cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: S100A8/S100A9 Integrates F-Actin and Microtubule Dynamics to Prevent Uncontrolled Extravasation of Leukocytes
Creators: name: Wolf, Marc
name: Joseph, Robiya
name: Austermann, Judith
name: Scharrnbeck-Davis, Chiara
name: Hermann, Sven
name: Roth, Johannes
name: Vogl, Thomas
Publisher: name: University of Muenster, Institutional Repository MIAMI
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610 Medicine and health

description: Immune reactions are characterized by the rapid immigration of phagocytes into sites of inflammation. Meticulous regulation of these migratory processes is crucial for preventing uncontrolled and harmful phagocyte extravasation. S100A8/S100A9 is the major calcium-binding protein complex expressed in phagocytes. After release, this complex acts as a proinflammatory alarmin in the extracellular space, but the intracellular functions of these highly abundant proteins are less clear. Results of this study reveal an important role of S100A8/S100A9 in coordinated cytoskeleton rearrangement during migration. We found that S100A8/S100A9 was able to cross-link F-actin and microtubules in a calcium- and phosphorylation-dependent manner. Cells deficient in S100A8/S100A9 showed abnormalities in cell adhesion and motility. Missing cytoskeletal interactions of S100A8/S100A9 caused differences in the surface expression and activation of β1-integrins as well as in the regulation of Src/Syk kinase family members. Loss of S100A8/S100A9 led to dysregulated integrin-mediated adhesion and migration, resulting in an overall higher dynamic activity of non-activated S100A8/S100A9-deficient phagocytes. Our data suggest that intracellular S100A8/S100A9 is part of a novel regulatory mechanism that ensures the precise control necessary to facilitate the change between the quiescent and activated state of phagocytes.
description: Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Münster.
Energy functionals and soliton equations for G_2-forms
Creators: name: Weiss, Hartmut
name: Witt, Frederik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 53C44, 53C25

description: We extend short-time existence and stability of the Dirichlet energy flow as proven in a previous paper by the authors to a broader class of energy functionals. Furthermore, we derive some monotonely decreasing quantities for the Dirichlet energy flow and investigate an equation of soliton type. In particular, we show that nearly parallel G_2-structures satisfy this soliton equation and study their infinitesimal soliton deformations.
description: 22 pages, typos corrected, reference added
A pseudospectral method for investigating the stability of linear population models with two physiological structures
Creators: name: Andò, Alessia
name: De Reggi, Simone
name: Liessi, Davide
name: Scarabel, Francesca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 37M99, 65L07, 65N25 (Primary) 35L04, 37N25, 47D06, 92D25 (Secondary)

description: The asymptotic stability of the null equilibrium of a linear population model with two physiological structures formulated as a first-order hyperbolic PDE is determined by the spectrum of its infinitesimal generator. We propose an equivalent reformulation of the problem in the space of absolutely continuous functions in the sense of Carathéodory, so that the domain of the corresponding infinitesimal generator is defined by trivial boundary conditions. Via bivariate collocation, we discretize the reformulated operator as a finite-dimensional matrix, which can be used to approximate the spectrum of the original infinitesimal generator. Finally, we provide test examples illustrating the converging behavior of the approximated eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, and its dependence on the regularity of the model coefficients.
Electromagnetic multipole theory for optical nanomaterials
Creators: name: Grahn, P.
name: Shevchenko, A.
name: Kaivola, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Optical properties of natural or designed materials are determined by the electromagnetic multipole moments that light can excite in the constituent particles. In this work we present an approach to calculate the multipole excitations in arbitrary arrays of nanoscatterers in a dielectric host medium. We introduce a simple and illustrative multipole decomposition of the electric currents excited in the scatterers and link this decomposition to the classical multipole expansion of the scattered field. In particular, we find that completely different multipoles can produce identical scattered fields. The presented multipole theory can be used as a basis for the design and characterization of optical nanomaterials.
Marrying Fairness and Explainability in Supervised Learning
Creators: name: Grabowicz, Przemyslaw
name: Perello, Nicholas
name: Mishra, Aarshee
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Machine learning algorithms that aid human decision-making may inadvertently discriminate against certain protected groups. We formalize direct discrimination as a direct causal effect of the protected attributes on the decisions, while induced discrimination as a change in the causal influence of non-protected features associated with the protected attributes. The measurements of marginal direct effect (MDE) and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) reveal that state-of-the-art fair learning methods can induce discrimination via association or reverse discrimination in synthetic and real-world datasets. To inhibit discrimination in algorithmic systems, we propose to nullify the influence of the protected attribute on the output of the system, while preserving the influence of remaining features. We introduce and study post-processing methods achieving such objectives, finding that they yield relatively high model accuracy, prevent direct discrimination, and diminishes various disparity measures, e.g., demographic disparity.
description: 17 pages, 16 figures. Section 4.3 updated
Public health monitoring and research: experience with electronic health record data
Creators: name: Zucker, Rachel
name: Society Of Quality Assurance, Publisher
Publisher: name: Mountain Scholar
Year: 2016
Subjects: CHORDS
Colorado health observation regional data service
data sharing and aggregation
PopMedNet
data sharing governance

description: Presented at the National data integrity conference: data sharing: the how, why, when and when not to share held on June 2-3, 2016 at University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. The National Data Integrity Conference is a gathering of people sharing new challenges and solutions regarding research data and integrity. This conference aims to provide attendees with both an understanding of data integrity issues and impart practical tools and skills to deal with them. Topics addressed will include data privacy, openness, policy, education and the impacts of sharing data, how to do it, when to do it, and when not to. Speakers and audience members come from diverse fields such as: Academic Research; Information Technology; Quality Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Private Industry; Grant Funding; Government.
description: PowerPoint presentation during Lightning Talks given on June 3, 2016.
description: Rachel is affiliated with the University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus.
description: This talk will describe the software underlying CHORDS, the concept of a federated query, the methods CHORDS uses to enable site participation, and the formal agreements required to contribute to the network or query distributed data. Finally, we will discuss growth of this technology platform and anticipated needs and challenges as CHORDS serves new use cases to enable clinical health research studies and other research activities. A key challenge is the need for patient record linkage to unduplicate an individual's medical records across systems. A solution underway seeks to transfer data to an external partner to leverage an existing master patient index tool used for clinical care.
title: Differential diagnosis of sellar and parasellar lesions: A pictorial review
Creators: name: Manzella, Adonis
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Not applicable
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Metastases
subject: Congenital
subject: Education
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: CNS
subject: Anatomy
subject: Neuro
subject: Not applicable

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: 1. To discuss the most common as well as some unusual sellar and parasellar lesions emphasizing the differential diagnosis. 2. To describe some important imaging characteristics that may help narrow the differential diagnosis. 3. To illustrate these...
title: 3D modeling and 3D printing: advanced tools for diagnosis, classification and preoperative planning of periprosthetic acetabular fractures
Creators: name: Prost, Roberto
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Performed at one institution
subject: Not applicable
subject: Prostheses
subject: Image verification
subject: Education and training
subject: Decision analysis
subject: Computer Applications-Virtual imaging
subject: Computer Applications-3D
subject: Image manipulation / Reconstruction
subject: Experimental
subject: CT
subject: Pelvis
subject: Musculoskeletal bone
subject: Computer applications
subject: Musculoskeletal

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: Periprosthetic acetabular fractures represent an uncommon but challenging complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). Learning objectives of this EPOS are to show: a newapproach using 3D modelling software to improve the assessment of fracture...
Decreasing Brain Functional Network Segregation with Healthy Aging
Creators: name: Singh Sidhu, Abhijot
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Functional Connectivity
subject: Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
subject: Healthy Brain Aging
subject: Diagnostic Imaging
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Radiology
subject: Engineering--Biomedical

description: The functional architecture of the human brain consists of distinct sensory and associative functional networks that interact as needed. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has shown that functional connections (connectivity) between networks strengthen with age, suggesting that networks reconfigure in healthy aging by becoming less segregated. Few studies, however, have replicated these findings or investigated sex differences in network organization, and no studies have thoroughly investigated if age-related differences involve certain networks more than others. It is crucial to better understand healthy age-related brain changes as it provides a foundation to better address and investigate age-related diseases like dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. In this thesis, cross-sectional functional and structural MR data from 231 presumed healthy adult participants (~59% self-reported as female, aged 18-91 y) from the Calgary Normative Study were examined to investigate the hypotheses that (1) whole-brain and network segregation decreases with age due to decreasing within-network and increasing between-network connectivity, and (2) age-associated increases in between-network functional connectivity occur in associative network connections. Structural and functional MR data were parcellated into seven known functional networks, and average within- and between-network connectivity were computed as the z-transformed Pearson cross-correlation coefficients (zw and zb, respectively). Whole-brain and network segregation were then computed using the segregation index, SI = (|zw|-|zb|)/(|zw|). All networks exhibited decreasing segregation with age, because of increasing between-network connectivity; however, within-network connectivity did not change with age. Further, between-network connectivity increased with age in sensory-to-associative and associative-to-associative network connections, as hypothesized. Increased connectivity between associative networks was also observed in males, regardless of age. This thesis demonstrates that functional networks reconfigure with age because of increased connectivity in sensory-to-associative and associative-to-associative network connections. This may constitute compensatory and/or de-differentiation processes as humans age. The findings of this thesis also provide a foundation for better interpretation of changes in brain function that occur in age-related diseases.
Collective excitation and decay of waveguide-coupled atoms: from timed Dicke states to inverted ensembles
Creators: name: Liedl, Christian
name: Pucher, Sebastian
name: Tebbenjohanns, Felix
name: Schneeweiss, Philipp
name: Rauschenbeutel, Arno
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The collective absorption and emission of light by an ensemble of atoms is at the heart of many fundamental quantum optical effects and the basis for numerous applications. However, beyond weak excitation, both experiment and theory become increasingly challenging. Here, we explore the regimes from weak excitation to inversion with ensembles of up to one thousand atoms that are trapped and optically interfaced using the evanescent field surrounding an optical nanofiber. We realize strong inversion, with about 80% of the atoms being excited, and study their subsequent radiative decay into the guided modes. The data is very well described by a simple model that assumes a cascaded interaction of the guided light with the atoms. Our results contribute to the fundamental understanding of the collective interaction of light and matter and are relevant for applications ranging from quantum memories to sources of nonclassical light to optical frequency standards.
Large deviations for quadratic functionals of stable Gauss-Markov chains and entropy production
Creators: name: Zamparo, Marco
name: Semeraro, Massimiliano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we establish a large deviation principle for the entropy production rate of possible non-stationary, centered stable Gauss-Markov chains, verifying the Gallavotti-Cohen symmetry. We reach this goal by developing a large deviation theory for quasi-Toeplitz quadratic functionals of multivariate centered stable Gauss-Markov chains, which differ from a perfect Toeplitz form by the addition of quadratic boundary terms.
Sketch, Presbyterian Church, Sag Harbor, Annie Cooper Boyd, 1933
Creators: name: Boyd, Annie Cooper
Publisher: name: Annie Cooper Boyd
Year: 1933
Subjects: Presbyterian churches
Sag Harbor
History
Churches
Sketches
Drawings
Pen and ink drawings

description: This signed and dated sketch by Sag Harbor artist Annie Cooper Boyd shows the Sag Harbor First Presbyterian Church as it looked before the Hurricane of 1938 destroyed the steeple. The steeple featured elaborate details designed by architect Minard Lafever.
Emergent Scenography: the collaborative process of Conduct
Creators: name: Manuel, Bianca Guimarães De
Publisher: name: Arts
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Scenography
subject: Costume design
subject: Artistic statement
subject: Scenic design
subject: Design and Decorative Arts
subject: Fine Arts
subject: Theater

description: This thesis is the scenic and costume design of Conduct and the supporting Artist Statement submitted is a reflection on and documentation of the material constraints, collaboration, design guided dramaturgy, audience effect, and design process involved in the thesis. This Artistic Statement was in an unconventional way, in order to accomplish that I created a website that include the chapters bellow. For a full experience of this thesis, please visit: www.emergentscenography.com
Formation and Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies. III Star formation history as a function of mass and over-density
Creators: name: Merlin, Emiliano
name: Chiosi, Cesare
name: Piovan, Lorenzo
name: Grassi, Tommaso
name: Buonomo, Umberto
name: La Barbera, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the influence of the initial proto-galaxies over-densities and masses on their evolution, to understand whether the internal properties of the proto-galactic haloes are sufficient to account for the varied properties of the galactic populations. By means of fully hydrodynamical N-body simulations performed with the code EvoL we produce twelve self-similar models of early-type galaxies of different initial masses and over-densities, following their evolution from z \geq 20 down to z \leq 1. The simulations include radiative cooling, star formation, stellar energy feedback, a reionizing photoheating background, and chemical enrichment of the ISM. We find a strong correlation between the initial properties of the proto-haloes and their star formation histories. Massive (10^13M\odot) haloes experience a single, intense burst of star formation (with rates \geq 10^3M\odot/yr) at early epochs, consistently with observations, with a less pronounced dependence on the initial over-density; intermediate mass (10^11M\odot) haloes histories strongly depend on their initial over-density, whereas small (10^9M\odot) haloes always have fragmented histories, resulting in multiple stellar populations, due to the "galactic breathing" phenomenon. The galaxy models have morphological, structural and photometric properties comparable to real galaxies, often closely matching the observed data; even though some disagreement is still there, likely a consequence of some numerical choices. We conclude that internal properties are essentially sufficient to explain many of the observed features of early type galaxies, particularly the complicated and different star formation histories shown by haloes of very different mass. In this picture, nature seems to play the dominant role, whereas nurture has a secondary importance.
description: 27 pages, 25 figures, 5 tables
Hurricane Sandy and Republican Ideology
Creators: name: Mitchell, Lincoln A.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: Hurricane Sandy (2012)

description: Mitchell looks at disaster relief in light of Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 Presidential election and state and federal cooperation across party lines. Notably, Obama's response, his collaboration with Governor Christie, and Romney's silence on FEMA.
title: Rescuing the paralysed phenotype of unc-18 (e81) null mutant C. elegans
Creators: name: Afzal, Khoula
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2023

description: Munc-18 (also known as STXBP1) functions as a core component of the fusion machinery at the presynapse, with a role in several stages of the vesicle cycle. In humans, heterozygous de novo mutations in Munc18-1 are associated with infantile epileptic encephalopathy, however, there is currently no cure for the disorder. This investigation was interested in whether the function of Munc18-1 could be bypassed if it was completely dysfunctional. As null mutations in Munc18-1 and its homologues in several organisms such as yeast and mammals are unviable, the C. elegans nematode was chosen as the model organism. C. elegans remain viable yet demonstrate a severely paralysed phenotype. Prior to this work, ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis (EMS) of unc-18 (e81) null mutants led to the discovery of a mutant, termed unc-18 rescue, in which locomotion appeared indifferent from wild-type. Whole genome SoLiD sequencing confirmed the presence of the unc-18 (e81) mutation in the unc-18 rescue mutant, as well as two novel mutations in dgk-1 (ulv1) and sorf-2 (ulv2), and a third mutation in sorf-2 (ulv3), which were all hypothesised to be putatively involved in the unc-18 rescue phenotype. In this investigation, behavioural analysis confirmed that locomotion of unc-18 rescue mutants was successfully restored to wild-type levels when on a surface, but not when in solution. Expression of wild-type dgk-1 in unc-18 rescue mutants reversed improvements in locomotion, confirming the necessity of the dgk-1 (ulv1) for the unc-18 rescue phenotype. However, diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) inhibition or elevated diacylglycerol (DAG) in unc-18 (e81) null mutants did not improve locomotion suggesting the necessity of another gene. Transgenic expression of wild-type sorf-2 reduced the rate of locomotion and confirmed the necessity of sorf-2. Together, sorf-2 RNAi and dgk-1 inhibition successfully improved locomotion in unc-18 (e81) null mutants, but not in unc-18 (e81) null mutants lacking the sorf-2 (ulv3) mutations, or in alternative unc-18 null mutants, suggesting unc-18 (e81) null specificity for the rescue phenotype. Further, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was able to successfully identify differences in lipid and polar metabolite abundance between wild-type, unc-18 (e81) null, and unc-18 rescue worms, highlighting the importance of lipid pathways in physiological processes. Together these findings confirmed the necessity of the dgk-1 (ulv1) and sorf-2 (ulv2 and ulv3) mutations in the unc-18 rescue phenotype and suggest that the unc-18 rescue phenotype is produced by the combined efforts of proteins and lipids which bypass the function of unc-18 in synaptic vesicle fusion.
Impurity and edge roughness scattering in armchair graphene nanoribbons: Boltzmann approach
Creators: name: Xu, Hengyi
name: Heinzel, Thomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The conductivity of armchair graphene nanoribbons in the presence of short-range impurities and edge roughness is studied theoretically using the Boltzmann transport equation for quasi-one-dimensional systems. As the number of occupied subbands increases, the conductivity due to short-range impurities converges towards the two-dimensional case. Calculations of the magnetoconductivity confirm the edge-roughness-induced dips at cyclotron radii close to the ribbon width suggested by the recent quantum simulations.
A Systematic Investigation of Mid-Vowel Sounds in Kinshasa Lingala: A Case of Extreme Contrast Reduction
Creators: name: Kabasele, Philothé Mwamba
Publisher: name: Arts
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Contrast Reduction
subject: Absolute Neutralization
subject: Near Merger
subject: Mid-Vowels
subject: Kinshasa Lingala
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: This dissertation examines the claims in the literature that Kinshasa Lingala (KL) speakers have merged /ɛ/ and /e/, and /ɔ/ and /o/, implying that the [±ATR] contrast between [-ATR] of mid-vowels no longer exists. This claim was tested with three production tests with native and loan data, and two perception tests on the contrast between /ɛ/ and /e/, and /ɔ/ and /o/. Picture Elicitation Task and Picture Audio Contrastive Task were used to elicit the data. Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) was used to compare the measurements values of F1 and F2 of a vowel with the F1 and F2 of another vowel in a pair to determine their statistical differences. Lobanov (1971) z-score was used to normalize the data. The results show that KL speakers have merged /ɛ/ and /e/ in their sociolect, in both production and perception, while the contrast survives in loan data, which were used as a test of recoverability for the underlying contrast between the vowels. Therefore, the front phonetic space of KL displays absolute neutralization in KL, that is, the contrast between /ɛ/ and /e/ survives underlyingly, while it is neutralized in surface representation. Moreover, the results show that /ɔ/ and /o/ still contrast both underlyingly and on surface; but the said contrast is deactivated in perception. Evidence for the underlying contrast comes from vowel split in KL, suggesting a near-merger in the back phonetic space of KL. The results of two-way GEE, specifically Simple Effect Testing (SET) which aimed to determine the effect of syllable onset type and age group broken down by vowel respectively, show that the production of /ɛ, e/ is impacted by the onset of the syllable. /ɛ/ is phonetically implemented as [e̝] after an obstruent, while it is implemented as [e̞] after sonorants or nasal +voiced stops. Likewise, /ɔ/ is implemented as [o̞] after nasal + stops. This phonetic realization suggests an exemplar cloud in the phonetic space of KL in which the underlying forms /ɛ, e/ are realized as either [e], [e̞], or [e̝] in KL, while /ɔ, o/ are implemented as either [ɔ], [o], and [o̞].
title: Granulomatous Prostatitis: The great mimicker of Prostate Cancer
Creators: name: Durmaz, Selahattin
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Performed at one institution
subject: Observational
subject: Retrospective
subject: Inflammation
subject: Infection
subject: Cancer
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR-Diffusion/Perfusion
subject: MR
subject: Oncology
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: Genitourinary

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: To review the multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) findings of granulomatous prostatitis (GP). To discuss and compare granulomatous prostatitis as a radiologic mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma. To share our experience on mp-MRI, in...
Dynamic latent space relational event model
Creators: name: Artico, Igor
name: Wit, Ernst C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computation (stat.CO)
subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Dynamic relational processes, such as e-mail exchanges, bank loans and scientific citations, are important examples of dynamic networks, in which the relational events consistute time-stamped edges. There are contexts where the network might be considered a reflection of underlying dynamics in some latent space, whereby nodes are associated with dynamic locations and their relative distances drive their interaction tendencies. As time passes nodes can change their locations assuming new configurations, with different interaction patterns. The aim of this paper is to define a dynamic latent space relational event model. We then develop a computationally efficient method for inferring the locations of the nodes. We make use of the Expectation Maximization algorithm which embeds an extension of the universal Kalman filter. Kalman filters are known for being effective tools in the context of tracking objects in the space, with successful applications in fields such as geolocalization. We extend its application to dynamic networks by filtering the signal from a sequence of adjacency matrices and recovering the hidden movements. Besides the latent space our formulation includes also more traditional fixed and random effects, achieving a general model that can suit a large variety of applications.
title: Doppler sonography evaluation of the complications of arteriovenous fistula in dialysis patients
Creators: name: Onofre Chen, Ana Beatriz
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Vascular
subject: Ultrasound physics
subject: Vascular
subject: Ultrasound-Colour Doppler
subject: Ultrasound-Power Doppler
subject: Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler
subject: Arterial access
subject: Complications
subject: Venous access
subject: Fistula
subject: Not applicable
subject: Performed at one institution

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: Explain the main sonographic findings in the evaluation of arteriovenous fistulas in dialysis patients. Discuss the main complications and dysfunction criteria associated with this vascular access. Establish protocols of the scanning and...
Spectra of Identified Hadrons in Pb-Pb Collisions at LHC
Creators: name: Hwa, Rudolph C.
name: Zhu, Lilin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The transverse momentum distributions of identified hadrons produced in Pb-Pb collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are studied in the low and intermediate range for $p_T<5$ GeV/c. All four spectra ($π, K, p, Λ$) can be well reproduced in the recombination model based on a common thermal parton distribution of light and strange quarks and on shower partons emitted in hard and semihard jets. Two essential parameters are adjusted to fit the data, one being the inverse slope of the thermal distribution and the other revealing the degree of momentum degradation in the medium. Various combinations of thermal and shower parton components are calculated, showing the dominance of minijets. The effect of minijets is to produce harder baryons than mesons resulting in their ratio to peak at around $p_T \sim 3$ GeV/c. Substantial portion of the jet energy is found to be lost to the dense medium before the partons emerge at the surface to undergo hadronization by recombination.
description: In this revised version 2 figures are added to amplify the discussion on the differences between RHIC and LHC. To be published in Phys. Rev. C
OCCUR Shiny app Supplementary Information
Creators: name: Ronquillo, Cristina
name: Stropp, Juliana
name: Hortal, Joaquín
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Shiny app
R
Occurrence Records

description: The repository contains supplementary information for Ronquillo et al (2023). OCCUR Shiny app: A user-friendly guide for curating species occurrence records. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (in press).

OCCUR.zip contains the tables used in the app 'prosCons' ,'methods' and 'RCode' and the source code to run the Shiny app OCCUR. The Shiny app is available at https://ecoinformatic.shinyapps.io/OCCUR/
Instructions for use OCCUR. A step by step guide to inform the user of the application's intended purpose and proper use in english and spanish.
Reproducible example of the processing steps included OCCUR to run locally.The example uses a dataset of occurrence records 'recordsGBIFOCCUR.csv' obtained from GBIF (GBIF.org 16 November 2023. GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.u693he)It contains records of three species of mosses (Homalothecium aureum (Spruce) H.Rob. Syntrichia ruralis (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr Tortella squarrosa (Brid.) Limpr.) collected in Portugal and Spain. This example filters records placed in Portugal, for this reason, it will be necessary to use a polygon shapefile (geopackage) of Portugal (https://gadm.org/download_country.html).
MAGIC detection of VHE Gamma-ray emission from NGC 1275 and IC 310
Creators: name: Hildebrand, Dorothee
name: Lombardi, Saverio
name: Colin, Pierre
name: Sitarek, Julian
name: Zandanel, Fabio
name: Prada, Francisco
name: Pfrommer, Christoph
name: Pinzke, Anders
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes observed the Perseus cluster sky region in stereo mode for nearly 90 hr from October 2009 to February 2011. This campaign led to the discovery of very high energy Gamma-ray emission from the central radio galaxy NGC 1275 and the head-tail radio galaxy IC 310. Here we report the results on the most recent discovery of NGC 1275 which was detected at low energies in the 2010/2011 data. We also present latest results on IC 310, which had been detected in the 2009/2010 data.
description: Proceedings of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Beijing)
Quantum transfer of interacting qubits
Creators: name: Apollaro, Tony J. G.
name: Lorenzo, Salvatore
name: Plastina, Francesco
name: Consiglio, Mirko
name: Życzkowski, Karol
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The transfer of quantum information between different locations is key to many quantum information processing tasks. Whereas, the transfer of a single qubit state has been extensively investigated, the transfer of a many-body system configuration has insofar remained elusive. We address the problem of transferring the state of n interacting qubits. Both the exponentially increasing Hilbert space dimension, and the presence of interactions significantly scale-up the complexity of achieving high-fidelity transfer. By employing tools from random matrix theory and using the formalism of quantum dynamical maps, we derive a general expression for the average and the variance of the fidelity of an arbitrary quantum state transfer protocol for n interacting qubits. Finally, by adopting a weak-coupling scheme in a spin chain, we obtain the explicit conditions for high-fidelity transfer of 3 and 4 interacting qubits.
description: 24 pages, comments welcome
title: Parenting experiences in the context of poverty and austerity
Creators: name: Ellis, Jane
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2023

description: Original Research Project (Chapter 2) Abstract Background Austerity measures implemented since 2010 have been linked to increased poverty and inequalities. Experiencing poverty in early childhood puts this critical period for babies’ healthy social, emotional, and cognitive development in jeopardy. Parents’ capacity to provide sensitive, warm, and responsive care is compromised in environments in which their ability to meet basic needs is under threat. Concurrently, austerity measures have served to reduce the support available. While a growing body of evidence points to the damaging effects of austerity for family wellbeing, limited research has explored parents’ own experiences of austerity in the UK context. Methods Ten parents with babies participated in narrative interviews, which followed the Biographical Narrative Interpretative Method. This involved a single question followed by further prompts dependent on the stories participants told. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analysed. Results Themes, important events, and experiences within individual stories are shared diagrammatically, followed by the telling of a meta-narrative. Three sub-narratives were constructed: ‘Small government, big problems’; ‘It takes a village’; and ‘The personal is political’. Results indicated that parents and thus their babies are harmed by the financial precarity induced by austerity measures and a contraction of public services, and by austerity discourses. Conclusions Hearing the stories of this marginalised group has provided insight into their experiences and needs. Implications for clinicians and policymakers are discussed, advocating for relationally-informed, socially-contextualised approaches to clinical work, the delivery of services, and the development of policy.
title: Data integrity project: recovering from a destructive Malware attack
title: Recovering data integrity after a destructive Malware attack
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Tobin, Donald
name: Society Of Quality Assurance, Publisher
Publisher: name: Mountain Scholar
Year: 2016
Subjects: cybersecurity
technology
secure cyber infrastructure

description: Presented at the National data integrity conference: data sharing: the how, why, when and when not to share held on June 2-3, 2016 at University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. The National Data Integrity Conference is a gathering of people sharing new challenges and solutions regarding research data and integrity. This conference aims to provide attendees with both an understanding of data integrity issues and impart practical tools and skills to deal with them. Topics addressed will include data privacy, openness, policy, education and the impacts of sharing data, how to do it, when to do it, and when not to. Speakers and audience members come from diverse fields such as: Academic Research; Information Technology; Quality Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Private Industry; Grant Funding; Government.
description: PowerPoint presentation during Lightning Talks given on June 3, 2016.
description: Don is affiliated with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
description: Data creators and users face a near-constant threat of destructive malware, ransomware and other malicious activities that can alter or destroy critical data. Information such as financial records, transaction records, research data, and even the software to analyze and manipulate the data are typically targets. These types of data integrity attacks, especially when they target an entire organization, can have a catastrophic impact on an organization's credibility and ability to operate. This project explores methods to effectively recover and restore systems to normal operations after a data corruption attack. Here at the NCCoE, we take on projects to provide practical applications of cybersecurity solutions to real-world problems.
title: Imaging of ovarian pathologies in pediatric females.
Creators: name: Esmayil, Hiba
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Paediatric
subject: Anatomy
subject: Genital / Reproductive system female
subject: Paediatric
subject: CT
subject: MR
subject: Ultrasound
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Cysts
subject: Neoplasia
subject: Not applicable

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: The appearance of the normal ovaries. Differential diagnoses of common ovarian pathologies in pediatric females. Imagining cascade for diagnosis. Radiological findings in ovarian pathologies in this age...
SGR J1550-5418 bursts detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor during its most prolific activity
Creators: name: van der Horst, A. J.
name: Kouveliotou, C.
name: Gorgone, N. M.
name: Kaneko, Y.
name: Baring, M. G.
name: Guiriec, S.
name: Gogus, E.
name: Granot, J.
name: Watts, A. L.
name: Lin, L.
name: Bhat, P. N.
name: Bissaldi, E.
name: Chaplin, V. L.
name: Finger, M. H.
name: Gehrels, N.
name: Gibby, M. H.
name: Giles, M. M.
name: Goldstein, A.
name: Gruber, D.
name: Harding, A. K.
name: Kaper, L.
name: von Kienlin, A.
name: van der Klis, M.
name: McBreen, S.
name: Mcenery, J.
name: Meegan, C. A.
name: Paciesas, W. S.
name: Pe'er, A.
name: Preece, R. D.
name: Ramirez-Ruiz, E.
name: Rau, A.
name: Wachter, S.
name: Wilson-Hodge, C.
name: Woods, P. M.
name: Wijers, R. A. M. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have performed detailed temporal and time-integrated spectral analysis of 286 bursts from SGR J1550-5418 detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) in January 2009, resulting in the largest uniform sample of temporal and spectral properties of SGR J1550-5418 bursts. We have used the combination of broadband and high time-resolution data provided with GBM to perform statistical studies for the source properties. We determine the durations, emission times, duty cycles and rise times for all bursts, and find that they are typical of SGR bursts. We explore various models in our spectral analysis, and conclude that the spectra of SGR J1550-5418 bursts in the 8-200 keV band are equally well described by optically thin thermal bremsstrahlung (OTTB), a power law with an exponential cutoff (Comptonized model), and two black-body functions (BB+BB). In the spectral fits with the Comptonized model we find a mean power-law index of -0.92, close to the OTTB index of -1. We show that there is an anti-correlation between the Comptonized Epeak and the burst fluence and average flux. For the BB+BB fits we find that the fluences and emission areas of the two blackbody functions are correlated. The low-temperature BB has an emission area comparable to the neutron star surface area, independent of the temperature, while the high-temperature blackbody has a much smaller area and shows an anti-correlation between emission area and temperature. We compare the properties of these bursts with bursts observed from other SGR sources during extreme activations, and discuss the implications of our results in the context of magnetar burst models.
description: 13 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables; minor changes, ApJ in press
Old Memories, New Stories: Political Extremism and Identity in Post-War Bosnian Youth
Creators: name: Bianchi, Michele
Publisher: name: Arts
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: memory
subject: youth
subject: denial
subject: nationalism
subject: bosnia and herzegovina
subject: international intervention
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Old Memories, New Stories, Political Extremism and Identity in Post-War Bosnian Youth, examines how young adults living in the municipality of Gradiška engage with the process of nation-state building carried out by the institutions of Republika Srpska after the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina - which lasted from 1992 to 1995. On the one hand, this dissertation studies the relationship between youth and institutional practices of remembering as critical for the study of individual and collective identities, as well as for the study of the dynamics of nation-state building and the promotion of nationalist agendas in Bosnia after the end of the war. On the other hand, this ethnography investigates youth as the central category of political intervention within the process of democratization and socio-economic intervention carried out by the international community in BiH after the end of the conflict.
title: Data evolution: next era biological data hurdles for data storage, preservation and integrity
title: A biologist's perspective on data integrity and preservation
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Slayden, Richard
Publisher: name: Mountain Scholar
Year: 2016
Subjects: storage
preservation
integrity
data set

description: Presented at the National data integrity conference: data sharing: the how, why, when and when not to share held on June 2-3, 2016 at University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. The National Data Integrity Conference is a gathering of people sharing new challenges and solutions regarding research data and integrity. This conference aims to provide attendees with both an understanding of data integrity issues and impart practical tools and skills to deal with them. Topics addressed will include data privacy, openness, policy, education and the impacts of sharing data, how to do it, when to do it, and when not to. Speakers and audience members come from diverse fields such as: Academic Research; Information Technology; Quality Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Private Industry; Grant Funding; Government.
description: Quality Central: sharpening the focus on sound science and quality practices
description: Dr. Richard Slayden has expertise in all stages of academic drug development ranging from basic bacterial physiology, target discovery and validation to development of drug delivery formulations and efficacy testing in animal models. He has been involved in M. tuberculosis research since 1993 and F. tularensis, B. pseudomallei and Y. pestis research since 2005. Uniquely, his work includes a wide variety of integrative research strategies that affords for a complete investigation of rug mode of action and bacterial metabolism and response in vivo. Specifically, his research team has experience indentifying clinically relevant drug targets, assessing protein function via gene dosage [knockout & knockdown mutants, dominant negative and merodiploid strains], determining mode of action, and advanced lead compound formulation development. Importantly, these strategies were developed to manipulate essential molecular targets and to exploit them for the development of novel broad-spectrum chemotherapies with potency against priority pathogens and medically important difficult to treat bacterial pathogens.
description: PowerPoint presentation given on June 2, 2016.
Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Primary Health Care: Gay Men's Stories of Coming Out
Creators: name: Cashen, Daniel Steven
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: disclosure
subject: Coming Out
subject: Primary Care
subject: Narrative
subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Public Health

description: Access to primary health care is important for maintenance of health and well-being and the timely treatment of illness. Primary health carers address many dimensions of people’s health and social welfare. The literature suggests that experiences of primary health care might be problematic for gay men. For many reasons, it can be difficult for gay men to discuss their sexual orientation with primary providers. The health literature offers little guidance about how gay men experience primary health care. The health care literature about gay men is dominated by studies about the transfer and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and there is little exploration of patient-practitioner relationships in the context of primary health care. This study is a narrative inquiry into three gay men’s experiences of “coming out,” or disclosure of their sexual orientation in primary health care. Three narrative accounts form the basis for the development and discussion of three narrative threads: Disclosure and Connections, Opportunities Taken and Lost, and Making Maps for Connections. Recommendations for nursing practice, research, and policy development are made.
title: CT and MRI findings in cerebral venous thrombosis
Creators: name: García Redondo, María José
Publisher: name: European Congress of Radiology
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Observational
subject: Retrospective
subject: Embolism / Thrombosis
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: MR-Angiography
subject: MR
subject: CT
subject: Vascular
subject: Neuroradiology brain
subject: CNS
subject: Neuro
subject: Performed at one institution

description: Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References
description: Learning objectives: To describe the neuroradiological findings that allow the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis in CT and MRI images, based on a series of cases from our...
Effect of the Service Marketing Mix and Authenticity towards Satisfaction of Tourist Attractions in the Community-Based Tourism Norther Region Under the COVID - 19 Situation
Creators: name: Kajohnsak Wongwirach
Publisher: name: Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Authenticity
Community-based tourism
Service marketing mix

description: Humanities and Social Sciences Journal of Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, 17, 2, 544-561