scholarly journals Correction to: Redistribution to the less productive: parallel characterizations of the egalitarian Shapley and consensus values

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Yokote ◽  
Takumi Kongo ◽  
Yukihiko Funaki
Keyword(s):  
Consensus Values

scholarly journals A NEW RAMPED PYROXIDATION/COMBUSTION FACILITY AT 14CHRONO, BELFAST: SETUP DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL RESULTS

Radiocarbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Evelyn M Keaveney ◽  
Gerard T Barrett ◽  
Kerry Allen ◽  
Paula J Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Material ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Source Attribution ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Targeted Analysis ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Background Material ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
Blank Correction ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACT The Belfast Ramped Pyroxidation/Combustion (RPO/RC) facility was established at the 14CHRONO Centre (Queen’s University Belfast). The facility was created to provide targeted analysis of bulk material for refined chronological analysis and carbon source attribution for a range of sample types. Here we report initial RPO results, principally on background material, but also including secondary standards that are routinely analyzed at 14CHRONO. A description of our setup, methodology, and background (blank) correction method for the system are provided. The backgrounds (anthracite, spar calcite, Pargas marble) reported by the system are in excess of 35,000 14C years BP with a mean age of 39,345 14C years BP (1σ = 36,497–43,800 years BP, N=44) with F14C = 0.0075 ± 0.0032. Initial results for standards are also in good agreement with consensus values: TIRI-B pine radiocarbon age = 4482 ± 47 years BP (N=13, consensus = 4508 years BP); IAEA-C6 ANU Sucrose F14C= 1.5036 ± 0.0034 (N=10, consensus F14C = 1.503). These initial tests have allowed problematic issues to be identified and improvements made for future analyses.

scholarly journals Reliability of the Brazilian version of HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles ◽  
Vivian Peres Day ◽  
Jorge Oscar Folino ◽  
José Geraldo Vernet Taborda
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Psychiatric Institute ◽  
Clinical Evaluations ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
The Individual

OBJECTIVE: Assessing risk for violence is a complex task often based on not objective or structured clinical evaluations. HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence has been used in several countries to increase the accuracy of this exam. The purpose of this study was to inform on central aspects of this instrument, as well as the results of the reliability assessment of the HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence in a Brazilian inpatient criminal population. METHOD: Two examiners independently assessed a random sample of 30 patients that were under criminal commitment at the Mauricio Cardoso Forensic Psychiatric Institute RESULTS: Mean consensus values means were as follows: Historical = 13.1; Clinical = 4.8 and Risk management = 5.8. The value of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient for the score of subscale Historical was 0.97, for subscale Clinical it was 0.94, and for subscale Risk management, 0.96. As to the individual items of the HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence, the result of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was good to excellent (mean = 0.97; interval, from 0.60 to 0.99). CONCLUSION: The interrater reliability of the Brazilian version of the HCR-20 Assessing Risk for Violence scale was similar to the results of studies in other countries.

scholarly journals The completed SDSS-IV extended baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: growth rate of structure measurement from anisotropic clustering analysis in configuration space between redshift 0.6 and 1.1 for the emission-line galaxy sample

2020 ◽  
Vol 499 (4) ◽  
pp. 5527-5546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amélie Tamone ◽  
Anand Raichoor ◽  
Cheng Zhao ◽  
Arnaud de Mattia ◽  
Claudio Gorgoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Correlation Function ◽  
Emission Line ◽  
Sloan Digital Sky Survey ◽  
Linear Growth Rate ◽  
Angular Diameter Distance ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Galaxy Sample ◽  
Emission Line Galaxies ◽  
Anisotropic Clustering

ABSTRACT We present the anisotropic clustering of emission-line galaxies (ELGs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV (SDSS-IV) extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) Data Release 16 (DR16). Our sample is composed of 173 736 ELGs covering an area of 1170 deg2 over the redshift range 0.6 ≤ z ≤ 1.1. We use the convolution Lagrangian perturbation theory in addition to the Gaussian streaming redshift space distortions to model the Legendre multipoles of the anisotropic correlation function. We show that the eBOSS ELG correlation function measurement is affected by the contribution of a radial integral constraint that needs to be modelled to avoid biased results. To mitigate the effect from unknown angular systematics, we adopt a modified correlation function estimator that cancels out the angular modes from the clustering. At the effective redshift, zeff = 0.85, including statistical and systematical uncertainties, we measure the linear growth rate of structure fσ8(zeff) = 0.35 ± 0.10, the Hubble distance $D_ H(z_{\rm eff})/r_{\rm drag} = 19.1^{+1.9}_{-2.1}$, and the comoving angular diameter distance DM(zeff)/rdrag = 19.9 ± 1.0. These results are in agreement with the Fourier space analysis, leading to consensus values of: fσ8(zeff) = 0.315 ± 0.095, $D_H(z_{\rm eff})/r_{\rm drag} = 19.6^{+2.2}_{-2.1}$, and DM(zeff)/rdrag = 19.5 ± 1.0, consistent with ΛCDM model predictions with Planck parameters.

Paradoxes of Polarization: Democracy’s Inherent Division and the (Anti-) Populist Challenge

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Stavrakakis
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
The Other ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Theoretical Rationale ◽  
Democratic Culture ◽  
Liberal Tradition ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Democratic Life ◽  
The Relationship

This article carries out a theoretical analysis of the relationship between democracy and polarization. It utilizes examples from a variety of premodern and modern societies to argue that difference and division are inherent to a vibrant democratic life and to representation itself. At the same time, a stable and pluralist democratic culture presupposes the establishment of a common ground required for reflexive democratic decision making. To take into account both requirements, this must be a special type of common ground: an agonistic common ground. Agonism, as opposed to both the politics of raw antagonism and the postpolitics of consensus, values the existence of real alternatives and even ideological distance but aims at sublimating their pernicious effects. However, an agonistic outcome is always the result of a delicate balancing act between oligarchic and populist tendencies. In modernity, it predominantly took the form of a paradoxical blend of the democratic and the liberal tradition. The current crisis of liberal democracy and its postdemocratic mutation obliges one to ask whether democratic crisis may cause polarization, rather than the other way around, and puts in doubt the ability of the “moderate center” to deal with it in ways consolidating democracy. The article illustrates its theoretical rationale with examples from populism/antipopulism polarization in contemporary Greece, where elite-driven antipopulist discourse has consistently employed dehumanizing repertoires enhancing pernicious polarization.

Regional Differences in the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Older People in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Menezes JM ◽  
◽  
Paes AT ◽  
Frisoli-Junior A ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Elderly Outpatients ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Aging Muscle ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Introduction: Sarcopenia is a prevalent condition, and that is strongly associated with morbimortality outcomes. The optimal way to diagnose sarcopenia is currently a matter of debate. Despite evidence suggesting differences in body composition and physical performance of individuals from different regions, the diagnosis of sarcopenia in Brazil is still conducted using cutoff values established by international consensus. Therefore, the objective of this study was to establish cutoff values for appendicular muscle mass and muscle strength in a population of elderly outpatients with cardiovascular diseases from the city of São Paulo, using this data to compare populations with sarcopenia diagnosed in Brazil with individuals diagnosed using the European consensus values. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis including 502 older individuals from the SARCOS-Brazil study. All subjects underwent densitometry to assess muscle mass and measure strength using a manual dynamometer. The cutoff values for the SARCOS-Brazil criteria were obtained from the 25th percentile of each variable. Results and Discussion: There was no difference in the prevalence of muscle weakness using the two methods (180 patients, 35.9% of the sample). However, a difference was observed concerning low muscle mass. According to the European criteria, a total of 215 older individuals (42.8%) had low muscle mass and 123 (24.5%) according to the SARCOS-Brazil criteria. The prevalence of sarcopenia was 20.3% according to European criteria versus 13.7% according to the SARCOS-Brazil criteria. The kappa coefficient was 0.79. Conclusion: This study suggests that weakness and muscle mass can, in isolation, predict variables related to past vulnerability outcomes, as well as highlights the possibility of using regional cutoff values for the diagnosis of sarcopenia. Keywords: Sarcopenia; Aging; Muscle mass; Muscle strength

A thematic analysis of library association policies on services to persons with disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Hill
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
National Level ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Library Resources

PurposeLibrary association policies and guidelines are important to study because they reflect consensus values of the profession. As such, they can shape the association, itself, and set the tone for the values of its individual members in their professional practice. From the titles alone, these documents proclaim themselves to be guides for the development of individual library policy. Additionally, as library and information science (LIS) graduate education programs are accredited by national associations, LIS schools pay attention to association policies and guidelines to help shape professional and continuing education. In these ways, they have a role in shaping professional ideology around a topic. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachThe services to persons with disabilities policies from three national-level LIS organizations were analyzed through a thematic analysis.FindingsThe guidelines speak to a shared understanding of disability and accessibility around the themes of library staff, library policies and library resources and services. While not surprising, additional themes around disability context and legislation show a shared understanding of accessibility that is much broader than what the legislation requires.Originality/valueAn analysis of guidelines on services to persons with disabilities from the American Library Association (ALA), Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) is of interest because of the ways these organizations intersect. The ALA and ALIA have reciprocal agreements so that students in LIS education programs are recognized as equivalents. Second, the ALA accredits library education programs in Canada. Given these intersecting relationships, the guidelines-shared notions of accessibility become of high interest.

scholarly journals Is the Consensus Value of ANU Sucrose (IAEA C-6) Too High?

Radiocarbon ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 866-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Xu ◽  
Matthew S Khosh ◽  
Kevin C Druffel-Rodriguez ◽  
Susan E Trumbore ◽  
John R Southon
Keyword(s):  
Primary Standard ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Secondary Standard ◽  
Data Quality Control ◽  
Unequal Variance ◽  
Consensus Value ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Primary And Secondary Standards

Primary and secondary standards are essential in radiocarbon analyses for the purpose of reporting and comparing data among laboratories, as well as for internal laboratory data quality control. ANU sucrose is one of the IAEA-certified 14C standards (C-6) with a consensus value of 1.5061 ± 0.0011 fraction modern (Fm). All of our measurements of ANU sucrose (n = 351) as a secondary standard over the last 7 yr result in an average value of 1.5016 ± 0.0005 Fm (2-σ standard error). After applying the same outlier tests used for IAEA reference standards, a weighted average value of 1.5016 ± 0.0002 Fm (n = 294) was calculated. This value is significantly lower than the IAEA C-6 consensus value (t test with unequal variance; p = 0.023). In contrast, our measurements of other secondary standards over the same time period are in excellent agreement with their respective consensus values. Since ANU is the only secondary standard measured in our lab that does not agree with the consensus values, and we have measured a larger number analyses compared to what went into the definition of the consensus value, we suggest that the consensus value of ANU sucrose might be too high by ∼0.0045 ± 0.0011 Fm. Given that some labs routinely use ANU sucrose as a primary standard, our results suggest that revisiting the consensus value of ANU sucrose may be necessary.

Optimization and validation of a microcolony multiplexed opsonophagocytic killing assay for 15 pneumococcal serotypes

Bioanalysis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 1003-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina M Nolan ◽  
Marie E Bonhomme ◽  
Christina J Schier ◽  
Tina Green ◽  
Joseph M Antonello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Iii ◽  
Killing Assay ◽  
Assay Performance ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
The Us ◽  
Functional Antibodies ◽  
Us Fda ◽  
Clinical Trial Program ◽  
Opsonophagocytic Killing ◽  
Validation Experiments

Background: To streamline and improve throughput, the agar-based multiplexed opsonophagocytic killing assay (MOPA) was optimized and validated on a microcolony platform for use in the Phase III clinical trial program for V114, an MSD 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate. Results & methodology: The precision, dilutional linearity and specificity of the microcolony MOPA (mMOPA) were assessed for each serotype in validation experiments. All prespecified acceptance criteria on assay performance were satisfied. Accuracy was assessed by testing 007sp and the US FDA reference panel and comparing to consensus values. The mMOPA produced comparable results to other opsonophagocytic killing assays/MOPAs. Conclusion: The mMOPA is suitable for measuring functional antibodies in adult and pediatric samples. Benefits include throughput, reduced analyst-to-analyst variability and automation potential.

CO2-based C-arm computed tomography (CACT) of the pelvic arteries: feasibility and diagnostic performance in comparison to CO2-angiography in patients with peripheral arterial disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 028418512096995
Author(s):  
Lena S Becker ◽  
Cornelia LA Dewald ◽  
Sabine K Maschke ◽  
Thomas Werncke ◽  
Bernhard C Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Diagnostic Performance ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Observer Agreement ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Peripheral Arterial ◽  
Work Up ◽  
Consensus Reading

Background Patients with substantially impaired kidney function and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) underwent comparative CO2-based depiction of the pelvic arteries (PAs). Purpose To evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic performance of CO2-based C-arm computed tomography (CACT) and compare its depiction of PAs with CO2-digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Material and Methods Fifteen patients (10 men, mean age 70 ± 11 years) with PAD received CO2-DSA and CO2-CACT of the PAs, depicted from the aorta to femoral arteries. These were divided into nine segments (135 in total) and graded by two independent readers for image quality (IQ; 1 = sufficient, 2 = minimal impairments, 3 = insufficient, 4 = outside field of view) and subsequent stenosis grading (SG; grade 1: normal to grade 4: occlusion), under exclusion of all segments with insufficient IQ. Inter-observer and inter-modality agreement calculation and subsequent consensus reading were performed and correlated to a standard of reference (StOR), representing a modality consensus. Results Of 135 segments, 117 showed sufficient IQ, excluding 18 segments (10 CACT, 8 DSA). Inter-observer agreement for IQ and consecutive SG demonstrated good to excellent agreement: IQDSA: κ = 0.83, IQCACT: κ = 0.76; StenosisDSA: κ = 0.71, StenosisCACT: κ = 0.84. Inter-modality agreement for SG lay at κ = 0.76 and κ = 0.65, respectively. More stenoses could be detected by CACT, and analysis of pooled consensus values of SG in CACTcons versus StOR showed an excellent agreement (κ = 0.96) that proved considerably higher than the moderate agreement between consensus values in DSAcons versus StOR (κ = 0.43). Conclusion CO2-CACT proved feasible, and has the potential to optimize angiographic work-up of PAD in patients with contraindications for other contrast media.

scholarly journals Advances in the Radiocarbon Analysis of Carbon dioxide at the NERC Radiocarbon Facility (East Kilbride) using Molecular sieve Cartridges

Radiocarbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1855-1865
Author(s):  
M H Garnett ◽  
Josephine-Anne Newton ◽  
P L Ascough
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Molecular Sieves ◽  
Molecular Sieve ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
Sieve Methods ◽  
Scientific Investigations ◽  
Consensus Values ◽  
Anthropogenic Processes ◽  
Automated Procedures ◽  
Quality Assurance Standards

ABSTRACTRadiocarbon (14C) analysis of carbon dioxide (CO2) provides unique information on the age, turnover and source of this important greenhouse gas, raising the prospect of novel scientific investigations into a range of natural and anthropogenic processes. To achieve these measurements, cartridges containing zeolite molecular sieves are a reliable and convenient method for collecting CO2 samples. At the NERC Radiocarbon Facility (East Kilbride) we have been refining our molecular sieve methods for over twenty years to achieve high-quality, reproducible and precise measurements. At the same time, we have been developing novel field sampling methods to expand the possibilities in collecting gas from the atmosphere, soil respiration and aquatic environments. Here, we present our latest improvements to cartridge design and procedures. We provide the results of tests used to verify the methods using known 14C content standards, demonstrating reliability for sample volumes of 3 mL CO2 (STP; 1.6 mg C) collected in cartridges that had been prepared at least three months earlier. We also report the results of quality assurance standards processed over the last two years, with results for 22 out of 23 international 14C standards being within measurement uncertainty of consensus values. We describe our latest automated procedures for the preparation of cartridges prior to use.

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