cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Fatigue Analysis of Solar Cell Interconnectors due to Cyclic Mechanical Loading
Creators: name: Pander, M.
name: Dietrich, S.
name: Meier, R.
name: Ebert, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1589-1597
description: Fatigue of solar cell interconnectors is one of the key failure modes for PV modules. Interconnectors
are loaded when cell displacement takes place due to temperature changes and mechanical loading of the PV
module. Currently, time consuming thermal cycling tests are used to identify early failure and design issues of PV
modules related to ribbon fatigue. Furthermore, a cyclic mechanical load test is proposed as technical standard for accelerated
fatigue testing on module level.
This publication has the purpose to investigate ribbon fatigue due to mechanical loading with help of finite element
simulations. For a specific module design (concerning materials, geometry and mounting) ribbon loading is investigated
with respect to amplitude and temperature. Ribbons are loaded inhomogeneous inside the module with
specific positions of high failure probability. With detailed analyses investigations are carried out in order to evaluate
cyclic plastic deformation in the ribbon, used as a failure criterion. The results can be examined to reduce the number
of wind loading events that need to be considered for fatigue analysis, in order to perform lifetime predictions for
specific climate conditions.
Modelling of Single-Axis Tracking Gain for Bifacial PV Systems
Creators: name: Lindsay, A.
name: Chiodetti, M.
name: Binesti, D.
name: Mousel, S.
name: Lutun, E.
name: Radouane, K.
name: Christopherson, J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Operation of PV Systems

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1610-1617
description: Bifacial gains that can be reasonably achieved for utility-scale PV plants on fixed structures are estimated to be
between 5% and 15% for natural ground albedos (0.2 for grassland to 0.5 for light-coloured sand). [1-2]
In areas of the globe with high Direct Normal Irradiance, Horizontal Single-Axis Trackers are now sufficiently
cost-effective to be installed for standard PV modules, unlocking increased irradiances on the front side of the PV
modules. Bifacial modules can obviously also benefit from higher front irradiances. However, the tracking motion
will affect the irradiance collected by the rear of the bifacial modules and this impact needs to be quantified.
A model for bifacial modules on a single-axis tracker has been developed with the Modelica language in a Dymola
simulation environment in order to calculate the back-side solar irradiations received by the different modules in a PV
installation and the power that would be delivered at each time step.
This paper aims at assessing the additional gain that can be expected for bifacial modules on horizontal singleaxis
trackers, depending on season, ground-coverage ratio, diffuse/global horizontal irradiance ratio and albedo of the
ground.
UltraCompCAT: a comprehensive Catalogue of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-ray Binaries
Creators: name: Padilla, M. Armas
name: Corral-Santana, J. M.
name: Borghese, A.
name: Cúneo, V. A.
name: Muñoz-Darias, T.
name: Casares, J.
name: Torres, M. A. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Ultracompact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) are a distinctive but elusive family of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) characterised by their tight orbits and degenerate donor stars. Here we present UltraCompCAT, the first online and comprehensive catalogue of UCXBs. The initial version of UltraCompCAT comprises 49 sources, including 20 'confirmed' UCXBs (those with a measured orbital period shorter than 80 min) and 25 systems that we label as 'candidate' based on their multi-wavelength phenomenology. For completeness, we also include four LMXBs with orbital periods in the range of 80 to 120 min, since they might be related (e.g. close progenitors) or even part of the UCXB population that evolved towards longer periods. We discuss the orbital period and Galactic distribution of the catalogue's sample. We provide evidence for the presence of at least two separate groups of UCXBs. One formed by persistent systems with orbital periods shorter than 30 min and a second group of transient objects (70 per cent) with periods in the range of 40 to 60 min. We show that the former group is dominated by sources formed in globular clusters, while the latter accounts for the (known) UCXB population in the Galactic field. We discuss the possible evolutionary channels for both groups.
description: Accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics (see online catalogue here https://research.iac.es/proyecto/compactos/UltraCompCAT/ )
Bovine pronuclear embryo cryopreservation
Creators: name: Pangestu, R. Mulyoto.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Reflection of resonant light from a plane surface of an ensemble of motionless point scatters: Quantum microscopic approach
Creators: name: Kuraptsev, A. S.
name: Sokolov, I. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: On the basis of general theoretical results developed previously in [JETP 112, 246 (2011)], we analyze the reflection of quasiresonant light from a plane surface of dense and disordered ensemble of motionless point scatters. Angle distribution of the scattered light is calculated both for s and p polarizations of the probe radiation. The ratio between coherent and incoherent (diffuse) components of scattered light is calculated. We analyze the contributions of scatters located at different distances from the surface and determine on this background the thickness of surface layer responsible for reflected beam generation. The inhomogeneity of dipole-dipole interaction near the surface is discussed.We study also dependence of total reflected light power on the incidence angle and compare the results of the microscopic approach with predictions of the Fresnel reflection theory. The calculations are performed for different densities of scatters and different frequencies of a probe radiation.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
title: Metrological Capabilities of the Acoustic Testing Laboratory - Small Anechoic Chamber at the AGH Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics
Creators: name: Kłaczyński, Maciej
name: Wszołek, Wiesław
Publisher: name: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology
Year: 2022

description: Vibrations in Physical Systems, 33(2), 2022217-1 - 2022217-8
Reliability of Low Temperature Conductive Film Interconnection Process for PV Modules
Creators: name: Zhang, S.
name: Xie, Y.
name: Jiao, H.
name: Xu, J.
name: Feng, Z.
name: Verlinden, P.J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1598-1602
description: A detailed investigation of the reliability of PV modules using a low-temperature conductive film
interconnection process is presented. An advanced low-temperature conductive film bonding technology is compared
to the conventional soldering process. The reliability of PV modules with different interconnection processes is
analyzed by up to two times the standard module reliability testing sequences. At the material level, the stability of
the contact resistance is analyzed under different temperatures. The results show that, compared to the conventional
soldering process, the low-temperature conductive film bonding technology exhibits a comparable reliability,
benefiting from low stress thanks to a low-temperature process. This analysis demonstrates the potential for long
durability of the cross-linked conductive film. Besides, low temperature interconnection technology may be
combined with other advanced technologies to achieve higher module power.
Geographical Mapping of the Performance of Vertically Installed Bifacial Modules
Creators: name: Ito, M.
name: Gerritsen, E.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Operation of PV Systems

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1603-1609
description: Bifacial modules offer the unique potential of vertical installation with benefits in reducing soiling or snow
coverage. Moreover, mixing East/West and North/South oriented vertical modules will level out the energy production
over the day, aligning energy production to demand and so reducing the required storage capacity. We apply modelling
based on global irradiance (direct / diffuse / land reflection) and albedo data maps to quantify energy performance of
vertically installed modules as a function of their geographical location.
We compare vertically installed bifacial modules against tilted monofacial and bifacial equator-oriented (EO) tilted
modules. In regions at higher northern latitudes (>40°) and the polar regions, vertical bifacial installations are found to be
energy efficient compared to monofacial tilted modules and equally useful to levelling of energy production over the day
by mixing E/W and S/N orientations. Also large (semi-) arid regions below the 20° latitude line are found to be favorable
for vertical bifacial installations due to their high albedo.
Thermodynamics, Phase Transition and Quasinormal modes with Weyl corrections
Creators: name: Mahapatra, Subhash
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study charged black holes in D dimensional AdS space, in the presence of four derivative Weyl correction. We obtain the black hole solution perturbatively up to first as well as second order in the Weyl coupling, and show that first law of black hole thermodynamics is satisfied in all dimensions. We study its thermodynamic phase transition and then calculate the quasinormal frequencies of the massless scalar field perturbation. We find that, here too, the quasinormal frequencies capture the essence of black hole phase transition. Few subtleties near the second order critical point are discussed.
description: 1+26 pages, 16 figures
Linking Alternative Fuel Vehicles Adoption with Socioeconomic Status and Air Quality Index
Creators: name: Singh, Anuradha
name: Yadav, Jyoti
name: Shrestha, Sarahana
name: Varde, Aparna S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: General Economics (econ.GN)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: I.2.m; J.2

description: This is a study on the potential widespread usage of alternative fuel vehicles, linking them with the socio-economic status of the respective consumers as well as the impact on the resulting air quality index. Research in this area aims to leverage machine learning techniques in order to promote appropriate policies for the proliferation of alternative fuel vehicles such as electric vehicles with due justice to different population groups. Pearson correlation coefficient is deployed in the modeling the relationships between socio-economic data, air quality index and data on alternative fuel vehicles. Linear regression is used to conduct predictive modeling on air quality index as per the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles, based on socio-economic factors. This work exemplifies artificial intelligence for social good.
Performance Monitoring of Different Module Technologies and Design Configurations of PV Systems in South Africa
Creators: name: Serameng, T.
name: Roro, K.T.
name: Basappa Ayanna, M.B.
name: Cunden, K.
name: Myeni, S.
name: Bischof-Niemz, T.
name: Van Dyk, E.E.
name: Koopman, S.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Operation of PV Systems

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1623-1629
description: Performance monitoring of different module technologies and system configurations of Photovoltaic
(PV) systems in South Africa is rare, resulting in-few reports based on field results of PV systems installed and
operated in South Africa. The goal of this work is to analyse the performance of PV systems, evaluate the energy
output of various PV system configurations and module technologies in the South African climatic conditions. To
achieve this, a 400 kWp PV Solar plant has been installed and monitored since January 2015 at the Research and
Development Centre of ESKOM in Rosherville, Gauteng. The plant consists of polycrystalline silicon (c-Si) and
copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film technologies. The plant comprises of two 25° fixed north facing
inclination, north-south single axis tracking and two 10° fixed shed orientation each for both module technologies.
The analysis was conducted for duration of 1 year. The evaluation is achieved by studying the operation of PV plant
under different weather conditions and the impact of different configurations and technologies on systems overall
output, and performance ratio was calculated. The CIGS module technology performed better than c-Si technology in
both fixed north facing and tracking configurations when considering specific or final yield. The study provides an
insight to identify the optimal configuration and suitable PV technology for deployment of solar photovoltaic system
in South Africa. The monitored data and operating experience of PV system can be applied for future projects.
Exploring Ultralight Scalar Assistance in Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter: Cold Spectrum and Unusual X/Gamma-ray Signatures
Creators: name: He, Yuxuan
name: Liu, Jia
name: Ma, Xiaolin
name: Wang, Xiao-Ping
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a scalar-driven sterile neutrino production model where the interaction with the ultralight scalar field modifies the oscillation production of sterile neutrinos in the early universe. The model effectively suppresses the production of sterile neutrinos at low temperatures due to the heavy scalar mass, resulting in a colder matter power spectrum that avoids constraints from small-scale structure observations. In this model, the dominant dark matter relic is from sterile neutrinos, with only a small fraction originating from the ultralight scalar. Furthermore, the model predicts a detectable X/gamma-ray flux proportional to the cubic density of local sterile neutrinos for a light scalar mass due to the light scalar coupling to sterile neutrinos. This distinguishes our model from normal decaying dark matter, which has a linear dependence on the density. In addition, the model predicts a potential low-energy monochromatic neutrino signal that can be detectable by future neutrino telescopes.
description: 20 pages, 5 figures, 1 table; v2: matched to journal version
The Need of Frameless Mounting Structures for Vertical Mounting of Bifacial PV Modules
Creators: name: Rabanal-Arabach, J.
name: Schneider, A.
name: Mrcarica, M.
name: Kopecek, R.
name: Heckmann, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Operation of PV Systems

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1630-1634
description: The vertically mounted bifacial modules (VMBM) allow attractive applications, for example as a
complement for smoothing the power peak at noon time (getting 2 peaks of power: morning and afternoon).
Studies [1-3] indicate that in specific places, VMBM can obtain better performance than conventionally mounted
mono-facial modules (CMMM). In the present work, the relevance for choosing an adequate mounting structure
for VMBM facing east-west in desert climate conditions is investigated to reduce the self-shading impact, on
module power, to a minimum. Five 60 cell modules were installed in El Gouna, Egypt, and their IV curves
measured every minute. Results indicate that the mounting frame shading effect can easily turn on the bypass
diode, diminish the power output up to approx. 10%rel. The DSM anti-reflective coated glass improves the mean
energy yield for the VMBM by at least (4.2±0.2)%. The soiling test demonstrates that VMBM are practically
unaffected by dust accumulation for this specific desert location. Extrapolating the results to a 1 MW PV plant,
the tilted mounted bifacial modules (TMBM) generates more energy than CMMM and VMBM but this last one
has the chance to produce more net energy than CMMM if the soiling effect is considered.
Additional file 1 of The role of N-linked glycosylation in proteolytic processing and cell surface transport of the Cedar virus fusion protein
Creators: name: Fischer, Kerstin
name: Topallar, Selin
name: Kraatz, Franziska
name: Groschup, Martin H.
name: Diederich, Sandra
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 1: Sequence information for codon-optimized CedV F HAtag gene. Start and stop codon are highlighted in bold and are underlined. CedV F gene was codon-optimized according to the human codon usage bias and synthesized by Gene Art. Additionally, the coding information for an HA-Tag was included. The CedV F gene was then subcloned into the pCAGGS expression vector using the restriction enzymes SacI and NheI (indicated in italics and underlined).
PV Module Test for Arid Climates Including Sand Storm and Dust Testing
Creators: name: Mathiak, G.
name: Hansen, M.
name: Schweiger, M.
name: Rimmelspacher, L.
name: Herrmann, W.
name: Althaus, J.
name: Reil, F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1568-1572
description: More and more PV systems are installed in deserts with arid climate. Test procedures for PV modules for hot
and dry climates are under development. In a comprehensive standard for arid climate conditions, it is necessary to include
sand abrasion and dry cleaning resistivity test for PV modules. Two sand abrasion test methods (MIL STD 810G: Blowing
sand, DIN 52348: Sand trickling) are compared concerning effects on transmittance and reflectance of PV glasses and PV
modules. Additionally, the evaluation of power plants should not only address the modules, but also a proper cleaning
concept and anti- sand storm measures.
A study of the molecular genetics of premature ovarian failure
Creators: name: Hettiarachchi, Shyamani.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Enhancing strength and range of atom-atom interaction in a coupled-cavity array via parametric drives
Creators: name: Ren, Ya-long
name: Ma, Sheng-li
name: Zippilli, Stefano
name: Vitali, David
name: Li, Fu-li
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Coherent long-range interactions between atoms are a prerequisite for numerous applications in the field of quantum information science, but they usually decrease exponentially with the increase in atomic separation. Here we present an appealing method to dramatically enhance the long-range atom-atom interaction mediated by a coupled-cavity array that is subjected to two-photon (parametric) drives. Our method allows one to greatly amplify both the localization length of the single-photon bound-state wavefunction and the effective atom-photon coupling strength, resulting in a significant improvement of photon-mediated coherent interaction between two distant atoms. Additionally, we illustrate this effect by analyzing how it facilitates the transfer of information and the creation of entanglement between the atoms.
Light Curves of 213 Type Ia Supernovae from the ESSENCE Survey
Creators: name: Narayan, Gautham
name: Rest, Armin
name: Tucker, Brad E.
name: Foley, Ryan J.
name: Wood-Vasey, W. Michael
name: Challis, Peter
name: Stubbs, Christopher W.
name: Kirshner, Robert P.
name: Aguilera, Claudio
name: Becker, Andrew C.
name: Blondin, Stephane
name: Clocchiatti, Alejandro
name: Covarrubias, Ricardo
name: Damke, Guillermo
name: Davis, Tamara M.
name: Filippenko, Alexei V.
name: Ganeshalingam, Mohan
name: Garg, Arti
name: Garnavich, Peter M.
name: Hicken, Malcolm
name: Jha, Saurabh W.
name: Krisciunas, Kevin
name: Leibundgut, Bruno
name: Li, Weidong
name: Matheson, Thomas
name: Miknaitis, Gajus
name: Pignata, Guiliano
name: Prieto, Jose Luis
name: Riess, Adam G.
name: Schmidt, Brian P.
name: Silverman, Jeffrey M.
name: Smith, R. Chris
name: Sollerman, Jesper
name: Spyromilio, Jason
name: Suntzeff, Nicholas B.
name: Tonry, John L.
name: Zenteno, Alfredo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The ESSENCE survey discovered 213 Type Ia supernovae at redshifts 0.1 < z < 0.81 between 2002 and 2008. We present their R and I-band photometry, measured from images obtained using the MOSAIC II camera at the CTIO 4 m Blanco telescope, along with rapid-response spectroscopy for each object. We use our spectroscopic follow-up observations to determine an accurate, quantitative classification and a precise redshift. Through an extensive calibration program we have improved the precision of the CTIO Blanco natural photometric system. We use several empirical metrics to measure our internal photometric consistency and our absolute calibration of the survey. We assess the effect of various potential sources of systematic bias on our measured fluxes, and we estimate that the dominant term in the systematic error budget from the photometric calibration on our absolute fluxes is ~1%.
description: (40 pages, 21 figures, accepted for publication in ApJS)
Investigation of Damp Heat Aging on Soda-Lime Glass for Photovoltaic Applications
Creators: name: Guiheneuf, V.
name: Delaleux, F.
name: Riou, O.
name: Logerais, P.-O.
name: Durastanti, J.-F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1579-1582
description: Damp heat test was performed on commercial soda-lime glass to characterize functional properties of
glass in photovoltaic applications and to define aging mechanisms. In addition to the measurements of optical
properties, FTIR, SEM-EDX and XPS analyses were carried out. The damp heat exposed samples presented an
increased transmittance in UV, visible and near-IR ranges. The results were explained by hydration of glass network
with heat. Molecular water adsorption involves a leaching process of network modifier cations and especially sodium
ions. Hydrolysis also occurs in silica network with free molecular water reaction. This phenomenon enhances
concentration of hydroxyl groups in glass highlighted by FTIR measurements and promotes formation of silanol
groups. The tin side dependence on sodium leaching which acts as a passivating barrier for ionic transport is
emphasized which would be worth taking into consideration for photovoltaic module design.
Emergence of fermionic finite-temperature critical point in a Kondo lattice
Creators: name: Chou, Po-Hao
name: Zhai, Liang-Jun
name: Chung, Chung-Hou
name: Mou, Chung-Yu
name: Lee, Ting-Kuo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The underlying Dirac point is central to the profound physics manifested in a wide class of materials. However, it is often difficult to drive a system with Dirac points across the massless fermionic critical point. Here by exploiting screening of local moments under spin-orbit interactions in a Kondo lattice, we show that below the Kondo temperature, the Kondo lattice undergoes a topological transition from a strong topological insulator to a weak topological insulator at a finite temperature $T_D$. At $T_D$, massless Dirac points emerge and the Kondo lattice becomes a Dirac semimetal. Our analysis indicates that the emergent relativistic symmetry dictates non-trivial thermal responses over large parameter and temperature regimes. In particular, it yields critical scaling behaviors both in magnetic and transport responses near $T_D$.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett
Performance Analysis of Photovoltaics Systems Installed at Different Sites in the Atacama Desert
Creators: name: Araya, F.
name: Ferrada, P.
name: Rabanal-Arabach, J.
name: Marzo, A.
name: Fuentealba, E.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Operation of PV Systems

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1635-1640
description: This work reports on the performance of photovoltaic systems installed at a coastal and inner zones
of the Atacama Desert (Chile), at 1700 and 2400 m.a.s.l. Seven photovoltaic systems were studied for 19 months.
The technologies installed at each place were a cadmium telluride thin film and a multicrystalline silicon PV plant
at fixed angle of 10° for the coastal zone, 25° for the 1700 m high and 10° for the 2400 m high location. A Single
Axis Tracking multicrystalline PV plant is also installed at 1700 m.a.s.l. The global horizontal irradiation reached
2488 kWh/m2·year. The solar irradiation at the plane of array for both plants at fixed angle was 2367 and 2863
kWh/m2·year for the coastal and inner zone respectively. The plant with single axis sun tracking received 3510
kWh/m2·year. The maximum rate by which the performance ratio decreased was –4.4 %/month for the plant at
1700 m due to the soiling over 11.5 months. The energy yield for location 1, 2 and 3 resulted in 1774-1590-1902
kWh/kWp·year for CdTe, 1440-1790-1665 kWh/kWp·year for mc-Si at fixed angle, respectively, and 2320
kWh/kWp·year for mc-Si with one axis tracking. The levelized cost of electricity was reduced up to 30% after
cleaning.
title: Exploring Protein Interactions Through the Development of in silico Methodologies and Genetic Analysis
Creators: name: McGreig, Jake
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2023

description: Significant advances in sequencing technologies over the past twenty years have drastically changed scientific approaches to solving biological problems. A shift towards big data driven research and computational predictions has been made possible by vast sequence and structuradatabases, populated by sequences determined by modern sequencing methods. This thesis focuses on the use of these resources to predict protein function in the form of ligand-binding sites, in the determination of positions in proteins that are pivotal in virus pathogenesis, and in the elucidatio of amino acids in myosin proteins which are adapted to the mass of mammalian species. Firstly, a tool developed to predict protein-ligand interactions is introduced that utilises up-to-date data resources, tools, and machine learning algorithms to identify, and assign confidence to, candidate ligand-binding positions in proteins. This work builds on 3DLigandSite in the first major update since its release. A new webserver is presented in this work for users to query their protein sequences for probable ligand-binding residues. Sequence analysis of conventional myosin sequences identified positions associated with increased body mass and noassociation with clade in the second area explored in this thesis. In beta-cardiac myosin, nine positions were found to adjust contraction velocity when mutated, highlighting the predictive power from alignments combined with a measurable phenotype. This further shows the time- and cost-saving benefits of combined computational and experimental methods. Finally, differentially conserved positions were identified between SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, determining probable variants for the source of phenotypic differences between these viruses. A webserver for other researchers to perform these analyses was developed, enabling users to query coronavirus sequences for these variants. Our analysis included all sequences available from GISAID at the time of writing. Some of the DCPs identified using these methods are shown to be found in the ACE2 binding site of the spike protein, and in close vicinity to serine protease binding sites, which are essential for virus entry into the host.
A deep learning method for multi-material diffusion problems based on physics-informed neural networks
Creators: name: Yao, Yanzhong
name: Guo, Jiawei
name: Gu, Tongxiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Given the facts of the extensiveness of multi-material diffusion problems and the inability of the standard PINN(Physics-Informed Neural Networks) method for such problems, in this paper we present a novel PINN method that can accurately solve the multi-material diffusion equation. The new method applies continuity conditions at the material interface derived from the property of the diffusion equation, and combines the distinctive spatial separation strategy and the loss term normalization strategy to solve the problem that the residual points cannot be arranged at the material interface, the problem that it is difficult to express non-smooth functions with a single neural network, and the problem that the neural network is difficult to optimize the loss function with different magnitudes of loss terms, which finally provides the available prediction function for a class of multi-material diffusion problems. Numerical experiments verify the robustness and effectiveness of the new method.
Additional file 1 of A novel Bayesian approach for disentangling solar and geomagnetic field influences on the radionuclide production rates
Creators: name: Nguyen, Long
name: Suttie, Neil
name: Nilsson, Andreas
name: Muscheler, Raimund
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary document.
Automating the Horae: Boundary-work in the age of computers
Creators: name: Reyes-Galindo, Luis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper describes the intense software filtering that has allowed the arXiv eprint repository to sort and process large numbers of submissions with minimal human intervention, making it one of the most important and influential cases of open access repositories to date. The paper narrates arXiv's transformation, using sophisticated sorting-filtering algorithms to decrease human workload, from a small mailing list used by a few hundred researchers to a site that processes thousands of papers per month. However there are significant negative consequences for authors who have been filtered out of the main categories. There is thus a continued need to check and balance arXiv's boundaries, based in the essential tension between stability and innovation.
description: 19 pages
Investigation of the EVA Degradation and Prediction of Reliability by the Raman Spectroscopy
Creators: name: Islam, M.A.
name: Noguchi, K.
name: Nakahama, H.
name: Ishikawa, Y.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1543-1547
description: Reliability study of photovoltaic modules is a most important term in determining the economical
efficiency of the energy generation business. The investigation of the degradation on a molecular level could give
information about the degradation process even before the electrical properties of the module are changed, is
important for the reliability of PV-modules. In this study, the more dedicated analytical technique of Raman
Spectroscopy was applied to qualitatively determine the performance degradation of the PV modules through the
investigation of de-acetylation of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA). The IV characteristics, Electroluminescence (EL)
and Dark Lock-in Thermography (DLIT) imaging, and IR spectroscopy have also been investigated in the relevance
of Raman Spectroscopy. The local distribution of desorbed acetic acid correlated with the Raman fluorescence has
been determined from the pressure cooker test and from the dipping of the module in water-acetic acid solution. The
correlation of Raman fluorescence with the acetic acid desorption, years in service and loss of performance have also
been investigated for the several numbers of field aged modules. It was found that the module reliability could be
predicted from the correlation of Raman spectroscopy analysis even though before exposed in the field.
Additional file 1 of Young people’s choice and voice concerning sex and relationships: effects of the multicomponent Get Up Speak Out! Programme in Iganga, Uganda
Creators: name: Kakal, Tasneem
name: Nalwadda, Christine
name: van Reeuwijk, Miranda
name: van Veen, Maaike
name: Kusters, Lincie
name: Chatterjee, Ophelia
name: Owekmeno, Charles
name: Kok, Maryse
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Structured questionnaire (with Lusoga translations).
Modeling Potential-Induced Degradation (PID) in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells: From Accelerated-Aging Laboratory Testing to Outdoor Prediction
Creators: name: Annigoni, E.
name: Jankovec, M.
name: Galliano, F.
name: Li, H.Y.
name: Perret-Aebi, L.-E.
name: Topic, M.
name: Sculati-Meillaud, F.
name: Virtuani, A.
name: Ballif, C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1558-1563
description: We present a mathematical model to predict the effect of potential-induced degradation (PID) on the
power output of c-Si modules in different climates. For the experimental part, we manufacture mini-modules made of
two c-Si p-type cells, and use accelerated ageing laboratory testing performed at different combinations of stress factors
(temperature, relative humidity, and voltage). By modeling the effect of each stress factor in a step-wise approach, we
obtain a model for the PID at constant stress conditions, which agrees well with models that can be found in the literature
for full-size modules. Our model is obtained complementing existing models by introducing a term that describes a
linear dependence of module’s power degradation on the magnitude of the applied voltage. Since in field installations
PV modules are connected in strings and exposed to different potential – and, therefore, stress – levels, this latter term
is needed to approach real field conditions. Finally, we present the first attempts to model PID outdoor degradation in
different climate conditions based on the proposed model and on the indoor-determined coefficients for the devices
tested. The outdoor prediction model makes use of Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data for a specific location.
Adiabatic amplification of the harmonic oscillator energy when the frequency passes through zero
Creators: name: Dodonov, Viktor V.
name: Dodonov, Alexandre V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the evolution of the energy of a harmonic oscillator when its frequency slowly varies with time and passes through zero value. We consider both the classical and quantum descriptions of the system. We show that after a single frequency passage through zero value, the famous adiabatic invariant ratio of energy to frequency (which does not hold for zero frequency) is reestablished again, but with the proportionality coefficient dependent on the initial state. The dependence on the initial state disappears after averaging over phases of initial states with the same energy (in particular, for the initial vacuum, Fock and thermal quantum states). In this case, the mean proportionality coefficient is always greater than unity. The concrete value of the mean proportionality coefficient depends on the power index of the frequency dependence on time near zero point. In particular, the mean energy triplicates if the frequency tends to zero linearly. If the frequency attains zero more than once, the adiabatic proportionality coefficient strongly depends on lengths of time intervals between zero points, so that the mean energy behavior turns out quasi-stochastic after many passages through zero value. The original Born-Fock theorem does not work after the frequency passes through zero. However, its generalization is found: the initial Fock state becomes a wide superposition of many Fock states, whose weights do not depend on time in the new adiabatic regime. When the mean energy triplicates, the initial Nth Fock state becomes a superposition of, roughly speaking, 6N states, distributed non-uniformly. The initial vacuum and low-order Fock states become squeezed, as well as initial thermal states with low values of the mean energy.
description: 17 pages, 9 figures
Performance of Recent Inverter Systems under Partial Shading Conditions
Creators: name: Lingel, R.
name: Nordmann, T.
name: Vontobel, T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
Balance of System Components

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1512-1515
description: Three common but fundamentally different inverter concepts are investigated under two types of partial
shading conditions. One string inverter stystem, one microinverter system and one inverter system with power optimizers
are installed in a side-by-side configuration at an existing PV plant. During summer one third of the modules experiences
a similar shading situation due to self-shading. During winter season the whole plant is shaded heterogeneously by
several objects in the vicinity. Due to the string design and the homogeneous shading in summer no increase in yield
could be measured for the two decentralized inverter systems compared to the string inverter system. The system with
power optimizers achieves equal performance values compared to the string inverter. The microinverter system with a
lower inverter efficiency achieves lower yield values of -10 % on month base compared to the string inverter. Under
heterogeneous shading conditions in winter both decentralized inverter systems can achieve significantly higher yields
compared to string inverters. On a month base + 92 % for the system with power optimizers and +57 % for the
microinverter system were measured.
Water and Related Land Resources, White River Basin in Colorado
Creators: name: Economic Research Service
name: Service, Forest
name: Soil Conservation Service
name: Economic Research Service
name: Service, Forest
name: Soil Conservation Service
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1966
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy
Land Economics/Use
Livestock Production/Industries
Productivity Analysis
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

description: Excerpts from the report: The White River Basin in Colorado is located in west-central Colorado between the Colorado River on the south and the Yampa River on the north. The White River rises in the White River Plateau and flows west to its confluence with the Green River in Utah. The White River Plateau is a high mesa separated from the Continental Divide on the east by the Colorado and Yampa rivers. The Plateau's elevation is generally 10,000 feet with peaks above 12,000 feet. Most of the south boundary of Basin is the Book and Roan Cliffs which form the divide between the White and the Colorado rivers. The north boundary is the divide that connects a series of peaks and mountains running from Flat Top Mountain through Pagoda Peak, Sleepy Cat Peak, Uranium Peak, Magnetic Mountain, Wapiti Peak, Tanks Peak, Blue Mountain and on to the Utah-Colorado line. The river basin is approximately 107 miles long and average 35 miles wide, with a total land area of approximately 3,808 square miles. This report presents information on the water and related land resources of the White River Basin in Colorado. Information is about water and related land resource use and management which provides a basis for coordinating USDA programs of watershed protection, flood prevention, land and water management, and recreation with the related activities of local, State, and other Federal agencies.
description: Participation of the United States Department of Agriculture was authorized under provisions of Section 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566), 83rd Congress, as amended and supplemented. This authorizes the Department to cooperate with other Federal, State, and local agencies in making investigations and surveys of the watersheds of rivers as a basis for the development of coordinated programs.
Early quark production and approach to chemical equilibrium
Creators: name: Gelfand, D.
name: Hebenstreit, F.
name: Berges, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform real-time lattice simulations of out-of-equilibrium quark production in non-Abelian gauge theory in 3+1-dimensions. Our simulations include the backreaction of quarks onto the dynamical gluon sector, which is particularly relevant for strongly correlated quarks. We observe fast isotropization and universal behavior of quarks and gluons at weak coupling and establish a quantitative connection to previous pure glue results. In order to understand the strongly correlated regime, we perform simulations for a large number of flavors and compare them to those obtained with two light quark flavors. By doing this we are able to provide estimates of the chemical equilibration time.
Constructing Feedback Linearizable Discretizations for Continuous-Time Systems using Retraction Maps
Creators: name: Jindal, Ashutosh
name: Banavar, Ravi
name: Diego, David Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Control laws for continuous-time dynamical systems are most often implemented via digital controllers using a sample-and-hold technique. Numerical discretization of the continuous system is an integral part of subsequent analysis. Feedback linearizability of such sampled systems is dependent upon the choice of discretization map or technique. In this article, for feedback linearizable continuous-time systems, we utilize the idea of retraction maps to construct discretizations that are feedback linearizable as well. We also propose a method to functionally compose discretizations to obtain higher-order integrators that are feedback linearizable.
description: 7 pages, 9 figures
Potential-Induced Degradation: an Improved Understanding of Mechanism and Influence Factors
Creators: name: Taubitz, C.
name: Schulze, A.
name: Köntopp, M.B.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2016
Subjects: Operation, Performance, Reliability and Sustainability of Photovoltaics
PV Cells and Modules

description: 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1564-1567
description: Potential-induced degradation (PID) is a critical failure mode in today’s photovoltaic (PV) system
architecture with very large to catastrophic impact on PV-module performance and energy yield. Potential-induced
shunting (PID-s) is one of the most severe types of PID leading to shunting of p-type crystalline silicon solar cells. In
previous works a preliminary phenomenological model was developed describing the progression of shunt resistance
(Rsh) under realistic field conditions. Comparison between measured and predicted Rsh progressions revealed good
qualitative agreement. Nevertheless quantitatively some differences between measured and simulated Rsh
progressions were found.
In order to better understand these differences various aspects of Rsh - measurement and - modelling are investigated
in this paper. Firstly a cell-type and temperature dependence of the temperature coefficient of Rsh was found revealing
a possible source of error in the correction of the temperature influence. In addition for a temperature of 70°C the
grounded module-frame is found to influence the Rsh progression of the investigated one-cell mini-module even under
dry conditions, which is not yet part of the preliminary model. Finally a physical model based on a description of the
shunting and recovery process as a combination of drift and diffusion of sodium ions and atoms is presented
improving upon the preliminary model.
Factors influencing infants sleep between 2 an 8 months of age
Creators: name: Mchaileh, Georgette.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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