cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Scanning wire beam position monitor for alignment of a high brightness inverse-Compton x-ray source
Creators: name: Hadmack, Michael R.
name: Szarmes, Eric B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Free-Electron Laser Laboratory at the University of Hawai`i has constructed and tested a scanning wire beam position monitor to aid the alignment and optimization of a high spectral brightness inverse-Compton scattering x-ray source. X-rays are produced by colliding the 40 MeV electron beam from a pulsed S-band linac with infrared laser pulses from a mode-locked free-electron laser driven by the same electron beam. The electron and laser beams are focused to 60 μm diameters at the interaction point to achieve high scattering efficiency. This wire-scanner allows for high resolution measurements of the size and position of both the laser and electron beams at the interaction point to verify spatial coincidence. Time resolved measurements of secondary emission current allow us to monitor the transverse spatial evolution of the e-beam throughout the duration of a 4 μs macro-pulse while the laser is simultaneously profiled by pyrometer measurement of the occulted infrared beam. Using this apparatus we have demonstrated that the electron and laser beams can be co-aligned with a precision better than 10 μm as required to maximize x-ray yield.
description: 2013 International Beam Instrumentation Conference (IBIC2013), Oxford, UK
Correlates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Stroke Survivors
Creators: name: Goldfinger, Judith Z.
name: Edmondson, Donald E.
name: Kronish, Ian M.
name: Fei, Kezhen
name: Balakrishnan, Revathi
name: Tuhrim, Stanley
name: Horowitz, Carol R.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Transient ischemic attack
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients
Quality of life
Mental health
Medical sciences
Epidemiology

description: Background
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after life-threatening events, including illness, but correlates of PTSD after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) have not been well described.

Methods
We measured the prevalence of stroke-induced PTSD with the PTSD Checklist Specific for stroke (PCL-S) in adults who had a stroke or TIA within 5 years. A PCL-S score of 50 or more indicated likely PTSD. We tested for potential predictors of stroke-associated PTSD, including demographics, stroke history, disability, medical comorbidities, depression, and emotional support and then examined the association between poststroke PTSD and measures of physical and mental health.

Results
Of 535 participants, 95 (18%) had a PCL-S score of 50 or more; the mean score was 35.4 ± 13.7 (range 17-80 of 85). In logistic regression analysis, low income (odds ratio [OR] 1.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-3.61), recurrent stroke or TIA (OR 1.86, 1.10-3.16), more disability (OR 1.79, 1.43-2.23), and increased comorbidities (OR 1.90, 1.05-3.45) were independently associated with PTSD. Older age (OR .93, .90-.95), marriage or partnership (OR .52, .28-.98), and having emotional support (OR .25, .11-.54) were protective against developing PTSD. Participants with likely PTSD had worse physical and mental health.

Conclusions
In this racially and ethnically diverse cohort of stroke and TIA survivors, stroke-induced PTSD was associated with younger age, recurrent strokes, greater disability, and comorbidities. PTSD was associated with a substantially increased physical, mental, and quality of life burden in this already vulnerable population. Having social support was protective, suggesting a potential target for intervention.
Music-Text, Welcher abgesungen worden in einem, von dem Seminario S. Xaverii in Straubing aufgeführten Fastnacht-Spiel Anno 1759; [1759]
Creators: name: Kraus, Lambert
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2014

description: Kopftitel. - Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Straubing, gedruckt und zu finden bey Caßian Betz
Forecasting COVID-19 with Temporal Hierarchies and Ensemble Methods
Creators: name: Shandross, Li
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: Infectious disease forecasting efforts underwent rapid growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing guidance for pandemic response and about potential future trends. Yet despite their importance, short-term forecasting models often struggled to produce accurate real-time predictions of this complex and rapidly changing system. This gap in accuracy persisted into the pandemic and warrants the exploration and testing of new methods to glean fresh insights.
In this work, we examined the application of the temporal hierarchical forecasting (THieF) methodology to probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 incident hospital admissions in the United States. THieF is an innovative forecasting technique that aggregates time-series data into a hierarchy made up of different temporal scales, produces forecasts at each level of the hierarchy, then reconciles those forecasts using optimized weighted forecast combination. While THieF's unique approach has shown substantial accuracy improvements in a diverse range of applications, such as operations management and emergency room admission predictions, this technique had not previously been applied to outbreak forecasting.
We generated candidate models formulated using the THieF methodology, which differed by their hierarchy schemes and data transformations, and ensembles of the THieF models, computed as a mean of predictive quantiles. The models were evaluated using weighted interval score (WIS) as a measure of forecast skill, and the top-performing subset was compared to several benchmark models. These models included simple ARIMA and seasonal ARIMA models, a naive baseline model, and an ensemble of operational incident hospitalization models from the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub. The THieF models and THieF ensembles demonstrated improvements in WIS and MAE, as well as competitive prediction interval coverage, over many benchmark models for both the validation and testing phases. The best THieF model generally ranked second out of nine total models during the testing evaluation. These accuracy improvements suggest the THieF methodology may serve as a useful addition to the infectious disease forecasting toolkit.
Demonstration of active routing of entanglement in a multi-user network
Creators: name: Herbauts, I.
name: Blauensteiner, B.
name: Poppe, A.
name: Jennewein, T.
name: Hübel, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We implement an entanglement distribution network based on wavelength-multiplexing and optical switching for quantum communication applications. Using a high-brightness source based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion in periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguides, we generate polarisation entangled photon pairs with a broad spectrum covering the telecom wavelengths around 1550nm. The photon pairs have entanglement fidelities up to 99%, and are distributed via passive wavelength multiplexing in a static multi-user network. We furthermore demonstrate a possible network application in a scenario with a single centralised source dynamically allocating two-party entanglement to any pair of users by means of optical switches. The whole system, from the pump laser up to the receivers, is fibre and waveguide based, resulting in maximal stability, minimal losses and the advantage of readily integrable telecom components in the 1550nm range.
description: 4 figures
Barriers to adherence to COPD guidelines among primary care providers
Creators: name: Perez, Xavier
name: Wisnivesky, Juan P.
name: Lurslurchachai, Linda
name: Kleinman, Lawrence C.
name: Kronish, Ian M.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Primary care (Medicine)--Practice
Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive--Diagnosis
Primary care (Medicine)
Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive
Medicine

description: Background:

Despite efforts to disseminate guidelines for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), adherence to COPD guidelines remains suboptimal. Barriers to adhering to guidelines remain poorly understood.

Methods:

Clinicians from two general medicine practices in New York City were surveyed to identify barriers to implementing seven recommendations from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines. Barriers assessed included unfamiliarity, disagreement, low perceived benefit, low self-efficacy, and time constraints. Exact conditional regression was used to identify barriers independently associated with non-adherence.

Results:

The survey was completed by 154 clinicians. Adherence was lowest to referring patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV_1) <80% predicted to pulmonary rehabilitation (5%); using FEV_1 to guide management (12%); and ordering pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in smokers (17%). Adherence was intermediate to prescribing inhaled corticosteroids when FEV1 <50% predicted (41%) and long-acting bronchodilators when FEV1 <80% predicted (54%). Adherence was highest for influenza vaccination (90%) and smoking cessation counseling (91%). In unadjusted analyses, low familiarity with the guidelines, low self-efficacy, and time constraints were significantly associated with non-adherence to ≥2 recommendations. In adjusted analyses, low self-efficacy was associated with less adherence to prescribing inhaled corticosteroids (OR: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.10, 0.74) and time constraints were associated with less adherence to ordering PFTs in smokers (OR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.08, 0.99).

Conclusions:

Poor familiarity with recommendations, low self-efficacy, and time constraints are important barriers to adherence to COPD guidelines. This information can be used to develop tailored interventions to improve guideline adherence.
Suaeda prostrata Pall.
Creators: name: Sukhorukov, Alexander P.
name: Kushunina, Maria A.
name: Stepanova, Nina Yu.
name: Kalmykova, Olga G.
name: Golovanov, Yaroslav M.
name: Sennikov, Alexander N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Suaeda
Suaeda prostrata

description: Suaeda prostrata Pall.
Suaeda prostrata Pall., Ill. Pl.: 55 (1803).
– Suaeda maritima auct.: Iljin (1930).
Native status
Native.
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC).
EOO 60,000 km 2, AOO 40 km 2. The species is common in the territory and its wider occurrence is expected (as reported by Knjazev (2009)). No evidence of declining.
Distribution
Orenburg Region (whole territory): Asekeevo, Belyaevka, Dombarovka, Gai, Kuvandyk, Novoorsk, Pervomaiskii, Sol' - Iletsk Districts (Fig. 49).
Previous reports: Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).
The species occurs on saline substrates. It is common in the Region.
The species is distributed in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Eurasia, from Central Europe to western China.
description: Published as part of Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Kushunina, Maria A., Stepanova, Nina Yu., Kalmykova, Olga G., Golovanov, Yaroslav M. & Sennikov, Alexander N., 2024, Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s. l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia, pp. e 121541 in Biodiversity Data Journal 12 on page e121541, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e121541
The Implementation and Demonstration of the X-omics FAIR Data Cube
Creators: name: Xiaofeng, Liao
name: Niehues Anna
name: Brandt Martin
name: Ederveen Tom
name: Junda, Huang
name: Kulkarni Purva
name: De Visser Casper,
name: Doornbos Cenna
name: Van Der Velde Joeri,
name: Van Vliet Michael,
name: 'T Hoen Peter-Bram
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: FAIR Data Cube
TWOC
Investigation/Study/Assay
Phenotype

description: The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles were proposed to guide researchers to describe and share their data to increase data reuse and research reproducibility. Creating FAIR data can be challenging for multi-omics researchers due to a lack of tooling and a diverse landscape of (meta)data standards differing across -omics types. In X-omics, we develop a FAIR Data Cube – a set of tools and services that help researchers in different stages of the Research Data Life Cycle including the Creation and publish of multi-omics and metadata, Querying multi-omics studies, Analyzing access-protected data
Brief psychotherapy for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Nieuwsma, Jason A.
name: Trivedi, Ranak B.
name: McDuffle, Jennifer
name: Kronish, Ian M.
name: Benjamin, Dinesh
name: Williams Jr., John W.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Psychotherapy--Practice
Brief psychotherapy
Depression, Mental--Treatment
Psychotherapy
Medicine
Mental health

description: Objective: Because evidence-based psychotherapies of 12 to 20 sessions can be perceived as too lengthy and time intensive for the treatment of depression in primary care, a number of studies have examined abbreviated psychotherapy protocols. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of brief psychotherapy (i.e., < 8 sessions) for depression.
Methods: We used combined literature searches in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and an Internet-accessible database of clinical trials of psychotherapy to conduct two systematic searches: one for existing systematic reviews and another for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Included studies examined evidence-based psychotherapy(s) of eight or fewer sessions, focused on adults with depression, contained an acceptable control condition, were published in English, and used validated measures of depressive symptoms.
Results: We retained 2 systematic reviews and 15 RCTs evaluating cognitive behavioral therapy, problem-solving therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The systematic reviews found brief psychotherapies to be more efficacious than control, with effect sizes ranging from −0.33 to −0.25. Our meta-analysis found six to eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy to be more efficacious than control (ES −0.42, 95% CI −0.74 to −0.10, I2 = 56%). A sensitivity analysis controlled for statistical heterogeneity but showed smaller treatment effects (ES −0.24, 95% CI −0.42 to −0.06, I2 = 0%).
Conclusions: Depression can be efficaciously treated with six to eight sessions of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy and problem-solving therapy. Access to non-pharmacologic treatments for depression could be improved by training healthcare providers to deliver brief psychotherapies.
Derogenidae Nicoll 1910
Creators: name: Lunaschi, Lía I.
name: Drago, Fabiana B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Plagiorchiida
Derogenidae

description: Family Derogenidae Nicoll, 1910   Halipegus Looss, 1899
 Halipegus dubius Klein, 1905
 Host and record: Leptodactylus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (BA). Site of infection: mouth.
Reference: Suriano (1970).
description: Published as part of Lunaschi, Lía I. & Drago, Fabiana B., 2007, Checklist of digenean parasites of amphibians and reptiles from Argentina, pp. 51-68 in Zootaxa 1476 on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176772
Entanglement genesis by ancilla-based parity measurement in 2D circuit QED
Creators: name: Saira, O. -P.
name: Groen, J. P.
name: Cramer, J.
name: Meretska, M.
name: de Lange, G.
name: DiCarlo, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an indirect two-qubit parity meter in planar circuit quantum electrodynamics, realized by discrete interaction with an ancilla and a subsequent projective ancilla measurement with a dedicated, dispersively coupled resonator. Quantum process tomography and successful entanglement by measurement demonstrate that the meter is intrinsically quantum non-demolition. Separate interaction and measurement steps allow commencing subsequent data qubit operations in parallel with ancilla measurement, offering time savings over continuous schemes.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures; supplemental material with 5 figures
Advances in Development of Quartz Crystal Oscillators at Liquid Helium Temperatures
Creators: name: Goryachev, Maxim
name: Galliou, Serge
name: Imbaud, Joël
name: Abbé, Philippe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work presents some recent results in the field of liquid helium {bulk acoustic wave} oscillators. The discussion covers the whole development procedure starting from component selection and characterization and concluding with actual phase noise measurements. The associated problems and limitations are discussed. The unique features of obtained phase noise power spectral densities are explained with a proposed extension of the Leeson effect.
description: Cryogenics, 2013
title: Alphonsus Magnus Se Ipso Major; [1744]
title: Das ist: Alphonsus mit dem Zunahmen Der Grosse, Grösser In Besigung seiner selbsten ; Auf der Schau-Bühne Vorgestellet Von der studirenden Jugend Des Hoch-Fürstlich-Bischöfflichen Gymnasii der Gesellschafft Jesu Bey S. Paul in Regenspurg ; den 2. und 4. Tag Herbst-Monaths, 1744
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Königsperger, Marianus
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2014

description: Perioche
Spaces Between Exploring Ma as a Literary Theory
Creators: name: Reynolds, Codi C
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: This thesis is an attempt to understand the concept of ma 間 as it appears traditionally in Japan and how it may be applied to literature as an analytical framework. Ma is most simply defined as an empty space, but has a long history of artistic connotations in various fields, such as architecture, music, and poetry, that may theoretically be applied to literature as well. First, I look at the historical and theoretical background of the concept of ma as it exists in the visual, musical, and literary arts. I consider how ma was first used when it was developed in the eighth century, how it was used prior to World War II, and how it has been used since World War II. I also look at Western theories that I believe could be used to further analyze the concept of ma – namely, the Iceberg Theory and the study of hermeneutics. I use the information in this portion to develop my thesis statement: that ma as an aesthetic term is primarily concerned with encouraging audience participation with the piece of art and that such participation with literature can be facilitated by certain writing techniques, including use of symbolism, juxtaposition, and understatement. Then, I look more closely at three works that I consider prime examples of ma in literature: Takekurabe by Higuchi Ichiyō, Yukiguni by Kawabata Yasunari, and Riaru wārudo by Kirino Natsuo. These works span a wide time range – from the late 1800s to the early 2000s – but all contain themes of disconnect, transition, and confusion, as well as specific writing techniques, that encourage reader participation through introspection. Additionally, I have included a glossary at the end for any Japanese words, with their hiragana and kanji counterparts, that a reader might be unfamiliar with.
Sexual Orientation Differences in the Association between Physical Activity and Allostatic Load: Results from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Study
Creators: name: Putnam, Natalia I
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: Higher levels of allostatic load (AL), a composite measure of the impact of chronic stress on the body, are found among socially marginalized groups compared to privileged groups. AL is associated with premature aging and death, as well as a variety of chronic health conditions that impact quality of life. Effects of AL may be offset by physical activity (PA). Queer populations (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual) may be at risk for elevated AL due to repeated exposure to discrimination in the form of sexual minority stress. There is mixed literature on sexual orientation differences in PA and research on AL among queer populations is limited. This study describes sexual orientation differences in the 1) prevalence of PA and mean AL levels and 2) association between PA and AL. Data from the 2001-2015 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to fit sex-stratified linear regression models assessing sexual orientation (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual with same-sex experience) differences as well as sexual orientation-specific associations in PA and AL. AL was assessed using 8 biomarkers, while PA was assessed using metabolic equivalent of task (MET)-hours/week calculated from the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Models were adjusted for race/ethnicity, income, education, relationship status, veteran status, and citizenship status. Overall, heterosexual adults reported more PA than their same-sex queer counterparts. Gay men had lower (0.8), while bisexual men had higher AL scores (1.9) than heterosexual men (1.2). Among women, AL score was similar across sexual orientation groups. Overall, more PA was associated with lower AL scores among men and women (badjusted = -0.00508, padjusted=-0.00505, punadjusted =-0.00934, punadjusted =-0.03269, p=0.04), and heterosexual women with same-sex experience (bunadjusted =-0.01059, p=0.02). After adjusting for covariates the association was no longer statistically significant. Consistent with previous work, PA was inversely associated with AL score. PA may be an important modifiable behavior to mitigate some sexual orientation disparities in health.
Supplementary Material from How strategy environment and wealth shape altruistic behaviour: cooperation rules affecting wealth distribution in dynamic networks
Creators: name: Spandan Pathak
name: Prateek Verma
name: Ram, Sumit K.
name: Sengupta, Supratim
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Model algorithm and supplementary figures
Aspirin Adherence, Aspirin Dosage, and C-Reactive Protein in the First 3 Months After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Creators: name: Kronish, Ian M.
name: Rieckmann, Nina
name: Shimbo, Daichi
name: Burg, Matthew M.
name: Davidson, Karina W.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2010
Subjects: Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction--Treatment
C-reactive protein
Aspirin
Medicine

description: Persistent elevation of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) has been associated with an increased risk of recurrent cardiac events after acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Conflicting evidence is available regarding whether aspirin can reduce CRP after ACS. We investigated whether the dosage and adherence to aspirin was associated with the CRP level 3 months after ACS. Adherence to aspirin was monitored for 3 months in a cohort of 105 patients enrolled within 1 week of an ACS using an electronic chip stored in the pill bottle cap. The CRP level was measured at baseline and 3 months. Logistic regression analysis was used to test whether poor adherence to aspirin and a lower aspirin dosage were associated with increased CRP levels, controlling for age, ACS type, disease co-morbidity, baseline CRP level, use of clopidogrel and statins, depressive symptoms, smoking, and adherence to other medications. Aspirin adherence was inversely correlated with the CRP level at 3 months (Spearman's r = −0.36, p <0.001). In the adjusted model, every 10% decrease in aspirin adherence was associated with a 1.7 increased risk (95% confidence interval 1.2 to 2.4) of a CRP level of ≥3.0 mg/L at 3 months. Low-dose aspirin was associated with a 7.1 increased risk (95% confidence interval 1.5 to 33.3) of a CRP level of ≥3.0 mg/L. The Charlson co-morbidity index, depressive symptoms, and baseline CRP level were also predictive of a CRP level of ≥3.0 mg/L at 3 months. The association between aspirin adherence and CRP level was not attenuated by controlling for other risk-reducing behaviors. In conclusion, a strong association was found between aspirin adherence and the CRP level after an ACS.

The amount of exposure to aspirin might be associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after an acute coronary syndromes (ACS).Thus, we tested whether lower adherence to aspirin and/or a lower prescribed aspirin dosage in the 3 months after hospitalization for an ACS were associated with higher CRP levels at 3 months. Aspirin adherence was assessed using an electronic medication monitor. Because the adherence to aspirin might be a proxy for adherence to other medications that are more definitively linked with anti-inflammatory effects, we also explored the association between aspirin adherence and CRP level after controlling for self-reported adherence to medications in general.
Adaptive (Re)purpose of Industrial Heritage Buildings in Massachusetts A Modular Strategy for Building a Community
Creators: name: Premani, Riya D
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: A significant portion of a building’s carbon emission comes from the materials used to construct it, primarily through fabrication and assembly. According to the World Green Building Council, this is called embodied carbon, and it makes up to 49% of the total emissions from global construction. Thus, new energy-efficient buildings can take from 10-80 years of time to offset just the carbon used in construction. Combined with such amounts of construction and demolition waste, new construction can be viewed as a wasteful or even destructive practice. Adaptive reuse presents a promising alternative method for creating new space, without the emissions and waste that would be generated by building something new. This thesis identifies challenges in the adaptability of existing buildings and provides instances which show why reuse and mixed-use spaces are significant. A literature review will be used to provide the concepts and strategies of sustainability. ix Case studies will help identify the real world issues and how they are addressed in different ways to show various functional spaces. Adaptive reuse is also being explored as a means to fulfill the socio-cultural, economic and environmental sustainability goals while keeping the character of the city intact.
Peer education for secondary stroke prevention in inner-city minorities: Design and methods of the Prevent Recurrence of All Inner-city Strokes through Education randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Goldfinger, Judith Z.
name: Kronish, Ian M.
name: Fei, Kezhen
name: Graciani, Albert
name: Rosenfeld, Peri
name: Lorig, Kate
name: Horowitz, Carol R.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease--Prevention
Clinical trials
Transient ischemic attack
Medical sciences
Epidemiology
Public health

description: Background
The highest risk for stroke is among survivors of strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIA). However, use of proven-effective cardiovascular medications to control stroke risk is suboptimal, particularly among the Black and Latino populations disproportionately impacted by stroke.

Methods
A partnership of Harlem and Bronx community representatives, stroke survivors, researchers, clinicians, outreach workers and patient educators used community-based participatory research to conceive and develop the Prevent Recurrence of All Inner-city Strokes through Education (PRAISE) trial. Using data from focus groups with stroke survivors, they tailored a peer-led, community-based chronic disease self-management program to address stroke risk factors. PRAISE will test, in a randomized controlled trial, whether this stroke education intervention improves blood pressure control and a composite outcome of blood pressure control, lipid control, and use of antithrombotic medications.

Results
Of the 582 survivors of stroke and TIA enrolled thus far, 81% are Black or Latino and 56% have an annual income less than $15,000. Many (33%) do not have blood pressures in the target range, and most (66%) do not have control of all three major stroke risk factors.

Conclusions
Rates of stroke recurrence risk factors remain suboptimal in the high risk, urban, predominantly minority communities studied. With a community-partnered approach, PRAISE has recruited a large number of stroke and TIA survivors to date, and may prove successful in engaging those at highest risk for stroke and reducing disparities in stroke outcomes in inner-city communities.
Surface Plasmon Resonance of Dumb-bell Nano-structure
Creators: name: Ajith, R.
name: Mathew, Vincent
name: Arun, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an intuitive theoretical description of the optical properties of complex metal nano-structure, consisting of two nano-shells connected by a nano-rod giving a dumb-bell like appearance. The simulations were done using Finite Element Method. The effect of the nano-rod length and radius as also the dimensions of the nano-shells were analyzed. The absorption spectra as in peak positions and intensities have been found to have a strong dependence on the geometrical parameters of the dumb-bell. This study provides evidence that the localized surface plasmon modes play a key role in the broadband light harvesting capabilities of these nanostructures and is promising for a wide range of practical applications, for example in surface-enhanced spectroscopies.
"Voices in My Head:" Representations of Mental Illness in Contemporary American Musical Theater
Creators: name: Perry, McKay
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: In the years since 2010, themes of mental illness on the musical theater stage have increased dramatically, most notably with the Broadway premiere of Dear Evan Hansen in 2016, which quickly became a popular and critical success, winning six Tony Awards the following season. Despite scope and reach of the modern American musical, relatively little musicological scholarship has explored this area, and of that literature, even less has examined contemporary musicals. In this thesis, I will begin to fill this gap in the literature through the application of emerging critical musicological lenses to modern musical theater, both on and off Broadway.
This thesis puts forth a set of representational models to explore how mentally ill characters are represented in contemporary American musical theater. Through six case studies of twenty-first century shows employing these models, this thesis examines how these models intersect with narrative critiques and theories put forth by disability studies scholarship to analyze the representations of mentally ill characters onstage. I examine the shows Next to Normal, Be More Chill, In the Green, Preludes, Dear Evan Hansen, and Bandstand to analyze how the internal experience of mental illness is externalized and shown onstage in each of these shows, evaluate which underlying narratives and ideas about mental illness that these representational models contain, and investigate how ideas from disability studies scholarship can illuminate some of the strengths, weaknesses, and failures of these shows in their portrayal of mental illness.
Although this thesis relies extensively on ideas, language, and scholarship from disability studies, it is not a disability studies thesis; rather it will demonstrate how scholarly lenses provided by disability studies can be fruitfully applied to musical and theatrical representations of mental illness. In addition to touching on themes of genre, characterization and narrative theory, therapy and treatment for mental illness, and modern marketability of musical theater, this thesis demonstrates that the theories from disability studies scholarship can be fruitfully applied to other depictions of non-normativity, such as mental illness.
Diplodiscidae Cohn 1904
Creators: name: Lunaschi, Lía I.
name: Drago, Fabiana B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Echinostomida
Diplodiscidae

description: Family Diplodiscidae Cohn, 1904   Catadiscus Cohn, 1904
 Catadiscus hylae Incorvaia, 1983
 Host and records: Hypsiboas pulchellus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) (BA). Site of infection: large intestine.
Reference: Incorvaia (1983).
 Catadiscus inopinatus Freitas, 1941
 Host and records: Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 (C). Site of infection: large intestine.
 Reference: Hamann et al. (2006).
 Catadiscus propinquus Freitas & Dobbin, 1956
 Host and record: Lysapsus limellus Cope, 1862 (C). Site of infection: large intestine.
 References: Hamann & Kehr (1997), Kehr et.al. (2000), Hamann (2004).
 Catadiscus uruguayensis Freitas & Lent, 1939
 Hosts and record: Hypsiboas pulchellus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) (tadpoles), Leptodactylus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (BA), Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858 (BA). Site of infection: large intestine.
 Life cycle: Hi1: probably Drepanotrema kermatoides (d'Orbigny, 1835) (natural host) from Lujan River, Buenos Aires Province.
References: Suriano (1970), Ostrowski de Núñez (1979a).
 Catadiscus sp.
 Hosts and record: Pseudis paradoxa (Linnaeus, 1758) (tadpoles) (C), Pseudopaludicola boliviana Parker, 1927 (C).
Site of infection: intestine.
 References: Kehr & Hamann (2003), Duré et al. (2004).
description: Published as part of Lunaschi, Lía I. & Drago, Fabiana B., 2007, Checklist of digenean parasites of amphibians and reptiles from Argentina, pp. 51-68 in Zootaxa 1476 on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176772
Reconfigurable optical-force-drive chirp and delay-line in micro/nano-fiber Bragg grating
Creators: name: Xu, Fei
name: Luo, Wei
name: Lu, Yan-qing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The emergence of optical micro/nano-fiber (MNF) with a subwavelength diameter, which has ultra-light mass and an intense light field, brings an opportunity for develop fiber based optomechanical systems. In this study, we theoretically show an optomechanical effect in silica MNF Bragg gratings (MNFBGs). The light-induced mechanical effect results in continuously distributed strain along the grating. It is shown that the power-related strain introduces an optically reconfigurable chirp in the grating period. We develop new optomechanical coupled-mode equations and theoretically analyze the influence of the optical-force-induced nonlinearity and chirp on the grating performance. Compared with weak Kerr effect, the optomechanics effect dominated in the properties evolution of MNFBGs and significant group velocity reduction and switching effect have been theoretically demonstrated at medium power level. This kind of optomechanical MNFBG with optically reconfigurable chirp may offer a path toward all-optical tunable bandwidth of Bragg resonance and may lead to useful applications such as all-optical switching and optically controlled dispersion and slow/fast light.
Felovia vae Lataste 1886
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Ctenodactylidae
Felovia
Felovia vae

description: Felovia vae Lataste, 1886. Le Naturaliste, 3:287. TYPE LOCALITY: Senegal, upper Senegal River, Medina Dist., Felou. DISTRIBUTION: Senegal; Mauritania; Mali. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410033002001001.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 6), pp. 560-594 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 594, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353039
Vanhoye, A., Situation du Christ. Épitre aux Hébreux. 1. et 2. Ed. Du Cerf. Vol. de 403 ps. 135x215. Paris 1969
Creators: name: Correia, Francisco Carvalho
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 1970

description: Theologica, v. 5 n. 2 (1970)
Light Trapping Textures Designed by Electromagnetic Optimization for Sub-Wavelength Thick Solar Cells
Creators: name: Ganapati, Vidya
name: Miller, Owen D.
name: Yablonovitch, Eli
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Light trapping in solar cells allows for increased current and voltage, as well as reduced materials cost. It is known that in geometrical optics, a maximum 4n^2 absorption enhancement factor can be achieved by randomly texturing the surface of the solar cell, where n is the material refractive index. This ray-optics absorption enhancement limit only holds when the thickness of the solar cell is much greater than the optical wavelength. In sub-wavelength thin films, the fundamental questions remain unanswered: (1) what is the sub-wavelength absorption enhancement limit and (2) what surface texture realizes this optimal absorption enhancement? We turn to computational electromagnetic optimization in order to design nanoscale textures for light trapping in sub-wavelength thin films. For high-index thin films, in the weakly absorbing limit, our optimized surface textures yield an angle- and frequency-averaged enhancement factor ~39. They perform roughly 30% better than randomly textured structures, but they fall short of the ray optics enhancement limit of 4n^2 ~ 50.
Suaeda salsa Pall.
Creators: name: Sukhorukov, Alexander P.
name: Kushunina, Maria A.
name: Stepanova, Nina Yu.
name: Kalmykova, Olga G.
name: Golovanov, Yaroslav M.
name: Sennikov, Alexander N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Suaeda
Suaeda salsa

description: Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall.
Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall., Ill. Pl.: 46 (1803) ≡ Chenopodium salsum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 221 (1753).
Native status
Native.
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC).
EOO 14,100 km 2, AOO 32 km 2. The species is common in the south and no decline was observed or projected.
Distribution
Orenburg Region (southern districts): Akbulak, Belyaevka, Novoorsk, Sol' - Iletsk, Svetlyi, Yasnyi Districts (Fig. 50).
Previous reports: Iljin (1930), Knjazev (2009).
The species occurs on saline substrates. It is common in the Region.
The species is distributed in Eastern Europe (south-eastern part), the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.
description: Published as part of Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Kushunina, Maria A., Stepanova, Nina Yu., Kalmykova, Olga G., Golovanov, Yaroslav M. & Sennikov, Alexander N., 2024, Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s. l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia, pp. e 121541 in Biodiversity Data Journal 12 on page e121541, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e121541
Verordnung Wegen der des Heil. Röm. Reichs freyen Stadt Schweinfurth Gemein-Gut, wo und wann solche mit dem Horn- Schaf- und andern bürgerlichen Weid-Vieh zu betreiben, auch wie weit der hiesigen Metzgere Hammels-Hirten dabey zu gehen haben; 1770
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2014

description: Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Daselbst gedruckt, im Jahr 1770.
A deep search for molecular gas in two massive Lyman break galaxies at z=3 and 4: vanishing CO-emission due to low metallicity?
Creators: name: Tan, Qinghua
name: Daddi, Emanuele
name: Sargent, Mark T.
name: Magdis, Georgios
name: Hodge, Jacqueline A.
name: Bethermin, Matthieu
name: Bournaud, Frederic
name: Carilli, Chris L.
name: Dannerbauer, Helmut
name: Dickinson, Mark
name: Elbaz, David
name: Gao, Yu
name: Morrison, Glenn E.
name: Owen, Frazer N.
name: Pannella, Maurilio
name: Riechers, Dominik A.
name: Walter, Fabian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present deep IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI) observations, searching for CO-emission toward two massive, non-lensed Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at z=3.216 and 4.058. With one low significance CO detection (3.5 sigma) and one sensitive upper limit, we find that the CO lines are >~ 3-4 times weaker than expected based on the relation between IR and CO luminosities followed by similarly, massive galaxies at z=0-2.5. This is consistent with a scenario in which these galaxies have low metallicity, causing an increased CO-to-H_2 conversion factor, i.e., weaker CO-emission for a given molecular (H_2) mass. The required metallicities at z>3 are lower than predicted by the fundamental metallicity relation (FMR) at these redshifts, consistent with independent evidence. Unless our galaxies are atypical in this respect, detecting molecular gas in normal galaxies at z>3 may thus remain challenging even with ALMA.
description: 9 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters
Chenopodium salsum Linnaeus, 1753, spec. nov.
Creators: name: Linnaeus, Carolus
Publisher: name: Laurentius Salvius
Year: 1753
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium
Chenopodium salsum

description: Chenopodium salsum, spec. nov.
 19. Chenopodium foliis linearibus obtusis: subtus convexis, caule ramoso: ramis deflexis. Hort. ups.55.
 Chenopodium maritimum, foliis sedi teretibus. Buxb. cent. 1. p.21. t.31. f.1.
 Habitat ad Astracanum . ☉
description: Published as part of Linnaeus, Carolus, 1753, Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas, Stockholm :Laurentius Salvius on page 221, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3931989
The Steklov spectrum of surfaces: asymptotics and invariants
Creators: name: Girouard, Alexandre
name: Parnovski, Leonid
name: Polterovich, Iosif
name: Sher, David A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Spectral Theory (math.SP)
subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We obtain precise asymptotics for the Steklov eigenvalues on a compact Riemannian surface with boundary. It is shown that the number of connected components of the boundary, as well as their lengths, are invariants of the Steklov spectrum. The proofs are based on pseudodifferential techniques for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator and on a number-theoretic argument.
description: 10 pages
Phase-Sensitive Inversion-Recovery MRI Improves Longitudinal Cortical Lesion Detection in Progressive MS
Creators: name: Harel, Asaff
name: Ceccarelli, Antonia
name: Farrell, Colleen
name: Fabian, Michelle
name: Howard, Jonathan
name: Riley, Claire Sebastian
name: Miller, Aaron
name: Lublin, Fred
name: Inglese, Matilde
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Multiple sclerosis--Treatment
subject: Precancerous conditions
subject: Magnetic resonance imaging
subject: Diagnostic imaging
subject: Medical sciences
subject: Neurosciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Previous studies comparing phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) to double inversion recovery (DIR) have demonstrated that use of PSIR improves cross-sectional in vivo detection of cortical lesions (CL) in multiple sclerosis. We studied the utility of PSIR in detection/characterization of accrual of CL over time in a 1-year longitudinal study in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) compared to DIR. PSIR and DIR images were acquired with 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 25 patients with PPMS and 19 healthy controls at baseline, and after 1 year in 20 patients with PPMS. CL were classified as intracortical, leucocortical or juxtacortical. Lesion counts and volumes were calculated for both time points from both sequences and compared. Correlations with measures of physical and cognitive disability were determined as well as new CL counts and volumes. Compared to DIR, PSIR led to detection of a higher number of CL involving a larger proportion of patients with PPMS both cross-sectionally (p = 0.006, 88%) and longitudinally (p = 0.007, 95%), and led to the reclassification of a third of CL seen on DIR at each time point. Interestingly, PSIR was more sensitive to new CL accumulation over time compared to DIR. PSIR is a promising technique to monitor cortical damage and disease progression in patients with PPMS over a short-term follow-up.
Earthen Materials In Organic Forms: An Ecological Solution to the Urban Biosphere?
Creators: name: Patil, Rutuja
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2023

description: The pandemic has taught us several valuable lessons. It led to a new interest in redesigning-built environments that promote healthy indoor atmospheres and provide a space for reflection along with social distancing. The architecture of a space affects how people move within a space and live their lives. By using organic design principles and sustainable systems, we can transform and renew our built environment. A holistic approach that combines natural and built elements can create a sense of harmony and health, which is in line with the essence of organic architecture.
Organic architecture can provide a sustainable solution to the persistent conflict between humans and nature due to urbanization, resource scarcity, and deforestation. By incorporating organic design principles, we can reconcile expanding urban environments and mass constructions with the natural world and biosphere. This approach can establish a harmonious relationship between human-made environments and nature, creating a more sustainable future. Despite their benefits, earthen materials are not widely used in new construction in North America. (Jenkins Swan, Rteil, and Lovegrove 2011) Some people even might believe that earthen materials are indicators of poverty, creating a social stigma that limits their use. Labor standards and knowledge sharing in the building industries may preference other ways of building. For others, the technical data available may be insufficient to quantify an understanding of building performance in various climates. Importantly, earthen materials are not fully represented in building codes and standards, particularly in North America.(Jenkins Swan, Rteil, and Lovegrove 2011)
According to recent research, earthen building materials are capable of regulating indoor temperatures and humidity to attain optimal levels for occupant health (Alassaad et al. 2021). Low toxicity along with recyclability at the end of its life cycle which in turn allows for a cradle-to-cradle supply chain are also some of the other advantages of earthen materials. By being sustainable from the start of its life cycle, this thesis explores the use of earthen materials in construction by not just promoting the environmental benefits but also demonstrating how it could possibly add life to new organic forms.
INSULTNI OʻTKAZGAN BEMORLARDA TIBBIY REABILITATSIYANI UY SHAROITIDA TASHKIL ETISH VA TAHLIL QILISH
Creators: name: Boisov, Suxrob
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: insultni oʻtkazgan bemorlarda reabilitatsiyani uy sharoitida olib borish va reabilitatsiya davomiyligiga natijalarning bogʻliqligini oʻrganish.