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A review of interventions to support young workers : findings of the youth employment inventory
This Youth Employment Inventory (YEI) is based on available documentation of current and past programs and includes evidence from 289 studies of interventions from 84 countries in all regions of the world. The interventions included in the YEI have been analyzed in order to (i) document the types of programs that have been implemented to support young workers to find work; and (ii) identify what appears to work in terms of improving employment outcomes for youth. This report synthesizes the information from this inventory and a set of background reports to document the global experience with youth employment programs. As background, Section B provides a brief summary of the situation of young people in labor markets world-wide, and also reviews the existing literature on policies to address youth employment problems. Following this, we turn to the underlying framework and methodology used to assemble the youth employment inventory in Section C. In Section D, we consider the coverage of the YEI, which represents the sample of youth programs identified in our global search of the available documentation. In addressing the question of"what works", it is critical to pay close attention to the quality of the evaluation evidence. This is discussed in Section E. The study then turns to the analysis of the effectiveness of the interventions included in the inventory. The descriptive evidence is presented in Section F. In addition, the study undertakes an econometric meta-analysis to more systematically identify the determinants of program success and the results of this analysis are presented in Section G. Finally, conclusions and implications are drawn in Section H.Labor Markets,Labor Policies,Youth and Governance,,Adolescent Health
Unsaturated zone flow processes and aquifer response time in the Chalk Aquifer, Brighton, South East England
pandapower - an Open Source Python Tool for Convenient Modeling, Analysis and Optimization of Electric Power Systems
pandapower is a Python based, BSD-licensed power system analysis tool aimed
at automation of static and quasi-static analysis and optimization of balanced
power systems. It provides power flow, optimal power flow, state estimation,
topological graph searches and short circuit calculations according to IEC
60909. pandapower includes a Newton-Raphson power flow solver formerly based on
PYPOWER, which has been accelerated with just-in-time compilation. Additional
enhancements to the solver include the capability to model constant current
loads, grids with multiple reference nodes and a connectivity check. The
pandapower network model is based on electric elements, such as lines, two and
three-winding transformers or ideal switches. All elements can be defined with
nameplate parameters and are internally processed with equivalent circuit
models, which have been validated against industry standard software tools. The
tabular data structure used to define networks is based on the Python library
pandas, which allows comfortable handling of input and output parameters. The
implementation in Python makes pandapower easy to use and allows comfortable
extension with third-party libraries. pandapower has been successfully applied
in several grid studies as well as for educational purposes. A comprehensive,
publicly available case-study demonstrates a possible application of pandapower
in an automated time series calculation
Time pressure predicts decisional regret in men with localized prostate cancer: data from a longitudinal multicenter study
Purpose: A substantial proportion of men with localized prostate cancer (lPCa) later regret their treatment decision. We aimed to identify factors contributing to decisional regret.
Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study, in which men with lPCa were surveyed at four measurement points: T0 (baseline) = prior to treatment; T1 = 6; T2 = 12; T3 = 18 months after baseline. chi(2)-tests and independent t-tests were used to compare men undergoing different treatments [Active Surveillance (AS) vs. local treatment]. Logistic regression models were fitted to investigate the associations between predictors (time pressure, information provided by the urologist, impairment of erectile functioning, satisfaction with sexual life) and the criterion decisional regret.
Results: At baseline, the sample included N = 176 men (AS: n = 100; local treatment: n = 76). At T2 and T3, men after local therapies reported higher regret than men under AS. Decisional regret at T3 was predicted by time pressure at baseline (OR 2.28; CI 1.04-4.99; p < 0.05), erectile dysfunction at T2 and T3 (OR 3.40; CI 1.56-7.42; p < 0.01), and satisfaction with sexual life at T1-T3 (OR 0.44; CI 0.20-0.96; p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Time pressure, erectile dysfunction, and satisfaction with sexual life predict decisional regret in men with lPCa. Mitigating time pressure and realistic expectations concerning treatment side effects may help to prevent decisional regret in PCa survivors
High Dual Expression of the Biomarkers CD44v6/α2β1 and CD44v6/PD-L1 Indicate Early Recurrence after Colorectal Hepatic Metastasectomy
Considering the biology of CRC, distant metastases might support the identification of high-risk patients for early recurrence and targeted therapy. Expression of a panel of druggable, metastasis-related biomarkers was immunohistochemically analyzed in 53 liver (LM) and 15 lung metastases (LuM) and correlated with survival. Differential expression between LM and LuM was observed for the growth factor receptors IGF1R (LuM 92.3% vs. LM 75.8%, p = 0.013), EGFR (LuM 68% vs. LM 41.5%, p = 0.004), the cell adhesion molecules CD44v6 (LuM 55.7% vs. LM 34.9%, p = 0.019) and α2β1 (LuM 88.3% vs. LM 58.5%, p = 0.001) and the check point molecule PD-L1 (LuM 6.1% vs. LM 3.3%, p = 0.005). Contrary, expression of HGFR, Hsp90, Muc1, Her2/neu, ERα and PR was comparable in LuM and LM. In the LM cohort (n = 52), a high CD44v6 expression was identified as an independent factor of poor prognosis (PFS: HR 2.37, 95% CI 1.18–4.78, p = 0.016). High co-expression of CD44v6/α2β1 (HR 4.14, 95% CI 1.65–10.38, p = 0.002) and CD44v6/PD-L1 (HR 2.88, 95% CI 1.21–6.85, p = 0.017) indicated early recurrence after hepatectomy, in a substantial number of patients (CD44v6/α2β1: 11 (21.15%) patients; CD44v6/PD-L1: 12 (23.1%) patients). Dual expression of druggable protein biomarkers may refine prognostic prediction and stratify high-risk patients for new therapeutic concepts, depending on the metastatic location
AIDE-MOI: aktiv, selbstständig und sicher auch im Alter
Seniorinnen und Senioren möchten so lange wie
möglich in ihrer gewohnten häuslichen Umgebung
leben. Dabei ist für sie die grösstmögliche Selbstständigkeit
wichtig. Es gilt also Hilfestellungen anzubieten,
welche diese Ziele unterstĂĽtzen und das SicherheitsgefĂĽhl
im Alter fördern. Welchen Beitrag kann hier die
Elektronik bieten? Das interdisziplinäre Projekt AIDEMOI
des Fachbereichs Gesundheit und des HuCE der
Berner Fachhochschule hat diese Herausforderung
angenommen
Intrinsic shape analysis in archaeology: A case study on ancient sundials
This paper explores a novel mathematical approach to extract archaeological
insights from ensembles of similar artifact shapes. We show that by considering
all the shape information in a find collection, it is possible to identify
shape patterns that would be difficult to discern by considering the artifacts
individually or by classifying shapes into predefined archaeological types and
analyzing the associated distinguishing characteristics. Recently, series of
high-resolution digital representations of artifacts have become available, and
we explore their potential on a set of 3D models of ancient Greek and Roman
sundials, with the aim of providing alternatives to the traditional
archaeological method of ``trend extraction by ordination'' (typology). In the
proposed approach, each 3D shape is represented as a point in a shape space --
a high-dimensional, curved, non-Euclidean space. By performing regression in
shape space, we find that for Roman sundials, the bend of the sundials'
shadow-receiving surface changes with the location's latitude. This suggests
that, apart from the inscribed hour lines, also a sundial's shape was adjusted
to the place of installation. As an example of more advanced inference, we use
the identified trend to infer the latitude at which a sundial, whose
installation location is unknown, was placed. We also derive a novel method for
differentiated morphological trend assertion, building upon and extending the
theory of geometric statistics and shape analysis. Specifically, we present a
regression-based method for statistical normalization of shapes that serves as
a means of disentangling parameter-dependent effects (trends) and unexplained
variability.Comment: accepted for publication from the ACM Journal on Computing and
Cultural Heritag
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