cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Efficient Numerical Schemes for Multidimensional Population Balance Models
Creators: name: Inguva, Pavan
name: Braatz, Richard D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Multidimensional population balance models (PBMs) describe chemical and biological processes having a distribution over two or more intrinsic properties (such as size and age, or two independent spatial variables). The incorporation of additional intrinsic variables into a PBM improves its descriptive capability and can be necessary to capture specific features of interest. As most PBMs of interest cannot be solved analytically, computationally expensive high-order finite difference or finite volume methods are frequently used to obtain an accurate numerical solution. We propose a finite difference scheme based on operator splitting and solving each sub-problem at the limit of numerical stability that achieves a discretization error that is zero for certain classes of PBMs and low enough to be acceptable for other classes. In conjunction to employing specially constructed meshes and variable transformations, the scheme exploits the commutative property of the differential operators present in many classes of PBMs. The scheme has very low computational cost -- potentially as low as just memory reallocation. Multiple case studies demonstrate the performance of the proposed scheme.
MPEC 2025-E168 : DAILY ORBIT UPDATE (2025 March 14)
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Retention in opioid agonist treatment: a rapid review and meta-analysis comparing observational studies and randomized controlled trials
Creators: name: Klimas, Jan
name: Hamilton, Michee-Ana
name: Gorfinkel, Lauren
name: Adam, Ahmed
name: Cullen, Walter
name: Wood, Evan
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Background Although oral opioid agonist therapies (OATs), buprenorphine and methadone, are effective first-line treatments, OAT remains largely underutilized due to low retention rates and wide variation across programs. This rapid review therefore sought to summarize the retention rates reported by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled observational study designs that compared methadone to buprenorphine (or buprenorphine-naloxone). Methods We searched four electronic databases (EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, up to April 2018) for RCTs and controlled observational studies that compared oral fixed-dose methadone to buprenorphine versus methadone (or buprenorphine-naloxone). Data were extracted separately for two different definitions of retention in treatment: (1) length of time retained in the study and (2) presence on the final day of a study. Separate random effects meta-analyses were performed for RCTs and controlled observational studies. Data from controlled observational studies where retention was measured as the length of time retained in the study were not amenable to meta-analysis. Results Among 7603 studies reviewed, 10 RCTs and 3 observational studies met inclusion criteria (n = 5065) and compared fixed-dose oral buprenorphine with methadone. Across studies, the average retention rate was highly variable (RCTs: buprenorphine 20.0–82.5% and methadone 30.7–83.8%; observational studies: buprenorphine 20.2–78.3% and methadone 48.3–74.8%). For time period retained in the study, we observed no significant difference in treatment retention for buprenorphine versus methadone in RCTs (standardized mean difference [SMD] =  − 0.07; 95% CI − 0.35–0.21, p = 0.63; quality of evidence: low). For presence on the final study day, we observed no significant difference between buprenorphine and methadone treatment retention in RCTs (risk ratio [RR] = 0.89; 95% CI 0.73–1.08, p = 0.24; quality of evidence: low) and controlled observational studies (RR = 0.75; 95% CI 0.36–1.58, p = 0.45). Conclusion Meta-analysis of existing RCTs suggests retention in oral fixed-dose opioid agonist therapy with methadone appears to be generally equal to buprenorphine (or buprenorphine-naloxone), with wide variation across studies. Similarly, a meta-analysis of three controlled observational studies indicated no difference in treatment retention although there was significant heterogeneity among the included studies. The length of follow-up did not appear to affect the retention rate.
Supplementary Methods from Genomic architecture and functional effects of potential human inversion supergenes
Creators: name: Campoy, Elena
name: Puig, Marta
name: Yakymenko, Illya
name: Lerga-Jaso, Jon
name: Cáceres, Mario
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 60408 Genomics

description: Detailed description of methods used in the analysis.
The index of equidimensional flag manifolds
Creators: name: Basu, Samik
name: Kundu, Bikramjit
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: Metric Geometry (math.MG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 55M20, 55M35, Secondary: 52A35, 55N91

description: In this paper, we consider the flag manifold of $p$ orthogonal subspaces of equal dimension which carries an action of the cyclic group of order $p$. We provide a complete calculation of the associated Fadell-Husseini index. This may be thought of as an odd primary version of the computations of Baralić et al [Forum Math., 30 (2018), pp. 1539--1572] for the Grassmann manifold $G_n(\mathbb{R}^{2n})$. These results have geometric consequences for $p$-fold orthogonal shadows of a convex body.
description: 23 pages
The Cariboo Sentinel
Creators: name: (:Null)
Publisher: name: Barkerville : George Wallace
Year: 2011

description: The Cariboo Sentinel was published in Barkerville, in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia, and ran from June 1865 to October 1875. At the time, Barkerville was home to a fast-growing community of miners who had been attracted to the Cariboo region by the discovery of gold. The Sentinel was published by George Wallace, and its stated objective was not only to disseminate mining intelligence, but also to eradicate official abuse[s] of power, both within the Cariboo region and beyond (vol. 1, no. 1, p. 2).
Mechanical and Structural Characterization of Pineapple Leaf Fiber
Creators: name: Gaba, Eric Worlawoe
name: Asimeng, Bernard Owusu
name: Kaufmann, Elsie Effah
name: Katu, Solomon Kingsley
name: Foster, Johan
name: Tiburu, Elvis K.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Evidence-based research had shown that elevated alkali treatment of pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) compromised the mechanical properties of the fiber. In this work, PALF was subjected to differential alkali concentrations: 1, 3, 6, and 9% wt/wt to study the influence on the mechanical and crystal properties of the fiber. The crystalline and mechanical properties of untreated and alkali-treated PALF samples were investigated by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and tensile testing analysis. The XRD results indicated that crystal properties of the fibers were modified with 6% wt/wt alkali-treated PALF recording the highest crystallinity and crystallite size of 76% and 24 nm, respectively. The FTIR spectra suggested that all alkali-treated PALF samples underwent lignin and hemicellulose removal to varying degrees. An increase in the crystalline properties improved the mechanical properties of the PALF treated with alkali at 6% wt/wt, which has the highest tensile strength (1620 MPa). Although the elevated alkali treatment resulted in decreased mechanical properties of PALF, crystallinity generally increased. The findings revealed that the mechanical properties of PALF not only improve with increasing crystallinity and crystallite size, but are also dependent on the intermediate bond between adjacent cellulose chains.
Adaptive meshfree approximation for linear elliptic partial differential equations with PDE-greedy kernel methods
Creators: name: Wenzel, Tizian
name: Winkle, Daniel
name: Santin, Gabriele
name: Haasdonk, Bernard
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We consider meshless approximation for solutions of boundary value problems (BVPs) of elliptic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) via symmetric kernel collocation. We discuss the importance of the choice of the collocation points, in particular by using greedy kernel methods. We introduce a scale of PDE-greedy selection criteria that generalizes existing techniques, such as the PDE-$P$-greedy and the PDE-$f$-greedy rules for collocation point selection. For these greedy selection criteria we provide bounds on the approximation error in terms of the number of greedily selected points and analyze the corresponding convergence rates. This is achieved by a novel analysis of Kolmogorov widths of special sets of BVP point-evaluation functionals. Especially, we prove that target-data dependent algorithms that make use of the right hand side functions of the BVP exhibit faster convergence rates than the target-data independent PDE-$P$-greedy. The convergence rate of the PDE-$f$-greedy possesses a dimension independent rate, which makes it amenable to mitigate the curse of dimensionality. The advantages of these greedy algorithms are highlighted by numerical examples.
Evaluation of Hybrid Power Performance with Solar & Wind Energy
Creators: name: Md. Shajedul Islam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Hybrid power generation system
Performance evaluation using MATLAB
Solar & Wind Turbine Combine Power Generation

description: This paper represents the hybrid power performance of solar & wind energy with the help of buttery storage system and solar & wind charging circuit. The extreme of this venture is to execute and explore whether the sun powered and wind combine control era conceivable or not. This extend is created into two stages to be specific, equipment and MATLAB recreation implementation. In hardware implementation, this are the equipment’s two diode 1N4148, one IC 7805 and two 100nF capacitor with which we made solar charger. This are equipment’s X-rated capacitor, four IN 4007 diode, 470 μF capacitor, 1 MΩ and 100 KΩ 2W resistor and 12 V Zener diode with which we made AC to DC converter. As for the simulation part, we need calculated some resistor, capacitor and inductor value those are use in wind turbine boost converter circuit as well as MPPT code for improve the wind energy performance. And the other hand we need to calculated buck converter circuit and achieved maximum power we design such as MPPT code that are improve solar energy performance. Therefore, the solar and wind energy is proven more effective for capturing the maximum sunlight as well as wind thus giving the more output as we desired.
D6.22- 4th periodic report on PhDs
Creators: name: La Ragione, Roberto
name: Poirier, Aurore
name: Cantlay, Jennifer
name: Horton, Dan
name: Van Der Poel, Wim
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: 12-month progress of the One Health EJP PhD students between January and December 2021
Sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios and Ennodia at Pherai (Makalorema)
Creators: name: Canlas, Gino
Publisher: name: Database of Religious History (DRH)
Year: 2021

description: An extramural sanctuary with a Doric peripteral temple just outside the city walls of Ancient Pherai, interpreted as dedicated to Zeus Thaulios and the local Thessalian goddess Ennodia.
Generalization of Siegel's Method to theta 1
Creators: name: Me'meh, Maher
name: Saraeb, Ali
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Complex Variables (math.CV)
subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We present a new proof of the transformation law of $\vartheta_1$ under the action of the generator of the full modular group $Γ$ using Siegel's method.
Policy Paper | Skills and knowledge transfer to boost the bioeconomy
Creators: name: WUR
name: Greenovate! Europe
name: RISE Research Institute Sweden
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The bioeconomy transition will require a broad set of competencies; not only technical expertise in engineering, green chemistry, and bioprocessing, but also data and value chain analysis, business and marketing strategies, systems thinking, entrepreneurship, and regulatory expertise. 

A multidisciplinary approach to skills development can bridge knowledge gaps, enhance workforce adaptability, and enable achievement of the priorities set out in the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and national bioeconomy roadmaps. However, developing and transferring knowledge effectively remains a challenge. Successful knowledge transfer requires structured collaboration, where the ‘sender’ and ‘receiver’ not only exchange knowledge but also ensure its practical application, absorption, and replication. Beyond technical expertise, knowledge transfer must also consider socio-economic and political dimensions, the structure of education systems, public engagement, and the governance frameworks necessary for a sustainable bioeconomy transition.

This policy paper provides good practices, guidance and policy recommendations that support knowledge transfer and skills development in the bioeconomy, based on the CEE2ACT project outcomes.
Quasi-local studies of the particle surfaces and their stability in general spacetimes
Creators: name: Song, Yong
name: Zhang, Chuanyu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, enlightened by the definition of the photon surface given by Claudel, Virbhadra and Ellis, we give a quasi-local definition of the particle surface. From this definition, one can study the evolution of the circular orbits in general spacetime. Especially, we pointed out that this definition can be used to get the spherical circular orbits in stationary spacetimes which cannot be got by the definition of Claudel, Virbhadra and Ellis. Further, we give a condition to exclude the particle surface in spacetime without gravity. Simultaneously, we give a quasi-local definition of the stability of the particle surface in general spacetime. From this definition, one can get the evolution equation of the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) in general spacetime. To verify the correctness of these definitions, we studied the circular orbits in some special cases and the results are all consistent with the previous results.
description: Eqs. (4.6),(4.9) and (4.10) have been modified
How Do Magnetic Field Models Affect Astrophysical Limits on Light Axion-like Particles? An X-Ray Case Study with NGC 1275
Creators: name: Matthews, James H.
name: Reynolds, Christopher S.
name: Marsh, M. C. David
name: Sisk-Reynés, Júlia
name: Rodman, Payton E.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2022
Subjects: 330
High-Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics

description: Abstract: Axion-like particles (ALPs) are a well-motivated extension to the standard model of particle physics, and X-ray observations of cluster-hosted AGN currently place the most stringent constraints on the ALP coupling to electromagnetism, g a γ , for very light ALPs (m a ≲ 10−11 eV). We revisit limits obtained by Reynolds et al. using Chandra X-ray grating spectroscopy of NGC 1275, the central AGN in the Perseus cluster, examining the impact of the X-ray spectral model and magnetic field model. We also present a new publicly available code, ALPro, which we use to solve the ALP propagation problem. We discuss evidence for turbulent magnetic fields in Perseus and show that it can be important to resolve the magnetic field structure on scales below the coherence length. We reanalyze the NGC 1275 X-ray spectra using an improved data reduction and baseline spectral model. We find the limits are insensitive to whether a partially covering absorber is used in the fits. At low m a (m a ≲ 10−13 eV), we find marginally weaker limits on g a γ (by 0.1–0.3 dex) with different magnetic field models, compared to Model B from Reynolds et al. (2020). A Gaussian random field (GRF) model designed to mimic ∼50 kpc scale coherent structures also results in only slightly weaker limits. We conclude that the existing Model B limits are robust assuming that β pl ≈ 100, and are insensitive to whether cell-based or GRF methods are used. However, astrophysical uncertainties regarding the strength and structure of cluster magnetic fields persist, motivating high-sensitivity RM observations and tighter constraints on the radial profile of β pl.
HARMONise – Towards the sustainable management of metadata associated with marine molecular sequencing data
Creators: name: Bienhold, Christina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: sequencing metadata
eDNA
interoperability
metadata standards

description: Biomolecules, such as DNA and RNA, provide a wealth of information about the distribution and function of marine organisms, and molecular sequencing data from the marine realm is generated across several Helmholtz Centers. Biomolecular (meta)data, i.e. DNA and RNA sequences and all steps involved in their creation, exhibit great internal diversity and complexity. However, high-quality (meta)data management is not yet well developed and harmonized in environmentally focused Helmholtz Centers. As part of the HMC Project HARMONise (Enhancing the interoperability of marine biomolecular (meta)data across Helmholtz Centres), we developed sustainable solutions to enable high-quality, standards-compliant curation and management of marine biomolecular metadata at AWI and GEOMAR to better embed biomolecular science into broader digital ecosystems and research domains. Our approach builds on a relational database that aligns metadata with community standards such as the MIxS (Minimum Information about any (x) sequence) supported by the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) to promote global interoperability. A web-based portal enables the standardized export and exchange of core metadata, e.g. with the Marine Data Portal (https://marine-data.de/), which will enhance the findability and accessibility of biomolecular (meta)data within and across research areas. The alignment of HARMONise-hosted metadata with domain-specific standards and the provision of data in the relevant exchange formats will facilitate interoperability with the Helmholtz knowledge graph (UNHIDE, https://docs.unhide.helmholtz-metadaten.de/intro.html) and global digital ecosystems (Ocean Info Hub of the UNESCO Ocean Data and Information System, https://oceaninfohub.org/). HARMONise thus specifically targets the advancement of F, A, and I in FAIR for biomolecular (meta)data, and supports Helmholtz researchers in delivering high-quality metadata to international data repositories. HARMONise connects with high-level international projects of the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) Programme of the UN Decade of Ocean Science, to further align our developments with global strategies and ensure Helmholtz-to-global interoperability. The project HARMONise (ZT-I-PF-3-027) is funded by the Initiative and Networking Fund as part of the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration Project cohort 2021.
Correction to: Phenotypic plasticity of natural Populus trichocarpa populations in response to temporally environmental change in a common garden
Creators: name: Liu, Yang
name: El-Kassaby, Yousry A.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Correction to: BMC Evol Biol (2019) 19:231 https:// doi. org/ 10. 1186/ s12862- 019- 1553-6
UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Creators: name: Gregson, Celia L
name: Armstrong, David J
name: Bowden, Jean
name: Cooper, Cyrus
name: Edwards, John
name: Gittoes, Neil J L
name: Harvey, Nicholas
name: Kanis, John
name: Leyland, Sarah
name: Low, Rebecca
name: McCloskey, Eugene
name: Moss, Katie
name: Parker, Jane
name: Paskins, Zoe
name: Poole, Kenneth
name: Reid, David M
name: Stone, Mike
name: Thomson, Julia
name: Vine, Nic
name: Compston, Juliet
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2022
Subjects: Osteoporosis
Fracture
Guideline
Nogg
Humans
Risk Assessment
Bone Density
Middle Aged
Female
Male
Fractures, Bone
United Kingdom

description: The National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) has revised the UK guideline for the assessment and management of osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women, and men age 50 years and older. Accredited by NICE, this guideline is relevant for all healthcare professionals involved in osteoporosis management.IntroductionThe UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) first produced a guideline on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in 2008, with updates in 2013 and 2017. This paper presents a major update of the guideline, the scope of which is to review the assessment and management of osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women, and men age 50 years and older.MethodsWhere available, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials were used to provide the evidence base. Conclusions and recommendations were systematically graded according to the strength of the available evidence.ResultsReview of the evidence and recommendations are provided for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, fracture-risk assessment and intervention thresholds, management of vertebral fractures, non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments, including duration and monitoring of anti-resorptive therapy, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, and models of care for fracture prevention. Recommendations are made for training; service leads and commissioners of healthcare; and for review criteria for audit and quality improvement.ConclusionThe guideline, which has received accreditation from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), provides a comprehensive overview of the assessment and management of osteoporosis for all healthcare professionals involved in its management. This position paper has been endorsed by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and by the European Society for the Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Practical Considerations for Continuous Time-Domain Cerebrovascular Reactivity Indices in Traumatic Brain Injury: Do Scaling Errors in Parent Signals Matter?
Creators: name: Froese, Logan
name: Gomez, Alwyn
name: Sainbhi, Amanjyot Singh
name: Slack, Trevor
name: Zeiler, Frederick A
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2022
Subjects: Traumatic brain injury
Cerebral Autoregulation
Linearity
Continuous Monitoring
Cerebrovascular Reactivity (Cvrx)

description: Literature pertaining to traumatic brain injury care involves the mediation and control of secondary brain injury mechanisms, chief among these is cerebral autoregulation. Cerebral autoregulation is frequently assessed through surrogate measures of cerebrovascular reactivity. An important aspect to acknowledge when calculating cerebrovascular reactivity indices is the linearity within two-parent bio-signals or variables. We highlighted the concept of linearity in raw parent bio-signals used for the calculation of the cerebrovascular reactivity index and what potential implications linearity carries for index derivation. Key of which is that the initial differencing or location of the pressure probes does not influence linear methods of cerebral reactivity calculations so long as the slow-wave vasogenic changes are being recorded.
Ichnofabric oscillatory curves as an indicator of the tide-dominated depositional system, Samarinda area, Kutai Basin (Indonesia)
Creators: name: Arifullah, Ery
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: bioturbation index
ichnodiversity
number of behavior
penetration
ichnofossil diameter
principal component analysis
oscillatory curves

description: The overall purpose of this study was to reinterpret the paleoenvironmental processes in the Samarinda area, Kutai Basin, Indonesia. Ichnofabric methods are used for that. The bioturbation index (BI), ichnodiversity (ID), number of behavior (NB), penetration depth (PD), ichnofossil diameter (Dm), in ichnofabric units were scrutinized. The data were processed by principal component analysis (PCA). The main findings were (1) the PC-1 and PC-2 oscillatory curves, and (2) the phase between PC-1 and PC-2 curves (i.e., out of phase and in phase). The PC-1 curve was loaded by BI, ID, and NB and the PC-2 was loaded by PD and Dm. The generated curves were interpreted as the indicators of colonization window, organism mobility, and space using by the organism. The oscillatory pattern of curve suggested how the organism interact with the substrate are repeated that dictated routinely by the paleoenvironmental processes variation that suggested as the tide-dominated depositional system.
A mushy source for the geysers of Enceladus
Creators: name: Meyer, Colin R.
name: Buffo, Jacob J.
name: Nimmo, Francis
name: Wells, Andrew J.
name: Boury, Samuel
name: Tomlinson, Tara C.
name: Parkinson, Jamie R. G.
name: Vasil, Geoffrey M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Enceladus is a primary target for astrobiology due to the $\rm H_2O$ plume ejecta measured by the Cassini spacecraft and the inferred subsurface ocean sustained by tidal heating. Sourcing the plumes via a direct connection from the ocean to the surface requires a fracture through the entire ice shell ($\sim$10 km). Here we explore an alternative mechanism in which shear heating within shallower tiger stripe fractures produces partial melting in the ice shell and interstitial convection allows fluid to be ejected as geysers. We use an idealized two-dimensional multiphase reactive transport model to simulate the thermomechanics of a mushy region generated by an upper bound estimate for the localized shear heating rate in a salty ice shell. From our simulations, we predict the temperature, porosity, salt content, melting rate, and liquid volume of an intrashell mushy zone surrounding a fracture. We find that the rate of internal melting can match the observed $\rm H_2O$ eruption rate and that there is sufficient brine volume within the mushy zone to sustain the geysers for $\sim350$ kyr without additional melting. The composition of the liquid brine is, however, distinct from that of the ocean, due to partial melting. This shear heating mechanism for geyser formation applies to Enceladus and other icy moons and has implications for our understanding of the geophysical processes and astrobiological potential of icy satellites.
description: Main text (11 pages, 3 figures), supplement (16 pages, 7 figures, 1 table). Added new figures and discussion to the supplement
A generalized metric-type structure with some applications
Creators: name: Olaoluwa, Hallowed O.
name: Ige, Aminat O.
name: Olaleru, Johnson O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: General Mathematics (math.GM)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 54E99, 54E350

description: The paper introduces the class of O-metric spaces, a novel generalization of metric-type spaces, classifying almost all possible metric types into upward and downward O-metrics. We list some topologies arising from O-metrics and discuss convergence, sequential continuity, first countability and T$_2$ separation. The topology of an O-metric space can be generated by an upward O-metric on the space hence the focus on upward O-metric spaces. A theorem on the existence and uniqueness of a fixed point of some contractive-like map is proved and related with some other well known fixed point results in literature. Applications to the estimation of distances, polygon inequalities, and optimization of entries in infinite symmetric matrices are also given.
description: 35 pages
Towards FAIR Digital Objects for Heritage Science Data
Creators: name: Fremout, Wim
name: Padfield, Joseph
name: Sotiropoulou, Sophia
name: Schmidle, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Heritage Science
FAIR
FAIR Digital Objects
JSON Schema
Cordra
Data Modelling

description: Heritage science is an interdisciplinary field that involves the scientific study of cultural and natural heritage. It entails collecting and producing a wide variety of data, including descriptions of objects and sites, samples, sampling locations, scientific instrumentation, analytical methods, conservation and restoration records, environmental monitoring data, documentation, and digital representations. E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) is a collaborative effort among key players in Europe and beyond, on the verge of becoming an operational European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). The focus is on cooperation, for which interoperability of processes and the need for FAIR and linked data are indispensable prerequisites.

This presentation will cover ongoing efforts to advance the realisation of digital objects for encapsulating and describing data collected in E-RIHS and may serve as a framework for heritage science data in general. The work was carried out within the scope of IPERION HS, the last of the past projects building towards E-RIHS. The focus is on minimising documentation burden while enhancing interoperability through the creation of reusable, linkable digital objects.

A systematic, bottom-up methodology is employed to break down the entire metadata environment of heritage science into accessible individual digital objects. These objects are semantically consistent and correspond to separate entities that are linked together to form the data flow involved in a research project. The models are meticulously modelled, taking into account all essential metadata associated with them. Existing data and metadata gathered during previous and current E-RIHS-related projects, as well as similar models and standards defined in other research domains, were studied wherever possible.

The Simple Dynamic Modelling tool, developed by the National Gallery, was extensively used to facilitate the development of the models and their visualisation. The models can be found in the E-RIHS organisation on GitHub. They are revised frequently as related models evolve, ensuring efficient linking between the models and avoiding duplication of metadata.

The models are then converted into JSON Schema, which after validation, can be visualized and evaluated using commonly used software libraries that generate web-forms from JSON schema documents. An instance of Cordra, open source software for managing digital objects instance and implementing the Digital Object Interface Protocol (DOIP), was created for E-RIHS to serve as a searchable database and metadata repository for heritage science digital objects. The ultimate goal is to pave the way for a future where information is not only preserved but also effortlessly navigable and actionable within the broader heritage scientific landscape.
Kalophrynus interlineatus
Creators: name: Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
Kalophrynus
Kalophrynus interlineatus

description: Kalophrynus interlineatus (Blyth)
 Material examined. – Keo Seima: FMNH 262687, along small river in disturbed evergreen mixed with deciduous forest, 150 m elev., coll. J. Walston, May.2000.
Pichrada: FMNH 262688, rock hill at base of Phnom Nam Lyr Mountain, near 12°32'16"N 107°32'10"E, 700 m elev., 18 Jun.2000; FMNH 262689-90, Phnom Nam Lyr Mountain, evergreen mixed with deciduous and bamboo forest, near 12°32'16"N 107°32'00"E, 600-700 m elev., 21-22 Jun.2000.
 Remarks. – These agree with the expanded descriptions by Parker (1934; as a subspecies of K. pleurostigma Tschudi) and Matsui et al. (1996) by having toes less than one-third webbed, with the third toe webbing not extending beyond the distal subarticular tubercle; and the free portion of the fifth toe longer than the distance from snout to nostril. The dorsal pattern is variable, as reported by Parker (1934): FMNH 262687 has a narrow dark streak commencing on the tip of the snout; FMNH 262688 has a reticulated dark marking; FMNH 262689 has an inverted V-shaped dark marking, and scattered round, black spots; and FMNH 262690 has no distinct markings. All four specimens have a black ocellar spot edged in white at the groin.
FMNH 262688 was collected at night (2030 hrs.) on the bare surface of a rock outcrop, and FMNH 262690 was taken on a forest trail in the morning (0930 hrs.), both away from water.
Ohler et al. (2002) reported the species from the mountains of southwestern Cambodia. Parker (1934) and Bourret (1942) reported the species from Cambodia, without specific localities.
description: Published as part of Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, pp. 129-155 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244981
Limnonectes kuhlii
Creators: name: Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Limnonectes
Limnonectes kuhlii

description: Limnonectes kuhlii (Tschudi)
 Material examined. – Siem Pang: FMNH 262726-30, bamboo mixed with evergreen forest, near 14°16'03.7"N 106°37'44.6"E, 550- 600 m elev., 01 Dec.2003.
Ta Veng: FMNH 262722-25, hilly evergreen mixed with bamboo forest, O Lopeung Stream, 14°11'16.3"N 107°17'36.1"E, 160 m elev., 19-21 Nov.2003.
 Remarks. – Three males (SVL 60.3 – 66.5, mean ± SD 63.7 ± 3.1, N = 3) and six females (SVL 50.1 – 61.6, mean ± SD 55.5 ± 3.9, N = 6) have the tympanum hidden; a supratympanic fold from the eye to behind axilla; low, radiating intersecting ridges on the dorsum; heavy wrinkling on flanks; rounded, white asperities on the dorsal surface of the tibia and tarsus; and all toes fully webbed to disc. The head and odontoids at the front of the mandible are larger in males than in females.
Specimens were collected submerged in shallow water or on the bank within 30 cm of rocky seeps, small rocky streams, and side pools of rocky streams.
This is the first report of the species from Cambodia.
description: Published as part of Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, pp. 129-155 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244981
A generalization of Iseki Formula and the transformation of $θ_1(z, τ)$
Creators: name: Me'meh, Maher
name: Saraeb, Ali
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we give a generalization of Iseki's formula and use it to prove the transformation law of $θ_1(z, τ)$.
Genome-wide sequencing as a first-tier screening test for short tandem repeat expansions
Creators: name: Rajan Babu, Indhu Shree
name: Peng, Junran
name: Chiu, Readman
name: IMAGINE Study
name: CAUSES Study
name: Li, Chenkai
name: Mohajeri, Arezoo
name: Dolzhenko, Egor
name: Eberle, Michael A.
name: Birol, Inanc
name: Friedman, J. M. (Jan Marshall), 1947-
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Background Screening for short tandem repeat (STR) expansions in next-generation sequencing data can enable diagnosis, optimal clinical management/treatment, and accurate genetic counseling of patients with repeat expansion disorders. We aimed to develop an efficient computational workflow for reliable detection of STR expansions in next-generation sequencing data and demonstrate its clinical utility. Methods We characterized the performance of eight STR analysis methods (lobSTR, HipSTR, RepeatSeq, ExpansionHunter, TREDPARSE, GangSTR, STRetch, and exSTRa) on next-generation sequencing datasets of samples with known disease-causing full-mutation STR expansions and genomes simulated to harbor repeat expansions at selected loci and optimized their sensitivity. We then used a machine learning decision tree classifier to identify an optimal combination of methods for full-mutation detection. In Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA)-aligned genomes, the ensemble approach of using ExpansionHunter, STRetch, and exSTRa performed the best (precision = 82%, recall = 100%, F1-score = 90%). We applied this pipeline to screen 301 families of children with suspected genetic disorders. Results We identified 10 individuals with full-mutations in the AR, ATXN1, ATXN8, DMPK, FXN, or HTT disease STR locus in the analyzed families. Additional candidates identified in our analysis include two probands with borderline ATXN2 expansions between the established repeat size range for reduced-penetrance and full-penetrance full-mutation and seven individuals with FMR1 CGG repeats in the intermediate/premutation repeat size range. In 67 probands with a prior negative clinical PCR test for the FMR1, FXN, or DMPK disease STR locus, or the spinocerebellar ataxia disease STR panel, our pipeline did not falsely identify aberrant expansion. We performed clinical PCR tests on seven (out of 10) full-mutation samples identified by our pipeline and confirmed the expansion status in all, showing absolute concordance between our bioinformatics and molecular findings. Conclusions We have successfully demonstrated the application of a well-optimized bioinformatics pipeline that promotes the utility of genome-wide sequencing as a first-tier screening test to detect expansions of known disease STRs. Interrogating clinical next-generation sequencing data for pathogenic STR expansions using our ensemble pipeline can improve diagnostic yield and enhance clinical outcomes for patients with repeat expansion disorders.
Tunneling of Bell Particles, Page Curve and Black Hole Information
Creators: name: Chu, Chong-Sun
name: Miao, Rong-Xin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose that the quantum states of black hole responsible for the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy are given by a thin shell of Bell particles located at the region just underneath the horizon. We argue that the configuration can be stabilized by a new kind of degeneracy pressure which is suggested by a noncommutative geometry in the interior of the black hole. Black hole singularity is avoided. We utilize the work of Parikh and Wilczek \cite{Parikh:1999mf} to include the effect of tunneling on the Bell particles. We show that partially tunneled Bell particles give the Page curve of Hawking radiation, and the entirety of information initially stored in the black hole is returned to the outside via the Hawking radiation. In view of entropic force, the location of these Bell states is naturally related to the island and the quantum extremal surface.
description: v3: 1+15 pages, 3 figures. PLB version
Undergraduate Occupational Therapy (OT) students’ experience on implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) framework for collaborative learning: An Exploratory Qualitative Research
Creators: name: Chan, Lyne Jing Xuan
name: Raja, Dashaini
name: Lee, Swee Sin
name: Kwek, Wu-Xin Gabriel
name: Tan, Heidi Siew Khoon
Publisher: name: Singapore Institute of Technology
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420104
subject: Occupational therapy
classificationCode: 390110
subject: Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 390305
subject: Professional education and training

description: This study explores how undergraduate occupational therapy (OT) students in Singapore use Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) for collaborative learning during clinical placements, addressing gaps in understanding collaborative learning processes and the limited qualitative research on EPA’s role in preparing students for clinical practice. Through an online exploratory qualitative study with 24 students, four key themes were identified to enhance collaborative learning: EPA design, student proactiveness, accessible learning environments, and the role of Clinical Educators in facilitating learning. Findings suggest the need for EPA refinements to improve objectiveness, accessibility, and flexibility, enhancing collaborative learning for OT students.
Microhyla berdmorei
Creators: name: Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
Microhyla
Microhyla berdmorei

description: Microhyla berdmorei (Blyth)
 Material examined. – Keo Seima: FMNH 262838, hilly evergreen mixed with deciduous and bamboo forest, near 12°10'34.9"N 106°57'47.6"E, 190 m elev., 9 Nov.2003; FMNH 262839-42, bamboo mixed with evergreen forest, near 12°16'45.7"N 106°56'36.4"E, 180 m elev., 8 Nov.2003.
O’Rang: FMNH 262837, hilly evergreen forest, near 12°16'24.6"N 107°03'53.1"E, 350 m elev., 10 Dec.2003.
Pichrada: FMNH 262653, Phnom Nam Lyr Mountain, evergreen mixed with deciduous and bamboo forest, near 12°32'16"N 107°32'00"E, 600-700 m elev., 20 Jun.2000.
Siem Pang: FMNH 262833-36, bamboo mixed with evergreen forest, tributary of O Chay Stream, 14°18'28.6"N 106°33'02.6"E, 310 m elev., 5 Dec.2003.
Ta Veng: FMNH 262832, hilly evergreen forest mixed with bamboo forest, O Greng Mak Stream, 14°12'00.5"N 107°18'29.8"E, 200 m elev., 20 Nov.2003.
 Remarks. – An adult female (SVL 41.7) and nine adult males (SVL 30.5 – 40.0, mean ± SD 35.1 ± 3.5, N = 9) have an obtusely pointed snout; dark throat; toes fully webbed, reaching base of expanded discs on toes; third and fifth toes equal in length; and outer and inner metatarsal tubercles. Males have a strong fold across the throat.
Specimens were collected day and night on sandy, gravel or rocky banks of slow-moving streams, and on the forest floor away from water.
Bourret (1942) reported the species from north-central Cambodia, and both Bourret (1942) and Ohler et al. (2002) reported the species from the mountains of southwestern Cambodia.
description: Published as part of Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, pp. 129-155 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244981
Jakob Buchli, geboren 4. März 1876, gestorben 1. April 1945
Creators: name: Gasser, Dr.
name: Ziegler, Max
name: Schwyzer, Julius
Publisher: name: [Steno-Verlag]
Year: 1945
Subjects: subject: 625 Eisenbahn- und Straßenbau
subject: 920 Biografien, Genealogie, Insignien
subject: Nachruf
subject: Buchli, Jakob
subject: Winterthur

description: Enth.: Ansprache gehalten von Herrn Pfarrer Dr. Gasser anlässlich der kirchlichen Bestattung von Herrn Direktor Dr. h. c. Jakob Buchli im Kirchgemeindehaus Winterthur am 6. April 1945 ; Gedenkworte von Herrn Dr. Max Ziegler, Direktor der Schweizerischen Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik Winterthur ; Abschiedsworte von Herrn Dr. J. Schwyzer für den A. H. Utonia
The potential of ichnofossil for the interpretation of depositional environment conditions: an example from outcrop studies in Samarinda, Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan
Creators: name: Arifullah, Ery
name: Zaim, Yahdi
name: Aswan, Aswan
name: Djuhaeni, Djuhaeni
name: Bachtiar, Andang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: ichnofossil
ichnofabric
fluvial
wave
storm
tidal
short live construction

description: Sedimentological research in the Kutai Basin related to deltaic deposit has been studied since 1970s which lithofacies has been employed as central parameter. However, that has been contrary the fact that ichnofossil has been still paid regardless of fruitful parameter and used solely as attribute of depositional environment analysis by previous workers although they have to record it. This paper will establish the potential of ichnofossil data to explain the meaning of the cyclical and variability of fluvial influx and marine process based on outcrops studies in Kesejahteraan and Melati Roads, Samarinda City. The use of ichnofossil characteristics (e.g., bioturbation index, ichnodiversity, burrow diameter, burrow lining and penetration depth) as a proxy for the ascertaining the environmental conditions. The significant finding is that environment regularly might have been intruded by various intensities of fluvial influx, thereby fluctuating environmental conditions such as salinity, water turbidity, oxygenation, sediment stability. That of environment did not compel the depositional environment is changing but manifested the short lived construction in the delta formation. The proposal of various deltaic processes is rather more conjectural in spite of the fact that limited ichnofossil data can make a difference in understanding. The enforcement of ichnological analysis is required to accomplish the rigorous interpretation.
Has the incidence of total joint arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis decreased in the era of biologics use? A population-based cohort study
Creators: name: Zhou, Vivienne Y.
name: Lacaille, Diane
name: Lu, Na
name: Kopeć, Jacek A.
name: Garbuz, Don
name: Qian, Yi
name: Aviña-Zubieta, J. Antonio
name: Esdaile, John
name: Xie, Hui
Publisher: name: Oxford Academic
Year: 2022

description: Objectives. To determine whether the introduction of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) was associated with reduced incidences of total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Using a population-based cohort in British Columbia, Canada, RA and OA patients diagnosed between 1995–2007 were divided into semi-annual cohorts according to diagnosis date. For each cohort, we calculated 8-year incidence rates of THA and TKA. We compared levels and trends of THA/TKA incidence in RA/OA patients diagnosed during pre-bDMARDs (1995–2001) and post-bDMARDs (2003–2007) periods using interrupted time-series analysis, adjusting for baseline characteristics. Adjusted 8-year TJA incidence estimated for RA/OA cohorts diagnosed five years after bDMARDs introduction were compared with expected rates assuming no bDMARDs introduction, based on extrapolation of pre-bDMARDs trends. Results. We identified 60,227 RA and 288,260 OA incident cases. For cohorts diagnosed pre-bDMARDs, 8-year THA/TKA incidence rates increased over time in both RA and OA. For cohorts diagnosed post-bDMARDs, these rates decreased over time in RA but continued to increase for OA. For RA, differences between the post- and pre-bDMARDs secular trends in incidence rates were -0.49 (p=0.002) for THA and -0.36 (p=0.003) for TKA, compared to +0.40 (p=0.006) and +0.54 (p<0.001), respectively, for OA. For RA cohorts diagnosed five years after bDMARDs introduction, 8-year incidence were 26.9% and 12.6% lower for THA and TKA, respectively, than expected rates. In contrast, corresponding rates in OA were higher by 11.7% and 16.6%, respectively. Conclusion. Arthritis onset after bDMARDs introduction is associated with a significant reduction in THA/TKA incidence in RA, but not in OA. The reduction reflects a significant improvement in RA treatment during the biological era.