cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Durable Icephobic Coating for Aluminum Substrate
Creators: name: Ranganathan, Sathish kumar
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Materials engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Development of durable icephobic coating and reduction of ice accumulation on the product surfaces has proven to be a challenging task in the past decade. Considering the challenges posted during ice storms and existing limitations to the state of the art, development of durable icephobic coating which can provide low ice adhesion strength and less ice weight increase is a critical milestone for industries and research communities. To obtain durable icephobic coating, high temperature and weather resistance Fluoro-Ethylene-Alkyl-Vinyl-Ether (FEVE) binder was selected to design a smooth and superhydrophobic coatings. These coatings were benchmarked against commercially available silicone epoxy and superhydrophobic coatings and validated its surface roughness, surface wettability and icephobic performance such as ice adhesion strength and ice accumulation. To evaluate coatings thermal durability, targeting power transmission line application, these coatings were exposed to extreme thermal ageing conditions (200 oC for 60 days) and retention of icephobic performance were measured. Though, commercial coatings have provided better icephobicity at unaged condition, after high temperature heat ageing these coatings icephobic performance were deteriorated significantly. However, FEVE based coating had retained its surface characteristics and icephobic properties after aggressive thermal ageing.
sj-pdf-3-mso-10.1177_20552173211035399 - Supplemental material for Impact of the Swank and Wahls elimination dietary interventions on fatigue and quality of life in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: The WAVES randomized parallel-arm clinical trial
Creators: name: Wahls, Terry L
name: Titcomb, Tyler J
name: Bisht, Babita
name: Eyck, Patrick Ten
name: Rubenstein, Linda M
name: Carr, Lucas J
name: Darling, Warren G
name: Hoth, Karin F
name: Kamholz, John
name: Snetselaar, Linda G
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-3-mso-10.1177_20552173211035399 for Impact of the Swank and Wahls elimination dietary interventions on fatigue and quality of life in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: The WAVES randomized parallel-arm clinical trial by Terry L Wahls Tyler J Titcomb Linda MRubenstein Warren G Darling Linda G Snetselaar in Multiple Sclerosis Journal – Experimental, Translational and Clinical
sj-docx-5-tab-10.1177_1759720X211034867 – Supplemental material for There and back again: analyzing the effect of outpatient readmission on the quality of life of patients attending a rheumatology clinic
Creators: name: Madrid-García, Alfredo
name: Montuenga-Fernández, Isabel
name: Font-Urgelles, Judit
name: León-Mateos, Leticia
name: Pato, Esperanza
name: Jover, Juan A
name: Fernández-Gutiérrez, Benjamín
name: Abasolo, Lydia
name: Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Luis
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-5-tab-10.1177_1759720X211034867 for There and back again: analyzing the effect of outpatient readmission on the quality of life of patients attending a rheumatology clinic by Alfredo Madrid-García, Isabel Montuenga-Fernández, Judit Font-Urgelles, Leticia León-Mateos, Esperanza Pato, Juan A Jover, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez, Lydia Abasolo and Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez in Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Additional file 1 of Preoperative routine measurement of NT-proBNP predicts postoperative morbidity after non-cardiac surgery with intermediate or high surgical risk: an observational study
Creators: name: Schmidt, Götz
name: Frieling, Nora
name: Schneck, Emmanuel
name: Habicher, Marit
name: Koch, Christian
name: Rubarth, Kerstin
name: Balzer, Felix
name: Aßmus, Birgit
name: Sander, Michael
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 1
Indigenous Migration Dynamics in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Longitudinal and Hierarchical Analysis
Creators: name: Sellers, Samuel
name: Gray, Clark
name: Davis, Jason
name: Bilsborrow, Richard
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016

description: Amazonian indigenous populations are approaching a critical stage in their history in which increasing education and market integration, rapid population growth and degradation of natural resources threaten the survival of their traditions and livelihoods. A topic that has hardly been touched upon in this context is migration and population mobility. We address this by analysing a unique longitudinal dataset from the Ecuadorian Amazon on the spatial mobility of five indigenous groups and mestizo co-residents. Analyses reveal traditional and new forms of population mobility and migrant selectivity, including gendered forms of marriage migration and rural-urban moves driven by education. These results illustrate a dynamic present and an uncertain future for indigenous populations in which rural, natural-resource-based lifeways may well be sustained but with increasing links to urban areas.
What are the Considerations in Balancing Benefits and Risks in Iron Treatment?
Creators: name: Brookhart, M. Alan
name: Li, Xiaojuan
name: Kshirsagar, Abhijit V.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2016

description: Anemia is a common comorbidity among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that
has been associated increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of hospitalization.1 For more
than 25 years, the anemia of ESRD has been managed through administration of
erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs), mostly epoetin alpha, supplemented with
intravenous (IV) iron or, less effectively, oral iron. However, concerns about the
cardiovascular safety of ESAs coupled with changes in the reimbursement policies in
Medicare’s ESRD program, have led to less use of ESAs and correspondingly greater use of
IV iron.2,3 As a result, average ferritin levels in the US hemodialysis population increased
nearly 50% from 2009 to 2012.4 The changing landscape of anemia management has
stimulated interest in optimal use of IV iron in patients on hemodialysis
Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines
Creators: name: Reiter, Paul L
name: Moss, Jennifer L
name: Brewer, Noel T
name: Rimer, Barbara K
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description: RATIONALE: Recommendations from healthcare providers are one of the most consistent correlates of adolescent vaccination, but few studies have investigated other elements of patient-provider communication and their relevance to uptake.
OBJECTIVE: We examined competing hypotheses about the relationship of patient-driven versus provider-driven communication styles with vaccination.
METHODS: We gathered information about vaccine uptake from healthcare provider-verified data in the 2010 National Immunization Survey-Teen for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) booster, meningococcal vaccine, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (initiation among females) for adolescents ages 13-17. We categorized communication style in parents' conversations with healthcare providers about vaccines, based on parents' reports (of whether a provider recommended a vaccine and, if so, if conversations were informed, shared, or efficient) (N = 9021).
RESULTS: Most parents reported either no provider recommendation (Tdap booster: 35%; meningococcal vaccine: 46%; and HPV vaccine: 31%) or reported a provider recommendation and shared patient-provider communication (43%, 38%, and 49%, respectively). Provider recommendations were associated with increased odds of vaccination (all ps < 0.001). In addition, more provider-driven communication styles were associated with higher rates of uptake for meningococcal vaccine (efficient style: 82% vs. shared style: 77% vs. informed style: 68%; p < 0.001 for shared vs. informed) and HPV vaccine (efficient style: 90% vs. shared style: 70% vs. informed style: 33%; p < 0.05 for all comparisons).
CONCLUSION: Efficient communication styles were used rarely (≤2% across vaccines) but were highly effective for encouraging meningococcal and HPV vaccination. Intervention studies are needed to confirm that efficient communication approaches increase HPV vaccination among adolescents.
การจัดการหอศิลป์กับการส่งเสริมศิลปวัฒนธรรมร่วมสมัยในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร
Creators: name: วิทยา จั่วสันเทียะ
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม
Year: 2559
Subjects: การจัดการหอศิลป์, การส่งเสริมศิลปวัฒนธรรมร่วมสมัย

description: วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, 35, 4
REGULATION OF HOST CELL VESICLE TRAFFICKING AND PROTEIN TRANSLATION BY LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA EFFECTORS
Creators: name: McCloskey, Alix
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Microbiology not elsewhere classified

description: The intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila is the etiological agent of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia; it has also served as a valuable tool in studying host-pathogen interactions. The study of L. pneumophila pathogenesis has led to the discovery of novel biochemical and enzymatic mechanisms and a better understanding of host cell immune responses and signaling. L. pneumophila replicates within eukaryotic cells through the use of a type IV secretion system and over 330 effector proteins injected into the host cell. Only approximately 10% of these effectors have been characterized, but regardless of the small fraction, the complexity of L. pneumophila infection is clear. A good demonstration of this complexity is the large number of effector activities the bacteria uses to manipulate the small GTPase involved in ER to Golgi trafficking, Rab1. Six different effectors with eight separate activities modulate the activity of Rab1 to aid in the replication of the bacteria. We recently discovered that the protein SetA is yet another effector targeting Rab1. SetA glucosylates Rab1 using a canonical DxD motif and the glucose moiety interferes with both GTP hydrolysis and guanosine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (GDI) binding. Based on our findings, the role of SetA is likely to aid in maintaining a pool of free Rab1, increasing availability for use by other L. pneumophila effectors. Another example of the complexity of L. pneumophila pathogenesis is the use of metaeffectors. Metaeffectors are effectors that regulate other effectors, both being produced by L. pneumophila. Three mechanisms of metaeffector regulation have been identified: 1) removal of a modification on host proteins placed by the cognate effector, 2) direct modification of the cognate effector or 3) direct binding to the cognate effector. Through the use of Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), binding assays with purified proteins and bacterial two-hybrid analysis, we found the mechanism of regulation for the SidI metaeffector Lpg2505 to be inactivation through direct binding. Atypical of previously identified effector characteristics, the binding of SidI by Lpg2505 occurs within the bacterial cell prior to translocation. The expression pattern of both effectors in L. pneumophila in addition to the other findings suggest a temporal role for Lpg2505 activity in which inactivation of SidI occurs after sufficient bacterial replication has occurred.
Utility of ultrasound for body fat assessment: validity and reliability compared to a multicompartment criterion
Creators: name: Trexler, Eric T.
name: Blue, Malia N. M.
name: Hirsch, Katie R.
name: Smith‐Ryan, Abbie E.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2016

description: Measurement of body composition to assess health risk and prevention is expanding. Accurate portable techniques are needed to facilitate use in clinical settings. This study evaluated the accuracy and repeatability of a portable ultrasound (US) in comparison with a four-compartment criterion for per cent body fat (%Fat) in overweight/obese adults. Fifty-one participants (mean ± SD; age: 37·2 ± 11·3 years; BMI: 31·6 ± 5·2 kg m-2 ) were measured for %Fat using US (GE Logiq-e) and skinfolds. A subset of 36 participants completed a second day of the same measurements, to determine reliability. US and skinfold %Fat were calculated using the seven-site Jackson-Pollock equation. The Wang 4C model was used as the criterion method for %Fat. Compared to a gold standard criterion, US %Fat (36·4 ± 11·8%; P = 0·001; standard error of estimate [SEE] = 3·5%) was significantly higher than the criterion (33·0 ± 8·0%), but not different than skinfolds (35·3 ± 5·9%; P = 0·836; SEE = 4·5%). US resulted in good reliability, with no significant differences from Day 1 (39·95 ± 15·37%) to Day 2 (40·01 ± 15·42%). Relative consistency was 0·96, and standard error of measure was 0·94%. Although US overpredicted %Fat compared to the criterion, a moderate SEE for US is suggestive of a practical assessment tool in overweight individuals. %Fat differences reported from these field-based techniques are less than reported by other single-measurement laboratory methods and therefore may have utility in a clinical setting. This technique may also accurately track changes.
Chikungunya Virus: Current Perspectives on a Reemerging Virus.
Creators: name: Plante, Kenneth S
name: Heise, Mark T
name: Morrison, Clayton R
Publisher: name: American Society for Microbiology
Year: 2016

description: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus in the family Togaviridae that causes outbreaks of debilitating acute and chronic arthralgia in humans. Although historically associated with localized outbreaks in Africa and Asia, recent epidemics in the Indian Ocean region and the Americas have led to the recognition that CHIKV is capable of moving into previously unaffected areas and causing significant levels of human suffering. The severity of CHIKV rheumatic disease, which can severely impact life quality of infected individuals for weeks, months, or even years, combined with the explosive nature of CHIKV outbreaks and its demonstrated ability to quickly spread into new regions, has led to renewed interest in developing strategies for the prevention or treatment of CHIKV-induced disease. Therefore, this chapter briefly discusses the biology of CHIKV and the factors contributing to CHIKV dissemination, while also discussing the pathogenesis of CHIKV-induced disease and summarizing the status of efforts to develop safe and effective therapies and vaccines against CHIKV and related viruses.
Additional file 6 of Gene expression during the formation of resting spores induced by nitrogen starvation in the marine diatom Chaetoceros socialis
Creators: name: Pelusi, Angela
name: Ambrosino, Luca
name: Miralto, Marco
name: Chiusano, Maria Luisa
name: Rogato, Alessandra
name: Ferrante, Maria Immacolata
name: Montresor, Marina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 6. Figure S6
ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อการจัดการโลจิสติกส์การท่องเที่ยวในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร
Creators: name: เศรษฐวัสภุ์ พรมสิทธิ์
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม
Year: 2559
Subjects: การตลาดออนไลน์, โลจิสติกส์การท่องเที่ยว, กรุงเทพมหานคร

description: วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, 35, 4
Medication-related Self-management Behaviors among Arthritis Patients: Does Attentional Coping Style Matter?
Creators: name: Jordan, Joanne M.
name: Han, Paul K. J.
name: Geryk, Lorie L.
name: Blalock, Susan J.
name: DeVellis, Robert F.
name: Carpenter, Delesha M.
Publisher: name: Bentham Science Publishers
Year: 2016

description: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attentional coping styles (monitoring and blunting) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) patients and: (a) receipt of medication information; (b) receipt of conflicting medication information; (c) ambiguity aversion; (d) medication-related discussions with doctors and spouse/partners; and (e) medication adherence.
METHOD: A sample of 328 adults with a self-reported diagnosis of arthritis (RA n=159; OA n=149) completed an Internet-based survey. Coping style was assessed using the validated short version of the Miller Behavioral Style Scale. Measures related to aspects of medication information receipt and discussion and validated measures of ambiguity aversion and medication adherence (Vasculitis Self-Management Survey) were collected. Pearson correlation coefficients, ANOVA, independent samples t-tests and multiple regression models were used to assess associations between coping style and the other variables of interest.
RESULTS: Arthritis patients in our sample were more likely to be high monitors (50%) than high blunters (36%). Among RA patients, increased information-receipt was significantly associated with decreased monitoring (b = -1.06, p = .001). Among OA patients, increased information-receipt was significantly associated with increased blunting (b = .60, p = .02).
CONCLUSION: In our sample of patients with arthritis, attentional coping style is not in accordance with the characteristic patterns outlined in the acute and chronic disease coping literature.
A PROSPECTIVE EXAMINATION OF CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
Creators: name: Tometich, Danielle Bowman
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Clinical psychology
Counselling psychology
Health psychology

description: Only one third of older breast cancer survivors (BCS) meet national physical activity (PA) guidelines. Theories of self-regulation and research with older adults suggest that executive function (EF) plays an important role in PA, yet the impact of lower EF on older survivors’ PA is unknown. My project addressed this gap using secondary data from the Thinking and Living with Cancer (TLC) cohort study, which examined cognitive function among older BCS pre-treatment, followed every 12 months, and contemporaneously assessed matched controls. My first aim was to test two hypotheses regarding EF change and PA and determine if these relationships differ between BCS and controls. My hypotheses were: 1) EF decline from baseline to 12 months will predict lower PA at 24 months, and 2) lower PA at 12 months will predict EF decline from 12 to 24 months. My second aim was to explore whether the effects of EF change on PA in BCS differed based on risk factors for accelerated cognitive decline (i.e., older age, more advanced cancer stage, comorbidity, and APOE ε4 genotype). The TLC study measured EF with neuropsychological tests and PA with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form. For aims 1 and 2, I used multiple regression with multiple imputation. Primary results showed no significant effect of EF change from baseline to 12 months on PA at 24 months (β=-0.01, p=0.88) and no significant group (BCS vs. controls) by EF interaction (β=-0.05, p=0.33). Separate models in BCS and controls showed similar findings. In the entire sample, PA at 12 months significantly predicted EF change from 12 to 24 months (β=0.17, p=0.01), but there was no significant group by PA interaction (β=-0.06, p=0.54). Separate analyses by group found a significant effect of PA for controls (β=0.07, p=0.02), but not for BCS (β=0.05, p=0.27). Regarding the second aim, there were no significant interactions between EF change and the proposed risk factors on PA. Findings were largely inconsistent with theory and prior research. Continued research in this area will inform future exercise interventions to improve physical and cognitive health for the growing population of older cancer survivors.
Additional file 1 of A systematic review of high impact CpG sites and regions for MGMT methylation in glioblastoma [A systematic review of MGMT methylation in GBM]
Creators: name: Gibson, David
name: Vo, Anh Huan
name: Lambing, Hannah
name: Bhattacharya, Prithanjan
name: Tahir, Peggy
name: Chehab, Farid F.
name: Butowski, Nicholas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 1.
Rainbow of hemolysis associated with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Creators: name: Basu, Swati
name: Raval, Jay S.
name: Mazepa, Marshall A.
name: Kasthuri, Raj S.
name: Park, Yara A.
name: Whinna, Herbert C.
name: Kim‐Shapiro, Daniel B.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2016

description: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease characterized by
thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Autoantibodies directed against
the von Willebrand Factor (vWF)-cleaving enzyme, ADAMTS13, result in ultra-large vWF
multimers consuming platelets and forming platelet-vWF microthrombi. Hemolysis occurs
as red blood cells (RBCs), thought to be innocent bystanders in the pathophysiology of TTP,
are damaged while attempting to traverse the thrombi-narrowed microvasculature.
Schistocytosis and biochemical markers of hemolysis, including worsening anemia,
decreased haptoglobin, and elevated cell-free hemoglobin, subsequently appear. Circulating
cell-free hemoglobin can cause a variety of deleterious effects, including nitric oxide
sequestration, oxidative injury, and extravascular translocation into tissues [1,2]. The diverse
hues of hemolysis in the image illustrate the severity of TTP.
Additional file 3 of Gene expression during the formation of resting spores induced by nitrogen starvation in the marine diatom Chaetoceros socialis
Creators: name: Pelusi, Angela
name: Ambrosino, Luca
name: Miralto, Marco
name: Chiusano, Maria Luisa
name: Rogato, Alessandra
name: Ferrante, Maria Immacolata
name: Montresor, Marina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 3. Figure S3
Information requirements for function allocation during Mars mission exploration activities
Creators: name: Hill, Jordan R
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Other engineering not elsewhere classified

description: The desire to send humans to Mars will require a change in the way that extravehicular activity (EVA) is performed; in-space crews (including those within a vehicle or habitat monitoring others conducting EVA) will need to be more autonomous and that will require them to monitor large amounts of information in order to ensure crew safety and mission success. The amount of information to perceive and process will overwhelm unassisted intra-vehicular (IV) crewmembers, meaning that automation will need to be developed to support these crews on Mars while EVA is performed (Mishkin, Lee, Korth, & LeBlanc, 2007). This dissertation seeks to identify the information requirements for the performance of scientific EVA and determine which information streams will need to be allocated to in-space crew and which are the most effective streams to automate. The first study uses Mars rover operations as a homology—as defined by von Bertalanffy (1968)—to human scientific exploration. Mars rover operations personnel were interviewed using a novel method to identify the information requirements to perform successful science on Mars, how that information is used, and the timescales on which those information streams operate. The identified information streams were then related to potential information streams relevant to human exploration in order to identify potential function allocation or automated system development areas. The second study focused on one identified mission-critical information stream for human space exploration: monitoring astronaut status physiologically. Heart rate, respiration rate, and heart rate variability measurements were recorded from participants as they performed field science tasks (potentially tasks that are similar to those that will be performed by astronauts on Mars). A statistical method was developed to analyze this data in order to determine whether or not physiological responses to different tasks were statistically different, and whether any of those differences followed consistent patterns. A potential method to automate the monitoring of physiological data was also described. The results of this work provide a more detailed outline of the information requirements for EVA on Mars and can be used as a starting point for others in the exploration community to further develop automation or function allocation to support astronauts as they explore Mars.
Subcellular organization of UBE3A in neurons
Creators: name: Burette, Susan
name: Weinberg, Richard J.
name: Judson, Matthew C.
name: Philpot, Benjamin D.
name: Burette, Alain C.
name: Phend, Kristen D.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2016

description: Ubiquitination regulates a broad array of cellular processes, and defective ubiquitination is implicated in several neurological disorders. Loss of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase UBE3A causes Angelman syndrome. Despite its clinical importance, the normal role of UBE3A in neurons is still unclear. As a step toward deciphering its possible functions, we performed high-resolution light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry. We report a broad distribution of UBE3A in neurons, highlighted by concentrations in axon terminals and euchromatin-rich nuclear domains. Our findings suggest that UBE3A may act locally to regulate individual synapses while also mediating global, neuronwide influences through the regulation of gene transcription. J. Comp. Neurol. 525:233-251, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Additional file 1 of Gene expression during the formation of resting spores induced by nitrogen starvation in the marine diatom Chaetoceros socialis
Creators: name: Pelusi, Angela
name: Ambrosino, Luca
name: Miralto, Marco
name: Chiusano, Maria Luisa
name: Rogato, Alessandra
name: Ferrante, Maria Immacolata
name: Montresor, Marina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. Figure S1
Electronic stopping power in liquid water for protons and α particles from first principles
Creators: name: Reeves, Kyle G.
name: Yao, Yi
name: Kanai, Yosuke
Publisher: name: American Physical Society (APS)
Year: 2016

description: Atomistic calculations of the electronic stopping power in liquid water for protons and α particles from first principles are demonstrated without relying on linear response theory. The computational approach is based on nonequilibrium simulation of the electronic response using real-time time-dependent density functional theory. By quantifying the velocity dependence of the steady-state charge of the projectile proton and α particle from nonequilibrium electron densities, we examine the extent to which linear response theory is applicable. We further assess the influence of the exchange-correlation approximation in real-time time-dependent density functional theory on the stopping power with range-separated and regular hybrid functionals with exact exchange.
NEITHER DECEIVED, NOR DECEIVER: TERESA OF AVILA AND THE RHETORIC OF DECEPTION IN EARLY MODERN SPAIN
Creators: name: Jaramillo, Ana Maria Carvajal
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Literature in Spanish and Portuguese

description: As a woman who claimed to experienced supernatural phenomena, such as spiritual visions and raptures, Teresa of Ávila had to face accusations of deception while confronting her own doubts of being self-deceived. Both religious authorities and visionary women in sixteenth-century Spain used the idea of deception to either dictate or challenge the dominant religious discourse. Ultimately, Teresa succeed at convincing ecclesial powers of the legitimacy of her experiences, a mandatory step for her canonization. Other visionaries were not as successful, and I analyze whether Teresa’s rhetorical strategies played a role in ensuring her effective defense of the authenticity of her visions. This analysis of Teresa of Ávila as a visionary woman who felt the need to confront the problem of deception questions the usefulness of the traditional interpretation of visionary women as either deceivers or deceived. I argue that deception has traditionally functioned as a tool of sociopolitical marginalization, and that rulers of public discourse have ignored or dismissed the voices of visionary women. This work indicates the urgency of including their stories in the larger discussion on the credibility of women’s accounts of their own life experiences.
ESTIMATING PLANT PHENOTYPIC TRAITS FROM RGB IMAGERY
Creators: name: Chen, Yuhao
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified
Digital processor architectures
Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Plant Phenotyping is a set of methodologies for measuring and analyzing characteristic traits of a plant. While traditional plant phenotyping techniques are labor-intensive and destructive, modern imaging technologies have provided faster, non-invasive, and more cost-effective capabilities for plant phenotyping. Among different image-based phenotyping platforms, I focus on phenotyping with image data captured by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and ground vehicles. The crop plant used in my study is sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. In this thesis, I present multiple methods to estimate plot-level and plant-level plant traits from data collected by various platforms, including UAV and ground vehicles. I propose an image plant phenotyping system that provides end-to-end RGB data analysis for plant scientists. I describe a plant segmentation method using HSV color information. I introduce two methods to locate the center of the plants using Multiple Instance Learning (MIL) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). I present three methods to segment individual leaves by shape-based approaches in both Cartesian coordinates and Polar coordinates. I propose a method to estimate leaf length and width for overhead leaf images. I describe a method to estimate leaf angle from data collected by a modified wheel-based sprayer with a sensor boom vehicle, Phenorover. Methods are tested and verified on image data collected by UAV and ground vehicle platforms in sorghum fields in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Estimated phenotypic traits include plant locations, the number of plants per plot, leaf area, canopy cover, Leaf Area Index (LAI), leaf count, leaf angle, leaf length, and leaf width.
Hybrid Strategies, Dysfunctional Competition, and New Venture Performance in Transition Economies
Creators: name: Aldrich, Howard E.
name: Kim, Phillip H.
name: Du, Yunzhou
Publisher: name: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Year: 2016

description: ABSTRACT
                  
                    Conventional wisdom suggests that new ventures can employ a combination of two general strategies to confront the challenges of operating in transition economies or regions known for their weak institutional conditions: These ventures may succeed by enacting a
                    market-orientation
                    strategy, which focuses on providing value to customers and implementing rapid responses to competitive situations. They can also engage in a more traditional
                    political-networking
                    strategy that engages government officials, which may yield public resources and enhance their organizational legitimacy. However, research results are inconclusive regarding the effectiveness of these strategies when they are combined in a hybrid form. We argue that the advantages of a hybrid strategy are contingent on the perception of a specific condition:
                    dysfunctional competition
                    . In our analysis of new venture performance in China, we show that political networking indeed amplifies the positive influence of market-orientation strategies on performance, but only in contexts where dysfunctional competition is perceived to be low. When such competition is high, political networking becomes counterproductive, diverting attention away from swift responses to market demands. By addressing how multiple strategies work together, we offer insights into the extent to which the effectiveness of hybrid strategies – incorporating both market-orientation and political-networking – depend on the context in which they are implemented.
Direct Duplex Detection: An Emerging Tool in the RNA Structure Analysis Toolbox
Creators: name: Weidmann, Chase A.
name: Mustoe, Anthony M.
name: Weeks, Kevin M.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description: While a variety of powerful tools exists for analyzing RNA structure, identifying long-range and intermolecular base-pairing interactions has remained challenging. Recently, three groups introduced a high-throughput strategy that uses psoralen-mediated crosslinking to directly identify RNA-RNA duplexes in cells. Initial application of these methods highlights the preponderance of long-range structures within and between RNA molecules and their widespread structural dynamics.
Considering the Future of Pharmaceutical Promotions in Social Media; Comment on “Trouble Spots in Online Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Promotion: A Content Analysis of FDA Warning Letters”
Creators: name: Carpentier, Francesca Renee Dillman
Publisher: name: Maad Rayan Publishing Company
Year: 2016

description: This commentary explores the implications of increased social media marketing by drug manufacturers, based on findings in Hyosun Kim's article of the major themes in recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letters and notices of violation regarding online direct-to-consumer promotions of pharmaceuticals. Kim's rigorous analysis of FDA letters over a 10-year span highlights a relative abundance of regulatory action toward marketer-controlled websites and sponsored advertisements, compared to branded and unbranded social media messaging. However, social media marketing efforts are increasing, as is FDA attention to these efforts. This commentary explores recent developments and continuing challenges in the FDA's attempts to provide guidance and define pharmaceutical company accountability in marketer-controlled and -uncontrolled claims disseminated through social media.
MASS SPECTROMETRY AT POINT-OF-CARE: SIMPLE YET POWERFUL SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER HEALTH
Creators: name: Pu, Fan
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified

description: The superior sensitivity and selectivity obtained with mass spectrometry (MS) is hardly matched by other analytical technologies, therefore it is an indispensable tool for modern society. Traditionally, MS is coupled with chromatography separation and performed in centralized analytical laboratories, which often requires extensive sample preparation and expensive instrumentation. With the advancements in the field of ambient MS and miniature MS, MS analysis at point-of-care (POC) has become a reality. Ambient MS includes a variety of methods for sampling and ionization, but they all share a common feature: they require little to no sample preparation. This has made rapid analysis of untreated sample possible and speed of MS analysis is significantly improved. Miniature MS, on the other hand, shrinks down the sizes of conventional benchtop instruments so they become portable or fieldable. In this dissertation, I documented the developments of ambient MS methods and applications of miniature MS for a variety of health-related topics, which include preclinical pharmacokinetics, intraoperative diagnosis, drug adherence monitoring and food safety.
Evaluation and Structural Behavior of Deteriorated Precast, Prestressed Concrete Box Beams
Creators: name: Whelchel, Ryan T
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Structural engineering

description: Adjacent precast, prestressed box beam bridges have a history of poor performance and have been observed to exhibit common types of deterioration including longitudinal cracking, concrete spalling, and deterioration of the concrete top flange. The nature of these types of deterioration leads to uncertainty of the extent and effect of deterioration on structural behavior. Due to limitations in previous research and understanding of the strength of deteriorated box beam bridges, conservative assumptions are being made for the assessment and load rating of these bridges. Furthermore, the design of new box beam bridges, which can offer an efficient and economical solution, is often discouraged due to poor past performance. Therefore, the objective of this research is to develop improved recommendations for the inspection, load rating, and design of adjacent box beam bridges. Through a series of bridge inspections, deteriorated box beams were identified and acquired for experimental testing. The extent of corrosion was determined through visual inspection, non-destructive evaluation, and destructive evaluation. Non-destructive tests (NDT) included the use of connectionless electrical pulse response analysis (CEPRA), ground penetrating radar (GPR), and half-cell potentials. The deteriorated capacity was determined through structural testing, and an analysis procedure was developed to estimate deteriorated behavior. A rehabilitation procedure was also developed to restore load transfer of adjacent beams in cases where shear key failures are suspected. Based on the understanding of deterioration developed through study of deteriorated adjacent box beam bridges, improved inspection and load rating procedure are provided along with design recommendations for the next generation of box beam bridges.
Isometric equivalence of isometries on H p H^p
Creators: name: Wogen, Warren R.
name: Cima, Joseph A.
Publisher: name: American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Year: 2016

description: Abstract. We consider a natural notion of equivalence for bounded linear
operators on Hp, for 1 ≤ p < ∞, p ≠ = 2. We study the structure of isometries
on Hp of finite codimension and we determine when two such isometries are
equivalent. Among these isometries, we determine which operators S satisfy⋂∞
1 SnHp = (0).
Oil-microbe Interactions: Hydrodynamic and Chemotactic Influences
Creators: name: Desai, Nikhil
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified
Animal physiology - biophysics
Human biophysics
Soft condensed matter

description: Advances in modern research have unveiled numerous fundamental and practical benefits of studying the hydrodynamics of microorganisms. Many microorganisms, especially bacteria, actively search for nutrients via a process called chemotaxis. The physical constraints posed by hydrodynamics in the locomotion of microorganisms can combine with their chemotactic ability to significantly affect functions like colonization of nutrient sources. In this thesis, we investigate the interplay between hydrodynamics and chemotaxis toward dictating bacterial distribution around fluid-fluid interfaces, which often act as a source of nutrition. We approach our problem statements using mathematical models and numerical and/or semi-analytical tools. Our studies are particularly relevant in the context of hydrocarbon degradation after oil-spills.
We begin by showing that the flow generated by rising oil drops delocalizes dissolved nutrient patches in the ocean, and aids chemotactic bacteria in improving their nutrition (over non-chemotactic bacteria) by 45%. We then move from studying colonization of soluble nutrient patches to colonization around nutrient sources, e.g., oil drops, marine snow. Towards this, we first demonstrate the phenomenon of hydrodynamics-mediated 'trapping' of bacteria around oil drops and show that a surfactant-laden drop can retain an approaching bacterium on its surface for approximately 35% longer times than a clean drop. We also analyze hydrodynamic trapping of bacteria around settling marine snow particles and show how bacteria can collide with and colonize the marine snow, even when the latter moves 10 times faster than the former. In all the cases above, we show how the hydrodynamic interactions are complemented by chemotaxis to enable extremely effective bacterial foraging. We next explore how propulsion mechanisms of microorganisms affect their ability to form biofilms on fluid-fluid interfaces and unveil the hydrodynamic origins behind the tendency of flagellated bacteria to swim parallel to plane surfactant-laden interfaces. Finally, we summarize our results, identify further avenues of research and propose problem statements related to them.
เพลงสวดคริสต์ศาสนา กรณีศึกษา โบสถ์เซนต์แอนโทนี แปดริ้ว
Creators: name: สราวุธ โรจนศิริ
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม
Year: 2559
Subjects: เพลงสวด, โบสถ์,คาทอลิค, มิสซา, โบสถ์เซนต์แอนโทนี, แปดริ้ว

description: วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, 35, 4
Bayesian Inference Dilemma in Medical Decision-Making: A Need for User-Friendly Probabilistic Reasoning Tools
Creators: name: Korpi-Steiner, Nichole
name: Henriquez, Ronald R
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Year: 2016

description: The struggle with uncertainty among healthcare professionals about how to apply test results for risk stratification and diagnosis of patients was recently highlighted as a serious risk factor for diagnostic and medical decision-making errors in the 2015 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (1). The Bayes theorem is well recognized by trainees and caregivers as a statistical key for updating the probability of a patient event (e.g., disease) occurring as test result(s) become available, with consideration of the clinical performance characteristics (i.e., clinical sensitivity and specificity) of a test in the clinical context (i.e., prevalence of disease/health in a reference population). However, many trainees and caregivers struggle with the application of Bayes' theorem in clinical practice, suggesting a longstanding educational gap that can negatively impact medical decision-making and patient care. The IOM Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care recommends enhancing healthcare professionals' education and lifelong competency in clinical reasoning, including laboratory medicine probabilistic reasoning skills in the application of test results to subsequent clinical decision-making, to improve diagnostic performance and reduce the potential for medical errors and near misses.
การเปรียบเทียบด้านวัจนกรรมและกลวิธีทางวาทศิลป์ที่พบในสุนทรพจน์ ประกอบพิธีสาบานตนเข้ารับตำแหน่งประธานาธิบดี จอร์จ บุช จูเนียร์ และ ประธานาธิบดี บารัค โอบามา
Creators: name: สหรัฐ ปวีณานนท์
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม
Year: 2559
Subjects: วัจนกรรม, กลวิธีทางวาทศิลป์, สุนทรพจน์ประกอบพิธีสาบานตนเข้ารับตำแหน่งประธานธิบดีสหรัฐอเมริกา

description: วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, 35, 4
Response: Re: Reporting and Using Near-Miss Events to Improve Patient Safety in Diverse Primary Care Practices: A Collaborative Approach to Learning from Our Mistakes
Creators: name: Elder, Nancy
name: Laughtenschlaeger, Natascha
name: Sloane, Philip D.
name: Zimmerman, Sheryl
name: Cohen, Lauren
name: Crane, Steven D.
name: Walsh, Kathleen
Publisher: name: American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Year: 2016

description: To the Editor: We appreciate the thoughtful letter from Dr. Auciello regarding our article “Reporting and Using Near-Miss Events to Improve Patient Safety in Diverse Primary Care Practice.”1 Dr. Auciello's primary concern is that “large monthly monetary rewards for a set quantity of reports is likely to cloud the intention of near-miss reporting: to reduce errors that could cause patient harm.” Specifically, he suggests that financial compensation to report near-miss events and performance improvement activities to a common database introduces potential bias to the quality of these reports, and may be unnecessary.
Exploring the Utility of Several Evaluation Methods in Distinguishing Cannon Bones from Fracture-Afflicted and Skeletally Intact Racehorses
Creators: name: Gaide, Jonathan Elliot
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Stress fractures are common in the limb bones of human and equine athletes alike. Repetitive skeletal loading can lead to remodeling and the accumulation of microdamage in bone, which only becomes grossly evident during catastrophic fracture of the bone due to the accumulated microdamage. Though various metrics attempting to quantify bone health exist, none have distinguished themselves as early predictors of the susceptibility of bone to fracture. In this exploratory study, we examine the ability of several evaluation methods to distinguish between third metacarpal (MC3) bones from racehorses that have experienced a limb-bone fracture and from those that have not. Third metacarpal bones were harvested from deceased Thoroughbred racehorses and categorized into four groups: MC3 bones from horses whose cause of death was not related to skeletal fracture (Control group, n = 20), MC3 bones form horses that were euthanized after fracturing proximal sesamoid bones (Sesamoid group, n = 20), MC3 bones from horses that were euthanized after fracturing a non-MC3 long bone (Long Bone group, n = 19), and MC3 bones from horses that were euthanized after fracturing an MC3 (MC3 group, n = 5). Each MC3 bone underwent testing using a variety of tools and methods at the proximal, midshaft, and distal levels of the lateral, dorsal, and medial surfaces. All tools and methods (OsteoProbe reference point indentation, BioDent reference point indentation, x-ray, micro-CT, and pQCT) exhibited some capability in differentiating between control and fracture groups. The long-term objective of this project is to create a model that will utilize data from a set of evaluations and output the susceptibility of the horse to fracture a bone, a long bone, or the MC3, specifically. Although the sample size in this study is not sufficient to create a reliably predictive logistic regression model, promising results from preliminary models provide incentive to further explore the possibility of creating one. While clinical practicality will be a vital consideration for a model in the future, establishing this basis for the capability of each evaluation at hand is a necessary first step in predicting and preventing fracture in bone.
Supplemental material for this article is available online.
Creators: name: Ray, Biswajit
name: Mukherjee, Promita
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: Economics

description: Supplemental Material for Forest Income and Rural Livelihoods in West Bengal, India by Biswajit Ray and Promita Mukherjee, in Studies in Microeconomics
Additional file 2 of Gene expression during the formation of resting spores induced by nitrogen starvation in the marine diatom Chaetoceros socialis
Creators: name: Pelusi, Angela
name: Ambrosino, Luca
name: Miralto, Marco
name: Chiusano, Maria Luisa
name: Rogato, Alessandra
name: Ferrante, Maria Immacolata
name: Montresor, Marina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2. Figure S2