cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: The Impact of Information Technology on Strategy Implementation in Public Sector Organisations in Saudi Arabia
Creators: name: Dasan, RA
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: This research presents new empirical evidence on the practice of strategy implementation in public organisations in Saudi Arabia, which is a rentier state, meaning that a great source of its income is obtained by renting its natural resources. Since 1970, the Saudi government’s development plans have involved efforts to reduce dependency on oil and to increase other sources of income. Several analyses of the current state of the Saudi economy demonstrate that oil remains the primary and dominant driver of the economy. This indicates an issue with the implementation of strategies in the country. This research identifies the dynamics of the strategy implementation issue within Saudi public organisations and confirms the positive impact of strategy implementation on improving organisational performance. Moreover, the research provides a descriptive account for exploring different drivers that have the utmost impact on strategy implementation, such as a coordinated body to manage the strategy implementation activities driver and information technology (IT) driver. Then, the research decomposes the IT driver and confirms that the factors of the automation of processes (business and support processes) have a greater impact on strategy implementation. The literature review conducted in this research resulted in a better understanding of the issues and obstacles surrounding strategy implementation. The first stage of this research used mixed methods; the quantitative method using questionnaires confirmed the positive impact of strategy implementation on organisational performance, identified the strategy implementation drivers and decomposed the IT driver. Next, qualitative research using interviews with mid-level managers in the public sector in Saudi Arabia reported their recommended actions for enlarging the benefits of the factors of the automation of processes. This study concludes that the need exists to direct more attention towards strategy implementation and that IT can play a greater role in improving this endeavour.
title: Towards interferometry with ultra-cold atoms in crossed optical waveguides
Creators: name: Moore, RPB
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: The goal of this thesis is to study a novel approach towards all-optical continuous waveguide interferometers based on quasi-Bragg waveguide beam splitters. The Bragg beam splitter for matter waves is comprised of a periodic lattice produced by partial or full interference between two Gaussian laser beams and are used as waveguides for ultra-cold atoms. In the experimental conditions, where both waveguides have wide and deep potentials, atoms are unable to split from a single lattice. Instead, several spatially separated regions of the optical lattice are required, fulfilling the Bragg condition. This thesis will present clear evidence of the detection of discrete quantised momentum states of the atoms, created from a process of ultra-cold atoms undergoing interference in the single arms of a Michelson interferometer. A detailed investigation of the different regimes of the splitter has been completed by varying the initial atom velocity and the amplitude of the optical lattice. The findings from the study have produced optimal parameters where the splitting ratio of the atoms between the two waveguides can be finely controlled by the amplitude of the lattice within certain limits. A Michelson interferometer configuration is used to test the coherence of the atoms by decelerating them after splitting in the lattice. The return velocity of atoms is set to be equal to the initial velocity and the two clouds are recombined using the original lattice. A sinusoidal oscillation of the atomic momentum between the two output ports of the beam splitter is visible. However, only interference in single Michelson interferometer arms has been observed. The reasons are discussed in detail along with plans to move towards an all-optical design.
MOESM1 of The high-affinity IgG receptor FcÎłRI modulates peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats
Creators: name: Liang, Yingxia
name: Zhang, Zhiyu
name: Juan, Zhaodong
name: Zhang, Rui
name: Zhang, Can
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Materials and Methods, Supplementary Figures and Tables
Additional file 1 of Walking pace, handgrip strength, age, APOE genotypes, and new-onset dementia: the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
Creators: name: He, Panpan
name: Zhou, Chun
name: Ye, Ziliang
name: Liu, Mengyi
name: Zhang, Yuanyuan
name: Wu, Qimeng
name: Zhang, Yanjun
name: Yang, Sisi
name: Xiaoqin, Gan
name: Qin, Xianhui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Additional file 1: eFigure 1. Flow chart of study participants. eTable 1. Codes used in the UK Biobank to identify dementia cases. eTable 2. Population characteristics by sex-specific handgrip strength quartiles. eTable 3. The association between handgrip strength and new-onset dementia*.
Data-efficient and uncertainty-aware hybrid machine learning in advanced composites manufacturing
Creators: name: Ramezankhani, Milad
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Machine Learning (ML) has evidently become one of the cornerstones of Industry 4.0, an emerging vision toward transforming manufacturing enterprises into smarter and more customizable units. Among different ML techniques, deep learning has shown ground-breaking potential for advanced manufacturing applications under complex and highly nonlinear processes. Despite its unparallel advantages, some limiting factors currently prevent the exhaustive cultivation of deep learning by industries. Namely, in many practical scenarios, deep learning’s big data prerequisite is prohibitive as temporal and financial costs of data collection are often notoriously high. Besides, for high-risk decision-making settings such as aerospace-grade composites manufacturing, the problem of learning the system’s behaviour under limited data is exacerbated by the inevitable materials/process uncertainties. To address these gaps, this thesis aims to develop a series of data-efficient and uncertainty-aware hybrid learning models for advanced composites manufacturing, as part of a holistic AI-assisted decision-making tool towards Industry 4.0 applications. First, transfer learning and its hybrid with active learning are used as a base strategy to assess knowledge transferability across different composites manufacturing processes. It is shown that auxiliary information, such as abundant data from related low-cost processes, can be used for efficiently learning the costly process of interest under data scarcity. Next, a sim-to-real transfer learning framework is developed to tackle high-dimensional, heterogeneous and limited data distribution problems using numerical simulations. It is demonstrated that transferring knowledge from inexpensive heat transfer simulations improves the performance of deep learning in processing limited and high-dimensional thermal images collected at a factory. Next, a multi-fidelity learning framework is proposed as another gateway to leverage the abundant low-fidelity information and learn high-fidelity systems. Namely, by incorporating the established physical laws in the composites field, the ensuing multi-fidelity physics-informed neural network model shows to be successful in further reducing the dependency on acquiring costly experimental data. Finally, a novel hybrid Bayesian framework is proposed to quantify aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties in the training of data-efficient models developed in the previous case studies. The quantified uncertainties, while enhancing the ML performance in highly noisy regimes, would serve as a vital means for decision-makers in Composites 4.0 practices.
title: Extensive Reading in the English as a Second Language Classroom – Motivating and Engaging Male Emirati Students in a Higher Education Context
Creators: name: Demirci, H
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: The purpose of this phenomenological study is to discover factors that motivate male Emirati ESL students studying in a higher education Foundation program to read extensively in English. Research questions seek to discern motivational factors, underlying motivational constructs, practical strategies used to motivate the male students to read and how these approaches could be utilized in a wider context in the future. The study is novel due to lack of qualitative research from the perspective of students and teachers in the field of extensive reading in differing contexts. The research will also serve to fill the gaps in the area of L2 reading motivation. The data was gathered using semi-structured interviews with male students and focus group with teachers involved in an extensive reading program (ERP) in an attempt to draw on the lived experiences of the participants. The need for the study was apparent due to the perceived lack of reading in English when the male students enter higher education with the aim to study English affording access to undergraduate studies in higher education. The development of reading fluency is considered a requirement for language learning and enhancement of cognition for self- development purposes so that individuals can flourish in higher education. An interpretive phenomenological analysis was adopted using bracketing and reduction of the transcribed interviews and focus groups to develop a table of master themes to explain the phenomenon of reading motivation among male Emirati ESL students. The findings suggest the teacher’s role is that of a ‘coach’, a role much more influential than was once thought. Extrinsic motivation is an essential component of the process of change and once situational interest and stimulating tasks shrouded in positivity are used the transformation of extrinsic motivation to intrinsic motivation becomes apparent. A range of recommendations were made including the implementation of the extensive reading program throughout the whole institution and applying the same methodology in the Arabic language programs. At the same time the intricacies of motivating students in an unfamiliar context needs to be considered. The study concludes by suggesting the issues raised be addressed by institutional administrators so that extensive reading programs in English become an integral part of the reading curriculum in ESL programs throughout the UAE and the wider Arab world
title: Информационные технологии в музыкальном образовании. В 2 частях. Ч.1. Нотные редакторы MuseScore, Sibelius: освоение и возможности практического применения
title: Учебно-методическое пособие
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Новоселов В.А.
name:  Дыльков А.Г.
Publisher: name: Московский педагогический государственный университет
Year: 2019

description: В первой части предлагаемого учебно-методического пособия освещается опыт авторов по освоению и применению динамически развивающихся нотных редакторов MuseScore 2 и Sibelius 7 в учебной и музыкально-педагогической деятельности будущего учителя музыки. Пособие раскрывает основы работы в нотаторах и показывает потенциал этой информационной технологии для музыкального образования. Продемонстрированы способы применения нотных редакторов в учебных дисциплинах исполнительского класса, музыкально-теоретических курсах, таких как «Сольфеджио», «Теория музыки», на уроках музыки в различных видах деятельности, а также обобщены авторские наработки по их применению в предметах дирижёрско-хорового цикла «Дирижёрский класс», «Хоровая практика» и др. Учебно-методическое пособие обращено к студентам педагогических вузов на разных этапах подготовки при изучении курсов по освоению и применению информационных технологий в учебной деятельности будущего учителя музыки. Также материалы пособия будут полезны педагогам системы дополнительного образования и при организации спецкурсов повышения квалификации педагогов-музыкантов.
description: In the first part of the proposed educational-methodical manual describes the authors experience in the development and application of a dynamically developing music notation editors MuseScore 2 and Sibelius 7 academic and musical-pedagogical activity of future teacher of music. The manual reveals the basics of working in notator and shows the potential of this information technology for music education. Demonstrated ways of using musical editors in the academic disciplines of the performing class, music theory courses such as "Solfeggio, Theory of music," in music lessons in a variety of activities and summarizes the author's developments for their use in subjects of conducting and choral cycle "Conducting class", "Choir practice", etc. textbook addressed to students of pedagogical higher education institutions at different stages of training while studying on the development and application of information technologies in the educational activities of future teachers of music. Also the materials of the manual will be useful to teachers of additional education and in the organization of courses of improvement of qualification of teachers-musicians.
Who participates in green infrastructure initiatives and why? Comparing participants and non-participants in Philadelphia’s GI programs
Creators: name: Conway, Tenley M.
name: Yuan, Annie Yachen
name: Roman, Lara A.
name: Heckert, Megan
name: Pearsall, Hamil
name: Dickinson, Stephen T.
name: Rosan, Christina D.
name: Ordóñez, Camilo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Green infrastructure (GI) refers to trees, rain gardens, rain barrels, and other features that address stormwater management, climate change and other challenges facing many cities. GI is often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes, making its benefits unevenly experienced. Cities have multiple initiatives focused on different types of GI in residential areas, including underserved neighborhoods, although there is potential for GI programs to serve more privileged neighborhoods. The goal of this study was to examine GI program participants and non-participants to better understand who participates in different types of residential GI programs and why. We surveyed residents who had previously participated in Philadelphia’s GI programs as well as those who had not, comparing socio-demographics, knowledge-levels, environmental concerns, outdoor space preferences, motivations and barriers. We found that the GI program participants are on average younger, wealthier, more highly educated, and more likely to be White than our sample of residents who have not participated. Participants in tree programs have different socio-demographics and motivations as compared to those who installed green stormwater infrastructure. Future research should examine strategies to reach neighborhoods with different socioeconomic conditions and built environment characteristics, such as offering features appropriate for small properties with limited plantable space.
Mechanistisches Verständnis der katalytischen CO2-Reduktion mittels in situ IR-Spektroskopie, Spektroelektrochemie und Dichte-Funktional-Theorie
Creators: name: Oberem, Elisabeth Nora Ursula
Publisher: name: Universität Rostock
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemistry & allied sciences

description: In dieser Arbeit wird die homogen-katalytische CO2-Reduktion thematisiert. Es wurden ein Mangan-/Eisen-Katalysator untersucht, die photokatalytisch und elektrokatalytisch aktiv sind. In-situ-IR-Spektroskopie ermöglichte die Untersuchung der photokatalytischen Reduktion mit dem Mangan-Katalysator. Beide Katalysatoren wurden mit der IR-Spektroelektrochemie betrachtet. Es konnte die CO2-Reduktion mechanistisch betrachtet werden. Quantenchemische Rechnungen haben die Aufklärung der Mechanismen ermöglicht. CO wurde in beiden Reaktionen als Produkt nachgewiesen. Es wurden Intermediate identifiziert.
title: From Wonder to Curiosity in Early Modern Travel Writing.
Creators: name: Jones, DM
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: The early modern period saw an unprecedented rise in travel and travel writing. As voyages brought travellers to new and scarcely recorded parts of the world, this in turn led to encounters with what we might term the ‘wondrous,’ phenomena apparently defying all explanation and evoking a wonder reaction in those witnessing it. At the same time there existed ‘curiosities,’ interesting or intriguing objects sometimes displayed in large collections, or kept for personal pleasure. Wonders and curiosities, especially in regards to travel, were interlinked. This thesis examines how the process was one of transition, with the wondrous often being lowered to the level of the merely curious. The discussion encompasses in part an analysis of the terms ‘wonder’ and ‘curiosity,’ and argues that a separation of the two is essential in understanding how knowledge was constructed during the period. A careful analysis of how wonder was, and still is, transformed into curiosity, illuminates how new information is incorporated into existing knowledge structures. The thesis traces this development with reference to a wide range of source material including medicinal texts, legal records and dramatic works, but travel remains the crux of the discussion. I argue that the nature of travel writing and the associated methodologies of collection and classification, were a catalyst for the transformation of the wondrous into the merely curious.
title: Construction of a Rubidium Fountain Atomic Interferometer for Gravity Gradiometry
Creators: name: Tinsley, JN
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: Atomic interferometry is a highly precise metrological technique of interest to both fundamental and applied physics. One field in which atomic interferometry is of particular interest is gravimetry, where instruments based upon the controlled manipulation of atomic states have superseded the performance of classical devices. In such devices, a standing wave derived from laser beams with well-defined phase difference are used to impart momentum to atoms undergoing free fall, generating spatial superpositions along the axis of gravity, before returning the atoms to an overlapped final state for recombination. This thesis presents the design and experimental progress towards a gravity gradiometer based upon the interference of rubidium-87 atoms, cooled and launched in a fountain configuration. The fountain is leveraged from a decommissioned frequency standard, which has been re-purposed and redesigned for use as a combined absolute gravimeter and gravity gradiometer package. It is capable of loading 100 billion atoms in 100 ms and then cooling and launching these atoms in a moving molasses configuration, with a final temperature of 5 μK. Furthermore, the process can be quickly repeated, with a second cloud subsequently launched, reaching its apogee at the same time as the first cloud, allowing for the possibility of simultaneous measurement at different heights and, in the future, the inference of the gravity gradient. Control of the fountain is provided by a stable and miniaturised optical setup, allowing for use with a future transportable or field-based device. A Raman beam system to perform the interferometry sequence has been constructed and characterised, likewise designed in a minaturised and stable manner. The Raman beams simultaneously generated Ramsey interference fringes on two independent clouds of atoms -- one launched to a height of 0.7 m and the other to 1 m. Such fringes were clearly observable after 200 ms of evolution time. Mach-Zehnder interference fringes were also demonstrated for dropped and launched atoms, providing the capability for gravimetric measurements to be made once the system has been fully characterised. The principle causes of noise in the Mach-Zehnder cases were identified as arriving from a lack of atoms and the phase noise of the Raman beams. To overcome these challenges, a new Raman beam system has been preliminary designed and tested and a new iteration of the fountain, moving towards quantum degeneracy, has been planned.
Additional file 1 of Finite element analysis of the initial stability of arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis with three-screw fixation: posteromedial versus posterolateral home-run screw
Creators: name: Wang, Sen
name: Yu, Jian
name: Ma, Xin
name: Zhao, Dahang
name: Geng, Xiang
name: Huang, Jiazhang
name: Wang, Xu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biophysics
Space Science
Medicine
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. The maximum/mean screw micromotion for four stress scenarios.
title: The Perceived Role of the International University Partners in Assuring the Quality of Teaching in Offshore Programmes: A Study of Omani Private Higher Education Institutions
Creators: name: Al-Shikaili, J
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2019

description: Provision of offshore programmes in the private higher education institutions (PHEIs) through affiliation agreements with international university partners (IUPs) is an important strategy deployed by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) in Sultanate of Oman. The main motive for deploying this strategy is to improve higher education standards in the country and to foster institutional maturity in different quality aspects. This study aimed to explore the role of (IUPs) in assuring the quality of offshore programmes offered by the PHEIs in the Omani context. The study focused on exploring this role and its effectiveness from the perspective of four local stakeholders’ groups: MoHE officials, PHEI faculty members, postgraduate students enrolled in PHEIs and senior management of PHEIs. Data was collected from the concerned stakeholders using different methods such as interviews, focus group discussions; and a questionnaire. Findings were analysed using thematic analysis approach to explore the main patterns extracted from data. Gap Analysis method was used to enable the identification of variations between expectations and perceptions of different stakeholders. The identified gaps, along with Social Inclusion theory enabled the study to identify potential options to improve the quality of offshore programmes to meet the broader needs of the society. The interpretivism approach was adopted, as variables influencing the provision of offshore programmes are socially constructed and subject to the influence of the stakeholders’ personal views. The findings of the study indicated that offshore programmes are effective in improving the quality of higher education in Oman. Overall, the stakeholders are satisfied with the current role played by IUPs in assuring the quality of these programmes. However, the study also indicated potentials for improvement in localising offshore programmes and improving local students and faculty engagement in different quality aspects pertaining to offshore programmes. Moreover, the study brought out the need for refining the current policy framework pertaining to the delivery of offshore programmes and suggestions to improve the monitoring scheme conducted by MoHE. It is hoped that the findings of this study will contribute towards a better understanding of offshore programmes role in the region and the challenges faced to ensure better implementation of these programmes. The study proposes a framework for evaluating whether the quality of offshore programmes is meeting the needs of all stakeholders. The study concludes by addressing the limitations, scope for further research, and implications for professional practice.
Additional file 16 of Pressure support and positive end-expiratory pressure versus T-piece during spontaneous breathing trial in difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation: study protocol for the SBT-ICU study
Creators: name: Mezidi, Mehdi
name: Yonis, Hodane
name: Chauvelot, Louis
name: Danjou, William
name: Dhelft, François
name: Bazzani, Alwin
name: Girard, Mehdi
name: Bitker, Laurent
name: Richard, Jean-Christophe
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Mental Health

description: Additional file 16.
Analytical modeling of shear localization in machining processes and its effects on the tool-chip interface
Creators: name: Fazlali, Mohammad Reza
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Advanced metals, such as titanium and nickel alloys, have been widely used in the production of high-value and high-performance components in various industries, including aerospace, biomedical, automotive, etc. Shear localization is the dominant chip formation mechanism in machining of these metallic components, limiting the cutting productivity due to high cutting temperature, rapid tool wear, and tool breakage. The machined surface integrity is also affected by shear localization with wavy topography of the finished surface and residual stress fluctuation. Therefore, it is of practical importance to investigate shear localization and its effects during machining processes. This thesis proposes a new analytical thermo-mechanical model for shear localization by assuming an extended primary deformation zone and complete localization of plastic deformation inside shear bands after their formations. Unlike the classical cutting mechanics, the extended primary deformation zone enables capturing the material behavior from homogeneous deformation, to instability onset, and finally, to localization. It will be shown that localization changes the contact mechanism between the tool and the chip, where both sticking and sliding lengths change with respect to time in each localization cycle. Subsequently, the thermal load on the tool’s rake face is affected by the shear band formation in front of the tool. The model predicts: 1) shear band’s stress, temperature, and strain rate inside the primary deformation zone; 2) shear band spacing (subsequently, cutting force frequency) and width, 3) shear band’s displacement, its distribution and chip morphology; 4) time-varying sticking-sliding contact lengths; 5) time-varying cutting forces; 6) normal stress and shear stress distributions on the tool’s rake face; and 7) transient temperature distribution at the tool-chip interface. It is experimentally shown that: 1) the produced shear bands roll on the cutting tool’s rake face, causing an intimate contact between the tool and high temperature shear band. 2) the large displacement at the shear band’s location (and subsequently, the chip morphology) can be predicted without any fracture assumption and criterion; 3) both sliding and sticking contact lengths change with respect to time in each localization cycle.
title: Thaumàzein | Rivista di Filosofia, Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): Eudaimonia socratica e cura dell’altro | Socratic Eudaimonia and Care for Others
title: Eudaimonia socratica e cura dell’altro | Socratic Eudaimonia and Care for Others
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Thaumàzein | Rivista Di Filosofia
Publisher: name: Thaumàzein | Rivista di Filosofia
Year: 2022

description: Despite the appearances given by certain texts, the moral psychology of Socrates needs not imply selfishness. On the contrary, a close look at passages in Plato and Xenophon (see Plato, Meno 77-78; Protagoras 358; Gorgias 466-468; Euthydemus 278; Lysis 219; Xenophon, Memorabilia III 9, 4-5) suggests that the “egoist”’s welfare depends upon the welfare of others (i.e. family, friends or the whole city). Since the welfare of his family, friends and city is part of his own eudaimonìa, the “egoist” (phìlautos) has a direct and intrinsic motive to promote the welfare of these others. This multilingual issue explores the role that other peoples’ welfare plays in Socratic ethics. Special attention is paid to test-cases in which the principle that moral action is always good only for the agent seems to have no validity. I.e., under which circumstances is the self-sacrifice for the sake of others (such as the soldier’s self-sacrifice on the battlefield) good for the agent (as in Alcibiades I 115a-116d)? Essays deal with contradictions or tensions of this sort, and relate them to more general views on eudaimonìa held within Socratic literature. Comparison between different Socratic authors is used as a means to identify the distinctive features of Socratic eudaimonìa if compared to other Greek theories of happiness, such as the Aristotelian theory of philautìa (NE IX, 1166a-1166b; 1168a-1169b).
description: Conoscenza e felicità nell’etica socratico-platonica...416-441 Dialettica, virtù e felicità nei socratici...396-415 Philosophy, wisdom and happiness in Plato’s “Lysis” and “Euthydemus”...384-395 The curious case of knowledge and happiness in Plato’s “Charmides”...369-383 Eudaimonia e protrettica socratica in Platone, Senofonte ed Eschine...353-367 Fato, fortuna e physis...337-352 Desiderare l’immortalità...317-335 Egoism and other-regarding behavior in Socrates’ final days...305-316 Socrates eudaimon at the threshold of Hades (Plato, Phd. 58e-59a)...282-304 Religiosidad socrática y felicidad...260-281 Regiones curiosas de la felicidad cirenaica...243-258 Xenophon’s Socrates on concern for friends...233-242 At the origins of evil...198-232 Il virtuoso deve amarsi...182-197 La ‘desiderabilità’ del bene in un passo problematico dell’Alcibiade I (115a-116b)...158-180 Socratic eudaimonia in two “Alkibiadesdialogen”...135-157 The bios eudaimon in Xenophon’s “Cyropaedia”...112-133 The tyrant’s happiness as a parody of true happiness (Plato, "Republic", IX; Xenophon, "Hiero", IX-XI)...91-111 Introduzione...8-61 Contro Callicle e Trasimaco...63-90
Additional file 1 of Different associations between waist circumference and bone mineral density stratified by gender, age, and body mass index
Creators: name: Yin, Zhiqiang
name: Yan, Haihong
name: Yu, Yin
name: Liu, Yupeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Figure 1. Study flow chart.
title: The changing geography of health inequalities: A spatial exploration of area deprivation and Limiting Long-Term Illness across Britain
Creators: name: Dearden, EK
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2020

description: Socioeconomic gradients in health which manifest geographically are well documented in Britain but remain poorly understood. Although the study of variations in health has a long history, exploring the changing spatial structure of health in Britain has previously been limited by inconsistent spatial data which do not permit comparability over time. To date, most geographically-focused health inequalities research has relied on conventional non-spatial methodologies and there are very few studies of how geographical circumstances throughout time influence health outcomes. The value of this thesis derives from its exploitation of consistent geographical zones which permit comparisons across space and over time. Through documenting the long-term unevenness of characteristics and the resulting inequalities in health between localities, this thesis offers a new level of insight into changing population health and geographic inequalities for the whole of Britain which has not previously been available. This thesis utilises consistent 1km2 spatial units to examine the changing spatial structure of self-reported health in Britain, 1991 to 2011, against a backdrop of 1971 to 2011 area deprivation and social indicators. It applies an explicitly spatial approach to identify how the long-term geography of socioeconomic inequality is associated with changing health variation in Britain. Through accounting for spatial structure the analysis provides a detailed representation of the influence of deprivation for understanding health inequalities across Britain. Results demonstrate the extent to which the socioeconomic history of local areas matter for health, highlighting that long-term economic inequalities play a significant role in the divergent health profiles of different places. The impact of deprivation for health is not evenly spread across Britain, but is instead revealed to be spatially concentrated. The substantive issue of whether Britain has become more segregated by health status through time is also addressed with findings demonstrating that inequalities in health have grown across spatial dimensions over time. An understanding of the changing spatial structure of health in Britain, the association between deprivation and spatial inequalities in health, the drivers of these associations, and the importance of historical factors in shaping contemporary patterning of health inequalities is demonstrated through the findings presented in this thesis. Such knowledge can help to inform targeted policies aimed at reducing health inequalities, offering potential for improving health outcomes across the social gradient, but particularly amongst the most disadvantaged groups.
Additional file 2 of Different associations between waist circumference and bone mineral density stratified by gender, age, and body mass index
Creators: name: Yin, Zhiqiang
name: Yan, Haihong
name: Yu, Yin
name: Liu, Yupeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 2: Table1. The associations between BMI and BMD stratified by age and gender.
title: RESEARCH CAPACITY IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE: UNDERSTANDING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF EARLY CAREER FIRST CLASS (HONOURS) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Creators: name: Higginson, MJ
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2020

description: There is a continued need to build research capacity within the allied health professions (Council for Allied Health Professions Research, 2016). As one of the larger allied health professions, this is also the case for occupational therapy. Each year there are approximately 1,000 graduate occupational therapists entering the health and social care workforce, joining what is a current UK community of 38,183 qualified occupational therapists (HCPC, 2018). One requirement of being a professional occupational therapist is adherence to professional standards, including a commitment to advancement of the evidence base through engagement with research activity (COT, 2015). This study provides in-depth understanding of the research capacity experiences of early career occupational therapists. The study aims to contribute to the UK Occupational Therapy profession’s knowledge about research capacity in practice and to use the research findings to inform the development of local Occupational Therapy undergraduate programme provision. This study used Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis as the discrete research approach. Through purposive homogenous sampling, eight early career first class (Hons) occupational therapists who graduated from one UK University, participated in this study. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and a ‘participant profile’, and analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis step guide (Smith, Flowers and Larkin, 2009). Findings suggest that the early career occupational therapists in this study face professional challenges that have an impact on their current and future contribution to research capacity. These challenges are discussed using three topic areas:- professional identity of early career occupational therapists, professional socialisation of early career occupational therapists, and research capacity and how it is defined. Contributing to research capacity is not fully integrated into the professional identity of early career first class (Honours) occupational therapists. Professional socialisation within the workplace appears to have an impact on the research capacity contribution of early career occupational therapists. Occupational therapy undergraduate students should be better prepared for research utilisation and research production during their undergraduate learning. Strategies to further embed research capacity contribution within the occupational therapy curriculum are identified. This study suggests that acknowledging a continuum of research activities would be helpful to promote a more inclusive perspective on research capacity contribution.
Exploring considerations for the learner, family, and school in the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing with disabilities
Creators: name: Kwon, Eun Young
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This dissertation utilized four consecutive studies to examine considerations in the education of students who are deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) with disabilities to gain a better understanding of how to effectively support the learners, their families, and their schools. First, a case study of a 9-year-old deaf child with autism from an immigrant family was conducted to understand the educational experiences of d/Dhh learners with disabilities and to form a foundation for future research. In Study 1, the perspectives of parents and teachers are explored regarding educational eligibility, placement, and intervention. Study 2 examines language and communication factors reported by administrators in educational decision-making and documentation for the case study. Themes are reported across the learner, partners (i.e., parents, educators, peers), and environment based on the Tri-Focus framework (Siegel-Causey & Bashinski, 1997). It is recommended educators implement culturally and linguistically responsive practices in collaboration with parents. Employing a non-concurrent multiple baseline design, Study 3 investigates the effects of reading social stories with American Sign Language vocabulary to increase social interaction between d/Dhh students with autism and their peers across three general education classrooms. The frequency of communicative social behaviors and the duration of social engagement at lunchtime and recess were recorded. The results do not show an immediate effect of the intervention across all participants, although teachers reported the social validity of the intervention as significant. Implications for promoting social inclusion of d/Dhh students with autism in general education classrooms are discussed. Study 4 was conducted to explore practices and considerations in the education of d/Dhh students with disabilities in British Columbia from the educators’ perspective through an online survey and focus group interviews. Findings from the previous studies provided the groundwork for the survey. Results indicate that equitable services should be delivered according to the needs of students, not by the categorical labels of disabilities. Recommendations are made on how strengths-based approaches can be practiced across the whole learning process including assessment, planning and placement, and intervention. Together, these studies provide theoretical and practical implications for the field as well as an empirical basis for researchers.
Accelerated epigenetic age at birth and child emotional and behavioural development in early childhood: a meta-analysis of four prospective cohort studies in ECHO
Creators: name: Song, Ashley Y.
name: Bulka, Catherine M.
name: Niemiec, Sierra S.
name: Kechris, Katerina
name: Boyle, Kristen E.
name: Marsit, Carmen J.
name: O’Shea, T. Michael
name: Fry, Rebecca C.
name: Lyall, Kristen
name: Fallin, M. Daniele
name: Volk, Heather E.
name: Ladd-Acosta, Christine
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Background: ‘Epigenetic clocks’ have been developed to accurately predict chronologic gestational age and have been associated with child health outcomes in prior work. Methods: We meta-analysed results from four prospective U.S cohorts investigating the association between epigenetic age acceleration estimated using blood DNA methylation collected at birth and preschool age Childhood Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores. Results: Epigenetic ageing was not significantly associated with CBCL total problem scores (β = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.95, 0.28) and DSM-oriented pervasive development problem scores (β = −0.23, 95% CI: −0.61, 0.15). No associations were observed for other DSM-oriented subscales. Conclusions: The meta-analysis results suggest that epigenetic gestational age acceleration is not associated with child emotional and behavioural functioning for preschool age group. These findings may relate to our study population, which includes two cohorts enriched for ASD and one preterm birth cohort.; future work should address the role of epigenetic age in child health in other study populations. Abbreviations: DNAm: DNA methylation; CBCL: Child Behavioral Checklist; ECHO: Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes; EARLI: Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation; MARBLES: Markers of Autism Risk in Babies – Learning Early Signs; ELGAN: Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns; ASD: autism spectrum disorder; BMI: body mass index; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Accelerated epigenetic age at birth and child emotional and behavioura development in early childhood: a meta-analysis of four prospective cohort studies in ECHO
Creators: name: Song, Ashley Y.
name: Bulka, Catherine M.
name: Niemiec, Sierra S.
name: Kechris, Katerina
name: Boyle, Kristen E.
name: Marsit, Carmen J.
name: O’Shea, T. Michael
name: Fry, Rebecca C.
name: Lyall, Kristen
name: Fallin, M. Daniele
name: Volk, Heather E.
name: Ladd-Acosta, Christine
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Background: ‘Epigenetic clocks’ have been developed to accurately predict chronologic gestational age and have been associated with child health outcomes in prior work. Methods: We meta-analysed results from four prospective U.S cohorts investigating the association between epigenetic age acceleration estimated using blood DNA methylation collected at birth and preschool age Childhood Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores. Results: Epigenetic ageing was not significantly associated with CBCL total problem scores (β = 0.33, 95% CI: −0.95, 0.28) and DSM-oriented pervasive development problem scores (β = −0.23, 95% CI: −0.61, 0.15). No associations were observed for other DSM-oriented subscales. Conclusions: The meta-analysis results suggest that epigenetic gestational age acceleration is not associated with child emotional and behavioural functioning for preschool age group. These findings may relate to our study population, which includes two cohorts enriched for ASD and one preterm birth cohort.; future work should address the role of epigenetic age in child health in other study populations. Abbreviations: DNAm: DNA methylation; CBCL: Child Behavioral Checklist; ECHO: Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes; EARLI: Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation; MARBLES: Markers of Autism Risk in Babies – Learning Early Signs; ELGAN: Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns; ASD: autism spectrum disorder; BMI: body mass index; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Early Intervention (Roberts et al., 2022)
Creators: name: Roberts, Megan Y.
name: Thornhill, Liane
name: Lee, Jordan
name: Zellner, Matthew A.
name: Sudec, Laura
name: Grauzer, Jeffrey
name: Stern, Yael S.
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111704 Community Child Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111708 Health and Community Services

description: Purpose: We sought to understand the extent of the nationwide disruption to Part C Early Intervention services due to COVID-19 and the subsequent shift to telehealth, primarily through a focused examination of providers’ perspectives on this disruption in a single state, which is Illinois.Method: To examine the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Early Intervention service provision and implementation, 385 Early Intervention Illinois providers completed a web-based survey. Archival data were used to determine changes in number of Illinois Early Intervention referrals following the pandemic onset and to compare Illinois’ telehealth and stay-at-home policies to those of other states.Results: The majority (85%) of Illinois Early Intervention providers reported a disruption in service provision during COVID-19. The number of sessions delivered and the number of children per caseload decreased significantly. Provider confidence also decreased significantly. Only 28% of providers reported high confidence with telehealth. Identified benefits of telehealth included increased accessibility and caregiver involvement, whereas limitations included perceived lack of caregiver buy-in. New Illinois Early Intervention referrals and cases were lower during COVID-19 than in the previous year. Prior to 2020, 33 states did not have a permanent reimbursement policy for providing telehealth Early Intervention services. For states with a suspension of in-person Early Intervention services due to COVID-19, time to approval for telehealth reimbursement varied (0–22 days).Conclusions: The shift to telehealth in Illinois resulted in decreases in service provision and provider confidence across disciplines. However, providers identified some benefits to telehealth. Telehealth may represent a means to increase Early Intervention accessibility following the pandemic.
Supplemental Material S1. Early intervention provider survey questions.
Supplemental Material S2. List of statewide stay-at-home and early intervention telehealth policies.
Roberts, M. Y., Thornhill, L., Lee, J., Zellner, M. A., Sudec, L., Grauzer, J., & Stern, Y. S. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Early Intervention services. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00112