cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Fast generalized Bruhat decomposition
Creators: name: Malaschonok, Gennadi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The deterministic recursive pivot-free algorithms for the computation of generalized Bruhat decomposition of the matrix in the field and for the computation of the inverse matrix are presented. This method has the same complexity as algorithm of matrix multiplication and it is suitable for the parallel computer systems.
title: Improved fish stock protection by loA rebuilding and recovery plan for Baltic ground-fish stocks
Creators: name: Bethke, Eckhard
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - W - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.An important aim of fishery management is the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fish stocks whereas maximization of profit is the aim of fishermen. At first view this seems to be contradictory. The main management tools are technical measures fishing effort and mesh opening to control the stock exploitation, but biological or economic parameters are beyond of direct control. The new approach includes the control of mesh opening for profit optimization apart from the current exclusive control of fishing effort. This is shown for cod fishery in the Baltic Sea. But the model can also be applied to stocks exploited jointly in a similar way. A main result is that an improved stock conservation and a larger profit would be ensured in the steady-state if the Baltic cod stock is exploited with a much larger mesh size. Starting from now the stock recovery can only be achieved stepwise and the harvest rules have to be redefined regularly according to the development of biological and economic parameters. An economic sensible limit of exploitation is given by the MSY-curve while the precautionary approach has to be considered as the final line of defense against stocks collapse. The precautionary approach only calls for changes in technical measures if there is a violation of its principles in a multi-species fishery.
Topographically and chemically enhanced textile polycaprolactone scaffolds for tendon and ligament tissue engineering
Creators: name: Bauer, Benedict
name: Emonts, Caroline
name: Pitts, Johannes
name: Buhl, Eva Miriam
name: Eschweiler, Jörg
name: Hänsch, Robert
name: Betsch, Marcel
name: Gries, Thomas
name: Menzel, Henning
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: The use of tissue engineering to address the shortcomings of current procedures for tendons and ligaments is promising, but it requires a suitable scaffold that meets various mechanical, degradation-related, scalability-related, and biological requirements. Macroporous textile scaffolds made from appropriate fiber material have the potential to fulfill the first three requirements. This study aimed to investigate the biocompatibility, sterilizability, and functionalizability of a multilayer braided scaffold. These macroporous scaffolds with dimensions similar to those of the human anterior cruciate ligament consist of fibers with appropriate tensile strength and degradation behavior melt-spun from Polycaprolactone (PCL). Two different cross-sectional geometries resulting in significantly different specific surface areas and morphologies were used at the fiber level, and a Chitosan-graft-PCL (CS-g-PCL) surface modification was applied to the melt-spun substrates for the first time. All scaffolds elicited a positive cell response, and the CS-g-PCL modification provided a platform for incorporating functionalization agents such as drug delivery systems for growth factors, which were successfully released in therapeutically effective quantities. The fiber geometry was found to be a variable that could be manipulated to control the amount released. Therefore, scaled, surface-modified textile scaffolds are a versatile technology that can successfully address the complex requirements of tissue engineering for ligaments and tendons, as well as other structures.
Subcritical growth of electron phase-space holes in planetary radiation belts
Creators: name: Osmane, Adnane
name: Turner, Drew L.
name: Wilson, Lynn B.
name: Dimmock, Andrew P.
name: Pulkkinen, Tuija
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The discovery of long-lived electrostatic coherent structures with large-amplitude electric fields ($1 \leq E \leq 500 $ mV/m) by the Van Allen Probes has revealed alternative routes through which planetary radiation belts' acceleration can take place. Following previous reports showing that small phase-space holes, with $qϕ/T^c_e\simeq 10^{-2}-10^{-3}$, could result from electron interaction with large-amplitude whistlers, we demonstrate one possible mechanism through which holes can grow nonlinearly (i.e. $γ\propto \sqrtϕ$) and subcritically as a result of momentum exchange between hot and cold electron populations. Our results provide an explanation for the common occurrence and fast growth of large-amplitude electron phase-space holes in the Earth's radiation belts.
description: 13 pages, 2 figures
title: Developing a Bayesian mark-recapture modelling framework to inform stock recovery and rebuilding strategies for long-lived, anadromous species
Creators: name: Whitlock, Rebecca
name: Mcallister, Murdoch
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - W - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The slow growth and late maturation of sturgeons make their populations highly susceptible to depletion from exploitation. Their anadromous life history also makes them vulnerable to modifications of the rivers in which they spawn and feed. These factors are responsible for the severe depletion of populations of most sturgeon species throughout their range. Mark-recapture methods provide a suitable tool for the assessment of population abundance and estimation of key population dynamics parameters and fishery-specific mortality rates, all of which are prerequisites for stock rebuilding and conservation. White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Fraser River, British Columbia supported a commercial fishery which saw peak catches of over 500 tonnes at the end of the nineteenth century; by the 1960s the commercial catch was in the range 4 to 25 tonnes annually. The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) placed a moratorium on commercial harvest in 1994, since when catch-and-release sport fishing regulations have been in force. This paper describes a Bayesian mark-recapture model of PIT (passive integrated transponder) tags in the recreational fishery for Fraser River white sturgeon. The Bayesian approach allows incorporation of empirical estimates of the PIT tag reporting rates and probabilistic estimation of age-class specific mortality rates, catchability coefficients and seasonal movement rates; posterior distributions for these parameters can be used as inputs to an age-structured population dynamics model. This will ultimately be used within a decision analytic framework to facilitate stock rebuilding and develop area-based management tools for the conservation of Fraser River white sturgeon.
title: Usefulness of legal size for the recovery of a European hake stock in a northwestern Mediterranean Bottom trawl fishery
Creators: name: Abella, Alvaro J.
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - W - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.In Viareggio operates one of the most important bottom trawl fleet of the Western Mediterranean. The main target of the mentioned fleet is an ssemblage of species generally living on the continental shelf.
Surface Area and Mean Curvature Algorithm from Composite material in the sea urchin Cidaris rugosa: ordered and disordered micrometre-scale bicontinuous geometries
Creators: name: Jessop, Anna-Lee
name: Millsteed, Allan J
name: Kirkensgaard, Jacob JK
name: Shaw, Jeremy
name: Clode, Peta L
name: Schröder-Turk, Gerd E
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 400302
subject: Biomaterials

description: A method for extracting surface area and mean curvature estimates from binary voxelised data using the Steiner polynomial for parallel bodies
Identification of new pharmacophore against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by multi-fold computational and biochemical techniques
Creators: name: Ullah, Atta
name: Ullah, Saeed
name: Halim, Sobia Ahsan
name: Waqas, Muhammad
name: Ali, Basharat
name: Ataya, Farid S.
name: El-Sabbagh, Nasser M.
name: Batiha, Gaber El-Saber
name: Avula, Satya Kumar
name: Csuk, René
name: Khan, Ajmal
name: Al-Harrasi, Ahmed
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 540

description: COVID-19 appeared as a highly contagious disease after its outbreak in December 2019 by the virus, named SARS-CoV-2. The threat, which originated in Wuhan, China, swiftly became an international emergency. Among different genomic products, spike protein of virus plays a crucial role in the initiation of the infection by binding to the human lung cells, therefore, SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein is a promising therapeutic target. Using a combination of a structure-based virtual screening and biochemical assay, this study seeks possible therapeutic candidates that specifically target the viral spike protein. A database of ~ 850 naturally derived compounds was screened against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to find natural inhibitors. Using virtual screening and inhibitory experiments, we identified acetyl 11-keto-boswellic acid (AKBA) as a promising molecule for spike protein, which encouraged us to scan the rest of AKBA derivatives in our in-house database via 2D-similarity searching. Later 19 compounds with > 85% similarity with AKBA were selected and docked with receptor binding domain (RBD) of spike protein. Those hits declared significant interactions at the RBD interface, best possess and excellent drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics properties with high gastrointestinal absorption (GIA) without toxicity and allergenicity. Our in-silico observations were eventually validated by in vitro bioassay, interestingly, 10 compounds (A3, A4, C3, C6A, C6B, C6C, C6E, C6H, C6I, and C6J) displayed significant inhibitory ability with good percent inhibition (range: > 72–90). The compounds C3 (90.00%), C6E (91.00%), C6C (87.20%), and C6D (86.23%) demonstrated excellent anti-SARS CoV-2 spike protein activities. The docking interaction of high percent inhibition of inhibitor compounds C3 and C6E was confirmed by MD Simulation. In the molecular dynamics simulation, we observed the stable dynamics of spike protein inhibitor complexes and the influence of inhibitor binding on the protein’s conformational arrangements. The binding free energy ΔGTOTAL of C3 (−38.0 ± 0.08 kcal/mol) and C6E (−41.98 ± 0.08 kcal/mol) respectively indicate a strong binding affinity to Spike protein active pocket. These findings demonstrate that these molecules particularly inhibit the function of spike protein and, therefore have the potential to be evaluated as drug candidates against SARS-CoV-2.
Room temperature spin-orbit torque switching induced by a topological insulator
Creators: name: Han, Jiahao
name: Richardella, A.
name: Siddiqui, Saima
name: Finley, Joseph
name: Samarth, N.
name: Liu, Luqiao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent studies on the magneto-transport properties of topological insulators (TI) have attracted great attention due to the rich spin-orbit physics and promising applications in spintronic devices. Particularly the strongly spin-moment coupled electronic states have been extensively pursued to realize efficient spin-orbit torque (SOT) switching. However, so far current-induced magnetic switching with TI has only been observed at cryogenic temperatures. It remains a controversial issue whether the topologically protected electronic states in TI could benefit spintronic applications at room temperature. In this work, we report full SOT switching in a TI/ferromagnet bilayer heterostructure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at room temperature. The low switching current density provides a definitive proof on the high SOT efficiency from TI. The effective spin Hall angle of TI is determined to be several times larger than commonly used heavy metals. Our results demonstrate the robustness of TI as an SOT switching material and provide a direct avenue towards applicable TI-based spintronic devices.
title: Risk factors contributing to the early implant fracture of AVANTA silicone implant for the treatment of MP joint arthroplasty
Creators: name: Iwamoto, Takuji
name: Suzuki, Taku
name: Matsumura, Noboru
name: Nakamura, Masaya
name: Matsumoto, Morio
name: Sato, Kazuki
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: rheumatoid arthritis
subject: arthroplasty
subject: silicone implant
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: Flexible hinge arthroplasty has been the most accepted and widely performed technique for the treatment of MP joints deformities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however, the rate of implant fracture remains considerable. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
title: Study of independent extension of little finger after reconstruction of extensor tendon rupture of ring and little fingers in rheumatoid arthritis
Creators: name: Masuda, Tetsuo
name: Mizuseki, Takaya
name: Suzuki, Osami
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: tmasuda5263
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: The extensor tendon subcutaneous rupture caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most commonly observed in the ring and little finger, and we frequently use the extensor indicis proprius (EIP) transfer in its reconstruction. According to the method, the independence[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
Exploring the effects of disparities on subjective well-being in India
Creators: name: Deb, Shourjya
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: India is home to the second-largest population in the world and records low levels of reported subjective well-being. It has socio-economic, socio-cultural and spatial disparities. This research project studies the variations in reported subjective well-being based on subjective social class, caste identity and the urban-rural gap. The project uses data from the World Values Survey and the Survey on Preference and Satisfaction with Life. While investigating the effect of subjective social class, urban-rural gap and caste on subjective well-being, it also explores the possibility of the indirect effect of caste through mediation. The analysis uses ordinary least squares regressions to examine direct and indirect effects. I find that subjective social class and urban-rural residence are essential predictors of subjective well-being. Individuals who identify themselves as lower-class or middle-class report lower subjective well-being as compared to upper-class individuals. Individuals living in middle-sized cities report the highest subjective well-being followed by those living in the biggest cities in India, while others report lower subjective well-being. While caste identity does not have a direct effect on subjective well-being, income, health status, employment status, and education mediate an indirect effect of caste on subjective well-being. The results indicate that the socio-economic, socio-cultural and spatial disparities in India affect the reported subjective well-being of Indians.
Additional file 7 of Wrist deformity, bother and function following wrist fracture in the elderly
Creators: name: Lawson, Andrew
name: Santhakumar, Partiban
name: Naylor, Justine M.
name: Churches, Tim
name: Frost, Steve
name: Harris, Ian A.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 7. Deformity vs Degree of Bother.
title: Interactions between bottlenose dolphins with trammel nets in the Sardinia Island
Creators: name: López, Bruno Díaz
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - X - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Technologies and data
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.In the Mediterranean Sea, common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) adversely interact with the fisheries, particularly when trammel nets are used. This results in an economic loss to fishermen and incidental catches of dolphins. The first stage to solve the conflict is the evaluation of its nature to describe in which way the presence of trammel nets can influence a bottlenose dolphin population. This is the objective of the project initiated in October 1999 on the North-eastern coast of Sardinia (Italy). Observations were made by experienced researchers in presence and absence of trammel nets. For each group we recorded on an audio tape: date, start and end time, number of bottlenose dolphin adults and calves, water depth and description of behaviours (focal-group sampling method). Observations were made during daylight hours and during the night with night-vision binoculars. Opportunistic video recordings were also made to document and verify behavioural interaction. A total of 496 sightings were carried out in over 1420 hours of research of dolphins during 478 days at sea. In presence of trammel nets: 218 sightings were recorded in 161 days at sea, in absence of trammel nets: 278 sightings were realized in 317 days of research. The presence of bottlenose dolphins in the study area has changed with the presence of trammels nets. School size doesn’t show any variations with the presence of fisheries. The possible competition between fisheries and bottlenose dolphins on the north-eastern coast of Sardinia may produce when target prey for cetaceans and fishermen overlap close to a FAD (Fish Attraction Device).
Historic Bridges: A Heritage at Risk: A Report on a Workshop on the Preservation and Management of Historic Bridges, Washington, D.C. December 3-4, 2003
Creators: name: DeLony, Eric
name: Klein, Terry
Publisher: name: SRI Foundation
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: United States
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/10460/united-states
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Historic Bridges
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3664/historic-bridges
subject: Historic Bridges
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/5234/historic-bridges
subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/6/methodology-theory-or-synthesis
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: In the spirit of stewardship, streamlining, and sound environmental and historic bridge management, the goal of the workshop, held in Washington, D.C. December 3-4, 2003 and funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), was to provide federal and state transportation agencies, Congress, and the interested public with recommendations and solutions on how to preserve this heritage at risk. Specifically, the purpose of the workshop was to articulate and define efficient and economical strategies for historic bridge preservation and management. This report summarizes the issues, initiatives and recommendations that came out of the workshop.
Triangular Decomposition of Matrices in a Domain
Creators: name: Malaschonok, Gennadi
name: Scherbinin, Anton
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Deterministic recursive algorithms for the computation of matrix triangular decompositions with permutations like LU and Bruhat decomposition are presented for the case of commutative domains. This decomposition can be considered as a generalization of LU and Bruhat decompositions, because they both may be easily obtained from this triangular decomposition. Algorithms have the same complexity as the algorithm of matrix multiplication.
title: Total wrist arthroplasty in rheumatoid and post traumatic wrist: long term follow-up
Creators: name: Pfanner, Sandra
name: Poggetti, Andrea
name: Munz, Giovanni
name: Giulia, Guidi
name: Ceruso, Massimo
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Total wrist Arthroplasty
subject: Rheumatoid and post traumatic wrist
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: To report the long-term follow-up outcomes of 43 total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) in rheumatoid and post traumatic wrists. Methods: From 2003 to 2018 8 men and 35 women, aged 32 to 74 (mean 62) years underwent 43 total wrist arthroplasties for rheumatoid arthritis (n=29)[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
Real-time Teaching Cues for Automated Surgical Coaching
Creators: name: Malpani, Anand
name: Vedula, S. Swaroop
name: Lin, Henry C.
name: Hager, Gregory D.
name: Taylor, Russell H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: With introduction of new technologies in the operating room like the da Vinci Surgical System, training surgeons to use them effectively and efficiently is crucial in the delivery of better patient care. Coaching by an expert surgeon is effective in teaching relevant technical skills, but current methods to deliver effective coaching are limited and not scalable. We present a virtual reality simulation-based framework for automated virtual coaching in surgical education. We implement our framework within the da Vinci Skills Simulator. We provide three coaching modes ranging from a hands-on teacher (continuous guidance) to a handsoff guide (assistance upon request). We present six teaching cues targeted at critical learning elements of a needle passing task, which are shown to the user based on the coaching mode. These cues are graphical overlays which guide the user, inform them about sub-par performance, and show relevant video demonstrations. We evaluated our framework in a pilot randomized controlled trial with 16 subjects in each arm. In a post-study questionnaire, participants reported high comprehension of feedback, and perceived improvement in performance. After three practice repetitions of the task, the control arm (independent learning) showed better motion efficiency whereas the experimental arm (received real-time coaching) had better performance of learning elements (as per the ACS Resident Skills Curriculum). We observed statistically higher improvement in the experimental group based on one of the metrics (related to needle grasp orientation). In conclusion, we developed an automated coach that provides real-time cues for surgical training and demonstrated its feasibility.
title: Interposition arthroplasty with the Amandys pyrocarbon implant in rheumatoid wrist
Creators: name: Lestienne, Victor
name: Bellemère, Philippe
name: Loubersac, Thierry
name: Kerjean, Yves
name: Gaisne, Etienne
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: wrist
subject: rheumatoid arthritis
subject: arthroplasty
subject: implant
subject: pyrocarbon
subject: interposition
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: Management of the pancarpal arthritis in rheumatoid wrist is controversial. The most common treatment is total wrist fusion, but total wrist replacement offers a motion-preserving alternative. The purpose of this study is to present the results of the interposition arthroplasty[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
title: Australian Burden of Disease Study
titleType: Other
title: Impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publisher: name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Year: 2019
Subjects: Burden of Disease

description: This report analyses the impact of more than 200 diseases and injuries in terms of living with illness (non-fatal burden) and premature death (fatal burden).
title: A voluntary logbook scheme as a method of monitoring the by-catch of seals in Swedish coastal fisheries
Creators: name: Lunneryd, S. G.
name: Hemmingsson, M.
name: Tärnlund, S.
name: Fjälling, A.
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - X - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Technologies and data
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Monitoring by-catches of marine mammals in fisheries is notoriously difficult. An alternative to observer programs or direct interviews with fishermen could be a detailed logbook system. In 1997 such a system was launched by the Swedish Fisheries Board, whereby fishermen were contracted to keep a detailed daily log of fish catches, seal disturbance (damage to gear and to fish and catch losses) and by-caught seals. In total, nearly 38,000 fishing records have been collected to date from a participating group of over 100 fishermen. The fishermen are compensated for their trouble with a small payment. To ensure that the information is properly recorded, all fishermen are contacted personally on a regular basis, and their entries are checked during site visits and by statistical means. In 2004, 22 grey seals, 4 ringed seals and 15 harbour seals were reported by-caught. The fishing effort represented by the participants in the logbook scheme is approximately 5 % of the total fishing effort in the Swedish coastal fisheries. These figures indicate that the total by-catch of seals in the Swedish fishing industry would be in the region of 900 animals annually. This figure tallies closely with the results from a telephone survey of 220 randomly selected fishermen in 2002. From that it was estimated that over 400 grey seals and harbour seals and 50 ringed seals were by-caught during the year 2001. By-catches as a relative proportion of the seal populations seem to be decreasing.
MOESM2 of Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of adult renal cell carcinoma associated with Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusion: comparison with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and papillary renal cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Wei, Shuping
name: Tian, Fuli
name: Xia, Qiuyuan
name: Huang, Pengfei
name: Zhang, Yidan
name: Xia, Zhichao
name: Wu, Min
name: Yang, Bin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Virology

description: Additional file 2. The interreader agreement of conventional US and CEUS features in the three subtypes of RCC for Reader 1 and Reader 2. The weighted kappa value that interprets the concordance between the interobserver agreement for these US and CEUS features ranged from 0.61 to 0.89.
title: Functional and radiographic assessment in rheumatoid patients submitted to total wrist arthroplasty – 4 years of follow up
Creators: name: Teixeira Mota, Pedro
name: Rodrigues, Cláudia
name: Ribau, Ana
name: Trigueiros, Miguel
name: Silva, César
name: Pereira, Alexandre
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: The purpose of our study is to determine clinical and functional outcomes and analyze radiological evolution of total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) in patients with rheumatoid wrists, with a minimal follow up of 4 years. Methods: We performed a retrospective study and [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
Including surface ligand effects in continuum elastic models of nanocrystal vibrations
Creators: name: Lee, Elizabeth M. Y.
name: Mork, A. Jolene
name: Willard, Adam P.
name: Tisdale, William A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The measured low frequency vibrational energies of some quantum dots (QDs) deviate from the predictions of traditional elastic continuum models. Recent experiments have revealed that these deviations can be tuned by changing the ligands that passivate the QD surface. This observation has led to speculation that these deviations are due to a mass-loading effect of the surface ligands. In this article, we address this speculation by formulating a continuum elastic theory that includes the mass-loading effects of the surface ligands. We demonstrate that this model is capable of accurately reproducing the $l = 0$ phonon energy across variety of different QD samples, including cores with different ligand identities and epitaxially grown CdSe/CdS core/shell heterostructures. We highlight that our model performs well even in the small QD regime, where traditional elastic continuum models are especially prone to failure. Furthermore, we show that our model combined with Raman measurements can be used to infer the elastic properties of surface bound ligands, such as sound velocities and elastic moduli, that are otherwise challenging.
description: 9 pages, 5 figures, Supplementary Material document can be provided upon request
Differences in physical activity, sedentary behavior, health-related physical performance indices and academic achievement : a comparative study of normal-weight and obese children in Qatar
Creators: name: Hermassi, Souhail
name: Ketelhut, Sascha
name: Konukman, Ferman
name: Ayari, Mohammed Ali
name: Al-Marri, Senaid
name: Al Rawahi, Nasser
name: Bouhafs, El Ghali
name: Nigg, Claudio R.
name: Schwesig, René
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: The relationship between physical activity (PA), health-related physical performance (PP), and academic achievement (AA) plays an important role in childhood. This study examined the differences in PA, sedentary behavior, health-related PP, maturity status, and AA between normal-weight and obese school children in Qatar. Methods: Eighty schoolchildren were recruited (age: 12.1 ± 0.6 years). Based on age-specific BMI percentiles, the children were classified as normal weight (n = 40) or obese (n = 40). Moore’s equations were used to estimate their maturity status (PHV). The measurements encompassed anthropometric data as well as PP tests (medicine ball throw, postural stability, handgrip strength). AA was assessed by reviewing school records for grade point average in Mathematics, Science, and Arabic courses. The total amount of time spent participating in PA each week was calculated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form. Results: Handgrip strength was the only parameter that showed a relevant group difference (p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.15; normal weight: 19.7 ± 3.46 N; obese: 21.7 ± 2.80 N). We found only one moderate correlation between PHV and handgrip strength (r = 0.59). Conclusions: The findings suggest that obesity status alone might not serve as a sufficient predictor of AA in school or PA levels.
The impact of the educational opportunity fund program on first-generation Latino student retention: a mixed methods approach
Creators: name: Roman, Yosmeriz
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: The continuous growth of the Latino population poses significant challenges for the country as the level of education for Latinos is significantly lower than their white counterparts. An increase in Latino student retention rates in higher education can combat poverty among Latino communities and ultimately impact the country, provided a higher portion of the population is educated. Using a triangulation approach, the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program is reviewed to test its effectiveness retaining first-generation Latino students in colleges. First-generation Latino student retention from 2007 to 2017 was evaluated at three universities in New Jersey using a descriptive analysis, including chi-squared tests and an analysis of variance among the three universities, a statistical analysis of original survey data, and a logistic regression model of both descriptive and survey results. This research found that first-generation Latinos in the EOF program were retained at higher rates than first-generation Latinos not in the EOF program. However, high school GPA is the highest pre-college predictor of retention among first-generation Latinos and, ultimately, the largest motivators for persistence in college were having family, mentorship, and a community/friends.
Fundamentals of optical non-reciprocity based on optomechanical coupling
Creators: name: Miri, Mohammad-Ali
name: Ruesink, Freek
name: Verhagen, Ewold
name: Alù, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Optical isolation, non-reciprocal phase transmission and topological phases for light based on synthetic gauge fields have been raising significant interest in the recent literature. Cavity-optomechanical systems that involve two optical modes coupled to a common mechanical mode form an ideal platform to realize these effects, providing the basis for various recent demonstrations of optomechanically induced non-reciprocal light transmission. Here, we establish a unifying theoretical framework to analyze optical non-reciprocity and breaking of time-reversal symmetry in multimode optomechanical systems. We highlight two general scenarios to achieve isolation, relying on either optical or mechanical losses. Depending on the loss mechanism, our theory defines the ultimate requirements for optimal isolation and the available operational bandwidth in these systems. We also analyze the effect of sideband resolution on the performance of optomechanical isolators, highlighting the fact that non-reciprocity can be preserved even in the unresolved sideband regime. Our results provide general insights into a broad class of parametrically modulated non-reciprocal devices, paving the way towards optimal non-reciprocal systems for low-noise integrated nanophotonics.
description: 42 pages, 15 figures
Characteristics of ferroelectric-ferroelastic domains in N{é}el-type skyrmion host GaV$_4$S$_8$
Creators: name: Butykai, Ádám
name: Bordács, Sándor
name: Kézsmárki, István
name: Tsurkan, Vladimir
name: Loidl, Alois
name: Döring, Jonathan
name: Milde, Peter
name: Kehr, Susanne C.
name: Eng, Lukas M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: GaV$_4$S$_8$ is a multiferroic semiconductor hosting N{é}el-type magnetic skyrmions dressed with electric polarization. At T$_s$ = 42K, the compound undergoes a structural phase transition of weakly first-order, from a non-centrosymmetric cubic phase at high temperatures to a polar rhombohedral structure at low temperatures. Below T$_s$, ferroelectric domains are formed with the electric polarization pointing along any of the four $\left< 111 \right>$ axes. Although in this material the size and the shape of the ferroelectric-ferroelastic domains may act as important limiting factors in the formation of the N{é}el-type skyrmion lattice emerging below T$_C$=13\:K, the characteristics of polar domains in GaV$_4$S$_8$ have not been studied yet. Here, we report on the inspection of the local-scale ferroelectric domain distribution in rhombohedral GaV$_4$S$_8$ using low-temperature piezoresponse force microscopy. We observed mechanically and electrically compatible lamellar domain patterns, where the lamellae are aligned parallel to the (100)-type planes with a typical spacing between 100 nm-1.2 $μ$m. We expect that the control of ferroelectric domain size in polar skyrmion hosts can be exploited for the spatial confinement and manupulation of N{é}el-type skyrmions.
title: Design of an Interactive Acoustic Deterrent to prevent by-catch of cetaceans in pelagic trawl fisheries
Creators: name: Ceurstemont, Edmund
name: Rihan, Dominic
Publisher: name: ASC 2005 - X - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Technologies and data
Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Incidental catches of cetaceans have been reported in several EU pelagic trawl fisheries and are felt to have a significant impact on cetacean populations. Dolphins have been observed deliberately entering trawls to feed, generally exiting the trawl without being caught. However, entrapment can occur and when it does it can effect many animals at once. Efforts have been made to eradicate the problem by adapting passive acoustic deterrents ('Pingers'), originally developed for use on static gears, but with only limited success due largely to the acoustic noise generated by the vessels and gear used in the fisheries as well as the large size of pelagic trawls. As part of research under an EU funded project, a more intelligent acoustic deterrent system has been designed as a simpler solution to the problem of cetacean by-catch in pelagic fisheries. The interactive unit developed has the benefit of being silent until the detection of echo-location activity from dolphins. When this is detected the unit is triggered and instantaneously outputs a sound based on the wide band signals, which have been shown to be very effective at displacing harbour porpoises in the vicinity of gillnets. This serves two purposes, firstly to mask the echolocation returns to the animal, thus preventing foraging, and secondly warn off dolphins thus preventing them entering the trawl to begin with. Studies have been carried out into associated trawl noise, and as a consequence of these preliminary experiments, the unit has been developed to cope with the many noise sources present within a trawl net. The interactive unit has to apply advanced recognition algorithms to the signals received to discriminate between background noise / boat sonar activity and true echo-location activity from dolphins before firing. Initial tests to prove the units ability to distinguish echo location activity from noise have been conducted on captive animals in the dolphinarium, at Kolmarden Wild Animal Park, Sweden. Full interactive experiments with wild dolphins in the Shannon Estuary are planned, followed by extensive trials onboard commercial fishing vessels during the albacore tuna fishing season in late summer.
title: Ulnar head prosthesis in rheumatoid arthritis
Creators: name: Messina, Jane C.
name: Boniforti, Barbara
name: Torretta, Ferruccio
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: Ulnar head implants are indicated in post-traumatic arthritis of DRUJ, failure of previous operations (Bowers, Sauvé-Kapandji, Darrach), tumor resection. This technique is also indicated in inflammatory arthritis with pain at DRUJ or limitation of pronosupination[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
Designing for ethnocultural empathy: critical literacy and intergroup contact in ELA
Creators: name: Chopra, Kanika
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: The absence of diverse perspectives, coupled with a Eurocentric lens of analyzing history and literature, substantially limits opportunities for dialogue about race, culture, and experience (Bondi, 2012; Chapman, 2013; Schieble, 2012). As a result, White students often fail to see race as a construct with tremendous social and political implications (Chapman, 2013; Flynn, 2012; McIntosh, 1998). A lack of understanding about the intersection of power and identity can curtail White students’ empathy for racial and ethnic minorities (Chapman, 2013; McClain, 2008; Pope-Davis & Ottavi, 1994). Though there is ample evidence to support that increased contact with outgroup members increases ethnocultural empathy (Allport, 1954; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2000; Pettigrew, Tropp, Wagner, & Christ, 2011), creating authentic opportunities for this kind of contact in predominantly White spaces is often met with reluctance and resistance (Chapman, 2013; Flynn, 2012; Linder, 2015; McClain, 2008). Both this research and this intervention design are built on a body of literature that underscores the importance of dialogue, intergroup contact, and critical literacy for the development of ethnocultural empathy. The purpose of this design-based research study was twofold: (a) to understand whether an eight-week intervention (centered on dialogue, intergroup contact, and critical literacy) increased ethnocultural empathy among 10th-grade students (n=41), and (b) to discern the mediating processes that contributed to and limited the development of ethnocultural empathy. A paired samples t-test suggests that students’ increase in ethnocultural empathy was statistically significant. A thematic analysis of reflection logs revealed four mediating processes that contributed to the development of ethnocultural empathy: (a) understanding diverse experiences and appreciating culture, (b) awareness of bias and privilege, (c) foregrounding counter narratives and taking perspective, and (d) valuing inclusivity and social justice activism. Two additional themes emerged as limitations to the development of ethnocultural empathy: (e) passivity that reinforces the status quo and (f) national and self-preservation. These findings highlight the value of authentic intergroup contact, particularly that which is driven by collaborative co-constructions of reality. Not only does this study provide guidelines for designing instruction, but it also offers a model that clarifies the relationship among theories, embodiments, mediating processes, and outcomes.
title: Ten-year follow-up results of rheumatoid wrist surgery without prosthesis
Creators: name: Abe, Asami
name: Ishikawa, Hajime
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Rheumatoid Arthritis
subject: Wrist
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: With the advent of biological therapy, an early diagnosis and early treatment with tight control have become increasingly important for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Many patients with RA can live a normal life without joint deformity. With the more widespread[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)
A Spiral Spin State with Open Boundary Conditions in a Magnetic Field
Creators: name: Fishman, Randy S.
name: Okamoto, Satoshi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In order to model a spiral spin state in a thin film, we study a classical Heisenberg model with open boundary conditions. With magnetic field applied in the plane of the film, the spin state becomes ferromagnetic above a critical field that increases with thickness $N$. For a given $N$, the spiral passes through states with $n= n_0$ up to 0 complete periods in steps of 1. These numerical results agree with earlier analytic results in the continuum limit and help explain the susceptibility jumps observed in thin films.
title: Revisiting “Sandwich” Plating of AO Type C3 Distal Radius Fractures – Our Friend or Foe? A Case Series
Creators: name: Liew, Siew Khei
name: Abdul Samad, Ikhwan
name: Arumugam, Manohar
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Double plating
subject: Sandwich plating
subject: distal radius fractures
subject: combined dorsal and volar plating
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Objectives/Interrogation: In complex distal radius fractures, combined volar and dorsal plating has been a less favourable option historically to many due to its complications. Our goal was to evaluate radiological and functional outcome of combined dorsal and volar "sandwich" plating[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)