cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
PR - Financial Returns From Organic V Conventional Cattle Rearing Systems
Creators: name: Moran, Brian
name: Connolly, Liam
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: organic cattle
subject: conventional beef
subject: profitability

description: Production of organic food continues to grow on a worldwide basis, as consumer awareness of, and demand for organic food increases. However, the Irish organic market has been slow to develop with a limited uptake in organic production by farmers. The main objective of this project is to compare the financial performance of organic cattle production to conventional production. Data on the financial and technical performance of the cattle rearing system were collected from organic farms participating in the joint Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF) and Teagasc Organic Monitor Farm Project. Data were analysed on the selected farms using the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) farm recorders and recording system. Data on a sample of 11 organic cattle rearing farms were collected in 2005. The results for these farms are compared to conventional cattle rearing farms recorded in the 2005 NFS. The data show higher output on the conventional farms due mainly to higher â€œmarketâ€ output combined with higher Direct Payments. Direct costs were â‚¬82 per ha on the organic farms compared to â‚¬260/ha on the conventional farms but gross margin/ha remained higher on the conventional farms due to the higher output. However, higher overhead costs on the conventional farms results in Family Farm Income/ha being higher on the organic farms. Cash income/ha was also higher for the organic group. Organic producers had a more viable socio-economic profile, whilst technical performance was higher on the conventional farms.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
A novel general mapping for bosonic and fermionic operators in Fock space
Creators: name: Streltsov, Alexej I.
name: Alon, Ofir E.
name: Cederbaum, Lorenz S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we provide a novel and general way to construct the result of the action of any bosonic or fermionic operator represented in second quantized form on a state vector, without resorting to the matrix representation of operators and even to its elements. The new approach is based on our proposal to compactly enumerate the configurations (i.e., determinants for fermions, permanents for bosons) which are the elements of the state vector. This extremely simplifies the calculation of the action of an operator on a state vector. The computations of statical properties and of the evolution dynamics of a system become much more efficient and applications to systems made of more particles become feasible. Explicit formulations are given for spin-polarized fermionic systems and spinless bosonic systems, as well as to general (two-component) fermionic systems, two-component bosonic systems, and mixtures thereof.
description: 29 pages
Generalized relative entropies and the capacity of classical-quantum channels
Creators: name: Mosonyi, Milan
name: Datta, Nilanjana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide lower and upper bounds on the information transmission capacity of one single use of a classical-quantum channel. The lower bound is expressed in terms of the Hoeffding capacity, that we define similarly to the Holevo capacity, but replacing the relative entropy with the Hoeffding distance. Similarly, our upper bound is in terms of a quantity obtained by replacing the relative entropy with the recently introduced max-relative entropy in the definition of the divergence radius of a channel.
description: Published version
PR - Methodological Frameworks For Research And Development On Improving Linkages And The Competitiveness Of Supply Chains
Creators: name: Murray-Prior, Roy
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Agribusiness
subject: rural development
subject: dualistic agribusiness systems
subject: pluralistic research

description: This paper outlines methodological frameworks for conducting research and development with agribusiness supply chains in transitional economies where the objective is to improve the competitiveness of the supply chains in a global environment. The key difficulty when operating with supply chains is the complexity of the issues involved because constraints can occur from production by small farmers through to the relationship between retailers and consumers. Failure to address key constraints can lead to failure to have any impact. This creates problems for integrating research, because researchers are generally trained in disciplines that cover only a small proportion of the issues and operate from differing epistemologies. The other difficulty is to incorporate a framework for change management, since good research is not much use unless it leads to positive outcomes. A framework for managing these problems is outlined, which has been developed and trialled in work with vegetable supply chains in the Philippines and coffee supply chains in PNG. The framework incorporates a dualistic agribusiness systems model for mapping the chain issues and combines this with a pluralistic framework derived from Checklandâ€™s soft systems methodology for research analysing the system. This is integrated with a participatory action research methodology for change management.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Effect of Spin-Orbit Interaction in Spin-Triplet Superconductor: Structure of ${\bf d}$-vector and Anomalous $^{17}$O-NQR Relaxation in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$
Creators: name: Miyake, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Supposing the spin-triplet superconducting state of Sr$_2$RuO$_4$, the spin-orbit (SO) coupling associated with relative motion in Cooper pairs is calculated by extending the method for the dipole-dipole coupling given by Leggett in the superfluid $^{3}$He. It is shown that the SO coupling works only in the equal-spin pairing (ESP) state to make the pair angular momentum $\hbar{\vec L}$ and the pair spin angular momentum ${\rm i}{\vec d}\times{\vec d}^{*}$ parallel with each other. The SO coupling gives rise to the internal Josephson effect in a chiral ESP state as in superfluid A-phase of $^3$He with a help of an additional anisotropy arising from SO coupling of atomic origin which works to direct the {\bf d}-vector into $ab$-plane. This resolves the problem of the anomalous relaxation of $^{17}$O-NQR and the structure of {\bf d}-vector in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$.
description: Accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. vol.79 (2010), No.2 (February issue); 18 pages, 2 figures
PR - Changing Perceptions Of The Risk Environment Faced By Commercial Sugarcane Farmers In Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Creators: name: Nicol, R. Mac
name: Ortmann, G.F.
name: Ferrer, S.R.D.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: commercial sugarcane farmers
subject: land reform
subject: minimum wage legislation

description: This study identifies sources of risk that commercial sugarcane farmers in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, presently perceive to pose the greatest threat to the viability of their businesses. Data obtained in 2006 via structured personal interviews of 76 large-scale sugarcane farmers from a stratified random sample of 110 farmers in two separate mill-supply areas of KZN were used to elicit farmersâ€™ perceptions of various sources of risk. The most important risk sources were found to be the threats posed by land reform, minimum wage legislation and the variability of the sugar price, in that order. Land reform and minimum wage legislation did not feature prominently in past studies of KZN farmers during the 1990s. Factor analysis identified additional risk dimensions that exist within the remaining risk sources. Recommendations include that government improve accessibility to information regarding future plans for land and labour policies, and that farmers become more proactive in terms of obtaining information to reduce uncertainty and resultant efficiency barriers.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Additional file 2 of Opposite effects of the triple target (DNA-PK/PI3K/mTOR) inhibitor PI-103 on the radiation sensitivity of glioblastoma cell lines proficient and deficient in DNA-PKcs
Creators: name: Djuzenova, Cholpon S.
name: Fischer, Thomas
name: Katzer, Astrid
name: Sisario, Dmitri
name: Korsa, Tessa
name: Steussloff, Gudrun
name: Sukhorukov, Vladimir L.
name: Flentje, Michael
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 2: Supplementary Fig. S12. Uncropped representative Western blots for Figs. 2-6, and Supplementary Figs. S8-S10. The figures show original blots, in some cases the same membrane was used to simultaneously detect different proteins (after cutting) which strongly deviated in molecular weight. All original blots for β-actin used as loading control for the respective runs are also included.
Potential biological control of aflatoxins in dried fish
Creators: name: Sabariah, V
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Fish contributes 63% of the protein intake to the Indonesian diet. Fungal contamination is a common problem and can cause significant spoilage. However, little is known about the potential for fungal commensals of dried fish to be used to inhibit aflatoxin contamination. This study investigated metabolites extracted from Debaryomyces hansenii, Aspergillus wentii, Eurotium rubrum, Polypaecilum pisce and non-toxigenic A. flavus to prevent growth and aflatoxin production by A. parasiticus and A. flavus. Aflatoxigenic strain, aw and substrates all affected the concentration of aflatoxins. Both aflatoxigenic fungi produced the highest toxin concentration at aw 0.99 and the lowest at a\\(_w\\) 0.89. Endogenous degradation occurred after prolonged growth. Fungal inhibitor species affected synthesis and degradation of AFB\\(_1\\), AFB\\(_2\\), AFG\\(_1\\) and AFG\\(_2\\). Metabolites of D. hansenii demonstrated strong antiaflatoxigenic activity on different substrates. The metabolites eliminated AFB\\(_1\\) concentration (compared to 0.220-0.555 ˜í¬¿g g\\(^{-1}\\) in the control), AFG\\(_1\\) (control contained 0.352-0.672 ˜í¬¿g g\\(^{-1}\\)) and AFG\\(_2\\) (control contained 0.259 ˜í¬¿g g\\(^{-1}\\)). Furthermore, there were no other fluorescent compounds found on fish dried to a\\(_w\\) 0.85 in the presence of D. hansenii extract, indicating that the aflatoxins were completely degraded and/or synthesis was completely blocked. These results indicate that the metabolites may be suitable for use as a form of biological control on dried fish in tropical regions. The active inhibitor compounds of metabolites of D. hansenii contained ˜í‚â§-1,4 glycoside bonds and were heatstable, active over pH 2-10 with an optimum at neutral pH and did not fluoresce under UV. It is possible that a cyclic peptide is involved because the metabolites lacked a free carboxyl terminal group, but were sensitive to trypsin and pepsin. The metabolites of the other four fungi tested were relatively heat-stable and their activity directly reduced aflatoxin concentrations without affecting the growth of aflatoxigenic fungi. Inhibitory compounds of P. pisce and A. wentii metabolites maybe complex compounds with ˜í‚â§-1,4 glycoside links and Lamino acids with lysyl or argynyl residues and with highest activity at pH near neutral to basic. Inhibitors of non-toxigenic A. flavus metabolites were possibly a sugar group with ˜í‚â§-1,4 glycoside bonds attached to a peptide and were active at pH neutral. Degradation activity by non-toxigenic A. flavus occurred over a\\(_w\\) 0.89-0.99. Metabolites of E. rubrum were not effective in reducing aflatoxins. Results suggest that modification on extraction and possibly production in a dried form could increase activity of the metabolites. Further study particularly of D. hansenii would be necessary to characterise the active inhibitors and evaluate their usefulness.
Additional file 1 of ROR1 and ROR2 expression in pancreatic cancer
Creators: name: Liu, Dongli
name: Sharbeen, George
name: Phillips, Phoebe
name: Ford, Caroline E.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1 : Supplementary Fig.S1. Correlation between mRNA and protein expression of ROR1 and ROR2 in CPTAC PDAC discovery cohort. A. ROR1 mRNA and protein expression was positively correlated (Pearson’s R=0.25, p=0.005). B. ROR2 mRNA and protein expression was positively correlated (Pearson’s R=0.48, p<0.001).
Information geometry of asymptotically AdS black holes
Creators: name: Aman, Jan E.
name: Pidokrajt, Narit
name: Ward, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate thermodynamic geometries of two families of asymptotically Anti-de Sitter black holes, i.e. the Reissner-Nordström Anti-de Sitter in four dimensions and the BTZ black hole. It is found that the Anti-de Sitter space renders the geometry nontrivial (c.f. the Reissner-Nordström black hole in asymptotically flat background). The BTZ black hole's thermodynamic geometry is trivial despite the fact that it is characterized by the (negative) cosmological constant. As a matter of curiosity we compute thermodynamic geometry of these black holes regarding the cosmological constant as a true parameter but no physically significant results can be derived.
description: Contribution to proceedings of ERE2008, 4 pages
PR - Household Food Security In Vihiga District, Kenya: Key Determinants Using An Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS)
Creators: name: Nyangweso, P.M.
name: Odhiambo, M.O.
name: Odunga, P.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: food security
subject: Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS)
subject: Vihiga

description: Vihiga, one of the poorest and densely populated districts in Kenya is perpetually food deficit (GOK, 2005). Rising population pressure coupled with intense competition for limited resource endowments has curtailed efforts to improve household food production in the district. To make matters worse, unfavourable poverty indicators hinder attainment of food security, in the district, through the demand side. About 57.6 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of households live below absolute poverty line while 57 percent of the population and households live below food poverty line. Poor welfare indicators for Vihiga district underscore the importance and urgency for addressing the basic needs of its residents. Understanding determinants of food security in Vihiga district will improve targeting, the focus and success of policies for addressing food insecurity. This paper examines determinants of food security in Vihiga district using an Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) to determine the demand side constraints using household survey data. Cluster sampling was used with divisions forming the main clusters in the district. Using systematic random sampling, 50 households were selected from each cluster resulting in a sample of 300. Results show that household income, dependency ratio, gender of household head, household savings/transfers characteristics, ethnicity, education, market access and nutrition awareness significantly influence household food security. Food programmes in Vihiga should pay special attention to household structure, preferences and decision dynamics for successful implementation.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Additional file 1 of An HSP90 cochaperone Ids2 maintains the stability of mitochondrial DNA and ATP synthase
Creators: name: Jiang, Pei-Heng
name: Hou, Chen-Yan
name: Teng, Shu-Chun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1: Figures S1-S8. Figure S1. HSC82 deleted cells exhibit respiratory defects and comparable expression of Hsp82. Figure S2. Nine candidates in the cellular respiration process do not exhibit drastic alteration in protein stability in hsc82Δ and ids2Δ cells. Figure S3. mRNA expression levels of the potential clients regulated by the Hsc82-Ids2 chaperone complex. Figure S4. Deletion of a potential client can disturb the protein stability of other candidates and HSP90-Ids2-Atp3 forms a ternary complex. Figure S5. Sequence alignments and secondary structure analyses of the Ids2’s and Atp3’s homologs. Figure S6. The Ids2-Atp3 interaction and the Atp3 stability under various ids2 mutant backgrounds. Figure S7. Respiratory growth, Atp3 levels, Atp3 import, and Atp3 folding in various protease or IDS2 deletional strains. Figure S8. Ids2 plays a dominant role for mitochondria under respiratory growth. Figure S9. A proposed model describes that two Hsc82 cochaperones, Ids2 and Aha1, may split their works under different environmental conditions.
Liminality in the late twentieth century : Furui Yoshikichi on physical and mental illness, death, social ostracism, and workplace and ageing stress
Creators: name: Scott, JM
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The liminal is a condition of human existence which has been the concern of Japanese literature throughout its history, since it is an essential ingredient in the experience of crisis. This thesis examines Furui's contribution to this literature of the liminal (my term) - his careful and detailed psycho-socio-analytical studies of the late twentieth century mind in the liminal state. The introductory chapter begins with a brief overview of Furui 's writing and its place in contemporary Japanese literature, especially the literature of the liminal. I go on to outline the general theoretical approaches of the thesis. I base my argument on Turner's socio-anthropological interpretation of the tripartite structure of rites of passage, and focus on his view of the liminal as a threshold period or state in which normal social structures and hierarchies are replaced by the relatively unstructured egalitarianism of community (communitas). Extrapolating the link Turner makes with the philosopher Martin Buber' s view of community in relation to the duality I/thou, I suggest that liminality is common to and representative of the experience ofFurui's characters, and is an extremely effective concept for the analysis of the ambiguities and continually shifting perspectives of his characters' condition. In chapters two to five I look closely at examples of Furui's writing and investigate his exploration of the liminal states which surround social ostracism, illness and mental disturbance, death, and stress in the workplace and as a result of ageing. The intellectual rigour and detail with which he deals with these issues is evidence of his debt to German and Austrian writers of the mid-twentieth century, his field of specialization as a professor of German literature. I also develop the concept of spatial and temporal liminality as important interpretative tools. I explore Furui's style and his debt to the traditional literature of the liminal in Japan, particularly the Noh drama. I account for Furui's portrayal of the mystery and poetry of the liminal condition, which distinguishes his work from medical or sociological treatises. I conclude that Furui' s rigorous and detailed psycho-socio-analytical approach to the critical states of his protagonists, enhanced by his imaginative sensitivity to language and to the philosophical issues involved, serves to distill his characters' predicaments to their essence, allowing the reader a better understanding of their experience ofliving in the late twentieth century.
PR - Drivers Of Agricultural Exports In Eastern Africa: Evidence From Kenya, Uganda, And Tanzania.
Creators: name: Nyangweso, P.M.
name: Odhiambo, M.O.
name: Odunga, P.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Drivers
subject: agricultural exports
subject: Eastern Africa

description: Agriculture contributes substantially to the overall economic growth of East African countries. This sector alone accounts for 25%, 31.1%, and 43.2% of the GDP for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, respectively. More than 70 percent of the population in Eastern Africa live in rural areas and rely heavily on agriculture for their survival. Agricultural exports have continued to earn Eastern Africa the much-needed foreign exchange for financing imports for import dependent domestic industries. In 2005, export earnings in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, respectively were, US$3.173 billion, $768 million, and $1.581 billion. Out of the total export earnings, agricultural exports contributed more than 70 percent. This paper examines the key determinants of agricultural exports in Eastern Africa. It also evaluates the impact of regional integration and differences arising across countries in the region. It uses Nerlovian Partial adjustment model to fit data for 1974-2004. Results indicate that key factors influencing agricultural exports in the region are exchange rates, regional integration and technological progress. However, there are conflicting results regarding the role of International prices and country specific policies. While some similarities are noted, some differences are recorded across countries. We recommend policies that are outward looking with governments in the region creating conducive business environment to facilitate more foreign investment in export oriented agriculture.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
f(2010) in Lattice QCD
Creators: name: Loan, Mushtaq
name: Luo, Zhi-Huan
name: Lam, Yu Yiu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a search for the possible $I(J^{P})=0(2^{+})$ tetraquark state with $ss{\bar s}{\bar s}$ quark content in quenched improved anisotropic lattice QCD. Using various local and non-local interpolating fields we determine the energies of ground-state and second ground state using variational method. The state is found to be consistent with two-particle scattering state, which is checked to exhibit the expected volume dependence of the spectral weights. In the physical limit, we obtain for the ground state, a mass of $2123(33)(58)$ MeV which is higher than the mass of experimentally observed $f(2010)$. The lattice resonance signal obtained in the physical region does not support a localized $J^{P} =2^{+}$ tetraquark state in the pion mass region of $300 - 800$ MeV. We conclude that the $4q$ system in question appears as a two-particle scattering state in the quark mass region explored here.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures
Additional file 5 of An HSP90 cochaperone Ids2 maintains the stability of mitochondrial DNA and ATP synthase
Creators: name: Jiang, Pei-Heng
name: Hou, Chen-Yan
name: Teng, Shu-Chun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 5. Images of the full immunoblots.
PR - Labour Productivity â€“ Effects Of Scale, Capital Investment And Adoption Of Novel Technology
Creators: name: O'Brien, Bernadette
name: Shalloo, Laurence
name: O'Donnell, Shane
name: Butler, Anne Marie
name: Gleeson, David
name: O'Donovan, Kevin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: capital investment on-farm
subject: farm scale
subject: labour replacement

description: This study investigated interrelationships among labour-use, scale of dairy enterprise, replacement of labour with capital investment, introduction of alternative management technologies and net farm profitability on a sample of Irish dairy farms. Farm labour input data were collected from 171 full-time dairy farmers, over a 2-year period. The farms were grouped into three categories; < 50 cows (small), 50-80 cows (medium) and > 80 cows (large). Financial analysis of the farms was carried out using the Moorepark Dairy Systems Model. Milking labour input data was recorded for both conventional and rotary parlours and a cost benefit analysis was conducted. The effect of altering milking frequency from twice a day (TAD) to once a day (OAD) over a full lactation was also examined from both productive and economic viewpoints. Small, medium and large farms had an average dairy labour input of 49.7, 42.2 and 29.3 h/cow/yr. Benefits of larger scale were reflected in terms of a reduced portion of total costs represented by labour (31%, 29% and 24%). Partial replacement of milking labour with a rotary milking parlour was economically viable for a herd size of 350 cows and OAD milking which reduced labour considerably reduced income by just â‚¬4,500. Thus, there is a critical need to accelerate a scale increase in dairy operations from the current average of 51 cows and to introduce investments and technology that would improve labour efficiency.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Additional file 2 of Patient and public involvement (PPI) in prisons: the involvement of people living in prison in the research process – a systematic scoping review
Creators: name: Treacy, Samantha
name: Martin, Steven
name: Samarutilake, Nelum
name: Van Bortel, Tine
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2: Appendix 2. Example Search Strategy (initial search).
Experimental study of the interfacial cobalt oxide in Co3O4/a-Al2O3(0001) epitaxial films
Creators: name: Vaz, C. A. F.
name: Prabhakaran, D.
name: Altman, E. I.
name: Henrich, V. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A detailed spectroscopic and structural characterization of ultrathin cobalt oxide films grown by O-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on a-Al2O3(0001) single crystals is reported. The experimental results show that the cobalt oxide films become progressively more disordered with increasing thickness, starting from the early stages of deposition. Low energy electron diffraction patterns suggest that the unit cell remains similar to that of a-Al2O3(0001) up to a thickness of 17 A, while at larger thicknesses a pattern identified with that of Co3O4(111) becomes visible. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals sudden changes in the shape of the Co 2p lines from 3.4 to 17 A cobalt oxide thickness, indicating the transition from an interfacial cobalt oxide layer towards [111]-oriented Co3O4. In particular, the absence of characteristic satellite peaks in the Co 2p lines indicates the formation of a trivalent, octahedrally coordinated, interfacial cobalt oxide layer during the early stages of growth, identified as the Co2O3 corundum phase.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures
PR - Profile Of Labour Demand, Resources And Contribution On Irish Dairy Farms
Creators: name: O'Brien, Bernadette
name: Gleeson, David
name: Ruane, Dermot J.
name: Kinsella, Jim
name: O'Donovan, Kevin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: dairy farms
subject: labour demand
subject: labour efficiency

description: The aim of this study was to quantify the labour requirement, available labour sources and actual labour contributed by those sources on Irish dairy farms. The data was generated on 36 medium (50 â€“ 80 cows) and large (>80 cows) spring calving dairy farms over a 12-m period. A questionnaire survey recorded the levels of available labour on the farms, i.e. family or hired, full-time or part-time. Additionally, all farm operators recorded their labour input to different tasks. Herd-size group had a significant effect (P<0.001) on total dairy labour input (8.5 and 14.2 h/day on medium and large farms, respectively. Full-time family labour sources contributed less, on a proportionate basis, (P<0.05) on large farms (0.58 of total farm labour) than on medium size farms (0.87). On the large farms, the contribution of full-time hired labour sources was highest for the tasks of cleaning (0.34), maintenance (0.29) and milking (0.34), while full-time family labour sources were mainly concerned with the role of management (0.72). Also, observations indicated that the contribution of part-time family was mainly utilised during peak labour demand in spring-time.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Koszul duality for stratified algebras I. Quasi-hereditary algebras
Creators: name: Mazorchuk, Volodymyr
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 16S37

description: We give a complete picture of the interaction between Koszul and Ringel dualities for quasi-hereditary algebras admitting linear tilting (co)resolutions of standard and costandard modules. We show that such algebras are Koszul, that the class of these algebras is closed with respect to both dualities and that on this class these two dualities commute. All arguments reduce to short computations in the bounded derived category of graded modules.
description: 10 pages
Derivation and analysis of compatible tree taper and volume estimating systems
Creators: name: Demaerschalk, Julien Pierre
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Compatible taper and volume equations give identical estimates of total volume of trees. Two basically opposite techniques for the construction of compatible systems of estimating tree taper (decrease in diameter with increase in height) and volume were derived and examined statistically. In the first method compatible taper equations are derived from volume equations fitted on tree volume data. In the second method compatible volume equations are derived from taper equations fitted on tree taper data. Both systems have been tested for bias in the estimation of diameter inside bark at any height, height for any diameter, section volume and total tree volume. In addition to conventional estimates for all trees, classes representing each fifth of the D²H range were used. No method gave completely satisfactory results for the equations tested. However, a few equations in both systems appear to be sufficiently unbiased to be useful for many purposes. All tests were repeated on data where butt flare measurements were eliminated. Taper equations on these adjusted data showed much less bias over most of the length of the tree bole. Weighting techniques did not produce any significant improvement. Use of non-linear techniques made a small difference in some cases. Meyer's correction factor of the logarithmic volume equation was tested and found to be unnecessary. A good relationship which existed between coefficients from taper and volume equations and form is thought to be useful in certain applications.
QADIMGI XITOY DINLARI VA MADANIYATI
Creators: name: Yusupova, Muxlisa
name: Ravshanova, Marjona
name: Jo'raqulova, Mukambar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Ushbu maqolada Qadimgi Xitoyning miloddan avvalgi va milodiy ilk asrlarda  mavjud boʻlgan dini va madaniyati haqida manbalar asosida obyektiv va subyektiv yoritishga qaratilgan. Qadimgi davrdan to hozirgi kungacha Xitoy sivilizatsiya oʻchoqlaridan biri boʻlib xizmat qilganligi toʻgʻrisida maʼlumotlar mavjud. Ushbu maqolani yozishdan maqsad bugungi kunda ommaviy madaniyat taʼsir koʻrsatish xavfi mavjud boʻlgan bir davrda har bir millatning va davlatning ayniqsa qadimiy ilk sivilizatsion maskanlardan biri boʻlgan Xitoy oʻlkasi madaniyati va dinini har tomonlama tadqiq etishga asoslangan.
Optical photometry and basic parameters of 10 unstudied open clusters
Creators: name: Subramaniam, Annapurni
name: Carraro, Giovanni
name: Janes, Kenneth A.
name: ;
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present BVI CCD photometry of 10 northern open clusters, Berkeley 43, Berkeley 45, Berkeley 47, NGC 6846, Berkeley 49, Berkeley 51, Berkeley 89, Berkeley 91, Tombaugh 4 and Berkeley 9, and estimate their fundamental parameters. Eight of the clusters are located in the first galactic quadrant and 2 are in the second. This is the first optical photometry for 8 clusters. All of them are embedded in rich galactic fields and have large reddening towards them (E(B-V) = 1.0 - 2.3 mag). There is a possibility that some of these difficult-to-study clusters may be asterisms rather than physical systems, but assuming they are physical clusters, we find that 8 of them are located beyond 2 kpc, and 6 clusters (60% of the sample) are located well above or below the Galactic plane. Seven clusters have ages 500 Myr or less and the other 3 are 1 Gyr or more in age. This sample of clusters has increased the optical photometry of clusters in the second half of the first galactic quadrant, beyond 2 kpc, from 10 to 15. NGC 6846 is found to be one of the most distant clusters in this region of the Galaxy.
description: To appear in MNRAS
Molecular genetics of polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in marine bacteria
Creators: name: Smith, MC
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This study investigated the genetics of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUF A) production from two bacterial species isolated from Antarctic sea ice (Shewanella gelidimarina and Colwellia psychrerythraea) with a view to evaluate the use of PUFA genes as molecular markers in culture independent studies. Initial attempts to utilise transposon mutagenesis to determine the loci of PUFA production within these organisms was unsuccessful. However, utilising PCR mediated amplification, a number of regions from S. gelidimarina with high homology to pfaA, pfaC and pfaD from the published eicosapentaenoic (EPA) gene cluster of Shewanella sp. strain SCRC 2738 were resolved. Similarly, this study identified an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 4' phosphopantetheinyl transferase (pfaE) with high predicted protein homology but low nucleotide similarity to its homolog from strain SCRC 2738, indicating a divergence in codon usage between the two ORFs. Two amplified regions from S. gelidimarina with homology to internal regions of pfaA and pfaD were chosen for use as molecular probes to examine the distribution of PUF A genes across phylogenetic boundaries. A number of non-PUFA (PUFA-) producing species from the genera Shewanella and Psychromonas were shown to contain genes with homology to both probes. However, transcription of the putative PUFA genes could not be detected in PUFA- species. This study also represents the first known report of PUFA production within two isolates from the genus Psychromonas. The distribution of pfa-like genes within the family Alteromonadaceae may indicate that the progenitor of the group had the ability to produce PUFA and that the ability has been lost on a number of occasions. Analysis of the G+C content and G+C content at the synonymous third codon position of published pfa genes from Shewanella sp., Moritella marina and Photobacterium profundum indicates that pfa genes may have undergone horizontal gene transfer from the Alteromonadaceae to the Vibrionaceae. Southern blot analysis indicated the presence of one allele of pfaA and pfaD within the C. psychrerythraea genome. However, based on information gained from sequence analysis of a genome library from C. psychrerythraea and RNA/DNA hybridisation studies it is evident that these ORFs are not functional. Similarly, other members of the genus Colwellia, were shown not to contain functional homologs of ¬¨‚àëpfaA or pfaD suggesting that some members of the genus Colwellia contain _a novel/ divergent genetic mechanism for the biosynthesis of PUFA.
Leak-rate of seals: comparison of theory with experiment
Creators: name: Lorenz, B.
name: Persson, B. N. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Seals are extremely useful devices to prevent fluid leakage. We present experimental results for the leak-rate of rubber seals, and compare the results to a novel theory, which is based on percolation theory and a recently developed contact mechanics theory. We find good agreement between theory and experiment.
description: 6 pages, 10 figures
PR - Price Transmission From Market To Farm Gate: An Irish Dairy Study
Creators: name: O'Connor, Declan
name: Keane, Michael
name: Kennealy, Martin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: Industrial Organization

description: This paper explores the vertical transmission between the farm gate price of raw milk in Ireland and World, EU and Irish Dairy Board (IDB) butter and SMP wholesale prices. While a priori it may appear reasonable to assume transmission from individual commodities prices to the farm gate price, the co-integration analysis undertaken here fails to support this hypothesis. This finding results from the fact that Irish farmers are paid for their milk on the basis of the combination of its milk fat and protein content. In contrast the individual commodity prices reflect a value for milk fat in isolation as derived from butter prices or protein in isolation as derived from SMP prices. However by considering a portfolio approach involving composite prices based on a combination of butter and SMP prices, a more accurate reflection of price transmission is presented. This extension shows that price transmission is clearly evident between the composite price series and the farm gate price.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Theory of the Normal/Superfluid interface in population imbalanced Fermi gases
Creators: name: Baur, Stefan K.
name: Basu, Sourish
name: De Silva, Theja N.
name: Mueller, Erich J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a series of theoretical studies of the boundary between a superfluid and normal region in a partially polarized gas of strongly interacting fermions. We present mean-field estimates of the surface energy in this boundary as a function of temperature and scattering length. We discuss the structure of the domain wall, and use a previously introduced phenomonological model to study its influence on experimental observables. Our microscopic mean-field calculations are not consistent with the magnitude of the surface tension found from our phenomonological modelling of data from the Rice experiments. We conclude that one must search for novel mechanisms to explain the experiments.
description: 15 pages, 9 figures (13 subfigures) -- v2: minor changes
PR - What Are The Characteristics Of The Irish Dairy Farmers Who Use Teagasc Profit Monitor?
Creators: name: O'Dwyer, Tom
name: Connolly, Kevin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Industrial Organization
subject: Teagasc
subject: profit monitor
subject: attitudes

description: Profit Monitor is a financial analysis package used by the Teagasc advisory service. Teagasc have been promoting the â€˜Profit-Monitoringâ€™ style of financial analysis for over a decade. The concept involves taking a close look at the performance of the farm business for the last completed production year and comparing the principal physical and financial aspects of the farm business. Just over 1,000 dairy farmers (4.5 per cent of all Irish dairy farmers or 9 per cent of Teagasc dairy farmer clients) completed Profit Monitor analysis for the 2005 production year. This study aimed to identify the attitudes and objectives common to regular dairy farmer users of Teagasc Profit Monitor. The study also made an initial assessment of the opinions of these regular dairy farmer users towards the concept of benchmarking analysis as carried out by Teagasc Profit Monitor. Farmerâ€™s attitudes and objectives were ascertained by means of a questionnaire containing a series of fifty statements. The statements were based on those used by Willock et al. (1999) in their study of decision making on farms. The key finding from a Teagasc perspective was that 84 per cent of respondents indicated that Profit Monitor completion has enabled them to increase their farm income. Those farmers who agreed that completing Profit Monitor was worth the effort also tended to agree (1) that it is an essential farm financial management tool; and (2) that it helps me to make better decisions for my farm business.
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007
Image Sampling with Quasicrystals
Creators: name: Grundland, Mark
name: Patera, Jiri
name: Masakova, Zuzana
name: Dodgson, Neil A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Graphics (cs.GR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We investigate the use of quasicrystals in image sampling. Quasicrystals produce space-filling, non-periodic point sets that are uniformly discrete and relatively dense, thereby ensuring the sample sites are evenly spread out throughout the sampled image. Their self-similar structure can be attractive for creating sampling patterns endowed with a decorative symmetry. We present a brief general overview of the algebraic theory of cut-and-project quasicrystals based on the geometry of the golden ratio. To assess the practical utility of quasicrystal sampling, we evaluate the visual effects of a variety of non-adaptive image sampling strategies on photorealistic image reconstruction and non-photorealistic image rendering used in multiresolution image representations. For computer visualization of point sets used in image sampling, we introduce a mosaic rendering technique.
description: For a full resolution version of this paper, along with supplementary materials, please visit at http://www.Eyemaginary.com/Portfolio/Publications.html
PR - Dairy Farmer Clientsâ€™ Perceptions Of The Teagasc Advisory Service
Creators: name: O'Dwyer, Tom
name: Reidy, Kevin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Industrial Organization
subject: Teagasc
subject: perceptions
subject: satisfaction

description: The Teagasc advisory service plays a crucial role as change agent at farm level. One of the challenges facing the organisation is to define how it will best help commercial dairy farmers in the future. Reform of the milk quota system plus trade liberalisation is likely to result in fewer dairy farmers in the future; those that do remain will, on average, be farming on a larger scale. A telephone survey was conducted of a representative sample of Teagasc dairy farmer clients in the summer of 2006. The purpose of the survey was to investigate the perceptions regarding the Teagasc advisory service amongst its dairy farmer clients and to determine the nature of the relationship, if any, between the measured perceptions and the clients overall satisfaction rating for the advisory service. 52 per cent of respondents could be described as â€˜positiveâ€™ or â€˜very positiveâ€™ towards the advisory service based on a composite index formed from the responses to the perceptions statements used. 72 per cent of respondents indicated that they were either â€˜satisfiedâ€™ or â€˜very satisfiedâ€™ with the Teagasc advisory service. The results indicate a high level of satisfaction with the current advisory service amongst dairy farmers in general; but a lower level of satisfaction amongst larger dairy farmers and those in counties Kerry, Limerick, Cork and Tipperary (the key dairying areas in the Republic of Ireland).
description: Sixteenth International Farm Management Congress, University College Cork, Ireland, July 15-20, 2007