cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Inventory Management Practice on Electric Service Delivery: the Case of Ethiopian Electric Utility
Creators: name: Melese, Bimrew
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2017

description: The research objective was to assess the impact of EEU inventory management practices on service delivery. The study was a descriptive research design. The target populations for the study were employees working at head office and 3 regions in Addis Ababa. Simple random sampling techniques were applied to select a sample size of 110 employees from both managerial and non managerial positions. 97 employees (88.18%) response rate was obtained. Primary data was mainly collected using self- administered questionnaires consisting of both open and closed ended questions with 5 point Likert Scale. Data were also collected through documents overview, interview and observation guide. The collected data were quantitatively analyzed using SPSS to produce descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The key findings from the study revealed that: The utility was not effective in practicing modern inventory management techniques instead there is poor inventory management system that results under stocking, overstocking, high cost, high customer complaints and poor service delivery. The study discovered that poor procurement planning, purchase of unnecessary materials and bulk purchase practices result the availability of excess amount of obsolete and non moving items. The study also revealed that lack of adequate qualified and well trained staffs (i.e., skill gaps and awareness) impede in implementing effective inventory management techniques. Moreover, Lack of up to date inventory policy and procedure, poor recording and documentation practice, poor communication, poor decision making among user departments, and poor inventory revaluation system all aggravate poor service delivery of the utility. The researcher recommends that there is need for EEU management to emphasize applying Optimized Inventory Management Techniques, Implementing Integrated and Automated Inventory Management System, Recruiting adequate and qualified staffs, Developing Employees Capacity, Implementing Proper Disposal System, Developing Up-to-date Inventory Management Policies & Procedures. The study also suggests that further study should be conducted to assess the Role of Management in adoption of integrated and computerized inventory control systemKey words: Effectiveness, Inventory, Inventory management practices, Service Delivery, Obsolete and Inactive inventories, Staff Skills, Inventory Record Accuracy, documentation
A Comprehensive Archival Chandra Search for X-ray Emission from Ultracompact Dwarf Galaxies
Creators: name: Pandya, Viraj
name: Mulchaey, John
name: Greene, Jenny E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the first comprehensive archival study of the X-ray properties of ultracompact dwarf (UCD) galaxies, with the goal of identifying weakly-accreting central black holes in UCDs. Our study spans 578 UCDs distributed across thirteen different host systems, including clusters, groups, fossil groups, and isolated galaxies. Of the 336 spectroscopically-confirmed UCDs with usable archival Chandra imaging observations, 21 are X-ray-detected. Imposing a completeness limit of $L_X>2\times10^{38}$ erg s$^{-1}$, the global X-ray detection fraction for the UCD population is $\sim3\%$. Of the 21 X-ray-detected UCDs, seven show evidence of long-term X-ray time variability on the order of months to years. X-ray-detected UCDs tend to be more compact than non-X-ray-detected UCDs, and we find tentative evidence that the X-ray detection fraction increases with surface luminosity density and global stellar velocity dispersion. The X-ray emission of UCDs is fully consistent with arising from a population of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). In fact, there are fewer X-ray sources than expected using a naive extrapolation from globular clusters. Invoking the fundamental plane of black hole activity for SUCD1 near the Sombrero galaxy, for which archival Jansky Very Large Array imaging at 5 GHz is publicly available, we set an upper limit on the mass of a hypothetical central black hole in that UCD to be $\lesssim10^5M_{\odot}$. While the majority of our sources are likely LMXBs, we cannot rule out central black holes in some UCDs based on X-rays alone, and so we address the utility of follow-up radio observations to find weakly-accreting central black holes.
description: 20 pages, 6 figures, re-submitted to ApJ after minor revisions
The Effect of Logistic Management Practice on the Performance of Food Manufacturing Industry: the Case of Fafa Food Share Company
Creators: name: Tsemrie, Afomeya
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: In this paper, the effect of logistic management practice on performance of fafa foods Share Company is investigated. Logistic management practice is one of the functions accomplished in the company among the other practice. The specific objective of this research is to investigate individual logistics practices such as product quality, logistic responsiveness, product variety, delivery time and logistic cost on performance. To check whether these variable practices affect or not, 241 samples were selected from kolfe keraniyo and Gulele sub cities from the existing 610 registered lists. To determine the sample size, total distribution route are listed in the table and the sample size is computed proportionally from each rout using systematic sampling. Only quantitative data was used in this research. Data analysis was performed with the use of stepwise regression analysis using SPSS 20 statistical software. To check the internal consistency of the data cronbach alpha test was conducted. Finding showed that Product quality has statistically significant effect on performance from the point of view of customer satisfaction followed by product variety, delivery time and responsiveness. The study recommends that there should be dedication and apparent motivation on the parts the company and of all agents who distribute the company's products with respect to the product quality and responsiveness of the logistic function for the better performance of the company and better profit. The company as much as possible should work for further enhancement of the management of the logistic function
Unexpectedly Large Tunability of Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Monolayer Silicene via Mechanical Strain
Creators: name: Xie, Han
name: Ouyang, Tao
name: Germaneau, Éric
name: Qin, Guangzhao
name: Hu, Ming
name: Bao, Hua
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Strain engineering is one of the most promising and effective routes toward continuously tuning the electronic and optic properties of materials, while thermal properties are generally believed to be insensitive to mechanical strain. In this paper, the strain-dependent thermal conductivity of monolayer silicene under uniform bi-axial tension is computed by solving the phonon Boltzmann transport equation with force constants extracted from first-principles calculations. Unlike the commonly believed understanding that thermal conductivity only slightly decreases with increased tensile strain for bulk materials, it is found that the thermal conductivity of silicene first increases dramatically with strain and then slightly decreases when the applied strain increases further. At a tensile strain of 4%, the highest thermal conductivity is found to be about 7.5 times that of unstrained one. Such an unusual strain dependence is mainly attributed to the dramatic enhancement in the acoustic phonon lifetime. Such enhancement plausibly originates from the flattening of the buckling of the silicene structure upon stretching, which is unique for silicene as compared with other common two-dimensional materials. Our findings offer perspectives of modulating the thermal properties of low-dimensional structures for applications such as thermoelectrics, thermal circuits, and nanoelectronics.
description: 19 pages, 6 figures
Validation of a Bifacial Simulation Software Against Measured Energy Yield From a Utility-Scale Vertical Fixed-Tilt Agrophotovoltaic Plant
Creators: name: Pfeiffer, O.
name: Marks, C.E.
name: Hanneforth, J.
name: Grommes, E.M.
name: Blieske, U.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
Infrastructure-integrated PV (I2PV) and Nature-inclusive PV (eco-PV); Vehicle Integrated PV (VIPV)

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1219-1223
description: This paper handles a validation study involving the open source bifacial photovoltaic (PV) simulation tool BifacialSimu. The tool is based on the existing python libraries pvlib, bifacial_radiance and pvfactors and offers to apply different simulation modes (view factor and ray tracing) for front and back side irradiance calculations. Measured PV energy yield (2021 and 2022) from a 4.1 MWp vertical fixed tilt agro-PV plant in Germany was used as reference data. In addition, onsite albedo measurements were conducted over a two month period in 2022. Over the measuring period, the albedo averages out to 0.19 and its daily characteristics are relatively coherent to the findings in literature. A recorded mowing cycle of the grass between the PV rows increases the median albedo by one percentage point. An overall yield comparison between BifacialSimu and the measured yield results in a mean deviation of -6.4 % in 2021 and -14.4 % in 2022 for the considered months. It can be said that BifacialSimu performs better at times when the share of diffuse irradiance is high, leading to more precise yield prediction in winter months. A similar assessment of PVsyst shows opposing behavior.
Inspiring BIPV in UAE, a Jury Experience in Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME21) Contest
Creators: name: Polo López, C.S.
name: Frontini, F.
name: Rodriguez-Ubinas, E.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
PV and Buildings

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1190-1197
description: Traditional photovoltaic applications dominate the PV market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with only a few examples of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV). However, the UAE movement toward more sustainable development is bringing interest to innovative and better integrated renewable energy solutions for buildings. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority organised the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) to raise social awareness of sustainability and clean energy technologies. This competition challenges students to design, build, and test sustainable Zero Energy Houses, evaluated by juries through its ten contests. Furthermore, the SDME BIPV special award recognises outstanding Building Integrated Photovoltaics systems. The present study summarises main findings of the jury by SUPSI, focusing on the top four BIPV projects and including the analysis of the architectural integration, societal messages, local culture relevance, multifunctionality, and energy production.
How institutional food services can contribute to sustainable agrifood systems? Investigating legume-serving, legume-cooking and legume-sourcing through France in 2019
Creators: name: Magrini, Marie-Benoit
name: Fernandez-Inigo, Hugo
name: Doré, Antoine
name: Pauly, Olivier
name: Magrini, Marie-Benoit
name: Fernandez-Inigo, Hugo
name: Doré, Antoine
name: Pauly, Olivier
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Catering
subject: Sustainability transition
subject: Pulses
subject: Soya
subject: Plant protein
subject: Alternative dishes

description: Legumes are essential to agrifood sustainability transition. Their nutritional values contribute towards healthy diets, a reduction in animal-based protein consumption and in nitrogen fertilization in crop rotations, therefore meaning a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. However, legume consumption remains low in Europe, and institutional food services (IFS) could be an important lever for fostering new eating habits. This study aims to investigate legume use in IFS and identify brakes and levers in their promotion. We built a socio-technical framework to analyse: frequency and diversity of legumes served; cooking practices and uses of legumes in dishes, including alternative (vegetarian/vegan) dishes; and legume-sourcing strategies through supply chain organisations and eco-labels. We addressed a wide survey to IFS kitchens in France, the largest IFS sector in Europe. Based on 383 complete answers, we have revealed heterogeneous IFS practices through clustering methods. This first and original study demonstrates how even if they are few in number (16%), kitchens that develop legumes the most are also those with the strongest sustainability profile (more alternative dishes, local and organic sourcing). Moreover, our clustering analysis revealed that self-managed and medium-sized kitchens are more committed to sustainable practices regarding legumes. Legumes are least served in the Education segment. We discuss ways to foster legumes through the IFS sector, based on cooks’ training, recipes and technical infrastructures, and consumer recognition of legume benefits.
Testing the Magnetar Model via Late Time Radio Observations of Two Macronova Candidates
Creators: name: Horesh, Assaf
name: Hotokezaka, Kenta
name: Piran, Tsvi
name: Nakar, Ehud
name: Hancock, Paul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Compact binary mergers may have already been observed as they are the leading model for short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). Radioactive decay within the ejecta from these mergers is expected to produce an infra-red flare, dubbed macronova (or kilonova), on a time scale of a week. Recently two such macronova candidates were identified in followup observations of sGRBs, strengthening the possibility that those indeed arise from mergers. The same ejecta will also produce a long term (months to years) radio emission due to its interaction with the surrounding ISM. In search for this emission, we observed the two macronova candidates, GRB 130603B and GRB 060614 with the Jansky very large array (VLA) and the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Our observations resulted in null-detections, putting strong upper limits on the kinetic energy and mass of the ejecta. A possible outcome of a merger is a highly magnetized neutron star (a magnetar), which has been suggested as the central engine for GRBs. Such a magnetar will deposit a significant fraction of its energy into the ejecta leading to a brighter radio flare. Our results, therefore, rule out magnetars in these two events.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
Experience and Results from the SOLARISE Living Labs
Creators: name: Herteleer, B.
name: Lavaert, C.
name: Uytterhaegen, B.
name: Kladas, A.
name: Cappelle, J.
name: Becerra, V.
name: Rachid, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
PV and Buildings

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1198-1203
description: This paper describes the Living Labs developed and completed by the three academic partners (UPJV, KU Leuven and University of Portsmouth) in the EU Interreg 2 Seas project SOLARISE. The Living Labs demonstrate a variety of technologies, with all three having PV and battery storage, and UPJV and KU Leuven demonstrating thermal energy storage solutions. While usage and visits of the Living Labs have been hampered by the covid pandemic, lessons about the development of the Living Labs, such as regulatory delays even for limited PV power installations are discussed. Historical monitored data from the Living Labs will be made available for download via the partner websites and the SOLARISE project website, www.interregsolarise.eu.
Филологические науки,Выпуск 2 (65) 2022
Creators: name: АО «КазУМОиМЯ им.Абылай хана»
Publisher: name: АО «КазУМОиМЯ им.Абылай хана»
Year: 2022

description: Филологические науки,Выпуск 2 (65) 2022
Enhanced Thermoelectric Power and Electronic Correlations in RuSe$_2$
Creators: name: Wang, Kefeng
name: Wang, Aifeng
name: Tomic, A.
name: Wang, Limin
name: Abeykoon, A. M. Milinda
name: Dooryhee, E.
name: Billinge, S. J. L.
name: Petrovic, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the electronic structure, electric and thermal transport properties of Ru$_{1-x}$Ir$_{x}$Se$_2$ ($x \leq 0.2$). RuSe$_2$ is a semiconductor that crystallizes in a cubic pyrite unit cell. The Seebeck coefficient of RuSe$_2$ exceeds -200 $μ$V/K around 730 K. Ir substitution results in the suppression of the resistivity and the Seebeck coefficient, suggesting the removal of the peaks in density of states near the Fermi level. Ru$_{0.8}$Ir$_{0.2}$Se$_{2}$ shows a semiconductor-metal crossover at about 30 K. The magnetic field restores the semiconducting behavior. Our results indicate the importance of the electronic correlations in enhanced thermoelectricity of RuSb$_{2}$.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Sensory evaluation of commercial coffee brands in Colombia
Creators: name: JaimesRelated, Edis Mauricio Sanmiguel
name: Torres, Igor Barahona
name: Pérez-Villarreal, Héctor Hugo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Other Statistics (stat.OT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Colombian coffee farmers have traditionally focused their efforts on activities including seeding, planting and drying. Strategic issues to successfully compete in the industry, such as branding, marketing and consumer research, have been neglected. In this research, we apply a type of sensory analysis, based on several statistical techniques used to investigate the key features of ten different brands of Colombian coffee. A panel composed of 32 judges investigated nine different attributes related to flavour, fragrance, sweetness and acidity, among others. The last section presents the conclusions reached regarding customer preference and brands profiles.
description: This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled. Evaluacion sensorial de marcas comerciales de cafe en Colombia. Presented at the Sexto Coloquio Interdisciplinario de Doctorado. Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla City, Mexico, 25 June 2014
BIPV Envelope Design Optimization at Conceptual Design Stage
Creators: name: Imalka, S.T.
name: Wijeratne, P.
name: Yang, R.
name: Wakefield, R.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
PV and Buildings

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1204-1208
description: The design of BIPV envelopes involves a large set of envelope-related parameters, PV-related parameters, and conflicting performance criteria. Both building functionality and the energy system are influenced by BIPVs. Therefore, BIPV envelope design has become a complex process. Optimization is an impressive way to support BIPV façade design and is rarely used in early building design. Consideration of building envelope-related parameters and product-related parameters simultaneously for different BIPV application areas has not been fully realized due to the complexity of the parameterization of variables. Therefore, this study utilizes a genetic algorithm (GA) based multiobjective optimization (MOO) framework to identify optimal alternative BIPV envelope design options at the conceptual design stage which maximizes life cycle energy (LCE) generation and minimizes life cycle cost (LCC) simultaneously considering multiple BIPV products for different BIPV application areas. Six BIPV application areas including, curtain wall, window, double-skin façade, balcony, parapet, and shading devices were tested using the utilized framework. The case study results indicated that the utilized optimization framework could be a useful tool for designers in the conceptual design phase of a BIPV façade. In addition, the optimization process provided an insight into the design space as well as trade-off patterns between multiple design objectives.
Glass BIPV for Commercial Building Integration in Cyprus
Creators: name: Hadjipanayi, M.
name: Yerasimou, Y.
name: Norton, M.S.H.
name: Georghiou, G.E.
name: Miltiadous, E.M.
name: Karantoni, A.
name: Karantonis, F.
name: Nikolaidou, R.
name: Loucaidou, E.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
PV and Buildings

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1184-1189
description: The work reported involved the development of a glass PV system for the purpose of integrating it into a commercial building façade in Cyprus. Firstly, the potential for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in Cyprus was analysed considering the different type of buildings available and their respective needs, available space, and envelope retrofitting possibilities together with possible specific applications of BIPV. Moreover, the solar resource of Cyprus, the expected annual energy yields for different PV technologies at vertical tilt and different façade orientations were analysed to derive the best-case scenarios for BIPV systems in specific building types. The BIPV solution was installed on the façade of a commercial building in Nicosia, Cyprus and after initial tests it is currently fully operational. The pilot BIPV installation is also being monitored in terms of PV generation, module temperature, irradiance resource and environmental parameters. Overall, this work has enabled a first-time hands-on experience for a Cypriot SME to be involved in launching a new product in the local solar PV market with the prospect of being fully certified after the end of this project.
Letter to Fred Preuss (1943)
Creators: name: Trayner, Jacob H.
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Naturalization
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1034550
subject: Preuss, Siegfried
subject: Citizenship
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/861909

description: Includes Preuss' letter requesting Jacob H. Trayner to testify on behalf of Preuss' Idaho Falls residence before the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Trayner responds at the bottom of the letter stating his acquiescence to testify about this matter on Preuss' behalf.
On semigroups with PSPACE-complete subpower membership problem
Creators: name: Steindl, Markus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: Computational Complexity (cs.CC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 20M99, 68Q25

description: Fix a finite semigroup $S$ and let $a_1, \ldots, a_k, b$ be tuples in a direct power $S^n$. The subpower membership problem (SMP) for $S$ asks whether $b$ can be generated by $a_1, \ldots, a_k$. For combinatorial Rees matrix semigroups we establish a dichotomy result: if the corresponding matrix is of a certain form, then the SMP is in P; otherwise it is NP-complete. For combinatorial Rees matrix semigroups with adjoined identity, we obtain a trichotomy: the SMP is either in P, NP-complete, or PSPACE-complete. This result yields various semigroups with PSPACE-complete SMP including the $6$-element Brandt monoid, the full transformation semigroup on $3$ or more letters, and semigroups of all $n$ by $n$ matrices over a field for $n\ge 2$.
The Caltech-NRAO Stripe 82 Survey (CNSS) Paper I: The Pilot Radio Transient Survey In 50 deg$^2$
Creators: name: Mooley, K. P.
name: Hallinan, G.
name: Bourke, S.
name: Horesh, A.
name: Myers, S. T.
name: Frail, D. A.
name: Kulkarni, S. R.
name: Levitan, D. B.
name: Kasliwal, M. M.
name: Cenko, S. B.
name: Cao, Y.
name: Bellm, E.
name: Laher, R. R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have commenced a multi-year program, the Caltech-NRAO Stripe 82 Survey (CNSS), to search for radio transients with the Jansky VLA in the SDSS Stripe 82 region. The CNSS will deliver five epochs over the entire $\sim$270 deg$^2$ of Stripe 82, an eventual deep combined map with a rms noise of $\sim$40 $μ$Jy and catalogs at a frequency of 3 GHz, and having a spatial resolution of 3". This first paper presents the results from an initial pilot survey of a 50 deg$^2$ region of Stripe 82, involving four epochs spanning logarithmic timescales between one week and 1.5 years, with the combined map having a median rms noise of 35 $μ$Jy. This pilot survey enabled the development of the hardware and software for rapid data processing, as well as transient detection and follow-up, necessary for the full 270 deg$^2$ survey. Classification of variable and transient sources relied heavily on the wealth of multi-wavelength data in the Stripe 82 region, supplemented by repeated mapping of the region by the Palomar Transient Factory. $3.9^{+0.5}_{-0.9}$% of the detected point sources were found to vary by greater than 30%, consistent with similar studies at 1.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Multi-wavelength photometric data and light curves suggest that the variability is mostly due to shock-induced flaring in the jets of AGN. Although this was only a pilot survey, we detected two bona fide transients, associated with an RS CVn binary and a dKe star. Comparison with existing radio survey data revealed additional highly variable and transient sources on timescales between 5-20 years, largely associated with renewed AGN activity. The rates of such AGN possibly imply episodes of enhanced accretion and jet activity occurring once every $\sim$40,000 years in these galaxies. We compile the revised radio transient rates and make recommendations for future transient surveys and joint radio-optical experiments. (Abridged)
description: 26 pages, 22 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. Data products (images, catalogs, tables, and light curves) available at http://tauceti.caltech.edu/stripe82 . A regularly-updated compilation of radio transient surveys is available at http://www.tauceti.caltech.edu/kunal/radio-transient-surveys/index.html
Dry Ports Service Quality in Ethiopia: the Case of Modjo and Kaliti Dry Ports and Terminals A- Comparative Study
Creators: name: Regasa, Yodit
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: This is a research on comparative study of service quality of Modjo and Kaliti dry ports and terminals. Given the increased importance of dry port and terminal services and the associated inefficiencies and drawbacks in service quality, this study is expected to contribute to the improvement of the dry ports service. This research is conducted with the general objective of comparative analysis of Modjo and Kaliti dry ports and terminals in terms of service quality in the perception of customers through SERVQUAL model.To address the stated research questions, the researcher employed non-experimental, survey type, descriptive and comparative research design. Data was collected from both primary and secondary source; primary data were collected through questionnaires and for secondary data document analysis were made. The study employed probability sampling techniques to select the participant of the study and accordingly, an aggregate of 289 respondents were selected and participated in this study and out of these, data were obtained from 270 respondents. The researcher used SERVQUAL model as research instrument. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential approach. Descriptive analysis uses measurement of central tendency and measure of dispersion. Inferential analysis uses correlation so as to assess the relationship between the service quality dimensions and comparing the two dry ports service quality in terms of these dimensions. Data analysis revealed that there is low level of expectation among customers and a corresponding low level of perceived service quality in both dry ports and terminals. Also these SERVQUAL gap score is naught. Moreover, the study has found that Kaliti dry port and terminal performed worse than Modjo. Following these results, recommendations are given to improve the service quality of the two dry ports
A Pilot study of a mental health education program (AMUSE) for restaurant employees
Creators: name: Muth, Andrew Joseph
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 520302
subject: Clinical psychology
classificationCode: 350401
subject: Food and hospitality services

description: Restaurant workers in the United States (US) face multiple stressors and mental health concerns. Additionally, there are indications that restaurant workers may hold stigmatizing mental health beliefs and are less likely to seek help for mental health concerns. Despite this, there have been no interventions assessed that target restaurant workers’ mental health, well-being, and mental health stigma. The purpose of this study is to provide an initial evaluation of one such intervention, a mental health education course (AMUSE) developed by a restaurant nonprofit (CHOW) focused on mental health in the restaurant industry. As an initial pilot study, we assessed the feasibility and acceptability of AMUSE, and sought to identify potential outcomes, and explore potential moderators and confounds. A combination of quantitative (pre and post measures) and qualitative (follow-up interviews) methods were utilized to collect data. Initial indications show that AMUSE is feasible to deliver and well accepted by those who have taken it. Additionally, participants demonstrated positive changes in help-seeking and self-efficacy after completing the course. Positive changes appeared to be moderated by characteristics of participants’ restaurant work. Despite our expectations, no significant changes were observed for stigma, motivation, social support, well-being, psychological distress, or stress. Future directions and recommendations for AMUSE were discussed based on these findings.
Die Anziehungskraft, die der Absolutheitsanspruch des buchstäblich verstandenen Evangeliums auf die Jugend ausübt
Creators: name: Balducci, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Concilium
Year: 1970

description: Concilium, Bd. 11 Nr. 6/7 (1975): Concilium: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie, Band 11, Heft 6/7
INTERSECT_814487 D4.3 First Business Plan
Creators: name: Calzolari, Arrigo
name: Neri, Luisa
name: Lunardelli, Valerio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: materials modelling software
device

description: One main goal of the INTERSECT project is the realization of a novel multi-scale multi-physics simulation platform connecting the materials modelling to the simulation of the electron device operations. The result will be the release of the Interoperable Material-To-Device Simulation Box (IM2D) which is conceived as an interoperable, robust and friendly software solution for easier exploration of the materials workspace from an electronic device-oriented industrial perspective. In particular, IM2D aims at enabling the simulation-aided design and optimization of devices for disrupting electronics (e.g. storage class memories, selectors, etc.), relying on the state-of-the-art quantum-mechanical materials modelling at the device level. The beneficiaries of INTERSECT’s IM2D platform will include the entire ecosystem of companies, research institutions and universities operating at various levels in the semiconductor field, including integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, semiconductors foundries, and R&D labs. In this huge playground the business opportunities associated with IM2D are twofold: (i) as a tool to increment the business of industrial stakeholders of semiconductor verticals; (ii) as a software product in the simulation software market. As anticipated in the constituting Grant Agreement of the INTERSECT project, and confirmed in the consortium agreement between participant partners, “the project goal is the realization of a ‘pre-competitive’ software solution that will provide the natural basis for start-up creation beyond the project end”. Even though the final commercialization of the IM2D code goes beyond the aim of the present project, in this first business plan we thoroughly analyze the characteristics, the segmentation and the needs of the two reference markets (namely the semiconductor and the simulation software market). We will describe the solutions and the roadmap for eventually entering in these businesses. A detailed plan with a specific business model, a marketing plan and an analysis on the sustainability and future funding of the IM2D infrastructure – too premature at this development stage – will be described in the “Business plan assessment and revision” (deliverable D4.7), due at month 30.
Remote plasmon--induced heat transfer probed by the electronic transport of a gold nanowire
Creators: name: Mennemanteuil, M. -M.
name: Buret, M.
name: Cazier, N.
name: Colas-Des-Francs, G.
name: Besbes, M.
name: Ben-Abdallah, P.
name: Bouhelier, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show in this paper that the heat generated by the optical excitation of resonant plasmonic antennas and diffusing along a simple glass/air interface disturbs the electron transport of a nearby conductive element. By probing the temperature-dependent resistance of a gold nanowire $R_{\rm nw}(T)$, we quantitatively analyze the impact of a resonant absorption of the laser by the antennas. We find that the temperature rise at the nanowire induced by the laser absorption of a distant nanoparticle may exceed that of a direct illumination of the nanowire itself. We also find that a global temperature calibration underestimates the heat generated locally by the laser. The temperature deduced from resistance variations are verified by numerical simulations with a very satisfactory agreement.
description: 9 figures
Analysis of generalized negative binomial distributions attached to hyperbolic Landau levels
Creators: name: Chhaiba, Hassan
name: Demni, Nizar
name: Mouayn, Zouhair
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: To each hyperbolic Landau level of the Poincaré disc is attached a generalized negative binomial distribution. In this paper, we compute the moment generating function of this distribution and supply its decomposition as a perturbation of the negative binomial distribution by a finitely-supported measure. Using the Mandel parameter, we also discuss the nonclassical nature of the associated coherent states. Next, we determine the Lévy-Kintchine decomposition its characteristic function when the latter does not vanish and deduce that it is quasi-infinitely divisible except for the lowest hyperbolic Landau level corresponding to the negative binomial distribution. By considering the total variation of the obtained quasi-Lévy measure, we introduce a new infinitely-divisible distribution for which we derive the characteristic function.
Letter to Fred Preuss
Creators: name: Mortimer, Bernard
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Naturalization
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1034550
subject: Citizenship
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/861909
subject: Preuss, Siegfried

description: Letter to Preuss from Dr. Bernard Mortimer, stating the latter's acquiescence to testify about Preuss' Chicago residence before the naturalization service.
The precision of the arithmetic mean, geometric mean and percentiles for citation data: An experimental simulation modelling approach
Creators: name: Thelwall, Mike
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: When comparing the citation impact of nations, departments or other groups of researchers within individual fields, three approaches have been proposed: arithmetic means, geometric means, and percentage in the top X%. This article compares the precision of these statistics using 97 trillion experimentally simulated citation counts from 6875 sets of different parameters (although all having the same scale parameter) based upon the discretised lognormal distribution with limits from 1000 repetitions for each parameter set. The results show that the geometric mean is the most precise, closely followed by the percentage of a country's articles in the top 50% most cited articles for a field, year and document type. Thus the geometric mean citation count is recommended for future citation-based comparisons between nations. The percentage of a country's articles in the top 1% most cited is a particularly imprecise indicator and is not recommended for international comparisons based on individual fields. Moreover, whereas standard confidence interval formulae for the geometric mean appear to be accurate, confidence interval formulae are less accurate and consistent for percentile indicators. These recommendations assume that the scale parameters of the samples are the same but the choice of indicator is complex and partly conceptual if they are not.
description: Thelwall, M. (in press). The precision of the arithmetic mean, geometric mean and percentiles for citation data: An experimental simulation modelling approach. Journal of Informetrics
Assessment on Logistics Management Practices and Challenges in Retailing Industry: Some Selected Foodstuff Retail Stores in Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Desta, Leelt
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: Retail activities turn out to be one of the significant themes playing the role in supply chain management and logistics. The major goal of the retail industry or retail merchandising system is to influence possible consumers to purchase a particular products assortment at a particular retail store (Risch, 1991). The main purpose of this study is to assess the current status of logistics management practice in the food stuff retail stores with the aim of identifying gaps, potentials and constraints for development of effective and efficient logistics management. The outcome of this research will help the retail stores to understand the strength and weakness of their activity, it will help them to realize the gaps, which needs further improvement and it will provide good information for further researchers. The study focuses on foodstuff retail stores found in Addis Ababa. The subject is studied by using stores found in merkato area specifically Gesho tera and Arab tera as a reference. The study uses descriptive type of research. using a convenience sampling method 30 questioners were distributed to the target area, and the data collected is presented using descriptive statistical tools such as frequencies and percentage. The evidence from this study shows the current relation of the retail stores with their suppliers and customers, the quality of the stores stock management, the level of managing retile data and their current position on the market. This study revealed that the influence of supplier on the retail stores performance is high, customer relation plays vital role to enhance performance of the organization(the power of customers is high), the level of stock out on the stores is medium and the current position of the stores on the supply chain is good. To be more competitive in the market, the study recommends the retail stores to provide continuous training to their employees, should hire a trained store keeper, Manage a good retail data, has to hold variety of products and also they have to decrease their dependency on their supplier. Key word logistics management, logistics management practices and challenges, supply chain, retailing industry and food staff retail
The origin of gas-phase HCO and CH3O radicals in prestellar cores
Creators: name: Bacmann, Aurore
name: Faure, Alexandre
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The recent unexpected detection of terrestrial complex organic molecules in the cold (~ 10 K) gas has cast doubts on the commonly accepted formation mechanisms of these species. Standard gas-phase mechanisms are inefficient and tend to underproduce these molecules, and many of the key reactions involved are unconstrained. Grain-surface mechanisms, which were presented as a viable alternative, suffer from the fact that they rely on grain surface diffusion of heavy radicals, which is not possible thermally at very low temperatures. One of the simplest terrestrial complex organic molecules, methanol is believed to form on cold grain surfaces following from successive H atom additions on CO. Unlike heavier species, H atoms are very mobile on grain surfaces even at 10 K. Intermediate species involved in grain surface methanol formation by CO hydrogenation are the radicals HCO and CH3O, as well as the stable species formaldehyde H2CO. These radicals are thought to be precursors of complex organic molecules on grain surfaces. We present new observations of the HCO and CH3O radicals in a sample of prestellar cores and carry out an analysis of the abundances of the species HCO, H2CO, CH3O, and CH3OH, which represent the various stages of grain-surface hydrogenation of CO to CH3OH. The abundance ratios between the various intermediate species in the hydrogenation reaction of CO on grains are similar in all sources of our sample, HCO:H2CO:CH3O:CH3OH ~ 10:100:1:100. We argue that these ratios may not be representative of the primordial abundances on the grains but, rather, suggest that the radicals HCO and CH3O are gas-phase products of the precursors H2CO and CH3OH, respectively. Gas-phase pathways are considered and simple estimates of HCO and CH3O abundances are compared to the observations. Critical reaction rate constants, branching ratios, and intermediate species are finally identified.
description: accepted by A&A
Die Nichtbeteiligung der jungen Menschen an den Aufgaben der Kirche
Creators: name: Aranguren, José Luis L.
Publisher: name: Concilium
Year: 1970

description: Concilium, Bd. 11 Nr. 6/7 (1975): Concilium: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie, Band 11, Heft 6/7
title: ENTAM - Test Report D2332 : Trailed Field Crop Sprayer Toselli s.r.l., Cloud 3000 and extensions
Creators: name: JKI-Institut Für Anwendungstechnik Im Pflanzenschutz
Publisher: name: Bundesbehörden und Einrichtungen im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL)
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 600

description: Geräteprüfberichte des JKI
Letter to Bill
Creators: name: Preuss, Siegfried
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Naturalization
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1034550
subject: Citizenship
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/861909
subject: Preuss, Siegfried

description: Letter written by Preuss requesting Bill to testify on behalf of Preuss' Chicago residence before the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Critical Issues and Novel Concepts of Cooling BIPVT and its Integration with Low-Temperature Heating
Creators: name: Aspetakis, G.
name: Wang, Q.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2022
Subjects: PV Systems Engineering, Integrated/Applied PV
PV and Buildings

description: 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; 1174-1179
description: The efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) modules is inversely correlated with their operating temperature. Extensive research has shown that cooling PV systems to maintain a stable and low surface temperature enhances PV efficiency, power generation and prolongs the life span of the modules by limiting the degradation caused by thermal fatigue. This applies particularly for Building Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal (BIPVT) systems where the extracted heat can be potentially recovered by the rest part of building energy services. To implement this, BIPVT systems can be integrated with low temperature heating systems, such as existing heating and ventilation installations, running on low temperature level, or integrated with heat pumps. The effective cooling of such systems can be instrumental for meeting nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) standards, by enhancing their overall conversion efficiency, while meeting both the electrical and thermal demand of buildings. In this study, key challenges related to this topic are outlined and crucial parameters for thermal management concepts are presented. Practical aspects of the design and integration processes are explored as well, alongside the cost-effectiveness, sustainability and aesthetics of said systems. Meeting such criteria plays a vital role for the penetration of the next generation of BIPVT to the market, yet current literature does not address these implementations comprehensively. In view of these characteristics, new BIPVT cooling concepts are proposed along with methods for simulating their thermal behavior utilizing numerical solutions, i.e., computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Effects of quantum confinement on excited state properties of SrTiO$_3$ from ab initio many-body perturbation theory
Creators: name: Reyes-Lillo, Sebastian E.
name: Rangel, Tonatiuh
name: Bruneval, Fabien
name: Neaton, Jeffrey B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) homologous series Sr$_{n+1}$Ti$_{n}$O$_{3n+1}$ provides a useful template for the study and control of the effects of dimensionality and quantum confinement on the excited state properties of the complex oxide SrTiO$_3$. We use ab initio many-body perturbation theory within the $GW$ approximation and the Bethe-Salpeter equation approach to calculate quasiparticle energies and absorption spectrum of Sr$_{n+1}$Ti$_{n}$O$_{3n+1}$ for $n=1-5$ and $\infty$. Our computed direct and indirect optical gaps are in excellent agreement with spectroscopic measurements. The calculated optical spectra reproduce the main experimental features and reveal excitonic structure near the gap edge. We find that electron-hole interactions are important across the series, leading to significant exciton binding energies that increase for small $n$ and reach a value of 330~meV for $n=1$, a trend attributed to increased quantum confinement. We find that the lowest-energy singlet exciton of Sr$_2$TiO$_4$ ($n=1$) localizes in the 2D plane defined by the TiO$_2$ layer, and explain the origin of its localization.