cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The singularity problem in brane cosmology
Creators: name: Antoniadis, Ignatios
name: Cotsakis, Spiros
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review results about the development and asymptotic nature of singularities in `brane-bulk' systems. These arise for warped metrics obeying the 5-dimensional Einstein equations with fluid-like sources, and including a brane 4-metric that is either Minkowski or de Sitter or Anti-de Sitter. We characterize all singular Minkowski brane solutions, and look for regular solutions with nonzero curvature. We briefly comment on matching solutions, energy conditions and finite Planck mass criteria for admissibility, and we briefly discuss the connection of these results to ambient theory.
description: 14 pages, to appear in the Special Issue "100 Years of Chronogeometrodynamics: the Status of the Einstein's Theory of Gravitation in Its Centennial Year"
Additional file 7 of Stem cell therapies for periodontal tissue regeneration: a network meta-analysis of preclinical studies
Creators: name: Li, Qiang
name: Yang, Guangwen
name: Li, Jialing
name: Ding, Meng
name: Zhou, Na
name: Dong, Heng
name: Mou, Yongbin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: Space Science
Medicine
Cell Biology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Cancer

description: Additional file 7. : Supplementary Fig. 2. Forest plots of pairwise meta-analyses showing the SMD and 95% CI of alveolar bone, cementum, and periodontal ligament regeneration for each included study. The graphs were generated using the ‘mvmeta’ suite in Stata. For all the plots, the solid vertical line (0) indicates no effect, SMDs of more than 0 favor stem cells on the right side of the x-axis. The size of the box indicates the weighting of each study, and the thin horizontal whisker indicates the 95% CI. The diamond represents overall effect size. Random-effects model was used to summarize the effect sizes. Heterogeneity is denoted by the Ι2.
De Jure v. De Facto Rights: Abortion Access in South Africa
Creators: name: Adams, Abigail
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: Despite having one of the world’s most progressive abortion laws, over half of all South African women obtain abortions through illegal clinics. This thesis seeks to determine why that is, what barriers to access still exist, and what can be done to improve safe and legal abortion access throughout South Africa. A qualitative approach is developed through twelve in-depth interviews with South African abortion experts. The findings are presented through five main themes: 1) negative and conservative attitudes, 2) limited education and access to information, 3) proximity to and resources for care, 4) public healthcare facilities, and 5) availability of illegal abortion clinics. Following an examination of these findings, eight recommendations are posed to the South African government in order to strategically implement the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act and broaden safe and legal abortion access. In addition to the recommendations, this thesis provides deep insight into the reality of abortion access for all women in South Africa today. This paper serves as a call to the South African government to take tangible steps to protect their female citizens by properly implementing their own laws and Constitution.
The Origin of Coated Slickenline Surfaces Within Ground-Level Saprolite in Sparta, NC
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingxin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Faults (Geology)
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: This study reviews a previous study of saprolite faults in Sparta, NC and concludes that the coated slickenline surfaces within ground-level saprolite are brittle faults created by tectonic forces. Chemical analysis of fault-surface materials was performed through X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) whole rock analysis, X-Ray Diffraction (XRF) 1-D Micromapping, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) element mapping. The results show that birnessite, nacrite, and berlinite are the three main minerals composing the saprolite fault surface materials. This study also shows that Mn-bearing minerals (primarily birnessite in this case) on the coating of saprolite fault surfaces were deposited during or after the faulting happened. It argues that these brittle faults were produced after the formation of saprolite and have ages younger than 1.85 ± 1.47 Ma. Last but not least, I discuss the possible presence of berlinite and associated faulting behaviors. presence of berlinite and associated faulting behaviors.
The Impact of China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation Program on Non-compulsory Education Attendance Rates
Creators: name: Hu, Xinglin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: China's Targeted Poverty Alleviation program (TPA), launched in 2014, aimed at eradicating poverty by the end of 2020 through strict monitoring measures. This paper scrutinizes the educational impacts of the TPA program, focusing on its influence on the attendance rates in non-compulsory education (senior high school and college) among students aged 16 to 22 from impoverished counties identified by China's government in 2014. Using biennial data from the China Family Panel Studies for the period 2010–2020, this study employs the difference-in-differences (DID) approach and reveals a significant positive impact on non-compulsory education attendance among TPA program participants. The triple differences framework for heterogeneous analysis further highlights the program's pronounced effectiveness in Western China, rural areas, among female students, and in households lacking access to tap water. This study addresses the research gap by examining the educational effects of China's TPA program. It suggests that the TPA program could reduce intergenerational poverty among the impoverished population by enhancing their level of education.
Examining Cell Polarity Differences in Classical and Basal-Subtypes of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Creators: name: Gupta, Mansi
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a difficult challenge in oncology, with an average 5-year survival rate of 12%. Two subtypes of PDAC have been identified, a classical subtype and a basal subtype, in which the basal subtype tends to have worse clinical outcomes. This study aimed to elucidate the differences in apicobasal cell polarity between classical and basal PDAC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) organoids that could explain the difference in clinical outcomes between the two subtypes. The loss of apicobasal cell polarity and cell-cell adhesion can be a hallmark of cancer progression to invasive and metastatic disease. In this project, I first optimized the protocol for immunofluorescence to ensure reliable staining for subsequent analysis. Specifically targeting the fixing duration, antibody dilution, and blocking buffer solution. With the optimized protocol, the study explored cell polarity differences, focusing on tight junctions and apicobasal cell polarity. Classical organoids displayed a more organized distribution of tight junctions compared to basal organoids. Apicobasal polarity staining revealed that classical organoids exhibited a distinct, well-preserved organization, whereas basal organoids displayed less defined polarity, potentially influencing metastatic outcomes. Furthermore, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are essential in PDAC and can influence cell polarity or tumor organization. To study this interaction, I first tested whether human fibroblasts persist in in-vivo tumors when co-injected with PDAC cells using immunofluorescence staining of CAF markers. It was found that human fibroblasts remain in tumors, which demonstrates that co-culture with tumor cells is a valid mouse injection model. Thus, this co-culture model can be used to further study the role that CAFs play in cell polarity between the two subtypes. The study provides a foundation for future investigations into the genetic underpinnings of these differences and their potential impacts on tumor behavior and response to therapy, shedding light on novel avenues for targeted treatments in PDAC.
Hit Dog Will Holler
Creators: name: Ramirez, Samuel
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: This Honors thesis is the first segment of a literary horror novel. Featuring strong elements of cosmic horror and the Weird Western, this story oscillates between the perspective of a mute cowboy in the 1800s who has discovered something beyond his comprehension and a mysterious philosophy professor in the 1970s who has recently broken his child out of a mental institution. In exploring the depths of what may or may not be a massive sleeping deity from days of old, both narrators find their timelines distorted and their greatest traumas actualized before them. This story seeks to analyze a distinct trauma associated both with sexual assault and the masculine response to it.
Altersarbeit in der Soziokulturellen Animation: Eine Bedarfsanalyse am Fallbeispiel der Gemeinde Ettiswil
Creators: name: Stadler, Zoe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde von Zoe Stadler verfasst. Sie widmet sich dem Thema der Altersarbeit in der Soziokulturellen Animation. Dabei wird der Fokus auf die Bedürfnisse der älteren Bevölkerung und die Anliegen der Kooperationspartner der soziokulturellen Altersarbeit gelegt. Dies weist darauf hin, dass die Fachkräfte der Soziokulturellen Animation den Auftrag haben, sich nach den Bedürfnissen der Zielgruppe zu orientieren und ihre Interventionen dementsprechend anzupassen. Durch den demografischen Wandel ergeben sich diverse Herausforderungen für die Gesellschaft. Für die Soziokulturelle Animation zeichnet sich die neue Zielgruppe der älteren Menschen ab. Das Alter ist sehr vielfältig und es ist für die Soziokulturelle Animation herausfordernd, den individuellen Bedürfnissen der Bevölkerungsgruppe gerecht zu werden. Dies erfordert von den Fachkräften neben der differenzierten Auseinandersetzung mit den Betroffenen viel Einfallsreichtum und innovative Ideen. Die Soziokulturelle Animation hat sich in der Altersarbeit noch nicht vollständig durchgesetzt. Trotzdem gibt es in einigen Gemeinden, Städten oder Quartieren, welche bereits das Angebot der soziokulturellen Altersarbeit anbieten. Diese Beispiele zeigen auf, wie wertvoll die Arbeit für die Betroffenen sein kann. Besonders wichtig dabei ist, dass die Interventionen auf den Bedürfnissen der älteren Menschen vor Ort abgestimmt sind. Durch Kooperationen mit anderen involvierten Stellen oder Personen können ideale Unterstützungen und Angebote für die Betroffenen geboten und so den vielfältigen Bedürfnissen gerecht werden.
description: + Code Diss LU: hslusa basa + Fussnote: Bachelor-Arbeit, Hochschule Luzern – Soziale Arbeit, Studienrichtung Sozialarbeit, 2022 + NL-Code: NLLUHSA202203
Technique Development: Extraction and Quantification of Microplastics in Lake Surface Waters
Creators: name: Riley Moran
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2024

description: Microplastic pollution has been extensively studied in various environmental compartments for over two decades. However, the diverse array of methods utilized by different labs for extracting and quantifying microplastics in environmental media makes comparisons between publications challenging. Furthermore, well established techniques, such a neuston net tows, suffer from a variety of issues, including background contamination, bias in microplastic size, lack of positive or negative controls, and variable sample volume. Together, these issues drive poor replicability. I aimed to address these issues and explore and validate a discrete grab sample technique for extracting microplastics from freshwater settings, including streams and lakes. This technique is characterized by minimal background contamination, collection of a wide range of microplastic sizes, positive and negative controls, and consistent sample volumes.
Magnetically induced Ferroelectricity in Bi$_2$CuO$_4$
Creators: name: Zhao, L.
name: Guo, H.
name: Schmidt, W.
name: Nemkovski, K.
name: Mostovoy, M.
name: Komarek, A. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The tetragonal copper oxide Bi$_2$CuO$_4$ has an unusual crystal structure with a three-dimensional network of well separated CuO$_4$ plaquettes. This material was recently predicted to host electronic excitations with an unconventional spectrum and the spin structure of its magnetically ordered state appearing at T$_N$ $\sim$43 K remains controversial. Here we present the results of detailed studies of specific heat, magnetic and dielectric properties of Bi$_2$CuO$_4$ single crystals grown by the floating zone technique, combined with the polarized neutron scattering and high-resolution X-ray measurements. Our polarized neutron scattering data show Cu spins are parallel to the $ab$ plane. Below the onset of the long range antiferromagnetic ordering we observe an electric polarization induced by an applied magnetic field, which indicates inversion symmetry breaking by the ordered state of Cu spins. For the magnetic field applied perpendicular to the tetragonal axis, the spin-induced ferroelectricity is explained in terms of the linear magnetoelectric effect that occurs in a metastable magnetic state. A relatively small electric polarization induced by the field parallel to the tetragonal axis may indicate a more complex magnetic ordering in Bi$_2$CuO$_4$.
Treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in commercially insured and Medicare populations
Creators: name: Stein, Eytan M.
name: Bonifacio, Gaetano
name: Latremouille-Viau, Dominick
name: Guerin, Annie
name: Shi, Sherry
name: Gagnon-Sanschagrin, Patrick
name: Owanate Briggs
name: Joseph, George J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology

description: Objective: To describe the setting, duration, and costs of induction and consolidation chemotherapy for adults with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who are candidates for standard induction chemotherapy, in the US. Methods: Adults newly-diagnosed with AML who received standard induction chemotherapy in an inpatient setting were identified from the Truven Health Analytics MarketScan (2006–2015) and SEER-Medicare (2007–2011) databases. Patients were observed from induction therapy start to the first of hematopoietic stem cell transplant, 180 days after induction discharge, health plan enrollment/data availability end, or death. Induction and consolidation chemotherapy were identified using Diagnosis-Related Group codes (chemotherapy with acute leukemia) or procedure codes for AML chemotherapy administration. AML treatment episode setting (inpatient or outpatient), duration, and costs (2015 USD, payers’ perspective) were described for commercially insured patients and Medicare beneficiaries. Results: In total, 459 commercially insured patients and 563 Medicare beneficiaries (mean age = 54 and 66 years; 53% and 54% male; respectively) were identified. For induction therapy, mean costs were $145,189 for commercially insured patients and $85,734 for Medicare beneficiaries, and median inpatient duration was 31 days (both). Following induction, 64% of commercially insured patients and 53% of Medicare beneficiaries had ≥1 consolidation cycle; 75% and 65% of consolidation cycles were in an inpatient setting, respectively. For consolidation cycles, in the inpatient setting, mean costs were $28,137 for commercially insured patients and $28,843 for Medicare beneficiaries, median cycle duration was 6 days (both); in the outpatient setting, mean costs were $11,271 for commercially insured patients and $5,803 Medicare beneficiaries, median duration was 5 days (both). Limitations: Granular information on chemotherapy type administered was unavailable. Conclusions: This is the first exploratory study providing a complete picture of recent AML treatment patterns and management costs among commercially insured patients and Medicare beneficiaries. There is substantial heterogeneity in the management and costs of AML.
Pharmacokinetic study of Tangwang Mingmu granule for the management of diabetic retinopathy based on network pharmacology
Creators: name: Wang, Yucheng
name: Xue, Beibei
name: Wang, Xiaoli
name: Wang, Qilong
name: Liu, Erwei
name: Chen, Xiaopeng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biochemistry
Medicine
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Tangwang Mingmu granule (TWMM), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common microvascular complication in diabetes mellitus. To establish a method to select target compounds from herbs for a pharmacokinetic study using network pharmacology, which could be applied in clinical settings. First, UPLC/Q Exactive Q-Orbitrap and GCMS 2010 were used to determine the non-volatile and volatile ingredients of TWMM. Based on the identified compounds, network pharmacology was used to screen the key compounds and targets of TWMM in the treatment of DR. Based on the compound-target-pathway network and identification of components emigrant into blood, the potential compound markers in vivo were chosen. Then, Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were administrated of TWMM at a 9.6 g/kg dose to investigating pharmacokinetic parameters using the UPLC-QQQ-MS. Ninety and forty-five compounds were identified by UPLC-MS and GC-MS, respectively. Based on the network pharmacology, nine compounds with a degree value above 15 were screened and implied that these compounds are the most active in DR treatment. Moreover, criteria of degree value greater than 7 were applied, and PTGS2, NOS2, AKT1, ESR1, TNF, and MAPK14 were inferred as the core targets in treating DR. After identification of components absorbed into blood, luteolin and formononetin were selected and used to investigate the pharmacokinetic parameters of TWMM after its oral administration. The reported strategy provides a method that combines ingredient profiling, network pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics to determine luteolin and formononetin as the pharmacokinetic markers of TWMM. This strategy provides a clinically relevant methodology that allows for the screening of pharmacokinetic markers in Chinese medicines.
title: ADCO, Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome VIII, Cart. 192 (11 H 77), 295 folios, f. 0001r
Creators: name: de la Côte d'Or, Archives départementales
name: Archives Départementales De La Côte-D'Or
name: Petot, Frédérique
name: Projet CBMA
name: CG21/F.PETOT/2012
name: Petot, Frédéric
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: cartulaire
subject: Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi
subject: Chartes de la Bourgogne du Moyen Âge
subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome VIII, Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 192 (11 H 77), 295 folios, f. 0001r, Numérisation en mode image.
description: Relation: http://www.cbma-project.eu/
description: Bibliographic citation: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome VIII, Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 192 (11 H 77), 295 folios, f. 0001r, in Projet CBMA - Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi [Ressource en ligne], https:// manuscrits.cbma-project.eu/
description: Provenance: abbaye de Cîteaux
description: Provenance: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843261
description: Provenance: https://www.geonames.org/3024876
description: Provenance: http://www.idref.fr/030974844/id
description: Provenance: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12228351v
Rate Constants for Fine-Structure Excitations in O-H Collisions with Error Bars Obtained by Machine Learning
Creators: name: Vieira, Daniel
name: Krems, Roman
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an approach using a combination of coupled channel scattering calculations with a machine- learning technique based on Gaussian Process regression to determine the sensitivity of the rate constants for non-adiabatic transitions in inelastic atomic collisions to variations of the underlying adiabatic interaction potentials. Using this approach, we improve the previous computations of the rate constants for the fine-structure transitions in collisions of O(3Pj) with atomic H. We compute the error bars of the rate constants corresponding to 20 % variations of the ab initio potentials and show that this method can be used to determine which of the individual adiabatic potentials are more or less important for the outcome of different fine-structure changing collisions.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
A Review of Time Scale Fundamentals in the g-Formula and Insidious Selection Bias
Creators: name: Edwards, Jessie K.
name: Keil, Alexander P.
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2018

description: Purpose of ReviewWe review recent examples of data analysis with the g-formula, a powerful tool for analyzing longitudinal data and survival analysis. Specifically, we focus on the common choices of time scale and review inferential issues that may arise.Recent FindingsResearchers are increasingly engaged with questions that require time scales subject to left truncation and right censoring. The assumptions necessary for allowing right censoring are well defined in the literature, whereas similar assumptions for left truncation are not well defined. Policy and biologic considerations sometimes dictate that observational data must be analyzed on time scales that are subject to left truncation, such as age.SummaryFurther consideration of left truncation is needed, especially when biologic or policy considerations dictate that age is the relevant time scale of interest. Methodologic development is needed to reduce potential for bias when left truncation may occur.
Aharonov-Bohm magnetism and Landau diamagnetism in semimetals
Creators: name: Kolomeisky, Eugene B.
name: Straley, Joseph P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We compute the magnetic response of hollow semimetal cylinders and rings to the presence of an axial Aharonov-Bohm magnetic flux, in the absence of interactions. We predict nullification of the Aharonov-Bohm effect for a class of dispersion laws that includes "non-relativistic" dispersion and demonstrate that at zero flux the ground-state of a very short "armchair" graphene tube will exhibit a ferromagnetic broken symmetry. We also compute the diamagnetic response of bulk semimetals to the presence of a uniform magnetic field, specifically predicting that the susceptibility has a logarithmic dependence on the size of the sample.
description: 5 pages, version to be published in Physica Scripta
A Mutual Multi-Scale Triplet Graph Convolutional Network for Classification of Brain Disorders Using Functional or Structural Connectivity
Creators: name: Yap, Pew-Thian
name: Yao, Dongren
name: Jiaerken, Yeerfan
name: Shen, Dinggang
name: Sui, Jing
name: Liu, Mingxia
name: Luo, Na
name: Yang, Erkun
name: Wang, Mingliang
Publisher: name: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Year: 2021

description: Brain connectivity alterations associated with mental disorders have been widely reported in both functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion MRI (dMRI). However, extracting useful information from the vast amount of information afforded by brain networks remains a great challenge. Capturing network topology, graph convolutional networks (GCNs) have demonstrated to be superior in learning network representations tailored for identifying specific brain disorders. Existing graph construction techniques generally rely on a specific brain parcellation to define regions-of-interest (ROIs) to construct networks, often limiting the analysis into a single spatial scale. In addition, most methods focus on the pairwise relationships between the ROIs and ignore high-order associations between subjects. In this letter, we propose a mutual multi-scale triplet graph convolutional network (MMTGCN) to analyze functional and structural connectivity for brain disorder diagnosis. We first employ several templates with different scales of ROI parcellation to construct coarse-to-fine brain connectivity networks for each subject. Then, a triplet GCN (TGCN) module is developed to learn functional/structural representations of brain connectivity networks at each scale, with the triplet relationship among subjects explicitly incorporated into the learning process. Finally, we propose a template mutual learning strategy to train different scale TGCNs collaboratively for disease classification. Experimental results on 1,160 subjects from three datasets with fMRI or dMRI data demonstrate that our MMTGCN outperforms several state-of-the-art methods in identifying three types of brain disorders.
G181.1+9.5, a new high-latitude low-surface brightness supernova remnant
Creators: name: Kothes, R.
name: Reich, P.
name: Foster, T. J.
name: Reich, W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: More than 90% of the known Milky Way supernova remnants are within 5 degrees of the Galactic Plane. We present the discovery of the supernova remnant G181.1+9.5, a new high-latitude SNR, serendipitously discovered in an ongoing survey of the Galactic Anti-centre High-Velocity Cloud complex, observed with the DRAO Synthesis Telescope in the 21~cm radio continuum and HI spectral line. We use radio continuum observations (including the linearly polarized component) at 1420~MHz (observed with the DRAO ST) and 4850~MHz (observed with the Effelsberg 100-m radio telescope) to map G181.1+9.5 and determine its nature as a SNR. High-resolution 21~cm HI line observations and HI emission and absorption spectra reveal the physical characteristics of its local interstellar environment. Finally, we estimate the basic physical parameters of G181.1+9.5 using models for highly-evolved SNRs. G181.1+9.5 has a circular shell-like morphology with a radius of about 16~pc at a distance of 1.5 kpc some 250 pc above the mid-plane. The radio observations reveal highly linearly polarized emission with a non-thermal spectrum. Archival ROSAT X-ray data reveal high-energy emission from the interior of G181.1+9.5 indicative of the presence of shock-heated ejecta. The SNR is in the advanced radiative phase of SNR evolution, expanding into the HVC inter-cloud medium with a density of 1$~cm$^{-3}$. Basic physical attributes of G181.1+9.5 calculated with radiative SNR models show an upper-limit age of 16,000 years, a swept-up mass of more than 300 solar masses, and an ambient density in agreement with that estimated from HI observations. G181.1+9.5 shows all characteristics of a typical mature shell-type SNR, but its observed faintness is unusual and requires further study.
description: A&A accepted, 11 pages, 13 figures
New records of epilachnine lady-beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae) of Peru
Creators: name: Navarrete, Abdhiel Arnaldo Bustamante
name: Ramos, Anahi J. Oroz
name: Araseli Elme Tumpay
name: Montesinos, Edgar Marquina
name: Landa, Erick Yabar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Zoology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The phytophagous coccinellids Toxotoma guerini Gordon 1975 and Epilachna bistriguttataMulsant 1850 are species previously known only from Bolivia and Ecuador. Here, they are reported for the first time in Peru, in the regions of Cusco and Puno. The female of both species, unknown until now, is described and illustrated. In addition, an updated distribution map of both species is presented.
Effect of fermented milk on upper respiratory tract infection in adults who lived in the haze area of Northern China: a randomized clinical trial
Creators: name: Zhang, Hong
name: Miao, Junli
name: Su, Miya
name: Liu, Bryan Y.
name: Liu, Zhenmin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is the most common illness in humans. Fermented milk containing probiotics can mitigate URTI symptoms. This study tests the effect of fermented milk (Qingrun), a yogurt supplemented with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04, on adults with URTIs who live in a haze-covered area in a randomized clinical trial. A total of 136 subjects were enrolled in the study at the baseline and randomized to consume either control yogurt or Qingrun yogurt (250 g) once daily for 12 weeks. The duration and severity of URTI were evaluated by the Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey–24. Blood and faecal samples were collected at the baseline and post-intervention, to determine the changes of immune biomarkers. Qingrun yogurt significantly reduced the incidence of the common cold (OR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.17–0.81; p = 0.013) and influenza-like illness (OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.11–0.97; p = 0.045). Compared to the control yogurt, Qingrun yogurt significantly reduced the duration (1.23 ± 2.73 vs. 4.78 ± 5.09 d) and severity score (3.58 ± 7.12 vs. 11.37 ± 11.73) of URTI. In addition, the post-intervention levels of interferon-γ (139.49 ± 59.49 vs. 113.45 ± 65.12 pg/mL) and secretory immunoglobulin A (529.19 ± 91.70 vs. 388.88 ± 53.83 mg/dL) significantly increased in the Qingrun group, compared with those in the control group. Qingrun yogurt showed a protective effect against URTI in adults, suggesting that the use of yogurt with probiotics could be a promising dietary supplement for mitigating URTI.
A retrospective study of the 2012-2016 California drought and its impacts on the power sector
Creators: name: Hill, Joy
name: Su, Yufei
name: Kern, Jordan D
Publisher: name: IOP Publishing
Year: 2020

description: Over the period 20122016, the state of California in the United States (U.S.) experienced a drought considered to be one of the worst in state history. Droughts direct impacts on Californias electric power sector are understood. Extremely low streamflow manifests as reduced hydropower availability, and if drought is also marked by elevated temperatures, these can increase building electricity demands for cooling. Collectively, these impacts force system operators to increase reliance on natural gas power plants, increasing market prices and emissions. However, previous investigations have relied mostly on ex post analysis of observational data to develop estimates of increases in costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to the 20122016 drought. This has made it difficult to control for confounding variables (e.g. growing renewable energy capacity, volatile natural gas prices) in assessing the droughts impacts. In this study, we use a power system simulation model to isolate the direct impacts of several hydrometeorological phenomena observed during the 20122016 drought on system wide CO2 emissions and wholesale electricity prices in the California market. We find that the impacts of drought conditions on wholesale electricity prices were modest (annual prices increased by 03 MWh1, although much larger within-year increases are also observed). Instead, it was an increase in natural gas prices, punctuated by the 2014 polar vortex event that affected much of the Eastern U.S., which caused wholesale electricity prices to increase during the drought. Costs from the drought were very different for the states three investor owned utilities. Overall, we find that increased cooling demands (electricity demand) during the drought may have represented a larger economic cost (3.8 billion) than lost hydropower generation (1.9 billion). We also find the potential for renewable energy to mitigate drought-cased increases in CO2 emissions to be negligible, standing in contrast to some previous studies.
Merdeka down under
Creators: name: Rozeboom, Judith
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: This thesis takes up current public debates in the Netherlands on the role played by the Dutch in the years following the 1945 Indonesian Proclamation. This research is done with special attention paid to the Dutch Indies military personnel who were withdrawn or escaped to Australia, a gap in the many debates and historical publications. The research conducted for this thesis made use of quantitative analysis and extensive qualitative analyses of archival materials from the Netherlands as well as from Australia, where the outcomes are described using a narrative-based approach. The key argument this thesis asserts is that the NEI High Command in Australia used their military justice system for the political repression of Indonesians, and this conflicted with Australia’s views regarding the legality of the Indonesians’ internment. The NEI Army high command incarcerated Indonesians to prevent them from returning to the Indonesian Republic to fight on the side of the independence movement. Although this political motivation was not widely proclaimed by the NEI Government-in-Exile and the Military High Command, it was often pronounced by Australians after the Asia-Pacific war.
Lettre de Esprit-Claude-François Calvet à Jean-François Séguier, 1779-04-26
Creators: name: Calvet, Esprit-Claude-François
name: Esprit-Claude-François Calvet
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2021
Subjects: Antiquités (général)
Bibliographie
Numismatique
Collections

description: [transcription] Croiriez-vous, monsieur et cher ami, que j'ay passé à Nismes sans avoir l'honneur de vous voir. Malgré mes affaires habituelles j'ay fait un voyage dans vos quartiers, j'ay été à Uzès, Vézénobre, Nismes, mais je n'ay fait pour ainsi dire que traverser ces villes, tout a été fini dans moins de trois jours. J'ay fait quelques acquisitions chez M. le comte de Calvière, et c'est à ce sujet que je viens vous consulter. Je vous envoye deux petits manuscrits arabes sur des rouleaux de parchemin, je ne les crois pas bien anciens, mais tels qu'ils sont je ne sçais ce que c'est, pourriez-vous me donner quelque éclaircissement là dessus, vous me feriez grand plaisir. Rien ne presse pour le retour, une commodité facile, sûre, quoyque tardive, est préférable à toute autre voye. On m'a dit depuis peu une chose bien étrange en fait d'antiquités; vous connoissez le livre du père Magnan minime De vera epoche nativitis Christi, il est tout fondé sur une médaille et c'est d'après ce principe qu'il condamne Asserrius, Petau, Baronius, Scaliger, tous nos maîtres dans la chronologie. Hé bien cette médaille se trouve fausse et fabriquée par un érudit mécréant.

Conservez-vous, monsieur et cher ami, et croyez-moy toujours,

Votre très humble et très obéissant serviteur,
Calvet.
Avignon, ce 26 avril 1779.
description: [objet joint à la lettre] Livre
description: [description objet] Deux petits manuscrits arabes
description: [personnes citées] Cesare Baronio, Charles-François marquis de Calvière, Denis Pétau, Dominique Magnan, Joseph Juste Scaliger
description: [reférence bibliographique citée] Magnan, Dominique, Problema de anno nativitatis Christi ubi occasionem offerente vetere Herodis Antipae nummo, in nummophylacio Clementis XIV... asservato..., Romae, apud A. Casaletti
description: Source: [lieu de Conservation] Nîmes, Bibliothèque Carré d'Art [cote]ms. 140, fol. 208
description: Source: ark:/12148/btv1b10015185m
Gynura procumbens ethanol extract improves vascular dysfunction by suppressing inflammation in postmenopausal rats fed a high-fat diet
Creators: name: Nazri, Khuzaidatul Azidah Ahmad
name: Saad, Qodriyah Haji Mohd
name: Fauzi, Norsyahida Mohd
name: Buang, Fhataheya
name: Jantan, Ibrahim
name: Jubri, Zakiah
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
classificationCode: 59999
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 39999
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
classificationCode: 69999
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 111714
subject: Mental Health
classificationCode: 110309
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. (Asteraceae) has been reported to have various pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory effects. This study sought to determine whether Gynura procumbens (GP) could improve vascular reactivity by suppressing inflammation in postmenopausal rats fed with five-times heated palm oil (5HPO) diet. Forty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham [non-ovariectomized; grouped as control, GP extracts (250 and 500 mg/kg), atorvastatin (ATV, 10 mg/kg)] and postmenopausal (PM) groups [ovariectomized rats fed with 5HPO; grouped as PM, GP extracts (250 and 500 mg/kg) and ATV (10 mg/kg)]. Each group (n = 6) was either supplemented with GP extract or ATV orally once daily for 6 months. In comparison with the untreated PM group, 250 and 500 mg/kg GP supplementation to PM groups reduced the systolic blood pressure (103 ± 2.7, 86 ± 2.4 vs. 156 ± 7.83 mmHg, p < 0.05), intima-media thickness (101.28 ± 3.4, 93.91 ± 2.93 vs. 143.78 ± 3.31 µM), vasoconstriction percentage induced by phenylephrine (102.5%, 88.3%, vs. 51.8%), sICAM-1 (0.49, 0.26 vs. 0.56 pg/mL) and sVCAM-1 (0.39, 0.25 vs. 0.45 pg/mL). GP extract supplementation increased vasorelaxation percentage induced by acetylcholine (78.4% vs. 47.3%) and sodium nitroprusside (84.2% vs. 53.7%), increased changes in plasma nitric oxide level (1.25%, 1.31% vs. 1.9%), and suppressed the elevation of TNF-α (0.39 vs. 1.02 pg/mL), IL-6 (0.43 vs. 0.77 pg/mL) and CRP (0.29 vs. 0.69 ng/mL) in the PM groups. GP extract might improve vascular dysfunction by suppressing the inflammatory response, consequently preventing blood pressure elevation.
Geometry of the Shannon mutual information in continuum QFT
Creators: name: Junior, David R.
name: Oxman, Luis E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze geometric terms and scaling properties of the Shannon mutual information in the continuum. This is done for a free massless scalar field theory in $d$-dimensions, in a coherent state reduced with respect to a general differentiable manifold. As a by-product, we find an expression for the reduced probability density of finding a certain field on a ball. We will also introduce and compute the Fisher information that this probability carries about the location of the observation region. This is an interesting information measure that refers to points in physical space, although in relativistic QFT they are labels and not fluctuating quantum observables.
description: 25 pages
A toolbox for brain network construction and classification (BrainNetClass)
Creators: name: Shen, Dinggang
name: Yap, Pew-Thian
name: Chen, Xiaobo
name: Hu, Dan
name: Zhang, Yu
name: Pan, Gang
name: Qiao, Lishan
name: Zhou, Zhen
name: Yu, Renping
name: Zhang, Han
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2020

description: Brain functional network has been increasingly used in understanding brain functions and diseases. While many network construction methods have been proposed, the progress in the field still largely relies on static pairwise Pearson's correlation-based functional network and group-level comparisons. We introduce a "Brain Network Construction and Classification (BrainNetClass)" toolbox to promote more advanced brain network construction methods to the filed, including some state-of-the-art methods that were recently developed to capture complex and high-order interactions among brain regions. The toolbox also integrates a well-accepted and rigorous classification framework based on brain connectome features toward individualized disease diagnosis in a hope that the advanced network modeling could boost the subsequent classification. BrainNetClass is a MATLAB-based, open-source, cross-platform toolbox with both graphical user-friendly interfaces and a command line mode targeting cognitive neuroscientists and clinicians for promoting reliability, reproducibility, and interpretability of connectome-based, computer-aided diagnosis. It generates abundant classification-related results from network presentations to contributing features that have been largely ignored by most studies to grant users the ability of evaluating the disease diagnostic model and its robustness and generalizability. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the toolbox on real resting-state functional MRI datasets. BrainNetClass (v1.0) is available at https://github.com/zzstefan/BrainNetClass.
Acceptability of a Combination Adherence Strategy to Support HIV Antiretroviral Therapy and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Adherence During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in Malawi
Creators: name: Mollan, Katie R.
name: Freeborn, Kellie
name: Saidi, Friday
name: Chi, Benjamin H.
name: Graybill, Lauren A.
name: Amico, K. Rivet
name: Sibande, Watson
name: Mutale, Wilbroad
name: Phanga, Twambilile
name: Msowoya, Getrude
name: Hill, Lauren M.
name: Thom, Annie
name: Phiri, Sam
name: Rosenberg, Nora E.
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2023

description: In two parallel pilot studies, we implemented a combination adherence intervention of patient-centered counselling and adherence supporter training, tailored to support HIV treatment (i.e., antiretroviral therapy) or prevention (i.e., pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP) during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Using a mixed-methods approach, we evaluated the intervention's acceptability. We investigated engagement, satisfaction, and discussion content via survey to all 151 participants assigned to the intervention arm (51 women living with HIV, 100 PrEP-eligible women without HIV). We also conducted serial in-depth interviews with a subgroup (n = 40) at enrollment, three months, and six months. In the quantitative analysis, the vast majority reported high satisfaction with intervention components and expressed desire to receive it in the future, if made available. These findings were supported in the qualitative analysis, with favorable comments about counselor engagement, intervention content and types of support received from adherence supporters. Overall, these results demonstrate high acceptability and provide support for HIV status-neutral interventions for antiretroviral adherence.
A vignette-based approach to understanding social norms around family planning in three Nigerian cities
Creators: name: Mandal, Mahua
name: Speizer, Ilene S.
name: Mumuni, Tolulope
name: Calhoun, Lisa M.
name: Cannon, Abby C.
name: McGuire, Courtney
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021

description: Understanding the mechanisms through which social norms shape contraceptive use can help prevent unintended pregnancies in low-income countries. The Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) aimed to increase contraceptive uptake through advocacy, service delivery, and demand generation. Using data from focus group discussions, we examined whether social norms around family planning (FP), and specifically use of modern contraception (MC), varied among women and girls of reproductive age exposed to varying levels of the programme in three Nigerian cities. Injunctive social norms were generally unfavourable of unmarried adolescent girls' use of MC, though participants often shared exceptions for certain types of adolescents whose use of MC would be acceptable. There was greater acceptability for MC use by women who wanted to space or limit pregnancies. Participants reported that norms around FP and MC use have become more accepting in their communities over time. Normative differences between cities were identified. Participants' perceptions of religious leaders' support for FP use may have contributed to positively influencing social norms.
Trace cohomology revisited
Creators: name: Nikolaev, Igor V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: Operator Algebras (math.OA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14F42, 46L85

description: We use a cohomology theory coming from the canonical trace on a C*-algebra of the projective variety to prove an analog of the Riemann Hypothesis for the Kuga-Sato varieties over finite fields.
description: to appear Annals of Functional Analysis. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1309.2551
How do entrepreneurs learn?: the role of critical reflective practice
Creators: name: Qin, Karl Lijun
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: This thesis discusses the role of Critical Reflective Practice (CRP) in Entrepreneurial Learning. Education and entrepreneurship literature is reviewed and discussed in light of empirical findings from research into entrepreneurs’ learning experiences. Eight serial and portfolio entrepreneurs were interviewed in two-part semi-structured interviews. This study finds that experienced entrepreneurs use CRP in their learning, especially in the process of accumulating entrepreneurial knowledge and improving entrepreneurial capabilities. A set of reflective lenses are introduced and are found to be used in the entrepreneurial learning process. The qualitative data suggests three frameworks related to CRP and entrepreneurial learning. The first framework suggested is that entrepreneurial experience is accumulated through CRP; the second framework indicates that a lack of entrepreneurial experience in entrepreneurial activities such as problem solving and decision making triggers the CRP process; and the third framework links entrepreneurial learning and specific lenses in the CRP process, suggesting that the autobiography lens is the most important while being supported by other lenses. These three frameworks are used to interpret and explain behaviours in Entrepreneurial Learning, such as learning by doing, experience accumulation, and group learning. The research findings indicate that CRP may be an important process for entrepreneurial learning, and help entrepreneurs improve their entrepreneurial capabilities. CRP could also be a valuable part in entrepreneurship education. Further research on entrepreneurial learning that extends the exploratory findings of this thesis will help to better understand how entrepreneurs learn and how they might be taught or trained more effectively.