cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
21 August 1651: James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633-1701) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: James, Duke of York writes to James Butler on 11 Aug 1651. He has received information from the Duke of Lorraine via Theobald Taaffe; he sends Henry Seymour to James Butler (Ormond), asking him to come to Paris. Transcribed by students on the Bodleian Student Editions programme.
Union of Saturated Models in Superstable Abstract Elementary Classes
Creators: name: VanDieren, Monica M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Logic (math.LO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 03C48, 03C45, 03C50

description: In this paper we prove: Theorem 1. Let $\mathcal{K}$ be an abstract elementary class which satisfies the joint embedding and amalgamation properties. Suppose $λ>μ\geq LS(\mathcal{K})$ and $θ$ is a limit ordinal $
description: This paper has been combined with another paper. The content appears in arXiv:1512.01786
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS (ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS)
Creators: name: ADDIS YIMER G/EGZIABHEAR
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008

description: The main objective of this study is to access the fiscal response to external aid inflows in Ethiopia, specifically

to study the impact of foreign aid inflows on public expenditure, revenue and domestic borrowing in Ethiopia.

The paper provides a critical review of literature on the aid-fiscal relation, and then applies a VAR/VECM

and impulse response analysis, using data for the period 1961-2007.The study is a good indication that

disaggregated data utilization could point out which variables are responsive to changes in external shocks. By

studying the particular fiscal dynamics in Ethiopia using three separate models, the study finds that foreign aid

in the form of grant and loan has had a positive impact on government expenditure (loan being pro-investment

and grant being pro-consumption), both have a negative impact on domestic borrowing (domestic borrowing

being more elastic to a change in grant) and indirect tax collection and no effect on the direct one. Moreover, by

incorporating total ODA inflow in a separate model, the study tried to analyze the joint impact of budgetary

grant and loan, and that of off -budgetary ODA. The results support the conclusion that aid inflows increase

public expenditure and are biased to be pro- investment. While total ODA flows have a negative impact on

revenue of the government and borrowing from domestic sources, suggesting that aid and domestic borrowing are

close substitutes and that higher aid flows displace domestic revenues. In the final analysis to mitigate the

undesirable impacts of aid, building a better national capacity to collect domestic revenue and regulatory

schemes by donors to avoid possible problems of aid fungiblity should be put in place.
Evaluation of a sepsis management program
Creators: name: Patel, Velee
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project: This project employs a program evaluation strategy to identify gaps in the current sepsis policy and make recommendations for improvement. In engaging stakeholders and key participants, this program evaluation explores barriers and facilitators of sepsis bundle (SEP-1) compliance. SEP-1 is an evidence-based guideline to standardize sepsis management.Methodology: The CIPP (Context, Inputs, Process, and Product) Model was used to evaluate the current sepsis program at a NJ hospital. Context evaluation used a stakeholder survey to gain perspective on the program’s strengths, weaknesses, and goals. Then, the Inputs evaluation employed an end-user survey to review nursing’s perceived barriers and facilitators of SEP-1 compliance. Process evaluation examined the current process in place by creating an “As-Is” Swimlane diagram. Then, a gap analysis was done to identify specific areas where the current sepsis management policy did not align with the latest Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Then, the Product evaluation suggested a modified workflow process that filled the gaps found in the gap analysis. Finally, all findings from the program evaluation and literature review are compiled to present a number of recommendations for program improvement.Results: Overall, this program evaluation was able to measure a significant improvement in sepsis care performance as a result of the QI team’s efforts to improve SEP-1 compliance awareness. An 8% increase in SEP-1 compliance was noted in ED and a 23% increase was noted in inpatient units. Results of the end-user survey concluded that 25% of nurses disagreed that SEP-1 is a priority, 25% did not fully understand their role in sepsis care, and 25% did not think they had appropriate skills/training to provide care for a septic patient. Finally, a gap analysis showed inconsistencies in fluid resuscitation and infection management strategies when comparing the current sepsis management policy to the established guidelines. A list of recommendations was provided at the end, after a rigorous review of the literature and an evaluation of the program.Implications: This program evaluation was done in conjunction with the hospital’s efforts to improve their sepsis program. Program evaluation initiatives in the healthcare setting allow for valuable feedback from end-users and stakeholders, which lends to a culture of ongoing growth and improvement. There are a number of positive implications to healthcare policy, education, clinical practice, and economic benefit as a result of conducting program evaluations in the healthcare setting.
Springer correspondence, hyperelliptic curves, and cohomology of Fano varieties
Creators: name: Chen, Tsao-Hsien
name: Vilonen, Kari
name: Xue, Ting
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In \cite{CVX3}, we have established a Springer theory for the symmetric pair $(\operatorname{SL}(N),\operatorname{SO}(N))$. In this setting we obtain representations of (the Tits extension) of the braid group rather than just Weyl group representations. These representations arise from cohomology of families of certain (Hessenberg) varieties. In this paper we determine the Springer correspondence explicitly for IC sheaves supported on order 2 nilpotent orbits. In this process we encounter universal families of hyperelliptic curves. As an application we calculate the cohomolgy of Fano varieties of $k$-planes in the smooth intersection of two quadrics in an even dimensional projective space.
04 September 1653: James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633-1701) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: A manuscript letter from the Bodleian Special Collections which has been transcribed, edited, and annotated by students participating in the Bodleian Student Editions workshop series, organised by Mike Webb, curator of Early Modern Manuscripts, and Miranda Lewis, Digital Editor of Early Modern Letters Online.
Implementing diabetes self-management assessment in primary care
Creators: name: Solis Sanchez, Carol
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project:This DNP project intended to identify individuals who may need improvement in diabetes self-management, properly refer these patients to diabetes self-management education support services that could help them achieve positive clinical outcomes and promote awareness of the benefits of diabetes self-management education services among primary care providers and patients.Methodology: Design: Quality Improvement studySetting: primary care officePopulation: People with type II diabetes, ages 45y/o-75y/o, English speaking with hemoglobin A1C level >7%; 264 Charts were reviewed, 11 patients participated, 4 providers participatedStudy interventions: Initial retrospective chart review was completed for data collection; patients completed the Diabetes self-management questionnaire (DSMQ); results from the questionnaire and the most recent hemoglobin A1C values obtained from the chart review were statistically analyzed using Pearson correlation test; patients and providers participated in educational sessions about diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services utilizing the CDC toolkit information; at the end of the educational sessions, patients and providers completed a survey. Results:Correlation test: Hgb A1C value was the 1st variable and the result from DSMQ was the 2nd variable. Pearson correlation: .057 and, significance: .869, results not statistically significant, therefore, no association or correlation between these two variables was observed.Survey for providers: 75% found very important to assess self-management levels,50% were very knowledgeable about DSMES, 100% mostly increased their knowledge in DSMES, 100% most likely to refer patients to DSMESSurvey for patients: 9.1% had no interest in a referral for DSMES, 9.1% had little interest, 36.4% were somewhat interested, 45.5% were extremely interested in a referral. Implications for Practice: DSMES demonstrated through the evidence to be cost-effective by preventing complications and reducing hospitalizations, improves skills and knowledge and helps patients achieve better quality of life. Based on the findings it is recommended in clinical practice for providers to assess patients for diabetes self-management through a valid tool, to discuss with patients about the benefits of diabetes self-management education support services and to initiate the referral process to these services.
24 May 1660: Butler, Mary (-1680) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: A manuscript letter from the Bodleian Special Collections which has been transcribed, edited, and annotated by students participating in the Bodleian Student Editions workshop series, organised by Mike Webb, curator of Early Modern Manuscripts, and Miranda Lewis, Digital Editor of Early Modern Letters Online.
Usage Based Clustering of Customers for Mobile Service Packaging
Creators: name: DEMELASH BIRU
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: Satisfaction of customers is the most important factor for mobile operators to be successful. This needs effective customer segmentation and segment targeted mobile service packaging and delivery. Segmentation differentiates customers into multiple groups that manifest different service needs and preferences, thus different service packages. It has been traditionally performed using demographic and value-based segmentation methods based on customer survey data. For improved efficiency, advanced clustering techniques that exploit existing historical customer data from network management system have been applied. Instead of using a single dimension of value-based segmentation, the historical data set with many features was applied to assess the customer service usage behavior from different dimensions. For a dataset with many attributes, such advanced clustering techniques have not been investigated in the Ethiopian context.
Social Bonds and Coping Strategies of Unemployed People in Europe
Creators: name: Paugam, Serge
Publisher: name: QuiEdit
Year: 2016
Subjects: unemployment; social bonds; coping strategies

description: Experiencing unemployment, especially when it lasts longer than the legal period for receiving allowances, threatens the organic participation bond in post-industrial society as it raises questions, at least partially, about both the material and symbolic recognition of work and the social protection that stems from employment. The question is whether or not unemployment, goes together with a breakdown of the other types of bonds. the lineal bond (between parents and children), the elective participation bond (between people chosen based on affinities) and the citizenship bond (between individuals united by a core basis of rights and duties within a political community). If it does, we have to support the spiral hypothesis, if we look to the second, we are inclined to defend the compensation hypothesis (the break in the organic participation bond is compensated by the maintenance, even the strengthening, of the other types of bond). This  article is based on  in-depth interviews conducted with unemployed people from seven European Union countries (France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Romania and Ireland). It contributes to demonstrate that nemployment in a period of crisis increases the risk of a process of impoverishment and spiralling breaks in social bonds, but  it is also in particular in the Southern countries at the origin of a process of coping, based on forms of compensation. The lineal bond is in these countries a basic resource to compensate the break in the organic participation bond.
description: Italian Sociological Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2016): Special section: Crisis and Consumption in Europe
Consumers during the 2008-2011 Economic Crisis in Estonia: Mainstream and Grass Roots Media Discourses
Creators: name: Keller, Margit
name: Vihalemm, Triin
name: Pihu, Kristin
Publisher: name: QuiEdit
Year: 2016
Subjects: contested consumption; economic crisis; mediatization

description: In this paper we discuss the development of consumer culture in Estonia, which is a vivid example of the ways consumers make do in rapidly changing circumstances.  Our specific focus was on the period of 2008–2010, a time of severe economic crisis, unemployment and reduction of income, when consumption per household fell by a total of 12 percent compared to the pre-crisis period. We employed quantitative content and discourse analysis of media texts published in the Estonian-language press, on forums and in blogs to study representations of consumer culture during crisis. In general, the media discussion featured (self)-criticism about succumbing –with little calculation and thought about the precariousness of the future – to the hedonistic allure of the market. Nor was a serious alternative offered to the economic crisis, which was portrayed by the media as a temporary condition and not as a new normality.  Thus the mediatization of the people's experiences of the downturn during 2008–2011 did not bring about any principal change to the pre-crisis normalities of Estonian consumer culture. This can partly be explained by the fact that consumption-related aspects of the recession were mainly represented in the Estonian media from the point of view of the middle class, who had sufficient resources. Social media channels also mainly reflected the middle class’s experience of perceiving the crisis as temporary and only involving slight lifestyle modifications that could be endured by working hard and being a smart consumer. Any critique of consumerist values and calls for solidarity expressed by journalists or the cultural elite did not resonate with the grassroots level social innovations born of everyday frugality and sharing.
description: Italian Sociological Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2016): Special section: Crisis and Consumption in Europe
Improving communication via electronic handoff in the ICU
Creators: name: Alfano, Christopher
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project: In an ICU environment, precise, high-quality communication between all disciplines for well-coordinated care of the ICU patient is imperative. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to increase utilization of an e-handoff tool during transitions of care within the ICU.Methodology: A prospective observational study of shift handovers at 7am, 11am, and 7pm were assessed for e-handoff compliance. Direct observations were used to explore shift handover communication, and process, in relation to e-handoff compliance; Study interventions included collecting baseline compliance data through a web-based anonymous survey and collecting post-compliance data through direct observations of the handoff process. Results: A total of 41 participants completed the pre-intervention anonymous survey; 3 survey entries were omitted due to missing/incomplete data. The remaining 38 surveys were used for data analysis to calculate baseline compliance rates. Compliance rate was calculated as: Compliance rate=((total-noncompliances)÷total)×100. Baseline data gathered from the survey indicated that zero registered nurses used the e-handoff tool; pre-compliance rate was 0% (n=0). Post-intervention: 50 individual patient handovers were observed to see if staff incorporated the e-handoff tool into their handoff process. Post-intervention data showed that 12 registered nurses used the e-handoff tool; post-compliance rate was 24% (n=12). Results show a total increase in compliance rates of 24% which indicated a positive correlation between e-handoff education and e-handoff tool usage.Implications for Practice: The evolution of current handoff practices to include electronic handoff can support safety initiatives set forth by the regulatory agencies to improve staff communication. A consistent and structured approach to handoff communications provided from an EMR-based e-handoff tool could help maintain information and patient-management continuity between providers. Also, being able to provide handoff content in “real time” can decrease the chances for communication-related patient care errors.
Next Generation Cosmology: Constraints from the Euclid Galaxy Cluster Survey
Creators: name: Sartoris, B.
name: Biviano, A.
name: Fedeli, C.
name: Bartlett, J. G.
name: Borgani, S.
name: Costanzi, M.
name: Giocoli, C.
name: Moscardini, L.
name: Weller, J.
name: Ascaso, B.
name: Bardelli, S.
name: Maurogordato, S.
name: Viana, P. T. P
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the characteristics of the galaxy cluster samples expected from the European Space Agency's Euclid satellite and forecast constraints on cosmological parameters describing a variety of cosmological models. The method used in this paper, based on the Fisher Matrix approach, is the same one used to provide the constraints presented in the Euclid Red Book (Laureijs et al.2011). We describe the analytical approach to compute the selection function of the photometric and spectroscopic cluster surveys. Based on the photometric selection function, we forecast the constraints on a number of cosmological parameter sets corresponding to different extensions of the standard LambdaCDM model. The dynamical evolution of dark energy will be constrained to Delta w_0=0.03 and Delta w_a=0.2 with free curvature Omega_k, resulting in a (w_0,w_a) Figure of Merit (FoM) of 291. Including the Planck CMB covariance matrix improves the constraints to Delta w_0=0.02, Delta w_a=0.07 and a FoM=802. The amplitude of primordial non-Gaussianity, parametrised by f_NL, will be constrained to Δf_NL ~ 6.6 for the local shape scenario, from Euclid clusters alone. Using only Euclid clusters, the growth factor parameter γ, which signals deviations from GR, will be constrained to Delta γ=0.02, and the neutrino density parameter to Delta Omega_ν=0.0013 (or Delta \sum m_ν=0.01). We emphasise that knowledge of the observable--mass scaling relation will be crucial to constrain cosmological parameters from a cluster catalogue. The Euclid mission will have a clear advantage in this respect, thanks to its imaging and spectroscopic capabilities that will enable internal mass calibration from weak lensing and the dynamics of cluster galaxies. This information will be further complemented by wide-area multi-wavelength external cluster surveys that will already be available when Euclid flies. [Abridged]
description: submitted to MNRAS
Music listening to reduce stress and anxiety in the ICU
Creators: name: Koernig, Emily
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of Project: This quality improvement project aimed to improve stress and anxiety through the use of music listening in a Neurological ICU (Neuro-ICU).Methodology: This quality improvement project implemented a pre- and post-test design. The 35 men and women admitted to the Neuro-ICU who met inclusion criteria received a 30-minute, uninterrupted music listening session with music selection of their choice. Pre- and post-intervention heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse oxygenation, pain score, sedation level, and RASS score were recorded, with the intent that all values would improve after the music session completed. Results: The project enrolled 35 patients who met inclusion criteria. Patients were found to have a statistically significant decrease in heart rate (Z = -2.334, p = 0.020), systolic blood pressure (Z = -3.114, p = 0.002), respiratory rate (Z = -2.163, p = 0.031), and pain (Z = -2.739, p = 0.006). Improved oxygenation post intervention was also found to be statistically significant ( Z = -2.212, p = 0.027). Change in diastolic (Z = -1.038, p = 0.299) and RASS Score (Z = 0.000, p = 1) were found to be not significant. Additionally, out of the five patients who had a change in sedation, four patients’ sedation levels decreased. Implications for Practice: Results provide further evidence to include music listening as first line treatment to combat anxiety and stress. These results will aid in making formal healthcare policies to ensure clinical practice changes to include music listening as an everyday occurrence in all patient units that utilize medications to treat anxiety and stress. This practice is safe, effective, and cost effective compared to sedative medications.
24 May 1660: Butler, Elizabeth (1615-1684) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: Elizabeth Butler writes to her husband in praise of Sir Charles Coote and his brother Richard Coote. She describes their chivalrous conduct towards her and Charles II. Transcribed by students on the Bodleian Student Editions programme.
The Composite Nambu-Goldstone Higgs
Creators: name: Panico, Giuliano
name: Wulzer, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The composite Higgs scenario, in which the Higgs emerges as a composite pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson, is extensively reviewed in these Notes. The material is presented in a pedagogical fashion, with great emphasis on the conceptual and technical foundations of the construction. A comprehensive summary of the flavor, collider and electroweak precision phenomenology is also presented.
description: Monograph prepared for Springer Lecture Notes in Physics; v2: typos corrected, published version
A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY RESEARCH - A REVIEW ON THE MULTI-VOLUME «ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF CHINA»
Creators: name: Ruoyu, Liang
Publisher: name: Современная научная мысль
Year: 2022
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF CHINA
GENERAL HISTORY
DECAY THEORY

description: Under the general editorship of Professor Dai Jianbing, the six-volume Environmental History of China [1] , compiled by the Chinese Environmental History Center of Hebei Normal University, is an early exploratory achievement in domestic study on the general environmental history of China. Its publication is of great significance, as it not only vividly delineates the interaction between human beings and nature over the entire course of Chinese nation, and makes up the shortcomings in the discipline construction of the Chinese environmental history to a certain extent; and beyond that, it also highlights the writers’ pursuit of establishing an academic discourse system in this regard. From three aspects this research reviews the work: firstly, from the perspective of narrative structure and theoretical innovation, the book organically combines natural environmental changes with the evolution of Chinese civilization, highlighting the characteristics of traditional Chinese historiography and constructing a new narrative and theoretical framework. Such endeavor has broadened the theoretical horizons for historical research. Secondly, from the perspective of the use of historical materials and methodology, the book has a wide range of historical sources and adopts a multidisciplinary study, comprehensive analysis and case study approach; Thirdly, this research points out the shortcomings of the book in terms of style, orientation and citation of sources.
Consuming the Home. Walking the Thin Line between Welfare and catastrophe
Creators: name: Borgeraas, Elling
name: Poppe, Christian
name: Lavik, Randi
Publisher: name: QuiEdit
Year: 2016
Subjects: Equity Borrowing; Financialization; Risk Exposition

description: The financialisation of the world economy has enabled households to build welfare and accumulate assets with borrowed money. But it has also led to a more unstable economy and recurrent financial crises. Norway is one of the few European countries being only lightly affected by the current one. Instead, the country is marked by more than two decades of economic upturn. However, during times when “everybody” is getting rich, people are also moving into risk positions that may prove difficult to tackle over time. Based on recent survey data, this paper explores how severe potentials for crisis are building up among Norwegian households through extensive ‘equity borrowing’ whereby homeowners spend their housing wealth by rolling back the costs of consumption into an existing mortgage. The practice means that households, encouraged by a favourable system with low interest rates and sales-oriented lenders, speculate with their future incomes against expectations for rising property prices. As a result, both mortgage volumes and home prices have risen to unprecedented levels. Economists generally expect the “market” to “fix” any imbalances through so-called “corrections” where “unnatural” housing prices are brought down to reasonable proportions. This may be unproblematic as long as such corrections are done at a point in time when the system is still “sound”.  The paper argues that this is no longer the case for Norway as the level of borrowing is too high.
description: Italian Sociological Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2016): Special section: Crisis and Consumption in Europe
Thermo Field Dynamics of strings with definite boundary conditions
Creators: name: Vancea, Ion V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we review the construction of the thermal bosonic string and $D$-brane in the framework of the Thermo Field Dynamics (TFD). We briefly recall the well-known light-cone quantization of the bosonic string in the conformal gauge in flat space-time. Then we give a bird's eye view of the fundamental concepts of the TFD. Also, we present the thermalization of the bosonic string and the construction of the thermal D-brane boundary state. Finally, we show the calculation of the entropy of the thermal open string states with all boundary conditions and the entropy of the thermal D-brane state.
description: Invited review paper to "Progress in String Theory Research." 41 pages, Latex
Can black-hole neutrino-cooled disks power short gamma-ray bursts?
Creators: name: Liu, Tong
name: Lin, Yi-Qing
name: Hou, Shu-Jin
name: Gu, Wei-Min
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Stellar-mass black holes (BHs) surrounded by neutrino-dominated accretion flows (NDAFs) are the plausible candidates to power gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) via neutrinos emission and their annihilation. The progenitors of short-duration GRBs (SGRBs) are generally considered to be compact binaries mergers. According to the simulation results, the disk mass of the NDAF has been limited after merger events. We can estimate such disk mass by using the current SGRB observational data and fireball model. The results show that the disk mass of a certain SGRB mainly depends on its output energy, jet opening angle, and central BH characteristics. Even for the extreme BH parameters, some SGRBs require massive disks, which approach or exceed the limits in simulations. We suggest that there may exist alternative magnetohydrodynamic processes or some mechanisms increasing the neutrino emission to produce SGRBs with the reasonable BH parameters and disk mass.
description: 17 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
17 May 1660: Digby, Anne (-1697) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: A manuscript letter from the Bodleian Special Collections which has been transcribed, edited, and annotated by students participating in the Bodleian Student Editions workshop series, organised by Mike Webb, curator of Early Modern Manuscripts, and Miranda Lewis, Digital Editor of Early Modern Letters Online.
The effect of a bridge program for decompensated cirrhotic patients
Creators: name: Evans, Emine
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Purpose of the Project: The aim of the project was to determine the effect of an early follow up program for decompensated liver cirrhotic Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients on 30-day emergency room visits and hospital readmissions.Methodology: The 29 eligible patients (16 Hispanic and 13 non-Hispanic) were called via telephone 1 week and 2 weeks after hospital discharge to assess their medication compliance, dietary status, and the presence of any emergent conditions. Emergency room (ER) visits and hospital readmissions were compared 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after implementation. Results: There were no differences between the number of ER visits and 30-day hospital readmissions before and after implementation when Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients were evaluated as a whole. Comparisons between Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients showed that early follow up resulted in significant reductions in the number of ER visits and 30-day readmissions among Hispanic patients (ER visits X² = Pearson, p = 0.006 and 30-day readmissions X² = Pearson, p = 0.004). The nutritional status of the patients who were at risk showed a significant improvement post referral (X² = Pearson, p = 0.039).Implications for Practice: Since readmissions are associated with worsening patient outcomes and increased health-care costs, targeted interventions like those tested in this project should be developed for those patients who are at increased risk for readmission.
A STUDY ON THE TRAINING MODEL OF CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE TALENTS IN HEILONGJIANG VOCATIONAL COLLEGES
Creators: name: Xintong, Jiang
Publisher: name: Современная научная мысль
Year: 2022
Subjects: RUSSIA
HEILONGJIANG’S PROVINCE
CHINESE-RUSSIAN TRADE
RUSSIAN MARKET
CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE
PERSONNEL TRAINING
HEILONGJIANG VOCATIONAL COLLEGES

description: Heilongjiang has a unique geographical advantage in cross-border e-commerce with Russia. However, the training of cross-border e-commerce talents can not meet the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce. Therefore, in terms of cross-border e-commerce talents training, we should train a large number of cross-border e-commerce talents with the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship according to the actual demand of cross-border e-commerce enterprises. Therefore, this paper puts forward that higher vocational colleges should establish cooperation among school, Enterprise, bank and training, establish “Cooperation between school and enterprise + order-type” training, promote learning by competition, suggestions such as strengthening the construction of teaching staff for cross-border e-commerce between Heilongjiang and Russia in the border areas of Heilongjiang were put forward to construct a new talent training model, with a view to providing talent support for the rapid development of the cross-border e-commerce industry between Russia and Russia.
Teaching with Inspiration; the Challenges of Motivational Factors within the Educational Sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Creators: name: Noriey, Ismail
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Education

description: This research paper investigates the significance of motivational factors to inspire teachers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The aims of this study are defined as the following: first to highlight the importance of motivation that has an inordinate character in encouraging teachers to teach successfully. Second, the significance of teaching with pleasure has an impact on students’ performances. This study involved a mixed-method approach and was conducted in two stages: first, the researcher gathered qualitative data by conducting individual interviews. Second, the researcher collected quantitative data by managing a questionnaire for students. To investigate this matter, an experimental study was conducted with the participation of 153 students from 5 colleges of 2 universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 24 teachers were interviewed from 5 colleges and 2 universities in the same region. The findings exhibited in this study that the nature of motivational factors is sophisticated and it is a keystone for an effective teacher to obtain it effectively. In conclusion, the findings show that the motivational factors have more critical indicators of the literature reviews and descriptive methodology that is solid for data analysis.
EVALUATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON OMO GIBE BASIN (CASE STUDY OF GILGEL GIBE III RESERVIOR)
Creators: name: YEMSRACH BISHAW
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012

description: Global climate change is known to influence regional hydrology, through changes in patterns of precipitation, stream flow and other hydrologic variables. With several plausible climate change scenarios in place for future, it is important to assess the possible impact on water resources, arising out of such scenarios. Such an exercise involves projections of climatic variables (e.g., temperature, humidity, mean sea level pressure etc.) at global scales, downscaling of larger scale climatic variables to local scale hydrologic variables and computation of hydrologic risk for use in water resources planning and management. This research presents the results of a study on downscaling large scale atmospheric variables simulated with General Circulation Models (GCMs) to meteorological variables at local scale in order to investigate the hydrological impact of possible future climate change in Omo Gibe Basin (Ethiopia). Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) was employed to convert the GCM output into daily meteorological variables appropriate for hydrological impact studies. The meteorological variables (minimum temperature, maximum temperature and precipitation) downscaled from SDSM were used as input to the HBV hydrological model which was calibrated (R2=0.798) and validated (R2=0.804) with historical data to investigate the possible impact of climate change in the catchment. The results obtained from this investigation indicate that there is significant variation in the seasonal and monthly flow. The impact of climate change may cause a decrease in monthly flow volume up to 23.55% in the 2020s and increase up to 33.43% in the 2050s. In the main rainy season (June-September) the runoff will be reduced by 21.67% in the 2080s. Seasonal flow volume may show increase up to 18.72% in bega and 12.87% in Belg However Kiremt season show decrease up to 17.59%. The result from different scenario also indicates that the catchment is sensitive to climate change.
Wavelength dependent optical enhancement of superconducting interlayer coupling in La1.885Ba0.115CuO4
Creators: name: Casandruc, E.
name: Nicoletti, D.
name: Rajasekaran, S.
name: Laplace, Y.
name: Khanna, V.
name: Gu, G. D.
name: Hill, J. P.
name: Cavalleri, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the pump wavelength dependence for the photo-induced enhancement of interlayer coupling in La1.885Ba0.115CuO4, which is promoted by optical melting of the stripe order. In the equilibrium superconducting state (T < Tc = 13 K), in which stripes and superconductivity coexist, time-domain THz spectroscopy reveals a photo-induced blue-shift of the Josephson Plasma Resonance after excitation with optical pulses polarized perpendicular to the CuO2 planes. In the striped, non-superconducting state (Tc < T < T_SO = 40 K) a transient plasma resonance similar to that seen below Tc appears from a featureless equilibrium reflectivity. Most strikingly, both these effects become stronger upon tuning of the pump wavelength from the mid-infrared to the visible, underscoring an unconventional competition between stripe order and superconductivity, which occurs on energy scales far above the ordering temperature.
description: 18 pages, 6 figures
Crisis, Inequality and Consumption - a Dutch Perspective
Creators: name: Wahlen, Stefan
Publisher: name: QuiEdit
Year: 2016
Subjects: consumption; social inequality; crisis

description: Inequalities have been exacerbating in the Netherlands since the economic crisis hit ground in 2008, with poverty increasing substantially. The amount of the Dutch population living under the poverty line increased from 7,4 % in 2010 to 10,3 % in 2013. Different types of household are affected: single parent and one-person households, as well as those with migration background. Moreover, life course influences are inherent in the rising amount of children and of elderly in poverty. The aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on how new inequalities impact the consumption of food, housing and mobility. Inequalities in food consumption are manifested in the growing amount of food packages handed out by foodbanks increased by 30 % (2012-2013). Housing cost makes up a substantial share of the total expenditure for consumers with lower income and social inequalities become visible in the increasing late payments on mortgages as well as on energy and water consumption. Mobility is of interest, because low-income households appear to cut expenditure on mobility, considering the proportion low-income households spent on mobility is lower as households above the poverty line (7 and 11 % respectively). This paper sheds empirical light on consumption inequalities by providing quantitative empirical evidence. A combination of statistical data is analysed. Life-course influences thereby indicate different peculiarities of consumption inequalities in the types of households affected by poverty.
description: Italian Sociological Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2016): Special section: Crisis and Consumption in Europe
Consumption Epiphany: from Abstract to Material
Creators: name: Lazzer, Gian Paolo
Publisher: name: QuiEdit
Year: 2016
Subjects: material culture; STS; practice theories

description: This paper aims to offer a reflection on the latest developments concerning the study of consumption in the field of sociology in order to outline a conceptual, albeit not comprehensive, map. Specifically, the intention of this paper is to map a precise point of departure for the approaches which  are currently better able to interpret the processes of consumption that characterise modern societies. The literature review has clearly shown a convergence of interests on consumption practices that focuses on material and tangible issues. Approaches that refer to the theories of practice, material culture and studies on science and technology (STS) inspired by the actor network theory (ANT) share an interest in this aspect by offering viewpoints which, although specific, are definitely complementary. The sociology of consumption, through an approach that is both multifaceted and focused, has a major opportunity to provide interpretative frameworks which are increasingly articulate and precise when compared to modern consumption, starting from its most tangible aspects and integrating them with the already-established symbolic aspects.
description: Italian Sociological Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2016): Special section: Crisis and Consumption in Europe
28 February 1678: James II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633-1701) to Butler, James (1610-1688)
Creators: name: Orchard, Jack
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 430201
subject: Archival, repository and related studies

description: A manuscript letter from the Bodleian Special Collections which has been transcribed, edited, and annotated by students participating in the Bodleian Student Editions workshop series, organised by Mike Webb, curator of Early Modern Manuscripts, and Miranda Lewis, Digital Editor of Early Modern Letters Online.
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDUIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUISNESS ADMINISTRATION
Creators: name: BEKEMA ABEBE
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: This study aims at describing factors which can be Determinants of Mobile and Agent Banking Service Adoption: Evidence From selected commercial banks in Ethiopia. To achieve the objectives of the study and answer the research questions, the researcher used mixed research approach which encompasses both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

This descriptive study was conducted based on the data gathered from the following four banks in Ethiopia; Abay Bank, Wgagen Bank, Lion International Bank and Cooperative Bank of Oromia. The data collected was analyzed using exploratory statistics and regression analysis. A research framework developed based on the Technology - Organization - Environment (TOE) framework and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used to guide the study.
Background Radiation Measurements at High Power Research Reactors
Creators: name: Ashenfelter, J.
name: Balantekin, B.
name: Baldenegro, C. X.
name: Band, H. R.
name: Barclay, G.
name: Bass, C. D.
name: Berish, D.
name: Bowden, N. S.
name: Bryan, C. D.
name: Cherwinka, J. J.
name: Chu, R.
name: Classen, T.
name: Davee, D.
name: Dean, D.
name: Deichert, G.
name: Dolinski, M. J.
name: Dolph, J.
name: Dwyer, D. A.
name: Fan, S.
name: Gaison, J. K.
name: Galindo-Uribarri, A.
name: Gilje, K.
name: Glenn, A.
name: Green, M.
name: Han, K.
name: Hans, S.
name: Heeger, K. M.
name: Heffron, B.
name: Jaffe, D. E.
name: Kettell, S.
name: Langford, T. J.
name: Littlejohn, B. R.
name: Martinez, D.
name: McKeown, R. D.
name: Morrell, S.
name: Mueller, P. E.
name: Mumm, H. P.
name: Napolitano, J.
name: Norcini, D.
name: Pushin, D.
name: Romero, E.
name: Rosero, R.
name: Saldana, L.
name: Seilhan, B. S.
name: Sharma, R.
name: Stemen, N. T.
name: Surukuchi, P. T.
name: Thompson, S. J.
name: Varner, R. L.
name: Wang, W.
name: Watson, S. M.
name: White, B.
name: White, C.
name: Wilhelmi, J.
name: Williams, C.
name: Wise, T.
name: Yao, H.
name: Yeh, M.
name: Yen, Y. -R.
name: Zhang, C.
name: Zhang, X.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Research reactors host a wide range of activities that make use of the intense neutron fluxes generated at these facilities. Recent interest in performing measurements with relatively low event rates, e.g. reactor antineutrino detection, at these facilities necessitates a detailed understanding of background radiation fields. Both reactor-correlated and naturally occurring background sources are potentially important, even at levels well below those of importance for typical activities. Here we describe a comprehensive series of background assessments at three high-power research reactors, including $γ$-ray, neutron, and muon measurements. For each facility we describe the characteristics and identify the sources of the background fields encountered. The general understanding gained of background production mechanisms and their relationship to facility features will prove valuable for the planning of any sensitive measurement conducted therein.
description: 26 pages, 28 figures. Accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods A. v2 incorporates minor revisions requested by NIMA
title: Evaluating Solution-Focused Drama-Based Coaching: an integrated intervention for managing conflict more effectively and promote student flourishing in higher education
Creators: name: Colebrook, Christopher
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: SFDC, Performance-based interventions, group learning, higher education, applied psychology, applied theatre, coaching, students, interpersonal, flourish, behavioural repertoires.

description: This research project’s primary intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of Solution-Focused Drama-Based Coaching (SFDC), an integrated performance-based coaching intervention, asking the following question within group learning in higher education contexts: “What can performance-based interventions do to promote prosocial relationships and enable students to thrive in their future experiences of group learning in higher education”? A secondary intention of this project was to provide an in-depth, cross-disciplinary examination of student experiences of group activities. The research was interdisciplinary, drawing together techniques from education, applied psychology and applied theatre, aimed at: i) expanding on previous studies that explored challenges within group activities (Colbeck, 2000; Colebrook, 2014; Hassanien, 2007), as some students can find responding to interpersonal conflicts difficult leading negative group learning experiences; ii) building on Lancer & Eatough (2018), develop coaching practices further for addressing student challenges within higher education, as an early intervention before issues become more severe requiring therapeutic support; iii) providing a new direction for application of positive psychology and drama-based practices beyond corporate settings from studies by Dassen (2015) for students to flourish in future group activities. Research findings uncovered a wide range of interconnected issues leading to ineffective experiences of group work expanding on previous studies. Findings also provided preliminary insights of the usefulness of performance-based interventions to expand students’ behavioural repertoires as SFDC enabled three participants to identify new responses to improve their future interpersonal experiences of group activities. The implications of these findings for higher education and coaching practices are discussed.
การพัฒนาการจัดการเรียนรู้ตามแนวสะเต็มศึกษาสำหรับครูสังกัดสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาประถมศึกษานครราชสีมา เขต 4 (THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT USING STEM EDCATION FOR TEACHER UNDER NAKHON RATCHASIMA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 4)
Creators: name: วาสนา กีรติจำเริญ
Publisher: name: หจก.เลิศศิลป์ สาส์ณ โฮลดิ้ง
Year: 2562
Subjects: การจัดการเรียนรู้ตามแนวสะเต็มศึกษา, การสอนงานและให้คำแนะนำ (Stem education, Coaching and mentoring)

description: วารสารชุมชนวิจัย มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครราชสีมา, 13, 1, 26-38