cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Identify Adolescent Opioid Users and Provide Brief Multi-Contact Counseling: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project Guided by Prochaska’s Behavioral Change Model
Creators: name: Zombil, Stephen
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2018

Background and Review of Literature: The epidemic of opioid use/dependence is consuming many lives and destroying many families across the length and breadth of the United States and the world. Public health authorities, States, and local governments as well as the public have expressed, with growing alarm, an unprecedented rise in morbidity and mortality related to drug addiction and substance abuse. Despite the prevention efforts, drug addiction and substance abuse continue to be a major issue that needs multifaceted public health approaches to solve it. Purpose: The purpose of this pilot quality improvement project was to encourage behavioral change in adolescents identified as opioid users, by using a brief multi-contact counselling intervention integrating motivational interview (MI) techniques guided by Prochaska’s six stages of Behavioral Change Model. Methods: A pilot Quality Improvement project (QI) that incorporated a QI process plan with an educational evaluation design that used brief multi-contact counselling integrating MI techniques for adolescent opioid users. A pre and post intervention surveys were administered at the initial and last stages of the project implementation respectively. Results: All participants had stopped using opioids by the end of the six weeks intervention period and had committed to change their opioid use behavior. Conclusion: Brief multi-contact counselling intervention integrating MI techniques guided by Prochaska’s six stages of Behavioral Change Model is effective in encouraging behavioral change among adolescents abusing opioids.
Consumer Behavior Towards Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Tea in Benguet Province, Northern Philippines
Creators: name: Dagupen, Marie Klondy T.
name: Januszewska, Renata
name: Lino, Lorna L.
name: Tagarino, Darlyn
name: Viaene, Jacques
name: Arguelles, Roberto
name: Bautista, Reynaldo
name: Dagupen, Marie Klondy T.
name: Januszewska, Renata
name: Lino, Lorna L.
name: Tagarino, Darlyn
name: Viaene, Jacques
name: Arguelles, Roberto
name: Bautista, Reynaldo
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: consumer behaviour
subject: lemongrass
subject: sensory quality

description: Sensory evaluation was done with 256 respondents who were willing to participate in the study and chosen through quota sampling based on age and sex. The respondents evaluated pure lemongrass tea and lemongrass with pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) using the research questionnaire given to them. Analysis of variance, factor analysis, and cluster analysis were used to assess a degree of association between different study components. Results show that herbal teas were the most favored drinks among the respondents who strongly believe that these help in digestion and relieve stress. The sensory attributes driving acceptability of lemongrass teas were linked to light and clear green colors, citral aroma, and distinct taste. The high acceptability of lemongrass tea mixed with pandan, a locally appreciated herb, shows future possibilities in the product expansion lines.
Questioning the AI: Informing Design Practices for Explainable AI User Experiences
Creators: name: Liao, Q. Vera
name: Gruen, Daniel
name: Miller, Sarah
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: A surge of interest in explainable AI (XAI) has led to a vast collection of algorithmic work on the topic. While many recognize the necessity to incorporate explainability features in AI systems, how to address real-world user needs for understanding AI remains an open question. By interviewing 20 UX and design practitioners working on various AI products, we seek to identify gaps between the current XAI algorithmic work and practices to create explainable AI products. To do so, we develop an algorithm-informed XAI question bank in which user needs for explainability are represented as prototypical questions users might ask about the AI, and use it as a study probe. Our work contributes insights into the design space of XAI, informs efforts to support design practices in this space, and identifies opportunities for future XAI work. We also provide an extended XAI question bank and discuss how it can be used for creating user-centered XAI.
description: PublishedACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020). Updated XAI Question Bank in September 2021
The Implementation of Mindfulness Training with Nursing Students to Decrease Stress and Improve Attentiveness and Awareness
Creators: name: Young, Margaret
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2018

Abstract
This project was the implementation of mindfulness training for undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students to decrease perceived stress and increase their awareness and attention though mindfulness. The literature supports the importance of stress reduction in regard to improving perceived well–being and consequently improving ability to learn. Mindfulness is identified as an important aspect of self-care that increases awareness and attention, while ultimately improving well-being, all of which leads to better knowledge acquisition and the ability to be empathetic. For nursing students this includes improved knowledge acquisition, technical skills, clinical knowledge and critical decision making. The literature clearly supports the tenet that improved learning leads to more resilient and empathetic nurses. This project selected a convenience sample of second year baccalaureate nursing students and assessed their perceived stress levels as well as attentiveness and awareness through mindfulness at the beginning of their spring semester. They were trained in a modified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (mMSRB) program, which they then implemented in their lives. Their perceived stress levels and mindfulness were reassessed after the implementation of the MBSR program at the end of the spring semester. The results showed that the effect of a mMBSR program is significantly related to reduced perceive stress levels and increase attentiveness and awareness of nursing students.
Keywords: mindfulness, cognitive behavioral training, stress, anxiety, empathy, wellbeing, nursing, and students
Suicide Education to Support Caregivers in their Abilities to Care for Suicidal Individuals
Creators: name: Lipa, Cassandra
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2019

Purpose: Suicide is a preventable act of lethality yet still remains a public health concern. Suicide can affect individuals from a variety of backgrounds and does not discriminate against age, gender, ethnicity, income, or occupation. Efforts to prevent suicide often focus on supporting the suicidal individual however there is a lack of available resources that focus on supporting those closest such as caregivers. Caregivers can play a pivotal role in their loved one’s trajectory towards recovery. The purpose of this project was to provide caregivers with a suicide toolkit that encompasses basic education, approaches to supporting a loved one who is suicidal, and community resources on prevention. Methods: This quality improvement project included information on evidenced based approaches, and local resources on suicide prevention. A total of twenty caregivers were included in this project that were divided into two separate groups: group A and group B. Ten caregivers were assigned to group A and asked to provide input as to what they felt a toolkit should encompass based on identified needs, this feedback was then used in part to develop a suicide toolkit. Group B consisted of a second set of ten caregivers who were asked to complete a pre and post questionnaire following the review of the suicide toolkit that was developed by the DNP student to see whether or not scores improved. Results: Eight out of ten caregivers from group A provided input for toolkit development. Four common themes emerged from this feedback that were included in the development of the toolkit. Ten caregivers in group B completed the pre and post questionnaire following the review of the toolkit and the means between these groups were compared and showed a slight improvement but not to the proposed 25% goal set forth. Conclusion: Post questionnaire scores showed improvement in comparison to pre questionnaire scores however several questions reflected no improvement in scores. This data may suggest that providing a toolkit alone does not elicit specific improvements in knowledge, confidence, competence, and perceived caring abilities, rather it can be a component of treatment. Several limitations are discussed including a small sample size used and little to no additional participant identifiers. Future recommendations include increasing the sample size and changing the phrasing of the questionnaire to better reflect caregiver experiences.
Consumers’ Perceptions on Food Safety of Vegetables in Davao City, Philippines
Creators: name: Aban, Marjie L.
name: Concepcion, Sylvia B.
name: Montiflor, Marilou O.
name: Aban, Marjie L.
name: Concepcion, Sylvia B.
name: Montiflor, Marilou O.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: ampalaya
subject: consumer perceptions
subject: Davao City
subject: food safety
subject: lettuce
subject: pechay

description: The food safety issue has become a public health priority. Serious outbreaks have been reported over the past few decades because of eating unsafe food. Food-borne diseases such as Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow disease) pose a serious threat to consumers. However, there is a dearth of study of consumer perceptions in the Philippines regarding food safety of vegetables. Therefore, this study investigated how consumers define food safety and analyzed their purchasing habits. A household survey of 300 respondents, 100 each from low-, middle-, and high-income groups, was conducted. The study selected ampalaya (bitter gourd), pechay (bok choy), and lettuce for the valuation scenario since these vegetables are more exposed to pesticides. We found that all income groups are more concerned with the visual appeal of the vegetables. This included the appearance, freshness, cleanliness, and presence of physical damages. The low-income group bought vegetables from the wet market at least twice a week and has less awareness of food safety. The low-income respondents were price conscious and had the highest average quantity of ampalaya purchased (0.69 kg). They rarely bought lettuce and were not particular on the food safety labels and brand names. Meanwhile, the middle-income group purchase vegetables from the wet market and supermarket weekly. This income group bought the highest average quantity of pechay (0.48 kg) and lettuce (0.72 kg). They defined food safety as “clean vegetables,” and some have started to be food safety conscious by purchasing vegetables that are organic, food safety labeled, and well packaged. Similarly, majority of the high-income group bought vegetables from the supermarket weekly and were more concerned about food safety. They defined food safety as “proper food handling” and thought that food safety in vegetables meant naturally grown, organic, and chemical/pesticide-free vegetables. Based on the results, vendors should wash vegetables to take away residues such as dirt and biotic and nonbiotic contaminants to satisfy consumers’ expectations and to generate consumer loyalty. The results of the study show that for the wet market, transactions in volumes should be continued and enhanced to provide low prices for the consumers. For the supermarket, innovation in food products can be done through the inclusion of food safety labels and certifi cations in the packaging of the vegetables sold.
Additional file 1 of Lncap-AI prostate cancer cell line establishment by Flutamide and androgen-free environment to promote cell adherent
Creators: name: Wang, Huifeng
name: Wei, Xihua
name: Zhang, Die
name: Li, Weidong
name: Hu, Yanling
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Fig. 1. Blots image.
Lettuce Supply Chains and Marketing Margins in Benguet, Philippines
Creators: name: Fang-Asan, Maria Luz D.
name: Dagupen, Marie Klondy T.
name: Digal, Larry N.
name: Fang-Asan, Maria Luz D.
name: Dagupen, Marie Klondy T.
name: Digal, Larry N.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Benguet
subject: lettuce
subject: marketing margins
subject: supply chain

description: Understanding value chains requires knowledge of the needs of customers and how these needs are met by different suppliers of marketing or value-adding services. The need for these marketing services and costs of supplying these are reflected in marketing margins or the difference in the prices of the various marketing levels in the chain. This study analyzed lettuce supply chains in Benguet and mapped 3 chains, including the value-adding activities and the governance mechanisms such as contracts and payment terms that exist in the chain. Some new roles have emerged due to recent developments in the market. Some wholesalers became “commissioners” and “disposers,” and some individuals played dual roles along the chain. A few farmers became “disposers,” and a few “disposers” eventually became farmers. Marketing margins were also computed for a sample chain including the cost of value-adding activities to show a more accurate distribution of benefits across key actors in the chain. Higher gross margins were due to higher costs of providing marketing services, which indicates a competitive market. There are opportunities in the lettuce chains to respond to increasing demand for salad vegetables. While lettuce producers and other actors in the chain respond to these market requirements such as producing new lettuce varieties, there are issues that need to be addressed to improve efficiency and performance of the chain.
Gaugino-induced quark and lepton masses in a truly minimal left-right model
Creators: name: Frere, J. -M.
name: Ma, Ernest
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It has recently been proposed that all fundamental fermion masses (whether Dirac or Majorana) come from effective dimension-five operators in the context of a truly minimal left-right model. We show how a particularly economical scheme emerges in a supersymmetric framework, where chiral symmetry breaking originates in the gaugino sector.
description: 11 pages including 2 figures, version to appear in PRD
Reducing 30-Day Heart Failure Readmission Among Elderly Population in Long-term Care
Creators: name: Ukomadu, Nkechi
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2019

Background: Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States and accounts for more than one million hospitalizations every year. Readmission within 30 days of discharge is an indicator used for measuring the quality of care for heart failure patient. 
Methods: The goal of this quality improvement project is to reduce the 30-day readmission rate of heart failure patients 60 years and older in a long-term care setting in Texas by using an evidence-based transitional readiness discharge checklist for heart failure. Interventions included staff education on the key components and on the checklist. A pre- and post-test was given to measure staff learning, and the 30-day readmission rate of patients was provided by the longterm care facility electronic health record.
Results: The project followed 18 patients with heart failure and other comorbidities admitted between October 2018 and March 2019. None of the 18 patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days for heart failure exacerbation, although two were readmitted for other reasons. The patients continued to be treated in long term care, which reduced the readmission rate from a previous high rate of readmission to the hospital from this facility of 45% to 13%. Staff reported an increased knowledge of heart failure on pre and posttests. Ten licensed staff had pre-test mean score was 82.78, with a post-test score increased to 98.57 indicating greater knowledge of heart failure.
Conclusion: Education on discharge readiness checklist of heart failure older adult patients and power-point presentation increased the knowledge of the staff as evidenced by the result of pre- and post-test. A reduction in the 30-day readmission rate was seen in the patients involved in the project.
Observations on spatial variations of the Sr~{\sc i} 4607~Å~scattering polarization signals at different limb distances with ZIMPOL
Creators: name: Dhara, Sajal Kumar
name: Capozzi, Emilia
name: Gisler, Daniel
name: Bianda, Michele
name: Ramelli, Renzo
name: Berdyugina, Svetlana
name: Alsina, Ernest
name: Belluzzi, Luca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Sr~{\sc i} 4607~Å spectral line shows one of the strongest scattering polarization signals in the visible solar spectrum. The amplitude of this polarization signal is expected to vary at granular spatial scales, due to the combined action of the Hanle effect and the local anisotropy of the radiation field. Observing these variations would be of great interest because it would provide precious information on the small-scale activity of the solar photosphere. At present, few detections of such spatial variations have been reported. This is due to the difficulty of these measurements, which require combining high spatial ($\sim$ 0.1"), spectral ($\leq$ 20 mÅ), and temporal resolution (< 1 min) with increased polarimetric sensitivity ($\sim$ 10$^-$$^4$). Aims. We aim to detect spatial variations at granular scales of the scattering polarization peak of the Sr~{\sc i} 4607~Å line at different limb distances, and to study the correlation with the continuum intensity. Methods.Using the Zurich IMaging POLarimeter (ZIMPOL) system mounted at the GREGOR telescope and spectrograph in Tenerife, Spain, we carried out spectro-polarimetric measurements to obtain the four Stokes parameters in the Sr~{\sc i} line at different limb distances, from $μ=0.2$ to $μ=0.8$, on the solar disk. Results.Spatial variations of the scattering polarization signal in the Sr~{\sc i} 4607~Å line, with a spatial resolution of about 0.66", are clearly observed at every $μ$. The spatial scale of these variations is comparable to the granular size. A statistical analysis reveals that the linear scattering polarization amplitude in this Sr~{\sc i} spectral line is positively correlated with the intensity in the continuum, corresponding to the granules, at every $μ$.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
A Comparison of CPU and GPU Implementations for the LHCb Experiment Run 3 Trigger
Creators: name: Aaij, R
name: Adinolfi, M
name: Aiola, S
name: Akar, S
name: Albrecht, J
name: Alexander, M
name: Amato, S
name: Amhis, Y
name: Archilli, F
name: Bala, M
name: Bassi, G
name: Bian, L
name: Blago, MP
name: Boettcher, T
name: Boldyrev, A
name: Borghi, S
name: Rodriguez, AB
name: Calefice, L
name: Gomez, MC
name: Pérez, DHC
name: Cardini, A
name: Cattaneo, M
name: Chobanova, V
name: Ciezarek, G
name: Vidal, XC
name: Cobbledick, JL
name: Coelho, JAB
name: Colombo, T
name: Contu, A
name: Couturier, B
name: Craik, DC
name: Currie, R
name: D’Argent, P
name: De Cian, M
name: Derkach, D
name: Dordei, F
name: Dorigo, M
name: Dufour, L
name: Durante, P
name: Dziurda, A
name: Dzyuba, A
name: Easo, S
name: Esen, S
name: Declara, PF
name: Filippov, S
name: Fitzpatrick, C
name: Frank, M
name: Gandini, P
name: Gligorov,
name: Golobardes, E
name: Graziani, G
name: Grillo, L
name: Günther, PA
name: Hansmann-Menzemer, S
name: Hennequin, AM
name: Henry, L
name: Hill, D
name: Hollitt, SE
name: Hu, J
name: Hulsbergen, W
name: Hunter, RJ
name: Hushchyn, M
name: Jashal, BK
name: Jones, CR
name: Klaver, S
name: Klimaszewski, K
name: Kopecna, R
name: Krzemien, W
name: Kucharczyk, M
name: Lane, R
name: Lazzari, F
name: Gac, RL
name: Li, P
name: Lopes, JH
name: Martinez, ML
name: Lupato, A
name: Lupton, O
name: Lyu, X
name: Machefert, F
name: Madejczyk, O
name: Malde, S
name: Marchand, JF
name: Mariani, S
name: Benito, CM
name: Santos, DM
name: Vidal, FM
name: Matev, R
name: Mazurek, M
name: Mitreska, B
name: Mitzel, DS
name: Morello, MJ
name: Mu, H
name: Muzzetto, P
name: Naik, P
name: Needham, M
name: Neri, N
name: Neufeld, N
name: Nolte, NS
name: O’Hanlon, D
name: Oyanguren, A
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2022
Subjects: Original Article
Real-time
Heterogeneous
High-throughput
Parallel computing
High-level trigger
Software

description: Funder: CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
description: AbstractThe Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is undergoing an upgrade in preparation for the Run 3 data collection period at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). As part of this upgrade, the trigger is moving to a full software implementation operating at the LHC bunch crossing rate. We present an evaluation of a CPU-based and a GPU-based implementation of the first stage of the high-level trigger. After a detailed comparison, both options are found to be viable. This document summarizes the performance and implementation details of these options, the outcome of which has led to the choice of the GPU-based implementation as the baseline.
Project Website and Public Relations
Creators: name: GRANT Garant
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Media and communications
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: The present report is produced for public use and its main aim is to present the wide variety of public relations (PR) tools that the PEACE project will have at hand to raise interest in its results within the target audience. DISCLAIMER: This research report is published for informational purposes and has not yet been approved by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.
The Changing Landscape of the Philippine Retail Food Industry
Creators: name: Romo, Glory Dee
name: Digal, Larry N.
name: Romo, Glory Dee
name: Digal, Larry N.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: modern retail
subject: Philippines
subject: procurement system
subject: retail trade liberalization
subject: traditional retail

description: Th e retail industry, growing at a significant rate, has contributed much to the economy of the country as highlighted in its increasing share in the personal consumption expenditure (PCE), gross domestic product (GDP), and employment. This study examines the importance of the retail industry, discussing its pattern of spread, the supply and demand conditions that affect the industry, the change in the procurement system of the retail formats, as well as the actions taken by some stakeholders to address the negative impact of such changes. The major players in the industry that are based locally have resorted to importation, modernization, and expansion to other areas to maintain their position. These activities gave the retailers a competitive edge over the others, even over the foreign retailers. Moreover, initial findings suggest that the changes in the food retail structure influenced the way the supermarkets source their fresh produce from their suppliers. Th is procurement system determines which actors are included in the structure. Only those suppliers who can respond to the stringent standards set by the supermarkets can continuously serve them.
Non-sequential double ionization of molecules
Creators: name: Prauzner-Bechcicki, Jakub S.
name: Sacha, Krzysztof
name: Eckhardt, Bruno
name: Zakrzewski, Jakub
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Double ionization of diatomic molecules by short linearly polarized laser pulses is analyzed. We consider the final stage of the ionization process, that is the decay of a highly excited two electron molecule, which is formed after re-scattering. The saddles of the effective adiabatic potential energy close to which simultaneous escape of electrons takes place are identified. Numerical simulations of the ionization of molecules show that the process can be dominated by either sequential or non-sequential events. In order to increase the ratio of non-sequential to sequential ionizations very short laser pulses should be applied.
description: 7 pages, 7 figures, submitted to PRA
Improving Postharvest Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) Quality Using Alum and Newspaper Wrap
Creators: name: Bayogan, Emma Ruth V.
name: Jimenez, Erlinda F.
name: Boteng, Joe D.
name: Bautista, Ofelia K.
name: Macario, Carmelita B.
name: Bayogan, Emma Ruth V.
name: Jimenez, Erlinda F.
name: Boteng, Joe D.
name: Bautista, Ofelia K.
name: Macario, Carmelita B.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: alum
subject: bacterial soft rot
subject: Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata
subject: cabbage
subject: market quality
subject: postharvest handling

description: Three handling experiments with 4 treatments each (i.e., control, newspaper wrap, alum, alum with newspaper wrap) were conducted to verify the benefits of alum spray and newspaper wrapping in reducing soft rot incidence in cabbage (cv. Rareball). The cabbages were packed in polyethylene bags and transported from the trading post in La Trinidad, Benguet (in Northern Luzon) to Los Baños, Laguna (in Southern Luzon). In experiment A, the lowest soft rot infection upon arrival and opening of the bags was noted in heads sprayed with a single application of 15% alum and then wrapped with newspaper. The same trend was shown in experiments B and C. Alum sprayed singly resulted in slightly greater disease than when alum spray was followed by newspaper wrapping. Disease incidence, however, was lesser relative to the control heads and those which were wrapped with newspaper without alum spray. Disease reduction was more evident in the applied part (i.e., the butt end) compared to the head portion of the cabbage. Both alum spray and newspaper wrapping reduced disease incidence, the latter providing a drier condition for the cabbage during transport. Mechanical damage was least in the cabbages either wrapped in newspaper or treated with alum initially prior to wrapping. Sorting a day after removing the cabbages from the polyethylene bags can further reduce disease incidence. Alum and newspaper are readily available local materials. In decreasing the incidence of soft rot infection in cabbages, the commodity maintains the consistency of its quality and, thus, its acceptability in the market.
On Statistical Methods of Parameter Estimation for Deterministically Chaotic Time-Series
Creators: name: Pisarenko, V. F.
name: Sornette, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss the possibility of applying some standard statistical methods (the least square method, the maximum likelihood method, the method of statistical moments for estimation of parameters) to deterministically chaotic low-dimensional dynamic system (the logistic map) containing an observational noise. A ``pure'' Maximum Likelihood (ML) method is suggested to estimate the structural parameter of the logistic map along with the initial value $x_1$ considered as an additional unknown parameter. Comparisons with previously proposed techniques on simulated numerical examples give favorable results (at least, for the investigated combinations of sample size $N$ and noise level). Besides, unlike some suggested techniques, our method does not require the a priori knowledge of the noise variance. We also clarify the nature of the inherent difficulties in the statistical analysis of deterministically chaotic time series and the status of previously proposed Bayesian approaches. We note the trade-off between the need of using a large number of data points in the ML analysis to decrease the bias (to guarantee consistency of the estimation) and the unstable nature of dynamical trajectories with exponentially fast loss of memory of the initial condition. The method of statistical moments for the estimation of the parameter of the logistic map is discussed. This method seems to be the unique method whose consistency for deterministically chaotic time series is proved so far theoretically (not only numerically).
description: 7 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables
Stress Relieving Lavender Aromatherapy for Inpatient Nurses
Creators: name: DeBurgo, Kaneisha
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2019

Lavender essential oil as a form of aromatherapy is proven to be an effective way to relieve occupational stress among nurses, providing them with a healthy self-care outlet. The purpose of this DNP project was to decrease the stress levels of inpatient nurses by implementing lavender essential oil aromatherapy as a self-care initiative. Willing inpatient Registered Nurses within a fast-paced inpatient telemetry unit were given a vial that contained three drops of Young Living lavender essential oil enclosed within at the beginning of their shifts. The nurses were asked to carry it with them during their eight-hour shifts for three weeks and directly inhale the aroma twice when they perceived stress. A Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) was administered before and after aromatherapy exposure for pre-post comparison to measure the effectiveness of the aromatherapy self-care intervention. Nine registered nurses out of forty (23%) from a telemetry inpatient unit participated in the project. The average Nursing Stress Scale score of the participants prior to the aromatherapy exposure was 83 and the average score after exposure decreased to 75. Eight out of nine nurses (89%) felt stress relief from utilizing aromatherapy within their nursing work shifts over the three-week period. The nurses who used their vials the least, 1-3 times a day, had a lower average post aromatherapy score of 69.5. Those who inhaled their aromatherapy more often during their shift, 3-6 or 6 plus times a day, had higher average post NSS scores of 80, 75 and 71. In conclusion, Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) essential oil is an effective self-care intervention that lowers stress levels among inpatient nurses.
title: Millet D'Italie :
title: Principes directeurs pour la conduite de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants,
Publisher: name: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants,
Year: 0
Subjects: Plants
New Varieties of Plants
Foxtail Millet

description: Ces principes directeurs (“principes directeurs d’examen”) visent à approfondir les principes énoncés dans l’introduction générale (document TG/1/3) et dans les documents TGP qui s’y rapportent afin de donner des indications concrètes détaillées pour l’harmonisation de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité (DHS) et, en particulier, à identifier des caractères convenant à l’examen DHS et à la production de descriptions variétales harmonisées.
Capillary action in scalar active matter
Creators: name: Wysocki, Adam
name: Rieger, Heiko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the capacity of active matter to rise in thin tubes against gravity and other related phenomena, like, wetting of vertical plates and spontaneous imbibition, where a wetting liquid is drawn into a porous medium. This capillary action or capillarity is well known in classical fluids and originates from attractive interactions between the liquid molecules and the container walls, and from the attraction of the liquid molecules among each other. We observe capillarity in a minimal model for scalar active matter with purely repulsive interactions, where an effective attraction emerges due to slowdown during collisions between active particles and between active particles and walls. Simulations indicate that the capillary rise in thin tubes is approximately proportional to the active sedimentation length $λ$ and that the wetting height of a vertical plate grows superlinear with $λ$. In a disordered porous medium the imbibition height scales as $\langle h\rangle\proptoλϕ_m$, where $ϕ_m$ is its packing fraction.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures
Entanglement Purification through Zeno-like Measurements
Creators: name: Yuasa, Kazuya
name: Nakazato, Hiromichi
name: Unoki, Makoto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a novel method to purify quantum states, i.e. purification through Zeno-like measurements, and show an application to entanglement purification.
description: 5 pages, 1 figure; Contribution to the Proceedings of "Mysteries, Puzzles and Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics", Gargnano, Italy, 2003 (to be published in J. Mod. Opt.)
Supplementary file S2: Table S1
Creators: name: Nesterenko, Maksim
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 60102 Bioinformatics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Parasitology

description: Supplementary file 2: Table S1 – Gene expression quantification results (unaveraged Transcript-Per-Million values) for Fasciola gigantica, Fasciola hepatica, Psilotrema simillimum, Schistosoma mansoni, Trichobilharzia regenti, and Trichobilharzia szidati. 
Additional file of High-throughput 454 resequencing for allele discovery and recombination mapping in Plasmodium falciparum
Creators: name: Upeka Samarakoon
name: Regier, Allison
name: Tan, Asako
name: Desany, Brian A
name: Collins, Brendan
name: Tan, John C
name: Emrich, Scott J
name: Ferdig, Michael T
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file of High-throughput 454 resequencing for allele discovery and recombination mapping in Plasmodium falciparum
Off equilibrium dynamics in the 3d-XY system
Creators: name: Abriet, Stephane
name: Karevski, Dragi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate through Monte Carlo simulations the non-equilibrium behaviour of the three-dimensional XY-model quenched from a high temperature state to its ferromagnetic and critical phases. The two-times autocorrelation and response functions are determined in the asymptotic (scaling) regime, from which the nonequilibrium exponents $λ$ and critical $λ^c$ are extracted. The form of the scaling function is in agreement with the prediction of local scale-invariance. The so-called limit fluctuation-dissipation ratio $X_\infty$ is shown to vanish in the ordered phase and to reach a constant value around 0.43 for the critical quench.
description: Revised version
Interferometric Detection of Linear Polarization from Sagittarius A* at 230 GHz
Creators: name: Bower, Geoffrey C.
name: Wright, Melvyn C. H.
name: Falcke, Heino
name: Backer, Donald C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We measured the linear polarization of Sagittarius A* to be 7.2 +/- 0.6 % at 230 GHzusing the BIMA array with a resolution of 3.6 x 0.9 arcsec. This confirms the previously reported detection with the JCMT 14-m antenna. Our high resolution observations demonstrate that the polarization does not arise from dust but from a synchrotron source associated with Sgr A*. We see no change in the polarization position angle and only a small change in the polarization fraction in four observations distributed over 60 days. We find a position angle 139 +/- 4 degrees that differs substantially from what was found in earlier JCMT observations at the same frequency. Polarized dust emission cannot account for this discrepancy leaving variability and observational error as the only explanations. The BIMA observations alone place an upper limit on the magnitude of the rotation measure of 2 x 10^6 rad m^-2. These new observations when combined with the JCMT observations at 150, 375 and 400 GHz suggest RM =-4.3 +/- 0.1 x 10^5 rad m^-2. This RM may be caused by an external Faraday screen. Barring a special geometry or a high number of field reversals, this RM rules out accretion rates greater than ~ 10^-7 M_sun y^-1. This measurement is inconsistent with high accretion rates necessary in standard advection dominated accretion flow and Bondi-Hoyle models for Sgr A*. It argues for low accretion rates as a major factor in the overall faintness of Sgr A*.
description: accepted for publication in ApJ, 18 pages, 4 figures
Inhomogeneous Diophantine approximation over fields of formal power series
Creators: name: Bugeaud, Yann
name: Singhal, L.
name: Zhang, Zhenliang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11J20, 11J61, 11J70

description: We prove a sharp analogue of Minkowski's inhomogeneous approximation theorem over fields of power series $\mathbb{F}_q((T^{-1}))$. Furthermore, we study the approximation to a given point $\underline{y}$ in $\mathbb{F}_q((T^{-1}))^2$ by the $SL_2(\mathbb{F}_q[T])$-orbit of a given point $\underline{x}$ in $\mathbb{F}_q((T^{-1}))^2$.
description: 22 pages
Additional file of High-throughput 454 resequencing for allele discovery and recombination mapping in Plasmodium falciparum
Creators: name: Upeka Samarakoon
name: Regier, Allison
name: Tan, Asako
name: Desany, Brian A
name: Collins, Brendan
name: Tan, John C
name: Emrich, Scott J
name: Ferdig, Michael T
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file of High-throughput 454 resequencing for allele discovery and recombination mapping in Plasmodium falciparum
TRAIL 2.5: A workflow for enhancing iconography authority data in the Wikimedia Universe
Creators: name: Thiery, Florian
name: Mees, Allard
name: Wienand, Johannes
name: Börner, Susanne
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: NFDI
NFDI4Objects

description: Contextualising heterogeneous object data with regard to their geographical, temporal and iconographic properties is a great challenge. In this TRAIL, this challenge will be tackled using numismatics as an example, since standardisation for describing objects in this domain is fairly advanced. Although in the field of iconography, machine-readable term catalogues and identifiers (URI) are already available digitally (e.g. Icon-Class, Getty AAT), these are too unspecific for numismatic research questions. Addi-tionally, descriptive elements such as texts and images are necessary for a complete classification and contextualisation of the imagery of objects. To improve this situation, selected community-driven vocabularies will be made available via the DANTE vocabu-lary server and enriched with further descriptive elements such as free texts (incl. ref-erences) and media data published via the Wikimedia Universe. This TRAIL addresses the describe, publish and qualify aspects of the research data lifecycle. It will produce a model workflow as a best practice white paper describing the linking of iconography entries in the DANTE vocabulary server with resources in the Wikimedia Universe. For this procedure, supplementary OER are also created and used in university tandem courses.
Enhancing the Efficacy and Cultural Sensitivity of Heart Failure Education  For Spanish-speaking Hispanic Patients at Hospitalization and Through Phone Follow-up.
Creators: name: Rosadio, Eduardo A.
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2012

Heart failure (HF) is a disease with a high morbidity rate and is associated with a high rate of hospital re-admissions and medical complications. Therefore, medical insurance costs and hospital resource utilization are increasing yearly. The American Heart Association, The Heart Failure Society of America, and American College of Cardiology have published different clinical practice guidelines for heart failure management; these organizations have acknowledged the importance of patient self-care administration. Although interventions combining patient education, medical therapy, physical therapy, and post-discharge management in patients with heart failure have demonstrated benefits in patients, the gains attributed to heart failure patient education alone during hospitalization and post-discharge is not well-known.
However, heart failure patient who are primarily Spanish speaking have not demonstrated the same level of positive outcome as other patient populations as reported from a one year review of patient outcomes after initiation of the HF program at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. This Capstone project indicates that patient education programs during hospitalization and post-discharge may improve clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure, and decrease readmissions.
The purpose of this Capstone Project is to enhance the efficacy and cultural sensitivity of HF education for Spanish-speaking patients at hospitalization and through phone follow-up by providing the standard HF education in Spanish for Spanish Speaking HF patients as well as giving patients an instruction booklet in Spanish and one in English to take home with them.
Spin-polaron model: transport properties of EuB$_6$
Creators: name: Chatterjee, Jayita
name: Yu, Unjong
name: Min, B. I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: To understand anomalous transport properties of EuB$_6$, we have studied the spin-polaron Hamiltonian incorporating the electron-phonon interaction. Assuming a strong exchange interaction between the carriers and the localized spins, the electrical conductivity is calculated. The temperature and magnetic field dependence of the resistivity of EuB$_6$ are well explained. At low temperature, magnons dominate the conduction process, whereas the lattice contribution becomes significant at very high temperature due to the scattering with the phonons. Large negative magnetoresistance near the ferromagnetic transition is also reproduced as observed in EuB$_6$.
description: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. B
MOESM1 of Non-placement versus placement of a drainage tube around the cervical anastomosis in McKeown esophagectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Oshikiri, Taro
name: Gosuke Takiguchi
name: Miura, Susumu
name: Takase, Nobuhisa
name: Hasegawa, Hiroshi
name: Yamamoto, Masashi
name: Kanaji, Shingo
name: Yamashita, Kimihiro
name: Matsuda, Yoshiko
name: Matsuda, Takeru
name: Nakamura, Tetsu
name: Suzuki, Satoshi
name: Kakeji, Yoshihiro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. SPIRIT 2013 Checklist: Recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents.
Abundances of alpha-Process Elements in Thin-Disk, Thick-Disk, and Halo Stars of the Galaxy: Non-LTE Analysis
Creators: name: Mashonkina, Lyudmila
name: Neretina, Maria
name: Sitnova, Tatyana
name: Pakhomov, Yuri
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The atmospheric parameters and abundances of Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti have been determined for 20 stars using the Gaia DR2 parallaxes, high-resolution spectra, and the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) line formation modeling. A sample of stars with homogeneous data on the abundances of alpha-process elements has thus been increased to 94. It is shown that applying a non-LTE approach and classical 1D atmospheric models with spectroscopically determined surface gravities based on Fe~I and Fe~II lines yields reliable results. Analysis of the full sample confirms the conclusions of earlier studies indicating enhancements of Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti relative to Fe for halo and thick-disk stars, and larger enhancements for the thick-disk stars compared to the thin-disk stars of similar metallicities. The following new results are obtained. The ratios [Mg/Fe], [Si/Fe], [Ca/Fe], and [Ti/Fe] in the thick disk remain constant and similar to each other at the level 0.3 when [Fe/H] < -0.4, and fall off when the metallicity becomes higher, suggesting the onset of the production of iron in Type Ia supernovae. Halo stars have the same [alpha/Fe] values independent of their distance (within ~ 8 kpc of the Sun), providing evidence for a universal evolution of the abundances of alpha-process elements in different parts of the Galaxy. The enhancements relative to iron for halo stars are, on average, similar, at the level 0.3 dex, for Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti. These data are important for constraining the nucleosynthesis models. The star-to-star scatter of [alpha/Fe] increases for [Fe/H] < -2.6, while the scatter of the ratios between the different alpha-process elements remains small, possibly indicating incomplete mixing of nucleosynthesis products at the epoch of the formation of these stars.
description: 20 pages, 4 tables, 4 figures
IMPACTOS ECONÔMICOS DE MEDIDAS TÉCNICAS IMPOSTAS SOBRE AS EXPORTAÇÕES BRASILEIRAS DE LEITE CONDENSADO
Creators: name: Souza, Mauricio Jorge Pinto De
name: Rodrigues, Francine Rossi
name: Burnquist, Heloisa Lee
name: Souza, Mauricio Jorge Pinto De
name: Rodrigues, Francine Rossi
name: Burnquist, Heloisa Lee
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2006
Subjects: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Food Security and Poverty
Livestock Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Este trabalho apresenta as principais exigências técnicas impostas ao leite condensado pelos principais importadores do produto, Angola, Estados Unidos e Trinidad e Tobago e a simulação, através de um modelo de equilíbrio geral, dos impactos de um banimento das exportações brasileiras de leite condensado para os estes mercados como conseqüência da hipótese do setor exportador do Brasil não cumprir as exigências técnicas impostas por esses países. O leite condensado foi selecionado para a análise por se constituir em um dos produtos de maior expressão na exportação brasileira de lácteos, com potencial para ampliar mercado. Os resultados sugerem que os efeitos de um banimento das exportações de leite condensado, considerando cada um dos três países isoladamente, são negativos para a economia brasileira. Em termos setoriais, a indústria de laticínios é afetada na forma de uma redução do emprego e da produção.