jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome Using a Novel In Vivo Turkey Model

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

ABSTRACT Introduction Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is a severe trauma caused by elevated intra-muscle-compartment pressure (ICP). The current standard method for diagnosis is to insert a needle into the muscle sterilely under anesthesia. However, to secure the environment is sometimes not easy and leads to delays in diagnosis. Recently, we have focused on shear wave ultrasound elastography (SWE) as an alternative, which can be done concisely in unclean environment and without anesthesia. We would like to report the usefulness of SWE for ACS diagnosis using 2-pedal walking turkey model recently developed in our lab. Materials and Methods A total of 32 1-year-old Bourbon turkeys were used. 5% solution of chicken albumin was infused continuously into the tibialis cranialis (TC) muscle using IV pump. The ICP was increased stepwise from 0 to 50 mmHg. During the rising of ICP, the correlation between values of SWE (kPa) and ICP (mmHg) was measured. After the ICP reached 50 mmHg, half of the turkeys were maintained at this pressure for 2 hours and the rest for 6 hours. After infusion, a fasciotomy was performed on the half turkey. Half of the turkeys were euthanized after 2 weeks and the rest after 6 weeks. SWE of TC muscle and walking gait data on turkeys using a portable walkway system were measured weekly until euthanasia. At euthanasia, isometric tetanic muscle force (ITF) tests to TC muscle and histological evaluations were performed. Results SWE value (kPa) was highly significantly correlated to the actual ICP (mmHg) (R2 = 0.91). Stance of ACS side leg were significantly extended, and swing of the control side shortened from the second to the third week after ACS in the 6 hours infusion-no-fasciotomy group (P &lt; 0.05*). ITF was significantly reduced mainly in the 6 hours infusion group (P &lt; 0.05*). Histological evaluation revealed that in the 6 hours infusion and 6 weeks survival group, both the muscle fiber and intercellular distances were significantly expanded (P &lt; 0.05). Conclusion SWE seems to be a substitute measure of ICP in diagnosing ACS. With regard to our in vivo ACS model using turkey, survival at 50 mmHg ICP for 6 hours and 6 weeks post ACS would be an appropriate situation.
MINAT POLITIK REMAJA TIONGHOA PEDESAAN

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Youth participation in politics is believed to have a significant and positive impact in the process of democratization.Family, age, and political trust factors are several factors related to adolescent interest in politics. However, teenagers mostly under 17 years old these days have less interest on politics. This study aimed at uncover political interest among Chinese-Indonesian adolescents, particularly those who live in rural area. By using simple survey and quantitative data, this study aims to uncover Chinese youth interest in politics as it relates to several relevant socio-psychological factors. Forty senior high school students who are Chinese descendants from Belinyu, Bangka Island were administered a questionnaire and demographic questions. Quantitative instruments use single-item constructed in collaboration with the Department of Social Psychology, University of Macau, SAR. This study indicates that parents’ political participation and political discussion in the family have significant positive relations with youth interest in politics and political discussion in the family is the strongest predictor. Unlike the two predictors, political trust does not relate to their political interest. These preliminary findings suggest that family may be very influential to civic engagement. Our results contribute to discussion in political psychology research to explain political socialization and political participation. Partisipasi remaja dalam politik diyakini berdampak signifikan dan positif dalam proses demokratisasi. Akan tetapi, saat ini sebagian besar remaja terlebih yang belum berusia 17 tahun kurang memiliki minat dalam politik. Faktor keluarga, usia, dan political trust menjadi beberapa faktor yang berkaitan dengan minat remaja terhadap politik. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk mengungkap ketertarikan terhadap politik di kalangan orang muda Tionghoa dan secara khusus, remaja yang tinggal di pedesaan. Dengan menggunakan survei sederhana dan data kuantitatif, riset ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap minat dalam politik yang berkaitan dengan beberapa faktor sosio-psikologis yang relevan. Empat puluh siswa sekolah lanjutan tingkat atas yang merupakan keturunan Tionghoa di Belinyu, Pulau Bangka diberikan kuesioner dan pertanyaan demografis. Instrumen kuantitatif menggunakan single-item yang dikonstruksi bekerja sama dengan Department of Social Psychology, University of Macau, SAR. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi politik orang tua dan diskusi politik dalam keluarga memiliki hubungan positif dan signifikan dengan minat remaja dalam politik di mana diskusi politik dalam keluarga merupakan prediktor terkuat. Berbeda dengan dua prediktor tersebut, kepercayaan politik tidak terkait dengan minat partisipan terhadap politik. Temuan awal ini menunjukkan bahwa keluarga mungkin berperan terhadap keterlibatan remaja sebagai warga negara. Hasil penelitian ini berkontribusi pada diskusi dalam penelitian psikologi politik untuk menjelaskan sosialisasi politik dan partisipasi politik.
Cardiff Bay Barrage: overview of hydraulic studies

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The assessment and planning of Cardiff Bay Barrage required an extensive programme of hydraulic studies, beginning with a pre-feasibility study leading to the full feasibility study. Following approval of the basic barrage scheme and the award of a design contract more studies were needed to confirm the design criteria and refine certain aspects of the design. The paper gives an overview of the full range of hydraulic studies undertaken by HR Wallingford, including flood routing, water quality, sedimentation and wave studies.
EFFECTS OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ON SYMPTOM SEVERITY AND MEDICATION USE IN CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Slaughter JC, Lumley T, Sheppard L, Koenig JQ, Shapiro GG. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol . 2003;91:346–353

To investigate the short-term effects of ambient air pollution on asthma symptoms and medication use among children with persistent asthma.

A total of 133 children (5–13 years of age) with mild/moderate asthma were studied. The mean duration of asthma was 5.3 years. The children were enrolled from 1 center participating in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study. During the run-in period of the Childhood Asthma Management Program study, before being placed on 1 of the study …
Blocks as geographic discontinuities: The effect of polling place assignment on voting

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

A potential voter must incur a number of costs in order to successfully cast an in-person ballot, including the costs associated with identifying and traveling to a polling place. In order to investigate how these costs affect voting behavior, we introduce two quasi-experimental designs that can be used to study how the political participation of registered voters is affected by differences in the relative distance that registrants must travel to their assigned Election Day polling place and whether their polling place remains at the same location as in a previous election. Our designs make comparisons of registrants who live on the same residential block, but are assigned to vote at different polling places. We find that living farther from a polling place and being assigned to a new polling place reduce in-person Election Day voting, but that registrants largely offset for this by casting more early in-person and mail ballots.
Triticum aestivum L. AGG 938 WHEA

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Plant Genetic Resource.
Taxonomy: Triticum aestivum L.
Common name(s): Wheat
Other names: NEW PUSA 770
Conserved by: Australian Grains Genebank, DEECA (AGG), Australia
Local sample unique identifier: AGG 938 WHEA
Method of creation: Inherited
Date: 2022-09-27
Other identifiers: n/a,CPI 27312, n/a,NS 2559, n/a,SW 4757
Historical: No
Biological status: Advanced or improved cultivar
MLS status: Included
Micromachined Three-Axis Accelerometers and Sensor Readout Electronics

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Miniaturized, MEMS-based, inertial navigation systems are used to track the position of moving objects without an external reference system. Several existing and future applications such as indoor navigation, stability control of vehicles, active prostheses or training aids for sportsmen would benefit from the small size and the low cost of micromachined inertial sensors. The system performance depends on the performance of the inertial components, gyroscopes and accelerometers. Today true navigation with MEMS components is limited to short time periods, typically less than a minute. This thesis focuses on the development of better performing MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes. <p>The design, fabrication and characterisation of micromachined three-axis accelerometers are described. These accelerometers are batch fabricated using silicon technology suitable for low-cost mass production. In contrast to most other monolithic silicon accelerometers slanted-beam accelerometers inherently show direction independent resolution and frequency response. Analytical models are presented that accurately model the sensitivity and the frequency response of the devices from the device geometry, the surrounding atmosphere and the readout circuitry. Different fabrication processes using bulk micromachining are proposed. Measurements on fabricated accelerometers over a wide range of temperatures, pressures and shaking conditions verify the models and demonstrate proper operation for both DC and AC measurements. These accelerometers are a promising alternative for future inertial navigation applications. <p>Switched electronic circuits for sensor readout implemented in CMOS processes are proposed and verified. First, a capacitive readout circuit that is suitable for sensors with multiple capacitors connected to a common node, like the three axis accelerometer, is investigated. It is easy to implement since the need of fully differential amplifiers is eliminated. Second, a circuit for resonance frequency readout is investigated that eliminates crosstalk from the excitation signal to the detection circuit. <p>Digital implementation of traditionally analogue parts of sensor systems is proposed. The digital technology is more flexible and allows more complex algorithms to be used. Gyroscope systems with digital excitation and detection loops as well as digital demodulation of the rate signal are demonstrated. Compared to previous analogue implementations these gyroscope systems show more stable rate signals since the low frequency noise from analogue circuits is avoided.
Statistical Properties of the Output of Receivers under Interference Conditions

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

interference mechanisms in receivers frequently entail nonlinear phenomena which alter the information sidebands of unwanted signals admitted to the receiver. Methods are discussed for obtaining useful statistical properties of the output of double-sideband receivers in such cases, when the original unwanted signals are double-sideband modulated with "Gaussian process" information. The solution is carried out in two stages. The statistical properties at the output of the nonlinear device, where the information sidebands are no longer Gaussian, are first obtained. A method is then developed for conveniently determining the pertinent quantities at the output of the filter and detector. The firstorder moments of the output are given emphasis. From these the first-order probability densities can frequently be approximated, as they are here. Specific attention is given to second harmonic interference caused by square-law nonlinearity, and to intermodulation interference caused by cube-law nonlinearity. An example of each is worked out to show the effect of bandwidth on the moments and on the probability densities.
Be Well Communities™: Mobilizing communities to promote wellness and stop cancer before it starts

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Abstract Purpose: Increasingly, cancer centers are delivering population-based approaches to narrow the gap between known cancer prevention strategies and their effective implementation. Leveraging successful healthy community initiatives, MD Anderson developed Be Well Communities™, a model that implements evidence-based actions to directly impact people’s lives. Methods: In partnership with local organizations, MD Anderson’s Be Well Communities team executed and evaluated 16 evidence-based interventions to address community priorities in healthy diets, physical activity, and sun safety. Evaluation included assessing the effectiveness of evidence-based interventions, stakeholders’ perceptions of collaboration and the population-level impact on dietary and physical activity behaviors among students using the School Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey and the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time. Two-tailed t -tests were used to compare tested parameters at baseline and follow-up. P values less than .05 were considered significant. Results: This model achieved its early outcomes, including effectively implementing evidence-based interventions, building strong partnerships, increasing access to healthy foods, improving the built environment and increasing healthy food and water consumption and moderate to vigorous physical activity among students ( P <.001). Conclusions: Be Well Communities is an effective model for positively impacting community health which could be leveraged by others to deliver evidence-based actions to improve population health.
Monitoring rapid permafrost thaw using elevation models generated from satellite radar interferometry

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

&lt;p&gt;Vast areas of the Arctic host ice-rich permafrost, which is becoming increasingly vulnerable to terrain-altering thermokarst in a warming climate. Among the most rapid and dramatic changes are retrogressive thaw slumps. These slumps evolve by a retreat of the slump headwall during the summer months, making them detectable by comparing digital elevation models over time using the volumetric change as an indicator. Despite the availability of many topographic InSAR observations to generate digital elevation models, there is currently no method to map and analyze retrogressive thaw slumps.&amp;#160;&lt;br&gt;Here, we present and assess a method to detect and monitor thaw slumps using time-series of elevation models (DEMs), generated from single-pass InSAR observations, which have been acquired across the Arctic at high resolution since 2011 by the TanDEM-X satellite pair. &amp;#160;At least three observations over this timespan are available with a spatial resolution of about 12 meter and the height sensitivity of 0.5-2 meter. We first difference the generated digital elevation and detect significant elevation changes taking the uncertainty estimates of each elevation measurement into account. In the implementation of the processing chain we focused on making it as automated as much as possible to be able to cover large areas of the northern hemisphere. This includes detecting common problems with the data and apply appropriate algorithms to obtain DEMs with high accuracy. Additionally we implemented methods to deal with problematic features like wet-snow, vegetation and water bodies. After generating the DEMs we us DEM differencing followed by a blob detection and cluster algorithm to detect active thaw slumps. To improve the accuracy of our method we apply and compare different machine learning methods, namely a simple threshold method, a Random Forest and a Support-Vector-Machine. To estimate the accuracy of our method we use data from past studies as well as a classification based on optical satellite data.&lt;br&gt;The obtained locations of thaw slumps can be used as a starting point to extract important slump properties, like the headwall height and volumetric change, which are currently not available on regional scales. Additionally to the thaw slump detection, we show first results of the thaw slump property extraction for thaw slumps located in Northern Canada (Peel Plateau, Mackenzie River Delta, Banks Island, Ellesmere Island).&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
$\varphi$-CONNES MODULE AMENABILITY OF DUAL BANACH ALGEBRAS

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

In this paper we define $\varphi$-Connes module amenability of a dual Banach algebra $\mathcal{A}$ where $\varphi$ is a bounded $w_{k^*}$-module homomorphism from $\mathcal{A}$ to $\mathcal{A}$. We are mainly concerned with the study of $\varphi$-module normal virtual diagonals. We show that if $S$ is a weakly cancellative inverse semigroup with subsemigroup $E$ of idempotents, $\chi$ is a bounded $w_{k^*}$-module homomorphism from $l^1(S)$ to $l^1(S)$ and $l^1(S)$ as a Banach module over $l^1(E)$ is $\chi$-Connes module amenable, then it has a $\chi$-module normal virtual diagonal. In the case $\chi=id$, the converse holds
Functional characterization of ikk2 zebrafish mutants and TALEN-mediated genetic screen of camel mutants.

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

IKK2 (IKK-β) is a master regulator of the NF-κB signaling pathway, which regulates a wide range of cellular activities. Although tremendous amount of work has been carried out to study its function in immunology, cell differentiation/proliferation, apoptosis, and cancer progression; the role of IKK2 in embryonic development remains to be elucidated. In this study we investigated the expression pattern of ikk2 and also analyzed the ikk2 mutant zebrafish. We found that ikk2 plays both a maternal and zygotic function in early embryonic development. We demonstrate that zygotic function of ikk2 is required during embryogenesis to establish vascular integrity. Our analysis also shows the maternal function of ikk2 during cell division/cytokinesis. These results establish an essential role of ikk2 in early embryonic development in zebrafish. In the second part of the project, a TALEN-mediated genetic screen of zebrafish camel mutant was conducted. camel mutants are of interest as it was reported to play an important role in Notch signaling, neuronal activities and cancer development. Hence, we aim to identify camel mutants for further characterization of its role.
Leadership in the Church for a People of Hope

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

1. A changing church in a changing world? 2 Growing the People of God in a post-Christian context: the Augustinian option developed. 3 Leadership, ecclesiology and mission - foundational roles and models of Church. 4 A Model of Foundational roles: All in it together 5 Power, Authority and Conflict 6 Change and continuity: finding new forms of fidelity to the founding vision. 7 Maintenance versus mission or what persuaded the Israelites? 8 Our time: God, others and myself. 9 Church as a learning community 10 Resurrection-Servant Leadership Conclusion.
Substantiation of the Social, Ecological and Economic Detriment, Caused by the Pollution of the Environment

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

Статья ретрагирована решением редакционной коллегией журнала "Вестник Южно-Российского государственного университета (НПИ). Серия: Социально-экономические науки" от 12.09.2019 года.
Abstract 3856: Adoptive Transfer Of Regulatory T Cells Confers Long Term Neuroprotection Against Cerebral Ischemic Stroke

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in adults. Activation and mobilization of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) is an intrinsic mechanism the body uses to restrict pro-inflammatory response, one of the well-established contributing factors for secondary neuronal injury and long-term neurological deficits after stroke. The current study explores the protective effect of Tregs adoptive therapy against post-ischemic brain damage and investigated the mechanisms underlying the action of Tregs. Using a mouse model of focal transient ischemia, we found that intravenous injections of Tregs (2 x 10 6 /animal) within 24 hours (2, 6, and 24 hours) after ischemia resulted in marked reduction of brain infarct. The maximal protection occurred upon earlier Tregs transfer with 2-hour delay after MCAO, which resulted in approximately 30% reduction of infarct volume. Post-ischemic sensorimotor dysfunction significantly improved during both the acute and late recovery after MCAO in Treg-treated mice as assessed by corner test, forelimb placing and cylinder test up to 28 days after ischemic stroke. Furthermore, Tregs treatment inhibited the up-regulation of IL-6, IL-1β, IL-17 and TNF-α in the ischemic brain and mitigated the cerebral infiltration of peripheral immune cells, including neutrophil, macrophage and T cells early after MCAO. Taken together, our study demonstrates that adoptive therapy with Tregs is a novel and potent cell-based therapy targeting post-stroke inflammatory dysregulation.
Tourism Accommodation Capacity in the Sstructure of Economic Development of Istria

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

Provedeno je istraživanje s ciljem da se dugorocno utvrde stope rasta smjestajnih kapaciteta turizma na teritoriju hrvatske Istre. Putem eksponencijalne funkcije utvrđene su stope rasta smjestajnih kapaciteta. Radi usporedbe, linearno su utvrđene pripadajuce stope rasta smjestajnih kapaciteta, te drustvenog proizvoda ugostiteljstva i turizma. U vremenskom razdoblju 1966.- 2000., stope rasta turistickih smjestajnih kapaciteta znatno se razlikuju. Razlike su između stopa rasta stvarnog stanja istaknutih kapaciteta i onih utvrđenih u prognozi prostornih planova Istarske regije, te u stopama rasta pripadajuceg drustvenog proizvoda.
Energy balance and heat exchange in mesoscopic systems

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

The spatial distribution of the power transferred from the electrons to the phonon bath is calculated for several mesoscopic structures with use of the nonequilibrium Green's-function formalism. We introduce the concept of a ``current potential'' ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\mu}}}_{\mathit{J}}$ which has the property that the local power transfer is proportional to its spatial derivative. At low bias, the local power transfer between the electrons and the phonon bath can be separated into a component that is linear in the applied bias and a component that goes quadratically with bias. The linear component represents the thermoelectric heat, which can be locally positive or negative, while the quadratic component represents the Joule heating, which is positive everywhere. The numerical calculations presented in this paper are based on a local phonon model. However, the basic formulation is quite general. Energy-balance equations are derived in the absence of magnetic fields for systems with local or nonlocal electron-phonon interactions.