cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
L-equivalence for degree five elliptic curves, elliptic fibrations and K3 surfaces
Creators: name: Shinder, Evgeny
name: Zhang, Ziyu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: K-Theory and Homology (math.KT)
subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We construct nontrivial L-equivalence between curves of genus one and degree five, and between elliptic surfaces of multisection index five. These results give the first examples of L-equivalence for curves (necessarily over non-algebraically closed fields) and provide a new bit of evidence for the conjectural relationship between L-equivalence and derived equivalence. The proof of the L-equivalence for curves is based on Kuznetsov's Homological Projective Duality for Gr(2,5), and L-equivalence is extended from genus one curves to elliptic surfaces using the Ogg--Shafarevich theory of twisting for elliptic surfaces. Finally, we apply our results to K3 surfaces and investigate when the two elliptic L-equivalent K3 surfaces we construct are isomorphic, using Neron--Severi lattices, moduli spaces of sheaves and derived equivalence. The most interesting case is that of elliptic K3 surfaces of polarization degree ten and multisection index five, where the resulting L-equivalence is new.
Distinct genetic architectures and environmental factors associate with host response to the γ 2-herpesvirus infections
Creators: name: Sallah, Neneh
name: Miley, Wendell
name: Labo, Nazzarena
name: Carstensen, Tommy
name: Fatumo, Segun
name: Gurdasani, Deepti
name: Pollard, Martin O.
name: Dilthey, Alexander T.
name: Mentzer, Alexander J.
name: Marshall, Vickie
name: Cornejo Castro, Elena M.
name: Pomilla, Cristina
name: Young, Elizabeth H.
name: Asiki, Gershim
name: Hibberd, Martin L.
name: Sandhu, Manjinder
name: Kellam, Paul
name: Newton, Robert
name: Whitby, Denise
name: Barroso, Inês
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Article
/631/208/721
/631/208/212
/631/208/727
/631/208/729
/631/208/248
/45/43
/45/23
/82/1
/141
article

description: Abstract: Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) establish life-long infections and are associated with malignancies. Striking geographic variation in incidence and the fact that virus alone is insufficient to cause disease, suggests other co-factors are involved. Here we present epidemiological analysis and genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 4365 individuals from an African population cohort, to assess the influence of host genetic and non-genetic factors on virus antibody responses. EBV/KSHV co-infection (OR = 5.71(1.58–7.12)), HIV positivity (OR = 2.22(1.32–3.73)) and living in a more rural area (OR = 1.38(1.01–1.89)) are strongly associated with immunogenicity. GWAS reveals associations with KSHV antibody response in the HLA-B/C region (p = 6.64 × 10−09). For EBV, associations are identified for VCA (rs71542439, p = 1.15 × 10−12). Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) and trans-ancestry fine-mapping substantiate that distinct variants in HLA-DQA1 (p = 5.24 × 10−44) are driving associations for EBNA-1 in Africa. This study highlights complex interactions between KSHV and EBV, in addition to distinct genetic architectures resulting in important differences in pathogenesis and transmission.
Validation and comparison of prognostic scales in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke: a prospective study from CATIS
Creators: name: Zhang, Kaixin
name: Zhu, Zhengbao
name: Che, Bizhong
name: Bu, Xiaoqing
name: Xu, Tian
name: Zhong, Chongke
name: Wang, Aili
name: Peng, Hao
name: Guo, Daoxia
name: Zheng, Xiaowei
name: Xu, Tan
name: Chen, Jing
name: Zhang, Yonghong
name: He, Jiang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: Medicine
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology

description: : Various tools are currently available to quantify the risks of adverse clinical outcomes after an ischemic stroke. This study aimed to validate and compare prognostic scales among Chinese patients with ischemic stroke. : We compared three stroke prognostic scales (Stroke Prognostication using Age and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale-100 [SPAN-100], Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events [THRIVE], and Acute Stroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne [ASTRAL]) in 3870 Chinese patients with ischemic stroke from the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke (CATIS). The 2-year primary outcome was a combination of death and major disability (modified Rankin Scale score ≥3). : Among all the scales, the ASTRAL score had the best accuracy for predicting 2-year prognosis in Chinese patients with ischemic stroke. The C-statistic of the ASTRAL score for the 2-year primary outcome was 0.79 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78–0.80), and the Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test showed that the ASTRAL score fitted Chinese patients with ischemic stroke well (χ2 = 9.83, P = 0.277). The incidences of the primary outcome in the <5%, 5%–9.9%, 10%–19.9%, and ≥20% risk groups based on the ASTRAL scores were 3.93%, 7.55%, 14.29%, and 41.81%, respectively (odds ratio: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.21–1.26; P < 0.001). : The ASTRAL score had higher efficacy than the SPAN-100 and THRIVE scores in predicting 2-year adverse outcomes among Chinese patients with ischemic stroke, suggesting that it could be a valuable risk assessment tool for the 2-year prognosis of such patients.
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future of Higher Education
Creators: name: Andone, Diana
Publisher: name: Politehnica University of Timisoara
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Higher education
subject: Artificial intelligence

description: The presentation with The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future of Higher Education done by Dr. Diana Andone, part of the SPHERE Online seminar Artificial Intelligence: What institutions have to teach,and students have to learn for career and citizenship   on 7-8 April 2025, online. 

It introduces concepts of the use of Generative AI in higher education, on regulations, policies, ethics and plagiariasm, how to adopt GAI in learning, in research and how to learn about AI. It concludes with what higher educaiton institutions can do with AI, major take aways and how to ACT and REIMAGINE education and research.
Physical Properties of Iranian Berhi Date at Different Stages of Maturity
Creators: name: Pourdarbani, Razieh
name: Ghassemzadeh, Hamid Reza
name: Seyedarabi, Hadi
name: Nahandi, Fariborz Zaare
name: Vahed, Mohammad Moghaddam
name: Pourdarbani, Razieh
name: Ghassemzadeh, Hamid Reza
name: Seyedarabi, Hadi
name: Nahandi, Fariborz Zaare
name: Vahed, Mohammad Moghaddam
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2012
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Agricultural Finance

description: In the present study, some physical properties of the Iranian date (Berhi variety) were determined at three stages of maturity namely Khalal, Rotab and Tamar. Color and textural features of samples were extracted by image processing toolbox of Matlab software. Total soluble solids (TSS), pH and weight of samples were also measured. The relationship between color and TSS, surface area and weight were obtained. The maximum correlation between TSS content and color occurred in blue for Rotab and Tamar but in red for Khalal. In the meantime, color and textural features differences between three stages of maturity were significant. There was a linear relationship between weight and surface area. The weights and areas of Rotab and Tamar were significantly different from those of Khalal.
Experimental demonstration of single-shot quantum and classical signal transmission on single wavelength optical pulse
Creators: name: Kumar, Rupesh
name: Wonfor, Adrian
name: Penty, Richard
name: Spiller, Tim
name: White, Ian
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2019
Subjects: Article
/639/624/400/482
/639/766/483/481
article

description: Abstract: Advances in highly sensitive detection techniques for classical coherent communication systems have reduced the received signal power requirements to a few photons per bit. At this level one can take advantage of the quantum noise to create secure communication, using continuous variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD). In this work therefore we embed CV-QKD signals within classical signals and transmit classical data and secure keys simultaneously over 25 km of optical fibre. This is achieved by using a novel coherent displacement state generator, which has the potential for being used in a wide range of quantum optical experiments. This approach removes the need for separate channels for quantum communication systems and allows reduced system bandwidth for a given communications specification. This demonstration therefore demonstrates a way of implementing direct quantum physical layer security within a conventional classical communications system, offering a major advance in term of practical and low cost implementation.
Additional file 2 of Women’s experiences throughout the birthing process in health facilities in Arab countries: a systematic review
Creators: name: Awad, Arein
name: Shalash, Aisha
name: Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 2: List of full text excluded with reasons.
Effect of Native Soap on Insect Pests and Grain Yield of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) in Asaba and Abraka during the Late Cropping Season in Delta State, Nigeria
Creators: name: Egho, E. O.
name: Enujeke, E. C.
name: Egho, E. O.
name: Enujeke, E. C.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2012
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Agricultural Finance

description: Studies were conducted to test the effectiveness of native soap against cowpea insect pests during the late cowpea cropping season in two agro-ecological zones-Asaba and Abraka, Delta State. Four major insect pests, namely the cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, the legume flower bud thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Tryb, the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fab and pod sucking bugs were studied. The experiment was made up of five treatments-1, 2 and 3 percent concentrations of native soap, cypermethrin (as conventional chemical and check) and a control. Each treatment was replicated three times. The experiment was arranged into a randomised complete block design (RCBD). The results showed that all the major insect pests occurred in the study areas but were more at Asaba compared to Abraka. Native soap was effective against A. craccivora and flower bud thrips population at Asaba. Maruca vitrata was not affected by soap application. Grain yield was high at Abraka and significantly (P<0.05) higher than Asaba. The use of native soap as non-conventional insecticide in cowpea insect pests management appears promising, more so as it is not expensive and safe to handle. Farmers may prefer it to synthetic chemical pesticides with their associated dangers.
Scaling and diabatic effects in quantum annealing with a D-Wave device
Creators: name: Weinberg, Phillip
name: Tylutki, Marek
name: Rönkkö, Jami M.
name: Westerholm, Jan
name: Åström, Jan A.
name: Manninen, Pekka
name: Törmä, Päivi
name: Sandvik, Anders W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss quantum annealing of the two-dimensional transverse-field Ising model on a D-Wave device, encoded on $L \times L$ lattices with $L \le 32$. Analyzing the residual energy and deviation from maximal magnetization in the final classical state, we find an optimal $L$ dependent annealing rate $v$ for which the two quantities are minimized. The results are well described by a phenomenological model with two powers of $v$ and $L$-dependent prefactors to describe the competing effects of reduced quantum fluctuations (for which we see evidence of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism) and increasing noise impact when $v$ is lowered. The same scaling form also describes results of numerical solutions of a transverse-field Ising model with the spins coupled to noise sources. We explain why the optimal annealing time is much longer than the coherence time of the individual qubits.
description: 12 pages, 9 figures
Low Energy Linacs for 3D X-ray Scanning Applications
Creators: name: Smith, Samuel
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Particle accelerators
Linac
Cavity resonators
Multi-objective Optimisation
Optimisation
NSGA-II
X-ray computer tomography
RF cavities
Accelerator cavities

description: Typical cargo scanning Linacs used to scan shipping containers are usually
 designed at S-band (2-4 GHz) frequencies and have energies of 3-6 MeV in
 order to obtain sufficient contrast during inspections. To scan smaller
 and thinner containers and to reduce the footprint of scanning systems,
 there is an interest in lower energy (1-3 MeV) and higher frequency (5-6
 GHz) devices. In this thesis, a design of such a device is presented, with
 a compact (11.9 cm), five cell, 2 MeV, bi-periodic, C-band linac selected
 as the final design. Multi-objective optimisation methods and spline
 modelling techniques are used to optimise the cells with a Pareto analysis
 used to select a final design, also allowing for rapid design adjustment.
 A novel coupling method using nose cone slants is developed, giving an
 improvement of 28 % in the coupling factor between cells (0.7 % - 0.9 %),
 with minimal effect on the peak fields or shunt impedance (1.3 %). MO
 methods are also employed to optimise the cell lengths and RF amplitudes
 to increase the capture efficiency of the linac to over 90 % using
 re-capture methods. A complete thermal analysis is presented showing that
 the linac can handle up to 1.2 kW average power with less than 2 % error
 in the electric field. The study includes CFD simulations and an improved
 method for estimating the heat transfer coefficient by including bends
 when performing calculations which agrees with the CFD analysis. The
 design is then integrated into a full RF system that allows for three
 linacs to be fired and synchronised, using three frequencies with a 3 MHz
 separation (5.712 ± 3 MHZ) on three sections of one 10 µs RF pulse. It is
 then shown that this system is capable of generating quasi-3D images in a
 CT-like setup using 3D image reconstruction techniques.
The Role of FELDA and KESEDAR in the Development of Land in the District of Gua Musang: A Comparison the Socio-Economic Level of the Settlers
Creators: name: Hussin, Fauzi
name: Abdullah, Hussin
name: Hussin, Fauzi
name: Abdullah, Hussin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2012
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Agricultural Finance

description: The South Kelantan Development Authority (KESEDAR) and the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) are the two main agencies that develop land schemes in the district of Gua Musang, Kelantan. The nine land schemes developed by FELDA are Kemahang 3, Chiku 1, Chiku 2, Chiku 3, Chiku 5, Chiku 6, Chiku 7, Perasu, and Aring 1. KESEDAR also developed eleven land schemes namely Paloh 1, Paloh 2, Paloh 3, Chalil, Lebir, Meranto, Sungai Terah, Renok Baru, Jeram Tekoh, Limau Kasturi, and Sungai Asap. A large part of the schemes under the FELDA was planted with oil palm (84.7%) while the rest was planted with rubber trees. On the other hand, most of the land schemes under KESEDAR were planted with rubber (67%), while the remainder were planted with oil palm. The question that arises is to what extent is the role of both the agencies in advancing the standard of living of the settlers? What are the problems faced by the settlers and their implications regarding their socio-economic level? This paper will discuss the role played by KESEDAR and FELDA in advancing the standard of living of the settlers as well as identifying the problems faced by the settlers under the two agencies. The study found that many settlers earned between RM600 - RM1200 per month despite the efforts undertaken by FELDA and KESEDAR to improve the living standards of the settlers. The main problems faced by the settlers are: palm oil prices are volatile; oil palm trees are old, the old age of the settlers, and the settlers’ chidren migrating to the city.
ANALYSIS OF DRUG COST TOWARD CAPITATION COST FOR TOP DISEASES IN SPECIAL REGION OF YOGYAKARTA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS
Creators: name: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111503 Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: This study was to analyze the differences between actual and standard of prescription cost. Researchers also conducted an analysis to see whether there was a difference between actual and standard of drug value in the amount of capitation fund. This study was a retrospective observational analytic. Medical prescriptions (January 2015–June 2015) were obtained at several Puskesmas in D.I Yogyakarta. Mann–Whitney test was performed to identify whether there was a difference between actual and standard of prescription cost. Independent sample t-test was performed to conduct whether there was a difference between actual and standard of drug value in the amount of capitation fund. Based on the data, it showed that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) between actual and standard of prescription cost. There was also a significant difference between actual and standard of drug value in the amount of capitation fund at Puskesmas in Yogyakarta city and Bantul district. The difference of value caused by prescription cost value factor that there is duration component in calculation. Yet in Sleman district, there was no significant difference (p>0.05).
An Examination of Concerns of Albera Pork Producers
Creators: name: Knox, K.J.
name: Murri, D.G.
name: Hawkins, M.H.
name: Knox, K.J.
name: Murri, D.G.
name: Hawkins, M.H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1990
Subjects: Agribusiness
Livestock Production/Industries

description: This document represents a report on the findings of the focus group meetings held in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary, conducted by University of Alberta researchers. The method used to conduct these meetings was the Nominal Group Technique. There were similarities in the issues and concerns generated at the respective meetings but differences arose in their priority ratings. The Edmonton focus group stressed technical and business management concerns. The meeting held in Red Deer emphasized a communication gap between the parties generating research information and the Alberta pork producers. The Calgary focus group revealed problems with the reliability and timeliness of specific sources of information which are currently available to producers.
Higgs bosons in the simplest SUSY models
Creators: name: Nevzorov, R. B.
name: Ter-Martirosyan, K. A.
name: Trusov, M. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nowadays in the MSSM the moderate values of $\tanβ$ are almost excluded by LEP II lower bound on the lightest Higgs boson mass. In the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model the theoretical upper bound on it increases and reaches maximal value in the strong Yukawa coupling limit when all solutions of renormalization group equations are concentrated near the quasi-fixed point. For calculation of Higgs boson spectrum the perturbation theory method can be applied. We investigate the particle spectrum in the framework of the modified NMSSM which leads to the self-consistent solution in the strong Yukawa coupling limit. This model allows one to get $m_h\sim 125$ GeV at values of $\tanβ\ge 1.9$. In the investigated model the lightest Higgs boson mass does not exceed $130.5\pm 3.5$ GeV. The upper bound on the lightest CP-even Higgs boson mass in more complicated supersymmetric models is also discussed.
description: 27 pages, 5 figures included, LaTeX 2e. Plenary talk at the Conference of RAS Nuclear Physics Department 2000 in ITEP, Moscow, Russia; to appear in Phys. Atom. Nucl
Supplementary document for Ultra-broadband and Completely Modulated Absorption Enhancement of Monolayer Graphene in Near-infrared Region - 6008913.pdf
Creators: name: Yan, Zhendong
name: Kong, Lingchen
name: Tang, Chaojun
name: Deng, Juan
name: Gu, Ping
name: Chen, Jing
name: Wang, Xiangxian
name: Yi, Zao
name: Zhu, Mingwei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material
Thermodynamics of Rotating Charged Black Strings and (A)dS/CFT Correspondence
Creators: name: Dehghani, M. H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use the anti-de Sitter (AdS) conformal field theory correspondence to calculate the conserved charges and the Euclidean actions of the charged rotating black string in four dimensions both in the canonical and the grand-canonical ensemble. The four-dimensional solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations with a positive cosmological constant is introduced, and its conserved quantities and actions for fixed charge and fixed electric potential are calculated. We also study the thermodynamics of the asymptotically AdS black strings and perform a stability analysis both in the canonical and the grand-canonical ensembles. We find that the asymptotically AdS black string in the canonical ensemble is locally stable, while in the grand-canonical ensemble it is stable only for a part of the phase space.
description: 14 pages, 2 figures, REVTeX 4, The final version to be published in PRD
Machine learning for the prediction of sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
Creators: name: Fleuren, Lucas M.
name: Klausch, Thomas L. T.
name: Zwager, Charlotte L.
name: Schoonmade, Linda J.
name: Guo, Tingjie
name: Roggeveen, Luca F.
name: Swart, Eleonora L.
name: Girbes, Armand R. J.
name: Thoral, Patrick
name: Ercole, Ari
name: Hoogendoorn, Mark
name: Elbers, Paul W. G.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Systematic Review
Machine learning
Sepsis
Septic shock
Prediction
Systematic review
Meta-analysis

description: Abstract: Purpose: Early clinical recognition of sepsis can be challenging. With the advancement of machine learning, promising real-time models to predict sepsis have emerged. We assessed their performance by carrying out a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Embase.com and Scopus. Studies targeting sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock in any hospital setting were eligible for inclusion. The index test was any supervised machine learning model for real-time prediction of these conditions. Quality of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, with a tailored Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) checklist to evaluate risk of bias. Models with a reported area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) metric were meta-analyzed to identify strongest contributors to model performance. Results: After screening, a total of 28 papers were eligible for synthesis, from which 130 models were extracted. The majority of papers were developed in the intensive care unit (ICU, n = 15; 54%), followed by hospital wards (n = 7; 25%), the emergency department (ED, n = 4; 14%) and all of these settings (n = 2; 7%). For the prediction of sepsis, diagnostic test accuracy assessed by the AUROC ranged from 0.68–0.99 in the ICU, to 0.96–0.98 in-hospital and 0.87 to 0.97 in the ED. Varying sepsis definitions limit pooling of the performance across studies. Only three papers clinically implemented models with mixed results. In the multivariate analysis, temperature, lab values, and model type contributed most to model performance. Conclusion: This systematic review and meta-analysis show that on retrospective data, individual machine learning models can accurately predict sepsis onset ahead of time. Although they present alternatives to traditional scoring systems, between-study heterogeneity limits the assessment of pooled results. Systematic reporting and clinical implementation studies are needed to bridge the gap between bytes and bedside.
Construction and classification of point group symmetry protected topological phases in 2D interacting fermionic systems
Creators: name: Zhang, Jian-Hao
name: Wang, Qing-Rui
name: Yang, Shuo
name: Qi, Yang
name: Gu, Zheng-Cheng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The construction and classification of symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases in interacting bosonic and fermionic systems have been intensively studied in the past few years. Very recently, a complete classification and construction of space group SPT phases were also proposed for interacting bosonic systems. In this paper, we attempt to generalize this classification and construction scheme systematically into interacting fermion systems. In particular, we construct and classify point group SPT phases for 2D interacting fermion systems via lower-dimensional block-state decorations. We discover several intriguing fermionic SPT states that can only be realized in interacting fermion systems (i.e., not in free-fermion or bosonic SPT systems). Moreover, we also verify the recently conjectured crystalline equivalence principle for 2D interacting fermion systems. Finally, the potential experimental realization of these new classes of point group SPT phases in 2D correlated superconductors is addressed.
description: 4+epsilon pages, 4 figures, 2 tables; with supplementary material; Published version
Mirror displacement energies and neutron skins
Creators: name: Duflo, J.
name: Zuker, A. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A gross estimate of the neutron skin [0.80(5)$(N-Z)/A$ fm] is extracted from experimental proton radii, represented by a four parameter fit, and observed mirror displacement energies (CDE). The calculation of the latter relies on an accurately derived Coulomb energy and smooth averages of the charge symmetry breaking potentials constrained to state of the art values. The only free parameter is the neutron skin itself. The Nolen Schiffer anomaly is reduced to small deviations (rms=127 keV) that exhibit a secular trend. It is argued that with state of the art shell model calculations the anomaly should disappear. Highly accurate fits to proton radii emerge as a fringe benefit.
description: 4 pages 3 figures, superseeds first part of nucl-th/0104048 Present is new extended version: 5 pages 4 figures. Explains more clearly the achievements of the previous one
Changes in behaviors after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and 10-year incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality
Creators: name: Strelitz, Jean
name: Ahern, Amy L.
name: Long, Gráinne H.
name: Boothby, Clare E.
name: Wareham, Nicholas J.
name: Griffin, Simon J.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2019
Subjects: Original Investigation
ISRCTN86769081
ISRCTN
Type 2 diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Lifestyle
Diet
Physical activity
Alcohol use

description: Abstract: Background: Large changes in health behaviors achieved through intensive lifestyle intervention programs improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among adults with type 2 diabetes. However, such interventions are not widely available, and there is limited evidence as to whether changes in behaviors affect risk of CVD events. Methods: Among 852 adults with screen-detected type 2 diabetes in the ADDITION-Cambridge study, we assessed changes in diet, physical activity, and alcohol use in the year following diabetes diagnosis. Participants were recruited from 49 general practices in Eastern England from 2002 to 2006, and were followed through 2014 for incidence of CVD events (n = 116) and all-cause mortality (n = 127). We used Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for the associations of changes in behaviors with CVD and all-cause mortality. We estimated associations with CVD risk factors using linear regression. We considered changes in individual behaviors and overall number of healthy changes. Models adjusted for demographic factors, bodyweight, smoking, baseline value of the health behavior, and cardio-protective medication use. Results: Decreasing alcohol intake by ≥ 2 units/week was associated with lower hazard of CVD vs maintenance [HR: 0.56, 95% CI 0.36, 0.87]. Decreasing daily calorie intake by ≥ 300 kcal was associated with lower hazard of all-cause mortality vs maintenance [HR: 0.56, 95% CI 0.34, 0.92]. Achieving ≥ 2 healthy behavior changes was associated with lower hazard of CVD vs no healthy changes [HR: 0.39, 95% CI 0.18, 0.82]. Conclusions: In the year following diabetes diagnosis, small reductions in alcohol use were associated with lower hazard of CVD and small reductions in calorie intake were associated with lower hazard of all-cause mortality in a population-based sample. Where insufficient resources exist for specialist-led interventions, achievement of moderate behavior change targets is possible outside of treatment programs and may reduce long-term risk of CVD complications. Trial registration This trial is registered as ISRCTN86769081. Retrospectively registered 15 December 2006
E-MICE: Energy-Efficient Concurrent Exploitation of Multiple Wi-Fi Radios
Creators: name: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 100510 Wireless Communications
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The concurrent use of multiple Wi-Fi radios in individual frequency channels is a solution readily available today to the increase of a mobile station’s communication capacity, but at the expense of occasional performance deterioration (when the heterogeneity of capacity between interfaces gets severe) and additional power consumption. This paper proposes a mobileside solution for the concurrent use of multiple radios in a performance-aware and energy-efficient manner, with which a mobile station activates and deactivates radio interfaces dynamically according to traffic demands and a predicted capacity gain. To this end, the proposed solution is composed of multiple prediction algorithms and a control algorithm. Prediction when activating an additional radio interface is relatively difficult since no information of the disabled interface’s current status (and the corresponding frequency channel’s) is available at the time of prediction. Our experiments show that, despite different types and used channels, different radio interfaces have a strong correlation of received signal strengths and used PHY rates between them. Based on this observation, the proposed solution learns a correlation pattern between interfaces whenever multiple interfaces are active and makes prediction of the coverage, expected PHY rate and capacity impact of an inactive interface based on the learned correlation with a currently active interface. The design of the prediction algorithms are based on a simple or machine-learning technique (SVM). The control algorithm then keeps monitoring the utilization of active interfaces and, if any of them has utilization over a threshold, checks if each inactive interface is within coverage and a valid rate range based on an active interface’s received signal strength. Finally, an action of a configuration change (either activation, deactivation or no change) selected based on the prediction of the resulting capacity is applied. Testbed experiments using COTS dual-band Wi-Fi interfaces demonstrate that the solution can enhance throughput by up to 29.6% (in a close distance to AP) and at most halve power consumption compared to legacy aggregation while the gain varies depending on the location and traffic conditions.
Production performance of whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei at different stocking densities reared in sand ponds using plastic mulch
Creators: name: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 70401 Aquaculture
subject: FOS: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

description: This study aimed to determine shrimp performance such as growth, survival rate and biomass production of the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) cultured in sandy ponds using plastic mulch and different densities (100, 200 and 300 shrimp m-2). The experiment was conducted using 9 ponds of 3x4x1 m (12 m3). Experiments were designed in 3 different stocking densities as treatments and repeated 3 times. Shrimps were cultured in a period of 75 days by measuring daily growth, survival rate (SR), food conversion ratio (FCR), and biomass production. The water quality on daily temperature, pH, salinity, DO and transparency, nitrite, ammonia, and TOM were observed every two weeks. Post larvae (PL9) L. vannamei was fed with 30% protein powder and crumbs fed 4 times per day. Water refreshment was done periodically at the time of filling. Observations were conducted on final weight, daily growth, survival rate, FCR, and biomass production using ANOVA uni-variate analysis. The final weight of 9.58-12.93 g, survival rate between 61.75-97.99%, daily growth between 0.1138-0.1655 g, FCR between 0.92 and 2.06 and biomass production 14.99-22.37 kg m-2 were recorded. Density affects growth, SR, FCR, and biomass production of shrimp (P<0.05). Growth decreased with increasing density (P<0.05), survival decreased with increasing density (P<0.05), while biomass production was significantly different between all treatments (P<0.05). Low density can be applied to aquaculture L. vannamei in sandy ponds using mulch.
Less neutralization evasion of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 than XBB sublineages and CH.1.1
Creators: name: Hu, Yanping
name: Zou, Jing
name: Kurhade, Chaitanya
name: Deng, Xiangxue
name: Chang, Hope C.
name: Kim, Debora K.
name: Shi, Pei-Yong
name: Ren, Ping
name: Xie, Xuping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The highly mutated BA.2.86, with over 30 spike protein mutations in comparison to Omicron BA.2 and XBB.1.5 variants, has raised concerns about its potential to evade COVID-19 vaccination or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection-elicited immunity. In this study, we employ a live SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assay to compare the neutralization evasion ability of BA.2.86 with other emerged SARS-CoV-2 subvariants, including BA.2-derived CH.1.1, Delta-Omicron recombinant XBC.1.6, and XBB descendants XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, XBB.2.3, EG.5.1 and FL.1.5.1. Our results show that BA.2.86 is less neutralization evasive than XBB sublineages. XBB descendants XBB.1.16, EG.5.1, and FL.1.5.1 continue to significantly evade neutralization induced by the parental COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and a BA.5 Bivalent booster. Notably, when compared to XBB.1.5, the more recent XBB descendants, particularly EG.5.1, display increased resistance to neutralization. Among all the tested variants, CH.1.1 exhibits the greatest neutralization evasion. In contrast, XBC.1.6 shows a slight reduction but remains comparably sensitive to neutralization when compared to BA.5. Furthermore, a recent XBB.1.5-breakthrough infection significantly enhances the breadth and potency of cross-neutralization. These findings reinforce the expectation that the upcoming XBB.1.5 mRNA vaccine would likely boost the neutralization of currently circulating variants, while also underscoring the critical importance of ongoing surveillance to monitor the evolution and immune evasion potential of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOSURFACTANTS PRODUCED BY Pseudomonas aeruginosa B031 ISOLATED FROM A HYDROCARBON PHYTOREMEDIATION FIELD
Creators: name: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The biosurfactants are used by several industrial sectors such as petroleum, agriculture, food production, chemistry, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Because of their hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties, they have potency to reduce surface tension, interfacial tension between water-hydrocarbon systems, and low micelle concentration. Their characteristics strongly depend on the producer strain as well as on the medium composition, such as carbon and nitrogen sources. This study was conducted to investigate the influence of different sources of carbon (n-hexadecane, glycerol and glucose) and nitrogen (urea, NH4Cl and NaNO3 ) for the production of biosurfactants by a new strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa B031 isolated from a rhizosphere of Paraserianthes falcataria L. Nielsen, a hardwood plant species at a phytoremediation field. The biosurfactant characteristics of the strain were evaluated, particularly its surface-active properties and potential to remove hydrocarbon. Glycerol was found to be the optimum carbon source, with rhamnose concentration, emulsification index, and critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 718 mg/L, 37%, and 35 mN/m, respectively. Sodium nitrate (NaNO3 ) was observed as the optimum nitrogen source, with rhamnose concentration, emulsification index, and CMC of 290 mg/L, 30%, and 24 mN/m, respectively. These biosurfactants efficiently reduced surface tension of culture broth from 42 mN/m to 31 mN/m for the glycerol treatment and from 37 mN/m to 24 mN/m for the sodium nitrate treatment. The crude biosurfactants from the glycerol and sodium nitrate treatments also removed 87.5% and 84%, respectively, of crude oil from sand. These rates were higher than those of the chemical surfactants (SDS and Triton X-100). These findings indicate that the biosurfactants produced by the strain from both glycerol and NaNO3 treatments can efficiently decrease the interfacial tension of culture broth dilution and have a high emulsion index, thus hold promise in hydrocarbon bioremediation application.
European polygenic risk score for prediction of breast cancer shows similar performance in Asian women
Creators: name: Ho, Weang-Kee
name: Tan, Min-Min
name: Mavaddat, Nasim
name: Tai, Mei-Chee
name: Mariapun, Shivaani
name: Li, Jingmei
name: Ho, Peh-Joo
name: Dennis, Joe
name: Tyrer, Jonathan P.
name: Bolla, Manjeet K.
name: Michailidou, Kyriaki
name: Wang, Qin
name: Kang, Daehee
name: Choi, Ji-Yeob
name: Jamaris, Suniza
name: Shu, Xiao-Ou
name: Yoon, Sook-Yee
name: Park, Sue K.
name: Kim, Sung-Won
name: Shen, Chen-Yang
name: Yu, Jyh-Cherng
name: Tan, Ern Yu
name: Chan, Patrick Mun Yew
name: Muir, Kenneth
name: Lophatananon, Artitaya
name: Wu, Anna H.
name: Stram, Daniel O.
name: Matsuo, Keitaro
name: Ito, Hidemi
name: Chan, Ching Wan
name: Ngeow, Joanne
name: Yong, Wei Sean
name: Lim, Swee Ho
name: Lim, Geok Hoon
name: Kwong, Ava
name: Chan, Tsun L.
name: Tan, Su Ming
name: Seah, Jaime
name: John, Esther M.
name: Kurian, Allison W.
name: Koh, Woon-Puay
name: Khor, Chiea Chuen
name: Iwasaki, Motoki
name: Yamaji, Taiki
name: Tan, Kiak Mien Veronique
name: Tan, Kiat Tee Benita
name: Spinelli, John J.
name: Aronson, Kristan J.
name: Hasan, Siti Norhidayu
name: Rahmat, Kartini
name: Vijayananthan, Anushya
name: Sim, Xueling
name: Pharoah, Paul D. P.
name: Zheng, Wei
name: Dunning, Alison M.
name: Simard, Jacques
name: Van Dam, Rob Martinus
name: Yip, Cheng-Har
name: Taib, Nur Aishah Mohd
name: Hartman, Mikael
name: Easton, Douglas F.
name: Teo, Soo-Hwang
name: Antoniou, Antonis C.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Article
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/631/67/1347
/631/67/68
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/45/61
article

description: Abstract: Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been shown to predict breast cancer risk in European women, but their utility in Asian women is unclear. Here we evaluate the best performing PRSs for European-ancestry women using data from 17,262 breast cancer cases and 17,695 controls of Asian ancestry from 13 case-control studies, and 10,255 Chinese women from a prospective cohort (413 incident breast cancers). Compared to women in the middle quintile of the risk distribution, women in the highest 1% of PRS distribution have a ~2.7-fold risk and women in the lowest 1% of PRS distribution has ~0.4-fold risk of developing breast cancer. There is no evidence of heterogeneity in PRS performance in Chinese, Malay and Indian women. A PRS developed for European-ancestry women is also predictive of breast cancer risk in Asian women and can help in developing risk-stratified screening programmes in Asia.
Effects and influences on neutrino oscillations due to a thin density layer perturbation added to a matter density profile
Creators: name: Ohlsson, Tommy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we show the effects on the transition probabilities for neutrino oscillations due to a thin constant density layer perturbation added to an arbitrary matter density profile. In the case of two neutrino flavors, we calculate the effects both analytically and numerically, whereas in the case of three neutrino flavors, we perform the studies purely numerically. As an realistic example we consider the effects of the Earth's atmosphere when added to the Earth's matter density profile on the neutrino oscillation transition probabilities for atmospheric neutrinos.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures, LaTeX. Final version to be published in Phys. Lett. B
BlocklyQuestionInterfaceWithUserStudy
Creators: name: Xu, Haiqi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 401302
subject: Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modelling
classificationCode: 460508
subject: Information retrieval and web search
classificationCode: 460208
subject: Natural language processing
classificationCode: 490508
subject: Statistical data science

description: QuestionFormulationInterface includes the HTML and Javascript codes of the Blockly-based question formulation interface.GeoAnalyticParser interprets geo-analytical questions as concept transformations, as well as computes question similarities and information retrieval metrics for subsequent analysis in UserStudy.UserStudy includes input data collected from the Use study of the Blockly-based question formulation interface, R codes for statistical analysis, and output figures and tables. Follow "readme.txt" in this folder to reproduce results.
Dynamical Systems and Limit Cycles for Modelling Sustainable Agriculture and Cooperation
Creators: name: Apedaile, L.P.
name: Apedaile, L.P.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Production Economics
subject: Sustainable agriculture
subject: dynamical systems
subject: predator-prey
subject: fractals

description: Concern about sustaining agriculture stems from the growing realization that deficiencies in meeting the social, economic and ecospheric purposes of agriculture may jeopardize its role in provisioning future generations of humans. The problem arises within the complexity of the agricultural system. This complex human system is difficult to model using the strong causality principle so successfully applied to disciplinary parts of the system. Almost twenty years ago, Samuelson addressed this issue with modifications to the Lotka Voltera predator-prey model. More recently, Mandelbrot's discovery of fractal geometry and independent work on the persistence and stability behaviour of nonlinear dynamical systems have generated new hope for modelling the holism of complex systems. This paper examines these developments in the context of sustainable agriculture and the role of cooperative processes. Sustainability emerges as a matter of seeking flexibility and solving problems at the boundaries of systems rather than seeking the correct trajectory or arriving at an equilibrium. The conclusions are that sustention of agriculture is a purpose-related concept, that the domain of attraction about an equilibrium is more important than the equilibrium itself, and that the bifurcation and adjoining of sets of trajectories of system variables at system boundaries is at the centre of development processes for sustainable agriculture and cooperation.
Free Range Livestock Influence Species Richness, Occupancy, and Daily Behaviour of Wild Mammalian Species in Baluran National Park, Indonesia
Creators: name: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 70599 Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

description: In some developing countries, human activities in protected areas threaten wildlife populations and their habitats. This study was conducted to understand the influences of freerange livestock on the wild mammalian population in Baluran National Park, Indonesia. There were 3,852 and 1,156 cows and goats, respectively, and livestock occupied an area of approximately 55.96 km2. The species richness and probability of occupancy in areas with and without livestock were assessed, and the spatial co-occurrence and overlap of daily activity patterns among mammalian species and livestock were measured. A total of 39 camera traps were installed from August 2015 to January 2016, collecting 23,021 independent photographs. In areas with livestock, the number of mammal species (eight) was lower than in areas without livestock (11 species). The most affected species were the large herbivores Bubalus bubalis and Bos javanicus, and a large carnivore Panthera pardus, all of which were absent in areas with livestock. Regardless of the feeding guild, the probability of
occupancy of almost all species declined in areas with livestock, except the medium herbivores Paradoxurus hermaphroditus and Hystrix javanica that showed a higher probability of occupancy. The species whose probability of occupancy declined were the carnivores Cuon alpinus and Prionailurus bengalensis; the herbivores Rusa timorensis, Tracypithecus auratus and Muntiacus muntjak; and the omnivore Sus scrofa. In the presence of livestock, R. timorensis and S. scrofa changed their activities from diurnal to nocturnal. Livestock affected most wild mammals in several ways, including by reducing the species richness, lessening the probability of occupancy and changing the daily activity patterns of many animals. This research recommends a significant reduction in the size of the range area for domestic livestock.
Finite-gap solutions of the modified Novikov-Veselov equations: their spectral properties and applications
Creators: name: Taimanov, I. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We construct finite-gap solutions to the modified Novikov-Veselov equations, describe their spectral properties and the reduction to the modified Korteweg--de Vries equation and explain its relation to soliton deformations of tori and the Willmore conjecture.
description: LaTeX, 14 pages