cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Atmosphere loss in planet-planet collisions
Creators: name: Denman, Thomas R.
name: Leinhardt, Zoe M.
name: Carter, Phil J.
name: Mordasini, Christoph
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Many of the planets discovered by the Kepler satellite are close orbiting Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes. Such objects exhibit a wide spread of densities for similar masses. One possible explanation for this density spread is giant collisions stripping planets of their atmospheres. In this paper we present the results from a series of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations of head-on collisions of planets with significant atmospheres and bare projectiles without atmospheres. Collisions between planets can have sufficient energy to remove substantial fractions of the mass from the target planet. We find the fraction of mass lost splits into two regimes -- at low impact energies only the outer layers are ejected corresponding to atmosphere dominated loss, at higher energies material deeper in the potential is excavated resulting in significant core and mantle loss. Mass removal is less efficient in the atmosphere loss dominated regime compared to the core and mantle loss regime, due to the higher compressibility of atmosphere relative to core and mantle. We find roughly twenty per cent atmosphere remains at the transition between the two regimes. We find that the specific energy of this transition scales linearly with the ratio of projectile to target mass for all projectile-target mass ratios measured. The fraction of atmosphere lost is well approximated by a quadratic in terms of the ratio of specific energy and transition energy. We provide algorithms for the incorporation of our scaling law into future numerical studies.
description: 16 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS, for associated mp4 files see http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/TDenman/Paper1_Videos/t6-25Me_p0-25Me_v2e6cms.mp4 , http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/TDenman/Paper1_Videos/t6-25Me_p2Me_v3e6cms.mp4 , http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/TDenman/Paper1_Videos/t6-25Me_p4Me_v5e6cms.mp4 and http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/TDenman/Paper1_Videos/t6-25Me_p5Me_v6e6cms.mp4
A COMMENT ON KLIEVE-MACAULAY'S SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA GAME
Creators: name: Simmons, Phil
name: Wallace, Lee
name: Simmons, Phil
name: Wallace, Lee
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: Klieve and MacAulay (1993) (KM) analyse bargaining between the Australian and Japanese Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) industries using game theory. The KM model is a Nash equilibrium with symmetrical information, threat functions and a set of biological constraints. When we attempted to include the New Zealand SBT industry as a player in the KM model, we discovered important shortcomings in it. In this comment, we outline three major shortcomings in the KM model and propose an alternative model of a Nash equilibrium for the SBT industry.
Interferon Lambda Gene Expression in Iraqi COVID-19 Patients
Creators: name: M.S. Jabbar
name: N.M. Utba
Publisher: name: Opera Medica et Physiologica
Year: 2023
Subjects: IFNλ
COVID-19
gene expression
Iraqi patients
real-time PCR.

description: Purpose: type III interferons (IFNλ) are an early line of defense in upper respiratory tract infections, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). They have a crucial role in the control of the innate immune system and the modulation of immunological responses during the course of acute viral infection and tissue inflammation. The present study was aimed at evaluating the expression of IFNλ genes in Iraqi coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected patients. Materials and methods: ninety patients presented with COVID-19 and 50 healthy controls were recruited. Blood samples were obtained from the participants. Haematological and biochemical analyses were performed on the blood samples. IFNλ gene expression was assessed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of all the participants by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: all COVID-19 patients had elevated relative expression of IFNλ-I, IFNλ-II, and IFNλ-III genes compared to controls, by 1.85 ± 0.25-, 39.9 ± 15.07-, and 4.001 ± 1.23-fold, respectively. According to the severity of the disease (moderate, severe, and critical), the relative expression of each IFN type was likewise elevated. However, the rise did not reach a significant level. On the other hand, there was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the mean of relative expression between IFN-I, IFN-II, and IFN-III in total and each category of severity. Conclusion: the findings show that IFNλ gene expression was upregulated in COVID-19 disease and neither age, sex, nor underlying diseases impacted the variations in expressions.
Optimal Dynamical Range of Excitable Networks at Criticality
Creators: name: Kinouchi, Osame
name: Copelli, Mauro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases (nlin.CG)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A recurrent idea in the study of complex systems is that optimal information processing is to be found near bifurcation points or phase transitions. However, this heuristic hypothesis has few (if any) concrete realizations where a standard and biologically relevant quantity is optimized at criticality. Here we give a clear example of such a phenomenon: a network of excitable elements has its sensitivity and dynamic range maximized at the critical point of a non-equilibrium phase transition. Our results are compatible with the essential role of gap junctions in olfactory glomeruli and retinal ganglionar cell output. Synchronization and global oscillations also appear in the network dynamics. We propose that the main functional role of electrical coupling is to provide an enhancement of dynamic range, therefore allowing the coding of information spanning several orders of magnitude. The mechanism could provide a microscopic neural basis for psychophysical laws.
description: 2 figures, 6 pages
Study of the Influence of an Artificially Formed Protein Corona on the Surface of Upconversion Nanoparticles on the Uptake Efficiency by Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
Creators: name: D.K. Bausheva
name: A.O. Belotelov
name: E.L. Guryev
Publisher: name: Opera Medica et Physiologica
Year: 2023
Subjects: upconversion nanoparticles
protein corona
macrophages

description: The role of macrophages in nanomedicine is widely recognized, but systemically administered drug nanocar-riers are rapidly absorbed and eliminated by the mononuclear phagocyte system, consisting of resident macrophages, primarily in the liver. As a result, most encapsulated drugs are eliminated from circulation, resulting in unwanted side effects. Peritoneal macrophages, on the contrary, by ingesting nanoparticles and migrating to tumor cells, can promote the antitumor effect. This article describes the preparation of complexes based on upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) coated with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate (NOBF4) with a protein corona (PC) from native and denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA and dBSA). The efficiency of UCNP-protein complexes uptake by mouse peritoneal macrophages has been demonstrated. The use of this approach is a promising area of oncology, since instead of inefficient systemic intravenous delivery, peritoneal delivery is used, which can become the key to solving the problem of peritoneal cavity cancers.
EXPORT SUPPLY RESPONSE OF THE AUSTRALIAN CITRUS INDUSTRY
Creators: name: Gunawardana, P.J.
name: Kidane, Habtom
name: Kulendran, N.
name: Gunawardana, P.J.
name: Kidane, Habtom
name: Kulendran, N.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: Demand and Price Analysis

description: A model of export supply response of the Australian citrus industry is developed and estimated using cointegration and error correction techniques and quarterly data for the period 1983 to 1993. The estimates suggest that, even in the long run, the supply of citrus exports is inelastic with respect to relative price. The results also show that the adjustment of export supply to changes in relative price is not instantaneous, the domestic production capacity has a significant positive impact on export supply, and export supply in the June quarter in each year is significantly lower than in other quarters.
EDUCATION CULTURE: THE DIALECTICS BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY
Creators: name: Aygerim Arstanbek Kyzy Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan. (996)559333450 aarstanbekkyzyajgerim605@gmail.com
name: Elmuradova Surayyo Abdijalilovna Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages. Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 998906057717 elmurodovasurayyo6@gmail.com
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article analyzes the interaction between traditional and modern pedagogical approaches in the development of educational culture. It highlights the differences and commonalities between the traditional education system, based on social, cultural, and ethical values, and modern pedagogy, which incorporates technological innovations and advancements. The dialectical processes between the rigid norms of traditional education and the creative, independent thinking promoted by modern education are explored.
Two Dimensional Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Systems
Creators: name: Priour, D. J.
name: Hwang, E. H.
name: Sarma, S. Das
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop a theory for two-dimensional diluted magnetic semiconductor systems (e.g. $\textrm{Ga}_{1-x}\textrm{Mn}_{x}\textrm{As}$ layers) where the itinerant carriers mediating the ferromagnetic interaction between the impurity local moments, as well as the local moments themselves, are confined in a two-dimensional layer. The theory includes exact spatial disorder effects associated with the random local moment positions within a disordered RKKY lattice field theory description. We predict the ferromagnetic transition temperature ($T_{c}$) as well as the nature of the spontaneous magnetization. The theory includes disorder and finite carrier mean free path effects as well as the important correction arising from the {\it finite temperature} RKKY interaction, finding a strong density dependence of $T_{c}$ in contrast to the simple virtual crystal approximation.
description: New results added in connection with the Hohenberg-Mermin-Wagner theorem
EUROPEAN UNION CEREALS POLICY: AN EVOLUTIONARY INTERPRETATION
Creators: name: Harvey, David R.
name: Harvey, David R.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy

description: Following an introduction explaining the genesis of the paper, section 2 briefly reviews some relevant literature and concepts. On the basis of this review, section 3 develops an outline evolutionary model of policy development. Section 4 interprets the history and present status of the EU policy within this framework (here illustrated by the cereals policy which is taken as archetypal for the CAP as a whole). It characterises the policy history In broad evolutionary terms, emphasising the 'fitness for purpose' of various manifestations of the policy organism. The key conclusion from this section is that the present policy situation cannot be described as 'fit' - there is too much conflict between the present (rather new) policy environment and the character of the existing policy. This conclusion is in distinct contrast to more conventional views about the status of the present policy and to the current view from within the policy-making bureaucracy. Section 5 develops some major implications of this analysis for future development of the CAP. Section 6 offers some broad conclusions.
RESPONDENTS TO CONTINGENT VALUATION SURVEYS: CONSUMERS OR CITIZENS?
Creators: name: Blamey, Russell K.
name: Common, Mick S.
name: Quiggin, John C.
name: Blamey, Russell K.
name: Common, Mick S.
name: Quiggin, John C.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1995
Subjects: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: The fundamental assumption of the contingent valuation method (CYM) is that responses to CY questionnaires may be interpreted as expressions of consumer preferences. The consumer preference interpretation has been challenged in recent papers arguing that willingness to pay for wildlife preservation is generated, at least in part, by ethical concerns, rather than by a view that wildlife preservation will yield any benefit to individual respondents. Some further evidence bearing upon these questions is derived from a study of forest management in Australia undertaken by the Resource Assessment Commission (RAC). The evidence supports the interpretation that respondents are acting primarily as citizens.
Large-N QCD at strong transverse lattice gauge coupling
Creators: name: Patel, Apoorva D.
name: Ratabole, Raghunath
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We had previously obtained an integral equation for mesons in transverse lattice QCD, in the limit of large number of colours and strong transverse lattice gauge coupling [1]. This equation is a generalisation of the 't Hooft equation [2], by inclusion of the spin degrees of freedom. We analyse this equation to extract spectral properties and light-front wavefunctions of mesons. We also extend the method to study baryon properties in the same limit.
description: 6 pages, PoS style, Presented at Lattice 2005, Dublin
Impact force reduction by consecutive water entry of spheres
Creators: name: Rabbi, Rafsan
name: Speirs, Nathan
name: Kiyama, Akihito
name: Belden, Jesse
name: Truscott, Tadd
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Free-falling objects impacting onto water pools experience a very high initial impact force, greatest at the moment when breaking through the free surface. Many have intuitively wondered whether throwing another object in front of an important object (like oneself) before impacting the water surface may reduce this high impact force. Here, we test this idea experimentally by allowing two spheres to consecutively enter the water and measuring the forces on the trailing sphere. We find that the impact acceleration reduction on the trailing sphere depends on the dynamics of the cavity created by the first sphere and the relative timing of the second sphere impact. These combined effects are captured by the non-dimensional `Matryoshka' number, which classifies the observed phenomena into four major regimes. In three of these regimes, we find that the impact acceleration on the second sphere is reduced by up to 78\% relative to impact on a quiescent water surface. Surprisingly, in one of the regimes, the force on the trailing sphere is dramatically increased by more than 400\% in the worst case observed. We explain how the various stages of cavity evolution result in the observed alterations in impact force in this multi-body water entry problem.
description: 14 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Numbers of n-th neighbors and node-to-node distances in growing networks
Creators: name: Malarz, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Topology of exponential and scale-free trees and simple graphs is investigated numerically. The numbers of the nearest neighbors, the next-nearest neighbors, the next-next-nearest neighbors, the 4-th and the 5-th neighbors are calculated. The functional dependence of the node-to-node distance d_{ij} on the product of connectivities k_ik_j has been also checked. The results of simulations for exponential networks agree with the existing analytical predictions.
description: 5 pages, RevTeX4, 3 figures with 9 eps files, dedicated to Professor Andrzej Z. Maksymowicz on the occasion of his 65th birthday
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice: A New Zealand perspective
Creators: name: Lamond, Heather
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: The evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) movement emerged in themid-1990s and arrived on the shores of New Zealand in 2000 with Andrew Booth’s LIANZA Conferenceaddress in that year. The uptake of the practice in New Zealand in the 20 years since that time is thefocus of this article, looking at its use in all library sectors. The growth of interest in evidence-basedpractice is shown in the increasing number of articles and reports of EBLIP use in New Zealand overthat 20-year period, and current EBLIP use is outlined to provide examples and context to its use.Key findings include evidence of the use of EBLIP at both individual and institutional levels in NewZealand, and encouragingly, there is also evidence of library practice using evidence-based measuresand techniques but without the overt application of the EBLIP label to their work, possibly indicatingits acceptance and more widespread use. The LIANZA Research-SIG committee conducted its ownresearch into this practice using EBLIP methods, resulting in the identification of benefits and barriersto the use of this practice in the New Zealand context. This information forms the basis of adviceand support to those wanting to further explore the use of evidence-based library and informationpractice in the New Zealand context.
The Relationship of Retroelements with microRNAs in Memory Formation
Creators: name: R.N. Mustafin
Publisher: name: Opera Medica et Physiologica
Year: 2023
Subjects: microRNA
transposable elements
memory
retroelements
epigenetic mechanisms

description: Retroelements occupy 37% of the human genome and are involved in the regulation of gene expression in cis and in trans. A number of studies have shown that activation of retroelements in neuronal stem cells of the brain contributes to the genomic mosaicism required for the phenotypic diversity of differentiating neurons. These processes occur in the hippocampus, where memory is also formed, so I have proposed a hypothesis according to which retroele-ments are drivers of memory formation mechanisms. This is due to the sensitivity of retroelements to environmental influences and their ability to transpose into specific loci of the genome with the activation of brain-specific genes. In addition, proteins and non-coding RNAs involved in memory formation evolved from retroelements. The results of experimental articles are presented that prove this hypothesis, as well as refuting the key role of synaptic plasticity in memory consolidation. The cause of aging and neurodegenerative diseases with memory impairment is the pathological activation of retroelements, which can be influenced by specific microRNAs complementary to these retroelements. Therefore, I analyzed scientific articles in Scopus, Wos, PubMed and the MDTE DB database, which made it possible to identify 33 RE-derived microRNAs involved in Alzheimer's disease, of which 14 are associated with aging, and mechanisms of influence on the brain are described for 18 microRNAs. These microRNAs can be used as tools to target pathologically activated retroelements in aging and Alzheimer's disease to improve memory
EFFICIENT QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF JUMP PROCESSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SAFETY
Creators: name: Nganje, William E.
name: Nganje, William E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food safety
subject: efficient regulation
subject: quantitative risk assessment
subject: Poisson jump processes
subject: value of risk reduction

description: This paper develops a dynamic framework for efficient quantitative risk assessment from the simplest general risk, combining three parameters (contamination, exposure, and dose response) in a Kataoka safety-first model and a Poisson probability representing the uncertainty effect or jump processes associated with food safety. Analysis indicates that incorporating jump processes in food safety risk assessment provides more efficient cost/risk tradeoffs. Nevertheless, increased margin of safety may lead to reduction in food safety expenses on areas that have relative advantage in reducing mean risk. The paper also develops an alternative measure for the value of risk reduction associated with uncertainty of jump processes and the cost of food safety.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION NORTH DAKOTA COOPERATIVES MAKE TO THE STATE ECONOMY
Creators: name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: cooperatives
subject: North Dakota
subject: economic impact

description: Cooperatives are an important form of business organization in North Dakota; 405 cooperatives were operating in the state in 2004, with most (224) related to agriculture (farm supply, agricultural processing, and grain handling). In addition, 33 utility, 66 financial, and 82 cooperatives classified as "other" were operating in the state in 2004. Cooperatives exist to enhance sale price, reduce costs, or provide a service or product for their member-owners, but they also contribute significantly to the state's economy. This report will provide estimates of the contribution North Dakota cooperatives make to the state economy measured in terms of such key economic indicators as retail trade, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax revenue. North Dakota cooperatives' in-state direct expenditures totaled $2.0 billion in 2004. The largest expenditure category was the household sector ($802.0 million) which was comprised of payroll, patronage refunds, and stock retirement. The direct expenditures were applied to an input-output model to estimate total economic impacts. Total economic contribution resulting from cooperatives' direct expenditures was $6.1 billion in 2004, including $2.2 billion in personal income, and $1.5 billion in retail trade activity. Cooperatives provided full-time jobs for 11,162 workers with many of these jobs in rural areas, and cooperative activities supported an additional 53,676 secondary jobs throughout the state economy.
Einstein-aether theory, violation of Lorentz invariance, and metric-affine gravity
Creators: name: Heinicke, Christian
name: Baekler, Peter
name: Hehl, Friedrich W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the Einstein-aether theory of Jacobson and Mattingly (J&M) can be understood in the framework of the metric-affine (gauge theory of) gravity (MAG). We achieve this by relating the aether vector field of J&M to certain post-Riemannian nonmetricity pieces contained in an independent linear connection of spacetime. Then, for the aether, a corresponding geometrical curvature-square Lagrangian with a massive piece can be formulated straightforwardly. We find an exact spherically symmetric solution of our model.
description: Revtex4, 38 pages, 1 figure
Search for X(3872) in gamma gamma Fusion and ISR at CLEO
Creators: name: Zweber, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on a search for the X(3872) state using 15.1 fb^{-1} of e+ e- annihilation data taken with the CLEO III detector in the sqrt{s} = 9.46-11.30 GeV region. Separate searches for the production of X(3872) in untagged gamma gamma fusion and e+ e- annihilation following initial state radiation are made by taking advantage of the unique correlation of J/psi -> l+ l- in X(3872) decay into J/psi pi+ pi-. No signals are observed in either case, and 90% confidence upper limits are established as (2J+1)Gamma_{gammagamma}(X(3872))B(X -> J/psi pi+ pi-) < 12.9 eV and Gamma_{ee}(X(3872))B(X -> J/psi pi+ pi-) < 8.3 eV.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 1st Meeting of the APS Topical Group on Hadronic Physics, Fermilab, Oct. 24-26, 2004
The Role of Calcium-Binding Proteins in Gabaergic Neurons Reactions to the Excitotoxic Effect of Glutamate
Creators: name: M.V. Turovskaya
Publisher: name: Opera Medica et Physiologica
Year: 2023
Subjects: neurons
GABAergic neurons
calcium binding proteins
glutamate toxicity

description: Using immunocytochemistry and fluorescence microscopy, it was shown that the expression of the calcium-binding proteins parvalbumin, calbindin and calretinin in GABAergic neurons limited the increase in the level of cyto-solic calcium ([Ca2+]i) during the excitotoxic effect of glutamate (GluTox). Under conditions of repeated episodes of hypoxia, Ca2+ oscillations were generated in GABAergic neurons, and the expression of calcium-binding proteins de-termined the amplitude of hypoxia-induced Ca2+ impulses. Expression of parvalbumin during hypoxia was most effec-tive in suppressing the amplitude of Ca2+ signals. With GluTox, irreversible depolarization of the mitochondria of GABAergic neurons occurred, which lacked calcium-binding proteins, while the expression of parvalbumin, calbindin or calretinin contributed to the preservation of mitochondrial polarization and maintenance of their functioning under the influence of glutamate. At the same time, parvalbumin also turned out to be the most effective calcium-binding protein. As a result, restrictions on the level of [Ca2+]i during GluTox by calcium-binding proteins in GABAergic neurons led to suppression of the production of reactive oxygen species by mitochondria on the one hand, and on the other hand, calcium-binding proteins were able to protect GABAergic neurons from hyperproduction of nitric oxide. Thus, calcium-binding proteins were not only a marker of subtypes of GABAergic neurons, but also determined their physiological parameters under stressor conditions, which can be used to identify the subtype of GABAergic neurons by fluorescent signals of ROS production, nitric oxide, or the kinetics of Ca2+ signals.
Chiral Dynamics of Baryons in a Lorentz Covariant Quark Model
Creators: name: Faessler, Amand
name: Gutsche, Th.
name: Lyubovitskij, V. E.
name: Pumsa-ard, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop a manifestly Lorentz covariant chiral quark model for the study of baryons as bound states of constituent quarks dressed by a cloud of pseudoscalar mesons. The approach is based on a non-linear chirally symmetric Lagrangian, which involves effective degrees of freedom - constituent quarks and the chiral (pseudoscalar meson) fields. In a first step, this Lagrangian can be used to perform a dressing of the constituent quarks by a cloud of light pseudoscalar mesons and other heavy states using the calculational technique of infrared dimensional regularization of loop diagrams. We calculate the dressed transition operators with a proper chiral expansion which are relevant for the interaction of quarks with external fields in the presence of a virtual meson cloud. In a second step, these dressed operators are used to calculate baryon matrix elements. Applications are worked out for the masses of the baryon octet, the meson-nucleon sigma terms, the magnetic moments of the baryon octet, the nucleon charge radii, the strong vector meson-nucleon couplings and the full momentum dependence of the electromagnetic form factors of the nucleon.
description: 42 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Reduced randomness in quantum cryptography with sequences of qubits encoded in the same basis
Creators: name: Lamoureux, L. -P.
name: Bechmann-Pasquinucci, H.
name: Cerf, N. J.
name: Gisin, N.
name: Macchiavello, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the cloning of sequences of qubits prepared in the states used in the BB84 or 6-state quantum cryptography protocol, and show that the single-qubit fidelity is unaffected even if entire sequences of qubits are prepared in the same basis. This result is of great importance for practical quantum cryptosystems because it reduces the need for high-speed random number generation without impairing on the security against finite-size attacks.
description: 8 pages, submitted to PRA
NORTH DAKOTA LIGNITE ENERGY INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE ECONOMY FOR 2001 AND PROJECTED FOR 2002
Creators: name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Risk and Uncertainty
subject: economic impacts
subject: lignite (coal) mining
subject: lignite conversion
subject: input-output analysis

description: This report provides estimates of the lignite industry's contribution to the North Dakota economy, using key economic indicators such as retail trade activity, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax revenues. The estimates are based on actual industry expenditures for 2001 and projected expenditures for 2002. This analysis contains two measures of the relative importance of the lignite energy industry in North Dakota. First, the industry's share of the state's total sales to final demand (or exports) is evaluated. Second, the business volume generated by the industry is compared to the total gross business volume for the state. Expenditures were obtained from a survey of firms involved in lignite-related activities (mining or conversion) in North Dakota. Finally, wages paid by the coal mining sector are compared to those paid by other sectors of the state economy.
PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR GRAIN IMPORTERS
Creators: name: Wilson, William W.
name: Wagner, Robert
name: Wilson, William W.
name: Wagner, Robert
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Risk and Uncertainty
subject: price risk uncertainty
subject: hedging
subject: grain
subject: importers

description: The presence of multiple sources of uncertainty complicates hedging decisions. One of these is the output price and its correlation with input prices. The other is how far forward a firm covers its positions. This study analyzes hedging strategies for grain importers as processors. The analytical model addresses questions of the hedge horizon and accounts for the correlation between input and output prices and exchange rate risk. A theoretical model was developed explicitly modeling the operations of a grain importing firm. The concept of strategic demand for hedging was developed in the context of an analytical model, representing the adjustment in hedge ratios in relation to the hedge horizon and input-output price correlations. Results indicated that the hedging demand diminishes as the time horizon increases, that input-output price correlations have an important impact on hedging, as does the exchange rate. The model also illustrated the impact of price controls and/or output contracting on risk exposure and the demand for hedging.
Consistency of Muscle Synergies Extracted via Higher-Order Tensor Decomposition Towards Myoelectric Control
Creators: name: Ebied, Ahmed
name: Kinney-Lang, Eli
name: Escudero, Javier
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: In recent years, muscle synergies have been pro-posed for proportional myoelectric control. Synergies were extracted using matrix factorisation techniques (mainly non-negative matrix factorisation, NMF), which requires identification of synergies to tasks or movements. In addition, NMF methods were viable only with a task dimension of 2 degrees of freedoms(DoFs). Here, the potential use of a higher-order tensor model for myoelectric control is explored. We assess the ability of a constrained Tucker tensor decomposition to estimate consistent synergies when the task dimensionality is increased up to 3-DoFs. Synergies extracted from 3rd-order tensor of 1 and 3 DoFs were compared. Results showed that muscle synergies extracted via constrained Tucker decomposition were consistent with the increase of task-dimension. Hence, these results support the consideration of proportional 3-DoF myoelectric control based on tensor decompositions.
RESULTS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LAND VALUATION MODEL FOR THE 2004 AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT
Creators: name: Aakre, Dwight G.
name: Vreugdenhil, Harvey G.
name: Aakre, Dwight G.
name: Vreugdenhil, Harvey G.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Land valuation
subject: real estate assessment
subject: agricultural land

description: This report summarizes the 2004 results of the North Dakota Land Valuation Model. This model is used annually to estimate average land values by county, based on the value of production from cropland and non-cropland. The county land values developed from this procedure form the basis for the 2004 valuation of agricultural land for real estate tax assessment. The average all land value from this analysis is multiplied by the total acres of agricultural land on the county abstract to determine each county's total agricultural land value for taxation purposes. The State Board of Equalization compares this value with the total value assessed to agricultural property in each county. Each county is required by state statute to assess a total value of agricultural property within 5 percent of this value. The average value per acre of all agricultural land in North Dakota decreased by 0.66 percent based on the value of production analysis. Cropland value declined by 0.32 percent and non-cropland value dropped by 2.58 percent. The formula capitalization rate was below the minimum set by the State Legislature; therefore, the minimum rate of 9.5 percent was used. Changes in market value are included for comparison. Market value data is from the annual County Rents and Values survey conducted by North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service.
Study of the effects of magnetic braking on the lithium abundances of the Sun and solar-type stars
Creators: name: Navarro, R. Caballero
name: Hernández, A. García
name: Ayala, A.
name: Suárez, J. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The study of lithium (Li) surface abundance in the Sun and young stellar globular clusters which are seemingly anomalous in present-day scenarios, as well as the influence of rotation and magnetic braking (MB) on its depletion during pre-main sequence (PMS) and main sequence (MS). In this work, the effects of rotational mixing and of the rotational hydrostatic effects on Li abundances are studied by simulating several grids of PMS and MS rotating and non-rotating models. Those effects are combined with the additional impact of the MB (with magnetic field intensities ranging between 3.0 and 5.0 G). The data obtained from simulations are confronted by comparing different stellar parameters. The results show that the surface Li abundance for the Sun like models at the end of the PMS and throughout the MS decreases when rotational effects are included, i.e. the Li depletion rate for rotating models is higher than for non-rotating ones. This effect is attenuated when the MB produced by a magnetic field is present. This physical phenomena impacts also the star effective temperature ($T_{\mathrm{eff}}$) and its location in the HR diagram. The impact of MB in Li depletion is sensitive to the magnetic field intensity: the higher it is, the lower the Li destruction. A direct link between the magnetic fields and the convective zone (CZ) size is observed: stronger magnetic fields produce shallower CZ's. This result suggests that MB effect must be taken into consideration during PMS if we aim to reproduce Li abundances in young clusters.
Adolescent perceptions of mattering in the school mentoring context
Creators: name: Aller, Sharon A.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: This study examines adolescent perceptions of mentoring relationships with unrelated adults and suggests a typology of mentor behaviors that promote a sense of mattering to a mentor. A pretest/posttest quasi-experimental design was used with a sample of adolescents (n=34) enrolled in two rural high school social studies classes requiring their selection of a volunteer mentor. The selective influence of significant unrelated adult mentors was explored, with the hypothesis that mentors perceived as credible and valuable would exert the most positive influence on a perception of mattering. While this hypothesis was supported, the adolescent's perception o f mentor behaviors had a mediating effect on the relationship between credibility and value and mattering to the mentor at time two. Taking a pattern-centered approach to analysis, the mentor's challenge, expectations, pressure and support were examined using cluster analysis. Two patterns emerged with differential effects on the development of perceived mattering: Autonomy supportive and directive. Autonomy supportive mentoring was characterized by scores that were slightly below the mean on mentor pressure and above the mean on mentor support and expectations and mentor challenge. Adolescent perception of these behaviors was positively associated with a perception of the credibility and value of the mentor and perceived mattering to the mentor. Conversely, directive mentor behaviors were negatively associated with adolescents' perceptions of the credibility and value of the mentor and a sense of mattering to their mentor. Scores that were above the mean on mentor pressure and well below the mean on mentor support, challenge and expectations characterized this pattern. Findings are discussed in terms of their importance for theory building and conceptualization for both the mattering theoretical framework and consideration of the influence of mentoring on adolescent development.
Rastall's theory of gravity: Spherically symmetric solutions and the stability problem
Creators: name: Bronnikov, K. A.
name: Fabris, Júlio C.
name: Piattella, Oliver F.
name: Rodrigues, Denis C.
name: Santos, Edison C. O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the stability of static, spherically symmetric solutions of Rastall's theory in the presence of a scalar field with respect to spherically symmetric perturbations. It is shown that the stability analysis is inconsistent in the sense that linear time-dependent perturbations cannot exist, and we can conclude that these solutions are stable. Possible reasons for this inconsistency are discussed.
description: 9 pages, no figures
Imaging a Single-Electron Quantum Dot
Creators: name: Fallahi, Parisa
name: Bleszynski, Ania C.
name: Westervelt, Robert M.
name: Huang, Jian
name: Walls, Jamie D.
name: Heller, Eric J.
name: Hanson, Micah
name: Gossard, Arthur C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Images of a single-electron quantum dot were obtained in the Coulomb blockade regime at liquid He temperatures using a cooled scanning probe microscope (SPM). The charged SPM tip shifts the lowest energy level in the dot and creates a ring in the image corresponding to a peak in the Coulomb-blockade conductance. Fits to the lineshape of the ring determine the tip-induced shift of the electron energy state in the dot. SPM manipulation of electrons in quantum dots promises to be useful in understanding, building and manipulating circuits for quantum information processing.
description: 14 pages including 3 figures
ESG and Real Estate
Creators: name: McCabe, Jack
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2023
Subjects: ESG
real estate

description: After observing the enormous and rapidly growing pressure on humanity to slow the pace of climate change over recent years, I decided to explore the intersection of sustainable investing and the commercial real estate industry in this research project. I’m interested in real estate as a career after graduation and found that real estate is one of the most impactful sectors when it comes to global warming. Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. In creating a more environmentally-friendly world over the coming decades, everybody involved in the real estate industry will need to play an active role in designing and executing this vision. The massive influx of capital to investments weighing environmental, social, and governance considerations has created an exciting, yet still relatively unknown, atmosphere for the world of commercial real estate. In exploring this subject, I first wanted to examine how real estate and ESG investing principles are currently interacting. What is working? What is not? Does working mean financial performance or environmental performance? Maybe a balance of the two? What is slowing progress down? Where does the future seem to be headed? I’m going to break down the issues, answer these questions, and think through solutions - i.e., the best paths forward for regulators, developers, owners, operators, and anybody else involved in the crossover between real estate and a greener future.
NORTH DAKOTA LIGNITE ENERGY INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE ECONOMY FOR 2004 AND PROJECTED FOR 2005
Creators: name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
name: Coon, Randal C.
name: Leistritz, F. Larry
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: economic impacts
subject: lignite (coal) mining
subject: lignite conversion
subject: input-output analysis

description: This report provides estimates of the lignite industry's contribution to the North Dakota economy, using key economic indicators such as retail trade activity, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax revenues. The estimates are based on actual industry expenditures for 2004 and projected expenditures for 2005. This analysis contains two measures of the relative importance of the lignite energy industry in North Dakota. First, the industry's share of the state's total sales to final demand (or exports) is evaluated. Second, the business volume generated by the industry is compared to the total gross business volume for the state. Expenditures were obtained from a survey of firms involved in lignite-related activities (mining or conversion) in North Dakota. Finally, wages paid by the coal mining sector are compared to those paid by other sectors of the state economy. In 2004, the lignite industry accounted for $597.3 million in direct expenditures and $1.8 billion in total economic impacts. The lignite industry directly employed 3,933 workers in 2004, and generated an estimated 18,293 secondary jobs throughout the state economy.
title: История театра. В 4 частях. Ч. 2. История зарубежного театра Средних веков и эпохи Возрождения
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Профобразование
Year: 2021

description: Во второй части учебника представлена попытка обобщить и систематизировать вопросы развития театра и драматургии Средних веков и эпохи Возрождения. Издание содержит необходимый комплекс материалов (теоретические сведения, разноуровневые практические задания и хрестоматийные материалы) по истории театра и драматургии Средних веков и эпохи Возрождения. Учебник подготовлен в соответствии с требованиями Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта среднего профессионального образования по специальности 51.02.01 «Народное художественное творчество» («Театральное творчество»). Предназначен для учащихся учреждений среднего профессионального образования, изучающих дисциплины «История театра», «Литература», «Теория и история литературы», «История зарубежной литературы».
The Contention of Gender Affirmative Care
Creators: name: Neely, Thomas
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2023
Subjects: transgender
minors
social
GAC
transition
gender
affirming
care
conversion
nonmedical
detransition
therapy
opposition
psychology
bathroom

description: This thesis explores the nature of nonmedical, social aspects of gender affirming care (GAC) and social transitioning for transgender minors. It describes how the results of the two processes have lead to favorable psychological results, and covers the opposition against the processes for minors. This thesis finds that arguments against GAC and social transitioning for minors, as well as actions taken to impede the processes, are based on fallacious data, harmful assumptions, and ultimately result in the deterioration of mental health for transgender minors. It concludes that nonmedical GAC and social transition for transgender minors should be permissible, on the basis that opposition is false and harmful, and on the basis that allowing the processes to take place demonstrates exclusively benefits.
title: История театра. В 4 частях. Ч. 1. История античного театра
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Профобразование
Year: 2021

description: В первой части учебника представлена попытка обобщить и систематизировать вопросы происхождения и развития античного театра и драматургии. Издание содержит необходимый комплекс материалов (теоретические сведения, разноуровневые практические задания и хрестоматийные материалы) по истории античного театра и драматургии. Подготовлен в соответствии с требованиями Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта среднего профессионального образования по специальности 51.02.01 «Народное художественное творчество» («Театральное творчество»). Предназначен для учащихся учреждений среднего профессионального образования, изучающих дисциплины «История театра», «Литература», «Теория и история литературы», «История зарубежной литературы».
การรับรู้ความไม่เพียงพอของน้ำนมแม่: บทบาทพยาบาลผดุงครรภ์
Creators: name: กฤติกา ธรรมรัตนกูล
Publisher: name: มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต
Year: 2563
Subjects: การรับรู้, ความไม่เพียงพอของน้ำนม, มารดาหลังคลอด, บทบาทพยาบาลผดุงครรภ์

description: วารสารการพยาบาลและสุขภาพ สสอท., 2, 2, 13-26