cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Xenon Isotopes Identify Large-scale Nucleosynthetic Heterogeneities across the Solar System
Creators: name: Avice, Guillaume
name: Moreira, Manuel
name: Gilmour, Jamie D
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nucleosynthetic isotopic anomalies in meteorites and planetary objects contribute to our understanding of the formation of the solar system. Isotope systematics of chondrites demonstrate the existence of a physical separation between isotopic reservoirs in the solar system. The isotopic composition of atmospheric xenon (Xe) indicates that its progenitor, U-Xe, is depleted in 134Xe and 136Xe isotopes relative to Solar or Chondritic end-members. This deficit supports the view that nucleosynthetic heterogeneities persisted during the Solar System formation. Measurements of xenon emitted from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) identified a similar, but more extreme, deficit of cometary gas in these isotopes relative to Solar gas. Here we show that the data from 67P demonstrate that two distinct sources contributed xenon isotopes associated with the r-process to the solar system. The h-process contributed at least 29% (2sigmas) of solar system 136Xe. Mixtures of these r-process components and the s-process that match the heavy isotope signature of cometary Xe lead to depletions of the precursor of atmospheric Xe in p-only isotopes. Only the addition of pure p-process Xe to the isotopic mixture brings 124Xe/132Xe and 126Xe/132Xe ratios back to solar-like values. No pure p-process Xe has been detected in solar system material, and variation in p-process Xe isotopes is always correlated with variation in r-process Xe isotopes. In the solar system, p-process incorporation from the interstellar medium happened before incorporation of r-process nuclides or material in the outer edge of the solar system carries a different mixture of presolar sources as have been preserved in parent bodies.
Selection of UBC Campus Gators Based on Life Cycle Analysis
Creators: name: Haligva, Cef
name: Nagra, Sonny
name: Yoslim, Jeffry
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Accounting in Islamic perspective: a Timely Opportunity a Timely Challenge
Creators: name: Ahmed, Alim Al Ayub
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150199 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150103 Financial Accounting
subject: 150105 Management Accounting

description: Accounting from Islamic Perspectives (AIP) is an emerging field. Recent years have attracted scholars from around the world who have contributed their thoughts about how accounting can be seen from the Islamic lens. However, the efforts so far are rather fragmented and without a clear agenda for future research. This paper presents a review of the literary achievements made in the field and the areas of current focus. Although the field carries a huge growth potential, the author argues that there are several challenges and problems that the proponents of AIP will face as the field develops further. This paper outlines these problems and challenges and makes suggestions to surmount the potential pitfalls. It is argued herein that, in order to develop AIP as a formal discipline and integrate it within real-life business practices, the research efforts need to be more organized through an international consortium of researchers. A brief proposal for such consortium is included here. Finally, recommendations are made for potential research directions in which future research on AIP can be pursued.
Equal opportunity affection games, critical design in stolen kisses
Creators: name: Grace, Lindsay D.
Publisher: name: American University (Washington, D.C.)
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4607
subject: Graphics, augmented reality and games

description: This brief paper outlines the design and development challenges of a critical design affection game. Affection games require players to flirt, kiss, hug or make love to meet their goals. The game described, named Stolen Kisses, allows players to kiss a wider variety of individuals. The game is played by placing your lips on a mobile device and balancing long kisses with short kisses across one of eight gender and racially diverse characters.
Magnetic properties of superconductors with strong spin-orbit coupling
Creators: name: Samokhin, K. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the response of a superconductor with a strong spin-orbit coupling on an external magnetic field. The Ginzburg-Landau free energy functional is derived microscopically for a general crystal structure, both with and without an inversion center, and for an arbitrary symmetry of the superconducting order parameter. As a by-product, we obtain the general expressions for the intrinsic magnetic moment of the Cooper pairs. It is shown that the Ginzburg-Landau gradient energy in a superconductor lacking inversion symmetry has unusual structure. The general formalism is illustrated using as an example CePt$_3$Si, which is the first known heavy-fermion superconductor without an inversion center.
description: Published version, 14 pages, minor corrections
OPORTUNIDADES E DESAFIOS DA INOVAÇÃO EM COMUNICAÇÃO NO BRASIL A PARTIR DE UMA AVALIAÇÃO DO ECOSSISTEMA
Creators: name: Araujo, Lucas Vieira De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: Esta pesquisa identifica, caracteriza e analisa os principais movimentos de inovação em comunicação no Brasil e de que forma eles se sustentam e interagem com o ecossistema. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa e exploratória em três universos: startups, empresas de mídia estabelecidas e fundos de investimentos e organizações de fomento à inovação. Foram coletados dados primários e secundários por meio de entrevista estruturada, pesquisa documental e observação participante. Dentre os resultados, verificou-se que em todos os universos de pesquisa o grau de inovação é reduzido, a inovação é incremental, e há uma falta de integração entre os entes do ecossistema.
Player performance and in game advertising retention
Creators: name: Grace, Lindsay D.
name: Coyle, James
Publisher: name: Miami University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4607
subject: Graphics, augmented reality and games

description: In game advertising or IGA is an increasingly common means of promoting brands and products. This study seeks to understand the effectiveness of in game advertising by understanding player retention of brand messages. The researchers created a controlled environment and 3D car racing game, embedding in game advertising and measuring player performance and advertising retention. The study produces a highly detailed view of the relationship of brand retention, player ability, and engagement.
Do Ration Shop Systems Increase Welfare? Theory and an Application to India
Creators: name: Gadenne, Lucie
name: Gadenne, Lucie
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: Financial Economics

description: In many developing countries households can purchase limited quantities of goods at a fixed subsidized price through ration shops. This paper asks whether these countries’ characteristics justify the use of such ration shop systems. I find an equity-efficiency trade-off: an efficiencymaximizing government will never use ration shops but a welfare-maximizing one might, to redistribute and provide insurance. Welfare gains from introducing ration shops are highest for necessity goods with high price risk. I calibrate the model for India and find that ration shops are indeed welfare-improving for three of the four goods sold through the system today.
Player performance and in game advertising retention
Creators: name: Grace, Lindsay D.
name: Coyle, James
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: In game advertising or IGA is an increasingly common means of promoting brands and products. This study seeks to understand the effectiveness of in game advertising by understanding player retention of brand messages. The researchers created a controlled environment and 3D car racing game, embedding in game advertising and measuring player performance and advertising retention. The study produces a highly detailed view of the relationship of brand retention, player ability, and engagement.
Additional file 1 of Impact of perinatal environmental health education intervention on exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy—PREVED study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Ouazzani, Houria E. L.
name: Rouillon, Steeve
name: Venisse, Nicolas
name: Sifer-Rivière, Lynda
name: Dupuis, Antoine
name: Cambien, Guillaume
name: Ayraud-Thevenot, Sarah
name: Gourgues, Anne-Sophie
name: Pierre-Eugène, Pascale
name: Pierre, Fabrice
name: Rabouan, Sylvie
name: Migeot, Virginie
name: Albouy-Llaty, Marion
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. World Health Organization - Trial Registration Data Set
Interacting galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulations -- I: Triggered star formation in a cosmological context
Creators: name: Patton, David R.
name: Wilson, Kieran D.
name: Metrow, Colin J.
name: Ellison, Sara L.
name: Torrey, Paul
name: Brown, Westley
name: Hani, Maan H.
name: McAlpine, Stuart
name: Moreno, Jorge
name: Woo, Joanna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use the IllustrisTNG cosmological hydrodynamical simulations to investigate how the specific star formation rates (sSFRs) of massive galaxies $(M_* > 10^{10} M_\odot)$ depend on the distance to their closest companions. We estimate sSFR enhancements by comparing with control samples that are matched in redshift, stellar mass, local density and isolation, and we restrict our analysis to pairs with stellar mass ratios of 0.1 to 10. At small separations (~15 kpc), the mean sSFR is enhanced by a factor of 2.0 $\pm$ 0.1 in the flagship (110.7 Mpc)$^3$ simulation (TNG100-1). Statistically significant enhancements extend out to 3D separations of 280 kpc in the (302.6 Mpc)$^3$ simulation (TNG300-1). We find similar trends in the EAGLE and Illustris simulations, although their sSFR enhancements are lower than those in TNG100-1 by about a factor of two. Enhancements in IllustrisTNG galaxies are seen throughout the redshift range explored ($0 \leq z < 1$), with the strength of the enhancements decreasing with increasing redshift for galaxies with close companions. In order to more closely compare with observational results, we separately consider 2D projected distances between galaxies in IllustrisTNG. We detect significant sSFR enhancements out to projected separations of 260 kpc in TNG300-1, with projection effects diluting the size of the enhancements by about 20 per cent below 50 kpc. We find similar sSFR enhancements in TNG100-1 and Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies, with enhancements extending out to projected separations of about 150 kpc for star-forming galaxies at $z < 0.2$. Finally, by summing over all separations, we estimate that the presence of closest companions boosts the average sSFR of massive galaxies in TNG100-1 by 14.5 per cent.
description: 19 pages, 13 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Two-loop Renormalization for Nonanticommutative N=1/2 Supersymmetric WZ Model
Creators: name: Grisaru, Marcus T.
name: Penati, Silvia
name: Romagnoni, Alberto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study systematically, through two loops, the divergence structure of the supersymmetric WZ model defined on the N=1/2 nonanticommutative superspace. By introducing a spurion field to represent the supersymmetry breaking term F^3 we are able to perform our calculations using conventional supergraph techniques. Divergent terms proportional to F, F^2 and F^3 are produced (the first two are to be expected on general grounds) but no higher-point divergences are found. By adding ab initio F and F^2 terms to the original lagrangian we render the model renormalizable. We determine the renormalization constants and beta functions through two loops, thus making it possible to study the renormalization group flow of the nonanticommutation parameter.
description: 36 pages, 25 figures, Latex file
Additional file 3 of Impact of perinatal environmental health education intervention on exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy—PREVED study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Ouazzani, Houria El.
name: Rouillon, Steeve
name: Venisse, Nicolas
name: Sifer-Rivière, Lynda
name: Dupuis, Antoine
name: Cambien, Guillaume
name: Ayraud-Thevenot, Sarah
name: Gourgues, Anne-Sophie
name: Pierre-Eugène, Pascale
name: Pierre, Fabrice
name: Rabouan, Sylvie
name: Migeot, Virginie
name: Albouy-Llaty, Marion
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3. Study Period
The Effects of Entry in Oligopolistic Trade with Bargained Input Prices
Creators: name: Naylor, Robin
name: Soegaard, Christian
name: Naylor, Robin
name: Soegaard, Christian
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Financial Economics
subject: Oligopoly
subject: international trade
subject: profits
subject: entry
subject: vertical markets

description: Firms which face the threat of import competition from foreign rivals are conventionally seen as favouring import protection. We show that this is not necessarily the case when domestic firms’ input prices are determined endogenously. In a framework where the input price is determined through bargaining with an (upstream) input supplier, the relationship between a domestic (downstream) firm’s profits and the number of foreign competitors depends on trade costs. If trade costs are sufficiently high, then an increase in the number of foreign entrants can raise the profits of a downstream firm in a home market characterised by Cournot competition. The intuition for this result is that increased product market competition through the entry of foreign firms is mirrored by profit-enhancing moderation of the bargained input price. We examine a number of tariff and non-tariff barriers to international trade and identify conditions under which import-competing firms will favour the removal of barriers to foreign competition.
Uncertainty and Trade-offs in Quantum Multiparameter Estimation
Creators: name: Kull, Ilya
name: Guérin, Philippe Allard
name: Verstraete, Frank
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Uncertainty relations in quantum mechanics express bounds on our ability to simultaneously obtain knowledge about expectation values of non-commuting observables of a quantum system. They quantify trade-offs in accuracy between complementary pieces of information about the system. In Quantum multiparameter estimation, such trade-offs occur for the precision achievable for different parameters characterizing a density matrix: an uncertainty relation emerges between the achievable variances of the different estimators. This is in contrast to classical multiparameter estimation, where simultaneous optimal precision is attainable in the asymptotic limit. We study trade-off relations that follow from known tight bounds in quantum multiparameter estimation. We compute trade-off curves and surfaces from Cramér--Rao type bounds which provide a compelling graphical representation of the information encoded in such bounds, and argue that bounds on simultaneously achievable precision in quantum multiparameter estimation should be regarded as measurement uncertainty relations. From the state-dependent bounds on the expected cost in parameter estimation, we derive a state independent uncertainty relation between the parameters of a qubit system.
By Force of Habit: Self-Trapping in a Dynamical Utility Landscape
Creators: name: Moran, José
name: Fosset, Antoine
name: Luzzati, Davide
name: Bouchaud, Jean-Philippe
name: Benzaquen, Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: General Economics (econ.GN)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Historically, rational choice theory has focused on the utility maximization principle to describe how individuals make choices. In reality, there is a computational cost related to exploring the universe of available choices and it is often not clear whether we are truly maximizing an underlying utility function. In particular, memory effects and habit formation may dominate over utility maximisation. We propose a stylized model with a history-dependent utility function where the utility associated to each choice is increased when that choice has been made in the past, with a certain decaying memory kernel. We show that self-reinforcing effects can cause the agent to get stuck with a choice by sheer force of habit. We discuss the special nature of the transition between free exploration of the space of choice and self-trapping. We find in particular that the trapping time distribution is precisely a Zipf law at the transition, and that the self-trapped phase exhibits super-aging behaviour.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table
Fears and misperceptions of the Ebola Response System during the 2014-2015 outbreak in Sierra Leone
Creators: name: Yamanis, Thespina
name: Nolan, Elisabeth
name: Shepler, Susan
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: To decrease the severity of epidemics in countries with under-developed health system capacity to control outbreaks, lessons can be drawn from the Ebola outbreak inWest Africa. This is the first study, to our knowledge, to use qualitative research methods to understand community members’ perceptions of using the Ebola response system during the outbreak in Sierra Leone.We conducted this study in two of the most populous districts during a time when there were still a high number of Ebola-related fatalities, and the Ebola response system had been scaled up. While national household surveys demonstrated high levels of intent to use the response system at the time, epidemiological reports suggested that there were delays in seeking testing and treatment. Our use of semi-structured in-depth interviews, as well as an ethnographer with experience in Sierra Leone, enhanced our ability to elicit people’s fears and misperceptions. Concerns about the response system clustered around three key themes: fears of calling the national hotline, negative perceptions of the chlorine spray, and misperceptions about the Ebola laboratory test and the need to re-test. These fears and misperceptions likely delayed people from seeking care. Our results lend support to the argument that trust in the public health response system was integral to citizens’ use of the system.We make several recommendations for how trust could have been enhanced during the Ebola outbreak. Protocols for future outbreaks should incorporate dynamic and qualitative research both to understand perceptions of the response system and to use these data to informa more effective response.
Fears and misperceptions of the Ebola Response System during the 2014-2015 outbreak in Sierra Leone
Creators: name: Yamanis, Thespina
name: Nolan, Elisabeth
name: Shepler, Susan
Publisher: name: American University (Washington, D.C.)
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: To decrease the severity of epidemics in countries with under-developed health system capacity to control outbreaks, lessons can be drawn from the Ebola outbreak inWest Africa. This is the first study, to our knowledge, to use qualitative research methods to understand community members’ perceptions of using the Ebola response system during the outbreak in Sierra Leone.We conducted this study in two of the most populous districts during a time when there were still a high number of Ebola-related fatalities, and the Ebola response system had been scaled up. While national household surveys demonstrated high levels of intent to use the response system at the time, epidemiological reports suggested that there were delays in seeking testing and treatment. Our use of semi-structured in-depth interviews, as well as an ethnographer with experience in Sierra Leone, enhanced our ability to elicit people’s fears and misperceptions. Concerns about the response system clustered around three key themes: fears of calling the national hotline, negative perceptions of the chlorine spray, and misperceptions about the Ebola laboratory test and the need to re-test. These fears and misperceptions likely delayed people from seeking care. Our results lend support to the argument that trust in the public health response system was integral to citizens’ use of the system.We make several recommendations for how trust could have been enhanced during the Ebola outbreak. Protocols for future outbreaks should incorporate dynamic and qualitative research both to understand perceptions of the response system and to use these data to informa more effective response.
The Distribution of Mass and Light in Cluster Infall Regions
Creators: name: Rines, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The CAIRNS (Cluster And Infall Region Nearby Survey) project is a large spectroscopic survey of the infall regions surrounding nine nearby rich clusters of galaxies. I describe the survey and use the kinematics of galaxies in the infall regions to estimate the cluster mass profiles. At small radii, these mass profiles are consistent with independent mass estimates from X-ray observations and Jeans analysis. I demonstrate the dependence of mass-to-light ratios on environment by combining these mass profiles with Two-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) photometry. Near-infrared light is more extended than mass in these clusters, suggesting that dense cluster cores are less efficient at forming galaxies and/or more efficient at disrupting them. At large radii, galaxy populations in cluster infall regions closely resemble those in the field. The mass-to-light ratio at these radii should therefore be a good probe of the global mass-to-light ratio. The mass-to-light ratio in the infall region yields a surprisingly low estimate of $Ω_m \sim 0.1$.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 195: "Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters: Intense Life in the Suburbs", Torino, Italy, March 2004, ed. A. Diaferio
Oribatula (Zygoribatula) connexa subsp. connexa Berlese 1904
Creators: name: Gol, Tahereh Taghipour
name: Bagheri, Mohammad
name: Ahaniazad, Mansoureh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oribatulidae
Oribatula
Oribatula connexa
Oribatula (z.) connexa connexa berlese, 1904

description: Oribatula (Z.) connexa connexa Berlese, 1904
 Material examined – Table 2 (5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49).
 Distribution – Subtropical (Southern Palearctic, Neotropical and Australian); Iran (Subías 2004, updated 2016).
 Iranian localities – Tabriz, Many places in Hamadan province, Abarkouh, Ardabil, Moghan plain, Tabriz, Miandoab, Darab, Firoozabad, Tehran, Juybar, Soofian, Marand, Zenooz, Shabestar, Jolfa, Shabestar, Shendabad, Shiraz, Mashhad, Heyran & Arasbaran and Zanjan (Akrami 2015); Dasht-e Arjan and Parishan (Iranpoor and Akrami 2016); Marand (Lotfollahi et. al. 2016).
 Note – In the Miandoab specimens, porose area Aa and  A 1  are oval and large, but in main description and supplementary description, all porose area are round.
description: Published as part of Gol, Tahereh Taghipour, Bagheri, Mohammad & Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, 2017, Oribatid mites of Oripodoidea (Acari: Oribatida) from northwest of Iran with additional description of Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus, pp. 81-93 in Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (2) on page 87, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v6i2.28227, http://zenodo.org/record/4634075
title: e-Learning in a Rural Irish Primary Classroom: Implementation and Possibilities
Creators: name: Moriarty, Anne
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2015

description: The aim of this practitioner-research was to ascertain the nature of pupils’ literacy practices when I implemented e-learning practices through a ‘multiliteracies pedagogy’ in my Irish, multi-age rural, primary classroom. Through action research, I explored the suitability of the four components of a multiliteracies pedagogy: Situated practice, Overt instruction, Critical framing, and Transformed practice (New London Group (NLG), 2000) for enacting e-learning practices in a multi-age classroom. Additionally, this study aimed to better understand the potential for fostering teacher creativity using a multiliteracies pedagogy to implement new e-learning practices over more traditional print-based practices. I researched the production and design of short animated films by my 7-9 year old pupils, based on a strand unit in history. The research focused on 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes in one multi-ability and gender classroom. It employed a mixed methods approach, incorporating action research and engaging pupils as researchers. Critical incidents were used to select data on the basis of multiliteracies pedagogical components (NLG, 2000). The analytic strategy of data sets was deductive and inductive, based on deductive categories of pupils’ literacy practices (Lee and O’Rourke, 2006; NLG, 2000) and features of creative teaching (Jeffrey and Craft, 2004). I used these to analyse the e-learning aspect, exploring the possibilities of learning ‘through’ rather than ‘about’ technology. The findings of the study advance the understanding of using a multiliteracies pedagogy to implement e-learning practices in a primary classroom. Findings highlight the potential of multiliteracies pedagogy to foster teacher creativity and the impact of e-learning to motivate and to make pupils’ literacy practices more relevant in the classroom, currently under-researched in an Irish context.
A new orbital ephemeris for WASP-128b
Creators: name: Smith, Alexis M. S.
name: Eigmüller, Philipp
name: Oshagh, Mahmoudreza
name: Southworth, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: WASP-128 is a relatively bright (V= 12.37) G0-dwarf, known to host a transiting brown dwarf in a short-period orbit (Hodžić et al. 2018 arXiv:1807.07557 (H18)). Very few such objects are known, which makes WASP-128 a prime target for further observations to better understand giant planet / brown dwarf properties,including formation and migration histories. To facilitate the planning of future observations of WASP-128b, we improve the orbital ephemeris of the system, by using the seven transits of WASP-128 observed by TESS. We note that our orbital period differs significantly from that of H18: it is more than $14\,σ$ (using their uncertainty) larger. This results in our ephemeris predicting a mid-2020 transit to occur almost eight hours later than the H18 ephemeris. We find, however, no evidence for any period variation.
description: Published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (RNAAS)
title: Quantitative Analysis of the Proteomic Response of Human Tumor Cell Lines to Sirtinol
Creators: name: Baykal, Betül
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2015

description: My thesis develops and evaluates a novel, hybrid method for mass spectrometry based proteomics, with the goal of increasing the number of protein identifications, while also allowing quantitative analysis to be performed. The hybrid approach I developed uses classical SILAC labeling coupled to a “novel” scheme for enriching cysteic acid containing peptides which are generated by oxidizing the cysteine and cystine residues of proteins. The resultant acidic side chains are used for the selective enrichment of these peptides. As a result, I get the ease of labeling and enhanced quantitative performance of SILAC protocols with the added benefit of the reduction in sample complexity seen with ICAT protocols. The hybrid method enabled me to study the proteomic profiles of HI229 cancer cells following sirtinol treatment. Sirtinol, which targets members of the sirtuin family, has been proposed as a treatment for neurodegeneration and cancer. In fact, sirtinol induces senescence in H1299 cells, and I was able to observe the long term therapeutic effects of sirtinol at the proteome level. The optimized hybrid protocol yielded approximately 5 times the proteins identifications from H1299 cells, when compared to the standard protocol. Quantification of this data revealed that 140 proteins are downregulated and 88 proteins are upregulated following sirtinol treatment of H1299 cells. Moreover, an additional benefit of the protocol was an increase in the total number of post translational modifications (PTMs) identified using the hybrid approach. This work will give a better understanding of the mode of action of these compounds, as well as revealing the biological mechanisms of their effects. In conclusion, the hybrid method is useful for increasing the number of protein identifications from complex samples. It is an accurate and straightforward method for comparative studies. This method is especially useful for drug analysis studies or other binary comparisons.
Legal immigration status is associated with depressive symptoms among Latina transgender women in Washington, DC
Creators: name: Yamanis, Thespina
name: Malik, Mannat
name: del Río-González, Ana María
name: Wirtz, Andrea L.
name: Cooney, Erin
name: Lujan, Maren
name: Corado, Ruby
name: Poteat, Tonia
Publisher: name: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: Latina transgender women (LTW) are disproportionately vulnerable to depression, although the role of immigration/documentation status (legal authority to live/work in the U.S.) in depression has not been explored. LTWinWashington, DC were recruited into a cross-sectional study via convenience sampling. Most were Spanish-speaking Central American immigrants. Participants completed rapid HIV tests, and a Spanish-language survey assessing recent depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), sociodemographics, and factors from the minority stress framework: structural stressors (documentation status, stable housing), social stressors (discrimination, fear of deportation, violence) and coping resources (social support, resilience). Among immigrant LTW(n = 38), 24were undocumented. Among the undocumented, the average PHQ-2 score was 2.7, and among the documented, the average PHQ-2 score was 1.4 (p < 0.05). Undocumented LTWwere significantly more likely to experience employment discrimination, recent unstable housing, and fear of deportation. Bivariate and multiple linear regressions were performed to assess the relationship between documentation status and other correlates of past two week depressive symptoms. In multivariate analysis, PHQ-2 scores were inversely associated with being documented (p < 0.01), having an income above the federal poverty level, higher friends’ social support, and increased resiliency. Documentation status is an important correlate of depressive symptoms among LTW that should be considered within the context of health interventions.
Solvent Recovery Testing Project
Creators: name: Chang, Yao-Tien (Jim)
name: Hung, Margaret
name: Liu, Tina Li-Ting
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Legal immigration status is associated with depressive symptoms among Latina transgender women in Washington, DC
Creators: name: Yamanis, Thespina
name: Malik, Mannat
name: del Río-González, Ana María
name: Wirtz, Andrea L.
name: Cooney, Erin
name: Lujan, Maren
name: Corado, Ruby
name: Poteat, Tonia
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Latina transgender women (LTW) are disproportionately vulnerable to depression, although the role of immigration/documentation status (legal authority to live/work in the U.S.) in depression has not been explored. LTWinWashington, DC were recruited into a cross-sectional study via convenience sampling. Most were Spanish-speaking Central American immigrants. Participants completed rapid HIV tests, and a Spanish-language survey assessing recent depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), sociodemographics, and factors from the minority stress framework: structural stressors (documentation status, stable housing), social stressors (discrimination, fear of deportation, violence) and coping resources (social support, resilience). Among immigrant LTW(n = 38), 24were undocumented. Among the undocumented, the average PHQ-2 score was 2.7, and among the documented, the average PHQ-2 score was 1.4 (p < 0.05). Undocumented LTWwere significantly more likely to experience employment discrimination, recent unstable housing, and fear of deportation. Bivariate and multiple linear regressions were performed to assess the relationship between documentation status and other correlates of past two week depressive symptoms. In multivariate analysis, PHQ-2 scores were inversely associated with being documented (p < 0.01), having an income above the federal poverty level, higher friends’ social support, and increased resiliency. Documentation status is an important correlate of depressive symptoms among LTW that should be considered within the context of health interventions.
TRATAMIENTO COVID-19.pdf
Creators: name: ANGEL SANTILLAN HARO
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110802 Medical Infection Agents (incl. Prions)
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Desde finales del año 2019 se ha desatado un brote de SAR-CoV2 que inicio en la ciudad de Wuhan en China y al momento tenemos una pandemia en curso. Se hace necesario conocer el tratamiento disponible al momento para tratar el COVID-19; según la evidencia actual no existe un tratamiento farmacológico específico. Los estudios científicos hasta el momento indican que la cloroquina que es un fármaco inmunomodulador, es eficaz para reducir la replicación viral en patologías de coronavirus asociado al SARS (CoV) y el MERS-CoV; se prefiere la Hidroxicloroquina por tener menos eventos adversos que la cloroquina.
La eficacia del medicamento Lopinavir/Ritonavir para tratamiento de COVID-19 no está comprobada, sin embargo las Guías de Práctica Clínica de España lo incluyen como medicamento de elección.
On BV homeomorphisms
Creators: name: D'Onofrio, Luigi
name: Malý, Jan
name: Sbordone, Carlo
name: Schiattarella, Roberta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 26B30, 49Q15, 46E35

description: We obtain the rectifiability of the graph of a bounded variation homeomorphism $f$ in the plane and relations between gradients of $f$ and its inverse. Further, we show an example of a bounded variation homeomorphism $f$ in the plane which satisfies the $(N)$ and $(N^{-1})$ properties and strict positivity of Jacobian of both itself and its inverse, but neither $f$ nor $f^{-1}$ is Sobolev.
Oribatula (Zygoribatula) undulata Berlese 1916
Creators: name: Gol, Tahereh Taghipour
name: Bagheri, Mohammad
name: Ahaniazad, Mansoureh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oribatulidae
Oribatula
Oribatula undulata

description: Oribatula (Z.) undulata Berlese, 1916
 Material examined – Table 2 (27).
 Distribution – Pantropical (except in the Neotropical region) and Subtropical; Iran (Subías 2004, updated 2016).
 Iranian localities – Many places in Hamadan province, Miandoab, Nowshahr, Kandelus, Qaemshahr road to Sari (8 km.), Arak, Soofian, Jolfa, Shabestar, Shendabad, Rasht, Shiraz, Assaluyeh and Lengueh ports (Akrami 2015); Dasht-e Arjan & Parishan (Iranpoor and Akrami 2016).
description: Published as part of Gol, Tahereh Taghipour, Bagheri, Mohammad & Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, 2017, Oribatid mites of Oripodoidea (Acari: Oribatida) from northwest of Iran with additional description of Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus, pp. 81-93 in Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (2) on page 87, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v6i2.28227, http://zenodo.org/record/4634075
MoS2 nanosheets supported on hollow carbon spheres as efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction
Creators: name: Li, Wenyue
name: Zhang, Zhenyu
name: Zhang, Wenjun
name: Zou, Shouzhong
Publisher: name: American University (Washington, D.C.)
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Hybridizing structured carbon materials with MoS2 has been demonstrated to be an effective method to increase the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and durability of MoS2. In this study, we report the growth of MoS2 nanosheets on the surface of uniform hollow carbon spheres (HCS) to form a hydrangea-like nanocomposite. The HCS were formed through carbonization of a phenol formaldehyde template, and the MoS2 nanosheets were grown on the HCS surfaces through a hydrothermal method. The nanocomposites have the advantages of significantly improved electrical conductivity, ease of varying the MoS2 loading, and minimizing stacking of MoS2 nanosheets, which are manifested by their remarkably improved HER performance. The well-tuned carbon−MoS2 composite shows a Tafel slope of 48.9 mV dec−1, an onset potential of −0.079 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode), and an overpotential of 126 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm−2 after 1000 potential cycles.
Swift XRT Observations of the Afterglow of GRB 050319
Creators: name: Cusumano, G.
name: Mangano, V.
name: Angelini, L.
name: Barthelmy, S.
name: Beardmore, A. P.
name: Burrows, D. N.
name: Campana, S.
name: Cannizzo, J. K.
name: Capalbi, M.
name: Chincarini, G.
name: Gehrels, N.
name: Giommi, P.
name: Goad, M. R.
name: Hill, J. E.
name: Kennea, J. A.
name: Kobayashi, S.
name: La Parola, V.
name: Malesani, D.
name: Meszaros, P.
name: Mineo, T.
name: Moretti, A.
name: Nousek, J. A.
name: O'Brien, P. T.
name: Osborne, J. P.
name: Pagani, C.
name: Page, K. L.
name: Perri, M.
name: Romano, P.
name: Tagliaferri, G.
name: Zhang, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Swift discovered the high redshift GRB 050319 with the Burst Alert Telescope and began observing with its narrow field instruments only 225 s after the burst onset. The afterglow X-ray emission was monitored by the XRT up to 28 days after the burst. The light curve shows a decay with three different phases, each characterized by a distinct slope: an initial steep decay with a power law index of ~ 5.5, a second phase characterized by a flat decay slope of \~ 0.54, and a third phase with a decay slope of ~ 1.14. During the first phase the spectral energy distribution is softer than in the following two phases and the photon index is consistent with the GRB prompt spectrum. The extrapolation of the BAT light curve to the XRT band suggests that the initial fast decaying phase of the XRT afterglow might be the low energy tail of the prompt emission. The second break in the afterglow light curve occurs about 27000 s after the burst. The spectral energy distribution before and after the second break does not change and it can be tentatively interpreted as a jet break or the end of a delayed or continuous energy injection phase.
description: 15 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ
title: Field path optimization to reduce headland and turning maneuvers at regional scales: automated detection of cultivation direction in the state of Brandenburg, Germany
Creators: name: Donat, Marco
name: Geistert, Jonas
name: Grahmann, Kathrin
name: Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko D.
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Coverage path planning
subject: Working direction
subject: AB Lines
subject: Permanent traffic lane
subject: Controlled traffic farming
subject: In-field operations
subject: Field-work patterns
subject: Gabor filter
subject: Airborne imagery
subject: 630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche

description: Path planning for optimized field-work pattern is an important task within precision farming. The decision on a particular direction and path to cultivate and manage the field is complex and can significantly affect working time, energy consumption, soil compaction and yield. This study proposed a new method for automated detection of the current cultivation direction of several thousands of agricultural fields and compared the current cultivation direction with an optimized cultivation direction generated from a path planning algorithm. Airborne imagery from 2019 was analyzed using a modified Gabor filter. The identification takes place on a sub-plot level and can therefore detect small-scale differences in cultivation direction within fields. The method for identification of current cultivation direction had a high success rate of 87.5%. Fields with a high potential to save turning maneuvers and to reduce the area of headland were identified. From 3410 fields, a total of 58162 turning maneuvers and 507 ha headland were saved. This corresponds to 14.1% of all turning maneuvers and 7.6% of the total headland area for all analyzed fields in Brandenburg. A high optimization potential was demonstrated for field paths when efficient processing directions are taken into account. The method can be extended to the analysis of satellite imagery and thus offers the possibility of identifying current cultivation directions with a high spatial and temporal resolution. In future, this knowledge can be embedded within decision support systems for real-time optimization of field machinery path planning to support sustainable cropping practices.
Additional file 2 of Impact of perinatal environmental health education intervention on exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy—PREVED study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Ouazzani, Houria E. L.
name: Rouillon, Steeve
name: Venisse, Nicolas
name: Sifer-Rivière, Lynda
name: Dupuis, Antoine
name: Cambien, Guillaume
name: Ayraud-Thevenot, Sarah
name: Gourgues, Anne-Sophie
name: Pierre-Eugène, Pascale
name: Pierre, Fabrice
name: Rabouan, Sylvie
name: Migeot, Virginie
name: Albouy-Llaty, Marion
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. SPIRIT checklist PREVED Study
Nodele calamondin Muma 1964
Creators: name: Ardeshir, Fariba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Acari
Cheyletidae
Nodele
Nodele calamondin

description: Nodele calamondin Muma, 1964
 World Distribution – USA (Muma 1964), Egypt (Wafa and Soliman 1968)
 Distribution in Iran – Mazandaran province (Sari), 1997 (3 ♀ in flour-mills: chaff); Golestan province (Gorgan), 1997 (silo and flour-mills: 15 ♀ and 5 ♂ in grain and ♀ in dust) (Bochkov et al. 2001).
description: Published as part of Ardeshir, Fariba, 2017, Cheyletid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) in stored grains in Iran, pp. 11-24 in Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v6i1.14307, http://zenodo.org/record/4634035
Additional file 3 of Impact of perinatal environmental health education intervention on exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy—PREVED study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Ouazzani, Houria E. L.
name: Rouillon, Steeve
name: Venisse, Nicolas
name: Sifer-Rivière, Lynda
name: Dupuis, Antoine
name: Cambien, Guillaume
name: Ayraud-Thevenot, Sarah
name: Gourgues, Anne-Sophie
name: Pierre-Eugène, Pascale
name: Pierre, Fabrice
name: Rabouan, Sylvie
name: Migeot, Virginie
name: Albouy-Llaty, Marion
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3. Study Period
Network Transitivity and Matrix Models
Creators: name: Burda, Z.
name: Jurkiewicz, J.
name: Krzywicki, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This paper is a step towards a systematic theory of the transitivity (clustering) phenomenon in random networks. A static framework is used, with adjacency matrix playing the role of the dynamical variable. Hence, our model is a matrix model, where matrices are random, but their elements take values 0 and 1 only. Confusion present in some papers where earlier attempts to incorporate transitivity in a similar framework have been made is hopefully dissipated. Inspired by more conventional matrix models, new analytic techniques to develop a static model with non-trivial clustering are introduced. Computer simulations complete the analytic discussion.
description: 11 pages, 7 eps figures, 2-column revtex format, print bug corrected