cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Media perceptions of Tommy John surgery
Creators: name: Conte, Stan A.
name: Hodgins, Justin L.
name: ElAttrache, Neal S.
name: Patterson-Flynn, Nancy
name: Ahmad, Christopher S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine

description: Objectives. The prevalence of medial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction is increasing in professional athletes and the delivery of baseball news by the media exerts a powerful influence on public opinion of the injury and surgery. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the media’s perception regarding the causes of UCL injury as well as the indications, risks, benefits, and rehabilitation related to UCL reconstruction. Study design. Cross-sectional survey study, Level 3. Methods. This study utilized an online thirty-question survey designed to assess an individual’s perception of UCL reconstruction with regard to risk factors for injury, indications, benefits, surgical details, and rehabilitation. Eligible study participants were members of the media including print, internet, radio and/or television directly involved in the coverage of Major League Baseball (MLB). Results. A total of 516 members of the media with a mean age of 43.6 years completed the survey. In nearly half (47.8%), professional baseball represented 76–100% of their total sports coverage responsibility. Indications: although the majority answered correctly, 45% did not know if an athlete needed an elbow injury as a prerequisite for UCL reconstruction and 25% believed the primary indication was performance enhancement. As percentage of baseball coverage increased, media members were less likely to believe that an elbow injury was not required (p = 0.038). Benefits: eighty percent recognized that pitching speed is typically reduced following surgery, but the remaining 20% felt that velocities actually increased compared with pre-injury velocities. Return to play: fifty-two percent overestimated the ability of pitchers to return to back to professional baseball and 51.2% believed return would occur in 12 or less months. Estimates were higher in those of older age (p = 0.032) and increased percentage of baseball coverage (p < 0.001). Overuse injuries: less than half (48.4%) believed the use of pitch counts to be important in the prevention of UCL injury and 33.2% felt that throwing injuries were not preventable in adolescent baseball. Conclusion. Common misconceptions exist regarding UCL reconstruction within the professional baseball media. Efforts for physicians to educate the media on the risks of overuse throwing injuries with emphasis on accurate indications, outcomes, and recovery of Tommy John Surgery are encouraged.
Augmenting the Unreturned for Field Data with Information on Returned Failures Only
Creators: name: Ye, Zhi-Sheng
name: Loon-Ching Tang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Biotechnology

description: Field data are an important source of reliability information for many commercial products. Because field data are often collected by the maintenance department, information on failed and returned units is well maintained. Nevertheless, information on unreturned units is generally unavailable. The unavailability leads to truncation in the lifetime data. This study proposes a data augmentation algorithm for this type of truncated field return data with returned failures available only. The algorithm is based on an idea to reveal the hidden unobserved lifetimes. Theoretical justifications of the procedure for augmenting the hidden unobserved are given. On the other hand, the algorithm is iterative in nature. Asymptotic properties of the estimators from the iterations are investigated. Both point estimation and the information matrix of the parameters can be directly obtained from the algorithm. In addition, a by-product of the algorithm is a non-parametric estimator of the installation time distribution. An example from an asset-rich company is given to demonstrate the proposed methods. This paper has supplementary material online.
A new cytotoxic biflavonoid from the rhizome of Wikstroemia indica
Creators: name: Shao, Meng
name: Huang, Xiao-Jun
name: Jun-Shan Liu
name: Han, Wei-Li
name: Cai, Hong-Bing
name: Qing-Fa Tang
name: Fan, Qin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: One new chalcone-flavone biflavonoid, 3′-hydroxydaphnodorin A (1), together with 12 known biflavonoids (2–13), was isolated from the rhizome of Wikstroemia indica. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods. Eight isolated compounds 1–3, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 13 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against cancer-derived cell lines Hep3B, HepG2 and CNE2, and 1 was found to possess moderate cytotoxicity against HepG2 and CNE2 cell lines, with IC50 values of 65.5 ± 11.4 and 53.6 ± 10.1 μM, respectively.
A Comparison of Iterative and Direct Methods in Compositional Ano Geopressureo-Geothermal Simulators
Creators: name: Ply, Janet Kay
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 1984
Subjects: Fluid flow simulation
Computational simulator
Flow in porous medium

description: The use of fluid flow simulation programs has greatly increased as high speed computers have become more available. The growing complexity of these simulators arises from handling larger and more difficult problems while maintaining reliability and efficiency. (l) Accompanying more complicated models are longer execution ti mes and greater amounts of storage. The most important factors contributing to computing time and storage are the solution and representation of a larger system of equations. This system of equation is generated by approximating governing partial differential equations using finite differences . . In this study, several iterative and direct methods for solving . large systems of equations and different techniques of matrix representation were used for comparison of execution ti mes and storage requirements of three models. Two compositional simulators (2,3,4) and a geopressured geothermal simulator (S) modeling isothermal, two-dimensional, two phase flow in a porous medium were utilized for this purpose.
GSMT
Creators: name: Mould, Jeremy
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope is intended to complement the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by offering diffraction limited resolution beyond 1 micron. The recent merger of the CELT and AURA design and development programs offers a real hope that the vital scientific synergy of simultaneous operation of a 30 meter GSMT and the JWST will be realized.
Water-Mediated Selective Synthesis of Pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-ones and [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-one via Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions
Creators: name: Xinying Zhang
name: Gao, Lin
name: Zhangxin Wang
name: Xuesen Fan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biochemistry

description: A convenient and sustainable synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-ones and [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-5(4H)-one through copper-catalyzed cascade reactions of 2-bromobenzoates with 1H-pyrazol-5-amines or 1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-amine under ligand-free conditions in water is presented. It is notable that aqueous medium turned out to be crucial for the chemoselective formation of the title compounds. Compared with literature protocols, this new method showed advantages such as simple and sustainable procedure, commercially available starting materials, and convenient reuse of the reaction medium together with the copper catalyst.
Awake craniotomy for glioma resection: Technical aspects and initial results in a single institution
Creators: name: Trimble, Gillian
name: McStravick, Clodagh
name: Farling, Peter
name: Megaw, Katie
name: McKinstry, Steven
name: Smyth, Graham
name: Law, Gillian
name: Courtney, Heather
name: Quigley, Gavin
name: Flannery, Thomas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Introduction. Although variations in the technique of awake craniotomy (AC) have been widely reported, a key member of this interdisciplinary procedure is the healthcare professional performing assessments of neurological function during resection. The expertise of the latter will depend on the neurological function to be tested and on available resources of the institution. This report details our initial experience of an AC service utilizing the expertise of a speech and language therapist (SLT) and an experienced neuro-physiotherapist (NP) to monitor patient function during glioma resection. Methods. Forty-five patients underwent 50 AC procedures for eloquently located gliomas over a 3-year period. Patients with a glioma involving speech or sensorimotor areas were assessed preoperatively by the SLT/NP respectively. The same therapist monitored the patient's neurological function intraoperatively and executed a rehabilitation program tailored to the needs of the patient in the postoperative period. Results. Three patients underwent biopsy only, due to intraoperative seizures precluding intraoperative mapping (2 cases) or speech arrest on stimulation of a small recurrent tumor. The remaining 47 cases were suitable for repetitive neurological assessment “awake” during tumor debulking. One patient with a large sensorimotor tumor developed intraoperative hemiparesis due to outward brain herniation (which recovered postoperatively). Ten patients developed a new or worsened neurological deficit in the initial postoperative period (6 were detected intraoperatively), of which 5 eventually had resolution and returned to baseline function within 2 weeks. Conclusions. In our initial experience based anecdotally on a previous similar “non-awake” caseload, we have found AC with the input of the SLT/NP to be a key component in ensuring optimal functional outcomes for patients with gliomas in eloquently located areas.
Microstructures, interactions and dynamics properties studies of N-methyldiethanolamine + guanidinium triflate ionic liquid + water tertiary system at the standard temperature
Creators: name: Naimah Haron
name: Nor Asrina Sairi
name: Vannajan Sanghiran Lee
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Molecular dynamics simulations with an all-atom force field have been carried out in order to understand the phase equilibrium behaviour of ternary aqueous mixtures containing guanidinium triflate ionic liquid [gua][OTf] and water mixed with N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) in different function composition at the standard temperature of 298.15 K. A very good numerical agreement has been obtained for the prediction of the mixture densities. The analysis of structural and dynamic properties showed that the molecular level of ternary mixtures is slightly affected by the presence of MDEA and [gua][OTf] molar fractions. For MDEA–water interactions in [gua][OTf] media, we found that MDEA prefers to be surrounded by water molecules rather than by MDEA molecules even at a high MDEA molar fraction. While for [gua][OTf]–water interaction in MDEA media, as [gua][OTf] molar fraction increases, water molecules replace counterions in the coordination shell of both ions, thus weakening their interaction. On the other hand, for MDEA–[gua][OTf] interactions in water media, we have found that as the molar fraction of [gua][OTf] increases, a sulfonate group from anion appears to have a stronger association by making hydrogen bonding with MDEA molecules. The chemical process using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents is commonly limited by their high viscosity. Based on their physical properties such as viscosities, these ternary solvents can be applied in natural gas industry, such as removing carbon dioxide using aqueous MDEA and IL at high pressure.
Phase II MS4 Pilot: Central Massachusetts Stormwater Management
Creators: name: Barat, Alexander
name: Chin, Randy
name: Feraco, William
Publisher: name: QUBES Educational Resources
Year: 2025

description: Stormwater runoff pollution is a serious problem in municipalities. The goal of this project
was to promote communication between the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection and the Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition by facilitating increased understanding of the MS4 permit, assessing the current state of municipality MS4 compliance and assess the feasibility of the implementation of the Zoho database.
Pētniecības dati un to publicēšana [seminārs, 2024.03.27.]
Creators: name: Daugavietis, Jānis
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: digital humanities
digitālās humanitārās zinātnes
pētniecības dati
FAIR
datu repozitoriji
DPP
datu pārvaldības plāns
atvērtā zinātne
LZP FLPP

description: Semināra prezentācija (papildināta pēc pasākuma) + zooma videoieraksts.

LZP VPP pētījumu programmas “Latvijas 20.–21. gadsimta vēsture: sociālā morfoģenēze, mantojums un izaicinājumi” ietvaros (VPP-IZM-Vēsture-2023/1-0003)Rīko: LU LFMI

Lektors: Jānis DaugavietisLU aģentūras "Latvijas Universitātes Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts"Mākslas zinātņu nodaļas pētnieksLatvijas Sociologu asociācijas valdes loceklis2024.g. 27.marts

 

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Interplay of metabolizing enzymes and transporter of xenobiotics
Creators: name: Hwee Ying Lim
name: Ho, Qin Shi
name: Wong, Kim Ping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Hematology
subject: Cancer
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Genetics
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: 1. Xenobiotics are metabolized and eliminated through the coordinated interplay of their metabolizing enzymes and transporters. However, these two activities in vitro are measured separately, with the addition of ATP as a pre-requisite.2. We propose a human renal cell-line model which integrates the sulfate and glutathione conjugation of xenobiotics with the efflux of their respective conjugates. Sulfation and glutathionylation represent two major Phase II detoxification of xenobiotics in man. The reactions are catalyzed, respectively, by phenolsulfotransferase and glutathione-S-transferase followed by extrusion of their respective conjugates.3. Using Ko-143, a specific inhibitor of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, we identified this transporter to be responsible for the efflux of p-cresol sulfate, harmol sulfate and the glutathione conjugate of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene.4. The conjugation-cum-efflux was inhibited by oligomycin and uncouplers, which highlights the role of cellular mitochondria in providing ATP for the biosynthesis of their conjugating agents, 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS) and reduced glutathione as well as for the transport function of BCRP.5. The human 786-O renal cell-line provides a “3-in-1” system linking ATP biosynthesis to metabolism of xenobiotics and their ultimate transport and elimination by BCRP; this integrated system was not apparent in other human cell-lines examined.
Microstructures, interactions and dynamics properties studies of N-methyldiethanolamine + guanidinium triflate ionic liquid + water tertiary system at the standard temperature
Creators: name: Naimah Haron
name: Nor Asrina Sairi
name: Vannajan Sanghiran Lee
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Molecular dynamics simulations with an all-atom force field have been carried out in order to understand the phase equilibrium behaviour of ternary aqueous mixtures containing guanidinium triflate ionic liquid [gua][OTf] and water mixed with N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) in different function composition at the standard temperature of 298.15 K. A very good numerical agreement has been obtained for the prediction of the mixture densities. The analysis of structural and dynamic properties showed that the molecular level of ternary mixtures is slightly affected by the presence of MDEA and [gua][OTf] molar fractions. For MDEA–water interactions in [gua][OTf] media, we found that MDEA prefers to be surrounded by water molecules rather than by MDEA molecules even at a high MDEA molar fraction. While for [gua][OTf]–water interaction in MDEA media, as [gua][OTf] molar fraction increases, water molecules replace counterions in the coordination shell of both ions, thus weakening their interaction. On the other hand, for MDEA–[gua][OTf] interactions in water media, we have found that as the molar fraction of [gua][OTf] increases, a sulfonate group from anion appears to have a stronger association by making hydrogen bonding with MDEA molecules. The chemical process using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents is commonly limited by their high viscosity. Based on their physical properties such as viscosities, these ternary solvents can be applied in natural gas industry, such as removing carbon dioxide using aqueous MDEA and IL at high pressure.
A study on removal characteristics of o-, m-, and p-nitrophenol from aqueous solutions by organically modified diatomaceous earth
Creators: name: Ramia Z. Al Bakain
name: Rund A. Abu-Zurayk
name: Hamadneh, Imad
name: Khalili, Fawwaz I.
name: Al-Dujaili, Ammar H.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biochemistry

description: The natural diatomaceous earth (DAT) was modified with surfactant of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMABr) to form organic-modified diatomaceous earth (DAT-HDTMABr). The DAT and DAT-HDTMABr were characterized by X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and DTA-TG. The surface area was determined using Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller adsorption method. Cation exchange capacity was estimated using an ethylenediamine complex of copper method, and the modifier loading was calculated from the total carbon analysis. The ability of raw and organomodified diatomaceous earth to remove o-nitrophenol (ONP), m-nitrophenol (MNP), and p-nitrophenol (PNP) from aqueous solutions has been carried out at predetermined equilibration time, adsorbent amount, pH, and temperatures using a batch technique. The removal of ONP, MNP, and PNP from aqueous solutions by modified clay seems to be more effective than unmodified sample. The experimental equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by four widely used two parameters, Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) isotherm equations. Kinetic studies showed that pseudo-second-order described the adsorption experimental data better than the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. Based on the calculated thermodynamic parameters, such as enthalpy (ΔH), entropy (ΔS), and Gibb’s free energy changes (ΔG), it is noticeable that the adsorption of ONP, MNP, and PNP by DAT and DAT-HDTMABr adsorbents was carried out spontaneously, and the process was exothermic in nature.
The potential effect of climate change on the geographical distribution of insect pest species in the Swedish boreal forest
Creators: name: Hof, Anouschka R.
name: Svahlin, Anna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Molecular Biology

description: ABSTRACTWith the expected rising temperatures, outbreaks of insect pests may be more frequent, which can have large consequences on forest ecosystems and may therefore negatively affect the forestry sector. In order to be better able to predict where, but not if, outbreaks may occur in future we investigated the potential future (2070) geographical distribution of 30 prospective insect pest species (Coleoptera and Lepidoptera) by applying species distribution modelling. We also assessed the geographical extent to which the boreal forest in Sweden may be affected. We found that numerous species may experience large increases in their potential distribution in future, which may result in outbreaks in “new” areas. It is therefore likely that more trees will be infested by pests in future, which may have large implications for the Swedish forestry sector.
Investigation of the Influence of Potassium Permanganate on Denim Jeans Processing During Acid Wash
Creators: name: Khalil, Elias
name: Md. Solaiman
name: Atikur Rahman
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Organic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Denim Jeans finishing is one of the most important value added activities in the washing plant to meet buyer requirements. It is done by creating numerous effects on it. Potassium Permanganate (PP) is a strong oxidizing agent used to make vintage look with acid stone wash. This present investigation deals with the simultaneous effect of processing time and concentration of PP on the physical and mechanical properties of denim garments. Three 100% cotton denim jeans were separately treated with stone acid wash with simultaneous variation of processing time (1. 5, 2 & 2. 5 minutes) and of PP concentration (1. 5, 2 & 2. 5g/l) respectively after typical enzyme bleach wash. Various physical and mechanical properties (Hand feel, Weight, EPI, and PPI, Tensile strength, Shrinkage, Seam strength, Count & stiffness) were investigated before and after each treatment according to standard test methods. It was found that change in processing time and concentration reveals big difference in various properties between treated and untreated garments.
A vision for supporting research software sustainability across Europe and beyond
Creators: name: Bezaye Tesfaye
name: Haupt, Carina
name: Martinez-Ortiz, Carlos
name: Hof, Cees
name: West, Jan Van Der
name: Lopez, Jose Benito Gonzalez
name: Hammitzsch, Martin
name: Hong, Neil Chue
name: Príncipe, Pedro
name: Bast, Radovan
name: Druskat, Stephan
name: Vermonden, Yvonne
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Research software
Software sustainability

description: Research software is an essential output in different research domains and needs to be reproducible and extendable throughout future research. Achieving this requires shared principles and know-how among researchers and research institutes. The European Software Sustainability Infrastructure (EuSSI) consortium aims towards identifying key elements and providing common grounds to achieve such a goal in European level. Partners in the EuSSI consortium are all involved - in one way or another - in research software and share a common interest in improving the general quality of research software. This document outlines the EuSSI consortium vision for supporting research software sustainability.
The hydrologic outcome of a Low Impact Development (LID) site including superposition with streamflow peaks
Creators: name: Weiler, Markus
name: Jackisch, Nicole
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Science Policy
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: Hydrology plays a key role in mitigating environmental impacts with Stormwater Management (SWM). Site-level Low Impact Development (LID) is a promising approach but impeded by a lack of experience, performance metrics and comprehensive analysis. This study investigated the hydrologic performance of a small LID site (0.15 km2) including superposition with high flows of the receiving stream by monitoring precipitation, discharge and streamflow for 30 months. The results (73% event capture, 66–87% volume reduction, 39 L/ha/s peak discharge, 4.5% streamflow amplification) implied that site-level LID provides an alternative to conventional SWM even for unfavourable conditions. Weak performance related to underground storage, antecedent conditions, storm characteristics and freezing periods occurred seasonally; and a minimum storm capture volume could not be observed, but a maximum retention capacity. Future LID site designs should consider these characteristics and limitations, together with a differentiated analysis of a set of metrics for deducing environmental implications.
Travel speed changes along the European core road network for the period 1960–2030: an application of octilinear cartograms
Creators: name: Condeço-Melhorado, Ana
name: Panayotis Christidis
name: Dijkstra, Lewis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This study presents the evolution of travel speeds in the European Core road network, between 1960 and 2030. Speeds are represented in octilinear cartograms which constitutes one of the novelties of this study. Octilinear cartograms have the advantage of simplifying the geographical representation of transport networks, while emphasizing the connections (nodes) and the links between those nodes. The geographical accurateness is no longer important in this type of map; thus, the actual length of links does not correspond to the link's real value, directions are roughly preserved and scale factor is not constant for the entire map. Results show a general improvement of speeds in the Core Network. During the first years of the analysed period, speeds increased in Western European countries, while in the latest years, this improvement was extended to peripheral countries. By 2012, travel speeds presented a more homogeneous pattern all over Europe, generally ranging between 100 and 110 km/h. This evolution goes all along with a strong EU investment in the trans-European transport road network. In 2030, travel speeds are expected to continue increasing due to the foreseen investments planned by the European Commission.
Travel speed changes along the European core road network for the period 1960–2030: an application of octilinear cartograms
Creators: name: Condeço-Melhorado, Ana
name: Panayotis Christidis
name: Dijkstra, Lewis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: ABSTRACTThis study presents the evolution of travel speeds in the European Core road network, between 1960 and 2030. Speeds are represented in octilinear cartograms which constitutes one of the novelties of this study. Octilinear cartograms have the advantage of simplifying the geographical representation of transport networks, while emphasizing the connections (nodes) and the links between those nodes. The geographical accurateness is no longer important in this type of map; thus, the actual length of links does not correspond to the link's real value, directions are roughly preserved and scale factor is not constant for the entire map. Results show a general improvement of speeds in the Core Network. During the first years of the analysed period, speeds increased in Western European countries, while in the latest years, this improvement was extended to peripheral countries. By 2012, travel speeds presented a more homogeneous pattern all over Europe, generally ranging between 100 and 110 km/h. This evolution goes all along with a strong EU investment in the trans-European transport road network. In 2030, travel speeds are expected to continue increasing due to the foreseen investments planned by the European Commission.
RENACER Study: Assessment of 12-month efficacy and safety of 168 certolizumab-PEGol rheumatoid arthritis treated patients from a Spanish multicenter National database.
Creators: name: V Torrente-Segarra
name: A Urruticoechea Arana
name: A Sánchez-Andrade
name: JV Tovar
name: A Muñoz
name: A Martínez
name: JA González
name: M Fernández
name: N. Vázquez
name: H Corominas
name: S García-Díaz
name: A Acosta-Pereira
name: JM Ruiz Martín
name: JR Lamua Riazuelo
name: R Expósito
name: D Ruiz Vilchez
name: R Veiga Cabello
name: J Carlos Fernández
name: JR Noguera Pons
name: N Patricia Garrido Puñal
name: P Giralt Celiméndiz
name: R Cortés Verdú
name: A Aragón Díez
name: C Tomás Roura
name: C Moll Turudi
name: D Taverner Torrent
name: FJ Rivas Santirso
name: JJ Lerma Garrido
name: R García Portales
name: S Ordoñez Palau
name: S Paredes González-Albo
name: A Gracia Pérez
name: A Conesa Mateos
name: J Calvo Alén
name: J Graña Gil
name: MP Navarro Alonso
name: MJ Martínez Blasco
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Cell Biology

description: Objective: To assess effectiveness and safety of certolizumab PEGol (CZP) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients after 12 months of treatment and to detect predictors of response.Methods: Observational longitudinal prospective study of RA patients from 35 sites in Spain. Variables (baseline, 3- and 12-month assessment): socio-demographics, previous DMARD and previous Biological Therapies (BT) use; TJC, SJC, ESR, CRP, DAS28, SDAI. Response variables: TJC, SJC, CRP, ESR and steroids dose reductions, EULAR Moderate/Good Response, SDAI response and remission, DAS28 remission. Safety variables: discontinuation due to side-effects. Descriptive, comparative and Logistic regression analyses were performed.Results: We included 168 patients: 79.2% women, mean age 54.5 years (±13.2 SD), mean disease duration 7.5 years (±7.3 SD). Mean number of prior DMARD: 1.4 (±1.2 SD), mean number of prior BT was 0.8 (±1.1). Mean time on CZP was 9.8 months (±3.4 SD). A total of 71.4% were receiving CZP at 12-month assessment. Baseline predictors of response: lower prior number DMARD; low number prior BT; higher CRP, ESR, TJC, SJC, DAS28 and SDAI (p<0.05) scores. A 25/46.4% Moderate/Good Response, a 20% SDAI remission, and a 44% DAS28 remission were observed. We observed 48 discontinuations (28.6%), 31 due to partial or complete ineffectiveness and 17 due to side-effects.Conclusions: CZP showed benefit in severe RA patients, with significant reduction of all effectiveness parameters, despite the high prevalence of previous BT exposure in our series. We found CRP, ESR, prior DMARD/BT number, TJC, SJC, DAS28, and SDAI as baseline predictors of response. CZP was mostly well tolerated.
Assessment of pollution level in a Himalayan Lake, Kashmir, using geomatics approach
Creators: name: Fayma Mushtaq
name: Lala, Mili Ghosh Nee
name: A.C. Pandey
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: Pollution indices aggregate concentrations of several water quality parameters into a single quantity to indicate the general status of pollution in a region. In this study, a variant of the previous water quality index was used to evaluate the pollution status in the Wular Lake, Kashmir, which is a Ramsar site and wetland of international importance. The index termed as water quality status index (WQSI) is considered as a simple pollution indicator to support management actions in the Wular Lake, Kashmir. WQSI is a valuable and unique rating to depict the overall water quality status and pollution level of the waterbody in a spatial context and is also capable of dealing with those water quality parameters which do not have well-developed standard values. In this study, the water quality of the Wular Lake was investigated in June 2013 for 21 sample locations. The index used in this work is composed of 13 measurable physico-chemical parameters – pH, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, total dissolved solids, ammonia, iron, nitrite, nitrate and fluoride. The generation of WQSI is based on weighted overlay technique, in which interpolated raster maps were generated for all the 13 water quality parameters and weights are assigned to each and every parameter using analytic hierarchy process technique, considering their status as benefit or cost criteria. Based on the value of WQSI, the whole lake was divided into five zones, comprising least polluted zone (23%), moderately polluted zone (20%), high polluted zone (30%), very high polluted zone (22%) and extremely polluted zone (5%). From this study, it has been found that 60 km2 (77%) of total lake area constitutes the moderate to extremely polluted zone and only 18 km2 (23%) of the total lake area constitutes the least polluted zone, which is in the north-west region of the lake. The study reveals that the world-famous Wular Lake is undergoing the eutrophication process and as a result of which the lake is losing its water holding capacity to deal with the disastrous flood problem in Kashmir region.
Computational screening and characterization of putative vaccine candidates of Plasmodium vivax
Creators: name: Y. Nanda Kumar
name: G. Jeyakodi
name: K. Gunasekaran
name: P. Jambulingam
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Plasmodium vivax is the most prevalent species of malaria affecting millions of people annually worldwide and demands effective interventions to develop a successful vaccine. In this milieu, we have dedicated noteworthy efforts to characterize the proteome of P. vivax to give a lead for the epitope-based vaccine development. Membrane proteins of P. vivax were collected from SWISS PROT database and 10 antigenic proteins were identified among them by in silico analysis using multiple servers. T-cell and B-cell epitopes were identified and their immunity was assessed. Their ability to trigger humoral and cell-mediated responses was determined. Three dimensional models were constructed for the antigenic proteins using Modeller, Phyre2, and Modloop tools and their quality was validated using PROCHECK and ProSA-web validation servers. Further, the binding affinity and molecular interactions of these antigenic proteins were characterized by performing protein–protein docking against transmission-blocking anti-malaria antibody Fab2A8 (PDB ID: 3S62) using Z-dock module of Discovery Studio 4.0. The presence of potential B & T-cell epitopes, major histocompatibility complex-binding sites, and their efficient interactions with Fab2A8 antibody suggests the use of predicted antigenic proteins for the construction of multi-epitope peptide vaccine against P. vivax.
Pair-Copula Bayesian Networks
Creators: name: Bauer, Alexander
name: Czado, Claudia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Pair-copula Bayesian networks (PCBNs) are a novel class of multivariate statistical models, which combine the distributional flexibility of pair-copula constructions (PCCs) with the parsimony of conditional independence models associated with directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). We are first to provide generic algorithms for random sampling and likelihood inference in arbitrary PCBNs as well as for selecting orderings of the parents of the vertices in the underlying graphs. Model selection of the DAG is facilitated using a version of the well-known PC algorithm that is based on a novel test for conditional independence of random variables tailored to the PCC framework. A simulation study shows the PC algorithm’s high aptitude for structure estimation in non-Gaussian PCBNs. The proposed methods are finally applied to modeling financial return data. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Sistema di Monitoraggio delle azioni regionali di controllo delle Infezioni Correlate all'Assistenza (SIMON)
Creators: name: Placanica, Paola
Publisher: name: NewMicro
Year: 2024

description: ICA-AMR e standard di qualità ospedaliera

SISTEMA DI MONITORAGGIO DELLE AZIONI REGIONALI DI CONTROLLO DELLE INFEZIONI CORRELATE ALL’ASSISTENZA

Sistema di Sorveglianza e Monitoraggio (SIMON)

Cornice istituzionale

Sono state individuate 7 Aree tematiche (item):

PIATTAFORMA SIMON

Stato dell’arte e passi futuri
Pew Research Center: American Trends Panel Wave 9
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: President Barack Obama job performance (2); Republican leaders in Congress job performance (1); Democratic leaders in Congress job performance (1); voting in November 2014 election (4); vote for Republican/Democratic candidate for Congress (2); how much voting affects direction of country (1); party with majority in US Senate after election (1); party with majority in US House of Representatives after election (1); ability of Congress to get things done (1); Republican/Democratic relations (1); voter registration (5); contacted by anyone offering information about election (6); search for information about election (11); social media use on election day (7); first time voting/voted before (1); experience at polling place (3); experience voting by mail (3); why respondent did not vote (15); impact on making community better place to live (1); interest in federal government (1); interest in state government (1); interest in local government (1); experience with various government-related activities (6); how easy it is to find out how different levels of government are performing (3); data collected by government (11); online government sources of information (7); government sharing of collected data (11); smartphone use (11); trust in government (3); size of religious/nonreligious groups (3); social media use (18); interest in news (1); US as a world leader (1).
The cepheid period-luminosity relation in the large magellanic cloud
Creators: name: Sebo, Kim M.
name: Rawson, Daya
name: Mould, Jeremy
name: Madore, Barry F.
name: Putman, Mary E.
name: Graham, John A.
name: Freedman, Wendy L.
name: Gibson, Brad K.
name: Germany, Lisa M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A homogeneous set of ground-based BVRI observations of ~600 Cepheids is presented to check the Cepheid period-luminosity zero point for the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The sample of Cepheids is completely self-contained and has been reduced consistently to eliminate photometric differences caused by combining multiple sources of photometry. The Cepheid distances to nearby galaxies obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale were computed assuming a ``standard'' PL relation based on a compilation of photoelectric observations of 34 Cepheids and a standard distance modulus to the LMC of 18.50. The final Key Project results substituted a statistically stronger PL relation obtained by the OGLE collaboration. In this paper we compare our data with the OGLE PL relation; the subsample of LMC Cepheids with similar periods to those discovered in the nearby galaxies is fainter at the relevant periods by 0.04+/-0.02 mag than the OGLE sample. Substituting in turn this PL relation for that of the OGLE collaboration would raise the Hubble constant by 2%+/-1%, a correction which is not significant. The multicolor data set will also be useful in considering the effects of reddening and chemical composition and deriving an improved Cepheid period-luminosity relation for the LMC.
Computational screening and characterization of putative vaccine candidates of Plasmodium vivax
Creators: name: Y. Nanda Kumar
name: G. Jeyakodi
name: K. Gunasekaran
name: P. Jambulingam
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Plasmodium vivax is the most prevalent species of malaria affecting millions of people annually worldwide and demands effective interventions to develop a successful vaccine. In this milieu, we have dedicated noteworthy efforts to characterize the proteome of P. vivax to give a lead for the epitope based vaccine development. Membrane proteins of P. vivax were collected from SWISS PROT database and 10 antigenic proteins were identified among them by in silico analysis using multiple servers. T-cell and B-cell epitopes were identified and their immunity was assessed. Their ability to trigger humoral and cell-mediated responses was determined. Three dimensional models were constructed for the antigenic proteins using Modeller, Phyre2 and Modloop tools and their quality was validated using Procheck and ProsaWeb validation servers. Further, the binding affinity and molecular interactions of these antigenic proteins were characterized by performing protein-protein docking against transmission-blocking anti-malaria antibody Fab2A8 (PDB ID: 3S62) using Z-dock module of Discovery studio 4.0. Presence of potential B & T-cell epitopes, MHC binding sites and their efficient interactions with Fab2A8 antibody suggesting the use of predicted antigenic proteins for the construction of multi epitope peptide vaccine against P. vivax.
MUTAFAKKIR VA SO'FIY BOBURIY SHAHZODA MUHAMMAD DOROSHUKUH IJODINING O'ZIGA XOS XUSUSIYATLARI
Creators: name: Sherxon QORAYEV, Qarshi irrigatsiya va agrotexnologiyalar instituti dotsenti (PhD).
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Boburiy hukmdor Shohijahonning katta o‘g‘li  - ilm – fanda kamolga yetgan shahzoda[1] Muhammad Doroshukuh (1616-1659) shoir, tarjimon va olim inson bo‘lgan.[2] “Uning tasavvuf nazariyasi, qadimgi hind va islom tarixiga doir qarashlari, xattotlik, umuman kitobatchilik faoliyati, tarjimonligi umumbashariy ahamiyatga ega”.[3] Biroq, boburshunos olim N.Nizomiddinovning yozishicha, “Doroshukuhning ilmiy dunyoqarashilari va uning yozgan asarlari saroy ahliga ko‘pda ma’qul kelmagan”.[4]

[1] Ahmad Muhammad Tursun. Dunyoni tebratgan yetti buyuk.  T.: Azon kitoblari, 2021.-B.506.

[2] Qorayev Sh. Serqirra iste’dod sohibi bo‘lgan boburiy shahzoda.//-Qarshi, Sanduvoch, 2024 yil31 yanvar.-№02.-B.5; Qorayev Sh. Bobur va Boburiy ijodkorlar tarixi.//International journal of scientific researchers. Impakt Faktor. 7.293. https:// worldyjournals. com/ index. php/ IJSR/ article/view/3286. –Toshkent, Vol.5, No. 2 (2024).-P.763-814.

[3] Sattoriy H. Sohibqiron abadiyati. T.: “Sharq”  NMAK BT, 2016.-B.150-151.

[4] Nizomiddinov N. Buyuk boburiylar tarixi. (XVI-XIX asr).T.: Fan va texnologiyalar, 2012.-B.189.
Additional file 1 of Indoor residual spraying for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa 1997 to 2017: an adjusted retrospective analysis
Creators: name: Julie-Anne A. Tangena
name: Hendriks, Chantal M. J.
name: Devine, Maria
name: Tammaro, Meghan
name: Trett, Anna E.
name: Williams, Ignatius
name: Adilson José DePina
name: Achamylesh Sisay
name: Ramandimbiarijaona Herizo
name: Hmooda Toto Kafy
name: Chizema, Elizabeth
name: Were, Allan
name: Rozier, Jennifer
name: Coleman, Michael
name: Moyes, Catherine L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Maps showing IRS coverage in sub-Saharan Africa from 19972017 for carbamates, organochlorines, organophosphates and pyrethroids.