Probing the single-particle behavior above Sn132 via electromagnetic moments of Sb133,134 and N=82 isotones

2021

Magnetic and quadrupole moments of the $7/{2}^{+}$ ground state in $^{133}\mathrm{Sb}$ and the $({7}^{\ensuremath{-}})$ isomer in $^{134}\mathrm{Sb}$ have been measured by collinear laser spectroscopy to investigate the single-particle behavior above the doubly magic nucleus $^{132}\mathrm{Sn}$. The comparison of experimental data of the $7/{2}^{+}$ states in $^{133}\mathrm{Sb}$ and neighboring $N=82$ isotones to shell-model calculations reveals the sensitivity of magnetic moments to the splitting of the spin-orbit partners $\ensuremath{\pi}0{g}_{9/2}$ and $\ensuremath{\pi}0{g}_{7/2}$ across the proton shell closure at $Z=50$. In contrast, quadrupole moments of the $N=82$ isotones are insen…

Simplified Interception/Evaporation Model

2021

It is known that at the event scale, evaporation losses of rainfall intercepted by canopy are a few millimeters, which is often not much in comparison to other stocks in the water balance. Nevertheless, at yearly scale, the number of times that the canopy is filled by rainfall and then depleted can be so large that the interception flux may become an important fraction of rainfall. Many accurate interception models and models that describe evaporation by wet canopy have been proposed. However, they often require parameters that are difficult to obtain, especially for large-scale applications. In this paper, a simplified interception/evaporation model is proposed, which considers a modified …

POLE, POLD1, and NTHL1: the last but not the least hereditary cancer-predisposing genes

2021

POLE, POLD1, and NTHL1 are involved in DNA replication and have recently been recognized as hereditary cancer-predisposing genes, because their alterations are associated with colorectal cancer and other tumors. POLE/POLD1-associated syndrome shows an autosomal dominant inheritance, whereas NTHL1-associated syndrome follows an autosomal recessive pattern. Although the prevalence of germline monoallelic POLE/POLD1 and biallelic NTHL1 pathogenic variants is low, they determine different phenotypes with a broad tumor spectrum overlapping that of other hereditary conditions like Lynch Syndrome or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Endometrial and breast cancers, and probably ovarian and brain tumo…

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2021

Familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) is an established but rare inherited tumor syndrome that accounts for approximately 5% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases. No major causative gene defect has yet been identified, but germline mutations in predisposition genes BRCA1/2, CDKN2A and PALB2 could be detected in 10–15% of analyzed families. Thus, the genetic basis of disease susceptibility in the majority of FPC families remains unknown. In an attempt to identify new candidate genes, we performed whole-genome sequencing on affected patients from 15 FPC families, without detecting BRCA1/2, CDKN2A or PALB2 mutations, using an Illumina based platform. Annotations from CADD, PolyPhen-2, S…

Fluted Logic with Counting

2021

The fluted fragment is a fragment of first-order logic in which the order of quantification of variables coincides with the order in which those variables appear as arguments of predicates. It is known that the fluted fragment possesses the finite model property. In this paper, we extend the fluted fragment by the addition of counting quantifiers. We show that the resulting logic retains the finite model property, and that the satisfiability problem for its (m+1)-variable sub-fragment is in m-NExpTime for all positive m. We also consider the satisfiability and finite satisfiability problems for the extension of any of these fragments in which the fluting requirement applies only to sub-form…

Foreign policy and de-Europeanization under the M5S–League government: exploring the Italian behavior in the UN General Assembly

2021

This article explores the first declaredly populist and Eurosceptical Italian government’s role as a potential driver of de-Europeanization dynamics in Italian foreign policy. After describing the M5S–League government’s discursive de-Europeanization on core substantive EU values, the article focuses on multilateralism, a critical pillar of Italian foreign policy and a substantive norm of the European Union, and investigates the actual foreign policy conduct in the UN General Assembly. By analyzing the voting and sponsoring behavior of the M5S-League government, the article systematically assesses variations in de-Europeanization’s critical dimensions (culture of cooperation, repudiation of…

Organotin(IV) selenate derivatives – Crystal structure of [{(Ph 3 Sn) 2 SeO 4 } ⋅ CH 3 OH] n

2021

Abstract Crystallization of [(Ph3Sn)2SeO4] ⋅ 1.5H2O in methanol leads to the formation of [{(Ph3Sn)2SeO4} ⋅ CH3OH] n (1) which constitutes a new specimen of organotin(IV) selenate derivatives. In the solid state, complex 1 is arranged in polymeric zig-zag chains, composed of alternating Ph3Sn and SeO4 groups. In addition, pendant Ph3Sn ⋅ CH3OH moieties are branched along chains according to a syndiotactic organization and via Sn-O-Se connections. From a supramolecular point of view, intermolecular hydrogen bonds established between the selenate groups (uncoordinated oxygen) and the hydroxyl functions (CH3OH) of the pendant groups link the chains together.

Employees' perceptions of relational communication in full-time remote work in the public sector.

2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous changes in society. This paper aims to understand how the abrupt transfer to remote work is reflected in employees' perceptions of relational communication at their work. Our research question is as follows: What kinds of perceptions and profiles regarding relational communication can be found among full-time remote workers? A sample of 1, 091 Finnish public sector employees with virtually no previous experience in remote work completed an open-ended survey during the first wave of the pandemic. The findings present 17 aspects of relational communication that the respondents mentioned as having changed because of moving to remote work. These …

Refractance window (RW) concentration of milk‐Part II: Computer vision approach for optimizing microbial and sensory qualities

2021

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2021

In conjunction with the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, social workers have been commissioned to help service users in their daily living in their homes and in the community. The consequences of these changes for experience-based knowledge and practices in their contexts remain relatively unknown. In this study, eighteen service users and the social workers they described as helpful for them were interviewed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using Thematic Analysis. The following themes emerged: “Here, there and everywhere”, “Doing, being, becoming”, “Talking” and “Order, planning and improvisation” concerning the contradictions service users and professionals m…

Reply on RC2

2021

P–294 Mapping COVID–19 affected genes from blood in a Window of implantation co-expression network reveals a potentially compromised landscape

2021

Abstract Study question Could the transcriptomic and functional landscape of the window of implantation be compromised by SARS-COV–2 infection? Summary answer Some of the main genes and pathways involved in the window of implantation are affected in blood of COVID–19 patients and receptivity could be affected. What is known already There is a concern whether SARS-COV–2 can disrupt assisted reproduction treatments (ARTs) and fertility in short and long terms. In the endometrium, it was found that genes related to the viral infection (ACE2, TMPRSS2/4, CTSL/B) are involved in menstrual cycle progression, especially in the Window of Implantation (WOI). However, there are no studies describing t…

Invasive Species as Hosts of Zoonotic Infections: The Case of American Mink (Neovison vison) and Leishmania infantum

2021

Leishmania infantum produces an endemic disease in the Mediterranean Basin that affects humans and domestic and wild mammals, which can act as reservoir or minor host. In this study, we analyzed the presence of the parasite in wild American minks, an invasive species in Spain. We screened for L. infantum DNA by PCR using five primer pairs: Two targeting kinetoplast DNA (kDNA), and the rest targeting the ITS1 region, the small subunit of ribosomal RNA (SSU) and a repetitive sequence (Repeat region). The detection limit was determined for each method using a strain of L. infantum and a bone marrow sample from an infected dog. PCR approaches employing the Repeat region and kDNA (RV1/RV2 primer…

Multicenter Consistency Assessment of Valvular Flow Quantification With Automated Valve Tracking in 4D Flow CMR

2021

OBJECTIVES This study determined: 1) the interobserver agreement; 2) valvular flow variation; and 3) which variables independently predicted the variation of valvular flow quantification from 4-dimensional (4D) flow cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with automated retrospective valve tracking at multiple sites. BACKGROUND Automated retrospective valve tracking in 4D flow CMR allows consistent assessment of valvular flow through all intracardiac valves. However, due to the variance of CMR scanners and protocols, it remains uncertain if the published consistency holds for other clinical centers. METHODS Seven sites each retrospectively or prospectively selected 20 subjects who underwent whole …

TiO2/Ag2O immobilized on cellulose paper: A new floating system for enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities

2021

Paper-TiO2-Ag2O floating photocatalysts were produced under mild condition and their photocatalytic activity for the degradation of aromatic amine under sunlight stimulant was investigated. Characterizations by Raman, XRD, XPS, DRS and PL confirmed the presence of TiO2 and Ag2O, and the morphology of the appended TiO2/Ag2O layer was probed by FE-SEM. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared samples was investigated by the degradation of aniline (AN) in water under simulated sun-light illumination and constrained conditions, i.e. non-stirring and non-oxygenation. The presence of Ag2O combined with TiO2 was shown to improve the resistance of paper to bacteria attack, thus increasing the du…

Is there any room for PD-1 inhibitors in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as frontline treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cance…

2021

Background: The addition of PD-L1 inhibitors to platinum-based chemotherapy (CT) has newly received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in extensive stage-small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). PD-1 agents similarly improved survival rates, even if not yet supported by international regulatory agencies. The current work aims to assess different efficacy and safety profiles among chemoimmunotherapy plus immuno-oncology (CT+IO) approaches according to different immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) subtypes. Material & Methods: We included in our meta-analysis six first-line randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the association of single-agent ICI with CT versus CT al…

Tratamiento de los problemas verbales en los libros de texto de matemáticas

2021

Los libros de texto son el tipo de material curricular más empleado en la educación obligatoria. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el tratamiento que reciben los problemas aritméticos verbales de estructura aditiva en estos materiales. Se llevó a cabo una revisión de estudios recientes que analizan la estructura semántica de los problemas en los libros de texto de diferentes sistemas educativos. Se concluye que los libros de texto no constituyen, por sí solos, herramientas eficaces para abordar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la resolución de problemas. Además, es necesario tener en cuenta las carencias de estos materiales curriculares y utilizar problemas matemáticos que abarq…

Multidisciplinary program based in physiotherapy and nutrition in coronary artery disease patients: randomized controlled trial

2021

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction. The interventions on eating habits and exercise in physiotherapy programs are usually recommended in coronary artery disease (CAD), since they are beneficial to improve physical and nutritional status of patient. Despite this, scarce studies are focused on combined protocols based on high intensity interval training (HIIT) and dietary education in CAD patients with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Purpose The main goal of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary program based in HIIT, with a program based in dietary education and HIIT (DEHIIT), on eating habits in CAD patients w…

Advanced mechanotherapy: Biotensegrity  for governing metastatic tumor cell fate via modulating the extracellular matrix.

2021

Mechano-transduction is the procedure of mechanical stimulus translation via cells, among substrate shear flow, topography, and stiffness into a biochemical answer. TAZ and YAP are transcriptional coactivators which are recognized as relay proteins that promote mechano-transduction within the Hippo pathway. With regard to healthy cells in homeostasis, mechano-transduction regularly restricts proliferation, and TAZ and YAP are totally inactive. During cancer development a YAP/TAZ - stimulating positive response loop is formed between the growing tumor and the stiffening ECM. As tumor developments, local stromal and cancerous cells take advantage of mechanotransduction to enhance proliferatio…

Gibellina. Maurizio Galimberti

2021

"Gibellina. Maurizio Galimberti" è il libro d'artista che scaturisce dalla residenza svolta in Sicilia dall'artista di fama internazionale Maurizio Galimberti con un focus sulla Valle del Belìce e Gibellina. Esito della residenza tenutasi nel 2020 è stata la mostra curata da Cristina Costanzo "Maurizio Galimberti. Gibellina Molteplice", promossa dalla Fondazione Orestiadi e dal Museo delle Trame Mediterranee di Gibellina nell'ambito di Images Gibellina. Open Air and site-specifico Festival. Il volume presenta i testi critici di Cristina Costanzo e Michele Cometa e i mosaici fotografici realizzati da Maurizio Galimberti nel corso della sua residenza d'artista.

A Learned Sorted Table Search Library

2021

This library includes a collection of methods for performing element search in ordered tables, starting from textbook implementations to more complex algorithms

IL LATO OSCURO DEL DIRITTO NELLA CRIMINALIZZAZIONE DEL SOCCORSO IN MARE

2021

L’ideale dell’integrità del diritto come definito da Ronald Dworkin, per cui una serie di valori di fondo condivisi da tutti gli attori in gioco garantiscono comunque che il margine per l’arbitrio delle autorità preposte all’elaborazione e all’applicazione del diritto sia limitato, appare oggi sempre più, per l’appunto, un ideale. È il lato oscuro del diritto, invece, che apre a margini di incertezza rilevanti per i quali è sempre più controverso definire e difendere giuridicamente le azioni commesse in circostanze determinate, quello che sembra in molti contesti prevalere. Il presente Special Issue, esito di un seminario organizzato dal Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli …

Storie dei diritti

2021

Le narrazioni sui diritti umani sono molteplici, non solo nella forma di storie diverse che convergono verso la pratica della loro tutela, ma anche come svariate interpretazioni e implementazioni. Nel libro si ripercorrono alcune di queste strade come storie esterne, dall'epoca medievale a quella contemporanea (proposte ideologiche parallele al mondo dei diritti), e come evoluzione interna di un fenomeno giuridico a partire dalla Dichiarazione universale del 1948.

Dendrolatrie. Miti e pratiche dell'immaginario arboreo

2021

L’avvento dell’Antropoce, epoca in cui l’essere umano è diventato una forza geologica, scompagina la divisione del sapere tra scienze umane e naturali. Per comprenderlo, è necessario costruire nuove forme di alleanza tra discipline. È quanto invita a fare anche il fe- nomeno delle dendrolatrie. Diffuso in ogni luogo e in ogni epoca, il culto degli alberi testimonia come il mondo arboreo abbia plasma- to modi di vivere e di pensare, venendone a sua volta trasformato. Per scavare nella complessità di questo scambio, il volume racco- glie i frutti del dialogo tra un gruppo interdisciplinare di ricercatrici e ricercatori che esplorano l’immaginario arboreo in tre direzioni: quella degli studi s…

Selection on fish personality differs between a no-take marine reserve and fished areas

2021

9 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures.-- This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License

Il bosco in aree interne. Risorsa locale o paesaggio ludico?

2021

Per ragionare sulle dendrolatrie - le pratiche, i miti e le figure dell’immaginario arboreo - in prospettiva geografica, questo contributo sviluppa una riflessione sul bosco: figura dell’immaginario arboreo, ma anche risorsa fondamentale per territori rurali e montani. Si analizza in che modo questa risorsa sia interpretata nel contesto delle aree interne: territori gravati da deficit di sviluppo e servizi per i quali dal 2013 la Strategia Nazionale per le Aree Interne (SNAI) ha avviato interventi per adeguare i servizi e promuovere progetti di sviluppo. Si indagano diverse interpretazioni del bosco: dall'approccio conservazionista, a quello della prospettiva territorialista che considera i…

Safety in Numbers: How Color Morph Frequency Affects Predation Risk in an Aposematic Moth

2021

Polymorphic warning signals in aposematic systems are enigmatic because predator learning should favor the most common form, creating positive frequency-dependent survival. However, many populations exhibit variation in warning signals. There are various selective mechanisms that can counter positive frequency-dependent selection and lead to temporal or spatial warning signal diversification. Examining these mechanisms and their effects requires first confirming whether the most common morphs are favored at both local and regional scales. Empirical examples of this are uncommon and often include potentially confounding factors, such as a lack of knowledge of predator identity and behavior. …

Hydraulic assessment of an upgraded pipework arrangement for the DEMO divertor plasma facing components cooling circuit

2021

Abstract In the context of the Work Package DIVertor (WPDIV) of the EUROfusion action, a research campaign has been carried out by University of Palermo in cooperation with ENEA to assess the thermal-hydraulic performances of the DEMO divertor cooling system, concentrating the attention on its 2019 Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) configuration, relevant to DEMO baseline 2017. The research activity has been performed following a theoretical-numerical technique based on the finite volume method and adopting the well-known ANSYS CFX CFD code. The PFCs cooling circuit thermal-hydraulic performances under nominal steady-state conditions, assessed mainly in terms of coolant total pressure drop, c…

Can peer-tutored psychological flexibility training facilitate physical activity among adults with overweight?

2021

Objective An increase in psychological flexibility has been found to be associated with health behavior changes. Peer-led interventions have been advantageous in improving physical activity among individuals at health risk. This study aimed to discover whether an ACT-based peer-tutored online intervention can increase self-reported physical activity participation and psychological flexibility among adults with overweight. Design The study was a non-randomized longitudinal intervention study. The intervention participants (N = 177) were primary health care clients with overweight. They participated in a 24-month program provided by health services, including three online modules of ACT of si…

COVID-19, A new challenge in the dental practice

2021

Background This review was conducted in order to learn the latest information about how to prevent cross-infection of COVID-19 in dentistry. The aim of this study is offer a clinical protocol to reduce the risk of infection of COVID-19 in dental settings. Material and methods We carried out a review based on the PRISMA guide (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). We used the following three databases: PubMed, Embase and Scopus. The search strategy was performed in the three databases applying the search terms "COVID-19 AND dental", "COVID-19 AND dentistry", selecting human studies published from November 2019 to May 2020. English publications regarding COVID-1…

Expectations for supporting student engagement with learning analytics : an academic path perspective

2021

There has been a growing interest in higher education to explore how learning analytics (LA) could be used to support student engagement. Providing actionable feedback with LA for students is an emerging area of research. Previous studies have commonly focused on course-level aspects of supporting engagement with LA, but students' perspectives have received limited attention. This study analyzed pre-service teachers’ needs and expectations for LA to support student engagement on the academic path level, which means observing the continuum of study periods and academic years. Qualitative content analysis was conducted for video-recorded student small-group conversations to analyze in-depth h…

Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Strength Measurements Using a Pull Hand-Held Dynamometer Fixed to the Examiner's Body and Comparison with Push …

2021

Hand held dynamometers (HHDs) are the most used method to measure strength in clinical sitting. There are two methods to realize the assessment: pull and push. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of a new measurement modality for pull HHD and to compare the inter-rater reliability and agreement of the measurements. Forty healthy subjects were evaluated by two assessors with different body composition and manual strength. Fifteen isometric tests were performed in two sessions with a one-week interval between them. Reliability was examined using the intra-class correlation (ICC) and the standard error of measurement (SEM). Agreement between …

The role of culture and personality traits in board game habits and attitudes: Cross-cultural comparison between Denmark, Germany, and USA

2021

Abstract This study investigated whether variations in personality traits are related to board game usage patterns and attitudes, and whether such associations are expressed differently across countries that reflect different cultural orientations and values. A cross-sectional online survey was distributed among 486 Danes, Germans, and Americans, whose personalities were assessed through the NEO-FFI questionnaire. Participants also indicated their liking levels, attitudes, and playing frequency of board games. Results showed significant associations between personality traits and board game-related attitudes and habits. However, these associations were moderated by culture and primarily pre…

Estimating flow resistance in steep slope rills

2021

Recent research recognized that the slope of 18% can be used to distinguish between the ‘gentle slope’ case and that of ‘steep slope’ for the detected differences in hydraulic variables (flow depth, velocity, Reynolds number, Froude number) and those representatives of sediment transport (flow transport capacity, actual sediment load). In this paper, using previous measurements carried out in mobile bed rills and flume experiments characterized by steep slopes (i.e., slope greater than or equal to 18%), a theoretical rill flow resistance equation to estimate the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor is tested. The main aim is to deduce a relationship between the velocity profile parameter Γ, the c…

Análisis de la implementación Schema.org en el repositorio RODERIC e impacto en el posicionamiento en Google y Google Scholar

2021

espanolSe presenta la implementacion de Schema.org en el repositorio RODERIC de la Universitat de Valencia. Para el analisis del impacto de la implementacion se han definido ocho indicadores que se han analizado en Google Search y Google Scholar segun el caso: visitas, visitas a registros bibliograficos, documentos descargados, impresiones, clics, CTR, posicion media en la SERP y posicion en la SERP que fueron analizados durante dos periodos consecutivos de un ano, antes y despues de la implementacion. Los resultados obtenidos muestran resultados desiguales para ambos buscadores. En el caso de Google Search, a pesar de conseguirse un incremento considerable en el numero de impresiones (21,0…

Tourism development from disaster capitalism.

2021

This research note focuses on the impact of tourism development from disaster capitalism as expressed by post-disaster land grabs and forced population displacement. Case studies highlighted are India, Thailand and Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; Honduras after Hurricane Mitch in 1998; and Barbuda following Hurricane Irma in 2017, demonstrating how disaster capitalism continues to be in play. The examples draw on disaster research to show how tourism development from disaster capitalism leads to more disasters. Long-standing disaster research can assist tourism researchers in identifying how to counter harmful post-disaster tourism development.