs to find ways to cope with high rates of staff turnover.
First record of Physalia physalis in the Pelagie Islands (Strait of Sicily) and additional records in the Strait of Messina
Creators: name: CASTRIOTA, Luca
name: FALAUTANO, Manuela
name: BATTAGLIA, Pietro
name: MARAVENTANO, Giuseppe
name: PRAZZI, Elena
name: AMMENDOLIA, Giovanni
name: ANDALORO, Franco
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Two colonies of the stinging siphonophore Physalia physalis were stranded at Capo Peloro (Strait of Messina) in March 2009 and one in March 2014; one more colony was stranded on a beach of Lampedusa Island (Strait of Sicily) in April 2009, representing the first record in the Pelagie Islands. Given the risk for human health associated to this species, the possibility to include it in monitoring protocols within early warning initiatives is discussed.
Core Competencies for Injury and Violence Prevention
Creators: name: Peek-Asa, Corinne
name: Songer, Thomas
name: Runyan, Carol
name: Bou-Saada, Ingrid
name: Hunter, Wanda
name: Lindemer, Kristen
name: Stephens-Stidham, Shelli
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Efforts to reduce the burden of injury and violence require a workforce that is knowledgeable and skilled in prevention. However, there has been no systematic process to ensure that professionals possess the necessary competencies. To address this deficiency, we developed a set of core competencies for public health practitioners in injury and violence prevention programs. The core competencies address domains including public health significance, data, the design and implementation of prevention activities, evaluation, program management, communication, stimulating change, and continuing education. Specific learning objectives establish goals for training in each domain. The competencies assist in efforts to reduce the burden of injury and violence and can provide benchmarks against which to assess progress in professional capacity for injury and violence prevention.
Second appearance of the burrowing goby Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in the marine waters of Iraq
Creators: name: AL-DARAJI, Salem A.M.
name: JAWAD, Laith A.
name: AL-FAISAL, Abbas J.
name: TAHA, Ali
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: The burrowing goby Trypauchen vagina, is recorded from the marine waters of Iraq. It is described on the basis of 7 adult specimens, 123-185 mm total length. This account represents the second appearance of this species in about 27 years. Accordingly, the species is miss-observed in the Iraqi waters. The total and standard lengths are compared with specimens caught from the area.
Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Mental Health Agencies: A Multiple Stakeholder Analysis
Creators: name: Palinkas, Lawrence
name: Aarons, Gregory
name: Zagursky, Karen
name: Fettes, Danielle
name: Wells, Rebecca
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Objectives. We sought to identify factors believed to facilitate or hinder evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation in public mental health service systems as a step in developing theory to be tested in future studies. Methods. Focusing across levels of an entire large public sector mental health service system for youths, we engaged participants from 6 stakeholder groups: county officials, agency directors, program managers, clinical staff, administrative staff, and consumers. Results. Participants generated 105 unique statements identifying implementation barriers and facilitators. Participants rated each statement on importance and changeability (i.e., the degree to which each barrier or facilitator is considered changeable). Data analyses distilled statements into 14 factors or dimensions. Descriptive analyses suggest that perceptions of importance and changeability varied across stakeholder groups. Conclusions. Implementation of EBP is a complex process. Cross-system–level approaches are needed to bring divergent and convergent perspectives to light. Examples include agency and program directors facilitating EBP implementation by supporting staff, actively sharing information with policymakers and administrators about EBP effectiveness and fit with clients’ needs and preferences, and helping clinicians to present and deliver EBPs and address consumer concerns.
Review of the distribution of large sharks in the seas of Turkey (Eastern Mediterranean)
Creators: name: KABASAKAL, Hakan
name: KARHAN, Selahattin Ünsal
name: SAKINAN, Serdar
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Observations carried out in the seas of Turkey between 1990 and August 2015, allowed to record in the area 392 large sharks including 10 families, 13 genera and 18 species. Hexanchus griseus was the predominant species, comprising 169 specimens and 43.2% of total captures. Analyses on the periodicity of the captures of large sharks from the seas of Turkey during the last 25 years revealed an increasing trend in annual catches since 1990, which was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Based on catch records from the last 25 years, 342 (87.2%) specimens were recorded after 1990. A peak of annual number of catches was observed in 2012. The highest numbers of large sharks were recorded from the Sea of Marmara (n = 151; 38.6%), the Aegean Sea (n = 121; 30.9%), the Levantine Sea (n = 114; 29.1%), and the Black Sea (n = 5; 1.2%), respectively. Of the 392 large sharks recorded in Turkish waters, 128 (32.6% of total records) were obtained via internet sources, such as social media, spearfishermen forums, maritime news websites. The role of these latter categories of information cannot be totally ruled out in monitoring of large shark captures in the future.
Density distribution and some biological properties of veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) populations in south central Black Sea
Creators: name: GÖNENER, Sedat
name: ÖZSANDIKÇI, Uğur
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Rapana venosa is a gastropod species, which has an extremely high commercial importance for Black Sea ecosystem since 1940s and for Turkish fisheries industry since 1985. The study that aims to ensure sustainability of whelks, an alternative fisheries resource, was carried out in coast of South Central Black Sea between September and December 2015. Biological properties of veined rapa whelk populations were determined and density distribution maps of Rapana venosa and by-catch species were created from samplings collected with commercial dredges. According to the results, length, weight and condition factor values of Rapana venosa individuals obtained in Sinop region, were greater than those of obtained in Samsun region. Besides, the densities of Rapana venosa (5812 ± 189 kg.km-2) and by-catch species (8.2 ± 0.5 ind.haul -1) in Sinop were higher than those in Samsun (respectively, 4368 ± 137 kg.km-2 and 6.2 ± 0.4 ind.haul -1).
Color pattern anomaly of the spotted pufferfish Arothron meleagris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in the Gulf of California, Mexico
Creators: name: REYES-BONILLA, Héctor
name: HERNÁNDEZ-VELASCO, Arturo
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: An anomalous specimen of the pufferfish Arothron meleagris was photographed at Cabo Pulmo reef, southwestern Gulf of California, Mexico (23.5°N-109.5°W). The specimen did not present white spots across the body (a diagnostic character of the species) but instead showed a reticulated pattern of white lines over a black-purple background. The coloration did not conform with that of any of the known species of Arothron, and we propose three explanations: a) this is a new species; b) we observed a hybrid of A. meleagris with another Indo Pacific species; or most probably, c) this is a very uncommon morphotype of A. meleagris never reported in the Americas.
Hydrological conditions in the enclosed lagoon of Clipperton atoll: implications for the mesozooplankton biota
Creators: name: SANVICENTE-AÑORVE, Laura
name: SOLIS-WEISS, Vivianne
name: ALATORRE-MENDIETA, Miguel
name: LEMUS-SANTANA, Elia
name: JOST, Christian
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: We study here the vertical hydrological structure of Clipperton lagoon, mainly with data obtained during the international expedition of April 2015 to the atoll, and estimate predator-prey encounter rates of the dominant mesozooplankton species: Acanthocyclops robustus (copepod) and Latonopsis australis (cladoceran). Temperature, salinity and light penetration were measured at four locations, three in the lagoon and one in the ocean. Additional information comes from literature and from an oceanographic buoy located near the atoll. Predator-prey encounter rates were calculated for non-turbulent and turbulent conditions under two extreme wind velocities. The hydrological vertical structure showed a strong pycnocline at 15 m depth. The euphotic zone reached 8 m depth in the lagoon basins, and down to the bottom outside of them. In surface waters, encounter rates were high (221 to 2846 preys day -1 predator -1), depending on the animals' speed and wind conditions. Turbulent conditions enhance predator-prey interactions; however, the high prey density is the main cause of higher encounter rates, even under non-turbulent conditions. The strong pycnocline separates two contrasting ecosystems: an upper layer dominated by brackish mesozooplankton in a short grazing food chain, and a bottom layer dominated by bacteria where energy transfer is through a detritus food chain.
Short term exposure to permethrin alters lipid classes and fatty acid composition of the unfed clam Donax trunculus from Tunisian coast (Southern Mediterranean)
Creators: name: AOUINI, Fatma
name: BOUSSOUFA, Dhouha
name: GHRIBI, Feriel
name: BEJAOUI, Safa
name: NAVARRO, Juan Carlos
name: EL CAFSI, MHamed
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Permethrin (PER) is a pyrethroid insecticide widely used in agriculture. Dumped into the sea, this pollutant causes considerable harm to living organisms. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the toxic effects of PER, on the commercial clam Donax trunculus, largely distributed along the sandy beaches of the Gulf of Tunis. A toxicity assay (72 hours) using different PER concentrations (0, 50, 100 and 150 Tg.L-1) was carried out to study the effects of the pesticide on lipid class and fatty acid composition of mantle and siphons of D. trunculus. Results showed a significant decrease in total lipid content with exposure to PER. An increase in the percentage of neutral lipids driven by a concomitant increase of triacylglycerols (TAG) was found after exposure. On the other hand, polar lipids decreased following mainly the fall of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylinositol (PI). The fatty acid content was also significantly altered in exposed D. trunculus. Saturated fatty acids (SFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and especially PUFA (n- 3) decreased significantly with PER exposure, while, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) showed significant decrease with 50 Tg.L-1 and no significant difference between control (0 Tg.L-1 PER) clams and those exposed to 100 and 150 Tg.L-1.
Checklist of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the Cape Verde Islands, with a biogeographic comparison with the Canary Islands (Eastern Atlantic)
Creators: name: GONZÁLEZ, José Antonio
name: TRIAY-PORTELLA, Raül
name: MARTINS, Albertino
name: LOPES, Evandro
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: In the current scenario of defaunation and bioinvasion, increasing the knowledge about the composition in marine species and monitoring are an emergency need to control the biodiversity. Nearly 35 years have passed since Türkay (1982) published the decapod crustaceans of the Cape Verde islands. No checklists of decapod fauna specifically covering this area have been published since then, and an update is needed. The current list of Cape Verdean brachyuran crabs comprises 125 species, grouped in 83 genera and 40 accepted families. Additional species have been mainly recorded thanks to intensified research into deep water and description of new taxa. Anamathia rissoana and Macropipus rugosus are recorded for the first time and the occurrence/absence of some species confirmed in the area. This work summarizes all recent changes in Cape Verdean brachyurans and makes biogeographic remarks, with a comparison with the Canary Islands brachyurans. It presents a literature review and overview about the species previously recorded in the area. It still aims to be a tool to support further monitoring to identify the absence or appearance of invasive species.
Incentives to Encourage Participation in the National Public Health Accreditation Model: A Systematic Investigation
Creators: name: Corso, Liza
name: Cannon, Margaret
name: Davis, Mary
name: Baker, Edward
name: Lenaway, Dennis
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Objectives. We sought to identify the incentives most likely to encourage voluntary participation in the national public health accreditation model. Methods. We reviewed existing incentives, held meetings with key informants, and conducted a survey of state and local public health agency representatives. The survey was sent to all state health departments and a sample of local health departments. Group-specific differences in survey responses were examined. Results. Survey response rates were 51% among state health department representatives and 49% among local health department representatives. Both state health department and local health department respondents rated financial incentives for accredited agencies, financial incentives for agencies considering accreditation, and infrastructure and quality improvement as important incentives. State health department respondents also indicated that grant administration and grant application would encourage their participation in the national accreditation model, and local health department respondents also noted that technical assistance and training would encourage their participation. Conclusions. Incentives to encourage participation of state and local agencies in the national voluntary accreditation model should include financial support as well as support for agency infrastructure and quality improvements. Several initiatives are already under way to support agency infrastructure and quality improvement, but financial support incentives have yet to be developed.
On the discovery of Crithe cossinea T. Cossignani, 1997, a new marine alien species for the Mediterranean Sea, with additions and remarks on 15 unreported molluscan species from Turkey coast
Creators: name: ASLAN, Herdem
name: OVALIS, Panayotis
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: The whole molluscan assemblages along the Turkish coasts of the Aegean Sea and the Levantine Sea (Southern Turkish coasts), were studied from 20 stations at depths ranging from 11 m to 69 m, between August and October 2014. This has resulted in new contribution to Mediterranean marine molluscan fauna. Crithe cossinea is a new lessepsian for the Mediterranean Sea, five Gastropoda (Melanella alba, Mangelia callosa, Mangelia tenuicosta, Clathromangelia loiselieri, Raphitoma bicolor) are new records for Turkish Seas, two Gastropoda (Ondina obliqua, Retusa nitidula) are new records for the Aegean Sea while another two Gastropoda (Alvania hispidula, Vexillum hypatiae) are new records for the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea and four Gastropoda (Cerithiopsis fayalensis, Bela menkhorsti, Raphitoma aequalis, and the alien species Monotygma fulva) are new records for the Turkish coasts of Levantine Sea. Among Bivalvia species, Thyasira alleni is a new record for both seas and Pitar mediterraneus is a new record for the Turkish coasts of Levantine Sea. The present study contributes to molluscan fauna of Turkish waters by the addition of six more species, increasing their number to 1076.
NATHENA - D3.3 3D Samples – Design & Manufacturing Report
Creators: name: NATHENA
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: This deliverable provides information on design and manufacturing aspects of selected single innovative test channels. It summarizes the two confidential deliverables: - D3.1 3D Samples – Structure Design Report - D3.2 3D Samples – Manufacturing Conformity
Oral Health of Early Head Start Children: A Qualitative Study of Staff, Parents, and Pregnant Women
Creators: name: Zeldin, Leslie
name: Mofidi, Mahyar
name: Rozier, R. Gary
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Objectives. We explored the oral health knowledge, attitudes, and activities of Early Head Start (EHS) staff members, parents, and pregnant women, along with their suggestions related to future oral health educational interventions targeting EHS children. Methods. Nine focus groups were conducted with EHS staff, parents, and pregnant women. Audiotapes of sessions were transcribed and entered into ATLAS.ti 5.0 for coding and analysis. Results. Attitudes about the importance of children’s oral health among parent and pregnant women were mixed. Staff members voiced responsibility for children’s oral health but frustration in their inability to communicate effectively with parents. Parents in turn perceived staff criticism regarding how they cared for their children’s oral health. Gaps were noted in the oral health activities of EHS programs. Participants expressed confusion regarding the application of Head Start oral health performance standards to EHS. The need for culturally sensitive, hands-on oral health education was highlighted. Conclusions. Tailored, theory-based interventions are needed to improve communication between EHS staff and families. Clear policies on the application of Head Start oral health performance standards to EHS are warranted. Educational activities should address the needs and suggestions of EHS participants.
Growth, condition and gametogenic activity of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in Algeria
Creators: name: HAOUI-MESLEM, Nabila
name: CHÁVEZ-VILLALBA, Jorge
name: ALCÁNTARA-RAZO, Edgar
name: REBZANI-ZAHAF, Chafika
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Sustainable oyster production of Crassostrea gigas in Algeria requires information about growing, condition and reproduction. The paper documents growth, condition index (CI), and describes the reproductive cycle of oysters cultivated in open sea using plastic bags suspended from long lines. The study was performed on juveniles (May 2011-February 2012), and adults (October 2012-October 2013). Gametogenesis was described through the histological study of the gonad and oocyte cohort analysis. The growth of C. gigas juveniles was described using the Schnute growth model. CI of juveniles was low during the cultivation period. Length and weight of adult oysters ranged from 93.9 to 109.1 mm and 64.1 to 132.3 g respectively. CI was satisfactory (> 50). The reproductive cycle of C. gigas began in December with several oocytes cohorts. Oocytes were growing during January-February and ripening occurred in March-May. The main spawning took place in June when temperature was increasing, and spawning of less intensity was observed during July-October. Spring phytoplankton blooms seem to provide energy for gonad development. These results may serve as baseline data for the development of aquaculture programs in Algeria.
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Resource-Limited Settings: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Experience
Creators: name: Spensley, Allison
name: Hoblitzelle, Chuck
name: Wilfert, Catherine
name: Robinson, Joanna
name: Turner, Abigail Norris
name: Sripipatana, Tabitha
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: Objectives. In September 1999, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation initiated a multicountry, service-based programmatic effort in the developing world to reduce perinatally acquired HIV infection. We review 6½ years of one of the world's largest programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Methods. Each PMTCT facility records patient data in antenatal clinics and labor and delivery settings about counseling, testing, HIV status, and antiretroviral prophylaxis and submits the data to foundation staff. Results. More than 2.6 million women have accessed foundation-affiliated services through June 2006. Overall, 92.9% of women who received antenatal care or were eligible for PMTCT services in labor and delivery have been counseled, and 82.8% of those counseled accepted testing. Among women identified as HIV positive, 75.0% received antiretroviral prophylaxis (most a single dose of nevirapine), as did 45.6% of their infants. Conclusions. The foundation’s experience has demonstrated that opt-out testing, supplying mothers with medication at time of diagnosis, and providing the infant dose early have measurably improved program efficiency. PMTCT should be viewed as an achievable paradigm and an essential part of the continuum of care.
Reduced spin-down rate of PSR J0738-4042 explained as due to an asteroid disruption event
Creators: name: Yu, Y. B.
name: Huang, Y. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Long term observations by Brook et al. reveal that the derivative of rotational frequency of PSR J0738-4042 changed abruptly in 2005. Originally, the spin-down rate was relatively stable, with the rotational frequency derivative of $-1.14 \times 10^{-14}~\rm s^{-2}$. After September 2005, the derivative began to rise up. About 1000 days later, it arrived at another relatively stable value of about $-0.98 \times 10^{-14}~\rm s^{-2}$, indicating that the pulsar is spinning-down relatively slowly. To explain the observed spin-down rate change, we resort to an asteroid disrupted by PSR J0738-4042. In our model, the orbital angular momentum of the asteroid is assumed to be parallel to that of the rotating pulsar, so that the pronounced reduction in the spin-down rate can be naturally explained as due to the transfer of the angular momentum from the disrupted material to the central pulsar. The derived magnetospheric radius is about $4.0 \times 10^{9}$ cm, which is smaller than the tidal disruption radius ($4.9 \times 10^{10}$ cm). Our model is self-consistent. It is shown that the variability of the spin-down rate of PSR J0738-4042 can be quantitatively accounted for by the accretion from the asteroid disrupted by the central pulsar.
description: 11 pages, 1 figure, submitted
Haminoea orteai Talavera, Murillo & Templado, 1987 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea), a widespread species in the Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic
Creators: name: GARABEDIAN, Kendall
name: MALAQUIAS, Manuel A.E.
name: CROCETTA, Fabio
name: ZENETOS, Argyro
name: KAVADAS, Stefanos
name: VALDÉS, Ángel
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: The bubble snail Haminoea orteai Talavera, Murillo & Templado, 1987 has been reported from several localities in the Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic. Although H. orteai can be easily recognized by having pigmented periocular areas, difficulties in the systematics of haminoeids hampered reliable identification of specimens. In addition, the majority of published distributional data remain unconfirmed as it is based on empty shells or specimens not illustrated nor examined anatomically. In this study, records from across the known range of H. orteai are confirmed by DNA barcoding of newly collected specimens. Preliminary population genetic results also indicate that H. orteai has limited genetic variation and no obvious population structure, suggesting it may be panmictic.
On the occurrence of blackfish Centrolophus niger (Osteichthyes: Centrolophidae) from the Tunisian coast (central Mediterranean)
Creators: name: CAPAPÉ, Christian
name: RAFRAFI-NOUIRA, Sihem
name: EL KAMEL-MOUTALIBI, Olfa
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Blackfish, Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1788) is recorded for the first time in Tunisian waters. The specimen was caught in northern area, off Ras Jebel close to Cani Rocks. It was a large specimen measuring 394 mm total length and weighing 486.6 g. The specimen is shortly described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. Its distribution in the Mediterranean Sea is commented and discussed. This capture is the southernmost extension range of the species in this sea.
Description of two new apseudomorphan Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from the Kochi Backwaters, India
Creators: name: PANDIYARAJAN, Rethinam Subramanian
name: JYOTHIBABU, Rethnamma
name: ARUNPANDI, Nagarathinam
name: BIJU, Abraham
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Two new species of apseudomorphan tanaidaceans, Pagurapseudopsis kochindica and Ctenapseudes indiana are described as new to science. Specimens used in this study are based on an extensive sampling (79 locations) in the Kochi Backwaters during the Southwest Monsoon and Post-Southwest Monsoon periods. A total of 109 individuals of P. kochindica and 180 individuals of C. indiana were examined. P. kochindica and C. indiana are distinguished from all the known species of their respective congeners by the structure and shape of chelipeds.
New evidences on the spread of the invasive Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) on coasts of Algeria
Creators: name: BENTAALLAH, Mohammed El Amine
name: MEINESZ, Alexandre
name: TAIBI, Nasr-Eddine
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder) is an invasive seaweed native to south-eastern Australia. The existence of this seaweed was noticed along the coasts of 15 Mediterranean countries since 1990. Recently, many authors have revealed its negative effect on Mediterranean benthic species as well as its potential to strongly alter indigenous communities. In this study, new evidence data are given concerning the situation of this invasive taxon in Algeria and particularly about a recent spread in the western part of the Algerian coasts, near Oran.
Metazoan parasites of the John Dory Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 collected from the Mediterranean Sea
Creators: name: BRIGUGLIO, Giovanni
name: DI CARO, Gianfranco
name: NAPOLI, Ettore
name: COMIGNANO, Federico
name: FERRANTELLI, Vincenzo
name: GAGLIO, Gabriella
name: LANTERI, Giovanni
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2017

description: The John Dory Zeus faber is a cosmopolitan fish species of important commercial value, distributed in Eastern Atlantic, Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean and Black Seas. The aim of this study was to assess the parasite fauna of John Dory fish captured in the Mediterranean Sea. Four taxa of parasites were identified, such as the leech Calliobdella sp. (1 out of 139, 0.72%), the copepods Chondrachantus zei (1 out of 139, 0.72%), nematode larvae genetically identified as Anisakis pegreffii (114 out of 139, 82%) and a bothriocephalid tapeworms (3 out of 139, 2.15%). Anisakis pegreffii proved to be the most frequent parasite. Noteworthy, the presence of the adult bothriocephalid tapeworm was described for the first time in Z. faber. Some pathological effects due to parasites and the potential zoonotic risks were also discussed.