cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Conception des toitures de bois de manière à prévenir la pourriture
Creators: name: Baker, M. C.
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Division des recherches en construction
Year: 1973
Subjects: subject: Moisture performance
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0374
subject: Performance hygrométrique
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0374
subject: Rooftop gardens
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0371
subject: Toitures-jardins
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0371
subject: roofing
subject: couvertures
subject: roofs
subject: toiture
subject: wood construction
subject: construction en bois
subject: rain
subject: pluie
subject: water
subject: eau
subject: wood preservatives
subject: agent preservatif du bois
subject: mould (decay)
subject: moisissure

description: L'auteur indique quelques-unes des conditions d'humidité et les sources d'humidité qui doivent être considérées dans la conception des toits-terrasses de bois et décrit les conséquences de certaines décisions de calcul et comment éviter les agglomérations de vapeur d'eau dans les toits en bois.
On the spectrum, radial wave functions, and hyperfine splittings of the Rydberg states in heavy alkali atoms
Creators: name: Sanayei, Ali
name: Schopohl, Nils
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate the bound state spectrum of the highly excited valence electron in the heavy alkali atoms solving the radial Schrödinger eigenvalue problem numerically with an accurate spectral collocation algorithm that applies also for a large principal quantum number $n\gg1$. As an effective single-particle potential we favor the reputable potential of Marinescu \emph{et al}., {[}Phys. Rev.A \textbf{49}, 982(1994){]}. Recent quasiclassical calculations of the quantum defect of the valence electron agree for orbital angular momentum $l=0,1,2,...$ overall remarkably well with the results of the numerical calculations, but for the Rydberg states of rubidium and also cesium with $l=3$ this agreement is less fair. The reason for this anomaly is that the potential acquires for $l=3$ deep inside the ionic core a tiny second classical region, thus invalidating a standard WKB calculation with two widely spaced turning points. Comparing then our numerical solutions of the radial Schrödinger eigenvalue problem with the uniform analytic WKB approximation of Langer we observe everywhere a remarkable agreement, apart from a tiny region around the inner turning point. With help of an ansatz proposed by Fock we obtain for the \emph{s}-states a second uniform analytic approximation to the radial wave function complementary to the WKB approximation of Langer, which is exact for $r\to0^{+}$. The value of the radial \emph{s}-wave function at $r=0$ is analytically found, thus validating the Fermi-Segrè formula for the magnetic dipole interaction constant $A_{n,j,0}^{\left(\mathrm{HFS}\right)}$.
description: 9 pages, 5 figures, supplemental material http://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.012509#supplemental
title: High Volume Image Guided Injections for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of the effects in comparison to other injection treatments
Creators: name: Abdulhussein, Hatim
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue
subject: Musculoskeletal system
subject: Ultrasound-Power Doppler
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Sclerosis
subject: Treatment effects
subject: Connective tissue disorders

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: The use of injections in the management of Achilles tendinopathy is a commonly used yet controversial aspect of management. It can be used for a treatment effect, or as a 'ticket to treatment', allowing patient to be pain free and able to freely...
Sampling the skin surface chemistry for diagnosis and prognosis
Creators: name: Wang, Katie
name: Stanley, Guy
name: O’Brien, Aoife
name: Daly, Patrick
name: Lau, Christopher
name: Hamill, Cheryl
name: Fear, Mark
name: Wood, Fiona
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: dermatology
subject: plastics and reconstructive surgery
subject: skin blotting
subject: wound blotting

description: Skin and wound blotting are non-invasive techniques used to sample the skin and wound surface chemistry, whereby a nitrocellulose membrane is applied to an intact or broken cutaneous surface to detect biomarkers. However, there has been no comprehensive review of the evidence for the techniques used and data obtained to date. The primary aim of this study was to review the utilities of surface blotting for the diagnosis and prognosis of physiological, pre-disease, and pathological states. The secondary aim was to summarise the procedural steps. A systematic literature search was conducted on 9 July 2021 using Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar databases. Investigators used McMaster's Critical Review Form for Quantitative Studies to assess quality, then performed a narrative synthesis reporting according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Twenty-five studies were reviewed. Eighteen studies were of good quality, and seven were of moderate quality. These studies conducted skin and wound blotting on 176 animals and 1546 humans. Studies reported physiological and pathological states for diagnosis and prediction of conditions, including skin tears, wound healing, biofilm detection, and skin barrier function. The four steps for blotting are surface preparation, blot preparation, application and removal of blot, and analysis. This review demonstrates that blotting can determine the skin and wound surface chemistry using a versatile and reproducible technique. However, future research is needed to validate the technique and skin biomarkers identified.
Quality of Life of Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters at the University Clinic of Urology and Andrology in Cotonou
Creators: name: Mbaitelsem B*
name: Ouake H
name: Musimwa Ganza T*
name: Houndayidji S
name: Adande Menest E
name: Hodonou F
name: Agounkpe M
name: Natchagande G
name: Kogui Douro A
name: Sossa J
name: Yevi M
name: Avakoudjo J
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Indwelling bladder catheter, quality of life deterioration, decreased libido, Cotonou.

description: Abstract: -

Introduction: Indwelling bladder catheters are a common therapeutic method in urology, with indications ranging from complete urinary retention with or without obstruction to routine bladder drainage. This study was conducted to assess the quality of life of patients with indwelling bladder catheters.

Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive prospective study conducted from April 16 to June 16, 2024. All subjects followed at the University Clinic of Urology and Andrology at the Hubert Koutoukou Maga National Hospital and University Center in Cotonou during this period and who had received an indwelling bladder catheter were included. The quality of life of these patients was evaluated using the Body Image Scale (BIS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression.

Results: Thirty subjects participated in the study, including one woman. The average age was 64.04 years, with a range from 36 to 82 years. The average duration of catheter use was 148.23 days, ranging from 14 days to 2520 days. The most frequent indication for indwelling bladder catheter use was complete urinary retention complicating prostatic tumors, affecting 73.34% of patients. The impact of the permanent catheter on daily life was variable, affecting psychological, social, physical, and sexual aspects. Issues included altered body image, job loss, lack of sexual activity, and recurrent urinary infections. 76.67% of patients reported a deterioration in quality of life. Upon learning about the indwelling catheter option, 58.62% of patients were distressed, experiencing sadness, anxiety, disappointment, and sometimes anger. 40% of patients suspended their professional activities, and 56.67% reported a decrease in libido and sexual inactivity.

Conclusion: Prolonged use of an indwelling bladder catheter is a traumatic experience for patients. This therapeutic option negatively impacts patients' quality of life and represents a significant burden for both patients and their families. Self-esteem is affected, quality of life is disrupted, and the financial impact is considerable due to regular catheter changes and complications associated with its use. Implementing a psychosocial support system could alleviate much of the distress experienced by these patients.
title: MRI findings of tibial stress injuries
Creators: name: Gmachowska, Agata
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue
subject: Musculoskeletal bone
subject: Staging
subject: Trauma

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To describe and illustrate the spectrum of MRI findings of tibial stress...
Functioning problems associated with conditions with greatest disease burden in South Africa and Zimbabwe
Creators: name: Charumbira, Maria
name: Louw, Quinette
name: Berner, Karina
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Disability
subject: Functioning
subject: ICF
subject: SA
subject: Zimbabwe

description: A scoping review protocol of functioning problems associated with health conditions that have greatest Years Lived with Disability according to GBD 2019 in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Kinetic Behavior of Ozone in Aqueous Solution: Effects of pH, Carbonate and Humic Substances
Creators: name: Saravanan, Kachirayan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1992

description: Ozone is a powerful oxidant used in the water-treatment industry to make drinking water wholesome and to remove undesirable taste, odor and color. In order to evaluate such treatment processes, it is imperative to understand the decomposition kinetics of aqueous ozone. The decomposition of aqueous ozone occurs via chain reactions involving hydroxyl radicals. Many dissolved substances in water react with the hydroxyl radicals and alter the rate of aqueous ozone decomposition. This study examines the effects of pH, carbonate and humic substances on aqueous ozone decomposition. Batch kinetic experiments were conducted at 22 °C in solutions containing 0.01 M total phosphate species and total carbonate species concentration varying from 0 to 10 x 10[-3] M. The experimental data suggest that ozone decomposition in the presence of carbonate species conforms to simple first-order kinetics. The rate of ozone decomposition increased with increase in pH and was retarded with increase in carbonate species concentration, due to scavenging of the hydroxyl radicals. Ozone decomposition in the presence of humic substances was characterized by an initial immediate rapid ozone utilization followed by first-order depletion of ozone. Similar behavior was observed in natural waters. The pseudo-first-order rate constants decreased with increase in initial ozone dose and decreased with increase in initial concentration of humic material. The Staehelin and Hoigne (1985) mechanism was modified and used with the experimental results to determine rate constants for some of the fundamental chain steps involved during ozone depletion. A correlation reported in the literature to predict pseudo-first-order rate constant was tested.
title: Spectrum of MRI Findings of Synovial Sarcoma
Creators: name: Molina, Jairo
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue
subject: MR
subject: MR-Functional imaging
subject: CT
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Education
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Cancer

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Describe the radiological spectrum of synovial sarcoma, with special emphasis on the findings provided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To highlight the most characteristic features of this tumor and document unusual forms of presentation....
Systematic and Realistic Testing in Simulation of Control Code for Robots in Collaborative Human-Robot Interactions
Creators: name: Araiza-Illan, Dejanira
name: Western, David
name: Pipe, Anthony G.
name: Eder, Kerstin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Industries such as flexible manufacturing and home care will be transformed by the presence of robotic assistants. Assurance of safety and functional soundness for these robotic systems will require rigorous verification and validation. We propose testing in simulation using Coverage-Driven Verification (CDV) to guide the testing process in an automatic and systematic way. We use a two-tiered test generation approach, where abstract test sequences are computed first and then concretized (e.g., data and variables are instantiated), to reduce the complexity of the test generation problem. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, we developed a testbench for robotic code, running in ROS-Gazebo, that implements an object handover as part of a human-robot interaction (HRI) task. Tests are generated to stimulate the robot's code in a realistic manner, through stimulating the human, environment, sensors, and actuators in simulation. We compare the merits of unconstrained, constrained and model-based test generation in achieving thorough exploration of the code under test, and interesting combinations of human-robot interactions. Our results show that CDV combined with systematic test generation achieves a very high degree of automation in simulation-based verification of control code for robots in HRI.
title: Properties and behaviour of plastics
Creators: name: Blaga, A.
Publisher: name: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Year: 1973
Subjects: subject: Plastics
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0710
subject: Plastiques
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0710
subject: polymeric materials
subject: matériau polymerique
subject: properties of materials
subject: propriété des matériaux
subject: building materials
subject: matériau de construction

description: Polymeric materials have considerably lower thermal stability than metals; most are flammable, but they can be formulated to be fire-resistant. They are good electrical insulators, have much lower modulus than metals, but higher strength-to-weight ratio; and exhibit viscoelastic behaviour, implying time dependence. In contrast with metals, polymeric materials exhibit creep effect, even at room temperature. According to their stress-strain behaviour, they can be divided into four classes: hard and brittle, hard and strong, hard and tough, and soft and tough. Polymers and plastics are generally resistant to alkalis, acids, and water but most are affected by certain organic solvents. Their outdoor weathering resistance varies from excellent to poor but most commercial plastics can now be compounded to show fairly good weathering performance. Chemical, electrical, and physical properties ( including mechanical properties) depend on the nature and amount of the various compounding ingredients.
Helicity Evolution at Small-x
Creators: name: Kovchegov, Yuri V.
name: Pitonyak, Daniel
name: Sievert, Matthew D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We construct small-x evolution equations which can be used to calculate quark and anti-quark helicity TMDs and PDFs, along with the $g_1$ structure function. These evolution equations resum powers of $α_s \, \ln^2 (1/x)$ in the polarization-dependent evolution along with the powers of $α_s \, \ln (1/x)$ in the unpolarized evolution which includes saturation effects. The equations are written in an operator form in terms of polarization-dependent Wilson line-like operators. While the equations do not close in general, they become closed and self-contained systems of non-linear equations in the large-$N_c$ and large-$N_c \, \& \, N_f$ limits. As a cross-check, in the ladder approximation, our equations map onto the same ladder limit of the infrared evolution equations for $g_1$ structure function derived previously by Bartels, Ermolaev and Ryskin.
description: 33 pages, 20 figures; v2: typos corrected, a reference added; v3: more corrections included
Σύνθεση καρβοκυκλικών σκελετών σεσκιτερπενοειδών λακτονών της οικογένειας Apiaceae
Creators: name: Ζαγγελίδης, Χρήστος Γεωργίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Σεσκιτερπενοειδείς λακτόνες
Σύνθεση
Στερεοεκλεκτικότητα
Περικυκλικές Αντιδράσεις
Apiaceae
Sesquiterpene lactones
Synthesis
Stereoselectivity
Pericyclic reactions

description: Βασικός στόχος της παρούσας μεταπτυχιακής έρευνας ήταν η εύρεση και η σύνθεση ενός μορίου που θα περιέχει το καρβοκυκλικό σκελετό σεσκιτερπενοειδών λακτονών της οικογένειας Apiaceae, και θα αποτελεί το κοινό συνθετικό ενδιάμεσο για την σύνθεση πολλαπλών φυσικών προϊόντων στόχων, όπως η θαψιγκαργίνη. Οι προκλήσεις για τον επιτυχή σχηματισμό του σκελετού είναι η χαρακτηριστική λακτόνη με την κατάλληλη μορφή και διευθέτηση στο χώρο, καθώς επίσης και η κατάλληλη διάταξη του πενταμελούς και επταμελούς δακτυλίου των γουαϊανολιδίων. Σημείο κλειδί για τη σύνθεση του σκελετού είναι η επέκταση ενός κατάλληλου ελεμανολιδίου με διαδοχική αντίδραση oxy-cope/ενίου προς το αντίστοιχο γουαϊανολίδιο. Ο στερεοεκλεκτικός σχηματισμός του χειρόμορφου ελεμανολιδίου πραγματοποιείται μέσω μίας κατάλληλης σειράς αντιδράσεων από την R-(-)-καρβόνη. Παράλληλα, διερευνάται μία παραλλαγή της συγκεκριμένης πορείας, με σημείο αναφοράς το καρβονικό οξύ, το οποίο έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί στο παρελθόν από την ερευνητική ομάδα για τη σύνθεση φουροσεσκιτερπενοειδών και σεσκιτερπενοειδών λακτονών της οικογένειας Asteraceae, επεκτείνοντας με αυτό τον τρόπο τη συλλογική σύνθεση. Τέλος, επιχειρούνται εκλεκτικές τροποποιήσεις των συντιθέμενων γουαϊανολιδίων (αφυδατώσεις, οξειδώσεις) για την εισαγωγή των χαρακτηριστικών λειτουργικών ομάδων που εντοπίζονται στα φυσικά προϊόντα στόχους. .
description: The main goals of this project were the identification and synthesis of a common synthetic scaffold which will contain the carbocyclic skeleton of Apiaceae sesquiterpene lactones, and will eventually lead to the synthesis of multiple natural targets, such as Thapsigargin. The synthetic challenges of this task were the formation of the characteristic lactone moiety, with the correct form and configuration, as well as the assembly of the five- and seven-membered rings of the guaianolide skeleton in an appropriate fashion. The key point in the synthesis is the transformation of an elemanolide to the corresponding guaianolide through a tandem oxy-cope/ene reaction. The stereoselective formation of the chiral elemanolide is achieved through a series of reactions starting from R-(-)-carvone. Alternatively, a different route is investigated with carvonic acid as the starting point, which was used in previous works of our team for the synthesis of furosesquiterpenes, and Asteraceae sesquiterpene lactones, extending this way the collective synthesis towards Apiaceae sesquiterpene lactones. Finally, selective transformations of the synthesized guaianolides are pursued in order to establish the characteristic functional groups that are identified in the corresponding natural products.
Usage of Social Networking Sites Vis-a-Vis Depression among PG Students of Central University of Punjab
Creators: name: Majid, Ishfaq
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 100503 Computer Communications Networks
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: 100599 Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified

description: Social networking sites (SNSs) are Web-based platforms on which individuals connect with other users to generate and maintain social connections. Considerable disagreement exists as to associations that SNS use may have with depression. The present study was conducted to explore the influence of Usage of Social Networking Sites and Depression among PG students of Central University of Punjab. The total number of 200 students were selected by using stratified random sampling technique for the collection of data.The study found that maximum number of PG Students of Central University of Punjab comes under moderate level of usage of Social Networking Sites and Depression. The findings revels that there is no significant influence of Usage of Social Networking Sites on Depression among male PG students of Central University of Punjab. Moreover, there is no influence of Usage of Social Networking Sites on Depression among female PG students of Central University of Punjab. The study also reveals that there is significant impact of Usage of Social Networking Sites on Depression among PG students of Humanities. It was also found that there is a no impact of Usage of Social Networking Sites on Depression among PG students of Science stream students of CUPB and there is no significant difference in the usage of Social Networking Sites among PG students of Science and Humanities streams.
title: The Amazing Axial Plan for Meniscal Tears
Creators: name: Preda, Emi Marinela
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Trauma
subject: Surgery
subject: Observer performance
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal system
subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue
subject: Musculoskeletal joint

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To emphasise the role of axial plain in the detection, characterisation and follow-up of the meniscal tears, in order to provide more accurate details for arthroscopic meniscal...
Additional file 3 of Causal associations between insulin and Lp(a) levels in Caucasian population: a Mendelian randomization study
Creators: name: Lejawa, Mateusz
name: Goławski, Marcin
name: Fronczek, Martyna
name: Osadnik, Tadeusz
name: Paneni, Francesco
name: Ruscica, Massimiliano
name: Pawlas, Natalia
name: Lisik, Małgorzata
name: Banach, Maciej
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 3.
Mutagenic Potential of Nickel Compounds in Human Lymphoblasts in Vitro
Creators: name: Stroebel, Charles F.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1993

description: The mutagenic potential of nickel sulfate, nickel subsulfide, nickel hydroxide, nickel oxide (green), and nickel metal powder was determined in cultured TK6 human lymphobiasts at the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (hprt) and thymidine kinase (tk) loci. TK6 cells were treated with nickel compounds for 24 hours at several cytotoxic concentrations. All of the nickel compounds tested failed to induce hprt mutants and failed to induce normal-growing tk-/- mutants. These results indicate that the nickel compounds do not efficiently induce base pair substitutions, frameshift mutations, or small deletions in human cells. However, nickel sulfate, nickel subsulfide, nickel hydroxide and nickel metal powder induced slow-growing tk-/- mutants. This phenotype has been previously shown to be associated with large DNA alterations in the tk gene. Significant induction of slow-growing tk-/- mutants occurred only at nickel concentrations that were cytotoxic. No significant increase in the frequency of slow-growing tk-/- was observed with nickeloxide. Work by others has demonstrated that nickel can catalyze oxidative damage of DNA bases in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in vitro. Therefore, the effect of added H2O2 on the mutagenicity of these nickel compounds was also investigated. TK6 cells were exposed to nickel compounds for 8 hours to permit uptake, and then exposed for an additional 16 hours following the addition of 20 uM H2O2; this concentration of H2O2 resulted in measurable toxicity and mutagenicity in TK6 cells. The addition of H2O2 shifted the dose-response relationship for nickel-induced slow-growing tk-/- mutants to lower nickel concentrations, but the effect was less than a factor of two. To explore further the possible role of reactive oxygen species in nickel mutagenesis, TK6 cells were treated with nickel in the absence and presence of the radical scavenger vitamin E (25 uM). No significant decrease in the mutation frequency was observed with vitamin E. These results suggest that the induction of large DNA alterations in human cells by nickel compounds may not be mediated by oxygen radicals.
title: Drainage around buildings
Creators: name: Williams, G. P.
Publisher: name: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Year: 1973
Subjects: subject: Basements and foundations
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0320
subject: Sous-sol et fondations
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0320
subject: drainage
subject: buildings
subject: bâtiment
subject: foundation work
subject: travaux de fondation
subject: costs
subject: coût

description: This Digest outlines the principles of good drainage practice around buildings to prevent wet basements, frost heaving problems, and the build-up of hydrostatic pressure on basement floors and retaining walls. Good surface drainage can be achieved by proper grading, well planned ditch systems and ensuring culverts are of sufficient size to handle the maximum surface runoff that can be expected at a site. Adequate subsurface drainage can be achieved by careful placement of drainage tile, and the use of suitable filters and permeable backfill material.
title: Joint movement and sealant selection
Creators: name: Handegord, G. O.
name: Karpati, K. K.
Publisher: name: National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
Year: 1973
Subjects: subject: Buildings
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0721
subject: Bâtiments
valueUri: urn:ircsubjects:IRC0721
subject: joints (junctions)
subject: joint (liaison)
subject: sealants
subject: mastic
subject: jointing performance
subject: qualité des joints

description: The joint width should not be less than the minimum required for the sealant, allowing some flexibility in construction tolerances and counting on cyclical movements of structure. Authors discuss estimating of joint movement and installation temperatures. Examples given.
title: Assessment of bone density in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by the use of quantitative computed tomography (QCT)
Creators: name: Vlychou, Marianna
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Chronic obstructive airways disease
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: CT-Quantitative
subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: Musculoskeletal bone

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: To identify the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by dual-energy absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and study the potential usefulness of Hounsfield Unit (HU)...
title: T2 - shine through effect in Diffusion Weighted Imaging to evaluate the shrinkage of lumbar disc herniation after Oxygen-Ozone discolysis
Creators: name: Anselmi, Monica
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Hernia
subject: Treatment effects
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: Neuroradiology peripheral nerve
subject: Musculoskeletal spine

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: About 80% of adults suffer from low back or leg pain. Generally it is due tolumbar disc herniation in 4% of this patients andL5 and S1 nerve roots is involved in approximately 95% of cases 1-2 . In two thirds of cases the herniated portion of the...
Norm minimized Scattering Data from Intensity Spectra
Creators: name: Seel, A.
name: Davtyan, A.
name: Pietsch, U.
name: Loffeld, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We apply the $l_1$ minimizing technique of compressive sensing (CS) to non-linear quadratic observations. For the example of coherent X-ray scattering we provide the formulae for a Kalman filter approach to quadratic CS and show how to reconstruct the scattering data from their spatial intensity distribution.
description: 26 pages, 10 figures, reordered sections
title: Detection of occult vertebral fractures by quantitative assessment of bone marrow attenuation values at MDCT
Creators: name: Henes, Frank Oliver
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal bone
subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Comparative studies

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Multidetector computed Tomographie (MDCT) : regarded as the first imaging technique of choice for the evaluation of vertebral fractures after trauma 1-2 → Diagnostic limitations 3-5 : · Non displaced insufficiency fractures · Differentiation...
SOP for automated on-line liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) workflow for anthropogenic profiling of human plasma samples via GC-HRMS
Creators: name: Biomarker Analytical Laboratories
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In this SOP we show the automated on-line liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) of human plasma samples. Prepared extracts are analysed vis gas chromatography (GC) with full-scan high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS). Presented method is used for profiling of environmental contaminants in human plasma samples.

Sample preparation is often a crucial and at the same time time-consuming part of the analysis. We show a modern robotic sample preparation approach (via Triplus RSH autosampler) yielding to sequential sample preparation with on-line GC-HRMS analysis.

This SOP describes a complete method includes robotic autosampler setup using TriPlus RSH Sampling Workflow Editor 1.4.0.4 software, as well as GC and HRMS method description.
description: Research Infrastructure RECETOX RI (No LM2018121) financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and Operational Programme Research, Development and Innovation - project CETOCOEN EXCELLENCE (No CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_043/0009632).
Effectiveness of Wearable Robotics on Activities of Daily Living and Function Involving Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Weigman, Shane
name: Ferrer, Olivia
name: Woodward, Kristen
name: Abery, Philip
name: Hing, Wayne
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Physiotherapy
subject: Occupational Therapy
subject: Therapeutics
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
subject: Medical Specialties
subject: Rehabilitation and Therapy
subject: Neurology
subject: Physical Therapy
subject: Robotic Therapy
subject: Stroke
subject: Stroke Rehabilitation
subject: Upper Limb Rehabilitation
subject: Wearable robotics

description: The aim of this study is to collect and synthesize data on the effectiveness wearable robotics have on upper limb rehabilitation following a stroke. Technology is advancing at a rapid rate, allowing robotics to be used for upper limb rehabilitation outside of selective research studies or hospitals. Data will be collected from multiple sources allowing us to analyze positive or negative trends in post stroke recovery where wearable robotics are used.
title: MRI findings in gluteus maximus tendinopathy - the forgotten enthesis?
Creators: name: Yoong, Philip
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Education and training
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To appreciate the anatomy of the gluteus maximus muscle and its insertions. To recognise the radiographic and MR features of gluteus maximus enthesopathy. To appreciate that gluteus maximus enthesopathy may be associated with symptoms of posterior...
The Evaluation of Momentum Flux to Estimate Exposure from Spray Painting Operations
Creators: name: Blazicko, Brian A.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1998

description: Flynn developed an exposure model for spray paint mists based on the momentum flux ratio. The dimensionless momentum flux ratio is the momentum produced by the spray paint gun versus the reverse flow momentum caused by a worker. The model was tested with an anthropometric, 73 inch mechanical mannequin spraying nonvolatile oil on a flat plate in a paint booth while using a high volume, low pressure (HVLP) spray paint gun. Worker orientation to the freestream was also investigated. Momentum flux ratio, as a predictor of dimensionless concentration, produced trend lines qualitatively similar in shape and value for the HVLP and conventional spray paint guns. Geometric similarity between this experiment and Carlton's experiment lessened the error that results from improper scaling and increased the ability to compare results between the experiments.
Kummer and gamma laws through independences on trees - another parallel with the Matsumoto-Yor property
Creators: name: Piliszek, Agnieszka
name: Wesołowski, Jacek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60E05, 62E10, 62H10

description: The paper develops a rather unexpected parallel to the multivariate Matsumoto--Yor (MY) property on trees considered in \cite{MW04}. The parallel concerns a multivariate version of the Kummer distribution, which is generated by a tree. Given a tree of size $p$, we direct it by choosing a vertex, say $r$, as a root. With such a directed tree we associate a map $Φ_r$. For a random vector ${\bf S}$ having a $p$-variate tree-Kummer distribution and any root $r$, we prove that $Φ_r({\bf S})$ has independent components. Moreover, we show that if ${\bf S}$ is a random vector in $(0,\infty)^p$ and for any leaf $r$ of the tree the components of $Φ_r({\bf S})$ are independent, then one of these components has a Gamma distribution and the remaining $p-1$ components have Kummer distributions. Our point of departure is a relatively simple independence property due to \cite{HV15}. It states that if $X$ and $Y$ are independent random variables having Kummer and Gamma distributions (with suitably related parameters) and $T:(0,\infty)^2\to(0,\infty)^2$ is the involution defined by $T(x,y) =(y/(1+x), x+xy/(1+x))$, then the random vector $T(X,Y)$ has also independent components with Kummer and gamma distributions. By a method inspired by a proof of a similar result for the MY property, we show that this independence property characterizes the gamma and Kummer laws.
description: 17 pages, 2 figures
2019_Corr_tDCS
Creators: name: Hu, Yang
name: Bonaiuto, James
name: Dreher, Jean-Claude
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cognitive Neuroscience
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Social Psychology
subject: Neuroscience and Neurobiology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: neuroeconomics
subject: social neuroscience

description: This project is about the study entitled "Perturbation of Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Makes Power Holders Less Resistant to Tempting Bribes", led by Dr. Yang Hu and Dr. Jean-Claude Dreher.
Magnetic Coriolis darkening in cool stars
Creators: name: Pinçon, Charly
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Modeling the surface brightness distribution of stars is of prime importance to interpret the large amount of available interferometric, spectropolarimetric, or photometric observations. Beyond stellar physics, this is also a prerequisite to characterize exoplanets or our Galaxy. Stellar rotation is known to be a key physical ingredient in this regard. In rapidly rotating, hot massive stars with a stably stratified radiative envelope, the centrifugal flattening can make the poles hotter and brighter than the equator; this so-called gravity darkening is today well constrained. In contrast, for low-mass cool stars, the picture remains uncertain as it requires one to model the MHD turbulence that develops in their convective envelopes. In this poster, we present the simulation results by Raynaud et al. (2018) and Pinçon et al. (2024), who studied the effect of the Coriolis force on the surface luminosity distribution of thick convective envelopes, as well as the effect of potential dynamo magnetic fields.
title: MR findings that can be confused with spondyloarthritis lesions
Creators: name: Zabala, Irene
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Oedema
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: Musculoskeletal joint
subject: Musculoskeletal bone

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To differentiate with MR (Magnetic Resonance) active inflammatory or structural lesions of axial spondyloarthritis from other entities. To evaluate MR findings toghether with clinical and analytical data. To identify other findings that may simulate...
title: CT-guided treatment of "lumbar back pain" with intradiscal and interapophysary injection of oxygen-ozone: our experience in a 7 years period
Creators: name: Simonetti, Casimiro
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: CT
subject: Treatment effects

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Ozone (O 3 ) is an instable gas [1] and its molecular decomposying speed strongly depends from the environmental thermal state. When oxygen (O 2 ) undergoes to an electric shock, it becomes a very instable radical (Ozone): we can achieve it through...
title: Phases du conditionnement de l'air
Creators: name: Solvason, K. R.
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Division des recherches en construction
Year: 1972
Subjects: subject: air conditioning
subject: conditionnement d'air
subject: psychometric chart
subject: diagramme psychométrique
subject: comfort
subject: confort

description: Les procédés de base impliqués dans le traitement de l'air pour le rendre confortable sont discutés. La compréhension de ces procédés doit être obtenue afin d'apprécier les capabilités générales et les limitations des différents procédés et reconnaître les implications des conditions spécifiées dans une édifice particulier.
Luddites: Alive and Well
Creators: name: Turpin, James W.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1988

description: If management in industry today is to successfully administer an ever-expanding productivity, it must understand the message of the Luddite in the workplace. These sixth-generation heirs of the original followers of Ned Luddlam are best perceived in light of their early nineteenth century English origins, and their expressions of protests and disenchantment with technology and intolerable work conditions during the entire Industrial Revolution. The Luddites are alive and well today. Their message of technophobia, their insistence on "know-how" being combined with "know-whether", and their determination to experience "job enrichment", are as vital now as they were in 1811. The very best opportunity to appreciate and accommodate the Luddites in the workplace is the inner-disciplinary team of occupational health physicians and nurses, the industrial hygienist, and the safety engineer.
Supplemental Material from Physics-inspired analysis of the two-class income distribution in the USA in 1983–2018
Creators: name: Ludwig, Danial
name: Yakovenko, Victor M.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 20304 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering
subject: 80201 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This pdf file provides technical details about the source and analysis of the data.
title: Synovial Pathologies - MR Imaging and Characteristic Appearances
Creators: name: Mantripragada, Sravanthi
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Education and training
subject: Education
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal system

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: The purpose of this educational exhibit is to: Illustrate the specific MR imaging features of synovial pathologies that help in reducing the differential diagnosis and help reach a specific diagnosis. Describe specific T1 and T2 appearances and...
Hydrodynamics of Micro-swimmers in Films
Creators: name: Mathijssen, Arnold J. T. M.
name: Doostmohammadi, Amin
name: Yeomans, Julia M.
name: Shendruk, Tyler N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: One of the principal mechanisms by which surfaces and interfaces affect microbial life is by perturbing the hydrodynamic flows generated by swimming. By summing a recursive series of image systems we derive a numerically tractable approximation to the three-dimensional flow fields of a Stokeslet (point force) within a viscous film between a parallel no-slip surface and no-shear interface and, from this Green's function, we compute the flows produced by a force- and torque-free micro-swimmer. We also extend the exact solution of Liron & Mochon (1976) to the film geometry, which demonstrates that the image series gives a satisfactory approximation to the swimmer flow fields if the film is sufficiently thick compared to the swimmer size, and we derive the swimmer flows in the thin-film limit. Concentrating on the thick film case, we find that the dipole moment induces a bias towards swimmer accumulation at the no-slip wall rather than the water-air interface, but that higher-order multipole moments can oppose this. Based on the analytic predictions we propose an experimental method to find the multipole coefficient that induces circular swimming trajectories, allowing one to analytically determine the swimmer's three-dimensional position under a microscope.
description: 35 pages, 11 figures, 5 tables
title: Imaging of Spinal Brucellosis
Creators: name: Merhemic, Zulejha
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Infection
subject: Inflammation

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Discuss etiology, pathophysiology and main clinical features of Brucellosi s Review magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging features of different types of Spinal Brucellosis Discuss differential diagnosis of Spinal Brucellosis...
title: Attaque biologique des matériaux organiques
Creators: name: Ashton, H. E.
Publisher: name: Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Division des recherches en construction
Year: 1972
Subjects: subject: organic materials
subject: matériau organique
subject: wood (materials)
subject: bois (matériau)
subject: oil paints
subject: peinture à l'huile
subject: polymeric materials
subject: matériau polymérique
subject: fungi
subject: champignon
subject: bacteria
subject: bacterie
subject: algae
subject: algues
subject: durability
subject: durabilité

description: Le présent Digeste traite des organismes responsables de l'altération biologique, les raisons de l'attaque, les conditions qui la favorisent et les matériaux de construction organiques qui s'y prêtent. Il est difficile de prédire qualitativement la détérioration que pourra causer l'action biologique en raison des nombreux facteurs impliqués et des conditions variées du milieu. Le fabricant est encore la personne la mieux informée pour renseigner sur son propre produit. Le concepteur et le constructeur doivent être au courant de la nature et de l'aspect de l'attaque biologique afin de pouvoir choisir et proposer les matériaux les plus appropriés.
Η επίδραση της β-κυκλοδεξτρίνης και της ζελατίνης στην ποιότητα του χυμού αρώνιας
Creators: name: Γκουτζίνα, Καλλιόπη Ιωάννη
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Χυμός Αρώνιας
Β-κυκλοδεξτρίνη
Ζελατίνη
Aronia Juice
Beta-cyclodextrin
Gelatin

description: Σκοπός της διατριβής ήταν η βελτιστοποίηση της έντονα στυφής γεύσης παστεριωμένου χυμού αρώνιας αξιοποιώντας τις ιδιότητες της β-κυκλοδεξτρίνης και της ζελατίνης ως βελτιωτικά γεύσεων. Διεξάχθηκε οργανοληπτική αξιολόγηση των δειγμάτων χυμού αρώνιας τόσο από εκπαιδευμένο πάνελ, όσο και από ομάδα καταναλωτών. Επιπλέον, αξιολογήθηκε η επίδραση των δύο ουσιών στις φυσικοχημικές ιδιότητες του παραγόμενου χυμού αρώνιας. Πιο συγκεκριμένα έγινε προσδιορισμός των ολικών φαινολικών συστατικών, της αντιοξειδωτικής ικανότητας, των ολικών φλαβονοειδών, των ολικών μονομερών ανθοκυανινών, του πολυμερικού χρώματος, του pH, των ολικών διαλυτών στερεών και του χρώματος (L*, a*, b*). Τέλος, πραγματοποιήθηκε σύγκριση δειγμάτων χυμού αρώνιας με β-κυκλοδεξτρίνη και δειγμάτων χυμού αρώνιας με ζελατίνη, τόσο σε οργανοληπτικό όσο και σε φυσικοχημικό επίπεδο.
description: The aim of the present thesis was to optimize the astringent taste of pasteurized aronia juice by utilizing beta-cyclodextrin and gelatin as flavor enhancers. An organoleptic evaluation of the aronia juice samples was carried out by both a trained panel and a group of consumers. In addition, the effect of these substances on the physicochemical properties of aronia juice produced was evaluated. More specifically, total phenolic components, antioxidant capacity, total flavonoids, total monomeric anthocyanins, polymeric color, pH, total soluble solids and color (L*, a*, b*) were determined. Finally, a comparison between aronia juice with beta-cyclodextrin and aronia juice with gelatin was carried out regarding sensory and physicochemical characteristics.
title: Normal anatomy of lateral compartment of ankle: MR-US Fusion Imaging didactic approach
Creators: name: Sartoris, Riccardo
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Education and training
subject: Education
subject: Ultrasound
subject: MR
subject: Musculoskeletal system
subject: Musculoskeletal joint
subject: Anatomy

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Normal US anatomy of the lateral compartment of the ankle is complex and not immediate to remember. The accurate knowledge of this anatomy is essential forinterpreting district disease. The Fusion imaging between US and MR images with new software...