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152. Using the Basys-3 Trainer to support VHDL in Digital Logic Fundamentals course.
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Jennifer L. Bonniwell and Susan C. Schneider
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- 2016
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153. Nachruf Prof. Dr. Knut Borchardt
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Michael C. Schneider
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History ,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) ,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) ,Business and International Management - Published
- 2023
154. Associations between prenatal exposure to power plants and birth outcomes across the United States
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C. Schneider, H. Schuele, C.F. Baum, P.J. Landrigan, and S.S. Hawkins
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,General Medicine - Published
- 2023
155. X-Ray Emission from Candidate Stellar Merger Remnant TYC 2597-735-1 and Its Blue Ring Nebula
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Hans Moritz Günther, Keri Hoadley, Maximilian N. Günther, Brian D. Metzger, P. C. Schneider, and Ken J. Shen
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- 2022
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156. Microlandscape Experiments: Are They Useful for Scale, Scaling, and Cross-Scale Inference?
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Yolanda F. Wiersma and David C. Schneider
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Pharmacology (medical) - Published
- 2022
157. Dupilumab in children aged 6 months to younger than 6 years with uncontrolled atopic dermatitis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
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Amy S Paller, Eric L Simpson, Elaine C Siegfried, Michael J Cork, Andreas Wollenberg, Peter D Arkwright, Weily Soong, Mercedes E Gonzalez, Lynda C Schneider, Robert Sidbury, Benjamin Lockshin, Steven Meltzer, Zhixiao Wang, Leda P Mannent, Nikhil Amin, Yiping Sun, Elizabeth Laws, Bolanle Akinlade, Myles Dillon, Matthew P Kosloski, Mohamed A Kamal, Ariane Dubost-Brama, Naimish Patel, David M Weinreich, George D Yancopoulos, John T O’Malley, Ashish Bansal, Amber Pepper, David Cohen, David Pariser, Jeffrey Leflein, Jeffrey Weinberg, John Browning, Joyce Teng, Lara Wine Lee, Lawrence Sher, Lucia Diaz, Lynda Schneider, Ned Rupp, Peck Ong, Robert Cartwright, Andreas Pinter, Christina Schnopp, Anna Korkosz, Dorota Bystrzanowska, Ewa Sygula, Jacek Zdybski, and Kamila Padlewska
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Adult ,Treatment Outcome ,Adolescent ,Pharmaceutical Preparations ,Humans ,Dermatologic Agents ,General Medicine ,Child ,Glucocorticoids ,Severity of Illness Index ,United States ,Dermatitis, Atopic ,Immunoglobulin A - Abstract
Current systemic treatments for children younger than 6 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis that is uncontrolled with topical therapies might have suboptimal efficacy and safety. Dupilumab is approved for older children and adults with atopic dermatitis and for other type 2 inflammatory conditions. We aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of dupilumab with concomitant low-potency topical corticosteroids in children aged 6 months to younger than 6 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase 3 trial was conducted in 31 hospitals, clinics, and academic institutions in Europe and North America. Eligible patients were aged 6 months to younger than 6 years, with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (Investigator's Global Assessment [IGA] score 3-4) diagnosed according to consensus criteria of the American Academy of Dermatology, and an inadequate response to topical corticosteroids. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to subcutaneous placebo or dupilumab (bodyweight ≥5 kg to15 kg: 200 mg; bodyweight ≥15 kg to30 kg: 300 mg) every 4 weeks plus low-potency topical corticosteroids (hydrocortisone acetate 1% cream) for 16 weeks. Randomisation was stratified by age, baseline bodyweight, and region. Patient allocation was done via a central interactive web response system, and treatment allocation was masked. The primary endpoint at week 16 was the proportion of patients with IGA score 0-1 (clear or almost clear skin). The key secondary endpoint (coprimary endpoint for the EU and EU reference market) at week 16 was the proportion of patients with at least a 75% improvement from baseline in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI-75). Primary analyses were done in the full analysis set (ie, all randomly assigned patients, as randomly assigned) and safety analyses were done in all patients who received any study drug. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03346434.Between June 30, 2020, and Feb 12, 2021, 197 patients were screened for eligibility, 162 of whom were randomly assigned to receive dupilumab (n=83) or placebo (n=79) plus topical corticosteroids. At week 16, significantly more patients in the dupilumab group than in the placebo group had IGA 0-1 (23 [28%] vs three [4%], difference 24% [95% CI 13-34]; p0·0001) and EASI-75 (44 [53%] vs eight [11%], difference 42% [95% CI 29-55]; p0·0001). Overall prevalence of adverse events was similar in the dupilumab group (53 [64%] of 83 patients) and placebo group (58 [74%] of 78 patients). Conjunctivitis incidence was higher in the dupilumab group (four [5%]) than the placebo group (none). No dupilumab-related adverse events were serious or led to treatment discontinuation.Dupilumab significantly improved atopic dermatitis signs and symptoms versus placebo in children younger than 6 years. Dupilumab was well tolerated and showed an acceptable safety profile, similar to results in older children and adults.Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
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- 2022
158. Change during cognitive and exposure phases of cognitive–behavioral therapy for autistic youth with anxiety disorders
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Andrew G. Guzick, Sophie C. Schneider, Philip C. Kendall, Jeffrey J. Wood, Connor M. Kerns, Brent J. Small, Ye Eun Park, Sandra L. Cepeda, and Eric A. Storch
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Male ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Cognition ,Adolescent ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ,Adaptation, Psychological ,Humans ,Female ,Autistic Disorder ,Anxiety Disorders - Abstract
To evaluate improvement during the (a) cognitive and (b) exposure therapy phases of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for autistic youth with anxiety disorders.Participants were 148 autistic youth (aged 7-13; 77% male; 64% White) with clinically significant anxiety who were randomized to standard or adapted CBT. Clinician-rated anxiety severity was recorded at each appointment. Trajectories of change during (a) the cognitive phase and (b) the exposure phase of treatment were analyzed using piecewise multilevel modeling.Compared to the psychoeducation and cognitive therapy phases, the exposure phase corresponded with significantly more rapid symptom reduction, b = -.11, 95% CI [-.13, -.071]. This finding was true for standard CBT, which included nine sessions prior to exposure initiation (on average), as well as for CBT personalized for autistic youth, which introduced exposure following the fifth session (on average). In contrast, compared with improvements during initial psychoeducation sessions, the introduction of cognitive skills corresponded with significantly slower symptom reduction, b = .066, 95% CI [.020, .11]. This finding was also true for both adapted and standard CBT.Results underscore the central role of exposure in the treatment of anxiety among autistic youth and question the utility of cognitive strategies without subsequent practice of these skills during exposure. Assuming a working relationship, therapists should consider moving through the preexposure coping phase of CBT quickly. Future research should evaluate the extent to which exposure can maintain its potency while minimizing coping skill preparation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 2022
159. Using digital phenotyping to characterize psychosocial trajectories for people with burn injury
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Huan, Deng, Cailin A, Abouzeid, Lauren J, Shepler, Mary D, Slavin, J Andrew, Taylor, Hannah W, Mercier, Juan P, Herrera-Escobar, Lewis E, Kazis, Colleen M, Ryan, and Jeffrey C, Schneider
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Quality of Life ,Emergency Medicine ,Humans ,Surgery ,General Medicine ,Burns ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine - Published
- 2022
160. Message From the Editors to Our Reviewers
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José G. Merino, Olga Ciccarelli, Bradford B. Worrall, Anthony A. Amato, Rebecca Burch, Peter Hedera, Linda A. Hershey, Barbara C. Jobst, Amy C. Kunchok, Andrea L. C. Schneider, Reneé A. Shellhaas, and Roy E. Strowd
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Neurology (clinical) - Published
- 2022
161. Plasma Neurofilament Light and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Levels over Thirty Days in a Porcine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Samuel S, Shin, Marco M, Hefti, Vanessa M, Mazandi, David A, Issadore, David F, Meaney, Andrea L C, Schneider, Ramon, Diaz-Arrastia, and Todd J, Kilbaugh
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging ,Swine ,Brain Injuries, Traumatic ,Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ,Intermediate Filaments ,Animals ,Original Articles ,Neurology (clinical) ,Biomarkers - Abstract
To establish the clinical relevance of porcine model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using the plasma biomarkers of injury with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) over 30 days, we performed a randomized, blinded, pre-clinical trial using Yorkshire pigs weighing 7-10 kg. Twelve pigs were subjected to Sham injury (n = 5) by skin incision or TBI (n = 7) by controlled cortical impact. Blood samples were collected before the injury, then at approximately 5-day intervals until 30 days. Both groups also had DTI at 24 h and at 30 days after injury. Plasma samples were isolated and single molecule array (Simoa) was performed for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament light (NFL) levels. Afterwards, brain tissue samples were stained for β-APP. DTI showed fractional anisotropy (FA) decrease in the right corona radiata (ipsilateral to injury), contralateral corona radiata, and anterior corpus callosum at 1 day. At 30 days, ipsilateral corona radiata showed decreased FA. Pigs with TBI also had increase in GFAP and NFL at 1-5 days after injury. Significant difference between Sham and TBI animals continued up to 20 days. Linear regression showed significant negative correlation between ipsilateral corona radiata FA and both NFL and GFAP levels at 1 day. To further validate the degree of axonal injury found in DTI, β-APP immunohistochemistry was performed on a perilesional tissue as well as corona radiata bilaterally. Variable degree of staining was found in ipsilateral corona radiata. Porcine model of TBI replicates the acute increase in plasma biomarkers seen in clinical TBI. Further, long term white matter injury is confirmed in the areas such as the splenium and corona radiata. However, future study stratifying severe and mild TBI, as well as comparison with other subtypes of TBI such as diffuse axonal injury, may be warranted.
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- 2022
162. Short startup, batteryless, self-starting thermal energy harvesting chip working in full clock cycle.
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Arun Kumar Sinha and Márcio C. Schneider
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- 2017
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163. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Phosphorylated Cis-Tau Antibody in a Pig Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Kilbaugh, Samuel S. Shin, Vanessa M. Mazandi, Andrea L. C. Schneider, Sarah Morton, Jonathan P. Starr, M. Katie Weeks, Nicholas J. Widmann, David H. Jang, Shih-Han Kao, Michael K. Ahlijanian, and Todd J.
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traumatic brain injury ,tau ,phosphorylated tau ,TBI ,PNT001 - Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in the generation of tau. As hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) is one of the major consequences of TBI, targeting p-tau in TBI may lead to the development of new therapy. Twenty-five pigs underwent a controlled cortical impact. One hour after TBI, pigs were administered either vehicle (n = 13) or PNT001 (n = 12), a monoclonal antibody for the cis conformer of tau phosphorylated at threonine 231. Plasma biomarkers of neural injury were assessed for 14 days. Diffusion tensor imaging was performed at day 1 and 14 after injury, and these were compared to historical control animals (n = 4). The fractional anisotropy data showed significant white matter injury for groups at 1 day after injury in the corona radiata. At 14 days, the vehicle-treated pigs, but not the PNT001-treated animals, exhibited significant white matter injury compared to sham pigs in the ipsilateral corona radiata. The PNT001-treated pigs had significantly lower levels of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) at day 2 and day 4. These findings demonstrate a subtle reduction in the areas of white matter injury and biomarkers of neurological injury after treatment with PNT001 following TBI. These findings support additional studies for PNT001 as well as the potential use of this agent in clinical trials in the near future.
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- 2023
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164. Aerobic response to thermal stress across ontogeny and habitats in a teleost fish
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Eric V. C. Schneider, Zachary C. Zuckerman, Brendan S. Talwar, Steven J. Cooke, Aaron D. Shultz, and Cory D. Suski
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Aquatic Science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Published
- 2023
165. Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome
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Judith C. Schneider, Marion Riedl, and Angela Köninger
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- 2023
166. Called to Work: Developing a Framework for Understanding Spiritual Orientations Towards Work
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Brenton Kalinowski, Denise Daniels, Rachel C Schneider, and Elaine Howard Ecklund
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Religious studies ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) - Abstract
This study examines how individuals understand spiritual calling to work. We draw on theoretic insights from Max Weber and Karl Marx to analyze 186 in-depth interviews with religious individuals in the United States. We argue that these classical frameworks can help us to better understand contemporary religious interpretations of calling in relationship to work. We propose a framework for categorizing ways of viewing work as a calling that consists of intrinsic/extrinsic meanings in work and goals that are proximal/distal to the workplace. While focusing primarily on Christian respondents, we note that some respondents from Jewish and Muslim traditions did not resonate directly with the term “calling” but had alternate ways of viewing their work that closely aligned with Christian conceptions of calling. We ultimately argue for the theoretical benefit of a Weberian conception of calling for contemporary understandings of how meaning is attached to work, but also highlight that seeing work as calling may be a double-edged sword because doing so may provide benefits to workers while simultaneously obscuring their own oppression.
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- 2023
167. Measuring misophonia in youth: A psychometric evaluation of child and parent measures
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Matti Cervin, Andrew G. Guzick, Jane Clinger, Eleanor E.A. Smith, Isabel A. Draper, Wayne K. Goodman, Marijn Lijffijt, Nicholas Murphy, Catherine E. Rast, Sophie C. Schneider, and Eric A. Storch
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology - Published
- 2023
168. Phenotypic and Endotypic Determinants of Atopic Dermatitis Severity from the ADRN Registry
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Eric L. Simpson, Anna De Benedetto, Mark Boguniewicz, Peck Y. Ong, Stephanie Lussier, Miguel Villarreal, Lynda C. Schneider, Amy S. Paller, Emma Guttman-Yassky, Jon M. Hanifin, Jonathan M. Spergel, Kathleen C. Barnes, Gloria David, Briahnna Austin, Donald Y.M. Leung, and Lisa A. Beck
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Immunology and Allergy - Published
- 2023
169. PROMIS-25 reliability and validity among children living with burn injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study
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Alyssa M Bamer, Kara McMullen, Andrew Humbert, Lewis Kazis, Colleen M Ryan, Jeffrey C Schneider, Barclay T Stewart, Oscar E Suman, and Dagmar Amtmann
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Rehabilitation ,Emergency Medicine ,Surgery - Abstract
This study examined the reliability and validity of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS)-25, a profile instrument consisting of 4-item fixed short forms for six health domains, in children living with burn injury. Data were provided by children participating in a multi-center longitudinal study of outcomes after burn injury. Floor and ceiling effects, unidimensionality, internal consistency, reliability, and differential item functioning (DIF) of the PROMIS-25 Profile v.2.0 were examined. Correlations with other established measures were calculated to assess concurrent validity. Children (n=256) between the ages of 8-18 years with moderate to severe injury provided responses on PROMIS-25 domains. All PROMIS-25 domains showed high internal consistency. Substantial portions of the sample reported no symptoms (anxiety [58.2%], depressive symptoms [54.6%], fatigue [50.8%], pain [60.1%]). There was a large ceiling effect on peer relationships (46.8%) and physical function mobility (57.5%). One-factor confirmatory factor analyses supported unidimensionality for all domains. Reliability was sufficient for group mean comparisons (>0.8) across at least some trait levels for most domains except fatigue and anxiety. No DIF with respect to burn status was detected when comparing the burn sample to the PROMIS pediatric general US population testing sample. These results provide evidence of reliability and validity of PROMIS-25 scores among children living with burn injury. Reliability of domains was low to moderate and would likely be improved, and ceiling effects reduced for some domains, by administering the PROMIS-37, which includes six items per domain.
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- 2023
170. Trends in the Prevalence of Stroke Among Community-Dwelling Individuals in the US, 1999-2018
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Wells Andres, Aaron Rothstein, Holly Elser, Kelly L. Sloane, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Scott E. Kasner, and Andrea L. C. Schneider
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Neurology (clinical) - Abstract
This cross-sectional study estimates trends in stroke prevalence representative of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of US adults 20 years and older using data from the 1999 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
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- 2023
171. Path Regularity of the Brownian Motion and the Brownian Sheet
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H. Kempka, C. Schneider, and J. Vybiral
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Computational Mathematics ,General Mathematics ,Analysis - Abstract
By the work of P. Lévy, the sample paths of the Brownian motion are known to satisfy a certain Hölder regularity condition almost surely. This was later improved by Ciesielski, who studied the regularity of these paths in Besov and Besov-Orlicz spaces. We review these results and propose new function spaces of Besov type, strictly smaller than those of Ciesielski and Lévy, in which the sample paths of the Brownian motion almost surely lie. In the same spirit, we review and extend the work of Kamont, who investigated the same question for the multivariate Brownian sheet and function spaces of dominating mixed smoothness.
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- 2023
172. Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations – implications for ecological resilience
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Oliver N. Shipley, Philip Matich, Nigel E. Hussey, Annabelle M. L. Brooks, Demian Chapman, Michael G. Frisk, Annie E. Guttridge, Tristan L. Guttridge, Lucy A. Howey, Sami Kattan, Daniel J. Madigan, Owen O'Shea, Nicholas V. Polunin, Michael Power, Matthew J. Smukall, Eric V. C. Schneider, Brendan D. Shea, Brendan S. Talwar, Maggie Winchester, Edward J. Brooks, and Austin J. Gallagher
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General Immunology and Microbiology ,General Medicine ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Understanding the factors shaping patterns of ecological resilience is critical for mitigating the loss of global biodiversity. Throughout aquatic environments, highly mobile predators are thought to serve as important vectors of energy between ecosystems thereby promoting stability and resilience. However, the role these predators play in connecting food webs and promoting energy flow remains poorly understood in most contexts. Using carbon and nitrogen isotopes, we quantified the use of several prey resource pools (small oceanic forage, large oceanics, coral reef, and seagrass) by 17 species of elasmobranch fishes ( n = 351 individuals) in The Bahamas to determine their functional diversity and roles as ecosystem links. We observed remarkable functional diversity across species and identified four major groups responsible for connecting discrete regions of the seascape. Elasmobranchs were responsible for promoting energetic connectivity between neritic, oceanic and deep-sea ecosystems. Our findings illustrate how mobile predators promote ecosystem connectivity, underscoring their functional significance and role in supporting ecological resilience. More broadly, strong predator conservation efforts in developing island nations, such as The Bahamas, are likely to yield ecological benefits that enhance the resilience of marine ecosystems to combat imminent threats such as habitat degradation and climate change.
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- 2023
173. Depression in older adults during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic: A systematic review
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Celso Silva, César Fonseca, Rogério Ferreira, Anna Weidner, Bruno Morgado, Manuel J. Lopes, Steffen Moritz, Lena Jelinek, Brooke C. Schneider, and Lara G. Pinho
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Geriatrics and Gerontology - Published
- 2023
174. There Is Something in Me
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Rachel C. Schneider
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- 2023
175. Discovery of a Nearby Young Brown Dwarf Disk
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Maria C. Schutte, Kellen D. Lawson, John P. Wisniewski, Marc J. Kuchner, Steven M. Silverberg, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Rocio Kiman, Jonathan Gagné, Aaron Meisner, Adam C. Schneider, Alissa S. Bans, John Debes, Natalie Kovacevic, Milton K. D. Bosch, Hugo A. Durantini Luca, Jonathan Holden, and Michiharu Hyogo
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Astronomy ,Astrophysics - Abstract
We report the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf with a disk at 102 pc from the Sun, WISEA J120037.79−784508.3 (W1200−7845), via the Disk Detective citizen science project. We establish that W1200−7845 is located in the 3.7 (+4.6,-1.4) Myr old ε Cha association. Its spectral energy distribution (SED) exhibits clear evidence of an infrared (IR) excess, indicative of the presence of a warm circumstellar disk. Modeling this warm disk, we find the data are best fit using a power-law description with a slope α = −0.94, which suggests that it is a young, Class II type disk. Using a single blackbody disk fit, we find T(eff,disk)= 521 K and L(IR)/L(*) =0.14. The near-IR spectrum of W1200−7845 matches a spectral type of M6.0 γ ± 0.5, which corresponds to a low surface gravity object, and lacks distinctive signatures of strong Paβ or Brγ accretion. Both our SED fitting and spectral analysis indicate that the source is cool (T(eff) = 2784–2850 K), with a mass of 42–58 M(Jup), well within the brown dwarf regime. The proximity of this young brown dwarf disk makes the system an ideal benchmark for investigating the formation and early evolution of brown dwarfs.
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- 2020
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176. Spitzer Follow-up of Extremely Cold Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Project
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Aaron M Meisner, Jacqueline K. Faherty, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Adam C. Schneider, Dan Caselden, Jonathan Gagné, Marc J Kuchner, Adam J. Burgasser, Sarah L. Casewell, John H Debes, Étienne Artigau, Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Sarah E. Logsdon, Rocio Kiman, Katelyn Allers, Chih-chun Hsu, John P. Wisniewski, Michaela B. Allen, Paul Beaulieu, Guillaume Colin, Hugo A. Durantini Luca, Sam Goodman, Léopold Gramaize, Leslie K. Hamlet, Ken Hinckley, Frank Kiwy, David W. Martin, William Pendrill, Austin Rothermich, Arttu Sainio, Jörg Schümann, Nikolaj Stevnbak Andersen, Christopher Tanner, Vinod Thakur, Melina Thévenot, Jim Walla, Zbigniew Wędracki, Christian Aganze, Roman Gerasimov, and and Christopher Theissen
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Astronomy - Abstract
We present Spitzer follow-up imaging of 95 candidate extremely cold brown dwarfs discovered by the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project, which uses visually perceived motion in multi epoch Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer(WISE)images to identify previously unrecognized substellar neighbors to the Sun. We measure Spitzer[3.6]–[4.5]color to photo type our brown dwarf candidates, with an emphasis on pinpointing the coldest and closest Y dwarfs within our sample. The combination of WISE and Spitzer astrometry provides quantitative confirmation of the transverse motion of 75 of our discoveries. Nine of our motion-confirmed objects have best-fit linear motions larger than 1′′yr−1; our fastest-moving discovery is WISEA J155349.96+693355.2(μ≈215 yr−1),a possible T-type sub dwarf. We also report a newly discovered wide-separation(∼400 au)T8 comoving companion to the white dwarf LSPM J0055+5948(the fourth such system to be found), plus a candidate late T companion to the white dwarf LSR J0002+6357 at 55 projected separation(∼8700 au if associated). Among our motion-confirmed targets, five have Spitzer colors most consistent with spectral type Y. Four of these five have exceptionally red Spitzer colors suggesting types of Y1 or later, adding considerably to the small sample of known objects in this especially valuable low-temperature regime. Our Y dwarf candidates begin bridging the gap between the bulk of the Y dwarf population and the coldest known brown dwarf.
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177. WISEA J041451.67-585456.7 and WISEA J181006.18-101000.5: The First Extreme T-type Subdwarfs?
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Adam C. Schneider, Adam J. Burgasser, Roman Gerasimov, Federico Marocco, Jonathan Gagné, Sam Goodman, Paul Beaulieu, William Pendrill, Austin Rothermich, Arttu Sainio, Marc J Kuchner, Dan Caselden, Aaron M. Meisner, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Eric E Mamajek, Chih-Chun Hsu, Jennifer J. Greco, Michael C. Cushing, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Daniella Bardalez-Gagliuffi, Sarah E. Logsdon, Katelyn Allers, and John H Debes
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Astronomy - Abstract
We present the discoveries of WISEA J041451.67−585456.7 and WISEA J181006.18−101000.5, two low-temperature (1200–1400 K), high proper motion T-type subdwarfs. Both objects were discovered via their high proper motion (>0farcs5 yr(exp -1)); WISEA J181006.18−101000.5 as part of the NEOWISE proper motion survey and WISEA J041451.67−585456.7 as part of the citizen science project Backyard Worlds; Planet 9. We have confirmed both as brown dwarfs with follow-up near-infrared spectroscopy. Their spectra and near-infrared colors are unique among known brown dwarfs, with some colors consistent with L-type brown dwarfs and other colors resembling those of the latest-type T dwarfs. While no forward model consistently reproduces the features seen in their near-infrared spectra, the closest matches suggest very low metallicities ([Fe/H] ≼ −1), making these objects likely the first examples of extreme subdwarfs of the T spectral class (esdT). WISEA J041451.67−585456.7 and WISEA J181006.18−101000.5 are found to be part of a small population of objects that occupy the “substellar transition zone,” and have the lowest masses and effective temperatures of all objects in this group.
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- 2020
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178. WISEA J083011.95+283716.0: A Missing Link Planetary-mass Object
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Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Adam C. Schneider, Aaron Meisner, Dan Caselden, Guillaume Colin, Sam Goodman, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Marc Kuchner, Jonathan Gagné, Sarah E. Logsdon8, Adam J. Burgasser, Katelyn Allers, John Debes, John Wisniewski, Austin Rothermich, Nikolaj Stevnbak Andersen, Melina Thévenot, and Jim Walla
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Astronomy - Abstract
We present the discovery of WISEA J083011.95+283716.0, the first Y-dwarf candidate identified through the “Backyard Worlds: Planet 9” citizen science project. We identified this object as a red, fast-moving source with a faint W2 detection in multiepoch AllWISE and unWISE images. We have characterized this object with Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescope’s (HST) follow-up imaging. With mid-infrared detections in Spitzerʼs ch1 and ch2 bands and flux upper limits in HST F105W and F125W filters, we find that this object is both very faint and has extremely red colors (ch1 − ch2 = 3.25 ± 0.23 mag, F125W− ch2 ≽ 9.36 mag), consistent with a T(sub eff) ∼ 300 K source, as estimated from the known Y-dwarf population. A preliminary parallax provides a distance of - 11.1+1.5 2.0 pc, leading to a slightly warmer temperature of ∼350 K. The extreme faintness and red HST and Spitzer colors of this object suggest that it may be a link between the broader Y-dwarf population and the coldest known brown dwarf WISE J0855−0714, and may highlight our limited knowledge of the true spread of Y-dwarf colors. We also present four additional “Backyard Worlds: Planet 9” late-T brown dwarf discoveries within 30 pc.
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- 2020
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179. Influence of Irradiation on Defect Spin Coherence in Silicon Carbide
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C. Kasper, D. Klenkert, Z. Shang, D. Simin, A. Gottscholl, A. Sperlich, H. Kraus, C. Schneider, S. Zhou, M. Trupke, W. Kada, T. Ohshima, V. Dyakonov, and G. V. Astakhov
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- 2020
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180. 0.7 V supply self-biased nanoWatt MOS-only threshold voltage monitor.
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Oscar E. Mattia, Hamilton Klimach, Sergio Bampi, and Márcio C. Schneider
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- 2015
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181. Performance analysis of resilient dynamic feedback H2 controllers.
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Fan Feng, Jennifer L. Bonniwell, Susan C. Schneider, and Edwin E. Yaz
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- 2015
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182. Preparing for an academic career - The engineering faculty of tomorrow.
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Susan C. Schneider and Jennifer L. Bonniwell
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- 2015
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183. Performance analysis of resilient dynamic feedback H2 controllers for discrete-time systems.
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Fan Feng, Susan C. Schneider, and Edwin E. Yaz
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- 2015
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184. H∞-property of the discrete-time extended Kalman filter with stochastic ℓ2 disturbances.
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Jennifer L. Bonniwell, Susan C. Schneider, and Edwin E. Yaz
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- 2015
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185. Robust regional eigenvalue assignment by dynamic state-feedback control for nonlinear continuous-time systems.
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W. Alexander Baker, Susan C. Schneider, and Edwin E. Yaz
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- 2015
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186. The three-loop splitting functions Pqg(2) and Pgg(2,NF)
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J. Ablinger, A. Behring, J. Blümlein, A. De Freitas, A. von Manteuffel, and C. Schneider
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Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
We calculate the unpolarized twist-2 three-loop splitting functions Pqg(2)(x) and Pgg(2,NF)(x) and the associated anomalous dimensions using massive three-loop operator matrix elements. While we calculate Pgg(2,NF)(x) directly, Pqg(2)(x) is computed from 1200 even moments, without any structural prejudice, using a hierarchy of recurrences obtained for the corresponding operator matrix element. The largest recurrence to be solved is of order 12 and degree 191. We confirm results in the foregoing literature.
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187. Three loop massive operator matrix elements and asymptotic Wilson coefficients with two different masses
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J. Ablinger, J. Blümlein, A. De Freitas, A. Hasselhuhn, C. Schneider, and F. Wißbrock
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Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity ,QC770-798 - Abstract
Starting at 3-loop order, the massive Wilson coefficients for deep-inelastic scattering and the massive operator matrix elements describing the variable flavor number scheme receive contributions of Feynman diagrams carrying quark lines with two different masses. In the case of the charm and bottom quarks, the usual decoupling of one heavy mass at a time no longer holds, since the ratio of the respective masses, η=mc2/mb2∼1/10, is not small enough. Therefore, the usual variable flavor number scheme (VFNS) has to be generalized. The renormalization procedure in the two-mass case is different from the single mass case derived in [1]. We present the moments N=2,4 and 6 for all contributing operator matrix elements, expanding in the ratio η. We calculate the analytic results for general values of the Mellin variable N in the flavor non-singlet case, as well as for transversity and the matrix element Agq(3). We also calculate the two-mass scalar integrals of all topologies contributing to the gluonic operator matrix element Agg. As it turns out, the expansion in η is usually inapplicable for general values of N. We therefore derive the result for general values of the mass ratio. From the single pole terms we derive, now in a two-mass calculation, the corresponding contributions to the 3-loop anomalous dimensions. We introduce a new general class of iterated integrals and study their relations and present special values. The corresponding functions are implemented in computer-algebraic form.
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188. Prototype of a bistable polariton field-effect transistor switch
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H. Suchomel, S. Brodbeck, T. C. H. Liew, M. Amthor, M. Klaas, S. Klembt, M. Kamp, S. Höfling, and C. Schneider
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Abstract Microcavity exciton polaritons are promising candidates to build a new generation of highly nonlinear and integrated optoelectronic devices. Such devices range from novel coherent light emitters to reconfigurable potential landscapes for electro-optical polariton-lattice based quantum simulators as well as building blocks of optical logic architectures. Especially for the latter, the strongly interacting nature of the light-matter hybrid particles has been used to facilitate fast and efficient switching of light by light, something which is very hard to achieve with weakly interacting photons. We demonstrate here that polariton transistor switches can be fully integrated in electro-optical schemes by implementing a one-dimensional polariton channel which is operated by an electrical gate rather than by a control laser beam. The operation of the device, which is the polariton equivalent to a field-effect transistor, relies on combining electro-optical potential landscape engineering with local exciton ionization to control the scattering dynamics underneath the gate. We furthermore demonstrate that our device has a region of negative differential resistance and features a completely new way to create bistable behavior.
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189. Hydrological threats to riparian wetlands of international importance – a global quantitative and qualitative analysis
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C. Schneider, M. Flörke, L. De Stefano, and J. D. Petersen-Perlman
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Technology ,Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering ,TD1-1066 ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
Riparian wetlands have been disappearing at an accelerating rate. Their ecological integrity as well as their vital ecosystem services for humankind depend on regular patterns of inundation and drying provided by natural flow regimes. However, river hydrology has been altered worldwide. Dams cause less variable flow regimes and water abstractions decrease the amount of flow so that ecologically important flood pulses are often reduced. Given growing population pressure and projected climate change, immediate action is required. However, the implementation of counteractive measures is often a complex task. This study develops a screening tool for assessing hydrological threats to riparian wetlands on global scales. The approach is exemplified on 93 Ramsar sites, many of which are located in transboundary basins. First, the WaterGAP3 hydrological modeling framework is used to quantitatively compare current and future modified flow regimes to reference flow conditions. In our simulations current water resource management seriously impairs riparian wetland inundation at 29 % of the analyzed sites. A further 8 % experience significantly reduced flood pulses. In the future, eastern Europe, western Asia, as well as central South America could be hotspots of further flow modifications due to climate change. Second, a qualitative analysis of the 93 sites determined potential impact on overbank flows resulting from planned or proposed dam construction projects. They take place in one-third of the upstream areas and are likely to impair especially wetlands located in South America, Asia, and the Balkan Peninsula. Third, based on the existing legal/institutional framework and water resource availability upstream, further qualitative analysis evaluated the capacity to preserve overbank flows given future streamflow changes due to dam construction and climate change. Results indicate hotspots of vulnerability exist, especially in northern Africa and the Persian Gulf.
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190. Increasing phenological asynchrony between spring green-up and arrival of migratory birds
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Stephen J. Mayor, Robert P. Guralnick, Morgan W. Tingley, Javier Otegui, John C. Withey, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Margaret E. Andrew, Stefan Leyk, Ian S. Pearse, and David C. Schneider
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Consistent with a warming climate, birds are shifting the timing of their migrations, but it remains unclear to what extent these shifts have kept pace with the changing environment. Because bird migration is primarily cued by annually consistent physiological responses to photoperiod, but conditions at their breeding grounds depend on annually variable climate, bird arrival and climate-driven spring events would diverge. We combined satellite and citizen science data to estimate rates of change in phenological interval between spring green-up and migratory arrival for 48 breeding passerine species across North America. Both arrival and green-up changed over time, usually in the same direction (earlier or later). Although birds adjusted their arrival dates, 9 of 48 species did not keep pace with rapidly changing green-up and across all species the interval between arrival and green-up increased by over half a day per year. As green-up became earlier in the east, arrival of eastern breeding species increasingly lagged behind green-up, whereas in the west—where green-up typically became later—birds arrived increasingly earlier relative to green-up. Our results highlight that phenologies of species and trophic levels can shift at different rates, potentially leading to phenological mismatches with negative fitness consequences.
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191. Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI’s Project JOINTS
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Eric C. Schneider, Melony E. Sorbero, Ann Haas, M. Susan Ridgely, Dmitry Khodyakov, Claude M. Setodji, Gareth Parry, Susan S. Huang, Deborah S. Yokoe, and Don Goldmann
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Surgical Site Infection ,Project Joint ,Campaign State ,Staphylococcus Aureus ,Propensity Score Weight ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Abstract Background A decade ago, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement pioneered a quality improvement (QI) campaign, leveraging organizational and personal social networks to disseminate new practices. There have been few rigorous studies of the QI campaign approach. Methods Project JOINTS (Joining Organizations IN Tackling SSIs) engaged a network of state-based organizations and professionals in a 6-month QI campaign promoting adherence to three new evidence-based practices known to reduce the risk of infection after joint replacement. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial including ten states (five campaign states and five non-campaign states) with 188 hospitals providing joint replacement to Medicare. We measured adherence to the evidence-based practices before and after the campaign using a survey of surgical staff and a difference-in-difference design with multivariable adjustment to compare adherence to each of the relevant practices and an all-or-none composite measure of the three new practices. Results In the campaign states, there were statistically significant increases in adherence to the three new evidence-based practices promoted by the campaign. Compared to the non-campaign states, the relative increase in adherence to the three new practices in the campaign states ranged between 1.9 and 15.9 percentage points, but only one of these changes (pre-operative nasal screening for Staphylococcus aureus carriage and decolonization prior to surgery) was statistically significant (p
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192. Direct expression of active human tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases by periplasmic secretion in Escherichia coli
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Ki Baek Lee, Dong Hyun Nam, Jacob A. M. Nuhn, Juan Wang, Ian C. Schneider, and Xin Ge
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase ,Matrix metalloproteinase ,Periplasmic expression ,Disulfide isomerase ,Contact guidance ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Abstract Background As regulators of multifunctional metalloproteinases including MMP, ADAM and ADAMTS families, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) play a pivotal role in extracellular matrix remodeling, which is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes. Since abnormal metalloproteinase activities are related to numerous diseases such as arthritis, cancer, atherosclerosis, and neurological disorders, TIMPs and their engineered mutants hold therapeutic potential and thus have been extensively studied. Traditional productions of functional TIMPs and their N-terminal inhibitory domains (N-TIMPs) rely on costly and time-consuming insect and mammalian cell systems, or tedious and inefficient refolding from denatured inclusion bodies. The later process is also associated with heterogeneous products and batch-to-batch variation. Results In this study, we developed a simple approach to directly produce high yields of active TIMPs in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli without refolding. Facilitated by disulfide isomerase (DsbC) co-expression in protease-deficient strain BL21 (DE3), N-TIMP-1/-2 and TIMP-2 which contain multiple disulfide bonds were produced without unwanted truncations. 0.2–1.4 mg purified monomeric TIMPs were typically yielded per liter of culture media. Periplasmically produced TIMPs exhibited expected inhibition potencies towards MMP-1/2/7/14, and were functional in competitive ELISA to elucidate the binding epitopes of MMP specific antibodies. In addition, prepared N-TIMPs were fully active in a cellular context, i.e. regulating cancer cell morphology and migration in 2D and 3D bioassays. Conclusion Periplasmic expression in E. coli is an excellent strategy to recombinantly produce active TIMPs and N-TIMPs.
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193. H2−H∞ control of discrete-time nonlinear systems using the state-dependent Riccati equation approach
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Xin Wang, Edwin E. Yaz, Susan C. Schneider, and Yvonne I. Yaz
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State-dependent Riccati equation control ,robust control ,linear matrix inequality ,Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General) ,TJ212-225 ,Systems engineering ,TA168 - Abstract
A novel H2−H∞ State-dependent Riccati equation control approach is presented for providing a generalized control framework to discrete-time nonlinear system. By solving a generalized Riccati equation at each time step, the nonlinear state feedback control solution is found to satisfy mixed performance criteria guaranteeing quadratic optimality with inherent stability property in combination with H∞ type of disturbance attenuation. Two numerical techniques to compute the solution of the resulting Riccati equation are presented: The first one is based on finding the steady-state solution of the difference equation at every step and the second one is based on finding the minimum solution of a linear matrix inequality. The effectiveness of the proposed techniques is demonstrated by simulations involving the control of an inverted pendulum on a cart, a benchmark mechanical system.
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194. H2−H∞ control of continuous-time nonlinear systems using the state-dependent Riccati equation approach
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Xin Wang, Edwin E. Yaz, Susan C. Schneider, and Yvonne I. Yaz
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State-dependent Riccati equation ,robust control ,Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General) ,TJ212-225 ,Systems engineering ,TA168 - Abstract
This paper presents a novel $ {H_2} - {H_\infty } $ state-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) control approach with the purpose of providing a more effective control design framework for continuous-time nonlinear systems to achieve a mixed nonlinear quadratic regulator and H∞ control performance criteria. By solving the generalized SDRE, the optimal control solution is found to achieve mixed performance objectives guaranteeing nonlinear quadratic optimality with inherent stability property in combination with H∞ type of disturbance reduction. An efficient computational algorithm is given to find the solution to the $ {H_2} - {H_\infty } $ SDRE. The efficacy of the proposed technique is used to design the control system for inverted pendulum, an under-actuated nonlinear mechanical system.
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195. Impacts of Financial Assistance on Quality of Life Among People Living With Burn Injury: Matched Cohort Analysis of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System Database
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Flora, Martz, Kara A, McMullen, Gretchen J, Carrougher, Aaron, Bunnell, Clifford C, Sheckter, Steven E, Wolf, Jeffrey C, Schneider, and Barclay T, Stewart
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Disparities in socioeconomic status and minority status affect the risk of burn injury and the severity of that injury, thus affecting the subsequent cost of care. We aimed to characterize the demographic details surrounding receipt of financial assistance due to burn injury and its relationship with health-related quality of life scores. Participants ≥18 from Burn Model System National Longitudinal Database (BMS) with complete demographic data were included (n = 4330). Nonresponders to financial assistance questions were analyzed separately. The remaining sample (n = 1255) was divided into participants who received financial assistance because of burn injury, those who received no financial assistance, and those who received financial assistance before injury and as a result of injury. A demographic and injury-characteristic comparison was conducted. Health-related quality of life metrics (Satisfaction with Life, Short Form-12/Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey, Community Integration Questionnaire Social Component, and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory) were analyzed preinjury, then 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years postinjury. A matched cohort analysis compared these scores. When compared to their no financial assistance counterparts, participants receiving financial assistance due to burns were more likely to be minorities (19% vs 14%), have more severe injuries (%TBSA burn 21% vs 10%), and receive workers’ compensation (24% vs 9%). They also had lower health-related quality of life scores on all metrics except the post-traumatic growth inventory. Financial assistance may aid in combating disparities in posttraumatic growth scores for participants at the greatest risk of financial toxicity but does not improve other health-related quality of life metrics.
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196. Plastid Genomes of the Hemiparasitic Genus Krameria (Zygophyllales) Are Intact and Exhibit Little Relaxation in Selection
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Arjan Banerjee, Adam C. Schneider, and Saša Stefanović
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197. Minocycline Attenuates Microglia/Macrophage Phagocytic Activity and Inhibits SAH-Induced Neuronal Cell Death and Inflammation
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Kinga G. Blecharz-Lang, Victor Patsouris, Melina Nieminen-Kelhä, Stefanie Seiffert, Ulf C. Schneider, and Peter Vajkoczy
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Inflammation ,Cell Death ,Macrophages ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents ,Apoptosis ,Minocycline ,Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Rats ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Mice ,Neuroprotective Agents ,Brain Injuries ,Animals ,Cytokines ,Microglia ,Neurology (clinical) - Abstract
BackgroundNeuroprotective treatment strategies aiming at interfering with either inflammation or cell death indicate the importance of these mechanisms in the development of brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of minocycline on microglia/macrophage cell activity and its neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory impact 14 days after aneurismal SAH in mice.MethodsEndovascular filament perforation was used to induce SAH in mice. SAH + vehicle-operated mice were used as controls for SAH vehicle-treated mice and SAH + minocycline-treated mice. The drug administration started 4 h after SAH induction and was daily repeated until day 7 post SAH and continued until day 14 every second day. Brain cryosections were immunolabeled for Iba1 to detect microglia/macrophages and NeuN to visualize neurons. Phagocytosis assay was performed to determine the microglia/macrophage activity status. Apoptotic cells were stained using terminal deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to estimate cytokine gene expression.ResultsWe observed a significantly reduced phagocytic activity of microglia/macrophages accompanied by a lowered spatial interaction with neurons and reduced neuronal apoptosis achieved by minocycline administration after SAH. Moreover, the SAH-induced overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and neuronal cell death was markedly attenuated by the compound.ConclusionsMinocycline treatment may be implicated as a therapeutic approach with long-term benefits in the management of secondary brain injury after SAH in a clinically relevant time window.
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198. Clinician Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Treatment of Adults and Youth With Anxiety
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Emily M. Dickinson, Jane W. Clinger, Alicia W. Leong, Gifty N. Amos Nwankwo, Sean M. Olsen, Sandra L. Cepeda, Leora Geralnik, Linda L. Wu, Andrew G. Guzick, Sophie C. Schneider, and Eric A. Storch
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We describe the perceptions of mental health clinicians practicing in the United States about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation and treatment course of active clients with anxiety. Clinician participants reported on client symptomology at the beginning of treatment, just before (prior to March 2020), and at a mid-pandemic timepoint (December 2020/January 2021). An initial sample of 70 clinicians responded to a survey assessing their clients’ overall anxiety severity, anxiety sensitivity, pathological uncertainty, family accommodation, and avoidance levels. Of these, 54 clinician responses were included in study analyses, providing detailed clinical information on 81 clients. Findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in anxiety severity in the majority of clients; overall, clinicians reported that 53% of clients had symptoms worsen due to COVID-19 and that only 16% experienced improvement of symptoms during treatment. Those who had lower levels of avoidance pre-pandemic and those who increased their frequency of treatment were more likely to experience increases in anxiety severity by the mid-pandemic timepoint. Further research is needed to understand the extended effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety symptomology and treatment.
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199. For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Inpatient Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury: Analysis of Demographics and Outcomes
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Adam G. Lamm, Jeffrey C. Schneider, Chloe Slocum, Julie K. Silver, Richard Goldstein, Ross Zafonte, and David C. Grabowski
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Rehabilitation ,Demographics ,Traumatic brain injury ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,medicine.disease ,Not for profit ,Intervention (counseling) ,Emergency medicine ,medicine ,For profit ,Prospective payment system ,business ,health care economics and organizations ,Inpatient rehabilitation - Abstract
Objective To describe differences in traumatic brain injury patient characteristics and outcomes by inpatient rehabilitation facility profit status. Design Retrospective database review utilizing the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation® (UDSMR). Setting Inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Participants Individual discharges (n = 53,630) from 877 distinct rehabilitation facilities for calendar years 2016 through 2018. Intervention NA Main Outcome Measures Patient demographic data (age, race, primary payer source), admission and discharge Functional Independence Measure® (FIM®), FIM® gain, length of stay efficiency, acute hospital readmission from for-profit and not-for-profit IRFs within 30 days, and community discharges by facility profit status. Results Patients at for-profit facilities were significantly older (69.69 vs. 64.12 years), with lower admission FIM® scores (52 vs. 57), shorter lengths of stay (13 vs. 15 days), and higher discharge FIM® scores (88 vs. 86); for-profit facilities had higher rates of community discharges (76.8% vs. 74.6%), but also had higher rates of readmission (10.3% vs. 9.9%). Conclusions The finding that for-profit facilities admit older patients who are reportedly less functional on admission and more functional on discharge, with higher rates of community discharge but higher readmission rates than not-for-profit facilities is an unexpected and potentially anomalous finding. In general, older, less functional patients who stay for shorter periods of time would not necessarily be expected to make greater functional gains. These differences should be further studied, to determine if differences in patient selection, coding/billing, or other unreported factors underlie these differences.
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200. Unpacking the dynamics in acquisition of capabilities: the role of identities during postmerger integration
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Güldem Karamustafa-Köse, Susan C. Schneider, and Jeff D. Davis
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Strategy and Management ,General Decision Sciences - Abstract
PurposeDespite best intentions, mergers and acquisitions often do not live up to the expectations for performance. This study examined how the salience of multiple identities creates dynamics in postmerger integration processes and how these dynamics influence the acquisition of the target's capabilities.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an in-depth case study of a large American consumer goods multinational corporation's acquisition of a family-owned German beauty business and examined responses to decisions and events during the postmerger integration process.FindingsThe results show how and why efforts to acquire unique target capabilities might not deliver the hoped-for results. The authors discovered multiple identities that became salient during the postmerger integration process which subsequently influenced interpretations and reactions to decisions and events and which created intergroup dynamics. The authors also noted the role of language in making these identities salient. Such dynamics pose challenges to managing the postmerger integration process and to acquiring sought after capabilities.Originality/valueThis study reveals how different identities become salient in the interpretation of particular events and decisions, resulting in emotional and behavioral reactions and intergroup dynamics. Furthermore, it uncovers the role of language in making identities salient. This study offers further insight into identity dynamics when the capability of the target firm is the motive of the acquisition.
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