cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF COMPLICATIONS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT ALOEI SABOE HOSPITAL, GORONTALO CITY
Creators: name: Gladis A. Ismail
name: Nur Nasry Noor
name: Andi Zulkifli
name: Ridwan Amiruddin
name: Nurhaedar Jafar
name: M. Tahir Abdullah
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Determinants, Complications, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.

description: Abstract

Context/Background: Based on the 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health regarding Diabetes Mellitus, the national prevalence of DM is 2% and the prevalence rate of DM in Gorontalo Province is above the national average of 2.60%. Aims/Objectives: This study aims to analyse the determinants that are risk factors for complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: This research uses a case control study design with a total sample size of 154 consisting of 77 cases and 77 controls selected by systematic random sampling method. Data analysis was carried out using Stat version 14 program. Results: The results showed that the determinants that became risk factors for complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were length of suffering (OR=2.206; 95%CI = 1.102- 4.430), drug compliance (OR=2.604; 95%CI = 1.292-5.268) and self-care behaviour (OR=2.324; 95%CI = 1.160- 4.671). The results of logistic regression analysis showed that length of suffering was the main determinant of the incidence of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Conclusions: Increased health promotion, especially related to the determinants of DM complications, is needed to reduce the incidence of DM complications.
Pure Gauge Configurations and Tachyon Solutions to String Field Theories Equations of Motion
Creators: name: Aref'eva, I. Ya.
name: Gorbachev, R. V.
name: Grigoryev, D. A.
name: Khromov, P. N.
name: Maltsev, M. V.
name: Medvedev, P. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In constructions of analytical solutions to open string field theories pure gauge configurations parameterized by wedge states play an essential role. These pure gauge configurations are constructed as perturbation expansions and to guaranty that these configurations are asymptotical solutions to equations of motions one needs to study convergence of the perturbation expansions. We demonstrate that for the large parameter of the perturbation expansion these pure gauge truncated configurations give divergent contributions to the equation of motion on the subspace of the wedge states. We perform this demonstration numerically for the pure gauge configurations related to tachyon solutions for the bosonic and the NS fermionic SFT. By the numerical calculations we also show that the perturbation expansions are cured by adding extra terms. These terms are nothing but the terms necessary to make valued the Sen conjectures.
description: 30 pages, 9 figures, references added and conclusion extended
title: Effectiveness of Grid Systems for Pheromone-Trapping Sparse Gypsy Moth Populations in Mountainous Terrain in the Intermountain West
Creators: name: Keyes, Colleen
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: Two field experiments determined an effective intertrap distance (ITD) for early detection and delimitation sparse gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae, Lymantria dispar L.) populations in mountainous terrain. This study found that current Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service trapping guidelines are not sufficient for early detection of small gypsy moth populations in mountainous terrain. Detection trapping in mountainous terrain should have an ITD of not more than 804 m. Delimiting trapping should use a grid design with an ITD of 152 m.
A related study determined natural adult male mortality in the climate of the intermountain West, which includes Utah, Nevada, western Wyoming, and southern Idaho. An interaction was found between mortality, temperature, and humidity. During high temperatures, most mortality occurred on the second day. When lower temperatures prevailed, the largest percent mortality occurred on the third or fourth day.
title: Valoración de la reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial mediante tomografía computarizada 3D en diferentes grados de flexión.
Creators: name: Ramírez Fuentes, Cristina
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: CT
subject: Musculoskeletal system

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
Bibliografía
description: Objetivo docente:
Conocer la localización anatómica del punto de inserción femoral y el cambio del patrón de longitud de la plastia del ligamento patelofemoral medial (LPFM) mediante reconstrucciones 3D de Tomografía computarizada (TC 3D) a diferentes ángulos...
Photoluminescence sidebands of carbon nanotubes below the bright singlet excitonic levels: Coupling between dark excitons and K-point phonons
Creators: name: Murakami, Yoichi
name: Lu, Benjamin
name: Kazaoui, Said
name: Minami, Nobutsugu
name: Okubo, Tatsuya
name: Maruyama, Shigeo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We performed detailed photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy studies of three different types of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by using samples that contain essentially only one chiral type of SWNT, (6,5), (7,5), or (10,5). The observed PL spectra unambiguously show the existence of an emission sideband at ~ 145 meV below the lowest singlet excitonic (E11) level, whose identity and origin are now under debate. We find that the energy separation between the E11 level and the sideband is almost independent of the SWNT diameter. Based on this, we ascribe the origin of the observed sideband to coupling between K-point LO phonons and dipole-forbidden dark excitons, as recently suggested based on the measurement of (6,5) SWNTs.
title: Resonancia magnética del carcinoma rectal: claves para la estadificación correcta y utilidad de los avances técnicos recientes
Creators: name: Méndez Diaz, Cristina
Publisher: name: Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Pelvis
subject: Colon
subject: Oncology
subject: MR
subject: Neoplasia

description: Objetivo docente
Revisión del tema
Conclusiones
Bibliografía
description: Objetivo docente:
Presentar el protocolo y la planificación óptima de los estudios de RM en la estadificación local del carcinoma de recto. Identificar las referencias anatómicas fundamentales. Conocer la utilidad de los últimos avances técnicos y las...
Individuation in Nnedi-Okorafor Mbachu's Zahrah the Windseeker
Creators: name: Dr. Chibuzo Onunkwo
name: Dr. Chigbu Andrew Chigbu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Archetype, Individuation, Shadow, C.G. Jung, Nnedi Okorafor - Mbachu.

description: Abstract

This paper investigates the idea of individuation as conceptualized by C.G.Jung and the archetypes associated with it in Zahrah the Windseeker. Individuation, according to Jung, is a natural process of transformation that takes place in the life of an individual, and each stage of individuation is associated with an archetype that is characterized by specific features. The archetypes of individuation as identified by Jung are as follows: the shadow, the anima and the animus, the wise old man and the wise old woman, and the Self. The investigation will interrogate certain aspects of the novel to determine to what extent it conforms to Jung’s theory of individuation. The paper concludes that Nnedi-Okorafor Mbachu’s Zahrah the Windseeker is not only a speculative fiction but a textual paradigm of Jung’s psychotherapeutic theory of individuation.
title: Three Essays on the Economics of Controlling Mobile-Source Episodic Air Pollution
Creators: name: Acharya, Ramjee
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2018

description: Cache County and the Wasatch Front, Utah have persistently experienced some of the nation’s worst air quality over the past decade. Elevated PM2.5 concentrations during wintertime “red air day” episodes frequently exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). We investigate the possible effects of two different economic policies in controlling these regional problems. Adapting a model originally developed to calculate the social investment necessary to control nationwide disease outbreaks, we estimate an optimal preventative capital stock (for example, investment in public transportation) of between $4.1 million and $14.1 million to control red air day episodes in Cache County, and $133 million to $1.6 billion dollars to control such episodes in the Wasatch Front. Further, we find that a seasonal gasoline tax rate of roughly $8 per gallon is necessary for policy makers in the Wasatch Front to impose at the pump if their goal is to maintain concentrations below the NAAQS on average during a typical winter-inversion season. This rate is roughly $2 more than the rate calculated for Cache County in a previously published study.
The Sloan Bright Arcs Survey: Four Strongly Lensed Galaxies with Redshift >2
Creators: name: Diehl, H. Thomas
name: Allam, Sahar S.
name: Annis, James
name: Buckley-Geer, Elizabeth J.
name: Frieman, Joshua A.
name: Kubik, Donna
name: Kubo, Jeffrey M.
name: Lin, Huan
name: Tucker, Douglas
name: West, Anderson
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the discovery of four very bright, strongly-lensed galaxies found via systematic searches for arcs in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 and 6. These were followed-up with spectroscopy and imaging data from the Astrophysical Research Consortium 3.5m telescope at Apache Point Observatory and found to have redshift $z>2.0$. With isophotal magnitudes $r = 19.2 - 20.4$ and $3\arcsec$-diameter magnitudes $r = 20.0 - 20.6$, these systems are some of the brightest and highest surface brightness lensed galaxies known in this redshift range. In addition to the magnitudes and redshifts, we present estimates of the Einstein radii, which range from $5.0 \arcsec$ to $12.7 \arcsec$, and use those to derive the enclosed masses of the lensing galaxies.
title: Hazard Perception and Preparation by Cross-Country Skiers in Utah
Creators: name: Kobe, Kevin J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1991

description: This thesis examined how cross-country skiers perceive and prepare for winter hazards. A self-completion questionnaire was administered to cross-country skiers in northern Utah. The questions on the questionnaire were designed to explore the relationships that affect how skiers perceive and prepare for winter hazards. Additionally, the situation where skiers put themselves at risk due to lack of information as opposed to skiers placing themselves at risk through the desire to confront nature's dangers was explored. Variables that were contained in these relationships were correlated and the degree of correlation was measured.
Those that sought information on the day surveyed were more likely to perceive and prepare for winter hazards than those that didn't seek information. Additionally, experienced skiers were more likely to perceive and prepare for winter hazards. However, experienced skiers were more likely to be involved in other risk recreation activities and to consider risk important in their ski experience than less experienced skiers.
Skiers that believed skiing to be central to their life interests were more likely to seek avalanche hazard information and be more prepared than those that didn't seek avalanche information.
Results suggest more research is needed to determine the most effective techniques of disseminating hazard information to cross-country skiers. Moreover, different survey techniques, such as naturalistic inquiries, should be used to extract hazard perception and preparation information from skiers.
Reducing Data Complexity using Autoencoders with Class-informed Loss Functions
Creators: name: Charte, David
name: Charte, Francisco
name: Herrera, Francisco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: I.2.6; I.5.1
subject: 68T07

description: Available data in machine learning applications is becoming increasingly complex, due to higher dimensionality and difficult classes. There exists a wide variety of approaches to measuring complexity of labeled data, according to class overlap, separability or boundary shapes, as well as group morphology. Many techniques can transform the data in order to find better features, but few focus on specifically reducing data complexity. Most data transformation methods mainly treat the dimensionality aspect, leaving aside the available information within class labels which can be useful when classes are somehow complex. This paper proposes an autoencoder-based approach to complexity reduction, using class labels in order to inform the loss function about the adequacy of the generated variables. This leads to three different new feature learners, Scorer, Skaler and Slicer. They are based on Fisher's discriminant ratio, the Kullback-Leibler divergence and least-squares support vector machines, respectively. They can be applied as a preprocessing stage for a binary classification problem. A thorough experimentation across a collection of 27 datasets and a range of complexity and classification metrics shows that class-informed autoencoders perform better than 4 other popular unsupervised feature extraction techniques, especially when the final objective is using the data for a classification task.
description: This paper has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
EXPLORING BRAND CONFUSION THROUGH HOTEL ADVERTS
Creators: name: Christou, Evangelos
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2013

description: Brand confusion takes place when a person views an advertisement for a particular brand as a communication about a different brand. The purpose of this study is to investigate the problem of brand confusion in advertising and more specifically, to study into more depth some of the parameters that lead to brand confusion in print advertising of international hotel-chains. This study was conducted in 127 men and women, and based on 17 international hotel-chain advertisements. Respondents were selected through quota sampling, using age and education as variables. Consumer characteristics and the dependent variable ‘brand confusion’ were measured through a questionnaire completed during interview, while print advertisements were presented followed by a set of questions containing measures of the attitude towards the advertisement. The purpose of this study was to explore the issue of brand confusion in advertising of international hotel chains, a topic never surveyed in the past. This study was limited to a specific product category (international hotel chains), hence practical implications should be formulated with caution. Nevertheless, the following suggestions seem to be valid: The affective reaction to hotel advertisement is very important; advertisement likeability leads to less hotel brand confusion; hotel advertisements should be distinctive and not too information dense; building awareness, loyalty and involvement reduce brand confusion.
description: tourismos, Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)
title: Associations of Armillaria Root Disease in Jack Pine with Arceuthobium Americanum
Creators: name: Hebertson, Elizabeth G.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1995

description: Relationships between jack pine dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm.) and Armillaria root disease (Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink) were examined to determine how these two disease agents contribute to jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) decline and mortality in the Belair Provincial Forest, Manitoba, Canada. The incidence and extent of Armillaria root disease was strongly related to tree vigor. Dwarf mistletoe infection did not affect either the incidence of Armillaria or the mean percentage of root system colonization within vigorous, declining, and dead classes of trees. However, field observations and other analyses indicate that dwarf mistletoe was primary responsible for jack pine decline and mortality. In dwarf mistletoe mortality centers, Armillaria appeared to act opportunistically, extensively colonizing only the stressed trees. Analysis of distributions of percent Armillaria colonization revealed that rapid root system colonization occurred just prior to, or at the time of tree death.
A Duality For The S Matrix
Creators: name: Arkani-Hamed, Nima
name: Cachazo, Freddy
name: Cheung, Clifford
name: Kaplan, Jared
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a dual formulation for the S Matrix of N = 4 SYM. The dual provides a basis for the "leading singularities" of scattering amplitudes to all orders in perturbation theory, which are sharply defined, IR safe data that uniquely determine the full amplitudes at tree level and 1-loop, and are conjectured to do so at all loop orders. The scattering amplitude for n particles in the sector with k negative helicity gluons is associated with a simple integral over the space of k planes in n dimensions, with the action of parity and cyclic symmetries manifest. The residues of the integrand compute a basis for the leading singularities. A given leading singularity is associated with a particular choice of integration contour, which we explicitly identify at tree level and 1-loop for all NMHV amplitudes as well as the 8 particle NNMHV amplitude. We also identify a number of 2-loop leading singularities for up to 8 particles. There are a large number of relations among residues which follow from the multi-variable generalization of Cauchy's theorem known as the "global residue theorem". These relations imply highly non-trivial identities guaranteeing the equivalence of many different representations of the same amplitude. They also enforce the cancellation of non-local poles as well as consistent infrared structure at loop level. Our conjecture connects the physics of scattering amplitudes to a particular subvariety in a Grassmannian; space-time locality is reflected in the topological properties of this space.
description: 77 pages, 19 figures
title: Lodgepole Pine Susceptibility Rating of Mountain Pine Beetle Through the Use of a Density Management Diagram
Creators: name: Anhold, John Albert
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1986

description: Ninety-four unmanaged lodgepole pine stands were examined to evaluate the relationship between stand density and susceptibility to mountain pine beetle attack. Sample included stands from a broad geographical range in the western United States.
Beetle population trends were not significantly related to variation in stand density as measured by stand density index (SDI). The percentage of trees killed per acre by the mountain pine beetle in stands with greater than eighty percent lodgepole pine did vary significantly with changes in SDI. From these data three SDI zones were identified: 1) stands with SDI's of less than 125 showed low potential for attack, 2) stands between 125 and 250 SDI showed much greater levels of tree mortality, gradually decreasing toward the 250 SDI, 3) tree mortality decreased in stands as density increased beyond the 250 SDI value.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USING MANADO LANGUAGE VIDEOS AND SONGS AS EFFORTS TO INCREASE CHILDREN'S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT ANTICIPATING SEXUAL ABUSE
Creators: name: Tati Setyawati Ponidjan
name: Dorce Sisfiani Sarimin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Educational, Videos and Songs Language in Manado, Knowledge and Attitudes, Children.

description: Abstract

The latest data in Indonesia shows an increasing incidence of child sexual abuse in the last decade. The impact of sexual abuse can cause developmental disorders due to psychological trauma such as shame, fear, depression and physical injury, pain and infection. So far, the preventive effort from sexual crimes in elementary schools is by providing education, which generally uses leaflet media. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of educational programs using the Manado language video song on the knowledge and attitudes of school age children in anticipating sexual abuse. The research design was a quasi experiment pre-post test nonequivalent control group with an educational program in the intervention group using videos and songs in Manado with 36 respondents and 36 respondents in the control group using leaflet media. Measurement of knowledge and attitudes using a questionnaire. The results showed that there were differences in the mean knowledge and attitudes of school-age children who were given an educational program about anticipating sexual abuse using the Manado language song video, which was higher and significantly different when compared to the mean knowledge and attitudes of school-age children after being given an educational program using leaflets (p value = 0.000 at α = 0.05). The use of educational videos and songs in Manado is recommended to increase children's motivation and interest in learning so that they can increase children's knowledge and attitudes.
The inlet vortex as a source of tonal rotor noise
Creators: name: Leggat, Lennox John
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: The thesis describes experimental and mathematical analyses of the noise resulting from the interaction of an axial flow fan with a concentrated inlet vortex. A comparison of results from the two methods reveals the physical phenomena on which the discrete tone noise depends. Vortices were generated with half delta wings mounted in the inlet bell mouth of an axial flow fan. Their properties of vortex strength, core radius, and core axial velocity, deficit were measured in a wind tunnel. The far field spectrum of the fan noise was measured for various combinations of these three parameters, and for different radial positions of vortex entry. An investigation of the origin and effect on the sound levels of naturally occurring inlet vortices was carried out using real time blade pressure measurements and a synchronous display system. The mathematical analysis comprised a linear two dimensional aerodynamic model of a vortex passing through a fan. The characteristics of the blade loading were calculated as a function of the span position and circumferential angle. Levels of overall noise and of the individual discrete tones were calculated. The theoretical dependence of the noise' spectrum on the vortex strength, core radius, and core axial velocity deficit were determined. The variation of sound pressure level with the radial position of vortex entry was also calculated. Comparison of the experimental and theoretical results shows that an artificially generated concentrated inlet vortex increases the overall sound level by as much as eight decibels and some harmonics to a maximum of fourteen decibels, at a typical set of operating conditions. The vortex circulation has the greatest effect on the tone level at the blade pass frequency while the axial velocity deficit exerts more influence on the higher harmonics of the spectrum. Local blade stall caused by large values of core axial velocity deficit is a suspected contributor to the observed pure tone noise at the higher harmonics. A naturally occurring inlet vortex was tracked using the synchronous display system. It was observed to be unsteady in its structure and to move about a preferred position of entry into the fan. Its presence increased the overall far field fan noise by a minimum of three decibels and at the blade pass frequency by 4.5 decibel. No change in sound level occurred at the four significant harmonics of the blade pass frequency.
STOCK-OPTION-BASED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS AND LODGING FIRMS’ RISK-TAKING
Creators: name: Chien, Ming-Che
name: Wen, Min-Ming
name: Yang, Charles
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2013

description: This study investigates the impact of stock-option-based (SOB) executive compensation by lodging industry firms on risk-taking, and whether or not perceptions of the risk firms face affects the design of CEOs’ compensation contracts. The data analyzed include market-based risk measures and executive compensation for 98 firms over the period from 1992 to 2005 (totaling 734 firm- CEO observations). The study examines research questions by using three-stage least squares in estimating a two-equation simultaneous equation system, in which both firm’s risks and compensation structures are endogenous. Risk is measured by total risk and idiosyncratic risk. Results show that contracts with large versus small bonus-option components induce risk-taking and in addition, perceptions of firms’ risk do substantially impact the design of compensation contracts.
description: tourismos, Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)
A skin surface characterization system based on capacitive image analysis
Creators: name: Gherardi, Alessandro <1971>
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2008
Subjects: ING-INF/06 Bioingegneria elettronica e informatica

description: During the last few years, several methods have been proposed in order to study and to
evaluate characteristic properties of the human skin by using non-invasive approaches. Mostly,
these methods cover aspects related to either dermatology, to analyze skin physiology and to
evaluate the effectiveness of medical treatments in skin diseases, or dermocosmetics and
cosmetic science to evaluate, for example, the effectiveness of anti-aging treatments. To these
purposes a routine approach must be followed. Although very accurate and high resolution
measurements can be achieved by using conventional methods, such as optical or mechanical
profilometry for example, their use is quite limited primarily to the high cost of the instrumentation
required, which in turn is usually cumbersome, highlighting some of the limitations for a routine
based analysis.
This thesis aims to investigate the feasibility of a noninvasive skin characterization
system based on the analysis of capacitive images of the skin surface. The system relies on a
CMOS portable capacitive device which gives 50 micron/pixel resolution capacitance map of the
skin micro-relief. In order to extract characteristic features of the skin topography, image analysis
techniques, such as watershed segmentation and wavelet analysis, have been used to detect the
main structures of interest: wrinkles and plateau of the typical micro-relief pattern. In order to
validate the method, the features extracted from a dataset of skin capacitive images acquired
during dermatological examinations of a healthy group of volunteers have been compared with
the age of the subjects involved, showing good correlation with the skin ageing effect. Detailed
analysis of the output of the capacitive sensor compared with optical profilometry of silicone
replica of the same skin area has revealed potentiality and some limitations of this technology.
Also, applications to follow-up studies, as needed to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of
treatments in a routine manner, are discussed.
A multiquark description of the $D_{sJ}(2860)$ and $D_{sJ}(2700)$
Creators: name: Vijande, J.
name: Valcarce, A.
name: Fernandez, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Within a theoretical framework that accounts for all open-charm mesons, including the $D_0^*(2308)$, the $D_{sJ}^*(2317)$ and the $D_{sJ}(2460)$, we analyze the structure and explore possible quantum number assignments for the $D_{sJ}(2860)$ and the $D_{sJ}(2700)$ mesons reported by BABAR and Belle Collaborations. The open-charm sector is properly described if considered as a combination of conventional quark-antiquark states and four--quark components. All negative parity and $2^+$ states can be understood in terms only of $q\bar q$ components, however the description of the $0^+$ and $1^+$ mesons is improved whenever the mixing between two-- and four--quarks configurations is included. We analyze all possible quantum number assignments for the $D_{sJ}(2860)$ in terms of both $c\bar s$ and $cn\bar s\bar n$ configurations. We discuss the role played by the electromagnetic and strong decay widths as basic tools to distinguish among them. The broad structure reported by BABAR near 2.7 GeV is also analyzed.
description: 10 pages, 5 tables
Diet of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and swordfish (Xhipias gladius) in the Adriatic Sea
Creators: name: Ciavaglia, Elisa <1976>
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2011
Subjects: BIO/07 Ecologia

description: The present issue analyses bluefin tuna (Thynnus thunnus) and swordfish (Xiphias glaudis) diet, caught by professional long-line fishing in the middle Adriatic Sea (Pomo pit). These species represent apex predators in pelagic environment that may play key roles in determining food web structure and ecosystem dynamics.
The studies about their feedings habits, based upon stomach contents analysis, are important for the comprehension of biological and ecological interaction. Over the years, many studies have been performed on the diet of tuna and swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea. This research is based on a fairly wide number of analyzed stomach contents, in comparison with the previous ones.
In this work, the analysis of 340 stomach contents of bluefin tuna caught by long-line in the central Adriatic sea confirms in general the opportunistic behaviour of this species. Finding support the hypothesis that Adriatic tuna and swordfish chase their food over a wide bathymetric zone and probably near the surface at night. No indication of food preference respect to size of predator or sample season are found.  It seems that the two species are able to cohabit because their trophic niche are not overlapped, changing during the time and the vertical and horizontal space.
title: A Modern Plague: U.S. Racial and Ethnic Vaccination Disparities During the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Creators: name: Burger, Andrew E.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2018

description: On June 11, 2009 the World Health Organization announced that a novel strain of H1N1 influenza was being classified a Phase 6 pandemic, the highest level of alarm indicating that the disease was present worldwide and its spread was inevitable. While seasonal influenza epidemics occur annually, the 2009 H1N1 strain was the first novel pandemic influenza since the 1968 Hong Kong flu. The 2009 H1N1 pandemic provides a case study of how the U.S. population responded to an emergent and potentially lethal infectious disease. The richness and variety of public health data presents an opportunity to examine predictors of vaccination among men and women from different racial/ethnic groups. Because vaccination is often the most effective way to prevent influenza, it is important to understand the predictors of low vaccination uptake during the H1N1 pandemic to better prepare for future novel outbreaks of influenza.
Through a series of three research papers, my dissertation provides a comprehensive examination of the ways that race, ethnicity and gender affected H1N1 vaccination behavior. Paper 1 explores the diversity of the U.S. Hispanic population by estimating H1N1 vaccination uptake among U.S-born and foreign-born Hispanics. In Paper 2, I shift my focus to H1N1 vaccination disparities between non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks in the U.S. This paper further explores racial disparities in vaccination by examining intersections with gender and analyzing the influence of attitudes and beliefs about the H1N1 vaccine. In Paper 3, I provide a more detailed account of the socioeconomic and attitudinal mechanisms through which race, ethnicity and gender influence H1N1 vaccination. My research confirms large racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccination and identifies mechanisms amenable to policy change that could reduce the disease burden of a future influenza pandemic.
'CAMERUNIS' COOKIES ARE A NUTRITIOUS SNACK THAT CONTAINS A COMBINATION OF MOCAF FLOUR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, AND CINNAMON, WITH A LOW SUGAR CONTENT
Creators: name: Lastmi Wayansari
name: Slamet Iskandar
name: Furaida Khasanah
name: Irianton Aritonang
name: Vera Asti Rahmawati
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Camerunis Cookies, Low-Sugar Snack, Diabetes Mellitus.

description: Abstract

Nutritionists frequently encounter difficulties in offering low-sugar snacks to individuals with diabetes due to their frequent snacking habits. Camerunis cookies are a recent advancement in the realm of culinary snacks, crafted with mocaf flour, brown rice flour, and cinnamon. These ingredients are renowned for their low glycaemic index. The purpose of this study is to alter low-sugar cookies for individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) by including locally sourced ingredients. We employed a Completely Randomised Design (CRD) as our study methodology, seeing it as a genuine experiment. We conducted an experiment where we utilised 4 different procedures and replicated each treatment twice in order to create cookies. We prepared cookies by utilising locally sourced ingredients, specifically mocaf flour, brown rice flour, and cinnamon. Prior to conducting the Kruskal-Wallis test, we perform physical and organoleptic testing on the cookies. The panellists showed a preference for cookies treated with D due to their higher quantities of sugar, fibre, and antioxidants compared to other cookie formulae. Cookies Formula D can be a suitable low-sugar snack for individuals with DM.
INTENTIONS TO BOYCOTT “UNETHICAL” HOTELS: A CONJOINT ANALYSIS
Creators: name: Tilikidou, Irene
name: Delistavrou, Antonia
name: Sarmaniotis, Christos
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2013

description: Presents examination of consumers’ intentions to boycott a hotel due to certain unethical business practices. The orthogonal design of Conjoint Analysis formulated 10 types of hotels based on 4 attributes: environmental damage, unethical labour conditions, price and ownership. The results indicated that almost all respondents declared their intentions to boycott those hotels, which have been accused of both environmental damage and unethical labour practises. Customers, who declared the higher intentions to boycott those hotels, accused solely for environmental damage, are above 34 years of age, employees and retired persons. These customers are influenced by their past boycotting experience and by their intentions to boycott brands “guilty” of financial support to wars and unfair profiting. Customers, who declared the higher intentions to boycott the hotels, accused solely for unfair labour practices, are also above 34 years of age. They would boycott their favourable brands if they were accused for exploitation of workforce.
description: tourismos, Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)
title: Evaluation of Therapeutics for an Enterovirus 71 Infection in an AG129 Mouse Model
Creators: name: Peterson, Christopher
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2018

description: Discovered in 1969 in California, enterovirus 71 (EV-71) is a serious cause of disease in young children. It is one of the major causative agents of hand, food, and mouth disease (HFMD), and can produce neurological complications, such as meningitis, encephalitis, and an acute flaccid paralysis. For serious cases, the fatality rate can be up to 26%, almost exclusively in young children.
While the virus was initially discovered in the United States, it was soon detected in the Eastern hemisphere, causing outbreaks in Europe and Asia. The largest outbreak occurred in Taiwan in 2008, with approximately 490,000 cases and 128 fatalities. However, despite the seriousness of EV-71, there are currently no approved antiviral treatments. Physicians rely on supportive care and the off-label use of a purified antibody mixture, intravenous immunoglobulin, for treatment.
Part of the difficulty in developing antivirals for EV-71 is a lack of drug testing in animal models. Animal testing is a crucial step in drug development, determining which compounds will progress to clinical trials in humans. However, viruses that cause disease in humans do not necessarily cause disease or the same type of disease in animals. As such, viruses often need to be adapted before they can cause disease in their animal hosts. Adaption isn’t always successful and can result in a virus that produces disease that is unlike that seen in humans. Furthermore, some animal models can produce disease only under a strict set of conditions, such as newborn mice. Sometimes these animal model conditions may be impractical for testing potential treatments.
At the Institute for Antiviral Research (IAR), we developed an animal model for EV-71 in four-week-old AG129 mice. AG129 mice lack the alpha, beta, and gamma interferon receptors, making them immunocompromised. Being immunocompromised, these mice are more susceptible to infection, including infection from human viruses. In our model, EV-71 infection produces neurological signs, including a rear-limb paralysis (similar to the paralysis seen children with EV-71). The virus is also lethal in these animals, which provides an observable and consistent baseline for evaluating potential drugs.
We assessed twenty-four potential treatments in our EV-71 model. Two compounds, STF434 and STF1019, provided 30% and 87% protection against mortality. Intravenous immunoglobulin was also examined and found to be about 50% protective against mortality, depending on the dose and time of administration. Intravenous immunoglobulin also reduced inflammatory modulators (cytokines) in the brain and spinal cord. We consider this to be highly relevant, given that inflammation is a serious component of EV-71 infection.
First Tests of the I-BEAT Detector as Primary Monitor for Target Normal Sheath Accelerated Protons
Creators: name: Balling, F.
name: Gerlach, S.
name: Schmidt, A. -K.
name: Bagnoud, V.
name: Hornung, J.
name: Zielbauer, B.
name: Parodi, K.
name: Schreiber, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The properties of laser-accelerated ion bunches are demanding and require development of suitable beam diagnostics. In particular, the short and intense particle bunches with a broad energy spectrum emitted in conjunction with a strong electromagnetic pulse (EMP) are challenging for conventional and well established monitoring systems. An approach based on measuring the acoustic signals of particles depositing their energy in water, referred to as ionoacoustics [https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4905047] was recently developed into Ion-Bunch Energy Acoustic Tracing (I-BEAT)\cite{haffa_i-beat:_2019}. I-BEAT allows online detection of single proton bunches while being cost effective and EMP resistant. A simple water phantom equipped with only one ultrasound transducer positioned on the ion axis allows for reconstructing a rather complex energy spectrum that is typical for (manipulated) laser-accelerated ion bunches. To deduce the lateral bunch properties, additional transducers can be added, for example perpendicular to the ion beam axis. This established setup has been adapted for use closely behind the laser target and tested at the PHELIX laser at GSI. The capability of the system to retrieve information about the broad proton spectrum close to the source despite the harsh conditions has been demonstrated. Future improvements are required, most importantly the increase of dynamic range. Nevertheless, I-BEAT holds promise to evolve into an online diagnostic tool particularly suited for laser-driven source development and optimization at high repetition rates.
title: Comparison of Stimulus Delivery Methods via an iPad to Teach the Expressive Labeling of Action Verbs to Children With Autism
Creators: name: Heaps, Amy M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2018

description: Delays in communication are one of the defining characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Educators have begun using technology to teach students with ASD to label different items. However, more research needs to be conducted with technology (such as iPads and other tablets) to find the most effective teaching procedures. We wanted to find the most effective way to teach children with ASD age-appropriate action verbs, such as drawing and painting. Five preschool-aged students with ASD participated in this study. We taught these participants to label action verbs using pictures and short video clips, to test which method was the most effective. With two of the five participants, we wanted to see if the action verbs we taught as pictures generalized to video clips, and vice versa. With these same two participants, we asked if they remembered all of the verbs two weeks later, to see if the skill maintained. At the end of the study, we conducted an assessment with the participants to see if they preferred learning action verbs with pictures or video clips. The results show that all of the preschoolers with ASD learned to identify verbs both as pictures and video clips.
Additional file 1 of Immune regulation and prognosis indicating ability of a newly constructed multi-genes containing signature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Gui, Ziwei
name: Du, Juan
name: Wu, Nan
name: Shen, Ningning
name: Yang, Zhiqing
name: Yang, Huijun
name: Wang, Xuzhi
name: Zhao, Na
name: Zeng, Zixin
name: Wei, Rong
name: Ma, Wenxia
name: Wang, Chen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Figure 1. Genetic alterations of four hub genes based on cBioPortal dataset. Different types of (A) MMP9, (B) IRF7, (C) NFKB1 and (D) HMOX1 variations including gene amplification, deletion, mutation and structural variants in various human cancers revealed by cBioPortal dataset.
TOURISM PROPERTY ACQUISITION IN SOUTH AFRICA: A DESTINATION MARKETING ANALYSIS
Creators: name: Sotiriadis, Marios
name: Snyman, Adrinet
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2013

description: In the highly competitive environment of the tourism industry it has become increasingly important to attract different market segments. This is probably a more challenging task for South Africa (SA) which is becoming a globally emerging destination. The aim of this paper is to report on a study which explored the main supply-side factors influencing households and individuals in purchasing tourism property in SA. The research findings indicated that the five pull factors are, in order of importance, natural resources, government policy, country’s perception and infrastructure, competitiveness, and economy. The current study allows for a better understanding of the factors that influence the decision of foreigners to invest in tourism properties in SA and indicates the close relationship between tourism property acquisition by foreigners and tourism destination marketing. The findings also suggest that destination marketers should seriously consider this market segment to be incorporated into destination marketing planning and activities.
description: tourismos, Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)
La testimonianza come fonte di conoscenza irriducibile
Creators: name: Neva, Sara <1981>
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2011
Subjects: M-FIL/01 Filosofia teoretica
M-FIL/05 Filosofia e teoria dei linguaggi

description: La testimonianza è riconosciuta in epistemologia come una fonte fondamentale di conoscenza. Meno consenso c’è riguardo lo status epistemico delle credenze formate e intrattenute su base testimoniale: la questione è se la testimonianza fornisca di per sé le ragioni per affidarvisi, o se tali ragioni siano riducibili alla giustificazione fornita da percezione, memoria e ragionamento. 
Il dibattito circa lo status epistemico delle credenze acquisite tramite testimonianza ha dato origine a due linee di pensiero contrapposte: il riduzionismo e l’anti-riduzionismo. 
Secondo gli antiriduzionisti, che si rifanno al pensiero di Thomas Reid, la testimonianza è una fonte basica di giustificazione, alla pari di percezione, memoria e ragionamento. Ciò significa che il soggetto che riceve testimonianza è giustificato a crederne il contenuto in assenza di defeaters rilevanti. 
I riduzionisti, che fanno capo al lavoro di David Hume,  sostengono al contrario che, oltre all’assenza di defeaters rilevanti, per poter credere giustificatamente il contenuto di una testimonianza il soggetto deve essere in possesso di ragioni positive non-testimoniali. Queste ragioni sono normalmente rintracciate in un’induzione che parte dalla memoria dell’osservazione di una generale conformità tra i fatti e le testimonianze, e conclude che un certo tipo di testimone, di circostanza, di contesto, o di contenuto veicolato sono fonti attendibili di informazioni.
La critica principale che viene mossa contro l’antiriduzionismo è che sembra approvare la credulità e l’irresponsabilità epistemica . 
Mostrerò al contrario che la conoscenza testimoniale non sia riducibile ad alcun tipo di inferenza e che la giustificazione che fornisce è in linea con un resoconto del processo che costituisce testimonianza in termini di norme e di committment. Sosterrò una tesi antiriduzionista basata su un resoconto affidabilista della giustificazione che si spiega nei termini dell’esercizio di abilità epistemiche acquisite entro un ambiente epistemico dove le stesse sono profondamente radicate. Un resoconto dell’asserzione nei termini delle norme da cui è regolata mostrerà che la credenza testimoniale è giustificata in virtù della conoscenza che è presupposta dall’asserzione, che della testimonianza è la forma paradigmatica.
PUBLIC SECTOR ALLIANCES IN MARKETING URBAN HERITAGE TOURISM: A POST-COMMUNIST PERSPECTIVE
Creators: name: Hristov, Deyan
name: Petrova, Petia
Publisher: name: tourismos
Year: 2013

description: This paper investigates the current degree of collaboration and partnerships in marketing and promotion bounded by municipal bodies and other public organisations, involved in urban heritage tourism. As the majority of published research projects accentuate on private and mixed stakeholder alliances, this study is important in order to uncover the scope of collaborative activity among public sector organisations. The research approach adopted in this project includes the application of a case study in the heritage town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The findings provide evidence that public organisations need to realise the benefits of mutual marketing and promotion activities created in a local, regional and Internet-based context. The roles of the local airport, urban events, as well as the Internet should be recognised and used as a catalyst of tourism demand.
description: tourismos, Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013)
Infinite dipolar droplet -- a simple theory for the macro-droplet regime
Creators: name: Pal, Sukla
name: Baillie, D.
name: Blakie, P. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we develop a theory for an infinitely long droplet state of a zero temperature dipolar bosonic gas. The infinite droplet theory yields simpler equations to solve for the droplet state and its collective excitations. We explore the behavior of infinite droplets using numerical and variational solutions, and demonstrate that it can provide a quantitative description of large finite droplets of the type produced in experiments. We also consider the axial speed of sound and the thermodynamic limit of a dipolar droplet.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures