cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effects of study design and allocation on self-reported alcohol consumption: randomized trial
Creators: name: Sheeran, Paschal
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract Background What participants think about the nature of a study might affect their behaviour and bias findings. We tested two hypotheses: (1) participants told they were in an intervention trial would report lower alcohol consumption at follow-up than those told they were in a cohort study; (2) participants told they were in the intervention group in a trial would have lower alcohol consumption at follow-up than those told they were in the control group. Methods Students from four universities (N = 72,903) were invited to participate in a ‘research project on student drinking’. Of 10,415 respondents, 6,788 were moderate to heavy drinkers and were randomized. Group A (‘cohort’) were informed their drinking would be assessed at baseline and again in one month. Group B (‘control’) were told the study was an intervention trial and they were in the control group. Group C (‘intervention’) were told the study was an intervention trial and they were to receive the intervention. All were assessed and directed to read identical online alcohol education material. Whether and how long they accessed the material were recorded. One month later, alcohol intake was reassessed. Results In relation to hypothesis 1, there were no differences between the groups on the prespecified outcome measures. In relation to hypothesis 2, there were no differences though all point estimates were in the hypothesized direction (that is, ‘intervention’ < ‘control’). The ‘cohort’ and ‘control’ groups accessed the material to a similar extent (59% versus 57%) while the ‘intervention’ group were more likely to access it (78%) and to read it for longer (median 35 s (25th and 75th percentiles: 6, 97) versus medians of 7 s (0, 28) and 8 s (4, 42) for the ‘cohort’ and ‘control’ groups, respectively). Conclusions Although the context given to the research participants significantly influenced access to the online information and reading time, this did not translate into any effect on drinking behaviour, for either hypothesis. This might be because of failure in the experimental paradigm or the possibility of weaker effects using the online approach. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000846022
РАСПРОСТРАНЁННОСТЬ РЕФРАКЦИОННЫХ НАРУШЕНИЙ СРЕДИ ДЕТЕЙ ШКОЛЬНОГО ВОЗРАСТА. СКРИНИНГОВОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ
Creators: name: Икбол Фозилович Салиев
name: Гулчехра Кабулджановна Назарова
name: Фируза Махкамовна Урманова
Publisher: name: Central Asian Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies (CARJIS)
Year: 2022
Subjects: миопия
аномалии рефракции
профилактика
дети
скрининг
осложнения

description: В статье отражены результаты исследования распространенности рефракционных аномалий среди детей школьного возраста на примере скрининга учащихся общеобразовательной школы №166 г.Ташкента, впервые проведенного при помощи портативного мобильного бинокулярного авторефрактометра KALEIDOS, производства компании ADAPTICA(Италия). Также проведено сопоставление их с показателями мировой статистики.
Declaration of Intention of John Portscher
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1921

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by:John Portscher Applicant age:22Occupation: LaborerCountry of Origin:HungaryDate of Birth: 7 May 1899Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Graf Waldersee City of residence at time of declaration:Egg Harbor City NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date:3 October 1921
Declaration of Intention of Albert Edward Gainsford, Jr
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1919

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Albert Edward Gainsford, Jr.Applicant age: 18Occupation: laborerCountry of Origin: EnglandDate of Birth: 20 November 1900Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Grand Trunk Railroad from Canada City of residence at time of declaration:Cologne, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 26 February 1919
Declaration of Intention of Thomas Donofrio
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1921

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by:Thomas Donofrio Applicant age:38Occupation:presserCountry of Origin:ItalyDate of Birth:23 July 1881Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Scintia City of residence at time of declaration:Egg Harbor City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:19 April 1921
Declaration of Intention of Charles Klein
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1921

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Charles Klein Applicant age: 41Occupation: GrocerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 18 July 1880Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Unknown City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 04 August 1921
Declaration of Intention of Carl Doell
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Carl Doell Applicant age:45Occupation: MusicianCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 25 December 1879Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Kaiser Frederick City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date: 14 July 1924
Pressure induced electronic topological transition in Sb2S3
Creators: name: Sorb, Y. A.
name: Rajaji, V.
name: Malavi, P. S.
name: Subbarao, U.
name: Hadappa, P.
name: Karmakar, S.
name: Peter, Sebastian C.
name: Narayana, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Pressure induced electronic topological transitions in the wide band gap semiconductor Sb2S3 (Eg = 1.7-1.8 eV) with similar crystal symmetry (SG: Pnma) to its illustrious analog, Sb2Se3, has been studied using Raman spectroscopy, resistivity and the available literature on the x-ray diffraction studies. In this report, the vibrational and the transport properties of Sb2S3 have been studied up to 22 GPa and 11 GPa, respectively. We observed the softening of phonon modes Ag(2), Ag(3) and B2g and a sharp anomaly in their line widths at 4 GPa. The resistivity studies also shows an anomaly around this pressure. The changes in resistivity as well as Raman line widths can be ascribed to the changes in the topology of the Fermi surface which induces the electron-phonon and the strong phonon-phonon coupling, indicating a clear evidence of the electronic topological transition (ETT) in Sb2S3. The pressure dependence of a/c ratio plot obtained from the literature showed a minimum at ~ 5 GPa, which is consistent with our high pressure Raman and resistivity results. Finally, we give the plausible reasons for the non-existence of a non-trivial topological state in Sb2S3 at high pressures.
description: 24 pages, 6 Figures, 2 tables submitted for publication
Motion among random obstacles on a hyperbolic space
Creators: name: Orsingher, Enzo
name: Ricciuti, Costantino
name: Sisti, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 60, 70

description: We consider the motion of a particle along the geodesic lines of the Poincarè half-plane. The particle is specularly reflected when it hits randomly-distributed obstacles that are assumed to be motionless. This is the hyperbolic version of the well-known Lorentz Process studied by Gallavotti in the Euclidean context. We analyse the limit in which the density of the obstacles increases to infinity and the size of each obstacle vanishes: under a suitable scaling, we prove that our process converges to a Markovian process, namely a random flight on the hyperbolic manifold.
description: 19 pages, 4 figures
Identification of Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Rehabilitation Professionals in Ontario, Canada: Results from Expert Panels
Creators: name: Landry, Michel D
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2008

description: Abstract Background Demand for rehabilitation services is expected to increase due to factors such as an aging population, workforce pressures, rise in chronic and complex multi-system disorders, advances in technology, and changes in interprofessional health service delivery models. However, health human resource (HHR) strategies for Canadian rehabilitation professionals are lagging behind other professional groups such as physicians and nurses. The objectives of this study were: 1) to identify recruitment and retention strategies of rehabilitation professionals including occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech language pathologists from the literature; and 2) to investigate both the importance and feasibility of the identified strategies using expert panels amongst HHR and education experts. Methods A review of the literature was conducted to identify recruitment and retention strategies for rehabilitation professionals. Two expert panels, one on Recruitment and Retention and the other on Education were convened to determine the importance and feasibility of the identified strategies. A modified-delphi process was used to gain consensus and to rate the identified strategies along these two dimensions. Results A total of 34 strategies were identified by the Recruitment and Retention and Education expert panels as being important and feasible for the development of a HHR plan for recruitment and retention of rehabilitation professionals. Seven were categorized under the Quality of Worklife and Work Environment theme, another seven in Financial Incentives and Marketing, two in Workload and Skill Mix, thirteen in Professional Development and five in Education and Training. Conclusion Based on the results from the expert panels, the three major areas of focus for HHR planning in the rehabilitation sector should include strategies addressing Quality of Worklife and Work Environment, Financial Incentives and Marketing and Professional Development.
Declaration of Intention of Conrad Schreiber
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1925

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Conrad Schreiber Applicant age: 48Occupation: FarmerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 27th October 1876Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Deutschland City of residence at time of declaration: Covis Mills NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 13th July 1925
Declaration of Intention of Karl Planer
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1925

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Karl Planer Applicant age:24Occupation: ElectricianCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth:17 July 1900 Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: SS Pittsburg City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:28 April 1925
СПОРТНИ ТАКОМИЛЛАШТИРИШ БОСҚИЧИДА ГИМНАСТИКАЧИЛАРНИНГ ПСИХОЛОГИК НАЗОРАТ САМАРАДОРЛИГИНИ АСОСЛАШ
Creators: name: Д. X. Умаров
name: Л.З. Холмуродов
name: Х.Х. Қурбонов
Publisher: name: Central Asian Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies (CARJIS)
Year: 2022
Subjects: шахсий вaхималилик
вазиятли вaхималилик
бадиий гимнастика
мусобақа
спорт
тадқиқот
сўровнома.

description: Ушбу мақолада муаллиф юқори махоратли спорт гимнастикачиларнинг шахсий вaхималиликни (Тейлор ва Спилбергер) шкалалари ѐрдамида аниқлаган ҳамда вазиятли вaхималилик даражасини эса тест ВАЗА методикалари ѐрдамида текшириб уларнинг вазиятли вaхималилик даражасини мусобақа кўрсаткичлари билан таққослаган.
Aggressive Motives Item Generation Study
Creators: name: Parton, Drew
name: Chester, David
name: Dyduch-Hazar, Karolina
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: aggression
subject: motivation

description: The present study will create a self-report scale that assesses dispositonal motives underlying aggressive acts.
Declaration of Intention of Casper J. Gensler
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by:Casper J. Gensler Applicant age:38Occupation:farmerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth:3 September 1886 Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Kroonland City of residence at time of declaration: Newtonville, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:3 October 1924
Declaration of Intention of Walter Ficker
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1920

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Walter Ficker Applicant age:38Occupation: EngineerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 14 September 1881Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Cecile City of residence at time of declaration:Atlantic City NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date:24 May 1920
Better quality of life with neuropsychological improvement on HAART
Creators: name: Robertson, Kevin R
name: Parsons, Thomas D
name: Hall, Colin D
name: Braaten, Alyssa J
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2006

description: Abstract: Background: Successful highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens have resulted in substantial improvements in the systemic health of HIV infected persons and increased survival times. Despite increased systemic health, the prevalence of minor HIV-associated cognitive impairment appears to be rising with increased longevity, and it remains to be seen what functional outcomes will result from these improvements. Cognitive impairment can dramatically impact functional ability and day-to-day productivity. We assessed the relationship of quality of life (QOL) and neuropsychological functioning with successful HAART treatment. Methods: In a prospective longitudinal study, subjects were evaluated before instituting HAART (naïve) or before changing HAART regimens because current therapy failed to maintain suppression of plasma viral load (treatment failure). Subjects underwent detailed neuropsychological and neurological examinations, as well as psychological evaluation sensitive to possible confounds. Re-evaluation was performed six months after institution of the new HAART regimen and/or if plasma viral load indicated treatment failure. At each evaluation, subjects underwent ultrasensitive HIV RNA quantitative evaluation in both plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. Results: HAART successes performed better than failures on measures exploring speed of mental processing (p < .02). HAART failure was significantly associated with increased self-reports of physical health complaints (p < .01) and substance abuse (p < .01). An interesting trend emerged, in which HAART failures endorsed greater levels of psychological and cognitive complaints (p = .06). Analysis between neuropsychological measures and QOL scores revealed significant correlation between QOL Total and processing speed (p < .05), as well as flexibility (p < .05). Conclusion: Our study investigated the relationship between HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment and quality of life. HAART failures experienced slower psychomotor processing, and had increased self-reports of physical health complaints and substance abuse. Contrariwise, HAART successes experienced improved mental processing, demonstrating the impact of successful treatment on functioning. With increasing life expectancy for those who are HIV seropositive, it is important to measure cognitive functioning in relation to the actual QOL these individuals report. The study results have implications for the optimal management of HIV-infected persons. Specific support or intervention may be beneficial for those who have failed HAART in order to decrease substance abuse and increase overall physical health.
Declaration of Intention of Carl Kaiser
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1920

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: CXarl Kaiser Applicant age:38Occupation:Confectioner Country of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 14 March 1882Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Cassel City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:12 June 1920
Linking young men who have sex with men (YMSM) to STI physicians: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in China
Creators: name: Tucker, Joseph
name: Zhao, Peipei
name: Cao, Bolin
name: Tang, Weiming
name: Pan, Stephen
name: Luo, Zhenzhou
name: Bien, Cedric
name: Mi, Guodong
name: Ding, Yi
name: Watson, Julia
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract
                Background
                Many young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are reluctant to seek health services and trust local physicians. Online information seeking may encourage YMSM to identify and see trustworthy physicians, obtain sexual health services, and obtain testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study examined online STI information seeking behaviors among Chinese YMSM and its association with offline physician visits.
                Methods
                We conducted a nationwide online survey among YMSM through WeChat, the largest social media platform in China. We collected information on individual demographics, sexual behaviors, online STI information seeking, offline STI testing, and STI physician visits. We examined the most commonly used platforms (search engines, governmental websites, counseling websites, generic social media, gay mobile apps, and mobile medical apps) and their trustworthiness. We assessed interest and willingness to use an MSM-friendly physician finder function embedded within a gay mobile app. Logistic regression models were used to examine the correlation between online STI information searching and offline physician visits.
                Results
                A total of 503 men completed the survey. Most men (425/503, 84.5%) searched for STI information online. The most commonly used platform to obtain STI information were search engines (402/425, 94.5%), followed by gay mobile apps (201/425, 47.3%). Men reported high trustworthiness of information received from gay mobile apps. Men also reported high interest (465/503, 92.4%) and willingness (463/503, 92.0%) to use a MSM-friendly physician finder function within such apps. Both using general social media (aOR =1.14, 95%CI: 1.04–1.26) and mobile medical apps (aOR =1.16, 95%CI: 1.01–1.34) for online information seeking were associated with visiting a physician.
                Conclusion
                Online STI information seeking is common and correlated with visiting a physician among YMSM. Cultivating partnerships with the emerging mobile medical apps may be useful for disseminating STI information and providing better physician services to YMSM.
N‑Arylation of NH-Sulfoximines via Dual Nickel Photocatalysis
Creators: name: Wimmer, Alexander
name: König, Burkhard
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: ARYL IODIDES; LIGANDS; PHOTOREDOX;
subject: 540 Chemie
subject: 615 Pharmazie

description: The pharmaceutically underexplored sulfoximine moiety has emerged as a potentially active pharmaceutical ingredient. We developed a scalable synthetic route to N-arylated sulfoximines from the respective "free" NH-sulfoximines and bromoarenes. Our strategy is based on a dual nickel photocatalytic approach, is applicable for a broad scope of substrates, and exhibits a highly functional group tolerance. In addition, we could demonstrate that other sulfoximidoyl derivatives like sulfonimidamides and sulfinamides proceed smoothly under the developed reaction conditions.
Naturalization Records of Petitioner August Kirscht
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1859

description: Naturalization records to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: August Kirscht Country of origin: Germany Age of petitioner: Unknown Occupation: Unknown City of residence at time of declaration: Unknown Date petition filed: 12 April 1859 Name of witness: Charles Heine
Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Turning Carbon into a Climate Solution
Creators: name: Lalitkumar L. Maurya1* Omkar Mohan Hande2
Publisher: name: The Science world a Monthly e magazine
Year: 2024

description: Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it's a present reality, evident in rising global temperatures, increasingly severe weather events, and shifting ecosystems. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world is on track to exceed a 1.5°C increase in average temperatures by as early as 2030, which could lead to catastrophic consequences for the planet. To mitigate these impacts, we must reduce carbon emissions by nearly half by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, meeting these goals requires more than just cutting emissions; we must also explore innovative methods for removing existing carbon from the atmosphere. One promising innovation is biochar—a deceptively simple yet highly effective tool that could play a crucial role in our global strategy to combat climate change. Biochar is a carbon-rich material that resembles charcoal, produced by heating organic matter, such as agricultural waste, wood chips, or plant residues, in an oxygen-limited environment through a process known as pyrolysis. This process converts biomass into a stable form of carbon that can be stored in the soil for long periods, effectively sequestering carbon dioxide (CO₂) that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere during decomposition.
Initial conditions from the shadowed Glauber model for Pb+Pb at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=2.76$ TeV
Creators: name: Ghosh, Snigdha
name: Singh, Sushant K.
name: Chatterjee, Sandeep
name: Alam, Jane
name: Sarkar, Sourav
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the initial conditions for Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=2.76$ TeV using the two component Monte-Carlo Glauber model with shadowing of the nucleons in the interior by the leading ones. The model parameters are fixed by comparing to the multiplicity data of p+Pb and Pb+Pb at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}=5.02$ and $2.76$ TeV respectively. We then compute the centrality dependence of the eccentricities upto the fourth order as well as their event by event distributions. The inclusion of shadowing brings the Monte-Carlo Glauber model predictions in agreement with data as well as with results from other dynamical models of initial conditions based on gluon saturation at high energy nuclear collisions. Further, we find that the shadowed Glauber model provides the desired relative magnitude between the ellipticity and triangularity of the initial energy distribution required to explain the data on the even and odd flow harmonics $v_2$ and $v_3$ respectively at the LHC.
description: version accepted for publication in Physical Review C
Wet Clay Crusher Machine for Tile Manufacturing Industries
Creators: name: Tharumaraja, Sajarupan
name: Ganege, Hasini
name: D.W.K.M, Witharana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Tile manufacture is a leading developing industry in Sri Lanka. A tile is manufactured using ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or glass. It is commonly used to cover objects such as roofs, floors, walls or tablets and it has great demand in markets. Clay important material for making porcelain and ceramic tiles. When using clay, the clay needs to crush for a specific scale. There are several clay crushing machines available in markets such are traveling breaker plate mills, high tonnage hammer mills, pulverisers, impact dryer mill and others. The existing machines facing issues in crushing wet clay. The machines get sticky, and it reduces the machine efficiency. The machines need additional labour support to remove all the sticky clay from the machines. The wet clay crusher machine is proposed to the title manufacturing industries for increase efficiency, reduce production costs, and reduce maintenance costs. The proposed machine has two types of special shafts. Two shafts with ratchet wheels, it’s placed bottom of the machine and a block shaft is placed on top of the ratchet wheel shafts. Ratchet wheels use to crush the clay. Block shaft uses to push the clay into the middle of the ratchet wheel shafts. These shafts are rotating by a three-phase motor. The motor connects to the shafts through a gearbox. There is a gearbox for reducing the motor speed and increasing torque. The mechanical design avoids the sticky problem. The rates of the clay crushing process are significantly higher more than labour-power. The final shafts rotation speed is 128 rpm. This constant speed helpful the good crushing process and, this machine's power consumption is 0.745kwh. The machining process crushes 2kg of wet clay within 5 seconds and the machine maintenance cost and power consumption are lower than labour costs for the crushing process.
Declaration of Intention of Otto Richard Schmidt
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1921

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Otto Richard Schmidt Applicant age: 26Occupation: piper joinerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 9 June 1894Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Dampfer Kassel City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 12 April 1921
Exposure to family planning messages and modern contraceptive use among men in urban Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal: a cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Speizer, Ilene
name: Okigbo, Chinelo C
name: Corroon, Meghan
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract Background Family planning (FP) researchers and policy makers have often overlooked the importance of involving men in couples’ fertility choices and contraception, despite the fact that male involvement is a vital factor in sexual and reproductive health programming. This study aimed to assess whether men’s exposure to FP demand-generation activities is associated with their reported use of modern contraceptive methods. Methods We used evaluation data from the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation project for the Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (URHI) in select cities of three African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal) collected in 2012/2013. A two-stage cluster sampling design was used to select a representative sample of men in the study sites. The sample for this study includes men aged 15–59 years who had no missing data on any of the key variables: 696 men in Kenya, 2311 in Nigeria, and 1613 in Senegal. We conducted descriptive analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses to assess the associations of interest. All analyses were weighted to account for the study design and non-response rates using Stata version 13. Results The proportion of men who reported use of modern contraceptive methods was 58 % in Kenya, 43 % in Nigeria, and 27 % in Senegal. About 80 % were exposed to at least one URHI demand-generation activity in each country. Certain URHI demand-generation activities were significantly associated with men’s reported use of modern contraception. In Kenya, those who participated in URHI-led community events had four times higher odds of reporting use of modern methods (aOR: 3.70; p < 0.05) while in Senegal, exposure to URHI-television programs (aOR: 1.40; p < 0.05) and having heard a religious leader speak favorably about FP (aOR: 1.72; p < 0.05) were associated with modern contraceptive method use. No such associations were observed in Nigeria. Conclusion Study findings are important for informing future FP program activities that seek to engage men. Program activities should be tailored by geographic context as results from this study indicate city and country-level variations. These types of gender-comprehensive and context-specific programs are likely to be the most successful at reducing unmet need for FP.
Decarboxylative hydrazination of unactivated carboxylic acids by cerium photocatalysis
Creators: name: Yatham, Veera Reddy
name: Bellotti, Peter
name: König, Burkhard
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS; FUNCTIONALIZATION; COMPLEXES; OXIDATION;
subject: 540 Chemie

description: We report the cerium photocatalyzed radical decarboxylative hydrazination of carboxylic acids with di-tert-butylazodicarboxylate (DBAD). The operationally simple protocol provides rapid access to synthetically useful hydrazine derivatives and overcomes current scope limitations in the photoredox-catalyzed decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.
Effect of genetic testing for risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus on health behaviors and outcomes: Study rationale, development, and design
Creators: name: O'Daniel, Julianne M
name: Ginsburg, Geoffrey S
name: Trujillo, Gloria M
name: Killeya-Jones, Ley A
name: Cho, Alex H
name: Lucas, Joseph E
name: Kawamoto, Kensaku
name: Gallagher, Patrick
name: Joy, Scott V
name: Haga, Susanne
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2012

description: Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a prevalent chronic condition globally that results in extensive morbidity, decreased quality of life, and increased health services utilization. Lifestyle changes can prevent the development of diabetes, but require patient engagement. Genetic risk testing might represent a new tool to increase patients' motivation for lifestyle changes. Here we describe the rationale, development, and design of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing the clinical and personal utility of incorporating type 2 diabetes genetic risk testing into comprehensive diabetes risk assessments performed in a primary care setting. Methods/Design Patients are recruited in the laboratory waiting areas of two primary care clinics and enrolled into one of three study arms. Those interested in genetic risk testing are randomized to receive either a standard risk assessment (SRA) for type 2 diabetes incorporating conventional risk factors plus upfront disclosure of the results of genetic risk testing ("SRA+G" arm), or the SRA alone ("SRA" arm). Participants not interested in genetic risk testing will not receive the test, but will receive SRA (forming a third, "no-test" arm). Risk counseling is provided by clinic staff (not study staff external to the clinic). Fasting plasma glucose, insulin levels, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference are measured at baseline and 12 months, as are patients' self-reported behavioral and emotional responses to diabetes risk information. Primary outcomes are changes in insulin resistance and BMI after 12 months; secondary outcomes include changes in diet patterns, physical activity, waist circumference, and perceived risk of developing diabetes. Discussion The utility, feasibility, and efficacy of providing patients with genetic risk information for common chronic diseases in primary care remain unknown. The study described here will help to establish whether providing type 2 diabetes genetic risk information in a primary care setting can help improve patients' clinical outcomes, risk perceptions, and/or their engagement in healthy behavior change. In addition, study design features such as the use of existing clinic personnel for risk counseling could inform the future development and implementation of care models for the use of individual genetic risk information in primary care. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00849563
Declaration of Intention of Filippio Marcontinio
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1922

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Filippio Marcontinio Applicant age:30Occupation: LaborerCountry of Origin:ItalyDate of Birth: 27 May 1891Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Duca D' Genoa City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:23 March 1922
Phase ordering of zig-zag and bow-shaped hard needles in two dimensions
Creators: name: Tavarone, Raffaele
name: Charbonneau, Patrick
name: Stark, Holger
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform extensive Monte Carlo simulations of a two-dimensional bent hard-needle model in both its chiral zig-zag and its achiral bow-shape configurations and present their phase diagrams. We find evidence for a variety of stable phases: isotropic, quasi-nematic, smectic-C, anti-ferromorphic smectic-A, and modulated-nematic. This last phase consists of layers formed by supramolecular arches. They create a periodic modulation of the molecular polarity whose period is sensitively controlled by molecular geometry. We identify transition densities using correlation functions together with appropriately defined order parameters and compare them with predictions from Onsager theory. The contribution of the molecular excluded area to deviations from Onsager theory and simple liquid crystal phase morphology is discussed. We demonstrate the isotropic--quasi-nematic transition to be consistent with a Kosterlitz-Thouless disclination unbinding scenario.
description: 14 pages, 12 figures
Examining the mental health of siblings of children with a mental disorder: A scoping review Protocol
Creators: name: Krzeczkowski, John
name: Wade, Terrance
name: Andrade, Brendan
name: Browne, Dillon
name: Riazi, Negin
name: Yalcinoz, Busra
name: Yates, Elizabeth
name: Tagalakis, Andrea
name: Patte, Karen
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mental Disorders
subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Developmental Psychology
subject: Child Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Scoping Review
subject: Siblings

description: This registration document outlines our proposed scoping review which aims to examine the mental health of siblings of children with mental disorders, and identify existing resources designed to support the needs of these siblings. Within this registration, we provide an overview of the project, our primary research objectives and questions, and our design plan.
Mixture SNPs effect on phenotype in genome-wide association studies
Creators: name: Liu, Hexuan
name: Shen, Haipeng
name: Guo, Guang
name: Wang, Ling
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract Background Recently mixed linear models are used to address the issue of “missing" heritability in traditional Genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The models assume that all single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with the phenotypes of interest. However, it is more common that only a small proportion of SNPs have significant effects on the phenotypes, while most SNPs have no or very small effects. To incorporate this feature, we propose an efficient Hierarchical Bayesian Model (HBM) that extends the existing mixed models to enforce automatic selection of significant SNPs. The HBM models the SNP effects using a mixture distribution of a point mass at zero and a normal distribution, where the point mass corresponds to those non-associative SNPs. Results We estimate the HBM using Gibbs sampling. The estimation performance of our method is first demonstrated through two simulation studies. We make the simulation setups realistic by using parameters fitted on the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) data. The simulation studies show that our method can accurately estimate the proportion of SNPs associated with the simulated phenotype and identify these SNPs, as well as adapt to certain model mis-specification than the standard mixed models. In addition, we analyze data from the FHS and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to study the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and SNPs on Chromosome 16, and replicate the identified genetic associations. The analysis of the FHS data identifies 0.3% SNPs on Chromosome 16 that affect BMI, including rs9939609 and rs9939973 on the FTO gene. These two SNPs are in strong linkage disequilibrium with rs1558902 (Rsq =0.901 for rs9939609 and Rsq =0.905 for rs9939973), which has been reported to be linked with obesity in previous GWAS. We then replicate the findings using the HRS data: the analysis finds 0.4% of SNPs associated with BMI on Chromosome 16. Furthermore, around 25% of the genes that are identified to be associated with BMI are common between the two studies. Conclusions The results demonstrate that the HBM and the associated estimation algorithm offer a powerful tool for identifying significant genetic associations with phenotypes of interest, among a large number of SNPs that are common in modern genetics studies.
Controlling circular polarization of light emitted by quantum dots using chiral photonic crystal slab
Creators: name: Lobanov, S. V.
name: Tikhodeev, S. G.
name: Gippius, N. A.
name: Maksimov, A. A.
name: Filatov, E. V.
name: Tartakovskii, I. I.
name: Kulakovskii, V. D.
name: Weiss, T.
name: Schneider, C.
name: Geßler, J.
name: Kamp, M.
name: Höfling, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the polarization properties of light emitted by quantum dots that are embedded in chiral photonic crystal structures made of achiral planar GaAs waveguides. A modification of the electromagnetic mode structure due to the chiral grating fabricated by partial etching of the wave\-guide layer has been shown to result in a high circular polarization degree $ρ_c$ of the quantum dot emission in the absence of external magnetic field. The physical nature of the phenomenon can be understood in terms of the reciprocity principle taking into account the structural symmetry. At the resonance wavelength, the magnitude of $|ρ_c|$ is predicted to exceed 98%. The experimentally achieved value of $|ρ_c|=81$% is smaller, which is due to the contribution of unpolarized light scattered by grating defects, thus breaking its periodicity. The achieved polarization degree estimated removing the unpolarized nonresonant background from the emission spectra can be estimated to be as high as 96%, close to the theoretical prediction.
Declaration of Intention of Leonard Bruckler
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1920

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Leonard Bruckler Applicant age:41Occupation: MerchantCountry of Origin:HungaryDate of Birth: 15 November 1878Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Maine City of residence at time of declaration: Leeds Point, Galloway Twp., NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:15 September 1920
Declaration of Intention of Anton Frank
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1921

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Anton Frank Applicant age:27Occupation: ButcherCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 16 January 1894Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Graf Waldersee City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:13 September 1921
СПОРТЧИЛАРНИ ШУҒУЛЛАНГАНЛИК ДАРАЖАСИНИ АНИҚЛАШНИНГ ЗАМОНАВИЙ УСУЛЛАРИНИ ТАҲЛИЛИ (ФУТБОЛ СПОРТ ТУРИ МИСОЛИДА)
Creators: name: Сирожиддин Рустам Ўғли Бозоров
Publisher: name: Central Asian Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies (CARJIS)
Year: 2022
Subjects: жисмоний тайѐргарлик тестлари
баҳолаш муаммолари
шуғулланганлик даражаси
ташхислаш
“еврофит” тести
қайтариш назарияси
мускул чидамкорлиги
баҳолаш шкалалари

description: Мақолада спортчиларни ўқув машғулотларида фойдаланиладиган тестлар мажмуаси, уларнини қўлланилиши ва замонавий тестларнинг самарадорлиги атрофлича ўрганилган. Ўсмир футболчиларнинг, болалар ва ѐшларнинг жисмоний тайѐргарлигини баҳолаш усулларининг ўта турли-туманлигини инобатга олган ҳолда “еврофит” тестини афзалликлари ҳақида маълумотлар келтирилган.
Slides: Building Digital Capacities through Collaboration. The case of Proyecto Humboldt Digital (Havana/Berlin)
Creators: name: Kraft, Tobias
name: Rojas, Antonio
name: Terrón, Grisel
name: Solernou, Alaina
name: Guerra, Eritk
name: Kirsten, Linda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Alexander von Humboldt
Capacity Building
Collaboration
Cuba
Germany
Digitization
Digital Editions

description: With this paper we would like to reflect on Proyecto Humboldt Digital's strategy for building digital capacities –that is, learning new skills and methodologies at an individual and organizational level– through collaboration. The international collaboration established in Proyecto Humboldt Digital has not been limited to carrying out a technical workflow but continuously organizes the exchange of research activities and experiences, and builds on a wide set of both internal (team oriented) and external (community oriented) training activities. Despite restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, short stays in both Havana and Berlin have taken place since 2019 as well as monthly meetings in virtual format; more recently, in 2022 an international DH conference and a workshop about digital scholarly editions took place in La Habana (Cuba) organized by the team members. During these encounters, we were able to define software requirements, present our main results, share the main issues and progress made in retrospect, and plan our following activities in order to publish online a collection of texts related to Alexander von Humboldt's trip to Cuba in the 19th century.
New gravitational self-force analytical results for eccentric orbits around a Schwarzschild black hole
Creators: name: Bini, Donato
name: Damour, Thibault
name: Geralico, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We raise the analytical knowledge of the eccentricity-expansion of the Detweiler-Barack-Sago redshift invariant in a Schwarzschild spacetime up to the 9.5th post-Newtonian order (included) for the $e^2$ and $e^4$ contributions, and up to the 4th post-Newtonian order for the higher eccentricity contributions through $e^{20}$. We convert this information into an analytical knowledge of the effective-one-body radial potentials $\bar d(u)$, $ρ(u)$ and $q(u)$ through the 9.5th post-Newtonian order. We find that our analytical results are compatible with current corresponding numerical self-force data.
description: 21 pages; 2 figures (4 eps files); revtex macros used. Revised version including more details in Appendix B. References updated and minor typos corrected
Dye removal with emulsion liquid membrane: experimental design and response surface methodology
Creators: name: Benabela, Imene
name: Benderrag, Abdelkader
name: Haddou, Boumediene
name: Canselier, Jean Paul
name: Gourdon, Christophe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Plant Biology

description: This work aims to removing anionic food dyes, Acid Red18 (E124) and Quinoline Yellow WS (E104), from their aqueous solutions. The Emulsion Liquid Membrane (ELM) technique was used. ELM consists of diluent (kerosene), nonionic surfactant (0.5 wt. % Triton X-45), Aliquat 336 as an extractant. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) solution was used as an internal aqueous phase. The key parameters impacting the stability of liquid membrane and the efficiency of dye removal were investigated; Almost 98% of E124 at 50 mg/L are successfully extracted under optimum conditions. The extraction of a mixture of the two dyes at equal concentrations (25 mg/L) was conducted and their extraction showed more than 95% of efficiency. The experimental results of dye mixture (E124, E104) extraction were expressed by the following three quantities: The concentration of Triton X-45, the concentration of Aliquat 336, and the internal phase concentration of H2SO4, represented on three dimensional plots using the Box–Behnken design and the response surface methodology. For each of the parameters, the values of which were determined by experimental design, these results were subjected to empirical smoothing. The values, thus calculated, are consistent with the measurements.