cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
D1.1. Identification of RI users and UDS community needs
Creators: name: Tondera, Katharina
name: Fontanel, Fanny
name: Brélot, Elodie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Co-UDlabs
Research Infrastructure
Urban Drainage Systems

description: This document is a Deliverable 1.1 “Identification of RI users and UDS community needs” of the Co-UDlabs project, funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101008626. The Deliverable is drafted within the Work Package 1, “Sectorial Integration and Sustainability Strategy”. The lead beneficiary of the Work Package is the Group of Research, technical coordination and water information (GRAIE). GRAIE is the main author of this Deliverable. The aim of this document is to collect and identify needs and visions from different stakeholders involved in the transitioning of Urban Drainage Systems within the European Union and associated countries towards sustainability and smart infrastructure. Therefore, different sources were considered: (i) policy documents existing in the countries represented in the project; (ii) inputs from the academic researchers and scientists involved in the Co- UDlabs project; and (iii) feedback from early adopters and (potential) users of the Research Infrastructure of urban drainage made accessible within the project. The evaluation of the identified needs serves as a blueprint for a further identification of the role of Research Infrastructure in the research and innovation capacity needed to transition to more sustainable and smart urban drainage systems within the project. The aim of this report is to identify in a first step for which areas the different stakeholders define a need to be fulfilled that enables this transitioning.
Topological textures and their bifurcation processes in 2D ferromagnetic thin films
Creators: name: Cao, Jinlü
name: Yang, Guo-Hong
name: Jiang, Ying
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, by the use of the topological current theory, the topological structures and the dynamic processes in thin-film ferromagnetic systems are investigated directly from viewpoint of topology. It is found that the topological charge of a thin-film ferromagnetic system can be changed by annihilation or creation processes of opposite polarized vortex-antivortex pairs taking place at space-time singularities of the normalized magnetization vector field of the system, the variation of the topological charge is integer and can further be expressed in terms of the Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees of the magnetization vector field around the singularities. Moreover, the change of the topological charge of the system is crucial to vortex core reversal processes in ferromagnetic thin films. With the help of the topological current theory and implicit function theorem, the processes of vortex merging, splitting as well as vortex core
description: 10 pages, 8 figures
Summary of Dissertation Recitals
Creators: name: Thompson, Nicholas
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Clarinet dissertation
subject: Nicholas Thompson
subject: Brahms, Mahler, Zemlinsky, Berg, Reger
subject: Ran, Higdon, Sheng, Montgomery, Harberg, Briguente
subject: Jenkins, Howells, Weir, Poston
subject: Music and Dance
subject: Arts

description: Recital 1: Living American Voices The first dissertation recital took place on December 10th, 2023, 3:00pm, with Minji Kim on piano and Ryo Usami on violin, within the Fine Arts Building, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus, in Alexandria, Virginia. The program featured Three Scenes for Solo Clarinet by Shulamit Ran; DASH – for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Jennifer Higdon; Tibetan Dance for Clarinet, Violin and Piano by Bright Sheng; Peace for Clarinet and Piano by Jessie Montgomery; the dream forgotten… for Clarinet and Piano by Jacob Bancks; and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Amanda Harberg. Recital 2: Vienna 1900 – The Turn of the Century Austrian Soundworld The second dissertation recital took place on February 11th, 2024, 6:00pm, with Mark Irchai on piano, at Cherrydale United Methodist Church, in Arlington, Virginia. The program featured Three Selected Songs for Clarinet and Piano (arr. Kornfeil) by Gustav Mahler; Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 by Alban Berg; Fantasies on Poems by Richard Dehmel for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 9 by Alexander von Zemlinsky; Romance, Tarantella and Album Leaf for Clarinet and Piano by Max Reger; and Sonata in Eb Major for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms. Recital 3: Contemporary Soundscapes of the British Isles The third dissertation recital took place on May 2nd, 2024, 8:00pm, with Minji Kim on piano and Brandon LePage on flute in Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program featured Shivelight for Clarinet and Piano by Sarah Francis Jenkins; Clarinet Sonata by Herbert Howells; Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album by Judith Weir; and Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Elizabeth Poston.
How Cell Texturing Impacts Annual Yield of Solar Modules and the Role of Module Embedding
Creators: name: Haedrich, I.
name: Ernst, M.
name: Thomson, A.
name: Zheng, P.
name: Zhang, X.
name: Jin, H.
name: Macdonald, D.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 55-58
description: Two emerging trends in multicrystalline silicon cell texturing are plasma texturing and metal catalyzed chemical etching. Both process roughen silicon surfaces increasing light absorption. These processes are attractive as they are applicable to diamond-wire sawn wafers. In this work, the optical properties of these surfaces, and other conventionally textured surfaces, are investigated for cells in air and after encapsulation, with direct irradiance over a
large range of angles of incidence. We find that the angular optical performance in air varies strongly with cell texture, and that these variations are mitigated significantly once embedded. This is especially notable for plasma etched, black silicon cell structures, which suffer comparatively from poorer index matching and light recycling. This behavior causes low optical cell to module ratios of 96.5% at normal and 87.5%d at 70° angle of incidence, compared
to cell to module ratios of 97.5-99.5% at normal and 90%-97.5% at 70° angle of incidence for other chemically etched cells. The impact of angular optical performance on module yield for different cell surfaces was computed. Annual yield losses attributed to the module embedding were 2% to 11%; the highest losses are caused by embedding the black silicon cell structures.
The nature and scope of bush nursing practice
Creators: name: Burley, Mollie.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Annual high-resolution grazing intensity maps on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 1990 to 2020
Creators: name: Zhou, Jia
name: Niu, Jin
name: Wu, Ning
name: Lu, Tao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 410406
subject: Natural resource management
classificationCode: 410206
subject: Landscape ecology
classificationCode: 370403
subject: Geoscience data visualisation
classificationCode: 370401
subject: Computational modelling and simulation in earth sciences

description: We propose a framework based on machine learning algorithms for livestock spatialization at a fine scale, which in turn generates an annual gridded dataset of grazing intensity (GDGI) across the QTP. According to the technical Validation, GDGI perform outstanding reliability. It is catalogued according to the year and recorded in GeoTIFF format with values represented in SU/hm2 per year. Featuring a spatial resolution of 100 m and annual temporal resolution, these dataset employ the WGS-1984-Albers geographic coordinate system. The GDGI dataset provided in this study can tackle the current limits and support better understanding of grazing activities on the QTP, which in turn can contribute to the rational utilization of grasslands, and to implement informed and sustainable management.
LHCb results from proton ion collisions
Creators: name: Massacrier, Laure
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Proton-lead and lead-proton data taking during 2013 has allowed LHCb to expand its physics program to heavy ion physics. Results include the first forward measurement of Z production in proton-lead collisions as well as a measurement of the nuclear modification factor and forward-backward production of prompt and displaced J/$ψ$, $ψ$(2S) and $Υ$. Angular particle correlations have also been measured for events of varying charged particle activity.
description: proceeding of ISM2015 Conference, 4-9th October 2015, Wildbad Kreuth
Low Temperature Deposition of Conducting Indium Oxide Films for Solar Cell Applications
Creators: name: Vygranenko, Y.
name: Fernandes, M.
name: Vieira, M.
name: Lavareda, G.
name: Nunes De Carvalho, C.
name: Brogueira, P.
name: Amaral, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 164-166
description: In this contribution, we report on low temperature deposition of conducting indium oxide (In2O3) films by a radio-frequency plasma enhanced reactive thermal evaporation technique. The films were deposited on glass and flexible polyethylene terephthalate substrates without intentional heating of the substrate and at temperatures up to 150 oC. The material stoichiometry was accurately controlled by adjusting the deposition conditions including oxygen flow, process pressure, pumping speed, and rf-power. The Hall effect measurements were performed on the
fabricated samples to determine the relation between the deposition conditions and the electrical properties of the films. The resistivity of 4×10-4 Ω-cm was reached under optimized deposition conditions. Coatings on flexible plastic substrates with 16 Ω/sq sheet resistance show an 82% peak value of transmittance in the visible spectral range. The film morphology is also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Is AD Leo entering a polarity reversal? Long-term monitoring of the large-scale magnetic field with ESPaDOnS, NARVAL and SPIRou
Creators: name: Bellotti, Stefano
name: Morin, Julien
name: Lehmann, Lisa
name: Petit, Pascal
name: Hussain, Gaitee
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: With a long-term monitoring of the large-scale magnetic field, we can search for temporal evolution of the topology and uncover stellar dynamo theories. The Sun is an important benchmark: the magnetic cycle is characterised by a 11-yr variation in sunspot number, size and latitude of emergence, and magnetic polarity reversal. Spectropolarimetric observations revealed analogous polarity flips also on other stars. At the lower end of the main sequence, M dwarfs represent excellent laboratories to study non-solar dynamo mechanisms underlying the generation and preservation of magnetic fields. The magnetic field generation occurs under different interior physical conditions, as the transition between partly - and fully-convective occurs at spectral type M3. Observational constraints for M dwarfs have been set by high-resolution spectroscopy field measurements in unpolarised light and by tomographic inversion techniques (Zeeman-Doppler Imaging), revealing a dichotomy in the full-convective regime: strong, dipolar axisymmetric and weak, complex non-axisymmetric fields. To explain this phenomenon, either dynamo bistability or magnetic cycles are
 invoked, but no definite conclusion has been reached so far.
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Sputter-Instigated Plasmonic Features in TCO for Ultrathin Photovoltaics: A Case Study of Ga-Doped ZnO
Creators: name: Garg, V.
name: Sengar, B.S.
name: Awasthi, V.
name: Kumar, S.
name: Mukherjee, S.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 107-110
description: Electrical and optical properties of dual ion-beam sputtered (DIBS) Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) film is analyzed. Usage of assist ion source in DIBS precisely controls excitation of plasmonic features in GZO film. The plasmonic features observed in GZO are due to the formation of metal and metal-oxide nanoclusters. Such plasmon
generation is verified by electron energy loss spectra as obtained by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and field emission scanning-electron microscopy measurements. This is promising in terms of increasing the efficiency of ultrathin solar cells by increasing optical path length in the absorbing layer.
NH3 adsorption on PtM (Fe, Co, Ni) surfaces: cooperating effects of charge transfer, magnetic ordering and lattice strain
Creators: name: Bhattacharjee, Satadeep
name: Yoo, S. J.
name: Waghmare, Umesh V.
name: Lee, S. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Adsorption of a molecule or group with an atom which is less electronegative than oxygen (O) and directly interacting with the surface is very relevant to development of PtM (M=3d-transition metal) catalysts with high activity. Here, we present theoretical analysis of the adsorption of NH3 molecule (N being less electronegative than O) on (111) surfaces of PtM(Fe,Co,Ni) alloys using the first principles density functional approach. We find that, while NH3-Pt interaction is stronger than that of NH3 with the elemental M-surfaces, it is weaker than the strength of interaction of NH3 with M-site on the surface of PtM alloy.
description: Accepted in Chem. Phys. Lett
Integrating flowers for attracting beneficial insects in protected cropping
Creators: name: Bliss, Katie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: DiverIMPACTSPA
Rotation
Cropping system
Learning
Field

description: Problem Due to the need to maximise on space for high value crops, protected cropping systems (glasshouses and polytunnels) tend to be limited in crop diversity and therefore tend to lack flowering plants throughout the season. However, low levels of diversity and a lack of flowers may limit the activity of pollinators and natural enemies in providing beneficial services for crop health. Solution Design protected cropping systems to ensure the occurrence of flowering plants throughout the growing season – including wildflower strips, edible and commercial flowers, perennial herbs, and leaving non-pernicious weeds to go to flower. A group of UK growers have been developing this and have compared experiences of applying the technique.
New Chemical Functionalization Concept for Anti-Reflective and Anti-Soiling Front Glass of PV Modules Based on Surface Structuring and Modification
Creators: name: Pfau, C.
name: Ilse, K.
name: Schneider, J.
name: Turek, M.
name: Miclea, P.-T.
name: Hagendorf, C.
name: Zabek, P.
name: Doros, W.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 59-63
description: This works presents a new functionalization concept for front glasses of PV modules and an analysis of their anti-reflective and anti-soiling properties. The described functionalization technology is based on surface structuring and modification obtained by a low cost chemical treatment. The functionalized, nanostructured surface is part of the original glass and no additional coating is required, which makes it more reliable. Nanostructured glasses are compared to conventional anti-reflective coated and untreated reference glasses. The optical and self-cleaning properties of the glasses are investigated by spectrally resolved optical analysis and by a newly developed anti-soiling test method, respectively. Additionally, the performance of 1-cell modules equipped with these glasses is simulated on the basis of optical data and measured electrically in solar simulators. 60-cell modules with different glasses are compared for their electrical performance. It is shown that the anti-reflective behavior of a glass with nanostructured surface without any additional anti-reflective coating is as good as conventional solar glass with standard antireflective coating. Furthermore, it is shown that loss in integral transmission after soiling process is significantly reduced (25 % relative) by a proper wet chemical surface treatment. This reduces solar module operation costs in arid regions.
Predicting pre-hospital care students' first year academic performance in a rural university
Creators: name: Madigan, Veronica M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Balancing Power
Creators: name: Dietrich, Nick
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: China
subject: Game theory
subject: Taiwan

description: How can the United States effectively support Taiwan in deterring Chinese aggression while
minimizing the risk of escalation to full-scale conflict? This study first builds a game-theoretic
model to analyze the strategic dynamics of U.S.-China-Taiwan relations, capturing the interplay
of adversarial strategies under uncertainty. It then integrates empirical data to solve the model,
deriving mixed strategy Nash equilibria for two key scenarios: coercive diplomacy and full-scale
invasion. The results reveal that China favors coercive diplomacy due to its lower costs. At the
same time, the United States achieves the most stability with a balanced approach of favoring
diplomatic support and using credible military deterrence. The empirical findings highlight that
escalation leads to net losses for both sides, reinforcing the strategic value of maintaining the
status quo. This study provides a comprehensive framework to assess the current situation and
offers actionable insights to deter aggression, sustain stability, and manage escalation risks
effectively. The adaptable model can update as new empirical data and geopolitical dynamics
emerge, ensuring its continued relevance.
Discrete-Time Quadratic Hedging of Barrier Options in Exponential Lévy Model
Creators: name: Černý, Aleš
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Finance (q-fin.MF)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 91B28, 91B70

description: We examine optimal quadratic hedging of barrier options in a discretely sampled exponential Lévy model that has been realistically calibrated to reflect the leptokurtic nature of equity returns. Our main finding is that the impact of hedging errors on prices is several times higher than the impact of other pricing biases studied in the literature.
description: 19 pages
Extending Logic Explained Networks to Text Classification
Creators: name: Jain, Rishabh
name: Ciravegna, Gabriele
name: Barbiero, Pietro
name: Giannini, Francesco
name: Buffelli, Davide
name: Lio, Pietro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Recently, Logic Explained Networks (LENs) have been proposed as explainable-by-design neural models providing logic explanations for their predictions. However, these models have only been applied to vision and tabular data, and they mostly favour the generation of global explanations, while local ones tend to be noisy and verbose. For these reasons, we propose LENp, improving local explanations by perturbing input words, and we test it on text classification. Our results show that (i) LENp provides better local explanations than LIME in terms of sensitivity and faithfulness, and (ii) logic explanations are more useful and user-friendly than feature scoring provided by LIME as attested by a human survey.
description: Accepted as short paper at the EMNLP 2022 conference
In-plane electric fields and the $ν=\frac{5}{2}$ fractional quantum Hall effect in a disk geometry
Creators: name: Tylan-Tyler, Anthony
name: Lyanda-Geller, Yuli
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The $ν=\frac{5}{2}$ fractional quantum Hall effect is of experimental and theoretical interest due to the possible non-Abelian statistics of the excitations in the electron liquid. A small voltage difference across a sample applied in experiments to probe the system is often ignored in theoretical studies due to the Galilean invariance in the thermodynamic limit. No experimental sample, however, is Galilean invariant. In this work, we explore the effects of the probe electric fields in a disk geometry with finite thickness. We find that weak probe fields enhance the Moore-Read Pfaffian state but sufficiently strong electric fields destroy the incompressible state. In a disk geometry, the behavior of the system depends on the polarity of the applied radial field, which can potentially be observed in experiments using in a Corbino disk configuration. Our simulation also shows that the application of such a field enhances the coherence length of quasiholes propagating through the edge channels
description: 5 pages, Submitted to Physical Review B (Rapid Communications)
title: Development of in vitro and in vivo models of uveal melanoma
Creators: name: Shahidipour, H
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular cancer of the eye in adults. Despite successful treatment of the primary tumour, approximately half of patients diagnosed with UM will develop metastases. To date, treatments for metastatic UM have had only limited effect, hence prognosis remains poor. Metastatic UM occurs predominantly in the liver. The mechanisms responsible for this remain largely unknown. Investigations into the molecular and cellular processes underlying UM development and metastasis are essential to develop therapeutic approaches directed against dissemination of this disease. In vitro and in vivo models play a crucial role in basic and translational oncology research. The scope of the work presented in this thesis was to develop innovative and clinically relevant in vitro and in vivo preclinical models that reproduce various aspects of metastatic processes in UM. In Chapter 2, primary UM cells were used to establish 3D tumour spheroids which retained many morphological and molecular characteristics of the original tumour. These 3D tumour spheroids more accurately mimic the 3D in vivo environment in which cancer cells reside and as a result can be used in co-culture assays, drug assays, and further transferred to an animal model to examine metastatic progression. Chapter 3 outlined one such in vivo model; the chick embryo. This model represents an accessible and economical in vivo model that has long been used in developmental biology. A panel of UM cell lines that represent the characteristic genetic and morphological profile in UM were used to form tumour nodules on the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and metastatic colonisation in internal organs following intravenous injection. Cells predominantly homed to the chick embryo eye spreading widely within the uveal tract, and to the liver, representative of the disease in patients allowing for a better understanding in the spread of this disease. Furthermore, cell lines forming tumour nodules on the CAM can be further used to assess candidate therapeutic drugs in an in vivo setting. Chapter 4 aimed to investigate such drug candidates by assessing the effects of targeted clinical inhibitors on UM cell lines. One particular inhibitor, the bromodomain PPI inhibitor JQ1, caused cell cycle arrest in two UM cell lines paving the way for many further insightful investigations. The models established in this thesis represent valuable, inexpensive and rapid in vitro and in vivo systems that can improve our understanding of the metastatic process in UM and provide a platform for the preliminary testing of potential new agents to aid molecular-based cancer therapy.
Stress-Free Fabrication of Photovoltaic Modules Using Room Temperature Interconnection
Creators: name: Chung, H.W.
name: Song, H.-J.
name: Lee, J.I.
name: Park, E.-H.
name: Shin, D.-Y.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 198-200
description: This study demonstrates a novel route to fabricate photovoltaic modules using a highly conductive liquid metal. To validate the reliability of the proposed interconnection method using a liquid metal, we compares the efficiencies of the unit modules, which were fabricated using the conventional soldering and the proposed
interconnection methods, after 500 hours of thermal cycling. It is found that there is no significant difference in efficiency, 17.69% for the best unit module interconnected using the conventional soldering method and 17.66% for the other best unit module interconnected using a liquid metal. Since the proposed interconnection method is free of thermomechanical stress, it is able to cope with thin solar cells, which otherwise are apt to be broken in the interconnection process of photovoltaic modules.
Efficient Carrier Injection from Amorphous Silicon into Crystalline Silicon Determined from Photoluminescence
Creators: name: Paduthol, A.R.
name: Juhl, M.K.
name: Hameiri, Z.
name: Nogay, G.
name: Löper, P.
name: Trupke, T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: Silicon Photovoltaics
Characterisation & Simulation Methods

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 238-241
description: For devices with intrinsic amorphous silicon layer on a crystalline silicon substrate, the light absorbed
in the amorphous silicon layer can be weakly electronically coupled into the crystalline silicon base. Such carrier
injection has previously been reported using measurements on finished devices containing numerous layers. Here we
use the spectral response of photoluminescence, a contactless approach that has been previously shown to provide a
relative measurement of a device’s internal quantum efficiency, to investigate carrier injection on simpler structures.
In solar cells with intrinsic amorphous silicon front layers and a crystalline silicon base, such as common
heterojunction solar cells, the effect of the absorption in the front layer should be reflected in the internal quantum
efficiency. A highly absorbing front layer is expected to cause a drop in the internal quantum efficiency at short
wavelengths. However, if electron hole pairs that are generated in the front layer are subsequently injected into the
base, the optical losses will be reduced, resulting in a partial recovery of the internal quantum efficiency at short
wavelengths. Here we quantify the efficiency of carrier injection from the intrinsic amorphous silicon front layer to
the base, by measuring the spectral response of photoluminescence on heterojunction test structures and comparing it
with the internal quantum efficiency expected from the absorption losses in amorphous silicon.
Polymeric Microlenses for Photovoltaic Microconcentrator Applications: Prototype Characterization and Simulation
Creators: name: Loffredo, F.
name: Villani, F.
name: Nenna, G.
name: Miscioscia, R.
name: Minarini, C.
name: Roca, F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 187-190
description: Poly(methylmethacrylate)-based lenses with an area around 4*10-6 m2 were manufactured on glass (covered with a hydrophobic layer) by single-drop casting process. The morphology of the polymeric optical structures were studied by interferometric and non-contact profilometric analyses and the effect of a double-step
annealing treatment on the lens shape was investigated. The results confirm that the used method could represent a
new route for a low-cost lenses production. Moreover, the simulation analysis demonstrated that these structures can
be employed with common commercial trackers utilized with traditional modules. This study opens new perspectives
in the field of solar micro concentration.
Local and systemic responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adults.
Creators: name: Yoshida, Masahiro
name: Worlock, Kaylee B
name: Huang, Ni
name: Lindeboom, Rik GH
name: Butler, Colin R
name: Kumasaka, Natsuhiko
name: Dominguez Conde, Cecilia
name: Mamanova, Lira
name: Bolt, Liam
name: Richardson, Laura
name: Polanski, Krzysztof
name: Madissoon, Elo
name: Barnes, Josephine L
name: Allen-Hyttinen, Jessica
name: Kilich, Eliz
name: Jones, Brendan C
name: De Wilton, Angus
name: Wilbrey-Clark, Anna
name: Sungnak, Waradon
name: Pett, J Patrick
name: Weller, Juliane
name: Prigmore, Elena
name: Yung, Henry
name: Mehta, Puja
name: Saleh, Aarash
name: Saigal, Anita
name: Chu, Vivian
name: Cohen, Jonathan M
name: Cane, Clare
name: Iordanidou, Aikaterini
name: Shibuya, Soichi
name: Reuschl, Ann-Kathrin
name: Herczeg, Iván T
name: Argento, A Christine
name: Wunderink, Richard G
name: Smith, Sean B
name: Poor, Taylor A
name: Gao, Catherine A
name: Dematte, Jane E
name: NU SCRIPT Study Investigators
name: Reynolds, Gary
name: Haniffa, Muzlifah
name: Bowyer, Georgina S
name: Coates, Matthew
name: Clatworthy, Menna R
name: Calero-Nieto, Fernando J
name: Göttgens, Berthold
name: O'Callaghan, Christopher
name: Sebire, Neil J
name: Jolly, Clare
name: De Coppi, Paolo
name: Smith, Claire M
name: Misharin, Alexander V
name: Janes, Sam M
name: Teichmann, Sarah A
name: Nikolić, Marko Z
name: Meyer, Kerstin B
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2022
Subjects: Article
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/631/337/2019
/631/208/514/1949
/631/326/596/4130
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/38/91
article

description: It is not fully understood why COVID-19 is typically milder in children1-3. Here, to examine the differences between children and adults in their response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, we analysed paediatric and adult patients with COVID-19 as well as healthy control individuals (total n = 93) using single-cell multi-omic profiling of matched nasal, tracheal, bronchial and blood samples. In the airways of healthy paediatric individuals, we observed cells that were already in an interferon-activated state, which after SARS-CoV-2 infection was further induced especially in airway immune cells. We postulate that higher paediatric innate interferon responses restrict viral replication and disease progression. The systemic response in children was characterized by increases in naive lymphocytes and a depletion of natural killer cells, whereas, in adults, cytotoxic T cells and interferon-stimulated subpopulations were significantly increased. We provide evidence that dendritic cells initiate interferon signalling in early infection, and identify epithelial cell states associated with COVID-19 and age. Our matching nasal and blood data show a strong interferon response in the airways with the induction of systemic interferon-stimulated populations, which were substantially reduced in paediatric patients. Together, we provide several mechanisms that explain the milder clinical syndrome observed in children.
Benefit of Textured CIGS Cells for Low Reflecting Nanogrid Application
Creators: name: Van Deelen, J.
name: Barink, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
Fundamental Studies

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 23-26
description: Metallization of the front contact can increase the conductivity. We show the optical benefit by combining nanowire with a texture of the thin film stack. The parallel nanowires are placed in crevices of a texture in the optical model. Texturization reduces the reflection of both the stack and the nanowire. For a period of 500 nm, the
reflection is virtually independent of the nanowire width for a texture height/period ratio of only 1. For a texture height of 1000 nm, the reflection is minimized with maximum of 3% (between 600 nm and 750 nm wavelength) and this would mean that the surface would appear as black, even with a surface metal coverage of 30%. Moreover, outside this wavelength range, the reflection is below 1% and marks a significant increase in current density up to 38 mA/cm2 compared to the flat layer stack (27 mA/cm2).
Gender STI Co-design Lab 3
Creators: name: Martinez, Paolo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: gender
Gender STI
co design
co creation

description: This deliverable describes the organisation, results and validation phase of the third Gender STI Co-Design Lab (hereafter the Lab) involving participants from Asia, Africa and Europe.
 The third Co-design Lab that took place between October and November 2022 addressed the Gender STI objectives to integrate the gender perspective in bilateral and multilateral agreements between the EU Member States (MS), Associated Countries (AC) and third countries through design thinking methods and participatory techniques.
 The document describes the methods, participatory steps and tools that have been applied in the third Lab to co-design shared solutions and prototypes for common challenges regarding gender inequalities in STI and to support the emergence of an international community of practitioners with similar challenging objectives. More specifically, the deliverable collects in detail “what” was done and how it was done in the Lab, reflects on the “so what” question, as to the sense and purpose of the challenge-based prototypes and their initial outputs, and finally draws some conclusions with a “now what” reflection on what was learnt and suggests possible priorities for future actions.
Co-Extrusion of a Novel Multilayer Photovoltaic Backsheet Based on Polyamide-Ionomer Alloy Skin Layers
Creators: name: Thellen, C.
name: Rothacker, A.
name: Santoleri, D.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2017
Subjects: New Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaic Devices
New Materials and Concepts for Cells and Modules

description: 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 68-72
description: Through the use of co-extrusion technology, Tomark-Worthen has produced a durable 5-layer backsheet material based on a proprietary polyamide alloy with no interlayer adhesives and no PET or fluoropolymers. The use of co-extrusion processes has allowed for the production of this material in a single step, eliminating multiple steps common in typical laminated backsheet manufacturing processes. The polyamide alloy material is being evaluated as a replacement for fluorine-based polymers as the skin-layers of the backsheet and is highly stable and resistant to UV light and moisture while being cost-effective in the PV market. This backsheet has excellent barrier to oxygen and moisture barrier which was achieved through the use of low permeability polymers in the core layers of the 5-layer construction. Accelerated UV light testing of the alloy skin layers has shown that after 4000 hours of testing, the alloy material exhibited a LAB e value of only 0.64, indicating no noticeable difference in color. Long term damp heat testing indicates no hydrolysis of the material, which is common in PET backsheet and is a common mode of failure in those materials. Reflectivity testing of this alloy resulted in a reflectivity value of 91.2%. Relative thermal index (RTI) of this material has been evaluated and achieved a value of 125°C. Environmentally speaking, this material is made without volatile organic compounds (VOC) and trim can be recycled back into the production process given that all polymers in the construction are thermoplastic in nature.
Parameterization of the level-resolved radiative recombination rate coefficients for the SPEX code
Creators: name: Mao, Junjie
name: Kaastra, Jelle
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The level-resolved radiative recombination (RR) rate coefficients for H-like to Na-like ions from H (Z = 1) up to and including Zn (Z = 30) are studied here. For H-like ions, the quantum-mechanical exact photoionization cross sections for nonrelativistic hydrogenic systems are used to calculate the RR rate coefficients under the principle of detailed balance, while for He-like to Na-like ions, the archival data on ADAS are adopted. Parameterizations are made for the direct capture rates in a wide temperature range. The fitting accuracies are better than 5% for about 99% of the 30, 000 levels considered here. The 1% exceptions include levels from low- charged many-electron ions, and/or high-shell (n>=4) levels are less important in terms of interpreting X-ray emitting astrophysical plasmas. The RR data will be incorporated into the high-resolution spectral analysis package SPEX.
description: 4 pages, accepted for publish as A&A research note
Quantifying and Predicting the Presence of Clouds in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Creators: name: Stevenson, Kevin B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: One of the most outstanding issues in exoplanet characterization is understanding the prevalence of obscuring clouds and hazes in their atmospheres. The ability to predict the presence of clouds/hazes a priori is an important goal when faced with limited telescope resources and advancements in atmospheric characterization that rely on the detection of spectroscopic features. As a means to identify favorable targets for future studies with HST and JWST, we use published HST/WFC3 transmission spectra to determine the strength of each planet's water feature, as defined by the H2O - J index. By expressing this parameter in units of atmospheric scale height, we provide a means to efficiently compare the size of spectral features over a physically diverse sample of exoplanets. We find the H2O - J index to be strongly correlated with planet temperature when $T_{eq} < 750^{+90}_{-60}$ K and weakly correlated with surface gravity for planets with $\log g < 3.2^{+0.3}_{-0.2}$ dex. Otherwise, the median value of the H2O - J index is $1.8{\pm}0.3$ H. Using these two physical parameters, we identify a division between "classes" of exoplanets, such that objects above $T_{eq} = 700$ K and $\log g = 2.8$ dex are more likely to have clearer atmospheres with stronger spectral features (H2O - J > 1) and those below at least one of these thresholds are increasingly likely to have predominantly cloudy atmospheres with muted spectral features (H2O - J < 1). Additional high-precision measurements are needed to corroborate the reported trends.
description: Accepted for publication in ApJL
Majorana fermions in charge carrier hole quantum wires
Creators: name: Liang, Jingcheng
name: Lyanda-Geller, Yuli
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Luttinger holes with strong Zeemann and spin-orbit interactions in a wire proximity-coupled to a superconductor is a promising system for observation of Majorana fermions. Earlier treatments of confined Luttinger holes in wires ignored a mutual transformation of heavy and light holes upon reflection from the heteroboundaries. This effect is crucial for Zeemann and spin-orbit coupling in the ground subband of holes with several spin-orbit terms linear in momentum. We discuss the criterion for realizing Majorana modes in charge carrier hole systems. GaAs or InSb hole wires shall exhibit stronger topological superconducting pairing compared to InSb electron systems in similar or weaker magnetic fields.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures, Submitted to Physical Review Letters
Distributed Cooperative Detection for Multi-Receiver Molecular Communication
Creators: name: Fang, Yuting
name: Noel, Adam
name: Yang, Nan
name: Eckford, Andrew W.
name: Kennedy, Rodney A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, a cooperative diffusion-based molecular communication system is considered where distributed receivers collaboratively determine a transmitter's signal. In this system, the receivers first make local hard decisions about the current transmitted bit and then report these decisions to a fusion center (FC). The FC combines the local hard decisions to make a global decision using an N-out-of-K fusion rule. Asymmetric and symmetric topologies are considered and for each topology, two reporting scenarios, namely, perfect reporting and noisy reporting, are addressed. Closed-form analytical expressions for the expected global error probability are derived for all considered topologies and scenarios. Numerical and simulation results show that system reliability can be greatly improved by combining the detection information of distributed receivers.
description: 7 pages, 6 figures. This paper is submitted for possible conference publication
OCTOPUS Database v.2: Relational database schema and documentation
Creators: name: Munack, Henry
name: Codilean, Alexandru T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: OCTOPUS database, cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating, 10Be, 26Al, optically stimulated luminescence, OSL, thermoluminescence, TL, radiocarbon dating

description: This repository includes information pertaining to the relational database behind OCTOPUS v.2. OCTOPUS v.2 is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant web-enabled database that allows users to visualise, query, and download cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al, luminescence, and radiocarbon ages and denudation rates associated with erosional landscapes, Quaternary depositional landforms and archaeological records, along with associated geospatial (vector and raster) data layers. The database follows the FAIR data principles and is based on open-source software deployed on Google Cloud Platform. Data stored in the database can be visualised, queried, and downloaded via a custom-built web interface and via desktop GIS applications that support OGC data access protocols. OCTOPUS can export data to various formats directly, including GML, JSON, Google Earth KLM and KMZ, and ESRI shapefile. OCTOPUS-v2_Relational_Database_Schema-v.1.pdf: diagrammatic representation of the OCTOPUS v.2 relational database schema. OCTOPUS-v2_SchemaSpy_Documentation.zip: queryable relational database documentation generated using SchemaSpy. To start, run: SchemaSpy/index.html.
Analytical Model for Outdoor Millimeter Wave Channels using Geometry-Based Stochastic Approach
Creators: name: Muhammad, Nor Aishah
name: Wang, Peng
name: Li, Yonghui
name: Vucetic, Branka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The severe bandwidth shortage in conventional microwave bands has spurred the exploration of the millimeter wave (MMW) spectrum for the next revolution in wireless communications. However, there is still lack of proper channel modeling for the MMW wireless propagation, especially in the case of outdoor environments. In this paper, we develop a geometry-based stochastic channel model to statistically characterize the effect of all the first-order reflection paths between the transmitter and receiver. These first-order reflections are generated by the single-bounce of signals reflected from the walls of randomly distributed buildings. Based on this geometric model, a closed-form expression for the power delay profile (PDP) contributed by all the first-order reflection paths is obtained and then used to evaluate their impact on the MMW outdoor propagation characteristics. Numerical results are provided to validate the accuracy of the proposed model under various channel parameter settings. The findings in this paper provide a promising step towards more complex and practical MMW propagation channel modeling.
description: Accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
OCTOPUS Database v.2: Relational database schema and documentation
Creators: name: Munack, Henry
name: Codilean, Alexandru T.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: OCTOPUS database, cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating, 10Be, 26Al, optically stimulated luminescence, OSL, thermoluminescence, TL, radiocarbon dating

description: This repository includes information pertaining to the relational database behind OCTOPUS v.2. OCTOPUS v.2 is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant web-enabled database that allows users to visualise, query, and download cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al, luminescence, and radiocarbon ages and denudation rates associated with erosional landscapes, Quaternary depositional landforms and archaeological records, along with associated geospatial (vector and raster) data layers. The database follows the FAIR data principles and is based on open-source software deployed on Google Cloud Platform. Data stored in the database can be visualised, queried, and downloaded via a custom-built web interface and via desktop GIS applications that support OGC data access protocols. OCTOPUS can export data to various formats directly, including GML, JSON, Google Earth KLM and KMZ, and ESRI shapefile. OCTOPUS-v2_Relational_Database_Schema-v.1.pdf: diagrammatic representation of the OCTOPUS v.2 relational database schema. OCTOPUS-v2_SchemaSpy_Documentation-v.2.zip: queryable relational database documentation generated using SchemaSpy. To start, run: SchemaSpy/index.html.