cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Socioeconomic status and hospital utilization among younger adult pneumonia admissions at a Canadian hospital
Creators: name: McGregor, Margaret J
name: Reid, Robert J
name: Schulzer, Michael
name: Fitzgerald, J M
name: Levy, Adrian R
name: Cox, Michelle B
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Although the general association between socioeconomic status (SES) and hospitalization has been well established, few studies have considered the relationship between SES and hospital length of stay (LOS), and/or hospital re-admission. The primary objective of this study therefore, was to examine the relationship of SES to LOS and early re-admission among adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in a setting with universal health insurance. Methods Four hundred and thirty-four (434) individuals were included in this retrospective, longitudinal cohort analysis of adult patients less than 65 years old admitted to a large teaching hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hospital chart review data were linked to population-based health plan administrative data. Chart review was used to gather data on demographics, illness severity, co-morbidity, functional status and other measures of case mix. Two different types of administrative data were used to determine hospital LOS and the occurrence of all-cause re-admission to any hospital within 30 days of discharge. SES was measured by individual-level financial hardship (receipt of income assistance or provincial disability pension) and neighbourhood-level income quintiles. Results Those with individual-level financial hardship had an estimated 15% (95% CI -0.4%, +32%, p = 0.057) longer adjusted LOS and greater risk of early re-admission (adjusted OR 2.65, 95% CI 1.38, 5.09). Neighbourhood-level income quintiles, showed no association with LOS or early re-admission. Conclusion Among hospitalized pneumonia patients less than 65 years, financial hardship derived from individual-level data, was associated with an over two-fold greater risk of early re-admission and a marginally significant longer hospital LOS. However, the same association was not apparent when an ecological measure of SES derived from neighbourhood income quintiles was examined. The ecological SES variable, while useful in many circumstances, may lack the sensitivity to detect the full range of SES effects in clinical studies.
Pravosud V, Andreeva T, Kulchynska R, Liakh A, Makarenko J, Pascal A, Shlapatska C, Stepurko T (2012) Ukrainian nutrition behavior through the prism of childhood reminiscences
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Stepurko, Tetiana
name: Makarenko, Julia
name: Pravosud, Vera
name: Shlapatska, Catherine
name: Kulchynska, Roksolana
name: Liakh, Anna
name: Pascal, Alina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

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Adaptive landscapes in evolving populations of Pseudomonas fluorescens in simple environments
Creators: name: Melnyk, Anita H
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Biology, Evolution and Development.

description: The adaptive landscape heuristic can be used to answer the question "how predictable is evolution?" because its topology will impact the repeatability of evolution. In my Masters research I addressed this question in two ways: (1) I reviewed empirical adaptive landscape studies in the fields of directed protein evolution and microbial experimental evolution and (2) I performed a selection experiment to characterize adaptive landscape topology by measuring variance in fitness and metabolic phenotype within and among genetically distinct Pseudomonas fluorescens strains in two environments. Empirical studies have found that protein level landscapes are generally smooth, however, population level landscapes are rugged even in simple environments. Experimentally I found that the pattern of variance in fitness and metabolic phenotype was unique to the selection environment. The response to selection was highly repeatable at the level of fitness, but the underlying genetic routes taken were different for each environment and more variable in xylose than in glucose, suggesting a more rugged underlying landscape. More generally, my research suggests that making statements about the predictability of adaptive evolution at the population level may be challenging and wi11likely depend on the specifics of the environment in which selection occurs.
Melnyk V, Gryga I, Stepurko T (2012) Informal patient payments in Bulgaria and Ukraine.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Conference abstract Informal patient payments in Bulgaria and Ukraine
Melnyk, Victoria; Gryga, Irena; Stepurko, Tetiana  KEYWORDS: informal payments, informal patient payments, gratitude, bribe, Central and Eastern Europe countries. Abstract (pdf) in Ukrainian
Durneva T, Pashkova N, Prokopenko A, Burlakova S, Kubanova Y, Dzyuba R, Andreeva T (2012) Factors which predetermine tobacco smoke air pollution in cafes, restaurants, and bars of Donetsk city, Ukraine
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Conference abstract Informal patient payments in Bulgaria and Ukraine
Melnyk, Victoria; Gryga, Irena; Stepurko, Tetiana  KEYWORDS: informal payments, informal patient payments, gratitude, bribe, Central and Eastern Europe countries. Abstract (pdf) in Ukrainian
Incentives for valued innovation in the pharmaceutical sector : issues for consideration by domestic and international policy makers
Creators: name: Morgan, Steve
name: Greyson, Devon
name: Hanley, Gillian E.
name: Kinney, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Year: 2014

description: This paper provides a brief review of the economics of information and patents and an explanation of how several characteristics of the pharmaceutical market may produce suboptimal incentives for innovation. We discuss how certain pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies (taken by both state and private actors) may not only be necessary for efficient pharmaceutical purchases, but may also help ensure that patents provide appropriate economic incentives for future innovation. We conclude with an examination of methods by which innovation is measured and argue that the unique characteristics of the pharmaceutical industry may justify changes in both how we measure innovation and how we reward it.
Kulagina R, Ananjeva G, Iakunchykova O, Andreeva T (2012) Familial and social factors of involving teenagers into alcohol use.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Ananjeva, Galina
name: Iakunchykova, Olena
name: Kulagina, Radana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Conference abstract Familial and social factors of involving teenagers into alcohol use
Kulagina, Radana; Ananjeva, Galina; Iakunchykova, Olena; Andreeva, Tatiana  BACKGROUND: Many authors discuss factors which influence involving adolescence into alcohol use. This study was aimed to assess contribution of factors related to alcohol use in the family, getting into situations of alcohol use as well as preventive work in teenage establishments.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Survey of 373 adolescents attending teenage clubs was conducted in Kazan, Russia, with questions related to alcohol use in the family and among peers, age and circumstances of first alcohol use. The outcome measure was whether respondents were current alcohol users. Associations were explored through logistic regression models.
RESULTS: Alcohol use by teenagers did not differ by gender. Odds of using alcohol increased with age (OR=1.46 95%CI 1.19-1.80 per year). Risk of alcohol use was lower if no family members used alcohol (OR=0.3 95%CI 0.2-0.5) compared to those teenagers who have any family members who used alcohol. After adding to the model variables related to the first alcohol use, most significant was association with the response that no one has ever proposed to drink alcohol (OR=0.014 95%CI 0.005-0.041) compared to any situations of alcohol use, while the association with familial factors was attenuated. This shows that impact of familial factors could be mediated through the occasions of alcohol use.
Teenagers whose parents do not use alcohol less likely get into situations where they are proposed to drink in a peer group (12% vs. 24%) or at a party (18% vs. 25%).
Adolescents who expressed negative attitude to alcohol-related work in youth clubs more likely were alcohol users themselves (OR=21.1 95%CI 2.6-170.3), which is better applicable for diagnostics than for program evaluation.
CONCLUSION: Absence of alcohol in the family predetermines alcohol use by adolescents. Teenagers whose parents do not use alcohol less likely get into situations where they are suggested to drink alcohol.
KEY WORDS: alcohol, alcohol initiation, adolescents, family, parents, youth peer groups, youth clubs Abstract (pdf) in English and Russian
Photochemical, photophysical, and photobiological studies of zeolite guest-host complexes
Creators: name: Chretien, Michelle N
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Organic.

description: This thesis focuses on the photochemistry and photophysics of a variety of zeolite complexes, from catalysts to sunscreens. The first chapter describes the preparation and photophysical and photochemical characterization of two new photocatalytic materials. The catalysts are based on a multi-component zeolite, host-guest complex and the interaction between components was probed using time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic efficiency, in terms of the ability to photodegrade biological contaminants, was also investigated. These studies were performed with the aim of developing efficient catalysts for wastewater remediation which can be used with solar (visible) radiation. In subsequent chapters, zeolite materials have been used as matrices for the stabilization of various transient or reactive species. In the case of ZSM-5-type zeolite, the dibenzotropylium cation was rendered indefinitely persistent allowing the examination of its excited-state behaviour. The geometric restriction within the cavities also permits the observation of electron transfer chemistry in the absence of a nucleophilic addition reaction with the electron donor. In a second example, ketoprofen (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) was found to undergo intrazeolite photodecarboxylation to generate a benzylic carbanion. The lifetime of the zeolite-encapsulated carbanion was found to be fifty times longer than in solution. The enhanced lifetime allows intermolecular nucleophilic addition chemistry to compete with protonation, effectively, a photo-initiated Grignard-type reaction is observed. In Chapter 6, fluorescence is used as tool to probe both intra- and interzeolite interactions. In the first part, a zeolite-entrapped radical probe was prepared by ship-in-a-bottle synthesis for the investigation of radical percolation in the zeolite matrix. The probe is a molecular dyad containing a persistent free-radical and a quenched fluorophore. When the probe radical couples with a carbon-centered radical, the probe fluorescence is restored and in this way free-radical species in heterogeneous systems can be conveniently examined. In the second section, zeolite particles were irreversibly labeled with a biologically-compatible fluorophore (also by ship-in-a-bottle synthesis). The last part of this thesis deals with a project relating to supramolecular sunscreens. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Informationen - Die DVG eine Brücke nach Vietnam Bericht über die Jahresmitgliederversammlung der Deutsch-Vietnamesischen Gesellschaft e.V. am 14. November 2006
Creators: name: Lulei, Wilfried
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 103 (2007): ASIEN (April)
Kozlova J, Gryga I (2012) Job satisfaction among Bila Tserkva nurses.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Kozlova, Julia
name: Gryga, Irena
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Kozlova J, Gryga I (2012) Job satisfaction among Bila Tserkva nurses. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s20
Krasovsky K (2012) Mortality decline in Ukraine in 2008-2010
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Krasovsky, Konstantin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Conference abstract Mortality decline in Ukraine in 2008-2010
Krasovsky, Konstantin Key words: mortality, Ukraine, alcohol, health policy. Abstract (pdf) in Ukrainian
The Augustinian theme of harmony: A contribution of a spiritual tradition to a better understanding of the self and others
Creators: name: Dueweke, Robert F
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Theology.

description: Introduction. After spending many years in South America and in the inner city of Chicago, I came to the university with the question: how does an Augustinian community live its spirituality in a situation of violence? I realized too that violence was somehow connected with the inner person, at the level of the heart. As an Augustinian, I wanted to see how harmony appears in the bishop's writings and in those of the Augustinian Order and how it contributes to understanding human relationships. No one has looked at the theme of harmony from this perspective before, and here lies the originality of this study. We know that spiritual traditions are revitalized when their contents are examined in the light of new needs and concerns emerging from the concrete situations in people's lives. Hypothesis. The hypothesis which launches the research is the following: "the element of harmony in Augustine's own religious experience has the potential to provide a better understanding of the self and of others." After collecting and analyzing an abundant material I raised this question: "to what extent does the spiritual tradition of the Augustinian order reflect the thought of the bishop of Hippo?" Answers to this question paved the way to see better how harmony offers new connections of relating and a clearer understanding of the self, God and others. This is the goal of the thesis. Conclusion. The conclusion showed the demonstration that I have made: the theme of harmony appears in Augustine's writings and in those in the tradition of the Order of St. Augustine and how this theme contributes to a better understanding of the self and others. There are areas where the congregation in its spirituality has been both faithful and forgetful. We return to my original question: how does an Augustinian community live its spirituality in a situation of violence? The basic attitude is this: where discord breaks the bonds of relatedness, harmony reinforces them. The Augustinian is called to be a "principle of harmony" and to stand up to all the forces that cause fragmentation and alienation. It is a wake-up call to appropriate its core teaching: to be "lovers of spiritual beauty." (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Stereo-Based Three-Dimensional Model Acquisition and Motion Detection
Creators: name: Yu, Ting
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Computer Science.

description: Deformable models have a long tradition in computer graphics and computer vision. This thesis looks at the capture of surface deformation based on stereo vision. In recent years, 3D reconstruction and motion detection has attracted great attention. In this thesis a framework for 3D reconstruction from mutli-view images followed by isometry-based motion detection is proposed. For 3D reconstruction, the thesis proposes a multi-view stereo algorithm based on well-known window-based matching combined with fusion of multiple matching results. To improve the matching result, some low-level image processing algorithms, camera calibration and background detection are utilized. For window-based matching, a new hybrid matching method is introduced by combining both, a measure of intensity difference and intensity distribution difference. Multiple MVS pointclouds from different reference views are fused with two new fusion strategies to generate a better final reconstruction. To characterize the performance of our matching method and fusion strategies, an evaluation based on the quality of reconstruction is given in the thesis. Based on 3D pointclouds of object surface obtained with stereo, the deformation of the surface is captured. To generate dense motion vectors over a deformed surface, a simple window-based 3D flow method is applied by using isometry of the observed surface as its primary matching constraint. The method uses feature points as anchoring references of the surface deformation. Given a set of matched features no other intensity information is used and hence the method can tolerate intensity changes over time. The approach is shown to work well on two example scenes which capture non-rigid isometric and general deformations. The thesis also presents experiments demonstrating the stability of the geodesic approximation employed in the isometry-based matching when the 3D pointclouds are sparse.
Teacher empowerment affecting morale related to work performance of teachers in schools under the office of Pathum Thani Primary Education Service Area 2
Creators: name: Dararat Ontavorn
Publisher: name: Faculty of Management Science Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Empowerment
Morale in work performance
Primary education

description: Journal of Management Science Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, 6, 2, 115-130
Iakunchykova O, Andreeva T, Hryhorczuk D, Shkiryak-Nizhnyk Z, Zvinchuk A, Chislovska N, Antipkin Y (2012) The impact of early life stress on risk of tobacco smoking initiation by adolescents.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Iakunchykova, Olena
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Iakunchykova O, Andreeva T, Hryhorczuk D, Shkiryak-Nizhnyk Z, Zvinchuk A, Chislovska N, Antipkin Y (2012) The impact of early life stress on risk of tobacco smoking initiation by adolescents. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s49-s50. BACKGROUND: Early life stress is known to be associated with increased propensity to substance abuse. The present study seeks to confirm the association between early life stress and tobacco smoking initiation by adolescents. METHODS: This study is based on the data of the Family and Children of Ukraine Study (FCOU), which is a part of the cohort study in Europe for pregnancy and childhood “ELSPAC”. Main exposures were stressful life event scores at 3 and 7 years that were calculated by summing the perceived impact score reported by mothers for each life event. Smoking status of the adolescent and age of smoking initiation, reported at the 16-years-old follow-up, were outcome measures. Data were analyzed using multivariate binary logistic regression models separately for boys and girls controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and mother’s smoking. RESULTS: Stressful life events score was available for 898 participants at age 3 years and for 840 participants at age 7 years and varied from 0 to 48 points, with mean equal 4.69 and 5.96 respectively. In the gender-stratified analysis current smoking by boys or girls was not associated with early life stress measured at 3 years old. Association between smoking and early life stress at age 7 years was not observed for boys. However, girls who experienced much stress at 7 years (more than 12 points) had 3 times higher odds of smoking (OR=2.94, 95% CI=1.26-6.83). Girls who had scored more than 12 points for stressful life events at 3 or 7 years old were respectively three times (OR=3.34, 95% CI=1.50-7.42) or 2 times (OR=2.19, 95% CI=1.01-4.74) more likely to start smoking at 13 years old or younger. CONCLUSIONS: Early life stress may have effect on vulnerability to tobacco smoking by adolescents. However, this effect was significant only for girls at high incidence of stressful life events.
The mediating influence of internal accountability systems on teachers' assessment practices
Creators: name: Hay, Aletha Adell
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Education, Administration.
subject: Education, Elementary.

description: This collective case study explores the nature of internal accountability systems in two elementary schools situated within a provincial-level accountability agenda using large-scale performance testing to ensure both school accountability and professional learning. The purpose of this mixed model study was threefold: first, to explore the components and strength of internal accountability systems and the interactive dynamics with the external system; second, to identify key environmental factors that impacted the school-based systems; and third, to reveal the influence these internal forums had on teachers' assessment practices. Multiple theoretical lenses informed the conceptual framework used to analyze the policy to practice connections in the restructuring educational system. The study findings reveal several observations. First, internal accountability systems should possess five components including aims, information on school performance, a standard of achievement, person(s) who judge school performance, and mechanisms to guide and monitor teachers' practices. The presence of all five components suggests that strong internal accountability systems were in place in the two schools. Second, two environmental factors impacting these systems were large-scale performance tests and professional leadership. There is indication that the design of the testing program minimized unintended negative effects linked with public reports and that school leadership was instrumental in mobilizing support for school improvement and professional learning. Third, the study also describes the relationship between the internal and external systems nested within the province's standards-based reform initiative. The findings unpack the compatibility between the instruments and strategies of the school-level systems and those of the state-level system, lending support for the proposition that external oversight contributes to school-based ownership for proactive change. Finally, the study findings illuminate how internal accountability systems mediated teachers' practices and supported the development of collegial assessment practices. The findings lend support for the position that the dual aims of accountability and professional learning are enabled when internal accountability systems are facilitated by a professionally oriented external policy environment.
Development of formulation and technology of non-dairy soy-coconut yogurt
Creators: name: Kosterina, V.
name: Yakovleva, A.
name: Koniaeva, V.
name: Iakovchenko, N.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: soy milk
coconut milk
kudzu
lecithin
soy yoghurt
coconut yoghurt
article

description: Yogurt provides an organism with probiotics, which can help digestion. However, many people do not consume dairy for a lot of reasons such as lactose intolerance, milk protein allergy, environmental and ethical concerns. The aim of the research was to develop formulation and technology of plant-based yogurt made of coconut and soy milk. The possibility of using the composition of coconut and soy milk was investigated. The effect of using different ratios of coconut and soy milk on rheological and sensory acceptability was studied. Soy milk containing 20, 30, 40 and 50% coconut milk were used in the production of soy yoghurt using commercially available yoghurt starter. The physico-chemical composition, water activity, rheological and organoleptic properties, fatty acid composition and microorganism viability were investigated. Presented production procedure enables the manufacture of a product with satisfactory functional properties and organoleptic properties.
British Columbia real estate's place in an investment portfolio
Creators: name: Somerville, Tsur
name: Fleming, Cam
name: Smidesang, Anita
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia. Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate
Year: 2017

description: The strong growth in the British Columbia (BC) real estate market since 2000 has sparked great interest in investing in the local real estate market. Recent performance, however, may not be the best determinant of an asset’s future place in an investor’s portfolio. This is both because this performance may be at odds with historic performance and because return alone fails to address both risk and the diversification benefits that result from a mix of assets in a portfolio. This report uses modern portfolio theory to examine the position of BC real estate in a diversified investment portfolio. We find that for many investors, BC real estate should have an important place in their investment portfolio and that the best results come from having a geographically diverse set of properties.Note: The Report was prepared Under a Grant for the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia
Khryshchuk O (2012) Information needs of neuro-oncology patients and their caregivers: a pilot study.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Khryshchuk, Olga
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Khryshchuk O (2012) Information needs of neuro-oncology patients and their caregivers: a pilot study. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s11-s12 BACKGROUND: Patients with primary brain tumors (PBT) often have acute depression, anxiety and complications of social adaptation. The goal of this study was to examine difficulties and information needs of patients with PBT and their caregivers during diagnostic and treatment period. METHODS: Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with convenience sample of nine patients and four caregivers who were under treatment in the Kyiv “Feofaniya” clinic in October 2011 – April 2012. Convenience strategy was used because of poor availability of the target group. Data collection was stopped when saturation was achieved. RESULTS: PBT patients and their caregivers need information about diagnosis and prognosis, while uncertainty about the future is increased due to a long diagnostic period and delayed contacts with neuro-oncology professionals. In making decision, patients rely on the doctors, which confirms the paternalistic relationships. Most patients avoid talking about their feelings with the family and tend to deny the change of roles in the family due to illness. Those who consider chances of recovery as high express need for psychological support, but those who are emotionally suppressed and scared, don’t want to discuss their state with professionals. Caregivers also experience increased responsibility and fear about the future. Possibly, religious patients have lower information needs and willingness to discuss the disease and its treatment with the doctor. CONCLUSIONS: During the diagnostics patients face problems of uncertainty regarding the diagnosis, the availability of appropriate health professional, and the treatment strategy. Communication with doctor and quality of information provided to the patient is important as well as professional psychological support for patients and their caregivers. Limitations of the study include poor sample strategy, all participants were recruited from a single clinic, which is not the typical for Ukraine, there was no possibility to suggest help when such need was expressed by the respondents.
Assessment of the methane emission for different typologies of fattening swine facilities in the department of Antioquia – Colombia
Creators: name: Castrillón, N.
name: González, V.
name: Osorio, J.A.
name: Montoya, A.P.
name: Correa, G.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: typologies of construction
methane emissions
natural ventilation
greenhouse gases
swine production
article

description: The explosive growth of swine production at high stocking densities in confinement farming worldwide, has raised concerns the environmental impact, health and livestock productivity and the production of associated gases in this type of large-scale farms. The aim of this paper was to study the methane gas concentration and emissions of ten different typologies of swine production installations. The facilities were in the department of Antioquia - Colombia, they were located between 800–2,300 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.) of heights, they mainly employed natural ventilation as refrigeration strategy and they were used for pigs in fattening stage. Methane measurements were taken at animal height. Sensors were located at intermediate points of the ventilation inlet and outlet areas. The behaviour of methane concentration and emission of the facilities were analysed along with the correlation and temporal evolution of climatic variables, comfort indices and construction typologies. The information was analysed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and principal component analysis (PCA). Were found an average of CH4 Emission Rate (ER) per facility (kg year-1 ) of 607.9, Global Warming Potential (GWP) per facility (kg year-1 ) of 15,197.42 and significant correlations between ER and cleaning frequency (CF), animal unit (AU), air flow (Q), animal density(AD) and relative humidity (RH) were evidenced. This is the first research reported in Colombia, that will be important to create some governmental policies.
Klymenko N, Semigina T (2012) European experience of HIV prevention policy among men who have sex with men.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law

description: Klymenko N, Semigina T (2012) European experience of HIV prevention policy among men who have sex with men. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s37-s38 BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a high-risk group for HIV. Implementation of effective preventive activities is an important way to combat HIV among MSM. However, in Ukraine there is no real HIV prevention policy among MSM and the need for its formulation is still open. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis of legal acts, national reports and other official documents related to HIV prevention among MSM was carried out for Romania, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Sweden. RESULTS: European countries use various approaches to HIV prevention among MSM: institutional, structural, and media approach. Countries under consideration have fully specified the minimum standard package for HIV prevention among MSM, who are defined as the highest priority group. Distinct strategies for MSM and ways to achieve them are outlined within the national plans and strategies for combating HIV/AIDS (Slovenia, Romania, the Netherlands). The National plan for HIV prevention among MSM will come into action in 2012 in Sweden. Countries, chosen for this study, use the principle of social contract by which the government provides subsidies and grants to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working with MSM through its specialized health care units (Slovenia, Sweden), and sometimes only for one national NGO (the Netherlands). Outreach is the most common model of NGO’s activities.. In Sweden, MSM can get counseling and HIV testing in specialized HIV clinic for MSM. HIV prevention among MSM is run by representatives of NGOs through dating sites (Slovenia, Romania), through educating MSM and further promotion of healthy lifestyles among their friends. Along with the behavior modification activities, anti-discrimination strategies are used (Sweden, the Netherlands, Slovenia). CONCLUSIONS: Review of the regulatory frameworks, empowerment of NGOs, implementation of the social contract mechanisms, using interactive tools and providing education for MSM can be key points of HIV prevention policy among MSM in Ukraine.
SEQ2MGS_supplements_S3
Creators: name: Van Camp, PJ
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 80301 Bioinformatics Software
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Supplemental material S3 - MG-RAST reports. Also available through https://www.mg-rast.org/mgmain.html?mgpage=project&project=mgp102827
A sustainable approach to boosting liquid biofuels production from second generation biomass resources in West Africa
Creators: name: Dunmade, I.S.
name: Akinlabi, E.
name: Daramola, M.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: bioeconomy
bioenergy
liquid biofuels
sustainability
West Africa
article

description: West African region has abundant second generation biomass resources consisting of agricultural residues, forest resources; municipal solid wastes; and animal wastes that could be harnessed to produce liquid biofuels. A number of countries in the region have developed energy policies to foster bioenergy production. Despite the national intent expressed in various countries’ bioenergy policies, development of bioenergy facilities and liquid biofuels production from cellulosic sources in the region are essentially at the research and development stage. This study, through comprehensive reviews of various bioenergy policies, news reports, related journal articles and development reports, examined the reasons for the delay in the development of biorefineries in the region. The study then articulated feasible solutions to address the challenges. Among the discovered causes of the delay are over-dependence on fossil fuels and defective energy policy implementation manifesting in the form of lack of continuity. Other issues include poor private sector’s involvement and inadequate incentives necessary for private investors’ participation. This study concludes that boosting liquid biofuels production in West Africa would require public-private collaboration that is built from bottom-up. Successful bioenergy facilities’ development in the region would need to be community level scaled rather than being mega projects, and it would need to involve participation of communities as collaborators. In addition, to ensure sustainable production, it would be necessary to incorporate public enlightenment, and grant tax incentives to investors. Moreover, it would need to include a sustainable technology training package that would empower local engineers and technicians to not only develop bioenergy facilities that are suitable for the locality but also to maintain and improve them. Furthermore, Continuity and consistency in policy implementation and financing prioritization are essential to boosting liquid biofuel production in the West African region and to enable West African region to occupy its rightful place in the global bioeconomy.
Nanoscale devices for studying quantum fluids and electrostatic field-effects in superconducting nanoconstrictions
Creators: name: Guthrie, Andrew
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2020

description: Nanofabricated devices, where the characteristic dimension is less than one micron (10^-6 m), have remarkable potential as highly sensitive tools to observe the quantum world to which we belong. By operating such devices at extremely low temperatures we can engineer physical scenarios never before seen in nature. Investigating the laws which govern at such small energy and length scales has the potential to upend our current understanding of the universe. This thesis introduces two main bodies of experimental work, both of which utilise nanoscale devices as precise detectors for various unique quantum phenomena. In Part I, nanomechanical devices with extremely high mass sensitivity were used as probes of quantum fluids, namely superfluid 4He. We present the first measurements of nanomechanical devices in superfluid 4He, measuring the spectra of thermal excitations, and use our devices to demonstrate a new quasiparticle driving mechanism, which we call the ‘phonon wind’. Here, a nanobeam can be moved coherently under the influence of a modulated flux of thermal excitations. We go on to use nanobeams as high-speed detectors for the phenomenon of quantized vortices in 4He, ultimately concluding with the systematic study of a single vortex trapped by a nanobeam. We also present the first measurements of micromechanical torsional tuning forks in superfluid 4He, demonstrating a unique multimode detection scheme where torsional oscillations are used to sense quantised vortices generated by flexural oscillations. In Part II, nanoelectronic devices with extremely high charge sensitivity were used as probes of the superconducting field-effect. The superconducting field-effect, as previously observed in nanoconstrictions, is a completely unexpected phenomenon and cannot theoretically coexist with the well-established Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer theory of superconductivity. Using a gated Dayem bridge coupled to a high-frequency circuit, we characterise this effect with far greater time resolution than previously possible, demonstrating that the observed effect is merely a result of electron tunnelling causing localised heating in the constriction.
BioMoby extensions to the Taverna workflow management and enactment software
Creators: name: Kawas, Edward
name: Senger, Martin
name: Wilkinson, Mark D
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: As biology becomes an increasingly computational science, it is critical that we develop software tools that support not only bioinformaticians, but also bench biologists in their exploration of the vast and complex data-sets that continue to build from international genomic, proteomic, and systems-biology projects. The BioMoby interoperability system was created with the goal of facilitating the movement of data from one Web-based resource to another to fulfill the requirements of non-expert bioinformaticians. In parallel with the development of BioMoby, the European myGrid project was designing Taverna, a bioinformatics workflow design and enactment tool. Here we describe the marriage of these two projects in the form of a Taverna plug-in that provides access to many of BioMoby's features through the Taverna interface. Results: The exposed BioMoby functionality aids in the design of "sensible" BioMoby workflows, aids in pipelining BioMoby and non-BioMoby-based resources, and ensures that end-users need only a minimal understanding of both BioMoby, and the Taverna interface itself. Users are guided through the construction of syntactically and semantically correct workflows through plug-in calls to the Moby Central registry. Moby Central provides a menu of only those BioMoby services capable of operating on the data-type(s) that exist at any given position in the workflow. Moreover, the plug-in automatically and correctly connects a selected service into the workflow such that users are not required to understand the nature of the inputs or outputs for any service, leaving them to focus on the biological meaning of the workflow they are constructing, rather than the technical details of how the services will interoperate. Conclusion: With the availability of the BioMoby plug-in to Taverna, we believe that BioMoby-based Web Services are now significantly more useful and accessible to bench scientists than are more traditional Web Services.
Dynamic variable selection in SNP genotype autocalling from APEX microarray data
Creators: name: Podder, Mohua
name: Welch, William J.
name: Zamar, Ruben H.
name: Tebbutt, Scott J.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are DNA sequence variations, occurring when a single nucleotide – adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) or guanine (G) – is altered. Arguably, SNPs account for more than 90% of human genetic variation. Our laboratory has developed a highly redundant SNP genotyping assay consisting of multiple probes with signals from multiple channels for a single SNP, based on arrayed primer extension (APEX). This mini-sequencing method is a powerful combination of a highly parallel microarray with distinctive Sanger-based dideoxy terminator sequencing chemistry. Using this microarray platform, our current genotype calling system (known as SNP Chart) is capable of calling single SNP genotypes by manual inspection of the APEX data, which is time-consuming and exposed to user subjectivity bias. Results: Using a set of 32 Coriell DNA samples plus three negative PCR controls as a training data set, we have developed a fully-automated genotyping algorithm based on simple linear discriminant analysis (LDA) using dynamic variable selection. The algorithm combines separate analyses based on the multiple probe sets to give a final posterior probability for each candidate genotype. We have tested our algorithm on a completely independent data set of 270 DNA samples, with validated genotypes, from patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of St. Paul's Hospital (plus one negative PCR control sample). Our method achieves a concordance rate of 98.9% with a 99.6% call rate for a set of 96 SNPs. By adjusting the threshold value for the final posterior probability of the called genotype, the call rate reduces to 94.9% with a higher concordance rate of 99.6%. We also reversed the two independent data sets in their training and testing roles, achieving a concordance rate up to 99.8%. Conclusion: The strength of this APEX chemistry-based platform is its unique redundancy having multiple probes for a single SNP. Our model-based genotype calling algorithm captures the redundancy in the system considering all the underlying probe features of a particular SNP, automatically down-weighting any 'bad data' corresponding to image artifacts on the microarray slide or failure of a specific chemistry. In this regard, our method is able to automatically select the probes which work well and reduce the effect of other so-called bad performing probes in a sample-specific manner, for any number of SNPs.
Dvinskykh N, Shulga L, Botvin S (2012) Outreach nurses in Harm Reduction projects: improving acceptability and availability of medical care to drug users
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Medicine

description: Dvinskykh N, Shulga L, Botvin S (2012) Outreach nurses in Harm Reduction projects: improving acceptability and availability of medical care to drug users Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s61 BACKGROUND: Injection drug users (IDU) remain one of the most vulnerable population segments in Ukraine, with HIV prevalence up to 22% among this group. At the same time, drug users lack access to basic health care and reportedly face stigma and discrimination from medical workers. Harm reduction projects in Ukraine partially address this problem by providing regular HIV and STI testing for their clients, and by referring them to medical institutions, where IDU can get free treatment for STI, TB, and ARV therapy for HIV. However, issues of acceptability and availability of medical care for drug users are far from being resolved. METHODS: During 2011, the new approach of ‘outreach nurses’ was piloted by All Ukrainian Harm Reduction Association (UHRA) with support from ICF “International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine”. The aim of the project was to bring medical services closer to IDU by integrating work of medical professionals into a comprehensive package of Harm Reduction project services. The project employed fifteen nurses from five regions of Ukraine. During the project, nurses provided basic medical services, consultations on health improvement issues and referrals. The services were provided at the places convenient for clients: syringe exchange points, community centers, mobile clinics, and at home. RESULTS: The services of the project were well accepted by the clients. From June till December 2011 the project reached 1703 unique clients, with a total of 4525 visits (300 visits per nurse on average). For comparison, in the HR projects that employed surgeons, on average there were 58 visits per doctor (from 30 to 93) during the same period of time. CONCLUSIONS: To improve access to medical care for the drug using population Harm Reduction projects should consider including work of ‘outreach nurses’ to the package of services they provide.
Fomenko T, Stepurko T (2012) Informal patient payments in oncology practice.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Economics

description: Fomenko T, Stepurko T (2012) Informal patient payments in oncology practice. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 2 (Supplement 1, 2nd conference 'Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health'):s13-s14 BACKGROUND: In Europe, new cases of cancer are diagnosed in 4 million people yearly, of whom 837 000 die. In Ukraine of 160 000 new cases almost 100 000 die. With proper treatment, one third of cancer cases is curable, but informal payments (IPP) in health care limit access to treatment. We aimed to explore the experience of people treated for cancer to identify obstacles in obtaining health care and the expert opinion about health care for cancer patients in Ukraine. METHODS: The study is exploratory. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 convenience sample patients or their relatives as well as with three experts between October 2011 – April 2012. RESULTS. Solicitation or receipt of IPP depends on the organizational culture. Respondents do not mind about IPP, but want this to be their own decision. IPP are often considered a “thank” to the medical staff for the service. The significant percentage of expenditures while in treatment for patients is due to purchases of medicines at their own expense. The problem of a long process of diagnostics and incomplete information by the medical staff about the stage of cancer and possible prognoses are essential for the respondents. According to experts not sufficient number of specialists and equipment for proper diagnosis and treatment is another problem. The attitude of medical staff to the patient with cancer largely depends on the personal features of the staff. CONCLUSIONS: Significant problems perceived by cancer patients are related to purchase of medicines at their own expense, structural and organizational features of hospitals, where they are staying for the treatment. Informal payments largely depend on the personal qualities of medical staff. The government must ensure fairness and equal access in getting care in oncology practice because it mainly affects the health of the nation.
title: Glockenblume :
title: Richtlinien für die Durchführung der Prüfung auf Unterscheidbarkeit, Homogenität und Beständigkeit.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants,
Publisher: name: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants,
Year: 0
Subjects: Plants
New Varieties of Plants
Campanula

description: Zweck dieser Richtlinien („Prüfungsrichtlinien“) ist es, die in der Allgemeinen Einführung (Dokument TG/1/3) und deren verbundenen TGP-Dokumenten enthaltenen Grundsätze in detaillierte praktische Anleitung für die harmonisierte Prüfung der Unterscheidbarkeit, der Homogenität und der Beständigkeit (DUS) umzusetzen und insbesondere geeignete Merkmale für die DUS-Prüfung und die Erstellung harmonisierter Sortenbeschreibungen auszuweisen.