226 research outputs found
Curating Transient Population in Urban Dynamics System
For past several decades, research efforts in population modelling has proven
its efficacy in understanding the basic information about residential and
commercial areas, as well as for the purposes of planning, development and
improvement of the community as an eco-system. More or less, such efforts
assume static nature of population distribution, in turn limited by the current
ability to capture the dynamics of population change at a finer resolution of
space and time. Fast forward today, more and more people are becoming mobile,
traveling across borders impacting the nuts and bolts of our urban fabric.
Unfortunately, our current efforts are being surpassed by the need to capture
such transient population. It is becoming imperative to identify and define
them, as well as measure their dynamics and interconnectedness. In this work,
we intend to research urban population mobility patterns, gauge their transient
nature, and extend our knowledge of their visited locations. We plan to achieve
this by designing and developing novel methods and using VGI data that models
and characterizes transient population dynamics
Gynecologic Oncologist Views Influencing Referral to Outpatient Specialty Palliative Care
Early specialty palliative care is underutilized for patients with advanced gynecologic malignancies. We sought to understand how gynecologic oncologistsâ views influence outpatient specialty palliative care referral to help inform strategies for improvement
Capacitating Community: The Writing Innovation Symposium
The topic of this symposium, capacitating community, invites CLJ readers to consider what makes a community possible. This piece showcases one means, small conferences, via a retrospective on the Writing Innovation Symposium (WIS), a regional event with national scope that has hosted writers and writing educators annually in Milwaukee, WI, since 2018. Through a quilted conversation pieced from hours of small-group discussion, twenty-nine participants across academic and nonacademic ranks, roles, and ranges of experience offer insight into the WIS as well as the nature and value of professional community
Maximising retention in a longitudinal study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among young women in Australia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cohort studies are an important study design however they are difficult to implement, often suffer from poor retention, low participation and bias. The aims of this paper are to describe the methods used to recruit and retain young women in a longitudinal study and to explore factors associated with loss to follow up.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The Chlamydia Incidence and Re-infection Rates Study (CIRIS) was a longitudinal study of Australian women aged 16 to 25 years recruited from primary health care clinics. They were followed up via the post at three-monthly intervals and required to return questionnaires and self collected vaginal swabs for chlamydia testing. The protocol was designed to maximise retention in the study and included using recruiting staff independent of the clinic staff, recruiting in private, regular communication with study staff, making the follow up as straightforward as possible and providing incentives and small gifts to engender good will.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The study recruited 66% of eligible women. Despite the nature of the study (sexual health) and the mobility of the women (35% moved address at least once), 79% of the women completed the final stage of the study after 12 months. Loss to follow up bias was associated with lower education level [adjusted hazard ratio (AHR): 0.7 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.5, 1.0)], recruitment from a sexual health centre as opposed to a general practice clinic [AHR: 1.6 (95% CI: 1.0, 2.7)] and previously testing positive for chlamydia [AHR: 0.8 (95% CI: 0.5, 1.0)]. No other factors such as age, numbers of sexual partners were associated with loss to follow up.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The methods used were considered effective for recruiting and retaining women in the study. Further research is needed to improve participation from less well-educated women.</p
Maximising retention in a longitudinal study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among young women in Australia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cohort studies are an important study design however they are difficult to implement, often suffer from poor retention, low participation and bias. The aims of this paper are to describe the methods used to recruit and retain young women in a longitudinal study and to explore factors associated with loss to follow up.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The Chlamydia Incidence and Re-infection Rates Study (CIRIS) was a longitudinal study of Australian women aged 16 to 25 years recruited from primary health care clinics. They were followed up via the post at three-monthly intervals and required to return questionnaires and self collected vaginal swabs for chlamydia testing. The protocol was designed to maximise retention in the study and included using recruiting staff independent of the clinic staff, recruiting in private, regular communication with study staff, making the follow up as straightforward as possible and providing incentives and small gifts to engender good will.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The study recruited 66% of eligible women. Despite the nature of the study (sexual health) and the mobility of the women (35% moved address at least once), 79% of the women completed the final stage of the study after 12 months. Loss to follow up bias was associated with lower education level [adjusted hazard ratio (AHR): 0.7 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.5, 1.0)], recruitment from a sexual health centre as opposed to a general practice clinic [AHR: 1.6 (95% CI: 1.0, 2.7)] and previously testing positive for chlamydia [AHR: 0.8 (95% CI: 0.5, 1.0)]. No other factors such as age, numbers of sexual partners were associated with loss to follow up.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The methods used were considered effective for recruiting and retaining women in the study. Further research is needed to improve participation from less well-educated women.</p
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics
Progress in genome sequencing
now enables the large-scale
generation of reference genomes.
Various international initiatives
aim to generate reference genomes
representing global biodiversity.
These genomes provide
unique insights into genomic diversity
and architecture, thereby enabling
comprehensive analyses
of population and functional
genomics, and are expected
to revolutionize conservation
genomics
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics
Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes. Various international initiatives aim to generate reference genomes representing global biodiversity. These genomes provide unique insights into genomic diversity and architecture, thereby enabling comprehensive analyses of population and functional
genomics, and are expected to revolutionize conservation genomics
How genomics can help biodiversity conservation
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment, conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed management decisions. Here we survey the main approaches and applications in biodiversity and conservation genomics, considering practical factors, such as cost, time, prerequisite skills, and current shortcomings of applications. Most approaches perform best in combination with reference genomes from the target species or closely related species. We review case studies to illustrate how reference genomes can facilitate biodiversity research and conservation across the tree of life. We conclude that the time is ripe to view reference genomes as fundamental resources and to integrate their use as a best practice in conservation genomics.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Measurement of the B0âB0 oscillation frequency Δmd with the decays B0âDâÏ+ and B0â J/ÏKâ0
The B
0
âB
0
oscillation frequency Δmd is measured by the LHCb experiment using a dataset corresponding
to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fbâ1
of protonâproton collisions at â
s = 7 TeV, and is found to be
Δmd
=0.5156±0.0051 (stat.)±0.0033 (syst.) psâ1
. The measurement is based on results from analyses
of the decays B
0
â D
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+ (D
â
â K
+Ï
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0
â J/ÏK
â0
(J/Ï âÎŒ
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their charge conjugated modes
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