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  1. Article ; Online: Psychometric properties of two instruments measuring self-efficacy and outcome expectations of providing inhaler technique education to patients.

    Gillette, Chris / Ludwig, Nicole / Bodner, Gayle / Sisson, Caroline Grey Bell / Perry, Courtney J / McKinnond, Andrea / Lindaman, Kristin / Jensen, Charles T

    The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma

    2021  Volume 59, Issue 11, Page(s) 2305–2313

    Abstract: Introduction: Both the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) asthma practice guidelines recommend that providers routinely check inhaler technique and correct any mistakes that patients may make when ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Both the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) asthma practice guidelines recommend that providers routinely check inhaler technique and correct any mistakes that patients may make when using these devices. Providers, however, rarely check inhaler technique during asthma visits. The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the development of an instrument to measure self-efficacy and outcome expectations regarding inhaler technique patient education, (2) evaluate the internal consistency reliability of the new scales, and (3) provide preliminary evidence of construct validity. Methods: First- and second-year physician assistant (PA) students at two institutions completed an anonymous and voluntary survey evaluating two new instruments, the Teaching Inhalers to Patients: Self-efficacy (TIP-SE) and the Teaching Inhalers to Patients: Outcome Expectations (TIP-OE) scales and sociodemographic characteristics. The data were analyzed using Principal Components Analysis (PCA), Cronbach's α, and multivariable logistic regression. Results: We had usable responses from 146 PA students (71.9% participation rate). The PCA identified one factor for the TIP-SE and TIP-OE, respectively. The internal consistency of the TIP-SE and TIP-OE was α = 0.96 and α = 0.92, respectively. The logistic regression found that second-year PA students who had higher mean TIP-SE scores were significantly more likely to report teaching patients to use inhalers during rotations (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.1, 2.9). There was not a statistically significant relationship between reporting teaching patients to use inhalers during rotations and mean TIP-OE scores. Conclusion: The TIP-SE and TIP-OE show preliminary evidence of reliability and validity.
    Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2021.2008428 .
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Inhalation ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Humans ; Metered Dose Inhalers ; Motivation ; Nebulizers and Vaporizers ; Psychometrics ; Reproducibility of Results ; Self Efficacy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603816-5
    ISSN 1532-4303 ; 0277-0903
    ISSN (online) 1532-4303
    ISSN 0277-0903
    DOI 10.1080/02770903.2021.2008428
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  2. Article ; Online: Ultrafast Photoconductivity and Terahertz Vibrational Dynamics in Double-Helix SnIP Nanowires.

    Purschke, David N / Pielmeier, Markus R P / Üzer, Ebru / Ott, Claudia / Jensen, Charles / Degg, Annabelle / Vogel, Anna / Amer, Naaman / Nilges, Tom / Hegmann, Frank A

    Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

    2021  Volume 33, Issue 34, Page(s) e2100978

    Abstract: Tin iodide phosphide (SnIP), an inorganic double-helix material, is a quasi-1D van der Waals semiconductor that shows promise in photocatalysis and flexible electronics. However, the understanding of the fundamental photophysics and charge transport ... ...

    Abstract Tin iodide phosphide (SnIP), an inorganic double-helix material, is a quasi-1D van der Waals semiconductor that shows promise in photocatalysis and flexible electronics. However, the understanding of the fundamental photophysics and charge transport dynamics of this new material is limited. Here, time-resolved terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is used to probe the transient photoconductivity of SnIP nanowire films and measure the carrier mobility. With insight into the highly anisotropic electronic structure from quantum chemical calculations, an electron mobility as high as 280 cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-19
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1474949-X
    ISSN 1521-4095 ; 0935-9648
    ISSN (online) 1521-4095
    ISSN 0935-9648
    DOI 10.1002/adma.202100978
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  3. Book: Rationelle Investitionen im landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb als Folge einer marktorientierten Erzeugung

    Schmidt, Helmut / Gulbrandsen, Odd / Jensen, Charles

    Vorträge und zusammengefaßte Diskussion in der Sitzung der Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft am 3. April 1962

    (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen : Aus der Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft ; 16 ; Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; 55)

    1962  

    Institution Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen / Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft
    Author's details H. Schmidt ; O. Gulbrandsen ; Ch. Jensen
    Series title Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen : Aus der Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft ; 16
    Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; 55
    Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; Aus der Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft
    Collection Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Rationalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; Aus der Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgruppe Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft
    Language German
    Size 41 S.
    Publisher Verkehrs- und Wirtschafts-Verl. Borgmann
    Publishing place Dortmund
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT001147184
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  4. Article: Photocatalytic Mechanism Control and Study of Carrier Dynamics in CdS@C₃N₅ Core–Shell Nanowires

    Alam, Kazi M. / Jensen, Charles E. / Kumar, Pawan / Hooper, Riley W. / Bernard, Guy M. / Patidar, Aakash / Manuel, Ajay P. / Amer, Naaman / Palmgren, Anders / Purschke, David N. / Chaulagain, Narendra / Garcia, John / Kirwin, Phillip S. / Shoute, Lian C.T. / Cui, Kai / Gusarov, Sergey / Kobryn, Alexander E. / Michaelis, Vladimir K. / Hegmann, Frank A. /
    Shankar, Karthik

    ACS applied materials & interfaces. 2021 Oct. 05, v. 13, no. 40

    2021  

    Abstract: We present a potential solution to the problem of extraction of photogenerated holes from CdS nanocrystals and nanowires. The nanosheet form of C₃N₅ is a low-band-gap (Eg = 2.03 eV), azo-linked graphenic carbon nitride framework formed by the ... ...

    Abstract We present a potential solution to the problem of extraction of photogenerated holes from CdS nanocrystals and nanowires. The nanosheet form of C₃N₅ is a low-band-gap (Eg = 2.03 eV), azo-linked graphenic carbon nitride framework formed by the polymerization of melem hydrazine (MHP). C₃N₅ nanosheets were either wrapped around CdS nanorods (NRs) following the synthesis of pristine chalcogenide or intercalated among them by an in situ synthesis protocol to form two kinds of heterostructures, CdS-MHP and CdS-MHPINS, respectively. CdS-MHP improved the photocatalytic degradation rate of 4-nitrophenol by nearly an order of magnitude in comparison to bare CdS NRs. CdS-MHP also enhanced the sunlight-driven photocatalytic activity of bare CdS NWs for the decolorization of rhodamine B (RhB) by a remarkable 300% through the improved extraction and utilization of photogenerated holes due to surface passivation. More interestingly, CdS-MHP provided reaction pathway control over RhB degradation. In the absence of scavengers, CdS-MHP degraded RhB through the N-deethylation pathway. When either hole scavenger or electron scavenger was added to the RhB solution, the photocatalytic activity of CdS-MHP remained mostly unchanged, while the degradation mechanism shifted to the chromophore cleavage (cycloreversion) pathway. We investigated the optoelectronic properties of CdS-C₃N₅ heterojunctions using density functional theory (DFT) simulations, finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations, time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy (TRTS), and photoconductivity measurements. TRTS indicated high carrier mobilities >450 cm² V–¹ s–¹ and carrier relaxation times >60 ps for CdS-MHP, while CdS-MHPINS exhibited much lower mobilities <150 cm² V–¹ s–¹ and short carrier relaxation times <20 ps. Hysteresis in the photoconductive J–V characteristics of CdS NWs disappeared in CdS-MHP, confirming surface passivation. Dispersion-corrected DFT simulations indicated a delocalized HOMO and a LUMO localized on C₃N₅ in CdS-MHP. C₃N₅, with its extended π-conjugation and low band gap, can function as a shuttle to extract carriers and excitons in nanostructured heterojunctions, and enhance performance in optoelectronic devices. Our results demonstrate how carrier dynamics in core–shell heterostructures can be manipulated to achieve control over the reaction mechanism in photocatalysis.
    Keywords carbon nitride ; decolorization ; density functional theory ; hydrazine ; hysteresis ; nanocrystals ; nanorods ; nanosheets ; nanowires ; p-nitrophenol ; photocatalysis ; polymerization ; reaction mechanisms ; rhodamines ; spectroscopy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-1005
    Size p. 47418-47439.
    Publishing place American Chemical Society
    Document type Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.1c08550
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  5. Book ; Online: Ultrafast photoconductivity and terahertz vibrational dynamics in double-helix SnIP nanowires

    Purschke, David N. / Pielmeier, Markus R. P. / Üzer, Ebru / Ott, Claudia / Jensen, Charles / Degg, Annabelle / Vogel, Anna / Amer, Naaman / Nilges, Tom / Hegmann, Frank A.

    2021  

    Abstract: Tin iodide phosphide (SnIP), an inorganic double-helix material, is a quasi-1D van der Waals semiconductor that shows promise in photocatalysis and flexible electronics. However, our understanding of the fundamental photophysics and charge transport ... ...

    Abstract Tin iodide phosphide (SnIP), an inorganic double-helix material, is a quasi-1D van der Waals semiconductor that shows promise in photocatalysis and flexible electronics. However, our understanding of the fundamental photophysics and charge transport dynamics of this new material is limited. Here, we use time-resolved terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to probe the transient photoconductivity of SnIP nanowire films and, with insight into the highly anisotropic electronic structure from quantum chemical calculations, measure an electron mobility as high as 280 $cm^2V^{-1}s^{-1}$. Additionally, the THz vibrational spectrum reveals a photoexcitation-induced charge redistribution that reduces the amplitude of a twisting mode of the outer SnI helix on picosecond timescales. Finally, we show that the carrier lifetime and mobility are limited by a trap density greater than $10^{18}\,cm^{-3}$. Our results provide insight into the optical excitation and relaxation pathways of SnIP and demonstrate a remarkably high carrier mobility for such a soft and flexible material.
    Keywords Condensed Matter - Materials Science
    Subject code 541
    Publishing date 2021-01-13
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Photocatalytic Mechanism Control and Study of Carrier Dynamics in CdS@C

    Alam, Kazi M / Jensen, Charles E / Kumar, Pawan / Hooper, Riley W / Bernard, Guy M / Patidar, Aakash / Manuel, Ajay P / Amer, Naaman / Palmgren, Anders / Purschke, David N / Chaulagain, Narendra / Garcia, John / Kirwin, Phillip S / Shoute, Lian C T / Cui, Kai / Gusarov, Sergey / Kobryn, Alexander E / Michaelis, Vladimir K / Hegmann, Frank A /
    Shankar, Karthik

    ACS applied materials & interfaces

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 40, Page(s) 47418–47439

    Abstract: We present a potential solution to the problem of extraction of photogenerated holes from CdS nanocrystals and nanowires. The nanosheet form of ... ...

    Abstract We present a potential solution to the problem of extraction of photogenerated holes from CdS nanocrystals and nanowires. The nanosheet form of C
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    ISSN (online) 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.1c08550
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  7. Article ; Online: Under-five mortality

    Angelina M. Lutambi / Mathew Alexander / Jensen Charles / Chrisostom Mahutanga / Rose Nathan

    Global Health Action, Vol 3, Iss 0, Pp 32-

    spatial—temporal clusters in Ifakara HDSS in South-eastern Tanzania

    2010  Volume 41

    Abstract: Background: Childhood mortality remains an important subject, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where levels are still unacceptably high. To achieve the set Millennium Development Goal 4, calls for comprehensive application of the proven cost-effective ... ...

    Abstract Background: Childhood mortality remains an important subject, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where levels are still unacceptably high. To achieve the set Millennium Development Goal 4, calls for comprehensive application of the proven cost-effective interventions. Understanding spatial clustering of childhood mortality can provide a guide in targeting the interventions in a more strategic approach to the population where mortality is highest and the interventions are most likely to make an impact. Methods: Annual child mortality rates were calculated for each village, using person-years observed as the denominator. Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic was used for the identification and testing of childhood mortality clusters. All under-five deaths that occurred within a 10-year period from 1997 to 2006 were included in the analysis. Villages were used as units of clusters; all 25 health and demographic surveillance sites (HDSS) villages in the Ifakara health and demographic surveillance area were included. Results: Of the 10 years of analysis, statistically significant spatial clustering was identified in only 2 years (1998 and 2001). In 1998, the statistically significant cluster (p<0.01) was composed of nine villages. A total of 106 childhood deaths were observed against an expected 77.3. The other statistically significant cluster (p<0.05) identified in 2001 was composed of only one village. In this cluster, 36 childhood deaths were observed compared to 20.3 expected. Purely temporal analysis indicated that the year 2003 was a significant cluster (p<0.05). Total deaths were 393 and expected were 335.8. Spatial–temporal analysis showed that nine villages were identified as statistically significant clusters (p<0.05) for the period covering January 1997–December 1998. Total observed deaths in this cluster were 205 while 150.7 were expected. Conclusion: There is evidence of spatial clustering in childhood mortality within the Ifakara HDSS. Further investigations ...
    Keywords under-five mortality ; spatial ; spatial–temporal analysis ; clustering ; Ifakara ; health and demographic surveillance system ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 310
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article: Percutaneous toxicokinetic and repeated cutaneous contact studies with ethylene glycol monohexyl ether.

    Ballantyne, Bryan / Jensen, Charles B / Weaver, Elizabeth V

    Journal of applied toxicology : JAT

    2003  Volume 23, Issue 5, Page(s) 301–314

    Abstract: Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether (EGHE; CAS no. 112-54-4) is a liquid industrial chemical with a potential for skin contact. The toxicokinetics of EGHE was investigated in Fischer 344 rats and New Zealand White rabbits by intravenous (i.v.) and 48-h ... ...

    Abstract Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether (EGHE; CAS no. 112-54-4) is a liquid industrial chemical with a potential for skin contact. The toxicokinetics of EGHE was investigated in Fischer 344 rats and New Zealand White rabbits by intravenous (i.v.) and 48-h occluded epicutaneous dosing. Given i.v. to male rats (2.5-25 mg kg(-1)) [(14)C]EGHE demonstrated fi rst-order kinetics. Carbon-14 was eliminated mainly in urine (68-74%) as metabolites, with no free EGHE. The plasma free EGHE concentration declined rapidly post-dosing and was not detectable by 8 h. Similar results were obtained for [(14)C]EGHE given i.v. to male rabbits in the dosage range 1-10 mg kg(-1), except that the metabolism of EGHE was more rapid, with no free EGHE being detectable in plasma by 1 h post-dosing. After cutaneous dosing of male and female rats with 25 mg kg(-1), there was rapid percutaneous absorption, with >95% of the radiochemical dose being recovered. Percutaneous bioavailability was >75%. Carbon-14 was excreted in urine (21-33%) to a lesser extent than by the i.v. route, and (14)CO(2) and volatiles accounted for 15-18%. Carbon-14 recovery was low from tissues and organs (0.39-0.46%), with no preferential accumulation. Extensive metabolism was indicated by the rapid decline in plasma free EGHE, with none being detectable by 48 h. Free EGHE was not present in urine, and urinary radioactivity was associated with up to seven metabolites. After cutaneous dosing of male and female rabbits (10 mg kg(-1)) ca. 75% of the dose was recovered, most (14)C being in urine (58-60%). Urine radioactivity was associated with up to nine metabolite peaks, but no free EGHE. The toxicokinetic findings indicate a significant percutaneous absorption of EGHE across both rat and rabbit skin, which is rapidly and extensively metabolized, with renal excretion being the principal route of elimination of metabolites. A 9-day repeated skin contact study in the male and female New Zealand White rabbit, using a dosage range of 44-444 mg kg(-1) day(-1), did not show any evidence for percutaneous systemic toxicity.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Cutaneous ; Animals ; Area Under Curve ; Body Weight ; Carbon Radioisotopes ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Edema/chemically induced ; Erythema/chemically induced ; Ethylene Glycols/administration & dosage ; Ethylene Glycols/pharmacokinetics ; Ethylene Glycols/toxicity ; Female ; Half-Life ; Injections, Intravenous ; Male ; Metabolic Clearance Rate ; Rabbits ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred F344 ; Sex Factors ; Skin Absorption ; Species Specificity ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances Carbon Radioisotopes ; Ethylene Glycols ; ethylene glycol monohexyl ether (7P0O8282NR)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604625-3
    ISSN 1099-1263 ; 0260-437X
    ISSN (online) 1099-1263
    ISSN 0260-437X
    DOI 10.1002/jat.920
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  9. Article ; Online: Health status and quality of life among older adults in rural Tanzania

    Mathew A. Mwanyangala / Charles Mayombana / Honorathy Urassa / Jensen Charles / Chrizostom Mahutanga / Salim Abdullah / Rose Nathan

    Global Health Action, Vol 3, Iss 0, Pp 36-

    2010  Volume 44

    Abstract: Background: Increasingly, human populations throughout the world are living longer and this trend is developing in sub-Saharan Africa. In developing African countries such as Tanzania, this demographic phenomenon is taking place against a background of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Increasingly, human populations throughout the world are living longer and this trend is developing in sub-Saharan Africa. In developing African countries such as Tanzania, this demographic phenomenon is taking place against a background of poverty and poor health conditions. There has been limited research on how this process of ageing impacts upon the health of older people within such low-income settings. Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the impacts of ageing on the health status, quality of life and well-being of older people in a rural population of Tanzania. Design: A short version of the WHO Survey on Adult Health and Global Ageing questionnaire was used to collect information on the health status, quality of life and well-being of older adults living in Ifakara Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Tanzania, during early 2007. Questionnaires were administered through this framework to 8,206 people aged 50 and over. Results: Among people aged 50 and over, having good quality of life and health status was significantly associated with being male, married and not being among the oldest old. Functional ability assessment was associated with age, with people reporting more difficulty in performing routine activities as age increased, particularly among women. Reports of good quality of life and well-being decreased with increasing age. Women were significantly more likely to report poor quality of life (odds ratio 1.31; p<0.001, 95% CI 1.15–1.50). Conclusions: Older people within this rural Tanzanian setting reported that the ageing process had significant impacts on their health status, quality of life and physical ability. Poor quality of life and well-being, and poor health status in older people were significantly associated with marital status, sex, age and level of education. The process of ageing in this setting is challenging and raises public health concerns.
    Keywords health status ; quality of life ; older people ; ageing ; Health and Demographic Surveillance System ; INDEPTH WHO-SAGE ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: Das Investitionsverhalten der dänischen Landwirtschaft als Folge weltwirtschaftlicher Verflechtung der Gesamtwirtschaft Dänemarks

    Jensen, Charles

    Schmidt : Helmut , p. 29-36

    1962  , Page(s) 29–36

    Author's details Charles Jensen
    Keywords Dänemarkt ; Agrarwirtschaft ; Investition
    Publisher Borgmann
    Publishing place Dortmund
    Document type Article
    Database ECONomics Information System

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