cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Variability of the X-ray Broad Iron Spectral Features in Active Galactic Nuclei and Black-hole Binaries
Creators: name: Mizumoto, Misaki
name: Ebisawa, Ken
name: Tsujimoto, Masahiro
name: Inoue, Hajime
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The "broad iron spectral features" are often seen in X-ray spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and black-hole binaries (BHB). These features may be explained either by the "relativistic disc reflection" scenario or the "partial covering" scenario: It is hardly possible to determine which model is valid from time-averaged spectral analysis. Thus, X-ray spectral variability has been investigated to constrain spectral models. To that end, it is crucial to study iron structure of BHBs in detail at short time-scales, which is, for the first time, made possible with the Parallel-sum clocking (P-sum) mode of XIS detectors on board Suzaku. This observational mode has a time-resolution of 7.8~ms as well as a CCD energy-resolution. We have carried out systematic calibration of the P-sum mode, and investigated spectral variability of the BHB GRS 1915+105. Consequently, we found that the spectral variability of GRS 1915+105 does not show iron features at sub-seconds. This is totally different from variability of AGN such as 1H0707--495, where the variation amplitude significantly drops at the iron K-energy band. This difference can be naturally explained in the framework of the "partial covering" scenario.
description: 5 pages, 7 figures, Accepted for publication in Astronomische Nachrichten (Proceedings of "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion" workshop, held at ESAC, Madrid, in June 2015)
Data and code for "An inverse relation between expressiveness and grammatical integration"
Creators: name: Dingemanse, Mark
name: Akita, Kimi
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: corpus linguistics
subject: data
subject: ideophones
subject: Japanese
subject: R
subject: Rmarkdown

description: Data and R code underlying a paper on expressiveness and grammatical integration, by Mark Dingemanse and Kimi Akita (Journal of Linguistics, 2016). Download and view analysis.html for readable R code and figures, or check analysis.Rmd for the source. The data is in ExpInt.txt (CSV) and ExpInt.Rdata (R). If you like it, please cite it: Dingemanse, Mark and Kimi Akita. (2016) An inverse relation between expressiveness and grammatical integration: on the morphosyntactic typology of ideophones, with special reference to Japanese. Journal of Linguistics.
SPECFACE - A Dataset of Human Faces Wearing Spectacles
Creators: name: Dasgupta, Anirban
name: Bhattacharya, Shubhobrata
name: Routray, Aurobinda
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper presents a database of human faces for persons wearing spectacles. The database consists of images of faces having significant variations with respect to illumination, head pose, skin color, facial expressions and sizes, and nature of spectacles. The database contains data of 60 subjects. This database is expected to be a precious resource for the development and evaluation of algorithms for face detection, eye detection, head tracking, eye gaze tracking, etc., for subjects wearing spectacles. As such, this can be a valuable contribution to the computer vision community.
description: 5 pages, 9 figures, 1 Table. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1505.04055
Dose Appropriateness, Efficacy, and Safety of Rivaroxaban and Apixaban in the Treatment of Cancer-related Venous Thromboembolism: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center
Creators: name: Bui, Thanh
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Malignancy is a major risk factor for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), and thus cancer patients are at high risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). While the guideline-recommended anticoagulant for the treatment of cancer-associated VTE is low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) such as rivaroxaban and apixaban are often prescribed for various reasons including patient preference, convenience, and cost. Furthermore, a recent randomized controlled trial of edoxaban in cancer-related VTE showed similar efficacy and safety compared to LMWH. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the appropriateness of rivaroxaban and apixaban dose as well as rate of VTE recurrence and bleeding outcomes in patients with cancer-related VTE treatment.
On eigenvalue asymptotics for strong delta-interactions supported by surfaces with boundaries
Creators: name: Dittrich, J.
name: Exner, P.
name: Kühn, Ch.
name: Pankrashkin, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Spectral Theory (math.SP)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 47A75

description: Let $S\subset\mathbb{R}^3$ be a $C^4$-smooth relatively compact orientable surface with a sufficiently regular boundary. For $β\in\mathbb{R}_+$, let $E_j(β)$ denote the $j$th negative eigenvalue of the operator associated with the quadratic form \[ H^1(\mathbb{R}^3)\ni u\mapsto \iiint_{\mathbb{R}^3} |\nabla u|^2dx -β\iint_S |u|^2dσ, \] where $σ$ is the two-dimensional Hausdorff measure on $S$. We show that for each fixed $j$ one has the asymptotic expansion \[ E_j(β)=-\dfrac{β^2}{4}+μ^D_j+ o(1) \;\text{ as }\; β\to+\infty\,, \] where $μ_j^D$ is the $j$th eigenvalue of the operator $-Δ_S+K-M^2$ on $L^2(S)$, in which $K$ and $M$ are the Gauss and mean curvatures, respectively, and $-Δ_S$ is the Laplace-Beltrami operator with the Dirichlet condition at the boundary of $S$. If, in addition, the boundary of $S$ is $C^2$-smooth, then the remainder estimate can be improved to ${\mathcal O}(β^{-1}\logβ)$.
description: 18 pages, to be submitted to Asymptotic Analysis
Solving the explainable AI conundrum by bridging clinicians’ needs and developers’ goals
Creators: name: Bienefeld, Nadine
name: Boss, Jens Michael
name: Lüthy, Rahel
name: Brodbeck, Dominique
name: Azzati, Jan
name: Blaser, Mirco
name: Willms, Jan
name: Keller, Emanuela
Publisher: name: Nature
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 600 - Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften

description: Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) has emerged as a promising solution for addressing the implementation challenges of AI/ML in healthcare. However, little is known about how developers and clinicians interpret XAI and what conflicting goals and requirements they may have. This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal multi-method study involving 112 developers and clinicians co-designing an XAI solution for a clinical decision support system. Our study identifies three key differences between developer and clinician mental models of XAI, including opposing goals (model interpretability vs. clinical plausibility), different sources of truth (data vs. patient), and the role of exploring new vs. exploiting old knowledge. Based on our findings, we propose design solutions that can help address the XAI conundrum in healthcare, including the use of causal inference models, personalized explanations, and ambidexterity between exploration and exploitation mindsets. Our study highlights the importance of considering the perspectives of both developers and clinicians in the design of XAI systems and provides practical recommendations for improving the effectiveness and usability of XAI in healthcare.
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-03329 (201703329) - Craven Seawall
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-03329 (NW-SJR), Joni Craven, Shoreline Stabilization, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2017-01867
title: Thaysen Dock (201601204)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2016-01204 Michael Thaysen Marginal Dock Removal; Seawall Cap Construction; Pier/Dock Construction
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2017

description: SERO-2016-00849
Jane Austen Goes to Prom: How Young Adult Novel Adaptations of Austen Center the Teenage Girl and Embody a Modern Form of Fandom
Creators: name: Becker, Gertrude Rose
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: The American high school versions of Pride and Prejudice work in a particular
and predictable way, revealing in doing so what their modern authors consider to be the
bare bones of the original work: a love story between a lower status Elizabeth and a
higher status Darcy. Each work translates questions of social class into issues of
popularity, while the path to marriage is translated into a journey towards dating.
Additionally, as the YA adaptations highlight and validate teenage girlhood, the works
utilize archetypal teenage events such as house parties and Prom in order to manage
social interactions and move the story to its happy conclusion. In this paper, I examine
how these specific thematic and plot translations are carried out in YA adaptations. I then
turn to consider this adaptive process in the case study of Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth
Eulberg, published by Point in 2011. Next, I consider three main explanations for and
purpose of these books: purported uses for education, their commercial potential, and
their function as storytelling playgrounds. These factors make the YA Austen adaptations
both useful and, I argue, inevitable creations. In these purposes and in their predictable
contents, the Young Adult Jane Austen book adaptations are able to use Jane Austen to
center the teenage girl within the backdrop of modern fandom.
Multiscale homogenization in Kirchhoff's nonlinear plate theory
Creators: name: Bufford, Laura
name: Davoli, Elisa
name: Fonseca, Irene
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 35B27, 49J45, 74B20, 74E30

description: The interplay between multiscale homogenization and dimension reduction for nonlinear elastic thin plates is analyzed in the case in which the scaling of the energy corresponds to Kirchhoff's nonlinear bending theory for plates. Different limit models are deduced depending on the relative ratio between the thickness parameter $h$ and the two homogenization scales $\ep$ and $\ep^2$.
title: The long term impact of an english language teacher training program on teachers’ practices in Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Indonesia
Creators: name: Machfudi, Moch Imam
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified

description: In recent years, Indonesia looks toward the challenge of elevating the quality of education in the most disadvantaged schools, especially in the Islamic school sector. This study investigates the successful implementation of a teacher training program called English Language Training for Islamic Schools (ELTIS). ELTIS was an AusAid funded program run between 2007 and 2010 to improve the quality of the teaching of English in marginalised schools based on the introduction of a more learner centred communicative language teaching methods. This inquiry seeks to contribute to an understanding of how English language training and ELT professional development benefitted teachers of English at Islamic secondary school (Madrasah Tsanawiyah) with regard to their sustained language pedagogy. This qualitative research employs a narrative approach as a tool for researching and exploring teachers’ lived experience especially to examine their perception toward the training and their professional development. Eight teachers from three districts in East Java province were purposely selected based on recommendations from the ELTIS-related authority to be participants in this research. The other participants in this research were two master trainers, one district trainer, one regional coordinator, one team leader, two school principals, and 17 teachers from two teacher support groups in two different districts. There were 34 participants altogether. The research findings showed teachers’ paradigm shift in teaching English after following the ELTIS cascade training model. Their improvement on teaching capabilities was evident in their teaching performances. Their success in implementing the ELTIS approach is influenced by their understanding of the characteristics of effective classroom pedagogic practice. The research findings also indicated that the teachers were aware of maintaining students’ motivation in learning English in their socio-cultural condition by building students’ self-esteem and self-confidence, giving rewards and positive feedback. This study suggests deeper insights into the sustainable practice which involves a lot of stake holders in the rural society. The grassroots support is an important factor in sustaining language pedagogy in the rural areas of Indonesia. This study recommends future research to consider the key elements of a sustained impact through program dissemination in teacher support groups called Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (MGMP).
Nursing Staff Knowledge of Cost and Perceptions of Cost-Conscious Practices: A Replication Study
Creators: name: St. Clair, Brannin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: As principal users of bedside supplies and equipment, nurses are in an optimal position to positively impact cost-containment initiatives in the hospital setting. However, nurses’ ability to make cost-effective decisions in their daily clinical practice requires a solid foundation in, and working knowledge of, costs and cost-conscious practices. This replication study aimed to determine if knowledge of supply costs, attitudes toward cost-conscious practices, and interest in involvement in unit-level budgeting amongst UNC cardiac nurses had improved, diminished, or remained the same since the original parent-study conducted a decade ago. A total of 42 nurses working in the cardiac service of a single, academic healthcare center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina participated in the replication study. Data were gathered via an anonymous, online survey. Results of 2008 and 2018 survey data were compared using two proportion z-tests and Pearson’s chi square. Fewer than half of respondents correctly identified the cost of commonly used bedside supplies and equipment. Despite their limited awareness of costs, participants maintained a positive attitude towards cost-conscious practices and expressed interest in budgetary issues. Results of the current study were largely consistent with the 2008 parent-study, which found a similar gap between nurse knowledge of cost-effective practices and their willingness to learn and implement cost-saving practices. This study, like its parent-study and its predecessors, highlights an opportunity for nurse leaders and educators to examine, address, and improve financial competencies among current and future nurses.
Measurement of microresonator frequency comb stability by spectral interferometry
Creators: name: Webb, Karen E.
name: Jang, Jae K.
name: Anthony, Jessienta
name: Coen, Stephane
name: Erkintalo, Miro
name: Murdoch, Stuart G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate a new technique for the experimental measurement of the spectral coherence of microresonator optical frequency combs. Specifically, we use a spectral interference method, typically used in the context of supercontinuum generation, to explore the variation of the complex degree of first order coherence across the full comb bandwidth. We measure the coherence of two different frequency combs, and observe wholly different coherence characteristics. In particular, we find that the observed dynamical regimes are similar to the stable and unstable modulation instability regimes reported in previous theoretical studies. Results from numerical simulations are found to be in good agreement with experimental observations. In addition to demonstrating a new technique to assess comb stability, our results provide strong experimental support for previous theoretical analyses.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-01227 (201701227) - Castine Dock & Lift
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-01227 (LOP-EMC), Mr. Steve Castine, Dock and Boatlift Installation, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2018-02226
title: Εκτίμηση τρωτότητας πλαισιακών κατασκευών μέσω ελαστοπλαστικών αναλύσεων
title: Vulnerability analysis of frame structures using elastoplastic analysis
Creators: name: Κουτσοποδιωτης Κοσμας
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2024

description: Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία αφορά στους τρόπους εκτίμησης της τρωτότητας ενός κτιρίου, με έμφαση στην ελαστοπλαστική ανάλυση μέσω του προγράμματος MASTAN2. Το MASTAN2  επιτρέπει  την εφαρμογή φορτίσεων στα δομικά στοιχεία μιας κατασκευής, ώστε να αξιολογηθεί  η σεισμική συμπεριφορά και η αντοχή της σε οριακές συνθήκες. Με την ανάλυση αυτή, προσδιορίζονται οι τάσεις και οι παραμορφώσεις της κατασκευής, παρέχοντας μια πιο ακριβή εκτίμηση της ακαμψίας του κτιρίου, καθώς λαμβάνεται υπόψη η μη γραμμική συμπεριφορά των υλικών.
Η ελαστοπλαστική ανάλυση είναι ιδιαίτερα χρήσιμη στη σεισμική μηχανική, καθώς επιτρέπει την αξιολόγηση της απόδοσης των κτιρίων υπό διαφορετικές συνθήκες φόρτισης, κάτι κρίσιμο για το σχεδιασμό τους. Στην παρούσα εργασία η  ανάλυση εφαρμόζεται σε ένα διώροφο κτίριο κατασκευασμένο πριν το 1985, το οποίο κατέρρευσε από τον σεισμό της Αχαΐας-Ηλείας στις 8 Ιουνίου 2008. Επιπλέον γίνεται προσπάθεια εκτίμησης της απόκρισης για διαφοροποιημένα στοιχεία.
Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, η εργασία επιδιώκει να προσφέρει σημαντικές πληροφορίες για την εκτίμηση της τρωτότητας υφιστάμενων  κατασκευών μέσω ελαστοπλαστικών αναλύσεων, συμβάλλοντας στη βελτίωση της σεισμικής αντοχής και ασφάλειας των κατασκευών.

description: The present thesis focuses on methods for assessing the vulnerability of a building, with an emphasis on elastoplastic analysis using the MASTAN2 software. MASTAN2 allows the application of loads to the structural elements of a construction in order to evaluate its seismic behavior and strength under limit conditions. Through this analysis, the stresses and deformations of the construction are determined, providing a more accurate assessment of the building's stiffness, as the nonlinear behavior of the materials is taken into account.
Elastoplastic analysis is particularly useful in seismic engineering because it allows for the evaluation of building performance under different loading conditions, which is critical for their design. In this study, the analysis is applied to a two-story building constructed before 1985, which collapsed during the Achaia-Ilia earthquake on June 8, 2008. Additionally, an effort is made to estimate the response for modified elements.
In this way, the study aims to provide significant insights into assessing the vulnerability of existing structures through elastoplastic analyses, contributing to the improvement of seismic resistance and safety of constructions.
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-02344 (201702344) - Smiley Dock & Boat lift
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-02344 (LOP-EMC), Jake Dye on behalf of Joseph Smiley, Dock & Boatlift Installation, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2018-02225
On the dichotomy of a locally compact semitopological bicyclic monoid with adjoined zero
Creators: name: Gutik, Oleg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Group Theory (math.GR)
subject: General Topology (math.GN)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 22A15, 54D45, 54H10 (Primary), 54A10, 54D30, 54D40 (Secondary)

description: We prove that a Hausdorff locally compact semitopological bicyclic semigroup with adjoined zero $\mathscr{C}^0$ is either compact or discrete. Also we show that the similar statement holds for a locally compact semitopological bicyclic semigroup with an adjoined compact ideal and construct an example which witnesses that a counterpart of the statements does not hold when $\mathscr{C}^0$ is a Čech-complete metrizable topological inverse semigroup.
description: 7 pages. Submitted to Visnyk Lviv Univ. Ser. Mech. Math
Optimization of Crosslinker Efficiencies Through Asymptotic Approximation and Simulation of Fick's Law Systems
Creators: name: Patel, Keshav
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: Crosslinking proteins are useful in a variety of biological systems due to their small size relative to the proteins they bind. These proteins are able to quickly diffuse through their spaces, allowing for fast mass transport equilibria and enhanced binding kinetics. Recent work has shown that cooperation among quickly, but weakly binding crosslinkers perform better than a single, tightly binding crosslinker. We first examine the role of antibodies in the cervico-vaginal mucus layer in trapping HIV outside of the body. We then examine molecular motor proteins during intracellular transport. In this work, we discuss multiple mathematical methods for examining these interactions. These include a system of population-based partial differential equations as well as a stochastic model derived from the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation. The analytical and computational theory are explored before taking physiologically relevant parameters into account. Through our models, we show that weak binding allows for better binding capabilities between crosslinkers and their targets, allowing for more crosslinkers on any given target.
Magneto-optical response of graphene: probing substrate interactions
Creators: name: Chizhova, L. A.
name: Burgdörfer, J.
name: Libisch, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Magneto-optical transitions between Landau levels can provide precise spectroscopic information on the electronic structure and excitation spectra of graphene, enabling probes of substrate and many-body effects. We calculate the magneto-optical conductivity of large-size graphene flakes using a tight-binding approach. Our method allows us to directly compare the magneto-optical response of an isolated graphene flake with one aligned on hexagonal boron nitride giving rise to a periodic superlattice potential. The substrate interaction induces band gaps away from the Dirac point. In the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field Landau-level like structures emerge from these zero-field band gaps. The energy dependence of these satellite structures is, however, not easily accessible by conventional probes of the density of states by varying the back-gate voltage. Here we propose the magneto-optical probing of the superlattice perturbed spectrum. Our simulation includes magneto-excitonic effects in first-order perturbation theory. Our approach yields a quantitative explanation of recently observed Landau-level dependent renormalizations of the Fermi velocity.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2018-00045 (201800045) - Hadler Seawall
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2018-00045 (NW-BAL), Hone Marine Contracting, Inc., on behalf of Mr. and Ms. Hadler, Shoreline Stabilization, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2018-02224
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-02981 (201702981) - Smith Seawall
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-02981 (NWP-EPL), Todd Smith, Shoreline Stabilization, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2018-02223
Synthesis and Separation of meso-erythritol Oligomers as Isoprene-Derived Secondary Organic Aerosol Surrogates
Creators: name: Fawcett, Benjamin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: Isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosols are produced en masse in regions with high density of deciduous flora. These compounds produce fine aerosol particles that have been suggested to pose significant cardiovascular health risk. Oligomers comprised of C5 units contribute significantly to aerosol content. To date, there is no available standard for quantitation of these compounds, which can make up over 40% of the fine organic aerosol mass during seasonal fluctuations. Structural cognates have been synthesized to remediate this obstacle, with substantial efforts to isolate and purify these compounds to be used as standards for estimating the oligomeric content in atmospheric field samples. With isolated compounds, molecular characterization via 1H and 13C NMR can be performed, to confirm the identity of these compounds. Availability of these compounds as standards would open new opportunities for studies to quantify the flux of these atmospheric particles, as well as to further elucidate cellular responses to exposure.
Towards a Global Digital Research Landscape
Creators: name: Wagner, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: HIFIS
IT4Science

description: Not only the COVID pandemic has shown the need for swift exchange of information and instantaneous collaboration for tackling the emerging challenges of the 21th century. How can digital infrastructures enable and empower instead of impede scientist's work in this rapidly-evolving context? Recent efforts such as the Helmholtz Association's HIFIS platform aim to build a federated digital platform to enable seamless cross-organizational collaboration in science. These platforms are supposed to allow scientists to traverse not only technical and organization's boundaries with ease. Even the gaps between different fields of research could be bridged by providing a shared technical foundation, thus enabling spontaneous interdisciplinary collaboration. This talk explores directions for building a global federated research landscape at a high level.
description: Opinion Piece / Presentation for 2. IT4Science-Days 2023
Swift J0525.6+2416 and IGR J04571+4527: two new hard X-ray selected magnetic cataclysmic variables identified with XMM-Newton
Creators: name: Bernardini, F.
name: de Martino, D.
name: Mukai, K.
name: Israel, G.
name: Falanga, M.
name: Ramsay, G.
name: Masetti, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: IGR J04571+4527 and Swift J0525.6+2416 are two hard X-ray sources detected in the Swift/BAT and INTEGRAL/IBIS surveys. They were proposed to be magnetic cataclysmic variables of the Intermediate Polar (IP) type, based on optical spectroscopy. IGR J04571+4527 also showed a 1218 s optical periodicity, suggestive of the rotational period of a white dwarf, further pointing towards an IP classification. We here present detailed X-ray (0.3-10 keV) timing and spectral analysis performed with XMM-Newton, complemented with hard X-ray coverage (15-70 keV) from Swift/BAT. These are the first high signal to noise observations in the soft X-ray domain for both sources, allowing us to identify the white dwarf X-ray spin period of Swift J0525.6+2416 (226.28 s), and IGR J04571+4527 (1222.6 s). A model consisting of multi-temperature optically thin emission with complex absorption adequately fits the broad-band spectrum of both sources. We estimate a white dwarf mass of about 1.1 and 1.0 solar masses for IGR J04571+4527 and Swift J0525.6+2416, respectively. The above characteristics allow us to unambiguously classify both sources as IPs, confirming the high incidence of this subclass among hard X-ray emitting Cataclysmic Variables.
description: 8 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Developing a Novel and Facile Method for DNA Isolation from Passive Drool   and Oral Swab Samples
Creators: name: Peckels, Caroline
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: In 2011, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) held a meeting to develop a five year strategic plan for advancing nursing research in order to help current and future health care needs. At its core, the NINR’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities by funding research projects that focus on new health care initiatives. One novel and noninvasive way of studying genomic contributions to different health conditions is through the use of saliva. In addition to secretions and proteins, saliva also contains essential biomarkers, steroid hormones, antibodies, enzymes, and genetic material that allow researchers to explore deeper into different diseases and conditions. Surprisingly, these salivary sample biomarkers have not been significantly explored until the early 2000s. Due to its minimal invasiveness and ease of use, salivary samples have the potential to be used in vastly different disciplines such as psychology, nursing, medicine, dentistry, and neuroscience. Because of its tremendous potential impact on global diseases and chronic conditions, future research is needed on developing a reproducible method for DNA extraction from whole cell salivary samples. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to develop an economical and facile method for extracting DNA from passive drool samples and 2) to develop an economical and facile method for extracting DNA from SalivaBio swabs. By developing these methods, the Biobehavioral research lab will be able to be cost-effective in doing DNA extraction/isolation “in house” and will be able to utilize previous unpreserved samples for future analysis
Subconscious Conflict: The Impact of Social Homogeneity and Hate Speech on Civilian Participation in the Rwandan Genocide
Creators: name: Walsh, Corie E.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: This research is concentrated on civilian behavior at the community or village level,
and the way that social interactions influence a person’s decision in crisis. There is a wide
range of opinions, even controversy, on the role that social homogeneity plays in conflict.
Many of these causal mechanisms vary at the level of conflict operationalization whether it
be international, the state, counties, or villages. At the state level, socially homogeneous
societies are successful, since homogeneity and conformity limit conflict. There is research at
the community level suggesting that social diversity encourages individuals to question
authority. The research discussed here will only address social homogeneity at the sector or
village level, which averages a population of 5,000.
The study of hate speech and propaganda is far less controversial. There is general
consensus that propaganda impacts decision-making; the question is to what degree. This
research argues that hate speech is a key step in creating a strong national narrative to garner
civilian support for genocidal violence. I hypothesize that high levels of social homogeneity
and hate speech will lead to high levels of civilian participation in violence. This is tested
through a quantitative and qualitative exploration of the relationship between the social
homogeneity and hate speech. The discovered relationship is statistically significant, and
reinforces the original hypothesis. This research discovers an interesting relationship
between the two independent variables that calls for further extensive research.
Strategy Manajemen Internasional
Creators: name: , Ariawan
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ariawan
subject: Strategi manajemen internasional
subject: Strategy bisnis

description: Buku ini membahas bagaimana suatu perusahaan dalam melakukan internasionalisasi. pada era globalisasi dewasa ini, perusahaan tidak hanya dapat mengandalkan pasar domestik untuk menghadapi persaingan bisnis yang semakin ketat, tetapi juga dituntut untuk mampu melakukan internasionalisasi. oleh karena itu perusahaan perlu memahami strategi untuk go internasional. Buku ini berisi empat bagian yaitu formulasi dan implementasi strategi, aliansi global, struktur organisasi dan manajemen keputusan serta kontrol, pada setiap akhir bagian disajikan abstrak jurnal terkait, sehingga pembaca dapat lebih mudah untuk memahami isi materi.
Promising Small Molecules Increase the Efficiency of iPSC Generation
Creators: name: Alejo, Aidin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Induced-pluripotent-stem cells (iPSCs) are derived from somatic cells and possess the ability to transform into a multitude of cell types. iPSCs are important for the clinical development of patient-specific cells for transplants and to create organoids for drug discovery research. The first generation of iPSCs was accomplished by the Yamanaka method, which drives constitutive exogenous expression of four transcription factors (TFs; Oct4, Klf4, cMyc, Sox2) into the genome of somatic cells to induce pluripotenc. Importantly, iPSCs generated via the Yamanaka method are reprogrammed inefficiently and the process is carcinogenic. Recently, several small molecules that impact epigenetics have gained interest in cellular reprogramming due to their ability to activate the expression of endogenous reprogramming factors. We have identified five small molecules (Mocetinostat, Droxinostat, Tacedinaline, Entinostat, and Azacytidine) that enhance the activation of a silenced Oct4 locus (a phenotypic indicator of cell reprogramming) in CiA:Oct4 mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells by recruiting the transcriptional activator VP16 to that locus. Here, we combine the transcription factor reprogramming method developed by Yamanaka with treatment using the identified small molecules to test whether they increase the efficiency of induction of pluripotency. The treatment was assessed for a period of 30 days post-infection in an pulsating manner. Azacytidine and Mocetinostat increased the efficiency of cellular reprogramming from 0.05 percent, as observed in the Yamanaka method, to 27 and 31 percent, respectively, on average. Interestingly, Mocetinostat demonstrated an increased iPSC generation efficiency compared to 5-Azacytidine and our positive control valproic acid (VPA). This may indicate it has applications in further iPSC generation studies including clinical and translational research. Furthermore, its success in increasing iPSC generation from MEFs to ESCs may indicate that it will work in other reprogramming methods such as neuronal transdifferentiation from somatic cells.
Transport gap in vertical devices made of incommensurately misoriented graphene layers
Creators: name: Nguyen, Viet Hung
name: Dollfus, Philippe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By means of atomistic tight-binding calculations, we investigate the transport properties of vertical devices made of two incommensurately misoriented graphene layers. With a chosen transport direction (Ox-axis), we define two classes of rotated graphene lattice distinguished by the different properties of their lattice symmetry and, hence, Brillouin zone, i.e., the two Dirac cones are located either at the same $k_y$-point ($K_y' = K_y = 0$) or at different $k_y$-points ($K_y' = -K_y = 2π/3L_y$, where $L_y$ is the periodic length along the Oy axis). As a consequence, a misalignment of Dirac cones of two layers occurs and a significant energy-gap ($\sim$ a few hundreds of meV) of transmission is achieved in devices made of two layers of different lattice classes. We also shown that strain engineering can be used to strongly enlarge the gap in this type of device.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures, submitted
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-03141 (201703141) - Plaskett Seawall
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-03141 (NW-EMC), Bert Plaskett, Shoreline Stabilization, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2017-01868
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-02362 (201702362) - Altenfeld Seawall, Cape Coral, Lee County, FL
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-2362 (NW-EMC), Ralf Altenfeld, Shoreline Stabilization, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: SERO-2017-01866
Understanding the Association between EHRs and Nursing Burnout
Creators: name: Wedding, Mary Gillian
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: The topic of burnout is one which has been heavily researched. The majority of this research centers around understanding the factors that contribute to burnout and potential interventions to address burnout in healthcare providers. In addition, studies have examined the association between Electronic Health Record (EHR) use by physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and burnout. However, a gap in the literature exists concerning this relationship for Registered Nurses (RNs). The objective of this study is to examine the association of EHRs with nursing satisfaction and overall perceived wellbeing for nurses in the hospital setting. RNs employed at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina were surveyed about their demographics, experience with EHRs, satisfaction with EHRs, and about elements of burnout. Kendall’s and Fisher’s tests were utilized to examine relationships between subgroup traits and survey questions. Nurses reported a general level of satisfaction with EHRs, and a high level of satisfaction with ability to manage work assignments, especially for nurses with greater years of clinical experience. Analysis indicates frustration with the time spent using EHRs compared to direct patient care, particularly for older nurses. EHR satisfaction was significantly correlated with perceived workload, RN wellbeing, and feelings of disconnection from work. These findings strongly indicate that lower EHR satisfaction can lead to experiencing characteristics of burnout.
Nascent and Infant Entrepreneurs in Germany. Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Creators: name: Wagner, Joachim
Publisher: name: Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Entrepreneur
subject: Germany
subject: Deutschland
subject: Unternehmer
subject: Unternehmensgründung
classificationCode: 330
subject: 330 Wirtschaft

description: Based on data from a recent representative survey of the adult population in Germany this paper documents that the patterns of variables influencing nascent and infant entrepreneurship are quite similar and broadly in line with our theoretical priors – both types of entrepreneurship are fostered by the width of experience and a role model in the family, and hindered by risk aversion, while being male is a supporting factor. Results of this study using cross section data are in line with conclusions from longitudinal studies for other countries finding that between one in two and one in three nascent entrepreneurs become infant entrepreneurs, and that observed individual characteristics – with the important exception of former experience as an employee in the industry of the new venture - tend to play a minor role only in differentiating who starts and who gives up.
title: Army Permit No. SAJ-2017-1247 (201701247), Ryan Davis - Riprap Project
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2017-01247 (NW-EMC), Hone Marine I Jen Chilson on behalf of Ryan Davis, Shoreline Stabilization, Saint James City, Lee County, Florida
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2017

description: SERO-2017-01865
3D-Modeling and Magnetic (AMS) Analysis of Mesozoic Diabase Dikes in North Carolina
Creators: name: Colwell, Daniel
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2019

description: Diabase dikes that formed during the Triassic-Jurassic breakup of Pangaea are well-exposed in quarries in eastern North Carolina. In a quarry north of Rocky Mount, NC, steeply dipping, north-striking dikes 3 – 10 m thick cut ~300 Ma granite of the Rocky Mount Intrusive Suite. 3D mapping and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) analysis have allowed us to construct models for the direction of magma flow in these dikes.We conducted five drone surveys of the quarry over eight months and created several 3D models of dike outcrops and reconstructions of the excavated dike network. These models reveal larger, composite dikes that split or cut across each other with many interwoven, smaller dikelets 20-100 cm thick. AMS analyses from 16 dike samples yield mostly oblate magnetic fabrics with less than 10% total anisotropy but well-defined susceptibility axes. Magnetic foliations are frequently imbricated around the dike plane, suggesting horizontal magma flow. Kmean values on the order of 10-2 to 10-3 SI indicate that magnetite is the primary magnetic carrier, supported by susceptibility – temperature (K-T) experiments that yield Curie temperatures near 580C. These K-T¬ experiments show direct correlation between the samples’ magnetic and petrofabrics by the identification of multidomain or pseudo-single domain titanomagnetite. Horizontal magma flow in these dikes may suggest a vertically flowing source greater than ~ 500 km to the north or south, such as the Triassic-period triple junction between North America, South America, and Africa, where Atlantic rifting began.
title: Haulover Park Marina (200704121)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion SAJ-2007-04121 (SP-NDF) Miami-Dade County Marina Expansion; Dock Construction
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2017

description: SERO-2017-01864
Chain of kinetic equations for the distribution functions of particles in simple liquid taking into account nonlinear hydrodynamic fluctuations
Creators: name: Hlushak, Petro
name: Tokarchuk, Mykhailo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 82C05, 82C31, 82C70

description: Chain of kinetic equations for non-equilibrium single, double and s-particle distribution functions of particles is obtained taking into account nonlin- ear hydrodynamic fluctuations. Non-equilibrium distribution function of non-linear hydrodynamic fluctuations satisfies a generalized Fokker-Planck equation. The method of non-equilibrium statistical operator by Zubarev is applied. A way of calculating of the structural distribution function of hydrodynamic collective variables and their hydrodynamic velocities (above Gaussian approximation) contained in the generalized Fokker-Planck equa- tion for the non-equilibrium distribution function of hydrodynamic collective variables is proposed.
description: 31 pages
Astrocyte Modulation of Fear Learning
Creators: name: Barrus, Daniel
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Neuro-glial signaling pathways are known to influence complex behavior, including fear
learning processes that may contribute to the development of psychopathological conditions like
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Recent findings from our laboratory have demonstrated
a contribution of proinflammatory cytokine expression in the dorsal hippocampus to such fear
learning processes. Astrocytes are thought to be the primary cellular source of this expression,
but technological limitations have thus far prevented researchers from selectively isolating the
precise contribution of astrocytes to this expression. We utilized Designer Receptors Exclusively
Activated by Design Drugs (DREADDs) to examine the role of astrocyte signaling in the dorsal
hippocampus in fear learning. We expressed a Gq-coupled DREADD virus under an astrocyte
specific promoter such we could test whether activating Gq signaling in astrocytes prior to fear
conditioning influenced contextual fear learning. We found that activating Gq-signaling in
hippocampal astrocytes enhanced contextual fear learning. This finding suggests that
gliotransmission driven by astrocytes in the dorsal hippocampus directly enhances fear learning
and supports the feasibility of employing glial-expressing DREADD technology to examine
astrocyte function in complex behavior.
Aspiration & Learning: Exploration-Exploitation
Creators: name: Zheng, George
name: Srikanth, Kannan
name: Raveendran, Marlo
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Business
subject: Organizational Behavior and Theory
subject: aspiration
subject: exploration-exploitation
subject: reinforcement learning

description: On learning and search with aspiration levels
title: FERC, Biological Assessment for Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion CP13-l 93-000, FERC/EIS-0253 Aguirre Offshore GasPort LLC, Subsidiary of Excelerate Energy LP Construction of an offshore gasport and pipeline from the existing Aguirre power plant facility to the new offshore gasport platform
Creators: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Publisher: name: United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Southeast Region
Year: 2018

description: OPR-2016-00843 ; SERO-2016-00850