cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Relating performance of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes to support layer formation
Creators: name: Tiraferri, Alberto
name: Yip, Ngai Yin
name: Phillip, William A.
name: Schiffman, Jessica D.
name: Elimelech, Menachem
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Membranes (Technology)
subject: Thin films--Materials
subject: Osmosis
subject: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering
subject: Molecular biology

description: Osmotically driven membrane processes have the potential to treat impaired water sources, desalinate sea/brackish waters, and sustainably produce energy. The development of a membrane tailored for these processes is essential to advance the technology to the point that it is commercially viable. Here, a systematic investigation of the influence of thin-film composite membrane support layer structure on forward osmosis performance is conducted. The membranes consist of a selective polyamide active layer formed by interfacial polymerization on top of a polysulfone support layer fabricated by phase separation. By systematically varying the conditions used during the casting of the polysulfone layer, an array of support layers with differing structures was produced. The role that solvent quality, dope polymer concentration, fabric layer wetting, and casting blade gate height play in the support layer structure formation was investigated. Using a 1 M NaCl draw solution and a deionized water feed, water fluxes ranging from 4 to 25 L m−2 h−1 with consistently high salt rejection (>95.5%) were produced. The relationship between membrane structure and performance was analyzed. This study confirms the hypothesis that the optimal forward osmosis membrane consists of a mixed-structure support layer, where a thin sponge-like layer sits on top of highly porous macrovoids. Both the active layer transport properties and the support layer structural characteristics need to be optimized in order to fabricate a high performance forward osmosis membrane.
Lonchothrix emiliae Thomas 1920
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Lonchothrix
Lonchothrix emiliae

description: Lonchothrix emiliae Thomas, 1920. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 6: 114. TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Rio Tapajoz, Villa Braga. DISTRIBUTION: Brazil, south of the Amazon River. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029009001001.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 588, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039
Cicindela fascinans Casey 1914, new synonymy
Creators: name: Acciavatti, Robert E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Cicindela
Cicindela fascinans

description: Cicindela fascinans Casey, 1914, new synonymy Cicindela fascinans Casey 1914: 23. Type status. HOLOTYPE, male (Fig. 7) [by monotypy]. Type labels. "Santa Rosa / 7/31/03 N.M. / 4626 ft "; "fascinans/ Csy."; " CASEY / bequest / 1925"; " TYPE USNM / 45953 "; " HOLOTYPE / by monotypy / in original / description"; " Cicindela / fascinans / Casey seen by / R. E.Acciavatti,'14"; Eunota /togata / fascinans (Casey) / det. R. E.Acciavatti,'14" [formats of labels in Fig. 7]. Type depository. USNM, Washington, D.C., USA. Type locality. Santa Rosa, [Guadalupe County] New Mexico [in original description]. Type locality note: This taxon type locality (Fig. 45) is herein fixed at site associated with several small, fresh water, artesian ponds created by collapsed sink holes south of Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, above Pecos River with these GPS coordinates: 34.9118, −104.6695, 1400m. Habitat: Bare, salt encrusted soils developed downslope by water seepage from small ponds. Cicindela togata fascinans Casey, 1914: [(Willis 1967: 286) considered a junior synonym of C. togata globicollis Casey, 1913]. C. togata fascinans Casey, 1914: [(Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 66) removed from synonymy with C. togata globicollis Casey, 1913]. Eunota togata fascinans (Casey, 1914): [(Bousquet 2012: 309) assigned as distinct subspecies of E. togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)].
description: Published as part of Acciavatti, Robert E., 2021, Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States, pp. 1-32 in Insecta Mundi 2021 (848) on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5041444
description: {"references": ["Casey TL. 1914. Memoirs on the Coleoptera. V. The New Era Printing Company; Lancaster, PA. 387 p.", "Willis HL. 1967. Bionomics and zoogeography of tiger beetles of saline habitats in the central United States (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 67 (5): 145 - 313.", "Casey TL. 1913. Memoirs on the Coleoptera. IV. The New Era Printing Company; Lancaster, PA. 400 p.", "Bousquet Y, Larochelle A. 1993. Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 167. 397 p.", "Bousquet Y. 2012. Catalogue of the Geadephaga of Canada and the United States. ZooKeys 245: 1 - 1722.", "LaFerte-Senectere M. 1841. Description Carabiques nouveaux du Texas et d'une espece nouvelle de Buprestide de France. Revue Zoologique, par La Societe Cuvierienne [Fevrier, 4]: 37 - 50."]}
Chemical cleaning of RO membranes fouled by wastewater effluent: Achieving higher efficiency with dual-step cleaning
Creators: name: Ang, Wui Seng
name: Yip, Ngai Yin
name: Tiraferri, Alberto
name: Elimelech, Menachem
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Fouling
subject: Sewage--Purification--Reverse osmosis process
subject: Membranes (Technology)
subject: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering
subject: Molecular biology

description: The effect of different modes of cleaning of RO membranes fouled by wastewater treatment plant effluent has been investigated. Characterization of the wastewater effluent revealed the presence of foulants containing carboxylic and phenolic functional groups as well as calcium ions. The chemical cleaning agents, sodium hydroxide (NaOH), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and sodium chloride (NaCl), were selected as models for alkaline solutions, metal chelating agents, surfactants, and salt cleaning, respectively. Specifically, we examined the impact of a sequence or a combination of two cleaning agents compared to the use of single cleaning agents. Increased cleaning efficiency was demonstrated when two cleaning agents were applied in a certain order and mixture. In particular, it was shown that addition of NaOH can enhance the overall cleaning performance when introduced with other chemical agents, due to its ability to loosen the fouling layer. Cleaning efficiency as high as 94% was obtained by simply increasing the pH of an NaCl cleaning solution, compared to 65% in the case of the individual salt solution with no pH adjustment. On the other hand, combining chemical cleaning agents was not advantageous in some cases, possibly because of the competing cleaning mechanisms of some of the agents. The most and the least effective cleaning modes were highlighted, suggesting a rationale for the design of chemical cleaning of RO membranes fouled by wastewater effluent. This study demonstrates that careful selection of cleaning agents and the steps through which those agents are applied allows the regeneration of high water productivity after fouling while minimizing both the cleaning time and the amount of chemicals.
Demonstration of white light cavity effect using stimulated Brillouin scattering in a fiber loop
Creators: name: Yum, H. N.
name: Scheuer, J.
name: Salit, M.
name: Hemmer, P. R.
name: Shahriar, M. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A passive white light cavity (WLC) based on a fiber resonator can be used for high-bandwidth optical data buffering. Here, we report on experimental studies of such a WLC, employing stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)for producing the negative dispersion, using two different configurations. In one configuration, an absorption peak produced by a Brillouin pump is used. In the other configuration, two gain peaks produced by two separate Brillouin pumps are employed. In each case, we see evidence of the WLC effect. However, the range of parameters accessible experimentally limits the degree of the WLC effect significantly. We present a theoretical analysis for the optimal combinations of parameters, such as a high Brillouin gain coefficient and a low transmission loss, necessary for achieving the condition of a vanishing group index, as required for creating an ideal WLC.
description: 7 pages, 10 figures
Makalata Husson 1978
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Makalata

description: Makalata Husson, 1978. The Mammals of Suriname, p. 445.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 588, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039
PTSD as meaning violation: Testing a cognitive worldview perspective
Creators: name: Park, Crystal L.
name: Mills, Mary Alice
name: Edmondson, Donald E.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Psychic trauma
subject: Post-traumatic stress disorder
subject: Meaning (Psychology)
subject: Mental health
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Medical sciences

description: The cognitive perspective on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been successful in explaining many PTSD-related phenomena and in developing effective treatments, yet some of its basic assumptions remain surprisingly underexamined. The present study tested 2 of these assumptions: (1) situational appraisals of the event as violating global meaning (i.e., beliefs and goals) is related to PTSD symptomatology, and (2) the effect of situational appraisals of violation on PTSD symptomatology is mediated by global meaning (i.e., views of self and world). We tested these assumptions in a cross-sectional study of 130 college students who had experienced a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., American Psychiatric Association, 1994) level trauma. Structural equation modeling showed that appraisals of the extent to which the trauma violated one's beliefs and goals related fairly strongly to PTSD. In addition, the effects of appraisals of belief and goal violations on PTSD symptoms were fully mediated through negative global beliefs about both the self and the world. These findings support the cognitive worldview perspective, highlighting the importance of the meaning individuals assign to traumatic events, particularly the role of meaning violation.
Uniqueness and statistical properties of the Gibbs state on general one-dimensional lattice systems with markovian structure
Creators: name: Vargas, Victor
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 28Dxx, 37A60, 37D35

description: Let $M$ be a compact metric space and $X = M^{\mathbb{N}}$, we consider a set of admissible sequences $X_{A, I} \subset X$ determined by a continuous admissibility function $A : M \times M \to \mathbb{R}$ and a compact set $I \subset \mathbb{R}$. Given a Lipschitz continuous potential $φ: X_{A, I} \to \mathbb{R}$, we prove uniqueness of the Gibbs state $μ_φ$ and we show that it is a Gibbs-Bowen measure and satisfies a central limit theorem.
Standard Methodology for Evaluating Membrane Performance in Osmotically Driven Membrane Processes
Creators: name: Cath, Tzahi Y.
name: Elimelech, Menachem
name: McCutcheon, Jeffrey R.
name: McGinnis, Robert L.
name: Achilli, Andrea
name: Anastasio, Daniel
name: Brady, Adam R.
name: Childress, Amy E.
name: Farr, Isaac V.
name: Hancock, Nathan T.
name: Lampi, Jason
name: Nghiem, Long D.
name: Xie, Ming
name: Yip, Ngai Yin
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Saline water conversion
subject: Membranes (Technology)--Evaluation
subject: Osmosis
subject: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering

description: Osmotically driven membrane processes (ODMPs) such as forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) are extensively investigated for utilization in a broad range of applications. In ODMPs, the operating conditions and membrane properties play more critical roles in mass transport and process performance than in pressure-driven membrane processes. Search of the literature reveals that ODMP membranes, especially newly developed ones, are tested under different temperatures, draw solution compositions and concentrations, flow rates, and pressures. In order to compare different membranes, it is important to develop standard protocols for testing of membranes for ODMPs. In this article we present a standard methodology for testing of ODMP membranes based on experience gained and operating conditions used in FO and PRO studies in recent years. A round-robin testing of two commercial membranes in seven independent laboratories revealed that water flux and membrane permeability coefficients were similar when participants performed the experiments and calculations using the same protocols. The thin film composite polyamide membrane exhibited higher water and salt permeability than the asymmetric cellulose-based membrane, but results with the high permeability thin-film composite membrane were more scattered. While salt rejection results in RO mode were relatively similar, salt permeability coefficients for both membranes in FO mode were more varied. Results suggest that high permeability ODMP membranes should be tested at lower hydraulic pressure in RO mode and that RO testing be conducted with the same membrane sample used for testing in FO mode.
Makalata armata
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Makalata
Makalata armata

description: Makalata armata (I. Geoffrey, 1830). Rev. ZooL, 1:101. TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne. DISTRIBUTION: Andes of N. Ecuador and Colombia; Venezuela; Guianas; Tobago; Trinidad; perhaps Martinique. COMMENT: Formerly included in Echimys; transferred to Makalata by Husson, 1978:445. Corbet and Hill, 1980:194, listed this species in Echimys. Martinique record probably erroneous; see Hall, 1981: 1180. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029005001001 as Echimys armatus.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 588, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039
description: {"references": ["Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls.", "Corbet, G. B., and J. E. Hill. 1980. A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.", "Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90."]}
Effect of correlations and doping on the spin susceptibility of iron pnictides: the case of KFe2As2
Creators: name: Skornyakov, S. L.
name: Anisimov, V. I.
name: Vollhardt, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The temperature dependence of the paramagnetic susceptibility of the iron pnictide superconductor KFe2As2 and its connection with the spectral properties of that material is investigated by a combination of density functional theory (DFT) in the local density approximation and dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT). Unlike other iron pnictide parent compounds where the typical oxidation state of iron is 2, the formal valence of Fe in KFe2As2 is 2.5, corresponding to an effective doping with 0.5 hole per iron atom compared to, for example, BaFe2As2. This shifts the chemical potential and thereby reduces the distance between the peaks in the spectral functions of KFe2As2 and the Fermi energy as compared to BaFe2As2. The shift, which is clearly seen on the level of DFT as well as in DMFT, is further enhanced by the strong electronic correlations in KFe2As2. In BaFe2As2 the presence of these peaks results [Phys. Rev. B 86, 125124 (2012)] in a temperature increase of the susceptibility up to a maximum at ~1000 K. While the temperature increase was observed experimentally the decrease at even higher temperatures is outside the range of experimental observability. We predict that in KFe2As2 the situation is different. Namely, the reduction of the distance between the peaks and the Fermi level due to doping is expected to shift the maximum in the susceptibility to much lower temperatures, such that the decrease of the susceptibility should become visible in experiment.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures
Eunota togata subsp. globicollis
Creators: name: Acciavatti, Robert E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Eunota
Eunota togata
Eunota togata globicollis

description: Eunota togata globicollis in US: New Mexico and Texas NEW MEXICO: Quay Co.: 5.5 km ENE San Jon, 35°06.88′N, 103°16.30′W, 1224m, 28 July 2000, R. Acciavatti, J. Glaser, old US 66, alkali pond, bare shore on salt encrusted clay (2♂ 6♀)(CMNH); Revuelto Creek, 1.9 mi. E of Hwy. 54 on Hwy. 469, 23 July 2017, leg. S.M. Spomer (1♂)(SSC). NEW MEXICO: Roosevelt Co.: Salt Lake, Arch, 23, 30-VI-1961 (2♀)(CMNH); 4 mi. E, 1 mi. S Arch, Salt Lake, 9-VI-1965, Harold L. Willis (1♂ 2♀)(KUNHM); Grulla NWR, E Shore of Salt Lake, 27-IX-1999, Col. Jim Hill (2♂ 7♀)(CBKC). TEXAS: Bailey Co.: Coyote L., 9-VI-1965, H. Willis (1♂ 4♀) (KUNHM); Coyote Lake, 16-IX-1988, D. Brzoska (4♂ 3♀) (DBC). TEXAS: Childress Co.: Red River nr. Childress, 16-VIII-1971, sand flat, leg. J. Stamatov (1♂ 1♀) (CMNH). TEXAS: Gaines Co.: Potash Lk., 21-VIII-1948 (1♂ 1♀)(CMNH); McKensey Lake (Cedar Lk.), 16.IX.1966, J. Stamatov (3♀)(CMNH); Cedar Lake, 1-VIII-1988, D. Brzoska (5♂ 5♀)(DBC); Cedar Lake, 16-IX-1988, D. Brzoska (1♀)(DBC); 24 mi. NE Seminole, Cedar Salt Lake, 32°50.58′N, 102°15.27′W, 929m, 17 August 2001, damp, open lake bed, Shawn M. Clark, Robert E. Acciavatti (6♂ 10♀)(CMNH). TEXAS: Howard Co.: 10 mi. SW Big Springs, 7 July 1978, R. D. Ward (16♂ 11♀)(CMNH); 12.7 km WSW Big Spring, 32°12.43′N, 101°36.19′W, 744m, 17 July 2000, Sulphur Springs Draw, dry bare salt-coated sandy salt pond edge, R. Acciavatti, J. Glaser (5♂ 3♀)(CMNH). TEXAS: Mitchell Co.: Colorado City, 17-VII-1917, L.A. Stephenson (1♂)(KUNHM); Colorado River, Rt. I-20, July 17, 1986, Howard P. Boyd (1♀)(CMNH). TEXAS: Terrell Co.: Herman Chandler Ranch, alkali dome, 30.433, -101.733, 1 July 1959, G.E. Ball and family (12♂ 10♀) (UASM). TEXAS: Terry Co.: 10 mi. E. of Brownfield at Mound L. 8 Aug. 1967, R.D. and M.F. Ward (2♀) (CMNH). TEXAS: Wichita Co.: Hwy US 281 at Red River, 30-VII-1965, near stagnant water, G. C. Gaumer (1♀) (KUNHM).
description: Published as part of Acciavatti, Robert E., 2021, Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States, pp. 1-32 in Insecta Mundi 2021 (848) on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5041444
Another Argument in Favour of Wilcoxon's Signed Rank Test
Creators: name: Rosenblatt, Jonathan
name: Benjamini, Yoav
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test is typically called upon when testing whether a symmetric distribution has a specified centre and the Gaussianity is in question. As with all insurance policies it comes with a cost, even if small, in terms of power versus a t-test, when the distribution is indeed Gaussian. In this note we further show that even when the distribution tested is Gaussian there need not be power loss at all, if the alternative is of a mixture type rather than a shift. The signed rank test may turn out to be more powerful than the t-test, and the supposedly conservative strategy, might actually be the more powerful one. Drug testing and functional magnetic imaging are two such scenarios. Wilcoxon' signed rank test will typically be called upon by a researcher when testing for the location of a single population, using a small sample and Gaussianity is dubious. As all insurance policies, it will come with a cost-- power. It is well known, that under a Gaussian setup, the signed rank test is less powerful than, say, a t-test. The works of Pitman and others have reassured us that this power loss is surprisingly small. In this note we argue that the power loss might actually be smaller than typically assumed. In particular, if the deviation from the null Gaussian distribution is of a mixture type and not a shift type, the signed rank test is no longer dominated by the t-test and can actually be more powerful.
Supplementary Material - Disease Definitions
Creators: name: Golder, Helen
name: Lean, Ian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 70204 Animal Nutrition
subject: FOS: Animal and dairy science

description: Supplementary material on the disease definitions used in a paper titled, 'Effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25-(OH)D3] during Prepartum Transition and Lactation on Production, Reproduction, and Health of Lactating Dairy Cows'
Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension: Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial Main Effects
Creators: name: Ogedegbe, Gbenga
name: Tobin, Jonathan N.
name: Fernandez, Senaida
name: Cassells, Andrea
name: Diaz-Gloster, Marleny
name: Khalida, Chamanara
name: Pickering, Thomas
name: Schwartz, Joseph E.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2014
Subjects: African Americans--Health and hygiene
Clinical trials
Hypertension
Medical sciences
Epidemiology

description: Background—Data are limited on the implementation of evidence-based multilevel interventions targeted at blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensive blacks who receive care in low-resource primary care practices.

Methods and Results—Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension is a cluster-randomized clinical trial in which 30 community health centers were randomly assigned to the intervention condition (IC) or usual care (UC). Patients at the IC sites received patient education, home BP monitoring, and monthly lifestyle counseling, whereas physicians attended monthly hypertension case rounds and received feedback on their patients’ home BP readings and chart audits. Patients and physicians at the UC sites received printed patient education material and hypertension treatment guidelines, respectively. The primary outcome was BP control, and secondary outcomes were mean changes in systolic and diastolic BPs at 12 months, assessed with an automated BP device. A total of 1059 patients (mean age, 56 years; 28% men, 59% obese, and 36% with diabetes mellitus) were enrolled. The BP control rate was similar in both groups (IC=49.3% versus UC=44.5%; odds ratio, 1.21 [95% confidence interval, 0.90–1.63]; P=0.21). In prespecified subgroup analyses, the intervention was associated with greater BP control in patients without diabetes mellitus (IC=54.0% versus UC=44.7%; odds ratio, 1.45 [confidence interval, 1.02–2.06]); and small-sized community health centers (IC=51.1% versus UC=39.6%; odds ratio, 1.45 [confidence interval, 1.04–2.45]).

Conclusions—A practice-based, multicomponent intervention was no better than UC in improving BP control among hypertensive blacks. Future research on the implementation of behavioral modification strategies for hypertension control in low-resource settings should focus on the development of more efficient and tailored interventions in this high-risk population.
C-Reactive Protein Level and the Incidence of Eligibility for Statin Therapy: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Creators: name: Mann, Devin M.
name: Shimbo, Daichi
name: Cushman, Mary
name: Lakoski, Susan
name: Greenland, Philip
name: Blumenthal, Roger S.
name: Michos, Erin D.
name: Lloyd-Jones, Donald M.
name: Muntner, Paul
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2013
Subjects: C-reactive protein
Statins (Cardiovascular agents)
Atherosclerosis
Medical sciences
Biology

description: Background:
Given the results of the Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) trial, statin initiation may be considered for individuals with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). However, if followed prospectively, many individuals with elevated CRP may become statin eligible, limiting the impact of elevated CRP as a treatment indication. This analysis estimates the proportion of people with elevated CRP that become statin eligible over time.

Hypothesis:
Most people with elevated CRP become statin eligible over a short period of time.

Methods:
We followed 2153 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants free of cardiovascular disease and diabetes with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol <130 mg/dL at baseline to determine the proportion who become eligible for statins over 4.5 years. The proportion eligible for statin therapy, defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) 2004 updated guidelines, was calculated at baseline and during follow-up stratified by baseline CRP level (≥2 mg/L).

Results:
At baseline, 47% of the 2153 participants had elevated CRP. Among participants with elevated CRP, 29% met NCEP criteria for statins, compared with 28% without elevated CRP at baseline. By 1.5 years later, 26% and 22% (P = 0.09) of those with and without elevated CRP at baseline reached NCEP low-density lipoprotein cholesterol criteria and/or had started statins, respectively. These increased to 42% and 39% (P = 0.24) at 3 years and 59% and 52% (P = 0.01) at 4.5 years following baseline.

Conclusions:
A substantial proportion of those with elevated CRP did not achieve NCEP-based statin eligibility over 4.5 years of follow-up. These findings suggest that many patients with elevated CRP may not receive the benefits of statins if CRP is not incorporated into the NCEP screening strategy.
Eunota togata subsp. latilabris Acciavatti 2021
Creators: name: Acciavatti, Robert E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Eunota
Eunota togata
Eunota togata latilabris

description: Eunota togata latilabris in US: Kansas and Nebraska KANSAS: Lincoln Co.: 3 mi. W, 2 mi. S Barnard, 16-VI-1963, 7-IX-1963, 14-VI-1964, 30-VII-1964, 8-VIII-1964, 8-VII-1965, 20-VII-1967, Harold L. Willis, small salt flat, bare salty spot in field (21♂ 19♀)(KUNHM) (2♂ 3♀)(CMNH); 11 mi. N Lincoln, 26-VIII-1962, 7-VI-1963, 7-IX-1963, 14-VI-1964, 20-VIII-1967, Harold L. Willis, small salt flats (7♂ 9♀)(KUNHM). KANSAS: Republic Co.: Kackley, VII (2♂ 8♀) [Klages Coll'n C. M. Acc. 11414](CMNH); 4 mi. W, 1 mi. S. Kackley, 18-VI-1963, 6-IX-1963, 13-VI-1964, 14-IX-1964, 8-VII-1965, Harold L. Willis, small salt flat (9♂ 11♀) (KUNHM) [TYPE LOCALITY]; 4 mi. NW Jamestown, 14-IX-1964, Harold L. Willis (2♀)(KUNHM); 1 mi. S, ½ mi E Talmo, 18-VI-1963, 6-IX-1963, 14-IX-1964, Harold L. Willis (17♂ 15♀)(KUNHM). NEBRASKA: Lancaster Co.: Lincoln, Salt Basin, June 16, September 24, 1898 (2♀)(UNSM); Lincoln, Salt Basin, June 18, 1900 (5♂ 3♀); Lincoln, Salt Basin, July 24, Aug. 29, Sept. 11, Sept. 22, 1906, R. H. Wolcott (3♂ 2♀) (UNSM); Lincoln, July 3, 1909, C.H. Gable (8♂ 3♀)(UNSM); Lincoln, June 21, 1912, R. W. Dawson, L.M. Oates (4♂ 11♀)(UNSM); Lincoln, 6 August 1963, K.L. Knight, on salt flat (1♂ 1♀)(KUNHM); Lincoln, Salt Lake, 19-VI-1963, 6-VIII-1964, 26-VIII-1964, 7-VII-1965, Harold L. Willis (12♂ 17♀)(KUNHM); City of Lincoln, 40°49′28.2″N, 96°45′14.7″W, 26 July 1970, open flats in salt marsh on west side I-80, John Stamatov (23♂ 27♀) (CMNH); Lincoln, Salt Lake, 17-VII-1971 Lawton / Willis (6♀)(KUNHM); Lincoln, I-80 [Hwy.], 8-VII-1977 (4♂ 5♀)(UNSM); Lincoln, [T11 N, R6 E, Sec 2],[T11 N, R6 E, Sec 11], 30 Jul 1990, M. Clausen (3♂ 1♀)(UNSM); Arbor Lake WMA, 5-VII-1996, VIII-16-1998, M.L. Jameson, salt marsh/salt flat (4♂ 2♀)(UNSM). NEBRASKA: Nuckolls Co.: Superior, VII (2♂ 3♀) [Car. Mus. Acc. 210, Klages Coll'n C. M. Acc. 11414] (CMNH). NEBRASKA: Saunders Co.: Ceresco, Aug. 8, 1906, R. H. Wolcott (2♂)(UNSM); 1 mi S Ceresco, 7-VII-1965, H.L. Willis (1♀)(KUNHM).
description: Published as part of Acciavatti, Robert E., 2021, Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States, pp. 1-32 in Insecta Mundi 2021 (848) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5041444
British Columbia Legislative Assembly sessional clipping book (1924-12)
Creators: name: :Unav
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Politics and government
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1919741
subject: Law
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/993678
subject: FOS: Law
subject: British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/600765

description: These Sessional Clippings books cover the period 1891 to 1972, and include newspaper accounts written by various legislative reporters who covered debates occurring in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. Transcripts of debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard) were not published in B.C. until 1970; hence these "Sessional Clipping Books" augment the "Journals", the record of daily proceedings of the Legislative Assembly. Selected clippings from various newspapers including the Vancouver Sun, the Vancouver Province, the Colonist, and the Times newspapers, relating to the newspaper reports concerning activities of the Legislature. The original sessional clippings books comprise 351 ledger size print volumes, held at the Legislative Library in Victoria BC. The print volumes were microfilmed onto 26 reels in 1977 under a Tri University Libraries (TRIUL) project by Precision Micrographic Services (Vancouver, B.C.), with the permission of the Legislative Library, Victoria, British Columbia. This digital collection was created by scanning the 26 microfilm reels.
Quantum Rainbow Cosmological Model With Perfect Fluid
Creators: name: Majumder, Barun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Isotropic quantum cosmological perfect fluid model is studied in the formalism of Rainbow gravity. It is found that the only surviving matter degree of freedom played the role of cosmic time. With the suitable choice of the Rainbow functions it is possible to find the wave packet naturally from the superposition of the wave functions of the Schr$\ddot{o}$dinger-Wheeler-deWitt equation. The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is applied to investigate the behavior of the scale factor and the behavior is found to depend on the operator ordering. It is shown that the model in the Rainbow framework may avoid singularity yielding a bouncing non-singular universe.
description: To appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. D. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1305.3709
Imaging RAGE expression in atherosclerotic plaques in hyperlipidemic pigs
Creators: name: Johnson, Lynne L.
name: Tekabe, Yared
name: Kollaros, Maria
name: Eng, George
name: Bhatia, Ketan
name: Li, Chong
name: Krueger, Christian
name: Shanmuganayagam, Dhanansayan
name: Schmidt, Ann
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Atherosclerosis
Diagnostic imaging

description: Background: Receptor for advanced glycated end product (RAGE) expression is a prominent feature of atherosclerosis. We have previously shown in apoE null mice uptake of a radiolabeled anti-RAGE antibody in atherosclerotic plaque and now evaluate RAGE-directed imaging to identify advanced plaques in a large animal model. Methods: Nine hyperlipidemic (HL) pigs were injected with 603.1 ± 129.5 MBq of 99mTc-anti-RAGE F(ab′)2, and after 6 h (blood pool clearance), they underwent single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging of the neck, thorax, and hind limbs. Two HL pigs received 99mTc non-immune IgG F(ab′)2, and three farm pigs were injected with 99mTc-anti-RAGE F(ab′)2. After imaging, the pigs were euthanized. The aorta from the root to bifurcation was dissected, and the innominates, proximal carotids, and coronaries were dissected and counted, stained for H&E and RAGE, and AHA-classified. Results: On pathology, 24% of the arterial segments showed AHA class III or IV lesions, and these lesions were confined almost exclusively to coronaries and carotids with % stenosis from 15% to 65%. Scatter plots of %ID/g for class III/IV vs. I/II lesions showed almost complete separation. Focal vascular uptake of tracer visualized on SPECT scans corresponded to class III/IV lesions in the coronary and carotid vessels. In addition, uptake in the hind limbs was noted in the HL pigs and corresponded to RAGE staining of small arteries in the muscle sections. Correlations for the vascular lesions were r = 0.747, P = 0.001 for %ID vs. %ID/g and r = 0.83, P = 0.002 for %ID/g vs. % RAGE staining. Conclusions: Uptake of radiolabeled anti-RAGE antibody in coronary and carotid fibroatheroma and in the small arteries of the hind limbs in a relevant large animal model of atherosclerosis supports the important role of RAGE in atherosclerosis and peripheral artery disease as a target for imaging and treatment.
A new look at Anomalous X-ray Pulsars
Creators: name: Bisnovatyi-Kogan, G. S.
name: Ikhsanov, N. R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore a possibility to explain the phenomenon of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXP) and Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters (SGR) within the scenario of fall-back magnetic accretion onto a young isolated neutron star. The X-ray emission of the pulsar in this case is originated due to accretion of matter onto the surface of the neutron star from the magnetic slab surrounding its magnetosphere. The expected spin-down rate of the neutron star within this approach is close to the observed value. We show that these neutron stars are relatively young and are going through a transition from the propeller state to the accretor state. The pulsars activity in the gamma-rays is connected with their relative youth and is provided by the energy stored in the non-equilibrium layer located in the crust of low-mass neutron stars. This energy can be released due to mixing of matter in the neutron star crust with super heavy nuclei approaching its surface and getting unstable. The nuclei fission in the low-density region initiates chain reactions leading to the nuclear explosion. The outbursts are likely to be triggered by an instability developing in the region where the matter accreted by the neutron star is accumulated at the magnetic pole regions.
description: 15 pages, Published in Astronomy Reports, Vol. 58, Nr. 4, p. 217 (2014)
Mesomys Wagner 1845
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Echimyidae
Mesomys

description: Mesomys Wagner, 1845. Arch. Naturg., 1:145. COMMENT: Revision of this genus is needed; see Husson, 1978:440. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410029010000000.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 588, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039
description: {"references": ["Husson, A. M. 1978. The mammals of Suriname. E. J. Brill, Leiden, 569 pp., 160 pls."]}
Delayed neurogenesis leads to altered specification of ventrotemporal retinal ganglion cells in albino mice
Creators: name: Bhansali, Punita
name: Rayport, Ilana Kalin
name: Rebsam, Alexandra
name: Mason, Carol Ann
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Retinal ganglion cells
subject: Albinos and albinism
subject: Neurosciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Background: Proper binocular vision depends on the routing at the optic chiasm of the correct proportion of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons that project to the same (ipsilateral) and opposite (contralateral) side of the brain. The ipsilateral RGC projection is reduced in mammals with albinism, a congenital disorder characterized by deficient pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. Compared to the pigmented embryonic mouse retina, the albino embryonic mouse retina has fewer RGCs that express the zinc-finger transcription factor, Zic2, which is transiently expressed by RGCs fated to project ipsilaterally. Here, using Zic2 as a marker of ipsilateral RGCs, Islet2 as a marker of contralateral RGCs, and birthdating, we investigate spatiotemporal dynamics of RGC production as they relate to the phenotype of diminished ipsilateral RGC number in the albino retina. Results: At embryonic day (E)15.5, fewer Zic2-positive (Zic2+) RGCs are found in the albino ventrotemporal (VT) retina compared with the pigmented VT retina, as we previously reported. However, the reduction in Zic2+ RGCs in the albino is not accompanied by a compensatory increase in Zic2-negative (Zic2−) RGCs, resulting in fewer RGCs in the VT retina at this time point. At E17.5, however, the number of RGCs in the VT region is similar in pigmented and albino retinae, implicating a shift in the timing of RGC production in the albino. Short-term birthdating assays reveal a delay in RGC production in the albino VT retina between E13 and E15. Specifically, fewer Zic2+ RGCs are born at E13 and more Zic2− RGCs are born at E15. Consistent with an increase in the production of Zic2− RGCs born at later ages, more RGCs at E17.5 express the contralateral marker, Islet2, in the albino VT retina compared with the pigmented retina. Conclusions: A delay in neurogenesis in the albino retina is linked to the alteration of RGC subtype specification and consequently leads to the reduced ipsilateral projection that characterizes albinism.
Anthracene-Based Molecules for Organic Thin-Film Transistor Integration
Creators: name: Vorona, Mikhail
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: OTFTs
Anthracene
Crystal
Thin film
Transistor
Packing
Semiconductor

description: Organic electronics are devices based on semiconductors derived from carbon based molecules and polymers. These devices can be made flexible, lightweight and potentially inexpensive with the development of economies of scale. Specific examples of organic electronics include organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaic (OPVs). Anthracene-based semiconductors are materials that have generated great interest primarily because of their structural planarity, potential for strong intermolecular interactions, air stability and ideal frontier molecular orbital energy levels. In this thesis, we detail two publications that examined functionalized anthracene molecules integrated into OTFTs, along with their thermal, electrochemical and optical properties. We started by examining seven novel 9,10-anthracene-based molecules. It was found that functionalization of the 9,10-positions with different phenyl derivatives resulted in negligible variation in the optical properties with minor (±0.10 eV) changes in electrochemical behaviour, while the choice of phenyl derivative greatly affected the thermal stability whereby the decomposition temperatures (Td) varied by as much as 128 °C between certain functionalized derivatives. The findings suggested that functionalization of the 9,10-position of anthracene leads to an effective handle for tuning of the thermal stability while having little to no effect on the optical properties and the solid-state arrangement. We continued with the synthesis of several novel anthracene derivatives which were di-substituted at the 2,6-positions. It was found that 2,6-functionalization with various fluorinated phenyl derivatives led to negligible changes in the optical behaviour while influencing the electrochemical properties (±0.10 eV). Furthermore, the choice of fluorinated phenyl moiety had noticeable effects on melting point and thermal stability (ΔTm < 55 °C and ΔTd < 65 °C). OTFTs were fabricated and characterized using the 2,6-anthracene derivatives as the semiconducting layer. The addition of fluorine groups on the phenyl groups led to a transition from p-type behaviour to n-type behaviour in BGBC OTFTs. The results indicated that the choice of functional group as well as its functionalization location, at the 9,10- and 2,6-positions, can act as powerful handles to engineer high performance OTFTs.
Access to institutional delivery care and reasons for home delivery in three districts of Tanzania
Creators: name: Exavery, Amon
name: Kanté, Almamy Malick
name: Njozi, Mustafa
name: Tani, Kassimu
name: Doctor, Henry
name: Hingora, Ahmed
name: Phillips, James F
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Childbirth
Developing countries
Medical care--Quality control

description: Introduction: Globally, health facility delivery is encouraged as a single most important strategy in preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, access to facility-based delivery care remains low in many less developed countries. This study assesses facilitators and barriers to institutional delivery in three districts of Tanzania. Methods: Data come from a cross-sectional survey of random households on health behaviours and service utilization patterns among women and children aged less than 5 years. The survey was conducted in 2011 in Rufiji, Kilombero, and Ulanga districts of Tanzania, using a closed-ended questionnaire. This analysis focuses on 915 women of reproductive age who had given birth in the two years prior to the survey. Chi-square test was used to test for associations in the bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression was used to examine factors that influence institutional delivery. Results: Overall, 74.5% of the 915 women delivered at health facilities in the two years prior to the survey. Multivariate analysis showed that the better the quality of antenatal care (ANC) the higher the odds of institutional delivery. Similarly, better socioeconomic status was associated with an increase in the odds of institutional delivery. Women of Sukuma ethnic background were less likely to deliver at health facilities than others. Presence of couple discussion on family planning matters was associated with higher odds of institutional delivery. Conclusion: Institutional delivery in Rufiji, Kilombero, and Ulanga district of Tanzania is relatively high and significantly dependent on the quality of ANC, better socioeconomic status as well as between-partner communication about family planning. Therefore, improving the quality of ANC, socioeconomic empowerment as well as promoting and supporting inter-spousal discussion on family planning matters is likely to enhance institutional delivery. Programs should also target women from the Sukuma ethnic group towards universal access to institutional delivery care in the study area.
Stability of viscous fluid in Bianchi type-VI model with cosmological constant
Creators: name: Sadeghi, J.
name: Amani, Ali R.
name: Tahmasbi, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we investigate Bianchi type-$VI$ cosmological model for the universe filled with dark energy and viscous fluid in the presence of cosmological constant. Also, we show accelerating expansion of the universe by drawing volume scale, pressure and energy density versus cosmic time. In order to solve the Einstein field equations, we assume the expansion scalar is proportional to a component of the shear tensor. Therefore, we obtain the directional scale factors and show the EOS parameter crosses over phantom divided-line.
description: 12 pages, 7 Postscript figures
Quantum walks on embedded hypercubes
Creators: name: Makmal, Adi
name: Zhu, Manran
name: Manzano, Daniel
name: Tiersch, Markus
name: Briegel, Hans J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It has been proved by Kempe that discrete quantum walks on the hypercube (HC) hit exponentially faster than the classical analog. The same was also observed numerically by Krovi and Brun for a slightly different property, namely, the expected hitting time. Yet, to what extent this striking result survives in more general graphs, is to date an open question. Here we tackle this question by studying the expected hitting time for quantum walks on HCs that are embedded into larger symmetric structures. By performing numerical simulations of the discrete quantum walk and deriving a general expression for the classical hitting time, we observe an exponentially increasing gap between the expected classical and quantum hitting times, not only for walks on the bare HC, but also for a large family of embedded HCs. This suggests that the quantum speedup is stable with respect to such embeddings.
description: 21 pages, 10 figures