cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 1 of Healthcare utilisation for elderly people at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Creators: name: Park, K.
name: Byeon, J.
name: Yang, Y.
name: Cho, H.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Estimated regression results of single ITSA (cardiovascular diseases and stroke). Table S2. Estimated regression results of single ITSA (dementia and musculoskeletal disorder). Figure S1. Graphical Representation of Single ITSA (Cardiovascular diseases, Stroke, Dementia, and Musculoskeletal disorders) . Table S3. Estimated regression results of single ITSA for the elderly aged 85 and older. Figure S2. Presentation of single ITSA for the elderly aged 85 and older (chronic diseases, AURIs, and influenza).
Male engineers extending working life: issues in ongoing professional practice development
Creators: name: Herron, Alison
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In an era of increasing expectation for baby boomers to extend their working lives, this thesis explored issues of professional practice in late career. Drawing on first-hand experiences and insights of mature-age male professional engineers and theoretical perspectives from several disciplines, the thesis links the external dynamics and tensions of mature professional practice with inner developmental transitions and tensions of later adulthood. A major contribution is the recommendation to professional associations that the distinctive issues of working in late career need to be reflected in continuing professional development in order to capitalise on the potential of mature practitioners in their workplaces.
Emmelia trabealis
Creators: name: Dobado, Pablo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Emmelia
Emmelia trabealis

description: Emmelia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)
  Citada de la mitad sur provincial: bivoltina, imagos en mayo-junio y agosto-septiembre, poco abundantes (REDONDO & PÉREZ, 2001b; HUERTAS DIONISIO & FUENTES, 2004; PÉREZ-GUERRERO et al., 2011). Nc: Laguna de Zóñar (23-VI-2006); cordel de Palma a Écija (24-V-2017).
description: Published as part of Dobado, Pablo M., 2020, Lista provisional de los Noctuoidea de la provincia de Córdoba (sur de España): II. Noctuidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)., pp. 319-345 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 on page 321, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244049
Note on conditional mode estimation for functional dependent data
Creators: name: DABO-NIANG, SOPHIE; Labo. EQUIPPE, Maison De Recherche,   Univ. Lille3, Villeneuve D’Ascq Cedex Lille
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: We consider α-mixing observations and deal with the estimation of the conditional mode of a scalar response variable Y given a random variable X taking values in a semi-metric space. We provide a convergence rate in Lp norm of the estimator.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 1 (2010); 83-94
Predictors of longer-term development of expressive language in two independent longitudinal cohorts of language-delayed preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Creators: name: Bal, Vanessa
name: Fok, Megan
name: Elsabbagh, Mayada
name: Georgiades, Stelios
name: Ungar, Wendy J.
name: Zaidman-Zait, Anat
name: Szatmari, Peter
name: Lord, Catherine
name: Smith, Isabel M.
name: Mirenda, Pat
name: Vaillancourt, Tracy
name: Duku, Eric
name: Volden, Joanne
name: Waddell, Charlotte
name: Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie
name: Bennett, Terry
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Autism spectrum disorder
Language
Motor skills
Longitudinal studies

description: Background: Studies estimate that 30% of individuals with autism are minimally verbal. Understanding what factors predict longer-term expressive development in children with language delays is critical to inform identification and treatment of those at-risk for persistent language impairments. The present study examined predictors of expressive language development in language-delayed preschoolers followed through later school-age and young adulthood. Methods: Children using single words or less on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) at approximately 3 years old were drawn from the Early Diagnosis (EDX) and Pathways in ASD longitudinal cohorts. Age-3 predictors of Age-19 ADOS language level were identified using Classification and Regression Trees (CART) in the EDX sample. Linear mixed models examined the effects of CART-identified predictors on Vineland expressive communication (VExp) trajectories from Age-3 to Age-19. The same linear mixed models were examined in the Pathways sample, identifying predictors of VExp from ages 3 to 10.5 years. Results: Significantly delayed fine motor skills (T-score < 20) was the strongest CART predictor of Age-19 language. In the linear mixed models, time, Age-3 fine motor skills and initiation of joint attention (IJA) predicted VExp trajectories in the EDX sample, even when controlling for Age-3 visual receptive abilities. In the Pathways sample, time and Age-3 fine motor skills were significant predictors of VExp trajectories; IJA and cognitive skills were not significant predictors. Conclusions: Marked deficits in fine motor skills may be a salient proxy marker for identifying language-delayed children with ASD who are at risk for persistent language impairments. This finding adds to the literature demonstrating a relation between motor and language development in ASD. Investigating individual skill areas (e.g., fine motor and nonverbal problem-solving skills), rather than broader indices of developmental level (e.g., nonverbal IQ) may provide important cues to understanding longer-term language outcomes that can be targeted in early intervention.
Additional file 1 of Association between perceived harm of tobacco and intention to quit: a cross-sectional analysis of the Vietnam Global Adult Tobacco Survey
Creators: name: Tran, Thi Phuong Thao
name: Park, Jinju
name: Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Phuong
name: Hoang, Van Minh
name: Lim, Min Kyung
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1.
Some properties of a generalized type-1 Dirichlet distribution
Creators: name: MAYAMOL, E. V.; Centre For Mathematical Sciences Pala Campus-Arunapuram P.O., Palai, Kerala
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: This paper deals with a generalization of type-1 Dirichlet density by incorporating partial sums of the component variables. We study various proportions, structural decompositions, connections to random volumes and p-parallelotopes. We will also look into the regression function of xk on x1,...,xk-1, Bayes’ estimates for the probabilities of a multinomial distribution by using this generalized Dirichlet model as the prior density are given. Other results illustrate the importance of the study of variable x1 in this model. It is found that the variable x1 in this model can be represented as the ratio of squares of volumes of two parallelotopes. Under certain conditions, x1 can be used to study the structural representations of the likelihood ratio criteria in MANOVA, MANCOVA etc.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 1 (2010); 95-111
Acontia lucida
Creators: name: Dobado, Pablo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Acontia
Acontia lucida

description: Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
  Citada de la mitad sur provincial (HUERTAS DIONISIO & FUENTES, 2004; JIMÉNEZ, 2010; PÉREZ-GUERRERO et al., 2011).
 Nc: Cinta (28-V-2015); Navarreta (28-V-2015); laguna Amarga (6-VI-2015); ermita de las Alcantarillas (10-IX-2015); estación de Żjar (17-IX-2016); laguna del Salobral (8-VI-2017).
description: Published as part of Dobado, Pablo M., 2020, Lista provisional de los Noctuoidea de la provincia de Córdoba (sur de España): II. Noctuidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)., pp. 319-345 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 on page 321, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244049
Exploration par les modèles du futur possible d’un écosystème : expérience avec des lycéens confrontés au problème des espèces introduites en Méditerranée
Creators: name: DHOUIBI, MANEL
name: SCHNEEBERGER, PATRICIA
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Education
Year: 2023
Subjects: Models introduced species, schema, language activities, possible worlds

description: We are interested in the question of species introduced into the marine environment of the Mediterranean Sea. We propose to the students of three second year Science groups to represent the Mediterranean ecosystem before and after the entry of three new species through diagrams. We examine the path of the students during the connections between different universes: the universe of the abstract imaginary thought of the models and that of the phenomena of empirical reality thanks to the language activities deployed through the diagrams. Our investigations show that students represent the possible future of the ecosystem by building models different from those learned in class. They are examining their old codings, transforming it to build the concept of introduced species.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Education, Vol. 3, N. 2 (2023) - Colloque SIEST Méditerranée 8, Tunisia
When Firms Restructure: Understanding Work-Life Outcomes
Creators: name: Moss, Philip
name: Tilly, Chris
name: Salzman, Hal
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2099
Subjects: Corporate reorganizations
Work-life balance
Flexible work arrangements

description: This chapter appears in: Work and Life Integration: Organizational, Cultural, and Individual Perspectives (2005), E. Kossek, S. Lambert (Eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. Organizational structures are commonly neglected in the analysis of work-life balance opportunities (with important exceptions, such as Lambert, Waxman, & Haley-Lock, 2002). These factors, often in the background, interact with the more typically identified factors such as attributes of individual workers and the work-life policies and strategies adopted by a firm and its managers. Our on- going research examines the interrelationship among structural changes in industries and firms, managerial strategy, and jobs. We focus on internal labor markets and implications for the quality of jobs, particularly the changes in lower-skill and lower-wage jobs, and for opportunity or mobility. In this chapter, we extend that framework to consider implications for work-life integration opportunities as well.
Additional file 1 of Pre-clerkship EPA assessments: a thematic analysis of rater cognition
Creators: name: Meyer, Eric G.
name: Harvey, Emily
name: Durning, Steven J.
name: Uijtdehaage, Sebastian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1.
Coupling land-use change and hydrologic models for quantification of catchment ecosystem services
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Ökosystemdienstleistung

description: Representation of land-use and hydrologic interactions in respective models has traditionally been problematic. The use of static land-use in most hydrologic models or that of the use of simple hydrologic proxies in land-use change models call for more integrated approaches. The objective of this study is to assess whether dynamic feedback between land-use change and hydrology can (1) improve model performances, and/or (2) produce a more realistic quantification of ecosystem services. To test this, we coupled a land-use change model and a hydrologic mode. First, the land-use change and the hydrologic models were separately developed and calibrated. Then, the two models were dynamically coupled to exchange data at yearly time-steps. The approach is applied to a catchment in South Africa. Performance of coupled models when compared to the uncoupled models were marginal, but the coupled models excelled at the quantification of catchment ecosystem services more robustly. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Academic social networking tools usage among Nigerian University academics
Creators: name: ADENIYI, ADEDAYO
name: TIAMIYU, MUTAWAKILU
name: MBADA, KIKELOMO A.
name: ADENIYI, WURAOLA
name: OLAKOREDE, DAVID
name: ADEMOYEGUN, ADEKOLA B.
name: MBADA, CHIDOZIE E.
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Education
Year: 2024
Subjects: Social Networking Tools, Universities, Nigeria

description: There is limited information on use of social media tools in teaching and research among academics in low-and-middle income countries. This study aimed to assess awareness and use of Academic Social Network Tools (ASNTs) among Nigerian academics. A cross-sectional survey of 100 randomly sampled Nigerian academics was carried out. A two-section structured questionnaire which sought information on demographic profile, familiarity and use of ASNTs, and perceptions on usefulness and barriers to integrating ASNTs was used for data collection. Most of the respondents were aware of ResearchGate (97%), Academia.edu (96%), Facebook (94%) and Twitter (94%) as ASNT. The most visited ASNT were Facebook (36%) and Twitter (28%). ASNT were used for sharing of research content to other academics (32%) and for making research profile highly visible globally (24%). Most respondents (76%) perceived ASNT as highly beneficial, but busy work schedules (12%) and problematic internet connections (12%) mostly inhibit their usage. Less than 50% of the academics had moderate to high levels of awareness and use of ASNT, and junior rank and younger academics had significantly higher ASNT awareness and utilization rates. There was significant association between use of ASNT and academic ranks, but none with age, sex and educational level. Nigerian academics utilized ASNTs, especially ResearchGate to share research content to other academics, make academic research profile highly visible globally. These academics have positive perception about ASNTs but it has bias towards their academic ranks.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Education, Vol. 4, N. 1 (2024)
Additional file 2 of Pre-clerkship EPA assessments: a thematic analysis of rater cognition
Creators: name: Meyer, Eric G.
name: Harvey, Emily
name: Durning, Steven J.
name: Uijtdehaage, Sebastian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2.
Some properties of Kemp family of distributions
Creators: name: SATHEESH KUMAR, C.; Department Of Statistics-University Of Kerala
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: This paper studies some important properties of the generalized hypergeometric probability distribution (GHPD) of Kemp (Sankhya-Series A, 1968) by establishing the existence of all the moments of the distribution and by deriving a formula for raw moments. Here we also obtain certain recurrence relations for probabilities, raw moments and factorial moments of the GHPD.
description: Statistica; Vol 69, No 4 (2009); 311-316
Acronicta psi
Creators: name: Dobado, Pablo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Acronicta
Acronicta psi

description: Acronicta psi (Linnaeus, 1758)
  Citada de Bujalance: imago en marzo (REDONDO & PÉREZ, 2001b; PÉREZ-GUERRERO et al.,
 2011).
description: Published as part of Dobado, Pablo M., 2020, Lista provisional de los Noctuoidea de la provincia de Córdoba (sur de España): II. Noctuidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)., pp. 319-345 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 on page 321, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244049
Cystolepiota Singer (Singer & Digilio 1952
Creators: name: Saar, Irja
name: Cooper, Jerry A.
name: Trudell, Steven A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Fungi
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Agaricales
Agaricaceae
Cystolepiota

description: Cystolepiota Singer (Singer & Digilio 1952:281).
 Type:— Cystolepiota constricta Singer (Singer & Digilio 1952:283).
 Based on (Singer 1986; Noordeloos et al. 2001): Basidiomata lepiotoid, surface pulverulent, universal veil present. Pileus hemisphaerical, convex to plane. Lamellae free, white to cream. Stipe central, pruinose to pulverulent, with ring zone. Smell indistinct or gas-like. Taste indistinct to unpleasant. Spore deposit white to pale yellow or pale lilac. Basidiospores smooth to slightly roughened, without germ pore, hyaline, inamyloid or dextrinoid. Hymenial cystidia present or absent. Pileipellis an epithelium. Outer velar layer on pileus and stipe formed by chains of inflated globose to ellipsoid sphaerocysts. Clamps present or absent. Saprotrophic, on ground, mostly in forests.
description: Published as part of Saar, Irja, Cooper, Jerry A. & Trudell, Steven A., 2024, Two new species of Cystodermella and new combinations in Ripartitella (Agaricineae, incertae sedis) and Cystolepiota (Verrucosporaceae), pp. 81-98 in Phytotaxa 658 (1) on page 93, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.658.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13217459
Improving Sleep Quality for Women Who Work Night Shifts : A Pilot Study of a Sleep Hygiene Intervention
Creators: name: Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-
name: Munoz, Carola
name: Shen, Hui
name: Aronson, K.
name: Campbell, Kristin
name: Demers, P.
name: Gelmon, Karen, 1953-
name: Goodfellow, E.
name: Neil-Sztramko, Sarah E.
name: Pollak, M.
name: Spinelli, John, 1955-
name: Dawson, Marliese Y.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2021

description: Background: Sleep is a modifiable risk factor increasingly linked with cancer incidence. Disrupted sleep patterns and circadian rhythms may increase the risk of developing breast cancer in female night shift workers. This pilot study examined the impact of a sleep hygiene intervention on the sleep quality (SQ) and quality of life (QOL) in women who work night shifts. Methods: A single arm, sleep hygiene intervention was delivered by telephone to a convenience sample of 47 female shift workers (mean age=47yrs) on rotating or permanent night shifts at least 3 times per month for at least 2 years. The program was adapted from a hospital sleep clinic protocol based on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) principles. Women received 10 sessions and 2 booster sessions over a 40-week period. SQ was assessed at baseline, 6- and 12-months using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a Sleep Diary, and Actigraph readings. QOL was measured by the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. Changes in SQ were examined according to chronotype (morning-type, evening-type, neither-type). Results: SQ improved significantly over the period of the study, with good sleep reported by 21%, 46% and 51% of participants at baseline, 6 months and 12 months, respectively. Consistency was seen across the different SQ measures. The intervention had significant positive effects for all chronotypes, but was more effective for both morning-types and neither-types than for evening-types. Women’s sense of well-being improved after 6 months (p=.01) and was maintained at one year. Conclusion: The CBT-based sleep hygiene intervention led to improvements in sleep quality at 6 months that were maintained at one year. Interventions to improve sleep quality for women shift workers offer a novel approach with the potential to reduce breast cancer risk.
Statistical methods for exploratory multidimensional data analysis on time use
Creators: name: FRAIRE, MARY; Department Of Social Research And Sociological Methodology “Gianni Statera”-University Of Rome "La Sapienza"
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: After a brief introduction on the different approaches between exploratory multidimensional data analysis (EMDA) and confirmatory multivariate data analysis (CMDA) the paper deals with EMDA and in particular multi-way methods suitable for comparing statistical studies when each of them has many variables observed on many cases as in time use data analysis. Then the paper focuses on the two main time-use analyses: transversal and sequential analysis using respectively 3-way data analysis and time-points cumulative frequencies tables and graphs. Application concerns differences in time use of categories of partners based on Istat – Time Use Surveys data 1988-89 and 2002-2003.
description: Statistica; Vol 69, No 4 (2009); 317-341
Time Skewing for Parallel Computers
Creators: name: Wonnacott, David
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1999

description: Time skewing is a compile-time optimization that can provide arbitrarily high cache hit rates for a class of iterative calculations, given a sufficient number of time steps and a cache that grows in size as a function of the memory balance and the calculation performed within the loop body. In this article, we give a generalization of time skewing for stencils on multiprocessor architectures, and discuss time skewing for multilevel caches.
Acronicta rumicis
Creators: name: Dobado, Pablo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Acronicta
Acronicta rumicis

description: Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  Citada de Bujalance: imagos en septiembre-octubre, poco abundantes (REDONDO & PÉREZ, 2001b; PÉREZ-GUERRERO et al., 2011).
  Nc: Arroyo de Pedroches (8-XI-2012, oruga); vereda de Conquista (17-X-2013, oruga sobre Mentha suaveolens); ermita de las Cruces (7-XI-2013, oruga sobre Silybum marianum).
description: Published as part of Dobado, Pablo M., 2020, Lista provisional de los Noctuoidea de la provincia de Córdoba (sur de España): II. Noctuidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)., pp. 319-345 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 on page 322, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244049
Intra-distribution dynamics of regional per-capita income in Europe: evidence from alternative conditional
Creators: name: BASILE, ROBERTO; ISAE (Institute For Studies And Economic Analyses)
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In this paper different conditional density estimators are employed to analyze the cross-sectional distribution dynamics of regional per-capita income in Europe during the period 1980-2002. First, a kernel estimator with fixed bandwidth (the method traditionally applied in the literature on intra-distribution dynamics) gives evidence of convergence. With a modified estimator, proposed by Hyndman et al. (1996), with variable bandwidth and mean-bias correction, the dominant income dynamics is that of persistence and lack of cohesion: only a fraction of very poor regions improves its position over time converging towards a low relative income (“poverty trap”). Moreover, an alternative graphical technique (more informative than the traditional contour plot) is applied to visualize conditional densities.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 1 (2010); 3-22
Improving robust ratio estimation in longitudinal surveys with outlier observations
Creators: name: GISMONDI, ROBERTO; ISTAT, Italian National Statistical Institute
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: The Hulliger’s robust estimation technique consists in the re-weighting of units identified as outliers through a Robustified Ratio Estimator (RRE), according to which outliers contribute to the final estimate with a sample weight reduced with respect to the original one. Outlier observations are identified through a standardised function founded on the difference between observed and expected values. A crucial aspect concerns the choice of the acceptation threshold, which plays a role in the re-weighting process as well. In this context, we propose some potential improvements of the RRE, concerning the use of an objective criterion for fixing the threshold and the re-weighting rules. Results of two empirical attempts based on real data derived from longitudinal surveys show that, in the most part of case studies, the proposed changes contribute to improve efficiency of estimates with respect to the ordinary ratio estimator.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 1 (2010); 23-39
Exercise beliefs and behaviours of individuals with Joint Hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers–Danlos syndrome – hypermobility type
Creators: name: Simmonds, Jane V.
name: Herbland, Anthony
name: Hakim, Alan
name: Ninis, Nelly
name: Lever, William
name: Aziz, Qasim
name: Cairns, Mindy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Purpose: To explore exercise beliefs and behaviours of individuals with Joint Hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers–Danlos syndrome – hypermobility type and to explore patient experiences of physiotherapy. Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire survey design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from adult members of the Hypermobility Syndromes Association and Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Support UK. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Qualitative data was analysed thematically. Results: 946 questionnaires were returned and analysed. Participants who received exercise advice from a physiotherapist were 1.75 more likely to report high volumes of weekly exercise (odds ratio [OR] = 1.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.30–2.36, p p = 0.004). Three themes emerged regarding experience of physiotherapy; physiotherapist as a partner, communication – knowledge, experience and safety. Conclusion: Pain, fatigue and fear are common barriers to exercise. Advice from a physiotherapist and beliefs about the benefits of exercise influenced the reported exercise behaviours of individuals with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome – hypermobility type in this survey.Implications for rehabilitationExercise is a cornerstone of treatment for Ehlers–Danlos syndrome/Ehlers–Danlos syndrome – hypermobility type.Pain, fatigue and fear of injury are frequently reported barriers to exercise.Advice from physiotherapists may significantly influence exercise behaviour.Physiotherapists with condition specific knowledge and good verbal and non-verbal communication facilitate a positive therapeutic experience. Exercise is a cornerstone of treatment for Ehlers–Danlos syndrome/Ehlers–Danlos syndrome – hypermobility type. Pain, fatigue and fear of injury are frequently reported barriers to exercise. Advice from physiotherapists may significantly influence exercise behaviour. Physiotherapists with condition specific knowledge and good verbal and non-verbal communication facilitate a positive therapeutic experience.
Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the analysis of the fuel efficiency in the automobile industry with the utilization of Natural Fiber Polymer Composites (NFPC)
Creators: name: Jayamani, E.
name: Perera, D. S.
name: Soon, K. H.
name: Bakri, M. K. B.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A systematic method of material analysis aiming for fuel efficiency improvement with the utilization of natural fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites in the automobile industry is proposed. A multi-factor based decision criteria with Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used and executed through MATLAB to achieve improved fuel efficiency through the weight reduction of vehicular components by effective comparison between two engine hood designs. The reduction was simulated by utilizing natural fiber polymer composites with thermoplastic polypropylene (PP) as the matrix polymer and benchmarked against a synthetic based composite component. Results showed that PP with 35% of flax fiber loading achieved a 0.4% improvement in fuel efficiency, and it was the highest among the 27 candidate fibers.
Probability distribution relationships
Creators: name: ABDELKADER, YOUSRY; Department Of Math., Faculty Of Science-Alexandria University
name: AL-MARZOUQ, ZAINAB; Department Of Math. College, King Faisal University, KSA.
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In this paper, we are interesting to show the most famous distributions and their relations to the other distributions in collected diagrams. Four diagrams are sketched as networks. The first one is concerned to the continuous distributions and their relations. The second one presents the discrete distributions. The third diagram is depicted the famous limiting distributions. Finally, the Balakrishnan skew-normal density and its relationship with the other distributions are shown in the fourth diagram.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 1 (2010); 41-51
Recognition by functional parts
Creators: name: Dickinson, Sven J.
name: Rosenfeld, Azriel
name: Rivlin, Ehud
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1995

description: We present an approach to function-based object recognition that reasons about the functionality of an object's intuitive parts. We extend the popular ``recognition by parts'' shape recognition framework to support ``recognition by functional parts'', by combining a set of functional primitives and their relations with a set of abstract volumetric shape primitives and their relations. Previous approaches have relied on more global object features, often ignoring the problem of object segmentation and thereby restricting themselves to range images of unoccluded scenes. We show how these shape primitives and relations can be easily recovered from superquadric ellipsoids which, in turn, can be recovered from either range or intensity images of occluded scenes. Furthermore, the proposed framework supports both unexpected (bottom-up) object recognition and expected (top-down) object recognition. We demonstrate the approach on a simple domain by recognizing a restricted class of hand-tools from 2-D images.
Implementation and evaluation of the Norwegian Ullevaal model as a cardiac rehabilitation model in primary care
Creators: name: Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad
name: Lunde, Pernille
name: Holm, Inger
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: Computational Biology

description: Purpose: To describe the Norwegian Ullevaal model, customised for cardiac patients in primary care, and to evaluate the feasibility of the model through patient outcomes after the 12 week outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programme. Materials and methods: A descriptive interventional cohort study with pre-post design. Patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation (n = 273) were enrolled. Group-based high-intensity interval training was offered twice weekly. The primary outcome measure was change in peak oxygen uptake. Quality of life was measured using the COOP-WONCA questionnaire. Results: A total of 87% completed the 12 weeks exercise based rehabilitation programme and there were no adverse events during testing or exercise training. Peak oxygen uptake improved significantly from 31.6 ± 7.5 to 34.1 ± 7.8 ml/kg/min. Mean difference was 4.1 ml/kg/min (95% confidence interval, 3.74.5). COOP-WONCA was significantly improved in all domains. Conclusions: The Norwegian Ullevaal model was effective and safe, and resulted in significant and clinically meaningful improvements in cardiopulmonary fitness and quality of life.Implications for rehabilitationCardiac rehabilitation programmes giving at least 3.5 ml/kg/min improvements of peak oxygen uptake are shown to be beneficial.The detailed description of the Norwegian Ullevaal model, applied as a cardiac rehabilitation programme in primary care, may help clinicians with planning and initiating of group-based high intensity cardiac rehabilitation, as well as implementing evidence based science into practice.The findings from this study provide preliminary evidence in support of alternative exercise prescriptions compared to present modalities for cardiac rehabilitation in primary care. Cardiac rehabilitation programmes giving at least 3.5 ml/kg/min improvements of peak oxygen uptake are shown to be beneficial. The detailed description of the Norwegian Ullevaal model, applied as a cardiac rehabilitation programme in primary care, may help clinicians with planning and initiating of group-based high intensity cardiac rehabilitation, as well as implementing evidence based science into practice. The findings from this study provide preliminary evidence in support of alternative exercise prescriptions compared to present modalities for cardiac rehabilitation in primary care.
Media portrayal of elite athletes with disability – a systematic review
Creators: name: Rees, Leanne
name: Robinson, Priscilla
name: Shields, Nora
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background: The media plays an important role in shaping society’s beliefs about disability and sport. The aim of this systematic review is to identify how elite athletes with disability are portrayed in the media. Method: Six electronic databases were searched from 2001 to March 2017 for quantitative or qualitative content analysis of media coverage of elite athletes with disability: SportsDiscus, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Medline 1996-, Embase, and Proquest. Quality assessment and data extraction were performed by two independent assessors. Results: Seventeen moderate quality articles were included. Six themes emerged from the data such as frequency of articles and photos about elite athletes with disability; athlete gender; athlete nationality; disability; athleticism; and Olympic Games versus Paralympic Games. Our results show that elite athletes with disability are less visible in the media than their nondisabled counterparts; female athletes received less coverage than male; the media favored domestic athletes and certain types of disability; and, although there was a focus on athleticism, this was underpinned by a “supercrip” narrative and a medicalised description of disability. Conclusion: Although there has been a positive shift in the narrative around elite athletes with disability in media, relative absence and differing portrayal is present. Considering the power of media shaping society’s perceptions of disability, further investigation is warranted.Implications for RehabilitationMedia has a role in how elite athletes with disability are portrayed and consequently perceived by the public.Elite athletes with disability rarely feature in media.Images of disability are minimized, and certain types of disabilities are favored.An athletic narrative is emerging; however, a medicalised description of athletes remains, shifting the focus from athleticism.“Supercrip” and “Superhuman” terms are commonly used, but may negatively impact the broader disability community. Media has a role in how elite athletes with disability are portrayed and consequently perceived by the public. Elite athletes with disability rarely feature in media. Images of disability are minimized, and certain types of disabilities are favored. An athletic narrative is emerging; however, a medicalised description of athletes remains, shifting the focus from athleticism. “Supercrip” and “Superhuman” terms are commonly used, but may negatively impact the broader disability community.
On Scheduling the Construction of a Treelike Communication Network
Creators: name: Israeli, Amos
name: Perl, Yehoshua
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 1984

description: In a treelike communication network, transmission equipment is required for the internal vertices. We consider optimal schedules for the construction of the edges of the network, minimizing the cost of hiring the transmission equipment during the construction process. Properties of optimal schedules are investigated. It is shown that an optimal schedule is constructed in three parts: The initial matching, the stars part and the residual sub graph. Rules concerning the construction of each one of the parts are presented. Efficient algorithms are presented for some special cases of paths of stars.
Test and asymptotic normality for mixed bivariate measure
Creators: name: SABRE, RACHID; Agrosup Dijon-Université De Bourgogne
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: Consider a pair of random variables whose joint probability measure is the sum of an absolutely continuous measure, a discrete measure and a finite number of absolutely continuous measures on some lines called jum lines. The central limit theorem of the densities estimates is studied and its rate of convergence is given. A statistical test is developed to locate the jump points. An application on real data was conducted.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 2 (2010); 115-136
Reconstructed genomes of novel Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains from 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-dechlorinating enrichment cultures reveal divergent reductive dehalogenase gene profiles
Creators: name: Dam, Hang T.
name: Vollmers, John
name: Häggblom, Max M.
name: Kaster, Anne-Kristin
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Dehalococcoides
Metagenome binning
Chlorinated compounds
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
Anthropogenic contaminated sediments
Bioremediation

description: Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) contaminated sites are widespread and associated with a variety of anthropogenic sources. PCDDs and other organohalide pollutants can serve as terminal electron acceptors for anaerobic respiration by specialized bacteria containing reductive dehalogenases (RdhA). These microorganisms, therefore, play an important role in bioremediation of PCDD contaminated sites. Two anaerobic enrichment cultures established using sediments collected from the PCDD polluted Hackensack (USA) and Kymijoki (Finland) rivers showed robust reductive dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1,2,3,4-TeCDD). Here, we report on the draft genome reconstructions of the two predominant Dehalococcoides strains from the metagenomes of these dehalogenating enrichment cultures. Furthermore, we gathered a complete list of reductive dehalogenases in the two predominant Dehalococcoides strains, and determined which are likely to be responsible for reductive dechlorination of PCDDs. The divergent rdhA gene profiles of the Dehalococcoides strains likely reflect their exposure to different organohalide compounds in their original habitats. Both draft genomes contained a full length rdhA gene with high sequence similarity to a reductive dehalogenase gene found in Dehalococcoides mccartyi CBDB1 known to reductively dechlorinate 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene, i.e. cbrA. This gene homologue might also be responsible for reductive dechlorination of 1,2,3,4-TeCDD in the enrichments and could be used as a biomarker to determine the potential for bioremediation of PCDD contaminated sediments.
Additional file 2 of Evolution and spread of a highly drug resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea
Creators: name: Bainomugisa, Arnold
name: Lavu, Evelyn
name: Pandey, Sushil
name: Majumdar, Suman
name: Banamu, Jennifer
name: Coulter, Chris
name: Marais, Ben
name: Coin, Lachlan
name: Graham, Stephen M.
name: du Cros, Philipp
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table S2. M. tuberculosis genes associated with resistance or compensatory mutation. Table S3. Phylogenetic markers in known drug resistance genes as per Merker et al 2020. Figure S1. Phylogeny of 194 isolates collected from Daru (blue tip labels) and CPHL, Papua New Guinea. Figure S2. Phylogeny of 176 lineage 2 PNG isolates (purple - monophyletic clade) with a global collection of 110 Beijing genomes. Figure S3. Linear regression analysis showing correlation between root-to-tip distance and sampling years (R2 = 0.384) of an extended collection of 176 PNG Beijing datasets covering the period 2012 to 2019. Table S4. Bayesian evaluation of temporal signal (BETS) results for strict and relaxed molecular clock analysis of Beijing isolates. Table S5. Path and stepping stone sampling results of relaxed clock model selection based on marginal likelihood considering 100 steps and 10 million chain length. Figure S4. Evolutionary history of drug resistance among the Beijing strains of PNG forming two clades. Figure S5. Concordance of phenotypic and genotypic drug resistance among Beijing strains from CPHL (Green—bars) and Daru (Red—bars). Figure S6. Number of unique mutations within some of the common genes known to confer resistance to First-line drugs (embB—Ethambutol; fabG1, fabG1-inhA, inhA, katG—Isoniazid; pncA—Pyrazinamide; rpoB—Rifampicin) and Fluoroquinolone (gyrA). Figure S7. Genomic clusters created by Transcluster software (transmission threshold—21 and transmission rate—2) among Beijing strains, stratified by identified PNG provinces. Table S6. Association of genomic clustering among Beijing strains and two genomic features thought to be risk factors of transmission.
Prediction intervals for characteristics of future normal sample under moving ranked set sampling
Creators: name: AL-RAWWASH, MOHAMMAD; Department Of Statistics-Yarmouk University
name: ALODAT, MOH’D; Department Of Statistics-Yarmouk University
name: ALUDAAT, KHALED; Department Of Statistics-Yarmouk University
name: ALODAT, NIDAL; Department Of Biological Sciences-Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
name: MUHAIDAT, RIYAD; Department Of Biological Sciences-Yarmouk University
Publisher: name: Dep. of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", Università di Bologna
Year: 2013

description: In this article, we derive prediction intervals for the characteristics of a future sample from normal population when the sample is selected via moving extreme ranked set sampling. We conduct a simulation study to compare these intervals with their counterparts using simple random sampling. Finally, we apply our findings on grassland biodiversity real data set in central Europe.
description: Statistica; Vol 70, No 2 (2010); 137-152
New insights on the (non-)hardness of circuit minimization and related problems
Creators: name: Hirahara, Shuichi
name: Allender, Eric
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Complexity classes
Circuit complexity
Computational complexity
Kolmogorov complexity
Circuit size
MCSP

description: The Minimum Circuit Size Problem (MCSP) and a related problem (MKTP) that deals with time-bounded Kolmogorov complexity are prominent candidates for NP-intermediate status. We show that, under very modest cryptographic assumptions (such as the existence of one-way functions), the problem of approximating the minimum circuit size (or time-b^ounded Kolmogorov complexity) within a factor of n^{1−o(1)} is indeed NPintermediate. To the best of our knowledge, these problems are the first natural NP-intermediate problems under the existence of an arbitrary one-way function. Our technique is quite general; we use it also to show that approximating the size of the largest clique in a graph within a factor of n^{1−o(1)} is also NP-intermediate unless NP ⊆ P/poly. We also prove that MKTP is hard for the complexity class DET under non-uniform NC0 reductions. This is surprising, since prior work on MCSP and MKTP had highlighted weaknesses of “local” reductions such as NC0 reductions . We exploit this local reduction to obtain several new consequences: —MKTP is not in AC0[p]. —Circuit size lower bounds are equivalent to hardness of a relativized version MKTP^A of MKTP under a class of uniform AC0 reductions, for a significant class of sets A. —Hardness of MCSP^A implies hardness of MKTP^A for a significant class of sets A. This is the first result directly relating the complexity of MCSP^A and MKTP^A, for any A.
description: Resource replaces Authors' Original (AO)
Cryphia algae
Creators: name: Dobado, Pablo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Cryphia
Cryphia algae

description: Cryphia algae (Fabricius, 1775)
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description: Published as part of Dobado, Pablo M., 2020, Lista provisional de los Noctuoidea de la provincia de Córdoba (sur de España): II. Noctuidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)., pp. 319-345 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 22 on page 322, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244049
Evidence of integrated health service delivery during COVID-19 in low and lower-middle-income countries : protocol for a scoping review
Creators: name: Neill, Rachel
name: Hasan, Md Zabir
name: Das, Priyanka
name: Venugopal, Vasuki
name: Jain, Nishant
name: Arora, Dinesh
name: Gupta, Shivam
Publisher: name: BMJ
Year: 2021

description: Introduction The importance of integrated, peoplecentred health systems has been recognised as a central component of Universal Health Coverage. Integration has also been highlighted as a critical element for building resilient health systems that can withstand the shock of health emergencies. However, there is a dearth of research and systematic synthesis of evidence on the synergistic relationship between integrated health services and pandemic preparedness, response, and recovery in lowincome and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, the authors are organising a scoping review aiming to explore the application of integrated health service delivery approaches during the emerging COVID-19 pandemic in LMICs. Methods and analysis This scoping review adheres to the six steps for scoping reviews from Arksey and O’Malley. Peer-reviewed scientific literature will be systematically assembled using a standardised and replicable search strategy from seven electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL Plus, the WHO’s Global Research Database on COVID-19 and LitCovid. Initially, the title and abstract of the collected literature, published in English from December 2019 to June 2020, will be screened for inclusion which will be followed by a full-text review by two independent reviewers. Data will be charted using a data extraction form and reported in narrative format with accompanying data matrix. Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is required for the review. The study will be conducted from June 2020 to May 2021. Results from this scoping review will provide a snapshot of the evidence currently being generated related to integrated health service delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in LMICs. The findings will be developed into reports and a peer-reviewed article and will assist policy-makers in making pragmatic and evidence-based decisions for current and future pandemic responses.