cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Genetic identification of cytomegaloviruses in a rural population of Côte d’Ivoire
Creators: name: Anoh, Augustin Etile
name: Akoua-Koffi, Chantal
name: Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel
name: Pauly, Maude
name: Schubert, Grit
name: Mossoun, Arsène
name: Weiss, Sabrina
name: Leendertz, Siv Aina J.
name: Jarvis, Michael A.
name: Leendertz, Fabian H.
name: Ehlers, Bernhard
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Human
subject: Colobus
subject: Côte d’Ivoire
subject: Herpesvirus
subject: Cytomegalovirus
subject: Glycoprotein B
subject: Monkey
subject: Zoonosis
subject: Bushmeat
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are herpesviruses that infect many mammalian species, including humans. Infection generally passes undetected, but the virus can cause serious disease in individuals with impaired immune function. Human CMV (HCMV) is circulating with high seroprevalence (60–100 %) on all continents. However, little information is available on HCMV genoprevalence and genetic diversity in subsaharan Africa, especially in rural areas of West Africa that are at high risk of human-to-human HCMV transmission. In addition, there is a potential for zoonotic spillover of pathogens through bushmeat hunting and handling in these areas as shown for various retroviruses. Although HCMV and nonhuman CMVs are regarded as species-specific, potential human infection with CMVs of non-human primate (NHP) origin, shown to circulate in the local NHP population, has not been studied. Findings: Analysis of 657 human oral swabs and fecal samples collected from 518 individuals living in 8 villages of Côte d’Ivoire with generic PCR for identification of human and NHP CMVs revealed shedding of HCMV in 2.5 % of the individuals. Determination of glycoprotein B sequences showed identity with strains Towne, AD169 and Toledo, respectively. NHP CMV sequences were not detected. Conclusions: HCMV is actively circulating in a proportion of the rural Côte d’Ivoire human population with circulating strains being closely related to those previously identified in non-African countries. The lack of NHP CMVs in human populations in an environment conducive to cross-species infection supports zoonotic transmission of CMVs to humans being at most a rare event.
Black holes regulate cool gas accretion in massive galaxies
Creators: name: Wang, Tao
name: Xu, Ke
name: Wu, Yuxuan
name: Shi, Yong
name: Elbaz, David
name: Ho, Luis C.
name: Zhang, Zhi-Yu
name: Gu, Qiusheng
name: Wang, Yijun
name: Shu, Chenggang
name: Yuan, Feng
name: Xia, Xiaoyang
name: Wang, Kai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The nucleus of almost all massive galaxies contains a supermassive black hole (BH). The feedback from the accretion of these BHs is often considered to have crucial roles in establishing the quiescence of massive galaxies, although some recent studies show that even galaxies hosting the most active BHs do not exhibit a reduction in their molecular gas reservoirs or star formation rates. Therefore, the influence of BHs on galaxy star formation remains highly debated and lacks direct evidence. Here, based on a large sample of nearby galaxies with measurements of masses of both BHs and atomic hydrogen (HI), the main component of the interstellar medium, we show that the HI gas mass to stellar masses ratio ($μ_{\rm HI} = M_{\rm HI}/M_{\star}$) is more strongly correlated with BH masses ($M_{\rm BH}$) than with any other galaxy parameters, including stellar mass, stellar mass surface density and bulge masses. Moreover, once the $μ_{\rm HI}-M_{\rm BH}$ correlation is considered, $μ_{\rm HI}$ loses dependence on other galactic parameters, demonstrating that $M_{\rm BH}$ serves as the primary driver of $μ_{\rm HI}$. These findings provide important evidence for how the accumulated energy from BH accretion regulates the cool gas content in galaxies, by ejecting interstellar medium gas and/or suppressing gas cooling from the circumgalactic medium.
description: Published in Nature. Updated to match the accepted version
Maximum expectation of observables with restricted purity states
Creators: name: Siddhu, Vikesh
name: Smolin, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Assessment of practical quantum information processing (QIP) remains partial without understanding limits imposed by noise. Unfortunately, mere description of noise grows exponentially with system size, becoming cumbersome even for modest sized systems of imminent practical interest. We fulfill the need for estimates on performing noisy quantum state preparation, verification, and observation. To do the estimation we propose fast numerical algorithms to maximize the expectation value of any $d$-dimensional observable over states of bounded purity. This bound on purity factors in noise in a measurable way. Our fastest algorithm takes $O(d)$ steps if the eigendecomposition of the observable is known, otherwise takes $O(d^3)$ steps at worst. The algorithms also solve maximum likelihood estimation for quantum state tomography with convex and even non-convex purity constraints. Numerics show performance of our key sub-routine (it finds in linear time a probability vector with bounded norm that most overlaps with a fixed vector) can be several orders of magnitude faster than a common state-of-the-art convex optimization solver. Our work fosters a practical way forward to asses limitations on QIP imposed by quantum noise. Along the way, we also give a simple but fundamental insight, noisy systems (equivalently noisy Hamiltonians) always give higher ground-state energy than their noiseless counterparts.
description: 28 pages, 7 figures, comments are welcome
title: Английский язык для студентов программы подготовки «Мультимедийные цифровые технологии в креативных индустриях» = English for “Multimedia digital technologies in creative industries” students
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2025

description: Учебное пособие состоит из введения, 8 юнитов и приложения. Содержание издания позволит студентам развить свою грамотность, устную и письменную речь, а также переводческие навыки для эффективной коммуникации и работы в медиасфере. Подготовлено с учетом требований Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования. Учебное пособие предназначено для магистрантов, обучающихся по направлению подготовки «Медиакоммуникации», профиль «Мультимедийные цифровые технологии в креативных индустриях», изучающих английский язык.
The impact of meeting locations for men having sex with men on the risk for bacterial sexually transmitted infections: analyses from a cross-sectional online survey
Creators: name: Marcus, Ulrich
name: Heiden, Matthias An Der
name: Gassowski, Martyna
name: Kruspe, Martin
name: Drewes, Jochen
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: GENITOURINARY MEDICINE
subject: SEXUAL MEDICINE
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Objectives: Opportunities for men having sex with men (MSM) to meet each other have very much improved by new communication technologies. Meeting venue-based characteristics can impact how many partners are met and how much sexual risk is taken. We analysed the association between physical and virtual venues and the risk for bacterial sexually transmitted infections (bSTIs) among participants in an MSM online survey. Methods: Data were collected during 2013/2014 with a survey targeting MSM living in Germany. The impact of the meeting place with the last non-steady anal sex partner on diagnosis with a bSTI in the previous year was analysed using bivariate and multivariate regression analysis, taking into account self-reported HIV status, serostatus communication, condom use, partner number, age and city size. Results: The study sample consisted of 8878 respondents (7799 not diagnosed with HIV; 1079 diagnosed with HIV). Meeting partners online was most common (62% HIV−/51% HIV+), followed by sex venues (11% HIV−/25% HIV+); other venues were each reported by 2–6% of the respondents. Venue-dependent proportions reporting bSTIs in the recent year were 2–4 folds higher among men diagnosed with HIV. In multivariate analysis, HIV status was the strongest predictor for bSTIs (OR=5.0; 95% CI 2.8 to 8.7). Compared with meeting partners online, sex (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.0 to 2.5) and social venues (OR 1.9; 95% CI 1.4 to 2.6) were associated with increased bSTI risk for men not diagnosed with HIV, but the risk when meeting partners by smartphone apps was only of borderline significance (OR 1.5; 95% CI 0.9 to 2.3). For men diagnosed with HIV, bSTI risk increased for sex venues (OR 1.5; 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1), and was lower for non-gay/other venues (OR 0.2; 95% CI 0.1 to 0.5). Conclusions: Venues are connected to social-behavioural facets of corresponding sexual encounters, and may be important arenas for differential HIV and STI education, treatment and prevention.
USE OF TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL METHODS IN PRIMARY MOTHER TONGUE CLASSES
Creators: name: Kudyarova Artikgul Student of the Faculty of primary education of The Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Ajiniyaz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The artіcle descrіbes the meanіng and іmportance of usіng varіous іnterestіng games іn the prіmary language and readіng lessons, as well as the actіvіtіes of workіng wіth students.

Kеywоrds: educatіon, method, lesson, process, technology, teacher
Towards a data-driven model of hadronization using normalizing flows
Creators: name: Bierlich, Christian
name: Ilten, Phil
name: Menzo, Tony
name: Mrenna, Stephen
name: Szewc, Manuel
name: Wilkinson, Michael K.
name: Youssef, Ahmed
name: Zupan, Jure
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce a model of hadronization based on invertible neural networks that faithfully reproduces a simplified version of the Lund string model for meson hadronization. Additionally, we introduce a new training method for normalizing flows, termed MAGIC, that improves the agreement between simulated and experimental distributions of high-level (macroscopic) observables by adjusting single-emission (microscopic) dynamics. Our results constitute an important step toward realizing a machine-learning based model of hadronization that utilizes experimental data during training. Finally, we demonstrate how a Bayesian extension to this normalizing-flow architecture can be used to provide analysis of statistical and modeling uncertainties on the generated observable distributions.
description: 26 pages, 9 figures, public code available
Tailoring hot-carrier distributions of plasmonic nanostructures through surface alloying
Creators: name: Fojt, Jakub
name: Rossi, Tuomas P.
name: Kumar, Priyank V.
name: Erhart, Paul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Alloyed metal nanoparticles are a promising platform for plasmonically enabled hot-carrier generation, which can be used to drive photochemical reactions. Although the non-plasmonic component in these systems has been investigated for its potential to enhance catalytic activity, its capacity to affect the photochemical process favorably has been underexplored by comparison. Here, we study the impact of surface alloy species and concentration on hot-carrier generation in Ag nanoparticles. By first-principles simulations, we photoexcite the localized surface plasmon, allow it to dephase, and calculate spatially and energetically resolved hot-carrier distributions. We show that the presence of non-noble species in the topmost surface layer drastically enhances hot-hole generation at the surface at the expense of hot-hole generation in the bulk, due to the additional d-type states that are introduced to the surface. The energy of the generated holes can be tuned by choice of the alloyant, with systematic trends across the d-band block. Already low surface alloy concentrations have a large impact, with a saturation of the enhancement effect typically close to 75% of a monolayer. Hot-electron generation at the surface is hindered slightly by alloying but here an judicious choice of the alloy composition allows one to strike a balance between hot electrons and holes. In this context, it is also important to consider that increasing the alloy concentration broadens the localized surface plasmon resonance, and thus decreases hot-carrier generation overall. Our work underscores the promise of utilizing multicomponent nanoparticles to achieve enhanced control over plasmonic catalysis, and provides guidelines for how hot-carrier distributions can be tailored by designing the electronic structure of the surface through alloying.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures
Frozen Set Design for Precoded Polar Codes
Creators: name: Miloslavskaya, Vera
name: Li, Yonghui
name: Vucetic, Branka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: E.4
subject: 94B60

description: This paper focuses on the frozen set design for precoded polar codes decoded by the successive cancellation list (SCL) algorithm. We propose a novel frozen set design method, whose computational complexity is low due to the use of analytical bounds and constrained frozen set structure. We derive new bounds based on the recently published complexity analysis of SCL decoding with near maximum-likelihood (ML) performance. To predict the ML performance, we employ the state-of-the-art bounds relying on the code weight distribution. The bounds and constrained frozen set structure are incorporated into the genetic algorithm to generate optimized frozen sets with low complexity. Our simulation results show that the constructed precoded polar codes of length 512 have a superior frame error rate (FER) performance compared to the state-of-the-art codes under SCL decoding with various list sizes.
description: 16 pages, 14 figures, to be published in IEEE Transactions on Communications
sj-pdf-2-ine-10.1177_15910199211026712 - Supplemental material for Woven EndoBridge device for the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review of clinical and angiographic results
Creators: name: Xie, Yong
name: Tian, Huan
name: Xiang, Bin
name: Liu, Jian
name: Xiang, Hua
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-ine-10.1177_15910199211026712 for Woven EndoBridge device for the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review of clinical and angiographic results by Yong Xie, Huan Tian, Bin Xiang, Jian Liu and Hua Xiang in Interventional Neuroradiology
“Smoke on the water“ – Wasserpfeifenkonsum bei Jugendlichen in Deutschland (Ergebnisse aus KiGGS Welle 1)
Creators: name: Kuntz, Benjamin
name: Lampert, Thomas
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin

description: Wasserpfeifen (Shishas) erfreuen sich auch in Deutschland zunehmender Beliebtheit. Während die allgemeine Rauchquote und damit vor allem das Zigarettenrauchen bei Jugendlichen in den letzten 15 Jahren deutlich zurückgegangen ist, hat sich das Shisha-Rauchen als alternative Form des Tabakkonsums etabliert. Wie die Daten der Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland (KiGGS Welle 1, 2009–2012) zeigen, beträgt die Lebenszeitprävalenz des Wasserpfeifenkonsums in der Altersgruppe der 12- bis 17-Jährigen 28,9 Prozent, die 12-Monatsprävalenz liegt bei 20,9 Prozent. Jeder zehnte Jugendliche hat nach eigenen Angaben innerhalb der letzten 30 Tage vor der Befragung Wasserpfeife geraucht. Insgesamt ist der Konsum von Wasserpfeifen bei Jungen etwas stärker verbreitet als bei Mädchen, die Prävalenzen steigen bei beiden Geschlechtern mit zunehmendem Alter an. Jungen mit beidseitigem Migrationshintergrund greifen häu¿ger zur Wasserpfeife als Jungen ohne Migrationshintergrund. Da die Gesundheits- und Suchtgefahren des Shisha-Rauchens von Jugendlichen häu¿g unterschätzt werden, erscheint eine verstärkte Aufklärungsarbeit im Rahmen der Tabakprävention dringend geboten.
description: In Germany, as in other countries, waterpipe (shisha) tobacco smoking has been increasing in popularity. While in the last 15 years overall smoking prevalence, particularly cigarette smoking, has declined among adolescents, waterpipe smoking has become an emerging type of tobacco use. According to the results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 1, 2009–2012), lifetime prevalence of waterpipe use among 12- to 17-year-olds was 28.9 per cent. Approx imately one-¿fth (20.6 %) of the adolescents reported waterpipe use in the past 12 months, onetenth (10.0 %) reported current use (at least once during the past 30 days). In both sexes, prevalence increased with age. Waterpipe smoking rates were signi¿cantly higher among boys than girls. Among boys with a two-sided migration background (both parents, or the child and one parent, immigrated to Germany) waterpipe use was more common compared to non-immigrants. Due to waterpipe related health and addiction risks that are often underestimated by adolescents, speci¿c health education and prevention measures are necessary.
New GRECO project on greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging (Press release)
Creators: name: European Bioplastics
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts. GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener and safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on a safe and sustainable-by-design strategy.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greco-project/

More details: https://www.european-bioplastics.org/research-projects/greco-2/

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or [name of the granting authority]. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The current MLVA typing scheme for Enterococcus faecium is less discriminatory than MLST and PFGE for epidemic-virulent, hospital-adapted clonal types
Creators: name: Werner, Guido
name: Klare, Ingo
name: Witte, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Humans
subject: Disease Outbreaks
subject: Germany/epidemiology
subject: Bacterial Typing Techniques/methods
subject: Electrophoresis
subject: Gel
subject: Pulsed-Field/methods
subject: Enterococcus faecium/classification
subject: Enterococcus faecium/genetics
subject: Enterococcus faecium/pathogenicity
subject: Enterococcus faecium/physiology
subject: Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/epidemiology
subject: Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology
subject: Hospitals
subject: Phylogeny
subject: Virulence
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: MLVA (multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis) is a reliable typing technique introduced recently to differentiate also isolates of Enterococcus faecium. We used the established VNTR (variable number of tandem repeats) scheme to test its suitability to differentiate 58 E. faecium isolates representing mainly outbreaks and clusters of infections and colonizations among patients from 31 German hospitals. All isolates were vancomycin-resistant (vanA type). Typing results for MLVA are compared with results of macrorestriction analysis in PFGE (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) and MLST (multi-locus sequence typing). Results: All 51 but one hospital isolates from 1996–2006 were assigned to the clonal complex (CC) of epidemic-virulent, hospital-adapted lineages (MLST CC-17; MLVA CC-1) and differed from isolates of sporadic infections and colonizations (n = 7; 1991–1995) and other non-hospital origins (n = 27). Typing of all 58 hospital VRE revealed MLVA as the least discriminatory method (Simpson's diversity index 0.847) when compared to MLST (0.911) and PFGE (0.976). The two most common MLVA types MT-1 (n = 16) and MT-159 (n = 14) combined isolates of several MLST types including also major epidemic, hospital-adapted, clonal types (MT-1: ST-17, ST-18, ST-280, ST-282; MT-159: ST-78, ST-192, ST-203). These data clearly indicate that non-related E. faecium could possess an identical MLVA type being especially critical when MLVA is used to elucidate supposed outbreaks with E. faecium within a single or among different hospitals. Stability of a given MLVA profile MT-12 (ST-117) during an outbreak over a period of five years was also shown. Conclusion: MLVA is a suitable method to assign isolates of E. faecium into distinct clonal complexes. To investigate outbreaks the current MLVA typing scheme for E. faecium does not discriminate enough and cannot be recommended as a standard superior to PFGE.
A belligerent peace: military victimhood and counterinsurgency in transitional Colombia
Creators: name: Gonzalez Saiz, Andres M.F.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: Colombian soldiers are subject to polarizing characterizations, portrayed either as patriotic martyrs or irredeemable murderers. While some view the National Army as selfless heroes combating terrorism, others highlight its history of abuses against civilians, denounced by national and international human rights groups. Despite evidence of these abuses, some consider the military as victims of “lawfare,” aiming to tarnish their image. Against this backdrop, Colombia implemented a peace agreement in 2016 with the FARC-EP guerrilla, marking a transitional scenario aimed at managing the legacies of past atrocities.This dissertation examines the implications of reframing military identity as “victims” within Colombia’s transitional justice process. By analyzing the emergence and circulation of the concept of “military victim,” this study contributes to debates on reforming state institutions implicated in human rights abuses. Furthermore, it sheds light on obstacles faced by transitional justice infrastructures in reshaping national security bureaucracies like the Colombian military. I argue, in this sense, that understanding the everyday practices and narratives of national security bureaucracies involved in abuses is crucial for transforming their institutional cultures, deeply influenced by counterinsurgency frameworks.Lastly, this dissertation critically reflects on ethical considerations in conducting ethnographic research within national security bureaucracies. My purpose is, then, to translate the cultural frameworks grounding this particular institutional culture into a more nuanced understanding of the vernacular particularities that characterize military identity and transitional justice in Colombia.
Analyse de la qualité des soins et de son effet sur la morbidité et la mortalité maternelles et périnatales chez les femmes référées dans trois (03) maternités urbaines en Guinée
Creators: name: Grovogui, Fassou Mathias
name: Semaan, Aline
name: Benova, Lenka
name: Macharia, Peter M
name: Delvaux, Thérèse
name: Bangoura, Charlotte
name: Diallo, Ibrahima Sory
name: Niane, Harissatou
name: Conté, Aly
name: Sy, Telly
name: Diallo, Mamadou Cellou
name: Souaré, Mamoudou
name: Delamou, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ce protocole de recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre de la collaboration scientifique entre l’Institut de Médecine Tropicale d’Anvers, en Belgique, et des partenaires guinéens, notamment le Centre national de Formation et de Recherche en Santé Rurale de Maferinyah, pour le volet scientifique, et le Centre d’Excellence d’Afrique pour la Prévention et le Contrôle des Maladies Transmissibles, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry.
Differences in Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use among Women in Germany between 1998 and 2003
Creators: name: Du, Yong
name: Dören, Martina
name: Melchert, Hans-Ulrich
name: Scheidt-Nave, Christa
name: Knopf, Hildtraud
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Adult
subject: Attitudes
subject: Practice
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Germany/epidemiology
subject: Health Knowledge
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Prevalence
subject: Questionnaires
subject: Aged
subject: Age Distribution
subject: Estrogen Replacement Therapy/statistics & numerical data
subject: Logistic Models
subject: Menopause
subject: Multivariate Analysis
subject: Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
subject: Patient Participation/statistics & numerical data
subject: Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data
subject: Poverty
subject: Quality of Life
subject: Retrospective Studies
subject: Socioeconomic Factors
subject: Women's Health*
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: To examine the differences in menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use and user profiles among women in Germany before and after the communication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial and other study results concerning the risks and benefits of MHT. Methods: Current MHT use was ascertained in two periodic German national health surveys conducted in 1997-1999 and 2003-2004. MHT prevalence and user profiles were assessed within each survey. The association of the survey period (2003-2004 vs. 1997-1999) with current MHT use was analyzed in weighted multivariable logistic regression (MLR) models, pooling data from both surveys. Results: The overall prevalence of current MHT use decreased by 40.2% from 16.9% of the sample in 1997-1999 to 10.1% in 2003-2004. The difference in prevalence between surveys varied with age decade with the smallest decreases among women 60-69 years of age (20.3% vs. 18.5%), compared to women of younger and older age groups (40-49: 10.7% vs. 3.9%; 50-59: 36.3% vs. 21.3%; 70-79: 5.7% vs. 3.2%). Variables independently associated with higher current MHT use in both health surveys included age category (curvilinear relationship with highest use among women 50-59 years) and residence in West vs. East Germany. A higher social status, lower body mass index, and more health-conscious behaviour were significantly associated with higher current MHT use in the 1997-1999 survey, but these associations were not found in the later survey. MLR analyses confirmed a significant decline in MHT use between the 1997-1999 and 2003-2004 surveys, however, the effect was modified by social status and was not significant among lowest social-status women. Conclusion: Current MHT use considerably declined among women in Germany between the pre- and post-WHI era. A convergence of current MHT use among women of higher social status with pre-existing patterns of use among lower social-status women suggests that MHT in Germany is now less likely to be used for health promotion.
Reliable lift-off patterning of graphene dispersions for humidity sensors
Creators: name: Estévez, Jorge Eduardo Adatti
name: Hecht, Fabian
name: Wittmann, Sebastian
name: Sawallich, Simon
name: Weber, Annika
name: Travan, Caterina
name: Hopperdietzl, Franz
name: Krumbein, Ulrich
name: Lemme, Max Christian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Dispersion-based graphene materials are promising candidates for various sensing applications. They offer the advantage of relatively simple and fast deposition via spin-coating, Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, or inkjet printing. Film uniformity and reproducibility remain challenging in all of these deposition methods. Here, we demonstrate, characterize, and successfully apply a scalable structuring method for graphene dispersions. The method is based on a standard lift-off process, is simple to implement, and increases the film uniformity of graphene devices. It is also compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing methods. We investigate two different graphene dispersions via Raman spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy and observe no degradation of the material properties by the structuring process. Furthermore, we achieve high uniformity of the structured patterns and homogeneous graphene flake distribution. Electrical characterizations show reproducible sheet resistance values correlating with material quantity and uniformity. Finally, repeatable humidity sensing is demonstrated with van der Pauw devices, with sensing limits of less than 1% relative humidity.
description: 35 pages
Imported malaria in children in industrialized countries, 1992-2002.
Creators: name: Stäger, Katrin
name: Legros, Fabrice
name: Krause, Gérard
name: Low, Nicola
name: Bradley, David
name: Desai, Meghna
name: Graf, Simone
name: D'Amato, Stefania
name: Mizuno, Yasutaka
name: Janzon, Ragnhild
name: Petersen, Eskild
name: Kester, John
name: Steffen, Robert
name: Schlagenhauf, Patricia
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Adolescent
subject: Preschool
subject: Newborn
subject: Humans
subject: Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification
subject: Travel
subject: Population Surveillance/methods
subject: Animals
subject: Child
subject: Infant
subject: Developed Countries
subject: Malaria*/epidemiology
subject: Malaria*/mortality
subject: Malaria*/parasitology
subject: Malaria
subject: Falciparum/epidemiology
subject: Falciparum/mortality
subject: Falciparum/parasitology
subject: Plasmodium*/classification
subject: Plasmodium*/isolation & purification
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Children account for an appreciable proportion of total imported malaria cases, yet few studies have quantified these cases, identified trends, or suggested evidence-based prevention strategies for this group of travelers. We therefore sought to identify numbers of cases and deaths, Plasmodium species, place of malaria acquisition, preventive measures used, and national origin of malaria in children. We analyzed retrospective data from Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States and data provided by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. During 1992-2002, >17,000 cases of imported malaria in children were reported in 11 countries where malaria is not endemic; most (>70%) had been acquired in Africa. Returning to country of origin to visit friends and relatives was a risk factor. Malaria prevention for children should be a responsibility of healthcare providers and should be subsidized for low-income travelers to high-risk areas.
Moiré Fractional Chern Insulators II: First-principles Calculations and Continuum Models of Rhombohedral Graphene Superlattices
Creators: name: Herzog-Arbeitman, Jonah
name: Wang, Yuzhi
name: Liu, Jiaxuan
name: Tam, Pok Man
name: Qi, Ziyue
name: Jia, Yujin
name: Efetov, Dmitri K.
name: Vafek, Oskar
name: Regnault, Nicolas
name: Weng, Hongming
name: Wu, Quansheng
name: Bernevig, B. Andrei
name: Yu, Jiabin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The experimental discovery of fractional Chern insulators (FCIs) in rhombohedral pentalayer graphene twisted on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has preceded theoretical prediction. Supported by large-scale first principles relaxation calculations at the experimental twist angle of $0.77^\circ$, we obtain an accurate continuum model of $n=3,4,5,6,7$ layer rhombohedral graphene-hBN moiré systems. Focusing on the pentalayer case, we analytically explain the robust $|C|=0,5$ Chern numbers seen in the low-energy single-particle bands and their flattening with displacement field, making use of a minimal two-flavor continuum Hamiltonian derived from the full model. We then predict nonzero valley Chern numbers at the $ν= -4,0$ insulators observed in experiment. Our analysis makes clear the importance of displacement field and the moiré potential in producing localized "heavy fermion" charge density in the top valence band, in addition to the nearly free conduction band. Lastly, we study doubly aligned devices as additional platforms for moiré FCIs with higher Chern number bands.
description: Second paper in the moir\'e FCI series
sj-docx-2-otj-10.1177_15394492211023192 – Supplemental material for Out-of-Home Activities and Health in Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Rotenberg, Shlomit
name: Fritz, Heather
name: Chippendale, Tracy
name: Lysack, Catherine
name: Cutchin, Malcolm
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-otj-10.1177_15394492211023192 for Out-of-Home Activities and Health in Older Adults: A Scoping Review by Shlomit Rotenberg, Heather Fritz, Tracy Chippendale, Catherine Lysack and Malcolm Cutchin in OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
Особливості програмно-нормативного регулювання змісту фізичного виховання учнів молодшої школи
Creators: name: Юрій Голод
name: Мар'ян Пітин
name: Андрій Синиця
name: Лідія Ковальчук
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: результати навчання, спортивні ігри, мета і завдання, рухова діяльність

description: У статті розглянуто питання фізичного виховання учнів молодших класів у контексті Нової української школи. Підкреслено необхідність оновлення програм фізичного виховання та впровадження варіативних модулів, які відповідають інтересам учнів. Основну увагу приділено спортивним іграм як ефективному засобу підвищення мотивації, фізичної підготовленості та загального стану здоров’я школярів. Встановлено, що для середньої та старшої школи застосування спортивних ігор врегульоване в типовій програмі, тоді як у молодшій школі науково обґрунтовані рекомендації щодо їх використання відсутні. Метою дослідження є визначення змістових акцентів програмно-нормативного регулювання фізичного виховання учнів молодшої школи. Використано методи теоретичного аналізу, узагальнення, історичного аналізу, порівняння та документального дослідження. Результати. Особливу увагу приділено автономії вчителя у виборі форм, методів та засобів навчання, що сприяє впровадженню компетентнісного підходу та авторських методик. Встановлено реалізацію змісту навчальної програми з фізичної культури через дві основні змістові лінії: «Рухова діяльність» та «Ігрова та змагальна діяльність». Перша передбачає формування базових фізичних навичок, розвиток фізичних якостей, корекцію постави та профілактику плоскостопості. Друга – виховання ініціативності, відповідальності, співпраці, формування мотивації до рухової активності через спортивні ігри. Акцентовано увагу на інтеграції спортивних ігор у навчальний процес з метою активізації рухової діяльності, забезпеченні оптимального рівня фізичної підготовленості учнів. Висновки. Вдосконалення науково-методичного забезпечення фізичного виховання має бути узгоджене з загальними завданнями освітнього процесу. Наголошено на важливості застосування спортивних ігор як ефективного засобу розвитку фізичних якостей, формування здоров’язбережувальної компетентності та підвищення мотивації молодших школярів.
Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Serogroups in Food and Patients, Germany.
Creators: name: Werber, Dirk
name: Beutin, Lothar
name: Pichner, Rohtraud
name: Stark, Klaus
name: Fruth, Angelika
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger; Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Animals
subject: Humans
subject: Serotyping
subject: Germany/epidemiology
subject: Food Microbiology
subject: Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome/microbiology
subject: Cattle
subject: Cheese/microbiology
subject: Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology
subject: Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome/epidemiology
subject: Meat/microbiology
subject: Milk/microbiology
subject: Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli/classification
subject: Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli/genetics
subject: Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli/isolation & purification
subject: Swine
subject: 610 Medizin

description: We compared 61 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroups from 448 food isolates with 71 STEC serogroups from 1,447 isolates from patients in Germany. Two thirds (41/61), representing 72% of food isolates, were also found in patients. Serogroups typically isolated from patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome were rarely found in food.
On convergence of points to limiting processes, with an application to zeta zeros
Creators: name: de Reyna, Juan Arias
name: Rodgers, Brad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: This paper considers sequences of points on the real line which have been randomly translated, and provides conditions under which various notions of convergence to a limiting point process are equivalent. In particular we consider convergence in correlation, convergence in distribution, and convergence of spacings between points. We also prove a simple Tauberian theorem regarding rescaled correlations. The results are applied to zeros of the Riemann zeta-function to show that several ways to state the GUE Hypothesis are equivalent. The proof relies on a moment bound of A. Fujii.
description: 29 pages. Incorporates minor corrections and changes
sj-pdf-6-bbi-10.1177_11779322211027406 – Supplemental material for Comparison of Hyaluronic Acid Biosynthetic Genes From Different Strains of Pasteurella multocida
Creators: name: Pasomboon, Pailin
name: Chumnanpuen, Pramote
name: E-kobon, Teerasak
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-6-bbi-10.1177_11779322211027406 for Comparison of Hyaluronic Acid Biosynthetic Genes From Different Strains of Pasteurella multocida by Pailin Pasomboon, Pramote Chumnanpuen and Teerasak E-kobon in Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
Unfallgeschehen in Deutschland: Auswertung des telefonischen Gesundheitssurveys 2004
Creators: name: Saß, Anke-Christine
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Survey
subject: Unfallforschung
subject: Unfallverhütung
subject: Arbeitsunfall
subject: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz
subject: accident research
subject: accident prevention
subject: occupational accident
subject: Federal
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Einleitung: Im Jahr 2006 gab es mehr als 19 000 tödliche Unfälle und nach Schätzungen mehr als 8 Millionen Unfallverletzte. Um Schwerpunkte der Unfallprävention zu definieren, ist die genaue Kenntnis des Unfallgeschehens in Deutschland unverzichtbar. Methode: Der telefonische Gesundheitssurvey 2004 liefert als Querschnittstudie repräsentative Daten zur Gesundheit der über 18-jährigen Wohnbevölkerung Deutschlands (n = 7 341). Ausgewertet wurden ausgewählte Fragen zur Prävalenz von Unfällen (13 Items). Ergebnisse: Jeder zehnte Befragte berichtet von einer Unfallverletzung innerhalb der letzten zwölf Monate. Männer haben ein höheres Unfallrisiko als Frauen, insbesondere junge Männer. Fast ein Drittel aller Unfälle passierte zu Hause. Der soziale Status hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Unfallwahrscheinlichkeit, allerdings auf den Unfallort. Schlussfolgerung: Der Survey gibt einen Überblick über das gesamte nicht tödliche Unfallgeschehen. Hinweise auf Zielgruppen für die Unfallprävention können abgeleitet werden.
description: Introduction: In the year 2006 there were over 19 000 fatal accidents in Germany and estimates put the number of accidental injuries at more than 8 million. Detailed information on the pattern of accidents is indispensable for the definition of priorities in accident prevention. Methods: The German Telephone Health Survey 2004 provides representative cross-sectional data on the health of German residents from 18 years of age (n = 7341). Questions on the prevalence of accidents (13 items) were selected for analysis. Results: Every tenth interviewee reported being injured in an accident in the previous 12 months. Men, particularly young men, are at greater risk of accidents than women. Almost one third of all accidents occurred at home. Social status had no influence on the probability of having an accident, but did affect where the accident happened. Conclusion: The survey yields information on the overall pattern of non-fatal accidents in Germany. The data point to target groups for accident prevention measures.
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-3-ppc-10.1177_09673911211023031 - Development of fiber-reinforced transparent composites
Creators: name: Meinders, Robert
name: Murphy, David
name: Taylor, Gregory
name: Chandrashekhara, K
name: Schuman, Thomas
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-3-ppc-10.1177_09673911211023031 for Development of fiber-reinforced transparent composites by Robert Meinders, David Murphy, Gregory Taylor, K Chandrashekhara and Thomas Schuman in Polymers and Polymer Composites
Additional file 2 of De novo assembly and annotation of Popillia japonica’s genome with initial clues to its potential as an invasive pest
Creators: name: Cucini, Claudio
name: Boschi, Sara
name: Funari, Rebecca
name: Cardaioli, Elena
name: Iannotti, Nicola
name: Marturano, Giovanni
name: Paoli, Francesco
name: Bruttini, Mirella
name: Carapelli, Antonio
name: Frati, Francesco
name: Nardi, Francesco
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 2.
Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-spp-10.1177_19485506211022813 - Blame the Pandemic: Buffering the Association Between Stress and Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Creators: name: Neff, Lisa A.
name: Gleason, Marci E. J.
name: Crockett, Erin E.
name: Ciftci, Oyku
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-spp-10.1177_19485506211022813 for Blame the Pandemic: Buffering the Association Between Stress and Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Lisa A. Neff, Marci E. J. Gleason, Erin E. Crockett and Oyku Ciftci in Social Psychological and Personality Science
sj-pdf-1-epb-10.1177_23998083211024648 - Supplemental material for Multiscale accessibility and urban performance
Creators: name: Kaplan, Nir
name: Burg, David
name: Omer, Itzhak
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Geography
subject: 120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Social and economic geography

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-epb-10.1177_23998083211024648 for Multiscale accessibility and urban performance by Nir Kaplan, David Burg and Itzhak Omer in EPB: Urban Analytics and City Science
Exploratory study of nuclear magnetic resonance well logging technology on the hydrogeological characteristics of deep geological formations
Creators: name: Nakashima, Yoshito
name: Ikawa, Reo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Hematology

description: In-situ measurements of the hydrological properties (e.g. porosity, pore size distribution, and permeability) of geological strata is crucial for the safe assessment of potential disposal sites for high-level radioactive nuclear waste. We applied proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) well logging to a boring site down to 280 m in depth in a coastal region of Japan, consisting of unconsolidated alluvial fan sediments and basaltic lava with high susceptibility. The NMR results combined with in-situ aquifer tests, borehole wall resistivity imaging, and core analysis revealed that (i) the porosity was successfully measured for the intact basalt formation, (ii) the hydrological aquitards consisting of unconsolidated clay and silt were almost successfully detected by analyzing the distribution of the proton transverse relaxation times, (iii) the permeability was measured with a reasonably small error for the depth interval of the unconsolidated sand-gravel sediments, and (iv) the fracture aperture was calculated for the depth interval of the fractured basalt, suggesting that this interval with a high permeability could serve as a rapid groundwater flow path within the regional hydrological system. This case study provides invaluable data for the geological disposal project to elucidate the hydrogeology of the deep-seated strata in the coastal region of Japan.
sj-pdf-2-hpq-10.1177_13591053211024724 – Supplemental material for Psychology’s medicalization of male baldness
Creators: name: Jankowski, Glen S
name: Frith, Hannah
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-hpq-10.1177_13591053211024724 for Psychology’s medicalization of male baldness by Glen S Jankowski and Hannah Frith in Journal of Health Psychology
sj-docx-6-hpq-10.1177_13591053211027626 – for Mitigating the identity and health threat of COVID-19: Perspectives of middle-class South Asians living in the UK
Creators: name: Hanson, Kristin
name: O’Dwyer, Emma
name: Chaudhuri, Sharmistha
name: Silva Souza, Luiz Gustavo
name: Vandrevala, Tushna
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: sj-docx-6-hpq-10.1177_13591053211027626 for Mitigating the identity and health threat of COVID-19: Perspectives of middle-class South Asians living in the UK by Kristin Hanson, Emma O’Dwyer, Sharmistha Chaudhuri, Luiz Gustavo Silva Souza and Tushna Vandrevala in Journal of Health Psychology
sj-pdf-1-std-10.1177_09564624211027099 – Supplemental Material for Using Climate-HIV to describe real-world clinical outcomes for people living with HIV taking dolutegravir-based regimens
Creators: name: Okoli, Chinyere
name: Schwenk, Achim
name: Radford, Matthew
name: Myland, Melissa
name: Taylor, Stephen
name: Barnes, Justine
name: Fox, Ashini
name: Darley, Alison
name: Grimson, Fiona
name: Reeves, Iain
name: Munshi, Sajid
name: Croucher, Adam
name: Boxall, Naomi
name: Paice, Alistair
name: van Wyk, Jean
name: Benn, Paul
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-std-10.1177_09564624211027099 for Using Climate-HIV to describe real-world clinical outcomes for people living with HIV taking dolutegravir-based regimens by Chinyere Okoli, Achim Schwenk, Matthew Radford, Melissa Myland, Stephen Taylor, Justine Barnes, Ashini Fox, Alison Darley, Fiona Grimson, Iain Reeves, Sajid Munshi, Adam Croucher, Naomi Boxall, Alistair Paice, Jean van Wyk and Paul Benn in International Journal of STD & AIDS