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1. Inclusive Electron Scattering in the Resonance Region off a Hydrogen Target with CLAS12

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Klimenko, V., Carman, D. S., Gothe, R. W., Joo, K., Markov, N., Mokeev, V. I., Niculescu, G., Achenbach, P., Alvarado, J. S., Armstrong, W., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Boiarinov, S., Bossu, F., Brinkmann, K. -Th., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Burkert, V. D., Bueltmann, S., Capobianco, R., Carvajal, J., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Ciullo, G., Angelo, A. D, Dashyan, N., Defurne, M., De Vita, R., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Fernando, I. P., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Glazier, D. I., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Blin, A. N. Hiller, Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jiang, H., Jo, H. S., Joosten, S., Kageya, T., Keller, D., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klest, H. T., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Martiryan, D., Mascagna, V., Matamoris, D., McKinnon, B., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Camacho, C. Munoz, Turonski, P. Nadel, Nagorna, T., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Rafael, S. Polcher, Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rossi, P., Rusova, A. A., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, S., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A, Tenorio, M., Trotta, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Vittorini, T., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Weerasinghe, U., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., Xu, L., Zachariou, N., Zhao, Z. W., Zurek, M., and Shresth, S.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Inclusive electron scattering cross sections off a hydrogen target at a beam energy of 10.6 GeV have been measured with data collected from the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Laboratory. These first absolute cross sections from CLAS12 cover a wide kinematic area in invariant mass W of the final state hadrons from the pion threshold up to 2.5 GeV for each bin in virtual photon four-momentum transfer squared $Q^2$ from 2.55 to 10.4~GeV$^2$ owing to the large scattering angle acceptance of the CLAS12 detector. Comparison of the cross sections with the resonant contributions computed from the CLAS results on the nucleon resonance electroexcitation amplitudes has demonstrated a promising opportunity to extend the information on their $Q^2$ evolution up to 10 GeV$^2$. Together these results from CLAS and CLAS12 offer good prospects for probing the nucleon parton distributions at large fractional parton momenta $x$ for $W$ < 2.5 GeV, while covering the range of distances where the transition from the strongly coupled to the perturbative regimes is expected.

Published
2025

2. Measurement of the nucleon spin structure functions for 0.01<$Q^2$<1 GeV$^2$ using CLAS

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Deur, A., Kuhn, S. E., Ripani, M., Zheng, X., Acar, A. G., Achenbach, P., Adhikari, K. P., Alvarado, J. S., Amaryan, M. J., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Booth, W. A., ossu, F. B, Bosted, P., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. Th., Briscoe, W. J., Bueltmann, S., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Chatagnon, P., Chen, J. P., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Drozdov, V. A., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Faggert, J. C., Fegan, S., Fersch, R., Filippi, A., Gates, K., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Gothe, R. W., Guo, L., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jiang, H., Jo, H. S., Joosten, S., Kang, H., Keith, C., Khandaker, M., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Klimenko, V., Konczykowski, P., Kovacs, K., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lanza, L., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., Long, E., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., Matamoros, D., McKinnon, B., Meekins, D., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Munoz-Camacho, C., Nadel-Turonski, P., Nagorna, T., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Phillips, S. K., Pierce, J., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Radic, A., Reed, T., Richards, J., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Rusova, A. A., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Sirca, S., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Sulkosky, V., Tan, J. A., Tenorio, M., Trotta, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Upton, D. W., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The spin structure functions of the proton and the deuteron were measured during the EG4 experiment at Jefferson Lab in 2006. Data were collected for longitudinally polarized electron scattering off longitudinally polarized NH$_3$ and ND$_3$ targets, for $Q^2$ values as small as 0.012 and 0.02 GeV$^2$, respectively, using the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS). This is the archival paper of the EG4 experiment that summaries the previously reported results of the polarized structure functions $g_1$, $A_1F_1$, and their moments $\overline \Gamma_1$, $\overline \gamma_0$, and $\overline I_{TT}$, for both the proton and the deuteron. In addition, we report on new results on the neutron $g_1$ extracted by combining proton and deuteron data and correcting for Fermi smearing, and on the neutron moments $\overline \Gamma_1$, $\overline \gamma_0$, and $\overline I_{TT}$ formed directly from those of the proton and the deuteron. Our data are in good agreement with the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for the proton, deuteron, and neutron. Furthermore, the isovector combination was formed for $g_1$ and the Bjorken integral $\overline \Gamma_1^{p-n}$, and compared to available theoretical predictions. All of our results provide for the first time extensive tests of spin observable predictions from chiral effective field theory ($\chi$EFT) in a $Q^2$ range commensurate with the pion mass. They motivate further improvement in $\chi$EFT calculations from other approaches such as the lattice gauge method., Comment: 33 pages. 26 figures. Data table provided as supplementary material (30 pages latex and csv tables)

Published
2024

3. Exploring the long-term impact of a nurse-midwife mentorship intervention in Neno district, Malawi: a secondary data analysis of maternal and neonatal complications

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Rouse, Miranda, Mphande, Isaac, Mwale, Nelson, Kapira, Sitalire, Sayenda, Mphatso, Mvula, Mc Geofrey, Openshaw, Maria, Kapito, Esnath, Kutsamba, Martha, Maweu, Daniel, Mitchell, Ashley, Dandu, Madhavi, Muller, Anna, Blair, Alden Hooper, and Baltzell, Kimberly

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Reproductive Medicine, Midwifery, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, Preterm, Low Birth Weight and Health of the Newborn, Clinical Research, Pediatric, 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services, Reproductive health and childbirth, Infection, Good Health and Well Being
Abstract

Abstract: Background: There is critical need to strengthen the global nursing and midwifery workforce. This is especially true in Malawi where they are the primary providers of obstetric and neonatal care. In Neno district, Malawi, in 2017, we implemented an intensive training and longitudinal bedside mentorship intervention for nurses and midwives. From inception, there was a pre-planned project target completion after 5 years, including a staged handover to local ownership after 3 years. The objective of this study was to assess differences in reported maternal and neonatal complications following project completion and handover to local leadership. Methods: The project was a partnership between an academic institution and local nongovernmental organization. In October 2020, the intervention was handed over and maintained by the local organization with limited support from the academic institution. Data from January 2019 to May 2023 were extracted from the Malawi District Health Information Software 2. Bivariate analyses explored differences in the pre- and post-handover periods for all government-collected, birth-related variables. The “pre-handover” period encompassed January 2019 to September 2020 and “post-handover” from October 2020 to May 2023. Multivariate linear regression explored outcomes while controlling for health facility. Results: Data were collected from 10 health facilities in the district and included a total of 23,259 births. Overall, there were few significant changes between periods. Exceptions were in reporting of antepartum hemorrhage (p

Published
2024

4. First Measurement of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering on the Neutron with Detection of the Active Neutron

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CLAS Collaboration, Hobart, A., Niccolai, S., Čuić, M., Kumerički, K., Achenbach, P., Alvarado, J. S., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Boiarinov, S., Bondi, M., Booth, W. A., Bossù, F., Brinkmann, K. -Th., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bueltmann, S., Burkert, V. D., Cao, T., Capobianco, R., Carman, D. S., Chatagnon, P., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Fogler, C., Gates, K., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Glazier, D., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Heddle, D., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jiang, H., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Kageya, T., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., Maynes, M., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Camacho, C. Muñoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Rafael, S. Polcher, Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rossi, P., Golubenko, A. A., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Scott, Marshall B. C., Seroka, E. M., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Trotta, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Tommaso, V., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P, Wei, X., Williams, R., Wood, M. H., Xu, L., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., Zhao, Z. W., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Measuring Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering on the neutron is one of the necessary steps to understand the structure of the nucleon in terms of Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs). Neutron targets play a complementary role to transversely polarized proton targets in the determination of the GPD $E$. This poorly known and poorly constrained GPD is essential to obtain the contribution of the quarks' angular momentum to the spin of the nucleon. DVCS on the neutron was measured for the first time selecting the exclusive final state by detecting the neutron, using the Jefferson Lab longitudinally polarized electron beam, with energies up to 10.6 GeV, and the CLAS12 detector. The extracted beam-spin asymmetries, combined with DVCS observables measured on the proton, allow a clean quark-flavor separation of the imaginary parts of the GPDs $H$ and $E$., Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures

Published
2024

5. Midwives experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review.

Author

Golden, Bethany, Elrefaay, Shaimaa, McLemore, Monica, Alspaugh, Amy, Baltzell, Kimberly, and Franck, Linda

Subjects
Health Equity, Health Services, Maternal medicine, Reproductive medicine, Telemedicine, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Midwifery, Pandemics, Qualitative Research, Telemedicine, Reproduction
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Increasing the midwifery workforce has been identified as an evidence-based approach to decrease maternal mortality and reproductive health disparities worldwide. Concurrently, the profession of midwifery, as with all healthcare professions, has undergone a significant shift in practice with acceleration of telehealth use to expand access. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and synthesize the existing evidence regarding how midwives experience, perceive and accept providing sexual and reproductive healthcare services at a distance with telehealth. METHODS: Five databases were searched, PubMed, CINHAL, PsychInfo, Embase and the Web of Science, using search terms related to midwives, telehealth and experience. Peer-reviewed studies with quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods designs published in English were retrieved and screened. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria were subjected to full-text data extraction and appraisal of quality. Using a convergent approach, the findings were synthesized into major themes and subthemes. RESULTS: After applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 10 articles on midwives experience of telehealth were reviewed. The major themes that emerged were summarized as integrating telehealth into clinical practice; balancing increased connectivity; challenges with building relationships via telehealth; centring some patients while distancing others; and experiences of telehealth by age and professional experience. CONCLUSIONS: Most current studies suggest that midwives experience of telehealth is deeply intertwined with midwives experience of the response to COVID-19 pandemic in general. More research is needed to understand how sustained use of telehealth or newer hybrid models of telehealth and in-person care are perceived by midwives.

Published
2024

6. Strong interaction physics at the luminosity frontier with 22 GeV electrons at Jefferson Lab

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Accardi, A, Achenbach, P, Adhikari, D, Afanasev, A, Akondi, CS, Akopov, N, Albaladejo, M, Albataineh, H, Albrecht, M, Almeida-Zamora, B, Amaryan, M, Androić, D, Armstrong, W, Armstrong, DS, Arratia, M, Arrington, J, Asaturyan, A, Austregesilo, A, Avakian, H, Averett, T, Gayoso, C Ayerbe, Bacchetta, A, Balantekin, AB, Baltzell, N, Barion, L, Barry, PC, Bashir, A, Battaglieri, M, Bellini, V, Belov, I, Benhar, O, Benkel, B, Benmokhtar, F, Bentz, W, Bertone, V, Bhatt, H, Bianconi, A, Bibrzycki, L, Bijker, R, Binosi, D, Biswas, D, Boër, M, Boeglin, W, Bogacz, SA, Boglione, M, Bondí, M, Boos, EE, Bosted, P, Bozzi, G, Brash, EJ, Briceño, RA, Brindza, PD, Briscoe, WJ, Brodsky, SJ, Brooks, WK, Burkert, VD, Camsonne, A, Cao, T, Cardman, LS, Carman, DS, Carpinelli, M, Cates, GD, Caylor, J, Celentano, A, Celiberto, FG, Cerutti, M, Chang, L, Chatagnon, P, Chen, C, Chen, J-P, Chetry, T, Christopher, A, Christy, E, Chudakov, E, Cisbani, E, Cloët, IC, Cobos-Martinez, JJ, Cohen, EO, Colangelo, P, Cole, PL, Constantinou, M, Contalbrigo, M, Costantini, G, Cosyn, W, Cotton, C, Courtoy, A, Dusa, S Covrig, Crede, V, Cui, Z-F, D’Angelo, A, Döring, M, Dalton, MM, Danilkin, I, Davydov, M, Day, D, De Fazio, F, De Napoli, M, De Vita, R, Dean, DJ, and Defurne, M

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics, Synchrotrons and accelerators
Published
2024

7. Genetic risk factors for COVID-19 and influenza are largely distinct

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Kosmicki, Jack A., Marcketta, Anthony, Sharma, Deepika, Di Gioia, Silvio Alessandro, Batista, Samantha, Yang, Xiao-Man, Tzoneva, Gannie, Martinez, Hector, Sidore, Carlo, Kessler, Michael D., Horowitz, Julie E., Roberts, Genevieve H. L., Justice, Anne E., Banerjee, Nilanjana, Coignet, Marie V., Leader, Joseph B., Park, Danny S., Lanche, Rouel, Maxwell, Evan, Knight, Spencer C., Bai, Xiaodong, Guturu, Harendra, Baltzell, Asher, Girshick, Ahna R., McCurdy, Shannon R., Partha, Raghavendran, Mansfield, Adam J., Turissini, David A., Zhang, Miao, Mbatchou, Joelle, Watanabe, Kyoko, Verma, Anurag, Sirugo, Giorgio, Ritchie, Marylyn D., Salerno, William J., Shuldiner, Alan R., Rader, Daniel J., Mirshahi, Tooraj, Marchini, Jonathan, Overton, John D., Carey, David J., Habegger, Lukas, Reid, Jeffrey G., Economides, Aris, Kyratsous, Christos, Karalis, Katia, Baum, Alina, Cantor, Michael N., Rand, Kristin A., Hong, Eurie L., Ball, Catherine A., Siminovitch, Katherine, Baras, Aris, Abecasis, Goncalo R., and Ferreira, Manuel A. R.

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2024
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8. Strong Interaction Physics at the Luminosity Frontier with 22 GeV Electrons at Jefferson Lab

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Accardi, A., Achenbach, P., Adhikari, D., Afanasev, A., Akondi, C. S., Akopov, N., Albaladejo, M., Albataineh, H., Albrecht, M., Almeida-Zamora, B., Amaryan, M., Androić, D., Armstrong, W., Armstrong, D. S., Arratia, M., Arrington, J., Asaturyan, A., Austregesilo, A., Avagyan, H., Averett, T., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Bacchetta, A., Balantekin, A. B., Baltzell, N., Barion, L., Barry, P. C., Bashir, A., Battaglieri, M., Bellini, V., Belov, I., Benhar, O., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F, Bentz, W., Bertone, V., Bhatt, H., Bianconi, A., Bibrzycki, L., Bijker, R., Binosi, D., Biswas, D., Boër, M., Boeglin, W., Bogacz, S. A., Boglione, M., Bondí, M., Boos, E. E., Bosted, P., Bozzi, G., Brash, E. J., Briceño, R. A., Brindza, P. D., Briscoe, W. J., Brodsky, S. J, Brooks, W. K., Burkert, V. D., Camsonne, A., Cao, T., Cardman, L. S., Carman, D. S., Carpinelli, M, Cates, G. D., Caylor, J., Celentano, A., Celiberto, F. G., Cerutti, M., Chang, Lei, Chatagnon, P., Chen, C., Chen, J-P, Chetry, T., Christopher, A., Christy, E., Chudakov, E., Cisbani, E., Cloët, I. C., Cobos-Martinez, J. J., Cohen, E. O., Colangelo, P., Cole, P. L., Constantinou, M., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Cosyn, W., Cotton, C., Courtoy, A., Dusa, S. Covrig, Crede, V., Cui, Z. -F., D'Angelo, A., Döring, M., Dalton, M. M., Danilkin, I., Davydov, M., Day, D., De Fazio, F., De Napoli, M., De Vita, R., Dean, D. J., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Devkota, B., Dhital, S., Di Nezza, P., Diefenthaler, M., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Ding, M., Djalali, C., Dobbs, S., Dupré, R., Dutta, D., Edwards, R. G., Egiyan, H., Ehinger, L., Eichmann, G., Elaasar, M., Elouadrhiri, L., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Emmert, A., Engelhardt, M., Ent, R., Ernst, D. J, Eugenio, P., Evans, G., Fanelli, C., Fegan, S., Fernández-Ramírez, C., Fernandez, L. A., Fernando, I. P., Filippi, A., Fischer, C. S., Fogler, C., Fomin, N., Frankfurt, L., Frederico, T., Freese, A., Fu, Y., Gamberg, L., Gan, L., Gao, F., Garcia-Tecocoatzi, H., Gaskell, D., Gasparian, A., Gates, K, Gavalian, G., Ghoshal, P. K., Giachino, A., Giacosa, F., Giannuzzi, F., Gilfoyle, G. -P., Girod, F-X, Glazier, D. I., Gleason, C., Godfrey, S., Goity, J. L., Golubenko, A. A., Gonzàlez-Solís, S., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K., Grocholski, O., Grube, B., Guèye, P., Guo, F. -K., Guo, Y., Guo, L., Hague, T. J., Hammoud, N., Hansen, J. -O., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T., Heddle, D., Heinrich, N., Hen, O., Higinbotham, D. W., Higuera-Angulo, I. M., Blin, A. N. Hiller, Hobart, A., Hobbs, T., Holmberg, D. E, Horn, T., Hoyer, P., Huber, G. M., Hurck, P., Hutauruk, P. T. P., Ilieva, Y., Illari, I., Ireland, D. G, Isupov, E. L., Italiano, A., Jaegle, I., Jarvis, N. S., Jenkins, DJ, Jeschonnek, S., Ji, C-R., Jo, H. S., Jones, M., Jones, R. T., Jones, D. C., Joo, K., Junaid, M., Kageya, T., Kalantarians, N., Karki, A., Karyan, G., Katramatou, A. T., Kay, S. J. D, Kazimi, R., Keith, C. D., Keppel, C., Kerbizi, A., Khachatryan, V., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kinney, E. R., Kohl, M., Kotzinian, A., Kriesten, B. T., Kubarovsky, V., Kubis, B., Kuhn, S. E., Kumar, V., Kutz, T., Leali, M., Lebed, R. F., Lenisa, P., Leskovec, L., Li, S., Li, X., Liao, J., Lin, H. -W., Liu, L., Liuti, S., Liyanage, N., Lu, Y., MacGregor, I. J. D., Mack, D. J., Maiani, L, Mamo, K. A., Mandaglio, G., Mariani, C., Markowitz, P., Marukyan, H., Mascagna, V., Mathieu, V., Maxwell, J., Mazouz, M., McCaughan, M., McKeown, R. D., McKinnon, B., Meekins, D., Melnitchouk, W., Metz, A., Meyer, C. A., Meziani, Z. -E., Mezrag, C., Michaels, R., Miller, G. A., Mineeva, T., Miramontes, A. S., Mirazita, M., Mizutani, K., Mkrtchyan, H., Mkrtchyan, A., Moffit, B., Mohanmurthy, P., Mokeev, V. I., Monaghan, P., Montaña, G., Montgomery, R., Moretti, A., Chàvez, J. M. Morgado, Mosel, U., Movsisyan, A., Musico, P., Nadeeshani, S. A, Nadolsky, P. M., Nakamura, S. X., Nazeer, J., Nefediev, A. V., Neupane, K., Nguyen, D., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, I., Niculescu, G., Nocera, E. R., Nycz, M., Olness, F. I., Ortega, P. G., Osipenko, M., Pace, E., Pandey, B, Pandey, P., Papandreou, Z., Papavassiliou, J., Pappalardo, L. L., Paredes-Torres, G., Paremuzyan, R., Park, S., Parsamyan, B., Paschke, K. D., Pasquini, B., Passemar, E., Pasyuk, E., Patel, T., Paudel, C., Paul, S. J., Peng, J-C., Pentchev, L., Perrino, R., Perry, R. J., Peters, K., Petratos, G. G., Phelps, W., Piasetzky, E., Pilloni, A., Pire, B., Pitonyak, D., Pitt, M. L., Polosa, A. D., Pospelov, M., Postuma, A. C., Poudel, J., Preet, L., Prelovsek, S., Price, J. W., Prokudin, A., Puckett, A. J. R., Pybus, J. R., Qin, S. -X., Qiu, J. -W., Radici, M., Rashidi, H., Rathnayake, A. D, Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Reimer, P. E., Reinhold, J., Richard, J. -M., Rinaldi, M., Ringer, F., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., West, J. Rittenhouse, Rivero-Acosta, A., Roberts, C. D., Rodas, A., Rodini, S., Rodríguez-Quintero, J., Rogers, T. C., Rojo, J., Rossi, P., Rossi, G. C., Salmè, G., Santiesteban, S. N., Santopinto, E., Sargsian, M., Sato, N., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Schmidt, S. M, Schnell, G., Schumacher, R. A., Schweitzer, P., Scimemi, I., Scott, K. C, Seay, D. A, Segovia, J., Semenov-Tian-Shansky, K., Seryi, A., Sharda, A. S, Shepherd, M. R., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, S., Shrestha, U., Shvedunov, V. I., Signori, A., Slifer, K. J., Smith, W. A., Somov, A., Souder, P., Sparveris, N., Spizzo, F., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Stevens, J. R., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Strikman, M., Su, S., Sumner, B. C. L., Sun, E., Suresh, M., Sutera, C., Swanson, E. S., Szczepaniak, A. P, Sznajder, P., Szumila-Vance, H., Szymanowski, L., Tadepalli, A. -S., Tadevosyan, V., Tamang, B., Tarasov, V. V., Thiel, A., Tong, X. -B., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Urciuoli, G. M., Usman, A., Valcarce, A., Vallarino, S., Vaquera-Araujo, C. A., Venturelli, L., Vera, F., Vladimirov, A., Vossen, A., Wagner, J., Wei, X., Weinstein, L. B., Weiss, C., Williams, R., Winney, D., Wojtsekhowski, B., Wood, M. H., Xiao, T., Xu, S. -S., Ye, Z., Yero, C., Yuan, C. -P., Yurov, M., Zachariou, N., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Z. W., Zhao, Y., Zheng, X., Zhou, X., Ziegler, V., Zihlmann, B., de Paula, W, and de Téramond, G. F.

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Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Nuclear Theory
Abstract

This document presents the initial scientific case for upgrading the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Lab (JLab) to 22 GeV. It is the result of a community effort, incorporating insights from a series of workshops conducted between March 2022 and April 2023. With a track record of over 25 years in delivering the world's most intense and precise multi-GeV electron beams, CEBAF's potential for a higher energy upgrade presents a unique opportunity for an innovative nuclear physics program, which seamlessly integrates a rich historical background with a promising future. The proposed physics program encompass a diverse range of investigations centered around the nonperturbative dynamics inherent in hadron structure and the exploration of strongly interacting systems. It builds upon the exceptional capabilities of CEBAF in high-luminosity operations, the availability of existing or planned Hall equipment, and recent advancements in accelerator technology. The proposed program cover various scientific topics, including Hadron Spectroscopy, Partonic Structure and Spin, Hadronization and Transverse Momentum, Spatial Structure, Mechanical Properties, Form Factors and Emergent Hadron Mass, Hadron-Quark Transition, and Nuclear Dynamics at Extreme Conditions, as well as QCD Confinement and Fundamental Symmetries. Each topic highlights the key measurements achievable at a 22 GeV CEBAF accelerator. Furthermore, this document outlines the significant physics outcomes and unique aspects of these programs that distinguish them from other existing or planned facilities. In summary, this document provides an exciting rationale for the energy upgrade of CEBAF to 22 GeV, outlining the transformative scientific potential that lies within reach, and the remarkable opportunities it offers for advancing our understanding of hadron physics and related fundamental phenomena., Comment: Updates to the list of authors; Preprint number changed from theory to experiment; Updates to sections 4 and 6, including additional figures

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2023

9. First measurement of hard exclusive $\pi^- \Delta^{++}$ electroproduction beam-spin asymmetries off the proton

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Diehl, S., Trotta, N., Joo, K., Achenbach, P., Akbar, Z., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bossu, F., Brinkmann, K. -T., Briscoe, W. J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V., Capobianco, R., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Charles, G., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Deur, A., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Illari, I., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., Matousek, G., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Moran, P., Camacho, C. Munoz, Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Radic, A., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rossi, P., Sabatie, F., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I., Strauch, S., Turisini, M., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Williams, R., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Yurov, M., Zachariou, N., Zhao, Z. W., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The polarized cross section ratio $\sigma_{LT'}/\sigma_{0}$ from hard exclusive $\pi^{-} \Delta^{++}$ electroproduction off an unpolarized hydrogen target has been extracted based on beam-spin asymmetry measurements using a 10.2 GeV / 10.6 GeV incident electron beam and the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Lab. The study, which provides the first observation of this channel in the deep-inelastic regime, focuses on very forward-pion kinematics in the valence regime, and photon virtualities ranging from 1.5 GeV$^{2}$ up to 7 GeV$^{2}$. The reaction provides a novel access to the $d$-quark content of the nucleon and to $p \rightarrow \Delta^{++}$ transition generalized parton distributions. A comparison to existing results for hard exclusive $\pi^{+} n$ and $\pi^{0} p$ electroproduction is provided, which shows a clear impact of the excitation mechanism, encoded in transition generalized parton distributions, on the asymmetry.

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2023
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10. Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of reactive drug administration for malaria elimination in a Plasmodium vivax predominant setting: a qualitative study in two provinces in Thailand.

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Suwannarong, Kanokwan, Cotter, Chris, Ponlap, Thanomsin, Bubpa, Nisachon, Thammasutti, Kannika, Chaiwan, Jintana, Finn, Timothy P, Kitchakarn, Suravadee, Mårtensson, Andreas, Baltzell, Kimberly A, Hsiang, Michelle S, Lertpiriyasuwat, Cheewanan, Sudathip, Prayuth, and Bennett, Adam

Subjects
Humans, Plasmodium vivax, Malaria, Malaria, Falciparum, Feasibility Studies, Thailand, COVID-19, Acceptability, Feasibility, Malaria elimination, Reactive drug administration, Vector-Borne Diseases, Rare Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research, Prevention, Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities, HIV/AIDS, Infection, Good Health and Well Being, Public Health and Health Services, Public Health
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BackgroundReactive case detection (RACD) or testing and treatment of close contacts of recent malaria cases, is commonly practiced in settings approaching malaria elimination, but standard diagnostics have limited sensitivity to detect low level infections. Reactive drug administration (RDA), or presumptive treatment without testing, is an alternative approach, but better understanding regarding community acceptability and operational feasibility are needed.MethodsA qualitative study was conducted as part of a two-arm cluster randomized-controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of RDA targeting high-risk villages and forest workers for reducing Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria in Thailand. Key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted virtually among key public health staff, village health volunteers (VHVs), and household members that implemented or received RDA activities. Transcriptions were reviewed, coded, and managed manually using Dedoose qualitative data analysis software, then underwent qualitative content analysis to identify key themes.ResultsRDA was well accepted by household members and public health staff that implemented it. RDA participation was driven by fear of contracting malaria, eagerness to receive protection provided by malaria medicines, and the increased access to health care. Concerns were raised about the safety of taking malaria medicines without having an illness, particularly if underlying health conditions existed. Health promotion hospital (HPH) staff implementing RDA noted its operational feasibility, but highlighted difficulty in traveling to remote areas, and requested additional travel resources and hiring more VHVs. Other challenges were highlighted including the need for additional training for VHVs on malaria activities and the inability of HPH staff to conduct RDA due to other health priorities (e.g., Covid-19). More training and practice for VHVs were noted as ways to improve implementation of RDA.ConclusionsTo maximize uptake of RDA, regular education and sensitization campaigns in collaboration with village leaders on the purpose and rationale of RDA will be critical. To alleviate safety concerns and increase participant safety, a rigorous pharmacovigilance program will be important. To accelerate uptake of RDA, trust between HPH staff and VHVs and the communities they serve must continue to be strengthened to ensure acceptance of the intervention.Trial registrationThis study was approved by the Committee on Human Research at the University of California San Francisco (19-28,060) and the local Ethics Committee for Research in Human Subjects at Tak Provincial Health office (009/63) and Kanchanaburi Provincial health office (Kor Chor 0032.002/2185). Local authorities and health officers in the provinces, districts, and villages agreed upon and coordinated the implementation of the study. All methods in this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

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2023

11. Estimating risk and cost: An analysis of patients with risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes in rural Jalisco, Mexico

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Morales, Katie, Hall, Emily, Harris, Ella, Blair, Alden, Rose, Sharon, Bautista-Arredondo, Sergio, Santos, Nicole, Sandoval, Martin, Tovar, Alberto, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Research, Diabetes, Prevention, Health Services, Cost Effectiveness Research, Obesity, Nutrition, Metabolic and endocrine, Good Health and Well Being, Nursing
Abstract

The global age standardized prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has doubled (4.7% to 8.5%) over the last three decades and is increasing more rapidly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The global economic burden of diabetes affects individuals and health care systems and is estimated to cost $825 billion USD a year. Within Mexico, T2DM is the second leading cause of mortality and the leading cause of morbidity using disability associated life years (DALYs). A retrospective chart review and cost analysis, analyzing those at risk of diabetes, was conducted at a rural community health clinic in Jalisco, Mexico. The goal was to project the cost of providing an appropriate scope of care and plan prevention-based population health programs. The results demonstrated that out of 264 charts reviewed, 218 (83%) had one or more diabetic risk factor. The estimated per patient per visit cost is $127.22 MP (Mexican Peso, 2018) and as the number of diabetes risk factors increases for an individual patient, the mean cost of their care to the system increases (p < .001). Those with at least one risk factor comprise the majority in both males and females with a median age of 36 and median BMI of 28, and this group also has the highest percentage of borderline hypertension (46%). This data demonstrates an opportunity to intervene in a group of young adults (ages 27-46) with a cluster of high-risk borderline risk factors and preventing them from developing obesity, hypertension and diabetes later in life.

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2023

12. Patient and family centered nursing rounds as a platform for continuing education of nurses in a rural hospital in Haiti

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Ritterman, Irene, Rose, Sharon, Meyer, Sarah, Hall, Emily, Mirlande, Dicady, Rankin, Sally, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Health Services, Clinical Research, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Behavioral and Social Science, Patient Safety, Health and social care services research, 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services, Good Health and Well Being, Nursing
Abstract

Introduction: Haiti has one of the most severe health care worker shortages in the Americas. In-service continuing education opportunities have been linked to increased nurse motivation and retention, and improved patient outcomes. This paper describes how an academic-non-profit collaboration adapted nursing rounds to create a bedside teaching activity for nurses at a Haitian hospital.Methods: Rounds are defined as a gathering of nursing staff and students, as well as the patient’s family at the patient’s bedside, for case presentation and discussion about the medical and nursing care plans. A survey of participants was completed on a quarterly basis to improve the activity and assess whether the project was meeting its goals.Results: Twenty-six nurses participated in the first quarter survey and twenty-five in the second quarter survey. Surveys showed that participation in rounds increased over time. Nurses were either satisfied or very satisfied with rounds.  The majority of nurses reported learning information that improved their patient care every time they attended rounds. Challenges included limited staffing at the hospital, nurses’ varying levels of literacy, and Haiti’s unpredictable political climate. These were overcome by building a partnership with a reputable local organization, accompanying local colleagues in a peer-to-peer model, and embracing incremental changes during implementation.Conclusions: Evidence from observation, informal feedback, and responses to participant surveys indicates that rounds may increase opportunities for continuing education, encourage patient and family centered care, and promote inter-professional collaboration. This project has proved to be sustainable and continues to evolve two years following implementation.

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2023

13. Searching for Prompt and Long-Lived Dark Photons in Electro-Produced $e^+e^-$ Pairs with the Heavy Photon Search Experiment at JLab

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Adrian, P. H., Baltzell, N. A., Battaglieri, M., Bondi, M., Boyarinov, S., Bravo, C., Bueltmann, S., Butti, P., Burkert, V. D., Calvo, D., Cao, T., Carpinelli, M., Celentano, A., Charles, G., Colaneri, L., Cooper, W., Cuevas, C., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Napoli, M., De Vita, R., Deur, A., Diamond, M., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Elouadrhiri, L., Essig, R., Fadeyev, V., Field, C., Filippi, A., Freyberger, A., Garcon, M., Gevorgyan, N., Girod, F. X., Graf, N., Graham, M., Griffioen, K. A., Grillo, A., Guidal, M., Herbst, R., Holtrop, M., Jaros, J., Johnson, R. P., Kalicy, G., Khandaker, M., Kubarovsky, V., Leonora, E., Livingston, K., Marsicano, L., Maruyama, T., McCarty, S., McCormick, J., McKinnon, B., Moffeit, K., Moreno, O., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nelson, T., Niccolai, S., Odian, A., Oriunno, M., Osipenko, M., Paremuzyan, R., Paul, S., Randazzo, N., Raydo, B., Reese, B., Rizzo, A., Schuster, P., Sharabian, Y. G., Simi, G., Simonyan, A., Sipala, V., Spellman, A., Sokhan, D., Solt, M., Stepanyan, S., Szumila-Vance, H., Toro, N., Uemura, S., Ungaro, M., Voskanyan, H., Weinstein, L. B., Wojtsekhowski, B., and Yale, B.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The Heavy Photon Search experiment (HPS) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility searches for electro-produced dark photons. We report results from the 2016 Engineering Run consisting of 10608/nb of data for both the prompt and displaced vertex searches. A search for a prompt resonance in the $e^+e^-$ invariant mass distribution between 39 and 179 MeV showed no evidence of dark photons above the large QED background, limiting the coupling of {\epsilon}^2 {\geq} 10^-5, in agreement with previous searches. The search for displaced vertices showed no evidence of excess signal over background in the masses between 60 and 150 MeV, but had insufficient luminosity to limit canonical heavy photon production. This is the first displaced vertex search result published by HPS. HPS has taken high-luminosity data runs in 2019 and 2021 that will explore new dark photon phase space., Comment: 28 pages, 46 figures

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2022
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14. First CLAS12 measurement of DVCS beam-spin asymmetries in the extended valence region

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CLAS Collaboration, Christiaens, G., Defurne, M., Sokhan, D., Achenbach, P., Akbar, Z., Amaryan, M. J., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Booth, W. A., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. -Th., Briscoe, W. J., Bueltmann, S., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Cao, T., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clash, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gates, K., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holmberg, D. E., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Kabir, M. L., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., Matousek, G., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Molina, E., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Nicol, M., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Ouillon, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Radic, A., Ramasubramanian, N., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Scott, M. B. C., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Trotta, N., Turisini, M., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Williams, R., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., Zhao, Z. W., Ziegler, V., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) allows one to probe Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs) describing the 3D structure of the nucleon. We report the first measurement of the DVCS beam-spin asymmetry using the CLAS12 spectrometer with a 10.2 and 10.6 GeV electron beam scattering from unpolarised protons. The results greatly extend the $Q^2$ and Bjorken-$x$ phase space beyond the existing data in the valence region and provide over 2000 new data points measured with unprecedented statistical uncertainty, setting new, tight constraints for future phenomenological studies., Comment: Revised Figure 4 and discussion around the number of effective ANNs after Bayesian reweighting

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2022

15. First Measurement of $\Lambda$ Electroproduction off Nuclei in the Current and Target Fragmentation Regions

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Chetry, T., Fassi, L. El, Brooks, W. K., Dupré, R., Alaoui, A. El, Hafidi, K., Achenbach, P., Adhikari, K. P., Akbar, Z., Armstrong, W. R., Arratia, M., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Booth, W. A., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. -Th., Briscoe, W. J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Egiyan, H., Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guo, L., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Kabir, M. L., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Nicol, M., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rosner, G., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Trotta, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Wei, X., Weinstein, L. B., Williams, R., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhao, Z. W., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We report results of $\Lambda$ hyperon production in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering off deuterium, carbon, iron, and lead targets obtained with the CLAS detector and the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility 5.014~GeV electron beam. These results represent the first measurements of the $\Lambda$ multiplicity ratio and transverse momentum broadening as a function of the energy fraction~($z$) in the current and target fragmentation regions. The multiplicity ratio exhibits a strong suppression at high~$z$~and~an enhancement at~low~$z$. The measured transverse momentum broadening is an order of magnitude greater than that seen for light mesons. This indicates that the propagating entity interacts very strongly with the nuclear medium, which suggests that propagation of diquark configurations in the nuclear medium takes place at least part of the time, even at high~$z$. The trends of these results are qualitatively described by the Giessen Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck transport model, particularly for the multiplicity ratios. These observations will potentially open a new era of studies of the structure of the nucleon as well as of strange baryons., Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures

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2022
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16. First observation of correlations between spin and transverse momenta in back-to-back dihadron production at CLAS12

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Avakian, H., Hayward, T. B., Kotzinian, A., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Boiarinov, S., Bossù, F., Brinkman, K. T., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bueltmann, S., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Capobianco, R., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Forest, T., Gates, K., Gavalian, G., Gilyan, Y., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Hyde, C. E., Ilieva, Y., Ire, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Joo, K., Kabir, M. L., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marc, D., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Montgomery, R. A., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Nguyen, D., Niccolai, S., Nicol, M., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pogorelko, O., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Trotta, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhao, Z. W., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We report the first measurements of deep inelastic scattering spin-dependent azimuthal asymmetries in back-to-back dihadron electroproduction, where two hadrons are produced in opposite hemispheres along the z-axis in the center-of-mass frame, with the first hadron produced in the current-fragmentation region and the second in the target-fragmentation region. The data were taken with longitudinally polarized electron beams of 10.2 and 10.6 GeV incident on an unpolarized liquid-hydrogen target using the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Lab. Observed non-zero $\sin\Delta\phi$ modulations in $ep \rightarrow e'p\pi^+X$ events, where $\Delta\phi$ is the difference of the azimuthal angles of the proton and pion in the virtual photon and target nucleon center-of-mass frame, indicate that correlations between the spin and transverse momenta of hadrons produced in the target- and current-fragmentation regions may be significant. The measured beam-spin asymmetries provide a first access in dihadron production to a previously unobserved leading-twist spin- and transverse-momentum-dependent fracture function. The fracture functions describe the hadronization of the target remnant after the hard scattering of a virtual photon off a quark in the target particle and provide a new avenue for studying nucleonic structure and hadronization., Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures

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2022
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17. Alignment of the CLAS12 central hybrid tracker with a Kalman Filter

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Paul, S. J., Peck, A., Arratia, M., Gotra, Y., Ziegler, V., De Vita, R., Bossu, F., Defurne, M., Atac, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. Th., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Capobianco, R., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Costantini, G., Angelo, A. D, Dashyan, N., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Filippi, A., Gates, K., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K., Guidal, M., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Joo, K., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., Li, X., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Nguyen, D., Niccolai, S., Nicol, M., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Paremuzyan, R., Pilleux, N., Pogorelko, O., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Reed, T., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Sabatie, F., Schadmand, S., Schmidt, A., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Spreafico, M., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., and Zachariou, N.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Several factors can contribute to the difficulty of aligning the sensors of tracking detectors, including a large number of modules, multiple types of detector technologies, and non-linear strip patterns on the sensors. All three of these factors apply to the CLAS12 CVT, which is a hybrid detector consisting of planar silicon sensors with non-parallel strips, and cylindrical micromegas sensors with longitudinal and arc-shaped strips located within a 5~T superconducting solenoid. To align this detector, we used the Kalman Alignment Algorithm, which accounts for correlations between the alignment parameters without requiring the time-consuming inversion of large matrices. This is the first time that this algorithm has been adapted for use with hybrid technologies, non-parallel strips, and curved sensors. We present the results for the first alignment of the CLAS12 CVT using straight tracks from cosmic rays and from a target with the magnetic field turned off. After running this procedure, we achieved alignment at the level of 10~$\mu$m, and the widths of the residual spectra were greatly reduced. These results attest to the flexibility of this algorithm and its applicability to future use in the CLAS12 CVT and other hybrid or curved trackers, such as those proposed for the future Electron-Ion Collider.

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2022
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18. Observation of azimuth-dependent suppression of hadron pairs in electron scattering off nuclei

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Paul, S. J., Moran, S., Arratia, M., Alaoui, A. El, Hakobyan, H., Brooks, W., Amaryan, M. J., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossu, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. Th., Briscoe, W. J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Capobianco, R., Carman, D. S., Celentano, A., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Fassi, L. El, Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Joo, K., Joosten, S., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Li, X., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V. I., Moran, P., Camacho, C. Munoz, Neupane, K., Nguyen, D., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pocanic, D., Pogorelko, O., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Ripani, M., Rosner, G., Sabatie, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Wei, X., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhao, Z. W., Ziegler, V., and Zurek, M.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We present the first measurement of di-hadron angular correlations in electron-nucleus scattering. The data were taken with the CLAS detector and a 5.0 GeV electron beam incident on deuterium, carbon, iron, and lead targets. Relative to deuterium, the nuclear yields of charged-pion pairs show a strong suppression for azimuthally opposite pairs, no suppression for azimuthally nearby pairs, and an enhancement of pairs with large invariant mass. These effects grow with increased nuclear size. The data are qualitatively described by the GiBUU model, which suggests that hadrons form near the nuclear surface and undergo multiple-scattering in nuclei. These results show that angular correlation studies can open a new way to elucidate how hadrons form and interact inside nuclei, Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures

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2022
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19. Basic emergency care course and longitudinal mentorship completed in a rural Neno District, Malawi: A feasibility, acceptability, and impact study

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Khongo, Brown David, Schmiedeknecht, Kelly, Aron, Moses Banda, Nyangulu, Prisca Nelisa, Mazengera, Wellington, Ndarama, Enoch, Tenner, Andrea G, Baltzell, Kimberly, and Connolly, Emilia

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Health Services and Systems, Public Health, Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Clinical Research, Rehabilitation, Humans, Mentors, Malawi, Feasibility Studies, Emergency Medical Services, General Science & Technology
Abstract

BackgroundFrontline providers mostly outside specific emergency areas deliver emergency care around the world, yet often they do not receive dedicated training in managing emergency conditions. When designed for low-resource settings, emergency care training has been shown to improve provider skills, facilitate efficient use of available resources, and reduce death and disability by ensuring timely access to life-saving care.MethodsThe WHO/ICRC Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Course with follow up longitudinal mentorship for 6 months was implemented in rural Neno District Malawi from September 2019-April 2020. We completed a mixed-methods analysis of the course and mentorship included mentor and participant surveys and feedback, mentorship quantification, and participant examination results. Simple descriptive statistics and boxplot visuals were used to describe participant demographics and mentorship quantification with a Wilcoxon signed-rank test to evaluate pre- and post-test scores. Qualitative feedback from participants and mentors were inductively analyzed using Dedoose.ResultsThe median difference of BEC course examination percentage score between participants before the BEC course and immediately following the course was 18.0 (95% CI 14.0-22.0; p

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2023

20. Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on reported maternal and neonatal complications and access to maternal health care in five government health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi.

Author

Blair, Alden, Haile, Winta, Muller, Anna, Simwinga, Luseshelo, Malirakwenda, Richard, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Humans, Retrospective Studies, Mothers, Pregnancy, Government, Infant, Newborn, Health Facilities, Malawi, Female, Maternal Health, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Clinical Research, Prevention, Pediatric, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive health and childbirth, Good Health and Well Being, General Science & Technology
Abstract

BackgroundThere is a dearth of studies assessing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the healthcare system and access to care, especially in lower- and middle-income countries such as Malawi. We aimed to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on reported maternal and neonatal complications as well as potential changes in maternal care access to care among five primary care health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study assessed maternal and neonatal register data from five participating health centers in Blantyre, Malawi using the Malawi District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to compare outcomes from 15 months before COVID-19 emerged, defined as the pre-Covid period (January 2019 -March 2020) with nine months after COVID-19 (April 2020 -December 2020).ResultsThere was a significant decrease in reported use of vacuum extraction, which went from

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2023

21. The Heavy Photon Search Experiment

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Baltzell, Nathan, Battaglieri, Marco, Bondi, Mariangela, Boyarinov, Sergei, Bravo, Cameron, Bueltmann, Stephen, Burkert, Volker, Butti, Pierfrancesco, Cao, Tongtong, Carpinelli, Massimo, Celentano, Andrea, Charles, Gabriel, Cuevas, Chris, D'Angelo, Annalisa, D'Urso, Domenico, Dashyan, Natalia, De Napoli, Marzio, De Vita, Raffaella, Deur, Alexandre, Diamond, Miriam, Dupre, Raphael, Essig, Rouven, Fadeyev, Vitaliy, Field, R. Clive, Filippi, Alessandra, Gaiser, Sarah, Gevorgyan, Nerses, Graf, Norman, Graham, Mathew, Guidal, Michel, Herbst, Ryan, Holtrop, Maurik, Jaros, John, Johnson, Robert, Kubarovsky, Valery, Marchand, Dominique, Marsicano, Luca, Maruyama, Takashi, McCarty, Samantha, McCormick, Jeremy, McKinnon, Bryan, Moreno, Omar, Munoz-Camacho, Carlos, Nelson, Timothy, Niccolai, Silvia, O'Dwyer, Rory, Paremuzyan, Rafayel, Peets, Emrys, Randazzo, Nunzio, Raydo, Benjamin, Reese, Benjamin, Schuster, Philip, Simi, Gabriele, Sipala, Valeria, Solt, Matthew, Spellman, Alic, Stepanyan, Stepan, Szumila-Vance, Holly, Tompkins, Lauren, Toro, Natalia, Ungaro, Maurizio, and Voskanyan, Hakop

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The Heavy Photon Search (HPS) experiment is designed to search for a new vector boson $A^\prime$ in the mass range of 20 MeV/$c^2$ to 220 MeV/$c^2$ that kinetically mixes with the Standard Model photon with couplings $\epsilon^2 >10^{-10}$. In addition to the general importance of exploring light, weakly coupled physics that is difficult to probe with high-energy colliders, a prime motivation for this search is the possibility that sub-GeV thermal relics constitute dark matter, a scenario that requires a new comparably light mediator, where models with a hidden $U(1)$ gauge symmetry, a "dark", "hidden sector", or "heavy" photon, are particularly attractive. HPS searches for visible signatures of these heavy photons, taking advantage of their small coupling to electric charge to produce them via a process analogous to bremsstrahlung in a fixed target and detect their subsequent decay to $\mathrm{e}^+ \mathrm{e}^-$ pairs in a compact spectrometer. In addition to searching for $\mathrm{e}^+ \mathrm{e}^-$ resonances atop large QED backgrounds, HPS has the ability to precisely measure decay lengths, resulting in unique sensitivity to dark photons, as well as other long-lived new physics. After completion of the experiment and operation of engineering runs in 2015 and 2016 at the JLab CEBAF, physics runs in 2019 and 2021 have provided datasets that are now being analyzed to search for dark photons and other new phenomena., Comment: Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)

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2022

22. Assessing Combined Longitudinal Mentorship and Skills Training on Select Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Rural and Urban Health Facilities in Malawi

Author

Blair, Alden Hooper, Openshaw, Maria, Mphande, Isaac, Jana, Oveka, Malirakwenda, Richard, Muller, Anna, Rankin, Sally, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Midwifery, Public Health, Health Sciences, Prevention, Pediatric, Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, Clinical Research, Reproductive health and childbirth, Good Health and Well Being, Female, Health Facilities, Humans, Infant Mortality, Infant, Newborn, Malawi, Mentors, Pregnancy, maternal, child, clinical areas, neonatal care, nursing practice, sub-Saharan Africa, mentorship, DHIS2, maternal/child, Nursing, Public Health and Health Services, Cultural Studies, Public health
Abstract

IntroductionDespite successful efforts to improve clinical access and skilled birth attendance in Malawi, it still faces high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2017, the UCSF-GAIN partnership began a nurse-midwifery clinical education and longitudinal mentorship program. While it has received positive reviews, it is unclear whether routinely collected indicators can assess such a program's impact.MethodA longitudinal review of the Malawian DHIS2 database explored variables associated with maternal and newborn care and outcomes before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using generalized estimating equations (GEE) to account for facility-level correlations over time.ResultsQuality issues with DHIS2 data were identified. Significant changes potentially associated with the GAIN intervention were noted.DiscussionThe GAIN approach appears to be associated with positive trends in maternal and neonatal care. National summary databases are problematic, however, for evaluating targeted interventions and the provision of care to specific outcomes.

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2022

23. Beam-Recoil Transferred Polarization in $K^+Y$ Electroproduction in the Nucleon Resonance Region with CLAS12

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Carman, D. S., D'Angelo, A., Lanza, L., Mokeev, V. I., Adhikari, K. P., Amaryan, M. J., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Boiarinov, S., Bossu, F., Briscoe, W. J., Bueltmann, S., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Capobianco, R., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clark, L., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Montgomery, R. A., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Newton, J., Niccolai, S., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Pilleux, N., Pogorelko, O., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rossi, P., Sabatie, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyler, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, K., Wei, X., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Ziegler, V.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Beam-recoil transferred polarizations for the exclusive electroproduction of $K^+\Lambda$ and $K^+\Sigma^0$ final states from an unpolarized proton target have been measured using the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Laboratory. The measurements at beam energies of 6.535~GeV and 7.546~GeV span the range of four-momentum transfer $Q^2$ from 0.3 to 4.5~GeV$^2$ and invariant energy $W$ from 1.6 to 2.4~GeV, while covering the full center-of-mass angular range of the $K^+$. These new data extend the existing hyperon polarization data from CLAS in a similar kinematic range but from a significantly larger dataset. They represent an important addition to the world data, allowing for better exploration of the reaction mechanism in strangeness production processes, for further understanding of the spectrum and structure of excited nucleon states, and for improved insight into the strong interaction in the regime of non-perturbative dynamics., Comment: 25 pages, 22 figures, 4 tables

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2022
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24. Polarized Structure Function $\sigma_{LT'}$ from $\pi^0 p$ Electroproduction Data in the Resonance Region at $0.4$ GeV$^2 < Q^2 < 1.0$ GeV$^2$

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Isupov, E. L., Burkert, V. D., Golubenko, A. A., Joo, K., Markov, N. S., Mokeev, V. I., Smith, L. C., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossù, F., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Capobianco, R. A., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Clary, B. A., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Glazier, D. I., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guo, L., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Illari, I., Ireland, D. G., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lagerquist, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., O'Connell, T., Osipenko, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Phelps, W., Pilleux, N., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tan, J. A., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D., Wei, K., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Ziegler, V.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The first results on the $\sigma_{LT'}$ structure function in exclusive $\pi^0p$ electroproduction at invariant masses of the final state of 1.5 GeV $<$ $W$ $<$ 1.8 GeV and in the range of photon virtualities 0.4 GeV$^2 < Q^2 < 1.0$ GeV$^2$ were obtained from data on beam spin asymmetries and differential cross sections measured with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab. The Legendre moments determined from the $\sigma_{LT'}$ structure function have demonstrated sensitivity to the contributions from the nucleon resonances in the second and third resonance regions. These new data on the beam spin asymmetries in $\pi^0p$ electroproduction extend the opportunities for the extraction of the nucleon resonance electroexcitation amplitudes in the mass range above 1.6 GeV., Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures

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2021
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26. Measurement of charged-pion production in deep-inelastic scattering off nuclei with the CLAS detector

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Moran, S., Dupre, R., Hakobyan, H., Arratia, M., Brooks, W. K., Borquez, A., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Hafidi, K., Mendez, R., Mineeva, T., Paul, S. J., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, Giovanni, Armstrong, Whitney R., Atac, H., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, Fatiha, Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bossu, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Egiyan, H., Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Fersch, R., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Golubenko, A. A., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J . D., Marchand, D., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Meziani, Z. E., Migliorati, S., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., O'Connell, T. R., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Ouillon, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, Trevor, Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rosner, G., Rowley, J., Sabatie, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, Kevin, Wei, X., Weinstein, L. B., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Zhao, Z. W.

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Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Background: Energetic quarks in nuclear DIS propagate through the nuclear medium. Processes that are believed to occur inside nuclei include quark energy loss through medium-stimulated gluon bremsstrahlung and intra-nuclear interactions of forming hadrons. More data are required to gain a more complete understanding of these effects. Purpose: To test the theoretical models of parton transport and hadron formation, we compared their predictions for the nuclear and kinematic dependence of pion production in nuclei. Methods: We have measured charged-pion production in semi-inclusive DIS off D, C, Fe, and Pb using the CLAS detector and the CEBAF 5.014 GeV electron beam. We report results on the nuclear-to-deuterium multiplicity ratio for $\pi^{+}$ and $\pi^{-}$ as a function of energy transfer, four-momentum transfer, and pion energy fraction or transverse momentum - the first three-dimensional study of its kind. Results: The $\pi^{+}$ multiplicity ratio is found to depend strongly on the pion fractional energy $z$, and reaches minimum values of $0.67\pm0.03$, $0.43\pm0.02$, and $0.27\pm0.01$ for the C, Fe, and Pb targets, respectively. The $z$ dependences of the multiplicity ratios for $\pi^{+}$ and $\pi^{-}$ are equal within uncertainties for C and Fe targets but show differences at the level of 10$\%$ for the Pb-target data. The results are qualitatively described by the GiBUU transport model, as well as with a model based on hadron absorption, but are in tension with calculations based on nuclear fragmentation functions. Conclusions: These precise results will strongly constrain the kinematic and flavor dependence of nuclear effects in hadron production, probing an unexplored kinematic region. They will help to reveal how the nucleus reacts to a fast quark, thereby shedding light on its color structure, transport properties, and on the mechanisms of the hadronization process., Comment: 22 pages, 5 figures, 12 tables

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2021
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27. First-time measurement of Timelike Compton Scattering

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Chatagnon, P., Niccolai, S., Stepanyan, S., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, G., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bashkanov, M., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biondo, L., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Caudron, M., Celentano, A., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clark, L., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., Defurne, M., De Vita, R., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupré, R., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Fersch, R., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guo, L., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Hyde, C. E., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Kabir, M. L., Keller, D., Khachatryan, G., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marchand, D., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., McLauchlin, C., Migliorati, S., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Montgomery, R. A., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., O'Connell, T. R., Osipenko, M., Ouillon, M., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Reed, T., Ripani, M., Rizzo, A., Rossi, P., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Schmidt, A., Segarra, E. P., Sharabian, Y. G., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyler, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, K., Wei, X., Wishart, R., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., Zhao, Z. W., and Collaboration, the CLAS

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High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We present the first measurement of the Timelike Compton Scattering process, $\gamma p\to p^\prime \gamma^* (\gamma^*\to e^+e^-) $, obtained with the CLAS12 detector at Jefferson Lab. The photon beam polarization and the decay lepton angular asymmetries are reported in the range of timelike photon virtualities $2.25

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2021
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28. SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing for an entire rural community: methods and feasibility of high-throughput testing procedures

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Appa, Ayesha, Chamie, Gabriel, Sawyer, Aenor, Baltzell, Kimberly, Dippell, Kathryn, Ribeiro, Salu, Duarte, Elias, Vinden, Joanna, Consortium, CLIAHUB, Kramer-Feldman, Jonathan, Rahdari, Shahryar, MacIntosh, Doug, Nicholson, Katherine, Im, Jonathan, Havlir, Diane, and Greenhouse, Bryan

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Epidemiology, Midwifery, Public Health, Health Sciences, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Rural Health, Health Disparities, Coronaviruses, COVID-19, COVID-19 diagnostic testing, Rural Population, Feasability Studies, Public Health and Health Services, Public health
Abstract

BackgroundEarly in the pandemic, inadequate SARS-CoV-2 testing limited understanding of transmission. Chief among barriers to large-scale testing was unknown feasibility, particularly in non-urban areas. Our objective was to report methods of high-volume, comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 testing, offering one model to augment disease surveillance in a rural community.MethodsA community-university partnership created an operational site used to test most residents of Bolinas, California regardless of symptoms in 4 days (April 20th - April 23rd, 2020). Prior to testing, key preparatory elements included community mobilization, pre-registration, volunteer recruitment, and data management. On day of testing, participants were directed to a testing lane after site entry. An administrator viewed the lane-specific queue and pre-prepared test kits, linked to participants' records. Medical personnel performed sample collection, which included finger prick with blood collection to run laboratory-based antibody testing and respiratory specimen collection for polymerase chain reaction (PCR).ResultsUsing this 4-lane model, 1,840 participants were tested in 4 days. A median of 57 participants (IQR 47-67) were tested hourly. The fewest participants were tested on day 1 (n = 338 participants), an intentionally lower volume day, increasing to n = 571 participants on day 4. The number of testing teams was also increased to two per lane to allow simultaneous testing of multiple participants on days 2-4. Consistent staffing on all days helped optimize proficiency, and strong community partnership was essential from planning through execution.ConclusionsHigh-volume ascertainment of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by PCR and antibody testing was feasible when conducted in a community-led, drive-through model in a non-urban area.

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2021

29. Community acceptance of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control using indoor residual spraying, a mixed‐methods study in Zambezi region, Namibia

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Roberts, Kathryn W, Smith Gueye, Cara, Baltzell, Kimberly, Ntuku, Henry, McCreesh, Patrick, Maglior, Alysse, Whittemore, Brooke, Uusiku, Petrina, Mumbengegwi, Davis, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Gosling, Roly, and Hsiang, Michelle S

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Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities, Prevention, Rare Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Vector-Borne Diseases, Malaria, Clinical Research, Infection, Good Health and Well Being, Community Participation, Mass Drug Administration, Mosquito Control, Mosquito Vectors, Namibia, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria elimination, Mass drug administration, Indoor residual spraying, Reactive case detection, Community acceptability, Qualitative&#160, and Mixed Methods, Qualitative and Mixed Methods, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Public Health and Health Services, Tropical Medicine
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BackgroundIn Namibia, as in many malaria elimination settings, reactive case detection (RACD), or malaria testing and treatment around index cases, is a standard intervention. Reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA), or treatment without testing, and reactive focal vector control (RAVC) in the form of indoor residual spraying, are alternative or adjunctive interventions, but there are limited data regarding their community acceptability.MethodsA parent trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of rfMDA versus RACD, RAVC versus no RAVC, and rfMDA + RAVC versus RACD only. To assess acceptability of these interventions, a mixed-methods study was conducted using key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) in three rounds (pre-trial and in years 1 and 2 of the trial), and an endline survey.ResultsIn total, 17 KIIs, 49 FGDs were conducted with 449 people over three annual rounds of qualitative data collection. Pre-trial, community members more accurately predicted the level of community acceptability than key stakeholders. Throughout the trial, key participant motivators included: malaria risk perception, access to free community-based healthcare and IRS, and community education by respectful study teams. RACD or rfMDA were offered to 1372 and 8948 individuals in years 1 and 2, respectively, and refusal rates were low (

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2021

30. Measurement of deeply virtual Compton scattering off Helium-4 with CLAS at Jefferson Lab

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Dupré, R., Hattawy, M., Baltzell, N. A., Bültmann, S., De Vita, R., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Egiyan, H., Girod, F. X., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Jenkins, D., Liuti, S., Perrin, Y., Stepanyan, S., Torayev, B., Voutier, E., Amaryan, M. J., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Caudron, M., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clary, B. A., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Ehrhart, M., Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Forest, T. A., Ghandilyan, Y., Gilfoyle, G. P., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Hakobyan, H., Hayward, T. B., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Joosten, S., Keller, D., Khachatryan, G., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Livingston, K., Kabir, M. L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Markov, N., Mascagna, V., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V. I., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., O'Connell, T. R., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Payette, D., Phelps, W., Pivnyuk, N., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Prok, Y., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R., Sergeyeva, V., Sharabian, Y., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyler, N., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Watts, D., Wei, K., Wei, X., Weinstein, L. B., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., and Zhang, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We report on the measurement of the beam spin asymmetry in the deeply virtual Compton scattering off $^4$He using the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) at Jefferson Lab using a 6 GeV longitudinally polarized electron beam incident on a pressurized $^4$He gaseous target. We detail the method used to ensure the exclusivity of the measured reactions, in particular the upgrade of CLAS with a radial time projection chamber to detect the low-energy recoiling $^4$He nuclei and an inner calorimeter to extend the photon detection acceptance at forward angles. Our results confirm the theoretically predicted enhancement of the coherent ($e^4$He$~\to~e'$$^4$He$'\gamma'$) beam spin asymmetries compared to those observed on the free proton, while the incoherent ($e^4$He$~\to~e'$p$'\gamma'$X$'$) asymmetries exhibit a 30$\%$ suppression. From the coherent data, we were able to extract, in a model-independent way, the real and imaginary parts of the only $^4$He Compton form factor, $\cal H_A$, leading the way toward 3D imaging of the partonic structure of nuclei.

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2021
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31. Observation of Beam Spin Asymmetries in the Process $e p \rightarrow e \pi^{+}\pi^{-}X$ with CLAS12

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Hayward, T. B., Dilks, C., Vossen, A., Avakian, H., Adhikari, S., Angelini, G., Arratia, M., Atac, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondì, M., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clary, B. A., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Dugger, M., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Forest, T. A., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Joosten, S., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Markov, N., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Movsisyan, A, Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Nanda, S., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., O'Connell, T. R., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rossi, P., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Segarra, E. P., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Thornton, A., Tyler, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, K., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., and Zhang, J.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The observation of beam spin asymmetries in two-pion production in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering off an unpolarized proton target is reported. The data presented here were taken in the fall of 2018 with the CLAS12 spectrometer using a 10.6 GeV longitudinally spin-polarized electron beam delivered by CEBAF at JLab. The measured asymmetries provide the first opportunity to extract the parton distribution function $e(x)$, which provides information about the interaction between gluons and quarks, in a collinear framework that offers cleaner access than previous measurements. The asymmetries also constitute the first ever signal sensitive to the helicity-dependent two-pion fragmentation function $G_1^\perp$. A clear sign change is observed around the $\rho$ mass that appears in model calculations and is indicative of the dependence of the produced pions on the helicity of the fragmenting quark., Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures

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2021
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32. Multidimensional, high precision measurements of beam single spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive $\pi^{+}$ electroproduction off protons in the valence region

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Diehl, S., Kim, A., Angelini, G., Joo, K., Adhikari, S., Amaryan, M., Arratia, M., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Bastami, S., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossu, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. -T., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clark, L., Clary, B. A., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Costantini, G., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dugger, M., Dupre, R., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Forest, T., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golubenko, A. A., Gothe, R. W., Gotra, Y., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Hyde, C. E., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Joosten, S., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Kim, W., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., Lu, Z., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Markov, N., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Mokeev, V., Moran, P., Movsisyan, A., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Naidoo, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., O'Connell, T. R., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Prok, Y., Prokudin, A., Raue, B. A., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Roberts, C. D., Rossi, P., Rowley, J., Sabatie, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Segarra, E. P., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Simmerling, P., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Stoler, P., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tezgin, K., Thornton, A., Tyler, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, K., Wei, X., Xu, S. -S., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., and Zhang, J.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

High precision measurements of the polarized electron beam-spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) from the proton have been performed using a 10.6~GeV incident electron beam and the CLAS12 spectrometer at Jefferson Lab. We report here a high precision multidimensional study of single $\pi^{+}$ SIDIS data over a large kinematic range in Bjorken x, fractional energy and transverse momentum of the hadron as well as photon virtualities $Q^{2}$ ranging from $1-7\,$GeV$^{2}$. In particular, the structure function ratio $F^{\sin\phi}_{LU}/F_{UU}$ has been determined, where $F^{\sin\phi}_{LU}$ is a twist-3 quantity that can reveal novel aspects of emergent hadron mass and quark-gluon correlations within the nucleon. The data's impact on the evolving understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms and their kinematic variation is explored using theoretical models for the different contributing transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions.

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2021
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33. Midwives’ experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review

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Linda S Franck, Kimberly Baltzell, Bethany N Golden, Shaimaa Elrefaay, Monica R McLemore, and Amy Alspaugh

Subjects
Medicine
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Introduction Increasing the midwifery workforce has been identified as an evidence-based approach to decrease maternal mortality and reproductive health disparities worldwide. Concurrently, the profession of midwifery, as with all healthcare professions, has undergone a significant shift in practice with acceleration of telehealth use to expand access. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and synthesize the existing evidence regarding how midwives experience, perceive and accept providing sexual and reproductive healthcare services at a distance with telehealth.Methods Five databases were searched, PubMed, CINHAL, PsychInfo, Embase and the Web of Science, using search terms related to ‘midwives’, ‘telehealth’ and ‘experience’. Peer-reviewed studies with quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods designs published in English were retrieved and screened. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria were subjected to full-text data extraction and appraisal of quality. Using a convergent approach, the findings were synthesized into major themes and subthemes.Results After applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 10 articles on midwives’ experience of telehealth were reviewed. The major themes that emerged were summarized as integrating telehealth into clinical practice; balancing increased connectivity; challenges with building relationships via telehealth; centring some patients while distancing others; and experiences of telehealth by age and professional experience.Conclusions Most current studies suggest that midwives’ experience of telehealth is deeply intertwined with midwives’ experience of the response to COVID-19 pandemic in general. More research is needed to understand how sustained use of telehealth or newer hybrid models of telehealth and in-person care are perceived by midwives.

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2024
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34. Photoproduction of the $f_2(1270)$ meson using the CLAS detector

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Carver, M., Celentano, A., Hicks, K., Marsicano, L., Mathieu, V., Pilloni, A., Adhikari, K. P., Adhikari, S., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, Giovanni, Atac, H., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, Fatiha, Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bondi, M., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clark, L., Clary, B. A., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De~Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dugger, M., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., El~Alaoui, A., El~Fassi, L., Eugenio, P., Fedotov, G., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Gavalian, G., Gevorgyan, N., Gilfoyle, G. P., Girod, F. X., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Holtrop, M., Huang, Q., Hyde, C. E., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Joosten, S. ~, Keller, D., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kim, C. W., Klein, F. J., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., McCracken, M. E., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Mokeev, V., A~Movsisyan, Munevar, E., Munoz~Camacho, C., Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Prok, Y., Protopopescu, D., Ripani, M., Ritchie, B. G., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rosner, G., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyler, N., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Watts, D. P., Wei, K., Wei, X., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Zhao, Z. W.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The quark structure of the $f_2(1270)$ meson has, for many years, been assumed to be a pure quark-antiquark ($q\bar{q}$) resonance with quantum numbers $J^{PC} = 2^{++}$. Recently, it was proposed that the $f_2(1270)$ is a molecular state made from the attractive interaction of two $\rho$-mesons. Such a state would be expected to decay strongly to final states with charged pions, due to the dominant decay $\rho \to \pi^+ \pi^-$, whereas decay to two neutral pions would likely be suppressed. Here, we measure for the first time the reaction $\gamma p \to \pi^0 \pi^0 p$, using the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab for incident beam energies between 3.6-5.4~GeV. Differential cross sections, $d\sigma / dt$, for $f_2(1270)$ photoproduction are extracted with good precision, due to low backgrounds, and are compared with theoretical calculations., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures

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2020
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35. Beam spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive electroproduction of a hadron pair

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Mirazita, M., Avakian, H., Courtoy, A., Pisano, S., Adhikari, S., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, G., Atac, H., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, Fatiha, Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Bossu', F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clary, B., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Dilks, C., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Ehrhart, M., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Fersch, R., Filippi, A., Forest, T. A., Ghandilyan, Y., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Giovanetti, K. L., Girod, F. X., Glazier, D. I., Golovatch, E., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Guo, L., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Huang, Q., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Ishkhanov, B. S., Isupov, E. L., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Joo, K., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, C. W., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marchand, D., Markov, N., Marsicano, L., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mokeev, V., Mullen, C., Camacho, C. Munoz, Neupane, K., Niculescu, G., O'Connell, T., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Park, K., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pocanic, D., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Prok, Y., Raue, B. A., Ripani, M., Ritman, J., Rizzo, A., Rossi, P., Sabatie', F., Salgado, C., Schmidt, A., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Tyler, N., Ungaro, M., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Vossen, A., Voutier, E., Watts, D., Wei, K., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., Yale, B., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Zhao, Z. W.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

A first measurement of the longitudinal beam spin asymmetry ALU in the semi-inclusive electroproduction of pairs of charged pions is reported. ALU is a higher-twist observable and offers the cleanest access to the nucleon twist-3 parton distribution function e(x). Data have been collected in the Hall-B at Jefferson Lab by impinging a 5.498 GeV electron beam on a liquid-hydrogen target, and reconstructing the scattered electron and the pion pair with the CLAS detector. One-dimensional projections of the sin(phiR) moments of ALU are extracted for the kinematic variables of interest in the valence quark region. The understanding of di-hadron production is essential for the interpretation of observables in single hadron production in semi-inclusive DIS, and pioneering measurements of single spin asymmetries in di-hadron production open a new avenue in studies of QCD dynamics.

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2020
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37. Effectiveness and safety of reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine to reduce malaria transmission in the very low-endemic setting of Eswatini: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.

Author

Vilakati, Sibonakaliso, Mngadi, Nontokozo, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Dlamini, Nomcebo, Dufour, Mi-Suk Kang, Whittemore, Brooke, Bhangu, Khayelihle, Prach, Lisa M, Baltzell, Kimberly, Nhlabathi, Nomcebo, Malambe, Calisile, Dlamini, Bongani, Helb, Danica, Greenhouse, Bryan, Maphalala, Gugu, Pindolia, Deepa, Kalungero, Muhindo, Tesfa, Getahun, Gosling, Roly, Ntshalintshali, Nyasatu, Kunene, Simon, and Hsiang, Michelle S

Subjects
Humans, Malaria, Artemisinins, Quinolines, Antimalarials, Mass Drug Administration, Artemether, Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination, Eswatini, malaria, public health, Rare Diseases, Prevention, Vector-Borne Diseases, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities, Infectious Diseases, Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions, 6.1 Pharmaceuticals, Infection
Abstract

To reduce malaria transmission in very low-endemic settings, screening and treatment near index cases (reactive case detection (RACD)), is widely practised, but the rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) used miss low-density infections. Reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) may be safe and more effective. We conducted a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in Eswatini, a very low-endemic setting. 77 clusters were randomised to rfMDA using dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DP) or RACD involving RDTs and artemether-lumefantrine. Interventions were delivered by the local programme. An intention-to-treat analysis was used to compare cluster-level cumulative confirmed malaria incidence among clusters with cases. Secondary outcomes included safety and adherence. From September 2015 to August 2017, 222 index cases from 47 clusters triggered 46 RACD events and 64 rfMDA events. RACD and rfMDA were delivered to 1455 and 1776 individuals, respectively. Index case coverage was 69.5% and 62.4% for RACD and rfMDA, respectively. Adherence to DP was 98.7%. No serious adverse events occurred. For rfMDA versus RACD, cumulative incidences (per 1000 person-years) of all malaria were 2.11 (95% CI 1.73 to 2.59) and 1.97 (95% CI 1.57 to 2.47), respectively; and of locally acquired malaria, they were 1.29 (95% CI 1.00 to 1.67) and 0.97 (95% CI 0.71 to 1.34), respectively. Adjusting for imbalance in baseline incidence, incidence rate ratio for rfMDA versus RACD was 0.95 (95% CI 0.55 to 1.65) for all malaria and 0.82 (95% CI 0.40 to 1.71) for locally acquired malaria. Similar results were obtained in a per-protocol analysis that excluded clusters with

Published
2021

39. Underreporting of maternal and neonatal complications: A comparison of information in maternity registers and client charts at a rural community hospital in Malawi

Author

Kapito, Esnath, Chirwa, Ellen, Maluwa, Alfred, Kachimanga, Chembe, Openshaw, Maria, Rankin, Sally, Rose, Sharon, Muller, Anna, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, Pediatric, Pediatric Research Initiative, Reproductive health and childbirth, Good Health and Well Being
Abstract

Aim: To determine the rate and types of unreported maternal and neonatal complications in a rural community hospital in Malawi. Background: The problem of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality may be underestimated, with underreporting of complications often noted. Reliable data is needed to make key decisions at the local, district, and national level. This study investigated whether there were unreported complications among women receiving intrapartum care at a rural community hospital in Malawi. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted comparing maternity register records to client charts from January-March 2018. Descriptive data analysis using SPSS v20 was performed to calculate percentages and frequencies. Results: 360 client cases were identified, of which 33 cases were excluded from analysis due to missing charts. Of the remaining 327 cases included in the final analysis, only 34% (n = 31) of maternal and 34% (n = 33) of neonatal complications were recorded in both the maternity register and the chart. When the additional complications found in the chart review were included, the rates of maternal and neonatal complications tripled from 9.5% (n = 31) and 10% (n = 33) to 28% (n = 90) and 30% (n = 98), respectively. Conclusions: There was poor record keeping, underreporting of maternal and neonatal complications, and discrepancies between the data recorded in the monthly maternity register and client charts in the first quarter of 2018. The actual rate of complications suggests a need to verify data at the facility level to prevent release and reporting of inaccurate data. Measures are needed to mitigate the gaps in data reporting.

Published
2021

40. In order to protect our mothers, we need to prioritize our nurses and midwives

Author

Muller, Anna, Sayenda, Mphatso, Sylvies, Fiona, Rose, Sharon, Baltzell, Kimberly, and Mhango, Mercy

Subjects
Clinical Research, Good Health and Well Being
Abstract

Aim: To investigate working conditions and experiences of nurses and midwives in a rural district in southern Malawi, a place where nurse-midwives are at the frontlines of maternal care. Methods: Two focus group interviews were conducted with nurses and midwives (N = 20) in March 2018. Interviews were conducted in person, audio-recorded, and transcribed in Word. Themes were developed during hand-coding by a member of the research team and analyzed in a framework table. All documents were kept on a password protected computer with access limited to the first author and one other member of the team. All participants provided both verbal and written consent prior to the interviews. Results: The major theme that emerged from the group interviews was primarily resource challenges; specifically staffing shortages, poor infrastructure, and lack of essential birthing supplies. Conclusions: The findings suggest that without the tools to do their job in a safe working environment, nurses and midwives may leave nursing and midwifery to pursue alternative careers if they cannot provide safe and comprehensive care. While this problem had been identified in other studies, a dedicated effort to remedy such challenges is necessary at the district and national level.

Published
2021

41. Dark matter search in a Beam-Dump eXperiment (BDX) at Jefferson Lab -- 2018 update to PR12-16-001

Author

Battaglieri, M., Bersani, A., Bracco, G., Caiffi, B., Celentano, A., De Vita, R., Marsicano, L., Musico, P., Panza, F., Ripani, M., Santopinto, E., Taiuti, M., Bellini, V., Bondi', M., Castorina, P., De Napoli, M., Italiano, A., Kuznetzov, V., Leonora, E., Mammoliti, F., Randazzo, N., Re, L., Russo, G., Russo, M., Shahinyan, A., Sperduto, M., Spinali, S., Sutera, C., Tortorici, F., Baltzell, N., Dalton, M., Freyberger, A., Girod, F. -X., Kharashvili, G., Kubarovsky, V., Pasyuk, E., Smith, E. S., Stepanyan, S., Szumilla-Vance, H., Ungaro, M., Whitlatch, T., Izaguirre, E., Krnjaic, G., Ehle, I., Snowden-Ifft, D., Loomba, D., Carpinelli, M., D'Urso, D., Gabrieli, A., Maccioni, G., Sant, M., Sipala, V., Ameli, F., Cisbani, E., De Persio, F., Del Dotto, A., Garibaldi, F., Meddi, F., Nicolau, C. A., Urciuoli, G. M., Chiarusi, T., Manzali, M., Pellegrino, C., Schuster, P., Toro, N., Essig, R., Wood, M. H., Holtrop., M., Paremuzyan, R., De Cataldo, G., De Leo, R., Di Bari, D., Lagamba, L., Nappi, E., Perrino, R., Balossino, I., Barion, L., Ciullo, G., Contalbrigo, M., Drago, A., Lenisa, P., Movsisyan, A., Pappalardo, L., Spizzo, F., Turisini, M., Hasch, D., Lucherini, V., Mirazita, M., Pisano, S., Rossi, P., Tomassini, S., Simi, G., D'Angelo, A., Lanza, L., Rizzo, A., Filippi, A., Genovese, M., Kunkel, M., Bashkanov, M., Murphy, A., Smith, G., Watts, D., Zachariou, N., Zana, L., Glazier, D., Ireland, D., McKinnon, B., Sokhan, D., Colaneri, L., Pereira, S. Anefalos, Afanasev, A., Briscoe, B., Strakovsky, I., Kalantarians, N., Weinstein, L., Adhikari, K. P., Dunne, J. A., Dutta, D., Fassi, L. El, Ye, L., Hicks, K., Cole, P., Dobbs, S., Fanelli, C., and Mohanmurthy, P.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

This document complements and completes what was submitted last year to PAC45 as an update to the proposal PR12-16-001 "Dark matter search in a Beam-Dump eXperiment (BDX)" at Jefferson Lab submitted to JLab-PAC44 in 2016. Following the suggestions contained in the PAC45 report, in coordination with the lab, we ran a test to assess the beam-related backgrounds and validate the simulation framework used to design the BDX experiment. Using a common Monte Carlo framework for the test and the proposed experiment, we optimized the selection cuts to maximize the reach considering simultaneously the signal, cosmic-ray background (assessed in Catania test with BDX-Proto) and beam-related backgrounds (irreducible NC and CC neutrino interactions as determined by simulation). Our results confirmed what was presented in the original proposal: with 285 days of a parasitic run at 65 $\mu$A (corresponding to $10^{22}$ EOT) the BDX experiment will lower the exclusion limits in the case of no signal by one to two orders of magnitude in the parameter space of dark-matter coupling versus mass.

Published
2019

42. Neutron DVCS Measurements with BONuS12 in CLAS12

Author

Hattawy, M., Amaryan, M., Bültmann, S., Dodge, G., Dzbenski, N., Hyde, C., Kuhn, S., Payette, D., Poudel, J., Weinstein, L., Dupré, R., Guidal, M., Marchand, D., Muñoz, C., Niccolai, S., Voutier, E., Hafidi, K., Yi, Z., Chetry, T., El-Fassi, L., Baltzell, N., Gavalian, G., Girod, F. X., Stepanyan, S., Albayrak, I., Christy, E., Nadeeshani, A., Kalantarians, N., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, and Jenkins, D.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The three-dimensional picture of quarks and gluons in the nucleon is set to be revealed through deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS). With the absence of a free neutron target, the deuterium target represents the simplest nucleus to be used to probe the internal 3D partonic structure of the neutron. We propose here to measure the beam spin asymmetry (BSA) in incoherent neutron DVCS together with the approved E12-06-113 experiment (BONuS12) within the run group F, using the same beam time, simply with addition of beam polarization. The DVCS BSA on the quasi-free neutron will be measured in a wide range of kinematics by tagging the scattered electron and the real photon final state with the spectator proton. We will also measure BSA with all final state particles detected including the struck neutron. The proposed measurements is complementary to the approved CLAS12 experiment E12-11-003, which will also measure the quasi-free neutron DVCS by detecting the scattered neutron, but not the spectator proton. Indeed, besides providing more data for neutron DVCS, this experiment will allow a comparison of the measurement of the BSA of neutron DVCS from the approved E12-11-003 with the measurements using the two methods proposed herein. This comparison will help to understand the impact of nuclear effects, such as the final state interactions (FSI) and Fermi motion on the measurement of the neutron DVCS.

Published
2019

43. Exclusive $\bm{\pi^{0}p}$ electroproduction off protons in the resonance region at photon virtualities 0.4~GeV$\bm{^{2}}$ $\bm{\leq~ Q^{2} \leq~1}$~GeV$\bm{^{2}}$

Author

Markov, N., Joo, K., Burkert, V. D., Mokeev, V. I., Smith, L. C., Ungaro, M., Adhikari, S., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, G., Atac, H., Avakian, H., Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benmokhtar, F., Biselli, A. S., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Briscoe, W. J., Brooks, W. K., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Crede, V., Ciullo, G., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De~Vita, R., De~Sanctis, E., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dupre, R., Ehrhart, M., El~Alaoui, A., El~Fassi, L., Eugenio, P., Evans, C., Filippi, A., Ghandilyan, Y., Girod, F. X., Golovatch, E., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hayward, T. B., Hicks, K., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Ishkhanov, B. S., Isupov, E. L., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Keller, D., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, A., Kim, C. W., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I . J . D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Nadel-Turonski, P., Nanda, S., Niccolai, S., Niculescu, G., Osipenko, M., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Park, K., Pasyuk, E., Phelps, W., Pogorelko, O., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Protopopescu, D., Ripani, M., Riser, D., Rizzo, A., Rowley, J., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Stepanyan, S., Stoler, P., Strakovsky, I. I., Strauch, S., Taiuti, M., Tan, J. A., Tyler, N., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Wang, R., Wei, X., Wood, M. H., and Zachariou, N.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The exclusive electroproduction process $ep \rightarrow e'p'\pi^{0}$ was measured in the range of photon virtualities $Q^{2} = 0.4 - 1.0$~GeV$^{2}$ and the invariant mass range of the $p\pi^{0}$ system of $W = 1.1 - 1.8$~GeV. These kinematics are covered in exclusive $\pi^{0}$ electroproduction off the proton with nearly complete angular coverage in the $p\pi^{0}$ center-of-mass system and with high statistical accuracy. Nearly 36000 cross section points were measured, and the structure functions $\sigma_T+\epsilon\sigma_L$, $\sigma_{LT}$, and $\sigma_{TT}$, were extracted via fitting the $\phi_{\pi^{0}}$ dependence of the cross section. A Legendre polynomial expansion analysis demonstrates the sensitivity of our data to high-lying $N^*$ and $\Delta^{*}$ resonances with $M~>~1.6$ GeV. As part of a broad effort to determine the electrocouplings of the $N^{*}$ and $\Delta^{*}$ resonances using both single- and double-pion electroproduction, this dataset is crucial for the reliable extraction of the high-lying resonance electrocouplings from the combined isospin analysis of the $N \pi$ and $\pi^{+}\pi^{-} p$ channels., Comment: 21 pages, 24 figures

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2019
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44. Measurement of the helicity asymmetry Eγ→p→→pπ0 for the Eγ→p→→pπ0 reaction in the resonance region: The CLAS Collaboration

Author

Kim, C. W., Zachariou, N., Bashkanov, M., Briscoe, W. J., Fegan, S., Kashevarov, V. L., Nikonov, K., Sarantsev, A., Schmidt, A., Strakovsky, I. I., Watts, D. P., Workman, R. L., Achenbach, P., Akbar, Z., Amaryan, M. J., Angelini, G., Armstrong, W. R., Atac, H., Baashen, L., Baltzell, N. A., Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Benkel, B., Benmokhtar, F., Benmouna, N., Bianconi, A., Biselli, A. S., Booth, W. A., Bossù, F., Boiarinov, S., Brinkmann, K. T., Brock, J., Bulumulla, D., Burkert, V. D., Cao, T., Carlin, C., Carman, D. S., Carvajal, J. C., Chatagnon, P., Chesnokov, V., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clash, G., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Becerra, O. Cortes, Costantini, G., Crede, V., D’Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Vita, R., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Dugger, M., Dupre, R., Egiyan, H., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Elouadrhiri, L., Eugenio, P., Filippi, A., Fogler, C., Gavalian, G., Gilfoyle, G. P., Golubenko, A. A., Gosta, G., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Hafidi, K., Hakobyan, H., Hattawy, M., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hobart, A., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Illari, I., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Iwamoto, H., Jenkins, D., Jo, H. S., Johnston, R., Joo, K., Joosten, S., Kageya, T., Keith, C. D., Keller, D., Khanal, A., Kim, A., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Klimenko, V., Kripko, A., Kubarovsky, V., Lanza, L., Leali, M., Lee, S., Li, X., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Mascagna, V., McKinnon, B., Migliorati, S., Milner, R. G., Mineeva, T., Mokeev, V., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Neupane, K., Niccolai, S., Osipenko, M., Ostrovidov, A. I., Pandey, P., Paolone, M., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Paul, S. J., Pilleux, N., Pokhrel, M., Poudel, J., Price, J. W., Prok, Y., Radic, A., Ramasubramanian, N., Ratliff, S., Reed, T., Richards, J., Ripani, M., Ritchie, B. G., Ritman, J., Rosner, G., Salgado, C., Schadmand, S., Schott, D., Schumacher, R. A., Scott, M. B. C., Seely, M. L., Seroka, E. M., Shirokov, E. V., Shrestha, U., Sokhan, D., Sparveris, N., Spreafico, M., Strauch, S., Tan, J., Tyson, R., Ungaro, M., Vallarino, S., Venturelli, L., Voskanyan, H., Voutier, E., Wei, X., Williams, R., Wishart, R., Wood, M. H., Yurov, M., Zhang, J., and Zurek, M.

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2023
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45. What about the men? Perinatal experiences of men of color whose partners were at risk for preterm birth, a qualitative study

Author

Edwards, Brittany N, McLemore, Monica R, Baltzell, Kimberly, Hodgkin, Allen, Nunez, Olga, and Franck, Linda S

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Midwifery, Health Sciences, Paediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, Clinical Research, Pediatric, Mental Health, Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period, Preterm, Low Birth Weight and Health of the Newborn, Infant Mortality, Behavioral and Social Science, Reproductive health and childbirth, Good Health and Well Being, Adult, Black or African American, Decision Making, Fathers, Female, Focus Groups, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Peripartum Period, Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Qualitative Research, Social Discrimination, Trust, Men of color, Fatherhood, Parental role, Preterm birth, Neonatal intensive care unit, Discrimination, Patient-provider communication, Nursing, Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, Public Health and Health Services, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Reproductive medicine
Abstract

BackgroundPreterm birth in the United States is associated with maternal clinical factors such as diabetes, hypertension and social factors including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. In California, 8.7% of all live births are preterm, with African American and Black families experiencing the greatest burden. The impact of paternal factors on birth outcomes has been studied, but little is known about the experience of men of color (MOC). The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of MOC who are partners to women at medical and social risk for preterm birth.MethodsThis study used a qualitative research design and focus group methods. The research was embedded within an existing study exploring experiences of women of color at risk for preterm birth conducted by the California Preterm Birth Initiative.ResultsTwelve MOC participated in the study and among them had 9 preterm children. Four themes emerged from thematic analysis of men's experiences: (1) "Being the Rock": Providing comfort and security; (2) "It's a blessing all the way around": Keeping faith during uncertainty; (3) "Tell me EVERYTHING": Unmet needs during pregnancy and delivery; (4) "Like a guinea pig": Frustration with the healthcare system. Participants identified many barriers to having a healthy pregnancy and birth including inadequate support for decision making, differential treatment, and discrimination.ConclusionsThis study shows novel and shared narratives regarding MOC experiences during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods. Healthcare providers have an essential role to acknowledge MOC, their experience of discrimination and mistrust, and to assess needs for support that can improve birth outcomes. As MOC and their families are at especially high social and medical risk for preterm birth, their voice and experience should be central in all future research on this topic.

Published
2020

46. Covariates and Spatial Interpolation of HIV Screening in Mozambique: Insight from the 2015 AIDS Indicator Survey.

Author

Agbadi, Pascal, Nutor, Jerry John, Darkwah, Ernest, Duah, Henry Ofori, Duodu, Precious Adade, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
HIV screening, HIV/AIDS, Mozambique, spatial interpolation, sub-Saharan Africa, HIV, AIDS, Toxicology
Abstract

We examined the factors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and developed a HIV screening prevalence surface map using spatial interpolation techniques to identify the geographical areas with the highest and lowest rates of HIV screening in Mozambique. We analyzed the cross-sectional 2015 Mozambique AIDS Indicator Surveys with an analytic sample of 12,995 participants. Analyses were conducted on SPSS-21, STATA-14, and R freeware 3.5.3. We adjusted for the sample design and population weights. Results indicated that 52.5% of Mozambicans had undergone HIV screening. Mozambicans with these characteristics have a higher probability of undergoing HIV screening: females, those with a primary education or higher, urban dwellers, residents of wealthy households, having at least one lifetime sexual partner, and dwelling in these provinces-Niassa, Tete, Manica, Sofala, Inhambane, Gaza, Maputo Provincia, and Maputo Cidade. The spatial map revealed that the national and regional estimates mask sub-regional level estimates. Generally, zones with the highest HIV screening prevalence are found in southern provinces while the lowest prevalence was found in the northern provinces. The map further revealed intraregional differences in HIV screening estimates. We recommend that HIV screening be expanded, with equitable screening resource allocations that target more nuanced areas within provinces which have a low HIV screening prevalence.

Published
2020

47. The World Needs 6 Million More Nurses: What Are We Waiting For?

Author

Bialous, Stella Aguinaga and Baltzell, Kimberly

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Emergency Medicine, Humans, Nurses, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Medical and Health Sciences, Tropical Medicine, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences
Published
2020

48. A 14-day follow-up of adult non-malarial fever patients seen by mobile clinics in rural Malawi.

Author

Baltzell, Kimberly A, Kortz, Teresa Bleakly, Blair, Alden, Scarr, Ellen, Mguntha, Andrew M, Bandawe, Gama, Schell, Ellen, and Rankin, Sally H

Subjects
Humans, Fever, Fever of Unknown Origin, Follow-Up Studies, Adult, Middle Aged, Mobile Health Units, Primary Health Care, Delivery of Health Care, Health Services Accessibility, Malawi, Female, Male, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Non-malarial fever, antibiotic resistance, diagnostic tools, febrile illness, mobile clinics, Infectious Diseases, Rare Diseases, Malaria, Vector-Borne Diseases, Clinical Research, Detection, screening and diagnosis, 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies, Infection, Good Health and Well Being, Other Medical and Health Sciences
Abstract

BackgroundWhile health providers consistently use malaria rapid diagnostic tests to rule out malaria, they often lack tools to guide treatment for those febrile patients who test negative. Without the tools to provide an alternative diagnosis, providers may prescribe unnecessary antibiotics or miss a more serious condition, potentially contributing to antibiotic resistance and/or poor patient outcomes.MethodsThis study ascertained which diagnoses and treatments might be associated with poor outcomes in adults who test negative for malaria. Adult patients for rapid diagnostic test of malaria seen in mobile health clinics in Mulanje and Phalombe districts were followed for 14 days. Participants were interviewed on sociodemographic characteristics, health-seeking behaviour, diagnosis, treatment and access to care. Mobile clinic medical charts were reviewed. Two weeks (±2 days) following clinic visit, follow-up interviews were conducted to assess whether symptoms had resolved.ResultsInitially, 115 adult patients were enrolled and 1 (0.88%) was lost to follow-up. Of the 114 adult patients remaining in the study, 55 (48%) were seen during the dry season and 59 (52%) during the wet season. Symptoms resolved in 90 (80%) patients at the 14-day follow-up visit (n=90) with the rest (n=24) reporting no change in symptoms. None of the patients in the study died or were referred for further care. Almost all patients received some type of medication during their clinic visit (98.2%). Antibiotics were given to 38.6% of patients, and virtually all patients received pain or fever relief (96.5%). However, no anti-malarials were prescribed.ConclusionsMobile clinics provide important health care where access to care is limited. Although rapid tests have guided appropriate treatment, challenges remain when a patient's presenting complaint is less well defined. In rural areas of southern Malawi, simple diagnostics are needed to guide treatment decisions.

Published
2020

50. Exploring the Structure of the Bound Proton with Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering

Author

Hattawy, M., Baltzell, N. A., Dupré, R., Bültmann, S., De Vita, R., Alaoui, A. El, Fassi, L. El, Egiyan, H., Girod, F. X., Guidal, M., Hafidi, K., Jenkins, D., Liuti, S., Perrin, Y., Stepanyan, S., Torayev, B., Voutier, E., Adhikari, S., Angelini, Giovanni, Gayoso, C. Ayerbe, Barion, L., Battaglieri, M., Bedlinskiy, I., Biselli, A. S., Bossù, F., Brooks, W., Cao, F., Carman, D. S., Celentano, A., Chatagnon, P., Chetry, T., Ciullo, G., Clark, L., Cole, P. L., Contalbrigo, M., Crede, V., D'Angelo, A., Dashyan, N., De Sanctis, E., Defurne, M., Deur, A., Diehl, S., Djalali, C., Ehrhart, M., Eugenio, P., Fegan, S., Filippi, A., Forest, T. A., Fradi, A., Garçon, M., Gavalian, G., Gevorgyan, N., Gilfoyle, G. P., Giovanetti, K. L., Golovatch, E., Gothe, R. W., Griffioen, K. A., Harrison, N., Hauenstein, F., Hayward, T. B., Heddle, D., Hicks, K., Holtrop, M., Ilieva, Y., Ireland, D. G., Isupov, E. L., Johnston, S., Keller, D., Khachatryan, G., Khachatryan, M., Khanal, A., Khandaker, M., Kim, C. W., Kim, W., Klein, F. J., Kubarovsky, V., Kuhn, S. E., Lanza, L., Kabir, M. L., Lenisa, P., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Marchand, D., Markov, N., Mayer, M., McKinnon, B., Meziani, Z. E., Mineeva, T., Mirazita, M., Montgomery, R. A., Camacho, C. Munoz, Nadel-Turonski, P., Niccolai, S., Ostrovidov, A. I., Pappalardo, L. L., Paremuzyan, R., Pasyuk, E., Pogorelko, O., Poudel, J., Prok, Y., Protopopescu, D., Ripani, M., Riser, D., Rizzo, A., Rosner, G., Rossi, P., Sabatié, F., Salgado, C., Schumacher, R. A., Sharabian, Y. G., Skorodumina, Iu., Sokhan, D., Soto, O., Sparveris, N., Strauch, S., Taiuti, M., Tan, J. A., Tyler, N., Ungaro, M., Voskanyan, H., Wang, R., Watts, D. P., Wei, X., Weinstein, L. B., Wood, M. H., Zachariou, N., Zhang, J., and Zhao, Z. W.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

In the past two decades, deeply virtual Compton scattering of electrons has been successfully used to advance our knowledge of the partonic structure of the free proton and investigate correlations between the transverse position and the longitudinal momentum of quarks inside the nucleon. Meanwhile, the structure of bound nucleons in nuclei has been studied in inclusive deep-inelastic lepton scattering experiments off nuclear targets, showing a significant difference in longitudinal momentum distribution of quarks inside the bound nucleon, known as the EMC effect. In this work, we report the first beam spin asymmetry (BSA) measurement of exclusive deeply virtual Compton scattering (DVCS) off a proton bound in $^4$He. The data used here were accumulated using a $6$ GeV longitudinally polarized electron beam incident on a pressurized $^4$He gaseous target placed within the CLAS spectrometer in Hall-B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The azimuthal angle ($\phi$) dependence of the BSA was studied in a wide range of virtual photon and scattered proton kinematics. The $Q^2$, $x_B$, and t dependencies of the BSA on the bound proton are compared with those on the free proton. In the whole kinematical region of our measurements, the BSA on the bound proton is smaller by 20\% to 40\%, indicating possible medium modification of its partonic structure.

Published
2018
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