cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Variability in essential oil of Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss. growing wild in Fars province, Iran
Creators: name: Karami, Akbar
name: Bahloll, Arezo
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: chemotypes
subject: wild population
subject: essential oils

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv 453
description: Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss. a traditional and popular herb grows wildly in several areas of Iran. The aerial parts, including flowers, were collected from D. anethifolia plant populations (Shiraz (1- 2), Kazeroun, Noorabad, Farashband, Firoozabad, Ghir, Jahrom (1-2) and Darab) growing wild in Fars province, located in southwestern Iran. The essential oils (EOs) were subjected to hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus.The essential oil yields ranged from 0.17 % to 0.93 % (w/w). Analysis of variance showed that geographic distinction had a significantly effect on the EO content in plants of different regions. Two populations, Jahrom 2 and Shiraz 2 engrossed the maximum EO yield. Seventy-five volatile compounds were identified by GC and GC–MS analysis. The main EO components were n-Decanal (1.493–45.062 %), Dodecanal (1.093–34.744 %), cis- Chrysanthenyl acetate (0–26.609 %), α-Pinene (0–16.539 %), n-Decanol (1.285–49.225 %), (2E)- Dodecenal (0.879–16.856 %), Decanoic acid (0–12.626 %), n-Nonanal (0.401–6.711 %), and Caryophyllene oxide (0.113–5.873 %). Analysis of the principal components based on the mean relative amounts of EO components led to the identification of four chemotypes: n-Decanal, Dodecanal, cis-Chrysanthenyl acetate, n-Decanol of which the n-Decanal chemotype is found more normally in different parts of Iran.
Functional connectivity supporting fluency
Creators: name: Johnson, Lorelei
name: Basilakos, Alexandra
name: Fridriksson, Julius
name: Hillis, Argye
name: Bonilha, Leonardo
name: Rorden, Christopher
name: Hickok, Gregory
name: Yourganov, Grigori
name: Stark, Brielle
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Communication Sciences and Disorders
subject: Neuroscience and Neurobiology

description: Lesions to the inferior frontal gyrus have often been associated with non-fluent aphasia. Though frank damage to critical language regions such as the IFG can impact behavior, the contribution of regions that are functionally, but not necessarily structurally, damaged is unclear. The described project aims to reexamine critical regions associated with speech fluency in order to determine the unique contribution of functional connections between those regions.
An examination of the diversity of beer and cider products sold in Irish supermarkets in the context of health promotion advice
Creators: name: Houghton, Frank
name: O’Mahony, Cáitlín
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: Aim: Current health promotion advice relating to the consumption of beer and cider in Ireland is very firmly based on nominal pints and half pints of beer. This study sought to determine if the assumed alcohol strength of beer and cider available in a sample of mainstream supermarkets was appropriate. This study also sought to examine if the assumed size of containers of beer and cider was accurate. Methods: All beer and cider products in a purposive sample of Irish mainstream supermarkets was examined. Data was input into SPSS and examined. Results: There is a substantial level of variation in the container size and alcohol content of beer available in mainstream supermarkets in Ireland. Discussion: Current health promotion advice in Ireland is out of date and does not enable people to easily monitor their drinking and follow healthy drinking guidelines. The obvious answer is the enactment of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act, 2018, that has already been passed requiring alcohol containers to display the number of grams of alcohol contained. However, this element of the legislation, despite being passed into law, has yet to be either enacted, or even given a date for enactment. Authors’ contributions: All authors contributed equally. Conflict of interest: None declared. Source of funding: No funding was received for this project. Compliance with Ethical Standards: Ethical approval was not required for this study.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Volume XVIII, 2022
Nursing Theories in Pediatric Care
Creators: name: Loureiro, Fernanda
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Pediatric Nursing
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing
subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Project dedicated to the study of nursing theories used in nursing care for hospitalised children and their families.
Advanced analytical methods to assess physical activity behaviour using accelerometer time series raw data: A protocol for a scoping review
Creators: name: Malisoux, Laurent
name: Backes, Anne
name: Rastogi, Tripti
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences

description: This is a scoping review protocol to map advanced analytical approaches and their multidimensional summary variables used to provide a comprehensive picture of PA behaviour of an individual. Therefore, this scoping review will look at analytical methods that go beyond total PA volume, average daily acceleration and the conventional cut-point approaches, involving tri-axial accelerometer data from any sensor attachment location, and covering both data- and knowledge driven techniques.
Categorification and Dynamics in Generalised Braid Groups
Creators: name: Heng, Edmund
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2022

description: Recent developments in the theory of stability conditions and its relation to Teichmuller theory have revealed a deep connection between triangulated categories and surfaces. Motivated by this, we prove a categorical analogue of the Nielsen-Thurston classification theorem for the rank two generalised braid groups by viewing them as (sub)groups of autoequivalences of certain triangulated categories. This can be seen as a (categorical) generalisation of the classification known for the type A braid groups when viewed as mapping class groups of the punctured discs. Firstly, we realise the generalised braid groups as groups of autoequivalences through categorical actions that categorify the corresponding Burau representations. These categorifications are achieved by constructing certain algebra objects in the tensor categories associated to the quantum group sl2, generalising the construction of zigzag algebras used in the categorical actions of simply-laced-type braid groups to include the non-simply-laced-types. By viewing the elements of the generalised braid groups as autoequivalences of triangulated categories, we study their dynamics through mass growth (categorical entropy), as introduced by Dimitrov-Haiden-Katzarkov-Kontsevich. Our classification is then achieved in a similar fashion to Bestvina-Handel's approach to the Nielsen-Thurston classification for mapping class groups. Namely, our classification can be effectively decided through a given algorithm that also computes the mass growth of the group elements. Moreover, it shows that the mass growth of the pseudo-Anosov elements are computable from certain rank two matrices.
Dissecting Transnational Rebels: The Dispossessed Peoples Effect
Creators: name: Homesley, Troy C.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: This paper examines the intricate relationship between dispossessed peoples and
the occurrence of international crises. I contend that the existence of dispossessed
peoples - ethno-political groups who reside in border areas and have been systematically
denied crucial political, cultural and economic rights afforded to more incorporated
individuals within their state - increase the likelihood of international crises. This
contention arises from previous research that has shown territorial claims and rebel
groups to be two of the primary accelerants of international conflict. Dispossessed
peoples stand at the intersection of these two accelerants, placing them in a precarious
sphere of international relations. Dispossessed peoples may threaten secession, cooptation
by bordering states who might hold kindred groups, or cooperation with
aggressor states. Additionally, dispossessed peoples are at a high risk of morphing into
transnational rebel groups as they attempt to recover power through informal means when
formal political power is denied or unachievable. To test this theory, I have compiled
data from the Minorities at Risk database and the Correlates of War Dyadic Militarized
Interstate Disputes database for the years 1940-2003. A series of empirical tests reveal
that, globally, the effect of dispossessed peoples on international crises is statistically
insignificant. However, in specific regions, the results vary. In the Middle East,
dispossessed peoples have a net calming effect on the occurrence of international crises,
while in the Americas, Europe and Africa, dispossessed peoples increase the likelihood of
international crises. I conclude by discussing the policy implications of these findings.
Improving nutrition and health among Albanian schoolchildren
Creators: name: Hyska, Jolanda
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases and longevity. Prevention of malnutrition among adolescents and improvement of the nutritional status of children are considered important targets in Albanian health system efforts to achieve benefits in the population’s health. Key approaches for improving nutritional status and nutrition-related knowledge, attitude and practices among school-children in Albania (based on the main findings from the in-depth analysis of three nationwide surveys conducted in Albania between 2015 and 2018 on nutritional status and nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among school-children in Albania and other findings) consist ofprevention and promotion from an early age, focus on knowledge, attitudes and practices, limit exposure to less healthy foods and increase parental awareness and involvement. These studies findings and respective recommendations can support the development of a National School Food and Nutrition Education programme in Albania. While there is evidence for the need to intervene at the national level, the stratified analysis at regional and district levels points to the need for the design and implementation of specific interventions at the local level. It is also very crucial to strengthen and improve anthropometric nutrition and surveillance systems for nutritional risk factors for children and adolescents, and use the data obtained by these systems effectively and appropriately. Conflicts of interest: None declared. Acknowledgment: This document is based on the In-depth analysis of three nationwide surveys conducted recently in Albania regarding ‘Nutritional Status and Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among School-Children in Albania”carried out by Ass. Prof Jolanda Hyska in the framework of the Project "Improving the nutritional status of children in schools in Albania", a project developed by the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), funded by UNICEF Albania. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official opinion of ACER nor of UNICEF.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 4, 2022: Health status of the populations and health sector reforms in Albania and Kosovo
Using modern techniques to create a FAIR and machine learning ready EUV dataset
Creators: name: Linko, David
name: Antunes, Alex
name: Vievering, Juliana
name: Hammond, Travis
name: Liu, Cindy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: We will release a 6TB set of ML-ready EUV data from STEREO+SOHO, 1995 to present, accessible via the cloud. The creation of this dataset had several steps, starting with the mechanical ingest stage (get the raw data), an analysis of best approaches to create the ML-ready set, bulk processing, uploading to the cloud, and dissemination and promotion. These steps required exploring best practices and testing to execute these processes in a time and cost effective way. The task also required determination of best approaches for cadence matching, interpolation, and effective spans of contiguous data to create trustworthy data for ML applications. Coming up with these solutions required inputs from both scientists and developers; these inputs also allowed us to create a dataset that is useful and accessible to a wide audience. Currently it is difficult to access large quantity of homogenously processed EUV data that is science ready, so this work will enable research on events, evolution of solar irradiance, segmentation approaches, 360 degree maps of the sun, and other research topics as well as for use with space weather. We will discuss challenges faced and how we made our choices in processing levels, resolutions, image regularization, and what makes a dataset both ‘ML-ready’ and actually usable via FAIR (Free, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.
Congestion Avoidance on Road Networks through Adaptive Routing on Contracted Graphs
Creators: name: Davis, Bradley H.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: We have developed a method of integrating live traffic information into preprocessed
graphs of large road networks in order to adaptively route autonomous vehicles. Our intent
is to reduce congestion caused by fleets of centrally-routed vehicles being assigned overlapping
routes and to help those vehicles avoid already congested areas. Recent developments
in shortest-path routing, namely Contraction Hierarchies, are used in conjunction with a
modified bidirectional Dijkstra search algorithm to ensure fast route computations despite
frequent graph updates. We introduce a novel heuristic for graph reprocessing that enables
quick updates alongside a simple approach to computing appropriate edge weights based on
substantial amounts of feedback received from vehicles on the road. Our approach is tested
on a developed simulation platform using real road data and a Nagel-Schreckenberg traffic
model. Results show that vehicles experience an overall speedup in travel time and adeptly
react to unforeseen conditions by using alternative routes to avoid further congestion.
Socio-cognitive determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among young people
Creators: name: Calabro, Ryan
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Adolescents
subject: Cognitive
subject: Consumption
subject: Social
subject: Socio-cognitive
subject: Sugar-sweetened beverage
subject: Systematic review
subject: Young Adults

description: A systematic review designed to identify the socio-cognitive determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young people.
Objects In-between: Designing a Visual language for Traversing Personal Identity, Migration and Intercultural Spaces
Creators: name: Tieu, Bic
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2022

description: My PhD research draws on the material culture around contemporary design and craft traditions to articulate identity from an intercultural context. These ideas are framed within the geographical loci of context to place, home and object as navigational entry points to investigate the complexities of identity from a personal perspective. My explorations reflect on my biographic journey, a time which encompasses the Vietnamese refugee crisis and the White Australian Policy during the 1970s. Central to the research is the notion of hybridity as a third cultural space informed by my personal narratives and identity as a migrant living in Sydney, Australia. I connect the research to broader theory of 'third space' identity. Third space is a post-colonial theory coined by the critical theorist Homi Bhabha. It is a term to describe the state and effect of hybridity in which the overlapping of two or more cultural spaces disrupt the identification of a person through political, social and cultural negotiations forming new positions. It is these in-between positions which have been contested and extensively written about by other diaspora scholars including; Ien Ang, Trinh T. Minh-ha and Nikos Papastergiadis. Their theories on hybridity are significant for the research by contextualising my own lived experience and negotiation of multiple cultures. In addition to this I also connect with object theory to argue how objects can shape and reflect identity. Framed by these theoretical contexts I explore concepts of movement, migration and identity from multiple cultural perspectives of Australian, Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. Through deconstructing these ideas, I define my sense of intercultural hybridity in order to extend common and relatable strategies for designing a visual language that articulates my third space identity. The practice-led research unfolds through a range of interdisciplinary investigations, design methodologies and traditional craft processes. Personal collections of objects are analysed through taxonomy as a way to synthesise interdisciplinary studio investigations, combining graphic animations with contemporary jewellery and object processes to develop a visual system that examines cross-cultural translations. These strategies produce innovative, new approaches to making contemporary craft and design. My final series of metal object-based works are tangible evocations of liminality as manifestations of my experience as a Southeast Asian-Australian woman and further represent a perspective of Australia's unique complex cultural realities.
Diversity of Akanthomyces (Cordycipitaceae) on adult moths in Thailand
Creators: name: Khonsanin. Artit
name: Thanakitpipattana, Donnaya
name: Mongkolsamrit, Suchada
name: Kobmoo, Noppol
name: Phosrithong, Netnapa
name: Luangsa-ard, J. Jennifer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Poster by Artit Khonsanit at the WFBI Spring Symposium 2022
Transitioning out of the English as a Second Language Track and into Mainstream Courses: From Pluralism to Assimilation
Creators: name: Schleien, Alexa
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: The New Latinx Diaspora has brought a wave of Latinx immigrants to North Carolina, drastically changing the composition of public schools. English as a Second Language (ESL) courses have traditionally been valued for their ability to teach English quickly and efficiently to these immigrant students. However, in addition to teaching English, ESL teachers have the potential to provide a space for students to talk about their home country, use their first language, engage with politics, practice self-advocacy, and reconcile their hybrid identities. Therefore, when emergent bilinguals are ushered out of the ESL program due to their high achievement in English proficiency, they move from classrooms that encourage pluralism to classrooms that trend toward assimilation. Through analysis of observations of five teachers in Field High School, Schleien documents this shift, particularly on the grounds of language, identity development, and culturally sustaining pedagogy.
On the Uniqueness of Supersymmetric Attractors
Creators: name: Mandal, Taniya
name: Tripathy, Prasanta K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we discuss the uniqueness of supersymmetric attractors in four dimensional N=2 supergravity theories coupled to n vector multiplets. We prove that for a given charge configuration the supersymmetry preserving axion free attractors are unique. We generalise the analysis to axionic attractors and state the conditions for uniqueness explicitly. We consider the example of a two-parameter model and find all solutions to the supersymmetric attractor equations and discuss their uniqueness.
description: 12 pages, Latex
Epidemiological profile and incidence of brain tumors in Kosovo
Creators: name: Muçaj, Sefedin
name: Ramadani, Naser
name: Kabashi-Muçaj, Serbeze
name: Jerliu, Naim
name: Rashiti-Bytyci1, Albiona
name: Hoxha, Sanije
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: Aim: Brain tumors (BT) are neoplasms developed in intracranial tissues and the meninges. The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological features of brain tumors diagnosed and treated at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK), the only healthcare institution in Kosovo that diagnosis and treats malignancies. Methods: A 3-year retrospective study (2019-2021) was carried out in the Neurosurgical Clinic, Radiology Clinic, and Institute of Pathology, of UCCK. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare age distribution between males and females. Results: A total of 227 patients were treated for BT at the UCCK during the three-year period under investigation (that is 2019-2021). There were 119 males (52.4%) and 108 (47.6%) females. The incidence rate of BT for the year 2021 was 4.7/100,000 inhabitants. BT were most common in the age groups: >50 years (n=178, 78.4%), 25-50 years (n=33, 14.6%), whereas 13 cases (5.7%) were children from the age-group ≤14 years. Almost one third of the patients (33.9%) were from Prishtina region, followed by Peja region (18.5%) and Mitrovica region (13.2%). From the overall number of cases (n=227), 31.3% (n=71) were benign and 66.1% (n=150) were malignant tumors. The average age of brain tumor patients was 58.4±18.3 years. The most prevalent histological type of BT was meningioma WHO gr. I (n=57, 25.1%) followed by glioblastoma WHO gr. IV (n=43, 18.9%) with similar appearances in both genders. Most often, tumors had supratentorial/intra-axial localization (63.4%). Conclusion: Adults over 50 years old represent the most affected age-group for BT in Kosovo. Meningioma, and glioblastoma were the most frequent BT in Kosovo adults. Further studies are needed to assess the long-term outcome of patients with BT in Kosovo.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 4, 2022: Health status of the populations and health sector reforms in Albania and Kosovo
Unveiling the Path to Equitable Knowledge. Challenging Knowledge Monopoly: Access, Equity, and Quality in the Digital Era
Creators: name: Lahlal, Mina
name: Kerr, Christine
name: Kerzenmacher, Tobias
Publisher: name: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Year: 2023
Subjects: Swiss Medical Oath
knowledge privatization
knowledge monopoly
equal access
interdisciplinary dialogue

description: In the digital age, the privatization and monopolization of knowledge have become prominent issues, particularly in the field of medical education and practice. Influential platforms like Amboss and the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation AO have emerged as gatekeepers, controlling access to medical knowledge through paywalls and potentially shaping treatment approaches. Concerns arise due to the selective dissemination of information, where conservative treatment approaches may be downplayed. In contrast initiatives that prioritize equal access to knowledge have been introduced, such as the WHO Surgery at the District Hospital program and internationally renowned textbooks like "Primary surgery" and "War surgery." Another area of concern is authorship, with a growing emphasis on advocating for equal cooperative authorship and challenging hierarchical structures. Alternative models promoting inclusivity and diversity in the authorship process are being explored. Additionally, there is a pressing need to prioritize quality over quantity in scientific publications. Strategies such as rigorous peer review processes and emphasizing impactful research are being discussed to address this issue. The implications of knowledge monopolization and dissemination are not limited to developed countries. Russian pirate platforms have significant implications for knowledge dissemination, copyright protection, and research availability, particularly in the Global South. Language barriers and biases against certain regions or nations further amplify the underrepresentation of voices in the scientific community. Interdisciplinary dialogue is crucial in advancing equitable knowledge access and exploring alternative approaches in the digital era. By fostering open discussions, the aim is to deepen the understanding of knowledge monopolies, encourage equal access to information, and seek innovative solutions in authorship, publication, and knowledge dissemination. The ultimate goal is to create a more inclusive and accessible landscape for the advancement of knowledge across various disciplines. All authors contributed equally.
School-based language and literacy interventions for multilingual children and adolescents: A systematic evidence map and an overview of reviews
Creators: name: Kalandadze, Tamara
name: von Hagen, Alexa
name: Kucirkova, Natalia
name: Kašćelan, Draško
name: Bjerkenes, Glenn
name: Ruud, Erik
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
subject: Education
subject: evidence map
subject: overview of reviews

description: Stakeholders in educational systems worldwide are increasingly recognizing the need to cater for linguistically diverse students. Adopting effective teaching practices for multilingual students has therefore become a priority in many countries (e.g. Norway: Mossige et al., 2016). With the purpose of contributing evidence-based resources, several systematic reviews have summarized past research on school-based interventions to strengthen language and literacy skills in multilingual children and adolescents. However, many of these reports have only focused on specific subgroups of multilingual students (e.g. dual language learners in the U.S. in Buysse, Peisner-Feinberg, Páez, Scheffner Hamme, 2014) and prioritized evidence coming from studies conducted in the English-speaking countries. This study aims to address these gaps by providing a systematic evidence map and overview of reviews on school-based language and literacy interventions for all types of multilingual children and adolescents. We plan to search for study reports in bibliographic databases (e.g. Eric), organizational websites (e.g. Campbell Collaboration), target peer reviewed journals (e.g. Review of Educational Research), as well as in grey literature repositories (e.g. OpenGrey). To meet inclusion criteria, reports will need to be evidence syntheses (e.g. narrative reviews) that summarize empirical research studies. Reports will need to focus on multilingual children and adolescents from 0 to 18 years of age as the population of interest. They must summarize intervention studies conducted or initiated in school settings and report outcome measures related to the participants’ language and literacy skills (e.g. vocabulary, reading skills). We will include study reports that compare the impact of interventions on language and literacy skills focusing on multilingual participants as well as reports that compare monolingual and multilingual participant groups. Information on included studies will be summarized in two phases: (1) a systematic map with descriptive data on report information, the type of review, search and inclusion criteria, and (2) a systematic overview of reviews on the identified quantitative reviews. After completing a critical appraisal based on the AMSTAR 2 tool (Shea et al., 2017), we will provide a narrative description of the available quantitative evidence (e.g. type of overall effect).
title: A Preliminary, Work-Based Study of Hypertrophic Training and Landing Mechanics of Adolescent Female Athletes in Queensland
Creators: name: Burr, Robert A.
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Hypertrophy, Propulsive Force, Landing Force, Knee Valgus, Adolescent Female Athlete Injury
classificationCode: 420701
subject: Biomechanics
valueUri: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release
classificationCode: 420799
subject: Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
valueUri: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-research-classification-anzsrc/latest-release

description: This work-based project employed a quasi-experimental design to investigate the impact of a hypertrophy-based resistance training program aimed at potentially mitigating the well-documented disparity in lower-limb injuries, such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, in adolescent female athletes. Sixteen volunteer adolescent female athletes completed a drop-jump landing task in stepping off a 30cm box landing onto a dual force plate, followed by an immediate jump and re-land protocol. Anthropometric, force, knee flexion, and valgus data were collected. Participants were divided between an intervention and comparison group, with the intervention group completing an eight-week, targeted hypertrophy program. After the intervention period, the drop-jump test was repeated using identical measures. The intervention group showed a statistically significant reduction in lower limb anthropometric mean skinfold data compared with the comparison group. Peak landing force showed a decrease in the intervention group compared with the comparison group and this was most marked in the right limb. Peak propulsive force increased in the intervention group, however, was not statistically significant. No significant differences were observed for knee valgus. Knee flexion angle also showed no statistical significance, although measurements indicated there was a negative correlation between knee valgus right and peak propulsive force. This work-based study suggests that a lower-limb hypertrophy-based intervention program might have a positive effect on adolescent female muscle development over an eight-week period. The resulting reduction in peak landing force at impact may be significant in the mitigation of lower-limb injury in adolescent female athletes participating in court and field-based sports, a topic for future investigation. This conclusion has implications for how practitioner-based training can be implemented in sports exercise environments.
ISTP-Next Metadata Guidelines: Updates and Update Process Needed
Creators: name: Lewis, Jim
name: Vandegriff, Jon
name: Niehof, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: ISTP
CDF
metadata
standards

description: The existing ISTP guidelines for global and variable metadata attributes in CDF files (and analogous conventions for non-CDF file types) have seen widespread adoption among data providers and archival services. This has enabled the development of general-purpose plotting and analysis tools that can handle a wide variety of data sets, as long as they are reasonably compliant with the current standards. Yet, in some respects, the current standard tries to impose a "one size fits all" structure (e.g., DEPEND_N attributes) that fail to capture the nuances of how many data sets are organized. Data set designers sometimes resort to unconventional metadata structures to get around these limitations, making it difficult to implement a truly general CDF reader without resorting to mission-specific hacks. In this presentation, the authors expand on some discussions from the 2023 ISTP-Next workshop, present concrete examples from various data sets illustrating some of the difficulties with the existing standard, and propose some enhancements that would solve these issues in a next generation metadata standard. We also discuss the need for a versioning scheme, and a formal process for adopting and evolving the standard in a way that provides both stability (e.g., a data set pinning their metadata scheme to a particular version of the standard), and flexibility (e.g., introducing a new standard convention to accommodate a novel data set organization).
Do Personality Profiles Differ in the Pakistani Software Industry and Academia - A Case Study
Creators: name: Raza, Arif
name: Zaka-Ul-Mustafa
name: Capretz, Luiz Fernando
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Effects of personality profiles and human factors in software engineering (SE) have been studied from different perspectives, such as: software life cycle, team performance, software quality attributes, and so on. This study intends to compare personality profiles of software engineers in academia and industry. In this survey we have collected personality profiles of software engineers from academia and the local industry in Pakistan. According to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument, the most prominent personality type among Pakistani academicians is a combination of Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging (ISTJ). However the most dominant personality type among software engineers in the Pakistani software industry is a combination of Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging (ESTJ). The results of study establish that software engineers working in industry are mostly Extroverts as compared to those in academia who tend to be Introverts. The dimensions: Sensing, Thinking, and Judging (STJ), however, remain common in the dominant personality types of software engineers, both in Pakistani software industry and academia.
Civil Society, Stabilization, and Democratization: A Study of the Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Middle East
Creators: name: Zullo, Caroline K.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: This thesis aims to explore the role of civil society in conflict and post-conflict areas of the Middle East, and the question as to whether the relationship between the political structure and political culture of a country is the primary determinant in the strength of civil society organizations. This study will examine the factors that have been known to influence the strength of civil society organizations and analyze the theory regarding the conditional relationship between political structure and political culture and its corresponding impact on the role of civil society organizations.
In the following sections, I first provide an overview of the previous literature regarding the dynamic role of civil society and the factors that affect its relative strength and success. I then present a theoretical perspective positing the relationship between the political structure and political structure to be the primary determinant of the strength of civil society organizations. I explore this theory through the case studies of three Middle Eastern countries, namely Syria, Libya, and Tunisia. Lastly, I conclude with remarks from these case studies and explore prospects for future research regarding the role of civil society organizations.
LEADING POLICY CHANGE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Creators: name: Serling, Willa
name: Lotushko, Volodymyr
name: Bocken, Nick
name: Gietz, Lisa
name: Paric, Martina
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 3, 2022: Leading Policy Change in Public Health
Replication of Turri, Buckwalter, and Blouw (2015) at the University of Hong Kong
Creators: name: Feldman, Gilad
name: Xiao, Qinyu
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: CREP
subject: Epistemic Intuitions
subject: Folk Epistemology
subject: Justified True Belief
subject: Knowledge
subject: Multilab
subject: Multilevel Modeling
subject: Replication
subject: Social Cognition

description: Qinyu Xiao is an M.Phil. student under the supervision of Gilad Feldman, responsible for conducting a replication of Turri et al.'s (2015) Experiment 1 as part of the Accelerated CREP project.
ACEs/Trauma and Cognition Meta Analysis
Creators: name: Varley, Deanna
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: ACE
subject: ACEs
subject: Childhood Trauma
subject: Cognitive Function
subject: Complex Attention
subject: Executive Function
subject: Language
subject: Learning and Memory
subject: Meta Analysis
subject: Meta-Analysis
subject: Perceptual Motor Function
subject: Social Cognition
subject: Trauma

description: Meta analysis reviewing relationship between the experience of ACEs and cognitive function in adulthood.
Controlling the nonclassical properties of a hybrid Cooper pair box system and an intensity dependent nanomechanical resonator
Creators: name: Valverde, C.
name: Gonçalves, V. G.
name: Baseia, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We employ a more realistic treatment to investigate the entropy and the excitation-inversion of a coupled system that consists of a nanomechanical resonator and a superconducting Cooper pair box. The procedure uses the Buck-Sukumar model in the microwave domain, considers the nanoresonator with a time dependent frequency and both subsystems in the presence of losses. Interesting results were found for the temporal evolutions of the entropy of each subsystem and of the excitation-inversion in the Cooper pair box. A comparison was also performed about which of these two subsystems is more sensitive to the presence of losses. The results suggest that appropriate choices of the involved time dependent parameters allow us to monitor these two features of the subsystems and may offer potential applications, e.g., in the generation of nonclassical states, quantum communication, quantum lithography.
description: 8 pages, 15 figures
Perloff & Fetzer (1986) replication & extension
Creators: name: Lyu, Hongye
name: Feldman, Gilad
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: judgment and decision making
subject: replication

description: Please see pre-registration folder for Qualtrics survey, full pre-registrations materials, with simulated random dataset and R analysis code.
Overview on epidemiological and clinical manifestation of COVID-19 in Albanian adults
Creators: name: Çomo, Najada
name: Meta, Esmeralda
name: Qato, Migena
name: Gjermeni, Nevila
name: Kolovani, Entela
name: Pipero, Pellumb
name: Harxhi, Arjan
name: Kraja, Dhimiter
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: On March 9, 2020 the first two cases of Sars-Cov-2 were identified and hospitalized in Albania. In this paper we present a retrospective analysis of 3000 consecutive COVID-19 confirmed cases in Albanian adults admitted at the Infectious Diseases Service which includes three tertiary care wards, part of Tirana University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”. The period included in this analysis is from March 2020 – April 30, 2021. The paper provides a general overview including demographic distribution, symptomatic diversity and clinical signs manifested among cases, as well as the association observed with underlying pathologies. The analysis included 1944 males and 1056 females. Overall, the age groups included range from 15 to 99 years (median 65 years; mean value 63.4±13.4 years). There were no statistically significant age differences between males and females (mean ages were: 63.5±13.1 in females and 63.3±13.5 in males; median ages were: 64 years in females and 65 years in males; P=0.67). There was evidence of a statistically significant difference between sexes regarding the presence of symptoms, which were more predominant in males (P<0.001). On the whole, we observed 19 cases with specific signs and symptoms, most of them (82.9%) among patients who reported the presence of such symptoms 5-14 days before hospitalization. The comorbidities encountered were ranked according to systems and organs, classifying them in 22 categories, among which the most frequent were hypertension (52%) and diabetes mellitus (26.4%). Age was a strong risk factor for severe illness, complications, and death. Analyzing symptom onset with total symptoms and comorbidities, it showed that some patients were affected for many days with few symptoms and few comorbidities. It seems they started as mild cases for many days unpredictably precipitating. There were also a few cases with many comorbidities, but a few symptoms upon hospital admission. Conflicts of interest: None declared.
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 4, 2022: Health status of the populations and health sector reforms in Albania and Kosovo
The nilpotent regular element problem
Creators: name: Ara, P.
name: O'Meara, K. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 16E50, 16U99 (Primary), 16S10, 16S15 (Secondary)

description: We use George Bergman's recent normal form for universally adjoining an inner inverse to show that, for general rings, a nilpotent regular element $x$ need not be unit-regular. This contrasts sharply with the situation for nilpotent regular elements in exchange rings (a large class of rings), and for general rings when all powers of the nilpotent element $x$ are regular.
description: 13 pages
Proposing a Code of Ethics for Public Health Professionals in Europe
Creators: name: Agarici, Sylvia
name: Elabbasy, Darin
name: Hirche, Anja
name: Saha, Royina
name: Witte, Jente
name: Thomas, James C.
Publisher: name: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH)
Year: 2022

description: Context: Public health practitioners are involved in a wide array of contexts. Local and national government public health agencies; domestic and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); and academic institutions are just a few examples of the settings where public health practitioners work. Acting ethically and meeting ethical commitments in a practical and transdisciplinary endeavor as complicated as public health necessitates careful consideration. Ethical practice ensures that public health institutions work properly and that individual public health practitioners maintain their integrity. There is little debate about the importance of ethics in public health professional practice and, as a result, the necessity for a corresponding professional code of ethics. Policy Options: Only an US-American code of public health ethics has been created so far. Since ethical considerations in public health are heavily dependent in contexts, the aim of this document is to initiate a discussion surrounding the establishment of a Code of Ethics for Public Health Professionals in Europe. Recommendations: • Stimulate the discussion on a European code of public health ethics. • Make a clear distinction between public health ethics and medical ethics. • Recognize public health as a profession and not just a medical specialty. • Recognize the need for a common code of ethics among public health professionals in Europe. • Use Kotter's Model based on the Theory of Change as a roadmap when creating the European public health code of ethics. • Treat the European code of ethics as a "living document". • Encourage further research on a European code of ethics. Acknowledgements: We thank Professor James C. Thomas for his guidance and support in developing this paper, as well as Professor Kasia Czabanowska for her help and for providing the opportunity to have explore this special project. We also thank all the interviewees for their time and contributions. Contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work. Conflict of interest: None declared Source of funding: None declared
description: South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), Special Volume No. 3, 2022: Leading Policy Change in Public Health
Picante - a Pure Java Implementation of NAIF/SPICE
Creators: name: Turner, Scott
name: Turner, Jordi
name: Nair, Hari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Java
SPICE

description: Picante is a Java implementation of the core functionality of NAIF SPICE. Key features: Pure Java; no native libraries needed replicates NAIF SPICE ephemeris calculations and frame transforms to 1e-12 precision Thread safe Although Picante reproduces many SPICE capabilities, it is implemented very differently. Kernels are loaded into a " SpiceEnvironment". The user can instantiate multiple SpiceEnvironments to compare calculations with different sets of kernels, or to run a multithreaded application. Picante was developed by the Analysis and Applications group of the Space Exploration Sector of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. It is released under the MIT License.
Transformation and integrability of a generalized short pulse equation
Creators: name: Sakovich, Sergei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By means of transformations to nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations, we show that a generalized short pulse equation is integrable in two (and, most probably, only two) distinct cases of its coefficients. The first case is the original short pulse equation (SPE). The second case, which we call the single-cycle pulse equation (SCPE), is a previously overlooked scalar reduction of a known integrable system of coupled SPEs. We get the Lax pair and bi-Hamiltonian structure for the SCPE and show that the smooth envelope soliton of the SCPE can be as short as only one cycle of its carrier frequency.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures