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  1. Article: Pharmacology Focus: Is it Time to Ditch the Albuterol Inhaler? S.M.A.R.T. Treatment for Asthma.

    Ball, Jennifer

    South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association

    2022  Volume 75, Issue 4, Page(s) 182–183

    MeSH term(s) Administration, Inhalation ; Albuterol/therapeutic use ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Bronchodilator Agents/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Nebulizers and Vaporizers
    Chemical Substances Bronchodilator Agents ; Albuterol (QF8SVZ843E)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2278073-7
    ISSN 0038-3317
    ISSN 0038-3317
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  2. Article: Response of GNSS-R on Dynamic Vegetated Terrain Conditions.

    Eroglu, Orhan / Kurum, Mehmet / Ball, John

    IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing

    2019  Volume 12, Issue 5, Page(s) 1599–1611

    Abstract: Global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) has the potential to offer a cost ... effective solution for global land observations. In this study, we aim to understand GNSS-R sensitivity ... GNSS-R signatures under varying soil moisture (SM), vegetation water content (VWC), and surface ...

    Abstract Global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) has the potential to offer a cost-effective solution for global land observations. In this study, we aim to understand GNSS-R sensitivity to changing land geophysical parameters. For this objective, we performed simulations of a ground-based receiver using a recently developed coherent bistatic vegetation scattering model (SCoBi-Veg) to detect GNSS-R signatures under varying soil moisture (SM), vegetation water content (VWC), and surface roughness during a full corn growing season. We modeled different corn growth stages by using
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1939-1404
    ISSN 1939-1404
    DOI 10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2910565
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  3. Article ; Online: LeMaRns: A Length-based Multi-species analysis by numerical simulation in R.

    Spence, Michael A / Bannister, Hayley J / Ball, Johnathan E / Dolder, Paul J / Griffiths, Christopher A / Thorpe, Robert B

    PloS one

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 2, Page(s) e0227767

    Abstract: ... we introduce LeMaRns, a new R-package of a general length-structured fish community model, LeMans ...

    Abstract Fish stocks interact through predation and competition for resources, yet stocks are typically managed independently on a stock-by-stock basis. The need to take account of multi-species interactions is widely acknowledged. However, examples of the application of multi-species models to support management decisions are limited as they are often seen as too complex and lacking transparency. Thus there is a need for simple and transparent methods to address stock interactions in a way that supports managers. Here we introduce LeMaRns, a new R-package of a general length-structured fish community model, LeMans, that characterises fishing using fleets that can have different gears and species catch preferences. We describe the model, package implementation, and give three examples of use: determination of multi-species reference points; modelling of mixed-fishery interactions; and examination of the response of community indicators to dynamical changes in fleet effort within a mixed-fishery. LeMaRns offers a diverse array of options for parameterisation. This, along with the speed, comprehensive documentation, and open source nature of the package makes LeMans newly accessible, transparent, and easy to use, which we hope will lead to increased uptake by the fisheries management community.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Fisheries/statistics & numerical data ; Fishes/physiology ; Models, Statistical ; Predatory Behavior/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0227767
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  4. Article ; Online: Evidence for the distinction between "consonantal-/r/" and "vocalic-/r/" in American English.

    Lockenvitz, Sarah / Kuecker, Karrie / Ball, Martin J

    Clinical linguistics & phonetics

    2015  Volume 29, Issue 8-10, Page(s) 613–622

    Abstract: We examine the distinction between "consonantal-r" and "vocalic-r" in American English, terms ... post-vocalic /r/. We suggest that the evidence supports a view that there is no more variation between ... pre-vocalic and post-vocalic /r/ than found in many other consonants. We also evaluate the different ...

    Abstract We examine the distinction between "consonantal-r" and "vocalic-r" in American English, terms encountered in the speech pathology literature but rarely in phonetic studies. We review evidence from phonetics, phonology and therapy, and describe our own study which measured percentage rhoticity in pre- and post-vocalic /r/. We suggest that the evidence supports a view that there is no more variation between pre-vocalic and post-vocalic /r/ than found in many other consonants. We also evaluate the different transcription traditions for post-vocalic /r/ in American English (as a consonant or a vowel), and describe a preliminary study demonstrating that these transcriptions are not equivalent, and denote different realisations.
    MeSH term(s) Articulation Disorders/diagnosis ; Articulation Disorders/therapy ; Humans ; Language ; Phonetics ; Semantics ; Speech Acoustics ; Speech Production Measurement ; Speech Therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639459-0
    ISSN 1464-5076 ; 0269-9206
    ISSN (online) 1464-5076
    ISSN 0269-9206
    DOI 10.3109/02699206.2015.1047962
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  5. Article ; Online: Effect of the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program among senior school students.

    Gunn, Anna / McLeod, Janet / Chapman, Rebecca / Ball, Hayley / Fitzgerald, Mark / Howard, Teresa / Cameron, Peter / Mitra, Biswadev

    Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA

    2018  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 209–213

    Abstract: Objective: The Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program at The Alfred ... journey through hospital. The present study aims to analyse the effect of P.A.R.T.Y. on safety perceptions ... 306 (23%) 3-5 months post-programme (P < 0.01).: Conclusions: The P.A.R.T.Y. Program at The Alfred ...

    Abstract Objective: The Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program at The Alfred uses vivid clinical reality to build resilience and prevent injury by following a trauma patient's journey through hospital. The present study aims to analyse the effect of P.A.R.T.Y. on safety perceptions of driving after alcohol, seat belt use and risk-taking activities.
    Methods: Pre-programme, immediately post-programme and 3-5 months post-programme surveys with questions focused on the programme aims were distributed to all consented participants.
    Results: There were 2502 participants during the study period and 1315 (53%) responses were received. The mean age was 16.2 (SD 0.8) years, 724 (56%) were women and 892 (68%) possessed a learner's permit for driving. Pre-programme, 1130 (86%) participants reported 'definitely not' likely to drive after drinking alcohol, that improved to 1231 (94%) immediately post-programme and 1215 (93%) at 3-5 months post-programme (P < 0.01). Designating a safe driver after drinking was reported by 1275 (97%) pre-programme, 1295 (98%) immediately post-programme and 1286 (98.2%) 3-5 months post-programme (P = 0.02). The perception of sustaining 'definite' injury after a motor vehicle crash without a seat belt increased from 780 (60%) pre-programme to 1051 (80%) immediately post-programme and 886 (69%) 3-5 months post-programme (P < 0.01). The possibility of sustaining 'definite' injury after risk-taking activities was reported by 158 (12%) pre-programme, 467 (36%) post-programme and 306 (23%) 3-5 months post-programme (P < 0.01).
    Conclusions: The P.A.R.T.Y. Program at The Alfred engaged substantial numbers of youths and achieved significant improvements among key outcome measures. Objectives were sustained at 3-5 months post-programme, but demonstrated decay, highlighting the importance of continual reinforcement.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Program Evaluation/methods ; Risk Factors ; Risk-Taking ; Schools/organization & administration ; Schools/statistics & numerical data ; Students/psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Underage Drinking/prevention & control
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-21
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2161824-0
    ISSN 1742-6723 ; 1742-6731 ; 1035-6851
    ISSN (online) 1742-6723
    ISSN 1742-6731 ; 1035-6851
    DOI 10.1111/1742-6723.12878
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  6. Book ; Online: The Grassl-R\"otteler cyclic and consta-cyclic MDS codes are generalised Reed-Solomon codes

    Ball, Simeon

    2021  

    Abstract: We prove that the cyclic and constacyclic codes constructed by Grassl and R\"otteler in arXiv:1502 ... which was stated for Grassl-R\"otteler codes, is proven for generalised Reed-Solomon codes. The content ...

    Abstract We prove that the cyclic and constacyclic codes constructed by Grassl and R\"otteler in arXiv:1502.05267 are generalised Reed-Solomon codes. This note can be considered as an addendum to that article. It can also be considered as an appendix to arXiv:2106.10180, where Conjecture 11 of arXiv:1502.0526, which was stated for Grassl-R\"otteler codes, is proven for generalised Reed-Solomon codes. The content of this note, together with arXiv:2106.10180, therefore implies that Conjecture 11 from arXiv:1502.0526 is true.
    Keywords Computer Science - Information Theory ; Mathematics - Combinatorics ; 94B05
    Publishing date 2021-12-22
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  7. Article: Benefits of public R & D in US agriculture

    Sun, Ling / Ball, V. Eldon / Fulginiti, Lilyan E / Plastina, Alejandro

    Theoretical economics letters Vol. 7, No. 6 , p. 1873-1898

    spill-ins, extension, and roads

    2017  Volume 7, Issue 6, Page(s) 1873–1898

    Author's details Sunling Wang, Alejandro Plastina, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Eldon Ball
    Keywords US Agricultural Productivity ; Public R & D ; Spill-Ins ; Extension ; Roads ; Internal Rate of Return ; Cost Function
    Language English
    Publisher Scientific Research
    Publishing place Irvine, Calif
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2657454-8 ; 2657455-X
    ISSN 2162-2086 ; 2162-2078
    ISSN (online) 2162-2086
    ISSN 2162-2078
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  8. Article ; Online: Impact of In-hospital and Outreach models for regional P.A.R.T.Y. Program participants.

    McLeod, Janet / Ball, Hayley / Gunn, Anna / Howard, Teresa / Fitzgerald, Mark C / Cameron, Peter A / Mitra, Biswadev

    Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA

    2020  Volume 33, Issue 4, Page(s) 640–646

    Abstract: ... Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program when delivered as In-hospital or Outreach ... across both models. These findings support P.A.R.T.Y. as an injury prevention initiative for regional ...

    Abstract Objective: This retrospective observational study aimed to compare the impact of the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program when delivered as In-hospital or Outreach models to rural and regional students.
    Methods: The study population were consented participants from regional areas between 2013 and 2017 who completed pre-programme, immediately post-programme and 3-5 months post-programme surveys. Responses from the metropolitan In-hospital programme participants and regional Outreach programme participants were analysed within groups across the three time points. The primary outcome variable was a change in self-reported perception of driving after drinking alcohol. Secondary outcome variables were designating a safe driver after drinking, perception of risk of injury if not wearing a seatbelt, risks of injury if undertaking physical risk-taking activities and likelihood of the programme changing perceptions.
    Results: There were 1314 participants invited to participate and 547 (42%) sets of complete surveys were received, of whom 296 (54%) were Outreach participants. Pre-programme, a significantly lower proportion of Outreach participants reported 'definitely not' to driving after drinking (84% vs 91%), and perceived a 'definite' likelihood of sustaining injury if not wearing a seatbelt (57% vs 66%). Outreach participants displayed improvements in likelihood to drive after drinking alcohol immediately post-programme and on follow up (P = 0.028). Responses to all other secondary outcome measures demonstrated some improvement.
    Conclusions: Although demographically similar, baseline perceptions toward alcohol, risk-taking and injury differed between groups. Improvements in perception were demonstrated across both models. These findings support P.A.R.T.Y. as an injury prevention initiative for regional youth.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-19
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2161824-0
    ISSN 1742-6723 ; 1742-6731 ; 1035-6851
    ISSN (online) 1742-6723
    ISSN 1742-6731 ; 1035-6851
    DOI 10.1111/1742-6723.13693
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  9. Article ; Online: Modeling the Personas of Primary Care Communication Modality Usage: Experiences from the R-Health Direct Primary Care Model.

    Sun, Si / HsueH, Pei-Yun Sabrina / Ballen, Sasha / Ball, Marion

    Studies in health technology and informatics

    2019  Volume 264, Page(s) 818–823

    Abstract: Recent advancements in mediated communication technologies enable unfettered communication between patients and their providers. We explore patients' utilization of different direct and mediated communication modalities in a Direct Primary Care (DPC) ... ...

    Abstract Recent advancements in mediated communication technologies enable unfettered communication between patients and their providers. We explore patients' utilization of different direct and mediated communication modalities in a Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic and the patient characteristics that predict their communication behavior patterns. Based on this knowledge, we developed 2 patient personas that explicate the nuances of patients who tend to prefer visiting the clinic in person versus those who use mediated modalities more often. We hope this study may inform future work in understanding and supporting patient-provider communication in a new technical environment. The results suggest that patients and their health team alike may be incentivized to voluntarily adopt and utilize multi-modality communication in a DPC setting.
    MeSH term(s) Communication ; Humans ; Primary Health Care
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1879-8365
    ISSN (online) 1879-8365
    DOI 10.3233/SHTI190337
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  10. Article: Trigger Points and Contracture/Contraction Knots: What's in a Name? Reply to Dommerholt, J.; Gerwin, R.D. Contracture Knots vs. Trigger Points. Comment on "Ball et al. Ultrasound Confirmation of the Multiple Loci Hypothesis of the Myofascial Trigger Point and the Diagnostic Importance of Specificity in the Elicitation of the Local Twitch Response.

    Ball, Andrew / Perreault, Thomas / Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César / Agnone, Michael / Spennato, Jordan

    Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 10

    Abstract: We are responding to the comment by Dommerholt and Gerwin that we have reverse-defined "myofascial trigger point" (MTrP) and "contracture/contraction knot." In attempting to maintain philosophical agreement with specific and implied aspects of their ... ...

    Abstract We are responding to the comment by Dommerholt and Gerwin that we have reverse-defined "myofascial trigger point" (MTrP) and "contracture/contraction knot." In attempting to maintain philosophical agreement with specific and implied aspects of their integrated hypothesis of trigger-point formation (namely a MTrP being ischemic and hypoxic), we referred to the MTrP as the small hyperechoic signal rather than the larger hypoechoic (and therefore hyperperfused) structure surrounding it. It was never our intent to re-define nor contribute to confusion. In making this concession with respect to Dommerholt and Gerwin's preferred nomenclature, however, we must instead now reconcile what we image as a hypoechoic (and therefore hyperperfused) MTrP with it being concurrently hypoxic.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662336-5
    ISSN 2075-4418
    ISSN 2075-4418
    DOI 10.3390/diagnostics12102366
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