cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The influence of human rights on small arms and light weapons export: a special focus on France, Spain and United Kingdom
Creators: name: Enciso Romero, Laura
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2012
Subjects: arms trade
France
Great Britain
Spain

description: Second semester University: University of Hamburg.
description: A large range of human rights are in danger worldwide due to the availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons. Indeed, SALW have been labelled “the tools used to violate human rights”. Although states are legitimate to supply and acquire weapons, some exported SALW have been directly linked to human rights violations. This evidences the adverse consequences that SALW´s exports may sometimes have on human rights. That is the reason why the thesis, from a human rights perspective and with a special focus on France, Spain and United Kingdom, aims to ascertain whether human rights do have an influence on SALW´s exports in both theory and practice. Thus, to that end, a set of international, regional and national laws and policies, relevant to the subject, is examined. In addition to that, the existing connection between SALW´s exports and human rights as well as the consequences and responsibilities that may derive from it is exposed. Also, certain SALW´s exports coming from France, Spain and United Kingdom to certain problematic countries are analyzed. Finally, refusals of export licence applications issued by those countries are assessed as well.
Global constraints on vector-like WIMP effective interactions
Creators: name: Blennow, Mattias
name: Coloma, Pilar
name: Fernandez-Martinez, Enrique
name: Machado, Pedro A. N.
name: Zaldivar, Bryan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we combine information from relic abundance, direct detection, cosmic microwave background, positron fraction, gamma rays, and colliders to explore the existing constraints on couplings between Dark Matter and Standard Model constituents when no underlying model or correlation is assumed. For definiteness, we include independent vector-like effective interactions for each Standard Model fermion. Our results show that low Dark Matter masses below 20 GeV are disfavoured at the $3 σ$ level with respect to higher masses, due to the tension between the relic abundance requirement and upper constraints on the Dark Matter couplings. Furthermore, large couplings are typically only allowed in combinations which avoid effective couplings to the nuclei used in direct detection experiments.
description: 30 pages, 6 figures. v2: Chi-squared implementation improved, discussion expanded. Conclusions unchanged. Version accepted for publication in JCAP
Elaphoglossum heteromorphum T. Moore, Index Fil.
Creators: name: Kessler, Michael
name: Moran, Robbin C.
name: Mickel, John T.
name: Matos, Fernando B.
name: Smith, Alan R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales
Dryopteridaceae
Elaphoglossum
Elaphoglossum heteromorphum

description: Elaphoglossum heteromorphum (Klotzsch) T.Moore, Index Fil. 10. 1857. (Fig. 50F–L)
 Range: — Ecuador; Bolivia (LP, SC); to be expected in Peru.
 Ecology: —Locally fairly common; saxicolous, rarely terrestrial, on rock faces and steep banks in humid forests; 2400–3150 m.
 Notes: —May be confused with Elaphoglossum squarrosum for having long-creeping rhizomes, but differs from that species by having subulate (vs. flat) scales on the abaxial blade surfaces.
description: Published as part of Kessler, Michael, Moran, Robbin C., Mickel, John T., Matos, Fernando B. & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae, pp. 448-450 in Phytotaxa 353 (1) on pages 448-450, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13706233
DMFT Study for Valence Fluctuations in the Extended Periodic Anderson Model
Creators: name: Shinzaki, Ryu
name: Nasu, Joji
name: Koga, Akihisa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study valence fluctuations at finite temperatures in the extended periodic Anderson model, where the Coulomb interaction between conduction and localized $f$-electrons is taken into account, using dynamical mean-field theory combined with the continuous-time quantum Monte Carlo (CT-QMC) method. The valence transition with the hysteresis is clearly found, indicating the first-order phase transition between the Kondo and mixed-valence states. We demonstrate that spin correlation rapidly develops when the system approaches the valence transition point. The comparison of the impurity solvers, %: the CT-QMC, non-crossing approximation, and one-crossing approximation, is also addressed.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures
MPEC 2023-F158 : DAILY ORBIT UPDATE (2023 March 27)
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Terrorism, a hindrance to human rights? Boko Haram
Creators: name: Nalbant, Seren
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: terrorism
human rights
Nigeria

description: Second semester University: Ruhr - University Bochum
description: Boko Haram is a terrorist organization in Nigeria, dedicated to establish a new state solely based on Sharia law. Boko Haram triggered the most effective international indignation through the abduction of 276 school girls in 2014. Even though, the Nigerian government succeeded to combat Boko Haram at least to a certain extent, the situation remains a threat to human security, as both the Nigerian government and Boko Haram still continue to violate the fundamental human rights and the international humanitarian law. In this respect, the research aims to understand what led to the establishment of Boko Haram and its sustained influence. Thus, it will focus on three aspects: (a) the role of social inequality for the notions of terrorism, violence and revolution, (b) the psychological factors that help to explain why individuals become terrorists, (c) the actual influence of religion on terrorism as a system of justification; in order to provide possible solutions for the long-term elimination of Boko Haram as Nigerian government’s counter terrorism strategies merely based on military solutions have not been sufficient. The research manifests that these three aspects play a crucial role in order to understand terrorism. Psychological factors provide the most extensive explanatory approach for terrorism as such. However, for the case of Boko Haram the social structure in Nigeria, in form of structural violence, is the most determinant factor for the emergence and the sustained influence of Boko Haram. As a matter of fact, considering the multi-ethnical, cultural, and plural characteristics of the Nigerian society; Galtung’s development theory provides a possibility for a human centered security approach; in order to prevent the violation of fundamental human rights and the international humanitarian law, and subsequently to establish positive peace by peaceful means in Nigeria.
Breathless, Wide-Eyed
Creators: name: Blackwell, Johanna
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Contents: Mantras; Development; Small magic; The Valley; Playground; Kate; Saratindon; Excalibur; Snow days; Small magic; Sighting; Site; No quick fix; Emily; Walks home; Our house; Even roads; Learning to let go; Fourth of July; Davis Ridge; Summer’s end; Notes from the small hours; I woke this morning; Alewives; Retracings; On the rumor of coyotes; At the end of the neighborhood; Small magic; Development
MS Gr. class. c. 7 1636
Creators: name: Oxyrhynchus Papyri
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 470316
subject: Latin and classical Greek languages

description: P.Herc. 817 col. 1 (right-hand side). Carmen de bello Actiaco
Drawing by Carlo Orazi
The Effects of Parafoveal Word Frequency and Segmentation on Saccade Targeting during Chinese Reading
Creators: name: Liu, Yanping
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: Two eye-movement experiments are reported in which a boundary paradigm was used to manipulate the presence versus absence of boundaries for high- and low-frequency target words in the parafovea. In Experiment 1, this was done by introducing a blank space after the target words, whereas in Experiment 2, this was done by rendering the target words in red. In both experiments, higher-frequency targets engendered longer saccades, whereas the presence of parafoveal word boundaries engendered shorter saccades. This pattern suggests the operation of two countermanding saccade-targeting mechanisms: one that uses parafoveal processing difficult to adjust saccade lengths and a second that uses word boundaries to direct the eyes towards specific saccade targets. The implications of these findings for models of eye-movement control during reading are discussed, as are suggestions for integrating dynamic-adjustment and default-targeting accounts.
Strange meson-baryon interaction in hot and dense medium: recent progress for a road to GSI/FAIR
Creators: name: Cabrera, Daniel
name: Tolos, Laura
name: Aichelin, Jörg
name: bratkovskaya, Elena
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report recent results on the dynamics of strange hadrons in two-body reactions relevant for near-threshold production in heavy-ion collisions at GSI/FAIR and NICA-Dubna. In particular, $\bar K N$ scattering in hot and dense nuclear matter is studied within a chiral unitary framework in coupled channels, setting up the starting point for implementations in microscopic off-shell transport approaches. We focus on the calculation of transition rates with special attention to the excitation of hyperon resonances and isospin effects. Additionally, we explore "unconventional" strangeness generation by meson-meson and meson-baryon interactions in connection with recent HADES observations of deep sub-threshold $ϕ$ and $Ξ$ production.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures. To be published in the Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Strangeness in Quark Matter (SQM2015), 6-11 July 2015, JINR, Dubna, Russia
Elaphoglossum piloselloides T. Moore, Index Fil.
Creators: name: Kessler, Michael
name: Moran, Robbin C.
name: Mickel, John T.
name: Matos, Fernando B.
name: Smith, Alan R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales
Dryopteridaceae
Elaphoglossum
Elaphoglossum piloselloides

description: Elaphoglossum piloselloides (C.Presl) T.Moore, Index Fil. 13. 1857. (Fig. 18F–L)
 Range: —Antilles, Mexico to Panama, Suriname and Venezuela, Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia (CH, CO, LP, SC, TA), Brazil.
 Ecology: —Common; saxicolous and rarely terrestrial, on rocks or steep banks, often forming dense colonies; in humid to semihumid habitats; (1300–) 2000–3200 m.
 Notes: —The hydathodes are often indistinct and easily overlooked. Closely related to, and perhaps conspecific with, E. spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore from Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka.
description: Published as part of Kessler, Michael, Moran, Robbin C., Mickel, John T., Matos, Fernando B. & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae, pp. 448-450 in Phytotaxa 353 (1) on pages 448-450, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13706233
Newborn intersex children and their right to self determination in cosmetic medical interventions
Creators: name: Cheneffusse Ascenzo, Talia
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: intersexuality
gender identity
genital surgeries

description: Second semester University: Panteion University, Athens
description: Intersexuality is a topic that has been considered taboo for a long time in society due ambiguity of sex does not ‘fit’ within the binary gender system. Over the years, medical professionals have considered appropriate to practice medical cosmetic surgery to ‘correct’ ambiguity of sex. Recently, it can be noted that studies have shown that many times these operations bring irreversible physical and psychological consequences on the intersex person, thus violating their fundamental rights. This thesis seeks to create awareness about intersexuality, bringing to light the history behind cosmetic medical interventions. This thesis uncovers what has been going on through the years where there was no greater knowledge on the subject. In this sense, the author will explore the issue with an ethical and legal approach. Finally, we believe it is necessary for the countries to be informed about this issue, therefore revising their legislation by implementing laws that prevent the practice of these medical cosmetic interventions. Finally, the author will conclude with a series of recommendations for parents and responsible medical professionals, focused on the intersex newborn well-being.
Towards chemical structure resolution with nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Creators: name: Kong, Xi
name: Stark, Alexander
name: Du, Jiangfeng
name: McGuinness, Liam P.
name: Jelezko, Fedor
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has approached the limit of single molecule sensitivity, however the spectral resolution is currently insufficient to obtain detailed information on chemical structure and molecular interactions. Here we demonstrate more than two orders of magnitude improvement in spectral resolution by performing correlation spectroscopy with shallow nitrogen-vacancy (NV) magnetic sensors in diamond. In principle, the resolution is sufficient to observe chemical shifts in $\sim$1 T magnetic fields, and is currently limited by molecular diffusion at the surface. We measure oil diffusion rates of $D = 0.15 - 0.2$\,nm$^2/\mathrmμ$s within (5 nm)$^3$ volumes at the diamond surface.
Going Against the Grain: Exploring Possibilities of Refashioning Secondhand Clothing through Place, Practice, and Community
Creators: name: Shepard, Courtney
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Upon the realization of the many problems that the world faces today, (social, ecological, local, global, economic, etc.) many people from an array of disciplines and backgrounds are realizing the necessity for drastic sustainable change. Quite simply, there are a multitude of things wrong with our system of operating and we must act to change, as it is imperative to our global health and well-being in every sense.
Many words come to mind when thinking of the necessary sustainable transitions we must face: re-conceptualize, re-frame, re-design, re-localize, re-skill, and re-imagine, just to name a few. This idea of “re” has “re-vamped” many social movements and practices that aim towards living more sustainably. One such concept with this impact is refashioning.
In particular, I refer to refashioning used garments and textiles for the purpose of re-creating clothes for the individual wearer while simultaneously counteracting textile waste and retail consumerism. The reason for studying refashioning stems from the underlying issues within the entire fashion industry at large. The fashion industry contributes directly in a myriad of ways to the problems we find throughout our world today.
The good news is that many involved within the fashion industry are beginning to take ecological sustainability into account every step of the way of creating a garment. The drawback that caught my attention is the lack of representation of sustainable fashion measures within academia, especially in America. There is much more research regarding the sustainability of fashion going on in the UK and Europe. However in Europe, there
are many more accounts of measures of sustainability taken from within the fashion industry and not as much focus on consumer agency or individual practice.
Thus, I have studied the place, practice, and communities associated with the refashioning of used, or secondhand clothing and textiles between October 2014 and April 2015 on a local level in North Carolina as well as on an international level thanks to DIY communities made visible through the internet. Prevailing themes have been weaved into my research—those of sustainability, DIY, bricolage, and building communities of practice. All of these themes have intertwined this relatively small practice of refashioning with bigger ideas and lessons we can learn about the sustainable transitions we all must face to reimagine our future and not fall victim to the ‘Business as Usual’ (see Macy and Johnstone, 4-5) approach (and its effects) that currently dominates our mode of being in the world.
Dupilumab efficacy and safety in Latin American patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma: phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST study
Creators: name: Maspero, Jorge F.
name: Cardona, Guido
name: Schonffeldt, Patricia
name: Tolcachier, Alberto
name: González-Diaz, Sandra N.
name: Yañez, Anahi
name: Galvao, Clovis E.
name: Msihid, Jerome
name: Gall, Rebecca
name: Siddiqui, Shahid
name: Rowe, Paul J.
name: Deniz, Yamo
name: Jacob-Nara, Juby A.
name: Djandji, Michel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: While advances in asthma care have been made in Latin America, there is still a large unmet need in patients with uncontrolled asthma. This post hoc analysis of the QUEST study assessed safety and efficacy of dupilumab in the subgroup of patients enrolled in Latin American countries with a type 2 inflammatory asthma phenotype (blood eosinophils ≥ 150cells/µL or FeNO ≥25ppb). LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST (NCT02414854) was a phase 3, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma. Eligible patients ≥ 12 years of age were randomized in a 2:2:1:1 ratio to receive 52 weeks of add-on subcutaneous dupilumab 200 or 300 mg every 2 weeks or matched-volume placebos. Pre-specified co-primary efficacy endpoints were the annualized rate of severe exacerbations during the treatment period and the change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at treatment week 12. Asthma control, changes in asthma biomarker levels, and dupilumab safety were also evaluated. 530 (27.9% of the overall QUEST population; dupilumab: 353, placebo: 177) Latin-American patients were recruited; 420 (79.2%) had a type 2 inflammatory asthma phenotype. Dupilumab vs placebo reduced the annualized rate of severe exacerbations by 52.7% (P < 0.001) and increased pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 by 0.15 L (P < 0.001), in the type 2 population. Safety was consistent with the known dupilumab safety profile. Consistent with the results in the overall population, dupilumab reduced the risk of severe asthma exacerbations and improved lung function in Latin American patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma and a type 2 phenotype.
In the pursuit of socio-economic rights fulfilment : the case of a minimum core
Creators: name: Vasilas, Athanasios
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: civil rights
economic rights
social rights
democracy
poverty
social justice
basic needs

description: Second semester University: Åbo Akademi University
description: It has been established that austerity measures pose significant challenges to the degree of socioeconomic rights protection. Considering the fact that retrogressive measures and cuts in social services impact disproportionately the most vulnerable and marginalized groups of society, it has been argued that states must respect a net of minimum core obligations in order to comply with their human rights commitments. However, the task of defining the content of these minimum socio-economic obligations and determining an absolute threshold is entangled with multiple difficulties. Clarifying the normative assumptions in favor of the minimum core, assessing their theoretical consistency as well as their overall degree of feasibility are among the main tasks of this paper. While enumerating the different approaches that attempt to define a minimum content of socio-economic rights, this paper concludes that as a binding and universal concept, the minimum core lacks the necessary flexibility to adapt in divergent circumstances and needs. Eventually, the task of designating a minimum threshold proves to be detrimental to the aspiration of social justice and social inclusion. Alternatively, a commitment towards socio-economic rights fulfillment through democratic practices and ad hoc deliberation depending on the exigencies of particular circumstances is better placed in order to mitigate the negative impacts of austerity measures and lead to the empowerment of individuals.
Analyzing the Factors Contributing to the Failure of the 1977 Nigeria National Policy on Education: A Comprehensive Examination
Creators: name: IMOH, Simon Iruoghene
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Nigeria National Policy on Education, education policy failure, implementation challenges, socio-economic factors, curriculum relevance

description: This research paper examines the failure of the 1977 Nigeria National Policy on Education and explores the diverse factors that contributed to its inability to achieve its intended objectives. The paper examine the policy's implementation challenges, including inadequate funding, bureaucratic inefficiencies, socioeconomic factors, structural issues, and curriculum relevance. Drawing lessons from the policy's shortcomings, the paper offers recommendations for education policymakers to consider when designing and implementing future education policies. The importance of context, consistency, stakeholder engagement, data-driven decision-making, and the integration of practical skills development is highlighted as crucial elements for the success of education reforms in Nigeria. By learning from the past and applying these recommendations, Nigeria can work towards building a robust education system that contributes to national development.
Electromagnetic triangle anomaly and neutral pion condensation in QCD vacuum
Creators: name: Cao, Gaoqing
name: Huang, Xu-Guang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the QCD vacuum structure under the influence of an electromagnetic field with a nonzero second Lorentz invariant $I_2=\vec{E}\cdot{\vec B}$. We show that the presence of $I_2$ can induce neutral pion ($π^0$) condensation in the QCD vacuum through the electromagnetic triangle anomaly. Within the frameworks of chiral perturbation theory at leading small-momenta expansion as well as the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model at leading $1/N_c$ expansion, we quantify the dependence of the $π^0$ condensate on $I_2$. The stability of the $π^0$-condensed vacuum against the Schwinger charged pair production due to electric field is also discussed.
description: V2: 5 pages, 3 figures, published version
Transition readiness in middle and older adolescents with asthma and associated factors: a descriptive study
Creators: name: Rhee, Hyekyun
name: Choi, Yuri
name: Tumiel-Berhalter, Laurene
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Asthma is the leading chronic health condition in adolescents, yet little is known about adolescents’ readiness to transition into adult-focused care. This study examines transition readiness in middle and late adolescents with asthma. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2019 with 41 adolescents (16–20 years old) with asthma. Transition readiness was measured with the 20-item Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ), which comprises five subscales. Slight majorities of the sample comprised females (58.5%) and minority adolescents (56%). The sample’s overall mean score on the TRAQ was 3.89 (±0.63; possible range 1–5). Managing daily activities was associated with talking with providers subscale (r = 0.36; p < 0.01), but not with other TRAQ subscales. Females reported greater scores for managing medications than did males, with mean = 4.2 vs. 3.6 (t = −2.15, p = 0.04). Transition readiness did not differ by race or health insurance type. However, scores on arranging transportation to medical appointments were lower among minority adolescents than whites (4.17 vs. 4.8, t = 2.56, p = 0.01). Better asthma control was associated with higher scores on talking with providers (r = –0.42; p < 0.01), but not with other subscale domains. Overall transition readiness is suboptimal in middle to late adolescents with asthma. Adolescents’ capacity to manage daily activities is not a valid indicator of transition readiness in disease self-management. It is important to consider gender, race, and asthma control in understanding transition readiness in adolescents with asthma.
Does multiculturalism pose a problem for the implementation of individual rights? : the case of forced marriage in the context of the United Kingdom
Creators: name: Pau Romani, Laia
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2012
Subjects: forced marriage
Great Britain
individualism
liberalism
multiculturalism

description: Second semester University: University of Copenhagen.
description: Do some principles of multiculturalism pose a problem for the implementation of individual rights? How? In the western context, conceptions of human rights are grounded in the liberal traditions of what could be considered, a moderately homogenous Western culture. However, within the recent past, as a result of globalisation and the increase of the migration flows, this culture has changed into a more heterogeneous one. Together with the notable diversity of beliefs and subcultures, some new challenges to these liberal traditions have appeared. An example of where such challenges evoke expressly contrasting opinions is the issue of forced marriages, where the social and cultural rights of different minority groups seem to be in tension with concepts concerning the human rights of an individual. Therefore, this question challenges a number of positions, including principles of multiculturalism. With this thesis I will investigate, whether and how some principles of multiculturalism can be in conflict with the realisation of individual rights. Accordingly, I will analyse my question through the case of forced marriages in a context of migration in Europe, concentrating my research in the concrete social, legal and political frame of the United Kingdom.
Resonance-state-induced superconductivity at high Indium contents in In-doped SnTe
Creators: name: Haldolaarachchige, Neel
name: Gibson, Quinn
name: Xie, Weiwei
name: Nielsen, Morten Bormann
name: Kushwaha, Satya
name: Cava, R. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report a reinvestigation of superconducting Sn$_{1-x}$In$_{x}$Te at both low and high In doping levels. Analysis of the superconductivity reveals a fundamental change as a function of \textit{x}: the system evolves from a weakly coupled to a strongly coupled superconductor with increasing indium content. Hall Effect measurements further show that the carrier density does not vary linearly with Indium content; indeed at high Indium content, the samples are overall \textit{n}-type, which is contrary to expectations of the standard picture of In$^{1+}$ replacing Sn$^{2+}$ in this material. Density functional theory calculations probing the electronic state of In in SnTe show that it does not act as a trivial hole dopant, but instead forms a distinct, partly filled In 5\textit{s} - Te 5\textit{p} hybridized state centered around E$_F$, very different from what is seen for other nominal hole dopants such as Na, Ag, and vacant Sn sites. We conclude that superconducting In-doped SnTe therefore cannot be considered as a simple hole doped semiconductor.
description: 12 pages and 7 figures
Stabilization of semilinear PDE's, and uniform decay under discretization
Creators: name: Trélat, Emmanuel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: These notes are issued from a short course given by the author in a summer school in Chamb{é}ry in June 2015. We consider general semilinear PDE's and we address the following two questions: 1) How to design an efficient feedback control locally stabilizing the equation asymptotically to 0? 2) How to construct such a stabilizing feedback from approximation schemes? To address these issues, we distinguish between parabolic and hyperbolic semilinear PDE's. By parabolic, we mean that the linear operator underlying the system generates an analytic semi-group. By hyperbolic, we mean that this operator is skew-adjoint. We first recall general results allowing one to consider the nonlinear term as a perturbation that can be absorbed when one is able to construct a Lyapunov function for the linear part. We recall in particular some known results borrowed from the Riccati theory. However, since the numerical implementation of Riccati operators is computationally demanding, we focus then on the question of being able to design "simple" feedbacks. For parabolic equations, we describe a method consisting of designing a stabilizing feedback, based on a small finite-dimensional (spectral) approximation of the whole system. For hyperbolic equations, we focus on simple linear or nonlinear feedbacks and we investigate the question of obtaining sharp decay results. When considering discretization schemes, the decay obtained in the continuous model cannot in general be preserved for the discrete model, and we address the question of adding appropriate viscosity terms in the numerical scheme, in order to recover a uniform decay. We consider space, time and then full discretizations and we report in particular on the most recent results obtained in the literature. Finally, we describe several open problems and issues.
Ketersediaan Ruang Laktasi Di Tempat Umum
Creators: name: Rahman, Ferry
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ketersediaan
subject: Ruang Laktasi
subject: Tempat Umum

description: Pentingnya ketersediaan ruang laktasi bagi ibu menyusui serta aturan undang-undang yang melindungi hak ibu dalam memberikan asi ekslusif
Determining the Tissue-Specific Importance of Centrosomes and the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in Mitotic Fidelity
Creators: name: Cuningham, John
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: During mitosis, cells must accurately segregate chromosomes to daughter cells. This is
accomplished by the mitotic spindle, which is primarily formed by a pair of centrosomes.
However, acentrosomal cells can still build spindles. We therefore used developing Drosophila
wings and brains to investigate the importance of centrosomes in vivo. In wing epithelia, we
found centrosomes are important for mitotic spindle assembly, chromosome segregation, spindle
orientation, and cell viability. The Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC), which monitors
microtubule-kinetochore attachment, buffers acentrosomal wing cells, as loss of both
centrosomes and the SAC leads to complete loss of wing epithelia. Interestingly, brain cells
appear robust to centrosome loss, as no cell death was detected there. However, lack of
centrosomes and the SAC dramatically perturbed brain development, including loss of neural
stem cells. We are working to understand the basis for these phenotypes and the tissue-specific
differences in the importance of centrosomes and the SAC.
Elaphoglossum pilosius Mickel, Brittonia
Creators: name: Kessler, Michael
name: Moran, Robbin C.
name: Mickel, John T.
name: Matos, Fernando B.
name: Smith, Alan R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales
Dryopteridaceae
Elaphoglossum
Elaphoglossum pilosius

description: Elaphoglossum pilosius Mickel, Brittonia 39(3): 324. 1987. (Fig. 53D)
 Range: — Mexico to Bolivia (CO).
 Ecology: —Fairly common but local; saxicolous and terrestrial on rock faces, steep slopes, and road banks, in humid to semihumid habitats; 2900–4000 m.
description: Published as part of Kessler, Michael, Moran, Robbin C., Mickel, John T., Matos, Fernando B. & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae, pp. 448-450 in Phytotaxa 353 (1) on pages 448-450, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13706233
The world food casino : excessive speculation from a human rights perspective
Creators: name: Niebank, Jan Christian Nicolas
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2012
Subjects: food marketing
international obligations
right to food
speculation

description: Second semester University: Universite de Strasbourg.
description: The gap between the poor and the prosperous is getting wider. Some people suffer from hunger and die of starvation, while others make unthinkable amounts of profits. What if there is a link between the prosperity of one group of people and the misery of other more vulnerable groups? This is exactly the question which trading of food commodity derivatives provokes. This thesis argues that besides ethical considerations there are obligations under international law that bind states to ensure compliance with human rights, inter alia the right to food, by regulating markets in such a way that excessive speculation is prevented. In support of the argumentation a causal link between speculation and rising prices is discussed and the applicability of the precautionary principle is demonstrated. Based on the adverse effects that high food prices cause in developing countries, extraterritorial obligations are constructed. Finally, policy options are suggested to regulate food commodity markets in accordance with international human rights standards. Keywords: excessive speculation, agricultural commodities, precautionary principle, food security, right to food, obligation to regulate, extraterritorial obligations
A New Hedonism, A New Spirituality: The Mystical Aesthetics in Late Victorian Letters
Creators: name: LaBarbera, Matthew
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: This investigation will begin by delineating the basic concepts that Pater
establishes in his early work and that become the starting point for each of these
writers. The section on Pater will draw special attention to his focus on Hellenic and
Renaissance art and how they bring into focus the ideas that structure his aesthetics.
Using his novel Marius the Epicurean as an example of these theories in action, the
chapter will demonstrate how his approach towards aesthetics, utilizing the concept of
Heiterkeit, blitheness, manages to locate the importance of the spiritual in the blending of heterogeneous—some might say contradictory—systems of thought. The section
devoted to Oscar Wilde will challenge the idea that his work is simply a refutation of
Pater’s thought and show the trajectory of his spiritual aesthetics, culminating in his
identification with the image of Christ. Finally, Vernon Lee’s critical works, an essay and several philosophical dialogues, will outline the ways in which her sociopolitical ideals are united with her aesthetic and spiritual posture. This study aims to complicate these writers’ relationship to spirituality and bring to greater attention to which the extent their critical perspectives are structured by spiritual thinking.
Navigating the Sea: Exploring Will Power, the Natural, and the New Woman
Creators: name: McGuire, Jesse
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2017

description: Who is the New Woman? Sarah Grand defines her in a 1898 essay "The New Woman and the Old" as a woman whose "health is radiant, her manners charming, her wit taking, her morals unimpeachable, and her will a quantity to be reckoned with" (669). A proper education fosters the development of a woman's manners, wit, and morals, but a woman's will is the product of good humor and "a large heart" (668). Sarah Grand describes the New Woman as beyond her time, bursting out of the narrow, sensual definition which her male and female predecessors have imposed upon her. The New Woman is a "stronger, better, more beautiful creature than the blockhead majority can conceive" (668). A New Woman's development is self-centered; she demands to be an active participant in her own life and "to strengthen that in [her] which is divine" (669). She represents a deliberate step forward, an evolution into a creature who is "conspicuous for gentlehood, for courtesy and kindness to young and old, men and women, rich and poor" (668-669). Sarah Grand focuses on the New Woman's development in this essay, noting that the women of her day are "progressing by degrees" (672) toward this ideal.
The clothing industry and human rights violations : consumption, individuals and the role of big players
Creators: name: Corradini, Julia
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: business ethics
corporate responsibility
labour exploitation
individual responsibility
human rights violations

description: Second semester University: National University of Ireland, Galway
description: The Clothing Industry and Human Rights Violations- Consumption, Individuals and the Role of Big Players The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on the 24th of April 2014, that led to the death of more than 1.100 workers and many more injured, is a crucial example of connection between the modern clothing business and human rights violations. Security shortcuts, non/late payment, excessive working hours, violence and abuse are frequently happening in a lot of factories and supply chains in developing countries and are the result of the Fast-Fashion Business model that emerged in the last decades. A business model where production costs tried to be kept as low as possible in order to offer more, cheaper and faster goods to the consumer in western society. The mass production of goods led to the emergence of consumerism and to the fact individuals consuming and demanding more. A cycle of endless production and consumption developed in a capitalist economic system and society. As the Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights state, it is the duty of states to protect individuals from business violations, but in practice states are often powerless or not willing enough to take effective steps. In addition businesses often fail to respect human rights and to provide individuals with an effective remedy, since they are not legally bound by law to do so. Since much research is done about the responsibility of states and businesses, the individual consumer is often left behind, although it is clear that production and consumption goes hand in hand. The thesis therefore is going to answer the research question: What power does the individual have to prevent human rights violations in the clothing industry by its consumption and what can be done by the two big players, governments and businesses, to increase the power of the individual? The results show that the individual can be seen as a responsible actor too and not only as a victim of the industry. Consumers have impacts on the market and its interlinked human rights violations with their decision-, investigation-, communication-, and networking power and can make a change while making a change in consumption. To foster this, consumers need the support from Governments and Businesses, since they have an important role too in increasing the power of the individual within consumption. They can take actions to help him/her changing habits and supporting a more sustainable consumption. Only when all actors take responsibility, the industry with its resulting human rights violations can be changed. Key words: Clothing Industry, Human Rights Violations, Consumption, Individual Responsibility, Business and Human Rights
Asthma control in Brazil: a systematic review
Creators: name: Nakamuta, Juliana S.
name: Puglia, Ana Lia Pradella
name: Meireles, Paula
name: Blanco, Daniela Cavalet
name: Lima, Marina Andrade
name: Birck, Marina Gabriela
name: Braga, Marion Coting
name: de Oliveira, Renato Watanabe
name: Julian, Guilherme Silva
name: Forestiero, Francisco Jose
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: To explore asthma control in patients undergoing pharmacotherapy on studies in the last 20 years in Brazil. Asthma is a chronic airway inflammation disease with a high prevalence worldwide. Even with a variety of drug treatment improvements, attaining asthma control is challenging, since it should have a personalized approach. In Brazil, studies on the prevalence of asthma control are scarce and usually from a small sample size. A systematic review was performed to assess asthma control in Brazilian population. Terms related to “asthma”, “asthma control” and “Brazil” were used in the search strategies in PubMed, BVSalud, Embase and Cochrane Library, including Brazilian Journal of Allergy and Immunology as data sources. A narrative synthesis was performed to report key outcome. In total, 23 studies were included. Most of them were conducted in the Southeastern and Northeast regions, in a short duration. Pediatric and non-pediatric population were assessed, with a higher proportion of female. In pediatric population, those with poorly controlled asthma usually had severe or persistent disease. In elderly, an increased asthma severity was found, although proper treatment might be effective. Most studies (70%) also described exacerbations, hospitalizations (48%), quality of life (39%), and emergency visits (30%). Despite heterogeneity of outcomes and population, studies show an important prevalence of uncontrolled asthma even in patients being treated, with better disease control with treatment improvements. Studies in Brazil have shown that asthma control remains a challenge and there is still a need for improvement on disease management.
Comparison of absolute gain photometric calibration between Planck/HFI and Herschel/SPIRE at 545 and 857 GHz
Creators: name: Bertincourt, B.
name: Lagache, G.
name: Schulz, B.
name: Conversi, L.
name: Dassas, K.
name: Martin, P. G.
name: Maurin, L.
name: Abergel, A.
name: Beelen, A.
name: Bernard, J-P.
name: Crill, B. P.
name: Dole, H.
name: Eales, S.
name: Gudmundsson, J. E.
name: Lellouch, E.
name: Moreno, R.
name: Perdereau, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We compare the absolute gain photometric calibration of the Planck/HFI and Herschel/SPIRE instruments on diffuse emission. The absolute calibration of HFI and SPIRE each relies on planet flux measurements and comparison with theoretical far-infrared emission models of planetary atmospheres. We measure the photometric cross calibration between the instruments at two overlapping bands, 545 GHz / 500 $μ$m and 857 GHz / 350 $μ$m. The SPIRE maps used have been processed in the Herschel Interactive Processing Environment (Version 12) and the HFI data are from the 2015 Public Data Release 2. For our study we used 15 large fields observed with SPIRE, which cover a total of about 120 deg^2. We have selected these fields carefully to provide high signal-to-noise ratio, avoid residual systematics in the SPIRE maps, and span a wide range of surface brightness. The HFI maps are bandpass-corrected to match the emission observed by the SPIRE bandpasses. The SPIRE maps are convolved to match the HFI beam and put on a common pixel grid. We measure the cross-calibration relative gain between the instruments using two methods in each field, pixel-to-pixel correlation and angular power spectrum measurements. The SPIRE / HFI relative gains are 1.047 ($\pm$ 0.0069) and 1.003 ($\pm$ 0.0080) at 545 and 857 GHz, respectively, indicating very good agreement between the instruments. These relative gains deviate from unity by much less than the uncertainty of the absolute extended emission calibration, which is about 6.4% and 9.5% for HFI and SPIRE, respectively, but the deviations are comparable to the values 1.4% and 5.5% for HFI and SPIRE if the uncertainty from models of the common calibrator can be discounted. Of the 5.5% uncertainty for SPIRE, 4% arises from the uncertainty of the effective beam solid angle, which impacts the adopted SPIRE point source to extended source unit conversion factor (Abridged)
description: 13 pages, 10 figures; Incorporates revisions in response to referee comments; cross calibration factors unchanged