cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Degenerate solutions to the Dirac equation for massive particles and their applications in quantum tunneling
Creators: name: Tsigaridas, Georgios N.
name: Kechriniotis, Aristides I.
name: Tsonos, Christos A.
name: Delibasis, Konstantinos K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a recent work we have proven the existence of degenerate solutions to the Dirac equation, corresponding to an infinite number of different electromagnetic fields, providing also some examples regarding massless particles. In the present article our results are extended significantly, providing degenerate solutions to the Dirac equation for particles with arbitrary mass, which, under certain conditions, could be interpreted as pairs of particles (or antiparticles) moving in a potential barrier with energy equal to the height of the barrier and spin opposite to each other. We calculate the electromagnetic fields corresponding to these solutions, providing also some examples regarding both spatially constant electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic waves. Further, we discuss some potential applications of our work, mainly regarding the control of the particles outside the potential barrier, without affecting their state inside the barrier. Finally, we study the effect of small perturbations to the degenerate solutions, showing that our results are still valid, in an approximate sense, provided that the amplitude of the electromagnetic fields corresponding to the exact degenerate solutions is sufficiently small.
description: In this version we have corrected a mistake regarding the calculation of the electromagnetic fields from the electromagnetic 4-potentials. The physical interpretation of the results does not change
Degenerate solutions to the massless Dirac and Weyl equations and a proposed method for controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles
Creators: name: Tsigaridas, Georgios N.
name: Kechriniotis, Aristides I.
name: Tsonos, Christos A.
name: Delibasis, Konstantinos K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a recent work, we have shown that all solutions to the Weyl equation and a special class of solutions to the Dirac equation are degenerate in the sense that they remain unaltered under the influence of a wide variety of different electromagnetic fields. In this study, our previous work is significantly extended, providing a wide class of degenerate solutions to the Dirac equation for massless particles. The electromagnetic fields corresponding to these solutions are calculated and examples regarding both spatially constant electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic waves are also provided. Furthermore, some general solutions to the Weyl equation are presented, and the corresponding electromagnetic fields are calculated. Based on these results, a method for fully controlling the quantum state of Weyl particles using appropriate electromagnetic fields is proposed. Finally, the transition from degenerate to non-degenerate solutions as the particles acquire mass is discussed.
description: In this version we have corrected a mistake regarding the calculation of the electromagnetic fields from the electromagnetic 4-potentials. The physical interpretation of the results does not change
The impact of heat-set milk protein gel textures modified by pH on circulating amino acid appearance and gastric function in healthy female adults: a randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Milan, Amber M.
name: Menting, Giselle
name: Barnett, Matthew
name: Liu, Yutong
name: McNabb, Warren
name: Roy, Nicole
name: Hutchings, Scott
name: Mungure, Tanyaradzwa
name: Weeks, Mike
name: Li, Siqi
name: Hort, Joanne
name: Calder, Stefan
name: O'Grady, Greg
name: Mithen, Richard
Publisher: name: AgResearch
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3006
subject: Food sciences

description: Modification of dairy proteins during processing impacts structural assemblies, influencing textural and nutritional properties of dairy products, and release and availability of amino acids during digestion. By modifying only pH, acid heat-set bovine dairy gels with divergent textural properties were developed to alter protein digestion. In vitro assay confirmed faster digestion of protein from a firm gel (pH 5.65) versus a soft gel (pH 6.55). We hypothesised that firm gel (FIRM-G; pH 5.6) would result in greater indispensable amino acid (IAA) appearance in circulation over 5 h and corresponding differences in gastric myoelectrical activity relative to soft gel (SOFT-G; pH 6.2). In a randomised, single-blind cross-over trial, healthy females (n = 20) consumed 150 g of each gel; plasma amino acid appearance was assessed over 5 hours. Iso-nitrogenous, iso-caloric gels were prepared from identical mixtures of bovine milk and whey protein concentrates; providing 17.7 g (FIRM-G) and 18.9 g (SOFT-G) of protein per serving. Secondary outcomes included gastric myoelectrical activity measured by body surface gastric mapping, glycaemic, triglyceridaemic, and subjective appetite and digestive responses. Overall plasma IAA (area under the curve) did not differ between gels. However, plasma IAA concentrations were higher, and increased more rapidly over time after SOFT-G compared with FIRM-G (1455 ± 53 versus 1350 ± 62 μmol L−1 at 30 min, p = 0.024). Similarly, total, branched-chain and dispensable amino acids were higher at 30 min with SOFT-G than FIRM-G (total: 3939 ± 97 versus 3702 ± 127 μmol L−1, p = 0.014; branched-chain: 677 ± 30 versus 619 ± 34 μmol L−1, p = 0.047; dispensable: 2334 ± 53 versus 2210 ± 76 μmol L−1, p = 0.032). All other measured parameters were similar between gels. Peak postprandial aminoacidaemia was higher and faster following ingestion of SOFT-G. Customised plasma amino acid appearance from dairy is achievable by altering gel coagulum structure using pH during processing and may have minimal influence on related postprandial responses, with implications for targeting food design for optimal health. The Clinical Trial Registry number is ACTRN12622001418763 (https://www.anzctr.org.au) registered November 7, 2022.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Sim Chum, Tom Jun Noon, [Toong Yee], Ho Kwock Leong, Lee Bow Lin, Yip Quon Fong, Yee Quing, Young Sair Hoo, Yee Ning, Woo Guey.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Mah Ming Lan, Lam Lin, Chow Young Kong, Chin Kong Sue, Chin Lung On, Chin Lin Wah, Lew Shong, Chan Wing, Chan Wan Lai, Huey Suey.
On the primitivity of Lai-Massey schemes
Creators: name: Aragona, Riccardo
name: Civino, Roberto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 20B15, 20B35, 94A60

description: In symmetric cryptography, the round functions used as building blocks for iterated block ciphers are often obtained as the composition of different layers providing confusion and diffusion. The study of the conditions on such layers which make the group generated by the round functions of a block cipher a primitive group has been addressed in the past years, both in the case of Substitution Permutation Networks and Feistel Networks, giving to block cipher designers the receipt to avoid the imprimitivity attack. In this paper a similar study is proposed on the subject of the Lai-Massey scheme, a framework which combines both Substitution Permutation Network and Feistel Network features. Its resistance to the imprimitivity attack is obtained as a consequence of a more general result in which the problem of proving the primitivity of the Lai-Massey scheme is reduced to the simpler one of proving the primitivity of the group generated by the round functions of a strictly related Substitution Permutation Network.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: [Lee Wip], Chee Kee,Chee Hoy Wook, Chee Hong Wai, Chee Wing Yen, Gow Wing Chor, Lam Yuen, Sin Tong Bon, Mr. Lam Wang, Mrs. Lam Wang, Lam Bow Luong, Lam Sin Luon, Lam Bow Fay, Young An Lim.
Forecasting asylum-related migration flows with machine learning and data at scale
Creators: name: Carammia, Marcello
name: Iacus, Stefano Maria
name: Wilkin, Teddy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The effects of the so-called "refugee crisis" of 2015-16 continue to dominate the political agenda in Europe. Migration flows were sudden and unexpected, leaving governments unprepared and exposing significant shortcomings in the field of migration forecasting. Migration is a complex system typified by episodic variation, underpinned by causal factors that are interacting, highly context dependent and short-lived. Correspondingly, migration monitoring relies on scattered data, while approaches to forecasting focus on specific migration flows and often have inconsistent results that are difficult to generalise at the regional or global levels. Here we show that adaptive machine learning algorithms that integrate official statistics and non-traditional data sources at scale can effectively forecast asylum-related migration flows. We focus on asylum applications lodged in countries of the European Union (EU) by nationals of all countries of origin worldwide; the same approach can be applied in any context provided adequate migration or asylum data are available. We exploit three tiers of data - geolocated events and internet searches in countries of origin, detections of irregular crossings at the EU border, and asylum recognition rates in countries of destination - to effectively forecast individual asylum-migration flows up to four weeks ahead with high accuracy. Uniquely, our approach a) monitors potential drivers of migration in countries of origin to detect changes early onset; b) models individual country-to-country migration flows separately and on moving time windows; c) estimates the effects of individual drivers, including lagged effects; d) provides forecasts of asylum applications up to four weeks ahead; e) assesses how patterns of drivers shift over time to describe the functioning and change of migration systems.
Anomaly Detection of Mobility Data with Applications to COVID-19 Situational Awareness
Creators: name: Iacus, Stefano Maria
name: Sermi, Francesco
name: Spyratos, Spyridon
name: Tarchi, Dario
name: Vespe, Michele
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work introduces a live anomaly detection system for high frequency and high-dimensional data collected at regional scale such as Origin Destination Matrices of mobile positioning data. To take into account different granularity in time and space of the data coming from different sources, the system is designed to be simple, yet robust to the data diversity, with the aim of detecting abrupt increase of mobility towards specific regions as well as sudden drops of movements. The methodology is designed to help policymakers or practitioners, and makes it possible to visualise anomalies as well as estimate the effect of COVID-19 related containment or lifting measures in terms of their impact on human mobility as well as spot potential new outbreaks related to large gatherings.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Jung Kuey, Lee Leong King, Young Lim, Lee Mon, Ng Yat, Wong Kai Jack, Loue Foo, Sim See Hong, yung Fung Kee, Young Gum Tong.
Dynamical modulation of solar flare electron acceleration due to plasmoid-shock interactions in the looptop region
Creators: name: Kong, Xiangliang
name: Guo, Fan
name: Shen, Chengcai
name: Chen, Bin
name: Chen, Yao
name: Giacalone, Joe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A fast-mode shock can form in the front of reconnection outflows and has been suggested as a promising site for particle acceleration in solar flares. Recent development of magnetic reconnection has shown that numerous plasmoids can be produced in a large-scale current layer. Here we investigate the dynamical modulation of electron acceleration in the looptop region when plasmoids intermittently arrive at the shock by combining magnetohydrodynamics simulations with a particle kinetic model. As plasmoids interact with the shock, the looptop region exhibits various compressible structures that modulate the production of energetic electrons. The energetic electron population varies rapidly in both time and space. The number of 5$-$10 keV electrons correlates well with the area with compression, while that of $>$50 keV electrons shows good correlation with strong compression area but only moderate correlation with shock parameters. We further examine the impacts of the first plasmoid, which marks the transition from a quasi-steady shock front to a distorted and dynamical shock. The number of energetic electrons is reduced by $\sim 20\%$ at 15$-$25 keV and nearly 40\% for 25$-$50 keV, while the number of 5$-$10 keV electrons increases. In addition, the electron energy spectrum above 10 keV evolves softer with time. We also find double or even multiple distinct sources can develop in the looptop region when the plasmoids move across the shock. Our simulations have strong implications to the interpretation of nonthermal looptop sources, as well as the commonly observed fast temporal variations in flare emissions, including the quasi-periodic pulsations.
description: accepted for publication in ApJL
A systematic review of hospital experiences of people with intellectual disability
Creators: name: Iacono, Teresa
name: Bigby, Christine
name: Unsworth, Carolyn
name: Douglas, Jacinta
name: Fitzpatrick, P
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: People with intellectual disability are at risk of poor hospital experiences and outcomes. The aims were to conduct a content and quality review of research into the acute hospital experiences of both people with intellectual disabilities and their carers, and to identify research gaps. Method: A systematic search was conducted of primary research between 2009 and 2013 that addressed the experiences of the target group in general acute care hospitals. Quality appraisal tools yielded scores for quantitative and qualitative studies, and overarching themes across studies were sought. Results: Sixteen studies met inclusion criteria. Quality scores were 6/8 for a survey, and 2/11-9/11 (mean =5.25) for qualitative studies/components. Content analysis revealed seven over-arching themes covering individuals' fear of hospital encounters, carer responsibilities, and problems with delivery of care in hospitals including staff knowledge, skills and attitudes. Conclusions: Our review of eligible papers revealed that despite 20 years of research and government initiatives, people with intellectual disability continue to have poor hospital experiences. The need for research to identify and investigate care at specific points of encounter across a hospital journey (such as admission, diagnostic testing, placement on a ward, and discharge) as well as to include people with a diversity of disabilities is discussed in terms of potential to influence policy and practice across health and disability sectors.
A study of seven asymmetric kernels for the estimation of cumulative distribution functions
Creators: name: de Micheaux, Pierre Lafaye
name: Ouimet, Frédéric
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 62G05, 60F05, 62G20

description: In Mombeni et al. (2019), Birnbaum-Saunders and Weibull kernel estimators were introduced for the estimation of cumulative distribution functions (c.d.f.s) supported on the half-line $[0,\infty)$. They were the first authors to use asymmetric kernels in the context of c.d.f. estimation. Their estimators were shown to perform better numerically than traditional methods such as the basic kernel method and the boundary modified version from Tenreiro (2013). In the present paper, we complement their study by introducing five new asymmetric kernel c.d.f. estimators, namely the Gamma, inverse Gamma, lognormal, inverse Gaussian and reciprocal inverse Gaussian kernel c.d.f. estimators. For these five new estimators, we prove the asymptotic normality and we find asymptotic expressions for the following quantities: bias, variance, mean squared error and mean integrated squared error. A numerical study then compares the performance of the five new c.d.f. estimators against traditional methods and the Birnbaum-Saunders and Weibull kernel c.d.f. estimators from Mombeni et al. (2019). By using the same experimental design, we show that the lognormal and Birnbaum-Saunders kernel c.d.f. estimators perform the best overall, while the other asymmetric kernel estimators are sometimes better but always at least competitive against the boundary kernel method.
description: 38 pages, 2 tables, 9 figures
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Jung Jang, [Jung Yet Lok], Chow Gar Soon, Lee Tin Bow, Wo June, Mak Sung, Won Yuen, Choi Hong Shing, Wong Nag, Wong Duck.
Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis: Randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: AM McMillan
name: Landorf, Karl
name: Gilheany, Mark
name: Bird, Adam
name: AD Morrow
name: Menz, Hylton
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. Design: Randomised, investigator and participant blinded, placebo controlled trial. Setting: University clinic in Melbourne, Australia. Participants: 82 people with a clinical and ultrasound diagnosis of plantar fasciitis unrelated to systemic inflammatory disease. Interventions: Participants were randomly allocated to ultrasound guided injection of the plantar fascia with either 1 mL of 4 mg/mL dexamethasone sodium phosphate (experimental group) or 1 mL normal saline (placebo). Before injection the participants were given an ultrasound guided posterior tibial nerve block with 2% lidocaine (lignocaine). Main outcome measures: Primary outcomes were pain, as measured by the foot health status questionnaire (0-100 point scale), and plantar fascia thickness, measured by ultrasound at 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Results: Reduction in pain at four weeks favoured the dexamethasone group by 10.9 points (95% confidence interval 1.4 to 20.4, P=0.03). Between group differences for pain scores at eight and 12 weeks were not statistically significant. Plantar fascia thickness measured at four weeks favoured the dexamethasone group by -0.35 mm (95% confidence interval -0.67 to -0.03, P=0.03). At eight and 12 weeks, between group differences for plantar fascia thickness also favoured dexamethasone, at -0.39 mm (-0.73 to -0.05, P=0.02) and -0.43 mm (-0.85 to -0.01, P=0.04), respectively. The number needed to treat with dexamethasone for one successful outcome for pain at four weeks was 2.93 (95% confidence interval 2.76 to 3.12). There were no reported adverse events associated with the intervention. Conclusion: A single ultrasound guided dexamethasone injection is a safe and effective short term treatment for plantar fasciitis. It provides greater pain relief than placebo at four weeks and reduces abnormal swelling of the plantar fascia for up to three months. However, clinicians offering this treatment should also note that significant pain relief did not continue beyond four weeks. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000239066.
General formulas for the central and non-central moments of the multinomial distribution
Creators: name: Ouimet, Frédéric
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 62E15, 60E05

description: We present the first general formulas for the central and non-central moments of the multinomial distribution, using a combinatorial argument and the factorial moments previously obtained in Mosimann (1962). We use the formulas to give explicit expressions for all the non-central moments up to order 8 and all the central moments up to order 4. These results expand significantly on those in Newcomer (2008) and Newcomer et al. (2008), where the non-central moments were calculated up to order 4.
description: 9 pages, 0 figures
ISLOMDA MA'NAVIY-AHLOQIY QADRIYATLAR VA ULARNING YOSHLAR KAMOLOTIDAGI O'RNI
Creators: name: Boboqulov Temur Toshkent Axborot Texnologiyalari Universiteti Samarqand fillali talabasi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mazkur maqolada Islom dini doirasidagi ma'naviy va axloqiy qadriyatlarning mazmun-mohiyati, ularning jamiyat, xususan, yoshlar tarbiyasidagi o‘rni va ahamiyati tahlil qilinadi. Islomiy qadriyatlar nafaqat diniy, balki ijtimoiy va axloqiy muhitni barqarorlashtirishda asosiy omillardan biri sifatida namoyon bo‘ladi. Ayniqsa, yosh avlod ongida vatanparvarlik, halollik, hurmat, sabr-toqat, ota-onaga ehtirom kabi fazilatlarni shakllantirishda bu qadriyatlarning ta’siri beqiyosdir.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Lum Wing, Song Man Sing, Song Wing Ben, Leong On, Young York Shong, Yip Luke, Lee Ball Ming, Choo Lo Luon, [Lum Wuck Jone], Yin Fat.
On a Japanese Subjective Well-Being Indicator Based on Twitter data
Creators: name: Carpi, Tiziana
name: Hino, Airo
name: Iacus, Stefano Maria
name: Porro, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: General Economics (econ.GN)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: This study presents for the first time the SWB-J index, a subjective well-being indicator for Japan based on Twitter data. The index is composed by eight dimensions of subjective well-being and is estimated relying on Twitter data by using human supervised sentiment analysis. The index is then compared with the analogous SWB-I index for Italy, in order to verify possible analogies and cultural differences. Further, through structural equation models, a causal assumption is tested to see whether the economic and health conditions of the country influence the well-being latent variable and how this latent dimension affects the SWB-J and SWB-I indicators. It turns out that, as expected, the economic and health welfare is only one aspect of the multidimensional well-being that is captured by the Twitter-based indicator.
Effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to prevent falls in community dwelling older people with disabling foot pain: randomised controlled trial.
Creators: name: MJ Spink
name: Menz, Hylton
name: Mohammadreza Fotoohabadi
name: E Wee
name: Landorf, Karl
name: KD Hill
name: SR Lord
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: To determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention in preventing falls in community dwelling older people with disabling foot pain. Parallel group randomised controlled trial. University health sciences clinic in Melbourne, Australia. 305 community dwelling men and women (mean age 74 (SD 6) years) with disabling foot pain and an increased risk of falling. 153 were allocated to a multifaceted podiatry intervention and 152 to routine podiatry care, with 12 months' follow-up. Multifaceted podiatry intervention consisting of foot orthoses, advice on footwear, subsidy for footwear ($A100 voucher; £65; €74), a home based programme of foot and ankle exercises, a falls prevention education booklet, and routine podiatry care for 12 months. The control group received routine podiatry care for 12 months. Proportion of fallers and multiple fallers, falling rate, and injuries resulting from falls during follow-up. Overall, 264 falls occurred during the study. 296 participants returned all 12 calendars: 147 (96%) in the intervention group and 149 (98%) in the control group. Adherence was good, with 52% of the participants completing 75% or more of the requested three exercise sessions weekly, and 55% of those issued orthoses reporting wearing them most of the time. Participants in the intervention group (n=153) experienced 36% fewer falls than participants in the control group (incidence rate ratio 0.64, 95% confidence interval 0.45 to 0.91, P=0.01). The proportion of fallers and multiple fallers did not differ significantly between the groups (relative risk 0.85, 0.66 to 1.08, P=0.19 and 0.63, 0.38 to 1.04, P=0.07). One fracture occurred in the intervention group and seven in the control group (0.14, 0.02 to 1.15, P=0.07). Significant improvements in the intervention group compared with the control group were found for the domains of strength (ankle eversion), range of motion (ankle dorsiflexion and inversion/eversion), and balance (postural sway on the floor when barefoot and maximum balance range wearing shoes). A multifaceted podiatry intervention reduced the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with disabling foot pain. The components of the intervention are inexpensive and relatively simple to implement, suggesting that the programme could be incorporated into routine podiatry practice or multidisciplinary falls prevention clinics. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12608000065392.
Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: McMillan, AM
name: Landorf, Karl
name: Barrett, JT
name: Menz, Hylton
name: Bird, Adam
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is a generalised term used to describe a range of undifferentiated conditions affecting the plantar heel. Plantar fasciitis is reported as the most common cause and the terms are frequently used interchangeably in the literature. Diagnostic imaging has been used by many researchers and practitioners to investigate the involvement of specific anatomical structures in CPHP. These observations help to explain the underlying pathology of the disorder, and are of benefit in forming an accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment plan. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the diagnostic imaging features associated with CPHP, and evaluate study findings by meta-analysis where appropriate.Methods: Bibliographic databases including Medline, Embase, CINAHL, SportDiscus and The Cochrane Library were searched electronically on March 25, 2009. Eligible articles were required to report imaging findings in participants with CPHP unrelated to inflammatory arthritis, and to compare these findings with a control group. Methodological quality was evaluated by use of the Quality Index as described by Downs and Black. Meta-analysis of study data was conducted where appropriate.Results: Plantar fascia thickness as measured by ultrasonography was the most widely reported imaging feature. Meta-analysis revealed that the plantar fascia of CPHP participants was 2.16 mm thicker than control participants (95% CI = 1.60 to 2.71 mm, P < 0.001) and that CPHP participants were more likely to have plantar fascia thickness values greater than 4.0 mm (OR = 105.11, 95% CI = 3.09 to 3577.28, P = 0.01). CPHP participants were also more likely to show radiographic evidence of subcalcaneal spur than control participants (OR = 8.52, 95% CI = 4.08 to 17.77, P < 0.001).Conclusion: This systematic review has identified 23 studies investigating the diagnostic imaging appearance of the plantar fascia and inferior calcaneum in people with CPHP. Analysis of these studies found that people with CPHP are likely to have a thickened plantar fascia with associated fluid collection, and that thickness values >4.0 mm are diagnostic of plantar fasciitis. Additionally, subcalcaneal spur formation is strongly associated with pain beneath the heel. © 2009 McMillan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Ultrasound guided injection of dexamethasone versus placebo for treatment of plantar fasciitis: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: McMillan, AM
name: Landorf, Karl
name: Gilheany, Mark
name: Bird, Adam
name: Morrow, AD
name: Menz, Hylton
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Plantar fasciitis is the most commonly reported cause of chronic pain beneath the heel. Management of this condition commonly involves the use of corticosteroid injection in cases where less invasive treatments have failed. However, despite widespread use, only two randomised trials have tested the effect of this treatment in comparison to placebo. These trials currently offer the best available evidence by which to guide clinical practice, though both were limited by methodological issues such as insufficient statistical power. Therefore, the aim of this randomised trial is to compare the effect of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection versus placebo for treatment of plantar fasciitis.Methods: The trial will be conducted at the La Trobe University Podiatry Clinic and will recruit 80 community-dwelling participants. Diagnostic ultrasound will be used to diagnose plantar fasciitis and participants will be required to meet a range of selection criteria. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment arms: (i) ultrasound-guided injection of the plantar fascia with 1 mL of 4 mg/mL dexamethasone sodium phosphate (experimental group), or (ii) ultrasound-guided injection of the plantar fascia with 1 mL normal saline (control group). Blinding will be applied to participants and the investigator performing procedures, measuring outcomes and analysing data. Primary outcomes will be pain measured by the Foot Health Status Questionnaire and plantar fascia thickness measured by ultrasound at 4, 8 and 12 weeks. All data analyses will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis.Conclusion: This will be a randomised trial investigating the effect of dexamethasone injection on pre-specified treatment outcomes in people with plantar fasciitis. Within the parameters of this protocol, the trial findings will be used to make evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of corticosteroid injection for treatment of this condition.Trial Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. ACTRN12610000239066. © 2010 McMillan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
title: Skills Drills: A Self-Correcting Math Proficiency Game
Creators: name: Munger, Fredi
name: Shader, Holly
Publisher: name: Center for International Education, UMass Amherst
Year: 1989
Subjects: subject: Basic arithmetic practice; simple game; skills drill

description: The material described in this Technical Note originated in Indonesia and was further developed in Lesotho by the Basic & Nonformal Education Systems project and the Government of Lesotho.
description: Summary: This technical note presents an effective and practical self-correcting math skills activity. Included is a description of how to play, make and train teachers to use Skills Drills, as well as discussion of its costs and benefits.
OIKODOMOS: Consolidating and expanding the pedagogic model
Creators: name: Ooms, Tomas
name: Scheerlinck, Kris
name: Verbeke, Johan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: Architecture
subject: Urban studies
subject: Environmental sustainability
subject: Housing
subject: Education
subject: Social Learning
subject: Innovation
subject: Educational Technology/education

description: This is the report of the activities carried out during the implementation of OIKODOMOS Workpackage 3. This report includes the original formulation of the work package, the activities related to the OIKODOMOS Compendium and the Istanbul Workshop.
600 km repeater-like quantum communications with dual-band stabilisation
Creators: name: Pittaluga, Mirko
name: Minder, Mariella
name: Lucamarini, Marco
name: Sanzaro, Mirko
name: Woodward, Robert I.
name: Li, Ming-Jun
name: Yuan, Zhiliang
name: Shields, Andrew J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Twin-field (TF) quantum key distribution (QKD) fundamentally alters the rate-distance relationship of QKD, offering the scaling of a single-node quantum repeater. Although recent experiments have demonstrated the new opportunities for secure long-distance communications allowed by TF-QKD, formidable challenges remain to unlock its true potential. Previous demonstrations have required intense stabilisation signals at the same wavelength as the quantum signals, thereby unavoidably generating Rayleigh scattering noise that limits the distance and bit rate. Here, we introduce a novel dual-band stabilisation scheme that overcomes past limitations and can be adapted to other phase-sensitive single-photon applications. Using two different optical wavelengths multiplexed together for channel stabilisation and protocol encoding, we develop a setup that provides repeater-like key rates over record communication distances of 555 km and 605 km in the finite-size and asymptotic regimes respectively, and increases the secure key rate at long distance by two orders of magnitude to values of practical significance.
description: Final version of the manuscript. 18 pages, 5 figures. Methods and supplementary materials are included
title: Analysis of the Relationship between Partially Dynamic Bayesian Network Architecture and Inference Algorithm Effectiveness
Creators: name: Cannon, Stephen J.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Bayesian
subject: Network
subject: PDBN
subject: BN Generator
subject: SPI
subject: Boyen-Koller

description: This thesis examines the relationship between the architecture of partially dynamic Bayesian networks and the effectiveness of various inference algorithms using these Bayesian networks. The algorithms studied were the symbolic probabilistic inference algorithm, the particle filter inference algorithm, and Boyen-Koller inference algorithm. The purpose of this research is to provide empirical support for theoretical models of the speed and accuracy of each of these inference algorithms as well as to develop statistical models that utilize computationally and conceptually simple factors. The author shows that the empirical results for the speed of inference of each inference algorithm generally agrees with the theoretical complexity models of each algorithm. The author also developed empirical models that predict the variance of speed of each of the inference algorithms explored in this research.
title: Einflussfaktoren auf die Bondemissionsprämie im Bereich der alternativen Energien: Eine Note
Creators: name: Kesch, Ludwig
name: Maul, Daniel
name: Schiereck, Dirk
Publisher: name: Duncker & Humblot
Year: 2025

description: Die folgende Analyse präsentiert aktuelle empirische Evidenz, die es erlaubt, eine bessere Vorstellung der von den potentiellen Investoren geforderten Risikoprämie zum Emissionszeitpunkt zu erhalten. Untersucht werden zwischen 2008 und 2012 in Deutschland emittierte Anleihen im Bereich der alternativen Energien. Neben dem schon hinreichend bekannten Einfluss der Risikoklassifizierung durch ein Rating zeigen sich weitere bedeutende Variablen. Mit zunehmenden Emissionsvolumina und höherer Stückelung geht ebenfalls der Zinsaufschlag zurück. Offensichtlich konnten besonders große an institutionelle Investoren gerichtete Branchenvertreter in der Vergangenheit von günstigen Anleiheemissionen profitieren. Ebenfalls für eine niedrigere Emissionsprämie sorgen eine positive Konjunkturlage und ein hohes risikoloses Zinsniveau. Dies macht deutlich, dass das derzeitig in Deutschland herrschende Niedrigzinsniveau gepaart mit mäßigem Wachstum die kostengünstige Aufnahme von Fremdkapital über den Kapitalmarkt deutlich erschwert. Eine Durchsetzung der Maßnahmen der durch BMU und BMWi angekündigten „Strompreisbremse" würde die Situation für Unternehmen noch verschärfen.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Wong Lew Fon, Wong Chuck Fon, Wong Yee Sing, Yip Kwock Sun, Yip Bing, Yee Loy Wong, Lim Ho, Yip Ben, Lee Tan Kwong, Lee Ling.
Predictors of adherence to a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
Creators: name: MJ Spink
name: Mohammadreza Fotoohabadi
name: E Wee
name: Landorf, Karl
name: KD Hill
name: SR Lord
name: Menz, Hylton
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Despite emerging evidence that foot problems and inappropriate footwear increase the risk of falls, there is little evidence as to whether foot-related intervention strategies can be successfully implemented. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence rates, barriers to adherence, and the predictors of adherence to a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people. Methods. The intervention group (n = 153, mean age 74.2 years) of a randomised trial that investigated the effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to prevent falls was assessed for adherence to the three components of the intervention: (i) foot orthoses, (ii) footwear advice and footwear cost subsidy, and (iii) a home-based foot and ankle exercise program. Adherence to each component and the barriers to adherence were documented, and separate discriminant function analyses were undertaken to identify factors that were significantly and independently associated with adherence to the three intervention components. Results: Adherence to the three components of the intervention was as follows: foot orthoses (69%), footwear (54%) and home-based exercise (72%). Discriminant function analyses identified that being younger was the best predictor of orthoses use, higher physical health status and lower fear of falling were independent predictors of footwear adherence, and higher physical health status was the best predictor of exercise adherence. The predictive accuracy of these models was only modest, with 62 to 71% of participants correctly classified. Conclusions: Adherence to a multifaceted podiatry intervention in this trial ranged from 54 to 72%. People with better physical health, less fear of falling and a younger age exhibited greater adherence, suggesting that strategies need to be developed to enhance adherence in frailer older people who are most at risk of falling. Trial registration. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12608000065392. © 2011 Spink et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Periodic orbit evaluation of a spectral statistic of quantum graphs without the semiclassical limit
Creators: name: Harrison, Jon
name: Hudgins, Tori
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 05A05, 34B45, 81Q10, 81Q35, 81Q50

description: Energy level statistics of quantized chaotic systems have been evaluated in the semiclassical limit via their periodic orbits using the Gutzwiller and related trace formulae. Here we evaluate a spectral statistic of chaotic 4-regular quantum graphs from their periodic orbits without the semiclassical limit. The variance of the n-th coefficient of the characteristic polynomial is determined by the sizes of the sets of distinct primitive periodic orbits with n bonds which have no self-intersections, and the sizes of the sets with a given number of self-intersections which all consist of two sections of the pseudo orbit crossing at a single vertex. Using this result we observe the mechanism that connects semiclassical results to the total number of orbits regardless of their structure.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures
Supplementary document for Reliable micro-transfer printing method for heterogeneous integration of lithium niobate and semiconductor thin films - 6400811.pdf
Creators: name: Vandekerckhove, Tom
name: Vanackere, Tom
name: De Witte, Jasper
name: Cuyvers, Stijn
name: Reis, Luis
name: Billet, Maximilien
name: Roelkens, Gunther
name: Clemmen, Stéphane
name: Kuyken, Bart
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: [Pon Yim Hoan], Wong Fong Loy, Yaw Wong Choy, Lim Chung, Gin Kom Poon, Law Chun, Ko Shum, Wong Yee So, Luey Ah Sai, Yee Park.
Continuity of care by a primary midwife (caseload midwifery) increases women's satisfaction with antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care: results from the COSMOS randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Forster, Della
name: McLachlan, Helen
name: Davey, Mary-Ann
name: Biro, MA
name: Farrell, Tanya
name: Gold, L
name: Flood, Margaret
name: Shafiei, Touran
name: Waldenstrom, U
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3215
subject: Reproductive medicine
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4204
subject: Midwifery

description: Background: Continuity of care by a primary midwife during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods has been recommended in Australia and many hospitals have introduced a caseload midwifery model of care. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of caseload midwifery on women's satisfaction with care across the maternity continuum. Methods: Pregnant women at low risk of complications, booking for care at a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia, were recruited to a randomised controlled trial between September 2007 and June 2010. Women were randomised to caseload midwifery or standard care. The caseload model included antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care from a primary midwife with back-up provided by another known midwife when necessary. Women allocated to standard care received midwife-led care with varying levels of continuity, junior obstetric care, or community-based general practitioner care. Data for this paper were collected by background questionnaire prior to randomisation and a follow-up questionnaire sent at two months postpartum. The primary analysis was by intention to treat. A secondary analysis explored the effect of intrapartum continuity of carer on overall satisfaction rating. Results: Two thousand, three hundred fourteen women were randomised: 1,156 to caseload care and 1,158 to standard care. The response rate to the two month survey was 88 % in the caseload group and 74 % in the standard care group. Compared with standard care, caseload care was associated with higher overall ratings of satisfaction with antenatal care (OR 3.35; 95 % CI 2.79, 4.03), intrapartum care (OR 2.14; 95 % CI 1.78, 2.57), hospital postpartum care (OR 1.56, 95 % CI 1.32, 1.85) and home-based postpartum care (OR 3.19; 95 % CI 2.64, 3.85). Conclusion: For women at low risk of medical complications, caseload midwifery increases women's satisfaction with antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.
Distributional Anchor Regression
Creators: name: Kook, Lucas
name: Sick, Beate
name: Bühlmann, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Prediction models often fail if train and test data do not stem from the same distribution. Out-of-distribution (OOD) generalization to unseen, perturbed test data is a desirable but difficult-to-achieve property for prediction models and in general requires strong assumptions on the data generating process (DGP). In a causally inspired perspective on OOD generalization, the test data arise from a specific class of interventions on exogenous random variables of the DGP, called anchors. Anchor regression models, introduced by Rothenhaeusler et al. (2021), protect against distributional shifts in the test data by employing causal regularization. However, so far anchor regression has only been used with a squared-error loss which is inapplicable to common responses such as censored continuous or ordinal data. Here, we propose a distributional version of anchor regression which generalizes the method to potentially censored responses with at least an ordered sample space. To this end, we combine a flexible class of parametric transformation models for distributional regression with an appropriate causal regularizer under a more general notion of residuals. In an exemplary application and several simulation scenarios we demonstrate the extent to which OOD generalization is possible.
description: Updated preprint. Under review. 29 pages, 13 figures, 2 tables
Erwachen aus dem Äther: Reformvorschläge für die digitale Zukunft öffentlich-rechtlicher Medien
Creators: name: Klausa, Torben
Publisher: name: Agora Digitale Transformation gGmbH
Year: 2024
Subjects: Öffentlich-rechtliche Medien
Medienreform
Medienpolitik
Rundfunk

description: Dieses Whitepaper skizziert fünf Handlungsfelder, auf denen öffentlich-rechtliche Medien (ÖRM) das größte digitale Reformpotenzial bieten. Es soll den derzeitigen medienpolitischen Diskurs zur digitalen ÖRM-Zukunft mit konkreten Handlungsvorschlägen bereichern. Der Überblick basiert auf Gesprächen und Workshops mit Expert:innen aus Medienpolitik, Forschung und Praxis und stellt das Ergebnis der ersten Phase des entsprechenden Thinktank-Projekts der Agora Digitale Transformation (ADT) dar. Er bildet den Ausgangspunkt für die Erarbeitung eines konkreten Policyvorschlags für ein öffentlich-rechtliches Plattformkonzept in der folgenden Projektphase.