cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Magnitude of Khat Use and Its Association With Health , Nutrition and Socio-Economic Status
Creators: name: Belew, Mesfin
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1997

description: A house to house survey was carried out in a rural Ethiopaian c ommunity to determine prevalence of khat use and its association with t he health ; nut ritional, and socio - economic status users . A total of 1200 adults were interviewed . Among these 60.9% were males and 79 . 1% Moslems. The curre l . prevalence of khat chewing was found to be 31 . 7%. Muslims more than Christians, males more females, those beween t he ages 15 and 34 years mon ' than other age groups were habitual users . Select ci physical inJuries, illnesses, (OR(95%C I ))=1.52(1,14,2.02 ). (OR(95%CI)=2.31(1.42,3.79), undernutrition. OR (95%CI) =1. 76 (1.24,2 . 48), OR (95%CI) =8 . 30 (5.20,13 . 31) , associated with khat use . mental distres rwere found to be Family function amOL current khat users was significantly higher than non users (OR95%CI ) = 1. 56 (1.04,2 . 28) . The function among current users was observed to be abou t 20% higher. It is concluded that a fairly larg~ proportion of the population consumes khat and thel,'. this is related to physical ill-health and meta l. distress, al though family and social functioning a n, economic well-being seem to be unaffected.
Minimal model for spontaneous quantum synchronization
Creators: name: Benedetti, Claudia
name: Galve, Fernando
name: Mandarino, Antonio
name: Paris, Matteo G. A.
name: Zambrini, Roberta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show the emergence of spontaneous synchronization between a pair of detuned quantum oscillators within a harmonic network. Our model does not involve any nonlinearity, driving, or external dissipation, thus providing the simplest scenario for the occurrence of local coherent dynamics in an extended harmonic system. A sufficient condition for synchronization is established by building upon the Rayleigh normal mode approach to vibrational systems. Our results show that mechanisms favoring synchronization, even between oscillators that are not directly coupled to each other, are transient energy depletion and crosstalk. We also address the possible buildup of quantum correlations during synchronization and show that indeed entanglement may be generated in detuned systems, starting from uncorrelated states and without any direct coupling between the two oscillators.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures
Type-Preserving Compilation of Class-Based Languages
Creators: name: Martres, Guillaume
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Programming Languages (cs.PL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: D.3.1; D.3.3; F.3.2

description: The Dependent Object Type (DOT) calculus was designed to put Scala on a sound basis, but while DOT relies on structural subtyping, Scala is a fundamentally class-based language. This impedance mismatch means that a proof of DOT soundness by itself is not enough to declare a particular subset of the language as sound. While a few examples of Scala snippets have been manually translated into DOT, no systematic compilation scheme has been presented so far. In this thesis we develop a series of calculi of increasing complexity to model Scala and present a type-preserving compilation scheme from each of these calculus into DOT. Along the way, we develop some necessary extensions to DOT.
description: 153 pages, officially accepted doctoral thesis
Better stability with measurement errors
Creators: name: Argun, Aykut
name: Volpe, Giovanni
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Often it is desirable to stabilize a system around an optimal state. This can be effectively accomplished using feedback control, where the system deviation from the desired state is measured in order to determine the magnitude of the restoring force to be applied. Contrary to conventional wisdom, i.e. that a more precise measurement is expected to improve the system stability, here we demonstrate that a certain degree of measurement error can improve the system stability. We exemplify the implications of this finding with numerical examples drawn from various fields, such as the operation of a temperature controller, the confinement of a microscopic particle, the localization of a target by a microswimmer, and the control of a population.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures
The effects of water regime on swamp paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.) and the implications for insect herbivory
Creators: name: Watiniasih., Ni Luh
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
title: Reform der Anschlußdelikte
title: Begünstigung, Strafvereitelung und Hehlerei (§§ 257 ff. StGB). Reformdiskussion und Gesetzgebung seit 1870
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Neumann, Christian
Publisher: name: Monsenstein und Vannerdat
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Anschlusstat
subject: Begünstigung
subject: Deutschland
subject: Geldwäsche
subject: Geschichte
subject: Hehlerei
subject: Strafrechtsreform
subject: Strafvereitelung
subject: 340

description: Anschlußdelikte schließen an ein strafrechtswidriges Vordelikt an. Das geltende Strafgesetzbuch regelt im 21. Abschnitt des Besonderen Teils vier verschiedene: Begünstigung, Strafvereitelung, Hehlerei und Geldwäsche. Die Behandlung als eigenständige Deliktstypen, ihre heutige Ausprägung und ihr Standort in der Legalordnung sind indessen nicht selbstverständlich. Die Untersuchung zeichnet darum die wechselvolle Geschichte der Reformdiskussionen, Gesetzesinitiativen und Gesetzesänderungen seit Entstehung des Strafgesetzbuches im Jahre 1870 nach, das die frühere Verbundenheit der Materie mit der Beihilfe weitgehend aufgab. Der Schwerpunkt der Darstellung liegt auf der Strafrechtsreform ab 1909, die zur Neufassung der Tatbestände Begünstigung, Strafvereitelung und Hehlerei durch das EGStGB 1974 führte. Die Geldwäsche trat sodann im Zuge des Kampfes gegen die Organisierte Kriminalität 1992 hinzu und unterliegt seither ständiger Überarbeitung. Die Untersuchung eröffnet dieserart die historische Dimension des heutigen Rechts, wodurch die Ursachen von Unzulänglichkeiten und Brüchen zutage treten. Zum anderen geht es um die Offenlegung der Entwicklungslinien der Anschlußdelikte sowie der exemplarisch zu studierenden Strafrechtsentwicklung im 20. Jahrhundert überhaupt. Die gewonnenen Ergebnisse sind weiterer Beleg für die im Diskurs der Juristischen Zeitgeschichte inzwischen anerkannte Kontinuitätsthese strafrechtlicher Entwicklung.
description: MV-Wissenschaft
Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
Creators: name: Areda, Birhanu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2014

description: Background: Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease that resulted in an estimated 140,000 deaths worldwide in 2010.Measles out-break occurred in hard to reach kebeles of Abaya District, Borena Zone, Oromia region. I conducted investigation to identify risk factors contributing to the outbreak and to provide evidence based recommendations. Methods: Matched case-control study was conducted from august to November, 2013 in Abaya District. Cases were identified by using WHO standard case definition. The outbreak was confirmed by using serological laboratory test. Pre-designed data collection instrument was used. Bivariate analysis was conducted using odd ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (C.I.) and P-value < 0.05 by using Epinfo 7. Results: A total of 498 cases (AR 390/100,000) and two deaths (CFR 0.4%) were identified. Of the cases, 424 (84%) were less than 15 years of age. Vaccination coverage of the District in 2013 was 87%. On case-control study a total of 138 data were collected. The statistically significant variables are absence of health facility within 5km radius: OR 13 (5.7-31.5); malnutrition: OR 13 (3.5-48); family size above 4: OR 5.7 (1.3-25.8); educational status of the family: OR 5 (1.4-17.8); ventilation of the house: OR 3.5 (1.6-7.6); and vaccination status: OR 3.1 (1.5-6.5). All health posts had no functional refrigerator. Conclusion and recommendation: Less than 15 years of age were primarily affected by the outbreak. Malnutrition, low community awareness, inadequate and poor cold chain management and low vaccination coverage of hard to reach kebeles were likely contributed to the outbreak. Undertaking supplementary immunization, maintaining routine vaccination coverage in hard to reach kebeles, increasing community awareness, expanding and improving cold chain management and managing malnourished cases can reduce measles outbreak. Keywords: measles outbreak, Abaya, Ethiopia, 2013
Electrostatic deflection of a molecular beam of massive neutral particles: Fully field-oriented polar molecules within superfluid nanodroplets
Creators: name: Merthe, Daniel J.
name: Kresin, Vitaly V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Atomic and Molecular Clusters (physics.atm-clus)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Electric deflection measurements on liquid helium nanodroplets doped with individual polar molecules demonstrate that the cold superfluid matrix enables full orientation of the molecular dipole along the external field. This translates into a deflection force which is increased enormously by comparison with typical deflection experiments, and it becomes possible to measurably deflect neutral doped droplets with masses of tens to hundreds of thousands of Daltons. This approach permits preparation and study of continuous fluxes of fully oriented polar molecules and is broadly and generally applicable, including to complex and biological molecules. It is shown that the dipole moments of internally cryogenically cold molecules can be directly determined from a deflection measurement on the doped nanodroplet beam.
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards hypertension among members of the Ethiopian army assigned for peace keeping mission
Creators: name: Guda, Tadesse
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2015

description: Back ground: Approximately 7.6% million deaths (13-15% of the total) and 92 million disability-adjusted life years worldwide were attributable to high blood pressure in 2001 and by 2025, the number of hypertensive people is expected to increase by 60% and reach 1.56 billion people. The reason that Little is known about the knowledge ,attitude and practice towards prevention and control of hypertension among Army, this study assessed the gaps in knowledge, attitude and practice towards hypertension and associated factors among the army assigned for peace keeping mission. Method: institution based cross sectional study was conducted between March 16 to April 12, 2015 among 420 sample of Ethiopian defense Force members assigned for peace keeping mission in Birr Shelko training center. Quantitative data were collected on knowledge, attitude and practice towards hypertension among study participants. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize sociodemographic, characteristics of study participant. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards hypertension was determined using Bloom's taxonomy for cut of point (60-80). Logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with outcome variables. The result were reported by odds ratio (OR) and Statistical significance were declared at p-value less than 0.05. Result : A total of 420 systematically sampled individuals were studied and found to have comprehensive knowledge score of 49.8% (±16.2 SD) Two hundred seventy five (65.5%) of the respondents had low level of knowledge, and cumulative mean percent of attitude score was 65.1% (±16 SD). Two hundred nine (49.8%) of the respondents had neutral attitude. The mean percent of practice score were 60.5% (±16.9 SD). Only 93(22.1%) had relatively better practice towards prevention of hypertension. Practice score of respondents found to have significant association with educational level, knowledge towards hypertension and attitude towards preventive practices at p value of 0.05. Conclusion : Since the level of the knowledge regarding hypertension is low in more than half of respondents, strengthening health education program is essential. Knowledge about health feeding and health food, the importance of physical exercise should be given in health education
Integral of radical trigonometric functions revisited
Creators: name: Karjanto, N.
name: Yermukanova, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: History and Overview (math.HO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 97I50 (Primary), 97A10, 97D40, 97U20 (Secondary)

description: This article revisits an integral of radical trigonometric functions. It presents several methods of integration where the integrand takes the form $\sqrt{1 \pm \sin x}$ or $\sqrt{1 \pm \cos x}$. The integral has applications in Calculus where it appears as the length of cardioid represented in polar coordinates.
description: 12 pages, 4 figures
RidgeBase: A Cross-Sensor Multi-Finger Contactless Fingerprint Dataset
Creators: name: Jawade, Bhavin
name: Mohan, Deen Dayal
name: Setlur, Srirangaraj
name: Ratha, Nalini
name: Govindaraju, Venu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Contactless fingerprint matching using smartphone cameras can alleviate major challenges of traditional fingerprint systems including hygienic acquisition, portability and presentation attacks. However, development of practical and robust contactless fingerprint matching techniques is constrained by the limited availability of large scale real-world datasets. To motivate further advances in contactless fingerprint matching across sensors, we introduce the RidgeBase benchmark dataset. RidgeBase consists of more than 15,000 contactless and contact-based fingerprint image pairs acquired from 88 individuals under different background and lighting conditions using two smartphone cameras and one flatbed contact sensor. Unlike existing datasets, RidgeBase is designed to promote research under different matching scenarios that include Single Finger Matching and Multi-Finger Matching for both contactless- to-contactless (CL2CL) and contact-to-contactless (C2CL) verification and identification. Furthermore, due to the high intra-sample variance in contactless fingerprints belonging to the same finger, we propose a set-based matching protocol inspired by the advances in facial recognition datasets. This protocol is specifically designed for pragmatic contactless fingerprint matching that can account for variances in focus, polarity and finger-angles. We report qualitative and quantitative baseline results for different protocols using a COTS fingerprint matcher (Verifinger) and a Deep CNN based approach on the RidgeBase dataset. The dataset can be downloaded here: https://www.buffalo.edu/cubs/research/datasets/ridgebase-benchmark-dataset.html
description: Paper accepted at IJCB 2022
Hidden Mott transition and large-$U$ superconductivity in the two-dimensional Hubbard model
Creators: name: Tocchio, Luca F.
name: Becca, Federico
name: Sorella, Sandro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the one-band Hubbard model on the square lattice by using variational and Green's function Monte Carlo methods, where the variational states contain Jastrow and backflow correlations on top of an uncorrelated wave function that includes BCS pairing and magnetic order. At half filling, where the ground state is antiferromagnetically ordered for any value of the on-site interaction $U$, we can identify a hidden critical point $U_{\rm Mott}$, above which a finite BCS pairing is stabilized in the wave function. The existence of this point is reminiscent of the Mott transition in the paramagnetic sector and determines a separation between a Slater insulator (at small values of $U$), where magnetism induces a potential energy gain, and a Mott insulator (at large values of $U$), where magnetic correlations drive a kinetic energy gain. Most importantly, the existence of $U_{\rm Mott}$ has crucial consequences when doping the system: We observe a tendency to phase separation into a hole-rich and a hole-poor region only when doping the Slater insulator, while the system is uniform by doping the Mott insulator. Superconducting correlations are clearly observed above $U_{\rm Mott}$, leading to the characteristic dome structure in doping. Furthermore, we show that the energy gain due to the presence of a finite BCS pairing above $U_{\rm Mott}$ shifts from the potential to the kinetic sector by increasing the value of the Coulomb repulsion.
description: 10 pages, 7 figures
Planetary Nebula Candidates Uncovered with the HASH Research Platform
Creators: name: Fragkou, Vasiliki
name: Bojičić, Ivan
name: Frew, David
name: Parker, Quentin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A detailed examination of new high quality radio catalogues (e.g. Cornish) in combination with available mid-infrared (MIR) satellite imagery (e.g. Glimpse) has allowed us to find 70 new planetary nebula (PN) candidates based on existing knowledge of their typical colors and fluxes. To further examine the nature of these sources, multiple diagnostic tools have been applied to these candidates based on published data and on available imagery in the HASH (Hong Kong/ AAO/ Strasbourg Hα planetary nebula) research platform. Some candidates have previously-missed optical counterparts allowing for spectroscopic follow-up. Indeed, the single object spectroscopically observed so far has turned out to be a bona fide PN.
description: 2 pages, 2 figures; to appear in the Proceedings of IAU Symposium 323 (Planetary Nebulae: Multi-Wavelength Probes of Stellar and Galactic Evolution), eds. Xiaowei Liu, Letizia Stanghellini, and Amanda Karakas
Dynamically enriched topological orders in driven two-dimensional systems
Creators: name: Potter, Andrew C.
name: Morimoto, Takahiro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Time-periodic driving of a quantum system can enable new dynamical topological phases of matter that could not exist in thermal equilibrium. We investigate two related classes of dynamical topological phenomena in 2D systems: Floquet symmetry protected topological phases (FSPTs), and Floquet enriched topological orders (FETs). By constructing solvable lattice models for a complete set of 2D bosonic FSPT phases, we show that bosonic FSPTs can be understood as topological pumps which deposit loops of 1D SPT chains onto the boundary during each driving cycle, which protects a non-trivial edge state by dynamically tuning the edge to a self-dual point poised between the 1D SPT and trivial phases of the edge. By coupling these FSPT models to dynamical gauge fields, we construct solvable models of FET orders in which anyon excitations are dynamically transmuted into topologically distinct anyon types during each driving period. These bosonic FSPT and gauged FSPT models are classified by group cohomology methods. In addition, we also construct examples of "beyond cohomology" FET orders, which can be viewed as topological pumps of 1D topological chains formed of emergent anyonic quasi-particles.
description: 14 pages, 2 figures, v2 - substantially expanded discussion of properties of Floquet enriched topological orders
Strategic Advice poster DuurzaamUtrecht2030
Creators: name: Malsch, Ineke
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The following poster describes different advice for the DuurzaamUtrecht2030 initiative. It provides practical advice for DuurzaamUtrecht2030's day-to-day operations in the context of making organic groceries more accessible for everyone. And a larger, overarching advice with an emphasis on improving food autonomy and literacy for and with individuals with a lower SES.
Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (Efetp) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
Creators: name: Gelaw, Abebe
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: Scabies is a neglected parasitic disease that is a major public health problem worldwide and particularly in resource-poor regions. It is endemic in many tropical and subtropical areas, such as Africa, Egypt, Central and South America, northern and central Australia, the Caribbean Islands, India, and Southeast Asia. Approximately 300 million cases are reported worldwide each year. Scabies affects people of all countries, particularly, children in developing countries are most susceptible, with an average prevalence of 5–10%. Objective: To investigate the contributing factors for the occurrence of the outbreak and provide appropriate control & prevention measures of the disease to stop the spread of outbreak. Method and materials: We conducted 1:2 unmatched case-control study from February 10-25, 2017. 120 samples (40 cases and 80 controls) was selected simple random sampling and interviewed with structured questionnaire and all cases were collected through line list. Statistical analysis was made using MS- Excel plus 2013, Epi infoTM 7, IBM SPSS statistics 20, and ArcMap 10.2.2. Then, Odds Ratio, 95% CI and P-value used to measure the significance of association in bivariate and multivariate analysis Result: Of 6760 reported cases, 3772 (56 %) were males while the rest 2988 (44 %) were females in the district. No death reported throughout the outbreak. Majority of 543 (AR 23%) scabies cases were occurred from Gashena town kebele and the younger age group 6-14 years was more affected by the disease with an age specific attack rate (ASAR) of 6%. The mean age of cases was 13 (range, 5-45 years), the SD was ± 8.47 years and the mean of age controls was 41.3(Range, 10-81 years), the SD was ±17.13 years. The overall attack rate (AR) was 5 % in the district. Sleeping with contracted scabies case(AOR: 25.3,95% CI: 8.7-73.4 ,P: 0.0001), without soap take shower(AOR: 8.3, 95% CI: 1.7-40.7 ,P: 0.009), sleeping with other(AOR: 9.6, 95% CI: 2.3-40.1, P: 0.002), more than a week wash clothes(AOR: 3.8, 95% CI: 1.3-11.2, P: 0.02), more than a week change clothes(AOR: 6.3, 95% CI: 2.3-17.3, P: 0.0001) were significantly associated with scabies disease. Conclusion: In this study, we found poor hygienic practices, overcrowding family member, sharing of clothing materials, sleeping with contracted scabies associated with higher frequency 2 Abebe Gelaw 7th cohort EFETP abebegelaw80@gmail.com 2017 of scabies disease. Therefore, it seems that awareness creation about the signs, transmission, prevention and control methods of this disease to high risk groups help greatly to reduce the prevalence of scabies and prevent probably future epidemic.
Are Adolescents of Damot Gale district getting adequate amount of macro and micro nutrients from their diet
Creators: name: Yilma, Beza
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: Background: - Adolescence is a nutritionally vulnerable period of life because of the dramatic changes in physical growth and development and the change of life style and food habits that affect both nutrient intake and needs. Inadequate quality and quantity of food are the prime determinants of nutrition. However studies are limited regarding adolescent nutrition and there is very little information on the adequacy of dietary intake among adolescents. Objective: - To estimate the level of macro and micro nutrient intake and to evaluate prevalence of inadequacy among adolescent girls 10-19 years. Method; - A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Damot Gale district, Woliyta zone, SNNP Region. Data were collected from 288 female adolescents after random selection from six kebeles. Face to face interview was conducted using Repeated multiple pass 24-hour dietary recall method. Data on all foods and drinks consumed by the adolescents in the previous 24 hours before interview was obtained. All data collectors were equipped with dietary weighing scale, calibrated locally used utensils and salted replica of staple foods for portion size estimation. Nutrient content of foods was calculated using software package Nutrisurvey. Adequacy of nutrient intake was analysed using IMAPP (Intake Modelling, Assessment and Planning Program) and STATA 14 software. Prevalence of inadequate intake was estimated using estimated average requirement cut point method. For the intake of iron, the probability approach was used as the EAR approach was not appropriate for menstruating girls. Result: - The study found that Cereals, roots/tubers were consumed by 96.9% and 75.3% of the adolescents. However, only less than one percent of them consumed flesh food. The mean energy, carbohydrate, protein intake of the adolescent girls per day was 1452.7 (SD 356.3) kcal, 305.6 (SD 72.4) grams, and 35.7 (SD 13.3) grams respectively. Median intake of fat was 15(IQR 8.8, 19.8) grams. The prevalence of inadequate intake of protein was 60.9%. The prevalence of inadequate intake was greater than 90% for vitamin B12, vitamin C and calcium. The prevalence of inadequate intake for folate and zinc was 83.9%, 58% respectively. The prevalence of inadequate intake of iron for early adolescents (10-14 years) and late adolescents (15-19 years) was 82% and 53% respectively. VI Conclusion: - The result indicated a high prevalence of inadequate intake of nearly all nutrients among adolescent girls of Damot gale district. Recommendation: - Interventions are needed to improve the intake of both macro and micro nutrients of the adolescent girls.
Assessment of Extent of Contact tracing for Multi drug Resistant Tuberculosis in St. Peter Tuberculosis Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Titiyos, Addisalem
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2013

description: Background: MDR-TB like pulmonary tuberculosis is transmitted through air droplets from infected person, highly potential to spread with in people who have close contact. Contact tracing for index cases with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) or extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) is an urgent priority. Close contacts of TB cases, such as household members, are the most likely to become infected, and due to intense and/or prolonged exposure to index cases in the weeks to months before diagnosis and treatment initiation. In Ethiopia an estimated 5200 MDR TB cases emerged in 2008; an estimated 1,600 MDR-TB cases are notified among new pulmonary TB cases in 2010. Objective: to assess extent of contact tracing for multidrug resistance tuberculosis in St. Peter tuberculosis specialized hospital Methodology: A quantitative cross sectional study design was applied to assess the extent of contact tracing for multi drug resistance tuberculosis cases in St. Peter Tuberculosis specialized hospital from October to December 2012, The records of all confirmed MDR TB cases since 2009 were reviewed using secondary data from Tb register and patient files at the MDR TB centers. The data presented in terms of frequency, mean/median value for continuous data and percentage for categorical data and bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine and identify factors associated with contacts of MDR TB cases. Result: A total of 508 index case were identified from MDR TB care unit registry, from these index cases 29 (5.7%) traced. A total of 16 confirmed contacts of MDR TB cases were identified from the total 29 index household and from the sixteen confirmed MDR TB contact cases (13) 81.25% were also diagnosed for pulmonary TB. The odds of contacts from Addis Ababa five times higher compared to the odds of contacts out of Addis Ababa [OR: 5, 95% C.I: 1.03, 24.28]. Conclusion: The study described high proportion of MDR TB among contacts. Findings demonstrate that close contacts of MDR-TB were at higher risk for MDR TB and pulmonary TB. The findings suggest that enhanced contact tracing in MDR-TB contacts.
Uncertainty Relations in the Framework of Equalities
Creators: name: Ozawa, Tohru
name: Yuasa, Kazuya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 81S05 (Primary), 26D, 46C (Secondary)

description: We study the Schrödinger-Robertson uncertainty relations in an algebraic framework. Moreover, we show that some specific commutation relations imply new equalities, which are regarded as equality versions of well-known inequalities such as Hardy's inequality.
description: 14 pages
Nonparametric density estimation for multivariate bounded data using two nonnegative multiplicative bias correction methods
Creators: name: Funke, Benedikt
name: Kawka, Rafael
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: asymmetric kernels
subject: multivariate density estimation
subject: bias correction
subject: 310
subject: 330
subject: 620

description: In this article we propose two new Multiplicative Bias Correction (MBC) techniques for nonparametric multivariate density estimation. We deal with positively supported data but our results can easily be ex- tended to the case of mixtures of bounded and unbounded supports. Both methods improve the optimal rate of convergence of the mean squared error up to O(n-8=(8+d)), where d is the dimension of the under- lying data set. Moreover, they overcome the boundary effect near the origin and their values are always non-negative. We investigate asymptotic properties like bias and variance as well as the performance of our estimators in Monte Carlo Simulations and in a real data example.
description: Discussion Paper / SFB 823;39/2014
Critical behaviour and microscopic structure of charged AdS black holes via an alternative phase space
Creators: name: Dehyadegari, Amin
name: Sheykhi, Ahmad
name: Montakhab, Afshin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It has been argued that charged Ads black holes have similar thermodynamic behavior as the Van der Waals fluid system, provided one treats the cosmological constant as a thermodynamic variable in an extended phase space. In this paper, we disclose the deep connection between charged AdS black holes and Van der Waals fluid system without extending the phase space. We keep the cosmological constant as a fixed parameter and instead, treat the square of the charge of black hole as a thermodynamic variable. Therefore, we write the equation of state as $Q^{2}=Q^{2}(T,Ψ)$ where $Ψ$ (conjugate of $Q^{2} $) is the inverse of the specific volume, $Ψ=1/v$. This allows us to complete the analogy of charged AdS black holes with Van der Waals fluid system and derive the phase transition as well as critical exponents of the system. We identify a thermodynamic instability in this new picture with real analogy to Van der Waals fluid with physically relevant Maxwell construction. We therefore study the critical behavior of isotherms in $% Q^2-Ψ$ diagram and deduce all the critical exponents of the system and determine that the system exhibits a small-large black hole phase transition at the critical point $(T_c,Q^2_c, Ψ_c)$. This alternative view is important as one can imagine such a change for a given single black hole i. e. acquiring charge which induces the phase transition. Finally, we disclose the microscopic properties of charged AdS black holes by using thermodynamic geometry. Interestingly, we find that scalar curvature has a gap between small and large black holes, and this gap becomes exceedingly large as one moves away from the critical point along the transition line. Therefore, we are able to attribute the sudden enlargement of the black hole to the strong repulsive nature of the internal constituents at the phase transition.
description: 7 pages, 6 figures. New title and a new figure in the second version
Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 02, Vol. 01
Creators: name: Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Soldiers' writings
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125350
subject: Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150
subject: World War (1914-1918)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
subject: Canada. Canadian Army
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187
subject: Soldiers
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233

description: A diary written by Joseph B. Clearihue during World War I, the first of two volumes. Volume 1 covers Clearihue's experiences as a lieutenant in the 51st Battery Canadian Field Artillery, 13th Brigade, during the period of August 15, 1917 to October 5, 1918. People mentioned include: General Arthur Currie; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Gen. Turner, V.C.; Gen. Morrison; Gen. Mercer; Lt. Milburn; Lt. Laundy; Lt. Archibald; Lt. Wilson; Capt. Carmichael; Lt. Peck; Lt. Reid; Major Plummer; Capt. Buckley; Capt. Anglin; Capt. Wright (52nd battery); Dr. Graham; Lt. Cook; Lt. Chatwin; Bdr. Wilks; Lt. Halley; Gunner Broadbent; Gunner Liberty; Gunner Martin; Col. Pearkes, V.C.; Sgt. Mouat; Bobbie Green; Major George Currie; Lt. Paul Harrington; and others. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
Volcanology and sedimentology of the host succession to VHMS style mineralisation within the Cambrian Que -Hellyer Volcanics, northwestern Tasmania
Creators: name: Waters., John C.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Declined sex ratio at birth in Fallujah (Iraq) during Iraq war with Iran
Creators: name: Saadat, Mostafa
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Iran-Iraq war
subject: sex ratio
subject: war
subject: 610

description: The main objective of this study was to investigate whether the sex ratio at birth (SRB, male proportion) alter in Iraq during its war against Iran (1980-1988). Here we compared 785 births (348 males, 437 females) during 1980-1989 with 1144 births (655 males, 489 females) before 1980 and 2914 births (1496 males, 1418 females) after 1989 in Fallujah, Iraq. The SRB significantly decreased during 1980-1989 in comparison with the ratios before 1980 (OR=0.595, 95 % CI: 0.495-0.714, P<0.001) and after 1989 (OR=0.755, 95 % CI: 0.644-0.884, P=0.001). Considering that the Iran-Iraq war began at 1980 and ended in 1988, therefore it seems that the SRB decreased in Fallujah (Iraq) during the war.
description: EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 10, 2011
Assessment on the Environmental Health Conditions and Associated Health Threats in Kebribeyhae Refuge Camp Somali National Regional State, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Kibret, Feleke
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2010

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Semi-leptonic Production of $D_{sJ}(3040)$ and $D_J(3000)$ in $B_s$ and $B$ Decays
Creators: name: Li, Si-chen
name: Jiang, Yue
name: Wang, Tian-hong
name: Li, Qiang
name: Wang, Zhi-hui
name: Wang, Guo-Li
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we study the productions of the newly detected states $D_{sJ}(3040)$ and $D_J(3000)$ observed by BABAR Collaboration and LHCb Collaboration. We assume these states to be the $D_s(2P)$ and $D(2P)$ states with the quantum number $J^P=1^+$ in our work. The results of improved Bethe-Salpeter method indicate that the semi-leptonic decays via $B_s$ and $B$ into $D_{sJ}(3040)$ and $D_J(3000)$ have considerable branching ratios, for example, Br($\bar{B}_s^0 \rightarrow D{_{sJ}^+}(3040)e^-\barν{_e}$)=$5.79\times10^{-4}$, Br($\bar{B}^0\rightarrow D_{J}^+(3000)e^-\barν{_e}$)=$2.63\times10^{-4}$, which shows that these semi-leptonic decays can be accessible in experiments.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures
Sanitary Condition of Catering Business Establishments in Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Fisseha, Getachew
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1995

description: A great majority of eating places are functioning in Addis Ababa under different denominations. The sanitary standards of these establ ishments was not clearly known since no systematic study had been conducted so far in the city. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the sanitary condition of catering establishments in fifty randomly selected from 284 Kebeles in Addis Ababa proper from October to December 1994. Census identified 1485 catering establishments in these kebeles. Twelve randomly selected establishments were included into the study from each Kebele for the study. The response rate was 98.7%. Findings showed that 559(95.2 %) were privately owned. One hundred and seventy one (29.1 %) had no license. One hundred and fifty eight (26.9%) of the managers were not literate and only 7.2% had education above grade twelve. Poor repair condition of premises, inadequate sanitary facilities , unsanitary utensils cleaning and handling , improper waste storage and disposal, poor personal hygiene of food handlers were the major findings. Seventy five (12.8%) of the studied establishments were found in good sanitary condition. Multi-sectoral approach of official control servIces by divulging the legislation to owners , managers , operators through regular supervIsIon and. increasing awareness of foodhandlers and the public in general. through training and health education are required to improve the current sanitary condition of catering establ ishments.
The structure and properties of zirconium fluoride based glasses
Creators: name: Warne., Jane Olwyn
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Αστική ευθύνη από τη μετάδοση του κορωνοϊού SARS-CoV-2 και την πλημμελή διαχείριση των ήδη νοσούντων
Creators: name: Τσαπουρνά, Ελένη Παναγιώτη
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Αστική Ευθύνη
Κορωνοϊός SARS-CoV-2
Ιατρικό σφάλμα
Civil liability
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Medical Malpractice

description: Η εργασία πραγματεύεται το εξαιρετικά επίκαιρο ζήτημα της αστικής ευθύνης από τη μετάδοση του κορωνοϊού SARS-CoV-2. Η εργασία ξεκινάει με την ανάλυση των προϋποθέσεων της αδικοπρακτικής ευθύνης, με έμφαση στην παραβίαση των νομοθετικά προβλεπόμενων μέτρων πρόληψης για την ασθένεια COVID-19, την παραβίαση της υποχρέωσης πρόνοιας και τον αιτιώδη σύνδεσμο. Μετά την ανάλυση των κρίσιμων αυτών όρων η εργασία εξετάζει το ζήτημα της ευθύνης της τουριστικής επιχείρησης και του εργοδότη. Η εργασία καταλήγει στην παρουσίαση του βασικού θέματος για την ιατρική ευθύνη, όπως την έννοια και τα κριτήρια εξειδίκευσης του ιατρικού σφάλματος, το μέτρο της επιμέλειας κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας και την αποτυχία των νοσηλευτικών ιδρυμάτων να εξασφαλίσουν αναπνευστήρες κατά τη διάρκεια των έκτακτων αυτών ιατρικών συνθηκών.
description: The study discusses the extremely topical issue about civil liability for transmission of coronavirus SAR-CoV-2. The study starts with the presentation of the elements of the law of torts, with emphasis on the violation of the ordered measures for the prevention of the COVID-19 disease, the breach of duty of care and the causation. After analyzing these crucial terms, the study examines the topic of the tour operator and employer’s liability for the infringement of the measures for the prevention of diseases. The study concludes with the presentation of the main topic of medical liability, such as the notion, the criteria of medical malpractice, the standard of care during the pandemic and the hospital’s failure to provide ventilators during a medical emergency.
Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) in Bahrain; An Epidemiological Profile of the Prevalence, Clinical Care, Economic Cost and Impact on Quality of Life.
Creators: name: Mairghani, Maisoon
Publisher: name: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background: With the increasing prevalence of diabetes in Bahrain, key questions on the prevalence and burden of DFUs still remain unanswered. It is therefore essential to explore the subject of DFUs and understand the magnitude of the problem in this part of the world to find ways to tackle this disease. Methods: This is an observational cross – sectional study of patients attending diabetic foot clinics in three hospitals in Bahrain between January 2017 and January 2018 to estimate the prevalence of DFU; assess the standards of care and outcomes related to DFU management; determine the impact of HRQoL in patients with DFU and, estimate the economic cost associated with DFUs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Conclusion: The present study reflects the overall high prevalence, poor standards of care and outcomes, as well as the modest HRQoL and the high economic burden associated with DFUs in the country. Thus, information from this study provides baseline evidence that could potentially be a basis for prevention and intervention programmes to suppress DFUs in Bahrain. Further, the study highlights weaknesses around audit and reliability of data in medical records and makes suggestions for improving and fixing these issues. Overall results from this study show that DFUs constitute a real challenge and concern for individuals and the healthcare system and decision makers are encouraged to look to ways to reduce the burden of this disease.
Ute Klammer u.a.: WSI-FrauenDatenReport, Forschung aus der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Bd. 26, Berlin: edition sigma, 2000, ISBN 3-89404-886-7, 432 S. + Diskette, DM 58,-, 29,90
Creators: name: Hoffmann-Lun, Irene
Publisher: name: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Relation between proton decay and PMNS phase in the minimal SUSY $SO(10)$ GUT
Creators: name: Fukuyama, Takeshi
name: Ichikawa, Koji
name: Mimura, Yukihiro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Proton decay is one of the most important predictions of the grand unified theory (GUT). In the supersymmetric (SUSY) GUT, proton decays via the dimension-five operators need to be suppressed. In the $SO(10)$ model where ${\bf 10}+\overline{\bf 126}$ Higgs fields couple to fermions, neutrino oscillation parameters including the CP-violating Pontecorvo-Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata (PMNS) phase can be related to the Yukawa couplings to generate the dimension-five operators in the unified framework. We show how the suppressed proton decay depends on the PMNS phase, and stress the importance of the precise measurements of the PMNS phase as well as the neutrino 23-mixing angle. These become especially important if the SUSY particles are found around less than a few TeV at LHC and proton decays are observed at Hyper-Kamiokande and DUNE experiments in the near future.
Exact factorization-based density functional theory of electrons and nuclei
Creators: name: Requist, Ryan
name: Gross, E. K. U.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The ground state energy of a system of electrons and nuclei is proven to be a variational functional of the conditional electronic density $n_R(\mathbf{r})$, the nuclear wavefunction $χ(R)$ and an induced vector potential $A_μ(R)$ and quantum geometric tensor $\mathcal{T}_{μν}(R)$ derived from the conditional electronic wavefunction $Φ_R(r)$ over nuclear configuration space, where $r=\mathbf{r}_1,\mathbf{r}_2,\ldots$ are electronic coordinates and $R=\mathbf{R}_1,\mathbf{R}_2,\ldots$ are nuclear coordinates. The ground state $(n_R,χ,A_μ,\mathcal{T}_{μν})$ can be calculated by solving self-consistently (i) conditional Kohn-Sham equations containing an effective potential $v_{\rm s}(\mathbf{r})$ that depends parametrically on $R$, (ii) the Schrödinger equation for $χ(R)$ and (iii) Euler-Lagrange equations that determine $\mathcal{T}_{μν}$. The theory is applied to the $E\otimes e$ Jahn-Teller model.