cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONSUMERS’ AWARENESS AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS AND OTHER QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF HONEY IN KENYA
Creators: name: Charity, Nabwire Ephamia Juma
name: Charity, Nabwire Ephamia Juma
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: Environmental Economics and Policy
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety

description: Geographical indication (GI) identifies a product as originating from a given territory, region or country. This form of product-labelling signifies reputation for quality, safety and authenticity. It is a form of value-based label that can curb honey adulteration through enabling product traceability. This study analyzed honey consumers’ awareness of GI and their willingness to pay for quality attributes of honey in Kenya. A quantitative experimental research design; choice experiment (CE) based on a D-optimal design was used. Primary data was collected through consumer surveys using structured questionnaires. Respondents were drawn from three urban centres: Nairobi, Nakuru and Kitui. In addition, consumers’ awareness and preferences for geographical and quality honey attributes were analyzed using probit and random parameter logit models, respectively. Results reveal that consumers have limited knowledge of GI. Factors that influence GI awareness are consumers’ perceptions, trust, gender, education level and information. Therefore, there is need to increase the spread of GI knowledge and its benefits through consumer education forums. Furthermore, consumers prefer local honey that is organic, with specific origin labels and produced in semi-arid areas. The study therefore recommends stringent labelling of honey with its specific region of origin and organic certification. Consequently, consumers are willing to pay a premium to improve the authenticity of current honey labels: origin and botanical labels for traceability and organic for food safety. Consumers also prefer a joint public-private regulation. There is a niche market for thick honey labelled with its GI, organic, botanical source and certified by both public and private body. This consumer segment would pay up to 430% premium. This study recommends for consumer education across gender and age and implementation of GI labelling for food products trusted by consumers. Stakeholders should be enabled to implement GI labels in Kenya because of high consumer preferences.
description: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics. Advisors: Dr. David Jakinda Otieno, Prof. Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Dr. Amos Gyau, Dr. Judith Beatrice Auma Oduol
Electoral reform, party mobilization, and voter turnout
Creators: name: Stein, Robert
name: Owens, Chris
name: Leighley, Jan
Publisher: name: Rice University; Texas A&M University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: In this paper we explore the conditions under which candidates and party officials use electoral reforms (i.e., early voting) to mobilize voters. We draw upon a unique database that studies a sample of registered voters and matches their validated voting behavior with partisan campaign activities in each voter's respective county during the 2002 midterm election in Texas. We expect, first, that considerations of strategy and opportunity shape both parties' use of early voting to mobilize supporters and second, that the impact of their efforts on voter turnout is mediated by these elite strategies. Our empirical evidence supports our central thesis: without the efforts of political parties and their candidates, electoral reforms are likely to have a marginal effect on voter turnout. An important modification to our original thesis, however, is that the effectiveness of electoral reforms is dependent not only on whether political elites choose to take advantage of such rules in developing their electoral strategies, but also on party members' initial probability of voting absent any mobilization, a key feature distinguishing the effectiveness of Republican and Democratic mobilization efforts.
INTRAHOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING AND IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN CHEPALUNGU CONSTITUENCY, BOMET COUNTY, KENYA
Creators: name: Langat, Cheruiyot Peter
name: Langat, Cheruiyot Peter
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: Food Security and Poverty
Public Economics

description: Food insecurity is still prevalent in many parts of the world. Despite several research attempts to alleviate food insecurity in Kenya, estimates indicate that approximately 50% of Kenyans are food insecure with 10% in constant need of food relief. One of the causes of food insecurity as it has been reported by other scholars is gender inequality. Women, especially in developing countries have been reported to significantly contribute to food production compared to men while in decision making they are often subordinate to men. However, the role of intra-household decision making in influencing food security remains unclear. This study therefore sought to examine the implication of intra-household decision making on household food security among the smallholder farmers in Chepalungu constituency, Bomet County Kenya. Multistage sampling method was used to obtain a sample of 150 smallholder farmer households. Structured questionnaires and interviews were used to obtain the information. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, Logit and Poisson models with the use of SPSS and STATA computer programs. The results indicated that majority (52.7%) of the households were food insecure signifying high level of food shortages in the area. Male headed households were found to be food insecure as compared to their female counterparts. The logistic regression results revealed that age, gender, land size, household size, years of education and income significantly influenced household food security. The results also revealed the probability of household being food secure is high when consumption decisions are made by women than when they are made by men. The study proves that intra-household decision making has an important role to play in influencing household food security. Therefore, gender based resource allocation and women empowerment policies should be encouraged in order to ensure that households are food secure.
description: A Research Thesis to be Submitted to Graduate School in Partial Fulfilment for the Requirement for the Master of Science Degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics of Egerton University. Advisors: Dr. Mary Mutai, Dr. Hillary Bett
Method for Computing Protein Binding Affinity
Creators: name: Karney, Charles F. F.
name: Ferrara, Jason E.
name: Brunner, Stephan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: A Monte Carlo method is given to compute the binding affinity of a ligand to a protein. The method involves extending configuration space by a discrete variable indicating whether the ligand is bound to the protein and a special Monte Carlo move which allows transitions between the unbound and bound states. Provided that an accurate protein structure is given, that the protein-ligand binding site is known, and that an accurate chemical force field together with a continuum solvation model is used, this method provides a quantitative estimate of the free energy of binding.
description: RevTex, 10 pages with 5 figures. Explanatory figure added
Understanding Physical Properties of Young M-dwarfs: NIR spectroscopic studies
Creators: name: Khata, Dhrimadri
name: Mondal, Soumen
name: Das, Ramkrishna
name: Ghosh, Supriyo
name: Ghosh, Samrat
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present here medium resolution (λ/Δλ\sim1200) H- and K-band spectra of M type dwarf stars covering the wavelength range 1.50 - 1.80 μm and 1.95 - 2.45 μm. The sample includes 53 dwarf stars (M0V-M7V) from new observations using the TIFR Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Imager (TIRSPEC) instrument on the 2-m Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT). Using interferometrically-measured effective temperature (T_{eff}), radius and luminosity of nearby bright calibrator stars, we have created new empirical relationships among those fundamental parameters and spectral indices. The equivalent widths of H-band spectral features like Mg (1.57 μm), Al (1.67 μm) and Mg (1.71 μm), and the H_{2}O-H index are found to be good indicators of T_{eff}, radius and luminosity and we establish the linear functions using these features relating to those stellar parameters. The root mean squared error (RMSE) of our best fits are 102K, 0.027R_{\sun} and 0.12dex respectively. Using spectral type standards along with known parallaxes, we calibrate both H and K-band H_{2}O indices as a tracer of spectral type and absolute K_{s} magnitude. Metallicities of M-dwarf samples are estimated using the K-band calibration relationships. The mass of M-dwarfs could be determined using the luminosity (L/L_{\sun}) and we establish a new empirical relation for this. We also compare and contrast our results with other similar work from the literature.
description: 19 pages, 12 figures, accepted on February 08, 2020 for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
EAST AFRICA COMMUNITY (EAC) NON TARIFF BARRIERS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON TANZANIAN SMALL AND MEDIUM AGRO ENTERPRISES CROSS BORDER TRADE
Creators: name: Mkuna, Eliaza
name: Mkuna, Eliaza
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
International Relations/Trade

description: This study was done to assess the East Africa Community (EAC) Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) and their effects on Tanzanian small and medium agro enterprises (SMAEs) engaged in EAC cross border trade. Specific objectives were; to describe the structure and characteristics of Tanzanian SMAEs; to examine determinants of Tanzanian SMAEs engagement in EAC cross border trade, to identify NTBs that affect Tanzanian SMAE‘s engaged in the EAC cross Border trade; and, to analyze the effect of identified NTBs on Tanzanian SMAEs trading in the EAC cross border trade. Both secondary and primary data were collected from Arusha, Mwanza, and Kagera. The number of respondents who comprised owners of SMAEs was 105 for those who were trading locally within the country, and 105 for those who were engaged in the EAC cross border trade. Agricultural goods selected were maize, beans and rice as major crops traded within the EAC region. Descriptive Statistics and Binary Logistic linear regression model were used to examine determinants and characteristics of Tanzania SMAEs engaged in EAC cross border trade. Costs and Benefit Analysis method was used to ascertain the projected Net Present Value between exporting agricultural products to EAC countries and trading similar products within the country , and to analyze the effect of NTBs. The results indicate that SMAEs engaged in EAC cross border trade are affected by 26 % of additional transport costs resulting from NTBs. However, there are potential benefits to be earned by SMAEs engaged in cross border trade if NTBs are reduced. Major recommendations are as follows; i) Government and private institutions should decentralize to help in registering and monitoring Agribusiness sector at regional and district level and help to abolish NTBs ii) Increase the pace of harmonizing the trading procedures and policies in the EAC region to assist in smoothing trade activities.
Additional file 1 of Do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders: attitudes, perceptions and practices of Swedish physicians and nurses
Creators: name: Bremer, Anders
name: Årestedt, Kristofer
name: Rosengren, Ewa
name: Carlsson, Jörg
name: Sandboge, Samuel
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Attitudes, perceptions and practices to ‘do-not-attempt-resuscitation’ (DNAR) orders.
The implications of class, race and ethnicity for political networks
Creators: name: Leighley, Jan
name: Matsubayahi, Tetsuya
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Previous research demonstrates the importance of citizens’ communication networks in the formation of political behavior. Yet most findings are limited to samples of Whites or the interaction of Whites with their discussants. This paper extends our attention to the social networks of Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and non-citizens, and explores how communication processes differ across them. Using data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, we first compare various characteristics of social networks across racial and ethnic groups. Second, we test whether the network-based advantages of Whites, compared to other groups, result from differences in individual socio-economic status or from group-based social resources. Third, we investigate whether inter-racial interaction affects race-related attitudes. In conclusion, we urge scholars who study social networks to recognize the important consequences of racial diversity for more fully understanding the political behavior of all Americans, whether Anglo, Black, Latino or Asian.
Tools for network dynamics
Creators: name: Mendes, R. Vilela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Networks have been studied mainly using statistical methods. Here I collect some dynamical systems tools which are useful to study both the dynamics on networks and their evolution. They include decomposition of differential dynamics, ergodic invariants and estimates of invariant measures by small random perturbations. A few network examples are discussed as an application of some of the dynamical tools.
description: 28 pages Latex, 10 figures
The origin of tail-like structures around protoplanetary disks
Creators: name: Vorobyov, E. I.
name: Skliarevskii, A. M.
name: Elbakyan, V. G.
name: Takami, M.
name: Liu, H. B.
name: Liu, S. -Y.
name: Akiyama, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the origin of tail-like structures recently detected around the disk of SU Aurigae and several FU~Orionis-type stars. Dynamic protostellar disks featuring ejections of gaseous clumps and quiescent protoplanetary disks experiencing a close encounter with an intruder star were modeled using the numerical hydrodynamics code FEOSAD. Both the gas and dust dynamics were taken into account, including dust growth and mutual friction between the gas and dust components. Only plane-of-the-disk encounters were considered. Ejected clumps produce a unique type of tail that is characterized by a bow-shock shape. Such tails originate from the supersonic motion of ejected clumps through the dense envelope that often surrounds young gravitationally unstable protostellar disks. The ejected clumps either sit at the head of the tail-like structure or disperse if their mass is insufficient to withstand the head wind of the envelope. On the other hand, close encounters with quiescent protoplanetary disks produce three types of the tail-like structure; we define these as pre-collisional, post-collisional, and spiral tails. These tails can in principle be distinguished from one another by particular features of the gas and dust flow in and around them. We find that the brown-dwarf-mass intruders do not capture circumintruder disks during the encounter, while the subsolar-mass intruders can acquire appreciable circumintruder disks with elevated dust-to-gas ratios, which can ease their observational detection. However, this is true only for prograde collisions; the retrograde intruders fail to collect appreciable amounts of gas or dust from the disk of the target. The predicted mass of dust in the model tail-like structures is higher than what was inferred for similar structures in SU~Aur, FU~Ori, and Z~CMa, making their observational detection feasible. Abridged.
description: Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cumbrian maps, plans and antiquarian notes in the King George III Topographical Collection
Creators: name: D Shannon, William
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2022

description: Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, 21, 139-160
description: The King George III Topographical Collection was assembled during the second half of the 18th century and presented to the nation in 1828. Of more than 40,000 items in the collection, some 400 relate to Cumbria, and from these a selection has been made which throws new light upon contemporaneous interest in both antiquarianism and topography during the period following the Jacobite Rebellion. The selected items include a plan of a bog-burst in 1772; a map of the military road made between Newcastle and Carlisle c.1750; a map made by General Roy of the River Esk; a sequence of plans for improving the fortifications at Carlisle; some sketches by the Cumbrian antiquary, George Smith, intended for publication in the Gentleman's Magazine; and an anonymous sketch of an inscription from Appleby.
Additional file 1 of Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill
Creators: name: Thomson, Athol
name: Whiteley, Rodney
name: Hansen, Clint
name: Welzel, Julius
name: Racinais, Sebastien
name: Wilson, Mathew G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Post-hoc comparisons for both Fmax and contact time across the different speeds, BW support, and gradients.
The implications of class, race and ethnicity for political networks
Creators: name: Leighley, Jan
name: Matsubayahi, Tetsuya
Publisher: name: University of Arizona; University of North Texas
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Previous research demonstrates the importance of citizens’ communication networks in the formation of political behavior. Yet most findings are limited to samples of Whites or the interaction of Whites with their discussants. This paper extends our attention to the social networks of Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and non-citizens, and explores how communication processes differ across them. Using data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, we first compare various characteristics of social networks across racial and ethnic groups. Second, we test whether the network-based advantages of Whites, compared to other groups, result from differences in individual socio-economic status or from group-based social resources. Third, we investigate whether inter-racial interaction affects race-related attitudes. In conclusion, we urge scholars who study social networks to recognize the important consequences of racial diversity for more fully understanding the political behavior of all Americans, whether Anglo, Black, Latino or Asian.
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON CROP YIELDS AND FARMERS’ ADAPTATION MEASURES: a case of Rwanda
Creators: name: Byishimo, Patrick
name: Byishimo, Patrick
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy

description: Climate change, one of the challenges facing the world today, is increasingly affecting people‟s livelihood in Rwanda like in other developing countries. This research assesses the impacts of climate change on yields of major food crops and analyzes adaptation measures perceived and undertaken by smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Secondary data obtained from Ministry of Agricultural and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and 16 stations under Rwanda Meteorological Agency (RMA) were collected to describe the trends in climatic and non- climatic variables and assess the impact of climate change on crop yield. In addition, a household survey of 350 households was conducted in 4 districts (Bugesera, Gicumbi, Nyabihu and Nyamagabe) to examine socio-economic characteristics that influence the choice of actual adaptation measures. To assess the impacts of climate change on crop yields, regression model was used after obtaining lagged values of model variables. Heckman probit selection and outcome models were employed to analyze farmers‟ perception on climate change in the first stage and farmers‟ adaptation to climate change in the second stage. Moreover, multinomial logistic regression model was used to determine the factors that influence farmers‟ choice of climate change adaptation option in the study area. Results from the analysis of time series data show that area harvested and annual rainfall are positively and significantly related to yields of selected crops while maximum temperature have a negative impact on beans, maize and Irish potato yields. Climatic variable like minimum temperature found to have a negative effect only on maize yield. Micro-level findings substantiate that farming experience and access to information on climate change have a positive and significant influence on farmers‟ perceptions of climate change at 1% level of significance. Other variables such as education, farm size and livestock ownership are positively and significantly related to the choice of adaptation measures. Further interventions should focus on how the knowledge of farmers about climate change can be increased and the established adaptation measures by government can be owned and maintained by farmers through their different mechanisms such as farmer cooperatives and other social capital mechanisms.
description: A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS. Advisors: Dr. Emmanuel Mwakiwa, Ms. Chiedza Cecilia Gwata, Prof. Alfred R. Bizoza
Unions as mobilizing institutions in the U.S., 1964-2000
Creators: name: Nagler, Jonathan
name: Leighley, Jan
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: This paper examines how unions affect turnout and assesses the consequences of the dramatic decline in union strength since 1964 for the composition of the U.S. electorate. Our analysis relies on individual-level data from 1964 through 2000. We first estimate individual-level models to test for the independent effects of union membership and union strength on individuals’ probabilities of voting. We then estimate more complex individual- level models to examine whether or not the effect of individual union membership and overall union strength varies across income levels. We find that unions increase turnout by increasing turnout of union members as well as turnout of non-members. And we find that the effects of union mobilization are approximately equal for the bottom two thirds of the income distribution, but are significantly less for the top third of the income distribution. By simulating what turnout would be were union membership at its 1964 level, we show that the decline in union membership since 1964 has had substantial implications for class-bias in the electorate, as well as for the overall level of turnout.
Additional file 2 of Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill
Creators: name: Thomson, Athol
name: Whiteley, Rodney
name: Hansen, Clint
name: Welzel, Julius
name: Racinais, Sebastien
name: Wilson, Mathew G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 2: Figure S1. Multiple linear regression including gradient for Maximum plantar force [times BW] at different running speed [km/hr], gradients [%], and levels of AlterG® assisted bodyweight support [%]. (adj. R2: 0.613, p
The Macroeconomic, Industrial, Distributional and Regional Effects of Government Spending Programs in South Africa
Creators: name: Horridge, J. Mark
name: Parmenter, Brian R.
name: Cameron, Martin
name: Joubert, Riaan
name: Suleman, Areef
name: De Jongh, Dawie
name: Horridge, J. Mark
name: Parmenter, Brian R.
name: Cameron, Martin
name: Joubert, Riaan
name: Suleman, Areef
name: De Jongh, Dawie
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: Financial Economics
subject: International Development
subject: Public Economics
subject: economic modelling
subject: South Africa
subject: government spending
subject: income distribution
subject: industrial effects
subject: regional effects
subject: macroeconomic effects

description: A computable general equilibrium model of the South African economy (IDC-GEM) is outlined. The model is used to analyse the effects on the economy of increases in government spending such as are at the core of the new government's Reconstruction and Development Program. The analysis concentrates on the implications of alternative methods of finance for the program. Results are reported for macroeconomic variables, for the prospects of industries and regions, and for income distribution.
Unions as mobilizing institutions in the U.S., 1964-2000
Creators: name: Nagler, Jonathan
name: Leighley, Jan
Publisher: name: New York University; Texas A&M University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4303
subject: Historical studies
classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This paper examines how unions affect turnout and assesses the consequences of the dramatic decline in union strength since 1964 for the composition of the U.S. electorate. Our analysis relies on individual-level data from 1964 through 2000. We first estimate individual-level models to test for the independent effects of union membership and union strength on individuals’ probabilities of voting. We then estimate more complex individual- level models to examine whether or not the effect of individual union membership and overall union strength varies across income levels. We find that unions increase turnout by increasing turnout of union members as well as turnout of non-members. And we find that the effects of union mobilization are approximately equal for the bottom two thirds of the income distribution, but are significantly less for the top third of the income distribution. By simulating what turnout would be were union membership at its 1964 level, we show that the decline in union membership since 1964 has had substantial implications for class-bias in the electorate, as well as for the overall level of turnout.
Additional file 3 of Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill
Creators: name: Thomson, Athol
name: Whiteley, Rodney
name: Hansen, Clint
name: Welzel, Julius
name: Racinais, Sebastien
name: Wilson, Mathew G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 3: Figure S2. Individual data for maximum plantar force [times BW] and contact times at different AlterG® assisted bodyweight support.
Cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and health economic outcomes
Creators: name: Axelsson, Erland
name: Hedman-Lagerlöf, Erik
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Introduction: Health anxiety, also known as ‘hypochondriasis’, is a common, distressing and costly condition that responds to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) but evidence pertaining to response and remission rates, treatment in routine care, therapist-guided Internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) and health economics has not been systematically reviewed. Areas covered: In this systematic review and meta-analysis we searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and OATD (17/06/2019) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CBT to non-CBT controls for health anxiety. Based on 19 RCTs, the pooled between-group effect on health anxiety was moderate to large (g = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.57–1.01; adjusted for publication bias: g = 0.62), with small to moderate effects on secondary symptoms and effects largely sustained 12–18 months after treatment. Moderators were control condition and recruitment path, but not treatment setting. The pooled CBT response rate was 66%, and the remission rate 48%. ICBT had effects comparable to face-to-face CBT. CBT for health anxiety is probably cost-effective, but with limited effect on the quality of life. Expert opinion: CBT is a highly efficacious and probably cost-effective treatment for health anxiety. We recommend that ICBT is implemented more widely, and that health economic outcomes and ways of increasing response and remission rates are explored further.
Incomplete Photonic Bandgap as Inferred from the Speckle Pattern of Scattered Light Waves
Creators: name: Apalkov, V. M.
name: Raikh, M. E.
name: Shapiro, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Motivated by recent experiments on intensity correlations of the waves transmitted through disordered media, we demonstrate that the speckle pattern from disordered photonic crystal with incomplete band-gap represents a sensitive tool for determination the stop-band width. We establish the quantitative relation between this width and the {\em angualar anisotropy} of the intensity correlation function.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures
Norms in tension : Democracy and efficiency in Bangladeshi health and population sector reform
Creators: name: Shiffman, Jeremy
name: Wu, Yonghong
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Spurred on by donors, a number of developing countries are in the midst of fundamental health and population sector reform. Focused on the performance-oriented norms of efficiency and effectiveness, reformers have paid insufficient attention to the process-oriented norms of sovereignty and democracy. As a result, citizens of sovereign states have been largely excluded from the deliberative process. This paper draws on political science and public administration theory to evaluate the Bangladeshi reform experience. It does so with reference to the norms of efficiency, effectiveness, sovereignty and democracy as a means of making explicit the values that need to be considered in order to make health and population sector reform a fair process.
Convergence to equilibrium for finite Markov processes, with application to the Random Energy Model
Creators: name: MATHIEU, Pierre
name: PICCO, Pierre
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 60K35, 82B44, 82D30, 82C44

description: We estimate the distance in total variation between the law of a finite state Markov process at time t, starting from a given initial measure, and its unique invariant measure. We derive upper bounds for the time to reach the equilibrium. As an example of application we consider a special case of finite state Markov process in random environment: the Metropolis dynamics of the Random Energy Model. We also study the process of the environment as seen from the process.
A Sociological Analysis of Graffiti at UBC
Creators: name: Barnes, Claire
name: Chan, Rose
name: Cheng, Yuk-Sing
name: Fleming, Laura
name: Hacksel, Clare
name: Haider, Flecia
name: Hillary, Natalie
name: Ireland, Vikki
name: Leung, Lori
name: Lochrie, Barry
name: Lupichuk, Jennifer
name: Pickering, Sherilyn
name: Sage, Anthony
name: Vugtereen, Rick
name: Whang, Esther
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: 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.”
Cost-effective search for lower-error region in material parameter space using multifidelity Gaussian process modeling
Creators: name: Takeno, Shion
name: Tsukada, Yuhki
name: Fukuoka, Hitoshi
name: Koyama, Toshiyuki
name: Shiga, Motoki
name: Karasuyama, Masayuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Information regarding precipitate shapes is critical for estimating material parameters. Hence, we considered estimating a region of material parameter space in which a computational model produces precipitates having shapes similar to those observed in the experimental images. This region, called the lower-error region (LER), reflects intrinsic information of the material contained in the precipitate shapes. However, the computational cost of LER estimation can be high because the accurate computation of the model is required many times to better explore parameters. To overcome this difficulty, we used a Gaussian-process-based multifidelity modeling, in which training data can be sampled from multiple computations with different accuracy levels (fidelity). Lower-fidelity samples may have lower accuracy, but the computational cost is lower than that for higher-fidelity samples. Our proposed sampling procedure iteratively determines the most cost-effective pair of a point and a fidelity level for enhancing the accuracy of LER estimation. We demonstrated the efficiency of our method through estimation of the interface energy and lattice mismatch between MgZn2 and α-Mg phases in an Mg-based alloy. The results showed that the sampling cost required to obtain accurate LER estimation could be drastically reduced.
description: 23 pages, 6 figures
Results for Alternative Variant Variables Across Different States
Creators: name: Irani-Kermani, Roozbeh
name: Mirshani, Ardalan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150505 Marketing Research Methodology
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 140299 Applied Economics not elsewhere classified

description: These are results of two separate choice models (mixed multinomial logit models) over beer consumption among American households in the united states between the years 2014-2017. To fully understand the importance of heterogeneous smoothingparameters, we construct a comparison between this new proposed brand-choice model, which incorporates the varying smoothing parameter, and an alternative model that relies on common, constant smoothing parameters. Thus, we define two separate models on the beer market data of 2014-2017. The preferred model uses the newly estimated smoothing parameters to calculate every household’s brand loyalty for each brand in every purchase date and adds this loyalty index to the MML brand-choice model. We compare this preferred model to a restricted model that incorporates a loyalty index that relies on a constant smoothing parameter of 0.75 across different states.Models I and II lead to comparable results: Both models show the importance of including the brand-loyalty index in the choice model, along with the marketing-mix variables.
How Important is lntra- Industry Trade in Australia's Rapid Trade Growth?
Creators: name: Menon, Jayant
name: Dixon, Peter B.
name: Menon, Jayant
name: Dixon, Peter B.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: International Relations/Trade

description: Empirical work on intra-industry trade (IIT) is almost 30 years old. Initial research sought to identify if HT was a significant share of total trade (TT). The Grubel-Lloyd (GL) index was widely used for this purpose, since it provides a relatively reliable measure of the importance of IIT at any point in time. Interest has since shifted to the changing importance of IIT over time, particularly with the emergence of regional trading blocks. Previous researchers have used movements in the GL index to infer the importance of ITT over time. This is not only vague, but can be misleading. In this paper, we show how to measure the contributions of net trade (NT) and IIT to the growth in TT. To understand changes in IIT over time, we also derive the contributions of imports and exports to the growth in TT, NT and IIT. All our formulas are illustrated with data for 205 Australian manufacturing industries defined at the 3- and 4-digit level of the SITC for the periods 1981 to 1986 and 1986 to 1991. The results show that while almost all the growth in TT was driven by NT between 1981 and 1986, IIT contributes almost half the sharp growth in TT between 1986 and 1991. The dominant contribution of NT between 1981 and 1986 was mainly a result of import growth, while the increase in the contribution of ITT between 1986 and 1991 was almost solely due to export growth.
Quantum Limits in Optical Communications
Creators: name: Banaszek, Konrad
name: Kunz, Ludwig
name: Jachura, Michał
name: Jarzyna, Marcin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This tutorial reviews the Holevo capacity limit as a universal tool to analyze the ultimate transmission rates in a variety of optical communication scenarios, ranging from conventional optically amplified fiber links to free-space communication with power-limited optical signals. The canonical additive white Gaussian noise model is used to describe the propagation of the optical signal. The Holevo limit exceeds substantially the standard Shannon limit when the power spectral density of noise acquired in the course of propagation is small compared to the energy of a single photon at the carrier frequency per unit time-bandwidth area. General results are illustrated with a discussion of efficient communication strategies in the photon-starved regime.
description: 14 pages, 10 figures. This tutorial is to be published in the Special Issue of Journal of Lightwave Technology on the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2019
Additional file 4 of Effect of speed and gradient on plantar force when running on an AlterG® treadmill
Creators: name: Thomson, Athol
name: Whiteley, Rodney
name: Hansen, Clint
name: Welzel, Julius
name: Racinais, Sebastien
name: Wilson, Mathew G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 4: Figure S3. Individual data for maximum plantar force [times BW] and contact times at different running speeds.
title: Prognostic Models in Dengue
Creators: name: Lam, Phung Khanh
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2015

description: Reliable prediction models in dengue would facilitate early identification of patients likely to progress to more severe disease, potentially improving patient management. However, most published studies have limitations with respect to their modelling strategy, sample size, and Chosen clinical outcomes, and to date none have exploited longitudinal data. Moreover, only a few studies have examined outcomes in patients presenting with dengue shock syndrome (DSS), the most severe form of the disease. This thesis aims to overcome these limitations by using two large prospective datasets describing a) 1719 children with established DSS and b) 2598 children hospitalized with dengue. First, the population of children with DSS was characterized, and profound DSS, a composite outcome reflecting the need for intensive supportive care, was established as a suitable outcome for prognostic research in this population. Second, risk factors for profound DSS were identified and included in a robust prediction model. Based on this model, a simple score chart for use in clinical practice was derived. Third, risk factors for progression to DSS among children hospitalized with dengue were identified, and a prognostic model for progression to DSS was carefully developed. However, this model displayed only moderate performance and had limited clinical utility. Lastly, differences between acute and chronic diseases, and the implications for dynamic prediction modeling based on longitudinal data, are discussed. A case study of dynamic prediction modeling for development of DSS suggested that (1) the current platelet count can be used to improve baseline models that rely on enrolment values only, and (2) simple conditional dynamic models displayed similar performance to more complex joint models in this situation.
Elastic properties of phases with nonspherical nuclei in dense matter
Creators: name: Pethick, C. J.
name: Zhang, Zhaowen
name: Kobyakov, D. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the elastic constants of phases with nonspherical nuclei, so-called pasta phases, predicted to occur in the inner crust of a neutron star. First, we treat perfectly ordered phases and give numerical estimates for lasagna and spaghetti when the pasta elements are spatially uniform: the results are in order-of-magnitude agreement with the numerical simulations of Caplan, Schneider, and Horowitz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 132701 (2018). We then turn to pasta phases without long-range order and calculate upper (Voigt) and lower (Reuss) bounds on the effective shear modulus and find that the lower bound is zero, but the upper bound is nonzero. To obtain better estimates, we then apply the self-consistent formalism and find that this predicts that the shear modulus of the phases without long-range order is zero if the pasta elements are spatially uniform. In numerical simulations, the pasta elements are found to be modulated spatially and we show that this modulation is crucial to obtaining a nonzero elastic moduli for pasta phases without long-range order. In the self-consistent formalism we find that, for lasagna, the effective shear modulus is linear in the elastic constants that do not vanish when the pasta elements are spatially uniform while, for spaghetti, it varies as the square root of these elastic constants. We also consider the behavior of the elastic constant associated with a homologous strain (hydrostatic compression) of the structure of the pasta phases without long-range order.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures
Groupes convexes-cocompacts en rang supérieur
Creators: name: Guichard, Olivier
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 22E40, 37B05, 20H10, 53C35, 51E24, 22F30, 37D40, 57S30

description: The convex-cocompact subgroups are central in hyperbolic geometry and more generally in negative curvature. Labourie introduced in 2005 the notion of 'Anosov' subgroup which proves progressively to be the right generalizations of convex-cocompact groups, especially after the works of Kapovich, Leeb and Porti. This exposé will review different caracteriations of those groups, emphasizing the parallel (or difference) with the negative curvature, and will give their basic properties.
description: in French, Mise en ligne de l'expos\'e fait en 2017 au s\'eminaire Bourbaki
Medium-run Consequences for Australia of an APEC Free-Trade Area: CGE Analyses using the GTAP and MONASH Models
Creators: name: Huff, Karen M.
name: McDougall, Robert
name: Pearson, K. R.
name: Powell, Alan A.
name: Huff, Karen M.
name: McDougall, Robert
name: Pearson, K. R.
name: Powell, Alan A.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
subject: trade liberalization
subject: Australia
subject: APEC
subject: general equilibrium
subject: models
subject: GTAP
subject: MONASH

description: The inauguration of APEC in October 1994 raises the prospect of large reductions to impediments to trade within the Asia-Pacific region. The global trade analysis model GTAP (see Hertel 161) is a research tool well suited to the analysis of such developments. Recent work with GTAP by Young and Huff explores the consequences for ten regions of the development of APEC in the post-NAFTA era. The present paper amplifies this GTAP work (by using a 37 rather than a 3 commodity disaggregation) and focuses it on Australia (by treating Australia as a separate region). The consequences for Australia of the development of APEC are explored in detail by feeding results from GTAP into a highly disaggregated (115 commodity) national model of Australia, MONASH. The latter is regularly used as the basis for medium and long range forecasts of the Australian economy (Adams, Dixon and McDonald [1]). APEC is good news for Australia, causing a 3 per cent improvement in its terms of trade, and allowing real expenditure to increase by about one half of one per cent at a fixed setting of the trade balance and with fixed total endowments of capital and labour. However some industries producing internationally traded goods run into major structural pressures: the black coal industry reduces output by almost 14 per cent relative to base case, while non-ferrous metals, some food products, and some suppliers to the textiles sector experience falls in output of about half this magnitude.