cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Advanced ACTPol Cryogenic Detector Arrays and Readout
Creators: name: Henderson, S. W.
name: Allison, R.
name: Austermann, J.
name: Baildon, T.
name: Battaglia, N.
name: Beall, J. A.
name: Becker, D.
name: De Bernardis, F.
name: Bond, J. R.
name: Calabrese, E.
name: Choi, S. K.
name: Coughlin, K. P.
name: Crowley, K. T.
name: Datta, R.
name: Devlin, M. J.
name: Duff, S. M.
name: Dunner, R.
name: Dunkley, J.
name: van Engelen, A.
name: Gallardo, P. A.
name: Grace, E.
name: Hasselfield, M.
name: Hills, F.
name: Hilton, G. C.
name: Hincks, A. D.
name: Hlozek, R.
name: Ho, S. P.
name: Hubmayr, J.
name: Huffenberger, K.
name: Hughes, J. P.
name: Irwin, K. D.
name: Koopman, B. J.
name: Kosowsky, A. B.
name: Li, D.
name: McMahon, J.
name: Munson, C.
name: Nati, F.
name: Newburgh, L.
name: Niemack, M. D.
name: Niraula, P.
name: Page, L. A.
name: Pappas, C. G.
name: Salatino, M.
name: Schillaci, A.
name: Schmitt, B. L.
name: Sehgal, N.
name: Sherwin, B. D.
name: Sievers, J. L.
name: Simon, S. M.
name: Spergel, D. N.
name: Staggs, S. T.
name: Stevens, J. R.
name: Thornton, R.
name: Van Lanen, J.
name: Vavagiakis, E. M.
name: Ward, J. T.
name: Wollack, E. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Advanced ACTPol is a polarization-sensitive upgrade for the 6 m aperture Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), adding new frequencies and increasing sensitivity over the previous ACTPol receiver. In 2016, Advanced ACTPol will begin to map approximately half the sky in five frequency bands (28-230 GHz). Its maps of primary and secondary cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies -- imaged in intensity and polarization at few arcminute-scale resolution -- will enable precision cosmological constraints and also a wide array of cross-correlation science that probes the expansion history of the universe and the growth of structure via gravitational collapse. To accomplish these scientific goals, the Advanced ACTPol receiver will be a significant upgrade to the ACTPol receiver, including four new multichroic arrays of cryogenic, feedhorn-coupled AlMn transition edge sensor (TES) polarimeters (fabricated on 150 mm diameter wafers); a system of continuously rotating meta-material silicon half-wave plates; and a new multiplexing readout architecture which uses superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and time division to achieve a 64-row multiplexing factor. Here we present the status and scientific goals of the Advanced ACTPol instrument, emphasizing the design and implementation of the Advanced ACTPol cryogenic detector arrays.
description: 9 pages, 3 figures, conference proceedings submitted to Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Main supplementary document from A macroscopic free-swimming medusa from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale
Creators: name: Moon, Justin
name: Caron, Jean-Bernard
name: Moysiuk, Joseph
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 40308
subject: Palaeontology (incl. Palynology)

description: Supplementary images, results of monophyly tests and list of characters
Metabolomics for biomarker discovery in urogenital schistosomiasis: A Systematic scoping review
Creators: name: Midzi, Herald
name: Vengesai, Arthur
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Life Sciences
subject: metabolomics

description: Scoping review protocol: Metabolomics based approaches have emerged as essential tools in the discovery of novel biomarkers in urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) via high-throughput global assessment of metabolites and metabolite pathway alterations thereby allowing the development of effective diagnostic tools and provision of therapeutic or vaccine targets. In this review, we aimed to give an overview of metabolite biomarkers and metabolic pathway alterations of UGS discovered using metabolomics techniques. The following is a protocol for the review
Gli Open Educational Path: per una accezione epistemologica di “apertura”
Creators: name: Calvani, Antonio
name: Menichetti, Laura
Publisher: name: Form@re - Open Journal per la formazione in rete
Year: 2014

description: L’e-learning universitario ha visto affermarsi nuovi orientamenti all’insegna di una filosofia di “apertura” (openness) intesa come libero accesso e/o gratuità: i MOOC ne sono l’esempio più noto. È questa l’unica strada che caratterizzerà l’e-learning del futuro? Il nuovo e-learning potrebbe accompagnarsi ad un miglioramento della qualità della didattica, anche in presenza. Questo contributo presenta una diversa accezione di openness in senso epistemologico, come “ristrutturazione in itinere della conoscenza posseduta”. Si propone un approccio chiamato Open Educational Path (OEPath), una variante metodologica delle Open Educational Practices (OEP), che mette al centro l’idea che gli studenti, sfruttando il web come sede di costruzione della conoscenza, possano partecipare attivamente ad arricchire il percorso di apprendimento, andando anche oltre le conoscenze fornite dal docente. Tale approccio risponde alle esigenze di equilibrio tra una didattica aperta e problematizzante e i vincoli di sostenibilità imposti dalla gestione di un alto numero di partecipanti.
description: Form@re - Open Journal per la formazione in rete, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2014): Open content: OER, OEP. Quali scenari per l’educazione?
Genetics of coronary artery calcification among African Americans, a meta-analysis
Creators: name: Lange, Leslie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of death in the United States. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores are independent predictors of CHD. African Americans (AA) have higher rates of CHD but are less well-studied in genomic studies. We assembled the largest AA data resource currently available with measured CAC to identify associated genetic variants. Methods We analyzed log transformed CAC quantity (ln(CAC + 1)), for association with ~2.5 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and performed an inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis on results for 5,823 AA from 8 studies. Heritability was calculated using family studies. The most significant SNPs among AAs were evaluated in European Ancestry (EA) CAC data; conversely, the significance of published SNPs for CAC/CHD in EA was queried within our AA meta-analysis. Results Heritability of CAC was lower in AA (~30%) than previously reported for EA (~50%). No SNP reached genome wide significance (p < 5E-08). Of 67 SNPs with p < 1E-05 in AA there was no evidence of association in EA CAC data. Four SNPs in regions previously implicated in CAC/CHD (at 9p21 and PHACTR1) in EA reached nominal significance for CAC in AA, with concordant direction. Among AA, rs16905644 (p = 4.08E-05) had the strongest association in the 9p21 region. Conclusions While we observed substantial heritability for CAC in AA, we failed to identify loci for CAC at genome-wide significant levels despite having adequate power to detect alleles with moderate to large effects. Although suggestive signals in AA were apparent at 9p21 and additional CAC and CAD EA loci, overall the data suggest that even larger samples and an ethnic specific focus will be required for GWAS discoveries for CAC in AA populations.
Neighborhood Watch: Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in a German federal state, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in 2020-2022
Creators: name: Kohler, Christian
name: King, Jacqueline
name: Stacker, Lina
name: Goller, Katja V.
name: Moritz, Juliane
name: Pohlmann, Anne
name: Nath, Neetika
name: Tzvetkova, Ana
name: Rieck, Maximilian
name: Paraskevopoulou, Sofia
name: Beslic, Denis
name: Hölzer, Martin
name: Fuchs, Stephan
name: Ziemann, Janine
name: Kaderali, Lars
name: Beer, Martin
name: Hübner, Nils-Olaf
name: Becker, Karsten
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Global and even national genome surveillance approaches do not provide the resolution necessary for rapid and accurate direct response by local public health authorities. Hence, a regional network of microbiological laboratories in collaboration with the health departments of all districts of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (M-V) was formed to investigate the regional molecular epidemiology of circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages between 11/2020 and 03/2022. More than 4750 samples from all M-V counties were sequenced using Illumina and Nanopore technologies. Overall, 3493 (73.5%) sequences fulfilled quality criteria for time-resolved and/or spatially-resolved maximum likelihood phylogenic analyses and k-mean/ median clustering (KMC). We identified 116 different Pangolin virus lineages that can be assigned to 16 Nextstrain clades. The ten most frequently detected virus lineages belonged to B.1.1.7, AY.122, AY.43, BA.1, B.1.617.2, BA.1.1, AY.9.2, AY.4, P.1 and AY.126. Time-resolved phylogenetic analyses showed the occurrence of virus clades as determined worldwide, but with a substantial delay of one to two months. Further spatio-temporal phylogenetic analyses revealed a regional outbreak of a Gamma variant limited to western M-V counties. Finally, KMC elucidated a successive introduction of the various virus lineages into M-V, possibly triggered by vacation periods with increased (inter-) national travel activities. The COVID-19 pandemic in M-V was shaped by a combination of several SARS-CoV-2 introductions, lockdown measures, restrictive quarantine of patients and the lineage specific replication rate. Complementing global and national surveillance, regional surveillance adds value by providing a higher level of surveillance resolution tailored to local health authorities.
Relazione annuale di Ateneo sul monitoraggio della Scienza Aperta - Università di Trento (2023)
Creators: name: Divisione Promozione E Valutazione Della Produzione Scientifica
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Università di Trento
Report
Open Science

description: La relazione riporta lo stato d'attuazione dei principi e delle politiche per la Scienza Aperta presso l'Università di Trento per l'anno 2023.
Nested shells reveal the rejuvenation of the Orion-Eridanus superbubble
Creators: name: Ochsendorf, B. B.
name: Brown, A. G. A.
name: Bally, J.
name: Tielens, A. G. G. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Orion-Eridanus superbubble is the prototypical superbubble due to its proximity and evolutionary state. Here, we provide a synthesis of recent observational data from WISE and Planck with archival data, allowing to draw a new and more complete picture on the history and evolution of the Orion-Eridanus region. We discuss the general morphological structures and observational characteristics of the superbubble, and derive quantitative properties of the gas- and dust inside Barnard's Loop. We reveal that Barnard's Loop is a complete bubble structure which, together with the lambda Ori region and other smaller-scale bubbles, expands within the Orion-Eridanus superbubble. We argue that the Orion-Eridanus superbubble is larger and more complex than previously thought, and that it can be viewed as a series of nested shells, superimposed along the line of sight. During the lifetime of the superbubble, HII region champagne flows and thermal evaporation of embedded clouds continuously mass-load the superbubble interior, while winds or supernovae from the Orion OB association rejuvenate the superbubble by sweeping up the material from the interior cavities in an episodic fashion, possibly triggering the formation of new stars that form shells of their own. The steady supply of material into the superbubble cavity implies that dust processing from interior supernova remnants is more efficient than previously thought. The cycle of mass-loading, interior cleansing, and star formation repeats until the molecular reservoir is depleted or the clouds have been disrupted. While the nested shells come and go, the superbubble remains for tens of millions of years.
description: 20 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
One-Step Recurrences for Stationary Random Fields on the Sphere
Creators: name: Beatson, R. K.
name: Castell, W. zu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 42A82, 33C45, 42C10, 62M30

description: Recurrences for positive definite functions in terms of the space dimension have been used in several fields of applications. Such recurrences typically relate to properties of the system of special functions characterizing the geometry of the underlying space. In the case of the sphere ${\mathbb S}^{d-1} \subset {\mathbb R}^d$ the (strict) positive definiteness of the zonal function $f(\cos θ)$ is determined by the signs of the coefficients in the expansion of $f$ in terms of the Gegenbauer polynomials $\{C^λ_n\}$, with $λ=(d-2)/2$. Recent results show that classical differentiation and integration applied to $f$ have positive definiteness preserving properties in this context. However, in these results the space dimension changes in steps of two. This paper develops operators for zonal functions on the sphere which preserve (strict) positive definiteness while moving up and down in the ladder of dimensions by steps of one. These fractional operators are constructed to act appropriately on the Gegenbauer polynomials $\{C^λ_n\}$.
Metropolitan-level ethnic residential segregation, racial identity, and body mass index among U.S. Hispanic adults: a multilevel cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Albrecht, Sandra
name: Kershaw, Kiarri N
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2014

description: Abstract Background The few studies that have examined whether metropolitan-level ethnic residential segregation is associated with obesity among Hispanics are mixed. The segmented assimilation theory, which suggests patterns of integration for immigrant groups varies by social factors, may provide an explanation for these mixed findings. In this study we examined whether one social factor, racial identity, modified the association between ethnic residential segregation and body mass index (BMI) among Hispanics. Methods We used data on 22,901 male and 37,335 non-pregnant female Hispanic adult participants of the 2003–2008 U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System living in 227 metropolitan or micropolitan areas (MMSAs). Participants self-identified as White, Black, and ‘some other race’. BMI was calculated using self-reported height and weight; the Hispanic isolation index was used to measure Hispanic residential segregation. Using multi-level linear regression models, we examined the association of Hispanic residential segregation with BMI, and we investigated whether this relationship varied by race. Results Among men, Hispanic segregation was unassociated with BMI after adjusting for age, race, MMSA-level poverty, and MMSA-level population size; there was no variation in this relationship by race. Among women, significant associations between Hispanic segregation and BMI in models adjusted for demographics and MMSA-level confounders became attenuated with further adjustment for education and language of exam. However, there was statistically significant variation by race (P interaction = 0.03 and 0.09 for Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics who identified as some other race, respectively, vs. Hispanic Whites). Specifically, higher segregation was associated with higher mean BMI among Hispanic Whites, but it was associated with lower mean BMI among Hispanic Blacks. Segregation was unassociated with BMI among Hispanic women identifying as some other race. Conclusions This heterogeneity highlights the persistent influence of race on structural processes that can have downstream consequences on health. As Hispanics grow as a proportion of the U.S. population, especially across urban centers, understanding the health consequences of residence in segregated areas, and whether or not these impacts vary across different groups, will be important for the design of more comprehensive solutions to prevent adverse health outcomes.
Measurement of neutrino flux from the primary proton--proton fusion process in the Sun with Borexino detector
Creators: name: Smirnov, O. Y.
name: Agostini, M.
name: Appel, S.
name: Bellini, G.
name: Benziger, J.
name: Bick, D.
name: Bonfini, G.
name: Bravo, D.
name: Caccianiga, B.
name: Calaprice, F.
name: Caminata, A.
name: Cavalcante, P.
name: Chepurnov, A.
name: Choi, K.
name: D'Angelo, D.
name: Davini, S.
name: Derbin, A.
name: Di Noto, L.
name: Drachnev, I.
name: Empl, A.
name: Etenko, A.
name: Fomenko, K.
name: Franco, D.
name: Gabriele, F.
name: Galbiati, C.
name: Ghiano, C.
name: Giammarchi, M.
name: Goeger-Neff, M.
name: Goretti, A.
name: Gromov, M.
name: Hagner, C.
name: Hungerford, E.
name: Ianni, Aldo
name: Ianni, Andrea
name: Jedrzejczak, K.
name: Kaiser, M.
name: Kobychev, V.
name: Korablev, D.
name: Korga, G.
name: Kryn, D.
name: Laubenstein, M.
name: Lehnert, B.
name: Litvinovich, E.
name: Lombardi, F.
name: Lombardi, P.
name: Ludhova, L.
name: Lukyanchenko, G.
name: Machulin, I.
name: Manecki, S.
name: Maneschg, W.
name: Marcocci, S.
name: Meroni, E.
name: Meyer, M.
name: Miramonti, L.
name: Misiaszek, M.
name: Mosteiro, P.
name: Muratova, V.
name: Neumair, B.
name: Oberauer, L.
name: Obolensky, M.
name: Ortica, F.
name: Otis, K.
name: Pagani, L.
name: Pallavicini, M.
name: Papp, L.
name: Perasso, L.
name: Pocar, A.
name: Ranucci, G.
name: Razeto, A.
name: Re, A.
name: Romani, A.
name: Roncin, R.
name: Rossi, N.
name: Schönert, S.
name: Semenov, D.
name: Simgen, H.
name: Skorokhvatov, M.
name: Sotnikov, A.
name: Sukhotin, S.
name: Suvorov, Y.
name: Tartaglia, R.
name: Testera, G.
name: Thurn, J.
name: Toropova, M.
name: Unzhakov, E.
name: Vogelaar, R. B.
name: von Feilitzsch, F.
name: Wang, H.
name: Weinz, S.
name: Winter, J.
name: Wojcik, M.
name: Wurm, M.
name: Yokley, Z.
name: Zaimidoroga, O.
name: Zavatarelli, S.
name: Zuber, K.
name: Zuzel, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Neutrino produced in a chain of nuclear reactions in the Sun starting from the fusion of two protons, for the first time has been detected in a real-time detector in spectrometric mode. The unique properties of the Borexino detector provided an oppurtunity to disentangle pp-neutrino spectrum from the background components. A comparison of the total neutrino flux from the Sun with Solar luminosity in photons provides a test of the stability of the Sun on the 10$^{5}$ years time scale, and sets a strong limit on the power production in the unknown energy sources in the Sun of no more than 4\% of the total energy production at 90\% C.L.
description: 15 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures
title: The normal ultrasonic anatomy Cowper's glands in adults
Creators: name: Prochorov, Andrey
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Pathology
subject: Epidemiology
subject: Education and training
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Ultrasound-Power Doppler
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Cowper's glands (CG) are the accessory sex glands. CG secret effect on fertility of sperm. This determines the relevance of the study of CG. Normal ultrasonic anatomy CG is not well understood [1-4]. Purpose : To study the normal ultrasonic anatomy...
A Gloves-off Activist Archaeology?
Creators: name: Moshenska, Gabriel
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Activism
subject: Archaeology
subject: Empowerment
subject: 900 Geschichte und Geografie::900 Geschichte::901 Geschichtsphilosophie, Geschichtstheorie

description: The Indiana Jones memes have spoken: the Nazis are back, and archaeologists need to start punching heads. The current resurgence of the political far-right across many parts of the world presents a distinctive set of challenges and threats. Within archaeology some have responded with outrage, activism, and acts of resistance. Others remain uncertain how to respond: whether as citizens, professionals, intellectuals, or activists? How can we organise to amplify our messages and strengthen our efforts? Where should these efforts be targeted?
Genome and secretome analysis of the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, which causes frosty pod rot disease of cacao: mechanisms of the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases
Creators: name: Mieczkowski, Piotr
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2014

description: Abstract Background The basidiomycete Moniliophthora roreri is the causal agent of Frosty pod rot (FPR) disease of cacao (Theobroma cacao), the source of chocolate, and FPR is one of the most destructive diseases of this important perennial crop in the Americas. This hemibiotroph infects only cacao pods and has an extended biotrophic phase lasting up to sixty days, culminating in plant necrosis and sporulation of the fungus without the formation of a basidiocarp. Results We sequenced and assembled 52.3 Mb into 3,298 contigs that represent the M. roreri genome. Of the 17,920 predicted open reading frames (OFRs), 13,760 were validated by RNA-Seq. Using read count data from RNA sequencing of cacao pods at 30 and 60 days post infection, differential gene expression was estimated for the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases of this plant-pathogen interaction. The sequencing data were used to develop a genome based secretome for the infected pods. Of the 1,535 genes encoding putative secreted proteins, 1,355 were expressed in the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases. Analysis of the data revealed secretome gene expression that correlated with infection and intercellular growth in the biotrophic phase and invasive growth and plant cellular death in the necrotrophic phase. Conclusions Genome sequencing and RNA-Seq was used to determine and validate the Moniliophthora roreri genome and secretome. High sequence identity between Moniliophthora roreri genes and Moniliophthora perniciosa genes supports the taxonomic relationship with Moniliophthora perniciosa and the relatedness of this fungus to other basidiomycetes. Analysis of RNA-Seq data from infected plant tissues revealed differentially expressed genes in the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases. The secreted protein genes that were upregulated in the biotrophic phase are primarily associated with breakdown of the intercellular matrix and modification of the fungal mycelia, possibly to mask the fungus from plant defenses. Based on the transcriptome data, the upregulated secreted proteins in the necrotrophic phase are hypothesized to be actively attacking the plant cell walls and plant cellular components resulting in necrosis. These genes are being used to develop a new understanding of how this disease interaction progresses and to identify potential targets to reduce the impact of this devastating disease.
Active Archaeology in the Middle East
Creators: name: Mickel, Allison
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Activism
subject: Archaeology
subject: Empowerment
subject: 900 Geschichte und Geografie::900 Geschichte::901 Geschichtsphilosophie, Geschichtstheorie

description: Whether because of the lack of funds or personnel, or the flooding, or intensifying hostilities that ultimately resulted in the deaths of several site workers, William Kennett Loftus’s excavations at Susa during the 1850s were far from an absolute success. This is not to say that the undertaking was an utter failure either; Loftus, after all, produced a detailed plan of the site and oversaw the uncovering of the Apadana – the audience hall of the Palace of Darius (Loftus 1857; Curtis 1993). He is also credited with identifying the site as the biblical Shushan. But after Loftus finished digging at Susa, British researcher and diplomat Henry Rawlinson stated that Loftus “had turned the mound of Susa topsy-turvey without finding much” (Curtis 1993: 15). Rawlinson was not the only one to feel this way. When the Dieulafoys arrived at Susa in the 1880s, Jane Dieulafoy politely described Loftus’s work as a series of “awkward attempts to secure an inscription” (J. Dieulafoy 1890: 42). In contrast to this, the Dieulafoys prioritized planning their expedition to be accurate, systematic, and thorough. In Jane’s own words: “it does not enter into my husband’s views to dig any holes whatever and to search, in the dark, for ‘museum-objects;’ excavations executed with method alone can give scientific results” (J. Dieulafoy 1890: 89).
Aktivistische Archäologie – JA!
Creators: name: Müller, Ulrich
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Aktivismus
subject: Archäologie
subject: Empowerment
subject: 900 Geschichte und Geografie::900 Geschichte::901 Geschichtsphilosophie, Geschichtstheorie

description: Wer denkt bei „Aktivismus“ nicht zunächst an die Aktionen der Extinction Rebellion, den Aktivisten*innen von „Ende Gelände“ oder auch Fridays-for-Future-Demonstrationen? Diese werden oftmals mit spektakulären Aktionen verbunden, und leider zu oft werden diese nicht nur von einer rechten oder rechtskonservativen Presse mit Begriffen wie „radikal“, „militant“, „extremistisch“ oder gar „terroristisch“ belegt wie die jüngsten Ereignisse zu Lützerath oder die Bewertung der „Letzten Generation“ zeigen. Dabei gerät leicht aus dem Blick, das Aktivismus zunächst einmal ein politisches, soziales, ökologisches oder humanitäres Handeln meint und ein essentieller Bestandteil demokratischer Aushandlungsprozesses sein sollte.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL HYDROUS IRON OXIDES IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS
Creators: name: Man, Vincent
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1987

description: Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/2188 on 28.02.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: The work in this thesis is concerned with the Green Rusts, which are bluegreen metastable Fe(II) - Fe(III) hydroxy compounds incorporating anions such as SO42-, Cl- or CO3-. These Green Rust compounds (or Fe-GR compounds to distinguish them from the aluminium Green Rusts (Al-GRs) which are isostructural Fe(II) - Al(III) hydroxy compounds) can be produced in a consistent fashion from Fe(II) solutions by the method of induced hydrolysis using Fe(III) gel at pH 7 and under anoxic conditions. A series of sulphate and chloride Fe-GR samples were synthesised, and characterised primarily by the analytical techniques of M8ssbauer spectroscopy, X-Ray diffractometry, infra-red spectroscopy, and vacuum microbalance to measure surface area using the BET N2 adsorption method. For comparison, a few samples of the analogous Al-GR compounds were also synthesised and characterised by the analytical techniques mentioned above. The results in this thesis showed that the systems producing the Fe-GR compounds were of a highly complex nature, and that the amount of precipitate formed depended crucially on the starting conditions. For the 0.1 M FeSO4 system, the GR formed was almost always accompanied by a goethite phase while, for the 0.1 M FeC12 system, pure GR material was only formed at initial Fe(II) - Fe(III) ratios (IFFRs) greater than 6. Any-differences between__the, sulphate and chloride Fe-GRs can. be attributed to the difference in anion-type. X-Ray diffraction in conjunction with electron microscopy and surface area measurements confirm-that the Fe-GRs have a pyroaurite crystal structure, with brucite-like layers formed by a matrix of Fe2+ and Fe 3+ cations and each layer bridged to the other by anions. As far as Messbauer spectroscopy is concerned, the most important diagnostic parameter is the quadrupole splitting (QS) of the Fe(II) doublet measured at 77K for the wet, fresh precipitate (i. e. frozen material). For sul phate Fe-GRs derived from 0.1 M FeSO4 the mean QS is 2.93 ± 0.05 mms-', while for the chloride Fe-GRs derived from 0.1 M FeC12 the mean QS is 2.80 ± 0.05 mms-1. Surface areas for the sulphate Fe-GRs are in the range 40-65 m2. g-1. The products of oxidation and ageing for the Fe-GRs indicate several transformation pathways, especially for the chloride Fe-GRs. Sulphate Fe-GRs converted to goethite on oxidation under both wet and dry conditions, while the chloride Fe-GRs converted to akaganeite on dry oxidation, and to lepidocrocite on wet oxidation. Under both wet and dry anoxic conditions, the chloride Fe-GRs converted to magnetite. In the case of the sulphate Fe-GRs, there was a suggestion that, under the right wet anoxic conditions, the material probably transformed into magnetite. These facts clearly demonstrate that the Fe-GRs are intermediaries in the thermodynamic transformation of Fe in the II oxidation state to Fe in the III oxidation state.
Robot moral patiency survey
Creators: name: Sundvall, Jukka
name: Kunnari, Anton
name: Laakasuo, Michael
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ethics and Political Philosophy
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Arts and Humanities
subject: Social Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: This is an exploratory experimental philosophy project on what properties are found necessary and/or sufficient for moral patiency (the right to be treated as moral subjects) to be granted to robots.
title: Absorbed dose to in-field and partially in-field critical organs from modern radiation therapy techniques for stage I-II testicular seminoma
Creators: name: Damilakis, John
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Radiation physics
subject: Radioprotection / Radiation dose
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Dosimetry
subject: Radiation therapy / Oncology
subject: Cancer

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Testicular cancer is a highly curable malignancy with a 10-year relative survival rate exceeding 95 % [1]. Seminoma is a frequently diagnosed tumor of the testis affecting young males with an average age of 39 years [2]. Postsoperative radiation...
Effects of aggregation of drug and diagnostic codes on the performance of the high-dimensional propensity score algorithm: an empirical example
Creators: name: Poole, Charles
name: Le, Hoa V
name: Schoenbach, Victor
name: Brookhart, M. Alan
name: Layton, J. B
name: Stürmer, Til
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract Background The High-Dimensional Propensity Score (hd-PS) algorithm can select and adjust for baseline confounders of treatment-outcome associations in pharmacoepidemiologic studies that use healthcare claims data. How hd-PS performance is affected by aggregating medications or medical diagnoses has not been assessed. Methods We evaluated the effects of aggregating medications or diagnoses on hd-PS performance in an empirical example using resampled cohorts with small sample size, rare outcome incidence, or low exposure prevalence. In a cohort study comparing the risk of upper gastrointestinal complications in celecoxib or traditional NSAIDs (diclofenac, ibuprofen) initiators with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, we (1) aggregated medications and International Classification of Diseases-9 (ICD-9) diagnoses into hierarchies of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification (ATC) and the Clinical Classification Software (CCS), respectively, and (2) sampled the full cohort using techniques validated by simulations to create 9,600 samples to compare 16 aggregation scenarios across 50% and 20% samples with varying outcome incidence and exposure prevalence. We applied hd-PS to estimate relative risks (RR) using 5 dimensions, predefined confounders, ≤ 500 hd-PS covariates, and propensity score deciles. For each scenario, we calculated: (1) the geometric mean RR; (2) the difference between the scenario mean ln(RR) and the ln(RR) from published randomized controlled trials (RCT); and (3) the proportional difference in the degree of estimated confounding between that scenario and the base scenario (no aggregation). Results Compared with the base scenario, aggregations of medications into ATC level 4 alone or in combination with aggregation of diagnoses into CCS level 1 improved the hd-PS confounding adjustment in most scenarios, reducing residual confounding compared with the RCT findings by up to 19%. Conclusions Aggregation of codes using hierarchical coding systems may improve the performance of the hd-PS to control for confounders. The balance of advantages and disadvantages of aggregation is likely to vary across research settings.
Construcción de un aplicativo web accesible enfocado en adultos mayores para la peluquería Saloom de Bogotá
Creators: name: Cuadro Batista, Liliana Patricia
Publisher: name: Universidad de Cartagena
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Accesibilidad web
subject: Paginas Web
subject: Aplicativo Web

description: El objetivo de este trabajo fue crear un aplicativo web para pulquerías donde los adultos mayores con un enfoque específico en atender las necesidades reales en la sociedad actual puedan percibir, operar, comprender y beneficiarse plenamente del contenido y las funcionalidades del aplicativo, se coloca como un aspecto fundamental de la accesibilidad digital.
One-dimensional solutions of non-local Allen-Cahn-type equations with rough kernels
Creators: name: Cozzi, Matteo
name: Passalacqua, Tommaso
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We are interested in the study of local and global minimizers for an energy functional of the type $$ \frac{1}{4} \iint_{\mathbb{R}^{2 N} \setminus \left( \mathbb{R}^N \setminus Ω\right)^2} |u(x) - u(y)|^2 K(x - y) \, dx dy + \int_Ω W(u(x)) \, dx, $$ where $W$ is a smooth, even double-well potential and $K$ is a non-negative symmetric kernel in a general class, which contains as a particular case the choice $K(z) = |z|^{- N - 2 s}$, with $s \in (0, 1)$, related to the fractional Laplacian. We show the existence and uniqueness (up to translations) of one-dimensional minimizers in the full space $\mathbb{R}^N$ and obtain sharp estimates for some quantities associated to it. In particular, we deduce the existence of solutions of the non-local Allen-Cahn equation $$ \mbox{p.v.} \int_{\mathbb{R}^N} \left( u(x) - u(y) \right) K(x - y) \, dy + W'(u(x)) = 0 \quad \mbox{for any } x \in \mathbb{R}^N, $$ which possess one-dimensional symmetry. The results presented here were proved in (Cabré and Solà-Morales, 2005), (Palatucci, Savin and Valdinoci, 2013) and (Cabré and Sire, 2015) for the model case $K(z) = |z|^{- N - 2 s}$. In our work, we consider instead general kernels which may be possibly non-homogeneous and truncated at infinity.
Evaluation of EMG pattern recognition for upper limb prosthesis control: a case study in comparison with direct myoelectric control
Creators: name: Huang, Helen
name: Winslow, Anna
name: Crouch, Dustin L
name: Wolk, Nancy
name: Zhang, Fan
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract Background Although electromyogram (EMG) pattern recognition (PR) for multifunctional upper limb prosthesis control has been reported for decades, the clinical benefits have rarely been examined. The study purposes were to: 1) compare self-report and performance outcomes of a transradial amputee immediately after training and one week after training of direct myoelectric control and EMG pattern recognition (PR) for a two-degree-of-freedom (DOF) prosthesis, and 2) examine the change in outcomes one week after pattern recognition training and the rate of skill acquisition in two subjects with transradial amputations. Methods In this cross-over study, participants were randomized to receive either PR control or direct control (DC) training of a 2 DOF myoelectric prosthesis first. Participants were 2 persons with traumatic transradial (TR) amputations who were 1 DOF myoelectric users. Outcomes, including measures of dexterity with and without cognitive load, activity performance, self-reported function, and prosthetic satisfaction were administered immediately and 1 week after training. Speed of skill acquisition was assessed hourly. One subject completed training under both PR control and DC conditions. Both subjects completed PR training and testing. Outcomes of test metrics were analyzed descriptively. Results Comparison of the two control strategies in one subject who completed training in both conditions showed better scores in 2 (18%) dexterity measures, 1 (50%) dexterity measure with cognitive load, and 1 (50%) self-report functional measure using DC, as compared to PR. Scores of all other metrics were comparable. Both subjects showed decline in dexterity after training. Findings related to rate of skill acquisition varied considerably by subject. Conclusions Outcomes of PR and DC for operating a 2-DOF prosthesis in a single subject cross-over study were similar for 74% of metrics, and favored DC in 26% of metrics. The two subjects who completed PR training showed decline in dexterity one week after training ended. Findings related to rate of skill acquisition varied considerably by subject. This study, despite its small sample size, highlights a need for additional research quantifying the functional and clinical benefits of PR control for upper limb prostheses.
Gene expression profiles of breast biopsies from healthy women identify a group with claudin-low features
Creators: name: Prat, Aleix
name: Troester, Melissa
name: Perou, Charles
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2011

description: Abstract Background Increased understanding of the variability in normal breast biology will enable us to identify mechanisms of breast cancer initiation and the origin of different subtypes, and to better predict breast cancer risk. Methods Gene expression patterns in breast biopsies from 79 healthy women referred to breast diagnostic centers in Norway were explored by unsupervised hierarchical clustering and supervised analyses, such as gene set enrichment analysis and gene ontology analysis and comparison with previously published genelists and independent datasets. Results Unsupervised hierarchical clustering identified two separate clusters of normal breast tissue based on gene-expression profiling, regardless of clustering algorithm and gene filtering used. Comparison of the expression profile of the two clusters with several published gene lists describing breast cells revealed that the samples in cluster 1 share characteristics with stromal cells and stem cells, and to a certain degree with mesenchymal cells and myoepithelial cells. The samples in cluster 1 also share many features with the newly identified claudin-low breast cancer intrinsic subtype, which also shows characteristics of stromal and stem cells. More women belonging to cluster 1 have a family history of breast cancer and there is a slight overrepresentation of nulliparous women in cluster 1. Similar findings were seen in a separate dataset consisting of histologically normal tissue from both breasts harboring breast cancer and from mammoplasty reductions. Conclusion This is the first study to explore the variability of gene expression patterns in whole biopsies from normal breasts and identified distinct subtypes of normal breast tissue. Further studies are needed to determine the specific cell contribution to the variation in the biology of normal breasts, how the clusters identified relate to breast cancer risk and their possible link to the origin of the different molecular subtypes of breast cancer.
Vocabulary Versioning. SSH Vocabulary Commons Discussion Paper
Creators: name: Bell, Darren
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Controlled Vocabularies
Semantic Web
SKOS

description: Versioning is an important aspect for the interoperability of Controlled Vocabularies (CVs) but there is currently a lack of detailed recommendations for versioning practice. This discussion paper is intended to stimulate debate and feedback on a practical approach to the versioning of Controlled Vocabularies. We propose an approach that enables two primary use cases: (1) referencing a SKOS concept as an object at a point in time - a "synchronic" approach which requires an explicitly versioned URI, and (2) referencing a SKOS concept as the most current version (albeit accompanied by provenance information represented in various SKOS predicates such as skos:changeNote) - a "diachronic" approach that does not require an explicitly versioned URI. This discussion paper is released to the community with a view to seeking feedback and consensus. We welcome comments at https://docs.google.com/document/d/13aVgHuLBL_IyFi858D8Z_3ncI3mZxDvx/edit.
title: MDCT assessment of spinal trauma in high-energy polytrauma patients.
Creators: name: Kokunin, Alexey
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Acute
subject: Screening
subject: eLearning
subject: CT-High Resolution
subject: CT
subject: Musculoskeletal spine
subject: Emergency
subject: Bones
subject: Trauma

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References
description: Learning objectives: The aim of this exhibit is: 1. To describe specific MDCT findings in spinal trauma in patients with acute high-energy polytrauma that radiologist must search and reflect in reports; 2. To present clinical and epidemiological context of such clinical...
Factor Structure of the Five-Factor Borderline Inventory
Creators: name: Sharpe, Brinkley
name: Helle, Ashley
name: Grant, DeMond
name: Lynam, Donald
name: Miller, Josh
name: Mullins-Sweatt, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: The present research employs archival data to examine the factor structure of the Five Factor Borderline Inventory – Short Form (FFBI-SF; DeShong et al., 2016). This work is largely exploratory and is being conducted to better inform the use of the FFBI-SF. We will employ exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine plausible factor structures consistent with theory and scale characteristics. The present registration is for the first phase of the study—establishing factor structure. Following these analyses, we will create a second pre-registration document describing hypotheses, data, and analytic plan for an examination of criterion validity.
First evidence of non-Gaussian solar flare EUV spectral line profiles and accelerated non-thermal ion motion
Creators: name: Jeffrey, Natasha
name: Fletcher, Lyndsay
name: Labrosse, Nicolas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The properties of solar flare plasma can be determined from the observation of optically thin lines. The emitting ion distribution determines the shape of the line, with an isothermal Maxwellian ion distribution producing a Gaussian profile. Non-Gaussian lines may indicate more complex ion distributions. We investigate the possibility of determining flare-accelerated non-thermal ion or plasma velocity distributions. We study EUV spectral lines during a flare SOL2013-05-15T01:45 using the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). The flare is located close to the eastern solar limb with an extended loop structure, allowing the different flare features: ribbons, hard X-ray (HXR) footpoints and the loop-top source to be clearly observed in UV, EUV and X-rays. EUV line spectroscopy is performed in seven different regions. We study the line profiles of isolated and unblended Fe XVI lines (262.976 A) formed at temperatures of 2-4 MK. Fe XVI line profiles at one time close to the peak soft X-ray emission and free of directed mass motions are examined using: 1. a higher moments analysis, 2. Gaussian fitting, and 3. by fitting a kappa distribution profile convolved with a Gaussian to account for the EIS instrumental profile. Fe XVI line profiles in the loop-top, HXR footpoint and ribbon regions can be confidently fitted with a kappa line profile, giving low, non-thermal kappa values between 2-3.3. A higher moments analysis also finds that many of the line kurtosis values are higher than the Gaussian value of 3, even with the presence of a broad Gaussian instrumental profile. A flare-accelerated non-thermal ion population could account for both the observed non-Gaussian line profiles, and for the Fe XVI excess broadening found from Gaussian fitting, if the emitting ions are interacting with a thermalised 4 MK electron population, and the instrumental profile is well-approximated by a Gaussian.
description: Accepted version, 13 pages
title: Clinical and echographic picture of acute сowperitis in adults
Creators: name: Prochorov, Andrey
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Ultrasound-Power Doppler
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Acute
subject: Inflammation
subject: Infection

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Acute cowperitis (AC) is acute inflammation Cowper’s glands (CG). AC is a poorly understood disease that occurs as an acute urethritis or prostatitis [1- 4]. Diagnosis of AC can be difficult. Purpose. To study clinical and sonographic...
title: Evaluation of mesh implant additional size for covering a defect of anterior abdominal wall using MSCT
Creators: name: Petrenko, Dmytro
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hernia
subject: Surgery
subject: CT
subject: Abdomen

description: Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References
description: Aims and objectives: Abdominal wall appears to be a borderline of the abdominal cavity. Most of the surgical operations that are performed damage the abdominal wall with aim to get the access to internal organs and to correct different pathologies. One of the main...
A proof-of-concept clinical study examining the NRF2 activator sulforaphane against neutrophilic airway inflammation
Creators: name: Burbank, Allison J.
name: Hernandez, Michelle
name: Aleman, Maria M.
name: Pan, Yinghao
name: Duran, Charity G.
name: Zhou, Haibo
name: Peden, David
name: Duckworth, Heather R.
name: Mills, Katherine H.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Abstract Sulforaphane (SFN), a naturally occurring isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables, is implicated as a possible therapy for airway inflammation via induction of the transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2). In this proof-of-concept clinical study, we show that supplementation of SFN with broccoli sprout homogenate in healthy human subjects did not induce expression of antioxidant genes or protect against neutrophilic airway inflammation in an ozone-exposure model. Therefore, dietary sulforaphane supplementation is not a promising candidate for larger scale clinical trials targeting airway inflammation. Trial registration: NCT01625130 . Registered 19 June, 2012.