cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Origin of Ferroelastic Domains in Free-Standing Single Crystal Ferroelectric Films
Creators: name: Luk'yanchuk, I. A.
name: Schilling, A.
name: Gregg, J. M.
name: Catalan, G.
name: Scott, J. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The origin of the unusual 90^o ferroelectric / ferroelastic domains, consistently observed in recent studies on meso and nanoscale free-standing single crystals of BaTiO3 [Schilling et al., Physical Review B, 74, 024115 (2006); Schilling et al., Nano Letters, 7, 3787 (2007)], has been considered. A model has been developed which postulates that the domains form as a response to elastic stress induced by a surface layer which does not undergo the paraelectric-ferroelectric, cubic-tetragonal phase transition. This model was found to accurately account for the changes in domain periodicity as a function of size that had been observed experimentally. The physical origin of the surface layer might readily be associated with patterning damage, seen in experiment; however, when all evidence of physical damage is removed from the BaTiO3 surfaces by thermal annealing, the domain configuration remains practically unchanged. This suggests a more intrinsic origin, such as the increased importance of surface tension at small dimensions. The effect of surface tension is also shown to be proportional to the difference in hardness between the surface and the interior of the ferroelectric. The present model for surface tension induced twinning should also be relevant for finely grained or core-shell structured ceramics.
Understanding HIV testing behaviours and engagment in HIV prevention among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Myanmar
Creators: name: VANESSA VERONESE
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111706 Epidemiology

description: Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) in Myanmar are disproportionately impacted by HIV, but report sub-optimal engagement in HIV testing and prevention. This thesis characterised the barriers and current levels of HIV testing among MSM and TW, explored the potential of novel HIV testing models to enhance HIV testing uptake and estimated current HIV burden among MSM and TW clients of a HIV testing clinic. The findings in this thesis can inform HIV prevention priorities and service delivery models in Myanmar to increase engagement of MSM and TW’s in HIV testing and prevention.
Kinder gehörloser Eltern (Codas), ihre Welten und ihre Erfahrungen Die Erfahrungen interkultureller Begegnungen von 25 bis 30-jährigen Codas aus der Deutschschweiz. Eine qualitative Studie
Creators: name: Rissi, Tanja Monika
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Gebärdensprache
Gebärdensprachedolmetschen
Studiengang gebärdensprachedolmetschen
Dolmetschen
Hörschädigung
Kind
Bachelorarbeit

description: Anhand der Mobilität und ihren kulturübergreifenden Fähigkeiten können Codas den Drittkulturenkindern zugeschrieben werden. Sie erlernen von ihren gehörlosen Eltern kulturtypische Verhaltensweisen der Gehörlosenwelt und sozialisieren sich mit zunehmendem Alter in einer lautsprachlich, hörend ausgerichteten Welt. Dadurch wachsen sie in zwei konträren Welten auf und sammeln Erfahrungen in interkulturellen Begegnungen zwischen diesen Welten. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, wie 25- bis 30-jährige Codas aus der Deutschschweiz diese interkulturellen Begegnungen zwischen hörend und gehörlos wahrnehmen und wie sie sich selbst in der Welt zwischen den Welten verorten. Zur Beantwortung dieser Forschungsfrage werden die Sichtweisen von 3 Codas anhand eines qualitativen Interviews erhoben, ausgewertet und dargestellt. Die Ergebnisse haben aufgezeigt, dass ähnliche interkulturelle Erfahrungen gesammelt werden, die jedoch kein Indiz dafür liefern, dass sie sich kulturell gleich verorten.
Digital marketplace platform inventory management under disruption : a robust optimization/ regret minimization approach
Creators: name: Salamirad, Amirhossein
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: Digital marketplace platforms are important because they provide low prices, easy accessibility, and global reach, which enable suppliers to create value and offer novel business models in e-commerce. Typically, large platforms engage in two types of contracts with their suppliers, wholesale and agency contracts, which define the terms of their business relationship and influence product distribution and pricing. In order to ensure a high level of service and maximize profitability and supply chain resilience, an optimal inventory management system is necessary. In this study, we present a robust optimization (RO) framework to determine the optimal inventory and ordering policy for each contract type based on the uncertain nature of demand and supply. Supposedly, RO is over-conservative. Hence, we propose an alternative framework, namely the maximum regret minimization (MRM), which is less conservative than the RO. The column-and-constraint generation method is used to test the proposed models under various scenarios with different demand correlation levels. As a method of solving these computationally intensive model, we propose a linear decision rule (LDR) for the wholesale-based MRM problem. Our LDR is shown to be a superior decision rule to existing ones through numerical results with which we are able to demonstrate encouraging managerial insights.
The host galaxy of a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy RE J1034+396 with X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations
Creators: name: Bian, Wei-Hao
name: Huang, Kai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using simple stellar population synthesis, we model the bulge stellar contribution in the optical spectrum of a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy RE J1034+396. We find that its bulge stellar velocity dispersion is $67.7\pm 8$ \kms. The supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass is about $(1-4)\times 10^6 \msun$ if it follows the well-known $\mbh-σ_*$ relation found in quiescent galaxies. We also derive the SMBH mass from the H$β$ second moment, which is consistent with that from its bulge stellar velocity dispersion. The SMBH mass of $(1-4)\times 10^6 \msun$ implies that the X-ray quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) of RE J1034+396 can be scaled to a high-frequency QPO at 27-108 Hz found in Galactic black hole binaries with a 10 $\msun$ black hole. With the mass distribution in different age stellar populations, we find that the mean specific star formation rate (SSFR) over past 0.1 Gyr is $0.0163\pm 0.0011$ $\rm Gyr^{-1}$, the stellar mass in the logarithm is $10.155\pm 0.06$ in units of solar mass, and the current star formation rate is $0.23\pm 0.016 \msun \rm yr^{-1}$. RE J1034+396 does not follow the relation between the Eddington ratio and the SSFR suggested by Chen et al., although a larger scatter in their relation. We also suggest that about 7.0% of the total \ha luminosity and 50% of the total \oii luminosity come from the star formation process.
description: 7 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, accepted by MNRAS
A comparison of the perceptions and experiences of immigrant ethnic Chinese and Australian-born Caucasian women living with and managing gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia
Creators: name: WAN, CHING SHAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This study examined how Chinese and Australian women managed their gestational diabetes (GDM) through analysing large-scale routinely collected hospital datasets, interviews with health professionals and patients and lifestyle analysis. Although Chinese women had higher GDM risks they had healthier weight and better pregnancy outcomes than Australian-born Caucasian women. However, their experience of GDM care indicated the need for health care professionals to show greater understanding of their dietary cultural preferences. Provision of more detailed information on dietary modifications to traditional Chinese diets and on blood sugar level control as well as on prevention of future type II diabetes was desired.
Additional file 5 of A statistical normalization method and differential expression analysis for RNA-seq data between different species
Creators: name: Zhou, Yan
name: Zhu, Jiadi
name: Tong, Tiejun
name: Wang, Junhui
name: Lin, Bingqing
name: Zhang, Jun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology

description: The length difference of the orthologous transcripts between human and mouse. (PDF 34 KB)
Cash Transfers as Social Policy for Tackling the Social Determinants of Health: A Realist Evaluation
Creators: name: EBENEZER OWUSU-ADDO
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 160703 Social Program Evaluation
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111712 Health Promotion
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 160512 Social Policy
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This thesis examines how cash transfers (CTs) work to influence the social determinants of health (SDoH), and the factors affecting health sector involvement in CTs. The results show that CTs are effective in tackling SDoH such as poverty, education, child labour, nutrition and risky sexual behaviours. To optimise CTs’ impact, significant changes in intersectoral collaboration, creation of a shared vision across sectors, and beneficiaries’ voice in program decision-making are required. The study further shows that for CTs to contribute to reducing health inequities, the health sector should be actively engaged in program design, implementation and evaluation.
Loss of superfluidity by fermions in the boson Hubbard model on an optical lattice
Creators: name: Lutchyn, Roman M.
name: Tewari, Sumanta
name: Sarma, S. Das
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The experimentally observed loss of superfluidity by introducing fermions to the boson Hubbard system on an optical lattice is explained. We show that the virtual transitions of the bosons to the higher Bloch bands, coupled with the contact boson-fermion interactions of either sign, result in an effective increase of the boson on-site repulsion. If this renormalization of the on-site potential is dominant over the fermion screening of the boson interactions, the Mott insulating lobes of the Bose-Hubbard phase diagram will be enhanced for either sign of the boson-fermion interactions. We discuss implications for cold atom experiments where the expansion of the Mott lobes by fermions has been conclusively established.
description: 4 pages, 1 eps figure, minor changes
CLINICAL EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPERCAPNIA IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Creators: name: RAVINDRANATH TIRUVOIPATI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110310 Intensive Care
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Medicine

description: Some patients with severe respiratory failure who are unable to breathe normally are admitted to intensive care units. Such patients are treated with mechanical ventilation to support their breathing. These patients while receiving mechanical ventilation may not be able to breathe on their own to regulate their blood oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels as occurs during normally breathing. Doctors caring for such patients regulate the patient’s oxygen and CO2. This thesis investigates on how CO2 should be managed in patients who are treated with mechanical ventilation in intensive care units.
Supplemental materials: Comparing the usefulness of two mortality registries for data-linkage for prospective cohorts in Mexico
Creators: name: Lozano Esparza, Susana
name: Zazueta, Oscar E.
name: Eugenio Hernández-Ávila, Juan
name: Lajous, Martin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material for article "Comparing the usefulness of two mortality registries for data-linkage for prospective cohorts in Mexico" published in Salud Publica de México.
Bridging the Expectancy Gap between the Industry and Academia in Higher Management Education in India by Applying the Vroom's Expectancy Model
Creators: name: Vishal Arora, Easwaran Iyer
Publisher: name: TuEngr Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Vroom's expectancy model
KSA (Knowledge, Skill and Attitude) attributes
Management education
Higher management education
Industry-academia.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12, 2, 12A2A: 1-12
Triton-$^3$He relative and differential flows as probes of the nuclear symmetry energy at supra-saturation densities
Creators: name: Yong, Gao-Chan
name: Li, Bao-An
name: Chen, Lie-Wen
name: Zhang, Xun-Chao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using a transport model coupled with a phase-space coalescence after-burner we study the triton-$^3$He ratio, relative and differential transverse flows in semi-central $^{132}Sn+^{124}Sn$ reactions at a beam energy of 400 MeV/A. The neutron-proton ratio, relative and differential flows are also discussed as a reference. We find that similar to the neutron-proton pairs the triton-$^3$He pairs also carry interesting information about the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy. Moreover, the nuclear symmetry energy affects more strongly the t-$^3$He relative and differential flows than the $π^-/π^+$ ratio in the same reaction. The t-$^3$He relative flow can be used as a particularly powerful probe of the high-density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.
description: Discussions added. Version accepted by PRC
Improving the design, reporting and statistical methods used in cluster randomised crossover trials
Creators: name: SARAH JANE ARNUP
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 10402 Biostatistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The cluster randomised crossover (CRXO) design is a type of randomised trial that is used to assess the effects of interventions. The aim of this research was to assess the design, reporting quality, and statistical methods used in CRXO trials, and to facilitate improvement where shortcomings were identified. The research showed that incomplete reporting and the application of inappropriate methods for sample size calculation and analysis were common. This resulted in the development of graphical illustrations that explained the intuition behind the design, a proposal for a reporting guideline, detailed sample size considerations and sample size formulae for stratified trials.
Realization of the farad from the dc quantum Hall effect with digitally-assisted impedance bridges
Creators: name: Callegaro, Luca
name: D'Elia, Vincenzo
name: Trinchera, Bruno
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A new traceability chain for the derivation of the farad from dc quantum Hall effect has been implemented at INRIM. Main components of the chain are two new coaxial transformer bridges: a resistance ratio bridge, and a quadrature bridge, both operating at 1541 Hz. The bridges are energized and controlled with a polyphase direct-digital-synthesizer, which permits to achieve both main and auxiliary equilibria in an automated way; the bridges and do not include any variable inductive divider or variable impedance box. The relative uncertainty in the realization of the farad, at the level of 1000 pF, is estimated to be 64E-9. A first verification of the realization is given by a comparison with the maintained national capacitance standard, where an agreement between measurements within their relative combined uncertainty of 420E-9 is obtained.
description: 15 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables
Response to BOAI steering committee concerning multilingualism in Gold OA publishing environment
Creators: name: Pölönen, Janne
name: Kulczycki, Emanuel
name: Late, Elina
name: Røeggen, Vidar
name: Sivertsen, Gunnar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Open access
Multilingualism
Scholarly communication

description: On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), the BOAI2020 steering committee asked for input from colleagues in all academic fields and regions of the world, to support the work on a new set of recommendations. We contribute from the perspective of the Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication (www.helsinki-inititiave.org) by addressing the proposed question 3: "Do some strategies (methods, models) to advance OA have harmful longer-term consequences? If some strategies do cause harm, which strategies and which harms? Which strategies to advance OA positively foster (or at least avoid conflicts with) longer-term goals?" Our main concerns are twofold: Funding model based on article processing charges (APC), which has emerged as the dominant funding model of international - and especially commercial - English language Gold OA publishing, jeopardizes not only diversity, equity and inclusion but also quality of academic work. Non-profit scholar-led publishers of journals and books in the various local and national languages across the world rely mainly on voluntary work of committed researchers and lack sufficient resources they need to maintain high standards of scholarly publishing and for sustainable open access transition. Therefore the Diamond OA model needs a sustainable funding mechanism.
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites : humidity stability and CdTe tandem photovoltaics
Creators: name: Siegler, Timothy Daniel
name: 0000-0001-6033-2232
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2019
Subjects: Perovskite
Solar cells
Photovoltaics
Humidity stability
Tandem photovoltaics

description: Solution-processed hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have garnered significant interest for tandem photovoltaics (PVs)-solar cell architectures that employ two absorber layers to overcome the PV thermodynamic efficiency limit. Perovskites have been coupled in tandem with silicon, CIGS, and other perovskites to boost PV efficiency. However, they have not been employed in tandem with popular PV material CdTe. Additionally, HOIPs suffer from rapid humidity-induced degradation, which limits their commercial application in general. Here, compositional engineering of the B-site is used to tune humidity stability of model HOIP semiconductors, and HOIP materials for tandem CdTe-HOIP PV are developed. Substituting Pb²⁺ 5% with Bi³⁺ in model HOIP CH₃NH₃PbI₃ (MAPI) is seen to stabilize MAPI at 90% humidity, but destabilize MAPI at 60% humidity, making bismuth the first HOIP additive observed to have a stabilizing and destabilizing effect at different humidity conditions. From mechanistic insight and kinetic modeling, this stabilizing and destabilizing effect is shown to be due to Bi³⁺ impacting the kinetics of different steps of the degradation reaction mechanism distinctly. The related humidity-induced degradation/deliquescence of transition metal halide thin films is then made use of in thin films of NiI₂. Water vapor uptake is seen to rapidly modulate light transmittance uniformly across the visible spectra, making NiI₂ films candidates for color-neutral smart windows. HOIP-CdTe tandem cells are then studied. Traditional iodide-based HOIPs have band gaps that are too similar to CdTe for efficient tandem PV; therefore, CdTe is coupled with wide band gap CH₃NH₃PbBr₃ (MAPBr). MAPBr films exhibit a significant amount of haze due to optical loss in the MAPBr layer, which correlates with poor tandem PV performance. The Semiconductor Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS) software package is then utilized to determine the degree of haze that can be tolerated in a MAPBr-CdTe tandem before MAPBr begins to worsen CdTe PV efficiency. Inclusion of Ag⁺ is seen to produce MAPBr films with uniform crystallographic orientation due to surface segregation of Ag and respective lowering of the surface energy of (100) MAPBr facets. Finally, initial steps towards Tl-based low band gap HOIP nanostructures for CdTe-HOIP tandem PV with ideally matched band gaps are undertaken
title: Quantensichere VPN-Infrastrukturen
Creators: name: Schatz, David
name: Altheide, Friedrich
name: Schäfer, Günther
name: Martius, Kai
Publisher: name: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 004

description: Cybernation Deutschland: Kooperation gewinnt: die Themen des 20. Deutschen IT-Sicherheitskongresses, p. 424
Higher-order brane gravity models
Creators: name: Dabrowski, Mariusz P.
name: Balcerzak, Adam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss a very general theory of gravity, of which Lagrangian is an arbitrary function of the curvature invariants, on the brane. In general, the formulation of the junction conditions (except for Euler characteristics such as Gauss-Bonnet term) leads to the powers of the delta function and requires regularization. We suggest the way to avoid such a problem by imposing the metric and its first derivative to be regular at the brane, the second derivative to have a kink, the third derivative of the metric to have a step function discontinuity, and no sooner as the fourth derivative of the metric to give the delta function contribution to the field equations. Alternatively, we discuss the reduction of the fourth-order gravity to the second order theory by introducing extra scalar and tensor fields: the scalaron and the tensoron. In order to obtain junction conditions we apply two methods: the application of the Gauss-Codazzi formalism and the application of the generalized Gibbons-Hawking boundary terms which are appended to the appropriate actions. In the most general case we derive junction conditions without assuming the continuity of the scalaron and the tensoron on the brane. The derived junction conditions can serve studying the cosmological implications of the higher-order brane gravity models.
description: 9 pages, 1 figure, contribution to "Invisible Universe", Paris 29.06-3.07.09, to appear in AIP Conference Proceedings
Trips Generated by Night Markets in Thailand
Creators: name: Taweechai Chairat, Winai Raksuntorn
Publisher: name: TuEngr Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Night-market
Traffic impact analysis
Trip generation estimation
Primary trip
Pass-by-trip
Diverted trip
Trip propensity.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12, 2, 12A2B: 1-8
List of Reviewers - 2018
Creators: name: Beretta, Valentina
Publisher: name: Economia Aziendale Online
Year: 2019

description: The Editorial Board thanks all reviewers for their effort in supporting the scientific standard of Economia Aziendale Online.
description: Economia Aziendale Online, Vol 10, No 1 (2019): SPECIAL ISSUE - The multidimensional content of Economia Aziendale [1 of 3]
Ultra-Wideband based on Automated Guided Vehicle for Localization
Creators: name: Hameedah Sahib Hasan, Mohamad Shukri Zainal Abidin
Publisher: name: TuEngr Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: AGV
Localization
UWB
Target position
Wireless sensor network
Kinematic control system
Labview.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12, 2, 12A2C: 1-8
Ambient temperature and hospitalizations in Brazil: Addressing measurement indicators, geographical variation, temporal change, and demographic difference
Creators: name: QI ZHAO
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This thesis explores the risk of hospitalizations in Brazil associated with ambient heat, heatwaves and temperature variability using a national dataset during 2000–2015. It finds the effect estimates of the three temperature indicators varies by regions, sex-age groups, and by underlying diseases or health conditions. There is no substantial decline in the effect estimates at the national level over the 16-year period, suggesting a minimal climatic adaptation of the Brazil population. These results are important for understanding the effects of global warming in this country, and for developing efficient protection strategies for the most vulnerable population subgroups.
Erratum: Size-dependent piezoelectricity and elasticity in nanostructures due to the flexoelectric effect[PHYSICAL REVIEW B 77, 125424 (2008)]
Creators: name: Majdoub, M. S.
name: Sharma, P.
name: Cagin, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This note corrects some errors in a previously published paper: Size-dependent piezoelectricity and elasticity in nanostructures due to the flexoelectric effect[PHYSICAL REVIEW B 77, 125424 (2008)]. The comlete published paper is also included in this note.
description: Submitted to Physical Review B
Investigating structural and non-structural risk factors for low back pain and disability
Creators: name: TOM ALAN RANGER
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 10402 Biostatistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This thesis investigated risk factors for low back pain (LBP). It examined muscles and fascia around the spine, finding that while the size of the two paraspinal muscles combined predicts disability in people with LBP, only the size of the deepest muscle, multifidus, was associated with pain intensity. Furthermore, the fascia that overlies the muscles around the spine was also associated with LBP and disability. Finally, psychological factors (specifically catastrophisation and depression) were found to be drivers of recurrent, severe episodes of LBP. These findings suggest potential treatment targets for preventing LBP and improving rehabilitation for people with LBP.
Splitting submanifolds of families of fake elliptic curves
Creators: name: Jahnke, Priska
name: Radloff, Ivo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 32c25; 53b10; 14d07; 14j30

description: Let N a compact complex submanifold of a compact complex manifold M. We say N splits in M, if the holomorphic tangent bundle sequence splits holomorphically. By a result of Mok a splitting submanifold of a Kaehler Einstein manifold with a projective structure is totally geodesic. The classification of all splitting submanifolds of families of fake elliptic curves given here completes the case of threefolds M with a projective structure by a previous result of the authors.
description: 15 pages
Image-based characterization of low-plastic silt matrix for fabric quantification using x-ray micro computed tomography
Creators: name: Valverde, Ana Maria
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: The findings from laboratory element testing research conducted at the University of British Columbia has shown the significant effect of particle structure (fabric) on the monotonic and cyclic shear behavior of silty soils, alongside the well-known impacts from factors such as void ratio and confining stress. Fine-grained silty soils are susceptible to earthquake-induced softening and strength reduction, posing critical geotechnical hazards to structures founded on such soils. At present, conventional geotechnical approaches often neglect the particulate structure of soil, leading to potentially undesirable designs in terms of safety and/or construction economy. Since traditional destructive techniques have not successfully provided adequate visualization of particle configuration, non-destructive imaging has become increasingly popular. Although significant research has been conducted to understand the structure of coarse-grained soils, imaging for particle analysis of fine-grained particles has been rarely undertaken. This study employed X-ray micro CT to investigate silt-sized particles to bridge this gap, focusing on systematic particle fabric quantification within a silt matrix. Due to the lack of previous experimental knowledge for micro CT imaging of silts, material-specific methodologies were developed for X-ray micro CT of silt-sized particles. In this, attention was given to sample preparation, scanning parameters for image resolution, and digital processing to capture particle data. The ability of micro CT to effectively capture individual particle parameters and the three-dimensional fabric of silt is demonstrated. The particle fabric in terms of orientation in reconstituted specimens is illustrated using standard-size silica particles. The fabric(s) quantified from the imaging of a natural low plastic silt is also presented, and the findings are in accord with those inferred from the mechanical laboratory element testing of the same silt. The applicability of micro CT in characterizing particle fabric and measuring localized void ratios is also established. With the advancements made herein, X-ray micro CT imaging coupled with advanced image processing offers a promising new approach for studying silt fabric. The findings pave an avenue to fundamentally explore the effects of fabric on the stress-strain behavior of soils using the knowledge from “real” silt particle matrices (from micro CT imaging) instead of relying solely on macro-level laboratory tests.
Additional file 1 of The causal effect of schizophrenia on fractures and bone mineral density: a comprehensive two-sample Mendelian randomization study of European ancestry
Creators: name: Jia, Ningning
name: Dong, Lin
name: Lu, Qingxing
name: Li, Xinwei
name: Jin, Mengdi
name: Yin, Xuyuan
name: Zhu, Zhenhua
name: Jia, Qiufang
name: Ji, Caifang
name: Hui, Li
name: Yu, Qiong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Instrumental variables used for Mendelian randomization. Table S2. Mendelian randomization results for causal effect of schizophrenia on fracture. IVW, inverse-variance weighted; WM, Weighted median. Table S3. Results of heterogeneity test, sensitivity analysis and power for Mendelian. Table S4. Mendelian randomization results for causal effect of schizophrenia on FN and LS BMD IVW, inverse-variance weighted; WM, Weighted median. Table S5. Results of MVMR analyses of the causal effect of schizophrenia on fracture and BMD adjusting for BMI.
Twistor-Strings, Grassmannians and Leading Singularities
Creators: name: Bullimore, Mathew
name: Mason, Lionel
name: Skinner, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We derive a systematic procedure for obtaining an explicit, L-loop leading singularities of planar N=4 super Yang-Mills scattering amplitudes in twistor space directly from their momentum space channel diagrams. The expressions are given as integrals over the moduli of connected, nodal curves in twistor space whose degree and genus matches expectations from twistor-string theory. We propose that a twistor-string theory for pure N=4 super Yang-Mills, if it exists, is determined by the condition that these leading singularity formulae arise as residues when an unphysical contour for the path integral is used, by analogy with the momentum space leading singularity conjecture. We go on to show that the genus g twistor-string moduli space for g-loop N^{k-2}MHV amplitudes may be mapped into the Grassmannian G(k,n). Restricting to a leading singularity, the image of this map is a 2(n-2)-dimensional subcycle of G(k,n) of exactly the type found from the Grassmannian residue formula of Arkani-Hamed, Cachazo, Cheung and Kaplan. Based on this correspondence and the Grassmannian conjecture, we deduce restrictions on the possible leading singularities of multi-loop N^pMHV amplitudes. In particular, we argue that no new leading singularities can arise beyond 3p loops.
description: 50 pages, 20 figures. Section 2.5 extended, errors in 5.2 corrected, new section 5.3 inserted, references added. In all, 5 new diagrams and 5 extra pages
THE ROLE OF METAPHOR IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES
Creators: name: Qurbonova Muxlisaxon Sharobjon qizi Fergana State University Faculty of Foreign Languages Student of Philology and Language Teaching (English)E-mail:  Ilmiy rahbar: Adamboyeva Nafisa Qodirberganovna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This study explores the role of metaphor in English and Uzbek languages,     analyzing its cognitive, cultural, and linguistic significance. Metaphors are essential     in shaping human thought and communication, reflecting cultural perceptions and influencing     language development. The paper examines conceptual metaphors, their classifications,     and their usage in both languages, providing comparative examples to illustrate similarities     and differences. The study highlights the impact of metaphor in literature, everyday speech,     and language learning, emphasizing its function as a cognitive tool that bridges cultural     understanding and linguistic expression.

Keywords: metaphor, conceptual metaphor, cognitive linguistics, English, Uzbek, cultural perception, language development
Crocodilus biporcatus Str.
Creators: name: Müller, F
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1885
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Crocodylia
Crocodilia
Crocodylidae
Crocodilus
Crocodilus biporcatus

description: Crocodilus biporcatus Str. synops.
(Crocod. porosus Gray), jung. [1]
description: Published as part of Müller, F, 1885, Vierter Nachtrag zum Katalogder herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums, pp. 668-717 in Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. 7 (3) on page 716, DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.2388, http://zenodo.org/record/15183591
Growth of Magnetic Fields Induced by Turbulent Motions
Creators: name: Cho, J.
name: Vishniac, E.
name: Beresnyak, A.
name: Lazarian, A.
name: Ryu, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present numerical simulations of driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with weak/moderate imposed magnetic fields. The main goal is to clarify dynamics of magnetic field growth. We also investigate the effects of the imposed magnetic fields on the MHD turbulence, including, as a limit, the case of zero external field. Our findings are as follows. First, when we start off simulations with weak mean magnetic field only (or with small scale random field with zero imposed field), we observe that there is a stage at which magnetic energy density grows linearly with time. Runs with different numerical resolutions and/or different simulation parameters show consistent results for the growth rate at the linear stage. Second, we find that, when the strength of the external field increases, the equilibrium kinetic energy density drops by roughly the product of the rms velocity and the strength of the external field. The equilibrium magnetic energy density rises by roughly the same amount. Third, when the external magnetic field is not very strong (say, less than ~0.2 times the rms velocity when measured in the units of Alfven speed), the turbulence at large scales remains statistically isotropic, i.e. there is no apparent global anisotropy of order B_0/v. We discuss implications of our results on astrophysical fluids.
description: 16 pages, 18 figures; ApJ, accepted
Comprehensive care for people with severe mental illness in rural Vietnam: Addressing policy evidence gaps
Creators: name: THI THU TRANG NGUYEN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111712 Health Promotion

description: This thesis analyzed a set of secondary data of two community-based surveys and one intervention. The two surveys aimed to measure the prevalence of common and severe mental illness in the general population; and the delays to diagnosis of people with severe mental illness in the community. The intervention was a pre and post design of pilot mental health support group for people with severe mental illness in rural Vietnam. Her data is either published in or under review in the peer-reviewed literature. The PhD is being submitted by publications.
Observation of Single Top-Quark Production
Creators: name: The D0 Collaboration
name: Abazov, V. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report observation of the electroweak production of single top quarks in ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV based on 2.3 fb^-1 of data collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. Using events containing an isolated electron or muon and missing transverse energy, together with jets originating from the fragmentation of b quarks, we measure a cross section of sigma(ppbar -> tb + X, tqb + X) = 3.94 +- 0.88 pb. The probability to measure a cross section at this value or higher in the absence of signal is 2.5 x 10^-7, corresponding to a 5.0 standard deviation significance for the observation.
description: Published in Phys. Rev. Lett., 7 pages, 4 figures
On an exact hydrodynamic solution for the elliptic flow
Creators: name: Peschanski, Robi
name: Saridakis, Emmanuel N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Looking for the underlying hydrodynamic mechanisms determining the elliptic flow we show that for an expanding relativistic perfect fluid the transverse flow may derive from a solvable hydrodynamic potential, if the entropy is transversally conserved and the corresponding expansion "quasi-stationary", that is mainly governed by the temperature cooling. Exact solutions for the velocity flow coefficients $v_2$ and the temperature dependence of the spatial and momentum anisotropy are obtained and shown to be in agreement with the elliptic flow features of heavy-ion collisions.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures
NMR Quantum Calculations of the Jones Polynomial
Creators: name: Marx, Raimund
name: Fahmy, Amr
name: Kauffman, Louis
name: Lomonaco, Samuel
name: Spörl, Andreas
name: Pomplun, Nikolas
name: Myers, John
name: Glaser, Steffen J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The repertoire of problems theoretically solvable by a quantum computer recently expanded to include the approximate evaluation of knot invariants, specifically the Jones polynomial. The experimental implementation of this evaluation, however, involves many known experimental challenges. Here we present experimental results for a small-scale approximate evaluation of the Jones Polynomial by nuclear-magnetic resonance (NMR), in addition we show how to escape from the limitations of NMR approaches that employ pseudo pure states. Specifically, we use two spin 1/2 nuclei of natural abundance chloroform and apply a sequence of unitary transforms representing the Trefoil Knot, the Figure Eight Knot and the Borromean Rings. After measuring the state of the molecule in each case, we are able to estimate the value of the Jones Polynomial for each of the knots.
description: Presented in part at the ENC, Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.A., 22 April to 27 April 2007)
Pricing strategies to reduce population sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
Creators: name: MIRANDA RUTH CAVANOUGH BLAKE
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 140215 Public Economics- Taxation and Revenue
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 111706 Epidemiology

description: This thesis explores the relationship between changes to sugary drink prices and beverage purchasing across the population and for different consumer groups. Using a variety of methods, results showed a) lower price responsiveness among more frequent sugary drink consumers and similar effects on purchasing behaviour across income groups, b) combining price changes with well-designed educational messages could deliver greater benefits to lower-income groups, and c) retailer and consumer acceptability is vital for feasible and sustainable healthy food retail strategies. These findings support the implementation of sugary drink pricing initiatives to reduce their consumption across the population and among lower-income groups.
Verifying multi-partite mode entanglement of W states
Creators: name: Lougovski, Pavel
name: van Enk, S. J.
name: Choi, Kyung Soo
name: Papp, Scott B.
name: Deng, Hui
name: Kimble, H. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We construct a method for verifying mode entanglement of N-mode W states. The ideal W state contains exactly one excitation symmetrically shared between N modes, but our method takes the existence of higher numbers of excitations into account, as well as the vacuum state and other deviations from the ideal state. Moreover, our method distinguishes between full N-party entanglement and states with M-party entanglement with M
description: 11 pages, 12 figures
Teaching equity, diversity, inclusion, and indigeneity in engineering : competency mapping and instructor experiences
Creators: name: Wolf, Jessica Tammy
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: As equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDI.I) are increasingly prioritized in higher education, engineering instructors are both making classrooms inclusive and teaching students about EDI.I. Including EDI.I content in engineering curricula is motivated by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) Graduate Attribute 10 and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Faculty and staff also need education on EDI.I concepts to foster an inclusive education environment and to teach students about EDI.I. The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop and evaluate a method for assessing comprehensiveness of taught EDI.I content in an engineering context, 2) to explore the comprehensiveness of EDI.I workshops (students, faculty, staff) and curricular content in our university’s engineering departments, and 3) to identify barriers and supports experienced by engineering instructors in integrating and assessing EDI.I content in their courses. Using a qualitative case study methodology, I explored the extent of EDI.I teaching and factors that influence teaching EDI.I in an engineering context. The first two objectives were met by conducting a deductive content analysis of EDI.I teaching materials, both in out-of-curricular workshops and core courses in multiple engineering programs. Data were collected via online survey (engineering EDI.I leaders) and semi-structured interviews (engineering instructors). EDI.I content was mapped to EDI and Indigeneity competency frameworks co-developed by the author and Faculty EDI.I committees, drawing from literature. Frameworks spanned four categories of EDI.I competence— Individual, Interpersonal, Organizational, and Societal—and three levels of mastery: Introduce, Develop, and Apply. Interviews also explored barriers and supports experienced when integrating EDI.I content into courses. Interview data was inductively coded using a thematic analysis approach. We found that EDI.I educators utilize diverse approaches, from standalone activities to content highly-integrated with engineering content. EDI.I content coverage in workshops and core courses varies by program and department, but was commonly limited at the Apply level, likely due to assuming minimal prior knowledge. Barriers to incorporating EDI.I content in courses included a lack of training, time, and resources; instructors and students perceiving EDI.I as (ir)relevant to engineering; and lack of confidence in teaching sensitive topics.
Extracorporeal and Mechanical Circulatory Therapy for Patients with Advanced Heart and Lung Disease
Creators: name: AIDAN JOHN COBB BURRELL
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Medicine

description: Extracorporeal and mechanical circulatory support devices are commonly used in the sickest patients with cardiac and respiratory disease, but the evidence base that guides their use is lacking. This thesis defines many contemporary practices used with these devices, as well as the common definitions and outcome measures used in the medical literature. The thesis also describes several different mechanisms of how these devices interact with the patient’s body. This work forms the basis of ongoing studies, including an internationally recognised core outcome set, and a binational registry.
Estimating errors reliably in Monte Carlo simulations of the Ehrenfest model
Creators: name: Ambegaokar, Vinay
name: Troyer, Matthias
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using the Ehrenfest urn model we illustrate the subtleties of error estimation in Monte Carlo simulations. We discuss how the smooth results of correlated sampling in Markov chains can fool one's perception of the accuracy of the data, and show (via numerical and analytical methods) how to obtain reliable error estimates from correlated samples.
Disease Burden and Dynamics of Preventive Medication Use within the context of an Ageing Population
Creators: name: RICHARD OFORI-ASENSO
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Due to the increased risk of chronic diseases among older people, population ageing will present significant challenges to the healthcare system. This doctoral thesis focusing on older adults: i) revealed a high burden of multimorbidity that substantially impacts health outcomes and costs; ii) demonstrated that while the prevalence of statin use has increased, incidence has declined; iii) showed low adherence and persistence to statins; and (iv) characterised the key predictors of nonadherence and discontinuation of statins. This body of research offers key insights into contemporary issues regarding disease burden and the utilisation of preventive medications among the older population.