cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Missionary Work as Dialogue of People and Cultures
Creators: name: Papageorgiou, Niki
Publisher: name: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica
Year: 2016

description: This paper investigates the modern missionary process as a form of dialogue between peoples and cultures. It does not aim at the exploration of the theology of mission but at the approach, with the aid of social sciences, of the trends that are formed during the meeting of Gospel, Church and local cultures in the mission field. So, after a brief reference to the problematic that developed, mainly after World War II, around the relationship between Gospel and culture as well as its implementation during the encounter with indigenous populations, it explores the missionary practices of the Greek Orthodox Church and the models that are shaped by its contact with local traditions. During this process, one may identify two main models: the adaptation and the incarnation ones. The former applies widely in areas where the Orthodox Church is fully functional, while the latter rather emerges as a platform for the creation of a truly local Church.
description: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica, Vol 3 (2016)
An Interview with an Author and Editor: The View from Taiwan
Creators: name: Balter, Julie
Publisher: name: ORCID
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this guest post, Poul Melchiorsen - Specialist, Research Intelligence at Aalborg University (consortia lead organization for the ORCID Danish consortium) - explains how the ORCID Denmark consortium has evolved in the five years since it was originally formed.
Self-reported side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in athletes: A retrospective study
Creators: name: Komici, Klara
name: Verderosa, Sofia
name: D’Amico, Fabio
name: Guerra, Germano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Billions of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered worldwide. However, limited data on side effects have been reported in athletes. This study aimed to describe the incidence of side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in athletes and to identify the factors associated with the main side effects in this population. Information on COVID-19 vaccination, side effects, and overall symptom duration was retrospectively collected from recreational and competitive athletes. A total of 460 participants were included in this study. Fever and arm pain were more frequently reported after the first-dose vaccination, 9.6% vs 4.6%, p = .007 and 81.3% vs 24.9%, p ≤ .001. Myalgia was more common after the second-dose vaccination, 0.65% vs. 7.1% p ≤ .001. Males were more likely to present with arm pain after the first and second vaccinations. Those with SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccination were less likely to present with arm pain after the first dose of vaccination (OR: 0.162, p ≤ .001) and more likely to present with fever after the second dose of vaccination (OR: 3.442, p = .046). First-dose vaccination with the BNT162b2 vaccine compared to other brands was characterized by lower odds of fever (OR: 0.394, p = .017). Our results indicated mild adverse effects and a short duration of symptoms in athletes following COVID-19 vaccination.
Exactly solvable toy model for the pseudogap state
Creators: name: Bartosch, Lorenz
name: Kopietz, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an exactly solvable toy model which describes the emergence of a pseudogap in an electronic system due to a fluctuating off-diagonal order parameter. In one dimension our model reduces to the fluctuating gap model (FGM) with a gap Delta (x) that is constrained to be of the form Delta (x) = A e^{i Q x}, where A and Q are random variables. The FGM was introduced by Lee, Rice and Anderson [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf{31}}, 462 (1973)] to study fluctuation effects in Peierls chains. We show that their perturbative results for the average density of states are exact for our toy model if we assume a Lorentzian probability distribution for Q and ignore amplitude fluctuations. More generally, choosing the probability distributions of A and Q such that the average of Delta (x) vanishes and its covariance is < Delta (x) Delta^{*} (x^{prime}) > = Delta_s^2 exp[ {- | x - x^{\prime} | / ξ}], we study the combined effect of phase and amplitude fluctutations on the low-energy properties of Peierls chains. We explicitly calculate the average density of states, the localization length, the average single-particle Green's function, and the real part of the average conductivity. In our model phase fluctuations generate delocalized states at the Fermi energy, which give rise to a finite Drude peak in the conductivity. We also find that the interplay between phase and amplitude fluctuations leads to a weak logarithmic singulatity in the single-particle spectral function at the bare quasi-particle energies. In higher dimensions our model might be relevant to describe the pseudogap state in the underdoped cuprate superconductors.
description: 19 pages, 8 figures, submitted to European Physical Journal B
COVID-19 vaccination intention among nursing, medical, and dental students: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Creators: name: Choi, Jongrim
name: Ryu, Jae Geum
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: The introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine amidst the pandemic has heralded a paradigm shift. Healthcare students in nursing, medicine, and dentistry must have positive attitudes owing to their future role in vaccine recommendations to the public and patients. This meta-regression analysis assessed the differences in COVID-19 vaccination intention (VI) of nursing, medical, and dental students. Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Korean MBASE were searched for eligible studies. Quality was assessed by the Joanna Briggs Institute’s quality appraisal. Forty-one studies were included in the final analysis, and the estimation of pooled prevalence (68%) and relevant factors were assessed. Dental students were found to have the lowest VI (57%), which significantly (p = .018) differed from that of nursing students (64%). Countries in South-East Asia and those with high income levels were found to have high VI. Therefore, global vaccine programs for healthcare students should be prepared considering their geographical and economic status.
Three seasons of enhanced safety surveillance of a cell culture-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine
Creators: name: Domnich, Alexander
name: Amicizia, Daniela
name: Lai, Piero Luigi
name: Ogliastro, Matilde
name: Piedrahita-Tovar, Maria
name: Orsi, Andrea
name: Icardi, Giancarlo
name: Panatto, Donatella
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The objective of this paper is to summarize annual enhanced safety surveillance activity across three seasons (2019/20–2021/22) for cell culture-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc; Flucelvax® Tetra) in all age groups. This activity was conducted in primary care setting in Genoa (Italy) during the seasons 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. All adverse events registered within the first seven days following immunization were analyzed by season, type, age group and seriousness. Over three seasons, 3,603 QIVc exposures were recorded within the enhanced passive safety surveillance activity. No safety signals were identified. The overall reporting rates of individual case safety reports for the seasons 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 were 1.75%, 0.48% and 0.40%, respectively. The average number of adverse events per individual case safety report was similar (range 3.3–3.8 adverse events per case report) across the three seasons. Most adverse events were reactogenic in nature. The rate of adverse events was similarly low in all age groups. Enhanced passive safety surveillance activity is a feasible approach for the post-marketing monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines. Within its limitations, results of this study support the favorable safety profile of QIVc. These safety data could further bolster public trust in influenza vaccines with the goal to increase vaccination uptake in all target groups.
One-loop analysis with nonlocal boundary conditions
Creators: name: Esposito, Giampiero
name: Di Grezia, Elisabetta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the eighties, Schroder studied a quantum mechanical model where the stationary states of Schrodinger's equation obey nonlocal boundary conditions on a circle in the plane. For such a problem, we perform a detailed one-loop calculation for three choices of the kernel characterizing the nonlocal boundary conditions. In such cases, the zeta(0) value is found to coincide with the one resulting from Robin boundary conditions. The detailed technique here developed may be useful for studying one-loop properties of quantum field theory and quantum gravity if nonlocal boundary conditions are imposed.
description: 17 pages, Revtex4. In the final version, the presentation in section 5 has been improved, and important References have been added
Solar-Sail Trajectory Design for Multiple Near Earth Asteroid Exploration Based on Deep Neural Networks
Creators: name: Song, Yu
name: Gong, Shengping
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the preliminary trajectory design of the multi-target rendezvous problem, a model that can quickly estimate the cost of the orbital transfer is essential. The estimation of the transfer time using solar sail between two arbitrary orbits is difficult and usually requires to solve an optimal control problem. Inspired by the successful applications of the deep neural network in nonlinear regression, this work explores the possibility and effectiveness of mapping the transfer time for solar sail from the orbital characteristics using the deep neural network. Furthermore, the Monte Carlo Tree Search method is investigated and used to search the optimal sequence considering a multi-asteroid exploration problem. The obtained sequences from preliminary design will be solved and verified by sequentially solving the optimal control problem. Two examples of different application backgrounds validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
description: 34 pages, 19 figures
Transverse ordering of an antiferromagnet in a field with oblique angle to the easy axis
Creators: name: Acharyya, M.
name: Nowak, U.
name: Usadel, K. D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Motivated by the recent experimental observations [Phys Rev B 57 R11051 (1998)] of transverse spin ordering in FeBr_2 induced by a magnetic field with oblique angle to the easy axis of the system, we performed extensive Monte Carlo simulations of a classical anisotropic Heisenberg model. We have calculated the specific heat and the parallel and perpendicular components of the magnetisation as well as the antiferromagnetic order parameter and studied these quantities as a function of temperature. A tilted spin-flop phase is obtained for certain parameter values. Many of the effects occuring in connection with this phase agree qualitatively well with the experimental facts.
description: 14 pages Revtex and 9 Latex figures
The Cyrillomethodian Tradition and the Contemporary Dialogue between the Orthodox and the Romeocatholic Church for the Reunification
Creators: name: Sajlović, Mirko
Publisher: name: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica
Year: 2016

description: Among the Church researchers, the interest for Cyrillo-Methodian tradition has become extremely topical since the mid-19th century. Roman Catholic theologians have given the initiative for the new review of heritage of the Apostles of the Slavs. In fact, after the First Vatican Council, the Pope has officially started the promotion of a new model of the Roman Catholic Union with the Orthodox Slavs. In the Balkans, in a field expansion of ecclesiastical Union, a prominent figure was Roman Catholic bishop of Đakovo, Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815-1905). His idea was based on the closeness of the language and culture of South Slavic nations, in order to overcome the existing differences of ecclesial traditions based on the example of the Holy Brothers. Of course, in the perception of the Roman tradition, the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius are treated as “loyal darlings of the Pope”. Serbian bishops in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century have recognized in these activities a Roman Catholic aspirations towards Union, which were perceived as a provocative proselytism and have led up to the open conflict. “The Slavonic model” of unity of the Church today is interpreted in a different way and in different historical circumstances. In the new form, without substantial changes, „The Slavonic model” is re-actualized through “the Ravenna Document”. However, it is indicative that the shift in the imperative of unity of the Church from “the Slavonic” to “the Ravenna model” does not come as a forefront question of ecclesiological teachings of the Holy Brothers as a “bridge” for dogmatic unity of the Orthodox and Roman Catholics, but rather as the question of primacy of the Roman pope. The historical development of the Roman Catholic interpretation of the unity of the Church from “the Slavonic” to “Ravenna model” places in the epicenter of all issues the primacy of the Roman pope, while the unity of the faith is “presupposed”.
description: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica, Vol 3 (2016)
A left-handed simplicial action for euclidean general relativity
Creators: name: Reisenberger, Michael P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An action for simplicial euclidean general relativity involving only left-handed fields is presented. The simplicial theory is shown to converge to continuum general relativity in the Plebanski formulation as the simplicial complex is refined. This contrasts with the Regge model for which Miller and Brewin have shown that the full field equations are much more restrictive than Einstein's in the continuum limit. The action and field equations of the proposed model are also significantly simpler then those of the Regge model when written directly in terms of their fundamental variables. An entirely analogous hypercubic lattice theory, which approximates Plebanski's form of general relativity is also presented.
description: Version 3. Adds current home address + slight corrections to references of version 2. Version 2 = substantially clarified form of version 1. 29 pages, 4 figures, Latex, uses psfig.sty to insert postscript figures. psfig.sty included in mailing, also available from this archive
Constraining Non-local Gravity by S2 star orbits
Creators: name: Dialektopoulos, K. F.
name: Borka, D.
name: Capozziello, S.
name: Jovanović, V. Borka
name: Jovanović, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Non-local theories of gravity have recently gained a lot of interest because they can suitably represent the behavior of gravitational interaction in the ultraviolet regime. Furthermore, at infrared scales, they give rise to notable cosmological effects which could be important to describe the dark energy behavior. In particular, exponential forms of the distortion function seem particularly useful for this purpose. Using Noether Symmetries, it can be shown that the only non-trivial form of the distortion function is the exponential one, which is working not only for cosmological mini-superspaces, but also in a spherically symmetric spacetime. Taking this result into account, we study the weak field approximation of this type of non-local gravity, and comparing with the orbits of S2 stars around the Galactic center (NTT/VLT data), we set constraints on the parameters of the theory. Non-local effects do not play a significant role on the orbits of S2 stars around Sgr A*, but give richer phenomenology at cosmological scales than the $Λ$CDM model. Also, we show that non-local gravity model gives better agreement between theory and astronomical observations than Keplerian orbits.
description: 11 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Naturalness in the quark-meson coupling model
Creators: name: Saito, K.
name: Tsushima, K.
name: Thomas, A. W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The quark-meson coupling (QMC) model is examined using Georgi's ``naive dimensional analysis''. We argue that the QMC model is quite natural as an effective field theory for nuclei.
description: 11pages, no fig., submitted to Phys. Lett. B
title: Mapping megabenthic diversity and AMBI index: the Portuguese platform between Aveiro and Porto
Creators: name: Silva, N.
name: Santos, P.
name: Soto, E.
name: Moura, P.
name: Gaspar, M.
Publisher: name: ASC 2011 - Theme session G
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.This work provides new data on the diversity and habitat quality for the Portuguese platform, as few studies have been done in this area, the north coast. The results are important for the management of natural resources and habitat between Aveiro and Porto. Sampling was performed in May/June 2008 using two dredges simultaneously, between 5 and 50 m depth. In all, 180 hauls were performed, each one for 5 min. For all samples we computed diversity, biomass, and ecological quality, using the software PRIMER and AMBI. Maps for spatial distribution of diversity, biomass, and habitat ecological quality (AMBI index) were produced using ArcGIS.
Resources: Apocalypse and Millennialism - Overview
Creators: name: Berlet, Chip
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: A set of resources for studying the role of apocalyptic beliefs and millennial expectations in social movements, political movements, and religious movements. Primary focus is the United States, but also includes materials examining the roots of these beliefs in Europe and elsewhere.
Resources: Apocalypse and Millennialism
Creators: name: Berlet, Chip
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: A set of resources for studying the role of apocalyptic beliefs and millennial expectations in social movements, political movements, and religious movements. Primary focus is the United States, but also includes materials examining the roots of these beliefs in Europe and elsewhere.
Influenza vaccination landscape in Italy: A comprehensive study through the OBVIOUS project lens
Creators: name: Capodici, Angelo
name: Montalti, Marco
name: Soldà, Giorgia
name: Salussolia, Aurelia
name: La Fauci, Giusy
name: Di Valerio, Zeno
name: Scognamiglio, Francesca
name: Fantini, Maria Pia
name: Odone, Anna
name: Costantino, Claudio
name: Larson, Heidi J.
name: Leask, Julie
name: Lenzi, Jacopo
name: Gori, Davide
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Influenza annually claims an estimated 8,000 lives in Italy. Despite no-cost vaccinations for high-risk groups, hesitancy persists. This study aims to pinpoint social and behavioral vaccination determinants, forming strategies to bolster vaccine uptake. From April 11 to May 29, 2022, we surveyed a demographic-stratified sample of 10,000 Italian adults, employing the WHO’s Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccination (BesD) framework. Of those, 4,613 (46.1%) were eligible for the influenza vaccine and included in the analysis. Roughly a third remained unvaccinated and unwilling. Central Italy showed the highest resistance, with significant percentages of seniors and professionals like teachers, law enforcement, and healthcare workers expressing noncompliance. A lack of awareness of being in a target group correlated significantly with vaccine refusal or delayed acceptance. Other refusal factors included female gender, being aged 45–54, rural residency, absence of higher education, perceived vaccine unsafety, and having vaccine-opposed acquaintances. Thus, addressing these perceptions and enhancing awareness can potentially increase vaccination rates and lessen disease impact.
Health impact and cost-effectiveness of implementing gender-neutral vaccination with the 9-valent HPV vaccine in Hong Kong
Creators: name: Cheung, Tak Hong
name: Cheng, Sally Shuk Yee
name: Hsu, Danny
name: Wong, Queenie Wing-Lei
name: Pavelyev, Andrew
name: Sukarom, Isaya
name: Saxena, Kunal
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause several diseases, including cancers, in both sexes. In January 2020, the Hong Kong government launched a school-based vaccination program for girls 10–12 years of age with the 9-valent HPV (9vHPV) vaccine for the prevention of HPV-related diseases; however, boys were not included. The current study estimated the potential health and economic impact of a routine gender-neutral vaccination (GNV) approach compared with the current female-only vaccination (FOV) strategy. We used a dynamic transmission model, adapted to Hong Kong. The model estimates changes in HPV-related disease incidence and mortality, treatment costs (in 2019 Hong Kong dollars), quality-adjusted life years (QALY), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) over a 100-year time horizon. The base case analysis compared FOV with the 9vHPV vaccine with routine GNV (coverage rate 70%) for the prevention of HPV-related diseases. Compared with a FOV approach, routine GNV with the 9vHPV vaccine is predicted to provide greater reductions in cumulative HPV-related disease incidence and mortality, as well as lower HPV-related treatment costs. In the base case analysis, the ICER was $248,354 per QALY for routine GNV. As compared with FOV, routine GNV fell below the cost-effectiveness ceiling of $382,046/year for Hong Kong. These results highlight the potential value of a routine GNV program with the 9vHPV vaccine among 12-year-olds in Hong Kong to reduce the public health and economic burden of HPV-related diseases.
Heavy-quark spin and flavour symmetry partners of the X(3872) revisited: what can we learn from the one boson exchange model?
Creators: name: Liu, Ming-Zhu
name: Wu, Tian-Wei
name: Valderrama, Manuel Pavon
name: Xie, Ju-Jun
name: Geng, Li-Sheng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Heavy-quark symmetry as applied to heavy hadron systems implies that their interactions are independent of their heavy-quark spin (heavy-quark spin symmetry) and heavy flavour contents (heavy flavour symmetry). In the molecular hypothesis the $X(3872)$ resonance is a $1^{++}$ $D^*\bar{D}$ bound state. If this is the case, the application of heavy-quark symmetry to a molecular $X(3872)$ suggests the existence of a series of partner states, the most obvious of which is a possible $2^{++}$ $D^*\bar{D}^*$ bound state for which the two-body potential is identical to that of the $1^{++}$ $D^*\bar{D}$ system, the reason being that these two heavy hadron-antihadron states have identical light-spin content. As already discussed in the literature this leads to the prediction of a partner state at $4012\,{\rm MeV}$, at least in the absence of other dynamical effects which might affect the location of this molecule. However the prediction of further heavy-quark symmetry partners cannot be done solely on the basis of symmetry and requires additional information. We propose to use the one boson exchange model to fill this gap, in which case we will be able to predict or discard the existence of other partner states. Besides the isoscalar $2^{++}$ $D^*\bar{D}^*$ bound state, we correctly reproduce the location and quantum numbers of the isovector hidden-bottom $Z_b(10610)$ and $Z_b(10650)$ molecular candidates. We also predict the hidden-bottom $1^{++}$ $B^*\bar{B}^*$ and $2^{++}$ $B^*\bar{B}^*$ partners of the $X(3872)$, in agreement with previous theoretical speculations, plus a series of other states. The isoscalar, doubly charmed $1^+$ $D D^*$ and $D^* D^*$ molecules and their doubly bottomed counterparts are likely to bind, providing a few instances of explicitly exotic systems.
description: 16 pages, 10 tables, corresponds to published version
Effectiveness of homologous or heterologous immunization regimens against SARS-CoV-2 after two doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Zhang, Xiaoyin
name: Xia, Jiayue
name: Jin, Lairun
name: Wu, Yanfei
name: Zheng, Xiuyu
name: Cao, Xiang
name: Meng, Xingchen
name: Li, Jingxin
name: Zhu, Fengcai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness or efficacy of heterologous or homologous COVID-19 vaccine regimens against COVID-19-related outcomes after primary immunization with two doses of CoronaVac or Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to 31 October 2022. The primary measure was vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 infection with homologous or heterologous booster. The results showed heterologous and homologous booster significantly improved effectiveness against COVID-19 infection compared to primary immunization. The effectiveness against COVID-19 infection was 89.19% (95%CI 78.49, 99.89) for heterologous mRNA vaccine booster, 87.00% (95%CI 82.14, 91.85) for non-replicating vector vaccine booster, 69.99% (95%CI 52.16, 87.82) for homologous booster, and 51.48% (95%CI 41.75, 61.21) for two doses of inactivated vaccine. Homologous and heterologous regimens were also effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants, and more evidence is still needed to confirm our findings.
The First Result of Inner Model Evaluation
Creators: name: Triono, Muhammad Andi Abdillah
name: Ahmad, Selamat Triono
name: Ermiati, Cut
name: Sihombing, Humisar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 140301 Cross-Sectional Analysis
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 140202 Economic Development and Growth
subject: Economics
subject: 140207 Financial Economics

description: This Smart PLS report is the first result of Inner Model Evaluation, which contain one endogenous variable, one mediation variable, and two exogenous variables. We could see that the path coefficient of External Lean Practice and Financial Performance toward the Use of Leans Strategy is not significant with P-Value 0.426 and 0.819, respectively. While Internal Leans Practice is the only exogenous variable that could explain lean strategy use in Medan City MSMEs production sector with a P-Value of 0.000. Furthermore, both the internal lean practice and external lean practice empirically could demonstrate financial performance with a P-Value of 0.000 and 0.028, respectively.
title: Habitats and associated benthic-demersal communities of mud volcanoes and adjacent zones in the Gulf of Cadiz (southern Iberian Peninsula)
Creators: name: González, Emilio
name: Gil, Juan
name: Rueda, José Luis
name: Farias, Carlos
name: Fernández, Alejandra
name: López, Nieves
name: Fernández, Luis M.
name: del Río, Victor Díaz
name: Burgos, Candelaria
Publisher: name: ASC 2011 - Theme session G
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Habitats and benthic–demersal communities in mud volcanoes (MVs) within Spanish waters of the Gulf of Cadiz are being studied in the interdisciplinary LIFE+ project INDEMARES/CHICA to assess their importance for future conservation. Mud volcanoes display morphological and sedimentary complexities that allow different habitat types and communities and have been poorly studied. Sampling was carried out at the summit, on the slopes, depression, and adjacent bottoms of Albolote, Gazul, Tarsis, Pipoca, Anastasya, and Chica MVs (340–760 m depth). Otter trawls (12 samples), beam trawls (27), and boxcorers (30) were used to characterize the spatial distribution of habitats and communities. More than 500 species have been found to date, including new records for this area. In Gazul and Chica MVs, sponge aggregations (Asconema setubalense, Petrosia sp., Phakellia sp.) and coral gardens (Acanthogorgia spp., Callogorgia verticillata, Madrepora oculata) occur. Sea pen and burrowing megafauna communities (Funiculina quadrangularis, Kophobelemnon stelliferum, Pennatula cf aculeata) with bamboo corals (Isidella elongata) were found in Tarsis, Pipoca, and Anastasya MVs. Benthic communities associated with leaking gases (Habitat 1180 Natura 2000 network) were found on the summit of Anastasya, dominated by frenulate polychaetes (Siboglinum sp.) and the bivalves Acharax sp. and Lucinoma sp. This represents the first record for this type of habitat and community within Spanish waters. Differences between MVs and their associated habitats and communities may be linked to substrate types (mud breccia vs. hard bottoms with authigenic carbonates), seepage activity (active vs. latent conditions), and the MOW influence, increasing the biodiversity and spatial hetereogenety within the Gulf of Cadiz.
Wave Climate from Spectra and its Connections with Local and Remote Wind Climate
Creators: name: Jiang, Haoyu
name: Mu, Lin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Because wind-generated waves can propagate over large distances, wave spectra from a fixed point can record information about air-sea interactions in distant areas. In this study, the spectral wave climate is computed for a specific location in the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. Several well-defined partitions independent of each other, referred to as wave-climate systems, are observed in the annual mean wave spectrum. Significant seasonal cycling, long-term trends, and correlations with climate indices are observed in the local wave spectra, showing the abundant climatic information they contain. The projections of the wind vector on the direction pointing to the target location are used to link the spectral wave climate and basin-scale wind climate. The origins of all the identified wave climate systems are clearly shown in the wind projection maps and some are thousands of kilometers away from the target point, demonstrating the validity of this connection. Comparisons are made between wave spectra and the corresponding local and remote wind fields with respect to seasonal and interannual variability, as well as the long-term trends. The results show that each frequency and direction of ocean wave spectra at a certain location can be linked to the wind field for a geographical area from a climatological point of view, implying that it is feasible to reconstruct a spectral wave climate from global observational wind field data and wind climate monitoring using observations of wave spectrum geographically far away.
description: 44 pages, 10 figures
Saint Sava Nemanjić as a Messenger and Founder of the Eastern Church Tradition in the Serbian Church
Creators: name: Athanasiadis, Athanasios
Publisher: name: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica
Year: 2017
Subjects: St. Sava Nemanjić; Serbian Church; Monastery of Chilandar; Svetosavlje; Nomokanon; Eastern Cult Tradition

description: Ο άγιος Σάββας Nemanjić ως θεμελιωτής της ανατολικής εκκλησιαστικής παράδοσης στην Σερβική Εκκλησία Δεν υπάρχει αμφιβολία πως η ηγετική φυσιογνωμία του Αγίου Σάββα Nemanjić αποτελεί την κορωνίδα της εκκλησιαστικής ζωής του σερβικού γένους. Υποδειγματικός μοναχός του Αγίου Όρους έδειξε από τα πρώτα βήματα της μοναστικής του πολιτείας ότι ήταν σαφής ο προσανατολισμός του στην ανατολική εκκλησιαστική παράδοση. Απόδειξη της βαθιάς αυτής σχέσης αποτελεί η ίδρυση της Μονής Χιλανδαρίου ως μίας μονής που λειτούργησε ως πρότυπο της Σερβικής Εκκλησίας. Βασικό στοιχείο της απόφασης αυτής αποτέλεσε χωρίς αμφιβολία η αναγνώριση της βαθιάς πνευματικότητας του Αγίου Σάββα ως γνήσιου εκφραστή της ανατολικής παράδοσης στο δόγμα, στη λατρεία, στη διοίκηση, στην τέχνη και στη ζωή της Εκκλησίας. Οι λατρευτικές εμπειρίες του μοναχού Σάββα από τη μονή του Χιλανδαρίου και από την αγιορειτική παράδοση εν γένει, τον οδήγησαν στην διαμόρφωση και υιοθέτηση του ανατολικού λατρευτικού τυπικού. Στην σύνταξη του Τυπικού αυτού επηρεάστηκε από εκκλησιαστικούς άνδρες της Θεσσαλονίκης, της Κωνσταντινούπολης και των Ιεροσολύμων. Η μετάφραση του Νομοκάνονα του Φωτίου (Krmčija) αποτελεί μία χαρακτηριστική έκφραση επιλογής του Σάββα για την υπό σύσταση εκκλησία του. Το πνευματικό απόσταγμα αυτής της θεολογικής πράξης που εφάρμοσε αποτυπώνεται σήμερα ως παρακαταθήκη στον λεγόμενο Αγιοσαββισμό (Svetosavlje). Για τον λόγο αυτό ήδη από τους μεσαιωνικούς χρόνους αναγνωρίσθηκε ως prosvetitelj-φωτιστής και καταξιώθηκε ως αυθεντικά βυζαντινός και αγιορείτης άξιος συνεχιστής της παράδοσης των ισαποστόλων Κυρίλλου και Μεθοδίου και των διαδόχων τους.
description: Fragmenta Hellenoslavica, Vol 4 (2017)
Quarkyonic Matter and Neutron Stars
Creators: name: McLerran, Larry
name: Reddy, Sanjay
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider Quarkyonic Matter to naturally explain the observed properties of neutron stars. We argue that such matter might exist at densities close to that of nuclear matter and at the onset, the pressure and the sound velocity in Quarkyonic matter increase rapidly. In the limit of large number of quark colors $N_c$, this transition is characterized by a discontinuous change in pressure as a function of baryon number density. We make a simple model of Quarkyonic matter and show that generically the sound velocity is a non-monotonic function of density -- it reaches a maximum at relatively low density, decreases, and then increases again to its asymptotic value of $1/\sqrt{3}$.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
The First Path Diagram Result of Inner Model Evaluation
Creators: name: Triono, Muhammad Andi Abdillah
name: Ahmad, Selamat Triono
name: Ermiati, Cut
name: Sihombing, Humisar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Economics
subject: 140207 Financial Economics
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 140301 Cross-Sectional Analysis

description: This is the first evaluation of inner model. The path diagram is the result of Bootstrapping test on Smart PLS 3.0. Moreover, this is the primary model that contains complete constructs. One endogenous construct (Use of Leans Strategy) with 5 of its' indicators, one mediation construct (Financial Performance) with its' four indicators, two exogenous construct (External and Internal Leansconstructs) with its' four and six indicators, respectively.
High coverage and timeliness of vaccination of children under 6 years of age in Risaralda, Colombia
Creators: name: Machado-Alba, Jorge Enrique
name: Machado-Duque, Manuel Enrique
name: Vargas-Zambrano, Juan C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: This study determined the coverage and timeliness of immunization in children <6 y from Risaralda, Colombia. A retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated data from a vaccination coverage and timeliness verification survey conducted in 2019, including 2457 children <6 y from Risaralda, Colombia. Variables included demographics, a record of vaccinations included in the Colombian Vaccination Plan, and date of immunization. Vaccination was defined as timely until 29 d after the day established by the plan. Coverage was over 95% for all vaccinations, except the boosters of diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DTP) and oral polio at 18 months (91.0%), influenza (85.6%), and yellow fever (49.2%). Most surveyed children demonstrated very high timeliness of vaccination, with values close to, or over, 90%, although there were exceptions for pentavalent (DTP+Haemophilus influenzae type B+hepatitis B) and polio vaccines at 6 months (79.4%), influenza (85.6%), and yellow fever (49.2%). Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombian Vaccination Plan demonstrated high coverage and timeliness of vaccination of children <6 y of age; however, timeliness for the third dose of DTP-Hib-HBV and polio showed opportunities for improvement.
Classical Phase Fluctuations in Incommensurate Peierls Chains
Creators: name: Bartosch, Lorenz
name: Kopietz, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the pseudogap regime of one-dimensional incommensurate Peierls systems, fluctuations of the phase of the order parameter prohibit the emergence of long-range order and generate a finite correlation length. For classical phase fluctuations, we present exact results for the average electronic density of states, the mean localization length, the electronic specific heat and the spin susceptibility at low temperatures. Our results for the susceptibility give a good fit to experimental data.
description: 4 Revtex pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
title: The INDEMARES CHICA Project: A proposal to make habitat mapping and biodiversity inventoryin the Gulf of Cadiz
Creators: name: Gil, Juan
name: Rueda, José Luis
name: Delgado, Marina
name: Burgos, Candelaria
name: Farias, Carlos
name: González, Emilio
name: del Río, Víctor Díaz
Publisher: name: ASC 2011 - Theme session G
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The protection of the environment is a key element of the European Union’s sustainable development, and therefore is a priority for community co‐financing. LIFE is the European Commission’s financial instrument exclusively dedicated to supporting environmental and nature conservation projects. Spain is one of the richest European countries in marine biodiversity. It has 8000 km of coastline with 23 million inhabitants, which is 58% of the Spanish population. Protection of our seas is mandatory. Almost a quarter of the Spanish territory is included in the Natura 2000 Network. However, in the marine environment, the Natura 2000 Network is at a very early stage because the offshore area is less than 0.5% of Spanish territorial waters. Within this frame the LIFE project: ʺInventory and designation of marine Natura 2000 areas in the Spanish sea (INDEMARES)” was born, coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation and including relevant institutions in research, management, and conservation of the marine environment. Its main objective is to contribute to the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Spanish seas through the identification of ten valuable areas for the Natura 2000 Network. One of these areas is in the Gulf of Cadiz, based on the discovery of submarine chimneys and pavements related to leaking gases. The INDEMARES CHICA project discusses the role of these submarine structures in terms of habitats. The new ROV LIROPUS 2000 will play a fundamental role in obtaining the necessary information for completing the requirements from the OSPAR Commission directives and the European Council Habitats Directive.
Linguist as Detective; Cracking the Cyphers of an Elizabethan 007
Creators: name: Bell, Roger T.
Publisher: name: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics
Year: 1991

description: It is axiomatic in linguistics that the objective of the discipline is to "make sense" of the phenomenon of human language. The attainment of this objective has required the description and explanation, during this century, of the formal and functional characteristics of large numbers of individual languages, the most problematic of which have tended to be "exotic" - i.e. non-Indoeuropean - languages whose challenging and perplexing organisation has often called into question otherwise accepted notions about what is "typical" in language. In this paper we are concerned with a particular example of an investigation of this type; the attempt to "make sense" of the surviving texts of a uniquely exotic language which, for over four centuries, has defied explanation. Specifically, we trace the process of probing the status and structure of the language of a document which originated in 1583, when it was - so we are led to believe - dictated by 'certaine spirits' through a medium (Edward Kelley) to the English linguist, mathematician, astrologer and secret agent; John Dee. Although the "Enochian" language in which the document is written can be shown to share grammatical characteristics with a number of known languages, it possesses a highly anomalous and inconsistent overall structure; a morphology (though not lexis or semantics) which parallels those of the Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew etc) but, in contrast, a syntax which is virtually identical to that of English. The hypothesis which is proposed in this paper is that the Enochian texts, far from being genuine exemplars of natural language, could in fact be the product of a sophisticated and artificial process of polyalphabetic encypherment by means of which secret information has been and still is concealed, since the key to the cypher remains undiscovered to this day.
description: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, Vol 5 (1991): Proceedings 5th Symposium on the Description and/or Comparison of English and Greek, Thessaloniki 27-29 March 1991
Curvature and Chaos in General Relativity
Creators: name: Vieira, Werner M.
name: Letelier, Patricio S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We clarify some points about the systems considered by Sota, Suzuki and Maeda in Class. Quantum Grav. 13, 1241 (1996). Contrary to the authors' claim for a non-homoclinic kind of chaos, we show the chaotic cases they considered are homoclinic in origin. The power of local criteria to predict chaos is once more questioned. We find that their local, curvature--based criterion is neither necessary nor sufficient for the occurrence of chaos. In fact, we argue that a merit of their search for local criteria applied to General Relativity is just to stress the weakness of locality itself, free of any pathologies related to the motion in effective Riemannian geometries.
description: 8 pages, REVTEX, two postscript figures included, to appear in Class. Quantum Grav
Compliments and Compliment Responses in Greek and English
Creators: name: Altani, Ioanna
Publisher: name: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics
Year: 1991

description: Within the framework of the ethnography of speaking, this study presents an analysis of the speech acts of complimenting and responding to compliments in Greek with reference to the use of the same speech act in English. The major foci are: a descriptive analysis of the strategies employed by native speakers of Greek to offer and respond to a compliment, a discussion of the way in which compliments are a reflection of the cultural values appreciated within Greek society and, lastly, an exploration of the functions of compliments as well as some aspects of the sociolinguistic distribution of complimenting behaviour. Often enough a comparison between Greek and English is made. The present analysis suggests complimenting as a complex sociolinguistic skill. The information about rules for language use provided here is considered to be of particular importance to nonnative speakers if they are to interact successfully in Greek or English-speaking society.
description: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, Vol 5 (1991): Proceedings 5th Symposium on the Description and/or Comparison of English and Greek, Thessaloniki 27-29 March 1991
Coarticulatory Strategies in Greek and English VCV Sequences
Creators: name: Nicolaidis, Katerina
Publisher: name: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics
Year: 1991

description: The influence of one segment on neighbouring ones in speech production is described as the phenomenon of coarticulation. The problem of distinguishing those aspects of coarticulation which are the result of physiologically inherent characteristics of the human speech apparatus from those aspects which are constrained by the phonological rules of a particular language has initiated considerable research in the field. The present study compares coarticulatory tendencies and tongue dynamics in Greek and English in an attempt to highlight possible similarities and differences in the coarticulatory effects evident in the two languages. Data for the experimental part of this study were collected with the technique of electropalatography which records lingual contact with the hard palate dynamically in continuous speech. Lingual stops /t, k/ were examined in Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV) sequences in the vocalic environments of /i, a/. Lingual activity was quantified by a coarticulatory index A, first globally, over the tongue as a whole, and then in the two topologically distinct parts of the tongue, the tongue tip/blade and the tongue body. We anticipate that the results will contribute to the aforementioned problem of then distinction between language universal and language specific characteristics.
description: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, Vol 5 (1991): Proceedings 5th Symposium on the Description and/or Comparison of English and Greek, Thessaloniki 27-29 March 1991