cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Solutions in Nonlinear Electrodynamics and their double copy regular black holes
Creators: name: Mkrtchyan, Karapet
name: Svazas, Mantas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study solutions in non-linear electrodynamics (NED) and establish several general results. We show, that the $SO(2)$ electric-magnetic duality symmetry is restrictive enough to allow for reconstruction of the NED Lagrangian from the spherically-symmetric electrostatic (Coulomb-like) solution -- although there are infinitely many different NED theories admitting a given solution, there exists a unique $SO(2)$ invariant one among them. We introduce a general algorithm for constructing new $SO(2)$ invariant NED theories in the conventional approach, where only a few examples are available. We also show how to derive the Lagrangian of the $SO(2)$ invariant theory admitting a given electrostatic solution. We further show on a simple example that some NED theories may require sources (particles) of finite (non-zero) size. Such a non-zero size source not only regularizes the infinite energy of the point charge but also satisfies the condition of regularity, that the electric field is zero at the origin. The latter condition was identified earlier as necessary and sufficient for the NED solution to generate a regular black hole via so-called double copy construction and is also satisfied by solitons. We propose a large class of solitonic NED solutions that give rise to regular black holes via double copy construction and contain solutions of Maxwell and Born-Infeld as different limits. This class of NED solutions acquires two new properties in the limit where the corresponding regular black hole's asymptotics becomes Minkowski: it gives rise to regular higher-spin black holes via generalization of double copy -- ``higher-copy'' construction, and for very short distances changes the sign of the force becoming repulsive/attractive for opposite/similar signs of charges.
description: 18+ appendices and references
An Examination of General Aggression and Intimate Partner Violence in Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Creators: name: Taft, Casey T.
name: Beckham, Jean C.
name: Calhoun, Patrick S.
name: Dennis, Michelle F.
name: Kirby, Angela C.
name: Elbogen, Eric B.
name: Roberts, Sushma T.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2012

description: Research has documented significant relationships between PTSD, aggression and intimate partner violence (IPV). Most of these studies have focused on men and measured violence by self-report. The current study examined (1) the association between PTSD and general aggression among women, (2) the association between IPV and PTSD among married and/or cohabitating couples, and (3) the concordance between self and collateral reports of IPV. One hundred twenty participants provided information about PTSD symptoms and general aggression towards others, and 43 married and/or cohabitating couples provided information about PTSD and IPV. Women with PTSD reported more general aggression, IPV perpetration, and IPV victimization. Collateral informants of those with and without PTSD did not differ significantly in their report of IPV. Concordance between participants and spouses or partners was low to moderate. These results are discussed within the context of extant IPV literature.
Justice & Empathy Donation
Creators: name: Bilgen, Emine
name: Zagefka, Hanna
name: Bjornsdottir, R. Thora
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Donation
subject: Helping
subject: Refugees
subject: Syrians
subject: Ukrainians

description: This will be an experimental study with one within-subjects (Ukrainian vs Syrian) and one between-subjects (Oneness with all humanity vs control) factor. Participants will read an article (all humans are related in the experimental condition and a biology article in the control condition). Then we will measure oneness with all humanity, Syrian refugees, and Ukrainian refugees, willingness to donate, behavioural donation tendencies, and empathy. We’ll counterbalance the order of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees; half of the participants will rate Syrian refugees first and half of the participants will rate Ukrainian refugees first. The exact procedures for each condition can be seen in the procedure section below.
NuSTAR Observations of AGN with Low Observed X-ray to [OIII] Luminosity Ratios: Heavily Obscured AGN or Turned-Off AGN?
Creators: name: Saade, M. Lynne
name: Brightman, Murray
name: Stern, Daniel
name: Malkan, Matthew A.
name: Garcia, Javier A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGN) show signatures of accretion onto a supermassive black hole through strong, high-ionization, narrow emission lines extended on scales of 100s to 1000s of parsecs, but they lack the broad emission lines from close in to the black hole that characterize type 1 AGN. The lack of broad emission could indicate obscuration of the innermost nuclear regions, or could indicate that the black hole is no longer strongly accreting. Since high-energy X-rays can penetrate thick obscuring columns, they have the power to distinguish these two scenarios. We present high-energy NuSTAR observations of 9 Seyfert 2 AGN from the IRAS 12 micron survey, supplemented with low-energy X-ray observations from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Swift. The galaxies were selected to have anomalously low observed 2-10 keV luminosities compared to their [O III] optical luminosities, a traditional diagnostic of heavily obscured AGN, reaching into the Compton-thick regime for the highest hydrogen column densities ($N_{\rm H} > 1.5 \times 10^{24}\, {\rm cm}^{-2}$). Based on updated [O III] luminosities and intrinsic X-ray luminosities based on physical modeling of the hard X-ray spectra, we find that one galaxy was misclassified as type 2 (NGC 5005) and most of the remaining AGN are obscured, including three confirmed as Compton-thick (IC 3639, NGC 1386, and NGC 3982). One galaxy, NGC 3627, appears to be recently deactivated. Compared to the original sample the 9 AGN were selected from, this is a rate of approximately 1%. We also find a new X-ray changing-look AGN in NGC 6890.
description: 42 pages, Accepted for publication in ApJ
title: Aspects of the Isle of Man in the seventeenth century.
Creators: name: Roger. Dickinson, John
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2023

description: The Isle of Man has been ignored by the historians of the early modem period. This is as much the result of the perspective of traditional national histories which focus on one of the countries of the British Isles as of the more recent trend towards local studies - of counties, towns or villages. Few historians have attempted to view the British Isles as a whole or to integrate the smaller islands into the history of the Atlantic archipelago. The aim of this study is to attempt to set the Isle of Man in the wider context of the British Isles by analysing its government and economy and seeking the differences and similarities between Man and the countries bordering the Irish Sea. The constitutional status of the island in relation to the English Crown is examined and the prerogative rights of the Lord of Man and the king of England are compared. The distinctive administrative system of the island, which was mainly the product of the Norse settlement of Man in the medieval period, is then examined. The cornerstone of the Manx economy, as of all pre-industrialised economies, was agriculture, which was essentially pastoral in nature, although cereals were grown in sufficient quantity for most of the island's needs. The herring fishery also played a vital role in the island's economy and was carefully regulated. The sensitivity of the Manx economy to failure of either the harvest or the fishery meant that dealings in the markets and fairs of the island were strictly controlled. Overseas trade served two vital functions for the island. It was the means by which the farmers were able to sell their produce - cattle, skins, wool and other primary products - and thus obtain money to pay their Lord's rent and it was, in addition, the medium through which the island acquired the raw materials in which it was deficient, including timber, salt and coal, and the manufactured goods which could only be provided by more industrially advanced regions, such as south Lancashire. After the Cattle Acts of the 1660s reduced the number of Manx animals which could be imported into England, the export trade in cattle from the island declined. The increases in duty on tobacco and the embargo and high duties imposed on French goods in the 1690s stimulated the smuggling trade in tobacco, which grew to large proportions by the end of the seventeenth century. The Isle of Man was differentiated from the rest of the British Isles particularly by its constitutional status. As a comparatively isolated island, it can be viewed as a 'community' of sorts. On a different level, however, it is also part of the larger economic 'community' of the Irish Sea.
Violence Victimization of Young Men in Heterosexual Relationships: Does Alcohol Outlet Density Influence Outcomes?
Creators: name: Halpern, Carolyn Tucker
name: Christ, Sharon L.
name: Moracco, Kathryn E.
name: Waller, Martha W.
name: Iritani, Bonita J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2012

description: This study examined whether alcohol outlet density is associated with male physical and sexual victimization by a female partner. Data were from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). A total of 3,179 young adult men identified a current heterosexual relationship and had complete intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization data. Almost 16% of this sample reported being the victim of physical only IPV in their relationship over the previous 12 months; an additional 6.4% were victims of sexual only or sexual and physical IPV. Multivariate analyses indicated high alcohol outlet density was associated with greater odds of experiencing physical IPV only (odds ratio [OR] = 2.07). Heavy drinkers experienced increased odds of physical and sexual IPV victimization. Alcohol outlet density should be addressed in prevention efforts.
Sadism, Intragroup and Intergroup Aggression in the Irish-British Context - Addendum 07.11.2022
Creators: name: Dyduch-Hazar, Karolina
name: Chester, David
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: aggression
subject: sadism

description: Dyduch-Hazar, K., & Chester, D. S. (2022, October 20). Sadism, intragroup, and intergroup aggression in the Irish-British context. Retrieved from: https://osf.io/5kg9d.
Cancer Screening Patterns by Weight Group and Gender for Urban African American Church Members
Creators: name: Leone, Lucia A.
name: Johnson, La-Shell
name: Walsh, Joan F.
name: Pignone, Michael P.
name: Campbell, Marci K.
name: Allicock, Marlyn
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2012

description: Obese white women have lower rates of cancer screening compared to non-obese women. This study will determine if a relationship exists between weight and adherence to cancer screening guidelines among African Americans.
Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Low Energy CDMS II Germanium Data
Creators: name: SuperCDMS Collaboration
name: Agnese, R.
name: Anderson, A. J.
name: Balakishiyeva, D.
name: Thakur, R. Basu
name: Bauer, D. A.
name: Billard, J.
name: Borgland, A.
name: Bowles, M. A.
name: Brandt, D.
name: Brink, P. L.
name: Bunker, R.
name: Cabrera, B.
name: Caldwell, D. O.
name: Cerdeno, D. G.
name: Chagani, H.
name: Chen, Y.
name: Cooley, J.
name: Cornell, B.
name: Crewdson, C. H.
name: Cushman, P.
name: Daal, M.
name: Di Stefano, P. C. F.
name: Doughty, T.
name: Esteban, L.
name: Fallows, S.
name: Figueroa-Feliciano, E.
name: Fritts, M.
name: Godfrey, G. L.
name: Golwala, S. R.
name: Graham, M.
name: Hall, J.
name: Harris, H. R.
name: Hertel, S. A.
name: Hofer, T.
name: Holmgren, D.
name: Hsu, L.
name: Huber, M. E.
name: Jastram, A.
name: Kamaev, O.
name: Kara, B.
name: Kelsey, M. H.
name: Kennedy, A.
name: Kiveni, M.
name: Koch, K.
name: Leder, A.
name: Loer, B.
name: Asamar, E. Lopez
name: Mahapatra, R.
name: Mandic, V.
name: Martinez, C.
name: McCarthy, K. A.
name: Mirabolfathi, N.
name: Moffatt, R. A.
name: Moore, D. C.
name: Nelson, R. H.
name: Oser, S. M.
name: Page, K.
name: Page, W. A.
name: Partridge, R.
name: Pepin, M.
name: Phipps, A.
name: Prasad, K.
name: Pyle, M.
name: Qiu, H.
name: Rau, W.
name: Redl, P.
name: Reisetter, A.
name: Ricci, Y.
name: Rogers, H. E.
name: Saab, T.
name: Sadoulet, B.
name: Sander, J.
name: Schneck, K.
name: Schnee, R. W.
name: Scorza, S.
name: Serfass, B.
name: Shank, B.
name: Speller, D.
name: Upadhyayula, S.
name: Villano, A. N.
name: Welliver, B.
name: Wright, D. H.
name: Yellin, S.
name: Yen, J. J.
name: Young, B. A.
name: Zhang, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on the results of a search for a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) signal in low-energy data of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS~II) experiment using a maximum likelihood analysis. A background model is constructed using GEANT4 to simulate the surface-event background from $^{210}$Pb decay-chain events, while using independent calibration data to model the gamma background. Fitting this background model to the data results in no statistically significant WIMP component. In addition, we perform fits using an analytic ad hoc background model proposed by Collar and Fields, who claimed to find a large excess of signal-like events in our data. We confirm the strong preference for a signal hypothesis in their analysis under these assumptions, but excesses are observed in both single- and multiple-scatter events, which implies the signal is not caused by WIMPs, but rather reflects the inadequacy of their background model.
description: 12 pages, 12 figures, submitted to PRD
Swiss Payment Monitor 2022 – Wie bezahlt die Schweiz? : Ausgabe 2/2022 – Erhebung Mai 2022
Creators: name: Graf, Sandro
name: Heim, Nina
name: Stadelmann, Marcel
name: Trütsch, Tobias
Publisher: name: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Year: 2022
Subjects: Zahlungsverhalten
Zahlungsmittel
Bargeld
Tagebuchumfrage
332: Finanzwirtschaft

description: Die Debitkarte bleibt im ersten Halbjahr 2022 das meistgenutzte Zahlungsmittel in der Schweiz, sowohl hinsichtlich der Einsatzhäufigkeit als auch des Umsatzes. Die Nutzung von Bargeld sta-bilisiert sich auf dem zweiten Platz: im Präsenzgeschäft wird weiterhin jede dritte Zahlung mit Bargeld beglichen – mehrheitlich die kleineren Beträge. Die Beliebtheit des mobilen Bezahlens nimmt weiter zu. Im Distanzgeschäft wird mittlerweile jede zweite Zahlung über ein mobiles Ge-rät abgewickelt, wovon auch die Kreditkarte als Abrechnungsprodukt profitiert. Auch im Prä-senzgeschäft nimmt die Häufigkeit des mobilen Bezahlens zu. Es liegt aber noch immer deutlich hinter der Debitkarte, dem Bargeld und der Kreditkarte zurück. Neobanken gewinnen in der Schweiz laufend an Bekanntheit und Beliebtheit. Ein Drittel der Schweizer Bevölkerung hat be-reits Angebote einer Neobank genutzt, meist als Ergänzung zu den Leistungen herkömmlicher Anbieter von Finanzdienstleistungen. Den neuen «Buy Now, Pay Later»-Angeboten steht rund die Hälfte der Schweizer Bevölkerung grundsätzlich aufgeschlossen gegenüber. Bei einem hypo-thetischen Onlineeinkauf werden sie aber nur selten als bevorzugtes Bezahlverfahren gewählt.
Polistes Smithii var. madiburensis Rechinger, 1921, nov. var.
Creators: name: Schulthess Rechinger, A. von
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1921
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Polistes
Polistes smithii
Var. madiburensis

description: b) var. madiburensis nov. var. Schwarz: Tergit I oder 1 und 3 mit weißer Endbinde; Kopf, Schildchen, Endsegmente und Beine rot. var. madiburensis nov. var.
description: Published as part of Schulthess Rechinger, A. von, 1921, Zur Kenntnis äthiopischer Vespiden (Hym.), pp. 121-126 in Entomologische Mitteilungen 10 (4) on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15733
Efecto de las estrategias de neurorehabilitación en personas adultas con discapacidad física
Creators: name: Castillo, Yoselyn
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Rehabilitation and Therapy
subject: Physical Therapy
subject: Medical Sciences
subject: Mental and Social Health
subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Occupational Therapy
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Neurosciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Orthotics and Prosthetics
subject: Other Medical Sciences

description: Se realizará una revisión de alcance orientada a conocer los efectos de las estrategias de neurorrehabilitación en personas adultas con disfunción física o neurodiscapacidad.
title: Change and continuity in German foreign policy in East Central Europe, 1990-2002
Creators: name: Wu, Pei-Ju.
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2023

description: From the Kaiser Reich to the Berlin Republic, the weight of German foreign policy has shifted from national greatness to international co-operation. As international factors have played the major part in foreign policy making, the distinctive principle of German foreign policy has been mutlilateralism since the end of WWII. The thesis investigates Germany's foreign policy in East Central Europe in the period from 1990 to 2002 to explore whether and to what extent Germany's present foreign policy corresponds to multilateralism and if there has been continuity in German foreign policy since WWII. It employs modified neo-realist foreign policy theory assuming that Germany's post-unification foreign policy behaviour will choose to strengthen international institutions in which it itself participates and join in multilateral actions. The thesis argues that the German government assists in the political and economic reforms of the eastern candidates countries in order to speed up their entry to the EU. The major contribution is to provide information and analysis on Germany's East Central European policy after the demise of communism. The thesis demonstrates that Germany's policy in East Central Europe best fits the modified neo-realist prediction of loss of both influence and autonomy because Germany has chosen to multilateralise its relations with weaker states (i. e. East Central European countries), aiming at dealing with them within a multilateral framework (i. e. EU). The overall conclusion is that with the Berlin Republic there has been some change in German foreign policy, but underlying this is a basic continuity in the multilateralism of German post Second World War political culture.
State Disparities in Time Trends of Adolescent Body Mass Index Percentile and Weight-Related Behaviors in the United States
Creators: name: Evenson, Kelly R.
name: Ward, Dianne S.
name: Maciejewski, Matthew L.
name: Poole, Charles
name: Taber, Daniel R.
name: Stevens, June
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2012

description: Evidence is conflicting as to whether youth obesity prevalence has reached a plateau in the United States overall. Trends vary by state, and experts recommend exploring whether trends in weight-related behaviors are associated with changes in weight status trends. Thus, our objective was to estimate between-state variation in time trends of adolescent body mass index (BMI) percentile and weight-related behaviors from 2001 to 2007. A time series design combined cross-sectional Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 272,044 adolescents in 29 states from 2001 to 2007. Self-reported height, weight, sports participation, physical education, television viewing, and daily consumption of 100% fruit juice, milk, and fruits and vegetables were collected. Linear mixed models estimated state variance in time trends of behaviors and BMI percentile. Across states, BMI percentile trends were consistent despite differences in behavioral trends. Boys experienced a modest linear increase in BMI percentile (β = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.30); girls experienced a non-linear increase, as the rate of increase declined over time from 1.02 units in 2001–2002 (95% CI: 0.68, 1.36) to 0.23 units in 2006–2007 (95% CI: −0.09, 0.56). States in which BMI percentile decreased experienced a greater decrease in TV viewing than states where BMI percentile increased. Otherwise, states with disparate BMI percentile trends did not differ with respect to behaviors. Future research should explore the role of other behaviors (e.g., soda consumption), measurement units (e.g., portion size), and societal trends (e.g., urban sprawl) on state and national adiposity trends.
Polistes Smithii var. Smithii
Creators: name: Schulthess Rechinger, A. von
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1921
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Polistes
Polistes smithii
Var. smithii

description: c) var. Smithii Sauss. Das ganze Tier ist hell- bis mehr oder weniger dunkelbraun, überall mit goldglänzender Behaarung bedeckt, außer den hellen Zeichnungen an Kopf und Thorax trägt nur das 1. Tergit eine gegen die Seite stark verbreiterte hellgelbe Binde. Beine durchweg rotbraun. Ost- und Westafrika. var. Smithii Sauss.
description: Published as part of Schulthess Rechinger, A. von, 1921, Zur Kenntnis äthiopischer Vespiden (Hym.), pp. 121-126 in Entomologische Mitteilungen 10 (4) on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15733
Correlations among neutron-proton and neutron-deuteron elastic scattering observables
Creators: name: Volkotrub, Yu.
name: Skibiński, R.
name: Golak, J.
name: Witała, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We employ two models of the nucleon-nucleon force: the OPE-Gaussian as well as the chiral N4LO and N4LO+ interactions with semilocal regularization in momentum space to study correlations among two-nucleon and three-nucleon elastic scattering observables. These models contain a number of free parameters whose values and covariance matrices are evaluated from a fit to the two-nucleon data. Such detailed knowledge of parameters allows us to create, using various sets of statistically generated parameters, numerous versions of these potentials and next apply them to two- and three-nucleon scattering to make predictions of various observables at the reaction energies up to 200 MeV. This permits a systematic analysis of correlations among two-nucleon and three-nucleon observables, basing on a relatively big sample of predictions. We found that most observables in neutron-proton and neutron-deuteron systems are uncorrelated, but there are exceptions revealing strong correlations, which depend on the reaction energy and scattering angle. This information may be useful for precise fixing free parameters of two-nucleon and three-nucleon forces and for understanding dependencies and correlations between potential parameters and observables.
description: 20 pages, 8 pdf figures
ปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับการติดเชื้อโควิด 19 แบบกลุ่มก้อนในบุคลากรทางการแพทย์ ระลอกที่ 1 พื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานคร
Creators: name: ธัญญา  รอดสุข
Publisher: name: สถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง
Year: 2023
Subjects: ระบาดกลุ่มก้อน
บุคลากรทางการแพทย์
โรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 (โควิด 2019)
กรุงเทพมหานคร
SARS-CoV-2

description: วารสารสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง, 7, 2, 107-126
การวิเคราะห์การนำนโยบายการกำจัดโรคเรื้อนตามแผนยุทธศาสตร์โรคเรื้อนของประเทศไทยสู่การปฏิบัติ:กรณีศึกษาโครงการกำจัดโรคเรื้อนจากการปฏิบัติราชการตามตัวชี้วัดของสถาบันราชประชาสมาสัย กรมควบคุมโรคกระทรวงสาธารณสุขปี พ.ศ. 2559-2563
Creators: name: แสงระวี รัศมีแจ่ม
Publisher: name: สถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง
Year: 2023
Subjects: การวิเคราะห์นโยบาย
การนำนโยบายสู่การปฏิบัติ
ผลสำเร็จของนโยบาย
โรคเรื้อน

description: วารสารสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง, 7, 2, 127-138
Weak corrections to Higgs hadroproduction in association with a top-quark pair
Creators: name: Frixione, S.
name: Hirschi, V.
name: Pagani, D.
name: Shao, H. -S.
name: Zaro, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the calculation of the next-to-leading contribution of order $α_S^2α^2$ to the production of a Standard Model Higgs boson in association with a top-quark pair at hadron colliders. All effects of weak and QCD origin are included, whereas those of QED origin are ignored. We work in the MadGraph5_aMC@NLO framework, and discuss sample phenomenological applications at a 8, 13, and 100 TeV $pp$ collider, including the effects of the dominant next-to-leading QCD corrections of order $α_S^3α$.
description: 29 pages, 38 figures
Informed decisions in Parkinson's disease
Creators: name: Kricheldorff, Julius
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computational Neuroscience
subject: Neurology
subject: Neuroscience and Neurobiology
subject: Cognitive Neuroscience
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Medical Specialties
subject: Life Sciences

description: Preregistration of our planned hypotheses, experimental paradigm and analyses for project on informed decision-making in Parkinson's disease.
Long-Range Charge Transport in Homogeneous and Alternating-Rigidity Chains
Creators: name: Liang, Francisco Lai
name: Segal, Dvira
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the interplay of intrinsic-electronic and environmental factors on long-range charge transport across molecular chains with up to $N\sim 80$ monomers. We describe the molecular electronic structure of the chain with a tight-binding Hamiltonian. Thermal effects in the form of electron decoherence and inelastic scatterings are incorporated with the Landauer-Büttiker probe method. In short chains of up to 10 units we observe the crossover between coherent (tunneling, ballistic) motion and thermally-assisted conduction, with thermal effects enhancing the current beyond the quantum coherent limit. We further show that unconventional (non monotonic with size) transport behavior emerges when monomer-to-monomer electronic coupling is made large. In long chains, we identify a different behavior, with thermal effects suppressing the conductance below the coherent-ballistic limit. With the goal to identify a minimal model for molecular chains displaying unconventional and effective long-range transport, we simulate a modular polymer with alternating regions of high and low rigidity. Simulations show that, surprisingly, while charge correlations are significantly affected by structuring environmental conditions, reflecting charge delocalization, the electrical resistance displays an averaging effect, and it is not sensitive to this patterning. We conclude by arguing that efficient long-range charge transport requires engineering both internal electronic parameters and environmental conditions.
Gravitational anomalies of fermionic higher-spin fields
Creators: name: Lekeu, Victor
name: Zhang, Yi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using the Atiyah-Singer index theorem, we formally compute gravitational anomalies for fermionic higher-spin fields in two, six and ten dimensions, as well as the U(1) mixed gauge-gravitational anomaly in four dimensions. In all cases, anomaly cancellations are found for an infinite tower of fields with alternating chiralities.
description: 11 pages. v2: Comments and references added, published version
Self-Reported Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Racially Diverse, Low-Income Study Population
Creators: name: Young, Kristin L.
name: Quick, Benjamin W.
name: Greiner, K. Allen
name: Hester, Christina M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is underutilized, especially in low income, high minority populations. We examined the effect test-specific barriers have on colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) completion, what rationales are given for non-completion, and what “switch” patterns exist when participants are allowed to switch from one test to another. Low income adults who were not up-to-date with CRC screening guidelines were recruited from safety-net clinics and offered colonoscopy or FIT (n=418). Follow up telephone surveys assessed test-specific barriers. Test completion was determined from patient medical records. For subjects who desired colonoscopy at baseline, finding a time to come in and transportation applied more to non-completers than completers (p = 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). For participants who initially wanted FIT, keeping track of cards, never putting stool on cards, and not remembering to mail cards back applied more to non-completers than completers (p = 0.003, p = 0.006, and p < 0.001, respectively). The most common rationale given for not completing screening was a desire for the other screening modality: 7% of patients who initially preferred screening by FIT completed colonoscopy, while 8% of patients who initially preferred screening by colonoscopy completed FIT. We conclude that test-specific barriers apply more to subjects who did not complete CRC screening. As a common rationale for test non-completion is a desire to receive a different screening modality, our findings suggest screening rates could be increased by giving patients the opportunity to switch tests after an initial choice is made.
Feminism project (Study 3)
Creators: name: Morgenroth, Thekla
name: Kirby, Teri
name: Ryan, Michelle
name: Zehnter, Miriam
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Social Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: This is the pre-registration of the sample size, measures, and analytic strategy of Study 3 in the feminism project.
HIV Testing of Tuberculosis Patients by Public and Private Providers in New York City
Creators: name: Klein, Pamela W.
name: Harris, Tiffany G.
name: Leone, Peter A.
name: Pettifor, Audrey E.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Thirty percent of tuberculosis (TB) patients in New York City in 2007 were not tested for HIV, which may be attributable to differential testing behaviors between private and public TB providers. Adult TB cases in New York City from 2001–2007 (n=5172) were evaluated for an association between TB provider type (private or public) and HIV testing. Outcomes examined were offers of HIV tests and patient refusal of HIV testing, using multivariate logistic and binomial regression, respectively. HIV test offers were less frequent among patients who visited only private providers than patients who visited only public providers (males: adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=0.33, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.15–0.74; females: aOR=0.26, 95% CI: 0.12–0.57). Changing from private to public providers was associated with an increase in HIV tests offered among male patients (aOR=1.96, 95% CI: 1.04–3.70). Among patients who did not use substances, those who visited only private providers were more likely to refuse HIV testing than those who visited only public providers (males: adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]=1.26, 95% CI: 0.99–1.60; females: aPR=1.78, 95% CI: 1.43–2.22). Patients of private providers were less likely to have an HIV test performed during their TB treatment. Education of TB providers should emphasize HIV testing of all TB patients, especially among patients who are traditionally considered low-risk.
Ultra wide black-hole - neutron star binaries as a possible source for gravitational waves and short gamma ray bursts
Creators: name: Michaely, Erez
name: Naoz, Smadar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The third observing run of the LIGO/Virgo/KARGA collaboration reported a few neutron star - black hole (NSBH) merger events. While NSBH mergers have yet to receive extensive theoretical attention, they may have a promising electromagnetic signature in the form of short gamma - ray bursts. Here we show that NSBH dynamical mergers can naturally form from ultra - wide binaries in the field. Flyby gravitational interactions with other neighbors in the galaxy in these ultra - wide systems may result in high eccentricity that drives the binary into a merger. We show that this process can result in a merger rate at the order of $\sim 10$~Gpc$^{-3}$~yr$^{-1}$ ($\sim 5$~Gpc$^{-3}$~yr$^{-1}$) for elliptical (spiral) galaxies. This channel predicts higher merger rate with higher velocity dispersion of the host - galaxy, delay time distribution which shallower than uniform but steeper that $1/t$, higher merger rate for lower BH to NS mass ratio.
ปัจจัยเสี่ยงต่อการเสียชีวิตของผู้แสวงบุญชาวไทยมุสลิมในพิธีฮัจญ์ ปี พ.ศ.2559
Creators: name: อนุตรศักดิ์ รัชตะทัต
Publisher: name: สถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง
Year: 2023
Subjects: พิธีฮัจญ์
ปัจจัยเสี่ยง
เสียชีวิต
ผู้แสวงบุญ

description: วารสารสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง, 7, 2, 139-149
Bacterial pathogens manipulate NAD+ in the host to promote disease
Creators: name: Hulin, Michelle
name: Knorr, Lena
name: Hill, Lionel
name: Jones, Jonathan
name: Ma, Wenbo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The small molecule nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a crucial component in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic immune systems. Recently, the discovery that Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) proteins function as NAD hydrolases (NADase) has linked NAD-derived small molecules with plant immune signalling. Here we investigated how the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae may manipulate host NAD metabolism as a virulence strategy. We searched the P. syringae pangenome for type III effectors (T3Es) with potential NADase activity. Thirteen T3Es were identified, including five new candidates, that possess potential NAD-hydrolysing domains. Most P. syringae strains encode at least one NAD-manipulating T3E. One novel T3E, named HopBY, showed structural similarity to adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR) cyclases. This domain has not been found in pathogen proteins before to our knowledge. HopBY has enzymatic activity and efficiently hydrolyses NAD in vitro and in planta to produce cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR). cADPR is also produced by TIR immune receptors of plants and other bacteria. Intriguingly, HopBY promoted bacterial virulence, indicating that cADPR is unlikely to directly initiate plant immune signalling. Evolutionary analysis revealed hopBY is likely to be mobile in P. syringae and homologues were identified in the genomes of Enterobacteriaceae plant pathogens such as Pectobacterium and Brenneria. This suggests past horizontal gene transfer of this effector between bacterial genera. Interestingly, additional homologues were predicted to be Type VI effectors in diverse bacteria. These proteins possessed the NADase enzymatic domain and therefore may also target NAD in alternative biotic interactions. The ADPRC domain of HopBY may have been shuffled by recombination in different bacteria to facilitate secretion through distinct secretion systems. NAD is therefore a major target in diverse interspecies antagonistic interactions.
กลไกการขับเคลื่อนธรรมนูญสุขภาพในชุมชนเพื่อสร้างชุมชนเข้มแข็ง เขตทวีวัฒนา กรุงเทพมหานคร
Creators: name: สุธี สฤษฎิ์ศิริ
Publisher: name: สถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง
Year: 2023
Subjects: ธรรมนูญสุขภาพ
ชุมชนเข้มแข็ง
กรุงเทพมหานคร

description: วารสารสถาบันป้องกันควบคุมโรคเขตเมือง, 7, 2, 150-178
$a$-Anomalous Interactions of the Holographic Dilaton
Creators: name: Csaki, Csaba
name: Hubisz, Jay
name: Ismail, Ameen
name: Rigo, Gabriele
name: Sgarlata, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore higher-derivative terms in the low-energy effective action for the dilaton, the Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale invariance. Focusing on the simplest holographic realization of spontaneously broken scale invariance, the Randall-Sundrum (RS) scenario, we identify the nonlinear action for the RS dilaton by integrating out Kaluza-Klein graviton modes. The coefficient of a particular four-derivative dilaton self-interaction can be identified with the Weyl $a$-anomaly of the dual conformal field theory, which we use to verify anomaly matching arguments. We also find novel, $a$-dependent couplings of the dilaton to light matter fields. These anomalous interactions can have a significant effect on the collider phenomenology and the cosmology, potentially allowing us to probe the structure of the underlying conformal sector via low-energy physics. The dilaton effective theory also serves as an interesting scalar analog of gravity, and we study solutions to the equation of motion that parallel black holes and cosmologies.
description: 21 + 9 pages, 2 figures
Perceptions of Mailed HPV Self-testing Among Women at Higher Risk for Cervical Cancer
Creators: name: Gilkey, Melissa B.
name: Smith, Jennifer S.
name: Galbraith, Kayoll V.
name: Brewer, Noel T.
name: Richman, Alice R.
name: Barclay, Lynn
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Whether human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing can expand access to cervical cancer screening will depend on making the test accessible and acceptable to higher-risk women. To evaluate a novel delivery mode, we mailed HPV self-test kits to low-income, under-screened women and assessed their perceptions of self-testing and cervical cancer prevention.
title: Aspects of the government and society of County Durham 1558-1642
Creators: name: J. Tillbrook, M.
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2023

description: This thesis was conceived with the aim of examining in depth the nature of a county society during the early modern period. Durham was chosen for two main reasons. Firstly, I felt that the county about which I was best equipped to write was my own. Secondly, because of its peculiar palatinate jurisdiction, it offered many administrative contrasts with other counties. The nature of the interaction between local jurisdiction and national demands is one of the main themes of the thesis. I have also attempted to analyse in depth the main components of the county's administrative system. Given the nature of the palatinate, it was natural that the Church should feature extensively in this work. However, I have attempted to restrict my treatment of ecclesiastical matters to aspects which have not received extensive coverage elsewhere. Thus, special emphasis has been given to the establishment of : Arminianism in Durham whereas, on the other hand, I hays not treated Roman Catholic recusancy separately. The form of the thesis has, to a large extent, been determined by the nature of the available evidence. Apart from the more obvious state papers and Exchequer records, the sources I consulted most extensively in the Public Record Office were those relating to the Palatinate of Durham. This created problems. Many of the important palatinate records have been destroyed. Much of what remains is trivial, while the bulk of the remaining records ensured that these sources, few of which have been cited in previous works, were sampled rather than subjected to thorough examination. Most of the other doc~~ents consulted were institutional, produced largely on behalf of organs of local government and the church, the former being more plentiful towards the end of the chosen period. Unfortunately, however, few private papers from county Durham in this period have stITvived. I have not suggested that Durham is in any way either typical or unique. In national terms its significance was limited. Nevertheless, the nature of the relationship between palatinate and government highlighted the shortcomings and conservatism of much early modern government. In administrativi terms the operation of the lieutenancy and shrievalty offered lessons which central government did not heed. I have also attempted to show, within the context of greater indifference to organised religion than has usually been allowed for during this period, that Durham, having been one of the first counties to experience a Calvinist-dominated hierarchy, was also the first area to witness the disintegration of the Calvinist consensus, with profound consequences for religion both locally and nationally. In terms of landownership and social structure, the county enjoyed few really wealthy members of the gentry, the distinction between the lower gentry and the rest of society was by no means clear and social categories beneath the level of the gentry were determined more by wealth and income than by forms of tenure.
Carrier dynamics in quantum-dot tunnel-injection structures: microscopic theory and experiment
Creators: name: Lorke, Michael
name: Khanonkin, Igor
name: Michael, Stephan
name: Reithmaier, Johann Peter
name: Eisenstein, Gadi
name: Jahnke, Frank
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Tunneling-injection structures are incorporated in semiconductor lasers in order to overcome the fundamental dynamical limitation due to hot carrier injection by providing a carrier transport path from a cold carrier reservoir. The tunneling process itself depends on band alignment between quantum-dot levels and the injector quantum well, especially as in these devices LO-phonon scattering is dominant. Quantum dots with their first excited state near the quantum well bottom profit most from tunnel coupling. As inhomogeneous broadening is omnipresent in quantum dot structures, this implies that individual members of the ensemble couple differently to the injector quantum well. Quantum dots with higher energy profit less, as the phonon couples to higher, less occupied states. Likewise, if the energy difference between ground state and quantum well exceeds the LO phonon energy, scattering becomes increasingly inefficient. Therefore, within 20-30meV we find Quantum Dots that benefit substantially different from the tunnel coupling. Furthermore, in quantum dots with increasing confinement depth, excited states become sucessively confined. Here, scattering gets more efficient again, as subsequent excited states reach the phonon resonance with the quantum well bottom. Our results provide guidelines for the optimization of tunnel-injection lasers. Theoretical results for electronic state caluluations in connection with carrier-phonon and carrier-carrier scattering are compared to experimental results of the temporal gain recovery after a short pulse perturbation.
Nonlinear spectroscopy of exciton-polaritons in a GaAs-based microcavity
Creators: name: Schmutzler, Johannes
name: Aßmann, Marc
name: Czerniuk, Thomas
name: Kamp, Martin
name: Schneider, Christian
name: Höfling, Sven
name: Bayer, Manfred
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a systematic investigation of two-photon excitation processes in a GaAs-based microcavity in the strong-coupling regime. We observe second harmonic generation resonant to the upper and lower polariton level, which exhibits a strong dependence on the photonic fraction of the corresponding polariton. In addition we have performed two-photon excitation spectroscopy to identify $2p$ exciton states which are crucial for the operation as a terahertz lasing device, which was suggested recently [A. V. Kavokin et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{108}, 197401 (2012)]. However, no distinct signatures of a $2p$ exciton state could be identified, which indicates a low two-photon pumping efficiency.
Control Platform for a Voltage Source Inverter
Creators: name: Delvalle, Hugo
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Controls and Control Theory
subject: Engineering
subject: Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Manufacturing
subject: Power and Energy
subject: Electrical and Electronics
subject: Electrical and Computer Engineering
subject: DC/AC converter,
subject: Digital
subject: Enewable energy
subject: Grid-connected converters
subject: Power electronics
subject: Printed circuit board design
subject: Signal processor
subject: Three-phase inverter

description: Control Platform for a Voltage Source Inverter DC-AC power conversion, Three-phase inverter, Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Factors Related to a Healthful Lifestyle and Dietary Intake, Physical Activity, and Support for Obesity Prevention Polices Among Rural Adults
Creators: name: Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.
name: Evenson, Kelly R.
name: Rafferty, Ann P.
name: Garcia, Beverly A.
name: Johnston, Larry F.
name: McGuirt, Jared T.
name: Ammerman, Alice S.
name: Gizlice, Ziya
name: Smith, Tosha W.
name: Keyserling, Thomas C.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: To examine cross-sectional associations among neighborhood- and individual-level factors related to a healthful lifestyle and dietary intake, physical activity (PA), and support for obesity prevention polices in rural eastern North Carolina adults.
Engaging Men as Promotores de Salud: Perceptions of Community Health Workers Among Latino Men in North Carolina
Creators: name: Barrington, Clare
name: Fleming, Paul J.
name: Villa-Torres, Laura
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: The promotor de salud, or community health worker (CHW) role, is highly feminized and little is known about how men view their participation in CHW programs. We conducted in-depth interviews with Latino men in North Carolina to explore this gap. We used systematic coding and display procedures informed by Grounded Theory to analyze the data. Men described their communities as lacking cohesion, making integration of Latino immigrants difficult. Most did not consider themselves leaders or feel they had leaders in their communities. Their perceptions of the feminized CHW role as well as the volunteer or low-paid nature of CHW work conflicted with men’s provider role. They also did not think they could perform the CHW role because they lacked education, skills, and broad networks. Efforts to increase male participation in CHW programs in new Latino immigrant destinations will need to understand and address these gender and migration-related dynamics in order to engage both women and men in improving the health of their communities.