cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Qualitative Approach to Understanding Vaccination Adherence  in the Refugees from Burma Population in Chapel Hill, NC
Creators: name: Shams, Rida
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: Objective. The aim of the research study is to gain a better understanding of the opinions of refugees from Burma and their outlook on adhering to a certain recommended health practice: childhood vaccinations. There is no specific study for refugees from Burma and their opinions and challenges in following recommended vaccinations. Considering that North Carolina has one of the largest resettlement populations of refugees from Burma, and the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) is home to a large number healthcare resources, this is an appropriate area to begin research to understand this population's outlook on vaccinations. Data shows that refugees from Burma are typically under-vaccinated coming into the country, and that language proficiency and health literacy exasperate refugees’ ability to access healthcare and navigate the system. Through this study, the local health workforce may better understand how to achieve adherence to recommended vaccination schedules.Methods. The researcher conducted seven semi-structured interviews of one female adult member from each of 20 family units from the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area in their homes. The researcher used the "snowballing" technique to obtain interviews and used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to guide the interview questionnaire. The researcher transcribed the interviews and analyzed the responses into Expected and Unexpected Themes as well as subthemes for both.Findings. The results showed overwhelming commentary on the amount of trust the Chapel Hill refugees from Burma population have in their medical providers, but also that this community may not have a full understanding of the concept of “herd immunity.” This study also found that providers are their main source of vaccination education. Finally, the study found that three out of the ten children who received some or most of their vaccinations in Thailand were revaccinated when their families migrated to the U.S.Conclusion. The researcher recommends recreating the learning environment of the social network these refugees had established in Thailand through church and local service organizations. By increasing the knowledge and conversation of recommended health behaviors within a social network, these women and their families may feel more autonomous and prepared to engage with the health care system.
Improving women participation in the Lebanese political system: patriarchal culture vs women quota. If we agree that patriarchal culture is one main factor of discrimination, is the women quota political system to reduce its effect?
Creators: name: Ferrari, Sabrina
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: women
political participation
Lebanon
patriarchy
gender discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of all Form of Discrimination against Women
CEDAW
electoral system

description: Second semester University: Saint Joseph University, Beirut.
description: The patriarchal and androcentric system in Lebanon is one of the main root-causes for women backward situation and inequalities. Lebanon is currently discussing in the parliament the drafting of a long due electoral law. Giving the opportunity to women movements took to claim the addition of the Women quota system in the new electoral bill. If this quota is implemented, would reduce the effect of the patriarchal culture and it is features in the country? Paving the way to address other women rights for reaching equality. Based on our theoretical frame-work taking some notions developed by De Beauvoir, Suad among others, we will back up the finding of our field research carried out with national and international actors. In parallel a description and analysis of the Lebanese legalframework in relation of the implementation of the CEDAW convention and the Declaration of Beijing along with countries reservations will be done. Likewise, we will expose the different aspects of the Quota System, mechanism of implementation, critics and positions in favour and against. Finally, we will express the role women should undertake and embrace in the public sphere, taking responsibilities for their transcendental destiny to achieve equality and freedom.
Organisational culture and gender: Does organisational culture impact on self-perceptions of leadership potential?
Creators: name: Steeden, Ben
name: Tresh, Fatima
name: Randsley de Moura, Georgina
name: Leite, Ana
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: gender
subject: leadership potential
subject: organisational culture

description: This experimental study explores whether gender-biased descriptions of organisational cultures, impact on self-perceptions of leadership potential for male and female workers
Duality for ideals of Lipschitz maps
Creators: name: Cabrera-Padilla, M. G.
name: Chávez-Domínguez, J. A.
name: Jiménez-Vargas, A.
name: Villegas-Vallecillos, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We develop a systematic approach to the study of duality for ideals of Lipschitz maps from a metric space to a Banach space, inspired by the classical theory that relates ideals of operators and tensor norms for Banach spaces, by using the Lipschitz tensor products previously introduced by the same authors. We first study spaces of Lipschitz maps, from a metric space to a dual Banach space, that can be represented canonically as the dual of a Lipschitz tensor product endowed with a Lipschitz cross-norm. We show that several known examples of ideals of Lipschitz maps (Lipschitz maps, Lipschitz $p$-summing maps and maps admitting a Lipschitz factorization through a subset of an $L_p$ space) admit such a representation, and more generally we characterize when a space of Lipschitz maps from a metric space to a dual Banach space is in canonical duality with a Lipschitz cross-norm. Furthermore, we give conditions on the Lipschitz cross-norm that are almost equivalent to the space of Lipschitz maps having an ideal property. We introduce a concept of operators which are approximable with respect to one of these ideals of Lipschitz maps, and identify them in terms of tensor-product notions. Finally, we also prove a Lipschitz version of the representation theorem for maximal operator ideals. This allows us to relate Lipschitz cross-norms to ideals of Lipschitz maps taking values in general Banach spaces, and not just dual spaces.
description: 26 pages
(Un)justified interventionism of the ECtHR in the execution process? From declaratory judgments to indications of non-monetary measures
Creators: name: Alting Von Geusau, Maria-Christine
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: European Court of Human Rights
judgement
remedies

description: Second semester University: Université de Strasbourg
description: This thesis will mainly explore the evolving role of the European Court of Human Rights towards the indication of non-financial remedial measures in Court judgments in order to provide redress to successful applicants that found a violation of their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights and/or its Protocols. The purpose of this study is to clarify the Court’s ambiguous standpoint with regard to nonfinancial remedial measures and to propose solutions to as how the Court can enhance implementation of judgments, without stepping beyond the boundaries of its given powers by the Convention.
Engendering rape laws and achieving substantive equality : analysing international human rights standards and Indian legislation for equal protection against rape
Creators: name: Dadhich, Timisha
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: rape
law
international law
India
comparative law
gender
male rape
equality

description: Second semester University: University of Utrecht
description: India, the largest democracy in the world, has gender specific rape laws that provide legal protection to women only. This is because the Indian Penal Code presumes a rape victim as female and their offender as male. There is no effective legislation that recognises and provides legal protection to the rape victims who are not women. This thesis examines the international human rights standards for equal protection against rape, in law and in practice. It further assesses the extent to which India complies with these obligations. In the beginning it argues the need for equal protection against rape - discussing various viewpoints about male rape victims and gender based violence. Later, it discusses the international human rights law with a focus on CEDAW, CRC and ICCPR - and enquires if there are specific standards for equal protection against rape universally and in Indian context. Lastly, it contributes to an understanding of the gender specific rape laws in India and the loopholes in providing equal protection to all rape victims. The article points out the limitations of international human rights law in ensuring gender inclusiveness and the Indian legislation in providing legal protection to all rape victims.
Here: An Analysis of Representation in Media  as Applied to an Original Four-Day Arts Festival
Creators: name: Stanley, Shea
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: For too long, our screens and stages have been littered primarily with the experiences of straight-cis-white-able-bodied men. This paper explores the ways marginalized groups are excluded from the entertainment industry and applies it to a four-day festival celebrating those groups' participation in performance and media.
Dynamical approach to MPI in W+dijet and Z+dijet production within the PYTHIA event generator
Creators: name: Blok, B.
name: Gunnellini, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The new numerical approach that includes 1 to 2 mechanism is applied to double parton scattering (DPS) in W+dijet and Z+dijet final state production in proton-proton collisions at LHC. By using the underlying event (UE) simulation from a pythia 8 tune extracted in hadronic events, we show that, like in the case of a four-jet final state, the inclusion of 1 to 2 mechanism improves the description of experimental data measured at 7 TeV. In addition, predictions for proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 14 TeV are shown for DPS- and UE-sensitive observables.
description: 24 pages 10 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1503.08246
Examining Shared Decision-Making with Women Post-Cesarean Amidst the Opioid Crisis:  An Integrative Review
Creators: name: Vellappan, Nisha
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: The opioid crisis has spread to epidemic proportions in the United States. Opioids, the gold standard of pain treatment, are regularly prescribed to women after having cesarean section operations. The purpose of this literature review is to examine how the use of shared-decision making approaches compare to the current care for pain management and opioid prescribing practices in women after a cesarean section. An exhaustive search of the literature was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL and grey literature which resulted in 8 articles examined in this review. Common themes weaved throughout the articles include: shared decision-making about opioid prescribing with women post-cesarean section, the impact of having choices about pain management for women’s birthing experiences, and available shared decision-making tools being used in practice. In order to build the science, more research is needed to examine the use of shared decision-making tools with women undergoing cesarean sections and women who are pregnant. Providers and nurses need to engage and educate women throughout their pregnancy leading up to possible and planned cesarean sections. The shared decision-making tools reviewed can help facilitate and guide crucial conversations between patients and providers about the number of opioids that are prescribed and taken by women post-cesarean section amidst the current opioid crisis.
Search for single production of scalar leptoquarks in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV
Creators: name: CMS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A search is presented for the production of both first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks with a final state of either two electrons and one jet or two muons and one jet. A data sample of proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energy sqrt(s) = 8 TeV recorded with the CMS detector corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.6 inverse femtobarns. Upper limits are set on both the first- and second-generation leptoquark production cross sections as functions of the leptoquark mass and the leptoquark couplings to a lepton and a quark. Results are compared with theoretical predictions to obtain lower limits on the leptoquark mass. At 95% confidence level, single production of first-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 1730 GeV, and second-generation leptoquarks with a coupling and branching fraction of 1.0 is excluded for masses below 530 GeV. These are the best overall limits on the production of first-generation leptoquarks to date.
description: Replaced with published version. All figures and tables can be found at http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/EXO-12-043/index.html
Behavioral Regulation in Pre-Kindergarten: The Interplay between Hot and Cool Regulation and the Classroom Context
Creators: name: Thomas, Megan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: One important predictor of school readiness and later academic outcomes is the early development of self-regulation. Self-regulation, particularly executive function has been found to impact not only educational outcomes but more generalized developmental trajectories. The roles of hot and cool regulation in the pre-kindergarten period will be analyzed by exploring the relationships between regulation, the classroom context, and child-level outcomes such as school readiness and task orientation in the classroom environment. Behavioral, cognitive, and observational measures were analyzed in a sample of preschool children across two assessment points, and found potential differential impacts of the preschool classroom context across subgroups of children with varying levels of regulatory abilities. Children’s school readiness scores as well as task orientation within the classroom and the child’s ability to regulate were moderated by the quality of the preschool classroom. The conclusions drawn from this study were based upon data collected with a small pilot sample of participants as part of a larger, ongoing study and should be further explored in larger, more diverse populations.
The role of the CNDH in protecting freedom of speech in Morocco : an analysis of the CNDH’s memorandum on the draft legislation of the 2014 Press Code
Creators: name: Evers, Lise
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: freedom of speech
Morocco
national human rights institutions

description: Second semester University: International University of Rabat.
description: Internship report: Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme (CNDH)
description: This research report sets out to examine the effectiveness of the role of Morocco’s National Human Rights Institution, the Conseil National des droits de l’Homme (CNDH), in protecting the freedom of speech. The effectiveness is investigated through a thorough analysis of the recommendations of the CNDH on the draft legislation of the Press Code of 2014. By comparing the recommendations of the CNDH with those of the NGO Reporters Without Borders on the same draft legislation as well as with the CNDH’s work on women’s rights, it attempts to investigate whether the CNDH effectively protects the freedom of speech. The analysis shows that the CNDH prioritizes certain human rights issues, such as women’s rights, over more sensitive topics such as the freedom of speech. This prioritization coincides with the priorities of the royal authority. This results from two procedures that undermine the independency of the CNDH: firstly, the CNDH directly reports to the king and secondly, the king appoints the CNDH’s president and board members who set the priorities of the Council’s work on human rights. Accordingly, the effectiveness of the CNDH in protecting the freedom of speech can be considered as limited.
Fluid dynamics of heart valves during atrial fibrillation: a lumped parameter-based approach
Creators: name: Scarsoglio, Stefania
name: Camporeale, Carlo
name: Guala, Andrea
name: Ridolfi, Luca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: Tissues and Organs (q-bio.TO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Atrial fibrillation (AF) consequences on the heart valve dynamics are usually studied along with a valvular disfunction or disease, since in medical monitoring the two pathologies are often concomitant. Aim of the present work is to study, through a stochastic lumped-parameter approach, the basic fluid dynamics variations of heart valves, when only paroxysmal AF is present with respect to the normal sinus rhythm (NSR) in absence of any valvular pathology. Among the most common parameters interpreting the valvular function, the most useful turns out to be the regurgitant volume. During AF both atrial valves do not seem to worsen their performance, while the ventricular efficiency is remarkably reduced.
description: 9 pages, 5 figures in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Published online: 13 Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial of an Emergency Department Care Coordination Program for Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Analysis of Emergency Department Cost Savings
Creators: name: Guidotti, Victoria "Marti"
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Background: Patients utilize Emergency departments (EDs) to manage chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Their use of community-based physicians to manage this condition would provide more continuous and affordable care. Care coordination programs (CCPs) are now being implemented to identify patients frequently utilizing EDs to manage CNCP and encourage physicians to refer patients to community-based providers for appropriate pain management. Evaluation of ED cost savings of CCPs has not yet been conducted. Objective: To evaluate the ED cost savings of a CCP designed to decrease the use of ED physicians for the management of CNCP. Methods: This study was conducted within a large metropolitan hospital system comprising 13 electronically linked EDs. An algorithm identified 411 frequent consumers of ED care for CNCP who were randomized to receive the CCP or usual care. Chi-square tests were used to identify any differences in baseline characteristics between study groups and t-tests were used to compare differences between study groups in the mean ED cost per visit, per patient, and per facility. Results: Baseline characteristics between the two groups, including mean ED cost per visit, were similar except for a difference in ethnic composition. Following exposure to the intervention, patients in the intervention group had a lower mean ED cost per patient ($1,305 vs. $1,094; P<0.05) and a lower mean ED cost per facility ($17,321 vs. $14,420; P<0.05) than did patients in the control group. Conclusions: Implementation of a CCP to manage patients with CNCP at an ED can reduce the mean ED cost for the facility. However, EDs adopting CCPs should inform identified patients frequently using the ED to manage their CNCP that the ED remains available to manage their health concerns not related to CNCP.
The right to adequate housing between international and state strategies: a comparative study of Spain, South Africa and France
Creators: name: Arrondo Segovia, Maite
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2012
Subjects: housing policy
right to housing
France
Spain
South Africa

description: Second semester University: Maastricht University
description: This paper aims to study the current situation of the Right to Adequate Housing (RAH) and to find out which are the better strategies that have been put into practice for its realization. This has been done through a comparative study of Spain, South Africa and France, as three paradigmatic cases that have incorporated this right in different levels and combinations both at international and state level. An analysis of the standard setting, monitoring and justiciability mechanisms will be made in order to answer the following question; `Which of these states’ approaches has been more effective for the realization of the RAH?´. Finally, an assessment will be given of today´s normative challenges and opportunities for the RAH realization.
Gender, the environment and human rights: a study of their interconnectedness within the EU
Creators: name: Boxum, Dyantha Anoushka
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: European Union
gender
human rights
environment

description: Second semester University: Université de Montpellier
description: This thesis answers the question: “How can a gender-sensitive approach to the EU’s framework on human rights and the EU’s framework on the environment be beneficial, both legally and from a political perspective?” A literature review of existing literature on the topic of gender, human rights and the environment concludes that these topics are irrevocably connected, and within the EU all three topics have an important role, albeit it mostly separated in the literature. This thesis’ analysis has found that the extent to which gender plays a role is more or less constant in both frameworks on the environment, where gender plays a minimum role. In the legal framework on human rights, the role of gender is larger, but still not prominent. In the policy framework on human rights, the role of gender is highly prominent, showing a large degree of gender mainstreaming. Using a gender-sensitive approach to these EU frameworks has thus shown that there is a basis of EU recognition that gender, the environment and human rights are interlinked. By acknowledging the interconnectedness between these issues, the complete nature of the issues is recognized and no aspects are ignored, which benefits EU efforts for these issues individually.
Hamiltonian dynamics in the space of asymptotically Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes
Creators: name: Chruściel, Piotr T.
name: Jezierski, Jacek
name: Kijowski, Jerzy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We determine all spacetime flows which lead to a Hamiltonian dynamics in the space of general relativistic initial data sets with asymptotically Kerr-de Sitter ends. The corresponding Hamiltonians are calculated. Some implications for black-hole thermodynamics are pointed out.
description: 53 pages, 2 figures
Cultural sensitivity in humanitarian assistance in post-conflict areas
Creators: name: Tošovská, Lucie
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: cultural relativism
culture
human rights
humanitarian assistance
Red Cross

description: Second semester University: Ruhr - University Bochum.
description: Due to the increasing number of non-international conflicts around the world, the importance of humanitarian aid is also increasing and the international cooperation is crucial. To provide humanitarian assistance is a key policy of many international and national organisations and it is a main focus of essential international actors such as the United Nations or European Union. However, on an international level a lot of humanitarian agencies provide aid in a country different from the one the agency is based in. This means that humanitarian organisations operating abroad have to be aware of different traditions, customs or behaviour, and must incorporate those characteristics into their humanitarian projects. International discussions continue to skim over this topic even though it is very important for the effective work of humanitarian organisations. This thesis offers a deep study of cultural sensitivity within humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian work is based on international humanitarian principles, which are likely to be followed by organisations. Still, the lack of attention on culture can be found within the main humanitarian principles. Interviews with some humanitarian organisations should show if the cultural approach of humanitarian agencies is sufficient or not. Key words: aid, culture, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian principles, human rights, universalism, ICRC .
Thermodynamical aspects of running vacuum models
Creators: name: Lima, J. A. S.
name: Basilakos, Spyros
name: Solà, Joan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The thermal history of a large class of running vacuum models in which the effective cosmological term is described by a truncated power series of the Hubble rate, whose dominant term is $Λ(H) \propto H^{n+2}$, is discussed in detail. Specifically, by assuming that the ultra-relativistic particles produced by the vacuum decay emerge into space-time in such a way that its energy density $ρ_r \propto T^{4}$, the temperature evolution law and the increasing entropy function are analytically calculated. For the whole class of vacuum models explored here we findthat the primeval value of the comoving radiation entropy density (associated to effectively massless particles) starts from zero and evolves extremely fast until reaching a maximum near the end of the vacuum decay phase, where it saturates. The late time conservation of the radiation entropy during the adiabatic FRW phase also guarantees that the whole class of running vacuum models predicts thesame correct value of the present day entropy, $S_{0} \sim 10^{87-88}$ (in natural units), independently of the initial conditions. In addition, by assuming Gibbons-Hawking temperature as an initial condition, we find that the ratio between the late time and primordial vacuum energy densities is in agreement with naive estimates from quantum field theory, namely, $ρ_{Λ0}/ρ_{ΛI} \sim10^{-123}$. Such results are independent on the power $n$ and suggests that the observed Universe may evolve smoothly between two extreme, unstable, nonsingular de Sitter phases.
description: 15 pages in free style, 2 figures, to appear in European Phys. Journal C.,(this work generalizes that of arXiv:1412.5196)
Realization of an inherent time crystal in a dissipative many-body system
Creators: name: Chen, Yu-Hui
name: Zhang, Xiangdong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Time crystals are many-body states that spontaneously break translation symmetry in time the way that ordinary crystals do in space. While experimental observations have confirmed the existence of discrete or continuous time crystals, these realizations have relied on the utilization of periodic forces or effective modulation through cavity feedback. The original proposal for time crystals is that they would represent self-sustained motions without any external periodicity, but realizing such purely self-generated behavior has not yet been achieved. Here, we provide theoretical and experimental evidence that many-body interactions can give rise to an inherent time crystalline phase. Following a calculation that shows an ensemble of pumped four-level atoms can spontaneously break continuous time translation symmetry, we observe periodic motions in an erbium-doped solid. The inherent time crystal produced by our experiment is self-protected by many-body interactions and has a measured coherence time beyond that of individual erbium ions.
Europe’s Loud Silence: a critical look at the issues of race and Afrophobia in the European Union
Creators: name: Shannon, Stephanie M.
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: European Union
racial discrimination
gender discrimination
language

description: Second semester University: Université Libre de Bruxelles
description: With the current refugee and migrant crisis consuming the continent, it seems easy to forget that there is a sizeable Black minority, which has been present in Europe for a very long time and continues to suffer from socio-economic and political inequality. In this thesis, I briefly contextualize the specific form of racism experienced by Black Europeans/People of African Descent in Europe. After that I explore possible explanations for why there exists to this day in European countries a reluctance to recognize the racism that these people continue to endure. The impetus for this study stems from the fact that there has not been a single national or European policy which specifically addresses the racial inequalities and discriminations experienced by Black Europeans, despite much previous research and evidence demonstrating the need for such a policy. In examining these issues, the study employs critical race theory in order to understand the current weaknesses in EU anti-discrimination legislation, the dismissal of negative colonial memory, and the lack of intersectionality theory in institutions and policies. By conducting this critical analysis, my work advances our understanding of racism in Europe and illustrates its thesis through an in-depth discussion of racialization and the construction of the African as the “other”. The findings from this research show that the impact of vague anti-discrimination legislation, disregard for intersectionality theory and the absence of the memory of imperialism in EU discourse are more damaging than previously acknowledged in regards to the social inclusion of Black Europeans/People of African Descent in modern-day Europe. I conclude that at this point a EU Framework for National Strategies to combat Afrophobia could represent a welcome first step, but would nevertheless ultimately serve more as a symbolic effort than a true catalyst in confronting entrenched racism and discrimination towards Black European/People of African Descent.
Human development without growth: long run aftermath and vulnerability of the Kerala paradigm faced to the 21. century
Creators: name: Castiglioni, Mattia
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2012
Subjects: development
India
Kerala

description: Second semester University: University College, Dublin
description: The already renowned Indian region of Kerala is the focus of this work. It represents a unique case of development, within a country wherein about half a billion people live in povertyb c, because of its exceptional social development, since 1970s, in such areas as health, education, and even the demographic transition, despite low economic development. Thanks to these extraordinary attainments comparable to Western world’s, Kerala has become a “model” of development which does not encompass, neither strive to boost, economic growth. Because of such results, that are translated in a pursue of human and social development within a tough welfare framework without a paved path for economic growth, the Kerala model has been greeted for decades by the academia and development non-governmental agencies and organisations. It stands out as a bright example of productive and effective investments in human capital even in challenging economic scenery. Though, the model presents current jeopardy and weakness. On the one hand, through an historical and quantitative approach, the study would demonstrate that state-led welfare policies, as implemented so far in Kerala, can hinder social development and involve critical and negative effects on the economic development. The research focuses also on the institutional settings previous to the instauration of a strict welfare state and of statism, trying to evaluate the influence of ancient regimes on the actual social and economic outcomes. Basically, we want to demonstrate that what is impeding economic growth in Kerala, despite high education rates and healthy citizens, is the kind of governmental policies put in place by the communist public management. On the other hand, through the analysis of these issues and modern vulnerabilities of the model, which some are proper to developed countries, such as alcoholism and high rates of suicide, the research investigates in general whether this developmental paradigm still works in the XXI century, in particular if it is sustainable, both socially and economically, in a long term perspective.
Utilization of biomarkers to characterize patients with acute decompensated heart failure at UNC Hospitals
Creators: name: Patel, Rashmi
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that results in the impairment of the heart’s ability to fill or to pump out blood. As of 2013, an estimated 5.8 million people in the United States were living with HF. Patients
with HF have varying signs and symptoms that are often nonspecific and have a wide differential diagnosis, making diagnosis by presentation very challenging. Some of the symptoms are due to congestion such as dyspnea on exertion (DOE), orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND), and fluid retention while other symptoms are due to lack of adequate cardiac output that include fatigue, exercise intolerance, and weakness. This diversity of presentation often results in delays in definitive diagnosis and treatment, and such delays are linked with poor prognosis.
Cardiac function may be assessed by echocardiography or radionuclide ventriculography however, there is no specific diagnostic test for HF. Cardiovascular physical examination is used commonly as a basis for diagnosis
and therapy in congestive heart failure. Patients diagnosed with HF require constant observation to identify hemodynamic deterioration that might warrant adjustments to their therapy. There are two basic pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause reduced cardiac output and HF: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFrEF and HFpEF may be due to a variety of etiologies and effective management is often dependent upon establishing the etiology. The most common causes of HFrEF are coronary (ischemic) heart disease, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and valvular disease. While HFpEF can be induced by many of the same conditions, the most common causes are uncontrolled hypertension, ischemic heart disease, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Clinical trials of HF therapies have typical inclusion criteria with the majority of patients being younger males of HFrEF with no other lifethreatening comorbidities such as unstable angina or heart failure due to valvular heart disease.
Consequently, few data are available in patients with HFpEF that describe outcomes or guide management strategies; this lack of evidence is problematic because these patients are frequently hospitalized for HF. We have proposed a single center (UNC), pilot study to take a contemporary snapshot of the acute HF patient population with a retrospective and prospective chart review to characterize patients hospitalized for heart failure. We proposed to focus on specific biomarkers as described below.
A Method for Construction of a Splice Graph from RNA Sequence Data
Creators: name: Bogerd, Jacob
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Although genetic information in the cell is stored in DNA, the RNA transcripts obtained from DNA indicate which genes are actively transcribed. Modern high-throughput sequencing techniques allow accurate sequencing of short RNA fragments, which may then be aligned to a reference genome. These alignments can be summarized by constructing a "splice graph", in which nodes represent genomic coordinates and edges represent sequences that are retained or spliced out of observed transcripts. Each full-length transcript corresponds to a path through the graph. I have written software to build a splice graph from a collection of short reads aligned to a reference genome. This software incorporates variants observed relative to the reference genome as additional paths. I have also written tools to manipulate and traverse such graphs. An application of this graph is correction of noisy full-length RNA transcripts. Such a transcript may be aligned to paths through the graph in order to identify its original sequence.
On a boundary value problem of a singular discrete time system with a singular pencil
Creators: name: Dassios, Ioannis K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this article, we study a boundary value problem of a class of singular linear discrete time systems whose coefficients are non-square constant matrices or square with a matrix pencil which has an identically zero determinant. By taking into consideration that the relevant pencil is singular, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for existence and uniqueness of solutions. In addition, a formula is provided for the case of unique solutions and optimal solutions are studied for the cases of no solutions and infinite many solutions. Finally, based on a singular discrete time real dynamical system, numerical examples are given to justify our theory.
description: 20 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1501.05667 by other authors
Discrimination and transphobia at an intersection : does the discrimination against trans women lead them into sex work?
Creators: name: Paternot, Dries
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: transgender
transexual
gender discrimination
prostitution
discrimination in employment
discrimination in education

description: Second semester University: New University of Lisbon
description: Trans individuals have gained more attention in the last years, and states have taken up the responsibility to tighten the protection of trans rights. Despite the steps being taken, trans women still face structural barriers in their lives due to bias, stigma and discrimination. The aim of this thesis is to find a connection between the discrimination against trans women and the high rate of trans women engaged in the sex work industry. The principle of non-discrimination is well protected in international and regional human rights instruments. This principle aims at guaranteeing an equal and fair prospect of opportunities available in society for all individuals. Despite its universal protection, the principle of nondiscrimination is far from realized. Several states still uphold laws criminalizing trans women, and the possibility to access sex reassignment treatment and legal change of gender is often susceptible to restrictions. Trans women also face social discrimination in numerous aspects of their life. Oftentimes, trans women are met with transphobic attitudes in education, employment and healthcare. They are subject to housing discrimination and risk being rejected by their family. Social discrimination adds to their already marginalized position in society. As a result, trans women may find themselves in precarious economic situations and risk homelessness. Many trans women are left with no other option than to turn to sex work to survive and to be able to finance sex reassignment treatment. Trans sex workers are among the most marginalized population, having to face both transphobia and whorephobia, leading to high rates of HIV infections and violence. This situation is exacerbated by the (partial) criminalization of sex work in most parts in the world. Although trans women often find support and a sense of community while doing sex work, and it may serve as a way to express their gender identity, the large number of trans sex workers is essentially rooted in the discrimination they face. Unable to find and keep employment, they turn to the sex work industry to survive and to live their lives in their preferred gender.
Psychosocial Antecedents of Athlete Burnout in Black Student-athletes
Creators: name: Jones, Makaela Elizabeth
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2017

description: The aims of this study is to investigate psychosocial factors that may contribute to
athlete burnout and are salient to the Black student-athlete population. A survey battery was
compiled to measure sport-related stress and race-related stress, social support, and athlete
burnout as well as racial and athletic identity and administered to 28 Division I and sport club
Black athletes. Results revealed a positive correlation between sport-related stress and athlete
burnout and the combination of all three psychosocial factors explained 42% of the variance in
athlete burnout. Along with this, athlete burnout was negatively associated with athletic
identity. There were no other significant relationships of athlete burnout with other study
variables. These findings emphasize psychological stress as a strong predictor of athlete
burnout and underscore the impact of psychosocial factors on negative sport outcomes.
Though this population was low in race-related stress, it still important to examine how racism
intersects with Black student-athletes’ experiences and how to minimize the psychological and
academic disparities associated with it.
Violations of discrete space-time symmetries in chiral effective field theory
Creators: name: de Vries, J.
name: Meißner, Ulf-G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review recent progress in the theoretical description of the violation of discrete space-time symmetries in hadronic and nuclear systems. We focus on parity-violating and time-reversal-conserving interactions which are induced by the Standard Model weak interaction, and on parity- and time-reversal-violating interactions which can be caused by a nonzero QCD theta term or by beyond-the-Standard Model physics. We discuss the origins of such interactions and review the development of the chiral effective field theory extension that includes discrete symmetry violations. We discuss the construction of symmetry-violating chiral Lagrangians and nucleon-nucleon potentials and their applications in few-body systems.
description: Review article commissioned for a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics E. v2: Published version
Nitric Oxide Efficacy as a Function of Bacterial Physiology
Creators: name: Berry, Aidan Joy
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Nitric oxide (NO), a reactive free radical, acts as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent
via mechanisms of nitrosative and oxidative stress that negatively impact the integrity of the
bacterial membrane. These multiple bactericidal mechanisms prevent the development of
resistance, which makes NO particularly promising as a therapeutic for combating a variety of
bacterial infections. This study investigates the impact of bacterial physiology (i.e. growth phase
and gram type) on the efficacy of NO. To determine the role of bacterial growth phase, the
concentrations of NO-releasing G1-PO dendrimers that were bactericidal for mid-log and
stationary phase bacteria were compared. The role of gram type on NO efficacy was examined
by comparing minimum bactericidal concentration assays using gram-positive (Staphylococcus
aureus) and gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) species. For both species, bacteria in
mid-log phase were most susceptible to NO-treatment. P. aeruginosa was more susceptible to
NO than S. aureus. To determine if these susceptibility differences were primarily caused by
membrane accessibility and stability, assays were performed using G1-hexyl dendrimers,
alternative membrane-disrupting agents. Similar trends were observed, which suggests that
membrane integrity is a key factor in the antibacterial efficacy of NO.
Well I'll Be Dammed! Hollywood and the Anthropocene in the American West
Creators: name: Hjerpe, Katherine Marie
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: By examining films, one of the most popular medium of art of our time, one that grew out of and alongside the development of the American West, we can examine the nation’s culture, politics, and history through the byproducts of those very things. Films from popular genres, including Westerns and neonoir that in their own ways subvert their genres and the conventions of film itself through experimentation and innovation infiltrate popular media and
help to redirect society by calling into question the audience’s culture and values. By closely examining the films Little Big Man (1970) and Chinatown (1974), alongside the history of development in the American West, the markets and culture it created (as well as the how and why), the implications it has on us as distinct people and the Earth become clear; the cost of our society has been our environment, culture, and individuality. Most importantly, the films provide ideas about how each of us can move forward to pave a better tomorrow — and an arguably better today — through active engagement and involvement in our local communities and ourselves.
Object Oriented Analysis using Natural Language Processing concepts: A Review
Creators: name: Tripathy, Abinash
name: Rath, Santanu Kumar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) starts with eliciting requirements of the customers in the form of Software Requirement Specification (SRS). SRS document needed for software development is mostly written in Natural Language(NL) convenient for the client. From the SRS document only, the class name, its attributes and the functions incorporated in the body of the class are traced based on pre-knowledge of analyst. The paper intends to present a review on Object Oriented (OO) analysis using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. This analysis can be manual where domain expert helps to generate the required diagram or automated system, where the system generates the required diagram, from the input in the form of SRS.
description: 12 pages, International Journal of Information Processing, 9(3), 38-50, 2015, ISSN : 0973-8215, IK International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India