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Understanding the Archivist’s Role in the Contextualization, Removal, and Relocation of Confederate Monuments at Cultural Heritage Institutions
Creators: name: Rivas, Caitlin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: This paper presents a study that explored five archivists’ experiences with Confederate monument contextualization, removal and/or relocation at the cultural heritage institutions where they work. The findings reveal key themes and shared experiences among the five archivists, while highlighting individual experiences arising from each institution’s unique circumstances. For example, although each institution considered the archives as a serious relocation site for the Confederate monuments in question, the archivists themselves had varying levels of involvement in the removal process despite their firm understanding of the history and conflict surrounding the monument. The archivists believed their unique insight into the monument at their place of work derived from their access to and knowledge of essential records and contextualizing artifacts as well as observation of public interest through research requests in their reading rooms. These archivists were also aware of safety and security concerns, the emotional impact Confederate monuments might have on their patrons, and the reality of whiteness in archives. Consequently, all of the archivists expressed strong beliefs that decision makers should consult archivists before, during, and after the monument removal or relocation process.
Conformal Gauge Transformations in Thermodynamics
Creators: name: Bravetti, A.
name: Lopez-Monsalvo, C. S.
name: Nettel, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we consider conformal gauge transformations of the geometric structure of thermodynamic fluctuation theory. In particular, we show that the Thermodynamic Phase Space is naturally endowed with a non-integrable connection, defined by all those processes that annihilate the Gibbs 1-form, i.e. reversible processes. Therefore the geometry of reversible processes is invariant under re-scalings, that is, it has a conformal gauge freedom. Interestingly, as a consequence of the non-integrability of the connection, its curvature is not invariant under conformal gauge transformations and, therefore, neither is the associated pseudo-Riemannian geometry. We argue that this is not surprising, since these two objects are associated with irreversible processes. Moreover, we provide the explicit form in which all the elements of the geometric structure of the Thermodynamic Phase Space change under a conformal gauge transformation. As an example, we revisit the change of the thermodynamic representation and consider the resulting change between the two metrics on the Thermodynamic Phase Space which induce Weinhold's energy metric and Ruppeiner's entropy metric. As a by-product we obtain a proof of the well-known conformal relation between Weinhold's and Ruppeiner's metrics along the equilibrium directions. Finally, we find interesting properties of the almost para-contact structure and of its eigenvectors which may be of physical interest.
Easter Eggs & ‘Easter Eggs’: Alcohol Branded Chocolate Eggs & Intoxigenic Environments in Ireland
Creators: name: Houghton, Frank
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Alcohol branded Easter Eggs were observed in a mainstream Irish supermarket. The Public Health (Alcohol) Act, 2018 fails to deal with such child-friendly marketing. An amendment to the current legislation to counter this deficit is urgently required. The absence of such legislation is particularly notable given the longstanding inclusion of clauses to this effect in tobacco control legislation in Ireland. Conflict of interests: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Volume XVI, 2021
WHICH FILTERS ARE THE MOST USED IN PROCESSING BALANCE ASSESSMENT APPLICATION SIGNS? - SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Creators: name: Sá, Karina
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
subject: Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment

description: a systematic review about signal processing with data collected from mobile devices
Characterization of a gate-defined double quantum dot in a Si/SiGe nanomembrane
Creators: name: Knapp, T. J.
name: Mohr, R. T.
name: Li, Yize Stephanie
name: Thorgrimsson, Brandur
name: Foote, Ryan H.
name: Wu, Xian
name: Ward, Daniel R.
name: Savage, D. E.
name: Lagally, M. G.
name: Friesen, Mark
name: Coppersmith, S. N.
name: Eriksson, M. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the fabrication and characterization of a gate-defined double quantum dot formed in a Si/SiGe nanomembrane. In the past, all gate-defined quantum dots in Si/SiGe heterostructures were formed on top of strain-graded virtual substrates. The strain grading process necessarily introduces misfit dislocations into a heterostructure, and these defects introduce lateral strain inhomogeneities, mosaic tilt, and threading dislocations. The use of a SiGe nanomembrane as the virtual substrate enables the strain relaxation to be entirely elastic, eliminating the need for misfit dislocations. However, in this approach the formation of the heterostructure is more complicated, involving two separate epitaxial growth procedures separated by a wet-transfer process that results in a buried non-epitaxial interface 625 nm from the quantum dot. We demonstrate that in spite of this buried interface in close proximity to the device, a double quantum dot can be formed that is controllable enough to enable tuning of the inter-dot tunnel coupling, the identification of spin states, and the measurement of a singlet-to-triplet transition as a function of an applied magnetic field.
description: 9 pages, 4 figures
Innovative Strategies to Strengthen Health Service Delivery for Universal Health Coverage in Africa – A Scoping Literature Review
Creators: name: Salawu, Mobolaji Modinat
name: Onwujekwe, Obinna Emmanuel
name: Fawole, Olufunmilayo Ibitola
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: African nations have failed to achieve the mandate of health for all forty years after Alma Ata declaration. To achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), government alone are unable to solve the problems of health service delivery such as lack of good infrastructure, poor management, inter-cadre conflicts, lack of skilled birth attendants amongst others. This review assessed the involvement of non-state actors (private sector/philanthropists) in achieving UHC in Africa. We explored eight databases and search engines using specific search terms. We retrieved and conducted a detailed review of 47 publications comprising published literature and reports focused on private sector/philanthropy involvement in achieving UHC in Africa, and explored the challenges and opportunities. We included both qualitative and quantitative studies published in English. Inequity and a wide gap exist in countries’ health care service delivery due to numerous challenges such as chronic economic instability, bureaucracy, poor healthcare financing, corruption among others. Review of existing literature suggests that as Africa embarks on reforms toward UHC there is a great need for involvement of private sector/philanthropists to support government in addressing challenges facing health care system. The type of involvement revealed were; provision of infrastructure (hospital buildings/facility, good roads), technical support, technological innovations, provision of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, financial support and other support services. This scoping review showed that private and philanthropist actors’ involvement in healthcare system have huge potentials to improve, restore and maintain health service delivery in African nations. This will accelerate progress towards the achieving UHC by 2030.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
[0GORV.ebook] Tao Te Ching (Spanish) Edition (Spanish Edition) Pdf Free
Creators: name: Https://Docs.Google.Com/Spreadsheets/D/1YDB1pU3bX7eOXaaL1X20DRHO6R0kUa0-
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: [0GORV.ebook] Tao Te Ching (Spanish) Edition (Spanish Edition) Pdf Free

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Lifecycle, Affect, and Healing: Examining Sustainability in Community Archives and Cultural Heritage Projects.
Creators: name: Du Laney, Claire
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: This research examines the role of sustainability in community archives, exploring the ways in which practitioners talk about sustainability in their work, with their communities, and with colleagues. Through researching relevant literature and conducting interviews with practitioners, it became evident that institutional sustainability is not a common or frequently examined idea in community archiving. Rather, when sustainability is discussed it is much more abstract, focusing on relationships within the community, legacy, and sustaining the spirit of the work rather than the individual projects. The most institutional-like sustainability talk tends to focus on the digital. For these practitioners, sustaining the spirit and community momentum, focusing on relationship-building, education, trauma healing, and increasing visibility of minority narratives, allows for project flexibility and acknowledged lifecycle of individual initiatives.
Improving access to health services in Malawi
Creators: name: Msokwa, Robert
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Background: Timely access to health care can substantially reduce mortality. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3, target eight recommends provision of quality care to all must include usually underserved groups by 2030. Universal access to healthcare remains unavailable particularly in rural areas, due to a shortage of labor, a lack of basic health-facility infrastructure, poor management practices, and insufficient financing In Malawi, universal access to healthcare remains unavailable particularly in rural areas, however, no data is available from villagers themselves on improving access to health services. The aim of the study was to find ways of improving access to health services in Malawi with focus on people staying in rural areas. Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional study. Simple random sampling. Face to face interview was conducted. Results: The survey included 126 people, 97(77%) were women and 29 (23%) were men. 52 % participants were farmers, 7% of participants were employed, and 5% attainted tertiary education. Common barriers to access health services which participants (35%) mentioned were lack of drugs and medical equipment, shortage of health personnel (25%), another 25% complained of long distance to nearest health facility. 10 % of participants fail to access health services due to poor design of hospitals and 5% failed to access health services due to rudeness of health workers. Accessibility of health services in Malawi can be improved by increasing number of clinics which was suggested by 28% of participants, 25% of study participants suggested training more health workers, 23% suggested of setting up of community fund to transport patients in cases of emergency, 20% of participants suggested of introducing mobile clinics and 4% suggested of designing of tricycle to be used for transport in rural areas. Conclusion: Access to health services in Malawi can be achieved by Training more health workers, introducing community funds, empowering local people to own the health facilities, increasing number of health facilities, designing tricycle which could travel in rural areas and improve drug supply and quality of medical equipment through increased funding from central government
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
A Neuro-Fuzzy Model for Function Point Calibration
Creators: name: Xia, Wei
name: Ho, Danny
name: Capretz, Luiz Fernando
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The need to update the calibration of Function Point (FP) complexity weights is discussed, whose aims are to fit specific software application, to reflect software industry trend, and to improve cost estimation. Neuro-Fuzzy is a technique that incorporates the learning ability from neural network and the ability to capture human knowledge from fuzzy logic. The empirical validation using ISBSG data repository Release 8 shows a 22% improvement in software effort estimation after calibration using Neuro-Fuzzy technique.
title: Be aware of a rare cause of dysmenorrhoea: Accessory cavitating uterine mass (ACUM)
Creators: name: Dahal, Prajwal
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genital (female) imaging
subject: Genital / Reproductive system female
subject: MR
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Clinical Cases

description: Clinical History: A 14-year-old girl presented with cyclical pain and tenderness in the right iliac fossa during menstruation for 5 to 6 days since menarche.

description: 14 years, female
Evaluation of determinants of the use of health mutuals by the population of the Ziguinchor region in Senegal
Creators: name: Bop, Martial Coly
name: Akoetey, Kossivi
name: Gueye, Boubacar
name: Diop, Cheikh Tacko
name: Sow, Papa Gallo
name: Ka, Ouseynou
name: Diop, Abdoulaye
name: Sow, Fatou Sarr
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Access to health services is a concern around the world. Different strategies were developed, but Africa’s rate remains the lowest. This article aims to contribute to the population's access to healthcare, and to assess the determinants of the use of mutual health insurance by the population of the Ziguinchor region in Senegal. Methods: The study is transversal and descriptive, carried out from July to August 2018. Through the quota method we defined the number of patients to be interviewed. Thus, by a geographic stratification according to the departments and a second-degree stratification taking into account the staff of the different hospital departments, 392 patients were selected. Results: 73% at the Regional Hospital Center and 27% at the Regional Peace Hospital. Response rate: 97%, women 60% and men 40%. The enrollment for women (24%) is slightly higher than that for men (21%). Socio-economic factors. The rate of adherence is the highest of for patients with university level, followed by high school; income: the highest rate for patients with a monthly income between 200,000 and 500,000 FCFA, followed by patients with an income monthly between 100,000 and 200,000 FCFA. Factors linked to the provision of care: the rate of Mutual Health Insurance adherence follows distances from patients' homes. Concerning the relation to satisfaction, education, distance and information are more determining than adherence rate. Recommendations: 1) State: actions on education and distance; 2) Sensitizing the population on mutual health insurance; 3) Urging healthcare providers to reduce waiting times and respect schedules as well as appointments.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
Resolved Millimeter-Wavelength Observations of Debris Disks around Solar-Type Stars
Creators: name: Steele, Amy
name: Hughes, A. Meredith
name: Carpenter, John
name: Ricarte, Angelo
name: Andrews, Sean M.
name: Wilner, David J.
name: Chiang, Eugene
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The presence of debris disks around young main sequence stars hints at the existence and structure of planetary systems. Millimeter-wavelength observations probe large grains that trace the location of planetesimal belts. The FEPS (Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems) $Spitzer$ Legacy survey of nearby young solar analogues yielded a sample of five debris disk-hosting stars with millimeter flux suitable for interferometric follow-up. We present observations with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) at ~2" resolution that spatially resolve the debris disks around these nearby ($d\sim$50 pc) stars. Two of the five disks (HD 377, HD 8907) are spatially resolved for the first time and one (HD 104860) is resolved at millimeter wavelengths for the first time. We combine our new observations with archival SMA and Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) data to enable a uniform analysis of the full five-object sample. We simultaneously model the broad-band photometric data and resolved millimeter visibilities to constrain the dust temperatures and disk morphologies, and perform an MCMC analysis to fit for basic structural parameters. We find that the radii and widths of the cold outer belts exhibit properties consistent with scaled-up versions of the Solar System's Kuiper Belt. All the disks exhibit characteristic grain sizes comparable to the blowout size, and all the resolved observations of emission from large dust grains are consistent with an axisymmetric dust distribution to within the uncertainties. These results are consistent with comparable studies carried out at infrared wavelengths.
description: 17 pages, 5 figures, 7 tables
What mHealth interventions are available for individuals who are struggling with self-harm?
Creators: name: Cliffe, Bethany
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Health Information Technology
subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: Public Health
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Telemedicine
subject: Other Mental and Social Health
subject: Community Health and Preventive Medicine
subject: Mental and Social Health
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: mental health
subject: mhealth
subject: mobile health
subject: self harm

description: Protocol for a scoping review.
Tykhonov triples and convergence analysis of an inclusion problem
Creators: name: Sofonea, Mircea
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: We consider an inclusion problem governed by a strongly monotone Lipschitz continuous operator de ned on a real Hilbert space. We list the assumption on the data and recall the existence of a unique solution to the problem. Then we introduce several Tykhonov triples, compare them and prove the corresponding well-posedness results. Moreover, using the approximating sequences generated by these triples, we obtain various convergence results. In particular, with a speci c choice of the Tykhonov triple, we deduce a criterion of convergence to the solution of the inclusion. The proofs of our results are based on arguments of compactness, pseudomonotonicity, convexity,  xedpoint and the Mosco convergence of sets.
Visual Techniques for Stormwater Management: Creation and Usability Study of a Stormwater Fee Dashboard
Creators: name: Roknich, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: This study details the creation and subsequent usability study of a Stormwater Fee dashboard created for the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at UNC Chapel Hill. The dashboard was created to assist leaders at stormwater utilities in North Carolina in assessing their financial health and setting their fees. The EFC has created several other dashboards over the years, but has never conducted any usability testing with their primary user groups. In order to elicit relevant feedback for improving the Stormwater Fee dashboard, I recruited three staff members at nearby stormwater utilities to complete a task-based think-aloud usability study. After collecting data, I synthesized it to identify actionable next-steps for improving the design and functionality of the stormwater dashboard. This study provides not only a user-tested tested design for the stormwater dashboard, but serves at a starting point for similar user research efforts for other EFC tools.
Community and Informal Care Providers at the Heart of Universal Health Coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: A Position Paper
Creators: name: Kisangala, Ephraim
name: Mbivnjo, Etheldreda Leinyuy
name: Okeah, Bernard Ojiambo
name: Khan, Mohammed Azhar
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Globally, increased demand on often scarce healthcare resources and those challenges incumbent in responding to the coexistence of infectious and non-communicable diseases warrant the need to address persistent health inequities. Understanding the complex intersectionality of vulnerability and reaching those in most critical need of healthcare lies at the heart of fostering and sustaining resilient healthcare systems. Harnessing the long-recognised value of Community and Informal Care Providers (CICPs) is instrumental to Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The present COVID-19 context serves as a poignant example of where access to formal healthcare services by many has become increasingly difficult. Here, the value of informal or volunteer-led health services has been a lifeline for many. For several decades, formal reportage has evidenced the established role of CICPs, particularly across Sub-Saharan Africa with quantifiable efficacy across a number of domains, such as, maternal and child health, neglected tropical disease prevention, tuberculosis care and malaria control. CICPs have been sustainable and effective as a conduit between the formal and informal health sectors, and between health facilities and the remotest of communities. Maximising the function of CICPs relies on socio-culturally, geographically sensitive, and bespoke support; psychosocial, practical, and logistical capacitation coupled with situationally and culturally appropriate monitoring and evaluation. The Astana Declaration highlights the centrality of building on existing knowledge, insight and resource. We therefore argue that CICPs are indispensable in Africa’s move towards UHC, and hold promise for acceptable, accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare to everyone who needs to get, be and stay healthy. Source of funding: The WHO African Regional Office and Hidayo Noguchi African Prize (HNAP) for Medical Services sponsored the processing fee for this article. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest. Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge the mentorship of Professor Margaret Gyapong, Director of the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana. Authors’ contributions: EK contributed to the body of the essay and managed correspondences with the mentor and WHO African Regional Office; ELM wrote the outline, abstract and introduction of the essay; BOO made contributions to the body of the essay, wrote the conclusion and compiled the first complete draft; and MAK contributed to the body of the essay.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
Preventive check-up programme for strengthening people-centred primary health care services in Albania: Case study and lessons learnt
Creators: name: Ylli, Alban
name: Jurgutis, Arnoldas
name: Burazeri, Genc
name: Bejtja, Gazmend
name: Artykova, Nazira
name: Sentell, Tetine
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Albania are increasing, yet the country has a low number of outpatient visits per inhabitant per year. A primary health care (PHC) based programme of medical check-ups, with a focus on prevention, was set up in the country in 2015 aiming to address this issue, among others. This manuscript describes the development and status of the programme at key time points after its implementation, and considers some of its outcomes. The current analysis was based on data gathered from the check-up programme information system and the registry of diseases at PHC centres, and guided by the European Framework for Action on Integrated Health Services Delivery. Based on PHC registered cases, a 13% and 34% increase in the prevalence of elevated blood pres-sure and diabetes were observed in 2015 respectively, following the introduction of the check-up programme compared to the previous year. Three years after implementation, about 60% of the population aged 35–70 years old had used the programme at least once, with 61% of the total 954 667 visits provided to women. Overall, the check-up programme in Albania has identified a substantial number of new cases of NCD as well as their associated risk factors in its population. The early detection of NCDs is expected to contribute to the prevention of complications, premature mortality and their associated costs. Albanian politicians and decision-makers should regularly revise and introduce appropriate changes to the check-up programme in the future. In particular, the issue of sustainability and long-term resource mobilization is of particular concern and warrants careful consideration. Conflict of interests: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Volume XVI, 2021
Analysis and modelling of a rotary forming process for cast aluminum alloy A356
Creators: name: Roy, M. J.
name: Maijer, D. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Spinning of a common aluminum automotive casting alloy A356 (Al-7Si-0.3 Mg) at elevated temperatures has been investigated experimentally with a novel industrial-scale apparatus. This has permitted the implementation of a fully coupled thermomechanical finite element model aimed at quantifying the processing history (stress, strain, strain-rate and temperature) and predicting the final geometry. The geometric predictions of this model have been compared directly to the geometry of the workpieces obtained experimentally. This study is novel in regards to both the size and shape of the component as well as the constitutive material representation employed. The model predictions are in reasonable agreement with experimental results for small deformations, but errors increase for large deformation conditions. The model has also enabled the characterization of the mechanical state which leads to a common spinning defect. Suggestions for improving the accuracy and robustness of the model to provide a predictive tool for industry are discussed.
Pattern of population coverage of a social health insurance scheme in a Southwest Nigeria State: A 3-year post implementation evaluation
Creators: name: Adewole, David Ayobami
name: Ilori, Temitope
name: Ladepo, Wuraola
name: Akande, Olusola Augustus
name: Owolabi, Ganiyu
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Aims: Social health insurance scheme is capable of minimizing inequity of access to health services, and thereby enhance an improvement in population health outcomes. Recently the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of Nigeria decentralized its management to the sub-national levels, thus the emergence of State Health Insurance Schemes (SHIS). The SHIS of Oyo State Nigeria started operations about three years ago (June 2017). There is limited/sparse evidence on the performance of the scheme since its inception. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the scheme’s level of population coverage in the first three years of implementation. The findings will also provide an evidence base to inform the repositioning of the scheme for improved performance and enable it achieve the purpose of its establishment. Methods: Service data from the server of Oyo SHIS were downloaded, collated and analyzed with excel software. Data extraction, cleaning and analysis covered a period of three months (September – October, 2020). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Population coverage distributions were expressed as frequency and percentages. Frequency tables and graphs were generated to disaggregate the findings. Conclusion: Stakeholders in the Oyo State SHIS need to re-strategize to reposition the scheme for an accelerated population coverage as a proxy for performance assessment. Acknowledgements: Authors wish to acknowledge Oyo State Health Insurance Agency for the permission to make use of the data and to submit the manuscript for publication. We authors would like to sincerely acknowledge the contributions of Prof. Charles Wiysonge and that of Dr. Chukwudi Nnaji for the comprehensive review and suggestions made on this manuscript. Many thanks. Authors' contributions: David Adewole conceived and designed the study. Wuraola Ladepo and Temitope Ilori did data collection and analysis. Adewole, Owolabi and Akande contributed equally to the manuscript write up. All authors read through the manuscript draft the second time. All authors agreed to the final manuscript. Conflict of interests: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
Improving service delivery at primary healthcare facilities for achieving Universal Health Coverage: Examining the effects of insecurity in such facilities in Enugu State, Nigeria
Creators: name: Agwu, Prince
name: Onwujekwe, Obinna
name: Uzochukwu, Benjamin
name: Mulenga, Modest
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Background: Availability of health services at the primary healthcare (PHC) level is crucial to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, insecurity of PHC facilities inspires unavailability of health services. From perspectives of primary health service providers, we examined the effects of insecurity at rural and urban PHC facilities in Enugu, Nigeria. Methodology: The study adopts a qualitative method using in-depth interviews and non-participant observation. The study sites were eight (8) PHC facilities (rural/urban) that were purposively selected. The first author interacted with the health workers and made extensive observations on infrastructure, policing, and other security gaps affecting the facilities. Findings: While health workers wish to provide services as stipulated, the fear of getting hurt or losing their properties to hoodlums scares them, especially during the dusk hours. Owing to infrastructure deficits and lack of security personnel, incidents of losing phones, stolen babies and facility items/consumables, and patients being attacked were said to be recurring. The absence of power supply during the dusk hours tend to heighten their fears, hence health workers close before it gets dark, not minding the consequences on health service users. Conclusion: The issue of insecurity of lives of both the health workers and their clients is paramount to the optimal use of services in the PHC facilities. Insecurity is a priority concern for the health workers, and if not addressed could cause them to completely shun working in certain areas, or shun their jobs completely, with dire consequences for the achievement of UHC.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
Rarity Assessment in Law Libraries: A Survey of Criteria, Procedure and Qualifications
Creators: name: Stocking, Edward
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: Researchers aimed to establish current criteria, procedure and qualifications for rarity assessment in law libraries through a survey of law school library staff. Seventeen librarians from relevant departments responded to the survey.  While only about half of respondent institutions conduct rarity assessment, there is a degree of commonality to the criteria used in these assessments. Responses indicate that age and item status at sister institutions are the most common criteria in determining rarity. Survey responses also indicate that while rarity assessment is a task conducted by multiple staff members, little time is actually spent conducting assessments. Moreover, while respondents hold relevant, full-time staff positions and, in some cases, upper and middle management roles, very few have any formal education in rarity assessment.
Towards resource theory of coherence in distributed scenarios
Creators: name: Streltsov, Alexander
name: Rana, Swapan
name: Bera, Manabendra Nath
name: Lewenstein, Maciej
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The search for a simple description of fundamental physical processes is an important part of quantum theory. One example for such an abstraction can be found in the distance lab paradigm: if two separated parties are connected via a classical channel, it is notoriously difficult to characterize all possible operations these parties can perform. This class of operations is widely known as local operations and classical communication (LOCC). Surprisingly, the situation becomes comparably simple if the more general class of separable operations is considered, a finding which has been extensively used in quantum information theory for many years. Here, we propose a related approach for the resource theory of quantum coherence, where two distant parties can only perform measurements which do not create coherence and can communicate their outcomes via a classical channel. We call this class local incoherent operations and classical communication (LICC). While the characterization of this class is also difficult in general, we show that the larger class of separable incoherent operations (SI) has a simple mathematical form, yet still preserving the main features of LICC. We demonstrate the relevance of our approach by applying it to three different tasks: assisted coherence distillation, quantum teleportation, and single-shot quantum state merging. We expect that the results obtained in this work also transfer to other concepts of coherence which are discussed in recent literature. The approach presented here opens new ways to study the resource theory of coherence in distributed scenarios.
description: 11 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Physical Review X
title: Zur Erinnerung an Prof. Dr. med. Emil Eduard Wieland-Burckhardt
title: Zur Erinnerung an Prof. Dr. med. Emil Wieland-Burckhardt
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: geboren am 12. Oktober 1867, gestorben am 15. Februar 1947
titleType: Subtitle
title: Bestattungsfeier am 18. Februar 1947 in der Engelgasskapelle
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Moppert, Oskar
name: Freudenberg, Ernst
name: Hottinger, Adolf
name: Schultheiss, H.
name: Wieland, Emil
Publisher: name: Steno-Verlag
Year: 1947
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
subject: 920 Biografien, Genealogie, Insignien
subject: Nachruf
subject: Wieland, Emil
subject: Basel
subject: Engelgasskapelle (Basel)

description: Inhalt: Lebensbild (von der Familie verfasst) ; Ansprache von Herrn Pfarrer Moppert von St. Alban ; Ansprache von Herrn Professor E. Freudenberg, Vorsteher des Basler Kinderspitals ; Ansprache von Herrn Professor A. Hottinger (Basel) ; Ansprache von Herrn Professor H. Schultheiss (Basel) ; Aus den unvollendeten Jugenderinnerungen von Emil Wieland-Burckhardt (kurz vor seinem Tode niedergeschrieben)
Does Resistance Training Facilitate Improvements in Chronic inflammation: A systematic review
Creators: name: Durr, Madeleine
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences

description: Whether resistance training is able to influence the chronic inflammatory response in the adult population, compared to a control, has yet to be systematically reviewed. Investigation of the chronic inflammatory response to resistance training will aid understanding of how exercise modality effects changes in inflammation, and the potential for resistance training to be used as a prevention or treatment intervention to combat chronic disease. Therefore, the aims of this study are to: 1) determine the effect of resistance training compared to a no exercise control on chronic inflammation (measured by changes in concentrations of CRP, TNF-a and IL-6) in adults, through systematic review, 2) determine whether the relationship between resistance training and chronic inflammation is influenced by the presence of chronic disease. We hypothesise that: 1) resistance training will elicit consistent reductions in chronic inflammation (CRP, TNF-a and IL-6) in adults compared to a control group, 2) resistance training will stimulate greater improvements of chronic inflammation in those with chronic diseases than healthy adults when compared to a control.
Whose History?: Examining Colonial Records and the Archivists' that Preserve Them
Creators: name: Awad, Samantha
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: This study describes interviews and surveys of archivists and librarians from various institutions nationwide. I conducted to learn more about who archivists believe should be done about these collections. I interviewed six archivists and librarians for this study.Published literature about colonial records suggests that these documents and their information belong in the country of origin for cultural significance and that repatriation is one of the best courses of action. The archivists interviewed for this research study, however, share the opposite of this argument, and believe that the best place to store colonial records is in an institution that can properly care for the material, and share their information with the most amount of people.
Incorporating mHealth Interventions into Kenya’s Health Infrastructure to Augment Universal Health Coverage, Service Delivery Improvement Approach
Creators: name: Oduor, Kevin
name: Ogweno, Stephen
name: Ajwang’, Danor
name: Okinyi, Nyawade
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: mHealth is the use of mobile and wireless devices to improve health outcomes, healthcare services, and health research. An estimated 68% of the world’s population own mobile phones, with Kenya having approximately 80% of mobile phone penetration. This makes it feasible to accelerate the uptake of mHealth interventions to improve health services delivery. While some evidence has shown how various forms of mHealth interventions have been used to transform health services, health outcomes, and health research in Kenya and globally, many remain largely anecdotal or undocumented. This paper examines the various forms of mHealth interventions that have been incorporated into Kenya’s health infrastructure, and their effectiveness in improving health services delivery in Kenya. A systematic review of peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, and credible materials published on mHealth have shown that mHealth has succeeded in the health infrastructure such as in collecting and transferring health and patient data, remote diagnosis, treatment, and patient follow-up. The paper also examines the barriers around the uptake of mHealth interventions and recommends how these interventions can be integrated into Kenya’s health infrastructure. Even though there is every reason to believe that mHealth can allow limited resource settings to “leapfrog” over more advanced settings in using mobile technologies to improve health services delivery, mHealth is not a panacea. There are limited will and resources to scale up and integrate mHealth into the health infrastructure with attempted integration met with a negative attitude from the strained health workforce who still view mHealth as additional work, among other challenges. Despite the challenges, there may be an opportunity for Kenya’s Government to leverage mobile and wireless devices to improve the delivery of health services to areas that were previously unreachable, thereby fast-tracking its commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage. Conflict of interest: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 2, 2021: Announcing the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (1st edition)
Linear rank preservers of tensor products of rank one matrices
Creators: name: Huang, Zejun
name: Shi, Shiyu
name: Sze, Nung-Sing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 15A03, 15A69

description: Let $n_1,\ldots,n_k $ be integers larger than or equal to 2. We characterize linear maps $ϕ: M_{n_1\cdots n_k}\rightarrow M_{n_1\cdots n_k}$ such that $${\mathrm rank}\,(ϕ(A_1\otimes \cdots \otimes A_k))=1\quad\hbox{whenever}\quad{\mathrm rank}\, (A_1\otimes \cdots \otimes A_k)=1 \quad \hbox{for all}\quad A_i \in M_{n_i},\, i = 1,\dots,k.$$ Applying this result, we extend two recent results on linear maps that preserving the rank of special classes of matrices.
description: 12 pages
Chocolate intake is associated with a lower body mass index in adult men and women in transitional Albania
Creators: name: Mone, Iris
name: Kraja, Bledar
name: Hyska, Jolanda
name: Burazeri, Genc
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Aim: In light of the controversial evidence regarding health effects of chocolate intake, we aimed to assess its association with body mass index (BMI) among adult individuals in Albania, a transitional post-communist country in South Eastern Europe which has traditionally employed a Mediterranean dietary pattern. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2003-2006 involving a population-based sample of 737 Tirana residents aged 35-74 years (469 men, 268 women; overall response: 70%). Of these, 565 individuals (373 men and 192 women) provided data on chocolate intake and anthropometrics (77% of the sample). A 105-item food frequency questionnaire, including chocolate consumption, was administered to all individuals. Nine categories were used to assess the average frequency of intake of each food item in the past 12 months. In the analysis, chocolate intake was dichotomized into: consumption of <1/month vs. ≥1/month. A physical examination included measurement of weight and height. Furthermore, information on socio-demographic characteristics and classical risk factors was collected. Multivariable-adjusted general linear model was used to calculate the mean BMI values by chocolate intake groupings. Results: Upon simultaneous adjustment for socio-demographic characteristics, classical risk factors and nutritional factors, there was an inverse association between BMI and chocolate intake in both sexes (sex-pooled mean BMI: 26.1 among participants who consumed chocolate <1/month vs. 27.0 in those with an intake of ≥1/month; P<0.001). Conclusions: This study points to a beneficial effect of moderate chocolate intake on lowering BMI, which deserves further vigorous investigation and replication in prospective studies in Albania and other populations.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Volume XVI, 2021
A Deep Siamese Network for Scene Detection in Broadcast Videos
Creators: name: Baraldi, Lorenzo
name: Grana, Costantino
name: Cucchiara, Rita
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Multimedia (cs.MM)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present a model that automatically divides broadcast videos into coherent scenes by learning a distance measure between shots. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by comparing our algorithm against recent proposals for automatic scene segmentation. We also propose an improved performance measure that aims to reduce the gap between numerical evaluation and expected results, and propose and release a new benchmark dataset.
description: ACM Multimedia 2015
Scenario planning: An alternative approach to European Commission for combating antimicrobial resistance by 2050
Creators: name: Orellana García, Laura Patricia
name: Kaur, Kiranjeet
name: Brand, Helmut
name: Schröder-Bäck, Peter
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2021

description: Aim: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major health challenges of the future, but the concrete impact of counteracting measures is still unclear. To study possible outcomes within the European Union, a scenario analysis for the year 2050 was performed on the possible influence of the European Commission (EC). Methods: Scenario planning and development of strategies based on different scenarios. Results: Rational use of antimicrobials in animals and humans, surveillance and monitoring, new antimicrobial therapies, travel and globalization, exposure to the environment, and awareness were recognized as the main driving elements. Four Scenarios were developed: An efficient and impli-cated EC sorts out AMR; An implicated but unsuccessful EC withstands AMR; AMR is managed regardless of the EC disinterest; and A neutral and inefficient EC fails to manage AMR. Conclusion: All the strategies developed on the basis of the four scenarios probe for an increase in European Union's dedication to achieve positive outcomes. These include the development of effective legislation and international coordination. Acknowledgment: Peter Schröder-Bäck, Helmut Brand and Kiranjeet Kaur’s contribution is co-funded through a grant of the European Commission within the Erasmus+ programme (Project: Prevent it. Project reference: 598515-EPP-1-2018-1-IN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). Conflict of interests: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Volume XVI, 2021