cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
ESSAYS ON LOBBYING AND CRIME
Creators: name: RATUL DAS CHAUDHURY
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Economics

description: We investigate whether and when the social network among legislators aid a lobby group in influencing voting decisions of legislators. The baseline model involves a group of legislators that are connected via an exogenously given network. Each legislator can vote for the status-quo policy or an alternative policy. A lobby can credibly promise payments to legislators if they vote for the alternative. The lobby chooses these payments to maximize the sum of legislators’ probabilities of voting for the alternative policy subject to a budget constraint. Legislators value the payment they receive, and all legislators are assumed to have a common preference bias towards (or against) the status quo policy. The key feature of the model is that a legislator derives additional utility from voting in line with those legislators with whom she is directly connected in her network.
STOMATOLOGIYA AMALIYOTIDA FLUROZNING OLDINI OLISH VA DAVOLASHNI TADQIQ QILISH
Creators: name: Chaqqonov Faxriddin Xusanovich  Xolmurodova Iroda  Burxonova Durdona   Samarkand Davlat Tibbiyot Universiteti    Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mazkur maqolada tish shifokorlarining amaliyotida ftorozni oldini olish va davolash bo‘yicha kompleks yondashuv o‘rganilgan. Fluroz – bu ftorning haddan tashqari ko‘pligi natijasida yuzaga keladigan tish emalining patologik holati bo‘lib, u nafaqat estetik, balki sog‘liq muammolarini ham keltirib chiqaradi. Tadqiqotda fluzorning oldini olish va davolash bo‘yicha samarali uslublar ishlab chiqilgan. Shuningdek, profilaktik va terapevtik yondashuvlarning amaliyotda qo‘llanilishi tahlil qilingan.

Kalit so‘zlar: Fluroz, tish emali, profilaktika, davolash, ftor, stomatologiya, kompleks yondashuv
Uncertainty relations and approximate quantum error correction
Creators: name: Renes, Joseph M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The uncertainty principle can be understood as constraining the probability of winning a game in which Alice measures one of two conjugate observables, such as position or momentum, on a system provided by Bob, and he is to guess the outcome. Two variants are possible: either Alice tells Bob which observable she measured, or he has to furnish guesses for both cases. Here I derive new uncertainty relations for both, formulated directly in terms of Bob's guessing probabilities. For the former these relate to the entanglement that can be recovered by action on Bob's system alone. This gives a condition for approximate quantum error correction in terms of the recoverability of "amplitude" and "phase" information, implicitly used in the recent construction of efficient quantum polar codes. I also find a tight relation on the guessing probabilities for the latter game, which has application to wave-particle duality relations.
description: v2: improved bounds for v2 of the uncertainty game, added connection to wave-particle relations. v1: 5 pages, 2 figures. Completely subsumes arXiv:1003.1150
Development of Hybrid Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Photovoltaic Devices by FASST® Printing Process
Creators: name: Eldada, L.
name: Adurodija, F.
name: Sang, B.
name: Taylor, M.
name: Lim, A.
name: Chang, Y.
name: McWilliams, S.
name: Oswald, R.
name: Stanbery, B.J.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Thin Films
CIS, CdTe and Other (II-VI) Ternary Thin Film Cells

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 2142-2146
description: Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) films for high efficiency photovoltaic devices are controllably and cost-effectively produced by the novel short-cycle-time Field-Assisted Simultaneous Synthesis and Transfer (FASST®) process. The FASST® process is a two-stage reactive transfer printing method that forms CIGS through the chemical reaction between two separate precursor films, one deposited on the substrate and the other on a reusable printing plate in the first stage. In the second stage, the precursors are brought into intimate contact and rapidly reacted under pressure in the presence of an applied electrostatic field, effectively creating a sealed micro-reactor that ensures high material utilization efficiency, direct control of reaction pressure, and low thermal budget. The use of two independent precursors uniquely enables independent composition and deposition technique optimization, eliminating pre-reaction prior to the synthesis of CIGS. This flexibility has proven immensely valuable as is demonstrated in the results of depositing the two reactant films by various combinations of low-cost solution-based and conventional vacuum-based physical vapor deposition techniques, producing in several minutes high quality “hybrid” CIGS with large grains on the order of several microns. Cell efficiencies as high as 12.2% have been achieved to date using the FASST® method.
On the hierarchical parallelization of ab initio simulations
Creators: name: Ruiz-Barragan, Sergi
name: Ishimura, Kazuya
name: Shiga, Motoyuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A hierarchical parallelization has been implemented in a new unified code PIMD-SMASH for ab initio simulation where the replicas and the Born-Oppenheimer forces are parallelized. It is demonstrated that ab initio path integral molecular dynamics simulations can be carried out very efficiently for systems up to a few tens of water molecules. The code was then used to study a Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene and butenone by ab initio string method. A reduction in the reaction energy barrier is found in the presence of hydrogen-bonded water, in accordance with experiment.
description: Accepted for publication in Chemical Physics Letters (January, 2016)
Low Temperature Growth of Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Creators: name: Kaufmann, C.
name: Caballero, R.
name: Unold, T.
name: Mönig, H.
name: Hesse, R.
name: Klenk, R.
name: Schock, H.W.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Thin Films
CIS, CdTe and Other (II-VI) Ternary Thin Film Cells

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 2170-2174
description: When transferring Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) based thin film solar cell technologies from well established glass or metal foil substrates to polyimide (PI) foil, the low tolerance of PI for high process temperatures is most critical. The fabrication of high quality CIGSe absorber layers generally requires temperatures well above 500°C while PI foil will only tolerate temperatures of up to around 400°C. Using 3-stage co-evaporation for CIGSe deposition onto Mo coated glass and varying the maximum process temperature T2 in the range of nominally 525° to 330°C, the effect of the process temperature on the layer morphology and composition has been investigated. Using low temperatures, CIGSe has been deposited onto Mo coated PI foil while different amounts of Na have been supplied as NaF precursor layers prior to the deposition of the CIGSe absorber. Again layer morphology and composition are studied. Both T2 and Na are shown to have a considerable impact on the layer morphology and the In-Ga interdiffusion within the CIGSe layer. On PI foil substrates solar cell efficiencies of up to 12.2% (active area, no AR) are reached.
Keywords: Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGSe), flexible substrate, process temperature, sodium, depth profiling.
Australian Rural Pathways Advisors: Narratives of Place and Practice
Creators: name: MELYSSA LYNN FUQUA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Education

description: This thesis explored the links between rurality and the work of Australian rural pathways advisors. Participant narratives described how each community’s rural social space and its issues of distributive, recognitional, and associational justice shaped the work of the advisors. The main conclusions of this research are: that there is a need for greater recognition of the work of rural pathways advisors; the advisors need strong local knowledge; the advisors hold a powerful position in their communities; and there is a need for a well-resourced local professional network with active members in order to improve practice and recognition.
The idea of Reconciliation in Australian universities and how it has been articulated through Reconciliation Action Plans
Creators: name: VERONICA GOERKE
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Education

description: Starting with Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs), a policy ethnography was completed exploring reconciliation between non-Indigenous and First Nations peoples in Australian universities. This Reconciliation was found to exist on a complex dynamic Reconciliation Spiralling Continuum, evidenced by well-intentioned though sometimes assimilationist practices, through to those demonstrating Indigenous rights-based reconciliation. RAPs were found to be useful for some universities, but restrictive for others. Findings also indicated the need to listen to First Nations education leaders and those who are 'Reconciliation Elders' in future planning. The new synergistic South-West Indigenist Theory and a hybrid research methodology, the Refractive Reconciliatory Self-study, were key outcomes of this research.
Exploring the potential for continuous measurement of ultrafine particle mass concentration (PM0.1) based on measurements of particle number concentration above 50 nm (N50)
Creators: name: Argyropoulou, Georgia
name: Patoulias, David
name: Pandis, Spyros N.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: The real-time automatic and accurate measurement of the mass of ultrafine particles is especially challenging due to their low concentrations and the interferences of larger particles. This work introduces a new method to estimate PM0.1 continuously. Based on the theoretical predictions of a 3-D chemical transport model, PM0.1 and N50 (number concentration of particles with a diameter above 50 nm) can have a very good correlation. This hypothesis is tested in this work by analyzing hourly measurements of size distributions, from different cities in Europe for a year. PM0.1 had a strong spatial and temporal correlation with N50 (R2 > 90%). The line passing through zero had an average slope of 0.16 ± 0.01 × 10−9 µg, for an assumed particle density equal to 1 g cm−3. This suggests that PM0.1 can be, at least in principle, measured indirectly but quite accurately and continuously by measuring N50 with a suitable condensation particle counter. Copyright © 2023 American Association for Aerosol Research
The Experience of Companion-Animal Ownership and Loss, and Implications for Wellbeing
Creators: name: HELLEN ROBIN KEMP
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This project explores the lived experience of animal ownership and loss, and the implications for wellbeing. By examining subjective experiences of animal ownership with socially functional animal-owners, it was possible to gain a deeper insight into the psychological dimensions underpinning human-animal interaction. Animals, traditional and non-traditional, were found to provide a vital psychological function as a selfobject for their owners offering psychological growth opportunities. Animal loss can be as important as a significant human loss leaving owners vulnerable to grief. Findings dispel the notion that owners who emotionally invest in their animals may be psychologically deficient or lacking social support.
El contrato de secuestro convencional como negocio jurídico procesal : análisis desde sus requisitos de existencia, validez y eficacia en el marco del procedimiento civil colombiano
Creators: name: Campaña Vera, Marco Antonio
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Secuestro - Aspectos jurídicos
subject: Sentencias - Aspectos jurídicos
subject: Derecho civil - Legislación
subject: Secuestro convencional
subject: Negocio procesal
subject: Derecho cautelar
subject: Existencia
subject: Validez y eficacia

description: El contrato de secuestro convencional es una figura jurídica consagrada como una modalidad del contrato de depósito, en cuya virtud las partes en contienda por su solo consentimiento entregan un bien en disputa a una persona de su confianza denominado secuestre, para su guarda y posterior restitución a quien resulte beneficiario de una decisión judicial, por lo tanto para su conformación no se requiere de la intervención judicial, aunque con posterioridad requerirá de una providencia configurativa para su admisión al proceso. Este contrato no es una medida cautelar, por el contrario, es un negocio jurídico procesal perteneciente al ámbito de los negocios jurídicos sustanciales, en tanto que su conformación es extrajudicial y se define como un contrato en donde la voluntad se proyecta a la producción de unos efectos jurídicos en el proceso. Por ello, sus condiciones de existencia, validez y eficacia pertenecen al ámbito sustancial, regladas por el Código Civil colombiano. Sin embargo, para su admisión en el proceso se requiere de un acto procesal configurativo, en donde el operador judicial verifica las condiciones de existencia, validez y eficacia del negocio jurídico desde el ámbito sustancial, así como desde el ámbito procesal, con lo cual se integra lo convenido a la relación jurídica procesal.
description: The conventional sequestration contract is a legal figure regulated as a type of deposit contract, by which the parties in dispute, by their sole consent, deliver a disputed asset to a person they trust called a sequestrator, for its safekeeping and subsequent restitution to whoever is the beneficiary of a judicial decision, therefore judicial intervention is not required for its formation, although it will subsequently require a configurative order for its admission to the process. This contract is not a provisional remedy, on the contrary, it is a procedural legal transaction belonging to the scope of substantial legal transactions since its formation is outside the process and is defined as a contract where the will is projected to the production of legal effects in the process. Therefore, its conditions of existence, validity, and effectiveness belong to the scope of substantial law, regulated by the Colombian Civil Code. However, for its admission into the process, a configurative judicial order is required, where the judicial operator verifies the conditions of existence, validity, and effectiveness of the legal transaction from the substantial scope, as well as from the procedural scope, thereby integrating what has been agreed into the procedural legal relationship.
A machine learning based approach to solve the aerosol dynamics coagulation model
Creators: name: Okonkwo, Onochie
name: Patel, Rahul
name: Gudi, Ravindra
name: Biswas, Pratim
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Computational Biology

description: Solving aerosol dynamic models accurately to obtain the size distribution function is often computationally expensive. Conventional artificial neural network (ANN) models offer an alternative procedure to solve the aerosol dynamic equations. However, conventional ANN models can result in violation of aerosol mass conservation. To further enhance accuracy and reduce computational time, a hybrid ANN approach to solve the aerosol coagulation equation is developed, validated, and demonstrated. The methodology and assumptions for the development of the hybrid ANN model which provides an analytical closed form solution for aerosol coagulation is described. The ANN model is trained and validated using a dataset from an accurate sectional model. Following this, the hybrid ANN aerosol model is used to describe the evolution of aerosol in a furnace aerosol reactor. The hybrid ANN model results are compared to the accurate sectional and moment coagulation models. The hybrid ANN coagulation model prediction was found to accurately describe the evolution of the size distribution at a computational cost which is slightly more than the moment model but orders of magnitude less than the sectional model. Copyright © 2023 American Association for Aerosol Research
Performance evaluation of different low-cost DIY air cleaner configurations
Creators: name: Myers, Nirmala T.
name: Dillon, Kevin P.
name: Han, Taewon T.
name: Mainelis, Gediminas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Do-it-yourself (DIY) air cleaners have been proposed as an affordable alternative to expensive portable HEPA air cleaners; however, their performance data is still limited. This study evaluated the performance of single- and multi-filter DIY air cleaner configurations with different filter thickness (1, 2, and 4 inches) and MERV ratings (8, 11, and 13). The filters were selected based on their availability to the public, with the resulting cost of less than 50 and 100 USD for single- and multi-filter configurations, respectively. DIY air cleaners were challenged with polydisperse NaCl particles, and their clean air delivery rate (CADR) was determined for ultrafine (< 100 nm) and 300 nm particle number concentration and PM2.5 mass concentration. Twelve single-filter configurations with filters from three companies, a 2-filter configuration, and a Corsi-Rosenthal (C-R) box with four 2-inch filters were tested. The CADR ranged from 84 to 635 cfm, depending on the particle metric and filter configuration. Among the single-filter configurations, the 4-inch filter performed the best. The multi-filter models, especially the C-R box, demonstrated the highest CADR: comparable to and exceeding the CADR of portable HEPA air cleaners. In addition, the C-R box also provided the highest CADR per power input while resulting in the lowest noise level and fan motor temperature. In addition to performance, the cost of operating and maintaining DIY air cleaners is also discussed. Overall, this study shows that DIY air cleaners are an affordable and effective means to reduce particulate air pollutants, thus improving indoor air quality. Copyright © 2023 American Association for Aerosol Research
The Laser-Fired Back Contacts for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
Creators: name: Panek, P.
name: Drabczyk, K.
name: Zieba, P.
name: Socha, R.P.
name: Rajchel, B.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2009
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Mono- and Multicrystalline Silicon Materials and Cells

description: 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 1930-1933
description: This paper reports an experimental study of the laser fired contacts (LFC) prepared on Al evaporated
layers on the back side of the crystalline silicon. The LFC were obtained using 10 nanoseconds pulsed Nd:YAG laser
of 1064 nm wavelength and a pulse energy to rang from 13 mJ to 848 mJ. The LFC method can cause ablation effect
or/and structural changes in affected material as the crystal lattice damage and create the back surface field (BSF).
There were used some tools for extended material characterization. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
measurements were carried out to evaluate the atomic ratio of the elements at the LFC local area in respect of the
laser beam energy. The size, morphology and structure of the LFC contact regions were studied using the Scanning
Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Raman micro-spectroscopy.
Superconductivity at 9K in Mo5PB2 with evidence for multiple gaps
Creators: name: McGuire, Michael A.
name: Parker, David S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Superconductivity is observed with critical temperatures near 9K in the tetragonal compound Mo5PB2. This material adopts the Cr5B3 structure type common to supercondcuting Nb5Si3-xBx, Mo5SiB2, and W5SiB2, which have critical temperatures of 5.8-7.8 K. We have synthesized polycrystalline samples of the compound, made measurements of electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and heat capacity, and performed first principles electronic structure calculations. The highest Tc value (9.2 K) occurs in slightly phosphorus rich samples, with composition near Mo5P1.1B1.9, and the upper critical field Hc2 at T = 0 is estimated to be about 17 kOe. Together, the measurements and band structure calculations indicate intermediate coupling (lambda = 1.0), phonon mediated superconductivity. The temperature dependence of the heat capacity and upper critical field Hc2 below Tc suggest multiple superconducting gaps may be present.
Field-induced superdiffusion and dynamical heterogeneity
Creators: name: Gradenigo, Giacomo
name: Bertin, Eric
name: Biroli, Giulio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By analyzing two Kinetically Constrained Models of supercooled liquids we show that the anomalous transport of a driven tracer observed in supercooled liquids is another facet of the phenomenon of dynamical heterogeneity. We focus on the Fredrickson-Andersen and the Bertin-Bouchaud-Lequeux models. By numerical simulations and analytical arguments we demonstrate that the violation of the Stokes-Einstein relation and the observed field-induced superdiffusion have the same physical origin: while a fraction of probes do not move, others jump repeatedly because they are close to local mobile regions. The anomalous fluctuations observed out of equilibrium in presence of a pulling force $ε$, $σ_x^2(t) = \langle x_ε^2(t) \rangle - \langle x_ε(t) \rangle^2 \sim t^{3/2}$, which are accompanied by the asymptotic decay $α_ε(t)\sim t^{-1/2}$ of the non-Gaussian parameter from non-trivial values to zero, are due to the splitting of the probes population in the two (mobile and immobile) groups and to dynamical correlations, a mechanism expected to happen generically in supercooled liquids.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures
Atmospheric Design Semiotics Influence on Young People's Experiences and Place Identity: A Case Study in an Australian Megachurch
Creators: name: NINA HANSOPAHELUWAKAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Education
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Design

description: This thesis examines the influence of atmospheric design features on young people's experiences and place identity in the context of an Australian megachurch. It develops an adapted model of place identity construction for identifying the correlation between spatial experiences in the church, and how these experiences assist the meaning-making that facilitates the place identification process.
Latest Results on Stabilized Flexible Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
Creators: name: Cubero, O.
name: Söderström, T.
name: Haug, F.-J.
name: Terrazzoni, V.
name: Niquille, X.
name: Perregaux, S.
name: Raeis-Barneoud, M.
name: Ballif, C.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Thin Films
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 2101-2104
description: Our primary goal is to increase the stabilized efficiency of thin film silicon solar cells in the substrate (nip) configuration by using textured substrates and tandem structures, based on amorphous (a-Si:H) and microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H). In order to reduce costs of mass-produced thin film solar modules, special attention has been paid in developing processes compatible with plastic foils and roll to roll technology. In this report, we give an overview on the current status of development of solar cells in the nip configuration at IMT Neuchâtel. In summary, the best stabilized efficiencies were: 7.0% for an amorphous solar cell (with an absorber layer thickness of 270 nm), 8.7% for a microcrystalline solar cell (with an absorber layer thickness of 1.2 μm), 8.0% for an amorphous tandem solar cell, and 9.0% for a micromorph tandem solar cell. In addition, damp heat tests on encapsulated flexible a-Si:H solar cells with a textured back reflector showed no degradation of the electrical parameters.
Spectral and timing evolution of the bright failed outburst of the transient black hole Swift J174510.8-262411
Creators: name: Del Santo, M.
name: Belloni, T. M.
name: Tomsick, J. A.
name: Sbarufatti, B.
name: Bel, M. Cadolle
name: Casella, P.
name: Castro-Tirado, A.
name: Corbel, S.
name: Grinberg, V.
name: Homan, J.
name: Kalemci, E.
name: Motta, S.
name: Munoz-Darias, T.
name: Pottschmidt, K.
name: Rodriguez, J.
name: Wilms, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We studied time variability and spectral evolution of the Galactic black hole transient Swift J174510.8-262411 during the first phase of its outburst. INTEGRAL and Swift observations collected from 2012 September 16 until October 30 have been used. The total squared fractional rms values did not drop below 5% and QPOs, when present, were type-C, indicating that the source never made the transition to the soft-intermediate state. Even though the source was very bright (up to 1 Crab in hard X-rays), it showed a so called failed outburst as it never reached the soft state. XRT and IBIS broad band spectra, well represented by a hybrid thermal/non-thermalComptonisationmodel, showed physical parameters characteristic of the hard and intermediate states. In particular, the derived temperature of the geometrically thin disc black body was about 0.6 keV at maximum.We found a clear decline of the optical depth of the corona electrons (close to values of 0.1), as well as of the total compactness ratio lh/ls. The hard-to-hard/intermediate state spectral transition is mainly driven by the increase in the soft photon flux in the corona, rather than small variations of the electron heating. This, associated with the increasing of the disc temperature, is consistent with a disc moving towards the compact object scenario, i.e. the truncated-disc model. Moreover, this scenario is consistent with the decreasing fractional squared rms and increasing of the noise and QPO frequency. In our final group of observations, we found that the contribution from the non-thermal Comptonisation to the total power supplied to the plasma is 0.59+0.02/-0.05 and that the thermal electrons cool to kTe<26 keV.
description: Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; 12 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables
Imaging the Brain In Situ Using X-ray Phase Contrast Computed Tomography
Creators: name: LINDA CATHERINE PITTROFF CROTON
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110320 Radiology and Organ Imaging
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 20501 Classical and Physical Optics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: X-ray computed tomography (CT) has been used for decades, both in the clinic and for research, however its ability to resolve fine details within the brain is limited. This thesis explores a relatively new type of X-ray CT that exploits the way that light changes direction as it passes through an object, and applies this imaging method to resolve the structures of the brain within the skull at unprecedented resolution.
Discovery of X-ray Emission from the Galactic Supernova Remnant G32.8-0.1 with Suzaku
Creators: name: Bamba, Aya
name: Terada, Yukikatsu
name: Hewitt, John
name: Petre, Robert
name: Angelini, Lorella
name: Safi-Harb, Samar
name: Zhou, Ping
name: Bocchino, Fabrizio
name: Sawada, Makoto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the first dedicated X-ray study of the supernova remnant (SNR) G32.8-0.1 (Kes 78) with Suzaku. X-ray emission from the whole SNR shell has been detected for the first time. The X-ray morphology is well correlated with the emission from the radio shell, while anti-correlated with the molecular cloud found in the SNR field. The X-ray spectrum shows not only conventional low-temperature (kT ~ 0.6 keV) thermal emission in a non-equilibrium ionization state, but also a very high temperature (kT ~ 3.4 keV) component with a very low ionization timescale (~ 2.7e9 cm^{-3}s), or a hard non-thermal component with a photon index Gamma~2.3. The average density of the low-temperature plasma is rather low, of the order of 10^{-3}--10^{-2} cm^{-3}, implying that this SNR is expanding into a low-density cavity. We discuss the X-ray emission of the SNR, also detected in TeV with H.E.S.S., together with multi-wavelength studies of the remnant and other gamma-ray emitting SNRs, such as W28 and RCW 86. Analysis of a time-variable source, 2XMM J185114.3-000004, found in the northern part of the SNR, is also reported for the first time. Rapid time variability and a heavily absorbed hard X-ray spectrum suggest that this source could be a new supergiant fast X-ray transient.
description: 20 pages, 14 figures, ApJ, in press
Upgraded Metallurgical Grade Silicon for Solar Cell Fabrication
Creators: name: Díaz-Herrera, B.
name: Montesdeoca-Santana, A.
name: Jiménez-Rodríguez, E.
name: González-Diaz, B.
name: Hernández-Rodríguez, C.
name: Guerrero-Lemus, R.
name: Rinio, M.
name: Borchert, D.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2009
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Mono- and Multicrystalline Silicon Materials and Cells

description: 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 1934-1936
description: This paper discusses the gettering process during emitter diffusion in upgraded metallurgical grade
(UMG) silicon and the effect of a subsequent low temperature annealing (LTA) which is proven to be a suitable
method to increase the cell lifetime and efficiency according to recent studies from other authors. Neighboring wafers
of the same ingot were selected to be processed and characterized by means of μW-PCD lifetime measurements. An
increase in minority carrier lifetime by a factor of 3.8 is obtained after the phosphorus gettering, although no
improvement due to the LTA process in these wafers was observed.
Design of Large PV Power Plants: Details which Make the Difference over 25 Years Lifetime
Creators: name: Pham, T.T.H.
name: Fretti, J.-P.
name: Rollet, J.-M.
name: Goulielmakis, D.
name: Musset, T.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: PV Systems
Large PV Power Plants and High Penetration of Distributed PV: System Aspects and Grid Integration

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 4983-4987
description: Large PV power plants must be designed to operate during 25 years, and maybe more, in harsh
environmental conditions with minimum operating expenses. A good control of operating expenses will become more
and more important with the time, as capital expenditure will decrease with the reduction of equipment costs, and feedin-
tariffs as well. Nothing must be let to the chance in a power plant design, from its global electrical architecture up to
the design of its main equipments like power conversion substations or monitoring systems. This paper reviews different
methodologies used by Schneider Electric during the design of numerous power plants since its first experience in
Vinon-sur-Verdon, in the south of France some years ago and the knowledge acquired from this experience.
title: Μέθοδοι ανάλυσης µυκοτοξινών στα σταφύλια και στα παραγόµενα προϊόντα τους
title: Mycotoxin analysis in grapes and derived products
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Μπριντζίκη, Χρυσηίδα
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2024
Subjects: Σταφύλι
Προϊόντα σταφυλιού
Μυκοτοξίνες
Ωχρατοξίνη Α
Μέθοδοι ανάλυσης
HPLC
GC

description: Οι µυκοτοξίνες είναι δευτερογενείς µεταβολίτες νηµατωδών µυκήτων που µπορούν να προκαλέσουν δυσµενείς επιπτώσεις στην υγεία των ανθρώπων και των ζώων. Οι µύκητες που παράγουν µυκοτοξίνες, µαζί µε τις µυκοτοξίνες, αποτελούν µία σταθερή και σοβαρή απειλή για τη γεωργία σε πολλά επίπεδα, καθώς µπορούν να προκαλέσουν σηµαντικές απώλειες προϊόντων είτε λόγω της µόλυνσης των καλλιεργειών είτε λόγω της αλλοίωσης των παραγόµενων τροφίµων. Επίσης, δηµιουργούνται προβλήµατα υποσιτισµού, καθώς η ποιότητα των µολυσµένων τροφίµων υποβαθµίζεται. Το σταφύλι αποτελεί έναν από τους σηµαντικότερους γεωργικούς τοµείς παγκοσµίως, µε αποτέλεσµα η ανίχνευση, ταυτοποίηση και ποσοτικοποίηση των µυκοτοξινών να κρίνεται απαραίτητη. Στην παρούσα πτυχιακή εργασία πραγµατοποιήθηκε βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση σχετικά µε τις σύγχρονες µεθόδους ανάλυσης των µυκοτοξινών που µπορούν να ανιχνευθούν στα σταφύλια και στα παραγόµενα προϊόντα τους, όπως ο οίνος, οι σταφίδες, ο χυµός σταφυλιού και το πετιµέζι. Οι κυριότερες τεχνικές που χρησιµοποιούνται για την ανίχνευση των µυκοτοξινών είναι οι χρωµατογραφικές τεχνικές, οι ανοσολογικές τεχνικές καθώς και οι βιοσένσορες. Στην παρούσα ανασκόπηση αρχικά γίνεται µία προσπάθεια για την ολοκληρωµένη παρουσίαση των µυκοτοξινών στις οποίες µπορεί να εκτεθεί το σταφύλι και τα παραγόµενα από αυτά προϊόντα. Στη συνέχεια, µε βάση τις απαιτήσεις των παγκόσµιων κανονισµών για τις µυκοτοξίνες και σύµφωνα µε τη σχετική βιβλιογραφία, παρουσιάζονται ορισµένες µεθολογικές προσεγγίσεις για τον προσδιορισµό της µυκοτοξίνης. Τα ευρήµατα πρόσφατων µελετών έδειξαν πως οι µυκοτοξίνες που συνήθως ανιχνεύονται στα προϊόντα σταφυλιού είναι οι ωχρατοξίνες και πιο συγκεκριµένα η ωχρατοξίνη Α (ΟΤΑ). Η ωχρατοξίνη Α είναι εξαιρετικά τοξική ακόµα και σε πολύ µικρές συγκεντρώσεις. Κατά συνέπεια είναι σηµαντική η ανίχνευσή της αλλά και η πρόληψη ώστε να διασφαλιστεί η ασφάλεια των τροφίµων.
Control Solution Based on Fuzzy Logic for Low Voltage Electrical Networks with Distributed Power from Renewable Resources
Creators: name: Dragomir, F.
name: Dragomir, O.E.
name: Olariu, N.
name: Minca, E.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: PV Systems
Large PV Power Plants and High Penetration of Distributed PV: System Aspects and Grid Integration

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 4988-4991
description: Due to the complexity of modern distributed power generation, a conventional automation system is
not always capable to provide sufficient information, so intelligent control approaches are requiring. This paper is
concerned with intelligent control technologies applied to distributed power generation network. Precisely it presents
a fuzzy controller based control solution, developed with Matlab that allows the implementation of different
renewable energy resources (RES) in a distributed power energy network (PD) and ensures a greater stability.
Synthesis and characterization of some polyfluorophenylorganoamidoplatinum(II) complexes and investigation the biological activity of these anticancer drugs with DNA and cells
Creators: name: KHANSA YOUSIF AHMED AL-JORANI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 30101 Analytical Spectrometry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: This thesis describes the synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity of some novel organoamidoplatinum(II) complexes using Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. It establishes the effect of these complexes as anticancer drugs after the interaction with isolated DNA and cancer cells.
HATS-11b and HATS-12b: Two transiting Hot Jupiters orbiting sub-solar metallicity stars selected for the K2 Campaign 7
Creators: name: Rabus, M.
name: Jordán, A.
name: Hartman, J. D.
name: Bakos, G. Á.
name: Espinoza, N.
name: Brahm, R.
name: Penev, K.
name: Ciceri, S.
name: Zhou, G.
name: Bayliss, D.
name: Mancini, L.
name: Bhatti, W.
name: de Val-Borro, M.
name: Csbury, Z.
name: Sato, B.
name: Tan, T. -G.
name: Henning, T.
name: Schmidt, B.
name: Bento, J.
name: Suc, V.
name: Noyes, R.
name: Lázár, J.
name: Papp, I.
name: Sári, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the discovery of two transiting extrasolar planets from the HATSouth survey. HATS-11, a V=14.1 G0-star shows a periodic 12.9 mmag dip in its light curve every 3.6192 days and a radial velocity variation consistent with a Keplerian orbit. HATS-11 has a mass of 1.000 $\pm$ 0.060 M$_{\odot}$, a radius of 1.444 $\pm$ 0.057 M$_{\odot}$ and an effective temperature of 6060 $\pm$ 150 K, while its companion is a 0.85 $\pm$ 0.12 M$_J$, 1.510 $\pm$ 0.078 R$_J$ planet in a circular orbit. HATS-12 shows a periodic 5.1 mmag flux decrease every 3.1428 days and Keplerian RV variations around a V=12.8 F-star. HATS-12 has a mass of 1.489 $\pm$ 0.071 M$_{\odot}$, a radius of 2.21 $\pm$ 0.21 R$_{\odot}$, and an effective temperature of 6408 $\pm$ 75 K. For HATS-12, our measurements indicate that this is a 2.38 $\pm$ 0.11 M$_J$, 1.35 $\pm$ 0.17 R$_J$ planet in a circular orbit. Both host stars show sub-solar metallicity of -0.390 $\pm$ 0.060 dex and -0.100 $\pm$ 0.040 dex, respectively and are (slightly) evolved stars. In fact, HATS-11 is amongst the most metal-poor and, HATS-12 is amongst the most evolved stars hosting a hot Jupiter planet. Importantly, HATS-11 and HATS-12 have been observed in long cadence by Kepler as part of K2 campaign 7 (EPIC216414930 and EPIC218131080 respectively).
description: 14 pages, 7 figures, 6 tables, submitted to AJ
The ecology, management and restoration of ecological communities affected by Pittosporum undulatum Vent. across Victoria, Australia
Creators: name: BENJAMIN ALAN O'LEARY
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 50103 Invasive Species Ecology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: This thesis provides a considered and comprehensive exploration of Pittosporum undulatum and its role as a native species displaying characteristics of an invader. Using Pittosporum undulatum as a model this work develops our understanding of what constitutes native and invasive species, the importance of these terms, how this has fluctuated over time and how this may change in an increasingly globalised, disturbed and climatically uncertain world. With the aim of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of restoration ecology, this thesis has explored Pittosporum undulatum, its background, reproduction, impact on ecological communities and their response following control measures.
High Rate Sputtering of ZnO:Al From Rotating Cathodes as Front Contact in Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells
Creators: name: Bunte, E.
name: Zhu, H.B.
name: Hüpkes, J.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Thin Films
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 2105-2108
description: Aluminium doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) thin films were deposited by mid-frequency magnetron
sputtering method from rotatable dual magnetrons at different substrate temperatures, working pressure and discharge
power on Corning glass substrates. The ceramic zinc oxide targets are doped with 0.5 wt% aluminium oxide. Highly
transparent films with low resistivity below 4×10-4 ·cm were obtained at deposition rates up to 110 nm·m/min. The
ZnO:Al films were texture-etched in diluted hydrochloric acid before they were applied as front contacts in silicon
thin-film solar cells. For films deposited at low deposition rate the etched films show a surface with regularly
distributed large craters and a root mean square roughness of around 140 nm. Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with
8.5% conversion efficiency were prepared on these films. The high rate ZnO:Al films exhibit reduced light scattering
after etching. Nevertheless a conversion efficiency of 7.5% was achieved on these substrates.
Direct measurement of desorption and diffusion energies of O and N atoms physisorbed on amorphous surfaces
Creators: name: Minissale, Marco
name: Congiu, Emanuele
name: Dulieu, François
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Physisorbed atoms on the surface of interstellar dust grains play a central role in solid state astrochemistry. Their surface reactivity is one source of the observed molecular complexity in space. In experimental astrophysics, the high reactivity of atoms also constitutes an obstacle to measuring two of the fundamental properties in surface physics, namely desorption and diffusion energies, and so far direct measurements are non-existent for O and N atoms. We investigated the diffusion and desorption processes of O and N atoms on cold surfaces in order to give boundary conditions to astrochemical models. Here we propose a new technique for directly measuring the N- and O-atom mass signals. Including the experimental results in a simple model allows us to almost directly derive the desorption and diffusion barriers of N atoms on amorphous solid water ice (ASW) and O atoms on ASW and oxidized graphite. We find a strong constraint on the values of desorption and thermal diffusion energy barriers. The measured barriers for O atoms are consistent with recent independent estimations and prove to be much higher than previously believed (E$_{des}=1410_{-160}^{+290}$; E$_{dif}=990_{-360}^{+530}$ K on ASW). As for oxygen atoms, we propose that the combination E$_{des}$-E$_{dif}$=1320-750 K is a sensible choice among the possible pairs of solutions. Also, we managed to measure the desorption and diffusion energy of N atoms for the first time (E$_{des}=720_{-80}^{+160}$; E$_{dif}=525_{-200}^{+260}$ K on ASW) in the thermal hopping regime and propose that the combination E$_{des}$-E$_{dif}$=720-400 K can be reasonably adopted in models. The value of E$_{dif}$ for N atoms is slightly lower than previously suggested, which implies that the N chemistry on dust grains might be richer.
Passivation of Silicon by Negatively Charged Tio2
Creators: name: Thomson, A.F.
name: Lynn, S.Z.
name: McIntosh, K.R.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Wafer-Based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Mono- and Multicrystalline Silicon Materials and Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 1146-1153
description: TiO2 can effectively passivate both boron-diffused and non-diffused silicon surfaces. Moreover, the
passivation is photo-enhanced, i.e., it improves under illumination. Previously, we have shown that TiO2 passivation
is caused in part by negative charge, in some cases with a density as high as 1–3×1012 cm–2. To date, the best surface
recombination velocity has been less than 30 cm/s for 5 Ω·cm n-type silicon (and less than 47 cm/s at a carrier
concentration of 1015 cm–3), and an emitter saturation current density of J0e = 90 fA/cm2 has been attained for a
200 Ω/sq boron-diffused surface; a lower J0e is expected for more optimised annealing conditions. This degree of
passivation is comparable to that attained by a hydrogenated thermal silicon oxide. This paper reviews our method to
attain an inexpensive antireflection coating (ARC) with a high negative charge density, where such coatings could be
used on the rear of conventional p-type solar cells, or as the ARC/passivation layer on the front of n-type solar cells.
We also present a new experiment that investigates TiO2 deposited atop SiO2 passivated silicon in an attempt to
create a negatively charged stack with a low density of interface states. The results suggest that the TiO2 charging
mechanism requires a TiO2–Si interface because no significant change in passivation was observed for TiO2/SiO2
passivated silicon, where the thickness of the SiO2 ranged from 20 to 82 nm.
Mechanistic insights into biased agonism at the Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
Creators: name: Clydesdale, Lachlan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111504 Pharmaceutical Sciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Understanding how drugs for the Glucagon like peptide 1 receptor interact with their target can lead to the design of better therapeutics. This thesis uses techniques to study the way different drugs contacts the GLP-1 receptor and show this results intracellular signalling within the cell. This study identified unique patterns of interactions for different compounds targeting the receptor. This information can be used to design new drugs capable of interacting with the receptor and provides potential to maximise the therapeutic output, while minimising side effects.
High Efficiency Selective Emitter Cells Using In-Situ Patterned Ion Implantation
Creators: name: Gupta, A.
name: Low, R.J.
name: Bateman, N.
name: Ramappa, D.
name: Gossman, H.-J.L.
name: Zhai, Q.
name: Sullivan, P.
name: Skinner, W.
name: Dubé, C.
name: Tsefrekas, B.
name: Mullin, J.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Wafer-Based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Mono- and Multicrystalline Silicon Materials and Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 1158-1162
description: In this paper, we introduce a novel manufacturing process flow for cost effective mass production
of high efficiency solar cells enabled via “in-situ patterned” ion-implantation. This novel doping approach has
several advantages over diffusion based alternatives 1) Simplification of the process flow by eliminating the nonvalue
add steps such as PSG strip and junction isolation, 2) Superior junction quality through precise dose
control 3) Improved surface passivation using thermal oxide growth and 4) Patterned doping required for highest
efficiency cells. As an example of the application of patterned ion implantation, we discus the Solion “Blue”
process for the fabrication of phosphorus doped selective emitters on 156mm p-type Cz wafers that enables the
production of >18.5% efficiency solar cells (higher Watts) with simplified processing (lower processing Cost).
The tighter binning and higher performance achieved with this process makes a compelling case for patterned ion
implantation as the preferred doping approach for selective emitter cells and provides a roadmap for other high
efficiency cell structures.