cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Online_Appendix_UrbanEdRevisions_Final_Oct2017 – Supplemental material for Recovery, Achievement, and Opportunity: A Comparative Analysis of State Takeover Districts in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia
Creators: name: Welsh, Richard O.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Education
subject: 120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Social and economic geography

description: Supplemental material, Online_Appendix_UrbanEdRevisions_Final_Oct2017 for Recovery, Achievement, and Opportunity: A Comparative Analysis of State Takeover Districts in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Georgia by Richard O. Welsh in Urban Education
Varieties of Artifacts: Embodied, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Affective
Creators: name: Heersmink, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
classificationCode: 5204
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology

description: The primary goal of this essay is to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of the various relations between material artifacts and the embodied mind. A secondary goal of this essay is to identify some of the trends in the design and use of artifacts. First, based on their functional properties, I identify four categories of artifacts co-opted by the embodied mind, namely (a) embodied artifacts, (b) perceptual artifacts, (c) cognitive artifacts, and (d) affective artifacts. These categories can overlap and so some artifacts are members of more than one category. I also identify some of the techniques (or skills) we use when interacting with artifacts. Identifying these categories of artifacts and techniques allows us to map the landscape of relations between embodied minds and the artifactual world. Second, having identified categories of artifacts and techniques, this essay then outlines some of the trends in the design and use of artifacts, focusing on neuroprosthetics, brain-computer interfaces, and personalization algorithms nudging their users toward particular epistemic paths of information consumption.
Personalised nutrition advice reduces intake of discretionary foods and beverages: findings from the Food4Me randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Livingstone, KM
name: Celis-Morales, C
name: Navas-Carretero, S
name: San-Cristobal, R
name: Forster, H
name: Woolhead, C
name: O’Donovan, CB
name: Moschonis, George
name: Manios, Y
name: Traczyk, I
name: Gundersen, TE
name: Drevon, CA
name: Marsaux, CFM
name: Fallaize, R
name: Macready, AL
name: Daniel, H
name: Saris, WHM
name: Lovegrove, JA
name: Gibney, M
name: Gibney, ER
name: Walsh, M
name: Brennan, L
name: Martinez, JA
name: Mathers, JC
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: The effect of personalised nutrition advice on discretionary foods intake is unknown. To date, two national classifications for discretionary foods have been derived. This study examined changes in intake of discretionary foods and beverages following a personalised nutrition intervention using these two classifications. Methods: Participants were recruited into a 6-month RCT across seven European countries (Food4Me) and were randomised to receive generalised dietary advice (control) or one of three levels of personalised nutrition advice (based on diet [L1], phenotype [L2] and genotype [L3]). Dietary intake was derived from an FFQ. An analysis of covariance was used to determine intervention effects at month 6 between personalised nutrition (overall and by levels) and control on i) percentage energy from discretionary items and ii) percentage contribution of total fat, SFA, total sugars and salt to discretionary intake, defined by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG) classifications. Results: Of the 1607 adults at baseline, n = 1270 (57% female) completed the intervention. Percentage sugars from FSS discretionary items was lower in personalised nutrition vs control (19.0 ± 0.37 vs 21.1 ± 0.65; P = 0.005). Percentage energy (31.2 ± 0.59 vs 32.7 ± 0.59; P = 0.031), percentage total fat (31.5 ± 0.37 vs 33.3 ± 0.65; P = 0.021), SFA (36.0 ± 0.43 vs 37.8 ± 0.75; P = 0.034) and sugars (31.7 ± 0.44 vs 34.7 ± 0.78; P < 0.001) from ADG discretionary items were lower in personalised nutrition vs control. There were greater reductions in ADG percentage energy and percentage total fat, SFA and salt for those randomised to L3 vs L2. Conclusions: Compared with generalised dietary advice, personalised nutrition advice achieved greater reductions in discretionary foods intake when the classification included all foods high in fat, added sugars and salt. Future personalised nutrition approaches may be used to target intake of discretionary foods. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01530139. Registered 9 February 2012.
Varieties of Artifacts: Embodied, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Affective
Creators: name: Heersmink, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The primary goal of this essay is to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of the various relations between material artifacts and the embodied mind. A secondary goal of this essay is to identify some of the trends in the design and use of artifacts. First, based on their functional properties, I identify four categories of artifacts co-opted by the embodied mind, namely (a) embodied artifacts, (b) perceptual artifacts, (c) cognitive artifacts, and (d) affective artifacts. These categories can overlap and so some artifacts are members of more than one category. I also identify some of the techniques (or skills) we use when interacting with artifacts. Identifying these categories of artifacts and techniques allows us to map the landscape of relations between embodied minds and the artifactual world. Second, having identified categories of artifacts and techniques, this essay then outlines some of the trends in the design and use of artifacts, focusing on neuroprosthetics, brain-computer interfaces, and personalization algorithms nudging their users toward particular epistemic paths of information consumption.
НЫНЕШНЕЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ ПРОКУРОРСКОГО НАДЗОРА ЗА ИСПОЛНЕНИЕМ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА В ОБЛАСТИ ЛЕСНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА
Creators: name: Мамадалиев Бахтиёр Зокирович
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Вся деятельность системы прокуратуры Республики Узбекистан заключается в обеспечении верховенства закона, защите прав и основных свобод человека и гражданина, а также интересов общества и государства. Общепризнано мнение, что для успешной организации работы органов прокуратуры по контролю за исполнением законов и принятия соответствующих мер по выявленным нарушениям необходим соответствующий анализ состояния законности, статистические показатели, характеризующие лесное хозяйство страны, напрямую связаны со сферой исполнения лесного законодательства. Под состоянием законности наряду с другими определениями вюридической науке представляется «совокупность количественных и качественных показателей, отражающих фактическое выполнение (или несоответствие) требований законности в изучаемые периоды» [7, с. 11]. Требования законности состоят в подчинении законов всем участникам общественных отношений (государственным органам должностным лицам, иным органам и лицам), а также в выполнении их предписаний [5]....
The Body Confident Mums challenge: a feasibility trial and qualitative evaluation of a body acceptance program delivered to mothers using Facebook
Creators: name: Wallis, K
name: Prichard, I
name: Hart, Laura
name: Yager, Z
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Motherhood is a time of intense physical, psychological, and identity transformation, and body dissatisfaction may emerge through the process of pregnancy, birth, and adaptation to parenting. We present a feasibility trial of the Body Confident Mums Challenge, a program developed by adapting existing, effective interventions that focus on self-compassion and appreciation of body functionality to be specific to mothers. Methods: The program was delivered using the social learning function in a closed Facebook group. Qualitative evaluation of evidence of change was conducted by gathering individual written reflections posted during the challenge (n = 120). Feasibility and acceptability was determined using a feedback survey (n = 22). Results: Participant’s reflective posts indicated that they were embracing self-compassion, and de-prioritising body image concerns during the challenge. Feedback indicated that the program was mostly feasible and acceptable for mothers, with recommendations from some participants relating to slowing the pace of content delivery and reducing the time commitment of the Challenge. Conclusions: The social media environment may therefore be a useful setting in which to implement brief intervention programs to improve body image and wellbeing.
Evaluating exercise progression in an Australian cardiac rehabilitation program: Should cardiac intervention, age, or physical capacity be considered?
Creators: name: Price, KJ
name: Gordon, Brett
name: Bird, SR
name: Benson, AC
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Progression of prescribed exercise is important to facilitate attainment of optimal physical capacity during cardiac rehabilitation. However, it is not clear how often exercise is progressed or to what extent. This study evaluated whether exercise progression during clinical cardiac rehabilitation was different between cardiovascular treatment, age, or initial physical capacity. The prescribed exercise of sixty patients who completed 12 sessions of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation at a major Australian metropolitan hospital was evaluated. The prescribed aerobic exercise dose was progressed using intensity rather than duration, while repetitions and weight lifted were utilised to progress resistance training dose. Cardiovascular treatment or age did not influence exercise pro-gression, while initial physical capacity and strength did. Aerobic exercise intensity relative to initial physical capacity was progressed from the first session to the last session for those with high (from mean (95%CI) 44.6% (42.2–47.0) to 68.3% (63.5–73.1); p < 0.001) and moderate physical capacity at admission (from 53.0% (50.7–55.3) to 76.3% (71.2–81.4); p < 0.001), but not in those with low physical capacity (from 67.3% (63.7–70.9) to 85.0% (73.7–96.2); p = 0.336). The initial prescription for those with low physical capacity was proportionately higher than for those with high capacity (p < 0.001). Exercise testing should be recommended in guidelines to facilitate appropriate exercise prescription and progression.
Supplemental_Table_1_(1) - The Association Between Patient Satisfaction and Patient-Reported Health Outcomes
Creators: name: Qinyu Chen
name: Beal, Eliza W.
name: Okunrintemi, Victor
name: Cerier, Emily
name: Anghela Paredes
name: Sun, Steven
name: Olsen, Griffin
name: Pawlik, Timothy M.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Medicine

description: Supplemental_Table_1_(1) for The Association Between Patient Satisfaction and Patient-Reported Health Outcomes by Qinyu Chen, Eliza W. Beal, Victor Okunrintemi, Emily Cerier, Anghela Paredes, Steven Sun, Griffin Olsen, and Timothy M. Pawlik in Journal of Patient Experience
Decolonizing Geology: A Discussion
Creators: name: Bobbette, Adam
name: Gamble, Ruth
name: Lee, Cin-Ty
name: Wilson, Christopher
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Critiques of the geological sciences role in the history of Western colonialism and empire, racism, climate injustice, and carbon capitalism, are familiar. The conversation here considers how the geological sciences have never only been Western. It opens the discussion of decolonizing geology onto questions of how to multiply the geological tradition and expand our conception of earth knowledge and science.
Lessons Learned From Immersive and Desktop VR Training of Mines Rescuers
Creators: name: Pedram, Shiva
name: Skarbez, Richard
name: Palmisano, Stephen
name: Farrelly, Matthew
name: Perez, Pascal
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper discusses results from two successive rounds of virtual mines rescue training. The first round was conducted in a surround projection environment (360-VR), and the second round was conducted in desktop virtual reality (Desktop-VR). In the 360-VR condition, trainees participated as groups, making collective decisions. In the Desktop-VR condition, trainees could control their avatars individually. Overall, 372 participants took part in this study, including 284 mines rescuers who took part in 360-VR, and 243 in Desktop-VR. (155 rescuers experienced both.) Each rescuer who trained in 360-VR completed a battery of pre- and post-training questionnaires. Those who attended the Desktop-VR session only completed the post-training questionnaire. We performed principal components analysis on the questionnaire data, followed by a multiple regression analysis, the results of which suggest that the chief factor contributing to positive learning outcome was Learning Context, which extracted information about the quality of the learning content, the trainers, and their feedback. Subjective feedback from the Desktop-VR participants indicated that they preferred Desktop-VR to 360-VR for this training activity, which highlights the importance of choosing an appropriate platform for training applications, and links back to the importance of Learning Context. Overall, we conclude the following: 1) it is possible to train effectively using a variety of technologies but technology that is well-suited to the training task is more useful than technology that is “more advanced,” and 2) factors that have always been important in training, such as the quality of human trainers, remain critical for virtual reality training.
Supplemental_Tables – Supplemental material for Education differences in cancer fatalism: The role of information-seeking experiences
Creators: name: Emanuel, Amber S
name: Godinho, Cristina A
name: Steinman, Christopher
name: Updegraff, John A
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_Tables for Education differences in cancer fatalism: The role of information-seeking experiences by Amber S Emanuel, Cristina A Godinho, Christopher Steinman and John A Updegraff in Journal of Health Psychology
The Role of Hyper-sales on E-commerce -- Evidence from the Platform Subsidies on AliExpress
Creators: name: Chen, Zixu
Publisher: name: University of Chicago
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: E-commerce
subject: Platform subsidies

description: Cross-border e-commerce such as AliExpress provides great opportunities for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to enter into the global market. Using scraping data, this paper investigates the impact of hyper-sales, in fact the platform subsidies, on these SMEs in the context of AliExpress. Noticing that there are many homogeneous products sold by different retailers, I carefully construct 70 groups of identical iPhone cases with 220 products in total and ensure that there are variation of hyper-sales within each group. I show that the variation of hyper-sales across time is high, and this further enables me to use panel data and group fixed effect models to quantitatively estimate the effect of hyper-sales. I found that hyper-sales are in fact effective ways to increase sales controlling the characteristics of the products and sellers - hyper-sales may lead to an increase of 10 units on average for every two days. These results are robust under a suite of robust tests, and there is no heterogeneity between old sellers and new sellers. I also found that consumers may not respond well when the hyper-sales switch too quickly. This indicates that the platform and policy makers may continue using this marketing strategy to help SMEs grow, but they may need to think carefully about who to sponsor and when to sponsor.
Tum_Bio_PPSupplement_data_edit_160718 – Supplemental material for Effect of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk fresh leaf ethanolic extract on human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 regulated cell death
Creators: name: Phimphan Komonrit
name: Ratana Banjerdpongchai
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cell Biology

description: Supplemental material, Tum_Bio_PPSupplement_data_edit_160718 for Effect of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk fresh leaf ethanolic extract on human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 regulated cell death by Phimphan Komonrit and Ratana Banjerdpongchai in Tumor Biology
Measuring partnership synergy and functioning: Multi-stakeholder collaboration in primary health care
Creators: name: Loban, E
name: Scott, C
name: Lewis, Virginia
name: Haggerty, J
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In primary health care, multi-stakeholder partnerships between clinicians, policy makers, academic representatives and other stakeholders to improve service delivery are becoming more common. Literature on processes and approaches that enhance partnership effectiveness is growing. However, evidence on the performance of the measures of partnership functioning and the achievement of desired outcomes is still limited, due to the field’s definitional ambiguity and the challenges inherent in measuring complex and evolving collaborative processes. Reliable measures are needed for external or self-assessment of partnership functioning, as intermediate steps in the achievement of desired outcomes. We adapted the Partnership Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) and distributed it to multiple stakeholders within five partnerships in Canada and Australia. The instrument contained a number of partnership functioning sub-scales. New sub-scales were developed for the domains of communication and external environment. Partnership synergy was assessed using modified Partnership Synergy Processes and Partnership Synergy Outcomes sub-scales, and a combined Partnership Synergy scale. Ranking by partnership scores was compared with independent ranks based on a qualitative evaluation of the partnerships’ development. 55 (90%) questionnaires were returned. Our results indicate that the instrument was capable of discriminating between different levels of dimensions of partnership functioning and partnership synergy even in a limited sample. The sub-scales were sufficiently reliable to have the capacity to discriminate between individuals, and between partnerships. There was negligible difference in the correlations between different partnership functioning dimensions and Partnership Synergy sub-scales. The Communication and External Environment sub-scales did not perform well metrically. The adapted partnership assessment tool is suitable for assessing the achievement of partnership synergy and specific indicators of partnership functioning. Further development of Communication and External Environment sub-scales is warranted. The instrument could be applied to assess internal partnership performance on key indicators across settings, in order to determine if the collaborative process is working well.
Removing politics from innovations that improve food security
Creators: name: Smyth, SJ
name: McHughen, A
name: Entine, J
name: Kershen, D
name: Ramage, Carl
name: Parrott, W
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Genetically modified (GM) organisms and crops have been a feature of food production for over 30 years. Despite extensive science-based risk assessment, the public and many politicians remain concerned with the genetic manipulation of crops, particularly food crops. Many governments have addressed public concern through biosafety legislation and regulatory frameworks that identify and regulate risks to ensure human health and environmental safety. These domestic regulatory frameworks align to international scientific risk assessment methodologies on a case-by-case basis. Regulatory agencies in 70 countries around the world have conducted in excess of 4400 risk assessments, all reaching the same conclusion: GM crops and foods that have been assessed provide no greater risk to human health or the environment than non-GM crops and foods. Yet, while the science regarding the safety of GM crops and food appears conclusive and societal benefits have been globally demonstrated, the use of innovative products have only contributed minimal improvements to global food security. Regrettably, politically-motivated regulatory barriers are currently being implemented with the next genomic innovation, genome editing, the implications of which are also discussed in this article. A decade of reduced global food insecurity was witnessed from 2005 to 2015, but regrettably, the figure has subsequently risen. Why is this the case? Reasons have been attributed to climate variability, biotic and abiotic stresses, lack of access to innovative technologies and political interference in decision making processes. This commentary highlights how political interference in the regulatory approval process of GM crops is adversely affecting the adoption of innovative, yield enhancing crop varieties, thereby limiting food security opportunities in food insecure economies.
Supplemental material for Low-dose non-contrast examination of the temporal bone using volumetric 320-row computed tomography
Creators: name: Berhan Pirimoglu
name: Sade, Recep
name: Sakat, Muhammed Sedat
name: Gokhan Polat
name: Kantarci, Mecit
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 110320 Radiology and Organ Imaging
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material for Low-dose non-contrast examination of the temporal bone using volumetric 320-row computed tomography by Berhan Pirimoglu, Recep Sade, Muhammed Sedat Sakat, Gokhan Polat and Mecit Kantarci in Acta Radiologica
Appendix03.22.17-2 – Supplemental material for Imperfect Recall: The Politics of Subnational Office Removals
Creators: name: Holland, Alisha C.
name: Incio, José
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental material, Appendix03.22.17-2 for Imperfect Recall: The Politics of Subnational Office Removals by Alisha C. Holland and José Incio in Comparative Political Studies
Bibliometric profile and density visualizing analysis of yoga intervention in type 2 diabetes: a 44-year study on global scientific research output from 1975 to 2019
Creators: name: Ramamoorthi, Ramya
name: Gahreman, Daniel
name: Skinner, Timothy
name: Moss, Simon
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The aim of the paper is to provide an in-depth evaluation of the research output of yoga intervention on type 2 diabetes mellitus from 1975 to 2019 using large-scale data analysis, bibliometric indicators, and density equalizing mapping. Data related to yoga-diabetic research, as search descriptors were retrieved using the Scopus database. The most common bibliometric indicators were annual research output, total citations, productive countries and leading authors, journals and institutions, and frequently cited articles. The number of global research articles retrieved for yoga-diabetic research over the study period 1975–2019 was 411. The growth rate of global publications in 2015–2019 is four times as high as in 1975–2003. The total number of citations for the retrieved articles was 7189, and the average number of citations per article was 23.82. Of these journals, the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has published the highest number of papers, which accounts for 2.9% of total publications. This study showed a wide variety of journals in which yoga-diabetic articles are published; these bibliometric indicators provide useful information on performance assessment of productivity and quality of research output. Therefore, this study provides a helpful reference for endocrinologists, yoga therapists, policy decision-makers, and diabetes researchers.
Tumor microenvironmental cytokines bound to cancer exosomes determine uptake by cytokine receptor-expressing cells and biodistribution
Creators: name: Lima, LG
name: Ham, S
name: Shin, H
name: Chai, EPZ
name: Lek, ESH
name: Lobb, RJ
name: Müller, AF
name: Mathivanan, Suresh
name: Yeo, B
name: Choi, Y
name: Parker, Belinda
name: Möller, A
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Metastatic spread of a cancer to secondary sites is a coordinated, non-random process. Cancer cell-secreted vesicles, especially exosomes, have recently been implicated in the guidance of metastatic dissemination, with specific surface composition determining some aspects of organ-specific localization. Nevertheless, whether the tumor microenvironment influences exosome biodistribution has yet to be investigated. Here, we show that microenvironmental cytokines, particularly CCL2, decorate cancer exosomes via binding to surface glycosaminoglycan side chains of proteoglycans, causing exosome accumulation in specific cell subsets and organs. Exosome retention results in changes in the immune landscape within these organs, coupled with a higher metastatic burden. Strikingly, CCL2-decorated exosomes are directed to a subset of cells that express the CCL2 receptor CCR2, demonstrating that exosome-bound cytokines are a crucial determinant of exosome-cell interactions. In addition to the finding that cytokine-conjugated exosomes are detected in the blood of cancer patients, we discovered that healthy subjects derived exosomes are also associated with cytokines. Although displaying a different profile from exosomes isolated from cancer patients, it further indicates that specific combinations of cytokines bound to exosomes could likewise affect other physiological and disease settings.
Impact of chemically defined culture media formulations on extracellular vesicle production by amniotic epithelial cells
Creators: name: Zhu, D
name: Fang, H
name: Kusuma, GD
name: Schwab, R
name: Barabadi, M
name: Chan, ST
name: McDonald, H
name: Leong, CM
name: Wallace, EM
name: Greening, David
name: Lim, R
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The therapeutic properties of cell derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) make them promising cell-free alternative to regenerative medicine. However, clinical translation of this technology relies on the ability to manufacture EVs in a scalable, reproducible, and cGMP-compliant manner. To generate EVs in sufficient quantity, a critical step is the selection and development of culture media, where differences in formulation may influence the EV manufacturing process. In this study, we used human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) as a model system to explore the effect of different formulations of chemically defined, commercially sourced media on EV production. Here, we determined that cell viability and proliferation rate are not reliable quality indicators for EV manufacturing. The levels of tetraspanins and epitope makers of EVs were significantly impacted by culture media formulations. Mass spectrometry-based proteomic profiling revealed proteome composition of hAEC-EVs and the influence of media formulations on composition of EV proteome. This study has revealed critical aspects including cell viability and proliferation rate, EV yield, and tetraspanins, surface epitopes and proteome composition of EVs influenced by media formulations, and further insight into standardised EV production culture media that should be considered in clinical-grade scalable EV manufacture for generation of therapeutic EVs.
Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: A scoping review protocol
Creators: name: Walsh, S
name: Jones, Martin
name: Gray, Richard
name: Gillam, M
name: Gunn, KM
name: Barker, T
name: Eshetie, T
name: Moseley, GL
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Chronic pain is a distressing condition and often poorly treated and managed. Psychological therapies are considered first-line intervention for people with chronic pain. Common psychological therapies require extensive clinician training and specialist qualifications. One approach that does not need lengthy training nor specialist qualification, but has empirical support in other health domains, is behavioural activation (BA). BA seeks to increase engagement in behaviours that are valued by the person and progress through behaviours that can increase mood and develop skills that build satisfying routines. BA can help people to manage their condition through scheduling behaviours, promoting routine and mastery over their condition. The extent to which BA has been used to support people living with chronic pain is not clear. Methods and analysis This scoping review aims to identify published studies describing the application of BA to support people living with chronic pain. To map the evidence regarding BA and chronic pain, including the study type and the associated evidence, a scoping review was adopted. The search will be conducted in bibliographic databases, clinical trial registries and grey literature. No date limits will be applied to the search strategy. Screening of titles and abstracts, and full-text screening, will be independently undertaken by two investigators using Covidence software. Any disagreement between investigators will be resolved by a third investigator. Data from included publications will be extracted using a customised data extraction tool. Ethics and dissemination The scoping review is an analysis of existing data and therefore ethics approval is not required. The findings of this scoping review will further our understanding of how BA has been used to support people living with chronic pain and inform future training and education programmes in this area.
Tussen Bewustzijn en Wereld - Husserls Transcendentale Fenomenologie en Kastrups Analytisch Idealisme in Dialoog
Creators: name: Sjardijn, Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Abstract

Dit paper onderzoekt de overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen Edmund Husserls transcendentaal-fenomenologische project en het analytisch idealisme van Bernardo Kastrup. Beide filosofieën centreren bewustzijn als uitgangspunt voor de realiteitservaring, maar doen dit op fundamenteel verschillende wijzen. Waar Husserl een beschrijvende methode hanteert om de constitutie van zin binnen het bewustzijn te analyseren, stelt Kastrup een metafysisch monisme voor waarin de fysieke wereld een manifestatie is van een kosmisch subject. Door deze posities in dialoog te brengen, beoogt dit paper een conceptueel raamwerk te bieden voor een eigentijdse bewustzijnsfilosofie waarin fenomenologische precisie en metafysische ambitie elkaar aanvullen.
Technological Innovation and Value Creation of Enterprise Innovation Ecosystem Based on System Dynamics Modeling
Creators: name: Zhang, P
name: Zhou, E
name: Lei, Y
name: Bian, Junsong
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Based on the analysis of the dynamic interrelationships of enterprise innovation factors according to system dynamics, we build a dynamic causality diagram and a flow graph model of the enterprise innovation ecosystem to study the potential business value creation paths focusing on technological innovation. The system model is simulated using data from high-tech enterprises. Our results show that the model can reasonably simulate the operation of the enterprise innovation ecosystem. Two paths to value creation are identified: (1) input-technological innovation-commercialization of results-value creation; (2) external acquisition of technology-digestion and absorption-value creation as a complementary path. Also, the technological innovation path expands and extends the industrial chain and supply chain of enterprises and better promotes the value creation of enterprises in the same supply chain. Furthermore, our results show that R&D investment and technical cooperation investment should be allocated rationally in order to improve the utility of value creation investment.
Feasibility of a school-based physical activity intervention for adolescents with disability
Creators: name: Leahy, AA
name: Kennedy, SG
name: Smith, JJ
name: Eather, N
name: Boyer, J
name: Thomas, M
name: Shields, Nora
name: Dascombe, B
name: Lubans, DR
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Adolescents with disability are less active and have lower levels of physical fitness than their typically developing peers. Schools are ideal settings to address this; however, few school-based interventions have been designed and evaluated among this group. Therefore, the aim of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of a time-efficient school-based physical activity intervention for adolescents with disability. Methods: A non-randomized pilot trial was conducted with adolescents in the special education unit at one secondary school in New South Wales, Australia. Sixteen grade 11 and 12 students (aged 17.3 ± 0.7 years) participated in the 2-month physical activity intervention. Two classroom teachers were trained to facilitate the delivery of a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program, known as Burn 2 Learn adapted (B2La). Teachers were asked to deliver 2–3 weekly HIIT sessions for a period of 2 months. Four domains of feasibility (acceptability, implementation, adaptability, and practicality) were assessed using quantitative measures at the student and teacher levels (e.g., observations, process evaluation questionnaires, and heart rate [HR] monitoring). Data were also collected from three learning and support teachers who assisted classroom teachers with intervention delivery. Preliminary efficacy of the intervention on measures of adolescents’ functional capacity (6-min walk/run test) and muscular fitness (sit-to-stand test and modified push-up test) were analyzed using paired sample t-tests. Results: Moderate-to-high levels of program satisfaction were reported by both students (80% rated “Good” or “Excellent”) and teachers (100% rated “Good” or “Excellent”). Teachers reported delivering 2.5 ± 0.7 sessions per week during the study. Based on researcher session observations, the program was delivered effectively by teachers (14/20). However, HR data indicated session intensity was lower than intended. The program was considered “adaptable” by teachers, with several observed modifications to HIIT sessions to cater for the needs of adolescents with disability. No adverse events were reported. We observed improvements in preliminary efficacy measures. Conclusions: Our findings suggest it is feasible to train teachers to deliver a school-based HIIT program for adolescents with disability. Evaluation of B2La within a larger-scale effectiveness trial is warranted. Trial registration: ACTRN12621000219886.
Strategies to increase accessibility for students with disabilities in health professional education programs: A scoping review: BEME Review No. 94
Creators: name: Dhillon, Shaminder
name: Roque, Michelle Ira
name: Maylott, Paige
name: Brooks, Dina
name: Wojkowski, Sarah
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Despite legislative changes, students with disabilities experience lower retention and higher attrition in health professional programs (HPP), compared to nondisabled peers. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies in the literature that may improve HPP accessibility for disabled students. The Joanna Briggs Institute methodology was applied to this scoping review. Five databases, four Google domains, and five websites of organizations that promote student accessibility were searched. Reviewers applied inclusion and exclusion criteria for title and abstract screening; conducted full-text reviews; and extracted and analyzed data using counts, frequencies, coding, and categorizing to identify strategies. Strategies to improve HPP accessibility were reported most often in literature from the USA, and by nursing and medical professions. The most salient strategy was ‘types of accommodations’ provided by HPP, followed by ‘education, critical reflection and culture change for educators and staff.’ While types of accommodations are reported often, they may not be widely applicable nor generalizable given the number of students with disabilities are increasing and the need to consider each student’s unique accommodations. A multi-pronged approach of education, critical reflection, and culture change for educators and staff may support shifting HPP more broadly towards embracing inclusivity.
Batch sequential designs in Bayesian preference elicitation with application to tradespace exploration for vehicle concept design
Creators: name: Fisher, William
name: Zhang, Qiong
name: Song, Yongjia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Engineering design is a complex decision making process that depends on multiple design objectives and often requires frequent information exchange between designers and decision makers (DM), such as product managers or users. A common method to facilitate this information exchange and explore the tradespace of different design objectives is through preference elicitation, where DMs are asked to answer a sequence of queries to inquire preference comparisons between multiple design alternatives. In this work, we generalize the ellipsoid method proposed by Sauré and Vielma (2019) to the batch sequential setting, where multiple queries are selected at a time to be provided to the DM when some operational constraints make a fully sequential questionnaire impractical. In our setting, we use D-error as our selection criterion, the minimization of which leads to more precise estimates of the DM’s utility model parameters. We propose approximations of this criterion using linear surrogate models where the predictors are functions of certain summary statistics of the batch design whose effect can be estimated via offline experiments. Based on these approximations, we propose mixed integer programming formulations for constructing batch designs which can be solved in commercial optimization solvers. Our simulation studies show that the proposed methods provide highly D-efficient batch designs when compared to randomly generated designs. In addition, we show that our methods are comparable to a fully adaptive method when the batch size is small. Lastly, we present an example of using our methodology to aid in tradespace exploration for vehicle concept design.
Colorectal cancer Outcomes in people with Severe Mental Illness Cohort (COSMIC): A protocol for an Australian retrospective cohort using linked administrative data
Creators: name: Protani, MM
name: Jordan, SJ
name: Kendall, BJ
name: Siskind, D
name: Lawrence, D
name: Sara, G
name: Brophy, Lisa
name: Kisely, S
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality is significantly higher in those with severe mental illness (SMI) compared with the general population, despite similar incidence rates, suggesting that barriers to optimal screening and cancer care may contribute to disparities in CRC mortality in those with SMI. This study aims to compare participation in Australia's National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NBCSP) in those with SMI and those in the general population. We will also investigate treatment pathways after diagnosis to determine whether treatment variations could explain differences in CRC mortality. Methods and analysis We will undertake a retrospective cohort study of Australians using linked administrative data to assess differences in screening and cancer care between those with and without SMI, aged 50-74 years on or after 1 January 2006. People with SMI will be defined using antipsychotic medication prescription data. The comparison group will be people enrolled in Medicare (Australia's universal healthcare system) who have not been prescribed antipsychotic medication. Data on outcomes (NBCSP participation, follow-up colonoscopy, CRC incidence and CRC-cause and all-cause mortality) and confounders will be obtained from national-based and state-based administrative health datasets. All people in New South Wales, aged 50-74 with a new diagnosis of CRC on or after 1 January 2006, will be ascertained to examine stage at diagnosis and cancer treatment in those with and without SMI. Poisson regression will be used to calculate incidence rates and rate ratios for each outcome. Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been obtained from the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Ethics Committee and data custodians from every Australian State/Territory. Findings will be disseminated via publications in peer-reviewed journals and presented at appropriate conferences. Trial registration number ACTRN12620000781943.
Supplemental material for Changes in duodenal CD163-positive cells in dogs with chronic enteropathy after successful treatment
Creators: name: Dandrieux, Julien RS
name: Lopez, Lina Maria Martinez
name: Stent, Andrew
name: Jergens, Albert
name: Allenspach, Karin
name: Nowell, Cameron J
name: Firestone, Simon M
name: Kimpton, Wayne
name: Mansfield, Caroline S
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material for Changes in duodenal CD163-positive cells in dogs with chronic enteropathy after successful treatment by Julien RS Dandrieux, Lina Maria Martinez Lopez, Andrew Stent, Albert Jergens, Karin Allenspach, Cameron J Nowell, Simon M Firestone, Wayne Kimpton and Caroline S Mansfield in Innate Immunity
Real-time monitoring of functional data
Creators: name: Centofanti, Fabio
name: Kulahci, Murat
name: Lepore, Antonio
name: Spooner, Max Peter
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Medicine
Mental Health

description: With the development of data acquisition technologies, huge amounts of data, which are apt to be modeled as functional data, are now generated. In this setting, standard profile monitoring methods aim to assess the stability over time of a completely observed functional quality characteristic. However, in some practical situations, assessing the presence of assignable causes is of great interest even when the functional quality characteristic is not completely observed yet, that is, to monitor the process state in realtime. To this aim, we propose a new method, referred to as functional real-time monitoring (FRTM), that is able to account for both phase and amplitude variation through the following steps: (i) registration, (ii) dimensionality reduction, and (iii) monitoring of a partially observed functional quality characteristic. An extensive Monte Carlo simulation study quantifies the performance of FRTM relative to three competing methods. Finally, a case study addresses the real-time monitoring of household daily electricity demand FRTM is implemented in the R package funcharts, available CRAN.
Supplemental_Tables – Supplemental material for Patient Satisfaction Is Associated With Dialysis Facility Quality and Star Ratings
Creators: name: Abhijit V. Kshirsagar
name: Tabriz, Amir Alishahi
name: Heejung Bang
name: Shoou-Yih D. Lee
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_Tables for Patient Satisfaction Is Associated With Dialysis Facility Quality and Star Ratings by Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Heejung Bang and Shoou-Yih D. Lee in American Journal of Medical Quality
Historia y política en dos novelas de Patricio Pron: 'El comienzo de la primavera' y 'No derrames tus lágrimas por nadie que viva en estas calles'
Creators: name: Fernandez Castillo, Jose Luis
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article studies two novels of the Argentinian writer Patricio Pron, El comienzo de la primavera (2008) and No derrames tus lágrimas por nadie que viva en estas calles (2014), which are grouped here according to their common theme: the historico-political evolution of Europe since the Second World War and, more specifically, the consequences of ideological extremism for Germany and Italy. Stemming from the ideas of Roberto Esposito, Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben, among others, I analyze two central aspects of both novels: the meaning of history and its relation to individual responsibility about the past, and the dichotomy between ethics and politics. I show how both novels make use of an analytical realism that experiments with narrative structures and perspectives to give an account of what it means to build up political consciousness in the 21st century.