cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Tolerance Analysis by Polytopes
Creators: name: Homri, Lazhar
name: Teissandier, Denis
name: Ballu, Alex
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: Metric Geometry (math.MG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: To determine the relative position of any two surfaces in a system, one approach is to useoperations (Minkowski sum and intersection) on sets of constraints. These constraints aremade compliant with half-spaces of R^n where each set of half-spaces defines an operandpolyhedron. These operands are generally unbounded due to the inclusion of degrees ofinvariance for surfaces and degrees of freedom for joints defining theoretically unlimiteddisplacements. To solve operations on operands, Minkowski sums in particular, "cap" halfspacesare added to each polyhedron to make it compliant with a polytope which is bydefinition a bounded polyhedron. The difficulty of this method lies in controlling the influenceof these additional half-spaces on the topology of polytopes calculated by sum or intersection.This is necessary to validate the geometric tolerances that ensure the compliance of amechanical system in terms of functional requirements.
Characteristics of People with Acute and Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus in North Carolina
Creators: name: Shaw, Eva
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2007

description: Background: The prevalence of HIV continues to increase, even in persons with relatively few sexual partners or risk factors. Acute HIV infection is increasingly recognized as a period of HIV infection during which an individual may be highly contagious. An ever increase proportion of HIV transmissions are attributed to individuals who are in the acute stage of HIV. Still, acute HIV is under-diagnosed, even in people who may be aware of their high risk of infection. Objective: To describe the characteristics of people diagnosed with acute or recent HIV in NC including demographic profile (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, education), sexual and drug use risk behaviors, HIV testing history, symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome, and medical use and access. Design: Secondary data analysis of a 24-month observational cross-sectional study. Participants: 32 adults (26 men and 6 women) diagnosed with acute or recent HIV infection through voluntary HIV screening at one of NC's publicly funded tested sites. Methods: North Carolina screens for acute HIV infection among people who test negative of standard HIV antibody tests. Standardized interviews were conducted with consenting participants. Descriptive, univariate statistics were calculated to describe the study population. Results: Median numbers of lifetime sexual partners were 9 for straight women, 20 for straight men, 12 for bisexual men, and 50 for gay men. No participants reported intravenous drug use. A very large proportion of the population engaged in sexual activities with men. Most experienced symptoms indicative of acute retroviral syndrome, most commonly fever and loss of appetite or weight loss, and most sought medical care for these symptoms. Providers suggested acute HIV infection as a possible cause of symptoms in 25% of these cases. Conclusion: While characteristics of people with AHI may vary widely depending on geographical location, social situation, and medical access, close epidemiologic investigation into populations with AHI can facilitate the early detection of and intervention into outbreaks as well as help design the most effective HIV transmission prevention strategies.
title: Untersuchungen zum Retentionsmechanismus von Anionen in der zwitterionischen Ionenchromatographie
title: Investigations on the retention mechanism of anions in zwitterionic ion chromatography
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Jähme, Kathrin
Publisher: name: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Year: 2023
Subjects: Retentionsmechanismus
ZIC
Ionen-Verteilungschromatographie
Chemistry & allied sciences
Chemie
Zwitterionische Ionenchromatographie
Hydratisierung

description: Im Zentrum der vorliegenden Arbeit steht als Untersuchungsobjekt die Ionenchromatographie mit zwitterionisch funktionalisierten stationären Phasen. Die Methode wird als zwitterionische Ionenchromatographie (ZIC) bezeichnet. Sie wird zunächst erstmalig definiert. Verwendet wird ein eigens synthetisiertes Material auf Polystyrol-Basis, welches nach einer Funktionalisierung Sulfobetain-Strukturmotive an der Oberfläche trägt. Durch die Variation der Parameter Eluentspezies und Eluentkonzentration entsteht dann für eine Auswahl anionischer Analyten ein umfangreicher Satz an Retentionsdaten, der für die anschließende Modellentwicklung genutzt wird. Die Retentionszeiten aller Analyten steigen mit steigender Eluentkonzentration, unabhängig von der verwendeten Eluentspezies. Der Großteil der Analyten zeigt nach Normierung einen nahezu identischen Verlauf der Retentionsveränderung mit der Eluentkonzentration. Die Selektivität des Systems unterliegt nur leichten Veränderungen innerhalb der Parametervariation. Insgesamt zeigt das System eine hohe Konstanz in der Elutionsreihenfolge. Diese weist eine deutliche Korrelation mit der Hofmeister-Reihe und den Hydratisierungseigenschaften der Analyten auf. Aufgrund der Ergebnisse wird bezüglich des Mechanismus der ZIC von bereits postulierten Modellen Abstand genommen. Ein alternativer Vorschlag zu einem neuartigen Retentionsmechanismus für die chromatographische Trennung ionischer Analyten mit einem ZIC-System wird ausgearbeitet. Die beste Beschreibung des Retentionsverhaltens von Anionen in der ZIC gelingt über die Annahme eines Verteilungsmechanismus, bei dem das Wasser eine Schlüsselrolle einnimmt, da die Verteilungskoeffizienten der Analyten überwiegend von ihrer Hydratisierung abhängig sind. Im Folgenden wird für diese Mechanismus-Variante der Begriff „Ionen-Verteilungschromatographie“ verwendet.
Pomeron and Odderon Regge Trajectories from a Dynamical Holographic Model
Creators: name: Capossoli, Eduardo Folco
name: Li, Danning
name: Boschi-Filho, Henrique
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we use gauge/string dualities and a dynamical model that takes into account dynamical corrections to the metric of the anti de Sitter space due to a quadratic dilaton field and calculate the masses of even and odd spin glueball states with $P=C=+1$, and $P=C=-1$, respectively. Then we construct the corresponding Regge trajectories which are associated with the pomeron for even states with $P=C=+1$, and with the odderon for odd states with $P=C=-1$. We compare our results with those coming from experimental data as well as other models.
description: V3: 12 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Results slightly modified due to the redefinition of the relation between the five dimensional mass, conformal dimension and spin. Text improved. We also comment now that the twist two operator does not work in this model. References added. This version matches the published one in PLB
title: Fat-containing lesion in the liver – What can it be?
Creators: name: Rego Costa, Francisco
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: Liver
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Tissue characterisation

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Review the fat-containing lesions of the liver. Describe the main findings of each one and their significance. Discuss the role of imaging in the diagnosis and differential in a fat-containing liver...
title: A comparative analysis of two different imaging systems to study urinary stone characteristics by an Urologist and a Radiologist
Creators: name: Balestra, Federica
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Urinary Tract / Bladder
subject: Kidney
subject: CT
subject: PACS
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Calcifications / Calculi

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Aim of our study was to compare the evaluation of main urinary stone features on CT images conducted by two different readers, an Urologist and a Radiologist, using two different viewing software: Fujifilm’s PACS Synapse workstation 3.2.1, and...
On the parametric description of log-growth rates of cities' sizes of four European countries and the USA
Creators: name: Massing, Till
name: Puente-Ajovín, Miguel
name: Ramos, Arturo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: General Economics (econ.GN)
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: We have studied the parametric description of the distribution of the log-growth rates of the sizes of cities of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA. We have considered several parametric distributions well known in the literature as well as some others recently introduced. There are some models that provide similar excellent performance, for all studied samples. The normal distribution is not the one observed empirically.
Project Tiger Breath: A program and evaluation plan for an innovative approach to reducing neonatal mortality in low-resource areas.
Creators: name: Goodman, David
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: Background: Despite becoming widely available in the developed world for nearly 50 years, mechanical ventilation remains decades away from being implemented in many resource-poor areas around the world. Considering India alone, 920 million people live without access to intensive care leaving roughly 1 million neonates a year born requiring mechanical ventilation for which they have no access to. Methods: Project Tiger Breath is a university-based engineering and design program aimed at delivering a low-cost mechanical device that use a self-inflating ambu bag to deliver mechanized ventilation. Results: Project Tiger Breath to date has completed the first round of prototypes. The masters paper discusses a program and evaluation plan for the future of the implementation. Conclusions: Delivering a biomechanical device to the developing world requires a great deal of coordination, planning, and design. Project Tiger Breath outlines a 10 year plan and discusses some of the critical steps in creating, testing, and distributing the product.
The post-common envelope central stars of the planetary nebulae Henize 2-155 and Henize 2-161
Creators: name: Jones, David
name: Boffin, Henri M. J.
name: Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo
name: Wesson, Roger
name: Corradi, Romano L. M.
name: Miszalski, Brent
name: Mohamed, Shazrene
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a study of Hen 2-155 and Hen 2-161, two planetary nebulae which bear striking morphological similarities to other planetary nebulae known to host close-binary central stars. Both central stars are revealed to be photometric variables while spectroscopic observations confirm that Hen 2-155 is host to a double-eclipsing, post-common-envelope system with an orbital period of 3h33m making it one of the shortest period binary central stars known. The observations of Hen 2-161 are found to be consistent with a post-common-envelope binary of period ~1 day. A detailed model of central star of Hen 2-155, is produced, showing the nebular progenitor to be a hot, post-AGB remnant of approximately 0.62 Msol, consistent with the age of the nebula, and the secondary star to be an M dwarf whose radius is almost twice the expected ZAMS radius for its mass. In spite of the small numbers, all main-sequence companions, of planetary nebulae central stars, to have had their masses and radii constrained by both photometric and spectroscopic observations have also been found to display this "inflation". The cause of the "inflation" is uncertain but is probably related to rapid accretion, immediately before the recent common-envelope phase, to which the star has not yet thermally adjusted. The chemical composition of both nebulae is also analysed, showing both to display elevated abundance discrepancy factors. This strengthens the link between elevated abundance discrepancy factors and close binarity in the nebular progenitor.
description: Accepted for publication in A&A. 14 main pages (10 pages of online material), 12 figures, 10 tables. Resubmission to correct table numbering
Improving Communication at The End of Life
Creators: name: Lavin, Kyle
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: Patients and physicians are faced with extremely challenging choices during advanced cancer care. This study addresses care for terminally ill cancer patients with a particular focus on communication between patients and physicians about end of life care and what steps need to be taken to improve outcomes for this patient population. In addition to conducting a systematic review of the literature on end of life [EOL] communication between physicians and advanced cancer patients, as well as a review of the health quality indicators available in cancer care, I interviewed oncology health care providers, both internists caring for cancer patients and oncologists, to gain a unique perspective – that of the provider’s approach to end of life – on the current status of end of life communication between physicians and advanced cancer patients. The synthesis of data from the literature review and interviews indicates that EOL discussions are typically initiated too late in the disease course, at a time when patients’ quality of life is too low to assure that they can make treatment decisions that best align with their values and preferences. Many barriers prevent physicians from engaging patients in these discussions at an earlier point in the disease course, but the most important barrier is physicians’ own lack of comfort with these discussions, complicated by patients’ and families’ discomfort, and driven by the fear of death and dying, and the stigma attached to them. In order to overcome these barriers, physicians and patients must work toward shifting the current perception of EOL care and focus on creating an environment in which these topics can be broached earlier and directly.
title: CSF flow quantification in patients with benign intracranial hypertension using phase contrast MRI
Creators: name: Tulupov, Andrey
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: CNS
subject: MR
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Cerebrospinal fluid

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a debilitating neurologic disorder characterized by elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause [1]. Despite the fact that over the last decade have expanded our knowledge of the cerebrospinal fluid, there...
title: Correlation Study of Abdominal Aortic Iodine Concentration with BMI and Weight in Abdominal Contrast-Enhanced CT
Creators: name: Li, Ye
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Blood
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Abdomen

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: To assess the feasibility of abdominal contrast-enhanced spectral CT imaging using low iodine flow rate and investigate the influencing factors of iodine concentration in abdominal aorta in low iodine flow...
The masses of higher spin fields on AdS_4 and conformal perturbation theory
Creators: name: Hikida, Yasuaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the breaking of gauge symmetry for higher spin theory on AdS_4 dual to the 3d critical O(N) vector model. It was argued that the breaking is due to the change of boundary condition for a scalar field through a loop effect and the Goldstone modes are bound states of a scalar field and higher spin field. The masses of higher spin fields were obtained from the anomalous dimensions of dual currents at the leading order in 1/N, and we reproduce them from the O(N) vector model in the conformal perturbation theory. The anomalous dimensions can be computed from the bulk theory using Witten diagrams, and we show that the bulk computation reduces to the boundary one in the conformal perturbation theory. With this fact our computation provides an additional support for the bulk interpretation.
description: 28 pages, 4 figures, an appendix and clarifications added, published version
[Catalogi bibliothecae Jesuitarum confecti circa 1769]: Philosophi. (1r) Philosophi in Ordine Alphabeti. (58v) Anonymi. (60r) Philosophi in Ordine serierum; [um 1769]
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2016

description: Entstehungsort: [Ingolstadt]. - Entstehungszeit: [um 1769]
title: A Tale of Two Approaches: Comparing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies for Analyzing and Visualizing High-Dimensional Data
title: Eine Geschichte von zwei Ansätzen: Vergleich von Top-Down- und Bottom-Up-Strategien zur Analyse und Visualisierung hochdimensionaler Daten
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Anžel, Aleksandar
Publisher: name: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Year: 2023
Subjects: Informatik
Maschinelles Lernen
Natural sciences & mathematics
Naturwissenschaften
Bioinformatik
Neue Mathematik
Visualisierung

description: The proliferation of high-throughput and sensory technologies in various fields has led to a considerable increase in data volume, complexity, and diversity. Traditional data storage, analysis, and visualization methods are struggling to keep pace with the growth of modern data sets, necessitating innovative approaches to overcome the challenges of managing, analyzing, and visualizing data across various disciplines. One such approach is utilizing novel storage media, such as deoxyribonucleic acid~(DNA), which presents efficient, stable, compact, and energy-saving storage option. Researchers are exploring the potential use of DNA as a storage medium for long-term storage of significant cultural and scientific materials. In addition to novel storage media, scientists are also focussing on developing new techniques that can integrate multiple data modalities and leverage machine learning algorithms to identify complex relationships and patterns in vast data sets. These newly-developed data management and analysis approaches have the potential to unlock previously unknown insights into various phenomena and to facilitate more effective translation of basic research findings to practical and clinical applications. Addressing these challenges necessitates different problem-solving approaches. Researchers are developing novel tools and techniques that require different viewpoints. Top-down and bottom-up approaches are essential techniques that offer valuable perspectives for managing, analyzing, and visualizing complex high-dimensional multi-modal data sets. This cumulative dissertation explores the challenges associated with handling such data and highlights top-down, bottom-up, and integrated approaches that are being developed to manage, analyze, and visualize this data. The work is conceptualized in two parts, each reflecting the two problem-solving approaches and their uses in published studies. The proposed work showcases the importance of understanding both approaches, the steps of reasoning about the problem within them, and their concretization and application in various domains.
title: High resolution CT of external ear and external auditory canal pathologies: How imaging acts as an adjunct to clinical assessment
Creators: name: Paruthikunnan, Samir
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Pathology
subject: Infection
subject: Congenital
subject: eLearning
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: CT-High Resolution
subject: CT
subject: Head and neck
subject: Ear / Nose / Throat

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: A variety of pathologiescaninvolve external ear and external auditory canal. Clinical evaluation usually suffices for diagnosis of these pathologies. However,high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging canprove to bean important adjunct...
title: Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Review of CT Findings.
Creators: name: Bouabidi, Salem
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Head and neck
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: Education and training

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Normal 0 21 false false false FR X-NONE X-NONE The current exhibit aims to: To assess the course of the vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN). To identify the reli­able CT signs of unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis (VCP) and avoid mimics and...
title: MDCT and MRI in the diagnosis of tracheomalacia in patients with cicatricial tracheal stenosis
Creators: name: Koroleva, Irina
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Education and training
subject: Technical aspects
subject: MR-Functional imaging
subject: CT
subject: Thorax
subject: Respiratory system
subject: Lung

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: To describe MDCT and MRI as noninvasive techniques for the diagnosis oftracheomalacia(TM). To highlight spectrum of image findings in patients withcicatricial tracheal...
Towards a knowledge leakage Mitigation framework for mobile Devices in knowledge-intensive Organizations
Creators: name: Serna, Carlos Andres Agudelo
name: Bosua, Rachelle
name: Ahmad, Atif
name: Maynard, Sean B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The use of mobile devices in knowledge-intensive organizations while effective and cost-efficient also pose a challenging management problem. Often employees whether deliberately or inadvertently are the cause of knowledge leakage in organizations and the use of mobile devices further exacerbates it. This problem is the result of overly focusing on technical controls while neglecting human factors. Knowledge leakage is a multidimensional problem, and in this paper, we highlight the different dimensions that constitute it. In this study, our contributions are threefold. First, we study knowledge leakage risk (KLR) within the context of mobile devices in knowledge-intensive organizations in Australia. Second, we present a conceptual framework to explain and categorize the mitigation strategies to combat KLR through the use of mobile devices grounded in the literature. And third, we apply the framework to the findings from interviews with security and knowledge managers. Keywords: Knowledge Leakage, Knowledge Risk, Knowledge intensive, Mobile device.
description: 22 pages, ECIS full paper 2018
title: Feasibility of Low Iodine Flow Rate in Hepatic Angiography Correlation with BMI using Dual-energy CT: a pilot study
Creators: name: Guo, Chunjie
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Blood
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: Liver
subject: Abdomen

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of low iodine flow rate (IFR) in hepatic angiography correlation with BMI using dynamic contrast-enhanced GSI (Gemstone Spectral Imaging by dual-energy...
Time-dependent toroidal compactification proposals and the Bianchi type II model: classical and quantum solutions
Creators: name: Socorro, J.
name: Sesma, L. Toledo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 83C05, 81T30,

description: In this work we construct an effective four-dimensional model by compactifying a ten-dimensional theory of gravity coupled with a real scalar dilaton field on a time-dependent torus without the contributions of fluxes as first approximation. This approach is applied to anisotropic cosmological Bianchi type II model for which we study the classical coupling of the anisotropic scale factors with the two real scalar moduli produced by the compactification process. Also, we present some solutions to the corresponding Wheeler-DeWitt (WDW) equation in the context of Standard Quantum Cosmology and we claim that these quantum solution are generic in the moduli scalar field for all Bianchi Class A models. Also we gives the relation to these solutions for asymptotic behavior to large argument in the corresponding quantum solution in the gravitational variables and is compared with the Bohm's solutions, finding that this corresponds to lowest-order WKB approximation.
description: 13 pages, 1 figure, written in latex2e. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1501.02779
Tensor Regression
Creators: name: Liu, Jiani
name: Zhu, Ce
name: Long, Zhen
name: Liu, Yipeng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Regression analysis is a key area of interest in the field of data analysis and machine learning which is devoted to exploring the dependencies between variables, often using vectors. The emergence of high dimensional data in technologies such as neuroimaging, computer vision, climatology and social networks, has brought challenges to traditional data representation methods. Tensors, as high dimensional extensions of vectors, are considered as natural representations of high dimensional data. In this book, the authors provide a systematic study and analysis of tensor-based regression models and their applications in recent years. It groups and illustrates the existing tensor-based regression methods and covers the basics, core ideas, and theoretical characteristics of most tensor-based regression methods. In addition, readers can learn how to use existing tensor-based regression methods to solve specific regression tasks with multiway data, what datasets can be selected, and what software packages are available to start related work as soon as possible. Tensor Regression is the first thorough overview of the fundamentals, motivations, popular algorithms, strategies for efficient implementation, related applications, available datasets, and software resources for tensor-based regression analysis. It is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners of working on high dimensional data.
description: 187 pages, 32 figures, 10 tables
Effectiveness of Diabetes Disease Management Programs for Reducing Health Care Utilization: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Creators: name: Dickey, Trevor
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease associated with significant morbidity and healthcare costs. Although diabetes disease management programs have been shown to improve intermediate outcomes such as glycemic control, it is unclear whether these programs improve healthcare utilization outcomes. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials (RCTs) to assess the effectiveness of disease management programs for reducing hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits in a population of adults with type II diabetes mellitus. Methods: I searched MEDLINE®, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)® to find RCTs (published before January 1st, 2014) of disease management programs for adults with type II diabetes. Included trials had to measure either hospitalizations or ED visits. I extracted relevant data from each trial and graded the risk of bias of each included trial. I then performed a meta-analysis of those programs that reported similar measures of utilization rates. Results: Six RCTs met inclusion criteria. Four studies were conducted in the United States, one in Brazil, and one in South Korea. Educational and coaching components were the most common intervention components; care coordination and independent treatment adjustment by the case manager were less common. All six trials reported on ED utilization. Of these, three were able to be included in the meta-analysis to determine changes in ED utilization. Four studies reported on hospitalizations; two of these were able to be included in the meta-analysis to determine changes in hospital utilization. A single study by Wu et al., showed borderline significance in its ability to reduce ED utilization with a risk ratio of 0.45 (95% confidence interval 0.21-0.98). However this statistically significant outcome was only present with an intention-to-treat analysis and was not present in the authors own as-treated analysis. No other study, or pooled meta-analysis found a significant difference between disease management programs and usual care for reducing health care utilization. Conclusion: Disease management programs show no benefit over usual care for reducing ED visits or hospitalizations. Overall, I found few studies that met inclusion criteria. Future trials may help determine whether diabetes disease management programs affect healthcare utilization rates.
British Gallup Poll CQ 32
Creators: name: Social Surveys (Gallup Poll) Limited
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 1990

description: Thatcher job performance(1); leadership of political parties(3); intent to vote in June 1983 general election(2); government control of rising prices(2); government policies for tackling the economic situation(2); rising of wages and food prices(3); superstitions(6).
title: Grades for esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension-multidetector CT comparison with endoscopy
Creators: name: WU, Ming-peng
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Veins / Vena cava
subject: CT
subject: Staging
subject: Varices

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: The aim of our study was to evaluate the correlation between endoscopic grades and multidetector CT gradesfor esophageal varices in patients with portal...
Pew Internet & American Life Poll: Survey on Health Care and Internet
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2010

description: Accessing Internet (1); Internet activities (3); frequency of health related Internet usage (2); Internet usage improving health (1); Health related activities on Internet (13); location of health related Internet access (1); person related to Internet health search (1); health related Internet use related to doctor visit (2); type of information looked for (2); number of websites visited (1); Internet search leading to websites (1); knowledge of websites (1); use of information (1); new information (1); talking to medical practitioner about Internet use (1); Internet affecting health options/decisions (6); rating health (1); health insurance coverage (1); believe in health information on Internet (1); concern for health searches being tracked (3); companies providing information (1).
title: Thrombus im linken Vorhofohr: Prädisponierende Faktoren, Auflösungspotential und Einfluss auf die Prognose bei Patienten mit Vorhofflimmern im Versorgungsalltag.
Creators: name: Fuchs, Sophia
Publisher: name: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medical sciences Medicine
Medizin

description: Anhand dieser retrospektiven Studie mit 7759 Patienten mit symptomatischem Vorhofflimmern sollten primär klinische, echokardiografische und laborchemische Parameter identifiziert werden, welche zur Thrombenbildung im linken Vorhofohr beitragen. In einem nächsten Schritt sollte geklärt werden, inwieweit eine Thrombenbildung reversibel ist und ob dies ein Surrogatparameter für eine schlechtere Prognose ist. Aus unserer Testgruppe wurde bei 450 Patienten (5,8%) ein LAA-Thrombus diagnostiziert. Diese Patienten wurden mit einer Kontrollgruppe (Zufallsprinzip) von 481 Patienten ohne LAA-Thrombus verglichen. Zu den therapeutischen Zielen zählte die Wiederherstellung des Sinusrhythmus mittels Antiarrhythmika der Klasse I oder III (Amiodaron), Pulmonalvenenisolation (PVI) und/oder elektrische Kardioversion sowie die Auflösung des LAA-Thrombus. Von den 450 Patienten mit LAA-Thrombus konnte bei 146 Patienten kein Follow-up durchgeführt werden. Bei den verbleibenden 304 Patienten lösten sich bei 56,3% die Thromben auf. Beim Vergleich beider Gruppen zeigte sich bei den Patienten mit LAA-Thrombus ein signifikant höheres Alter, mehr Schlaganfälle, eine höhere Rate an strukturellen Herzerkrankungen, höhere CHA2DS2-VASc-Scores, eine schlechtere Nierenfunktion, ein weniger gut eingestellter Diabetes, eine weiter fortgeschrittene Herzinsuffizienz, geringere LAA-Entleerungsgeschwindigkeiten und höhere Werte von Herz- und Entzündungsmarkern (alle p<0,001). Zum ersten Mal konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Auflösung des Thrombus mit einem signifikanten Anstieg der Flussgeschwindigkeiten im LAA einherging, was auf eine kontraktile Reserve der LAA schließen lässt. Ebenfalls wurden unterschiedliche Erfolgsraten bei der Wiederherstellung des Sinusrhythmus verglichen. Gegenübergestellt wurden eine alleinige PVI bzw. Elektrokardioversion und die kombinierte Strategie (PVI und eCV). Mit PVI allein konnte der Sinusrhythmus bei 95,6% der Patienten ohne LAA-Thromben und bei 66,6% der Patienten mit aufgelösten LAA-Thromben erreicht werden (p < 0,001). Ähnlich verhielt es sich bei der eCV (93,2% gegenüber 63,3%). In Kombination beider Verfahren konnte der Sinusrhythmus bei 83,6 % der Patienten mit aufgelösten Thromben und bei 98,2 % der Patienten ohne Thromben wiederhergestellt werden (p < 0,001). In Bezug auf die Langzeit-Gesamtmortalität zeigt sich, dass das Vorhandensein von LAA-Thromben mit einer deutlich geringeren 10-Jahres-Überlebenswahrscheinlichkeit (31 %) im Vergleich zu Patienten ohne Thromben (69 %) verbunden war.
title: Soft tissue tumours Imaging tips and tricks What every resident must know
Creators: name: Vadapalli, Ram Mohan
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Musculoskeletal soft tissue
subject: Musculoskeletal system
subject: Musculoskeletal joint
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: eLearning
subject: Imaging sequences
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Education and training
subject: Tissue characterisation

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: Learning Objectives: To make an algorithmic diagnostic imaging approach for characterization of soft tissue masses ( SLAM approach: S-Signal,,Sign L-Location A-Age group M- Morphology, Multiplicity) -To Use Four Signal Pattern approach to categorize...
Overweight and Obesity Prevalences for United States Military Veterans
Creators: name: Almond, Nathaniel
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2006

description: Objective: Overweight and obesity prevalences are established for the U.S. general population and for the 1.4 million U.S. active duty military; however, the prevalences of overweight and obesity for the 26.4 million U.S. military veteran population are unknown. This study will determine the U.S. military veteran prevalences of overweight and obesity and adjusted odds ratios for overweight and obesity for veterans as compared to non-veterans adjusted for characteristics which affect the relationship between veteran status and overweight and obesity. Methods: The author performed an analysis of the 2004 BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) to determine overweight and obese prevalences and adjusted odds ratios for overweight and obesity for military veterans as compared to non-veterans. Results: Prevalence of overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 ) in veterans was 73.3% (S.E. 0.4%) for males, 53.6% (S.E. 1.7%) for females, and 72.2% (S.E. 0.4%) overall. Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) in veterans was 25.3% (S.E. 0.4) for males, 21.2% (S.E. 1.4%) for females, and 25.1% (S.E. 0.41 %) overall. Prevalence of overweight but not obese (BMI ~5 kg/m2 and <30 kg/m2 ) in veterans was 48% (S.E. 0.5%) for males, 32.4% (S.E. 1.6%) for females, and 47.1% (S.E. 0.5%) overall. Adjusted odds ratios for veterans as compared to nonveterans was 1.05 (95% CI .99-1.11) for overweight and 0.99 (95% CI 0.93-1.05) for obesity after adjusting for age, gender, marital status, race, education level, income level, smoking history, and self rated health status. Conclusions: Both male and female veterans had high crude prevalences of overweight and obesity, although these prevalences were not as high as reported in prior studies of veterans who use Veterans Health Administration medical facilities. These prevalences for overweight and obesity were similar to nonveteran prevalences after adjusting for socio-demographic and health status confounders. Demonstration of overweight and obesity burdens in veterans is important for its implications in assessment of primary preventive efforts within the active duty military population as well as for establishing a baseline comparison for subsets of the veteran population such as VHA beneficiaries and military retirees. These results underscore the need for primary preventive efforts.
Pew Research Center Poll: November, 2000 Post-Election
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2003

description: Vote in November (1); Satisfied or dissatisfied with way country is going (1); Vote for president (3); Specific issues in determining vote (1); Party affiliation factor (1); Vice president selection (2); Like least about Gore (1); Party factor for not voting for Gore (1); Vice President selection reason for not voting for Gore (1); Like least about George W. Bush (1); Party factor for not voting for George W. Bush (1); Vice president selection reason for not voting for George W. Bush (1); When did you make up your mind on who to vote for (1); Satisfaction with presidential choice (1); Learned enough about the candidates to make informed choice (1); Presidential debates helpful (1); Quality of work during the election (11); If George W. Bush wins Florida, will he have won the election legitimately (2); If George W. Bush wins Florida, what should Gore do (1); Job of Democrats during uncertain presidential race (1); Job of Republicans during uncertain presidential race (1); Increase belief that every vote counts (1); Re-vote for Palm Beach, Florida (1); Helpfulness of candidate commercials (1); More discussion of issues in this election (1); More mud slinging (1); How did you get your news about the election campaign (1); Method of TV to get news (1); News of election from the internet (1); Influence of news organizations on outcome of election (1); Press fair or unfair to Al Gore (1); Press fair or unfair to George W. Bush (1); Feelings regarding Republican retaining control of congress (1); Contacted by phone by candidates, campaign or other groups before the election (1); Information about candidates and parties made available (1); Church urge to vote a particular way (1); Urged to vote in election by party (1); Follow election returns (1); How late did you follow coverage (1); Feeling towards news organizations (1); Impact of News organizations incorrectly declaring data (1); News organizations make projections too quickly (1); Accurate count of Florida votes (1).
Pew Research Center Poll: 2001 Religion and Public Life Survey
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2002

description: Satisfaction with country (1); volunteer activity (14); programs and proposals being discussed (8); church involvement in politics (4); views on organizations (16); influence of religion on Americans (1); solving important social problems (10); religious groups and government funds (26); religious affiliation (10); attendance at religious services (3); church activities (9); describing God (1); feelings on the Bible (1); Hollywood portrayal of religions (1); media portrayal of religions (1); religion in the U.S. (6); school and religion (2).
title: Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Retrospective Analysis in Radiation Dose and Fluoroscopic Techniques.
Creators: name: Rafati, Fatemeh
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Swallowing disorders
subject: Dosimetric comparison
subject: Dynamic swallowing studies
subject: Dilation
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Gastrointestinal tract
subject: Ear / Nose / Throat

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: The learning objectives for this retrospective analysis were: 1. To identify the cohort of patients with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB) at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital who have undergone fluoroscopic procedures. Data was collected...
Gravitational collapse of a circularly symmetric star
Creators: name: Sharma, Ranjan
name: Das, Shyam
name: Rahaman, Farook
name: Shit, Gopal Chandra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the collapse of a circularly symmetric star with outgoing radiation in ($2+1$)-dimensional anti-de Sitter spacetime. The exterior spacetime of the collapsing star is assumed to be described by the non-static generalization of the Bañados, Teitelboim and Zanelli [{\em Phys. Rev. Lett.} {\bf 69} (1992) 1849 ] metric. Making use of the junction conditions joining smoothly the interior and the exterior spacetimes across the boundary, we analyze the impacts of various factors on the evolution of the star which begins its collapse from an initial static configuration. In particular, depending on initial conditions, two possible outcomes of the collapse process are shown: (i) formation of a BTZ black hole, and (ii) evaporation of all mass-energy even before the singularity is reached.
description: Published in Astrophys.Space Sci. 359 (2015) 1, 40
Radiative origin of neutrino masses
Creators: name: Sierra, D. Aristizabal
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Mechanisms for Majorana neutrino mass generation can be classified according to the level at which the Weinberg operator is generated. The different possibilities can be sorted in "canonical" tree level and loop-induced realizations, the latter being motivated by their potential experimental testability. Here we discuss the one- and two-loop cases, paying special attention to systematic classification schemes which aim at building a full picture of neutrino mass generation.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the XXXIX International Conference of Theoretical Physics "Matter to the Deepest", Ustron, Poland, September 13-18, 2015
title: Development of a new catheter for selective venous sampling: a primary CFD study
Creators: name: Kinoshita, Tomo
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Veins / Vena cava
subject: Abdomen
subject: Interventional vascular
subject: Experimental
subject: Catheters
subject: Equipment
subject: Sampling
subject: Blood

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Selective venous blood sampling is essential for diagnosis and localization of endocrine tumors such as aldosterone producing adenomas (APAs). In selective segmental adrenal venous sampling (SSAVS), blood samples are obtained with microcatheters...
Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_2$
Creators: name: Fang, Y.
name: Yazici, D.
name: White, B. D.
name: Maple, M. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Electrical resistivity measurements on La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ ($x$ = 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8) have been performed under applied pressures up to 2.6 GPa from 2 K to room temperature. The superconducting transition temperature $T$$_{c}$ of each sample significantly increases at a Sm-concentration dependent pressure $P$$_{\rm t}$, indicating a pressure-induced phase transition from a low-$T$$_{c}$ to a high-$T$$_{c}$ phase. The compounds that have higher Sm concentrations have higher $T$$_{c}$ values at ambient pressure; however, the $T$$_{c}$ values at $P$ $>$ $P$$_{\rm t}$ decrease with $x$ and $P$$_{\rm t}$ shifts to higher pressures with Sm substitution. In the normal state, semiconducting-like behavior is suppressed and metallic conduction is induced with increasing pressure in all of the samples. These results suggest that the pressure dependence of $T$$_{c}$ for the BiS$_{2}$-based superconductors is related to the lattice parameters at ambient pressure and enable us to estimate the evolution of $T$$_{c}$ for SmO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ under pressure.
Output consensus of nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown control directions
Creators: name: Tang, Yutao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 93A14, 93C40

description: In this paper, we consider an output consensus problem for a general class of nonlinear multi-agent systems without a prior knowledge of the agents' control directions. Two distributed Nussbaumtype control laws are proposed to solve the leaderless and leader-following adaptive consensus for heterogeneous multiple agents. Examples and simulations are given to verify their effectiveness
description: 10 pages;2 figures
Prospects of solar magnetometry - from ground and in space
Creators: name: Kleint, Lucia
name: Gandorfer, Achim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this review we present an overview of observing facilities for solar research, which are planned or will come to operation in near future. We concentrate on facilities, which harbor specific potential for solar magnetometry. We describe the challenges and science goals of future magnetic measurements, the status of magnetic field measurements at different major solar observatories, and provide an outlook on possible upgrades of future instrumentation.
description: Accepted for publication in Space Science Reviews
title: Hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes: what radiologists need to know
Creators: name: Bystrická, Nadežda
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Neoplasia
subject: Genetic defects
subject: Cancer
subject: Screening
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Oncology

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: • To become familiar with the basic clinical and genetic features of hereditary cancer syndromes. • To review importantimaging findings associated withsome of the most commonhereditary cancer...