cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Commuter segmentation and openness to sharing services : a Swiss case study
Creators: name: Hoerler, Raphael
name: Hoppe, Merja
Publisher: name: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Year: 2019
Subjects: Sustainable mobility
Commuting
Mobility behaviour
Carsharing
Policy measures
Transformation
380: Verkehr

description: The transportation sector is experiencing increasing pressure from emerging megatrends. Digitalisation, individualisation and the aging of society are leading to increasing traffic, mobility demand and capacity shortages. At the same time, new mobility concepts and offers are under development. In this highly dynamic environment, decision-makers and transport planners are under pressure to react. As society requests new and more comfortable mobility services, car-as well as ridesharing are seen as a part of the solution. Tailor-made mobility services have the potential to meet customer needs and increase the acceptance and use of public transport. In order to better understand the needs, we propose a classification of the commuter society into easily distinguishable groups based on an extensive commuter survey conducted in the city of Basel, Switzerland. This classification should enable more precisely targeted policy measures that save costs and increase adoption of sustainable ways of commuting. Key parameters influencing users’ openness towards car- and ridesharing are derived through an ordinal logistic regression analysis. Together with the classification based on a cluster analysis, they serve as starting points for a sustainable transformation of the commuter environment. The paper further places the findings in context by discussing how recent trends in mobility could support acceptance of new mobility concepts. Successfully transforming today’s commuting realm requires a coordinated effort from both policy-makers and society itself, integrating new and innovative mobility solutions in a public–private form of cooperation.
The effect of anatomic location of injury on mortality risk in a resource-poor setting
Creators: name: Chisenga, W.C.
name: Hanif, A.B.
name: Charles, A.
name: Eaton, J.
name: Grudziak, J.
name: Hadar, E.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction Injury is a significant cause of death, with approximately 4.7 million people mortalities each year. By 2030, injury is predicted to be among the top 20 causes of death worldwide. We sought to characterize and compare the mortality probability in trauma patients in a resource-poor setting based on anatomic location of injury. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data using the trauma database at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi. We included all adult trauma patients (≥16years) admitted between 2011 and 2015. We stratified patients according to anatomic location of injury, and used descriptive statistics to compare characteristics and management of each group. Bivariate analysis by mortality was done to determine covariates for our adjusted model. A Cox proportional hazard model was performed, using upper extremity injury as the baseline comparator. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the trend in incidence and mortality of head and spine injuries over five years. Results Of the 76,984 trauma patients who presented to KCH from 2011 to 2015, 49,126 (63.8%) were adults, and 8569 (17.4%) were admitted. The most common injury was to the head or spine, seen in 3712 patients (43.6%). The highest unadjusted hazard ratio for mortality was in head and spine injury patients, at 3.685 (95% CI = 2.50–5.44), which increased to 4.501 (95% CI = 2.78–7.30) when adjusted for age, sex, injury severity, transfer status, injury mechanism, and surgical intervention. Abdominal trauma had the second highest adjusted hazard of mortality, at 3.62 (95% CI = 1.92–6.84) followed by thoracic trauma (HR = 1.3621, 95% CI = 0.49–3.56). Conclusion In our setting, head or spine injury significantly increases the hazard of mortality significantly compared to all other anatomic injury locations. The prioritization of timely operative and non-operative head injury management is imperative. The development of head injury units may help attenuate trauma- related mortality in resource poor settings.
DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM BASED-STUDENT WORKSHEETS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY
Creators: name: Prasetyowati, Dina
name: Kartinah
name: Junaedi, Sony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: APPI PT PGRI
PGRI
ICDESS2022
OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM BASED
STUDENT WORKSHEETS
CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY

description: This material was presented in ACT +1 activities and International Conference on Digital Education and Social Science as a presenter
The effect of pre-existing malnutrition on pediatric burn mortality in a sub-Saharan African burn unit
Creators: name: Snock, C.
name: Mjuweni, S.
name: Gallaher, J.
name: Cairns, B.
name: Grudziak, J.
name: Charles, A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction Nutritional status predicts burn outcomes in the developed world, but its effect on burn mortality in the developing world has not been widely studied. In sub Saharan Africa, burn is primarily a disease of children, and the majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa are malnourished. We therefore sought to determine the prevalence and effect of malnutrition on burn mortality at our institution. Methods This is a retrospective review of children aged 0–5, with anthropomorphic measurements available, who were admitted to our burn unit from July 2011 to May 2016. Age-adjusted Z scores were calculated for height, weight, weight for height, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). Following bivariate analysis, we used logistic regression to construct a fully adjusted model of predictors of mortality. Results Of the 1357 admitted patients, 839 (61.2%) were aged 0–5. Of those, 512 (62.9%) had one or more anthropomorphic measurements available, and were included in the analysis. 54% were male, and the median age was 28 months. The median TBSA was 15%, with a majority of burns caused by scalds (77%). Mortality was 16%. Average Z-score for any of the indicators of malnutrition was −1.45 ± 1.66. TBSA (OR: 1.08, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.11), decreasing Z-score (OR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.41), and flame burn (OR: 2.51, 95% CI: 1.40, 4.49) were associated with an increase in mortality. Conclusion Preexisting malnutrition in burn patients in sub-Saharan Africa increases odds of mortality after controlling for significant covariates. Survival of burn patients in this region will not reach that of the developed world until a strategy of aggressive nutritional support is implemented in this population.
(101628) Sydney Clifford Rumley
Creators: name: Professions, Victorian
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 220201 Business and Labour History
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: History
subject: 140203 Economic History
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This three-year research project began in January 2014 and investigated whether, during the Victorian period, the professions formed a distinct self-sustaining social group with its own mores and values. The project looked at 16,000 individuals drawn from census data for Alnwick, Brighton, Bristol, Dundee, Greenock, Leeds, Merthyr Tydfil, Morpeth, and Winchester. The research project was funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council and was based at the Universities of Oxford and Northumbria.
Inclusive and differential measurements of the t t-bar charge asymmetry in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV
Creators: name: CMS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The t t-bar charge asymmetry is measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data, collected with the CMS experiment at the LHC, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 inverse femtobarns. Selected events contain an electron or a muon and four or more jets, where at least one jet is identified as originating from b-quark hadronization. The inclusive charge asymmetry is found to be 0.0010 +/- 0.0068 (stat) +/- 0.0037 (syst). In addition, differential charge asymmetries as a function of rapidity, transverse momentum, and invariant mass of the t t-bar system are studied. For the first time at the LHC, the measurements are also performed in a reduced fiducial phase space of top quark pair production, with an integrated result of -0.0035 +/- 0.0072 (stat) +/- 0.0031 (syst). All measurements are consistent within two standard deviations with zero asymmetry as well as with the predictions of the standard model.
description: Replaced with published version. Added journal reference and DOI. All figures and tables can be found at http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/TOP-12-033/index.html
title: Dialysis peritoneal catheters: how the interventional radiologist do it
Creators: name: Valcarcel, Joana
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Education and training
subject: Catheters
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: Interventional non-vascular
subject: Abdomen

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To review the clinical indications for the implantation of peritoneal dialysis catheters and describe the characteristics of the elected patients for the percutaneous insertion. Detail step-by-step the tecnique for placing peritoneal catheters using...
title: Pearls and pitfalls for assessing the fat containing lesion in the female pelvis
Creators: name: Shakur, Amreen
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Genital / Reproductive system female
subject: Pelvis
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: Inflammation
subject: Hernia
subject: Infection

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: 1) Discuss different imaging modalities used to characterise fat containing lesions within the female pelvis 2) Describe the anatomy and organ of origin of these lesions 3) Discuss the specific imaging findings in different pathologies 4) Highlight...
Randomization-Assisted Model-Based Survey Sampling
Creators: name: Kott, Phillip S.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: asymptotic
subject: calibration
subject: estimation strategy
subject: anticipated variance
subject: simultaneous variance estimator

description: The Model-assisted paradigm presently dominates survey sampling. Under it, randomization-based theory is treated as the only true approach to inference. Models are helpful only when choosing between randomization-based methods. We propose an alternative theoretical paradigm. Model-based inference, which conditions on the realized sample, is the focus of this approach. Randomization-based methods, which focus on the set of hypothetical samples that could have been drawn, are employed solely to provide protection against model failure. Although the choices made under the randomization-assisted model-based paradigm are often little different from those recommended by Särndal et al. (1992), the motivation is clearer. Moreover, the approach proposed here for variance estimation leads to a logically coherent treatment of finite-population and small-sample adjustments when they are needed.
description: This paper was prepared for the Fourth Biennial International Conference on Statistics, Probability and Related Areas, June 2002, DeKalb, Illinois.
List-coloring the Squares of Planar Graphs without 4-Cycles and 5-Cycles
Creators: name: Cranston, Daniel W.
name: Jaeger, Bobby
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Let $G$ be a planar graph without 4-cycles and 5-cycles and with maximum degree $Δ\ge 32$. We prove that $χ_{\ell}(G^2)\le Δ+3$. For arbitrarily large maximum degree $Δ$, there exist planar graphs $G_Δ$ of girth 6 with $χ(G_Δ^2)=Δ+2$. Thus, our bound is within 1 of being optimal. Further, our bound comes from coloring greedily in a good order, so the bound immediately extends to online list-coloring. In addition, we prove bounds for $L(p,q)$-labeling. Specifically, $λ_{2,1}(G)\le Δ+8$ and, more generally, $λ_{p,q}(G)\le (2q-1)Δ+6p-2q-2$, for positive integers $p$ and $q$ with $p\ge q$. Again, these bounds come from a greedy coloring, so they immediately extend to the list-coloring and online list-coloring variants of this problem.
description: 15 pages, 12 figures
(101629) Emma Hole
Creators: name: Professions, Victorian
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 220201 Business and Labour History
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: History
subject: 140203 Economic History
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This three-year research project began in January 2014 and investigated whether, during the Victorian period, the professions formed a distinct self-sustaining social group with its own mores and values. The project looked at 16,000 individuals drawn from census data for Alnwick, Brighton, Bristol, Dundee, Greenock, Leeds, Merthyr Tydfil, Morpeth, and Winchester. The research project was funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council and was based at the Universities of Oxford and Northumbria.
The effect of seasonality on burn incidence, severity and outcome in Central Malawi
Creators: name: Charles, A.G.
name: Tyson, A.F.
name: Cairns, B.A.
name: Gallaher, J.
name: Mjuweni, S.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction In much of the world, burns are more common in cold months. However, few studies have described the seasonality of burns in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effect of seasonality on the incidence and outcome of burns in central Malawi. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed at Kamuzu Central Hospital and included all patients admitted from May 2011 to August 2014. Demographic data, burn mechanism, total body surface area (%TBSA), and mortality were analyzed. Seasons were categorized as Rainy (December–February), Lush (March–May), Cold (June–August) and Hot (September–November). A negative binomial regression was used to assess the effect of seasonality on burn incidence. This was performed using both the raw and deseasonalized data in order to evaluate for trends not attributable to random fluctuation. Results A total of 905 patients were included. Flame (38%) and Scald (59%) burns were the most common mechanism. More burns occurred during the cold season (41% vs 19–20% in the other seasons). Overall mortality was 19%. Only the cold season had a statistically significant increase in burn. The incidence rate ratios (IRR) for the hot, lush, and cold seasons were 0.94 (CI 0.6–1.32), 1.02 (CI 0.72–1.45) and 1.6 (CI 1.17–2.19), respectively, when compared to the rainy season. Burn severity and mortality did not differ between seasons. Conclusion The results of this study demonstrate the year-round phenomenon of burns treated at our institution, and highlights the slight predominance of burns during the cold season. These data can be used to guide prevention strategies, with special attention to the implications of the increased burn incidence during the cold season. Though burn severity and mortality remain relatively unchanged between seasons, recognizing the seasonal variability in incidence of burns is critical for resource allocation in this low-income setting.
(101630) Mary Ann Esther Pugsley
Creators: name: Professions, Victorian
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 220201 Business and Labour History
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: History
subject: 140203 Economic History
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This three-year research project began in January 2014 and investigated whether, during the Victorian period, the professions formed a distinct self-sustaining social group with its own mores and values. The project looked at 16,000 individuals drawn from census data for Alnwick, Brighton, Bristol, Dundee, Greenock, Leeds, Merthyr Tydfil, Morpeth, and Winchester. The research project was funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council and was based at the Universities of Oxford and Northumbria.
Burn mortality in patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease
Creators: name: Williams, F.
name: Knowlin, L.
name: Cairns, B.
name: Reid, T.
name: Charles, A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction Burn shock, a complex process, which develops following burn leads to severe and unique derangement of cardiovascular function. Patients with preexisting comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases may be more susceptible. We therefore sought to examine the impact of preexisting cardiovascular disease on burn outcomes. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients admitted to a regional burn center from 2002 to 2012. Independent variables analyzed included basic demographics, burn mechanism, presence of inhalation injury, TBSA, pre-existing comorbidities, and length of ICU/hospital stay. Bivariate analysis was performed and Poisson regression modeling was utilized to estimate the incidence of being in the ICU and mortality. Results There were a total of 5332 adult patients admitted over the study period. 6% (n = 428) had a preexisting cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease patients had a higher mortality rate (16%) compared to those without cardiovascular disease (3%, p <0.001). The adjusted Poisson regression model to estimate incidence risk of being in intensive care unit in patients with cardiovascular disease was 33% higher compared to those without cardiovascular disease (IRR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.22–1.47). The risk for mortality is 42% higher (IRR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.10–1.84) for patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease compared to those without cardiovascular disease after controlling for other covariates. Conclusion Preexisting cardiovascular disease significantly increases the risk of intensive care unit admission and mortality in burn patients. Given the increasing number of Americans with cardiovascular diseases, there will likely be a greater number of individuals at risk for worse outcomes following burn. This knowledge can help with burn prognostication.
(101626) Alfred George Rumley
Creators: name: Professions, Victorian
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 220201 Business and Labour History
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: History
subject: 140203 Economic History
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This three-year research project began in January 2014 and investigated whether, during the Victorian period, the professions formed a distinct self-sustaining social group with its own mores and values. The project looked at 16,000 individuals drawn from census data for Alnwick, Brighton, Bristol, Dundee, Greenock, Leeds, Merthyr Tydfil, Morpeth, and Winchester. The research project was funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council and was based at the Universities of Oxford and Northumbria.
Qualitative analysis of a psychological supportive counseling group for burn survivors and families in Malawi
Creators: name: Kiser, M.M.
name: Charles, A.G.
name: Barnett, B.S.
name: Mulenga, M.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Objective While psychological care, including supportive group therapy, is a mainstay of burn treatment in the developed world, few reports of support groups for burn survivors and their caregivers in the developing world exist. This study records the findings of a support group in Malawi and provides a qualitative analysis of thematic content discussed by burn survivors and caregivers. Materials and methods We established a support group for burn survivors and caregivers from February–May 2012 in the burn unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sessions were held weekly for twelve weeks and led by a Malawian counselor. The group leader compiled transcripts of each session and these transcripts were qualitatively analyzed for thematic information. Results Thematic analysis demonstrated a variety of psychological issues discussed by both survivors and caregivers. Caregivers discussed themes of guilt and self-blame for their children's injuries, worries about emotional distance now created between caregiver and survivor, fears that hospital admission meant likely patient death and concerns about their child's future and burn associated stigma. Burn survivors discussed frustration with long hospitalization courses, hope created through interactions with hospital staff, the association between mental and physical health, rumination about their injuries and how this would affect their future, decreased self-value, increased focus on their own mortality and family interpersonal difficulties. Conclusions The establishment of a support group in our burn unit provided a venue for burn survivors and their families to discuss subjective experiences, as well as the dissemination of various coping techniques. Burn survivors and their caregivers in Malawi would benefit from the establishment of similar groups in the future to help address the psychological sequelae of burns.
title: Treatment of lung tumours with high energy microwave ablation: a singlecentre experience
Creators: name: Morelli, Francesco
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Interventional non-vascular
subject: Lung
subject: Cone beam CT
subject: Percutaneous
subject: Ablation procedures
subject: Cancer

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: To report safety, technical success, effectiveness, local progression-free survival (LPFS) and overall survival of percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) to treat lung tumours unsuitable for...
Business Growth.pdf
Creators: name: FUNK, Philippe
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150201 Finance
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 140210 International Economics and International Finance
subject: 150308 International Business
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

description: Growth is used as a corporate strategy. Growth is where the net profits, assets, and sales increase significantly, and there is the chance of taking advantage of a curve where the unit per cost of the sold products will be reduced, meaning there is an increase in the profits. Different indicators are grouped into business outputs, qualitative indicators, business outcomes, and capacity. Recently, an argument has been made concluding that companies in Tanzania experience slant growth. The situation is seen in the companies in the DSE stock exchange (Dar es Salaam stock exchange). Companies listed in the area are that many companies fail to grow regarding their profits, and company managers cannot execute effective strategies for growth. Very little research has been done when exploring growth strategies application in Tanzania companies. The essay will identify the critical study points and provide a conclusion on the provided text. It will include summarizing the main points, stating the results, and concluding my thoughts.
The effect of smoking status on burn inhalation injury mortality
Creators: name: Cairns, B.
name: Knowlin, L.
name: Stanford, L.
name: Charles, A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction Three factors that effect burn mortality are age, total body surface of burn (TBSA), and inhalation injury. Of the three, inhalation injury is the strongest predictor of mortality thus its inclusion in the revised Baux score (age + TBSA + 17* (inhalation injury, 1 = yes, 0 = no)). However, the weighted contribution of specific comorbidities such as smoker status on mortality has traditionally not been accounted for nor studied in this subset of burn patients. We therefore sought to examine the impact of current tobacco and/or marijuana smoking in patients with inhalation injury. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients admitted to a regional burn center from 2002 to 2012. Independent variables analyzed included basic demographics, burn mechanism, presence of inhalation injury, TBSA, pre-existing comorbidities, and smoker status. Bivariate analysis was performed and logistic regression modeling using significant variables was utilized to estimate odds of mortality. Results There were a total of 7640 patients over the study period. 7% (n = 580) of the burn cohort with inhalation injury were included in this study. In-hospital burn mortality for inhalation injury patients was 23%. Current smokers (20%) included cigarette smokers and marijuana users, 19% and 3%, respectively. Preexisting respiratory disease (17%) was present in 36% of smokers compared to 13% of non-smokers (p < 0.001). Smokers had significantly lower mortality rate (9%) compared to non-smokers (26%, p < 0.01). The logistic regression model for mortality outcomes identified statistically four significant variables: age, TBSA, ethnicity, and smoker status (OR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.18–0.93). Presence of comorbidities, including preexisting respiratory disease, was not significant. Conclusion In the sub group of burn patients with inhalation injury, the odds of mortality significantly decreased in pre-existing smokers after adjusting for significant covariates. We postulate that an immune tolerance mechanism that modulates and diminishes the pro-inflammatory response confers a survival advantage in smokers after exposure to acute smoke inhalation injury. Future prospective studies in human and/or animal models are needed to confirm these findings.
The effect of preexisting respiratory co-morbidities on burn outcomes
Creators: name: Stanford, L.B.
name: Charles, A.G.
name: Knowlin, L.T.
name: Cairns, B.A.
Publisher: name: Elsevier Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Introduction Burns cause physiologic changes in multiple organ systems in the body. Burn mortality is usually attributable to pulmonary complications, which can occur in up to 41% of patients admitted to the hospital after burn. Patients with preexisting comorbidities such as chronic lung diseases may be more susceptible. We therefore sought to examine the impact of preexisting respiratory disease on burn outcomes. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients admitted to a regional burn center from 2002–2012. Independent variables analyzed included basic demographics, burn mechanism, presence of inhalation injury, TBSA, pre-existing comorbidities, smoker status, length of hospital stay, and days of mechanical ventilation. Bivariate analysis was performed and Cox regression modeling using significant variables was utilized to estimate hazard of progression to mechanical ventilation and mortality. Results There were a total of 7640 patients over the study period. Overall survival rate was 96%. 8% (n = 672) had a preexisting respiratory disease. Chronic lung disease patients had a higher mortality rate (7%) compared to those without lung disease (4%, p < 0.01). The adjusted Cox regression model to estimate the hazard of progression to mechanical ventilation in patients with respiratory disease was 21% higher compared to those without respiratory disease (HR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.01–1.44). The hazard of progression to mortality is 56% higher (HR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.10–2.19) for patients with pre-existing respiratory disease compared to those without respiratory disease after controlling for patient demographics and injury characteristics. Conclusion Preexisting chronic respiratory disease significantly increases the hazard of progression to mechanical ventilation and mortality in patients following burn. Given the increasing number of Americans with chronic respiratory diseases, there will likely be a greater number of individuals at risk for worse outcomes following burn.
Evaluation and Demonstration of Dual-purpose “Koekoek Potchefstroom” Chickens in Pastoral areas of Hammer woreda, South Omo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Mekete Girma
name: Fikre Nahom
name: Demerew Getaneh
name: Mekete Girma
name: Fikre Nahom
name: Demerew Getaneh
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Pastorals
subject: Keokoek
subject: Body weight
subject: Egg weight
subject: Hammer woreda

description: The objective of this study was to evaluate and demonstrate the production performance of “Koekoek Potchefstroom” chickens in pastoral areas of Hammer woreda. Twenty women pastorals from rural areas were purposely selected based on their interest to construct chicken shelters or who had house access, interest to rear exotic chickens, well-managing ability and up-come all related challenges, enough time for chickens, cover the required inputs costs and ability to recording production data. Training on poultry housing construction, poultry health, feeds and feeding, watering and important data recording system were given. Quantitative data like body weight, egg weight and first egg laying date were taken. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (v-21). Results revealed that the mortality of chicks from 45 to 60 days was 5%. The overall mortality from 60 days to 90 days was 8.75%. About 83.5% of the chicken survived until the laying age. The overall mean body weights were 0.96, 1.91, 2.14 and 2.12 kg at 3, 5, 7 and 9th month’s age, respectively. Body weight at different ages was significantly different between the sexes. The average weight of eggs at 24, 28, 34 and 38 weeks of age were 47.3±0.9, 47.3±1.1, and 48.2±0.9 and 46.9±1.3 g, respectively. Age at first egg laying was recorded as 167.4 days. The major causes of death were diseases (Coccidiosis) and poor management practices like lack of follow-up, letting them go out of their home and allowing them to scavenge and poor nutrition. In a conclusion, this breed has been familiarized with scavenging and partial-scavenging production areas of the existing pastoral system with appropriate housing, feeding and good health service provision. Verification in large-scale pastoral areas with different breeds should also be seen to look at its full potential as compared to agrarian areas.
Energy and Flux Measurements of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Observed During the First ANITA Flight
Creators: name: Schoorlemmer, H.
name: Belov, K.
name: Romero-Wolf, A.
name: García-Fernández, D.
name: Bugaev, V.
name: Wissel, S. A.
name: Allison, P.
name: Alvarez-Muñiz, J.
name: Barwick, S. W.
name: Beatty, J. J.
name: Besson, D. Z.
name: Binns, W. R.
name: Carvalho, W. R.
name: Chen, C.
name: Chen, P.
name: Clem, J. M.
name: Connolly, A.
name: Dowkontt, P. F.
name: DuVernois, M. A.
name: Field, R. C.
name: Goldstein, D.
name: Gorham, P. W.
name: Hast, C.
name: Heber, C. L.
name: Huege, T.
name: Hoover, S.
name: Israel, M. H.
name: Javaid, A.
name: Kowalski, J.
name: Lam, J.
name: Learned, J. G.
name: Liewer, K. M.
name: Link, J. T.
name: Lusczek, E.
name: Matsuno, S.
name: Mercurio, B. C.
name: Miki, C.
name: Miočinović, P.
name: Mulrey, K.
name: Nam, J.
name: Naudet, C. J.
name: Ng, J.
name: Nichol, R. J.
name: Palladino, K.
name: Rauch, B. F.
name: Roberts, J.
name: Reil, K.
name: Rotter, B.
name: Rosen, M.
name: Ruckman, L.
name: Saltzberg, D.
name: Seckel, D.
name: Urdaneta, D.
name: Varner, G. S.
name: Vieregg, A. G.
name: Walz, D.
name: Wu, F.
name: Zas, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The first flight of the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment recorded 16 radio signals that were emitted by cosmic-ray induced air showers. For 14 of these events, this radiation was reflected from the ice. The dominant contribution to the radiation from the deflection of positrons and electrons in the geomagnetic field, which is beamed in the direction of motion of the air shower. This radiation is reflected from the ice and subsequently detected by the ANITA experiment at a flight altitude of 36km. In this paper, we estimate the energy of the 14 individual events and find that the mean energy of the cosmic-ray sample is 2.9 EeV. By simulating the ANITA flight, we calculate its exposure for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. We estimate for the first time the cosmic-ray flux derived only from radio observations. In addition, we find that the Monte Carlo simulation of the ANITA data set is in agreement with the total number of observed events and with the properties of those events.
description: Added more explanation of the experimental setup and textual improvements
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENT.
Creators: name: Anim, Evans
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Education assessment and evaluation
Educational technology and computing

description: Computer-Based Assessment (CBA) is a common technique of assessment in higher educational institutions in Western countries, but a relatively new concept for students and teachers in Africa which Ghana is no different. It was therefore prudent to investigate students’ perceptions about CBA practices in University of Cape Coast. The researchers sampled students from two programmes in one department (i.e., B.Ed. Accounting and B.Ed. Management) in the Department of Business and Social Science Education (DoBSSE) in University of Cape Coast. Information was collected through questionnaire, completed by 255 students. It was concluded that, generally, students have positive perception towards the use of CBA. However, it was also generally agreed by students that there are challenges in the use of CBA. This finding has implications for university administrators to ensure that assessment conform to the international guidelines for Computer-Based Assessment. Also, the challenges that comes with the use of CBA needs to be addressed. This will help reap the full benefits of it to effectively improve teaching and learning.
Better with Bologna? Tertiary education reform and student outcomes
Creators: name: Hahm, Sabrina
name: Kluve, Jochen
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Bologna process
subject: education policy
subject: university reform
subject: impact analysis
subject: instrumental variables
subject: 379 Bildungspolitik

description: Given the scale of the university reform induced by the Bologna Process, little is known about how the reform impacted those most immediately affected: the students. This paper uses unique micro data from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, to estimate treatment effects on student outcomes. Variation in treatment introduction over time and across subjects generates exogenous assignment of students into treatment (Bachelor) and control groups (Diploma). Results indicate that the Bologna reform led to a significant, sizeable increase in the probability of graduating within planned instructional time; it also decreased standardized study duration and worsened final grades in the treatment group.
NBU-Projekt : Mensch und Technik
Creators: name: Eich-Stierli, Brigitte
name: Bollok, Kathrin
Publisher: name: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Year: 2014
Subjects: Neue Arbeitswelt
Arbeit
Führung
Freizeitunfall
331: Arbeitsökonomie
610: Medizin und Gesundheit

description: In dieser Literaturrecherche ging es darum, Themen, Autoren und Forschungsergebnisse im Bereich der These zu finden, dass ein Zusammenhang zwischen Arbeit und Freizeitunfällen besteht. Im Bereich von Verkehrsunfällen wurden  vereinzelt direkte Zusammenhänge gefunden. Insbesondere schlechtes Arbeitsklima, Stress bei der Arbeit, Überstunden und Zeitdruck wurden als relevante Ursachen für Wegunfälle belegt. Die Recherche wurde ausgeweitet auf die Arbeitsunfälle sowie den Einfluss von Führung und neuen Arbeitswelten auf die psychische Gesundheit. Schlussfolgernd kann zusammengefasst werden, dass verschiedene Hinweise und Erkenntnisse im Bereich der untersuchten Themen und Zusammenhänge auf einen Einfluss der Arbeit auf Freizeitunfälle hinweisen.
(101627) Frederick Mortimer Rumley
Creators: name: Professions, Victorian
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 220201 Business and Labour History
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: History
subject: 140203 Economic History
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This three-year research project began in January 2014 and investigated whether, during the Victorian period, the professions formed a distinct self-sustaining social group with its own mores and values. The project looked at 16,000 individuals drawn from census data for Alnwick, Brighton, Bristol, Dundee, Greenock, Leeds, Merthyr Tydfil, Morpeth, and Winchester. The research project was funded by the UK Economic & Social Research Council and was based at the Universities of Oxford and Northumbria.
title: Cone beam volume CT fusion techniques in Interventional Neuroradiology
Creators: name: Gioppo, Andrea
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Fistula
subject: Arteriovenous malformations
subject: Aneurysms
subject: Embolisation
subject: MR-Angiography
subject: Cone beam CT
subject: Catheter arteriography
subject: Neuroradiology spine
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: Hybrid Imaging

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Utility of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) fusion techniques in Interventional...
Does Implementation Apply Meaning to Public Diplomacy? An Analysis of US Public Diplomacy Toward China
Creators: name: Wu, Di
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Public diplomacy is primarily defined by scholars as an instrument used by states to communicate with foreign publics, build and manage relationships with them, and influence their perspectives to advance national interests and values and especially achieving foreign policy objectives. According to implementation theory, discretion between the policy goal and practice exists in all policy implementation, so as public diplomacy. Implementation matters to public diplomacy because it suggests an implementing actor’s agency to define and operationalize public diplomacy, which often gives meaning to public diplomacy in the long term. While public diplomacy usually aims to build relationships with foreign publics, its implementation usually produces programs that are different from their original program goals. The gap between public diplomacy’s policy objectives and programs implemented on the ground indicated implementation can influence and apply meaning to public diplomacy. Public diplomacy implementation might not only have led to public diplomacy practices that are significantly different from the original goal but may also affect the degree to which those activities can be successful. Theoretically, discretion is exercised through various mechanisms, such as frontline operators’ preference for means over ends, organizational culture and interests, the measurability of the goal, and resources. Therefore, public diplomacy, as a means to implement foreign policy, is likely to be redefined by these factors through the exercise of discretion in implementation. This dissertation examined implementation discretion in the practice of public diplomacy through cases of the US Department of State and the Department of Defense. The findings of this dissertation suggested that implementation can largely explain and apply meaning to public diplomacy. Through practice, public diplomacy became something else which strayed from its original goal. This result implied that public diplomacy is in the eye of the beholder and its meanings can vary in large degree across different actors.
The effect of blended learning model in implementation of independent curriculum
Creators: name: Wijayanti, R. A. Rica
name: Hermanto, Didik
name: Liesdiani, Mety
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: APPI PT PGRI
PGRI
ICDESS2022
blended learning model
independent curriculum

description: This material was presented in ACT +1 activities and International Conference on Digital Education and Social Science as a presenter
Multidimensional Rational Covariance Extension with Applications to Spectral Estimation and Image Compression
Creators: name: Ringh, Axel
name: Karlsson, Johan
name: Lindquist, Anders
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary 42A70, Secondary 30E05, 94A08, 47A57, 93A30

description: The rational covariance extension problem (RCEP) is an important problem in systems and control occurring in such diverse fields as control, estimation, system identification, and signal and image processing, leading to many fundamental theoretical questions. In fact, this inverse problem is a key component in many identification and signal processing techniques and plays a fundamental role in prediction, analysis, and modeling of systems and signals. It is well-known that the RCEP can be reformulated as a (truncated) trigonometric moment problem subject to a rationality condition. In this paper we consider the more general multidimensional trigonometric moment problem with a similar rationality constraint. This generalization creates many interesting new mathematical questions and also provides new insights into the original one-dimensional problem. A key concept in this approach is the complete smooth parametrization of all solutions, allowing solutions to be tuned to satisfy additional design specifications without violating the complexity constraints. As an illustration of the potential of this approach we apply our results to multidimensional spectral estimation and image compression. This is just a first step in this direction, and we expect that more elaborate tuning strategies will enhance our procedures in the future.
description: 33 pages (single column), 10 figures
Handygebrauch bei Jugendlichen : Grenzen zwischen engagierter Nutzung und Verhaltenssucht
Creators: name: Waller, Gregor
name: Süss, Daniel
Publisher: name: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Year: 2012
Subjects: Handy
Smartphone
Mobiltelefon
Nutzung
Kommunikation
Verhaltenssucht
302: Soziale Interaktion
305: Personengruppen (Alter, Herkunft, Geschlecht, Einkommen)

description: Das Mobiltelefon ist zu einem wichtigen, wenn nicht zum wichtigsten Kommunikationsmittel für Schweizer Jugendliche avanciert. Tagtäglich sind die Heranwachsenden via Handy mit ihrem sozialen Netz in Kontakt: Sie tauschen Erlebnisse und Gefühle aus und festigen so die Beziehungen zu ihren Nächsten. Im Januar 2010 haben wir uns gefragt, ob es bei der Handykommunikation auch ein „Zuviel“ gibt, ob sich neben den aufgeführten positiven Aspekten auch negative ausmachen lassen. Vor diesem Hintergrund haben wir die vorliegende Studie lanciert, um damit Grenzen zwischen engagierter Handynutzung und Verhaltenssucht aufzuzeigen.
Ex-chiral-pool-Synthese des (11R,13S,14R,15R)-Diastereomers von (‒)-Lytophilippin A
Creators: name: Klüppel, André
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Naturstoffsynthese
subject: Polyketid
subject: Strukturaufklärung
subject: Lytophilippin A
subject: Konfigurationsäufklärung
subject: NMR-Daten Vergleich
subject: 540
subject: Naturstoff

description: Im Jahr 2004 wurde das Polyketid (‒)-Lytophilippin A, welches eine eindrucksvolle Struktur und große Anzahl von stereogenen Kohlenstoffatomen (17) aufweist, durch Řezanka, Hanuš und Dembitsky aus dem Nesseltier Macrorhynchia philippina isoliert und charakterisiert. 2011 veröffentlichten Lee et al. die erste Totalsynthese von (‒)-Lytophilippin A und stellten dabei über den Vergleich der NMR-Daten fest, dass die von Řezanka et al. postulierte Struktur oder Konfiguration fehlerhaft sei. Ein Hinweis von Hodgson und arbeitskreisinterne Untersuchungen der Daten von Řezanka führten zu der Überlegung, dass der Fehler der Konfigurationszuordnung wahrscheinlich im Tetrahydrofuranring-Bereich (C11 bis C15) angesiedelt sei. Aus diesem Grund wurde (11R,13S,14R,15R)-Lytophilippin A als eines der möglichen Diastereomere identifiziert und über eine Synthesestrategie, welche potenziell alle möglichen Diastereomere des Tetrahydrofuranring-Bereichs des Naturstoffs zugänglich machen kann, hergestellt. Der Vergleich der NMR-Daten von (11R,13S,14R,15R)-Lytophilippin A mit den Daten des von Řezanka et al. isolierten (‒)-Lytophilippin A zeigte umfangreiche globale und lösungsmittelunabhängige Abweichungen der 1H- und 13C-NMR chemischen Verschiebungen, was auf eine tiefsitzende und globale Fehlzuordnung der Konfiguration des Naturstoffs hinweist.
description: In 2004, the polyketide (‒)-lytophilippine A, which has an impressive structure and a large number of ste-reogenic carbon atoms (17), was isolated and characterized by Řezanka, Hanuš und Dembitsky from the cnidarian Macrorhynchia philippina. In 2011, Lee et al. reported the first total synthesis of (‒)-lytophilippine A (I) and noticed that the structure or configuration postulated by Řezanka et al. was erroneous by comparing the NMR data. A hint from Hodgson and in-house investigations of the data from Řezanka led to the consideration that the error of the configuration assignment is probably located in the tetrahydrofuran ring region (C11 to C15). For this reason, (11R,13S,14R,15R)-lytophilippine A has been identified as one of the possible diastereomers and was produced through a synthetic strategy that can potentially access all possible diastereomers of the tetrahydrofuran ring region of the natural product. The comparison of the NMR data of (11R,13S,14R,15R)-lytophilippine A with the data of the (‒)-lytophilippine A isolated by Řezanka et al. showed extensive global and solvent independent deviations of the 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts, indicating a deep-seated and global misallocation of the natural product configuration.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENT.
Creators: name: Anim, Evans
name: Amankwah, Dominic Osei
name: N-Nankwe, Rose
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Education assessment and evaluation
Educational technology and computing

description: Computer-Based Assessment (CBA) is a common technique of assessment in higher educational institutions in Western countries, but a relatively new concept for students and teachers in Africa which Ghana is no different. It was therefore prudent to investigate students’ perceptions about CBA practices in University of Cape Coast. The researchers sampled students from two programmes in one department (i.e., B.Ed. Accounting and B.Ed. Management) in the Department of Business and Social Science Education (DoBSSE) in University of Cape Coast. Information was collected through questionnaire, completed by 255 students. It was concluded that, generally, students have positive perception towards the use of CBA. However, it was also generally agreed by students that there are challenges in the use of CBA. This finding has implications for university administrators to ensure that assessment conform to the international guidelines for Computer-Based Assessment. Also, the challenges that comes with the use of CBA needs to be addressed. This will help reap the full benefits of it to effectively improve teaching and learning.