cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): association of treatment satisfaction, negative medication experience and treatment restrictions with health outcomes, from the patient¿s perspective
Creators: name: Chirovsky, Diana R
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2013

description: Abstract: Background: The availability of the tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI), imatinib, and later introduction of second generation TKIs, dasatinib and nilotinib, have not only improved clinical outcomes of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), but also provide multiple therapeutic options for CML patients. Despite the widespread use of these oral therapies, little is known about the impact of different treatment regimens on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) among CML patients. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of patient-reported treatment restrictions and negative medication experiences (NMEs) on satisfaction and other health outcomes among patients with CML treated with oral TKIs. Methods: Participants recruited from survey panels and patient networks in the United States (US) and Europe completed an online questionnaire. Respondents included adults (≥18 years) with chronic-phase CML currently on TKI treatment. Study variables included treatment difficulty (i.e., difficulty in following treatment regimens), CML dietary/dosing requirements, NMEs, and validated PROs assessing treatment satisfaction, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), activity impairment, and non-adherence. Structural equation models assessed associations among variables, controlling for covariates. Results: 303 patients with CML (US n=152; Europe n=151; mean age 51.5 years; 46.2% male) completed the questionnaire. Approximately 30% of patients reported treatment difficulties; treatment difficulty was higher among nilotinib (63.3%) than among dasatinib (2.6%) or imatinib (19.2%) treated patients (p<0.0001). Non-adherence was generally low; however, patients on nilotinib vs. imatinib reported missing doses more often (p<0.05). Treatment satisfaction was associated with significantly increased HRQoL (p<0.05) and lower activity impairment (p<0.01). NMEs were associated with decreased treatment satisfaction (p<0.01) and HRQoL (p<0.05), and greater activity impairment (p<0.01). Higher overall treatment restrictions were associated with greater treatment difficulty (p<0.001), which correlated with non-adherence (p<0.01). Conclusions: Treatment satisfaction and NMEs are important factors associated with HRQoL among patients with CML. Increased treatment restrictions and associated difficulty may affect adherence with TKIs. Choosing a CML treatment regimen that is simple and conveniently adaptable in patients’ normal routine can be an important determinant of HRQoL and adherence.
Suivi écologique des populations de poissons sur les modules ReFISH dans les ports de La Seyne-sur-Mer, de Toulon Darse Nord, de Toulon Vielle Darse et de Saint Louis du Mourillon – année 2022
Creators: name: Joubert, Etienne
name: De Vogüé, Benoist
name: Bouchoucha, Marc
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2022
Subjects: Restauration écologique
rade de Toulon
ports
poissons
nurseries.

description: Ce rapport présente les résultats des suivis écologiques réalisés par l’Ifremer sur les modules ReFISH installés depuis 2020 dans les ports de La Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon Darse Nord Toulon Vielle Darse et Saint Louis du Mourillon. En 2022, 2 626 poissons ont été observés (1 867 en 2021 et 296 en 2020) dont 4 espèces non observées jusqu’ici. L’athérine (Atherina sp.), la saupe (Sarpa salpa) et le sparaillon (Diplodus annularis) ont été majoritairement observés. Les suivis ont permis de mettre en évidence une croissance des individus lors de la période de suivis au cours des deux années consécutives. Les résultats de cette troisième année de suivi confirment que les modules ReFISH sont colonisés par des juvéniles de poissons et ces derniers y trouvent des conditions favorables à leur croissance. Les résultats sont cohérents avec ceux d’autres études. Comme en 2021, les suivis de cette année ont mis en évidence une préférence des modules fixés sur les quais par les juvéniles.
SHPO: Demolition of Hangar 690 Maxwell Air Force Base
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Montgomery, Alabama
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85876/montgomery-alabama
subject: World War II
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/3992/world-war-ii
subject: WWII
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5196/wwii
subject: Building 690
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/115416/building-690
subject: Hangar
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3059/hangar
subject: Air Force Quality Center
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168936/air-force-quality-center
subject: Maxwell Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/41676/maxwell-air-force-base
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: SHPO correspondence regarding the plans to demolish Hangar 690 at Maxwell AFB to build the Air Force Quality Center.
Students’ performance in Mini-CEX and OSCE: Impact of feedback provided during Mini-CEX on OSCE performance
Creators: name: Mahrukh Durrani
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2023

description: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) are used on a continuum for performance assessments. OSCE assesses students in controlled settings whereas Mini-CEX is conducted in an authentic work environment as part of workplace-based assessments (WBAs). This study was conducted to determine the correlation between mini-CEX and end-of-clerkship OSCE scores of fourth-year undergraduate medical student and their perceptions regarding the effectiveness of feedback provided following each mini-CEX.
 It was a cross-sectional, and correlational study employing a mixed-method approach. The quantitative analysis demonstrated that students agreed with current practices of mini-CEX assessments. Additionally, according to our students associated feedback was suitable for optimal learning. Pearson’s coefficient showed a significant positive correlation between the scores of the two assessment tools, which strengthened those findings. Thematic analysis of focus group discussion data and comments on the survey generated themes pertaining to characteristics of the mini-CEX, feedback, and its impact on learners’ academic performances that provided an in-depth understanding of the study results and the assessment activity.
 From this study, we gathered that mini-CEX has been an invaluable learning opportunity for our students. Its associated feedback impacted their academic performance positively. Several factors i.e., resources, exam setting, duration, scheduling, scoring schemes, and preceptors, influenced the quality of the assessment activity, associated feedback, and its effectiveness on learners’ performances. Moreover, it was concluded that the overall impact can be improved further by training the faculty and students alike, in terms of providing feedback and its optimal utilization.
The first Qatar Board Medical Specialisation Anesthesia part one examinations ... First step in a thousand miles journey
Creators: name: Sohel Ahmed
name: Kumar, Neeraj
name: Ahamed L. Aliyar
name: Shallik, Nabil
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2023

description: In September 2021, the Qatar Board of Medical Specialities (QBMS) conducted its first postgraduate Part One exams for thirteen residency programs of various medical specialities accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I) in the State of Qatar. The residency program in anesthesiology was one of those selected. Candidates who had completed at least one year in their anaesthesia residency training were eligible for the exam. Eight trainees appeared for the exam on 7th September 2021. The Anesthesiology Part One examination comprised of two components: 100 Best of Four Multiple Choice questions (BOF-MCQs), and a ten stationed Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The QBMS exams are a great step in medical education assessment in Qatar and the region.
Age differences at sexual debut and subsequent reproductive health: Is there a link?
Creators: name: Gómez, Anu
name: Speizer, Ilene
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2008

description: Abstract: Background: Experiences at sexual debut may be linked to reproductive health later in life. Additionally, young women with older sexual partners may be at greater risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. This study examines sexual debut with an older partner and subsequent reproductive health outcomes among 599 sexually experienced women aged 15–24 who utilized voluntary counseling and testing or reproductive health services in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Methods: Logistic regression models, controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors, examined whether age differences at first sex were significantly associated with STI diagnosis in the previous 12 months and family planning method use at last intercourse. Results: Sixty-five percent of women reported sexual initiation with a partner younger or less than 5 years older, 28% with a partner 5 to 10 years older, and 7% with a partner 10 or more years older. There was a trend towards decreased likelihood of recent use of family planning methods in women who had first sexual intercourse with a partner 5 to 9 years older compared to women with partners who were younger or less than 5 years older. Age differences were not linked to recent STI diagnosis. Conclusion: Programs focusing on delaying sexual debut should consider age and gender-based power differentials between younger women and older men. Future research should examine whether wide age differences at sexual debut are predictive of continued involvement in crossgenerational relationships and risky sexual behaviors and explore the mechanisms by which crossgenerational first sex and subsequent reproductive health may be connected.
Suivi écologique des populations de poissons sur les modules ReFISH dans les ports de La Seyne-sur-Mer, de Toulon Darse Nord et de Toulon Vielle Darse. Année 2023
Creators: name: Lavignon, Orianne
name: Joubert, Etienne
name: De Vogüé, Benoist
name: Bouchoucha, Marc
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2023
Subjects: Réhabilitation
Littoral
Poissons
Ports
Méditerranée
Espèces non indigènes.

description: Les écosystèmes marins côtiers subissent une dégradation croissante due aux effets conjoints du changement climatique et de l'urbanisation. Afin de palier à l’artificialisation et l’homogénéisation des milieux desquels dépendent de nombreuses espèces, des structures artificielles ont été installées dans quatre ports de la rade de Toulon afin de restaurer la fonction nurserie des poissons. Ce rapport examine l'efficacité de ces modules ReFISH, déployé par la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Var en partenariat avec Suez Consulting. L'Ifremer a effectué des suivis écologiques pendant quatre années, évaluant la densité, la diversité spécifique, et la répartition entre poissons juvéniles et adultes. Les résultats montrent que les modules ReFISH accueillent une diversité typique des ports méditerranéens, avec une proportion significative de jeunes poissons (55 % sur quatre ans). Les saupes, sparaillons, et sars à tête noire dominent les observations. La densité de poissons varie entre les ports, avec des valeurs plus élevées à Saint Louis du Mourillon. La richesse spécifique et la proportion de juvéniles ne diffèrent significativement qu'à Saint Louis du Mourillon, suggérant des conditions environnementales plus favorables. L'étude souligne l'efficacité des modules ReFISH pour attirer et abriter une diversité d'espèces, tout en mettant en évidence des variations entre les ports. En conclusion, les modules ReFISH jouent un rôle prometteur dans la restauration écologique des zones portuaires méditerranéennes. Néanmoins, leur installation sur des quais plutôt que sous des pontons est recommandée.
The 10,000 Years Before Lackland Air Force Base
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Geo-Marine, Inc.
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Late Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/3245/late-prehistoric
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5629/archaic
subject: PaleoIndian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/181/paleoindian
subject: Lackland Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168076/lackland-air-force-base
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: Undated informational booklet on Lackland's historic context.
Information extraction from high-level activity diagrams to support development tasks
Creators: name: Beckmann, Martin
name: Karbe, Thomas
name: Vogelsang, Andreas
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 004 Datenverarbeitung; Informatik
subject: UML2 activity diagrams
subject: information extraction
subject: UML activity semantics

description: As the complexity of systems continues to increase, the use of model-driven development approaches becomes more widely applied. One of our industry partners (Daimler AG) uses UML activity diagrams as the first step in the development of vehicle functions, mainly for the purpose of communication and overview. However, the contained information is also valuable for further development tasks. In this paper, we present an automated approach to extract information from these high-level activities. We put a focus on aspects of activities such as propositional logic relations, sequences of actions, and differentiability of execution paths. The extracted parts are needed for the compilation of requirements and the creation of test cases. Also, this approach supports stakeholders unfamiliar with the notations of activities as implicit information is made explicit and hence more accessible. For this purpose, we provide a formalism for the kind of activities our industry partner uses. Based on that formalism, we define properties that express the contained sequences and execution paths. Furthermore, the formalism is used to derive the underlying propositional logic relations. We show how the approach is applied to eliminate hundreds of existing quality issues in an existing requirements document.
Flag bundles on Fano manifolds
Creators: name: Occhetta, Gianluca
name: Conde, Luis E. Solá
name: Wiśniewski, Jarosław A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14J45 (Primary), 14E30, 14M15, 14M17 (Secondary)

description: As an application of a recent characterization of complete flag manifolds as Fano manifolds having only ${\mathbb P}^1$-bundles as elementary contractions, we consider here the case of a Fano manifold $X$ of Picard number one supporting an unsplit family of rational curves whose subfamilies parametrizing curves through a fixed point are rational homogeneous, and we prove that $X$ is homogeneous. In order to do this, we first study minimal sections on flag bundles over the projective line, and discuss how Grothendieck's theorem on principal bundles allows us to describe a flag bundle upon some special sections.
description: To appear in J. Math. Pures Appl
Management Action Plan Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site, Alaska
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Hart Crowser, Inc.
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Anchorage, AK
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84998/anchorage-ak
subject: Alaska (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1176/alaska-state-territory
subject: Fort Yukon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85180/fort-yukon
subject: Long Range Radar Sites
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164733/long-range-radar-sites
subject: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163587/joint-base-elmendorf-richardson
subject: Management Action Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167897/management-action-plan

description: This Management Action Plan (MAP) for Fort Yukon Radio Long Range Radar Site (LRRS) is intended to be a strategic document integrating the environmental restoration program into a series of response actions necessary to protect human health and the environment. Due to the dynamics inherent in the strategic planning process, the MAP represents a snapshot in time, requiring periodic updating to remain useful.
Spatial representations without spatial computations
Creators: name: Rinaldi, Luca
name: Gatti, Daniele
name: Marelli, Marco
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: Semantics and Pragmatics
subject: Cognition and Perception
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Computational Linguistics
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: This repository includes several files that allow to reproduce the methods and the findings reported in the manuscript "Spatial representations without spatial computations" (Gatti, Marelli, Vecchi, & Rinaldi).
title: Indoor-Objektlokalisierung
title: Transfer von der Industrie in die Bibliothek
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Hinxlage, Julian
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Lokalisierung
subject: Ortung
subject: fluide Bibliothek
subject: Inventur
subject: 000

description: Die 40 Jahre alte Bibliothek der Technischen Universität Dortmund wird in den nächsten Jahren umfassend modernisiert. Neben einer räumlichen Neugestaltung, welche eine flexiblere Flächennutzung sowie eine Ausweitung der studentischen Arbeitsplätze vorsieht, sollen im Rahmen der Umbaumaßnahmen auch die technischen Möglichkeiten auf den heutigen Stand gebracht werden. Insbesondere soll unter Beibehaltung der Freihandaufstellung eine Lokalisierung der Printmedien angestrebt werden. Damit wird die derzeitige Aufstellung nach fortlaufender Nummerierung obsolet und gleichzeitig wird es möglich, dass sich beliebige Medien für gewisse Lehreinheiten räumlich zentrieren lassen und auf der anderen Seite an beliebiger Stelle wieder abgestellt werden können. Ein Buch hat demnach keinen festen Stellplatz mehr. Das Prinzip ähnelt einer chaotischen Lagerhaltung, welche in der heutigen Lagerlogistik häufig Anwendung findet. Allerdings führen verschiedene Rahmenparameter in einer öffentlich zugänglichen Bibliothek dazu, dass eine unterstützende Lokalisierungstechnologie gefunden werden muss. In diesem Vortrag werden die Ergebnisse einer Machbarkeitsstudie für die UB Dortmund mit den Schwerpunkten des aktuellen Entwicklungsstands und möglicher zukünftiger Lösungsansätze der fluiden Bibliothek vorgestellt.
Newspaper Clipping, Painting Reveals Glimmer of Maxwell's Past
Creators: name: Young, Rob
Publisher: name: Maxwell-Gunter Dispatch
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Montgomery, Alabama
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85876/montgomery-alabama
subject: Simler Hall
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/131545/simler-hall
subject: Building 836
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/129051/building-836
subject: Newspaper
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/101857/newspaper
subject: Gunter Annex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/79050/gunter-annex
subject: Maxwell Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/41676/maxwell-air-force-base
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: Newspaper clipping dated February 12, 1993 from the Maxwell-Gunter Dispatch of an article describing the painting on the floor of Simler Hall, Building 836, at Maxwell AFB. Painting shows the airfield configuration dating to the late 30s or early 40s.
Herschel Observations of the W3 GMC (II): Clues to the Formation of Clusters of High-Mass Stars
Creators: name: Rivera-Ingraham, A.
name: Martin, P. G.
name: Polychroni, D.
name: Schneider, N.
name: Motte, F.
name: Bontemps, S.
name: Hennemann, M.
name: Men'shchikov, A.
name: Luong, Q. Nguyen
name: Zavagno, A.
name: Andre, Ph.
name: Bernard, J. -Ph.
name: Di Francesco, J.
name: Fallscheer, C.
name: Hill, T.
name: Konyves, V.
name: Marston, A.
name: Pezzuto, S.
name: Rygl, . K. L. J.
name: Spinoglio, L.
name: White, G. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The W3 GMC is a prime target for investigating the formation of high-mass stars and clusters. This second study of W3 within the HOBYS Key Program provides a comparative analysis of subfields within W3 to further constrain the processes leading to the observed structures and stellar population. Probability density functions (PDFs) and cumulative mass distributions (CMDs) were created from dust column density maps, quantified as extinction Av. The shape of the PDF, typically represented with a lognormal function at low Av "breaking" to a power-law tail at high Av, is influenced by various processes including turbulence and self-gravity. The breaks can also be identified, often more readily, in the CMDs. The PDF break from lognormal (Av(SF)= 6-10 mag) appears to shift to higher Av by stellar feedback, so that high-mass star-forming regions tend to have higher PDF breaks. A second break at Av > 50 mag traces structures formed or influenced by a dynamic process. Because such a process has been suggested to drive high-mass star formation in W3, this second break might then identify regions with potential for hosting high-mass stars/clusters. Stellar feedback appears to be a major mechanism driving the local evolution and state of regions within W3. A high initial star formation efficiency in a dense medium could result in a self-enhancing process, leading to more compression and favourable star-formation conditions (e.g., colliding flows), a richer stellar content, and massive stars. This scenario would be compatible with the "convergent constructive feedback" model introduced in our previous Herschel study.
description: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Memorandum: Cultural Resources Program, Maxwell AFB
Creators: name: Powers, Russell J.
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Montgomery, Alabama
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85876/montgomery-alabama
subject: Cultural Resource Program
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/31220/cultural-resource-program
subject: Maxwell Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/41676/maxwell-air-force-base
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: Letter from HQ recommending a greater emphasis on cultural resources compliance and management at Cultural Resources Program at Maxwell AFB.
Semilocal density functional theory with correct surface asymptotics
Creators: name: Constantin, L. A.
name: Fabiano, E.
name: Pitarke, J. M.
name: Della Sala, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Semilocal density functional theory is the most used computational method for electronic structure calculations in theoretical solid-state physics and quantum chemistry of large systems, providing good accuracy with a very attractive computational cost. Nevertheless, because of the non-locality of the exchange-correlation hole outside a metal surface, it was always considered inappropriate to describe the correct surface asymptotics. Here, we derive, within the semilocal density functional theory formalism, an exact condition for the image-like surface asymptotics of both the exchange-correlation energy per particle and potential. We show that this condition can be easily incorporated into a practical computational tool, at the simple meta-generalized-gradient approximation level of theory. Using this tool, we also show that the Airy-gas model exhibits asymptotic properties that are closely related to the ones at metal surfaces. This result highlights the relevance of the linear effective potential model to the metal surface asymptotics.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Selfridge Air National Guard Building Documentation: Building Number 1522
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Macomb (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/20109/macomb-county
subject: Michigan (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1134/michigan-state-territory
subject: Harrison Township
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/4201/harrison-township
subject: Building 1522
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/99233/building-1522
subject: Selfridge Air National Guard Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167887/selfridge-air-national-guard-base
subject: Building Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167886/building-documentation
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Architectural Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/2/architectural-survey
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: Building documentation for Building #1522, the dining hall at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
A Spoonful of Math Helps The Medicine Go Down: An Illustration of How Healthcare Can Benefit From Mathematical Modeling and Analysis
Creators: name: Ziya, Serhan
name: Foster, E. Michael
name: Hosking, Michael R.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2010

description: Abstract Objectives A recent joint report from the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering, highlights the benefits of--indeed, the need for--mathematical analysis of healthcare delivery. Tools for such analysis have been developed over decades by researchers in Operations Research (OR). An OR perspective typically frames a complex problem in terms of its essential mathematical structure. This article illustrates the use and value of the tools of operations research in healthcare. It reviews one OR tool, queueing theory, and provides an illustration involving a hypothetical drug treatment facility. Method Queueing Theory (QT) is the study of waiting lines. The theory is useful in that it provides solutions to problems of waiting and its relationship to key characteristics of healthcare systems. More generally, it illustrates the strengths of modeling in healthcare and service delivery. Queueing theory offers insights that initially may be hidden. For example, a queueing model allows one to incorporate randomness, which is inherent in the actual system, into the mathematical analysis. As a result of this randomness, these systems often perform much worse than one might have guessed based on deterministic conditions. Poor performance is reflected in longer lines, longer waits, and lower levels of server utilization. As an illustration, we specify a queueing model of a representative drug treatment facility. The analysis of this model provides mathematical expressions for some of the key performance measures, such as average waiting time for admission. Results We calculate average occupancy in the facility and its relationship to system characteristics. For example, when the facility has 28 beds, the average wait for admission is 4 days. We also explore the relationship between arrival rate at the facility, the capacity of the facility, and waiting times. Conclusions One key aspect of the healthcare system is its complexity, and policy makers want to design and reform the system in a way that affects competing goals. OR methodologies, particularly queueing theory, can be very useful in gaining deeper understanding of this complexity and exploring the potential effects of proposed changes on the system without making any actual changes.
Housing an Air Force and a Navy: The Wherry and Capehart Era Solutions to the Postwar Family Housing Shortage (1949-1962), Volume II - Appendix A: Site Visits/Case Studies
Creators: name: Peeler, Kirsten
name: Heidenrich, Christine
name: Grandine, Katherine E.
name: Doerrfeld, Dean A.
Publisher: name: R. Christopher Goodwin & Asscociates, Inc.
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Tennessee (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/702/tennessee-state-territory
subject: North Carolina (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/722/north-carolina-state-territory
subject: Idaho (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/786/idaho-state-territory
subject: California (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1484/california-state-territory
subject: Post World War II
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/4002/post-world-war-ii
subject: World War II
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/3992/world-war-ii
subject: Wherry Era
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8200/wherry-era
subject: Capehart Era
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8201/capehart-era
subject: Wherry Act
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163983/wherry-act
subject: Wherry and Capehart Era housing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/162368/wherry-and-capehart-era-housing
subject: Mountain Home Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163972/mountain-home-air-force-base
subject: Postwar Family Housing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163970/postwar-family-housing
subject: Marine Air Corps Station
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167963/marine-air-corps-station
subject: Travis Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167964/travis-air-force-base
subject: Family Housing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/153385/family-housing
subject: Naval Base Ventura County
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167961/naval-base-ventura-county
subject: Naval Support Activity
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167962/naval-support-activity
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: The following document includes Appendix A which presents summary results of information gathered during site visits to five Air Force and Navy installations associated with the Air Force's and Navy's Wherry, Capehart, and appropriated funds housing programs. The extensive inventory of Air Force and Navy Wherry and Capehart era family housing stock represented an opportunity to study a broad range of building types and styles.
Exterior and Symmetric Powers of Modules for Cyclic 2-Groups
Creators: name: Himstedt, Frank
name: Symonds, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 20C05 (primary), 13A50 (secondary)

description: We prove a recursive formula for the exterior and symmetric powers of modules for a cyclic 2-group. This makes computation straightforward. Previously, a complete description was only known for cyclic groups of prime order.
Multitime Processes as Resources
Creators: name: BERK, GRAEME DEAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Quantum information, computation and communication

description: Despite the brisk pace of progress on the implementation of quantum computers, noise induced the environment remains a persistent problem. Given this fact, is it possible for a prudent experimenter to mitigate the impact of this noisy environment, or even harness beneficial resources which might be held within it? In this thesis, a general framework is developed to identify, quantify, and utilise resources held within noisy quantum processes. Applying this framework to the problem of noise reduction, it is found that there are resources left untapped by traditional methods, which can be leveraged to improve noise reduction.
Planck-scale-modified dispersion relations in FRW spacetime
Creators: name: Rosati, Giacomo
name: Amelino-Camelia, Giovanni
name: Marciano, Antonino
name: Matassa, Marco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In recent years Planck-scale modifications of the dispersion relation have been attracting increasing interest also from the viewpoint of possible applications in astrophysics and cosmology, where spacetime curvature cannot be neglected. Nonetheless the interplay between Planck-scale effects and spacetime curvature is still poorly understood, particularly in cases where curvature is not constant. These challenges have been so far postponed by relying on an ansatz, first introduced by Jacob and Piran. We here propose a general strategy of analysis of the effects of modifications of dispersion relation in FRW spacetimes, applicable both to cases where the relativistic equivalence of frames is spoiled ("preferred-frame scenarios") and to the alternative possibility of "DSR-relativistic theories", theories that are fully relativistic but with relativistic laws deformed so that the modified dispersion relation is observer independent. We show that the Jacob-Piran ansatz implicitly assumes that spacetime translations are not affected by the Planck-scale, while under rather general conditions the same Planck-scale quantum-spacetime structures producing modifications of the dispersion relation also affect translations. Through the explicit analysis of one of the effects produced by modifications of the dispersion relation, an effect amounting to Planck-scale corrections to travel times, we show that our concerns are not merely conceptual but rather can have significant quantitative implications.
Periconceptional changes in thyroid function: a longitudinal study
Creators: name: Steiner, Anne Z
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2012

description: Background: Limitations in our current knowledge of normative physiologic changes in thyroid function during
the periconception window narrow our ability to establish an optimal approach to screening and diagnosis of
thyroid disease in pregnant women. The objective of this study was to characterize changes in thyroid function
during the transition from the pre-pregnant to pregnant state in normal fertile women.
Methods: Women (N = 60) ages 30-42 years without a history of thyroid disease, who were planning pregnancy,
were observed prospectively before and during early pregnancy. Thyroid function (thyroid stimulating hormone,
TSH and free thyroxine, FT4) was measured before conception and between 6 and 9 weeks gestation. Prepregnancy
samples were analyzed for thyroid antibodies. Bivariate analyses and longitudinal curves (general
estimating equation models) were used to analyze changes in thyroid function during the periconception window
by antibody status.
Results: Pre-pregnancy TSH values were significantly higher than early pregnancy TSH (p < 0.001), but FT4 values
did not differ (p = 0.53). TSH declined as gestational age increased (P < 0.01). Thyroid antibody positive women
had a higher pre-pregnancy TSH compared to antibody negative women (p < 0.01). Periconceptional change in
thyroid function was more variable among women with antibodies (p < 0.001). 50% of women with elevated prepregnancy
TSH values (TSH > 3.0 mIU/L) had normal TSH values (TSH < 2.5 mIU/L) in pregnancy.
Conclusions: TSH values decline during the transition from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy. The change in TSH
appears to be less predictable in women with thyroid antibodies. Periconceptional changes in thyroid function
should be considered in formulating prenatal thyroid screening guidelines.
9,000 Years of Human Occupation at Lackland Air Force Base
Creators: name: Nickels, David L.
name: Fox, Anne A.
name: McKinney, Wilson W.
Publisher: name: Center for Archaeological Research, University of Texas at San Antonio
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Medina Base Annex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168080/medina-base-annex
subject: Lackland Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/168076/lackland-air-force-base
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: The more than 6,000 acres of rich lands now known as Lackland Air Force Base and the Medina Training Annex contain archaeological sites that tell the story of human occupation over the past 9,000 years. This report describes the history of human occupation at Lackland Air Force Base.
UGC 7639: a Dwarf Galaxy in the Canes Venatici I Cloud
Creators: name: Buson, L. M.
name: Bettoni, D.
name: Mazzei, P.
name: Galletta, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We want to get insight into the nature, i.e. the formation mechanism and the evolution, of UGC 7639, a dwarf galaxy in the Canes Venatici I Cloud (CVnIC). We used archival GALEX (FUV and NUV) and SDSS images, as well as Hyperleda and NED databases, to constrain its global properties. GALEX FUV/NUV images show that UGC 7639 inner regions are composed mostly by young stellar populations. In addition, we used smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations with chemo-photometric implementation to account for its formation and evolution. UGC 7639 is an example of blue dwarf galaxy whose global properties are well matched by our multi-wavelength and multi-technique approach, that is also a suitable approach to highlight the evolution of these galaxies as a class. We found that the global properties of UGC 7639, namely its total absolute B-band magnitude, its whole spectral energy distribution (SED), and its morphology are well-matched by an encounter with a system four times more massive than our target. Moreover, the current star formation rate (SFR) of the simulated dwarf, ~0.03 M_sun yr-1, is in good agreement with our UV-based estimate. For UGC 7639, we estimated a galaxy age of 8.6 Gyr. Following our simulation, the ongoing star formation will extinguish within 1.6 Gyr, thus leaving a red dwarf galaxy.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY
Cigar-shaped quarkonia under strong magnetic field
Creators: name: Suzuki, Kei
name: Yoshida, Tetsuya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Heavy quarkonia in a homogeneous magnetic field are analyzed by using a potential model with constituent quarks. To obtain anisotropic wave functions and corresponding eigenvalues, the cylindrical Gaussian expansion method is applied, where the anisotropic wave functions are expanded by a Gaussian basis in the cylindrical coordinates. Deformation of the wave functions and the mass shifts of the $S$-wave heavy quarkonia ($η_c$, $J/ψ$, $η_c(2S)$, $ψ(2S)$ and bottomonia) are examined for the wide range of external magnetic field. The spatial structure of the wave functions changes drastically as adjacent energy levels cross each other. Possible observables in heavy-ion collision experiments and future lattice QCD simulations are also discussed.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures; published version
Molecular subtypes of breast cancer in relation to paclitaxel response and outcomes in women with metastatic disease: results from CALGB 9342
Creators: name: Harris, Lyndsay N
name: Winer, Eric P
name: Schnitt, Stuart J
name: Dressler, Lynn
name: Lin, Nancy U
name: Ellis, Matthew
name: Lara, Jonathan
name: Broadwater, Gloria
name: Berry, Donald
name: Cowan, David
name: Miron, Alexander
name: Hayes, Daniel F
name: Bleiweiss, Ira
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2006

description: Abstract Introduction The response to paclitaxel varies widely in metastatic breast cancer. We analyzed data from CALGB 9342, which tested three doses of paclitaxel in women with advanced disease, to determine whether response and outcomes differed according to HER2, hormone receptor, and p53 status. Methods Among 474 women randomly assigned to paclitaxel at a dose of 175, 210, or 250 mg/m2, adequate primary tumor tissue was available from 175. Immunohistochemistry with two antibodies and fluorescence in situ hybridization were performed to evaluate HER2 status; p53 status was determined by immunohistochemistry and sequencing. Hormone receptor status was obtained from pathology reports. Results Objective response rate was not associated with HER2 or p53 status. There was a trend toward a shorter median time to treatment failure among women with HER2-positive tumors (2.3 versus 4.2 months; P = 0.067). HER2 status was not related to overall survival (OS). Hormone receptor expression was not associated with differences in response but was associated with longer OS (P = 0.003). In contrast, women with p53 over-expression had significantly shorter OS than those without p53 over-expression (11.5 versus 14.4 months; P = 0.002). In addition, triple negative tumors were more frequent in African-American than in Caucasian patients, and were associated with a significant reduction in OS (8.7 versus 12.9 months; P = 0.008). Conclusion None of the biomarkers was predictive of treatment response in women with metastatic breast cancer; however, survival differed according to hormone receptor and p53 status. Triple negative tumors were more frequent in African-American patients and were associated with a shorter survival.
Sheppard Air Force Base Historical Preservation Plan for Building 2130
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: Wichita (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/6951/wichita-county
subject: Sheppard Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85896/sheppard-air-force-base
subject: Building 2130
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/108445/building-2130
subject: Little Adobe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/128621/little-adobe
subject: Airport Terminal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2869/airport-terminal
subject: Sheppard AFB
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167770/sheppard-afb
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: Drawing of Building 2130 at Sheppard AFB.
On the Number of Synchronizing Colorings of Digraphs
Creators: name: Gusev, Vladimir V.
name: Szykuła, Marek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Formal Languages and Automata Theory (cs.FL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We deal with $k$-out-regular directed multigraphs with loops (called simply \emph{digraphs}). The edges of such a digraph can be colored by elements of some fixed $k$-element set in such a way that outgoing edges of every vertex have different colors. Such a coloring corresponds naturally to an automaton. The road coloring theorem states that every primitive digraph has a synchronizing coloring. In the present paper we study how many synchronizing colorings can exist for a digraph with $n$ vertices. We performed an extensive experimental investigation of digraphs with small number of vertices. This was done by using our dedicated algorithm exhaustively enumerating all small digraphs. We also present a series of digraphs whose fraction of synchronizing colorings is equal to $1-1/k^d$, for every $d \ge 1$ and the number of vertices large enough. On the basis of our results we state several conjectures and open problems. In particular, we conjecture that $1-1/k$ is the smallest possible fraction of synchronizing colorings, except for a single exceptional example on 6 vertices for $k=2$.
description: CIAA 2015. The final publication is available at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-22360-5_11
Vertebral fractures among breast cancer survivors in China: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and health services gaps
Creators: name: Smith, Jennifer
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract Background Breast cancer survivors are at high risk for fracture due to cancer treatment-induced bone loss, however, data is scarce regarding the scope of this problem from an epidemiologic and health services perspective among Chinese women with breast cancer. Methods We designed a cross-sectional study comparing prevalence of vertebral fractures among age- and BMI-matched women from two cohorts. Women in the Breast Cancer Survivors cohort were enrolled from a large cancer hospital in Beijing. Eligibility criteria included age 50–70 years, initiation of treatment for breast cancer at least 5 years prior to enrollment, and no history of metabolic bone disease or bone metastases. Data collected included sociodemographic characteristics; fracture-related risk factors, screening and preventive measures; breast cancer history; and thoracolumbar x-ray. The matched comparator group was selected from participants enrolled in the Peking Vertebral Fracture Study, an independent cohort of healthy community-dwelling postmenopausal women from Beijing. Results Two hundred breast cancer survivors were enrolled (mean age 57.5 ± 4.9 years), and compared with 200 matched healthy women. Twenty-two (11%) vertebral fractures were identified among breast cancer survivors compared with 7 (3.5%) vertebral fractures in the comparison group, yielding an adjusted odds ratio for vertebral fracture of 4.16 (95%CI 1.69–10.21, p < 0.01). The majority had early stage (85.3%) and estrogen and/or progesterone receptor positive (84.6%) breast cancer. Approximately half of breast cancer survivors reported taking calcium supplements, 6.1% reported taking vitamin D supplements, and only 27% reported having a bone density scan since being diagnosed with breast cancer. Conclusions Despite a four-fold increased odds of prevalent vertebral fracture among Chinese breast cancer survivors in our study, rates of screening for osteoporosis and fracture risk were low reflecting a lack of standardization of care regarding cancer-treatment induced bone loss.