cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Interdisciplinary Training Webinar (release 4)
Creators: name: Santucci, Raffaella
name: Grillo, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Q-sort
webminar

description: This deliverable describes the “Shaping electron wavepackets with light; Shaping light with electron
 wavepacket s ” , the fourth in the planned series of 9 Interdisciplinary Training Webinars for the Q-SORT
 project.
 The Interdisciplinary Training Webinars are part of Work Package 3 Theory, optical testing, and TEM
 implementation of generalised Sorter [Months: 1-41], Task 3.5 - Interdisciplinary Training Webinars (M6,
 M11, M12, M18, M24, M26, M30, M36, M41).
 The present document is comprised of 4 Chapters, including Introduction and Conclusions.
 The Introduction describes what a webinar is.
 Chapter 2 summarises what we mean by Interdisciplinary Training Webinars and what their function is
 within Q-SORT.
 Chapter 3 illustrates context, aims, and content of the fourth interdisciplinary Training Webinar of Q-SORT.
 The conclusions outline future plans for the Interdisciplinary Training Webinars.
"Who owns your poop?": insights regarding the intersection of human microbiome research and the ELSI aspects of biobanking and related studies
Creators: name: Hawkins, Alice K
name: O’Doherty, Kieran C
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: While the social, ethical, and legal implications of biobanking and large scale data sharing are already complicated enough, they may be further compounded by research on the human microbiome. Discussion The human microbiome is the entire complement of microorganisms that exists in and on every human body. Currently most biobanks focus primarily on human tissues and/or associated data (e.g. health records). Accordingly, most discussions in the social sciences and humanities on these issues are focused (appropriately so) on the implications of biobanks and sharing data derived from human tissues. However, rapid advances in human microbiome research involve collecting large amounts of data on microorganisms that exist in symbiotic relationships with the human body. Currently it is not clear whether these microorganisms should be considered part of or separate from the human body. Arguments can be made for both, but ultimately it seems that the dichotomy of human versus non-human and self versus non-self inevitably breaks down in this context. This situation has the potential to add further complications to debates on biobanking. Summary In this paper, we revisit some of the core problem areas of privacy, consent, ownership, return of results, governance, and benefit sharing, and consider how they might be impacted upon by human microbiome research. Some of the issues discussed also have relevance to other forms of microbial research. Discussion of these themes is guided by conceptual analysis of microbiome research and interviews with leading Canadian scientists in the field.
MILITAAROBJEKTIDE VALVETEHNOLOOGIA ARENG
Creators: name: Udal, Andres
name: Kaugerand, Jaanus
name: Savimaa, Raul
name: Märtens, Olev
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Artikkel analüüsib viimastel aastatel maailmas käivitunud infotehno
loogilisi arenguhüppeid, mis on toonud olulisi muutusi valvesüsteemide alale.
Militaarobjektide valvesüsteeme on käsitletud nii sensorseadmete, süsteemi
arhitektuuri kui ka üha rohkem tehisintellekti kasutava andmetöötluse vaates. Käsit
luse süstematiseerimiseks on esile toodud neli põhilist alamsüsteemi ning teema sidu
miseks maailma arengusuundadega on analüüsitud kaheksa olulise infotehnoloogilise
uurimisteema kasvukõveraid.
Detailsemalt käsitletud sensorseadmed on järgmised: 1) valvekaamerad nähtava
valguse, lähiinfrapuna ja soojuskiirguse diapasoonidele; 2) sensoritega varustatud
targad piirdetarad; 3) süsteemid mehitamata õhusõidukite avastamiseks ja jälgi
miseks. Kaamerate puhul on analüüsitud kujutise sensorite arengutendentse ja
DORI (detekteerimine, jälgimine, eristamine, identifitseerimine) tuvastusstandardit.
Artiklis käsitletakse olulisemaid termineid ning arengusuundi, pidades silmas
materjali võimalikku kasutamist tehniliste erialade väljaõppes Kaitseväe Akadeemias
ja mujal.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
Multi-dimensional parameter-space partitioning of spatio-temporal simulation ensembles
Creators: name: Evers, Marina
name: Linsen, Lars
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Numerical simulations are commonly used to understand the parameter dependence of given spatio-temporal phenomena. Sampling a multi-dimensional parameter space and running the respective simulations leads to an ensemble of a large number of spatio-temporal simulation runs. A main objective for analyzing the ensemble is to partition (or segment) the multi-dimensional parameter space into connected regions of simulation runs with similar behavior. To facilitate such an analysis, we propose a novel visualization method for multi-dimensional parameter-space partitions. Our visualization is based on the concept of a hyper-slicer, which allows for undistorted views of the parameter-space segments' extent and transitions. For navigation within the parameter space, interactions with a 2D embedding of the parameter-space samples, including their segment memberships, are supported. Parameter-space partitions are generated in a semi-automatic fashion by analyzing the similarity space of the ensemble's simulation runs. Clusters of similar simulation runs induce the segments of the parameter-space partition. We link the parameter-space partitioning visualizations to similarity-space visualizations of the ensemble's simulation runs and embed them into an interactive visual analysis tool that supports the analysis of all facets of the spatio-temporal simulation ensemble targeted at the overarching goal of analyzing the parameter-space partitioning. The partitioning can then be visually analyzed and interactively refined. We evaluated our approach with experts within case studies from three different domains.
description: 14 pages, 9 figures
null contribution of pressure control and estimation in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Creators: name: Nguyen, Van Muot
Publisher: name: Universität Rostock
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences Medicine
subject: 620 Engineering & allied operations

description: Minimally-Invasive-Surgery plays an important role as a modernized technique that offers patients more convenience compared to traditional surgical methods. By using trocars and specialized instruments through the small incisions, the injured area is diagnosed and treated effectively. Rinsing fluid is used for visualization and expansion in the operation area. Hardware-in-the-Loop simulator was implemented for the controller development of pressure expansion in the closed area by controlling the fluid flows. Methods of pressure estimation were proposed for the replacement of pressure sensor.
Biodegradable Cell-Seeded Nanofiber Scaffolds for Neural Repair
Creators: name: Han, Dong
name: Cheung, Karen C.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Central and peripheral neural injuries are traumatic and can lead to loss of motor and sensory function, chronic pain, and permanent disability. Strategies that bridge the site of injury and allow axonal regeneration promise to have a large impact on restoring quality of life for these patients. Engineered materials can be used to guide axonal growth. Specifically, nanofiber structures can mimic the natural extracellular matrix, and aligned nanofibers have been shown to direct neurite outgrowth and support axon regeneration. In addition, cell-seeded scaffolds can assist in the remyelination of the regenerating axons. The electrospinning process allows control over fiber diameter, alignment, porosity, and morphology. Biodegradable polymers have been electrospun and their use in tissue engineering has been demonstrated. This paper discusses aspects of electrospun biodegradable nanofibers for neural regeneration, how fiber alignment affects cell alignment, and how cell-seeded scaffolds can increase the effectiveness of such implants.
THE FOREST, AND MILITARY ASPECTS OF A TERRAIN – FOREST HEIGHT, CANOPY COVER AND VISIBILITY IN ESTONIA
Creators: name: Vennik, Kersti
name: Lang, Mait
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Most military activities need good concealment from a top down view,
i.e. from surveillance carried out by flying assets 1. On the one hand, well hidden
positions and sites are to be expected in forested areas. However, depending on the
height of the trees and crown parameters as well as the tree species’ composition,
the concealing effect can be rather different. Even large scale maps used by mili
tary terrain analysts do not give detailed information that would help do estimate
concealment in a particular forested area, and certain map sheets can be outdated.
Useful information about Estonian forest stands can be found in the forest manage
ment inventory database. However, the purpose of this database is to support forest
management; therefore, it does not directly contribute to the planning of military
operations. Still, a sufficiently high precision—temporal and spatial—makes it a very
useful source for military terrain operation planning. On the whole, there is a need to
define some general rules for analysts that can be used for interpreting forest inven
tory data. The aim of this paper is to discuss forest parameters that determine vertical
concealment. In addition, the article includes some basic tables, relationships and a
conclusion about the concealing effect of Estonian forest.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
KUPERJANOVI PATALJONI AJATEENIJATE TOITUMINE JA SELLE MÕJU NENDE TERVISENÄITAJATELE
Creators: name: Adamberg, Signe
name: Pitsi, Tagli
name: Vene, Kristel
name: Adamberg, Kaarel
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: 2021. aastal uurisid Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli teadlased Kaitseministeeriumi
tellimusel Kaitseväe 2. jalaväebrigaadi Kuperjanovi pataljoni ajateenijate toitumist
koos nende vere ja soolemikrobioota analüüsidega, et leida seoseid sööklatoidu/kuiv
toiduratsioonide ja tervisenäitajate vahel. Ajateenijate toiduvalikutes oli suuri erine
vusi, kuid levinud oli see, et söödi vähe täisteraviljatooteid ja köögivilju. Uuringu
tulemused on üldistatavad Eesti ajateenijatele laiemalt. Toidupäevikute analüüsid
kinnitasid, et kiudainevaene ja rasvarikas toit sisaldab oluliselt vähem mitmeid
mineraalaineid ja vitamiine. Vere ja mikrobioomianalüüsid näitasid, et rafineeritud
toidu tarbijatel oli kõrgem üld ja LDL kolesteroolitase veres ning suurem põletikega
seostatud bakterite, kuid madalam kasulikke happeid tootvate bakterite hulk soo
lestiku mikrobiootas. Kuivtoidupakkides eelistati konservtoitudele külmkuivatatud
toite. Sööklatoidud peaksid sisaldama rohkem köögivilju, marju ja täisteravilju, mis
on head kiudainete ja mikrotoitainete allikad.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
SATISFACTION WITH SERVICE AND SELF-ESTIMATED PHYSICAL FITNESS OF CONSCRIPTS
Creators: name: Kasearu, Kairi
name: Tooding, Liina-Mai
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Problems with health and, successively, physical fitness are some of the
main reasons for discharging a conscript, and health related issues are the number
one reason for attrition. However, questions such as how an athletic physique benefits
military service, how a change in physical abilities affects a person’s satisfaction with
conscription, and to what extent the interrelation between an athletic physique,
changes in physical fitness and satisfaction with conscription depends on the im
mediate social service environment and social group of a person, these have received
less attention. Analysing these questions revealed that people who were leading a
more athletic lifestyle before conscription tend to be more satisfied with conscription
in retrospect, but a more important factor for the formation of satisfaction appears
to be perceived changes in one’s physical abilities during conscription, i.e. changes
in self estimated physical fitness. It was also revealed that the strength of this con
nection depended on the cohesion of the service environment: if a person’s physical
abilities improve during conscription then stronger cohesion amplifies satisfaction,
whereas a coherent environment can also impede the loss of satisfaction when a per
son’s physical abilities are reduced. The authors of this article included four different
types of cohesion in the analysis according to data collected with complex surveys
over three conscription periods: 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 (N=5,290).
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
Changes to the near-surface waters in the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean from 1993-2009 : a Basin in transition.
Creators: name: Jackson, Jennifer Martine
name: Allen, Susan E.
name: McLaughlin, F. A.
name: Woodgate, R. A.
name: Carmack, E. C.
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2013

description: Increased sea ice melt and decreased surface albedo have changed the near-surface water mass structure of the Canada Basin. From 1993–2009, the near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) and remnant of the previous winter's mixed layer (rWML) warmed by about 1.5°C and 0.5°C and freshened by about 4 and 2 practical salinity units, respectively. Results from a 1-D model suggest rWML warming can be explained by heat diffusion from both the NSTM and Pacific Summer Water (PSW). The same model predicts salinization of the rWML, whereas freshening was observed. This suggests that changes to the rWML are from both diffusion and the accumulation of freshwater. The rWML's salinity was associated with distance from the center of the Beaufort Gyre; the rWML at stations inside the gyre was on average 1.9 salinity units fresher than at stations outside. In addition, the salinity of PSW in the Canada Basin - defined by its local temperature maximum - freshened from about 30–32 in 1993 to 28–32 in 2008. Order of magnitude calculations suggest that neither changes in PSW source waters nor changes in advection pathways of PSW explain this freshening. Our model suggests that salt diffused from PSW to the freshening rWML; this diffusion increased (and freshened the PSW salinity range) as the rWML freshened. These results show that surface effects through warming and ice melt are felt to at least the depth of PSW. Observations from 2009 show the appearance of a third temperature maximum from an as yet unknown source.
MODELLING DEFENCE INDUSTRY GOVERNANCE IN SMALL STATES – BUILDING AN ANALYTICAL TOOL
Creators: name: Ploom, Illimar
name: Kalvet, Tarmo
name: Tiits, Marek
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: This study addresses the questions that small European states face when
weighing the different ways to analyse their defence industrial policy options, i.e.
when trying to mould their respective governance decisions. Although a wider
industry oriented model has already been developed, addressing defence industry
specificities reveals a research gap. This article builds a defence industry specific
layer for a technology based industry governance model for small states. An earlier
model for priority setting in small economies is amended with specific categories
found relevant to the defence industry. The article draws mainly on the experience
of Estonia. We argue that next to global R&D trends, geopolitical developments
should not be ignored either. Also, in addition to existing technological and indus
trial specialisation, one should also take into account the domestic defence industrial
market features. Finally, while looking at growing markets, trends in modern warfare
should also be carefully followed.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
SOME PERSONALITY-RELATED CONSTRUCTS PREDICTING SUCCESS IN ESTONIAN MILITARY CONSCRIPTION TRAINING
Creators: name: Kasemaa, Antek
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: This article contributes to the research of personality and military morale,
analysing the links between several psychological variables and performance. The
effectiveness of the military unit is usually measured by indicators reflecting per
formance, however in military conscription service successful completion of the
training could be considered as performance. In order to better understand which
variables are specific to higher and lower performing groups of soldiers, several
psychological and socio demographic variables such as personality, military morale,
affectivity, regulatory focus, self esteem, self efficacy, person organisation fit and age,
education, mother tongue, place of residence and student status were included in the
study. Performance, as a dependent variable, was measured through the theoretical,
practical and physical elements of the soldiers’ basic training final exam. A sample of
241 conscripts from the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) participated in the research
and the Kruskal Wallis test with combination of ordinal logistic regression was
used to analyse the data. The results indicated that openness to experience, person
organisation fit, level of education and status as a student were the most influential
variables related to the performance indicators.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
Manuscript for paper and/or patent documentation on calculation of e.-m. design sources distributions required to produce OAM sorting
Creators: name: Pozzi, Giulio
name: Grillo, Vincenzo
name: Karimi, Ebrahim
name: Tavabi, Amir
name: Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Q-sort

description: The purpose of this deliverable and the paper manuscript featured therein is to offer an overview on the
 progress of the efforts to define an Orbital Angular Momentum sorter completely based on electric and /or
 magnetic fields. We will concentrate our efforts on the electrostatic version of the sorter which, according to
 a preliminary discussion amongst the partners, appears the most feasible solution.
 The document additionally aims to provide 1) an overall description of how the sources of the field ( the
 charges) must be configured in order to reproduce the appropriate phase effect and 2) what parameters
 must be appropriately chosen for a correct and distortion-free OAM spectrum.
Maternal and foetal outcomes among pregnant women hospitalised due to interpersonal violence: A population based study in Western Australia, 2002-2008
Creators: name: Meuleners, Lynn B.
name: Lee, Andy H.
name: Janssen, Patricia A.
name: Fraser, Michelle L.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Interpersonal violence is responsible for more ill-health and premature death in women under the age of 45 than other preventable health conditions, but findings concerning the effects of violence during pregnancy on both maternal and foetal health have been inconsistent. Methods A retrospective population-based cohort study was undertaken using linked data from the Hospital Morbidity Data Collection and the Western Australian Midwives' Notification System from 2002 to 2008. The aim was to determine the association between exposure to interpersonal violence during pregnancy and adverse maternal and foetal health outcomes at the population level. Results A total of 468 pregnant women were hospitalised for an incident of interpersonal violence during the study period, and 3,744 randomly selected pregnant women were included as the comparison group. The majority of violent events were perpetrated by the pregnant women's partner or spouse. Pregnant Indigenous women were over-represented accounting for 67% of all hospitalisations due to violence and their risk of experiencing adverse maternal outcomes was significantly increased compared to non-Indigenous women (adjusted odds ratio 1.53, 95% CI 1.21 to 1.95, p = 0.01). Pregnant women hospitalised for an incident of interpersonal violence sustained almost double the risk for adverse maternal complications than the non-exposed group (95% CI 1.34 to 2.18, p < 0.001). The overall risk for adverse foetal complications for pregnant women exposed to violence was increased two-fold (95% CI 1.50 to 2.76, p < 0.001). Conclusions The risk of adverse health outcomes for both the mother and the baby increases if a pregnant woman is hospitalised for an incident of interpersonal violence during pregnancy.
Prediction of 492 human protein kinase substrate specificities
Creators: name: Safaei, Javad
name: Maňuch, Ján
name: Gupta, Arvind
name: Stacho, Ladislav
name: Pelech, Steven
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Complex intracellular signaling networks monitor diverse environmental inputs to evoke appropriate and coordinated effector responses. Defective signal transduction underlies many pathologies, including cancer, diabetes, autoimmunity and about 400 other human diseases. Therefore, there is high impetus to define the composition and architecture of cellular communications networks in humans. The major components of intracellular signaling networks are protein kinases and protein phosphatases, which catalyze the reversible phosphorylation of proteins. Here, we have focused on identification of kinase-substrate interactions through prediction of the phosphorylation site specificity from knowledge of the primary amino acid sequence of the catalytic domain of each kinase. Results The presented method predicts 488 different kinase catalytic domain substrate specificity matrices in 478 typical and 4 atypical human kinases that rely on both positive and negative determinants for scoring individual phosphosites for their suitability as kinase substrates. This represents a marked advancement over existing methods such as those used in NetPhorest (179 kinases in 76 groups) and NetworKIN (123 kinases), which consider only positive determinants for kinase substrate prediction. Comparison of our predicted matrices with experimentally-derived matrices from about 9,000 known kinase-phosphosite substrate pairs revealed a high degree of concordance with the established preferences of about 150 well studied protein kinases. Furthermore for many of the better known kinases, the predicted optimal phosphosite sequences were more accurate than the consensus phosphosite sequences inferred by simple alignment of the phosphosites of known kinase substrates. Conclusions Application of this improved kinase substrate prediction algorithm to the primary structures of over 23, 000 proteins encoded by the human genome has permitted the identification of about 650, 000 putative phosphosites, which are posted on the open source PhosphoNET website (http://www.phosphonet.ca).
SWEDISH OFFICERS – HIGHER RANK, LESS UNIT COHESION
Creators: name: Österberg, Johan
name: Nilsson, Joel
name: Lundell, Emil
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: The military is considered one of the most cohesive organisations in our
society because of its cohesion, organisational identification, and commitment to the
group. Furthermore, a military organisation is characterised by a strong set of norms
and behaviours. Militaries are often part of a large, longstanding organisation that
is rather isolated, hierarchical and highly regulated. The aim of this interview study
was to explore the descriptions of unit cohesion among experienced Swedish officers.
Results show that the way that unit cohesion changes during a military career can
be understood from the following four overriding categories: entering the military,
downsizing, family, and the changing character of work. In the first category, unit cohe
sion and the experience of joining a military unit at a young age are explored. The
following three categories focus on officers’ reflections on how unit cohesion and
the sense of community has altered during their careers. Future research should
address the topic of downsizing in relation to unit cohesion. Furthermore, qualita
tive research should explore the altering stages of unit cohesion during officers’ mili
tary career paths. The changing character of work is also a topic for further study as
values in society are shifting and the characteristics of work are subject to an ongoing
progress. In general, it seems like the things that initially made individuals apply to
the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) and begin employment will start to fade away when
one rises higher in the hierarchical system.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
VENEMAA FÖDERATSIOONI SÕDA UKRAINA VASTU -KAS KAALUTUD JA RATSIONAALNE LAHENDUS VENEMAA GEOPOLIITILISTE HUVIDE EDENDAMISEKS
Creators: name: Männik, Erik
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Venemaa Föderatsioon (VF) alustas rohkem kui aasta tagasi sõda ees
märgiga Ukraina denatsifitseerida ja demilitariseerida. Sõja käigus on Venemaa
muutnud oma põhipingutust ning rünnanud nii Ukraina sõjalisi struktuure kui ka
tsiviilsihtmärke ja ühiskonda. Sõjategevus on pakkunud rikkalikku informatsiooni
ja õppetunde nii sõjalis tehnilisel, taktikalisel kui ka operatsioonitasandil, kuid
vähem on räägitud sellest, mida Ukraina sõda on näidanud VF i strateegilise mõtle
mise ja selle elluviimise erinevate tahkude kohta. Artiklis on analüüsitud Venemaa
sõjalise jõu rakendamise sihipärasust riigi geopoliitiliste eesmärkide saavutamiseks,
kasutades strateegiateooria põhiseisukohti. Saadud tulemuste põhjal on kirjeldatud
VF i strateegilise mõtlemise iseloomulikke jooni, tehtud järeldused nende mõju
kohta Eesti sõjalise julgeoleku tagamisele ning Ukrainas kestva sõja edasisele kulule.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 22 (2023)
VABADUSSÕJA PÄRAND, LAIDONERI „AKTIIVNE KAITSE“ JA EESTI SÕJAVÄE VALMISTUMINE SÕJAKS 1930. AASTATEL
Creators: name: Piirimäe, Kaarel
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Oskust teha Esimesest maailmasõjast õigeid järeldusi on peetud sõdade-
vahelise perioodi sõjalise efektiivsuse võtmeteguriks.1 Eestit võib vaadelda kui riiki,
mis toetus eelmises sõjas edu toonud kontseptsioonidele ja praktikale, mille muutis
anakronistlikuks enne Teist maailmasõda aset leidnud kiire ühiskondlik ja sõjan-
duslik areng. Paraku saavad igasugused hinnangud Eesti sõjaväe võimetele 1939. aastal ja 1940. aastatel toetuda vaid kaudsetele tõenditele ja spekulatsioonidele, sest
Eesti poliitiline ja sõjaväeline juhtkond otsustas mitte võidelda. Otsust alistuda Nõu-
kogude Liidu ülekaaluka jõu ees võib isegi pidada märgiks, et tunnetati realistlikult
väikeriigi piiratud võimalusi. Teisest küljest annavad sõjaväejuhtide küsitavad
operatsioonilised ja taktikalised ideed ning šabloonsed ja liigoptimistlikud sõjaväe-
manöövrite stsenaariumid, mis torkasid silma välisriikide sõjaväeatašeedele, põhjust
analüüsida kriitiliselt 1930. aastate Eesti sõjalist ettevalmistust.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
ELEKTRILISE HÜBRIIDAJAMIGA GAASITURBIINMOOTORI KASUTATAVUS MEHITAMATA ÕHUSÕIDUKITEL
Creators: name: Unt, Karl-Eerik
name: Andrejev, Edvin Martin
name: Saarepera, Oskar
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Erineval viisil elektri- ja fossiilkütusel põhinevad hübriidajamid on tões-
tanud end mitmes transpordivaldkonnas harjumuspäraste sisepõlemismootorite
säästliku ja töökindla alternatiivina. Siinses artiklis antakse ülevaade hübriidajamite
ka sutamise eesmärgist militaar- ja tsiviilsektoris ning tuuakse esile olulisemad eri-
nevused tehnoloogia rakendamisel. Analüüsitakse elektrilise hübriidajamiga gaasi-
turbiin mootori kasutatavust mehitamata õhusõidukitel nii militaar- kui ka tsiviil-
rakendustes. Seejuures töötatakse välja meetod, mille abil on võimalik teha kindlaks,
missuguses suurusklassis ja millise lennuulatusega oleksid militaarrakendustes
praeguse akutehnoloogia kasutamisel otstarbekad hübriidajamid. Leitakse erinevate
operatsiooniliste ja taktikaliste ülesannete täitmiseks sobivaim hübriidsusaste ning
uuritakse, millise energiatihedusega akude abil oleks võimalik asendada gaasiturbiin-
mootorid täielikult elektriajamiga, et säiliks õhusõiduki soovitud sooritusvõime.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
Compulsory drug detention center experiences among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand
Creators: name: Csete, Joanne
name: Kaplan, Karyn
name: Hayashi, Kanna
name: Fairbairn, Nadia
name: Suwannawong, Paisan
name: Zhang, Ruth
name: Wood, Evan
name: Kerr, Thomas
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Despite Thailand's official reclassification of drug users as "patients" deserving care and not "criminals," the Thai government has continued to rely heavily on punitive responses to drug use such as "boot camp"-style compulsory "treatment" centers. There is very little research on experiences with compulsory treatment centers among people who use drugs. The work reported here is a first step toward filling that gap. Methods We examined experiences of compulsory drug treatment among 252 Thai people who inject drugs (IDU) participating in the Mitsampan Community Research Project in Bangkok. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with a history of compulsory treatment experience. Results In total, 80 (31.7%) participants reported a history of compulsory treatment. In multivariate analyses, compulsory drug detention experience was positively associated with current spending on drugs per day (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.86; 95%CI: 1.07 - 3.22) and reporting drug planting by police (AOR = 1.81; 95%CI: 1.04 - 3.15). Among those with compulsory treatment experience, 77 (96.3%) reported injecting in the past week, and no difference in intensity of drug use was observed between those with and without a history of compulsory detention. Conclusion These findings raise concerns about the current approach to compulsory drug detention in Thailand. Exposure to compulsory drug detention was associated with police abuse and high rates of relapse into drug use, although additional research is needed to determine the precise impact of exposure to this form of detention on future drug use. More broadly, compulsory "treatment" based on a penal approach is not consistent with scientific evidence on addressing drug addiction and should be phased out in favor of evidence-based interventions.
The Bean Protocol: Scientific Theory Summary (2025)
Creators: name: Bean, Racquel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The Bean Protocol: Scientific Theory Summary (2025) expands the foundational framework of the Bean Protocol into a formalized scientific model.

This work connects layered digital forensics with quantum measurement collapse theory, demonstrating how citizen investigators can detect silent network hijacking and infrastructure compromise through forensic field observations.
PROFILES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING FIELD EXERCISES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL – A PILOT STUDY
Creators: name: Puhke, Raivo
name: Pehme, Ando
name: Mäestu, Evelin
name: Rand, Taavi
name: Lillemäe, Eleri
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: The aim of this pilot study was to identify the profiles (intensity) of physical
activity during field exercises using the example of active duty military personnel of
the defence forces.
Forty-one active duty servicemen from the Scouts Battalion participated in the
pilot study as subjects. To record movement, we applied activity and intensity accelero-
meters (ActiGraph LLC, Pensacola, FL, USA). The subjects carried accelerometers
during the observation period on their right hip and removed them in water environ-
ments, i.e., when swimming and washing. The current study deals with the move-
ment activity of active duty servicemen during field exercises where daytime move-
ment activity dominates over the sedentary intensity level. The rate of occurrences of
high and very high movement intensity indicates the need and readiness to conduct
short-term and intensive activities. Different movement activity profiles characterise
the versatile nature of activities carried out by active duty servicemen, and the distri-
bution of tasks in military units.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
ÜHTSE SÕJALISE KOHAVIITEVÕRGUSTIKU KASUTUSELEVÕTMISE VÕIMALIKKUS EESTI JÕUSTRUKTUURIDE MAISMAAKOOSTÖÖS
Creators: name: Unt, Hare
name: Valk, Anne
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Eesti jõustruktuurid1 kasutavad erinevaid asukoha määramise süsteeme
(kohaviitesüsteeme). Maismaal asukoha määramiseks puudub kokku lepitud ühtne
standard, mistõttu võib tekkida probleeme nii igapäevaelus kui ka kriisiolukorras.
Artiklis 2 on vaatluse all Eesti jõustruktuuride hetkeolukord ja valmisolek võtta mais-
maal koostöö arendamiseks standardina kasutusele ühtne sõjaline kohaviitevõrgustik.
Samuti leiab käsitlust, milline võiks olla sellest lähtudes asutuste arenguvajadus.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
FOREST CLASSES COMMON IN ESTONIA REFLECTING MILITARY ASPECTS OF A TERRAIN BASED ON THE SIZE OF TREE STEMS AND FOREST DENSITY
Creators: name: Vennik, Kersti
name: Piip, Kaarel
name: Lang, Mait
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Military aspects of a terrain include obstacles, observation or fields of fire,
cover and concealment, key terrain, and avenues of approach (OCOKA). These are
used for evaluating the conditions of a terrain for battling1. Wooded areas are not
typical grounds for fighting. Due to longer fields of fire and better mobility, many
powerful armies prefer open areas. However, there are always certain reasons to
operate in wooded areas. Some of the important forest characteristics for fighting
are tree stem diameter and the space between trees. Both characteristics are mainly
dependent on the age of a forest but also on forest stand history. In this paper, we
examine the formation of the structural parameters of forests in Estonia. We will
identify basic forest classes based on the Estonian forest inventory database, and
discuss their influence on OCOKA.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
COVID-19 AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES – THE CASE OF THE ESTONIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY
Creators: name: Piip, Kaarel
name: Ploom, Illimar
name: Kalvet, Tarmo
name: Veinla, Markus
name: Tiits, Marek
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: This article focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Estonian
defence industry. It is an exploratory research paper that attempts to sketch out some
more salient features of a complex of problems that is deep and wide in nature, the
reasons and effects of which are only gradually starting to become clearer. The paper
focuses on the Estonian case but, as it tries to place its findings in the wider context of
global and regional changes, it also tries to generalise the impact of these crises upon
the defence industry of a small state.
The paper relies mainly on theoretical literature on global value chains. Also
important is the topic of regional resilience as understood from an evolutionary
economic perspective.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
KULUANALÜÜSI ÜHTLUSTATUD MUDEL – ÜLESEHITUS JA KASUTUSVÕIMALUSED
Creators: name: Murumets, Jaan
name: Müller, Lilia
name: Mardo, Marek
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Kuluanalüüs on pidev tegevus, mis saadab kuluobjekti kogu elutsükli
vältel. Kuluanalüüs on ka meeskonnatöö, kus kuluobjekti elutsükli eri etappide
analüüsil vajatakse erinevat oskusteavet. Kuluobjekti elutsükli vältel muutub selle
kuluandmete koosseis, kättesaadavus, usaldusväärsus ja detailsus. Et kuluanalüüsid
oleksid omavahel võrreldavad ja ristkasutatavad, peavad analüüsis kasutatavad and-
med olema ühed ja samad. Andmeid on vaja ka regulaarselt uuendada ja täiendada.
Seejuures peavad uuendamisreeglid olema selged ja kõigile kasutajatele arusaadavad
ning oluline on seegi, et kasutajad neid aktsepteeriksid. Objekti kuluandmetel on
praktiline tähendus ainult koos selle objekti sooritusandmetega ja ainult nende
sooritusandmete kontekstis. Artikli esimeses osas kirjeldatakse riigikaitse planeeri-
mise (kaitseplaneerimise) ja haldamise põhietappe, iga etapi iseloomulikku analüüsi-
tegevust ning etappide võtmeosalejaid. Artikli teises osas põhjendatakse vajadust
võtta kasutusele kuluanalüüsi ühtlustatud mudel (ingl cost breakdown structure) ning
esitatakse ühtlustatud analüüsimudeli ülesehitus. Viimases, kolmandas osas paku-
takse üks sihipärane võimalus tuleviku töövoo korraldamiseks kuluanalüüsi ühtlus-
tatud mudeli kasutamisel.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 21 (2023)
Tool or Toy? Virtual Globes in Landscape Planning
Creators: name: Schroth, Olaf
name: Pond, Ellen
name: Campbell, Cam
name: Cizek, Petr
name: Bohus, Stephen
name: Sheppard, S. R. J. (Stephen Richard John), 1952-
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Virtual globes, i.e., geobrowsers that integrate multi-scale and temporal data from various sources and are based on a globe metaphor, have developed into serious tools that practitioners and various stakeholders in landscape and community planning have started using. Although these tools originate from Geographic Information Systems (GIS), they have become a different, potentially interactive and public tool set, with their own specific limitations and new opportunities. Expectations regarding their utility as planning and community engagement tools are high, but are tempered by both technical limitations and ethical issues [1,2]. Two grassroots campaigns and a collaborative visioning process, the Kimberley Climate Adaptation Project case study (British Columbia), illustrate and broaden our understanding of the potential benefits and limitations associated with the use of virtual globes in participatory planning initiatives. Based on observations, questionnaires and in-depth interviews with stakeholders and community members using an interactive 3D model of regional climate change vulnerabilities, potential impacts, and possible adaptation and mitigation scenarios in Kimberley, the benefits and limitations of virtual globes as a tool for participatory landscape planning are discussed. The findings suggest that virtual globes can facilitate access to geospatial information, raise awareness, and provide a more representative virtual landscape than static visualizations. However, landscape is not equally representative at all scales, and not all types of users seem to benefit equally from the tool. The risks of misinterpretation can be managed by integrating the application and interpretation of virtual globes into face-to-face planning processes.
CNN Poll: May 2020 Coronavirus
Creators: name: CNN
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: President Donald Trump's handling of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (1); economic impact of coronavirus (1); household financial hardship from coronavirus (2); federal government preventing spread of coronavirus (1); worst is behind us or yet to come from coronavirus (1); concerns about coronavirus (5); government doing enough to address concerns about coronvavirus (5); trust information about coronavirus from various sources (5); left home for various reasons in past 7 days (5); returning to regular routine (5); vaccine to prevent coronavirus infection (1); personally know someone diagnosed with coronavirus (1); likelihood of contracting coronavirus (1); threat of coronavirus (1); registered to vote (1); political partisanship (1); political ideology (1).
Supplementary Materials from Costly teaching contributes to the acquisition of spear hunting skill among BaYaka forager adolescents
Creators: name: Lew-Levy, Sheina
name: Bombjaková, Daša
name: Milks, Annemieke
name: Kiabiya Ntamboudila, Francy
name: Ann Kline, Michelle
name: Broesch, Tanya
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 170299 Cognitive Science not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: Additional information regarding methods, results tables, and supplementary analyses.
Compositions and Methods for Reshaping Keratin-Rich Substrates and Forming Adherent Flexible Films US Pat. 11,318,083
Creators: name: Arkles, Barry
name: Goff, Jonathan
name: Phillips, Alison
name: DeMella, Kerry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: hemiaminal
silanol
hair-care
keratin

description: Compositions and methods for reshaping keratin-rich substrates while forming adherent flexible films contain emulsified or soluble mixtures of silanols and hemiaminals or the reaction products of silanols and hemiaminals including silylated hemiaminals. A method for treating split-ends in hair is also described.
Health system determinants of infant, child and maternal mortality: A cross-sectional study of UN member countries
Creators: name: Muldoon, Katherine A.
name: Galway, Lindsay P.
name: Nakajima, Maya
name: Kanters, Steve
name: Hogg, Robert S.
name: Bendavid, Eran
name: Mills, Edward J.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Objective: Few studies have examined the link between health system strength and important public health outcomes across nations. We examined the association between health system indicators and mortality rates. Methods: We used mixed effects linear regression models to investigate the strength of association between outcome and explanatory variables, while accounting for geographic clustering of countries. We modelled infant mortality rate (IMR), child mortality rate (CMR), and maternal mortality rate (MMR) using 13 explanatory variables as outlined by the World Health Organization. Results: Significant protective health system determinants related to IMR included higher physician density (adjusted rate ratio [aRR] 0.81; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.71-0.91), higher sustainable access to water and sanitation (aRR 0.85; 95% CI 0.78-0.93), and having a less corrupt government (aRR 0.57; 95% CI 0.40-0.80). Out-of-pocket expenditures on health (aRR 1.29; 95% CI 1.03-1.62) were a risk factor. The same four variables were significantly related to CMR after controlling for other variables. Protective determinants of MMR included access to water and sanitation (aRR 0.88; 95% CI 0.82-0.94), having a less corrupt government (aRR 0.49; 95%; CI 0.36-0.66), and higher total expenditures on health per capita (aRR 0.84; 95% CI 0.77-0.92). Higher fertility rates (aRR 2.85; 95% CI: 2.02-4.00) were found to be a significant risk factor for MMR. Conclusion: Several key measures of a health system predict mortality in infants, children, and maternal mortality rates at the national level. Improving access to water and sanitation and reducing corruption within the health sector should become priorities.
Stability of homogeneous geodesics in low-dimensional Lie groups
Creators: name: Nguyen, An Ky
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Geometry
subject: 10106 Lie Groups, Harmonic and Fourier Analysis
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science by Research to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Victoria.
Canadian Optically-guided approach for Oral Lesions Surgical (COOLS) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Poh, Catherine
name: Durham, James Scott
name: Brasher, Penelope M.
name: Anderson, Donald W.
name: Berean, Kenneth W.
name: MacAulay, Calum
name: Lee, J. J.
name: Rosin, Miriam P.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Oral cancer is a major health problem worldwide. The 5-year survival rate ranges from 30-60%, and has remained unchanged in the past few decades. This is mainly due to late diagnosis and high recurrence of the disease. Of the patients who receive treatment, up to one third suffer from a recurrence or a second primary tumor. It is apparent that one major cause of disease recurrence is clinically unrecognized field changes which extend beyond the visible tumor boundary. We have previously developed an approach using fluorescence visualization (FV) technology to improve the recognition of the field at risk surrounding a visible oral cancer that needs to be removed and preliminary results have shown a significant reduction in recurrence rates. Method/Design This paper describes the study design of a randomized, multi-centre, double blind, controlled surgical trial, the COOLS trial. Nine institutions across Canada will recruit a total of 400 patients with oral severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ (N = 160) and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (N = 240). Patients will be stratified by participating institution and histology grade and randomized equally into FV-guided surgery (experimental arm) or white light-guided surgery (control arm). The primary endpoint is a composite of recurrence at or 1 cm within the previous surgery site with 1) the same or higher grade histology compared to the initial diagnosis (i.e., the diagnosis used for randomization); or 2) further treatment due to the presence of severe dysplasia or higher degree of change at follow-up. This is the first randomized, multi-centre trial to validate the effectiveness of the FV-guided surgery. Discussion In this paper we described the strategies, novelty, and challenges of this unique trial involving a surgical approach guided by the FV technology. The success of the trial requires training, coordination, and quality assurance across multiple sites within Canada. The COOLS trial, an example of translational research, may result in reduced recurrence rates following surgical treatment of early-stage oral cancer with significant impacts on survival, morbidity, patients' quality of life and the cost to the health care system. Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01039298
ความชุกของเชื้อดื้อยาต้านไวรัสเอชไอวีด้วยการใช้เทคโนโลยีเน็กซ์เจเนเรชั่น ซีเควนซิ่งในเขตภาคเหนือตอนล่าง
Creators: name: สุวรรณี กีรติวาสี
Publisher: name: Division of AIDS&STIs
Year: 2022
Subjects: ความชุก,การดื้อยาต้านไวรัสเอชไอวี,เทคโนโลยีเน็กซ์เจเนเรชั่น

description: Thai AIDS Journal, 34, 2, 100-112