cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Different worlds of contention?
title: Protest in Northwestern, Southern and Eastern Europe
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Borbáth, Endre
name: Gessler, Theresa
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: protest
subject: left-right ideology
subject: historical legacies
subject: contentious politics
subject: political participation
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie::301 Soziologie, Anthropologie

description: Despite the voluminous literature on the ‘normalisation of protest’, the protest arena is seen as a bastion of left‐wing mobilisation. While citizens on the left readily turn to the streets, citizens on the right only settle for it as a ‘second best option’. However, most studies are based on aggregated cross‐national comparisons or only include Northwestern Europe. We contend the aggregate‐level perspective hides different dynamics of protest across Europe. Based on individual‐level data from the European Social Survey (2002–2016), we investigate the relationship between ideology and protest as a key component of the normalisation of protest. Using hierarchical logistic regression models, we show that while protest is becoming more common, citizens with different ideological views are not equal in their protest participation across the three European regions. Instead of a general left predominance, we find that in Eastern European countries, right‐wing citizens are more likely to protest than those on the left. In Northwestern and Southern European countries, we find the reverse relationship, left‐wing citizens are more likely to protest than their right‐wing counterparts. Lessons drawn from the protest experience in Northwestern Europe characterised by historical mobilisation by the New Left are of limited use for explaining the ideological composition of protest in the Southern and Eastern European countries. We identify historical and contemporary regime access as the mechanism underlying regional patterns: citizens with ideological views that were historically in opposition are more likely to protest. In terms of contemporary regime access, we find that partisanship enhances the effect of ideology, while ideological distance from the government has a different effect in the three regions. As protest gains in importance as a form of participation, the paper contributes to our understanding of regional divergence in the extent to which citizens with varying ideological views use this tool.
The Science of the Aurora and How You can Help
Creators: name: Ledvina, Vincent
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Solar maximum and aurora season are here! This year, we are experiencing the most active Sun in twenty years which means more chances of seeing gorgeous auroral displays. In this presentation, you will learn everything you need to become an aurora chaser, the exciting science uncovering the mysteries of the northern lights, and how YOU can join these efforts.

Vincent Ledvina is a Space Physics Ph.D. student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, but you may also know him as "The Aurora Guy." Aside from researching what causes elusive "auroral beads," Vincent is passionate about sharing his love for the northern lights with others. Part of this work involves leveraging citizen science data from aurora chasers who can provide valuable insights into how particularly rare auroras are created. Vincent also runs aurora photography workshops in Fairbanks and is a professional photographer. Outside of Alaska, Vincent is an intern with the Aerospace Corporation's Space Sciences Applications Lab in El Segundo, CA as an intern. At Aerospace, Vincent is focusing on his Thesis work as well as investigating the effects of aurora on the electronics of low-flying spacecraft. 

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The East Brunswick Astronomy Club (EBAC) was founded with the mission of encouraging and promoting an interest in astronomy and space science throughout East Brunswick and beyond. EBAC meets once a month at the East Brunswick Public Library and meetings typically include a short lecture, open discussion, and telescope observing. This group is open to adults, teens, and families with children ages 12 and younger.
description: A recording of this presentation can be found here: https://youtu.be/XQQuw-aqW_M
Psychological problems among patients with chronic medical disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creators: name: Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar
name: Nabavizadeh, Seyed Ali
name: Sadeghian, Saeid
name: Shahisavandi, Mina
name: Barzegar, Zohreh
name: Nezafat, Abdullah
name: Ashjazadeh, Nahid
name: Bazrafshan Drissi, Hamed
name: Sahraian, Ali
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences

description: The aim of the current study was to investigate the rates of stress, anxiety, and depression among people in south Iran (a group from the general population without a history of any chronic medical problems, and cohorts of patients were recruited from epilepsy, diabetes, and cardiac disease clinics). We surveyed a sample of people during September 2020: a group of the general population without a history of any chronic medical problems, people with epilepsy, people with diabetes mellitus (DM), and people with cardiac problems. The survey included four general questions and two COVID-19 specific questions [contracting COVID-19, relatives with COVID-19]. Furthermore, the survey included the DASS (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale)-21 questionnaire. 487 people were surveyed (154 people with epilepsy, 127 patients with DM, 98 people with cardiac problems, and 108 healthy individuals). Among people without a history of any chronic medical illnesses, 14% had any psychological problems. The highest rates of depression and anxiety were observed among patients with DM (52% and 57%, respectively), and the highest rate of increased stress was observed among people with cardiac problems (40%). The existence of any underlying medical problem was significantly associated with higher rates of depression, anxiety, and stress among the participants. While many patients with underlying chronic medical conditions suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot establish a cause and effect relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and increased psychological problems among these patients. Copyright of Acta Medica Iranica is the property of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.
Clinical study of tuberculosis in the head and neck region—11 years’ experience and a review of the literature
Creators: name: Pang, Pai
name: Duan, Weiyi
name: Liu, Shuchun
name: Bai, Shuang
name: Ma, Yanan
name: Li, Ruiwu
name: Liu, Fayu
name: Sun, Changfu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and major health concern. Head and neck tuberculosis (HNTB) is relatively rare, but can arise in many regions, including the lymph nodes, larynx, oral cavity and pharynx. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 60 patients diagnosed with HNTB in our department between March 2005 and January 2016. A review and summary of previous HNTB articles published in PubMed since 1885 was also performed. The subjects consisted of 17 males and 43 females, and the average age of patients was 45 ± 14.67 years. The major clinical presentation was a lump or swelling, followed by an oral ulcer and skin fistula. The most common site of tuberculosis was in the cervical lymph node. Three patients also suffered from a malignant tumor in the head and neck region. A total of 980 papers involving 5881 patients were included in our literature review. The included subjects ranged in age from 15 months to 100 years with a male-to-female ratio of 1.5:1. The larynx (38.92%), cervical lymph nodes (38.28%) and oral cavity (9.92%) were the three most common development sites. 465 patients were positive according to a HIV test, and 40 patients had comorbidities with different types of tumors. Head and neck tuberculosis should always be considered during a differential diagnosis for lesions in the head and neck region. Early diagnosis and treatment can greatly enhance the therapeutic effect and patients’ quality of life.
Rurality, Poverty, and Health: Medical Problems in Rural Areas
Creators: name: Doherty, Neville
name: Doherty, Neville
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1970
Subjects: Food Security and Poverty
Health Economics and Policy

description: Excerpt from the report introduction: Poverty and illness are often so interwoven that it is difficult to determine which comes first. Though the interrelationship operates in all types of geographic and social settings, the handicaps of illness are intensified in rural areas—partly as a consequence of rural poverty and partly from other factors related to sparse settlement. This report looks at the relative health needs of rural, low-income people; the availability in rural areas of resources to prevent and treat sickness; the way needs and resources operate together to the disadvantage of rural people; and at some corrective measures that are underway or being planned.
Voluntary carbon offsetting and its contribution to sustainable development
Creators: name: Tan Loh, E Feng
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Over the last decade, an increasing number of organisations are voluntarily offsetting their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the voluntary carbon market (VCM). By investing in offset projects that deliver a range of co-benefits such as technology transfer, poverty alleviation and environmental conservation, voluntary carbon offsetting also helps promote sustainable development (SD). Proponents of the VCM often claim that the unregulated nature of the market, coupled with the unique motivations of its buyers provide it a greater capacity than the compliance Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in promoting SD. However, these presumptions are yet to be empirical demonstrated. The purpose of this study is to assess the demand and supply of SD co-benefits in the VCM in order to challenge or validate these presumptions. On the demand-side, stated preference (SP) survey results show substantial willingness-to-pay (WTP) exist among organisations for offset co-benefits, in the order of co-benefit verification, social co-benefit, economic co-benefit and environmental co-benefit. Furthermore, the WTP of organisations that are offset users are stable over a period of two and a half years (except for their WTP for environmental co-benefit, which has increased over the period). Significant WTP for offset co-benefits also exist among organisations that are offset non-users, thus promotion of offset co-benefits can encourage their future participation. On the supply-side, based on a novel database of voluntary projects, this study found despite the VCM promotes a range of offset projects, it is at risk of being dominated by a few large-scale Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) projects. As SD contributions of LULUCF projects are uncertain, whether the VCM promotes SD remains inconclusive. This study also found the VCM is supporting a great number of pre-CDM projects, which undermines its capacity in mobilising further climate finance beyond compliance regimes to promote SD.
Studying COX-2 in the cardiovascular system using a transcriptomic approach
Creators: name: Mazi, Sarah Ismail
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2017

description: At the time of starting my thesis there were no agreed mechanisms that could explain how cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 protects the cardiovascular system and no ‘hypothesis generating’ approaches done to try to find new answers. I have used transcriptomics, to come up with targets for this problem. I used microarray and RNA-seq on the following experimental models; (i) tissue from COX-1/COX-2 knockout mice, (ii) wildtype mice treated with the COX-2 inhibitor paracoxib and (iii) whole blood from healthy male volunteers after taking the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib. Transcriptomic data was also analysed from online databases including (i) Open TG-GATEs and (ii) Human Protein Atlas. Altered transcriprt lists generated using GeneSpring and StrandNGS where analysed using manual curation, g:Profiler and GeneOntology.org databases and using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. No transcripts were altered in aorta, heart, kidney, blood or brain from COX-1 knock out mice but >260 transcripts were altered (>1.5 fold) in the renal medulla of COX-2 knockout mice or wildtype mice where COX-2 was blocked with paracoxib with expression of four cardiovascular genes, namely, Agxt2, Edn1, Cd34 and Ptgds being similarly altered in both approaches. Transcripts were also altered in blood of humans taking celecoxib or COX-2 knockout mice, although in blood it was transcripts associated with inflammation and interferon pathways that came up. As an unexpected observation, it was found that expression of the oncogene Rgl1 was down regulated in all tissues from the COX-2 knockout mice. Since drugs that block COX-2 also prevent cancer the Rgl1 hit was explored using human cancer cells. This work helps us understand new ways that COX-2 protects the cardiovascular system and causes cancer. Finally, after more tests, the pathways I found could be used to help identify and treat people at risk of having heart attacks when they take pain killers that work by blocking COX-2.
Themenextraktion zur Domänenauswahl für Programmierung in natürlicher Sprache
Creators: name: Keim, Jan
Publisher: name: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Year: 2018

description: Für den Menschen sind Kontexte von Anweisungen für die Programmierung in natürlicher Sprache einfach ersichtlich, für den Rechner ist dies nicht der Fall. Eine Art des Kontextwissens ist das Verständnis der Themen. Hierfür wird im Rahmen des PARSE-Projekts zur Programmierung in natürlicher Sprache ein Ansatz zur Themenextraktion vorgestellt, welcher mit Hilfe der Wikipedia als Informationsquelle passende Themen aus den Anweisungen extrahiert. Dafür wird eine Auflösung von mehrdeutigen Nomen benötigt, weshalb in dieser Arbeit ebenfalls ein Werkzeug dafür entwickelt wird. Als einen konkreten Anwendungsfall für die extrahierten Themen wird die Auswahl von passenden Ontologien zu diesen Themen angegangen. Durch diese Auswahl wird ermöglicht, statt einer großen allgemeinen Ontologie mehrere kleine domänenspezifische Ontologien einzusetzen. Auf einem Korpus mit Anweisungen für die Programmierung in natürlicher Sprache konnte für die Auflösung von Mehrdeutigkeiten eine Genauigkeit von 87,80% erreicht werden. Um die Themenextraktion zu evaluieren, wurde eine Umfrage durchgeführt, die ergab, dass das erste extrahierte Thema in bis zu 63,6% der Fälle treffend war. Unter den ersten vier extrahierten Themen konnte sogar in knapp 91% der Fälle mindestens ein passendes Thema gefunden werden. Zuletzt wurden in der Evaluation der Ontologieauswahl gute Ergebnisse erzielt, wobei ein F1-Maß von 90,67% und ein F2-Maß von 89,94% erreicht wurden. Dabei wurde festgestellt, dass Schwierigkeiten auftreten, wenn bei der Auswahl mehrere Ontologien benötigt werden. Der Ansatz könnte zukünftig daher mit einer verbesserten Erkennung von unterschiedlichen Themen in der Eingabe weiter ausgebaut werden.
Zika virus shedding in the stool and infection through the anorectal mucosa in mice
Creators: name: Li, Chunfeng
name: Deng, Yong-Qiang
name: Zu, Shulong
name: Quanquin, Natalie
name: Shang, Jingzhe
name: Tian, Min
name: Ji, Xue
name: Zhang, Na-Na
name: Dong, Hao-Long
name: Xu, Yan-Peng
name: Zhao, Ling-Zhai
name: Zhang, Fu-Chun
name: Li, Xiao-Feng
name: Wu, Aiping
name: Cheng, Genhong
name: Qin, Cheng-Feng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Zika virus (ZIKV) has elicited global concern due to its unique biological features, unusual transmission routes, and unexpected clinical outcomes. Although ZIKV transmission through anal intercourse has been reported in humans, it remains unclear if ZIKV is detectable in the stool, if it can infect the host through the anal canal mucosa, and what the pathogenesis of such a route of infection might be in the mouse model. Herein, we demonstrate that ZIKV RNA can be recovered from stools in multiple mouse models, as well as from the stool of a ZIKV patient. Remarkably, intra-anal (i.a.) inoculation with ZIKV leads to efficient infection in both Ifnar1−/− and immunocompetent mice, characterized by extensive viral replication in the blood and multiple organs, including the brain, small intestine, testes, and rectum, as well as robust humoral and innate immune responses. Moreover, i.a. inoculation of ZIKV in pregnant mice resulted in transplacental infection and delayed fetal development. Overall, our results identify the anorectal mucosa as a potential site of ZIKV infection in mice, reveal the associated pathogenesis of i.a. infection, and highlight the complexity of ZIKV transmission through anal intercourse.
An investigation into the characteristics of a large North West London cohort of patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a particular focus on tuberculosis in the elderly and treatment related toxicity
Creators: name: Abbara, Aula
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2017

description: Abstract: London has some of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Western Europe but there have been few detailed studies of the clinical characteristics of the UK cohort. The North West London cohort in which I undertake my study represents a high prevalence area for TB in a developed country with otherwise low TB prevalence. This unique setting allows for optimal diagnostic and management strategies compared to low resource settings. Using clinical data extracted from the electronic databases at Northwick Park Hospital, I have studied 3 aspects of this cohort: 1: Clinical presentation of TB in the elderly: Factors which influence time to starting treatment in older versus younger patients with TB. 2: TB treatment in the elderly: A comparison of TB treatment regimens, toxicity of anti-tuberculosis therapy (ATT) and outcomes between older versus younger patients with TB. 3: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI): Evaluating DILI secondary to anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT). Key findings are that among older patients with TB, the clinical presentation and radiological findings have fewer of the 'classical features' of TB, time to starting treatment from first contact with secondary care is longer, there is an increased incidence of side effects on TB treatment and mortality is higher than in younger patients with TB. The study on ATT associated DILI has demonstrated that risk factor based monitoring of ATT associated DILI is of poor sensitivity in identifying DILI with only a quarter of DILI patients having a risk factor.
Analyse und Korrektur von Disfluenzen in gesprochener Sprache
Creators: name: Hochweiß, Robert
Publisher: name: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Year: 2018

description: Disfluenzen sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von spontan gesprochenen Äußerungen. Bei Disfluenzen handelt es sich um Unterbrechungen des normalen Sprechflusses, die durch Fehler, Wortwiederholungen, Füllwörter oder ähnliche andere Wörter entstanden sind. Sie erschweren die Bearbeitung einer Äußerung und müssen daher korrigiert werden. Eine automatisierte Korrektur dieser Disfluenzen erweist sich jedoch aufgrund des unregelmäßigen Aufbaus solcher Disfluenzen als schwierig. Deshalb wird in dieser Arbeit die Erkennung und Korrektur von Disfluenzen in natürlichsprachlichen Äußerungen erarbeitet. Hierzu wird mit Hilfe eines maschinellen Lernverfahrens ein Klassifikator entwickelt, der diese Disfluenzen erkennt und korrigiert. Das maschinelle Lernverfahren basiert auf einem rekurrenten neuronalen Netzwerk mit langen Kurzzeitgedächtnis (engl. long short-term memory - LSTM). Die Funktionalität des entworfenen Werkzeugs wird anhand von händischen Transkriptionen sowie einem Testdatensatz des Switchboard-Korpus getestet. Auf diesen beiden Datensätzen wird entsprechend ein F1-Wert von 0,710 beziehungsweise 0,792 erreicht.
Zno-Niohetrostructure: Synthesis, Properties And Performanceas Photocatalystfor Degradation Of Organic Pollutants
Creators: name: U S UdayachandranThampy
name: A Mahesh
name: K S Sibi
name: I N Jawhar
name: V Biju
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: The talk presented at 29th Annual General Meeting Of Materials Research Society Of India And National Symposium On Advances In Functional And Exotic Materials.
A_Quasi-Experimental_Study_of_Socio-Economic-Effects_of_Social_Enterprise_VET_in_Myanmar.pdf
Creators: name: Bailey, Trisha
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150308 International Business
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 140202 Economic Development and Growth
subject: 130205 Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management)
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: Sustainable economic development is a challenge in BOP communities, such as those in Myanmar, where people live in subsistence conditions. Contributing factors are the lack of vocational training and education available for BOP community members. The UN and the OECD are rallying the organizations around the world, including social enterprises, to address the challenge of increasing sustainable economic development. Social enterprises are businesses that address social and environmental challenges while creating economic profit. Some social enterprises offer vocational and education training (VET) in the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) communities in which they operate. The problem addressed by this study is how social enterprises balance multiple stakeholder needs in providing VET for the Myanmar BOP communities’ sustainable economic development, such as differences in wages and self-efficacy. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to compare the differences in wages and self-efficacy in the Myanmar BOP community between people who completed a social enterprise VET program and who did not complete the program. In specific, this study aimed to examine how social enterprises balance multiple stakeholder needs in terms of stakeholder theory as the theoretical foundation. The research site was the training center of a US-based social enterprise operating on the Thailand-Myanmar border. The study sample was a purposive sample method with an equal sample size of 49 VET trainees and 49 non-VET trainees, all from the Myanmar BOP. Archival data regarding wages and self-efficacy from 2012 to 2020 were collected from the US-based social enterprise director. The findings were that there is a statistically significant difference in wages and self-efficacy between VET trainees and non-VET trainees. The results of this study support the pivotal role of social enterprise in facilitating sustainable development. There is a need for studies about social enterprises operating in fragile and post-conflict nations.
title: A rare case of persistent left superior vena cava
Creators: name: Maravi, Poornima
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Chest imaging
subject: Cardiac
subject: Vascular
subject: CT
subject: Contrast agent-intravenous
subject: Congenital
subject: Anatomy and Functional Imaging

description: Clinical History: A 44-year-old female patient with pain and redness of both eyes and mild frontal headache presented with eye Outpatient department. Ophthalmoscopic examination revealed a salmon patch in the left eye. Secondary lymphoma of both eyes was clinically suspected. A routine blood picture showed microcytic normochromic anaemia.

description: 44 years, female
Ethics Requirements For Ulpec - Dual-Use Goods
Creators: name: Chiodelli, Luce
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Project management
Ethics
Horizon 2020 projects

description: This deliverable aims to present one ethical issue raised in the context of the ULPEC project : the dual-use of its technology. Indeed, the project output aims to design a camera, which will determine driving for unmanned vehicles.

The components and systems, which relay and build the camera up, can be retrieved on all types of automated device.

While ULPEC’s first objective is to ensure automated driving of vehicles (our exploitation strategy aims namely towards selling the technology to car manufacturers), its functionalities could also potentially be applied to other types of objects, from vehicles of all sizes to aircrafts.

In an era where the military considers research artifical intelligence and robotics as new playgrounds, our aim is to guarantee that the technology we develop in the context of ULPEC stays solely oriented towards civil applications and societal development as a whole. By doing so, we also comply with Horizon 2020’s regulation to develop civil-oriented applications only, unless specifically defined in the context of a call.

We will start presenting here the legal context surrounding dual-use of technology and Horizon 2020 project outputs; then we will place the focus on ULPEC’s strategy, in order to comply with the international, European and national regulations.

This document is to be considered a work document. Although listed as a deliverable, we aim to keep reflecting on the technology we are developing in the context of ULPEC, letting this document evolve through time, accordingly with the evolution of our project.
Altered gut microbiota after traumatic splenectomy is associated with endotoxemia
Creators: name: Zhu, Hua
name: Liu, Yang
name: Li, Shengda
name: Jin, Ye
name: Zhao, Lei
name: Zhao, Fuya
name: Feng, Jing
name: Yan, Wei
name: Wei, Yunwei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Splenectomy carries a long-term risk of postoperative infection, and the chronic, low-grade inflammation associated with endotoxemia may be related to the gut microbiota. In this study, to increase our understanding of the potential cause of the high rate of infection in postsplenectomy patients, we evaluated the differences in the gut microbiota and plasma lipopolysaccharide level of patients after splenectomy relative to those of healthy controls. Thirty-two patients having undergone splenectomy and 42 healthy individuals were enrolled into the splenectomy (SP) and healthy control (HC) groups, respectively. The SP group was subdivided into three subgroups according to the length of their postoperative time. Fecal samples were used for gut microbiota analysis via 16s rRNA gene sequencing, blood examinations and plasma lipopolysaccharide measurements were also taken. Significant differences were observed in gut microbiota composition with regard to the relative bacterial abundances of 2 phyla, 7 families, and 15 genera. The lipopolysaccharide level was significantly higher in the SP group than in the HC group and were negatively associated with five bacterial families with low abundance in the SP group. The degree of the microbiota alteration increased with the length of the postoperative time. The PICRUSt analysis showed that the relative abundances of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis proteins and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathways were higher in the SP group and were positively associated with the plasma lipopolysaccharide level. Significant alterations were observed in the gut microbiota of the splenectomized patients and were associated with plasma lipopolysaccharide level. Further studies are needed to verify whether such alterations after splenectomy are related to an increased risk of complications.
A Profile of Disabled Household Heads and Spouses in Rural Areas of the Ozarks Region
Creators: name: Holmes, O. Wendell
name: Holmes, O. Wendell
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1971
Subjects: subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Disability
subject: poverty
subject: income
subject: education
subject: employment
subject: Ozarks region
subject: rural areas

description: This report is a sequel to, Human Resources in the Ozarks Region...With Emphasis on the Poor, published in May 1970 as Agricultural Economic Report No. 182. Prepared by the Economic Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the Agricultural Experiment Stations at the Universities of Arkansas and Missouri, AER 182 examined the socioeconomic conditions of rural people in the Ozarks region of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In the sample of 1,413 household heads in that study, 31 percent or 439 heads, reported total or partial disabilities. The current report describes and analyzes these 439 heads and their households. Of these households, 41 percent were in poverty. Household heads' incomes were small because many were unable to hold regular jobs and most heads were of advanced age. They generally had low skills and very few had completed high school. Nearly 44 percent of those who had jobs were farmers. Medical expenses in households with disabled heads were quite high and only 70 percent of them had any health insurance.
The feasibility and accessibility of classroom behavior management strategies presented in a professional development workshop for middle school teachers.
Creators: name: Billups, Andrew
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: This study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of a behavior management training for middle school teachers; examining the barriers present when teachers implemented behavior management strategies in their classroom and their perceived improvements in behavior management implementation. A single session workshop was conducted for 11 teachers, which was followed by a four-week implementation period. Teachers completed three surveys (Pre-training survey, Post-training survey, and Follow-up survey) that gathered information on the current status of teachers’ behavior management usage, barriers to implementation, perceived growth, effectiveness of training and changes in behavior management application. In addition, teachers completed weekly logs to monitor strategies used during the implementation period. Six of the 11 teachers participated in an in-depth follow-up phone interview to examine teachers’ views on how accessible or applicable the information provided was to their classroom. The research indicated that teachers were interested in more trainings on behavior management with a focus on high levels of participant interaction, with a variety of examples of how to manage different student behaviors. Teachers reported a perceived improvement in ability when implementing behavior management strategies and increased awareness of planning prior to class when dealing with disruptive behaviors after attending the professional training. Data also revealed that teachers were more interested in foundational behavior management skills (e.g., proximity control, praise, behavioral momentum...etc.) than full intervention when implementing strategies in their classroom.
Economics of Rural Ambulance Service in the Great Plains
Creators: name: Doeksen, Gerald A.,
name: Frye, Jack,
name: Green, Bernal L.
name: Doeksen, Gerald A.,
name: Frye, Jack,
name: Green, Bernal L.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1975
Subjects: subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Rural
subject: Health
subject: Emergency Medical Service
subject: EMS budgeting
subject: Great Plains
subject: EMS alternatives
subject: Self-applied feasibility studies

description: In 1969, 221 funeral home businesses provided ambulance service in Oklahoma; by 1973, the number had declined to 124, a 44 percent decrease. Faced with rising labor and equipment costs, funeral home operators chose to discontinue the service. The study area for this report consisted of eight counties in northwest Oklahoma, the socio-economic data being applied to Alfalfa County specifically. A procedure to estimate receipts for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was designed from the supplied data. Expenses were based on a consideration of each major component comprising an EMS system. These are (1) ambulances, (2) life-saving equipment, (3) technicians with special training, (4) two-way radio communications, and (5) interfacing with the hospital emergency room. With selected assumptions, estimated receipts and expenses were formulated for Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Four alternative EMS systems were evaluated. The procedures for estimating receipts and expenses were generalized in forms which leaders can adapt to their respective situations. Thus, these forms provide a basis for a self-applied feasibility study for EMS.
Isolation of a Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1B strain in France, and evaluation of its genetic relatedness to other European and North American biotype 1B strains
Creators: name: Savin, Cyril
name: Le Guern, Anne-Sophie
name: Lefranc, Matthieu
name: Brémont, Sylvie
name: Carniel, Elisabeth
name: Pizarro-Cerdá, Javier
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Isolation of a Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1B strain in France, and evaluation of its genetic relatedness to other European and North American biotype 1B strains
The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Fatal Cases of COVID-19 in Fars Province, Iran.
Creators: name: Zibaeenezhad, Mohammad Javad
name: Sayadi, Mehrab
name: Bazrafshan Drissi, Hamed
name: Daneshvar, Zahra
name: Parsa, Nader
name: Farshadi, Navid
name: Hatamnejad, Mohammad Reza
name: Bazrafshan, Mehdi
name: Estedlal, Alireza
name: Khademalizade, Mehran
name: Zarenezhad, Mohammad
name: Elyaspour, Zahra
name: Razeghian-Jahromi, Iman
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cardiology
subject: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences

description: Human health has been challenged drastically by the emergence of COVID-19. This pandemic has imposed a serious burden on different aspects of life. Apart from the high rates of morbidity and mortality, reporting of newly formed variants with enhanced contagious capacity has made the future vague. Existence of different comorbidities is a prominent factor towards poor prognosis and fatal outcomes. Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the most important comorbidities in the COVID-19 patients who passed away during the first wave in Fars province, Iran. Methods: Trained general physicians obtained data from medical files in the referral hospitals of COVID-19 throughout the province. These included demographic data, past medical history, and existence of comorbidities. The data were analyzed using chi-square test, independent sample t-test, and Mann-Whitney test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Out of the 3700 confirmed cases, 87 patients died from February to May 2020. Among these patients, 81.1% had comorbidities, with hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease being the most prevalent ones. The results revealed no significant differences between the individuals with and without comorbidities regarding age, gender, and duration of ICU hospitalization. Oxygen saturation was also poor in both groups. However, the patients with comorbidities had significantly higher blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels compared to their comorbidity-free peers. Conclusions: Cardiovascular disease and the related risk factors contributed greatly to the deadly fate in COVID-19 patients. Hence, early prophylactic and therapeutic interventions should be considered in COVID-19 patients harboring such comorbidities. This can play a pivotal role in reducing the rate of mortality and the consequent financial and social harms.
Carraroenia Edward, 2006, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Edward
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Maxillopoda
Harpacticoida
Laophontidae
Carraroenia

description: Genus Carraroenia gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Laophontidae. Body elongate, cylindrical, not dorsoventrally depressed. Posterolateral corners of cephalothorax produced into lobate extensions. Posterior margin of cephalothorax and pedigerous somites with rows of long sensillae interspersed with small setules. Genital double­somite with transverse surface ridge with row of setules and pairs of sensillae dorsally and laterally indicating original segmentation. Genital field with copulatory pore located medially with cone­shaped extension. Anal operculum well developed. Rostrum bell­shaped, defined at base. Antennule without spinous processes on segment 2; 6­segmented in Ψ, 8­segmented and subchirocer in ɗ; aesthetascs on segments 4 and 7 in Ψ, and 5 and 8 in ɗ; apical trithek consisting of small aesthetasc and 2 setae. Antennary exopod well developed with 4 setae. Mandibular palp small with exopod and endopod fused to basis, represented by 1 and 3 naked setae respectively; basal armature represented by naked seta. Maxillule with seta and spine on coxa; basis with 2 setae and 1 spine; endopod incorporated into basis, represented by 3 setae; exopod with 2 setae. Maxillary syncoxa with 2 cylindrical endites each with 3 setae; praecoxal endite absent; allobasis drawn out into strong, slightly curved distally pinnate claw; accessory armature consisting of 2 naked setae; endopod small with 3 naked setae. Maxilliped with 2 setae on syncoxa; endopodal claw long, bearing seta at base. Swimming legs P1–P4 with 3­ segmented exopods and 2­segmented endopods (except ɗ P3 endopod is 3­segmented); chaetotaxy of swimming legs described below. P5 with separate exopod and baseoendopod; exopod elongate with 6 setae in Ψ (2 proximal setae superimposed), 5 in ɗ; endopodal lobe well developed, subrectangular with 4 setae in Ψ, rudimentary with 2 setae and 1 tube pore in ɗ. P6 forming well developed opercula with small seta in Ψ; asymmetrical in ɗ represented on both sides by small plate (fused to ventral wall of supporting somite along one side; articulating at base and covering gonopore along other side), outer distal corner produced into cylindrical process bearing 2 setae. Caudal rami cylindrical, more than 5 times longer than wide. Sexual dimorphism in antennule, P3, P4, P5, P6 and genital segmentation.
description: Published as part of Edward, 2006, Carraroenia ruthae gen. et sp. nov. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae) from maerl substrates of the Irish west coast, pp. 39-52 in Zootaxa 1202 on page 40, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172326
Architecture Live Projects: Situated Learning Agility
Creators: name: Warren, Simon
Publisher: name: Leeds Beckett University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This practice-based research is about architecture Live Projects. Through an architecture Live Project programme managed by Project Office, Live Project pedagogy, unique to Leeds Beckett University has been established. The invention of the ‘school-based practice’ Project Office acts as a bridging entity, prototyping a new mechanism for facilitating the process and production of Live Projects, one which intersects architects/lecturers, students/agents and clients/public. Using 23 case studies, this PhD demonstrates that Project Office is indispensable as a means of enabling and enriching the architecture Live Project programme and student experience. The research also focusses on myself as a Live Project educator, by introducing the term situated learning agility to theorise and reflect upon this key role.
Low population serum microneutralization antibody titer against the predominating influenza A(H3N2) N121K virus during the severe influenza summer peak of Hong Kong in 2017
Creators: name: Zhu, Houshun
name: Lee, Andrew C. Y.
name: Li, Can
name: Mak, Winger W. N.
name: Chen, Yetta Y.
name: Chan, Kwok-Hung
name: Zhang, Anna J. X.
name: Fung, Wai-Fong
name: Zhang, Rui-Qi
name: Fung, Yim-Fong
name: Poon, Rosana W. S.
name: Lam, Joy-Yan
name: Tam, Sidney
name: Hung, Ivan F. N.
name: Chen, Honglin
name: Yuen, Kwok-Yung
name: To, Kelvin K. W.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: The 2017 Hong Kong influenza A(H3N2) summer season was unexpectedly severe. However, antigenic characterization of the 2017 circulating A(H3N2) viruses using ferret antisera did not show significant antigenic drift. We analyzed the hemagglutinin amino acid sequences of A(H3N2) virus circulating in Hong Kong in 2017, and found that viruses with hemagglutinin N121K substitution, which was rare before 2017, emerged rapidly and dominated in 2017 (52.4% of A[H3N2] virus in 2017 contains N121K substitution). Microneutralization assay using archived human sera collected from mid-2017 showed that the geometric mean microneutralization titer was 3.6-fold lower against a 2017 cell culture-grown circulating A(H3N2)-N121K virus (3391/2017 virus) than that against the cell culture-grown 2016–2017 A(H3N2) seasonal influenza vaccine-like vaccine virus (4801/2014 virus) (13.4 vs 41.8, P < 0.0001). Significantly fewer serum specimens had a microneutralization titer of 40 or above against 3391/2017 virus than that against 4801/2014 virus (26.4% vs 60.0%, P < 0.0001). Conversely, the geometric mean hemagglutination inhibition titer was slightly higher against 3391/2017 virus than that against the 4801/2014 virus (96.9 vs 55.4, P < 0.0001). Moreover, 59.1% of specimens had a significantly lower microneutralization antibody titer (≥4-fold) against 3391/2017 virus than that against 4801/2014 virus, but none for hemagglutination titer (P < 0.0001). Similar results of microneutralization and hemagglutination titers were observed for day 21-post-vaccination sera. Hence, the 2017 A(H3N2) summer peak in Hong Kong was associated with a low-microneutralization titer against the circulating virus. Our results support the use of microneutralization assay with human serum in assessing population susceptibility and antigenic changes of A(H3N2) virus. Novel and available immunization approach, such as topical imiquimod followed by intradermal vaccination, to broaden the neutralizing antibody response of influenza vaccine should be considered.
Comprehensive machine data acquisition through intelligent parameter identification and assignment
Creators: name: Gönnheimer, Philipp
name: Karle, Andreas
name: Mohr, Lorenz
name: Fleischer, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2021
Subjects: Digital Manufacturing System
Identification
Machine Tool

description: In today’s highly competitive manufacturing environment, process data monitoring continues to be of high priority, but often relies on modern communication interfaces being provided by PLC manufacturers. This paper proposes an alternative approach in which data is acquired automatically from various PLC models through available interfaces. Multiple Machine Learning algorithms are incorporated to identify machine parameters, which are then assigned to appropriate machine information models. All functionalities can be provided by a dedicated hardware module or as software modules on IPCs. The proposed approach can be integrated into existing Industry 4.0 efforts to accelerate digitalization in challenging environments.
Culture and social norms: Behavioral decisions about grassland conservation among ethnically Tibetan pastoralists
Creators: name: Lapinski, Maria Knight
name: Liu, Rain Wuyu
name: Kerr, John M.
name: Zhao, Jinhua
name: Bum, Tsering
name: Lu, Zhi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Conceptions of what is typical (descriptive norms) and socially appropriate (injunctive norms) are constrained by culture. Based on interviews with Tibetan pastoralists in Western China, we examine social norms and behaviors associated with managing domesticated animals. We describe the ways that behavioral decisions are influenced by interpersonal communication and observation of norms, along with ecological, market, and policy forces. Explicit communication about norms occurs primarily under problematic conditions, in times of change or policy introduction. Findings reinforce the relevance of understanding the culturally bound dimensions of social norms and the need to ground theory and research on social influence in intercultural communication concepts.
Severity of enterovirus A71 infection in a human SCARB2 knock-in mouse model is dependent on infectious strain and route
Creators: name: Zhu, Junping
name: Chen, Ning
name: Zhou, Shuya
name: Zheng, Kai
name: Sun, Lin
name: Zhang, Yuxiao
name: Cao, Lina
name: Zhang, Xiaoyan
name: Xiang, Qiaoyan
name: Chen, Zhiyun
name: Wang, Chenfei
name: Fan, Changfa
name: He, Qiushui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a major etiological agent of human hand, foot and mouth disease, and it can cause severe neurological complications. Although several genotypes of EV-A71 strains are prevalent in different regions of the world, the genotype C4 has circulated in mainland China for more than 20 years. The pathogenicity of different EV-A71 clinical isolates varies and needs to be explored. In this study, hSCARB2 knock-in mice (N = 181) with a wide range of ages were tested for their susceptibility to two EV-A71 strains with the subgenotypes C4 and C2, and two infection routes (intracranial and venous) were compared. The clinical manifestations and pathology and their relationship to the measured viral loads in different tissues were monitored. We observed that 3 weeks is a crucial age, as mice younger than 3-week-old that were infected became extremely ill. However, mice older than 3 weeks displayed diverse clinical symptoms. Significant differences were observed in the pathogenicity of the two strains with respect to clinical signs, disease incidence, survival rate, and body weight change. We concluded that hSCARB2 knock-in mice are a sensitive model for investigating the clinical outcomes resulting from infection by different EV-A71 strains. The intracranial infection model appears to be suitable for evaluating EV-A71 neurovirulence, whereas the venous infection model is appropriate for studying the pathogenicity of EV-A71.