cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Registration-Guided Deep Learning Image Segmentation for Cone Beam CT-based Online Adaptive Radiotherapy
Creators: name: Ma, Lin
name: Chi, Weicheng
name: Morgan, Howard E.
name: Lin, Mu-Han
name: Chen, Mingli
name: Sher, David
name: Moon, Dominic
name: Vo, Dat T.
name: Avkshtol, Vladimir
name: Lu, Weiguo
name: Gu, Xuejun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Adaptive radiotherapy (ART), especially online ART, effectively accounts for positioning errors and anatomical changes. One key component of online ART is accurately and efficiently delineating organs at risk (OARs) and targets on online images, such as CBCT, to meet the online demands of plan evaluation and adaptation. Deep learning (DL)-based automatic segmentation has gained great success in segmenting planning CT, but its applications to CBCT yielded inferior results due to the low image quality and limited available contour labels for training. To overcome these obstacles to online CBCT segmentation, we propose a registration-guided DL (RgDL) segmentation framework that integrates image registration algorithms and DL segmentation models. The registration algorithm generates initial contours, which were used as guidance by DL model to obtain accurate final segmentations. We had two implementations the proposed framework--Rig-RgDL (Rig for rigid body) and Def-RgDL (Def for deformable)--with rigid body (RB) registration or deformable image registration (DIR) as the registration algorithm respectively and U-Net as DL model architecture. The two implementations of RgDL framework were trained and evaluated on seven OARs in an institutional clinical Head and Neck (HN) dataset. Compared to the baseline approaches using the registration or the DL alone, RgDL achieved more accurate segmentation, as measured by higher mean Dice similarity coefficients (DSC) and other distance-based metrics. Rig-RgDL achieved a DSC of 84.5% on seven OARs on average, higher than RB or DL alone by 4.5% and 4.7%. The DSC of Def-RgDL is 86.5%, higher than DIR or DL alone by 2.4% and 6.7%. The inference time took by the DL model to generate final segmentations of seven OARs is less than one second in RgDL. The resulting segmentation accuracy and efficiency show the promise of applying RgDL framework for online ART.
description: 16 pages, 6 figures
Self-translation in Spain between Visibility and Invisibility
Creators: name: Stella, Elena
Publisher: name: IATIS and the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) at Dublin City University
Year: 2020
Subjects: self-translation in Spaincontact languages
Catalan literature
asymmetry
Carme Riera

description: New Voices in Translation Studies, 22, 1, 95-116
Machine Learning-Based Statistical Closure Models for Turbulent Dynamical Systems
Creators: name: Qi, Di
name: Harlim, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a Machine Learning (ML) non-Markovian closure modeling framework for accurate predictions of statistical responses of turbulent dynamical systems subjected to external forcings. One of the difficulties in this statistical closure problem is the lack of training data, which is a configuration that is not desirable in supervised learning with neural network models. In this study with the 40-dimensional Lorenz-96 model, the shortage of data (in temporal) is due to the stationarity of the statistics beyond the decorrelation time, thus, the only informative content in the training data is on short-time transient statistics. We adopted a unified closure framework on various truncation regimes, including and excluding the detailed dynamical equations for the variances. The closure frameworks employ a Long-Short-Term-Memory architecture to represent the higher-order unresolved statistical feedbacks with careful consideration to account for the intrinsic instability yet producing stable long-time predictions. We found that this unified agnostic ML approach performs well under various truncation scenarios. Numerically, the ML closure model can accurately predict the long-time statistical responses subjected to various time-dependent external forces that are not (and maximum forcing amplitudes that are relatively larger than those) in the training dataset.
description: 8 figures
A Study on the Self-translation of Allusions in Bit Palas by Elif Shafak
Creators: name: Tekalp, Selen
Publisher: name: IATIS and the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) at Dublin City University
Year: 2020
Subjects: allusionsBit Palas
Elif Shafak
intertextuality
self-translation
The Flea Palace

description: New Voices in Translation Studies, 22, 1, 117-138
Promoting Translation-oriented Writing Competence in Arabic: A Study in the Field of Language Didactics with Reference to University-level Teaching
Creators: name: Asker, Bassem
Publisher: name: IATIS and the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) at Dublin City University
Year: 2020
Subjects: translation-orientedwriting competence
course book design
model of competence
language didactics

description: New Voices in Translation Studies, 22, 1, -
Constraints on 2d CFT partition functions
Creators: name: Friedan, Daniel
name: Keller, Christoph A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Modular invariance is known to constrain the spectrum of 2d conformal field theories. We investigate this constraint systematically, using the linear functional method to put new improved upper bounds on the lowest gap in the spectrum. We also consider generalized partition functions of N = (2,2) superconformal theories and discuss the application of our results to Calabi-Yau compactifications. For Calabi-Yau threefolds with no enhanced symmetry we find that there must always be non-BPS primary states of weight 0.6 or less.
description: 41 pages, 5 figures
Enhanced neuronal survival and BDNF elevation via long-term co-activation of galanin 2 (GALR2) and neuropeptide Y1 receptors (NPY1R): potential therapeutic targets for major depressive disorder
Creators: name: Borroto-Escuela, Dasiel
name: Serrano-Castro, Pedro
name: Sánchez-Pérez, Jose Andrés
name: Barbancho-Fernández, Miguel Angel
name: Fuxe, Kjell
name: Narváez, Manuel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and debilitating condition, necessitating novel therapeutic strategies due to the limited efficacy and adverse effects of current treatments. We explored how galanin receptor 2 (GALR2) and Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor (NPYY1R) agonists, working together, can boost brain cell growth and increase antidepressant-like effects in rats. This suggests new ways to treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). In a controlled laboratory setting, adult naive Sprague-Dawley rats were administered directly into the brain’s ventricles, a method known as intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration, with GALR2 agonist (M1145), NPYY1R agonist, both, or in combination with a GALR2 antagonist (M871). Main outcome measures included long-term neuronal survival, differentiation, and behavioral. Co-administration of M1145 and NPYY1R agonist significantly enhanced neuronal survival and maturation in the ventral dentate gyrus, with a notable increase in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) expression. This neurogenic effect was associated with an antidepressant-like effect, an outcome partially reversed by M871. GALR2 and NPYY1R agonists jointly promote hippocampal neurogenesis and exert antidepressant-like effects in rats without adverse outcomes, highlighting their therapeutic potential for MDD. The study’s reliance on an animal model and intracerebroventricular delivery warrants further clinical exploration to confirm these promising results.
Sylvilagus insonus
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylvilagus
Sylvilagus insonus

description: Sylvilagus insonus (Nelson, 1904). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 17: 103. TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Guerrero, Omilteme. DISTRIBUTION: Sierra Madre del Sur, C. Guerrero (Mexico). ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002008009001.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Lagomorpha, pp. 595-604 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 603, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353003
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA40
Creators: name: Raffaele Spinelli (CNR-IBE), Natascia Magagnotti (CNR- IBE), Team ITABIA
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: District heating Evolution Survival

description: New old roots – from farming to power producers…and back
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Contracting Boundaries of CAT(0) Spaces
Creators: name: Charney, Ruth
name: Sultan, Harold
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 20F65, 20F67

description: As demonstrated by Croke and Kleiner, the visual boundary of a CAT(0) group is not well-defined since quasi-isometric CAT(0) spaces can have non-homeomorphic boundaries. We introduce a new type of boundary for a CAT(0) space, called the contracting boundary, made up rays satisfying one of five hyperbolic-like properties. We prove that these properties are all equivalent and that the contracting boundary is a quasi-isometry invariant. We use this invariant to distinguish the quasi-isometry classes of certain right-angled Coxeter groups.
description: 27 pages, 8 figures
Potentiation of antidepressant effects: NPY1R agonist and ketamine synergy enhances TrkB signaling and neurogenesis in the ventral hippocampus
Creators: name: Arrabal-Gómez, Carlos
name: Serrano-Castro, Pedro
name: Sánchez-Pérez, Jose Andrés
name: Garcia-Casares, Natalia
name: Fuxe, Kjell
name: Borroto-Escuela, Dasiel
name: Narváez, Manuel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) poses a significant challenge to global health, with current treatments often limited by efficacy and onset delays. This study explores the synergistic antidepressant-like effects of an NPY1R agonist and Ketamine, targeting their neurobiological interactions within the ventral hippocampus. Utilizing a preclinical model, this study administered Neuropeptide Y receptor 1 (NPY1R) agonist and Ketamine, both separately and in combination, through intracerebroventricular (icv) and intranasal (i.n.) routes. The Forced Swimming Test (FST) was employed to assess antidepressant-like activity, while in situ Proximity Ligation Assay and immunohistochemistry were used to examine NPY1R/TrkB heteroreceptor complexes and BDNF expression in the ventral dentate gyrus (DG), along with neurogenesis markers. The combined treatment significantly reduced immobility in the FST, indicative of enhanced antidepressant-like effects, correlated with increased formation of NPY1R/TrkB complex and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in the ventral DG. These molecular alterations were associated with increased neurogenesis. The coadministration of an NPY1R agonist and Ketamine in a rodent model demonstrated potentiated antidepressant responses through synergistic neurobiological pathways, including TrkB signaling and hippocampal neurogenesis. This indicates a novel therapeutic strategy for MDD, warranting further clinical investigation to fully understand its implications.
Blind Modulo Analog-to-Digital Conversion
Creators: name: Weiss, Amir
name: Huang, Everest
name: Ordentlich, Or
name: Wornell, Gregory W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: In a growing number of applications, there is a need to digitize signals whose spectral characteristics are challenging for traditional Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). Examples, among others, include systems where the ADC must acquire at once a very wide but sparsely and dynamically occupied bandwidth supporting diverse services, as well as systems where the signal of interest is subject to strong narrowband co-channel interference. In such scenarios, the resolution requirements can be prohibitively high. As an alternative, the recently proposed modulo-ADC architecture can in principle require dramatically fewer bits in the conversation to obtain the target fidelity, but requires that information about the spectrum be known and explicitly taken into account by the analog and digital processing in the converter, which is frequently impractical. To address this limitation, we develop a blind version of the architecture that requires no such knowledge in the converter, without sacrificing performance. In particular, it features an automatic modulo-level adjustment and a fully adaptive modulo unwrapping mechanism, allowing it to asymptotically match the characteristics of the unknown input signal. In addition to detailed analysis, simulations demonstrate the attractive performance characteristics in representative settings.
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA41
Creators: name: Raffaele Spinelli (CNR-IBE), Team ITABIA
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Added value End-user Pellets

description: Reaching the end-user with biomass vending machines
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Tracked 3D Ultrasound and Deep Neural Network-based Thyroid Segmentation reduce Interobserver Variability in Thyroid Volumetry
Creators: name: Krönke, Markus
name: Eilers, Christine
name: Dimova, Desislava
name: Köhler, Melanie
name: Buschner, Gabriel
name: Mirzojan, Lilit
name: Konstantinidou, Lemonia
name: Makowski, Marcus R.
name: Nagarajah, James
name: Navab, Nassir
name: Weber, Wolfgang
name: Wendler, Thomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Sound (cs.SD)
subject: Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Background: Thyroid volumetry is crucial in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of thyroid diseases. However, conventional thyroid volumetry with 2D ultrasound is highly operator-dependent. This study compares 2D ultrasound and tracked 3D ultrasound with an automatic thyroid segmentation based on a deep neural network regarding inter- and intraobserver variability, time and accuracy. Volume reference was MRI. Methods: 28 healthy volunteers were scanned with 2D and 3D ultrasound as well as by MRI. Three physicians (MD 1, 2, 3) with different levels of experience (6, 4 and 1 a) performed three 2D ultrasound and three tracked 3D ultrasound scans on each volunteer. In the 2D scans the thyroid lobe volumes were calculated with the ellipsoid formula. A convolutional deep neural network (CNN) segmented the 3D thyroid lobes automatically. On MRI (T1 VIBE sequence) the thyroid was manually segmented by an experienced medical doctor. Results: The CNN was trained to obtain a dice score of 0.94. The interobserver variability comparing two MDs showed mean differences for 2D and 3D respectively of 0.58 ml to 0.52 ml (MD1 vs. 2), -1.33 ml to -0.17 ml (MD1 vs. 3) and -1.89 ml to -0.70 ml (MD2 vs. 3). Paired samples t-tests showed significant differences in two comparisons for 2D and none for 3D. Intraobsever variability was similar for 2D and 3D ultrasound. Comparison of ultrasound volumes and MRI volumes by paired samples t-tests showed a significant difference for the 2D volumetry of all MDs, and no significant difference for 3D ultrasound. Acquisition time was significantly shorter for 3D ultrasound. Conclusion: Tracked 3D ultrasound combined with a CNN segmentation significantly reduces interobserver variability in thyroid volumetry and increases the accuracy of the measurements with shorter acquisition times.
description: 7 figures, 19 pages, under review
Teutschlands Krieges-Beschluß und FriedensKuß; 1650
Creators: name: Birken, Sigmund von
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2009

description: [Auch m. d. Tit.:] Eigentliche Beschreibung, nach Grund- und Perspectivisc her Abriß des Fried- und Freudenmahls, Schauspiel und Feuerwerks
A Tricentenary history of the Law of Large Numbers
Creators: name: Seneta, Eugene
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: History and Overview (math.HO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The Weak Law of Large Numbers is traced chronologically from its inception as Jacob Bernoulli's Theorem in 1713, through De Moivre's Theorem, to ultimate forms due to Uspensky and Khinchin in the 1930s, and beyond. Both aspects of Jacob Bernoulli's Theorem: 1. As limit theorem (sample size $n\to\infty$), and: 2. Determining sufficiently large sample size for specified precision, for known and also unknown p (the inversion problem), are studied, in frequentist and Bayesian settings. The Bienaymé-Chebyshev Inequality is shown to be a meeting point of the French and Russian directions in the history. Particular emphasis is given to less well-known aspects especially of the Russian direction, with the work of Chebyshev, Markov (the organizer of Bicentennial celebrations), and S.N. Bernstein as focal points.
description: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/12-BEJSP12 the Bernoulli (http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm)
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA42
Creators: name: Robert Prinz (Luke), Johanna Routa (Luke)
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Bioenergy, expert analysis, decision making, terminals, biohubs, end-users

description: Preferred wood biomass feedstock characteristics for biomass procurement decision-making by end-users
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Enhanced neuronal survival and BDNF elevation via long-term co-activation of galanin 2 (GALR2) and neuropeptide Y1 receptors (NPY1R): potential therapeutic targets for Major depressive disorder
Creators: name: Borroto-Escuela, Dasiel
name: Serrano-Castro, Pedro
name: Sánchez-Pérez, Jose Andrés
name: Barbancho-Fernández, Miguel Angel
name: Fuxe, Kjell
name: Narváez, Manuel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and debilitating condition, necessitating novel therapeutic strategies due to the limited efficacy and adverse effects of current treatments. We explored how galanin receptor 2 (GALR2) and Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor (NPYY1R) agonists, working together, can boost brain cell growth and increase antidepressant-like effects in rats. This suggests new ways to treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). In a controlled laboratory setting, adult naive Sprague-Dawley rats were administered directly into the brain’s ventricles, a method known as intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration, with GALR2 agonist (M1145), NPYY1R agonist, both, or in combination with a GALR2 antagonist (M871). Main outcome measures included long-term neuronal survival, differentiation, and behavioral. Co-administration of M1145 and NPYY1R agonist significantly enhanced neuronal survival and maturation in the ventral dentate gyrus, with a notable increase in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) expression. This neurogenic effect was associated with an antidepressant-like effect, an outcome partially reversed by M871. GALR2 and NPYY1R agonists jointly promote hippocampal neurogenesis and exert antidepressant-like effects in rats without adverse outcomes, highlighting their therapeutic potential for MDD. The study’s reliance on an animal model and intracerebroventricular delivery warrants further clinical exploration to confirm these promising results.
Regularization of $δ'$ potential in general case of deformed space with minimal length
Creators: name: Samar, M. I.
name: Tkachuk, V. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In general case of deformed Heisenberg algebra leading to the minimal length, we present a definition of the $δ'(x)$ potential as a linear kernel of potential energy operator in momentum representation. We find exactly the energy level and corresponding eigenfunction for $δ'(x)$ and $δ(x)-δ'(x)$ potentials in deformed space with arbitrary function of deformation. The energy spectrum for different partial cases of deformation function is analysed.
Fractured systems: a literature review of OR/MS methods applied to orthopaedic care settings and treatments
Creators: name: Howells, Matthew
name: Harper, Paul
name: Palmer, Geraint
name: Gartner, Daniel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Pharmacology
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Orthopaedic systems are facing an impending wave of increased pressures as a result of global ageing populations. This is compounded by the current stresses these services face, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and increasing burden of musculoskeletal conditions. It is vital that measures are taken to alleviate the pressures on these systems, to ensure timely and quality access to care for patients. This literature review presents a taxonomic classification of the applications of Operational Research and Management Science (OR/MS) methodologies to orthopaedic care settings and treatments, covering the general, medical, and methodological context of each paper. Our structured search identified 492 relevant publications that have been included in our analysis. The results found a literature largely dominated by cost analysis applications, typically utilising Markov models or decision trees. Key gaps identified in this review include the lack of holistic modelling of orthopaedic systems and pathways, and limited applications to resource and capacity planning. The implications of our review are that researchers, healthcare professionals and managers can develop a research agenda to address these gaps, and enhance decision support in orthopaedics.
Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson 1907
Creators: name: Honacki, James H.
name: Kinman, Kenneth E.
name: Koeppl, James W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1982
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylvilagus
Sylvilagus mansuetus

description: Sylvilagus mansuetus Nelson, 1907. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 20:83. TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Baja California del Sur, Gulf of California, San Jose Isl. DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. COMMENT: May be a subspecies of bachmani (JAC); also see Hall, 1981:299. ISIS NUMBER: 5301409002008010001.
description: Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Lagomorpha, pp. 595-604 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 603, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353003
description: {"references": ["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90."]}
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA43
Creators: name: Heikki Rytkönen (Finnstamm), Anni Harju (Luke), Martti Venäläinen (Luke)
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: sustainability, technological in-novations, practices, small and medium-sized industry, rural areas

description: Specialty heartwood timber from oversized Scots pine logs
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA44
Creators: name: Maciej Neugebauer (UWM)
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Free heat, compost, vegetation, agricultural plant waste

description: Biological waste as a source of low-temperature heat for hotbeds
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
The specific frequency and the globular cluster formation efficiency in Milgromian dynamics
Creators: name: Wu, Xufen
name: Kroupa, Pavel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Previous studies of globular cluster (GC) systems show that there appears to be a universal specific GC formation efficiency $η$ which relates the total mass of GCs to the virial mass of host dark matter halos, $M_{vir}$ (Georgiev et al 2010, Spitler & Forbes2009). In this paper, the specific frequency, $S_N$, and specific GC formation efficiency, $η$, are derived as functions of $M_{vir}$ in Milgromian dynamics, i.e., in modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). In Milgromian dynamics, for the galaxies with GCs, the mass of the GC system, $M_{GC}$, is a two-component function of $M_{vir}$ instead of a simple linear relation. An observer in a Milgromian universe, who interprets this universe as being Newtonian/Einsteinian, will incorrectly infer a universal constant fraction between the mass of the GC system and a (false) dark matter halo of the baryonic galaxy. In contrast to a universal constant of $η$, in a Milgromian universe, for galaxies with $M_{vir} <= 10^{12}\msun$, $η$ decreases with the increase of $M_{vir}$, while for massive galaxies with $M_{vir}>10^{12}\msun$, $η$ increases with the increase of $M_{vir}$.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures, MNRAS accepted
Curvature-free linear length bounds on geodesics in closed Riemannian surfaces
Creators: name: Cheng, Herng Yi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 53C22, 53C23 (Primary)

description: This paper proves that in any closed Riemannian surface $M$ with diameter $d$, the length of the $k^\text{th}$-shortest geodesic between two given points $p$ and $q$ is at most $8kd$. This bound can be tightened further to $6kd$ if $p = q$. This improves prior estimates by A. Nabutovsky and R. Rotman.
description: 21 pages, 7 figures. To be published in Tran. Amer. Math. Soc. Minor revisions only, such as: main result restricted to the main case of 2-spheres while valid for other closed surfaces; minor corrections to the statements of Lemmas 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1, and to the labeling of Figure 6; hand-drawn figures replaced with vector graphics; cap product structure uses c in H^2, not H^1
Braess paradox at the mesoscopic scale
Creators: name: Sousa, A. A.
name: Chaves, Andrey
name: Farias, G. A.
name: Peeters, F. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We theoretically demonstrate that the transport inefficiency recently found experimentally for branched-out mesoscopic networks can also be observed in a quantum ring of finite width with an attached central horizontal branch. This is done by investigating the time evolution of an electron wave packet in such a system. Our numerical results show that the conductivity of the ring does not necessary improves if one adds an extra channel. This ensures that there exists a quantum analogue of the Braess Paradox, originating from quantum scattering and interference.
description: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B
BLINDED Matching of Extradyadic Stress and Sexual Activity – A Dyadic Response Surface Analysis
Creators: name: Landolt, Selina
name: Impett, Emily
name: Weitkamp, Katharina
name: Roth, Michelle
name: Bodenmann, Guy
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: Social Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: couples
subject: dyadic response surface analysis
subject: romantic relationships
subject: sexuality
subject: stress

description: This study aims to examine how extradyadic stress (stress that originates outside of the couple relationship) is linked to sexual activity in couples. With Dyadic Response Surface Analysis (DRSA; Schönbrodt et al., 2018) and a dataset of 368 mixed-gender couples, we aim to: (1) replicate the previously documented negative association between one person’s extradyadic stress and their own sexual activity (Bodenmann et al., 2010) in a dyadic sample and (2) explore if (mis)matching of extradyadic stress among partners can diminish the couple's sexual activity. In case of matching, both partners experience similar levels of stress, whereas, in mismatching, one partner experiences higher levels of stress than the other. Further, in case of mismatching, we aim to (3) test whether men’s or women’s extradyadic stress is more influential on the couple's sexual activity, as some studies indicate that men and women might differ in the impact of their own experienced stress on their sexuality (Bodenmann, Ledermann, et al., 2007).
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA46
Creators: name: Jere Kaivosoja, Oiva Niemeläinen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Remote sensing, drones, decision support systems, precision agriculture

description: Drones detect local variations and provide tools for agriculture
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Unbiased Estimation of the Hessian for Partially Observed Diffusions
Creators: name: Chada, Neil K.
name: Jasra, Ajay
name: Yu, Fangyuan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Computation (stat.CO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this article we consider the development of unbiased estimators of the Hessian, of the log-likelihood function with respect to parameters, for partially observed diffusion processes. These processes arise in numerous applications, where such diffusions require derivative information, either through the Jacobian or Hessian matrix. As time-discretizations of diffusions induce a bias, we provide an unbiased estimator of the Hessian. This is based on using Girsanov's Theorem and randomization schemes developed through Mcleish [2011] and Rhee & Glynn [2015]. We demonstrate our developed estimator of the Hessian is unbiased, and one of finite variance. We numerically test and verify this by comparing the methodology here to that of a newly proposed particle filtering methodology. We test this on a range of diffusion models, which include different Ornstein--Uhlenbeck processes and the Fitzhugh--Nagumo model, arising in neuroscience.
ISSIQLIK NURLANISH QONUNLARINI O'QITISH METODIKASI
Creators: name: Sultonova, Salomat
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Issiqlik nurlanishining qonunlari Yer iqlimidan tortib sanoat jarayonlarigacha bo'lgan turli tizimlarda issiqlik oqimini tushunish va boshqarish uchun asos yaratadi. Bunday nurlanishlarni bir nechta qonunlarni metodlar  asosida o'rganib chiqilgan.
The preferentially magnified active nucleus in IRAS F10214+4724 - I. Lens model and spatially resolved radio emission
Creators: name: Deane, R. P.
name: Rawlings, S.
name: Marshall, P. J.
name: Heywood, I.
name: Klöckner, H. -R.
name: Grainge, K.
name: Mauch, T.
name: Serjeant, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This is the first paper in a series that present a multi-wavelength analysis of the archetype Ultra-Luminous InfraRed Galaxy (ULIRG) IRAS FSC10214+4724, a gravitationally lensed, starburst/AGN at z=2.3. Here we present a new lens model and spatially-resolved radio data, as well as a deep HST F160W map. The lens modelling employs a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm with extended-source, forward ray-tracing. Using these high resolution HST, MERLIN and VLA maps, the algorithm allows us to constrain the level of distortion to the continuum spectral energy distribution resulting from emission components with differing magnification factors, due to their size and proximity to the caustic. Our lens model finds the narrow line region (NLR), and by proxy the active nucleus, is preferentially magnified. This supports previous claims that preferential magnification could mask the expected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon spectral features in the Spitzer mid-infrared spectrum which roughly trace the star-forming regions. Furthermore, we show the arc-to-counter-image flux ratio is not a good estimate of the magnification in this system, despite its common use in the IRAS FSC10214+4724 literature. Our lens modelling suggests magnifications of μ~ 15-20+-2 for the HST F814W, MERLIN 1.7 GHz and VLA 8 GHz maps, significantly lower than the canonical values of μ= 50-100 often used for this system. Systematic errors such as the dark matter density slope and co-location of stellar and dark matter centroids dominate the uncertainties in the lens model at the 40 percent level.
description: Dedicated to the memory of Steve Rawlings. Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 20 pages, 15 figures
Direct Observation of Ultrafast Singlet Exciton Fission in Three Dimensions
Creators: name: Ashoka, Arjun
name: Gauriot, Nicolas
name: Girija, Aswathy V.
name: Sawhney, Nipun
name: Sneyd, Alexander J.
name: Watanabe, Kenji
name: Taniguchi, Takashi
name: Sung, Jooyoung
name: Schnedermann, Christoph
name: Rao, Akshay
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present quantitative ultrafast interferometric pump-probe microscopy capable of tracking of photoexcitations with sub 10 nm spatial precision in three dimensions with 15 fs temporal resolution, through retrieval of the full transient photoinduced complex refractive index. We use this methodology to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of the quantum coherent photophysical process of ultrafast singlet exciton fission. Measurements on microcrystalline pentacene films grown on glass (SiO$_2$) and boron nitride (hBN) reveal a 25 nm, 70 fs expansion of the joint-density-of-states along the crystal a,c-axes accompanied by a 6 nm, 115 fs change in the exciton density along the crystal b-axis. We propose that photogenerated singlet excitons expand along the direction of maximal orbital $π$-overlap in the crystal a,c-plane to form correlated triplet pairs, which subsequently electronically decouples into free triplets along the crystal b-axis due to molecular sliding motion of neighbouring pentacene molecules. This methodology opens a new route for the study of three dimensional transport on ultrafast timescales.
Contracaecum BlastP vs TrEMBL
Creators: name: Libro, Pietro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
Bioinformatic methods development

description: Understanding the genomic underpinnings of thermal adaptation is a hot topic in eco-evolutionary studies of parasites. Marine heteroxenous parasites have complex life cycles encompassing a free-living larval stage, an ectothermic intermediate host and a homeothermic definitive host, thus representing compelling systems for the study of thermal adaptation. The Antarctic anisakid Contracaecum osculatum sp. D is a marine parasite able to survive and thrive both at very cold and warm temperatures within the environment and its hosts. Here, a de novo transcriptome of C. osculatum sp. D was generated for the first time, by performing RNA-Seq experiments on a set of individuals exposed to temperatures experienced by the nematode during its life cycle.
Calibrations of Atmospheric Parameters Obtained from the First Year of SDSS-III APOGEE Observations
Creators: name: Mészáros, Sz.
name: Holtzman, J.
name: Pérez, A. E. García
name: Prieto, C. Allende
name: Schiavon, R. P.
name: Basu, S.
name: Bizyaev, D.
name: Chaplin, W. J.
name: Chojnowski, S. D.
name: Cunha, K.
name: Elsworth, Y.
name: Epstein, C.
name: Frinchaboy, P. M.
name: García, R. A.
name: Hearty, F. R.
name: Hekker, S.
name: Johnson, J. A.
name: Kallinger, T.
name: Koesterke, L.
name: Majewski, S. R.
name: Martell, S. L.
name: Nidever, D.
name: Pinsonneault, M. H.
name: O'Connell, J.
name: Shetrone, M.
name: Smith, V. V.
name: Wilson, J. C.
name: Zasowski, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) is a three year survey that is collecting 100,000 high-resolution spectra in the near-IR across multiple Galactic populations. To derive stellar parameters and chemical compositions from this massive data set, the APOGEE Stellar Parameters and Chemical Abundances Pipeline (ASPCAP) has been developed. Here, we describe empirical calibrations of stellar parameters presented in the first SDSS-III APOGEE data release (DR10). These calibrations were enabled by observations of 559 stars in 20 globular and open clusters. The cluster observations were supplemented by observations of stars in NASA's Kepler field that have well determined surface gravities from asteroseismic analysis. We discuss the accuracy and precision of the derived stellar parameters, considering especially effective temperature, surface gravity, and metallicity; we also briefly discuss the derived results for the abundances of the alpha-elements, carbon, and nitrogen. Overall, we find that ASPCAP achieves reasonably accurate results for temperature and metallicity, but suffers from systematic errors in surface gravity. We derive calibration relations that bring the raw ASPCAP results into better agreement with independently determined stellar parameters. The internal scatter of ASPCAP parameters within clusters suggests that, metallicities are measured with a precision better than 0.1 dex, effective temperatures better than 150 K, and surface gravities better than 0.2 dex. The understanding provided by the clusters and Kepler giants on the current accuracy and precision will be invaluable for future improvements of the pipeline.
description: 40 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables, accepted to AJ
Quantitative central limit theorems for the parabolic Anderson model driven by colored noises
Creators: name: Nualart, David
name: Xia, Panqiu
name: Zheng, Guangqu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60H07, 60H15, 60F05

description: In this paper, we study the spatial averages of the solution to the parabolic Anderson model driven by a space-time Gaussian homogeneous noise that is colored in time and space. We establish quantitative central limit theorems (CLT) of this spatial statistics under some mild assumptions, by using the Malliavin-Stein approach. The highlight of this paper is the obtention of rate of convergence in the colored-in-time setting, where one can not use Itô's calculus due to the lack of martingale structure. In particular, modulo highly technical computations, we apply a modified version of second-order Gaussian Poincaré inequality to overcome this lack of martingale structure and our work improves the results by Nualart-Zheng (2020 \emph{Electron. J. Probab.}) and Nualart-Song-Zheng (2021 \emph{ALEA, Lat. Am. J. Probab. Math. Stat.}).
description: 51 pages
title: Eine warhafftige vnd erschreckliche Newe Zeitung von dem grossen Mörder Melcher Hedloff, Sonst Schütze-Melcher genannt, von Käntinchen auß Medziborischer Herrschafft bürtig, welcher 251. Morthaten begangen; [1654]
title: Auch wie er in der Fürstlichen Stadt Oelse den 19. Jan. dieses 1654. Jahrs seiner Arbeit nach, den Lohn empfangen
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2008

description: Mit Titelholzschnitt
Variation in dust properties in a dense filament of the Taurus molecular complex (L1506)
Creators: name: Ysard, Nathalie
name: Abergel, Alain
name: Ristorcelli, Isabelle
name: Juvela, Mika
name: Pagani, Laurent
name: Konyves, Vera
name: Spencer, Locke
name: White, Glenn
name: Zavagno, Annie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We observed the L1506 filament, which is located in the Taurus molecular complex, with the Herschel PACS and SPIRE instruments. Our aim is to prove the variation in grain properties along the entire length of the filament. In particular, we want to determine above which gas density this variation arises and what changes in the grain optical properties/size distribution are required. We use the 3D radiative transfer code CRT, coupled to the dust emission and extinction code DustEM, to model the emission and extinction of the dense filament. We test a range of optical properties and size distributions for the grains: dust of the diffuse interstellar medium (interstellar PAHs and amorphous carbons and silicates) and both compact and fluffy aggregates. We find that the grain opacity has to increase across the filament to fit simultaneously the near-IR extinction and Herschel emission profiles of L1506. We interpret this change to be a consequence of the coagulation of dust grains to form fluffy aggregates. Grains similar to those in the diffuse medium have to be present in the outer layers of the cloud, whereas aggregates must prevail above gas densities of a few 1000 H/cm3. This corresponds to line-of-sights with visual extinction in the V band of the order of 2 to 3. The dust opacity at 250 microns is raised by a factor of 1.8 to 2.2, while the grain average size is increased by a factor of 5. These exact numbers depend naturally on the dust model chosen to fit the data. Our findings agree with the constraints given by the study of the gas molecular lines. Using a simple approach, we show that the aggregates may have time to form inside the filament within the cloud lifetime. Our model also characterises the density structure of the filament, showing that the filament width is not constant along L1506 but instead varies by a factor of the order of 4.
description: accepted for publication in A&A, low resolution figures to match the requirements of arXiv
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA47
Creators: name: Jaana Uusi-Kämppä, Eetu Virtanen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Arable farming, fiber sludge, nutrient-rich fiber, pulp and paper industry, soil amendment, zero fiber, water protection

description: Utilization of fiber sludge from the forest industry in arable farming
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Presence of Two Maxima in the Isothermal Free-Radical Polymerization Rate of Isobornyl Methacrylate Retarded by Oxygen
Creators: name: Soule, Ezequiel R.
name: Borrajo, Julio
name: Williams, Roberto J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The kinetics of the free-radical polymerization of isobornyl methacrylate (IBoMA) at 80C, initiated by benzoyl peroxide (BPO), was determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), using sample pans previously sealed in air or in nitrogen. The polymerization was arrested by vitrification at a final conversion close to 0.80. The kinetics in nitrogen could be fitted using initiation and propagation rate constants reported in the literature, a functionality of the termination rate constant controlled by translational diffusion based on the free-volume model, and an efficiency factor for the initiator decomposition that decreased with conversion in the medium-high conversion range. The presence of oxygen led to a significant decrease in the polymerization rate, an effect that was enhanced when decreasing the sample size (increasing the surface-to-volume ratio). The original finding was the presence of two maxima in the isothermal polymerization rate (a double gel effect), a fact that was confirmed by replicating experiences in two different DSC devices and changing the amount of initiator in the formulation. The first maximum in the polymerization rate was explained by the decrease of the diffusion rate of macromolecular radicals to the oxygen-rich boundary, an effect that starts at low conversions. The second maximum was related to the decrease in the solubility/diffusion of oxygen in the reaction medium, a phenomenon that is particularly severe at high conversions.
description: Author's version of an article published in Macromolecules (ACS). Online full text: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma0350314