370 research outputs found
Re-Imagining Higher Education Institutions as Inclusive Entrepreneurial Entities: the Case of European University of Technology (EUt+)
The requirement to transform higher education institutions (HEIs) to become inclusive entrepreneurial entities is underpinned by policy and by changes over past decades on the role and linkages of universities to their environment. This paper aims to understand how HEIs are transforming as inclusive entrepreneurial entities using the European University of Technology (EUt+) as a case in practice. The study draws on a conceptual framework developed by OâBrien, Cooney and Blenker (2019) for expanding university entrepreneurial ecosystems to under-represented communities. The framework is used to identify points of decision and action as well as to identify tools and instruments that can capture data as EUt+ progresses. The contribution of this paper provides firstly, a preliminary insight into how EUt+ as a European University Alliance is progressing as an inclusive entrepreneurial HEI and secondly, progresses the OâBrien, Cooney and Blenker (2019) framework from conceptual to practice, in particular on monitoring and evaluation of the inclusive entrepreneurial HEI
The Magic Number Problem for Subregular Language Families
We investigate the magic number problem, that is, the question whether there
exists a minimal n-state nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA) whose
equivalent minimal deterministic finite automaton (DFA) has alpha states, for
all n and alpha satisfying n less or equal to alpha less or equal to exp(2,n).
A number alpha not satisfying this condition is called a magic number (for n).
It was shown in [11] that no magic numbers exist for general regular languages,
while in [5] trivial and non-trivial magic numbers for unary regular languages
were identified. We obtain similar results for automata accepting subregular
languages like, for example, combinational languages, star-free, prefix-,
suffix-, and infix-closed languages, and prefix-, suffix-, and infix-free
languages, showing that there are only trivial magic numbers, when they exist.
For finite languages we obtain some partial results showing that certain
numbers are non-magic.Comment: In Proceedings DCFS 2010, arXiv:1008.127
Artificial Intelligence approaches for predicting Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
This is the final version.Final Report to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyHABs can produce toxins, which accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and intoxicate human consumers. The toxins are heat stable and so can't be destroyed by freezing and/or cooking. Under current regulations shellfish toxin monitoring is effectively retrospective: regulators sample, await results, and if the regulatory threshold is breached there is an investigation into the amount of shellfish harvested since the sample was taken, which might then result in a full-scale food chain product recall. By gathering high resolution field monitoring data using novel qPCR and lateral-flow (LF) techniques, we planned to refine and validate a computer model for predicting HABs caused by Dinophysis species. One of the aims of the project was to use the higher resolution data collected as part of the project to train the model towards a more accurate forecast in respect of breaches in the Dinophysis toxin threshold up to 6-8 weeks ahead. The model would then aid planning decisions for harvesting and will save costly recalls and protect human health (in this case from Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning - DSP). Other strands of the project consisted of use of a Novel monitoring tools, a qPCR for quantifying HAB cell abundance in seawater, and a Lateral Flow testing for quantifying Dinophysis toxins in shellfish, directly in the field. Field data from these novel methods will be validated by an accredited light microscopy technique which enables the cell densities to be quantified in water and by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for validating the shellfish flesh test results from the field.Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA
Models of Star-Planet Magnetic Interaction
Magnetic interactions between a planet and its environment are known to lead
to phenomena such as aurorae and shocks in the solar system. The large number
of close-in exoplanets that were discovered triggered a renewed interest in
magnetic interactions in star-planet systems. Multiple other magnetic effects
were then unveiled, such as planet inflation or heating, planet migration,
planetary material escape, and even modification of the host star properties.
We review here the recent efforts in modelling and understanding magnetic
interactions between stars and planets in the context of compact systems. We
first provide simple estimates of the effects of magnetic interactions and then
detail analytical and numerical models for different representative scenarii.
We finally lay out a series of future developments that are needed today to
better understand and constrain these fascinating interactions.Comment: 23 pages, 10 figures, accepted as a chapter in the Handbook of
Exoplanet
Rotation of planet-harbouring stars
The rotation rate of a star has important implications for the detectability,
characterisation and stability of any planets that may be orbiting it. This
chapter gives a brief overview of stellar rotation before describing the
methods used to measure the rotation periods of planet host stars, the factors
affecting the evolution of a star's rotation rate, stellar age estimates based
on rotation, and an overview of the observed trends in the rotation properties
of stars with planets.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figures: Invited review to appear in 'Handbook of
Exoplanets', Springer Reference Works, edited by Hans J. Deeg and Juan
Antonio Belmont
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Patient acceptance of universal screening for hepatitis C virus infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the United States, about 70% of 2.9-3.7 million people with hepatitis C (HCV) are unaware of their infection. Although universal screening might be a cost-effective way to identify infections, prevent morbidity, and reduce transmission, few efforts have been made to determine patient opinions about new approaches to screening.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We surveyed 200 patients in August 2010 at five outpatient clinics of a major public urban medical center in Seattle, WA, with an 85.8% response rate.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The sample was 55.3% women, median 47 years of age, and 56.3% white and 32.7% African or African-American; 9.5% and 2.5% reported testing positive for HCV and HIV, respectively. The vast majority of patients supported universal screening for HCV. When presented with three options for screening, 48% preferred universal testing without being informed that they were being tested or provided with negative results, 37% preferred testing with the chance to "opt-out" of being tested and without being provided with negative results, and 15% preferred testing based on clinician judgment. Results were similar for HIV screening.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Patients support universal screening for HCV, even if that screening involves testing without prior consent or the routine provision of negative test results. Current screening guidelines and procedures should be reconsidered in light of patient priorities.</p
âIt's like giving him a piece of me.â: Exploring UK and Israeli women's accounts of motherhood and feeding
Objective The present study explored how Israeli and UK mothers integrate feeding into their conceptualisations of mothering 2â6 months post-partum. Background The nature and importance of motherhood is subject to differential contextual, cultural, political and historical influences. We set out to compare experiences of motherhood and feeding between these two countries using a qualitative approach. Methods Forty one women (mean age 36.4 Âą 2.7 years) from Israel and the UK, mostly married or in a committed relationship were interviewed about their experience of pregnancy, motherhood and feeding. Data were analysed thematically. Results The experience of motherhood in the early postnatal period was dominated, for all mothers, by the experience of breastfeeding and clustered around three representations of mothering, namely; 1) a devoted mother who ignores her own needs; 2) a mother who is available for her infant but acknowledges her needs as well; and 3) a struggling mother for whom motherhood is a burden. Such representations existed within both cultural groups and sometimes coexisted within the same mothers. UK women described more struggles within motherhood whereas a tendency towards idealising motherhood was observed for Israeli women. Conclusion There are similarities in the ways that UK and Israeli women experienced motherhood and feeding. Where family life is strongly emphasized, mothers reported extremes of idealism and burden and associated an âidealâ mother with a breastfeeding mother. Where motherhood is represented as just one of many roles women take up, they are more likely to represent a âgood enoughâ approach to mothering. Understanding the experience of motherhood and feeding in different cultural settings is important to provide the context for postnatal care specifically where mothers are reluctant to share problems or difficulties encountered
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