cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pharmaceutical outcomes research to better understand medication non-adherence in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Creators: name: Mehat, Pavandeep
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Introduction: This thesis comprises a systematic review and a pharmacoepidemiological study aimed at improving the understanding about medication non-adherence to antimalarials (AM) in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). AM is the conventional and effective long-term treatment option that has resulted in substantial decreases in deaths associated with SLE disease activity. However, there seems to be no such decline in the deaths associated with the sequelae of SLE (such as circulatory disease). Since deriving therapeutic effects from AM depends not only on physicians prescribing the appropriate treatment, but also on patients’ adherence with selected treatment, there is the need for a better understanding of medication non-adherence to AM in SLE. Objective: 1) To systematically review and synthesize the literature on medication adherence in SLE to identify key gaps in the literature; and 2) to evaluate the burden and determinants of medication non-adherence to AM in SLE. Methods: To address Objective 1, I have conducted a systematic review. I conducted a mapped search of Medline, Embase, and Web of Science to identify original, observational studies that indicated the data source and measurement tool to assess medication adherence in a SLE patient sample. To address Objective 2, I have conducted a longitudinal pharmacoepidemiological study of a population-based SLE cohort. I used a Cox’s proportional hazard ratio model to examine factors that were significantly associated with discontinuation of AM. Results: 1) 11 studies were included in the systematic review, and the majority of these studies reported that less than 50% of SLE patients are sufficiently adherent to their medications; 2) After five years, only 33% of patients remained on AM therapy; and 3) Higher SES and the following time-varying covariates updated monthly: glucocorticoids use, traditional NSAIDs use, rate of rheumatologist visits, and rate of dermatologists were statistically significantly protective against discontinuation of AM therapy. Conclusion: Altogether as a collective work, this thesis provides evidence that demonstrates medication non-adherence is a substantial problem in SLE. In addition, it highlights the importance of developing adherence interventions to help support patients taking their medications as prescribed.
Owen Hatherly: The Chaplin Machine. Slapstick, Fordism and the Communist Avant-Garde
Creators: name: Zatsepin, Victor
Publisher: name: Кино, медиа и цифровая культура Центральной и Восточной Европы
Year: 2017
Subjects: Гай Мэддин; Генри Форд; Фредерик Уинслоу Тейлор; Чарли Чаплин; Сергей Эйзенштейн; Дзига Вертов; Григорий Козинцев; Леонид Трауберг; Йорис Ивенс; Владимир Ленин; СССР; США; авангард; организация труда; тэйлоризм; новый быт

description: Кино, медиа и цифровая культура Центральной и Восточной Европы, No 4 (2017)
A Modular Neural Network System for the Analysis of Nuclei in Histopathological Sections
Creators: name: Pattichis, C.S.
name: Schnorrenberg, F.T.
name: Schizas, C.N.
name: Pattichis, M.S.
name: Kyriacou, K.C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002

description: The evaluation of immunocytochemically stained histopathological sections presents a complex problem due to many variations that are inherent in the methodology. This chapter describes a modular neural network system which is being used for the detection and classification of breast cancer nuclei named Biopsy Analysis Support System (BASS). The system is based on a modular architecture where the detection and classification stages are independent. Two different methods for the detection of nuclei are being used: the one approach is based on a feed forward neural network (FNN) which uses a block-based singular value decomposition (SVD) of the image, to signal the likelihood of occurrence of nuclei.
Polarity-induced oxygen vacancies at LaAlO3|SrTiO3 interfaces
Creators: name: Zhong, Zhicheng
name: Xu, P. X.
name: Kelly, Paul J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using first-principles density functional theory calculations, we find a strong position and thickness dependence of the formation energy of oxygen vacancies in LaAlO3|SrTiO3 (LAO|STO) multilayers and interpret this with an analytical capacitor model. Oxygen vacancies are preferentially formed at p-type SrO|AlO2 rather than at n-type LaO|TiO2 interfaces; the excess electrons introduced by the oxygen vacancies reduce their energy by moving to the n-type interface. This asymmetric behavior makes an important contribution to the conducting (insulating) nature of n-type (p-type) interfaces while providing a natural explanation for the failure to detect evidence for the polar catastrophe in the form of core level shifts.
On matrix variance inequalities
Creators: name: Afendras, G.
name: Papadatos, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Primary 60E15

description: Olkin and Shepp (2005, J. Statist. Plann. Inference, vol. 130, pp. 351--358) presented a matrix form of Chernoff's inequality for Normal and Gamma (univariate) distributions. We extend and generalize this result, proving Poincare-type and Bessel-type inequalities, for matrices of arbitrary order and for a large class of distributions.
description: 7 pages, submitted for publication
Leptophobic Z' in Heterotic-String Derived Models
Creators: name: Faraggi, Alon E.
name: Mehta, Viraf M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The CDF collaboration's recent observation of an excess of events in the Wjj channel may be attributed to a new Abelian vector boson with suppressed couplings to leptons. While D0 finds no evidence of an excess, the CDF data provide an opportunity to revisit an old result on leptophobic Z' in heterotic-string derived models. We re-examine the conditions for the existence of a leptophobic U(1) symmetry, which arises from a combination of the U(1)_{B-L} symmetry and the horizontal flavour symmetries, to form a universal U(1) symmetry. While the conditions for the existence of a leptophobic combination are not generic, we show that the left-right symmetric free fermionic heterotic-string models also admit a leptophobic combination. In some cases the leptophobic U(1) is augmented by the enhancement of the colour group, along the lines of models proposed by Foot and Hernandez.
description: 10 pages. Standard LaTex
Overlappende stationsoplande: Bestemmelse af passagerpotentialer
Creators: name: Warburg, Valdemar
name: Rue, Iben
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2006

description: Ved planlægning af kollektive trafikanlæg indgår bestemmelse af passagergrundlaget som en vigtig del. Passagergrundlaget defineres ved hjælp af passagerpotentialet, som antallet af po- tentielle passagerer i stationernes oplande. Når flere stationers oplande overlapper, kompliceres situationen, idet der nu opstår konkurrence mellem linierne. Formålet med denne artikel er derfor at opstille nogle generelle formler til beregning af potentialet af overlappende oplande. Disse formler skal bygge på en række antagelser om, hvad der sker i forbindelse med overlap. Der gøres to vigtige antagelser i den forbindelse. Den første er, at der vil ske en forøgelse af antallet af rejser i områder, som ligger i oplandet for mere en én linie (station). Den anden er, at stationer, hvis oplande overlapper, konkurrerer om kunderne, og at forøgelsen dermed ikke kan overstige 100 %. Forøgelsesprocenten præsenteres herefter som en eksponentielt aftagende funktion af antallet af overlap med den begrundelse, at den skal gå mod 0, når antallet af overlap stiger, men samtidig ikke må blive negativ. For at bestemme de forskellige liniers andele af potentialekoefficienten er der udviklet en funktion, som fastsætter andelen ud fra liniernes attraktivitetsgrader og de overlappende zonekoefficienter. Potentialet har hidtil, som i Jacobsen og Larsen (1999), været defineret på baggrund af antal arbejdspladser og boliger. I denne artikel foreslås det, at udtrykket udvides med et såkaldt kundeattraktionsled, for at tage hensyn til den andel af rejser, som ikke er boligarbejdsstedsrejser. Der kan dog være en del datavanskeligheder forbundet derved. De udledte formler for potentialerne anvendes i en case med en letbanestrækning i det indre København, hvor der opstilles fem scenarier med forskellige stationsplaceringer. Forskellen mellem den traditionelle oplandsinddeling i nær- og fjernopland, og en mere detaljeret oplandsinddeling med 10 oplandszoner undersøges, og der bliver desuden taget hensyn til overlap i den detaljerede inddeling. Resultaterne viser tydelige forskelle på scenariernes rangorden samt deres indbyrdes afvigelser i potentiale. Dette hænger dog i høj grad sammen med, i hvor høj grad stationsoplandene på en given linie overlapper.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2006): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
The new frontier of American diplomacy : African decolonization, modernization, and the making of a civil rights narrative
Creators: name: Chang, Vivien Lavinia
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: This thesis examines the growing importance of race to US relations with Africa in the context of decolonization, with a focus on the overseas effects of domestic racial problems and the ways in which American strategists sought to counter negative international opinion. It argues that Cold War concerns impelled American elites to craft a triumphalist narrative about the civil rights movement, which, in the course of the early 1960s, coalesced with theories of modernization to evolve into more concrete ideas about the need to repair the US image abroad. By analyzing presidential correspondence and speeches, newspaper editorials, United States Information Agency propaganda materials, and State Department reports, this paper reveals the twofold objectives of triumphalist development rhetoric, which bolstered the Kennedy administration’s modernizing ambitions in postcolonial Africa and informed the overseas representation of domestic racial developments.
An Investigation of Potential Marketing Strategies for Entry into the Shiitake Mushroom Industry in Utah
Creators: name: Khan, Imran
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: This study provides an analysis of the mushroom industry in the Utah with a focus on identifying opportunities for entry into the specialty mushroom market. Determining the strategic position of the mushroom industry requires the use of local information. In this study, a local survey of consumers in Northern Utah was used to generate specific information about consumer preferences and attitudes about mushrooms and how a new entrant might be positioned to address consumers’ wants and needs related to mushrooms, and specifically specialty mushrooms. Regression analysis and trend analysis were also performed using data obtained either from the survey or secondary sources. This information is then used to base conclusions about the competitive position of potential entrants for specialty mushrooms into this market.  The results of the survey depicted that respondents have a favorable attitude towards locally-produced commodities, are highly price conscious, and were mostly unaware of some of the most important attributes of mushrooms such as their nutritional and potential health values. Results of price and production trends of shiitake mushrooms indicated that this industry is still in the development stage, but characterized by intense rivalry among firms. The results of the logit analysis provided some insights about the ability to develop marketing strategies for mushrooms based on where they are produced. These results simply indicate that most respondents look favorably on locally-grown produce but that demographic characteristics can’t be used to identify groups that are the most likely to want locally-grown produce. More respondents indicated a willingness to pay a premium for products containing the “Utah’s Own” brand than simply “locally-grown”.  Potential new entrants into the shiitake mushroom industry may capture existing market share and expand their market base by differentiating their product along the lines of versatility of use, health and nutritional benefits, and local production.
Inert Model and evolution of the Universe
Creators: name: Sokolowska, Dorota
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider evolution of the Universe after EWSB leading to the present inert phase, containing a SM-like Higgs boson and scalar dark particles, among them a Dark Matter candidate. We address the question, if there is a possibility to have a sequence of the phase transitions instead of a single one leading directly from EW symmetric phase to the inert one.
description: 2 pages, 5 figures; to appear in the proceedings of "35th International Conference of High Energy Physics", July 22-28, 2010, Paris, France
On black holes in multidimensional theory with Ricci-flat internal spaces
Creators: name: Fadeev, S. B.
name: Ivashchuk, V. D.
name: Melnikov, V. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A generalization of the Tangherlini solution for the case of n internal Ricci-flat spaces is obtained. It is shown that in the (2+d)-dimensional section a horizon exists only in the trivial case when the internal-space factors are constant. The p-adic analog of the solution is also considered.
description: 6 pages, Latex
Gång- och cykeltunnlar - åtgärder för ökad trygghet och säkerhe
Creators: name: Edman, David
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2006

description: Planskilda passager, gång- och cykeltunnlar, är oftast det säkraste sättet att korsa en hårt trafikerad gata. En förutsättning är dock självklart att tunnel upplevs som attraktiv. Ofta är dock tunnlarna mörka och ogästvänliga, vilket gör att många drar sig för att använda tunnlarna. För att minska dessa problem har tekniska förvaltningen i Lund fattat beslut om att under en tioårsperiod åtgärda befintliga tunnlar för att göra dessa mer attraktiva. För att förbättra kunskapsunderlaget om vilka åtgärder som är mest effektiva inleds arbetet med att genomföra åtgärder i en demonstrationstunnel. Genom att på ett systematiskt sätt åtgärda brister i tunnlarna är förhoppningen att allt fler använder dessa och också att man kan få över resor som idag görs med bil till att göras med cykel eller till fots.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2006): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars. III. Spectro-photocentric variability, photometric variability, and consequences on Gaia measurements
Creators: name: Chiavassa, A.
name: Pasquato, E.
name: Jorissen, A.
name: Sacuto, S.
name: Babusiaux, C.
name: Freytag, B.
name: Ludwig, H. -G.
name: Cruzalebes, P.
name: Rabbia, Y.
name: Spang, A.
name: Chesneau, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Context. It has been shown that convection in red supergiant stars gives rise to large granules causing surface inhomogeneities together with shock waves in the photosphere. The resulting motion of the photocenter (on time scales ranging from months to years) could possibly have adverse effects on the parallax determination with Gaia. Aims. We explore the impact of the granulation on the photocentric and photometric variability. We quantify these effects in order to better characterize the error possibly altering the parallax. Methods. We use 3D radiative-hydrodynamics simulations of convection with CO5BOLD and the post-processing radiative transfer code OPTIM3D to compute intensity maps and spectra in the Gaia G band [325-1030 nm]. Results. We provide astrometric and photometric predictions from 3D simulations of RSGs that are used to evaluate the degradation of the astrometric parameters of evolved stars derived by Gaia. We show from RHD simulations that a supergiant like Betelgeuse exhibits a photocentric noise characterised by a standard deviation of the order of 0.1 AU. The number of bright giant and supergiant stars whose Gaia parallaxes will be altered by the photocentric noise ranges from a few tens to several thousandths. The degradation of the astrometric fit due to the presence of this photocentric noise will be noticeable up to about 5 kpc for the brightest supergiants. Moreover, parallaxes of supergiants are affected by a error of the order of a few percents. We show that the photocentric noise, as predicted by the 3D simulation, does account for a substantial part of the supplementary 'cosmic noise' that affects Hipparcos measurements of Betelgeuse and Antares.
description: 17 pages, accepted Astronomy & Astrophysics
Additional file 6 of Identification of an individualized therapy prognostic signature for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Lin, Cheng
name: Chen, Yuebing
name: Pan, Jianji
name: Lu, Qiongjiao
name: Ji, Pengjie
name: Lin, Shuiqin
name: Liu, Chunfeng
name: Lin, Shaojun
name: Li, Meifang
name: Zong, Jingfeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 6: Fig. S1. Functional enrichment and network analysis in the TCGA-HNSC dataset. A Heatmap of the top 20 functional enrichment terms by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis based on differentially expressed therapeutic response-related genes (TRRGs). B Protein-protein interaction subnetworks of 20 functional enrichment terms.
Cacheoptimierung für Vererbungshierarchien
Creators: name: Lindenmaier, Götz
Publisher: name: Karlsruhe
Year: 2007

description: This thesis introduces an automatic compiler optimization that improves the cache performance of object oriented programs.  A static analysis identifies potential hot spots in a program.  It combines this information with an analysis of the type structure to select data types from which large data structures are constructed.  These are subject to structure splitting and tzpe clustering.  We compare the analysis results to profiling data. With both datasets we achieve up to 30% of speed up.
Nutrition and Fitness Guide for Graduating Student-Athletes
Creators: name: Fukunaga, Anna
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: For the last four years of your life, you have been supported by strength coaches, academic advisors, athletic trainers, tutors, mentors, and coaches. Your life is dedicated to your sport, and your body is molded into the ideal build to compete at the highest level you can achieve. As soon as your competitive days are over, your life dramatically changes and the needs of your body change as well. Because you typically do not sustain the same level of activity, you do not have the same nutritional needs. The demands you place on your body for your sport are higher than what you will maintain after you complete your eligibility. It is important for you to learn how to implement a healthy lifestyle that is sustainable following graduation and into your adult years.  The transition from collegiate competition to normal adult life is a major transition that has thus far been neglected. Athletes often struggle going from college lifestyle and competition to a normal adult life in the work force. The daily structure of college life is gone and you are left on your own to build the life that suits you. Without nutritional and fitness guidance, it is easy to continue the eating habits you acquired while competing while significantly decreasing your activity levels. This can lead to rapid weight gain as well as a number of serious health issues as you age. The purpose of this project is to provide a “detraining guide” for graduating student-­‐athletes regarding leading a healthy lifestyle after they conclude their collegiate careers. This includes nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle changes needed to successfully phase from a collegiate athlete to a healthy adult.
Sichere Dienste-Suche in Sensornetzen
Creators: name: Hof, Hans-Joachim
Publisher: name: Karlsruhe
Year: 2007

description: Im Rahmen der Arbeit wird mit Secure Content Addressable Network (SCAN) ein sicheres, verteiltes Diensteverzeichnis vorgestellt, mit Hilfe dessen in dienstorientierten Sensornetzen verfügbare Dienste sicher aufgefunden werden können. SCAN nimmt besondere Rücksicht auf die speziellen Eigenschaften von Sensorknoten, insbesondere auf die sehr beschränkten Ressourcen wie z.B. Hauptspeicher oder Rechenleistung.
Multifrequency Method for Mapping Active Galactic Nuclei with Allowance for the Frequency-Dependent Image Shift
Creators: name: Bajkova, Anisa T.
name: Pushkarev, Alexander B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the problem of multifrequency VLBA image synthesis and spectral-index mapping for active galactic nuclei related to the necessity of taking into account the frequency-dependent image shift. We describe our generalized multifrequency synthesis algorithm with a spectral correction based on the maximum entropy method. The results of our processing of multifrequency VLBI data for the radio sources J2202+4216, J0336+3218, and J1419+5423 are presented.
description: 12 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures
Оксана Булгакова: Голос как культурный феномен
Creators: name: Ларионов, Денис
Publisher: name: Кино, медиа и цифровая культура Центральной и Восточной Европы
Year: 2017
Subjects: Вальтер Беньямин; Марсель Мосс; Мартин Хайдеггер; голос; жест; техники тела; cultural studies

description: Кино, медиа и цифровая культура Центральной и Восточной Европы, No 4 (2017)
Charged particle directed flow in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 2.76 TeV measured with ALICE at the LHC
Creators: name: Selyuzhenkov, Ilya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Charged particle directed flow at midrapidity, |eta|<0.8, and forward rapidity, 1.7 < |eta|<5.1, is measured in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 2.76 TeV with ALICE at the LHC. Directed flow is reported as a function of collision centrality, charged particle transverse momentum, and pseudo-rapidity. Results are compared to measurements at RHIC and recent model calculations for LHC energies.
description: Talk given at the XXII International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2011), 23-28 May 2011, Annecy, France; 4 pages, 3 figures
Internal Space-time Symmetries of Particles derivable from Periodic Systems in Optics
Creators: name: Kim, Y. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: While modern optics is largely a physics of harmonic oscillators and two-by-two matrices, it is possible to learn about some hidden properties of the two-by-two matrix from optical systems. Since two-by-two matrices can be divided into three conjugate classes depending on their traces, optical systems force us to establish continuity from one class to another. It is noted that those three classes are equivalent to three different branches of Wigner's little groups dictating the internal space-time symmetries massive, massless, and imaginary-mass particles. It is shown that the periodic systems in optics can also be described by have the same class-based matrix algebra. The optical system allow us to make continuous, but not analytic, transitions from massiv to massless, and massless to imaginary-mass cases.
description: Latex 15 pages, 5 eps figures. Invited paper presented at the 10th Int'l Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (Kiev, Ukraine, May 2010), to be published in the proceedings
Teaching Communication in the Chinese as a Foreign Language Classroom
Creators: name: Wu, Xia
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: This portfolio is a collection of the author’s teaching beliefs and approaches regarding Chinese as foreign language teaching, which she developed during her time in the Master of Second Language Teaching program. The centerpiece of the portfolio is the author’s personal teaching philosophy. It is followed by three artifacts. The language artifact analyzes one of the complexities encountered by learners in the Chinese as a foreign language classroom: the three particles 的 (de), 地 (de), 得 (de). The culture artifact illustrates the difference between American and Chinese language teachers. The literacy artifact talks about using literature circles in the CFL class. The portfolio also includes a reflection on a 50-minute video of teaching a beginning-level college Chinese class. The last section of the portfolio contains an annotated bibliography and a list of references.
Additional file 7 of Identification of an individualized therapy prognostic signature for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Lin, Cheng
name: Chen, Yuebing
name: Pan, Jianji
name: Lu, Qiongjiao
name: Ji, Pengjie
name: Lin, Shuiqin
name: Liu, Chunfeng
name: Lin, Shaojun
name: Li, Meifang
name: Zong, Jingfeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 7: Fig. S2 Expression information of AREG, L1CAM and GPRC5D. A-C Kaplan Meier analysis showed that AREG, L1CAM and GPRC5D had a good prognostic efficacy in the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database. D-F mRNA expression of AREG, L1CAM and GPRC5D was not significantly different between cancer and normal tissues in the TCGA database.
Nucleon polarizabilities and Delta-resonance magnetic moment in chiral EFT
Creators: name: Pascalutsa, Vladimir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent chiral EFT calculations of nucleon polarizabilities reveal a problem in the current empirical determination of proton's electromagnetic polarizabilities. We also report on the progress in the empirical determination of the $Δ$(1232)-resonance magnetic moment in the process of $γp \to p π^0 γ'$ measured at MAMI.
description: 4 pp, 5 figs; prepared for Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Meson-Nucleon Physics and the Structure of the Nucleon (MENU10), Williamsburg VA, USA, May 31-June 4, 2010
Richard Wortman: Visual Texts, Ceremonial Texts, Texts of Exploration: Collected Articles on the Representation of Russian Monarchy
Creators: name: Olbrich, Florian
Publisher: name: Apparatus. Film, Medien und digitale Kulturen in Mittel- und Osteuropa
Year: 2017
Subjects: Richard Wortman; Clifford Geertz; Jurij Lotman; Russland; Russisches Kaiserreich; Moskau-Tartu Schule der Semiotik; Monarchie; Repräsentation; Kultursemiotik

description: Apparatus. Film, Medien und digitale Kulturen in Mittel- und Osteuropa, No 4 (2017)
Fad Effects: Patterns in International Policy
Creators: name: Funke, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: This paper explores the way in which international policies move from country to country. I propose that the spread of policy adoption, internationally, mirrors how a fad in the fashion industry is diffused. The primary point of this paper is to evaluate four case studies (policies) and study how they transitioned from one country to another. Also addressed will be the question of how these policies start, whether there are particular countries prone to starting the diffusion process or if there is some other explanation for their origins. This study specifically looks at the dissemination of women’s suffrage, the adoption of the United Nations Convention 138 on child labor, and the Kyoto Protocol. The statistics provided will show whether or not the adoption of each of these policies, follow a similar pattern.
Quality of root filling by three different techniques in teeth after minimal root canal preparation and the GentleWave cleaning
Creators: name: Zaghwan, Ala M. H.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Objective: This study aimed to examine the quality of root filling in canals obturated using three different filling techniques after minimal root canal preparation and GentleWave (GW) cleaning. Methods: Root canals of 30 mandibular molars were instrumented to size 20/.04 taper using hand K-files, and a Vortex Blue NiTi rotary file. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) 6% was used in-between each instrument insertion and the canals were finally cleaned using a 7.5 min irrigation by the GW. The samples were scanned with micro-CT using a voxel size of 30 µm after instrumentation (pre-GW), post-GW, and after obturation. The samples were randomly allocated into three groups (n = 10) with regard to the root filling method: (1) single-cone with AH Plus sealer (SC/AH+), (2) single-cone with GuttaFlow sealer (SC/GF), and (3) GuttaCore with AH Plus sealer (GC/AH+). The reconstructed 3D images were analyzed for the volumetric percentages of debris, filling materials, gaps, and voids at three canal levels. Data was analyzed statistically using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. P values < 0.05 were considered to be significant. Results: The proportion (volume %) gaps and voids proportions in multi-rooted canals obturated by using GC/AH+ and SC/GF was significantly lower than in canals filled with SC/AH+ (P = 0.000). Different values indicated a statistical difference between coronal, middle and apical gaps and voids volumes within each group. The mean volumes of coronal and middle gaps and voids were significantly different from the mean volume of apical gaps and voids in canals filled with SC/GF (P = 0.000), (P = 0.001). The quality of mesial fillings did not differ statistically from the distal fillings amongst the three groups. After conventional irrigation, 4.58 % of canal volumes was filled with debris while no debris was found after GW cleaning. Conclusion: A high quality of filling was achieved by GC/AH+ and SC/GF indicating that both these methods are suitable to fill the minimally instrumented root canals after GentleWave cleaning.
Additional file 8 of Identification of an individualized therapy prognostic signature for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Lin, Cheng
name: Chen, Yuebing
name: Pan, Jianji
name: Lu, Qiongjiao
name: Ji, Pengjie
name: Lin, Shuiqin
name: Liu, Chunfeng
name: Lin, Shaojun
name: Li, Meifang
name: Zong, Jingfeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 8: Fig. S3. Relationships between the risk score and immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-associated genes and mutation rate. A ICB-associated genes and nonsilent mutation rate in the Risk-H and Risk-L groups. B Tumor purity, ESTIMATE score, immune score and stromal score in the Risk-H and Risk-L groups. ns, not significant; *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; ****, p< 0.0001.
Per Pupil Spending: How Much Difference Does a Dollar Make?
Creators: name: Anderson, Nicole
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: Education. The one thing everyone needs and no one thinks is good enough. Wherever students and policy makers turn there is the desire for something more, something better, coming out of the public education system. Over the years more and more funding has been poured into the education system in attempt to increase the student success rates and intellect of American students. However, American students are still behind internationally and more and more jobs are going to students from different countries. Is there a point when the money being funneled into education doesn’t make enough difference in student achievement and success? When looking at education spending economically, is it a problem of diminishing marginal returns? Is there a better way to spend money in education? Through this analysis, it is hoped that a greater understanding of the diminishing marginal returns on per-pupil spending will be evident and that the issues, other than simply spending, will be brought to the forefront of the education reform discussion. Also through this analysis, a better understanding of school funding, the type of funding that schools are receiving and how they are using said funding, and how that funding might be more successful in educating America’s children will be seen. It is not that the funding isn’t necessary, it is that the current funding is not doing what it America’s schools need.
The Time Machine: A Simulation Approach for Stochastic Trees
Creators: name: Jasra, Ajay
name: De Iorio, Maria
name: Chadeau-Hyam, Marc
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Computation (stat.CO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In the following paper we consider a simulation technique for stochastic trees. One of the most important areas in computational genetics is the calculation and subsequent maximization of the likelihood function associated to such models. This typically consists of using importance sampling (IS) and sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) techniques. The approach proceeds by simulating the tree, backward in time from observed data, to a most recent common ancestor (MRCA). However, in many cases, the computational time and variance of estimators are often too high to make standard approaches useful. In this paper we propose to stop the simulation, subsequently yielding biased estimates of the likelihood surface. The bias is investigated from a theoretical point of view. Results from simulation studies are also given to investigate the balance between loss of accuracy, saving in computing time and variance reduction.
description: 22 Pages, 5 Figures
Climate Change and Community Dynamics: A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Resource-Driven Changes in a Desert Rodent Community
Creators: name: Yenni, Glenda M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: Predicting effects of climate change on species persistence often assumes that those species are responding to abiotic effects alone. However, biotic interactions between community members may affect species’ ability to respond to abiotic changes. Latent Gaussian models of resource availability using precipitation and NDVI and accounting for spatial autocorrelation and rodent group-level uncertainty in the process are developed to detect differences in seasons, groups, and the experimental removal of one group. Precipitation and NDVI have overall positive effects on rodent energy use as expected, but meaningful differences were detected. Differences in the importance of seasonality when the dominant group was removed reflect complex community dynamics and the presence of coexistence mechanisms that can dampen the ability of community members to respond to climate change.
Fe-based high temperature superconductivity with Tc=31K bordering an insulating antiferromagnet in (Tl,K)FexSe2 Crystals
Creators: name: Fang, Minghu
name: Wang, Hangdong
name: Dong, Chiheng
name: Li, Zujuan
name: Feng, Chunmu
name: Chen, Jian
name: Yuan, H. Q.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Up to now, there have been two material families, the cuprates and the iron-based compounds with high-temperature superconductivity (HTSC). An essential open question is whether the two classes of materials share the same essential physics. In both, superconductivity (SC) emerges when an antiferromagnetical (AFM) ordered phase is suppressed. However, in cuprates, the repulsive interaction among the electrons is so strong that the parent compounds are "Mott insulators." By contrast, all iron-based parents are metallic. One perspective is that the iron-based parents are weakly correlated and that the AFM arises from a strong "nesting" of the Fermi surfaces. An alternative view is that the electronic correlations in the parents are still sufficiently strong to place the system close to the boundary between itinerancy and electronic localization. A key strategy to differentiate theses views is to explore whether the iron-based system can be tuned into a Mott insulator. Here we identify an insulating AFM in (Tl,K)FexSe2 by introducing Fe-vacancies and creating superconductivity in the Fe-planar. With the increasing Fe-content, the AFM order is reduced. When the magnetism is eliminated, a superconducting phase with Tc as high as 31K (and a Tc onset as high as 40K) is induced. Our findings indicate that the correlation effect plays a crucial role in the iron-based superconductors. (Tl,K)FexSe2, therefore, represents the first Fe-based high temperature superconductor near an insulating AFM.
description: 20 pages, 8 figures
A 6-Degree of Freedom Static Thrust Stand Developed for RC-Scale Jet Engines
Creators: name: Sessions, Spencer
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: The description of a portable 6-degree of freedom static thrust stand for RC-scale jet engines is reported. The stand includes three axial and three lateral load cells measuring static thrust with six degrees of freedom. A pitot probe with single axis position control placed perpendicular to exhaust flow measures stagnation pressure along the nozzle centerline. A pitot probe open to the inside of the engine nozzle normal to the exhaust flow and near the outlet measures static pressure. A digital scale measures fuel consumption. The engine is mounted with exhaust gases exiting upward avoiding ground effects and thrust acting downward. The test stand instrumentation is interfaced with a laptop computer running National Instruments® LabView 9.0. The report includes descriptions for test stand structure, hardware, mounting instructions, instrumentation specifications, references to download instrumentation software, complete wiring diagrams, and the test procedures used for testing an RC jet engine. Some testing results are included for a JF-170 Rhino RC-scale jet engine including graphs for static thrust, fuel consumption, and exit plume pressure profiles. A momentum defect is found in the exit plume of the JF-170 engine.
On Calabi--Yau threefolds associated to a web of quadrics
Creators: name: Cynk, Slawomir
name: Rams, Slawomir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 14J30, Secondary: 14J32, 32S25

description: We study the geometry of a birational map between an intersection of a web of quadrics in seven-dimensional complex projective space that contains a plane and the double octic branched along the discriminant of the web.
description: 23 pages
Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Sterotypy of Young Children with Autism
Creators: name: Gibbons, Mandi W.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2011

description: Objective: To determine if acute whole body vibration exposure influences stereotyped behavior of young children with autism.
Design: Single-case pilot study.
Setting: Early intensive behavioral intervention clinic.
Subjects: A convenience sample of four young boys (ages 4-5 yrs) diagnosed with autism.
Interventions: Standing on a whole body vibration platform with the machine turned off (control condition) and on (treatment condition) for three to four, 30-s periods (frequency = 28 Hz; amplitude 0.97 mm).
Main measure: The outcome measure was frequency of stereotypic behavior, which was evaluated for 5-min before and after standing on the vibration platform. Between 10-40 observation-condition-observation sessions were conducted to obtain stable response data.
Results: Several stereotypy decreased by 21-55% in all children tested after the machine was turned on (P = 0.05-0.04; ES = 1.5-1.8). One participant displayed reduced stereotypy (35%) after the vibration machine was turned on and off (P = 0.03-0.04; ES = 1.3-2.0). Not all forms of stereotypy were significantly affected by the whole body vibration intervention.
Conclusions: Whole body vibration produced inconsistent effects on stereotypy. Rates of some stereotypy decreased while others were unchanged. Subjectively the children enjoyed whole body vibration which was easy to integrate into the behavioral program and did not statistically increase stereotypy.
Additional file 1 of Factors associated with physical activity participation among children: a systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Srivastav, Prateek
name: Vaishali, K.
name: Rajwar, Eti
name: Broadbent, Suzanne
name: Bhat, H. Vinod
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. PRISMA-P 2015 Checklist.
Galactic Parameters from Masers with Trigonometric Parallaxes
Creators: name: Bobylev, Vadim
name: Bajkova, Anisa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Spatial velocities of all currently known 28 masers having trigonometric parallaxes, proper motion and line-of-site velocities are reanalyzed using Bottlinger's equations. These masers are associated with 25 active star-forming regions and are located in the range of galactocentric distances 3
description: 8 pages, 1table, 9 figures, accepted
The Itinerant Prophet: Brigham Young and His Tours of Mormon Settlements
Creators: name: Haslam, Brent A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2009

description: For many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the first two presidents loom larger in memory and importance than any others. This seems to be the case with scholars of Mormonism as well. Joseph Smith, founder of the church, has been called a "religious genius." His successor, Brigham Young, possessed genius of another kind--he was a masterful organizer. While academic attention has produced a torrent of scholarship on Smith's religious innovations, Young's organizational skills have understandably been obscured by, or incorporated in, the larger theocracy, the public introduction and practice of polygamy, and the conflict between the burgeoning Mormon community and the federal government. Yet, even when Young is mundane activities are glossed over, if not ignored completely. An important example of these omissions is his tours of the Mormon settlements. While the tours have been mentioned incidentally in several works both on Young and Mormonism, no study of any substance has been produced.
Cyklister i gågader
Creators: name: Weitemeyer, Bjørn
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2006

description: Tryghed, sikkerhed og fremkommelighed er nødvendige faktorer både for at fremme cyklismen i Danmark, men også for at holde cyklister på den rigtige side af loven. I takt med at flere og flere større byer rundt omkring i landet har eller planlægger en fredeliggørelse af bymidten, og der etableres gågader - glemmes eller tilsidesættes cyklisterne ofte. I dette paper evalueres en række byers forsøg med tiladelse af cyklister i gågader.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Årg. 1 Nr. 1 (2006): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Essays on China's international trade
Creators: name: Li, Bingjing
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: This dissertation studies the impact of international trade on China along different dimensions. The first chapter investigates how the decline in trade barriers and the resulting export expansion affected human capital accumulation in China. Following a theoretically consistent approach, I exploit variations in regional exposures to high- and low-skill export demand shocks, which stems from the diverse initial industry composition across prefectures, and differential skill intensities across industries. I find that high-skill export shocks raise both high school and college enrollments, while low-skill export shocks depress both. The amplified differences in skill abundance across prefectures reinforce the initial industry specialization. These findings suggest a mutually reinforcing relationship between regional comparative advantage and skill formation. The second chapter examines the impacts of export expansion on air pollution and health outcomes in China. To disentangle trade-induced scale and composition effects from technique effect, I construct two export shocks at the prefecture level: (i) PollutionExportShock represents the pollution content of export expansion measured in pounds of pollutants per worker; (ii) ExportShock measures the export exposure in dollars per worker. The two measures differ because prefectures specialize in different products: while two prefectures may experience the same shock in dollar terms, the one specializing in dirty industries has a larger PollutionExportShock. I find that a higher PollutionExportShock increases both pollution and mortality. A higher ExportShock tends to reduce pollution and mortality, but the effect is not always statistically significant. I also provide evidence that export expansion affects mortality through the channel of air pollution. The third chapter provides evidence that over-export of grains aggravated China's Great Famine. I exploit cross-county variation in grain export exposure which stems from their differences in suitability of cultivating different crops that experienced variable export shocks in early famine years. I find that a county's suitability in high-export-exposure crops is positively associated with its famine severity. However, the correlation is statistically insignificant for low-export-exposure crops. Moreover, for high-export-exposure crops, the correlation between suitability and famine severity declines with distance to railroad. These patterns are consistent with the possibility that excessive grain exports severely reduced food availability for domestic consumption.