cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Plasmonic Twistronics: Discovery of Plasmonic Skyrmion Bags
Creators: name: Schwab, Julian
name: Neuhaus, Alexander
name: Dreher, Pascal
name: Tsesses, Shai
name: Cohen, Kobi
name: Mangold, Florian
name: Mantha, Anant
name: Frank, Bettina
name: Bartal, Guy
name: Heringdorf, Frank-J. Meyer zu
name: Davis, Timothy J.
name: Giessen, Harald
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The study of van der Waals heterostructures with an interlayer twist, known as "twistronics", has been instrumental in advancing contemporary condensed matter research. Most importantly, it has underpinned the emergence of a multitude of strongly-correlated phases, many of which derive from the topology of the physical system. Here, we explore the application of the twistronics paradigm in plasmonic systems with nontrivial topology, by creating a moiré skyrmion superlattice using two superimposed plasmonic skyrmion lattices, twisted at a "magic" angle. The complex electric field distribution of the moiré skyrmion superlattice is measured using time-resolved vector microscopy, revealing that each super-cell possesses very large topological invariants and harbors a "skyrmion bag", the size of which is controllable by the twist angle and center of rotation. Our work shows how twistronics leads to a diversity of topological features in optical fields, providing a new route to locally manipulate electromagnetic field distributions, which is crucial for future structured light-matter interaction.
Internet filtering and young people - an annotated bibliography
Creators: name: Vaile, David
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Internet ‘filtering’, and the regulatory mechanisms supporting it, have become the subject of increasing interest to public policy makers as more governments investigate its uses, stimulating substantial international studies and a diverse literature including parliamentary records and extensive media and online coverage. The recent Australian Government proposal for an ISP-level web content filtering scheme, predicated on the perceived interests of young people in the online environment, is the main focus of this structured bibliography.
The effect of supplementation with vitamins A, B, C, D, and E on disease severity and inflammatory responses in patients with COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial
Creators: name: Beigmohammadi, Mohammad T.
name: Bitarafan, Sama
name: Hoseindokht, Azin
name: Abdollahi, Alireza
name: Amoozadeh, Laya
name: Soltani, Danesh
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Background and objective Because of the effect of vitamins on modulating the immune system function, we have evaluated the effect of supplementation with vitamins A, B, C, D, and E in ICU-admitted patients with COVID-19. Methods This study was a randomized and single-blinded clinical trial in which 60 subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. The intervention group (n=30) received vitamins, and the control group did not receive any vitamin or placebo. The intervention was included 25,000 IU daily of vitamins A, 600,000 IU once during the study of D, 300 IU twice daily of E, 500 mg four times daily of C, and one amp daily of B complex for 7 days. At baseline and after the 7-day intervention, the serum levels of inflammatory markers, vitamins, and the SOFA score were assessed. In addition, the mortality rate and duration of hospitalization were evaluated after the intervention (IRCT registration number: IRCT20200319046819N1/registration date: 2020-04-04, https://www.irct.ir/trial/46838 ). Results Significant changes were detected in serum levels of vitamins (p < 0.001 for all vitamins), ESR (p < 0.001), CRP (p = 0.001), IL6 (p = 0.003), TNF-a (p = 0.001), and SOFA score (p < 0.001) after intervention compared with the control group. The effect of vitamins on the mortality rate was not statistically significant (p=0.112). The prolonged hospitalization rate to more than 7 days was significantly lower in the intervention group than the control group (p=0.001). Regarding the effect size, there was a significant and inverse association between receiving the intervention and prolonged hospitalization (OR = 0.135, 95% CI 0.038–0.481; p=0.002); however, after adjusting for confounders, it was not significant (OR=0.402, 95% CI 0.086–1.883; p=0.247). Conclusion Supplementation with vitamins A, B, C, D, and E could improve the inflammatory response and decrease the severity of disease in ICU-admitted patients with COVID-19.
Additional file 1 of Reducing Glut2 throughout the body does not result in cognitive behaviour differences in aged male mice
Creators: name: Morrice, Nicola
name: Aalten, Lidy Van
name: McNeilly, Alison
name: McCrimmon, Rory J.
name: Pearson, Ewan R.
name: Langston, Rosamund
name: Sutherland, Calum
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. Additional figures.
Additional file 1 of Maternal vaccinations coverage and reasons for non-compliance - a cross-sectional observational study
Creators: name: Drezner, David
name: Youngster, Michal
name: Hodaya Klainer
name: Youngster, Ilan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary 1 (Questionnaire) – English translation of data collection questionnaire.
Additional file 7 of Reverse vaccinology assisted designing of multiepitope-based subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
Creators: name: Qamar, Muhammad Tahir Ul
name: Shahid, Farah
name: Aslam, Sadia
name: Ashfaq, Usman Ali
name: Sidra Aslam
name: Fatima, Israr
name: Fareed, Muhammad Mazhar
name: Zohaib, Ali
name: Chen, Ling-Ling
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 7: Table S6. Digestion, allergenicity, toxicity and physiochemical profiling of selected peptides (NA: not allergic; NT: nontoxic).
Deployment costs of rural broadband technologies
Creators: name: Ellershaw, John
name: Riding, Jennifer
name: Lee, Alan
name: Tran, An Vu
name: Guan, Lin Jie
name: Tucker, Rod
name: Smith, Timothy
name: Stumpf, Erich
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The penetration of broadband services in rural areas is constrained by the cost of network deployment. Deployment costs are higher than in urban areas due to the lower population density. In this paper, we examine the deployment costs of three broadband access technologies; passive optical network (PON), fibre-to-the-node, digital subscriber line (FTTN DSL) and broadband wireless (WiMAX). We show that access technologies with a range of 60 km can reach most rural customers (99% in Victoria). We have demonstrated that long-range PON can provide error free service at this range. Based on a number of assumptions, we have calculated the deployment cost of optimised networks for each technology for a range of rural areas in Victoria. A geographic information system was used to identify actual household locations and distances along roads. The deployment of optical fibre is the largest single cost component for both PON and FTTN DSL (and is significant for wireless) because the broadband access networks must be node based to span the distances needed. Consequently, the cost differences between the alternative technologies are not as great as might be expected. For broadband services with access rates around 20 Mbit/s without contention, FTTN DSL offers the lowest deployment cost for most rural households. For 50 Mbit/s and above, PON offers the lowest deployment costs for rural households.
State Ownership, Managerial Political Ties and ESG Performance: Evidence from China
Creators: name: Shi, Jing
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 350103
subject: Financial accounting

description: This study explores the role state ownership and managerial political ties play in Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) performance in China. The results show an inverted U-shaped association between state ownership and ESG performance. As state ownership rises, ESG performance initially improves; beyond the tipping point, further increases in state ownership lead to a decline in ESG performance. When considering the effects of an interaction between state ownership and managerial political ties on ESG performance, results further indicate that managerial political ties moderate the inverted U-shaped association between state ownership and ESG performance.
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF BANK ASSETS IN IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS
Creators: name: Ibrohimov, Davronbek
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The continuous evolution of global financial markets has heightened the need for commercial banks to operate efficiently, particularly in how they manage and allocate their assets. This paper presents an econometric analysis of bank assets to assess their role in enhancing the efficiency of commercial banks. Using panel data from a selected group of commercial banks over a decade, we apply econometric models including Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) to evaluate asset allocation efficiency and productivity. The study demonstrates that the efficient deployment of assets such as loans, investments, and reserves significantly influences profitability, operational performance, and risk mitigation. Furthermore, we find that technological advancement, regulatory compliance, and risk management practices play mediating roles in determining the impact of asset structures on banking efficiency. The paper concludes by offering strategic policy implications for asset management to optimize bank performance in dynamic market environments.
Examination of Extracellular Polymer (EPS) Extraction Methods for Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) Biomass
Creators: name: Galib, Mohammed A.
name: Abbott, Timothy
name: Lee, Hyung-Sool
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Membrane bioreactor fouling is a complex process, which is typically driven by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), a complex mixture of polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, humic substances, and other intercellular polymers. While much is known about fouling in aerobic membrane reactors, far less is known about fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR). Much of this knowledge, including EPS extraction methods, has been extrapolated from aerobic processes and is commonly assumed to be comparable. Therefore, several extraction methods commonly used for aerobic EPS quantification, including ultrasonication, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and formaldehyde plus sodium hydroxide (CH2O+NaOH), were evaluated to determine the most suitable extraction method for EPS of anaerobic microorganisms in an AnMBR. To maximize EPS yields, each extraction was performed four times. Experimental results showed that the EDTA method was best for EPS quantification, based on chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and protein yields: 1.43 mg COD/mg volatile suspended solids (VSS), 0.14 mg DOC/mg VSS, and 0.11 mg proteins/mg VSS. In comparison, the CH2O+NaOH method maximized the extraction of carbohydrates (0.12 mg carbohydrates/mg VSS). However, multiple extraction cycles with EDTA and ultrasonication exhibited lower extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations compared to CH2O+NaOH extractions, indicating lower levels of released intracellular substances. Successive EPS extractions over four cycles are better able to quantify EPS from anaerobic microorganisms, since a single extraction may not accurately reflect the true levels of EPS contents in AnMBRs, and possibly in other anaerobic processes.
Einführung eines CO2-Grenzausgleichssystems (CBAM) in der EU
Creators: name: Healy, Sean
name: Cludius, Johanna
name: Graichen, Verena
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: CBAM
subject: BCA
subject: carbon border adjustment mechanism
subject: CO2-Kosten
subject: Grenzausgleichsmechanismus
subject: Klima | Energie

description: Die EU führt zum 1. Oktober 2023 ein CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem (CBAM) ein. Die Grundidee besteht darin, im Ausland produzierte emissionsintensive Güter mit dem gleichen CO2-Preis zu belegen wie in der EU hergestellte Güter. Damit soll verhindert werden, dass die heimische Industrie, die im Rahmen des EU-ETS steigende CO2-Kosten zu tragen hat, in Länder ohne vergleichbare CO2-Bepreisung verlagert wird. Dies wäre nicht im Sinne des Klimaschutzes. Das Factsheet erklärt Ziele und Funktionsweise des neuen Klimaschutzinstruments. Quelle: umweltbundesamt.de
description: Die EU führt zum 1. Oktober 2023 ein ⁠CO2⁠-Grenzausgleichssystem (⁠CBAM⁠) ein. Die Grundidee besteht darin, im Ausland produzierte emissionsintensive Güter mit dem gleichen CO2-Preis zu belegen wie in der EU hergestellte Güter. Damit soll verhindert werden, dass die heimische Industrie, die im Rahmen des EU-ETS steigende CO2-Kosten zu tragen hat, in Länder ohne vergleichbare CO2-Bepreisung verlagert wird. Dies wäre nicht im Sinne des Klimaschutzes. Das Factsheet erklärt Ziele und Funktionsweise des neuen Klimaschutzinstruments.
UNICA "Impact of COVID-19 on gender equality in research and academia"
Creators: name: Barbieri, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: gender equality
university
covid-19
superah2020

description: Presentation held by Barbara Barbieri (UNICA) during the online event "How COVID-19 impacted on gender equality in academia", organised by SUPERA on 9 June 2021.
CES-UC "WORKING CONDITIONS, TIME USAGE AND ACADEMIC PRODUCTION DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS"
Creators: name: Mònica Lopes
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: gender equality
university
academia
superah2020

description: Presentation held by Mònica Lopes (CES-UC) during the online event "How COVID-19 impacted on gender equality in academia", organised by SUPERA on 9 June 2021.
title: Coming Together While Falling Apart: Networking to Prevent Conflict
Creators: name: Shanahan, Yvonne
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Conflict
subject: Early Warning
subject: Consultancy
subject: Evaluation
subject: Conflict Prevention
subject: Best Practices
subject: Policies
subject: Education
subject: Strengths
subject: Weaknesses
subject: Peace
subject: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
subject: Other Education
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: This paper is based on a consultancy evaluation conducted in 2002 for an international network on early warning and early response to conflict. The author of this paper was the lead consultant. The work of the consultancy has been subsequently developed as a case study in this paper. A growth in networks as an organizational form and rising currency for knowledge are beginning to stimulate the demand for an evolution of evaluation approaches that will capture key learning and outline strategies for the development of networks on conflict prevention. The research of this paper seeks to capture key reflections on the inter-related areas of – conflict-prevention networks, the challenges of evaluating them, and gaps or future areas needing additional exploration. The paper begins by reviewing what we can glean from evaluation of a conflict prevention network that can support best practices and policies in others. A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses that the evaluation process raised vis a vis learning about effectiveness of conflict prevention networks follows. Given that the literature review revealed a dearth of information on this topic, the concluding section offers preliminary ideas for future work and research that are intended to inform future evaluations of networks working in the field of peace, security, and development.
Estimation of Vertical Fuel Layers in Tree Crowns Using High Density LiDAR Data
Creators: name: Arkin, Jeremy
name: Coops, Nicholas C.
name: Daniels, Lori D.
name: Plowright, Andrew
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: The accurate prediction and mitigation of wildfire behaviour relies on accurate estimations of forest canopy fuels. New techniques to collect LiDAR point clouds from remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) allow for the prediction of forest fuels at extremely fine scales. This study uses a new method to examine the ability of such point clouds to characterize the vertical arrangement and volume of crown fuels from within individual trees. This method uses the density and vertical arrangement of LiDAR points to automatically extract and measure the dimensions of each cluster of vertical fuel. The amount and dimensions of these extracted clusters were compared against manually measured clusters that were collected through the manual measurement of over 100 trees. This validation dataset was composed of manual point cloud measurements for all portions of living crown fuel for each tree. The point clouds used for this were ground-based LiDAR point clouds that were ~80 times denser than the RPAS LiDAR point clouds. Over 96% of the extracted clusters were successfully matched to a manually measured cluster, representing ~97% of the extracted volume. A smaller percentage of the manually measured clusters (~79%) were matched to an extracted cluster, although these represented ~99% of the total measured volume. The vertical arrangement and dimensions of the matched clusters corresponded strongly to one another, although the automated method generally overpredicted each cluster’s lower boundary. Tree-level volumes and crown width were, respectively, predicted with R-squared values of 0.9111 and 0.7984 and RMSE values of 44.36 m2 and 0.53 m. Weaker relationships were observed for tree-level metrics that relied on the extraction of lower crown features (live crown length, live crown base height, lowest live branch height). These metrics were predicted with R-squared values of 0.5568, 0.3120, and 0.2011 and RMSE values of 3.53 m, 3.55 m, and 3.66 m. Overall, this study highlights strengths and weaknesses of the developed method and the utility of RPAS LiDAR point clouds relative to ground-based point clouds.
On the optimal choice of the illumination function in photoacoustic tomography
Creators: name: Huynh, Phuoc-Truong
name: Kaltenbacher, Barbara
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 35R30, 35R11, 35L20, 62F15

description: This work studies the inverse problem of photoacoustic tomography (more precisely, the acoustic subproblem) as the identification of a space-dependent source parameter. The model consists of a wave equation involving a time-fractional damping term to account for power law frequency dependence of the attenuation, as relevant in ultrasonics. We solve the inverse problem in a Bayesian framework using a Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) estimate, and for this purpose derive an explicit expression for the adjoint operator. On top of this, we consider optimization of the choice of the laser excitation function, which is the time-dependent part of the source in this model, to enhance the reconstruction result. The method employs the $A$-optimality criterion for Bayesian optimal experimental design with Gaussian prior and Gaussian noise. To efficiently approximate the cost functional, we introduce an approximation scheme based on projection onto finite-dimensional subspaces. Finally, we present numerical results that illustrate the theory.
description: 33 pages
ParlaMint – IT – Il corpus del Senato Italiano. Una guida pratica per l'interrogazione del corpus ParlaMint-IT con NoSketch Engine, a supporto dell'analisi del discorso politico.
Creators: name: Del Fante, Dario
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Parlimint Project
Corpus Linguistics
Parliamentary Discourse
CLARIN
CLARIN-IT
Computational Linguistics
Text mining
Corpus-assisted Discourse Analysis

description: This tutorial introduces the Italian corpus of the ParlaMint project, financially supported by CLARIN, which contributes to the creation of comparable and uniformly annotated multilingual corpora of parliamentary sessions. The tutorial is a guide for non-expert users focusing on the use of the NoSketchEngine interface and showing the potential of researching parliamentary discourse for linguists and political scientists.
description: {"references": ["V. Brezina. Statistics in corpus linguistics: A practical guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018", "J. R. Firth. Papers in Linguistics, 1934-1951. London: Oxford University Press, 1957."]}
Lessons learned when moving SIB Training courses from in-person to online – anything in bioinformatics can be taught online, but not anyhow
Creators: name: Palagi, Patricia M.
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: Rapid change is one of the main results of the COVID-19 situation we are all experiencing. Some of these are proving so positive however, that they will surely outlast the pandemic and will become an integral part of our new behaviors and processes. In this document, I describe the experience that we have gained in the Training group of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, which, due to the lockdown measures associated with the COVID-19 situation, had to move from face-to-face (in person) training courses to totally online courses in record time. I also report on the lessons learned through all this process from the teaching and the training management perspectives, the tools that we have been using so far, and some tips and tricks to run online courses smoothly.
Nobody’s land? The oldest evidence of early Upper Paleolithic settlements in inland Iberia
Creators: name: Sala, Nohemi
name: Alcaraz-Castaño, M
name: Arriolabengoa, M
name: Martínez-Pillado, V
name: Pantoja-Pérez, A
name: Rodríguez-Hidalgo, A
name: Téllez, E
name: Cubas, M
name: Castillo, S
name: Arnold, LJ
name: Demuro, M
name: Duval, Mathieu
name: Arteaga-Brieba, A
name: Llamazares, J
name: Ochando, J
name: Cuenca-Bescós, G
name: Marín-Arroyo, AB
name: Seijo, MM
name: Luque, L
name: Alonso-Llamazares, C
name: Arlegi, M
name: Rodríguez-Almagro, M
name: Calvo-Simal, C
name: Izquierdo, B
name: Cuartero, F
name: Torres-Iglesias, L
name: Agudo-Pérez, L
name: Arribas, A
name: Carrión, JS
name: Magri, D
name: Zhao, JX
name: Pablos, Adrián
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4401
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
classificationCode: 3705
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
classificationCode: 43
subject: History, heritage and archaeology
classificationCode: 4301
subject: Archaeology
classificationCode: 37
subject: Earth sciences
classificationCode: 3709
subject: Physical geography and environmental geoscience
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: The Iberian Peninsula is a key region for unraveling human settlement histories of Eurasia during the period spanning the decline of Neandertals and the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH). There is no evidence of human occupation in central Iberia after the disappearance of Neandertals ~42,000 years ago until approximately 26,000 years ago, rendering the region “nobody’s land” during the Aurignacian period. The Abrigo de la Malia provides irrefutable evidence of human settlements dating back to 36,200 to 31,760 calibrated years before the present (cal B.P.) This site also records additional levels of occupation around 32,420 to 26,260 cal B.P., suggesting repeated settlement of this territory. Our multiproxy examination identifies a change in climate trending toward colder and more arid conditions. However, this climatic deterioration does not appear to have affected AMH subsistence strategies or their capacity to inhabit this region. These findings reveal the ability of AMH groups to colonize regions hitherto considered uninhabitable, reopening the debate on early Upper Paleolithic population dynamics of southwestern Europe.
Identification of potentially POP-containing Wastes and Recyclates - Derivation of Limit Values
Creators: name: Potrykus, Alexander
name: Milunov, Milos
name: Weißenbacher, Jakob
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: POPs [Persistente organische Schadstoffe]
subject: POPs
subject: persistent organic pollutant
subject: waste
subject: hexabromocyclododecane
subject: HBCD
subject: Hexachlorbutadien
subject: polychlorinated naphthalenes
subject: PC
subject: pentachlorophenol
subject: PCP
subject: short chain chlorinated paraffins
subject: SCCP
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Abfall | Ressourcen
subject: Chemicals
subject: Waste | Resources

description: A condition for the setting of limit values is the detailed knowledge of the presence of pollutants in waste, products as well as recyclates. In the present project data were collected on the presence of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), Hexachlorobutadien (HCBD), Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN), Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in relevant waste, products and recyclates in Germany. In addition, an estimation of the quantities of POP-containing waste and recyclates was carried out. On the basis of these data proposals for limit values to be defined in Annex IV of the POP Regulation as well as for certain disposal pathways were derived, which enable a maximised removal of pollutants on the one hand and environmentally sound recycling processes on the other hand.
Quelle: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: A condition for the setting of limit values is the detailed knowledge of the presence of pollutants in waste, products as well as recyclates. In the present project data were collected on the presence of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), Hexachlorobutadien (⁠HCBD⁠), Polychlorinated naphthalenes (⁠PCN⁠), Pentachlorophenol (⁠PCP⁠) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (⁠SCCP⁠) in relevant waste, products and recyclates in Germany. In addition, an estimation of the quantities of ⁠POP⁠-containing waste and recyclates was carried out. On the basis of these data proposals for limit values to be defined in Annex IV of the POP Regulation as well as for certain disposal pathways were derived, which enable a maximised removal of pollutants on the one hand and environmentally sound recycling processes on the other hand.
Estimating the strength of Lorentzian distribution in non-commutative geometry by solar system tests
Creators: name: Wang, Rui-Bo
name: Ma, Shi-Jie
name: Deng, Jian-Bo
name: Hu, Xian-Ru
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we study four classical tests of Schwarzschild space-time with Lorentzian distribution in non-commutative geometry. We performed detailed calculations of the first-order corrections induced by the non-commutative parameter on planetary orbital precession, light deflection, radar wave delay, and gravitational redshift. The study showed that the impact of the non-commutative parameter on the time-like geodesics is significantly greater than its effect on the null geodesics. By using a series of precise experimental observations, the allowable range for the non-commutative parameter is ultimately constrained within $Θ\leq0.067579~\mathrm{m}^{2}$, which is given by Mercury's orbital precession. This result aligns with the view that $\sqrtΘ$ is of the order of the Planck length. Moreover, this constrained parameter range exceeds the Planck scale by a significant margin.
description: 15 pages, 3 figures, 1 table
Association of Melanoma-Risk Variants with Primary Melanoma Tumor Prognostic Characteristics and Melanoma-Specific Survival in the GEM Study
Creators: name: Davari, Danielle R.
name: Orlow, Irene
name: Kanetsky, Peter A.
name: Luo, Li
name: Busam, Klaus J.
name: Sharma, Ajay
name: Kricker, Anne
name: Cust, Anne E.
name: Anton-Culver, Hoda
name: Gruber, Stephen B.
name: Gallagher, R. P. (Richard P.), 1944-
name: Zanetti, Roberto
name: Rosso, Stefano
name: Sacchetto, Lidia
name: Dwyer, Terence
name: Gibbs, David C.
name: Ollila, David W.
name: Begg, Colin B.
name: Berwick, Marianne
name: Thomas, Nancy E.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and candidate pathway studies have identified low-penetrant genetic variants associated with cutaneous melanoma. We investigated the association of melanoma-risk variants with primary melanoma tumor prognostic characteristics and melanoma-specific survival. The Genes, Environment, and Melanoma Study enrolled 3285 European origin participants with incident invasive primary melanoma. For each of 47 melanoma-risk single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), we used linear and logistic regression modeling to estimate, respectively, the per allele mean changes in log of Breslow thickness and odds ratios for presence of ulceration, mitoses, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). We also used Cox proportional hazards regression modeling to estimate the per allele hazard ratios for melanoma-specific survival. Passing the false discovery threshold (p = 0.0026) were associations of IRF4 rs12203592 and CCND1 rs1485993 with log of Breslow thickness, and association of TERT rs2242652 with presence of mitoses. IRF4 rs12203592 also had nominal associations (p < 0.05) with presence of mitoses and melanoma-specific survival, as well as a borderline association (p = 0.07) with ulceration. CCND1 rs1485993 also had a borderline association with presence of mitoses (p = 0.06). MX2 rs45430 had nominal associations with log of Breslow thickness, presence of mitoses, and melanoma-specific survival. Our study indicates that further research investigating the associations of these genetic variants with underlying biologic pathways related to tumor progression is warranted.
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Mental Health in Canada: Findings from a Multi-Round Cross-Sectional Study
Creators: name: Thomson, Kimberly
name: Jenkins, Emily (Emily K.), 1981-
name: Gill, Randip
name: Richardson, Christopher G.
name: Gagné, Monique
name: McAuliffe, Corey
name: Gadermann, Anne
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Pandemic-related disruptions, including school, child care, and workplace closures, financial stressors, and relationship challenges, present unique risks to families’ mental health. We examined the mental health impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among parents with children <18 years old living at home over three study rounds in May 2020 (n = 618), September 2020 (n = 804), and January 2021 (n = 602). Data were collected using a cross-sectional online survey of adults living in Canada, nationally representative by age, gender, household income, and region. Chi-square tests and logistic regression compared outcomes between parents and the rest of the sample, among parent subgroups, and over time. Parents reported worsened mental health compared with before the pandemic, as well as not coping well, increased alcohol use, increased suicidal thoughts/feelings, worsened mental health among their children, and increases in both negative and positive parent–child interactions. Mental health challenges were more frequently reported among parents with pre-existing mental health conditions, disabilities, and financial/relationship stressors. Increased alcohol use was more frequently reported among younger parents and men. Sustained mental health challenges of parents throughout nearly a year of the pandemic suggest that intervention efforts to support family mental health may not be adequately meeting families’ needs. Addressing family stressors through financial benefit programs and virtual mental health supports should be further explored.
CLIMATE MODEL TO POVERTY INFLUENCE: GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH
Creators: name: Abdujalolova, Farzonabegim
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article climate model poor the impact geographical approach through analysis does. Climate changes and their economic, social and ecological consequences poverty level in increasing important role plays. In the article climate changes poverty how strengthening, as well as geographical regions according to differences and climate model the impact assessment methods seeing Climate model efficiency increase and poverty reduce for strategies offer is being done.
trans4num Newsletter #5
Creators: name: Highclere Consulting SRL
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: nature based solutions
nutrient management
Horizon Europe
sustainable agriculture
EU-China cooperation
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description: In trans4num, we are working across Europe and beyond to develop practical, farmer-friendly Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) that improve soil health, nutrient management, and resilience toclimate change. Our research is happening across multiple countries, with farmers at the center of innovation. Here’s a look at what’s happening and how you can get involved!
Timelag Analysis of Simulated Active Region Cores Heated by Nanoflares
Creators: name: Barnes, Will T.
name: Bradshaw, Stephen J.
name: Viall, Nicholeen M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: The interpretation of remote sensing data in the context of the underlying coronal heating mechanism is complicated by several factors, including limited instrument sensitivity, nonequilibrium ionization and multiple emitting structures along the line of sight. In this presentation, we investigate observable signatures of impulsive heating in active region NOAA 1158 through efficient hydrodynamic loop models, magnetic field extrapolations, and advanced forward modeling techniques. To compute synthetic observations for all EUV channels of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), we calculate the emissivity for the relevant ions using CHIANTI, fold this information through the appropriate instrument response functions, and then map it to the extrapolated field geometry. The timelag, the temporal offset which gives the maximum cross-correlation between two channels, is calculated in each pixel of our synthesized AIA observations. We investigate the impact of three different parameters on the simulated timelags: the frequency at which the loops are reheated, the assumption that the ion populations are in equilibrium with the surrounding electrons, and the orientation of the active region relative to the line of sight. We make detailed comparisons to observed timelag maps of the same active region. Additionally, our forward-modeling software has been developed to be both modular and generally applicable. We briefly discuss how this framework for synthesizing observations might be useful to the larger solar physics community.
CES-UC "WORKING CONDITIONS, TIME USAGE AND ACADEMIC PRODUCTION DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS" - MAIN RESULTS
Creators: name: Mònica Lopes
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: gender equality
superah2020
academia
covid-19

description: Presentation held by Mònica Lopes (CES-UC) during the online event "How COVID-19 impacted on gender equality in academia", organised by SUPERA on 9 June 2021.
Distinct and Overlapping Functions of Miscanthus sinensis MYB Transcription Factors SCM1 and MYB103 in Lignin Biosynthesis
Creators: name: Golfier, Philippe
name: Ermakova, Olga
name: Unda, Faride
name: Murphy, Emily K.
name: Xie, Jianbo
name: He, Feng
name: Zhang, Wan
name: Lohmann, Jan U.
name: Mansfield, Shawn D., 1969-
name: Rausch, Thomas
name: Wolf, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Cell wall recalcitrance is a major constraint for the exploitation of lignocellulosic biomass as a renewable resource for energy and bio-based products. Transcriptional regulators of the lignin biosynthetic pathway represent promising targets for tailoring lignin content and composition in plant secondary cell walls. However, knowledge about the transcriptional regulation of lignin biosynthesis in lignocellulosic feedstocks, such as Miscanthus, is limited. In Miscanthus leaves, MsSCM1 and MsMYB103 are expressed at growth stages associated with lignification. The ectopic expression of MsSCM1 and MsMYB103 in N. benthamiana leaves was sufficient to trigger secondary cell wall deposition with distinct sugar and lignin compositions. Moreover, RNA-seq analysis revealed that the transcriptional responses to MsSCM1 and MsMYB103 overexpression showed an extensive overlap with the response to the NAC master transcription factor MsSND1, but were distinct from each other, underscoring the inherent complexity of secondary cell wall formation. Furthermore, conserved and previously described promoter elements as well as novel and specific motifs could be identified from the target genes of the three transcription factors. Together, MsSCM1 and MsMYB103 represent interesting targets for manipulations of lignin content and composition in Miscanthus towards a tailored biomass.
Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lockdown
Creators: name: Bustelo, Maria
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: academia
superah2020
covid-19

description: Presentation held by Maria Bustelo (UCM) during the online event "How COVID-19 impacted on gender equality in academia", organised by SUPERA on 9 June 2021.
The analytical competency model to investigate the video-stimulated analysis of inclusive sciene education
Creators: name: Egger, Daniela
name: Abels, Simone
Publisher: name: Progress in Science Education (PriSE)
Year: 2022

description: Background: Teachers are a key factor for an inclusive education for all learners. Science teachers are responsible for facilitating scientific literacy for all learners, reducing barriers and enabling participation to shape the society of tomor-row. Providing those opportunities means educating future teachers on how to plan, create and analyze inclusive sci-ence lessons for all learners and valuing diversity. Especially, the competence to analyze is seen as a necessity to develop high quality teaching. Purpose: To understand the competency development of future teachers regarding inclusive science education, ex-perts in this field are invited to analyze a video vignette showing inclusive science education. The experts identify and analyze inclusive science education within a video-stimulated reflection (VSRef) to create a reference norm for the investigation of future teachers’ competencies. For the purpose of context-related data analysis, we developed a five-stage model to categorize the VSRefs: The Analytical Competency Model (ACM). Sample/Setting: Our participants include experts in the field of inclusive science education (N=6): three PhD students and three post docs who do research and teach in inclusive science education. Five hold a Master of Education (biology, chemistry and/or physics for secondary schooling and one in primary education), one participant has a Master’s degree in Special Needs Education. The range in age is 25-35 and all experts are from Germany. Design and Methods: The experts watched a five-minute video vignette showing an inquiry-based learning setting on solubility. They were asked to observe, interpret and generate alternatives to the noticed teacher actions. We analyzed the VSRefs with a structured qualitative content analysis. We used expert validity to validate our ACM and calculated an intercoder reliability of the coding results regarding our ACM. Results: The experts targeted all five stages with varying strength and showed high analytical competency in reflecting inclusive science education in the presented video-vignette. This will be illustrated and explained with examples of the experts’ reflections. Conclusions: Our ACM can be used in higher education to evaluate the success of seminars on the topic of inclusive science education. The experts’ framing will be used in an investigation of a pre-service teacher sample to evaluate the development of their analytical competencies throughout a three-semester project-based seminar. Keywords: Inclusive Science Education, Professional Vision, Teacher Professional Development, Analytical Competency, Qualitative Methods, Video Analysis
description: Progress in Science Education (PriSE), Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022)
From public service to services to the public: Inventing telecommunications consumers
Creators: name: Raiche, Holly
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The paper opens with the PMG as provider of a service to the public. Against the backdrop of a more competitive regime, consumer participation in telecommunications develops with the establishment of TACC and CTN, and later, funding for consumer representation by the Government. With two issues - the consumer contracts code and mobile premium services issue, the strains on industry self-regulation and existing representations structures are evident. With the establishment of a new peak consumer body ACCAN, and renewed support from Government and the regulator, new understandings of the limits of industry self-regulation may be reached.
Gender-sensitive communicationin research and academia
Creators: name: Carboni, Paola
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: gender equality
gender sensitive communication
superah2020

description: Presentation held by Paola Carboni (UNICA) during the online event "Quale genere di comunicazione istituzionale?", organised by University of Cagliari on 2 December 2021.
Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Potential Impact on Fetal and Neonatal Development
Creators: name: Karrow, Niel A.
name: Shandilya, Umesh K.
name: Pelech, Steven, 1957-
name: Wagter-Lesperance, Lauraine
name: McLeod, Deanna
name: Bridle, Byram
name: Mallard, Bonnie A.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Vaccines have been developed at “warp speed” to combat the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Although they are considered the best approach for preventing mortality, when assessing the safety of these vaccines, pregnant women have not been included in clinical trials. Thus, vaccine safety for this demographic, as well as for the developing fetus and neonate, remains to be determined. A global effort has been underway to encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated despite the uncertain risk posed to them and their offspring. Given this, post-hoc data collection, potentially for years, will be required to determine the outcomes of COVID-19 and vaccination on the next generation. Most COVID-19 vaccine reactions include injection site erythema, pain, swelling, fatigue, headache, fever and lymphadenopathy, which may be sufficient to affect fetal/neonatal development. In this review, we have explored components of the first-generation viral vector and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are believed to contribute to adverse reactions and which may negatively impact fetal and neonatal development. We have followed this with a discussion of the potential for using an ovine model to explore the long-term outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination during the prenatal and neonatal periods.
title: Machado de Assis. A complexidade de um clássico
Creators: name: Netto Salomão, Sonia
Publisher: name: Sapienza University of Rome
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/02be6w209
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Este volume é formado por trinta e dois trabalhos reelaborados e previamente apresentados no Seminário Internacional Machado de Assis, a complexidade de um clássico, realizado na Sapienza Universidade de Roma, em 2023. Nele estão presentes não só os principais especialistas machadianos, como também jovens estudiosos de vinte e cinco universidades brasileiras, americanas e europeias.
Machado de Assis, o mais importante escritor brasileiro, coloca-se na segunda metade do século XIX. Moderno avant la lettre, cético quanto ao cientificismo da moda, com uma veia irônica e borgiana, é muito apreciado no universo anglo-saxônico, com estudos de Susan Sontag e John Updike, entre outros, e, no mundo hispano-americano, com ensaios importantes como o de Carlos Fuentes.
O volume tem o objetivo principal de contribuir para a internacionalização do autor, preenchendo uma lacuna crítica na Itália. Dirige-se a um público universitário especializado, mas igualmente aos interessados na América Latina, na Literatura Comparada e nos Estudos Linguísticos e Literários em geral. Além disso, busca valorizar a complexidade dos aspectos técnico-estruturais da obra machadiana, a sua capacidade de ser um histórico das mentalidades, a abertura crítica aos temas identitários, da escravidão às questões feministas.
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Questo volume raccoglie trentadue lavori rielaborati e previamente proposti al Seminario Internazionale Machado de Assis, la complessità di un classico, realizzato alla Sapienza Università di Roma nel 2023. Sono presenti i principali specialisti machadiani ma anche giovani studiosi di venticinque università brasiliane, europee e americane.
Machado de Assis, autore della seconda metà dell’Ottocento, è il più importante scrittore brasiliano. Moderno avant la lettre, scettico verso lo scientismo alla moda, con una vena ironica e borgesiana, è molto apprezzato nel mondo anglosassone dove sono apparsi, fra gli altri, studi di Susan Sontag e John Updike, e nell’universo ispanoamericano, con saggi importanti di autori come Carlos Fuentes.
Il volume ha come obiettivo principale l’internazionalizzazione dell’autore, colmando una lacuna critica in Italia. Si rivolge a un pubblico universitario di settore, ma anche agli interessati all’America latina, alle letterature comparate e agli studi linguistici e letterari in generale. Vuole inoltre valorizzare la complessità degli aspetti tecnico- strutturali dell’opera machadiana, la sua capacità di essere uno storico delle mentalità, l’apertura critica ai temi identitari, dalla schiavitù alle questioni femministe.
Prognostic Significance of CSF-1R Expression in Early Invasive Breast Cancer
Creators: name: Riaz, Nazia
name: Burugu, Samantha
name: Cheng, Angela S.
name: Leung, Samuel
name: Gao, Dongxia
name: Nielsen, Torsten
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: Colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) signaling promotes an immune suppressive microenvironment enriched in M2 macrophages. Given that CSF-1R inhibitors are under investigation in clinical trials, including in breast cancer, CSF-1R expression and association with immune biomarkers could identify patients who derive greater benefit from combination with immunotherapies. TIMER2.0 and bc-GenExMiner v4.7 were used to assess the correlation of CSF1R mRNA with immune infiltrates and prognosis. Following a prespecified training–validation approach, an optimized immunohistochemistry assay was applied to assess CSF-1R on carcinoma cells and macrophages on breast cancer tissue microarray series representing 2384 patients, coupled to comprehensive clinicopathological, biomarker, and outcome data. Significant positive correlations were observed between CSF1R mRNA and immune infiltrates. High carcinoma CSF-1R correlated with grade 3 tumors >2 cm, hormone receptor negativity, high Ki67, immune checkpoint biomarkers, and macrophages expressing CSF-1R and CD163. High carcinoma CSF-1R was significantly associated with poor survival in univariate and multivariate analyses. Adverse prognostic associations were retained in ER+ cases regardless of the presence of CD8+ T cells. CSF-1R+ macrophages were not prognostic. High carcinoma CSF-1R is associated with aggressive breast cancer biology and poor prognosis, particularly in ER+ cases, and identifies patients in whom biomarker-directed CSF-1R therapies may yield superior therapeutic responses.