cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Staurocephalus Grube 1855
Creators: name: Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.
name: Carrera-Parra, Luis F.
name: Muir, Alexander I.
name: León-González, Jesús Angel De
name: Piotrowski, Christina
name: Sato, Masanori
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Eunicida
Dorvilleidae
Staurocephalus

description: Staurocephalus Grube, 1855
 (= Dorvillea Parfitt, 1866) brevipinnis Grube, 1878: Singapore. MPW 388 (= Dorvillea brevipinnis fide Hartman 1959) filicornis Grube, 1878: Singapore. ZMB (= Dorvillea filicornis fide Hartman 1959)
description: Published as part of Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I., Carrera-Parra, Luis F., Muir, Alexander I., León-González, Jesús Angel De, Piotrowski, Christina & Sato, Masanori, 2014, Polychaete species (Annelida) described from the Philippine and China Seas, pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 3842 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3842.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4928482
Absence of long-range order in a spin-half Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the stacked kagome lattice
Creators: name: Schmalfuss, D.
name: Richter, J.
name: Ihle, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the ground state of a spin-half Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the stacked kagome lattice by using a spin-rotation-invariant Green's-function method. Since the pure two-dimensional kagome antiferromagnet is most likely a magnetically disordered quantum spin liquid, we investigate the question whether the coupling of kagome layers in a stacked three-dimensional system may lead to a magnetically ordered ground state. We present spin-spin correlation functions and correlation lengths. For comparison we apply also linear spin wave theory. Our results provide strong evidence that the system remains short-range ordered independent of the sign and the strength of the interlayer coupling.
The relationship between physical fitness and internet game disorder of emerging adults in Macao
Creators: name: Lei, Si Man
name: Wu, Chi Chong
name: Cao, Jingguo
name: Wong, Soi Po
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: The impact of internet or video game addiction on physical health and diagnosis as a kind of disorder has become a crucial public health issue among emerging adults. In 2018, World Health Organization classified gaming disorder as an international disease. However, relatively few studies have examined the relationship between game disorder and health-related physical fitness outcomes. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the status and explore the relationship between the internet game disorder (IGD) and physical fitness (PF) of emerging adults in Macao. Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited 410 emerging adults (age range 18 – 22, 46.8% male and 53.2% female) in Macao. The physical fitness test has conducted to collect data, and the questionnaire included background information and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS-20) with high internal reliability (α= .88), consisting of six components. In addition, One way ANOVA, t-test, and Pearson‘s correlation coefficient were used for data analysis. Result: The key findings included (1) Multivariate analysis indicated a significant effect of age, gender, year of study on the level of IGD and PF. (2) Muscle strength had a positive relationship with the IGD (r=.113, p
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Exploring contemporary screen time in Australian adolescents: A qualitative study
Creators: name: Thomas, George
name: Bennie, Jason A.
name: De Cocker, Katrien
name: Biddle, Stuart J. H.
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Screen time, a highly prevalent behaviour, can be detrimental to adolescent health. However, little is known about the nature of adolescents' screen use, in addition to the context in which their screen use occurs. Purpose: To qualitatively explore the nature of and reasons for contemporary screen use among adolescents. Methods: Sixteen adolescents (9 girls and 7 boys) aged 13-17 years from a secondary school in Queensland, Australia participated in semi-structured one-on-one interviews. All interviews were transcribed verbatim, anonymised, and thematically analysed using an inductive approach. Results: Smartphone use was ubiquitous, occurring mostly at home, after school, and typically used for social, entertainment and functional activities. Binge-watching and multi-screening emerged as common sedentary patterns of contemporary screen engagement, often performed solitary. Screen time appeared to be an important aspect of adolescents’ social lives, while there were also some psychological, physical and behavioural concerns. Family and friends were thought to influence adolescents’ screen time either directly (co-participation) or indirectly (modelling), while social smartphone notifications were said to prompt habitual, frequent and prolonged screen engagement. Conclusion: This study provided several new insights into the nature, functions, patterns, and benefits and concerns of adolescents’ contemporary screen engagement. On the whole, adolescents engaged in a wide variety of screen-viewing practices, including newer digital media, mostly as a function to connect with friends and family. It might be desirable for screen time reduction interventions and policies to take into account the underlying social and psychological factors, and habitual nature of contemporary screen engagement among adolescents. Funding: This research was supported by the Research Training Program - International Stipend and Tuition Fees Scholarship.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Criteria for the Selection of Industrial Projects in Underdeveloped Countries
Creators: name: Bryce, Murray D.
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 33
subject: Built environment and design

description: This study is an appraisal of several criteria which are used for the selection of industrial projects for underdeveloped countries. The criteria examined are: factor intensity, plant complexity, commercial profitability, and social profitability (social marginal productivity). The purpose of the study is to determine which criterion is the best measure of the total net worth of projects to the economy of the developing country, taking into consideration all measurable economic costs and benefits. It is assumed that development authorities have before them a representative group of sound projects which must be comparatively appraised so that those of greatest economic value may be chosen.
Exploration of the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model revised with self-compassion among Hong Kong secondary school students: An Abductive Qualitative Approach
Creators: name: Wong, Ming Yu Claudia
name: Chung, Pak-Kwong
name: Leung, Ka Man
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: This study regards the mental health risks confronting Hong Kong’s youths as a significant issue. However, due to the conservative attitude of Chinese people toward seeking mental health services, participating in physical activity as a self-help instrument in developing a positive self-concept should be promoted. Purpose: Given that, self-compassion was shown to be more precise than global self-esteem in predicting both negative and positive mental well-being compared to self-esteem. The current study thus aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity and self-compassion based on Exercise and Self-Esteem Model, by replacing self-esteem with self-compassion. Methods: Using the abductive grounded theory approach, a total of 25 (Mage = 14.84, sd=1.40) students recruited from secondary schools in Hong Kong were involved in the in-depth interviews. Results: The results demonstrated four major categories based on the EXSEM revised with self-compassion (EXSEM-SC): Physical activity, exercise self-efficacy, self-compassion, and body compassion; thus deductively revealed the expected relationship. Moreover, two new categories, personality traits and injuries were determined inductively from the outcomes. Conclusions: This study identified the relationship between physical activity and self-compassion among Hong Kong secondary school students, and further showed the progression towards mental well-being. Future studies should explore the quantitative properties of the model. Funding: N/A.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Unsupervised Multi-Class Domain Adaptation: Theory, Algorithms, and Practice
Creators: name: Zhang, Yabin
name: Deng, Bin
name: Tang, Hui
name: Zhang, Lei
name: Jia, Kui
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we study the formalism of unsupervised multi-class domain adaptation (multi-class UDA), which underlies a few recent algorithms whose learning objectives are only motivated empirically. Multi-Class Scoring Disagreement (MCSD) divergence is presented by aggregating the absolute margin violations in multi-class classification, and this proposed MCSD is able to fully characterize the relations between any pair of multi-class scoring hypotheses. By using MCSD as a measure of domain distance, we develop a new domain adaptation bound for multi-class UDA; its data-dependent, probably approximately correct bound is also developed that naturally suggests adversarial learning objectives to align conditional feature distributions across source and target domains. Consequently, an algorithmic framework of Multi-class Domain-adversarial learning Networks (McDalNets) is developed, and its different instantiations via surrogate learning objectives either coincide with or resemble a few recently popular methods, thus (partially) underscoring their practical effectiveness. Based on our identical theory for multi-class UDA, we also introduce a new algorithm of Domain-Symmetric Networks (SymmNets), which is featured by a novel adversarial strategy of domain confusion and discrimination. SymmNets affords simple extensions that work equally well under the problem settings of either closed set, partial, or open set UDA. We conduct careful empirical studies to compare different algorithms of McDalNets and our newly introduced SymmNets. Experiments verify our theoretical analysis and show the efficacy of our proposed SymmNets. In addition, we have made our implementation code publicly available.
description: CVPR extension; TPAMI camera ready version: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9253700; IEEE copyright; Codes are available at: https://github.com/YBZh/MultiClassDA
Additional file 9 of Transcriptomic analysis reveals vacuolar Na+ (K+)/H+ antiporter gene contributing to growth, development, and defense in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Creators: name: Yanhua Huang
name: Cui, Xin
name: Huifang Cen
name: Kehua Wang
name: Yunwei Zhang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Figure S4 Expression analysis of selected RNA-seq genes by qRT-PCR. FPKM (fragments per kilobase of exon per million fragments mapped) values obtained with RNA-seq and qPCR values in the analysis of selected genes. Error bars represent the standard error for three independent experimental replicates. (PDF 146 kb)
Criteria for the Selection of Industrial Projects in Underdeveloped Countries
Creators: name: Bryce, Murray D.
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: This study is an appraisal of several criteria which are used for the selection of industrial projects for underdeveloped countries. The criteria examined are: factor intensity, plant complexity, commercial profitability, and social profitability (social marginal productivity). The purpose of the study is to determine which criterion is the best measure of the total net worth of projects to the economy of the developing country, taking into consideration all measurable economic costs and benefits. It is assumed that development authorities have before them a representative group of sound projects which must be comparatively appraised so that those of greatest economic value may be chosen.
Estimating the Effects of Continuous-valued Interventions using Generative Adversarial Networks
Creators: name: Bica, Ioana
name: Jordon, James
name: van der Schaar, Mihaela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: While much attention has been given to the problem of estimating the effect of discrete interventions from observational data, relatively little work has been done in the setting of continuous-valued interventions, such as treatments associated with a dosage parameter. In this paper, we tackle this problem by building on a modification of the generative adversarial networks (GANs) framework. Our model, SCIGAN, is flexible and capable of simultaneously estimating counterfactual outcomes for several different continuous interventions. The key idea is to use a significantly modified GAN model to learn to generate counterfactual outcomes, which can then be used to learn an inference model, using standard supervised methods, capable of estimating these counterfactuals for a new sample. To address the challenges presented by shifting to continuous interventions, we propose a novel architecture for our discriminator - we build a hierarchical discriminator that leverages the structure of the continuous intervention setting. Moreover, we provide theoretical results to support our use of the GAN framework and of the hierarchical discriminator. In the experiments section, we introduce a new semi-synthetic data simulation for use in the continuous intervention setting and demonstrate improvements over the existing benchmark models.
Clues to the nature of damped Lyman alpha systems from chemical evolution models
Creators: name: Lanfranchi, Gustavo A.
name: Friaca, Amancio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The evolution of the metallicity of damped Lyman alpha systems (DLAs) is investigated in order to understand the nature of these systems. The observational data on chemical abundances of DLAs are analysed with robust statistical methods, and the abundances are corrected for dust depletion. The results of this analysis are compared to predictions of several classes of chemical evolution models: one-zone dwarf galaxy models, multizone disk models, and chemodynamical models representing dwarf galaxies. We compare the observational data on the [alpha/Fe] and [N/alpha] ratios to the predictions from the models. In DLAs, these ratios are only partially reproduced by the dwarf galaxy one-zone model and by the disk model. On the other hand, the chemodynamical model for dwarf galaxies reproduces the properties of nearly all DLAs. We derive the formation epoch of dwarf galaxies, and we find that dwarf galaxies make a significant contribution to the total neutral gas density in DLAs, and that this contribution is more important at high redshifts (z > 2-3). We propose a scenario in which the DLA population is dominated by dwarf galaxies at high redshifts and by disks at lower redshifts. We also find that Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs) may constitute a sequence rather than present a sharp dichotomy between the two populations. We also arise the possibility that we could be missing a whole population of high HI density column objects, with metallicities intermediate between those of DLAs and LBGs. Finally, we discuss the possibility that relying only on the observations of DLAs could lead to an underestimate of the metal content of the high redshift Universe.
description: 23 pages, 19 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Additional file 7 of Transcriptomic analysis reveals vacuolar Na+ (K+)/H+ antiporter gene contributing to growth, development, and defense in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Creators: name: Yanhua Huang
name: Cui, Xin
name: Huifang Cen
name: Kehua Wang
name: Yunwei Zhang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Table S4. Number of genes identified from KEGG pathways. (DOCX 16 kb)
Phase Diagram of the Heisenberg Spin Ladder with Ring Exchange
Creators: name: Gritsev, V.
name: Normand, B.
name: Baeriswyl, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the phase diagram of a generalized spin-1/2 quantum antiferromagnet on a ladder with rung, leg, diagonal, and ring-exchange interactions. We consider the exactly soluble models associated with the problem, obtain the exact ground states which exist for certain parameter regimes, and apply a variety of perturbative techniques in the regime of strong ring-exchange coupling. By combining these approaches with considerations related to the discrete Z_4 symmetry of the model, we present the complete phase diagram.
description: 17 pages, 10 figures
ANALYSIS OF SOYBEAN OPTIONS HARIMTING STRATEGIES
Creators: name: Frank, Stuart D.
name: Pfeiffer, George H.
name: Curtis, Charles E.
name: Irwin, Scott H.
name: Frank, Stuart D.
name: Pfeiffer, George H.
name: Curtis, Charles E.
name: Irwin, Scott H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1986
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Risk and Uncertainty

description: This paper examines the returns and risk of soybean marketing strategies using futures and options. Two conclusions were suggested by the results. First, adding options strategies to traditional cash sales, static futures hedging, and storage hedging activities substantially improves risk-return tradeoffs. Second, adding technical futures hedging strategies to options hedging strategies further improves risk-return tradeoffs.
Towards a General Method of Estimating Productivity-Soil Depth Response Relationships
Creators: name: Christensen, Lee A.
name: McElyea, David E.
name: Christensen, Lee A.
name: McElyea, David E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1986
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Crop Production/Industries
Farm Management

description: Four functional forms were investigated to determine their usefulness in estimating the relationship between soil erosion and crop yields. These functional forms were linear, polynomial, Cobb-Douglas, and Hitscherlich- Spillman. The Mitscherlich-Spillman is shown to better meet the theoretical requirements. A variable defined as the mechanical composition of the plant rooting zone is shown to be a superior predictor variable to topsoil depth. Soybean yield data for Georgia Cecil soils were fitted to a Mitscherlich- Spillman function.
1999 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey
Creators: name: Commonwealth Fund
name: Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2021

description: Overall system views (2); work-life and caregiving (12); access and primary care (3); prescription drug use (4); experiences with care (18); health insurance status (7); financial burdens and anxieties (7).
Association between schools' healthy space and happiness in Thailand primary schools
Creators: name: Aunampai, Aubdul
name: Katewongsa, Piyawat
name: Widyastari, Dyah Anantalia
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: School as the main setting where children spend most of their daily lives plays a significant role in determining children’s happiness. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the association between schools’ healthy space and happiness of primary school students in Thailand's urban and rural areas. Methods: Thailand Healthy School Data 2017 was employed. A total of 7,825 primary school students from 160 schools in 9 regions Thailand were included in the analysis. The Healthy School questionnaire collected participant characteristics and assessed school environment including: 1) outdoor environment, 2) indoor environment and 3) quality of space for physical activity. Results: Overall, the quality of space for physical activity in school (an open courtyard, a sports field with concrete floor and rubber floor for indoor activities and a playground with sand, grass, rubber or ground surface) has a significant effect on the happiness of primary school students. Girls and early graders scored higher on the happiness scale than boys and students in higher grades. Rural students are relatively happier (94.8%) than their urban counterparts (92.6%). Conclusions: Not only the students’ gender and age will determine their happiness, but also the school environment, in particular schools that have areas for children to play independently, will affect the happiness and health of students and also affect the development and success of learning. Funding: This study is funded by Thai Health Promotion Foundation.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Certain Aspects of Communication Affecting the Development of Public Relations
Creators: name: Grogan, Jr., Stanley J.
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The development of public relations cannot be traced solely in relation to outstanding persons such as Edward L. Bernays, Carl Byoir, Amos Kendall or Ivy Lee. Such individuals have markedly affected the development of public relations, yet they did so in relation to events of their times which also added to overall development of the field. In examining certain aspects of communication affecting the development of public relations there are many inter-related factors contributing significantly to the status of modern public relations. Among such factors are the expansion of communication media, the influence of outstanding personalities, the changing concept of the social responsibilities of business and many others. Hence, this paper reflects certain facets having considerable effect upon the maturation of public relations with emphasis upon journalism and communication media.
title: Im Zeichen der Entspannungspolitik. Der erste „Tatort“ und die DDR
Creators: name: Bispinck, Henrik
name: Kokenge, Anna
name: Vogelsänger, Chris
Publisher: name: ZZF - Centre for Contemporary History: Visual History
Year: 2021

description: Anlässlich des doppelten Jubiläums „30 Jahre deutsche Einheit – 50 Jahre Tatort“ haben sich Studierende der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin mit der Repräsentation der deutschen Teilung in der erfolgreichen Krimireihe befasst.
The Carbon content in the Galactic CygnusX/DR21 star forming region
Creators: name: Jakob, H.
name: Simon, R.
name: Kramer, C.
name: Mookerjea, B.
name: Schneider, N.
name: Bontemps, S.
name: Stutzki, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Observations of Carbon bearing species are among the most important diagnostic probes of ongoing star formation. CO is a surrogate for H$_2$ and is found in the vicinity of star formation sites. There, [CI] emission is thought to outline the dense molecular cores and extend into the lower density regions, where the impinging interstellar UV radiation field plays a critical role for the dissociation and ionization processes. Emission of ionized carbon ([CII]) is found to be even more extended than [CI] and is linking up with the ionized medium. These different tracers emphasize the importance of multi-wavelength studies to draw a coherent picture of the processes driving and driven by high mass star formation. Until now, large scale surveys were only done with low resolution, such as the COBE full sky survey, or were biased to a few selected bright sources (e.g. Yamamoto et al. 2001, Schneider et al. 2003). A broader basis of unbiased, high-resolution observations of [CI], CO, and [CII] may play a key role to probe the material processed by UV radiation.
description: 4 pages, 4 figure, to appear in "Proceedings of the 4th Cologne-Bonn-Zermatt-Symposium", ed. S. Pfalzner, C. Kramer, C. Straubmeier, and A. Heithausen (Springer Verlag)
Eulepis Grube 1875
Creators: name: Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.
name: Carrera-Parra, Luis F.
name: Muir, Alexander I.
name: León-González, Jesús Angel De
name: Piotrowski, Christina
name: Sato, Masanori
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Eulepethidae
Eulepis

description: Eulepis Grube, 1875
 (preoccupied; Eulepethus Chamberlin, 1919 repl. name) hamifera Grube, 1878: Pandanon, Philippines. ZMB (= Eulepethus hamifer fide Pettibone 1969a, 1986b) malayana Horst, 1913: Buton Strait, Great Kei Island, Malasyia. NML 219, USNM 39166 (= Pareulepis malayana fide Pettibone 1969a, 1986b)
description: Published as part of Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I., Carrera-Parra, Luis F., Muir, Alexander I., León-González, Jesús Angel De, Piotrowski, Christina & Sato, Masanori, 2014, Polychaete species (Annelida) described from the Philippine and China Seas, pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 3842 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3842.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4928482
Additional file 6 of Transcriptomic analysis reveals vacuolar Na+ (K+)/H+ antiporter gene contributing to growth, development, and defense in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Creators: name: Yanhua Huang
name: Cui, Xin
name: Huifang Cen
name: Kehua Wang
name: Yunwei Zhang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Figure S2. Enriched gene ontologies in differentially expressed genes of transgenic switchgrass. Each box shows the GO term number, the p-value in parenthesis, and GO term. Box colors indicates levels of statistical significance: yellow = 0.05; orange = e-05; and red = e-09. (PDF 269 kb)
Certain Aspects of Communication Affecting the Development of Public Relations
Creators: name: Grogan, Jr., Stanley J.
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4701
subject: Communication and media studies

description: The development of public relations cannot be traced solely in relation to outstanding persons such as Edward L. Bernays, Carl Byoir, Amos Kendall or Ivy Lee. Such individuals have markedly affected the development of public relations, yet they did so in relation to events of their times which also added to overall development of the field. In examining certain aspects of communication affecting the development of public relations there are many inter-related factors contributing significantly to the status of modern public relations. Among such factors are the expansion of communication media, the influence of outstanding personalities, the changing concept of the social responsibilities of business and many others. Hence, this paper reflects certain facets having considerable effect upon the maturation of public relations with emphasis upon journalism and communication media.
Prevalence and correlates of muscle-strengthening exercise among Chinese children and adolescents
Creators: name: Xin, Fei
name: Zhu, Zheng
name: Hu, Xiaoqing
name: Chen, Si-Tong
name: Chen, Huan
name: Liu, Yang
name: Wang, Lijuan
name: Cai, Yujun
name: Chen, Ang
name: Tang, Yan
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Understanding the correlates of muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE) is beneficial for developing health promotion interventions. Purpose: To identify the prevalence of meeting the MSE recommendations (≥3 days/week) and its correlates among Chinese children. Methods: The sample comprises 80,413 Chinese children (mean age 13.7 years; 53.5% girls). Self-reported data on MSE, demographics (sex, grade, ethnicity, residence, height, weight, family composition, income, and parental education), behavior (sport skills, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), screen time, and sleep duration), psychology (exercise intention), and sociocultural background (peer and parental support, parental MSE) were obtained. Logistic regressions were used to determine the correlates of meeting the recommendations. Results: Overall, 39.3% of children met the recommendations. Girls, 10th–12th graders, overweight/obese students, minorities, and those with lower income and education were less likely to engage in MSE. Children participated in more MVPA (OR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.53–1.61) and sport skills (OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.26–1.66) were more likely to engage in MSE. Exercise intention (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.51–1.68), parents MSE (OR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.40–1.53), peer support (OR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.20–1.35), and parental support (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.03–1.12) were significantly associated with MSE. Conclusion: Sex, age, weight status, ethnicity, income, education, sport skills, MVPA, exercise intention, peer and parental support, and parental MSE were significantly associated with meeting the MSE recommendations. Funding: Study founded by The National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 16ZDA227).
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
38406501359372282063949 & all that: Monodromy of Fano Problems
Creators: name: Hashimoto, Sachi
name: Kadets, Borys
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: A Fano problem is an enumerative problem of counting $r$-dimensional linear subspaces on a complete intersection in $\mathbb{P}^n$ over a field of arbitrary characteristic, whenever the corresponding Fano scheme is finite. A classical example is enumerating lines on a cubic surface. We study the monodromy of finite Fano schemes $F_{r}(X)$ as the complete intersection $X$ varies. We prove that the monodromy group is either symmetric or alternating in most cases. In the exceptional cases, the monodromy group is one of the Weyl groups $W(E_6)$ or $W(D_k)$.
description: to appear in International Mathematics Research Notices
A Study on monitoring the level of scientific fitness literacy of Chinese youth
Creators: name: Su, Haibing
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: The results of a survey on the physical health of Chinese adolescents over the past 30 years indicated that the physical health of adolescents has been in continuous decline. The state has implemented a series of policies to curb the decline in the physical health of China's youth. Purpose: Some studies revealed that one of the critical factors affecting the declining physical fitness of Chinese adolescents is low scientific fitness literacy. For this reason, this study aimed to monitor the level of scientific fitness literacy among Chinese adolescents and provide a reference for scientific fitness decisions among Chinese adolescents. Methods: A total of 4663 valid samples (94.4% effective rate) were included in the study. The age distribution of the subjects was 12-40 years old. The study sample data were analyzed using questionnaires and mathematical and statistical methods, and SPSS 24.0 software was used to perform descriptive statistics and ANOVA. Results: The overall scores of Chinese adolescents' scientific fitness literacy showed the following characteristics: (1) the central region scored the highest (28.63), the western region scored the second (28.14), and the eastern region scored the lowest (27.84); (2) adolescents with postgraduate education background scored the highest (28. 53), adolescents with university education background scored the second highest (28.41), and adolescents with secondary education (3) adolescents with non-student status scored slightly higher than students (28.19>28.11); (4) females scored higher than males (28.60>27.58). Conclusions: (1) the overall level of scientific fitness literacy among Chinese adolescents is not high; (2) the level of scientific fitness literacy among Chinese adolescents varies significantly across regions and educational backgrounds; (3) the gap between the health literacy levels of students and non-students is not significant, and physical education in Chinese schools has achieved concrete results and shows a steady upward trend overall.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
The Electronic and Superconducting Properties of Oxygen-Ordered MgB2 compounds of the form Mg2B3Ox
Creators: name: Idrobo, Juan C.
name: Ogut, Serdar
name: Yildirim, Taner
name: Klie, Robert F.
name: Browning, Nigel D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Possible candidates for the Mg2B3Ox nanostructures observed in bulk of polycrystalline MgB2 (Ref.1) have been studied using a combination of Z-contrast imaging, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and first-principles calculations. The electronic structures, phonon modes, and electron phonon coupling parameters are calculated for two oxygen-ordered MgB2 compounds of composition Mg2B3O and Mg2B3O2, and compared with those of MgB2. We find that the density of states for both Mg2B3Ox structures show very good agreement with EELS, indicating that they are excellent candidates to explain the observed coherent oxygen precipitates. Incorporation of oxygen reduces the transition temperature and gives calculated TC values of 18.3 K and 1.6 K for Mg2B3O and Mg2B3O2, respectively.
description: Submitted to PRL
Affective influence of injunctive messaging on donation behaviour
Creators: name: Forys, Brandon
name: Zhuo, Aaron
name: Liu, Quinn
name: Shi, Lyra
name: Hernanto, Jo
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: We investigated how affect influences the relationship between injunctive and descriptive norms and pro-environmental behaviour. We predicted that positive injunctive norms would induce positive affect; that negative injunctive norms would induce negative affect; and that both positive and negative norm-induced affect would increase pro-environmental behaviour. We presented UBC students (N = 156) with the NRS-6, a sustainability measure, then randomly assigned participants to receive a sustainability score comparing them to other UBC students in one of three conditions. The neutral condition consisted of a descriptive message indicating that the participant’s score was about average among UBC students, the negative condition consisted of a negative injunctive and descriptive message, and the positive condition consisted of a positive injunctive and descriptive message. We then assessed our dependent variable by asking participants how much they would be willing to donate to the UBC SEEDS sustainability program as a measure of pro-environmental behaviour. No significant differences in donation behaviour were found between conditions. However, we found that those assigned to the negative condition donated slightly more - and experienced significantly less shame - compared to both the positive and control group. We propose a dignity restoration effect by which shame-inducing injunctive norms can induce pro-environmental behaviour. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Particle approximation of the BGK equation
Creators: name: Buttà, Paolo
name: Hauray, Maxime
name: Pulvirenti, Mario
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 82C40 (Primary) 60K35, 82C22 (Secondary)

description: In this paper we prove the convergence of a suitable particle system towards the BGK model. More precisely, we consider an interacting stochastic particle system in which each particle can instantaneously thermalize locally. We show that, under a suitable scaling limit, propagation of chaos does hold and that the one-particle distribution function converges to the solution of the BGK equation.
description: 21 pages
$K_{l3}$ prospects from NA48/2
Creators: name: Madigozhin, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: NA48/2 plans for the $K_{e3}$ and $K_{μ3}$ branching ratios and Dalitz plots measurements are discussed. The relative errors for the branching ratios $< 1%$ are expected.
description: Talk to the Workshop on the CKM unitarity triangle, Durham, april 2003
ESTIMATION OF ECONOMIC AND ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCIES RELATIVE TO STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PROFIT FUNCTION
Creators: name: Bagi, Faqir Singh
name: Bagi, Faqir Singh
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1985
Subjects: subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Farm Management
subject: Stochastic Frontier Profit Function
subject: Optimal Input Demand
subject: Functions
subject: Economic Efficiency
subject: Allocative Efficiency

description: This paper presents a stochastic frontier profit function model. The (frontier) optimal demand functions for variable inputs are derived from this model, and used to calculate the allocative efficiency of individual variable inputs. These models are used to estimate the economic efficiency, optimal demand for variable inputs, and allocative efficiency of individual farms.
The socio-economic significance of the store front church movement in the United States since 1920
Creators: name: Williams, Chancellor
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The store-front church movement represents a special type of religious development which attracted widespread attention and study during the period following the first World War. The large number of cheap vacant stores during the depression often presented the only place of worship available to groups, and the name "store front" came into common use for all the new churches then being organized in our large cities. Public interest in the church groups which comprised the movement was reflected in numerous newspaper reports, magazine articles, radio programs, college theses, the publication of books on the movement, tax investigations by Government agencies and a series of court battles which involved all of the major groups which are covered in this study. The four groups with which this study deals began as small local bodies, rapidly spread over the nation, and actually became international in the scope of their operations. It was, perhaps, the spectacular growth of the movement that seemed to make it somewhat of a puzzle in the public mind, and raised the question of its causes, and its significance.
Additional file 8 of Transcriptomic analysis reveals vacuolar Na+ (K+)/H+ antiporter gene contributing to growth, development, and defense in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Creators: name: Yanhua Huang
name: Cui, Xin
name: Huifang Cen
name: Kehua Wang
name: Yunwei Zhang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Figure S3 Differentially expressed transcription factors in transgenic switchgrass. Blue bar represents down-regulated DEGs; red bar indicates up-regulated DEGs. (PDF 133 kb)
Associations between family environment and physical activity of Chinese children and adolescents
Creators: name: Li, Kai
name: Xin, Fei
name: Chen, Huan
name: Chen, Si-Tong
name: Sheng, Xinxin
name: Cai, Yujun
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Family environment is an important factor to promote the physical activity among children and adolescents. Purpose: To study the family environment factors related to physical activity among Chinese children and adolescents. Methods: The sample comprises 4,523 Chinese children and adolescents (51.6% girls; mean age 13.5 years). The information including moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and family environment variables were obtained. The family environment factors include family property (family children, education level, child-rearing style, economic level), family physical environment (physical activity equipment, exercise space, bedroom media equipment), and family social environment (family support, screen limit, motor skills level, exercise frequency, policy awareness, knowledge awareness). Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between family environment and the recommendations. Results: Overall, 35.5% of children and adolescence met the recommendations (60-minute MVPA per day). Children and adolescence from larger family (OR=1.27, 95% CI: 1.12,1.45), more stationary physical activity equipment (OR=1.15, 95% CI: 1.01,1.31) and more mobile physical activity equipment (OR=1.63, 95% CI: 1.21,2.18) were more likely to participate in MVPA. Family support (OR=1.32, 95% CI: 1.03,1.70), screen limit (OR=1.21, 95% CI: 1.05,1.39), exercise frequency (OR=1.43, 95% CI: 1.20,1.71), motor skills level (OR=1.34, 95% CI: 1.07,1.69), and policy awareness (OR=1.59, 95% CI: 1.11,2.28) were significantly associated with MVPA. Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence of significant associations between specific family environment factors and MVPA among Chinese children and adolescents. Funding: Study founded by The National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 16BTY082), The Shanghai Human Movement Key Laboratory Project of Dynamic Capability Development and Guarantee (No. 11DZ2261100).
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Study of the B- --> J/psi K- pi+ pi- Decay and Measurement of the B- --> X(3872) K- Branching Fraction
Creators: name: Aubert, B.
name: Collaboration, BaBar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the decay B- --> J/psi K- pi+ pi- using 117 million BBbar events collected at the Y(4S) resonance with the BaBar detector at the PEP-II e+ e- asymmetric-energy storage ring. We measure the branching fractions Br(B- --> J/psi K- pi+ pi-) = (116 +- 7 (stat.) +- 9(syst.))* 10-5 and Br(B- --> X(3872)K-)* Br (X(3872) --> J/psi pi+ pi-) =(1.28+- 0.41)* 10-5 and find the mass of the X(3872) to be 3873.4 +- 1.4 MeV/c2. We search for the h_c narrow state in the decay B- --> h_c K-, h_c --> J/psi pi+ pi- and for the decay B- --> J/psi D0 pi-, with D0 --> K- pi+. We set the 90% C.L. limits Br(B- --> h_c K-)* Br (h_c --> J/psi pi+ pi-) <3.4 * 10-6 and Br(B- --> J/psi D0 pi-) <5.2 * 10-5.
description: 7 pages 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
Effects of activity video games on physical activity and energy consumption of overweight children
Creators: name: Hewen, Hua
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Childhood obesity has become a major global health problem, and active video games can be used to increase children's physical activity and energy consumption. Objective: To investigate the effect of activity video game intervention on physical activity and energy consumption of overweight children. Methods: Twenty overweight or obese children (10 males and 10 females) participated in video games, each for one hour, and a total of three tests were conducted. The main games used were dance pads and bicycle simulators. Energy consumption is calculated based on the data of heart rate and individual maximum heart rate recorded during the activity. Results: The study found that active video games had a significant effect on energy consumption, girls consumed the most energy on dance mats, boys consumed the most on cycling, and boys and girls had significant differences in different video games. The reason may be due to differences in gender and hobbies. Conclusion: Active video games are effective strategies to increase physical activity and energy consumption in overweight or obese children and adolescents. Funding: Research initiated by individuals.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
DEMAND CONSIDERATIONS IN ALTERING THE BEEF PRODUCT MIX
Creators: name: Standaert, James E.
name: Standaert, James E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1985
Subjects: Demand and Price Analysis
Livestock Production/Industries

description: A Demand Model for beef animals by grade is estimated and utilized to view the effects on price of a change in the beef product mix. It is shown that the price differential between beef grades at which greater lean beef would be profitable is not one that consumers would support. Alternatively, it is asserted that the price differential under which more lean beef would be consumed is not one that lean beef producers would find profitable.