cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Polymorphism in the 5ʹ regulatory region of CTNNB1 gene and association with age at first lay and egg production
Creators: name: Han, Xu
name: Song, Zhifang
name: Wang, Wenwen
name: Tang, Hui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
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: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Computational Biology

description: 1. The Wnt signalling pathway is centred on the fact that catenin beta-1(CTNNB1) participates in the regulation of ovarian follicle development. The aim of the following study was to identify the polymorphism in the 5ʹ regulatory region of the chicken CTNNB1 gene and evaluate the association between SNPs and egg production traits. 2. The study demonstrated that the 5ʹ regulatory region of the CTNNB1 gene has ten SNPs in the chicken flock. After Bonferroni correction for multiple testing, five SNPs (rs315692306, 2:g43385123, rs735854102, 2:g43385457 and rs737907370) were significantly correlated with egg laying traits. 3. An association study of the haplotypes with egg laying traits revealed that both haplotypes in block 1 (consisting of rs735052881, rs740662190, rs315692306, and 2:43385123) and block 2 (consisting of rs735854102 and 2:g43385457) were associated with point of lay age and the number of eggs laid at 18–23 weeks. Prediction of transcription factor binding sites showed that transcription factors changed after mutation in block 2. The luciferase assay revealed that the priming activity of the CA haplotype in block2 was the highest. 4. Taken together, the rs315692306, 2:g43385123, rs735854102, 2:g43385457 and rs737907370 in the 5ʹ regulatory region of the CTNNB1 gene have significant impacts on egg production.
The influence of stocking density on behaviour, health, and production in commercial fattening turkeys - a review
Creators: name: Krautwald-Junghanns, Maria-Elisabeth
name: Sirovnik, Janja
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Worldwide, there are various regulations and recommendations on the maximum stocking density. While stocking density can be determined based on the space covered by the body, a more appropriate method considers space requirements for natural behaviour. Turkeys are less likely disturbed at low stocking density as seen by increased sitting, lying, and preening behaviours, compared to animals housed at high stocking density. Furthermore, lower stocking density, together with smaller group size, species-appropriate light conditions and suitable structuring of barn housing, have been repeatedly mentioned as good strategies to prevent injurious pecking. Increased stocking density – in terms of weight and animal number per floor area – is related to increased litter moisture, which can have negative impact on animal welfare. High stocking density can lead to poor body mass gain and increased mortality, which are indicators of impaired welfare and economic losses. Based on the available scientific literature and economic aspects with regard to the above criteria, maximum stocking density for turkeys appears to be 40 kg live weight per m2 of usable floor space. However, the number of animals per square space should be limited to avoid increased litter moisture and reduced health and welfare.
Cavity photons as a probe for charge relaxation resistance and photon emission in a quantum dot coupled to normal and superconducting continua
Creators: name: Bruhat, L. E.
name: Viennot, J. J.
name: Dartiailh, M. C.
name: Desjardins, M. M.
name: Kontos, T.
name: Cottet, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Microwave cavities have been widely used to investigate the behavior of closed few-level systems. Here, we show that they also represent a powerful probe for the dynamics of charge transfer between a discrete electronic level and fermionic continua. We have combined experiment and theory for a carbon nanotube quantum dot coupled to normal metal and superconducting contacts. In equilibrium conditions, where our device behaves as an effective quantum dot-normal metal junction, we approach a universal photon dissipation regime governed by a quantum charge relaxation effect. We observe how photon dissipation is modified when the dot admittance turns from capacitive to inductive. When the fermionic reservoirs are voltage biased, the dot can even cause photon emission due to inelastic tunneling to/from a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer peak in the density of states of the superconducting contact. We can model these numerous effects quantitatively in terms of the charge susceptibility of the quantum dot circuit. This validates an approach that could be used to study a wide class of mesoscopic QED devices.
description: 15 pages, 8 figures, minor differences with published version
Myotis altarium Thomas 1911
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis altarium

description: Myotis altarium Thomas, 1911. Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 191 1 (90):3. TYPE LOCALITY: China, Szechwan, Omi San. DISTRIBUTION: Szechwan, Kweichow (China), Thailand. COMMENTS: Subgenus Selysius.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 208, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
What do patients think about receiving preventive health care reminder letters? : a study in rural general practice
Creators: name: Sewell, Michael.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Diffraction theory and almost periodic distributions
Creators: name: Strungaru, Nicolae
name: Terauds, Venta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We introduce and study the notions of translation bounded tempered distributions, and autocorrelation for a tempered distrubution. We further introduce the spaces of weakly, strongly and null weakly almost periodic tempered distributions and show that for weakly almost periodic tempered distributions the Eberlein decomposition holds. For translation bounded measures all these notions coincide with the classical ones. We show that tempered distributions with measure Fourier transform are weakly almost periodic and that for this class, the Eberlein decomposition is exactly the Fourier dual of the Lesbegue decomposition, with the Fourier-Bohr coefficients specifying the pure point part of the Fourier transform. We complete the project by looking at few interesting examples.
description: 45 pages
A novel mechanical analogy based battery model for SoC estimation using a multi-cell EKF
Creators: name: Paschero, Maurizio
name: Storti, Gian Luca
name: Rizzi, Antonello
name: Mascioli, Fabio Massimo Frattale
name: Rizzoni, Giorgio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The future evolution of technological systems dedicated to improve energy efficiency will strongly depend on effective and reliable Energy Storage Systems, as key components for Smart Grids, microgrids and electric mobility. Besides possible improvements in chemical materials and cells design, the Battery Management System is the most important electronic device that improves the reliability of a battery pack. In fact, a precise State of Charge (SoC) estimation allows the energy flows controller to exploit better the full capacity of each cell. In this paper, we propose an alternative definition for the SoC, explaining the rationales by a mechanical analogy. We introduce a novel cell model, conceived as a series of three electric dipoles, together with a procedure for parameters estimation relying only on voltage measures and a given current profile. The three dipoles represent the quasi-stationary, the dynamics and the istantaneous components of voltage measures. An Extended Kalman Filer (EKF) is adopted as a nonlinear state estimator. Moreover, we propose a multi-cell EKF system based on a round-robin approach to allow the same processing block to keep track of many cells at the same time. Performance tests with a prototype battery pack composed by 18 A123 cells connected in series show encouraging results.
description: 8 page, 12 figures, 1 table
Genetic variants in SCNN1B and AHCYL1 are associated with eggshell quality in Chinese domestic laying ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)
Creators: name: Liao, Chao-Mei
name: Tan, Guang-Hui
name: You, Ming-Fang
name: Li, Jie-Zhang
name: Wu, Lei
name: Qin, Yuan-Yu
name: Zhang, Yi-Yu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: 1. The objective of this study was to investigate the evolution of SCNN1B and AHCYL1 proteins among 10 domestic and mammalian animals, to uncover the expression patterns of SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes in ducks, identify the genetic variants of the SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes and analyse their effects on eggshell quality. 2. Expression profiles of the SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes in Sansui female ducks were determined using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR to identify SNPs. The duck SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes were amplified to identify SNPs. A total of 502 Sansui female ducks were genotyped by sequencing, and the associations between the mRNA expression/SNP genotypes and six eggshell quality indices were analysed using PASW Statistics 18.0. 3. The results showed that the SCNN1B and AHCYL1 proteins are highly conserved in different mammalian or domestic animals, especially the AHCYL1 protein. The SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes were widely expressed in different tissues of male and female ducks, and expression level in the uterus was greater than in other tissues. The expression of SCNN1B and AHCYL1 during oviposition cycle indicated that expression levels were related to the eggshell mineralisation stage. 4. The mRNA expression levels of uterine SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes were positively correlated with eggshell strength (ESS), percentage (ESP) and weight (ESW) (P<0.05), respectively. Ten novel SNPs in SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes from Chinese domestic laying ducks were identified through PCR amplicon sequencing. 5. Genetic association analysis indicated g.797509 C > T, g.797573 C > T and g.797834 C > T in SCNN1B gene and g.169244 T > A, g.169265 T > C and g.175311T > C in AHCYL1 gene had a significant effect on eggshell quality. Correlation analysis between the SNP genotype and SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes expression in the uterus showed that the genotypes of g.797509 C>T, g.797573 C>T, g.797834 C>T, g.169244 T>A and g.175311T>C sites affected the expression of SCNN1B and AHCYL1 genes in utero (P<0.05). 6. The study indicated SCNN1B and AHCYL1 as candidate genes to improve eggshell traits in ducks.
Myotis annectans
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis annectans

description: Myotis annectans (Dobson, 1871). Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, p. 213. TYPE LOCALITY: India, Assam, Naga Hills. DISTRIBUTION: NE India to Thailand. SYNONYMS: primula. COMMENTS: Subgenus Myotis. Includes primula; see Topal (19706:373-375), who transfered the species from Pipistrellus.
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 208, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
Production of exotic hadrons at hadron colliders
Creators: name: Pilloni, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The observation of many unexpected states decaying into heavy quarkonia has challenged the usual QQbar interpretation. One of the most studied exotic states, the X(3872), happens to be copiously produced in high-energy hadron collisions. We discuss how this large prompt production cross-section disfavors a loosely-bound molecule interpretation for this particle. This is supported by Monte Carlo simulations, and by a comparison with extrapolated light nuclei data by ALICE.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in HADRON 2015 proceedings
Influence of Mechanical Load at Low Temperatures on Cell Defects and Power Degradation at Full Scale PV Modules
Creators: name: Mülhöfer, G.
name: Berg, H.
name: Ferrara, C.
name: Grzesik, W.
name: Philipp, D.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
PV Modules

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2968-2971
description: The scope of this work is the application and evaluation of mechanical load tests on photovoltaic
modules for the simulation of wind and snow loads at -20 and -40 °C. This behavior is not taken into account in the
existing standards for module certification. For most PV modules, EVA is taken as encapsulation material, which has
a low Young’s modulus at room temperature absorbing mechanical strain transferred from the top layer to the cells.
This Young’s modulus rises by several orders of magnitude when the temperature is reduced to -40 °C accompanied
by increasing forces on the cells and subsequently cell breakage. Cyclic and static mechanical load tests at three
temperatures (25, -20, -40 °C) were carried out at Fraunhofer ISE. The tests have unveiled a correlation between cell
cracks and the temperature at which the mechanical load was applied. Compared to the applied cyclic load profiles,
the test according to IEC 61215 – 10.16 caused the most failures at all temperatures.
Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Braneworlds
Creators: name: da Silva, Paulo Michel L. T.
name: Dutra, Alvaro de Souza
name: da Silva, Julio Marny Hoff
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the cosmological evolution with nonsingular branes generated by a bulk scalar field coupled to gravity. The specific setup investigated leads to branes with a time-dependent warp factor. We calculate the effective Hubble parameter and the effective scale factor for the FRW branes obtained solutions. The spatially dependent branes solutions also were found.
description: 16 pages, 2 figures
Transcriptome analysis of genes potentially associated with white and black plumage formation in Chinese indigenous ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)
Creators: name: Lin, Ruiyi
name: Li, Jiaquan
name: Zhao, Fanglu
name: Zhou, Mai
name: Wang, Junhui
name: Xiao, Tianfang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: 1. Plumage colour is an important recognisable characteristic of duck (Anas platyrhynchos), but the coloration mechanisms remain largely unknown. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of black and white plumage, the following study applied RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) to catalogue the global gene expression profiles in the duck feather bulbs of black and white colours. 2. Black feather bulbs were collected from Putian Black ducks (B-PTB) and black Longsheng Jade-green ducks (B-LS), while white feather bulbs were collected from Putian White ducks (W-PTW), Putian Black ducks (W-PTB) and Longsheng Jade-green ducks (W-LS). Sixteen cDNA libraries were constructed and sequenced for transcriptional analysis. Three comparison groups were employed to analyse differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including W-PTB versus B-PTB, W-PTW versus B-PTB and W-LS versus B-LS. 3. The results showed 180 DEGs between W-PTB and B-PTB, 303 DEGs between W-PTW and B-PTB, and 108 DEGs between W-LS and B-LS. Further analysis showed that 18 DEGs were directly involved in the pigmentation process and melanogenesis signalling pathway. Additionally, the distribution of DEGs varied amongst groups whereby ASIP appeared only in the W-LS versus B-LS group, GNAI1 and ZEB2 appeared only in the W-PTW versus B-PTB group, and KITLG, EDN3 and FZD4 appeared only in W-PTB versus B-PTB. 4. The findings suggested that the mechanism of feather albinism may differ between duck breeds. This study provided new information for discovering genes that are important for feather pigmentation and helps elucidate molecular mechanisms involved in black and white plumage in ducks.
About the Hot Spot Stability of Aged Silicon Crystalline PV-Modules and Materials
Creators: name: Wendlandt, S.
name: Berthold, R.
name: Hanusch, M.
name: Drobisch, A.
name: Berghold, J.
name: Schoppa, M.
name: Krauter, S.
name: Grunow, P.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
PV Modules

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2972-2977
description: Photovoltaic modules are stressed in indoor climate chambers to determine long-term stability.
Generally, aging tests are performed to study the loss of power and energy yield but not the operating stability in
reverse bias. That should be analysed as well, because beyond the decrease of power, most of the stressed modules
are also showing micro cracked cells. Therefore, this paper presents the electrical and thermal properties of partly
shaded modules after aging tests. The tolerance of PV modules towards shading and reverse bias is studied as a
function of long-term stability exposure of the modules and the aging of the materials – such as the influence of
penetrating humidity. Finally, the paper presents a risk analysis of the hot spot stability of aged silicon crystalline
photovoltaic modules and its materials.
Estimation of mustard and wheat phenology using multi-date Shannon entropy and Radar Vegetation Index from polarimetric Sentinel- 1
Creators: name: Haldar, Dipanwita
name: Verma, Abhinav
name: Kumar, Suresh
name: Chauhan, Prakash
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Dual-pol Shannon Entropy captures the dynamic crop growth parameters. It was used to evaluate biophysical parameters of important crops using Sentinel-1 data. Improved phenology information is vital input to crop-growth models. Mustard experienced increase as it advanced in phenology but for wheat, decreased due to absorption. A significant relationship at initial crop stages (height < 150 cm and biomass < 5 kg m−2) R2 =0.65 between Shannon Entropy (SE) and crop parameters, though less strong (R2=0.33) for entire mustard cycle and wheat (plant height < 80 cm and biomass < 6 kg m−2) was observed. The SE appeared sensitive to low-medium biomass and useful in monitoring crop phenology in low biomass and initial phenophases. The dynamic crop profile is manifested conjunctively as Radar Vegetation Index (RVI). Random Forest Regression (RFR) and Support Vector Regression (SVR) were evaluated to predict the phenophases. Phenology responses till peak/beyond were found to perform close to ground observations.
Myotis atacamensis
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis atacamensis

description: Myotis atacamensis (Lataste, 1892). Actes Soc. Sci. Chile, 1:80. TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Antofogasta, San Pedro de Atacama. DISTRIBUTION: S Peru, N Chile. SYNONYMS: nicholsoni. COMMENTS: Subgenus Selysius. Listed as a subspecies of chiloensis by Cabrera (1958:99). Includes nicholsoni; see LaVal (1973a:18-20).
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 208, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
description: {"references": ["Cabrera, A. 1958. Dos felidos argentinos ineditos (Mammalia, Carnivora). Neotropica, 3 (12): 70 - 72.", "LaVal, R. K. 1973 a. A revision of the Neotropical bats of the genus Myotis. Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 15: 1 - 54."]}
Potential Induced Degradation Mechanism Observed at Module Level
Creators: name: Lin, C.-W.
name: Tsai, Y.-L.
name: Yang, C.-M.
name: Su, T.-W.
name: Huang, M.-Y.
name: Wu, Z.C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
PV Modules

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2988-2993
description: The ability to resist potential induced degradation (PID) behaviour at module-level prevents the need for
cell modifications, allowing for a compromise between higher efficiency and PID resistance at cell level. This study
focuses on breaking down PID into the three basic mechanism, polarization, ion migration and electrochemical
corrosion, where the effect of polarization is further explained with an electrical circuit with resistors and capacitors.
Key factors in various module level materials, such as the volume resistance of the EVA encapsulate, and their
contributions to each PID mechanism are also discussed. Module-level tests are conducted with different encapsulate
materials of various volume resistances, and the leakage currents are monitored during the PID test. Wet leakage
currents of each module are also measured to compare with the resulting PID behaviour. The results show that while
a module’s volume resistance is an important factor, other material properties may also influence PID behaviour. The
materials tested include EVA materials with properties such as higher volume resistance, as well as non-EVA based
encapsulate. Different cell sources and specialized frame has also been tested with PID and show promising result in
solving PID at module level.
A descriptive analysis of the use of clinical ultrasonography in a suburban general practice : clinical indications, outcome, cost & benefits
Creators: name: Chan, Victor Sui Po.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
The International PV Module Quality Assurance Task Force Efforts on Thin-Film Modules
Creators: name: Dhere, N.
name: Wohlgemuth, J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Standardisation as Tool for Innovation and Cost Reduction

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2953-2959
description: JPL Block tests especially Block V helped improve the reliability and durability of PV modules.
Qualification tests reduce infant mortality, cannot validate warranty service lifetime but may be used to provide
comparative information. The International PV Module Quality Assurance Task Force was established in 2011 to
improve PV lifetime predictions. The QA Task Force has created Task Groups for 1. Manufacturing Consistency,
2.Thermal and mechanical fatigue and vibration, 3. Humidity, temperature, and voltage, 4. Diodes, shading and
reverse bias, 5. UV, temperature and humidity, 6. Communication of PV QA ratings to the community, 7. Snow and
Wind Loading, 8. Thin-film PV, 9. CPV and 10. Connectors and Junction Boxes. Task Group 8 Thin-film PV formed
in 2012 has identified important failure modes in the following areas: Corrosion, Semiconductor junction
degradation, Interconnection degradation, Delamination, Diodes and shading, Glass breakage and special issues for
flexible packages. This group is compiling observed failure modes and has decided that the existing task groups 2, 3,
4, and 7 covered the requisite essential accelerated tests in those areas and has assigned volunteers to them. Group 8
created subgroups to define the acceleration tests in Semiconductor Junction Degradation, Monolithic
Interconnection, Micro-delamination, Shading and Flexible Packages. Subgroups are holding conference calls,
creating a bibliography and are compiling cell and module data. Please join as volunteers and participate actively.
Non-perturbative bottom PDF and its possible impact on new physics searches
Creators: name: Kusina, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Heavy quark parton distribution functions (PDFs) play an important role in several Standard Model and New Physics processes. Most PDF analyses rely on the assumption that the charm and bottom PDFs are generated perturbatively by gluon splitting and do not include any non-perturbative degrees of freedom. However, a non-perturbative, intrinsic heavy quark PDFs have been predicted in the literature. We demonstrate that to a very good approximation the scale-evolution of the intrinsic heavy quark content of the nucleon is governed by non-singlet evolution equations, and use this approximation to model the intrinsic bottom distribution and its impact on parton-parton luminosities at the LHC.
description: Presented at the Cracow Epiphany Conference, 7-9 January 2016, Krakow, Poland
Hail Testing of PV Modules: Results of a Round Robin for Hail Grain Quality Determination and Testing Results of Diffrent Module Designs
Creators: name: Friesen, T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
PV Modules

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2982-2987
description: For the qualification of PV modules in accordance with the IEC 61215 and IEC 61646 standards, the hail resistance test is mandatory. Chapter 10.17 of the standard describes the launching equipment and the measurement instrumentation, but is somewhat lacking in the definition of the hail grain quality. In fact, laboratories in Switzerland and Austria have found different results in testing hail impact resistance, in particular for building materials. The supposition was that the differences were mainly due to the ice quality of the hail grain. In this work a round robin was performed between three institutes in Switzerland and one in Austria in order to determine the quality of the hail grains. The hail grains were produced with three different production methods. The impact energy of the hail grain was measured with a load cell and with the modelling paste method. The round robin showed that the production method and the quality of the ice, such as the ice temperature of the hail grain, have a considerable influence on the impact energy, which varies up to 30%.
In addition, in these studies five different PV modules designs were tested with hail grain diameters of 25 and 35 mm, a speed of 18 m/sec to 50 m/sec, an ice temperature of -4° or -20°C and an incidence angle on the module of either 45° or 90°. Impact positions and numbers were also varied. Damage to the modules was determined with electroluminescent imaging.
PV Mounting System Corrosion by Salt Mist - Experimental Study with Full Size Mounting Systems
Creators: name: Althaus, J.
name: Strohkendl, K.
name: Menzler, S.
name: Mathiak, G.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Balance of System Components

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2893-2896
description: Photovoltaic (PV) module mounting parts are assemblies of different coated or uncoated metal parts. The
exposure to different soils and atmospheres may cause corrosion effects. For PV modules several corrosion test standards
exist; IEC 61701 is describing methods to simulate effects of salt laden atmospheres to PV modules; IEC 62716 a committee
draft for vote is describing a test method to simulate the effects of ammonia in agricultural applications; ANSI/UL 1703 is
calling out a test for corrosion in sulphur dioxide containing atmospheres.
PV modules outer surfaces are however mostly formed by glass, aluminium and polymeric materials. The corrosion effects
on dissimilar metals play little role on PV modules.
Mounting parts, where corrosion on dissimilar metals can play a big role, consist of metal parts with different coatings or
materials e.g. aluminium, alloy, stainless steel or galvanized steel. Also the parts for grounding of PV systems may consist of
several different materials. Usually makers of mounting racks rely on information on coating thicknesses (e.g. zinc coated
steel; anodized aluminium, etc.) given by their suppliers. Mounting parts are mostly assessed for their corrosion resistance
separately and not as complete systems.
A Dressed Spin Qubit in Silicon
Creators: name: Laucht, Arne
name: Kalra, Rachpon
name: Simmons, Stephanie
name: Dehollain, Juan P.
name: Muhonen, Juha T.
name: Mohiyaddin, Fahd A.
name: Freer, Solomon
name: Hudson, Fay E.
name: Itoh, Kohei M.
name: Jamieson, David N.
name: McCallum, Jeffrey C.
name: Dzurak, Andrew S.
name: Morello, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Coherent dressing of a quantum two-level system provides access to a new quantum system with improved properties - a different and easily tuneable level splitting, faster control, and longer coherence times. In our work we investigate the properties of the dressed, donor-bound electron spin in silicon, and probe its potential for the use as quantum bit in scalable architectures. The two dressed spin-polariton levels constitute a quantum bit that can be coherently driven with an oscillating magnetic field, an oscillating electric field, by frequency modulating the driving field, or by a simple detuning pulse. We measure coherence times of $T_{2ρ}^*=2.4$ ms and $T_{2ρ}^{\rm Hahn}=9$ ms, one order of magnitude longer than those of the undressed qubit. Furthermore, the use of the dressed states enables coherent coupling of the solid-state spins to electric fields and mechanical oscillations.
Quark matter nucleation in neutron stars and astrophysical implications
Creators: name: Bombaci, Ignazio
name: Logoteta, Domenico
name: Vidana, Isaac
name: Providencia, Constanca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A phase of strong interacting matter with deconfined quarks is expected in the core of massive neutron stars. We investigate the quark deconfinement phase transition in cold (T = 0) and hot beta-stable hadronic matter. Assuming a first order phase transition, we calculate and compare the nucleation rate and the nucleation time due to quantum and thermal nucleation mechanisms. We show that above a threshold value of the central pressure a pure hadronic star (HS) (i.e. a compact star with no fraction of deconfined quark matter) is metastable to the conversion to a quark star (QS) (i.e. a hybrid star or a strange star). This process liberates an enormous amount of energy, of the order of 10^{53}~erg, which causes a powerful neutrino burst, likely accompanied by intense gravitational waves emission, and possibly by a second delayed (with respect to the supernova explosion forming the HS) explosion which could be the energy source of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB). This stellar conversion process populates the QS branch of compact stars, thus one has in the Universe two coexisting families of compact stars: pure hadronic stars and quark stars. We introduce the concept of critical mass M_{cr} for cold HSs and proto-hadronic stars (PHSs), and the concept of limiting conversion temperature for PHSs. We show that PHSs with a mass M < M_{cr} could survive the early stages of their evolution without decaying to QSs. Finally, we discuss the possible evolutionary paths of proto-hadronic stars.
description: Invited review paper accepted for publication in EPJ A, Topical Issue on "Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars"
Performance of MPPT Charge Controllers - A State of the Art Analyses
Creators: name: Müller, M.
name: Bründlinger, R.
name: Arz, O.
name: Miller, W.
name: Schulz, J.
name: Lauss, G.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Balance of System Components

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2919-2925
description: Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) charge
controllers have recently become increasingly popular
not only for off-grid PV applications.
MPPT Charge Controllers not only promise to
increase the energy yield of the PV generator, they also
allow to use low cost PV modules designed for gridconnected
applications (between 40-70 cells) which
normally could not be used in off-grid installations due
to their high MPP voltage. Therefore DC-DC converters
(typically step-down converters) are used to match the
output voltage of the PV generator to the battery voltage.
Those products commonly use MPPT-algorithm to track
the maximum power point (MPP) of the PV generator.
According to recent estimtations, about 30 to 50 MW of
MPPT Charge Controllers are installed per year. Among
the variety of products 60 A MPPT charge controllers
dominate the market?
In the absence of standard testing procedure
dedicated to DC battery charging MPP-trackers only
part of grid connected PV-inverter tests can be applied1.
However, due to expensive and complex test
requirements it is not possible for customers to evaluate
the actual performance and quality of a certain product.
This paper summarizes the results of the TESCABI2
project which is part of the EU DERri initiative
(www.der-ri.net). Within the project, a set of test
procedures for performance characterization of MPPT
charge controllers have been defined. Using the
procedures, extensive laboratory tests were made at the
AIT PV inverter laboratory with a world-wide market
representative set of 9 different MPPT devices. Based
on the results, recommendations for manufacturers as
well as customers have been formulated to select the
appropriate product for a certain application.
Degradation and Failure Analysis of Crystalline Si PV Modules of 8 Asian PV Manufacturers through Repetition of Qualification Test Based on IEC61215
Creators: name: Morita, K.
name: Kera, S.
name: Sochor, P.
name: Yasuda, Y.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Standardisation as Tool for Innovation and Cost Reduction

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2939-2943
description: The target of this research is to observe whether the universal failure modes that occur in the field can
be reproduced by the current qualification test base. Qualification tests based on IEC61215 have been sequentially
repeated until failure occurs for 8 types of crystalline Si PV modules from 8 major Asian PV manufacturers in order
to identify the degradation and failure modes which are triggered by accelerated testing. For this we have investigated
56 commercial PV modules taken from the market. The performed tests are damp heat test, thermal cycling test, and
a combination of UV test / thermal cycling test / humidity freeze test, which are the main long-term qualification tests
in the IEC standard. As for now, no serious failure has been observed after 3 times severity of the IEC standard
(current progress). However some evidence for degradation could be observed. The results reported in this paper are
mainly focused on the performance (Pmax) degradation considered as an intermediate report.
Myotis australis
Creators: name: Koopman, Karl F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis australis

description: Myotis australis (Dobson, 1878). Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus., p. 317. TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, New South Wales. DISTRIBUTION: New South Wales, possibly Western Australia (Australia). COMMENTS: Subgenus Selysius. Poorly known, the type and only certain specimen possibly being incorrectly labelled, or a vagrant individual of muricola. See also Aust. Bat Res. News, 9. A specimen from NW Australia may belong in this species (Koopman, 1984c:ll-12). Hill (1983) considered australis a subspecies of ater (here included in M. muricola).
description: Published as part of Karl F. Koopman, 1993, Order Chiroptera, pp. 137-241 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 208, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353060
description: {"references": ["Koopman, K. F. 1984 c. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates, 2778: 1 - 48.", "Hill, J. E. 1983. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Indo-Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 43: 103 - 208."]}
Defining fertility management units and land suitability analysis using digital soil mapping approach
Creators: name: Dharumarajan, S.
name: Kalaiselvi, B.
name: Lalitha, M.
name: Vasundhara, R.
name: Hegde, Rajendra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Classification of fields into management units based on soil variability and fertility is important for spatial crop planning. The present study was conducted in Chukanagallu subwatershed (97 km2), Koppal district of Northern Karnataka Plateau, India to map the soil fertility management units and to analyse the suitability of soil for different crops. Random forest regression and classification algorithms were used to map the differentiating characteristics of soil series (soil depth, coarse fragments and soil colour), physicochemical properties (pH, EC and OC) and fertility parameters (P2O5, K2O, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B). Random forest model performed well for the prediction of fertility parameters (R2 = 44–73%) and physicochemical properties (R2 = 39–83%) compared to soil depth and coarse fragments (R2 = 17–18%). Predicted soil fertility parameters and physicochemical properties were used for the delineation of different homogenous fertility management units. Soil series characteristics and fertility parameters were also evaluated using a multi-criteria approach for suitability of soil for cotton, groundnut and rice cultivation and the results showed that major area of subwatershed is moderately suitable for the cultivation of cotton, rice and groundnut. The management units derived from DSM approach were symmetrical in production potential and requires similar management aspects which are useful for appropriate planning of management strategies such as crop selections and nutrient management to achieve sustainable production.
The two gap transitions in Ge$_{1-x}$Sn$_x$: effect of non-substitutional complex defects
Creators: name: Querales-Flores, J. D.
name: Ventura, C. I.
name: Fuhr, J. D.
name: Barrio, R. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The existence of non-substitutional $β$-Sn defects in Ge$_{1-x}$Sn$_{x}$ was confirmed by emission channeling experiments [Decoster et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 155204 (2010)], which established that although most Sn enters substitutionally ($α$-Sn) in the Ge lattice, a second significant fraction corresponds to the Sn-vacancy defect complex in the split-vacancy configuration ( $β$-Sn ), in agreement with our previous theoretical study [Ventura et al., Phys. Rev. B 79, 155202 (2009)]. Here, we present our electronic structure calculation for Ge$_{1-x}$Sn$_{x}$, including substitutional $α$-Sn as well as non-substitutional $β$-Sn defects. To include the presence of non-substitutional complex defects in the electronic structure calculation for this multi-orbital alloy problem, we extended the approach for the purely substitutional alloy by Jenkins and Dow [Jenkins and Dow, Phys. Rev. B 36, 7994 (1987)]. We employed an effective substitutional two-site cluster equivalent to the real non-substitutional $β$-Sn defect, which was determined by a Green's functions calculation. We then calculated the electronic structure of the effective alloy purely in terms of substitutional defects, embedding the effective substitutional clusters in the lattice. Our results describe the two transitions of the fundamental gap of Ge$_{1-x}$Sn$_{x}$ as a function of the total Sn-concentration: namely from an indirect to a direct gap, first, and the metallization transition at higher $x$. They also highlight the role of $β$-Sn in the reduction of the concentration range which corresponds to the direct-gap phase of this alloy, of interest for optoelectronics applications.
description: 11 pages, 9 Figures
Impact of Calibration Methodology into the Power Rating of c-Si PV Modules under Industrial Conditions
Creators: name: Monokroussos, C.
name: Etienne, D.
name: Morita, K.
name: Fakhfouri, V.
name: Bai, J.
name: Dreier, C.
name: Therhaag, U.
name: Herrmann, W.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Standardisation as Tool for Innovation and Cost Reduction

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2926-2934
description: The measurement uncertainty of power rating has significant economic impact for the PV industry.
This paper reviews the calibration practices commonly applied for industrial power determination of c-Si modules
and the influences from the measurement equipment. Specifically, the reviewed methods are: i) calibration against a
reference module based on short circuit current (ISC) and ii) calibration against a reference module based on the
maximum power point (PMAX). It is shown that measurement practices commonly applied in the industry may
introduce errors up to 3% on ISC and PMAX. The work suggests that the optimum procedure for industrial calibration
relates to the non-uniformity of irradiance, the employed temperature control, the uncertainty related to the electrical
measurement and connector resistance drift of the reference module. It is suggested to calibrate the solar simulator
irradiance maintaining a reasonable agreement between ISC and PMAX certificate values within 1%.
Keywords: c-Si, Reference Module, Solar Simulator, Qualification and Testing, Measurement Uncertainty
From Watt-Peak to Watt-Hours: MotherPV Method and IEC 61853 Standard
Creators: name: Guérin De Montgareuil, A.
name: Delesse, Y.
name: Favre, W.
name: Martin, J.-L.
name: Mezzasalma, F.
name: Merten, J.
name: Razongles, G.
name: Sicot, L.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Standardisation as Tool for Innovation and Cost Reduction

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2935-2938
description: Usual software and Meteo datasets do not predict with a high accuracy the energy yield of a given
photovoltaic module technology at a given site. Then it is not possible to choose clearly between several module
types for a specific site nor to decide which site is the better for a given module type. For this reason CEA developed
in 2007 the MotherPV method to determine with a high accuracy the productivity of photovoltaic modules. Since
2013, CEA characterizes the modules indoors within a few hours with a slightly adapted procedure described in the
part one of the IEC 61853 standard, the standard under development about photovoltaic module energy rating.
Regarding Meteo datasets, named Photovoltaic Potential datasets in the MotherPV method, CEA improved its
measurement procedure in a common work with the French Radiometric Centre of the World Meteorological
Organization. Now, the MotherPV energy rating of modules in summarized in two final Module Performance Panels,
one panel for power rating and one panel for energy production. The article describes presents the two panels and the
procedures to fill them. The procedure for the Meteo datasets measurement and some of the measured datasets could
be included as an alternative in the IEC 61853 standard.
A study of gastroesophageal reflux in a suburban general practice
Creators: name: Jasani, Kirtikumar K. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Transformeless Microinverter for PV Systems
Creators: name: Cardoso Melo, F.
name: Sampaio Garcia, L.
name: Coelho, E.A.A.
name: Farias, V.J.
name: Gomes De Freitas, L.C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2013
Subjects: COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS
Balance of System Components

description: 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 2902-2907
description: Microinverters for photovoltaic modules can improve the energy generation by reducing the effects of
shading, since the energy harvesting of each PV module can be controlled individually. In this context, this paper
presents a novel topology of single-stage dc-ac transformerless inverter that works with controlled waveforms of
output voltage and input inductor currents. It also promotes high voltage gain without using a pre-regulator circuit or
a transformer, reducing the weight and size of the inverter structure. Experimental analysis concerning the application
of the proposed Microinverter in a stand-alone PV system composed of one and two 235 Wp modules was performed
and the main results are presented. Simulation analysis was performed in order to verify the effectiveness of the
MPPT technique currently under development and the results are also presented herein.