cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Antimicrobial activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides against stationary phase bacteria
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Rojas, Alexandro
name: Rolff, Jens
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: antimicrobial peptides
subject: antibiotic
subject: persistence
subject: stationary phase
subject: exponential growth
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie

description: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ancient antimicrobial weapons used by multicellular organisms as components of their innate immune defenses. Because of the antibiotic crisis, AMPs have also become candidates for developing new drugs. Here, we show that five different AMPs of different classes are effective against non-dividing Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. By comparison, three conventional antibiotics from the main three classes of antibiotics poorly kill non-dividing bacteria at clinically relevant doses. The killing of fast-growing bacteria by AMPs is faster than that of slow-dividing bacteria and, in some cases, without any difference. Still, non-dividing bacteria are effectively killed over time. Our results point to a general property of AMPs, which might explain why selection has favored AMPs in the evolution of metazoan immune systems. The ability to kill non-dividing cells is another reason that makes AMPs exciting candidates for drug development.
On spectrum of ILW hierarchy in conformal field theory II: coset CFT's
Creators: name: Alfimov, M. N.
name: Litvinov, A. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study integrable structure of the coset conformal field theory and define the system of Integrals of Motion which depends on external parameters. This system can be viewed as a quantization of the ILW type hierarchy. We propose a set of Bethe anzatz equations for its spectrum.
description: 11 pages
Point‐of‐care testing for influenza in a university emergency department: A prospective study
Creators: name: Perlitz, Benjamin
name: Slagman, Anna
name: Hitzek, Jennifer
name: Riedlinger, Dorothee
name: Möckel, Martin
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: emergency department
subject: influenza
subject: point-of-care testing
subject: polymerase chain reaction
subject: staff protection
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background: Seasonal influenza is a burden for emergency departments (ED). The aim of this study was to investigate whether point-of-care (POC) PCR testing can be used to reduce staff sick days and improve diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether point-of-care (POC) PCR testing can be used to reduce staff sick days and improve diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Methods: Using a cross-over design, the cobas (R) Liat (R) Influenza A/B POC PCR test (Liat) was compared with standard clinical practice during the 2019/2020 influenza season. All adult patients (aged >= 18 years) with fever (>= 38 degrees C) and respiratory symptoms were included. Primary end points were the prevalence of influenza infections in the ED and staff sick days. Secondary end points were frequency of antiviral and antibacterial therapy, time between admission and test result or treatment initiation, patient disposition, ED length of stay (LOS), and for inpatients mortality and LOS. Nurses were interviewed about handling and integration of POC testing. The occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infections coincided with the second half of the study. Results A total of 828 patients were enrolled in the study. All 375 patients of the intervention group were tested with Liat, and 103 patients of them (27.6%) tested positive. During the intervention period, staff sick days were reduced by 34.4% (P = .023). Significantly, more patients in the intervention group received antiviral therapy with neuraminidase inhibitors (7.2% vs 3.8%, P = .028) and tested patients received antibiotics more frequently (40.0% vs 31.6%, P = .033). Patients with POC test were transferred to external hospitals significantly more often (5.6% vs 1.3%, P = .01). Conclusion: We conclude that POC testing for influenza is useful in the ED, especially if it is heavily frequented by patients with respiratory symptoms.
CNPS Comité National de la Plongée Scientifique
Creators: name: Boucher, Guy
name: Beurrier, Jean-Pierre
name: Couté, Alain
name: Féral, Jean-Pierre
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1999
Subjects: plongée scientifique
réglementation
historique
formation
Europe

description: Cette instance nationale, créée sur l'initiative de l'INSU en 1999, regroupe les Organismes représentés au "Comité des Directeurs d'Organismes en Océanographie" qui ont désigné leurs représentants. L'initiative de l'INSU se justifie par l'étendue de ses missions (CNRS, mais aussi Universités et EPST), par l'importance numérique des effectifs de plongeurs concernés, l'habilitation à organiser une formation au certificat d'aptitude à l'hyperbarie (CAH), enfin par l'organisation de stages annuels dans les Stations Marines de Roscoff et de Banyuls. Dans sa composition actuelle, le comité rassemble les organismes suivants : CEMAGREF, CNRS (SDU, SDV, SHS), DRASSM, IFREMER, IFRTP, IRD et Université de Paris-VI. Le comité inclut aussi des personnalités choisies pour leur compétence en matière de plongée. Le comité a coopté pour remplir les fonctions respectives de président et de secrétaire exécutif, MM. A. Couté, professeur au MNHN et G. Boucher, chargé de mission INSU, pour un mandat renouvelable de deux ans. Les tâches du comité sont de recenser le personnel scientifique utilisant la plongée dans le cadre de ses activités professionnelles, de promouvoir des actions de formation, de faire connaître et proposer des adaptations à la réglementation nationale, de participer à l'harmonisation européenne de la réglementation des qualifications nationales en collaboration avec le Marine Board de l'European Science Foundation.
description: {"references": ["Boucher G., Beurrier J.-P., Cout\u00e9 A., F\u00e9ral J.-P. 1999. Comit\u00e9 National de la Plong\u00e9e Scientifique. CNRS-INSU, 13 pp. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.7293197"]}
O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos) da Câmara Municipal de Loures
Creators: name: Severino, Eliana
name: Curado, Patrícia
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: O GARSE(Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)da Câmara Municipalde Loures
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
A religião e a Bíblia num quadro de liberdade religiosa
Creators: name: Vilaça, Helena
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: Centrado na questão da liberdade e do convívio interconfessional no Portugal democrático, este texto procura equacionar as formas encontradas pelo universo protestante na adequação às heranças de um monolitismo religioso em Portugal. De facto, mercê dessa pesada herança, as organizações e grupos religiosos só muito recentemente começaram a alterar as suas posturas e lugares sociais. «A Bíblia Manuscrita» é, neste caso, um exemplo de como foi possível ultrapassar essa condicionante, reunindo sob um mesmo projecto grupos religiosos diversos.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
Thermal Storage Equipment: Advances in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers
Creators: name: Yaoyu, Niu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401001
subject: Engineering design

description: Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) have become a pivotal technology in industrial waste gas treatment, offering both efficient purification and energy recovery. With growing environmental regulations and the increasing costs of energy, research into RTO technology has expanded. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in RTOs, focusing on improvements in thermal energy storage materials, design optimization of the furnace, enhancement of thermal efficiency, and applications in various industrial sectors. The development of high-efficiency materials and innovative designs has significantly improved the overall performance of RTOs, marking a path forward for future industrial use. Future advancements, including the integration of intelligent systems and further material innovations, will continue to shape the role of RTOs in industrial energy recovery and environmental protection.
Analysis-Resistant Malware
Creators: name: Bethencourt, John
name: Song, Dawn
name: Waters, Brent
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Traditionally, techniques for computing on encrypted
data have been proposed with privacy preserving applications
in mind. Several current cryptosystems support a homomorphic
operation, allowing simple computations to be
performed using encrypted values. This is sufficient to realize
several useful applications, including schemes for electronic
voting [16, 12, 17] and single server private information
retrieval (PIR) [19, 9]. In this paper, we introduce
an alternative application for these techniques in an unexpected
setting: malware. We point out the counterintuitive
possibility of malware which renders some aspects of its behavior
provably resistant to forensic analysis, even with full
control over the malware code, its input, and its execution
environment. While methods for general purpose computation
on encrypted data have not yet been realized, we explore
the potential use of current techniques. Specifically,
we consider in depth the possibility of malware which employs
private information retrieval techniques to find and
retrieve specific pieces of sensitive information from compromised
hosts while hiding its search criteria. Through an
evaluation of the goals of attackers and the constraints under
which they operate, we determine that PIR techniques
are an attractive technology to malware authors with the
potential to increase the threat of targeted espionage. We go
on to demonstrate the present feasibility of PIR-based malware
through a series of experiments with a full implementation
of a recent private stream searching scheme. Through
the example of PIR-based malware, we highlight the more
general possibilities of computing on encrypted data in a
malicious setting.
Additional file 2 of vamos: variable-number tandem repeats annotation using efficient motif sets
Creators: name: Ren, Jingwen
name: Gu, Bida
name: Chaisson, Mark J. P.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2: Theorem S2 proves that the efficient motif set selection problem is a NP-hard problem when the cost function div is a general function not limited to edit distance.
O pioneirismo protestante na génese de organizações universalistas em Portugal
Creators: name: Henriques, João Paulo
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: No seguimento da intervenção social que as Sociedades Bíblicas representaram, em finais do século XIX surgiram várias outras instituições que deram corpo a uma nova relação do protestantismo com a sociedade. Estas segundas instituições, sendo, neste sentido, a Sociedade Bíblica, a primeira, vão do apoio na saúde até à organização dos tempos livres. Falamos da Cruz Vermelha, do YMCA / Associação Cristã da Mocidade, mas também da criação de alguns dosmais populares desportos nos nossos dias, como o basquetebol e o andebol. Tratam-se de organizações de cariz mundial, universal e universalista que deram umadimensão internacional a muitos dos problemas do mundo contemporâneo.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
Discriminants and the monoid of quadratic rings
Creators: name: Voight, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We consider the natural monoid structure on the set of quadratic rings over an arbitrary base scheme and characterize this monoid in terms of discriminants.
description: 23 pages; many changes made according to feedback
Natur und Schulsozialarbeit: Eine qualitative Studie zu hinderlichen und förderlichen Aspekten des Einbezugs der Natur in der Schulsozialarbeit im Kanton Zürich
Creators: name: Kraner, Simone
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Thematik Natur und Schulsozialarbeit. Im Zentrum der Auseinandersetzung stehen Naturerfahrungen und daraus resultierende Möglichkeiten für die Ausgestaltung von Schulsozialarbeit. Da die Verknüpfung von Natur und Schulsozialarbeit in der Literatur kaum aufzufinden ist, hat diese qualitativ-empirische Analyse zum Ziel, Erkenntnisse für die Erweiterung sozialberuflichen Handelns durch naturgestützte Interventionen im Bereich der Schulsozialarbeit zu schaffen. Dabei bilden Forschungs- und Fachwissen aus der Psychologie, der Natur- und Erlebnispädagogik sowie der Schulsozialarbeit den theoretischen Rahmen. Sechs Interviews mit Schulsozialarbeitenden aus dem Kanton Zürich dienen als Datengrundlage für die Analyse hinsichtlich der Verbindung von Natur und Schulsozialarbeit. Anhand der Kodierschritte der Grounded Theory, welche in dieser Arbeit als leitende Forschungsmethode fungiert, wurden die Interviews ausgewertet. Es zeigt sich, dass die Natur schon von einigen Schulsozialarbeitenden in unterschiedlichen Bereichen und zu unterschiedlichen Zwecken als methodisches Mittel in ihrem Arbeitsalltag eingesetzt wird. Neben der persönlichen Einstellung gegenüber der Natur, sind es vor allem die standortspezifischen schulischen Faktoren, die Zuständigkeiten (Anzahl Schülerinnen und Schüler und Schulhäuser) sowie im Kanton Zürich speziell, das Anstellungsprofil, welche die Art und den Umfang beeinflussen, in dem die Natur in der Schulsozialarbeit einbezogen werden kann. Gelingt es durch den methodischen Einsatz der Natur im Praxisalltag der SSA sowohl einen persönlichen als auch einen beruflichen Nutzen und Mehrwert sichtbar zu machen, kann sich dies positiv in Form von Zufriedenheit und Wohlbefinden auf die einzelnen Schulsozialarbeitenden als auch auf Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Lehrpersonen und gar auf eine ganze Schule auswirken.
description: + Code Diss LU: hslusa masa + Fussnote: Master of Science in Sozialer Arbeit, Bern, Luzern, St. Gallen, 2023 + NL-Code: NLLUHSA202302
Automated task allocation and processor specification strategies for multi-computer systems
Creators: name: Beck, Jim
name: Siewiorek, Daniel P.
name: Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Abstract: "This paper considers the coupled design problems of task allocation and processor specification for embedded multi-computer systems. Two unique problem representations are proposed. The first representation involves multi-dimensional bin packing while the second is based on graph partitioning. Automated solution strategies are developed and evaluated for both representations. The paper concludes with a discussion of the results, pending research, and areas of future work."
Simultaneous single-qubit driving of semiconductor spin qubits at the fault-tolerant threshold
Creators: name: Lawrie, W. I. L.
name: Rimbach-Russ, M.
name: van Riggelen, F.
name: Hendrickx, N. W.
name: de Snoo, S. L.
name: Sammak, A.
name: Scappucci, G.
name: Helsen, J.
name: Veldhorst, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Practical Quantum computing hinges on the ability to control large numbers of qubits with high fidelity. Quantum dots define a promising platform due to their compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing. Moreover, high-fidelity operations above 99.9% have been realized with individual qubits, though their performance has been limited to 98.67% when driving two qubits simultaneously. Here we present single-qubit randomized benchmarking in a two-dimensional array of spin qubits, finding native gate fidelities as high as 99.992(1)%. Furthermore, we benchmark single qubit gate performance while simultaneously driving two and four qubits, utilizing a novel benchmarking technique called N-copy randomized benchmarking, designed for simple experimental implementation and accurate simultaneous gate fidelity estimation. We find two- and four-copy randomized benchmarking fidelities of 99.905(8)% and 99.34(4)% respectively, and that next-nearest neighbour pairs are highly robust to cross-talk errors. These characterizations of single-qubit gate quality are crucial for scaling up quantum information technology.
description: Main text 9 pages, 3 figures. Supp Info 21 pages, 7 figures, 8 tables
A monocentric, randomized, double-blind, controlled crossover trial of nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) on the lipid regulator prostaglandin E2
Creators: name: Herz, Corinna
name: Frei, Linda
name: Tran, Hoai T. T.
name: Claßen, Sophie
name: Spöttel, Jenny
name: Krell, Mareike
name: Hanschen, Franziska S.
name: Arvandi, Marjan
name: Binder, Nadine
name: Schreiner, Monika
name: Rohn, Sascha
name: Lamy, Evelyn
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::540 Chemie::540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften
subject: Tropaeolum majus
subject: benzyl isothiocyanate
subject: Brassicaceae
subject: nutrition-based intervention
subject: personalized nutrition
subject: responder analysis

description: Scope: As prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has important roles in physiological and inflammatory functions, a double-blind randomized controlled crossover study to investigate the potential of nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) for modulating PGE2 was conducted, aiming at clarifying the role of benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC). As secondary parameters leukotriene 4 (LTB4), and cytokine release (tumor necrosis factor alpha, TNF-α; interleukins IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-12) were quantified. Methods and results: Thirty-four healthy female participants consumed 1.5 g nasturtium containing BITC, (verum) or no BITC (control) twice a day for 2 weeks each. Nasturtium intervention resulted in an increase in mean PGE2 levels in serum samples (verum: 1.76-fold, p ≤ 0.05; control: 1.78-fold, p ≤ 0.01), and ex vivo stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) (verum: 1.71-fold, p ≤ 0.01; control: 1.43-fold). Using a pre-to-post responder analysis approach, 18 of 34 subjects showed a > 25% PGE2 increase in serum, while it was >25% decreased for 9 subjects (stimulated PBMC: 14 and 8 of 28, respectively). Under the selected conditions, the BITC content of nasturtium did not affect the observed changes in PGE2. Verum intervention also increased mean LTB4 serum level (1.24-fold, p ≤ 0.01), but not in LPS stimulated PBMC, and significantly increased TNF-α release in stimulated PBMC after 3 h (verum: 1.65-fold, p = 0.0032; control: 1.22-fold, p = 0.7818). No change was seen in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, or the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, and IL-12. Conclusion: In contrast to the previously reported in vitro results, on average, LPS activated PBMC and serum from both groups showed increased PGE2 levels. Further analyses suggest that PGE2 release after intervention could possibly depend on the baseline PGE2 level. Identification of phenotypes that respond differently to the nasturtium intervention could be useful to establish personalized approaches for dosing phytopharmaceuticals medicines.
Autonomous critics
Creators: name: Sarosh  Talukdar
name: Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Abstract: "Decisions made in the early stages of design processes can have profound effects on later stages. Often, information on these effects can be obtained only after great delays, by which time it is too late to use in the design effort. The goal of the work reported here is to develop and demonstrate technologies for shortening information feedback loops to the point where crucial analysis and evaluation information is made available to designers continuously and automatically, as their pieces of the overall design evolve. Our approach is based on the use of expandable libraries of autonomous programs called critics.Each critic keeps track of a developing design, or a piece of a design, evaluates the design from the viewpoint of a downstream stage, and signals the designer when it detects a flaw. The research issues are four-fold. First, each critic must be able to understand the representation schemes in which the designer is working. Second, each critic must be able to decide when to act. Third, each critic must be able to report its critique in terms the designer will understand. Finally, a distributed framework must exist to support the expanding library of critics. A demonstration system with an initial set of three critics has been completed and is described in the paper."
Os colportores e a sua acção
Creators: name: Tavares, Vitor
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: Uma das faces mais visíveis da acção da Sociedade Bíblica foi a desenvolvida pelos seus colportores. Verdadeiros “lançados” no Portugal rural, atrasado e com imensas carestias, viveram toda uma larga época em que se defrontaram com um misto de entusiasmo com algumas situações de clara perseguição. Este artigo centra-se nas figuras desses colportores, apresentando um largo grupo de biografias desses indivíduos.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
O papel da Bíblia e o desafio da interconfessionalidade no século XXI
Creators: name: Abreu, Alfredo
name: Marujo, António
name: Oliveira, Silas
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: Numa mesa-redonda realizada no Seminário Teológico Baptista, intervenientes num painel, professores e alunos procuraram debater e reflectir sobre a actualidade ou não do tema da interconfessionalidade. Depois de definidos os termos (noções de ecumenismo, interconfessionalidade e diálogo inter-religioso) foi feita uma análise do “estado da arte” no que concerne aos diferentes diálogos que se movem no campo religioso mundial. A Bíblia, através das suas traduções e da sua divulgação, pode desempenhar um papel fulcral no diálogo entre confissões cristãs.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
Why the Co-based 115 compounds are different?: The case study of GdMIn$_5$ (M=Co, Rh, Ir)
Creators: name: Facio, Jorge I.
name: Betancourth, D.
name: Pedrazzini, Pablo
name: Correa, V. F.
name: Vildosola, V.
name: García, D. J.
name: Cornaglia, Pablo S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The discovery in 2001 of superconductivity in some heavy fermion compounds of the RMIn$_5$ (R=4f or 5f elements, M=Co, Rh, Ir) family, has triggered enormous amount of research pointing to understand the physical origin of superconductivity and its relation with magnetism. Although many properties have been clarified, there are still crutial questions that remain unanswered. One of these questions is the particular role of the transition metal in determining the value of critical superconducting temperature (Tc). In this work, we analyse an interesting regularity that is experimentally observed in this family of compounds, where the lowest Néel temperatures are obtained in the Co-based materials. We focus our analysis on the GdMIn$_5$ compounds and perform density-functional-theory based total-energy calculations to obtain the parameters for the exchange coupling interactions between the magnetic moments located at the Gd$^{3+}$ ions. Our calculations indicate that the ground state of the three compounds is a $C$-type antiferromagnet determined by the competition between the first- and second-neighbor exchange couplings inside GdIn$_3$ planes and stabilized by the couplings across MIn$_2$ planes. We then solve a model with these magnetic interactions using a mean-field approximation and Quantum Monte Carlo simulations. The results obtained for the calculated Néel and Curie-Weiss temperatures, the specific heat and the magnetic susceptibility are in very good agreement with the existent experimental data. Remarkably, we show that the first neighbor interplane exchange coupling in the Co-based material is much smaller than in the Rh and Ir analogues due to a more two dimensional behaviour in the former. This result explains the observed lower Néel temperature in Co-115 systems and may shed light on the fact that the Co-based 115 superconductors present the highest Tc.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures
Evolução institucional da presença em Portugal da Sociedade Bíblica – de Agência Britânica a Instituição de Utilidade Pública
Creators: name: Santos, Luís Aguiar
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: Tendo como limite temporal inferior o ano de 1864, este artigo trata o desenvolvimento da entidade “Sociedade Bíblica” em Portugal desde esse momento, quase fundador, com a sua institucionalização de facto, até aos nossos dias. É equacionado esse momento de nascimento da instituição, abordando o contexto que levou a essa alteração: a consciência de que havia amadurecido em Portugal o clima de liberdades religiosas e, naturalmente, a evidência e propositada intenção de alguns dos actores protestantes britânicos no terreno desenvolverem a missionação.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
HEM 2022 Midterms Experiment (Update)
Creators: name: Lees, Jeffrey
name: Parker, Victoria
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social Psychology
subject: American Politics
subject: Political Science
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Examining the relationship between threat and belief in misinformation related to the 2022 US midterm Election
O contexto específico das origens em Portugal da Sociedade Bíblica e os seus «vários começos» (1809, 1835, 1864)
Creators: name: Cavaco, Timóteo
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: O texto aqui apresentado centra-se na evolução histórica que o trabalho da Sociedade Bíblica em Portugal sofreu, elegendo três grandes marcos: 1809, data das primeiras actividades em território nacional através de impressão e distribuição de Novos Testamentos e, mais tarde, Bíblias completas; 1835, altura em que é dado um certo grau de institucionalização ao trabalho existente, mediante a criação de uma Comissão em Lisboa;e 1864, ano da definitiva implantação institucional com uma certa autonomia. Nesta três fases, são desenvolvidos os aspectos da organização institucional, não se esquecendo a componente humana, realçando o facto deste movimento ter sempre contado com pessoas das mais variadas tendências doutrinárias e confessionais da cristandade.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
As origens do Movimento das Sociedades Bíblicas e o seu contexto missiológico (Londres, 1804)
Creators: name: Escobar, Samuel
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: Este texto equaciona o nascimento no movimento das Sociedades Bíblicas, integrando-o no seu contexto mais vasto da missiologia do cristianismo na passagem doséculo XVIII para o XIX. O período de nascimento deste movimento pode-se compreender entre as datas de 1792 e 1815. No primeiro, William Carey funda a Sociedade Missionária Baptista. Sempre próxima à missionação, pretendendo levar a Bíblia toda a população, o movimento das Sociedades Bíblicas foi-se mantendo afastado dos contextos políticos e a eles impermeável, adoptando desde sempre uma postura ecuménica. Por fundação e mesmo por ligação à Bíblia, sempre mais próximas do protestantismo, a sua natureza é interconfessional.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 7-8 (2005): Parte I: Nos 200 anos da Sociedade Bíblica | Parte II: O GARSE (Gabinete de Assuntos Religiosos e Sociais Específicos)
Construction of $C^2$ cubic splines on arbitrary triangulations
Creators: name: Lyche, Tom
name: Manni, Carla
name: Speleers, Hendrik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper, we address the problem of constructing $C^2$ cubic spline functions on a given arbitrary triangulation $\mathcal{T}$. To this end, we endow every triangle of $\mathcal{T}$ with a Wang-Shi macro-structure. The $C^2$ cubic space on such a refined triangulation has a stable dimension and optimal approximation power. Moreover, any spline function in such space can be locally built on each of the macro-triangles independently via Hermite interpolation. We provide a simplex spline basis for the space of $C^2$ cubics defined on a single macro-triangle which behaves like a Bernstein/B-spline basis over the triangle. The basis functions inherit recurrence relations and differentiation formulas from the simplex spline construction, they form a nonnegative partition of unity, they admit simple conditions for $C^2$ joins across the edges of neighboring triangles, and they enjoy a Marsden-like identity. Also, there is a single control net to facilitate control and early visualization of a spline function over the macro-triangle. Thanks to these properties, the complex geometry of the Wang-Shi macro-structure is transparent to the user. Stable global bases for the full space of $C^2$ cubics on the Wang-Shi refined triangulation $\mathcal{T}$ are deduced from the local simplex spline basis by extending the concept of minimal determining sets.
Cars as Roadside Units: A Cooperative Solution
Creators: name: Wantanee  Viriyasitavat
name: Tonguz, Ozan K.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The gradual penetration of Dedicated Short Range Communications Radio (DSRC) technology in the years to come is a formidable problem that could adversely affect the implementation of safety and non-safety applications. In this paper, we propose a solution that might mitigate the negative impact of the partial and gradual penetration problem of DSRC technology. The proposed solution is based on a self-organizing network paradigm that draws its inspiration from biological systems, such as social insect colonies [1]. By designing the local rules and a distributed algorithm needed to perform this function, it is shown that DSRC equipped cars can indeed serve as RSUs. Results show that the message reachability and connectivity in urban vehicular networks can be increased substantially in a cost-effective manner as the proposed approach does not entail deployment of infrastructure based RSUs.
The differential graded odd nilHecke algebra
Creators: name: Ellis, Alexander P.
name: Qi, You
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We equip the odd nilHecke algebra and its associated thick calculus category with digrammatically local differentials. The resulting differential graded Grothendieck groups are isomorphic to two different forms of the positive part of quantum sl(2) at a fourth root of unity.
description: 53 pages
Fractional spin excitations in the infinite-layer cuprate CaCuO$_2$
Creators: name: Martinelli, Leonardo
name: Betto, Davide
name: Kummer, Kurt
name: Arpaia, Riccardo
name: Braicovich, Lucio
name: Di Castro, Daniele
name: Brookes, Nicholas B.
name: Sala, Marco Moretti
name: Ghiringhelli, Giacomo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) to investigate the magnetic dynamics of the infinite-layer cuprate CaCuO2. We find that close to the (1/2,0) point the single magnon decays into a broad continuum of excitations accounting for 80% of the total magnetic spectral weight. Polarization resolved RIXS spectra reveal the overwhelming dominance of spin-flip ($ΔS = 1$) characterof this continuum with respect to the $ΔS= 0$ multimagnon contributions. Moreover, its incident energy dependence is identical to that of the magnon, supporting a common physical origin. We propose that the continuum originates from the decay of the magnon into spinon pairs, and we relate it to the exceptionally high ring exchange $J_\mathrm{c} \sim J_1$ of CaCuO2. In the infinite layer cuprates long-range and multi-site hopping integrals are pivotal and amplify the 2D quantum magnetism effects in spite the 3D antiferromagnetic Néel order.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures
Casual [i.e., causal] nets for diagnosis
Creators: name: Chung-Lung  Chen
name: Sarosh  Talukdar
name: Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Computer Engineering
subject: 90699 Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Abstract: "Cause-effect relations are widely used for fault diagnosis, but a perception gap seems to exist between the causal reasoning technology and the real world expectation. This is because the causal modeling of a power system falls into a cyclic loop if not treated properly. This paper shows how a Bayesian net model can be formulated without loop. Based on this model, a qualitative way is proposed to evaluate the net and the diagnosis problem is transformed into an optimization problem. A special organization called A-Teams is used to solve this transformed problem. Real examples are given to illustrate the process and demonstrate the results."
A biblioteca de Nag Hammadi finalmente em português
Creators: name: Vasconcellos, Pedro Lima
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: A bibliotecade Nag Hammadifinalmente em português
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 9-10 (2006): Parte I: O protestantismo no espaço Lusófono | Parte II: «Estudos Teológicos» contornos de uma nova edição
Low-rank quantum state preparation
Creators: name: Araujo, Israel F.
name: Blank, Carsten
name: Araújo, Ismael C. S.
name: da Silva, Adenilton J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Ubiquitous in quantum computing is the step to encode data into a quantum state. This process is called quantum state preparation, and its complexity for non-structured data is exponential on the number of qubits. Several works address this problem, for instance, by using variational methods that train a fixed depth circuit with manageable complexity. These methods have their limitations, as the lack of a back-propagation technique and barren plateaus. This work proposes an algorithm to reduce state preparation circuit depth by offloading computational complexity to a classical computer. The initialized quantum state can be exact or an approximation, and we show that the approximation is better on today's quantum processors than the initialization of the original state. Experimental evaluation demonstrates that the proposed method enables more efficient initialization of probability distributions in a quantum state.
title: Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome – Hard to find and to reconnect
Creators: name: Moura, Diogo Bernardo
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Abdominal imaging
subject: Abdomen
subject: Pancreas
subject: Fluoroscopy
subject: MR
subject: MR-Cholangiography
subject: Endoscopy
subject: Clinical Cases

description: Clinical History: A 47-year-old male patient with a hospitalization five days before due to acute pancreatitis with a pseudocyst presented with severe abdominal pain. The pain was localized to the epigastrium and radiated to the dorsal region, and the blood tests were remarkable for an elevated serum amylase (>10x upper normal limit). A contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan revealed a larger peripancreatic pseudocyst (34x19 mm) and thrombosis of the portal vein and spleno-mesenteric confluence. Anticoagulant therapy was started. Due to abdominal pain persistence, a Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) reevaluation was performed ten days later.

description: 47 years, male
A Fanaroff-Riley Type I Candidate in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 1239
Creators: name: Doi, Akihiro
name: Wajima, Kiyoaki
name: Hagiwara, Yoshiaki
name: Inoue, Makoto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report finding kiloparsec-scale radio emissions aligned with parsec-scale jet structures in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy Mrk 1239 using the Very Large Array and the Very Long Baseline Array. Thus, this radio-quiet NLS1 has a jet-producing central engine driven by essentially the same mechanism as that of other radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Most of the radio luminosity is concentrated within 100 parsecs and overall radio morphology looks edge-darkened; the estimated jet kinetic power is comparable to Fanaroff--Riley Type I radio galaxies. The conversion from accretion to jet power appears to be highly inefficient in this highly accreting low-mass black hole system compared with that in a low-luminosity AGN with similar radio power driven by a sub-Eddington, high-mass black hole. Thus, Mrk 1239 is a crucial probe to the unexplored parameter spaces of central engines for a jet formation.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in ApJ Letter
A concretização do Senhor a propósito da leitura d’O Evangelho de Judas
Creators: name: Pinto, Paulo Mendes
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: A concretização do Senhora propósito da leitura d’O Evangelho de Judas
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 9-10 (2006): Parte I: O protestantismo no espaço Lusófono | Parte II: «Estudos Teológicos» contornos de uma nova edição
Tandem communication improves ant foraging success in a highly competitive tropical habitat
Creators: name: Glaser, S. M.
name: Feitosa, R. M.
name: Koch, A.
name: Goß, N.
name: do Nascimento, F. S.
name: Grüter, C.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ant; Competition; Pachycondyla harpax; Recruitment; Tandem running
subject: 590 Tiere (Zoologie)

description: Tropical ants experience intense intra- and interspecific competition for food sources, which influences their activity pattern and foraging strategies. Even though different ant species can coexist through spatial and temporal niche partitioning, direct competition for food cannot be avoided. Recruitment communication is assumed to help colonies to monopolize and exploit food sources successfully, but this has rarely been tested under field conditions. We studied if recruitment communication helps colonies of the Neotropical ant Pachycondyla harpax to be more successful in a highly competitive tropical environment. Additionally, we explored if temporal and spatial niche differentiation helps focal colonies to avoid competition. Pachycondyla harpax competed with dozens of ant species for food. Mass-recruiting competitors were often successful in displacing P. harpax from food baits. However, when foragers of P. harpax were able to recruit nestmates they had a 4-times higher probability to keep access to the food baits. Colonies were unlikely to be displaced during our observations after a few ants arrived at the food source. Competition was more intense after sunset, but a disproportionate increase in activity after sunset allowed focal colonies to exploit food sources more successfully after sunset. Our results support the hypothesis that recruitment communication helps colonies to monopolize food sources by helping them to establish a critical mass of nestmates at large resources. This indicates that even species with a small colony size and a slow recruitment method, such as tandem running, benefit from recruitment communication in a competitive environment.
title: Implication of Artificial Intelligence Adoption for Key Performance Indicators in the Manufacturing Industry
Creators: name: Hafner, David
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Key Performance Indicators
subject: Manufacturing
subject: AI Integration
subject: Industry 4.0

description: The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the manufacturing industry holds transformative potential for redefining operational efficiency and strategic management. This thesis explores the multifaceted impact of AI on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the manufacturing sector. The research is motivated by the significant gap in consolidated studies addressing AI's influence on specific industry metrics critical to operational success. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, encompassing both qualitative and quantitative analyses to comprehensively assess AI's effects on traditional and emerging KPIs.Phase one involves the identification and prioritization of relevant KPIs through extensive literature review and expert consultations. A survey of industry experts across various manufacturing sub-sectors reveals a prioritization of KPIs most susceptible to AI-driven transformation. Phase two entails empirical research, utilizing data from manufacturing companies that have integrated AI technologies, supported by detailed statistical analysis.The findings demonstrate that AI brings significant improvements of certain KPIs of both the primary and secondary processes within the manufacturing industry. Certain KPIs for the primary processes are significantly impacted, allowing improvements in inventory reduction but also increasing Net Operating Profits. The bigger and even transformational impacts by AI can be seen for secondary process KPIs, within the areas of Human Resources, Marketing and Information Technology.This thesis concludes that AI's integration not only optimizes existing KPIs but also necessitates the evolution of new, more nuanced metrics that capture the additional capabilities, which AI brings into the picture. The study provides actionable insights for industry practitioners, emphasizing the strategic implementation of AI to achieve enhanced productivity, cost-efficiency, and overall operational excellence. Several challenges and potential downsides associated with AI implementation are also highlighted, such as data privacy concerns, technical integration issues, and the necessity for new skill sets within the workforce. Ethical considerations and the risk of reinforcing existing biases through AI systems are also examined, underscoring the need for robust regulatory frameworks and ethical guidelines.
Periodic bifurcations in descendant trees of finite (p)-groups
Creators: name: Mayer, Daniel C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 20D15, 20F12, 20F14, 20E18, 20E22, 20F05, 20-04, 05C63

description: Theoretical background and an implementation of the (p)-group generation algorithm by Newman and O'Brien are used to provide computational evidence of a new type of periodically repeating patterns in pruned descendant trees of finite (p)-groups.
description: 34 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables
Two Loop Unification of Non-SUSY SO(10) GUT with TeV Scalars
Creators: name: Brennan, T. Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we examine gauge coupling unification of the the non-SUSY SO(10) grand unified theory proposed by Babu and Mohapatra at the two loop level. This theory breaks down to the standard model in a single step and has the distinguishing feature of TeV non-standard model scalars. This leads to a plethora of interesting new physics at the TeV scale and the discovery of new particles at the LHC. This model gives rise to testable proton decay, neutron-antineutron oscillations, provides a mechanism for baryogenesis, and contains potential dark matter candidates. In this paper, we compute the two loop beta function and show that this model unifies to two loop order around $10^{15}$ GeV. We then compute the proton lifetime, taking into account threshold effects and show that these effects place it above the Super Kamiokande limit.
O mito dos Jesuítas em Portugal – séculos XVI - XX
Creators: name: Franco, José Eduardo
Publisher: name: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
Year: 2013

description: A presente dissertação propõe uma análise, perspectivada na longa duração, das percepções polémicas do carácter, da acção e do papel dos Jesuítas nos diferentes âmbitos da história de Portugal, enquanto configuradoras de uma imagem que ganhou contornos mitificantes, especialmente a partir do ministério político do Primeiro Ministro de D. José I (175-1777). Assim, o Marquês de Pombal é aqui estudado como o fundador do mito da Companhia de Jesus em Portugal. Mas não é possível compreender as raízes, a dimensão, o impacte, as funcionalidades e o significado deste mito negro na cultura e na mentalidade portuguesas se não tivermos em conta os antecedentes deste processo de engendramento de uma imagiologia mítica e a sua recepção e recriação posterior. Por isso, a nossa prospecção hermenêutica insere a fundação pombalina do mito jesuíta numa banda temporal mais lata, que nos permite apreciar a génese, a formação e a evolução do mito, englobando mais de quatro séculos de história.
description: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, n. 9-10 (2006): Parte I: O protestantismo no espaço Lusófono | Parte II: «Estudos Teológicos» contornos de uma nova edição