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Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis Uppsala 2016 List of Papers

Ideological roots of climate change denial Resistance to change, acceptance of inequality, or both? Abstract Jylhä, K. M. 2016. Ideological roots of climate change denial. Resistance to change, acceptance of inequality, or both? Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Social Sciences 128. 82 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9621-0. Climate change denial has been found to correlate with sociopolitical ideology. The general aim of the present thesis was to investigate this relation, and more specifically to 1) test the unique effects of intercorrelated ideological variables on denial, and 2) investigate the psychological underpinnings of the ideology-denial relation. This approach helps estimating what component of right-wing ideology better explains climate change denial; resistance to change (indexed by left-right/liberal-conservative political orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, and system justification), or acceptance of inequality (indexed by social dominance orientation [SDO]). In Paper I, SDO outperformed the effects of right-wing authoritarianism and political left-right orientation on denial (Study 1 and 2). Further, the SDO-denial relation was stable when denial scores were experimentally lowered by a newscast that communicated supportive evidence for climate change (Study 2). Thus, the following studies focused specifically on the SDO-denial relation by testing path models that also included other ideological variables (political conservatism, system justification, and endorsement of nature dominance), as well as personality variables (dominance, empathy, openness to experience, and anxiety avoidance) and/or gender. In Paper II, SDO and endorsement of nature dominance explained unique parts of climate change denial, and both of these variables mediated the effects of system justification and (low) empathy on denial. SDO mediated also the effect of dominance. In Paper III, focusing specifically on denial of human-induced climate change, SDO either partially or fully mediated the effects of political conservatism and gender across two cultural contexts (Brazil and Sweden). Additional analyses extended these results, by building on the model presented in Paper II. These analyses showed that SDO (and in some cases also political conservatism and endorsement of nature dominance) fully mediated the effects of gender and personality variables on denial, with one exception: Predisposition to avoid experiencing anxiety predicted denial directly, as well as through a link via general conservative ideology (system justification or political conservatism). In sum, the results indicate that denial is more strongly and consistently predicted by SDO than by the other included variables. Thus, endorsement of group-based inequality/hierarchies offers an important explanation for climate change denial. This …
Wavelet-based multi-scale finite element modeling and modal identification for structural damage detection

Wavelet techniques enable multi-resolution analysis that can represent a function (either field or signal function) in a multi-scale manner. This article presents a damage detection method with dynamically changed scales in both temporal and spatial domains, by taking advantage of the wavelet-based multi-resolution analysis. This method combines a wavelet-based finite element model (WFEM) that employs B-spline wavelet as shape functions and wavelet-based modal identification method to detect structural damage progressively. High-fidelity modal information can be computed or identified with minimized computation cost by lifting the wavelet scales in the wavelet-based finite element model and in signal processing individually according to the actual requirements. Numerical examples demonstrate that the accuracy of damage detection is improved considerably by this lifting strategy during the damage detection process. Besides, fewer degrees of freedom are involved in the wavelet-based finite element model than those of traditional finite element method. The computational efficiency can be improved to large extent and computation resources can be utilized more rationally using the proposed multi-scale approach.
On certain optimization problems related to matrix norms

In this paper, first, we show that the following optimization problem always has an optimal solution which does not depend on the matrix norm, and give a sufficient condition for the uniqueness of optimal solutions:(Section.Display) where is any unitarily invariant norm, , and or . Then, we characterize the optimal solutions and also give sufficient conditions for the uniqueness and the rank-one property of optimal solutions for the following optimization problem:(Section.Display) where , is the inner product of matrices;, , , and ’s, are different arbitrary norms.
Development and applications of optical imaging techniques for microcirculation and cardiovascular imaging

i List of publications.iii Acknowledgements.vii Acronyms and Abbreviations.viii Table of contents.xi Declaration.xiv List of figures.xv List of tables.xxiv
Synthesis of graphene by cobalt-catalyzed decomposition of methane in plasma-enhanced CVD: Optimization of experimental parameters with Taguchi method

This article describes the significant roles of process parameters in the deposition of graphene films via cobalt-catalyzed decomposition of methane diluted in hydrogen using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The influence of growth temperature (700–850 °C), molar concentration of methane (2%–20%), growth time (30–90 s), and microwave power (300–400 W) on graphene thickness and defect density is investigated using Taguchi method which enables reaching the optimal parameter settings by performing reduced number of experiments. Growth temperature is found to be the most influential parameter in minimizing the number of graphene layers, whereas microwave power has the second largest effect on crystalline quality and minor role on thickness of graphene films. The structural properties of PECVD graphene obtained with optimized synthesis conditions are investigated with Raman spectroscopy and corroborated with atomic-scale characterization performed by high-resolution transmission electron micr.
The Need for Speed! Experimenting with “Speed Training” in the Scientific/Technical Translation Classroom

Dans la plupart des cours de traduction, on encourage les etudiants a prendre le temps de reflechir, a analyser en profondeur et a soupeser leurs decisions. Cependant, a mesure qu’approche la fin de leur formation, ils doivent commencer a se preparer aux imperatifs du marche, ou ils devront travailler sous pression. Dans cette perspective, il serait judicieux d’envisager l’apprentissage situe, fonde sur des situations authentiques qui soumettent les competences des apprentis traducteurs a des exercices en temps limite. Le present article decrit un projet pilote de formation sous pression qui s’est tenu dans un cours de traduction scientifique et technique offert aux etudiants en fin de programme de traduction a l’Universite d’Ottawa : 29 etudiants ont participe a 9 exercices de traduction eclair de textes portant sur divers themes scientifiques et techniques. La ludification a ete introduite a titre de strategie pedagogique afin d’optimiser la participation au projet. Les textes produits ont ete analyses afin que soit note le progres des etudiants tout au long du cours, et ces derniers ont du evaluer leur experience. Bien que les resultats du projet ne pretendent pas a la validite scientifique, ils suggerent que les exercices de traduction eclair contribuent a la formation des traducteurs en leur donnant confiance en eux. En effet, les participants ont affirme se fier davantage a leurs capacites et a leur jugement plutot que de s’en remettre aveuglement aux ouvrages de reference.
The substructure of a flux transfer event observed by the MMS spacecraft

On 15 August 2015, MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale mission), skimming the dusk magnetopause, detected an isolated region of an increased magnetic strength and bipolar Bn, indicating a flux transfer event (FTE). The four spacecraft in a tetrahedron allowed for investigations of the shape and motion of the FTE. In particular, high‐resolution particle data facilitated our exploration of FTE substructures and their magnetic connectivity inside and surrounding the FTE. Combined field and plasma observations suggest that the core fields are open, magnetically connected to the northern magnetosphere from which high‐energy particles leak; ion “D” distributions characterize the axis of flux ropes that carry old‐opened field lines; counterstreaming electrons superposed by parallel‐heated components populate the periphery surrounding the FTE; and the interface between the core and draped regions contains a separatrix of newly opened magnetic field lines that emanate from the X line above the FTE.
FIRST-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP) 1 OBSERVATIONS:

The WMAP satellite has completed 1 year of measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation using 20 differential high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) based radiometers. All the radiometers are functioning nominally, and characterizations of the on-orbit radiometer performance are presented, with an emphasis on properties that are required for the production of sky maps from the timeordered data. A radiometer gain model, used to smooth and interpolate the CMB dipole gain measurements, is also presented. No degradation in the sensitivity of any of the radiometers has been observed during the first year of observations. Subject headings: cosmic microwave background — cosmology: observations — instrumentation: detectors — radio continuum: general — space vehicles: instruments
Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Independensi Terhadap Kualitas AuditDengan Etika Auditor Sebagai Variabel Moderator(Studi Empiris Pada Auditor Di KAP Big Four Jakarta)

This study investigates the influence of competency and independency againts the quality of audit and also examines whether competency and independency that moderated by auditor ethics influence the audit quality, remember both of that are important to resulted good audit quality. The result indicates that all independent variable that competency and independency effected audit quality significantly. Beside that, this research found that interaction between competency and auditor ethics and also interaction between independency and auditor ethics have significantly effect to the quality of audit. The conclusion obtained is competency, independency, the interaction between competency and ethic, and also the interaction between independency and ethic that give influence to the audit quality significantly. For future research expected can use other moderating variable influencing independency, competency, and also audit quality.
Turbulent Transport in a Three-dimensional Solar Wind

Turbulence in the solar wind can play essential roles in the heating of coronal and solar wind plasma and the acceleration of the solar wind and energetic particles. Turbulence sources are not well understood and thought to be partly enhanced by interaction with the large-scale inhomogeneity of the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field and/or transported from the solar corona. To investigate the interaction with background inhomogeneity and the turbulence sources, we have developed a new 3D MHD model that includes the transport and dissipation of turbulence using the theoretical model of Zank et al. We solve for the temporal and spatial evolution of three moments or variables, the energy in the forward and backward fluctuating modes and the residual energy and their three corresponding correlation lengths. The transport model is coupled to our 3D model of the inhomogeneous solar wind. We present results of the coupled solar wind-turbulence model assuming a simple tilted dipole magnetic configuration that mimics solar minimum conditions, together with several comparative intermediate cases. By considering eight possible solar wind and turbulence source configurations, we show that the large-scale solar wind and IMF inhomogeneity and the strength of the turbulence sources significantly affect the distribution of turbulence in the heliosphere within 6 au. We compare the predicted turbulence distribution results from a complete solar minimum model with in situ measurements made by the Helios and Ulysses spacecraft, finding that the synthetic profiles of the turbulence intensities show reasonable agreement with observations.
Asymmetric Fabry-Perot-inspired subwavelength phase shifters for tunable metasurfaces

Metasurfaces with tunable spatial phase functions could benefit numerous applications. Currently, most approaches to tuning rely on mechanical stretching which cannot control phase locally, or by modulating the refractive index to exploit rapid phase changes with the drawback of also modulating amplitude. Here, we propose a method to realize phase modulation at subwavelength length scales while maintaining unity amplitude. Our device is inspired by an asymmetric Fabry-Perot resonator, with pixels comprising a scattering nanopost on top of a distributed Bragg reflector, capable of providing a nearly 2{\pi} nonlinear phase shift with less than 2% refractive index modulation. Using the designed pixels, we simulate a tunable metasurface composed of an array of moderately coupled nanopost resonators, realizing axicons, vortex beam generators, and aspherical lenses with both variable focal length and in-plane scanning capability, achieving nearly diffraction-limited performance. The experimental feasibility of the proposed method is also discussed.
Marine Origin Collagens and Its Potential Applications

Collagens are the most abundant high molecular weight proteins in both invertebrate and vertebrate organisms, including mammals, and possess mainly a structural role, existing different types according with their specific organization in distinct tissues. From this, they have been elected as one of the key biological materials in tissue regeneration approaches. Also, industry is constantly searching for new natural sources of collagen and upgraded methodologies for their production. The most common sources are from bovine and porcine origin, but other ways are making their route, such as recombinant production, but also extraction from marine organisms like fish. Different organisms have been proposed and explored for collagen extraction, allowing the sustainable production of different types of collagens, with properties depending on the kind of organism (and their natural environment) and extraction methodology. Such variety of collagen properties has been further investigated in different ways to render a wide range of applications. The present review aims to shed some light on the contribution of marine collagens for the scientific and technological development of this sector, stressing the opportunities and challenges that they are and most probably will be facing to assume a role as an alternative source for industrial exploitation.
Follow Me at the Edge: Mobility-Aware Dynamic Service Placement for Mobile Edge Computing

Mobile edge computing is a new computing paradigm, which pushes cloud computing capabilities away from the centralized cloud to the network edge. However, with the sinking of computing capabilities, the new challenge incurred by user mobility arises: since end users typically move erratically, the services should be dynamically migrated among multiple edges to maintain the service performance, i.e., user-perceived latency. Tackling this problem is non-trivial since frequent service migration would greatly increase the operational cost. To address this challenge in terms of the performance-cost tradeoff, in this paper, we study the mobile edge service performance optimization problem under long-term cost budget constraint. To address user mobility which is typically unpredictable, we apply Lyapunov optimization to decompose the long-term optimization problem into a series of real-time optimization problems which do not require a priori knowledge such as user mobility. As the decomposed problem is NP-hard, we first design an approximation algorithm based on Markov approximation to seek a near-optimal solution. To make our solution scalable and amenable to future fifth-generation application scenario with large-scale user devices, we further propose a distributed approximation scheme with greatly reduced time complexity, based on the technique of the best response update. Rigorous theoretical analysis and extensive evaluations demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed centralized and distributed schemes.
Posttranslational Modifications Of Proteins

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MCE 2018: The 1st Multi-target Speaker Detection and Identification Challenge Evaluation (MCE) Plan, Dataset and Baseline System

The Multitarget Challenge aims to assess how well current speech technology is able to determine whether or not a recorded utterance was spoken by one of a large number of 'blacklisted' speakers. It is a form of multi-target speaker detection based on real-world telephone conversations. Data recordings are generated from call center customer-agent conversations. Each conversation is represented by a single i-vector. Given a pool of training and development data from non-Blacklist and Blacklist speakers, the task is to measure how accurately one can detect 1) whether a test recording is spoken by a Blacklist speaker, and 2) which specific Blacklist speaker was talking.
Applied Energy: An Introduction

Written in clear, concise language and designed for an introductory applied energy course, Applied Energy: An Introduction discusses energy applications in small-medium enterprises, solar energy, hydro and wind energy, nuclear energy, hybrid energy, and energy sustainability issues. Focusing on renewable energy technologies, energy conversion, and conservation and the energy industry, the author lists the key aspects of applied energy and related studies, taking a question-based approach to the material that is useful for both undergraduate students and postgraduates who want a broad overview of energy conversion. The author carefully designed the text to motivate students and give them the foundation they need to place the concepts presented into a real-world context. He begins with an introduction to the basics and the definitions used throughout the book. From there, he covers the energy industry and energy applications; energy sources, supply, and demand; and energy management, policy, plans, and analysis. Building on this, the author elucidates various energy saving technologies and energy storage methods, explores the pros and cons of fossil fuels and alternative energy sources, and examines the various types of applications of alternative energies. The book concludes with chapters on hybrid energy technology, hybrid energy schemes, other energy conversion methods, and applied energy issues. The book takes advantage of practical and application-based learning, presenting the information in various forms such as essential notes followed by practical projects, assignments, and objective and practical questions. In each chapter, a small section introduces some elements of applied energy design and innovation, linking knowledge with applied energy design and practice. The comprehensive coverage gives students the skills not only to master the concepts in the course, but also apply them to future work in this area.
Strain engineering in monolayer WS2, MoS2, and the WS2/MoS2 heterostructure

Mechanically exfoliated monolayers of WS2, MoS2 and their van der Waals heterostructure were fabricated on flexible substrate so that uniaxial tensile strain can be applied to the two-dimensional samples. The modification of the band structure under strain was investigated by micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy at room temperature as well as by first-principles calculations. Exciton and trion emissions were observed in both WS2 and the heterostructure at room temperature, and were redshifted by strain, indicating potential for applications in flexible electronics and optoelectronics.
Reassembling the English novel, 1789-1919

Aspirations in the 20th century for sociologically-inclined literary history foundered due to a lack of accessible, trustworthy, and inclusive bibliographies and biographical records. Despite sustained interest, no principled estimates of the number of novelists writing or the number of new novels published during the 19th and early 20th centuries ever materialized (Sutherland 1988). Without a detailed accounting of novelistic production, numerous questions proved impossible to answer. The following three are representative: How many writers made careers as novelists, Are there unacknowledged precursors or forgotten rivals to canonical authors, To what extent is a writer’s critical or commercial success predictable from their social origins? Although material traces of every novel published in Europe and North America survive, gathering particulars required to answer questions such as these proved too time-consuming or too resource intensive.
What privacy concerns do parents have about children's mobile apps‚ and how can they stay SHARP?

Tablet computers are widely used by young children. A report in 2016 shows that children aged 5 to 15 years are spending more time online than watching TV. A 2017 update of the same report shows that parents are becoming more concerned about their children's online risks compared to the previous year. Parents are working hard to protect their children's online safety. An increasing number of parents are setting up content filtering at home or having regular discussions with their children regarding online risks. However, although risks related to Social Media platforms or social video sharing sites (like YouTube) are widely known, risks posed by mobile applications or games (i.e. `apps') are less known. Behind the cute characters, apps used by children can not only have the possibility of exposing them to age-inappropriate content or excessive in-app promotions, but may also make a large amount of their personal information accessible to third-party online marketing and advertising industry. Such practices are not unique to children's apps, but young children are probably less capable of resisting the resulting personalised advertisements and game promotions. In this report, we present findings from our online survey of 220 parents with children aged 6-10, mainly from the U.K. and other western countries, regarding their privacy concerns and expectations of their children's use of mobile apps. Parents play a key role in children's use of digital technology, especially for children under 10 years old. Recent reports have highlighted parents' lack of sufficient support for choosing appropriate digital content for their children. Our report sheds some initial light on parents' key struggles and points to immediate steps and possible areas of future development.