cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A Survey of Primary Care Providers’ Knowledge of HPV-associated Head and Neck Cancers: A focus on clinical characteristics, presentation and outcomes
Creators: name: Taylor, James
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Importance: The epidemiology of head and neck cancer has changed in recent years, particularly as related to those associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). Understanding primary care physicians’ (PCPs) current knowledge about HPV-associated head and neck cancers (HNC) will help inform educational efforts on this important topic. Objective: To assess the knowledge and understanding of PCPs towards the rapidly changing clinical characteristics, presentation and outcomes associated with HPV-positive HNCs Design, Setting and Participants: Online survey of primary care physicians (pediatricians, general internists and family medicine physicians) at two tertiary academic medical centers in North Carolina between May and July of 2016. Results: 275 PCPs at two tertiary academic medical centers were invited to participate via email, 95 PCPs completed the survey for a response rate of 34.5%. The majority of respondents were female (67.0%), attending physicians (61.5%), had less than 10 years of practice experience (46.0%), and practiced in an academic setting (85.3%). PCPs correctly answered 56% of knowledge based questions about HPVs causative role in HNC. 79% of PCPs failed to correctly identify the most common clinical presentation of the HPV-positive patient. Further, only 23% of PCPs correctly identified that HPV is associated with a much improved prognosis in HNC. Survey data indicate that PCPs most commonly consider the HPV-positive patient to be an African American male presenting with a persistent sore throat or non-healing ulcer and to have prior tobacco and alcohol consumption. However, PCPs demonstrated a high degree of knowledge on HPV infection correctly answering 91% of questions regarding HPV infection. Conclusions and Relevance: Although knowledgeable about HPV infection, PCPs are less knowledgeable about HPV’s role in head and neck cancer. We demonstrate the need for additional education among PCP physician groups with a focus on the clinical characteristics, presentations, and outcomes of the HPV-positive HNC patient.
title: Comparison of body fat assessment methods in athletes: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and Ultrasonography
Creators: name: Monteiro, Mário
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Tissue characterisation
subject: Technical aspects
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Soft tissues / Skin

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: The Body Composition study (BC) dates back to ancient Greece (400 BC) and has since evolved and has recently emerged as an independent area of scientific research (1). The increase in obesity, particularly in the western countries led the World...
Pew Internet & American Life Poll: Online News 2010
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2010

description: Direction of country (1); Internet usage (2); recent Internet usage (1); location of Internet usage (3); possessing certain items (4); uses of laptop (2); activities on Internet (5); uses of cell phone/handheld device (12); source of news/information (5); getting information online (12); using news sources (14); relying on websites for news (1); following the news (1); reasons for following the news (5); opinion of news statements (3); types of news (2); describing self (3); keeping up with news (1); coverage of particular news topics (11); interest in Internet features (8); deciding on where to get news (1); frequency of Internet usage (3); finding time to read (1); clicking related links (1); getting and sharing news online (9); favorite news source (3); paying for news content (4); advertising on website (1); clicking on online advertisements (1).
M&A and technological expansion
Creators: name: Jin, Ginger Zhe
name: Leccese, Mario
name: Wagman, Liad
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2023

description: We examine how public firms listed in North American stock exchanges acquire technology companies during 2010–2020. Combining data from Standard and Poor's (S&P), Refinitiv, Compustat, and Center for Research in Security Prices, and utilizing a unique S&P taxonomy that classifies tech mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by tech categories and business verticals, we show that 13.1% of public firms engage in any tech M&A in the S&P data, while only 6.75% of public firms make any (tech or nontech) M&A in Refinitiv. In both data sets, the acquisitions are widespread across sectors of the economy, but tech acquirers in the S&P data are on average younger, more investment efficient, and more likely to engage in international acquisitions than general acquirers in Refinitiv. Within the S&P data, deals in each M&A-active tech category tend to be led by acquirers from a specific sector; the majority of target companies in tech M&As fall outside the acquirer's core area of business; and firms are, in part, driven to acquire tech companies because they face increased competition in their core areas.
Topological Phases in Two-Dimensional Materials: A Brief Review
Creators: name: Ren, Yafei
name: Qiao, Zhenhua
name: Niu, Qian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Topological phases with insulating bulk and gapless surface or edge modes have attracted much attention because of their fundamental physics implications and potential applications in dissipationless electronics and spintronics. In this review, we mainly focus on the recent progress in the engineering of topologically nontrivial phases (such as $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological insulators, quantum anomalous Hall effects, quantum valley Hall effects \textit{etc.}) in two-dimensional material systems, including quantum wells, atomic crystal layers of elements from group III to group VII, and the transition metal compounds.
description: Invited review article for Reports on Progress in Physics
The Promise and Potential of Immunization Information Systems
Creators: name: Jordan, Megan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: INTRODUCTION: Immunization information systems (IIS) are confidential, population-based, computerized information systems that consolidate vaccination data. The Childhood Immunization Initiative (CII) of 1993 was the impetus for the development of the 56 state and local registries currently in operation. The CII also provided for an overarching national IIS that does not currently exist. HYPOTHESIS: I hypothesize that the decision of the NVAC and NVP to have the CDC serve as a grant-funding agency to the states rather than to establish a national registry was motivated by several prevailing stakeholder perspectives, including concerns about the privacy of health information and the appropriate scope of the federal government in delivering public health services, the lack of consensus on EHR in the burgeoning internet age, and by a desire to build on the existing public health infrastructure of local health departments. SIGNIFICANCE: Despite improvements in public health outreach, the lack of interoperability of state-based IIS and lack of a unifying national IIS may make maintaining high levels of pre-school-age immunization difficult. DATA AND METHODS: This is a qualitative study that triangulates medical and public health literature and elite interviews with policymakers to generate data. Interviewees included the former Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the current and former directors of the National Immunization Program, the director of the National Vaccine Program Office, consultants to the CII from the UNC Sheps Center, among others. CONCLUSIONS: Several themes emerged as explanations for the structure of immunization information systems. Concerns about privacy were paramount. Stakeholder resistance to new federal government programs and an emphasis on state solutions figured highly. Changes were propelled in advance of internet technology by the need for an ad hoc solution to the measles outbreak of 1989-91. Priorities for national immunization policy should include enforcement of functional standards for IIS and developing the technology needed to seamlessly integrate IIS data between states and at a national level.
Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of the SX Phe Star BL Cam
Creators: name: Abdel-Sabour, Mohamed
name: Nouh, Mohamed I.
name: Shokry, Ahmed
name: Hamed, Gamal M.
name: Ismail, Hamed A.
name: Takey, Ali
name: Ata, Saad A.
name: Zead, Ibrahim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the present paper, we report the photometric and spectroscopic observations obtained by the 1.88 m telescope at the Kottamia astronomical observatory of the pulsating star BL Cam. Fourier analysis of the light curves reveals that the fundamental mode has two harmonics. The O-C method is used to establish the period changes. So far, the analysis has been very successful in mapping the pulsation amplitude of the star across the instability strip. By using the formalism of Eddington and Plakidis (1929), we found significant results and strong indications of the evolutionary period change. A total of 55 new maximum light timings are reported. New values of (1/P) dP/dt are estimated using the O-C diagram based on all newly obtained times of maximum light combined with those taken from the literature, assuming the periods are decreasing and changing smoothly. To compute the effective temperature and surface gravity of the star, we performed model atmosphere analysis on its spectra. The physical parameters of the star are calculated and compared with the evolutionary models.
Residence in a Medicaid-expansion state and receipt of alcohol screening and brief counseling by adults with lower incomes: Is increased access to primary care enough?
Creators: name: Phillips, Aryn Z.
name: Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.
name: Bensley, Kara M. K.
name: Subbaraman, Meenakshi S.
name: Delk, Joanne
name: Mulia, Nina
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2023
Subjects: alcohol screening and brief counseling
alcohol-related conditions
Medicaid expansion
primary care

description: Background We investigate whether living in a state that expanded Medicaid eligibility is associated with receiving alcohol screening and brief counseling among nonelderly, low-income adults and a subgroup with chronic health conditions caused or exacerbated by alcohol use. Method Data are from the 2017 and 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (N = 15,743 low-income adults; n = 7062 with a chronic condition). We used propensity score-weighted, covariate-adjusted, modified Poisson regression to estimate associations between residence in a Medicaid-expansion state and receipt of alcohol screening and brief counseling. Models estimated associations in the overall sample and chronic conditions subsample, as well as differential associations across sex, race, and ethnicity using interaction terms. Results Living in a state that expanded Medicaid eligibility was associated with being asked whether one drank (prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.08, 1.22), but not with further alcohol screening, guidance about harmful drinking, or advice to reduce drinking. Among individuals with alcohol-related chronic conditions, expansion state residence was associated with being asked about drinking (PR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.05, 1.20) and, among past 30-day drinkers with chronic conditions, being asked how much one drank (PR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.04, 1.59) and about binge drinking (PR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.03, 1.99). Interaction terms suggest that some associations differ by race and ethnicity. Conclusions Living in a state that expanded Medicaid is associated with a higher prevalence of receiving some alcohol screening at a check-up in the past 2 years among low-income residents, particularly among individuals with alcohol-related chronic conditions, but not with the receipt of high-quality screening and brief counseling. Policies may have to address provider barriers to delivery of these services in addition to access to care.
Pew Research Center Poll: 2010 Media Consumption Survey
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2010

description: Barack Obama job performance (1); direction of country (1); reading newspaper (5); watching television (5); listening to radio (3); knowledge of news stories (3); news online (6); reading magazines (1); reading books (3); listening to/watching specific programs (24); reading certain types of publications (7);listening to radio shows with listener invites (1); keeping up with the news (1); possessing certain items (6); using search engines to find news (1); finding news online when not searching for it (1); reading blogs about politics/news (1); cell phone usage (3); downloading news apps (1); news on the cell phone (2); news on tablet computer (1); news by email (4); news through customizable web page (2); using Twitter (1); news through Twitter (4); profiles on social networking sites (1); news through social networking sites (4); news podcasts (2); cable subscription (1); possession of TIVO/DVR (1); news through TIVO/DVR (1); reason for ascribing to particular news sources (24); party with House majority (1); Steve Jobs company (1); Eric Holder (1); Icelandic volcanic eruption (1); type of news interest (1); view of news media (1); political news preference (1); understanding news events (1); political bias in news coverage (2); describing self (8); displaying flag (1); view of government (1); news important to job (1); going online at work (1).
Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: February, 2004 Health Poll Report--Healthcare and Politics
Creators: name: Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2004

description: Most important problems for government to address (3); most important problems in health or health care for government to address (3); Democrats/Republicans/both/neither would do a better job dealing with health care (1); how important for President and Congress to deal with certain health care issues (9); bill that would add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare has/has not been passed and signed into law (1); how closely followed certain stories covered by news organizations in the last month or so (12); President Bush did/did not talk about his plan to increase health care coverage for more Americans in the State of the Union (1); new Medicare law that includes some coverage of prescription drug costs for seniors (2); employment status (1); respondent is/is not now covered by any form of health insurance or health plan (1); how worried is respondent about certain things (13); 2000 presidential election (2); 2002 congressional election (2).
title: Magnetic resonance imaging in neuropathic pain
Creators: name: Sanverdi, Eser
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Pathology
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR
subject: Neuroradiology peripheral nerve
subject: Extremities

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To emphasize the role of MRI in the diagnosis of neuroathic...
title: Follow-up of the effects of interventions on lumbar spine radiographs and CTs
Creators: name: Oikarinen, Heljä
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: CT
subject: Radiation safety
subject: Audit and standards
subject: Health policy and practice
subject: Quality assurance
subject: Education and training

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Global radiation doses to the public have increased by 20% since the beginning of the 20 th century [1]. An increase has been seen particularly in the use of CT causing a major proportion of the ionizing radiation from medical...
Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: December, 2004 Health Poll Report--Medicare/Prescription Drugs/Health Insurance
Creators: name: Kaiser Family Foundation
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2005

description: Most important problem for government to address (5); most important problem in health or health care for government to address (5); importance of President and Congress dealing with certain health care issues (6); new Medicare law (8); Medicare-approved drug discount card program (1); $600 subsidy on cost of prescription drugs to people with very low incomes (1); Medicare drug plan (10); 1-800-MEDICARE (3); ever gone online (2); have/have not heard of certain web sites (2); Medicare.gov (2); a friend/family member has/has not ever visited a web site on respondent's behalf for information about Medicare (1); friends/family members who are covered by Medicare (3); own health status (1); prescription drugs taken by respondent (2); ever not filled a prescription/cut pills in half/skipped doses in past year because of cost (1); how closely followed certain news stories (8); do/do not have health insurance at this time (1); how worried is respondent about certain things (13); health insurance premiums (2).
2018 SE Data Librarian Symposium
Creators: name: Lake, Sherry
name: Parham, Susan
name: Doty, Jennifer
name: Julian, Renaine
name: Mi, Ximin
name: Herndon, Joel
name: Swygart-Hobaugh, Mandy
name: Ruhs, Nick
name: Mi, Ximin
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: The Southeast Data Librarian Symposium is intended to provide a low-cost opportunity for librarians and other research data specialists to gather and explore developments in the field of data librarianship, including the management and sharing of research data.
PSRAI/Newsweek Poll # 2004-NW05: American Jobs and Foreign Competition
Creators: name: Newsweek
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2013

description: Interest in politics (1); Democratic presidential candidates (3); George W. Bush vs. John Kerry (2); George W. Bush vs. John Edwards (2); Would you vote for Bush/Cheney or Kerry Edwards (1); George W. Bush job performance (8); Would/Wouldn't like to see George W. Bush get re-elected (1); How likely that George W. Bush will be re-elected (1); Opinion of people in politics (4); George W. Bush an honest person by nature (1); Controversy over George W. Bush's service in National Guard (1); Important issues in determining vote for president this year (7); Most important issue in deciding which Democratic candidate to support (1); John Kerry/John Edwards (4); George W. Bush should keep Dick Cheney as running mate/replace Cheney with someone else (1); Free trade agreements like NAFTA and the WTO have been good/bad for the US (1); Emergence of China as an economic superpower has been good/bad for the US (1); Worried/not worried about a major wage earner in family losing job (1); Agree/disagree that "outsourcing" of American service jobs to other countries is not only inevitable but is good for Americans (1); Possible reasons for the loss of American jobs to Foreign competitors (6); George W. Bush/John Kerry/John Edwards would do the best job of protecting American jobs and creating new ones (1); Same sex-marriage (3); Marriage is a legal/religious matter (1); Being married improves a person's ability to raise children and be a good parent/doesn't make much difference (1).
Newborn Male Circumcision for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States: A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Crossen, Eric
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2009

description: PURPOSE: To clarify whether circumcision of newborn males in the U.S. reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) later in life. DATA SOURCES: I searched the MEDLINE database (1948 through July 2009), Cochrane Library, and EM BASE. Other relevant articles were located through hand searches of bibliographies. STUDY SELECTION: I reviewed the literature for systematic reviews, randomized-controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies conducted in the United States that compared the effect of newborn male circumcision versus no circumcision on the development of various STIs among adolescents and adults, including: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, chancroid, HIV, HSV-2, HPV, hepatitis B and C. DATA EXTRACTION: I abstracted the relevant data from the included articles. DATA SYNTHESIS: I identified 13 relevant studies described in 12 articles. Studies examining the association between circumcision status and STIs differed in the risk profile of their study populations. Study populations could be described as general male population, high-risk heterosexual males, or men who have sex with men (MSM). Two studies of the general male population found no association between circumcision status and an array of STIs. Seven studies of high-risk heterosexual males had mixed results with no consistent findings suggesting protection against a particular STI. Some evidence from the four studies of MSM suggested a protective effect against HIV, although these results were inconsistent across all the studies. CONCLUSION: There is insufficient evidence to conclude whether newborn circumcision does or does not protect against STIs among U.S. males. Overall, the quality of evidence was fair. High-quality prospective studies are needed to further assess the effects of circumcision especially in high-risk U.S. men.
Mode-walk-off interferometry for position-resolved optical fiber sensing
Creators: name: Costa, Luis
name: Zhan, Zhongwen
name: Marandi, Alireza
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Simultaneously sensing and resolving the position of measurands along an optical fiber enables numerous opportunities, especially for application in environments where massive sensor deployment is not feasible. Despite significant progress in techniques based on round-trip time-of-flight measurements, the need for bidirectional propagation imposes fundamental barriers to their deployment in fiber communication links containing non-reciprocal elements. In this work, we break this barrier by introducing a position-resolved sensing technique based on the interference of two weakly-coupled non-degenerate modes of an optical fiber, as they walk-off through each other. We use this mode-walk-off interferometry to experimentally measure and localize physical changes to the fiber under test (axial strain and temperature) without the typical requirement of round-trip time-of-flight measurements. The unidirectional propagation requirement of this method makes it compatible with fiber links incorporating non-reciprocal elements, uncovering a path for multiple sensing applications, including ultra-long range distributed sensing in amplified space-division-multiplexed telecommunication links.
description: 9 pages, 7 figures. Submitted to the Journal of Lightwave Technology
title: The parapharyngeal space: Review of the anatomy and pathologic conditions.
Creators: name: Contreras Chacon, Rocio
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Pathology
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Abscess
subject: eLearning
subject: Structured reporting
subject: Education
subject: MR
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: CT
subject: Salivary glands
subject: Oncology
subject: Head and neck

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: 1. To review the anatomy of parapharyngeal space (PPS), as well as the imaging features of the pathologic conditions that can be found in these space. 2. Recognize some forms of displacement of PPS fat that are essential for accurate diagnosis and...
Prediction by linear regression on a quantum computer
Creators: name: Schuld, Maria
name: Sinayskiy, Ilya
name: Petruccione, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give an algorithm for prediction on a quantum computer which is based on a linear regression model with least squares optimisation. Opposed to related previous contributions suffering from the problem of reading out the optimal parameters of the fit, our scheme focuses on the machine learning task of guessing the output corresponding to a new input given examples of data points. Furthermore, we adapt the algorithm to process non-sparse data matrices that can be represented by low-rank approximations, and significantly improve the dependency on its condition number. The prediction result can be accessed through a single qubit measurement or used for further quantum information processing routines. The algorithm's runtime is logarithmic in the dimension of the input space provided the data is given as quantum information as an input to the routine.
description: 6 pages, 1 figure
Unbinned Likelihood Analysis for X-ray Polarization
Creators: name: González-Caniulef, Denis
name: Caiazzo, Ilaria
name: Heyl, Jeremy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a systematic study of the unbinned, photon-by-photon likelihood technique which can be used as an alternative method to analyse phase-dependent, X-ray spectro-polarimetric observations obtained with IXPE and other photo-electric polarimeters. We apply the unbinned technique to models of the luminous X-ray pulsar Hercules X-1, for which we produce simulated observations using ixpeobssim package. We consider minimal knowledge about the actual physical process responsible for the polarized emission from the accreting pulsar and assume that the observed phase-dependent polarization angle can be described by the rotating vector model. Using the unbinned technique, the detector's modulation factor, and the polarization information alone, we found that both the rotating vector model and the underlying spectro-polarimetry model can reconstruct equally well the geometric configuration angles of the accreting pulsar. However, the measured polarization fraction becomes biased with respect to underlying model unless the energy dispersion and effective area of the detector are also taken into account. To this end, we present an energy-dispersed likelihood estimator that is proved to be unbiased. For different analyses, we obtain posterior distributions from multiple ixpeobssim realizations and show that the unbinned technique yields $\sim 10\%$ smaller error bars than the binned technique. We also discuss alternative sources, such as magnetars, in which the unbinned technique and the rotating vector model might be applied.
description: 11 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS. Source code available at https://github.com/UBC-Astrophysics/Unbinned-Xray-polarimetry
title: Practical guide to differentiate cystic lesions of the liver.
Creators: name: Willemssen, François
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Neoplasia
subject: Infection
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Decision analysis
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Liver
subject: Abdomen

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Cystic liver lesions are frequently detected incidentally. Most of these lesions are benign, simple cystic lesions. However, up to 5% are complex cystic liver lesions, which require different management strategy. The purpose is to provide a...
Times Mirror Poll # 1990-PS0590: Spring 1990 Political Update
Creators: name: Times Mirror Center For The People & The Press
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2008

description: George Bush job performance (1); most important problem facing the country (3); political party best able to handle problems (1); Bush job performance on certain issues (12); satisfied with the direction of the country (1); personal financial situation (1); economy (4); affordable of expenses (1); favorability of countries (11); confidence in financial institutions (1); financial institutions (2); federal budget (19); programs/proposals in the country (7); minorities/religious groups in America (9); party control of Congress (1); political party (33); descriptions of respondent (60); political leaders/organizations job performance (29); disagree/agree with various statements (32); interest in government and public affairs (1); political party to win Congressional election (2); frequency of voting (1); 1988 presidential election (1); media (3); political advertising (5).
Crystalline Ground States in Polyakov-loop extended Nambu--Jona-Lasinio Models
Creators: name: Braun, Jens
name: Karbstein, Felix
name: Rechenberger, Stefan
name: Roscher, Dietrich
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nambu--Jona-Lasinio-type models have been used extensively to study the dynamics of the theory of the strong interaction at finite temperature and quark chemical potential on a phenomenological level. In addition to these studies, which are often performed under the assumption that the ground state of the theory is homogeneous, searches for the existence of crystalline phases associated with inhomogeneous ground states have attracted a lot of interest in recent years. In this work, we study the Polyakov-loop extended Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model and find that the existence of a crystalline phase is stable against a variation of the parametrization of the underlying Polyakov loop potential. To this end, we adopt two prominent parametrizations. Moreover, we observe that the existence of a quarkyonic phase depends crucially on the parametrization, in particular in the regime of the phase diagram where inhomogeneous chiral condensation is favored.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures
Black-White Disparities in Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease and Associations with Hypertension
Creators: name: Triplette, Matthew
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Introduction: Black Americans have a higher mortality rate from coronary artery disease (CAD) than whites, which may reflect a greater risk factor burden, increased barriers to care, lower socioeconomic status and differences in treatment. However, several studies have shown that despite a higher mortality rate and clinical burden of disease, black patients referred for angiography are less likely to have detected coronary stenoses than whites. This review is an attempt to summarize the evidence from the literature that examines black-white differences in angiographic disease. Methods: A systematic search strategy was used to identify articles which address the topic of interest. Eligible articles were reviewed for quality using a pre-specified and validated method of quality assessment. Important study characteristics and study findings were also examined for included articles. Results: Eight articles met all eligibility criteria and were included in this review. The majority (6) of the articles were given moderate quality ratings for internal validity, while the applicability of the studies to the key question of the review varied. Six of the articles reported a significantly lower rate of angiographic CAD in blacks compared to whites, one reported mixed findings and a single study found no differences between the race groups. Conclusions: There is fair evidence that black patients referred for angiography are less likely than whites to have significant CAD. This finding has important implications for future research to examine explanations for this finding as well as the clinical and prognostic value of angiography in blacks compared to whites.
title: The differential diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis to consider when applying for a Doppler ultrasound of the lower limbs
Creators: name: Palominos Pose, Diego
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Extremities
subject: Emergency
subject: Veins / Vena cava
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Education
subject: Image compression
subject: Education and training

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To describe the characteristics of ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound images of the various entities which suggest the clinical diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. To review lower limb anatomy and to classify into regions, in order to get a sequential...
Potentialities of Hubble parameter and expansion rate function data to alleviate Hubble tension
Creators: name: Yang, Yingjie
name: Lu, Xuchen
name: Qian, Lei
name: Cao, Shulei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Taking advantage of Gaussian process (GP), we obtain an improved estimate of the Hubble constant, $H_0=70.41\pm1.58$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$, using Hubble parameter [$H(z)$] from cosmic chronometers (CCH) and expansion rate function [$E(z)$], extracted from type Ia supernovae, data. We also use CCH data, including the ones with full covariance matrix, and $E(z)$ data to obtain a determination of $H_0=72.34_{-1.92}^{+1.90}$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$, which implies that the involvement of full covariance matrix results in higher values and uncertainties of $H_0$. These results are higher than those obtained by directly reconstructing CCH data with GP. In order to estimate the potential of future CCH data, we simulate two sets of $H(z)$ data and use them to constrain $H_0$ by either using GP reconstruction or fitting them with $E(z)$ data. We find that simulated $H(z)$ data alleviate $H_0$ tension by pushing $H_0$ values higher towards $\sim70$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$. We also find that joint $H(z)$ + $E(z)$ data favor higher values of $H_0$, which is also confirmed by constraining $H_0$ in the flat concordance model and 2-order Taylor expansion of $H(z)$. In summary, we conclude that more and better-quality CCH data as well as $E(z)$ data can provide a new and useful perspective on resolving $H_0$ tension.
description: 14pages, 11 figures, MNRAS accepted version
Application of the Life Course Model and First 1,000 Days of Infancy to Assess Refugee Health Trajectories in Zaatari Refugee Camp
Creators: name: Khatib, Iman
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2017

description: As long as the act of war continues to persist in this world, the refugee crisis will remain a major public health topic. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), there are an estimated 21.3 million individuals who have been forced out of their homes and are now considered refugees. More than half of the 21.3 million refugees originate from four countries/territories located in the Middle East or Greater Middle East region and North Africa (1). The Middle East and North African region, hosts 39% of the total global refugees, causing increased demands on these scarce-resourced regions. Many of these refugees find themselves unable to be taken in by a new country so instead find themselves in a refugee camp. These camps are truly a public health issue and demonstrate the clear effects of the social determinants of health and how the life course model of health and life plays itself out in a negative way, where early in life resource insufficiency leads to later life health deficiency. One of the areas which has experienced the greatest effects of war in refugee camps has been the Middle East.
title: Adrenal myelolipomas: Radiographic features on CT and MRI
Creators: name: Palominos Pose, Diego
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Education
subject: Image compression
subject: Education and training

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Describe the characteristics of adrenal myelolipomas on CT and MRI revealed putting on their most common images. Discuss the differential diagnosis with other benign and malignant...
Zur Evolution von Verkehrssystemen. Perspektiven der Telekommunikation
Creators: name: Heinze, G. Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 1985
Subjects: subject: 380 Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
subject: 330 Wirtschaft
subject: Telekommunikation
subject: Innovationen
subject: Verkehrsgeschichte
subject: Analogieschlüsse
subject: Verkehrsevolution
subject: telecommunication
subject: disruptive innovations
subject: transport history
subject: analogies
subject: transport evolution

description: Die Verlagsfassung ist verfügbar unter www.duncker-humblot.de
description: Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, die Telekommunikation als neue Raumüberwindungsform in die uns bekannte Evolution von Raumüberwindungstechnologien für Personen und Nachrichten einzuordnen. Grundlage bilden Charakteristika früherer verkehrstechnologischer Umbrüche, wie wir sie aus der heutigen Perspektive wahrnehmen. Ihre Überprüfung erfolgt in Arbeitshypothesen. Die Ergebnisse lassen erwarten, dass auch dieser Innovationsprozess nach ähnlichen Grundregeln abläuft. An relativen Grenzen motorisierten Verkehrswachstums angekommen, könnte die Telekommunikation eine wesentliche umweltfreundliche Raumüberwindungsform der Zukunft werden. Zu den Lehren gehört, rechtzeitig Weichen für die Zukunft stellen.
description: This article is a contribution to the debate about integrating telecommunication in the evolution of space-bridging. The basis is formed by characteristics of earlier changes in traffic technology, as we perceive from today's perspective. Working hypotheses are tested. The results justify the expectation that this process of innovation follows similar basic rules. At the limits of motorized traffic growth telecommunication could become a substantial environmentally friendly form of space-bridging in future. One of the main lessons is to set the course for future developments in good time.
Multispecies TASEP and the tetrahedron equation
Creators: name: Kuniba, Atsuo
name: Maruyama, Shouya
name: Okado, Masato
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 81R50, 60C99

description: We introduce a family of layer to layer transfer matrices in a three-dimensional (3D) lattice model which can be viewed as partition functions of the $q$-oscillator valued six-vertex model on $m \times n$ square lattice. By invoking the tetrahedron equation we establish their commutativity and bilinear relations mixing various boundary conditions. At $q=0$ and $m=n$, they ultimately yield a new proof of the steady state formula for the $n$-species totally asymmetric simple exclusion process (TASEP) obtained recently by the authors, revealing the 3D integrability in the matrix product construction.
description: 18 pages
Magnetic impurity in a one-dimensional few-fermion system
Creators: name: Rammelmüller, Lukas
name: Huber, David
name: Čufar, Matija
name: Brand, Joachim
name: Hammer, Hans-Werner
name: Volosniev, Artem G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a numerical analysis of spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ fermions in a one-dimensional harmonic potential in the presence of a magnetic point-like impurity at the center of the trap. The model represents a few-body analogue of a magnetic impurity in the vicinity of an $s$-wave superconductor. Already for a few particles we find a ground-state level crossing between sectors with different fermion parities. We interpret this crossing as a few-body precursor of a quantum phase transition, which occurs when the impurity `breaks' a Cooper pair. This picture is further corroborated by analyzing density-density correlations in momentum space. Finally, we discuss how the system may be realized with existing cold-atoms platforms.
description: SciPost Submission
Rapid umbrella review of digital technologies to prevent falls in people living with dementia
Creators: name: Eost-Telling, Charlotte
name: Hall, Alex
name: Yang, Yang
name: Hanratty, Barbara
name: Bower, Peter
name: Todd, Chris
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Dementia Falls Technology

description: This is a protocol for a rapid umbrella review of digital technologies to prevent falls in people living with dementia
title: Ex-vivo assessment of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer with shear-wave elastography
Creators: name: Kandemirli, Sedat
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Breast
subject: Oncology
subject: Elastography
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Surgery
subject: Metastases

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Axillary lymph node status is an important prognostic factor in early stage breast cancer. In the past, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) has been routinely carried out in early stage breast cancer, since histological examination of lymph nodes...
STICK FLY: A DISSECTION OF PROCESS AND EXPLORATION OF ADVOCACY
Creators: name: Taylor, Zavier Augustus Lee
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Design
subject: Theater
subject: African American studies
subject: Blackness
subject: Digital Media
subject: Isadora
subject: Projection

description: Title of Thesis:Thesis Directed By: ABSTRACT STICK FLY: A DISSECTION OF PROCESS AND EXPLORATION OF ADVOCACY Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor, Master of Fine Arts, 2022 Professor Jared Mezzocchi, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies The following thesis is a series of observations and explorations documenting my experiences as Media and Projections Designer of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at The University of Maryland College Park’s production of Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond. The production opened on April 15th, 2022 as a live performance in the Kogod Theatre. Stick Fly was performed in a black box theater space with direction by Kenyatta Rogers, Scenic Design by Abigail Bueti, Associate Scenic Design by Mollie Singer, co-sound design by Neil McFadden and Gordon Nimmo-Smith, lighting design by Christian Henrriquez, and costume design by Ashlynne Ludwig.
How cognitive abilities and self-control affect the relationship between shift work and health behavior: a moderation analysis
Creators: name: Baum, Myriam
name: Spinath, Frank
name: Hahn, Elisabeth
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: Previous work suggests that there is a link between shift work and health. Furthermore, shift work is assumed to affect health outcomes via the effect of health behavior. As the findings regarding the relationship between shift work and health-related behavior patterns are inconsistent and limited, the present study will examine this link with regard to potential moderators (namely, fluid intelligence, socio-economic status, and self-control) in a German sample. Subsequently, we will investigate the relationship between actual health behavior and subjective health. Due to diverging findings for men and women that are frequently found, we will analyze the data separately for the sexes.
Discussions on the nature of GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3
Creators: name: Tong, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The nature of the long period radio transient GLEAM-X J162759.5$-$523504.3 (GLEAM-X J1627 for short) is discussed. We try to understand both its radio emission and pulsation in the neutron star scenario, as an alternative to the white dwarf model. We think that: (1) From the radio emission point of view, GLEAM-X J1627 can be a radio-loud magnetar. (2) From the rotational evolution point of view, GLEAM-X J1627 is unlikely to be an isolated magnetar. (3) The 1091s period is unlikely to be the precession period. (4) GLEAM-X J1627 may be a radio-loud magnetar spin-down by a fallback disk. (5) The pulsar death line is modified due to the presence of a fallback disk or a twisted magnetic field. In both cases, a higher maximum acceleration potential can be obtained. This may explain why GLEAM-X J1627 is still radio active with such a long pulsation period. (6) General constraint on the neutron star magnetic field and initial disk mass are given analytically. Possible ways to discriminate between different modelings are also discussed.
description: 8 pages. accepted in ApJ
title: Sonographic differentiation of the autoimmune thyroid diseases
Creators: name: Chammas, Maria Cristina
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Thyroid / Parathyroids
subject: Head and neck
subject: Vascular
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Screening
subject: Efficacy studies
subject: Endocrine disorders
subject: Image registration

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: The purpose of this educational exhibit is to: 1- Discuss the most common sonographic (US) findings of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) and correlate them with the two major subtypes: Graves disease (GD) and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). 2-...
title: Aortic aneurysm: What do surgeons should know before the surgery?
Creators: name: Palominos Pose, Diego
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Arteries / Aorta
subject: Emergency
subject: Abdomen
subject: Ultrasound
subject: CT
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Education
subject: Image compression
subject: Aneurysms

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Describe abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and its clinic. To show how to recognize it, to classify and to know the critical information that radiologist prior to surgery should give. Explain the radiological findings on ultrasound, CT and...