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Barrio Boy: 40th Anniversary Edition
Creators: name: Galarza, Ernesto
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2023

description: _Barrio Boy_ is the remarkable story of one boy's journey from a Mexican village so small its main street didn't have a name, to the barrio of Sacramento, California, bustling and thriving in the early decades of the twentieth century. With vivid imagery and a rare gift for re-creating a child's sense of time and place, Ernesto Galarza gives an account of the early experiences of his extraordinary life-from revolution in Mexico to segregation in the United States-that will continue to delight readers for generations to come. Since it was first published in 1971, Galarza's classic work has been assigned in high school and undergraduate classrooms across the country, profoundly affecting thousands of students who read this true story of acculturation into American life. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of Barrio Boy, the University of Notre Dame Press is proud to reissue this best-selling book with a new text design and cover, as well an introduction-by Ilan Stavans, the distinguished cultural critic and editor of the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature-which places Ernesto Galarza and Barrio Boy in historical context.\u000a\u000a\u00A9 University of Notre Dame\u000a\u000aCopyright for most content is held by The University of Notre Dame. Reproduction of all or any portion of content constitutes a violation of copyright. You must obtain permission from The Copyright Clearance Center or The University of Notre Dame Press in order to reprint (or adapt) content.\u000a\u000ap: (574) 631-6346 \ e: undpress@nd\.edu \ website: copyright\.com
Geology of the southern Dora-Maira Massif: insights from a sector with mixed ophiolitic and continental rocks (Valmala tectonic unit, Western Alps)
Creators: name: Balestro, Gianni
name: Nosenzo, Francesco
name: Cadoppi, Paola
name: Fioraso, Gianfranco
name: Groppo, Chiara
name: Festa, Andrea
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cardiology

description: In the Valmala sector of the southern Dora Maira Massif (Western Alps), two different eclogite- and blueschist-facies units (i.e. the Rocca Solei and Dronero units, respectively), are separated by a shear zone (i.e. the Valmala Tectonic Unit), which peculiarly consists of mixed slices of ophiolitic and continental rocks. A detailed geological map at 1:10,000 scale allowed to point out that the tectonic slices within the Valmala Tectonic Unit consist of ‘native’ rock slices wrenched from the overlying Dronero Unit, and ‘exotic’ rocks likely sourced from other units of the Dora Maira and from a continental margin and an oceanic basin. On the contrary, rock slices sourced from the underlying Rocca Solei Unit are lacking. The overall tectonic stack results after an early subduction-related deformation phase (i.e. the D1), and the pervasive overprinting of two subsequent exhumation-related deformation phases (i.e. the D2 and D3). The Valmala Tectonic Unit is inferred to have played a role in decoupling the southern Dora Maira Massif during subduction, and/or in driving exhumation of the ultra-high pressure rocks occurring in the adjoining Brossasco-Isasca Unit.
A STUDY OF SALT-AFFECTED SOIL CLASSIFICATION IN THE BASRA REGION WEST OF SHATT AL-ARAB
Creators: name: Samir, Ahmad Al-Khazaali
name: Hana Majeed, Al-Saadi
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Soils, salt tides, Shatt Al-Arab, Basra Governorate.

description: This study was conducted in the southern part of the alluvial plain, located within the administrative borders of Basra Governorate, confined between the Shatt Al-Arab to the east and the tidal flats (Spawn) to the west, between longitudes (-48.00°, -48.30°) east, and latitudes (-30.05°, -30.30°) north. Aimed to study of the impact of storming into salty marine waters, and its impact on the salinization of the lands adjacent to Shatt Al-Arab. About 2091 km2 The total area of the study area was estimated, to study some morphological, physical and chemical properties of soils. Study of the hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in the study area. The extent to which this water and soil are affected by salinity coming from marine waters, during the tidal phase, which originates from Shatt Al-Arab stream and the Khor AlZubair channel, based on field work. The study area was deducted using Geographic Information A number of processing operations were carried out on it, including filling in gaps, correcting and making arc map corrections, which were corrected and converted into a digital image, then separated them into five categories based on the salt evidence. Spectral evidence relevant to the research topic Erdas 8.4 salt was calculated. The soil units were separated based on the salt index types. As typical and representative sites for soil pedons, five locations on Earth were selected using a GPS Global Positioning System.
Fast Mid-IR Flashes Detected During Small Solar X-Ray Bursts
Creators: name: Cassiano, Marta M.
name: Kaufmann, Pierre
name: Marcon, Rogerio
name: Kudaka, Amauri S.
name: Marun, Adolfo
name: Godoy, Rodolfo
name: Pereyra, Pablo
name: Melo, Arline M.
name: Levato, Hugo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Solar observations in the mid-infrared 8-14 μ\m band continuum were carried out with cadence of 5 frames per second, in December 2007. Rapid small heated sources, with typical duration of the order of seconds, were found on the bright plage-like areas around sunspots, in association with relatively weak GOES soft X-ray bursts. This work presents the analysis of fast mid-infrared flashes detected during a GOES B2.0-class event on 10 December 2007, beginning at about 10:40 UT. Rapid brightness temperature enhancements of 0.5 to 2.0 K were detected at the Earth by a microbolometer array, using a telescope with 10.5 cm diameter aperture producing a diffraction limited field-of-view of 25 arcsec. Minimum detectable temperature change was of 0.1 K. The corresponding fluxes are 30-130 solar flux units. At the solar surface the estimated rapid brightenings were of 50-150 K
description: 12 pages including 6 figures. Accepted by Solar Physics, April 2010
The semiclassical helium atom
Creators: name: Wintgen, Dieter
name: Richter, Klaus
name: Tanner, Gregor
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: 530 Physik

description: Recent progress in the semiclassical description of two-electron atoms is reported herein. It is shown that the classical dynamics for the helium atom is of mixed phase space structure, i.e., regular and chaotic motion coexists. Semiclassically, both types of motion require separate treatment. Stability islands are quantized via a torus–quantization-type procedure, whereas a periodic-orbit cycle expansion approach accounts for the states associated with hyperbolic electron pair motion. The results are compared with highly accurate ab initio quantum calculations, most of which are reported here for the first time. The results are discussed with an emphasis on previous interpretations of doubly excited electron states Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics.
Unveiling the nature of the "Green Pea" galaxies
Creators: name: Amorín, Ricardo
name: Vílchez, José M.
name: Pérez-Montero, Enrique
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review recent results on the oxygen and nitrogen chemical abundances in extremely compact, low-mass starburst galaxies at redshifts between 0.1-0.3 recently named to as "Green Pea" galaxies. These galaxies are genuine metal-poor galaxies ($\sim$ one fifth solar) with N/O ratios unusually high for galaxies of the same metallicity. In combination with their known general properties, i.e., size, stellar mass and star-formation rate, these findings suggest that these objects could be experiencing a short and extreme phase in their evolution. The possible action of both recent and massive inflow of gas, as well as stellar feedback mechanisms are discussed here as main drivers of the starburst activity and their oxygen and nitrogen abundances.
description: To appear in JENAM Symposium "Dwarf Galaxies: Keys to Galaxy Formation and Evolution", P. Papaderos, G. Hensler, S. Recchi (eds.). Lisbon, September 2010, Springer Verlag, in press
Engineered arrays of NV color centers in diamond based on implantation of CN- molecules through nanoapertures
Creators: name: Spinicelli, P.
name: Dréau, A.
name: Rondin, L.
name: Silva, F.
name: Achard, J.
name: Xavier, S.
name: Bansropun, S.
name: Debuisschert, T.
name: Pezzagna, S.
name: Meijer, J.
name: Jacques, V.
name: Roch, J. -F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report a versatile method to engineer arrays of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in dia- mond at the nanoscale. The defects were produced in parallel by ion implantation through 80 nm diameter apertures patterned using electron beam lithography in a PMMA layer deposited on a diamond surface. The implantation was performed with CN- molecules which increased the NV defect formation yield. This method could enable the realization of a solid-state coupled-spin array and could be used for positioning an optically active NV center on a photonic microstructure.
description: 12 pages, 3 figures
Geological and geomorphological analysis of a complex landslides system: the case of San Martino sulla Marruccina (Abruzzo, Central Italy)
Creators: name: Bozzano, Francesca
name: Carabella, Cristiano
name: De Pari, Pierfederico
name: Discenza, Marco Emanuele
name: Fantucci, Rosanna
name: Mazzanti, Paolo
name: Miccadei, Enrico
name: Rocca, Alfredo
name: Romano, Sergio
name: Sciarra, Nicola
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: This work deals with the landslides affecting the area surrounding the village of San Martino sulla Marrucina and involving the neighboring municipalities of Casacanditella and Filetto. The geological and geomorphological settings of this area are being discussed. The enclosed maps have been realized following a multidisciplinary approach, based on morphometric, geological, and geomorphological analyses and supported by air-photo interpretation, dendrochronology, and satellite SAR interferometry (InSAR). The map is organized in four sections: orography (on the upper part), geological map (on the upper right part), main geomorphological map (in the central left part, 1:7,500 scale), and multitemporal analysis (in the lower part). The aforementioned multi-temporal assessment of landslides was performed according to the geomorphological evidence-based criteria and the past ground displacement measurements were obtained by dendrochronology and InSAR. The aim of the study is to understand the evolution in time and space of this landslide area, focusing on the corresponding kinematics.
Polarization as an indicator of intrinsic alignment in radio weak lensing
Creators: name: Brown, Michael L.
name: Battye, Richard A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a new technique for weak gravitational lensing in the radio band making use of polarization information. Since the orientation of a galaxy's polarized emission is both unaffected by lensing and is related to the galaxy's intrinsic orientation, it effectively provides information on the unlensed galaxy position angle. We derive a new weak lensing estimator which exploits this effect and makes full use of both the observed galaxy shapes and the estimates of the intrinsic position angles as provided by polarization. Our method has the potential to both reduce the effects of shot noise, and to reduce to negligible levels, in a model-independent way, all effects of intrinsic galaxy alignments. We test our technique on simulated weak lensing skies, including an intrinsic alignment contaminant consistent with recent observations, in three overlapping redshift bins. Adopting a standard weak lensing analysis and ignoring intrinsic alignments results in biases of 5-10% in the recovered power spectra and cosmological parameters. Applying our new estimator to one tenth the number of galaxies used for the standard case, we recover both power spectra and the input cosmology with similar precision as compared to the standard case and with negligible residual bias, even in the presence of a substantial (astrophysical) scatter in the relationship between the observed orientation of the polarized emission and the intrinsic orientation. Assuming a reasonable polarization fraction for star-forming galaxies, and no cosmological conspiracy in the relationship between polarization direction and intrinsic morphology, our estimator should prove a valuable tool for weak lensing analyses of forthcoming radio surveys, in particular, deep wide field surveys with e-MERLIN, MeerKAT and ASKAP and ultimately, definitive radio lensing surveys with the SKA.
description: 18 pages, 10 figures, submitted to MNRAS
Constitutive and numerical modeling of clay subjected to cyclic loading
Creators: name: Seidalinov, Gaziz
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Natural clays are anisotropic in their in-situ state and have an undisturbed shear strength in excess of the remoulded strength. In addition, most of the structures founded on clay deposits must be designed to withstand cyclic loads such as seismic ground motions or ocean waves. When subjected to earthquake or wind induced cyclic loadings, clay exhibits a complex response. A realistic modeling of clay response under irregular cyclic loading requires an appropriate stress--strain relationship described by a constitutive model. This thesis extends the formulation of an existing constitutive model, namely Simple ANIsotropic CLAY plasticity (SANICLAY) model, by incorporation of a, well-established in geomechanics, bounding surface formulation for successful simulations of clay response under cyclic loading. The most important aspects of the proposed formulation are the position of a projection center and the ability to capture continuous stiffness degradation. The proposed projection center is established in the instant of any stress reversal, and it realistically reflects the experimentally observed plastic strains. A damage parameter is also adopted to better simulate the continuous stiffness reduction during the course of applied cyclic loading. The proposed model is developed with the aim of maintaining the simplicity, and yet including an adequate level of sophistication for successful modeling of the key features of clay response. The model formulation is presented in detail, followed by details of its implementation for applications in boundary value problems. Verification of the model implementation and validation of its performance are also presented. Verification of the model implementation is required in order to build confidence prior to its validation. Followed model validation demonstrates the capabilities of the model in capturing a number of important characteristic features of clay response in cyclic loading. Further exploration of model response in multi-directional cyclic shear is performed demonstrating its extension into more complex multi-directional cyclic shear. Development of the model, its implementation, verification of its implementation, validation of its performance, and exploration of model response in multi-directional cyclic shear provide a tool that can be used in modeling clay response under cyclic loadings. Limitations and recommendations for future work are discussed as well.
Underthrusting and exhumation of continent-derived units within orogenic wedge: an example from the Northern Apennines (Italy)
Creators: name: Papeschi, Samuele
name: Iaccarino, Salvatore
name: Montomoli, Chiara
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: Cardiology

description: The Punta Bianca Unit (NW Italy) is a continent-derived metamorphic unit that experienced underthrusting and later exhumation in the hinterland sector of the Northern Apennines fold-and-thrust belt. We present a novel 1:5000 scale geological map that aims to illustrate the polyphase tectonic evolution of the Punta Bianca Unit and its relationships with non-metamorphic units. The geologic data presented in the map are coupled with the structural analysis of the main tectonic elements, lithostratigraphic, finite strain and microstructural data that allow to highlight the tectonic history of the study area. In particular, we recognized that the Punta Bianca Unit underwent an early phase of underplating (D1), followed by syn-orogenic exhumation to shallow crustal levels and coupling with the overlying Tuscan Nappe (D2), and nappe stacking/refolding (D3). Low-angle semibrittle (D4) and high-angle brittle (D5) faulting affected both the Punta Bianca Unit and the Tuscan Nappe during the latest stages of deformation.
A note on communicating between information systems based on including degrees
Creators: name: Zhu, Ping
name: Wen, Qiaoyan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In order to study the communication between information systems, Gong and Xiao [Z. Gong and Z. Xiao, Communicating between information systems based on including degrees, International Journal of General Systems 39 (2010) 189--206] proposed the concept of general relation mappings based on including degrees. Some properties and the extension for fuzzy information systems of the general relation mappings have been investigated there. In this paper, we point out by counterexamples that several assertions (Lemma 3.1, Lemma 3.2, Theorem 4.1, and Theorem 4.3) in the aforementioned work are not true in general.
description: 4 pages
Semiclassical Cycle Expansion for the Helium Atom
Creators: name: Ezra, G.
name: Richter, Klaus
name: Tanner, G.
name: Wintgen, D.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: 530 Physik

description: The authors analyse the classical dynamics of near-collinear electron configurations in helium. The dynamics turns out to be fully chaotic. An application of periodic orbit quantization techniques yields the energy of doubly excited states with high accuracy. The analysis shows that near-collinear intra-shell resonances are associated with an asymmetric stretch like motion of the electron pair rather than the symmetric stretch motion along the Wannier ridge.
Metal Production in Galaxy Clusters: The Non-Galactic Component
Creators: name: Bregman, Joel N.
name: Anderson, Michael E.
name: Dai, Xinyu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The metallicity in galaxy clusters is expected to originate from the stars in galaxies, with a population dominated by high mass stars likely being the most important stellar component, especially in rich clusters. We examine the relationship between the metallicity and the prominence of galaxies as measured by the star to baryon ratio, M$_*$/M$_{bary}$. Counter to expectations, we rule out a metallicity that is proportional to M$_*$/M$_{bary}$, where the best fit has the gas phase metallicity decreasing with M$_*$/M$_{bary}$, or the metallicity of the gas plus the stars being independent of M$_*$/M$_{bary}$. This implies that the population of stars responsible for the metals is largely proportional to the total baryonic mass of the cluster, not to the galaxy mass within the cluster. If generally applicable, most of the heavy elements in the universe were not produced within galaxies.
description: 13 pages, 3 figures, accepted to ApJ Letters
Geology and evolution of the Cortes de Pallás diapir (Eastern Iberia)
Creators: name: Navarro-Carrasco, Óscar
name: Meléndez-Hevia, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: This paper presents an 1:20,000 geological map and cross-sections of the Cortes de Pallás diapir (eastern Iberia). This structure is located at the junction of the Iberian Chain and the Betic Cordillera, in the northernmost part of the eastern Prebetic Zone. The diapir is an ENE to NE oriented saltwall, parallel to the regional structural trend of the Betic Cordillera. Our results support the hypothesis of a polyphase tectonic evolution from Oligocene to Pliocene times: (a) An extensional phase, Oligocene–Early Miocene in age, in which the graben system formed and the diapir rose. (b) A Middle Miocene compressive phase characterized by at least the partial closure of the diapir and thrusting of its old southern margin over the previous half-graben infill. (c) Finally, a Late Miocene–Pliocene extensional phase in which, synchronous to the normal faulting in the graben system, the diapir was reactivated and cut the previous structures.
Formica angusticeps STARCKE 1947
Creators: name: Seifert, Bernhard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica angusticeps

description:  Formica angusticeps STÄRCKE, 1947 Formica rufa var. angusticeps STÄRCKE, 1947 [description, zoogeography] The taxon was described from the Netherlands. BOL- TON (1995) considered the name as available. The title of the paper “De boreale form van de roode boschmier (Formica rufa rufa)” suggests that STÄRCKE (1947) intended to introduce the new name at infrasubspecific rank. Yet, the main text did not make it clear what his intention was. If the name is available, we can assume a synonymy with Formica pratensis based on the following argumentation. The type locality is in Hoge Veluwe (51.08° N, 5.83° E, 38m) – a sand dune area with interspersed moister parts. We have only four species of the F. rufa group potentially occurring in that region: F. rufa, Formica polyctena, F. pratensis, and Formica truncorum. Formica truncorum is extremely rare in the Netherlands and STÄRCKE (1947) would have noted the diagnostic pigmentation. Therefore, he would have referred to one of the other three species. The reported presence on extensor profile of tibiae of 5 - 11 setae which are erected by 30 - 45° clearly speaks against F. rufa, F. polyctena, or F. polyctena × rufa. STÄRCKE (1947) gave no data on pilosity on back of head but he compared his F. angusticeps with specimens of “ F. rufa rufa ” from the Norwegian coast near the Lofoten (68° N) and of “ F. rufa alpina Santschi ” from the high Alps. For zoogeographical and morphological reasons, his specimens from the Lofoten obviously belonged to Formica lugubris and those from the high Alps to either F. lugubris or Formica paralugubris. These data implicate F. angusticeps to have a rich overall pilosity as it is typical for F. pratensis and to be hairier than in the hairiest F. rufa phenotypes.
description: Published as part of Seifert, Bernhard, 2021, A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the Formica rufa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - the famous mound-building red wood ants, pp. 133-179 in Myrmecological News 31 on page 160, DOI: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_031:133, http://zenodo.org/record/5582216
description: {"references": ["STARCKE, A. 1947: De boreale form van de roode boschmier (Formica rufa rufa) op de Hooge Veluwe. - Entomologische Berichten 12: 144 - 146."]}
Rewriting Lady Nijō’s story : transformation, retelling, and replacement in modern adaptations of Towazugatari
Creators: name: Chanez, Elsa Claire Camille
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Completed around 1307, Towazugatari, the work of a Kamakura-era (1185–1333) woman known as Lady Nijō (1258–after 1306), was only rediscovered in 1938. Half court diary and half travel diary, this hybrid work covers the life story of its author from her entry to court at age fourteen to her pilgrimages throughout Japan after becoming a Buddhist nun. Unlike other works of the Heian (794–1185) or Kamakura period, Towazugatari has not enjoyed much reception or adaptation after its completion, until the twentieth century when it was uncovered. However, since its rediscovery the text has inspired a short story, four novel adaptations, a movie, a play, and four different manga adaptations. In this thesis, I focus on the four novelizations of the text, arguing that, because of its late discovery, hybrid nature, and unique content, these novel adaptations have acted as replacements of the original for non-academic audiences. I also highlight two different waves of adaptations by separating the four novels into two categories, chronologically and thematically, suggesting that the earlier works focused on retelling the story of Nijō’s life while the later adaptations create narratives around the text itself as an artifact. First, I carry out a survey and analysis of all of the non-novel adaptations in order to provide a background on which to couch my discussion of the novels. As my critical framework, I utilize Linda Hutcheon’s A Theory of Adaptation and Michael Emmerich’s idea of replacement from his The Tale of Genji: Translation, Canonization, and World Literature. I rely on close readings of the texts, secondary sources, and personal communication with some of the authors to support my argument. Next, I analyze Setouchi Harumi’s (1922–) Chūsei enjō and Sugimoto Sonoko’s (1925–2017) Shin Towazugatari. Finally, I discuss Mori Masako’s (1944–) Kewaizaka and Okuyama Kyōko’s (1966–) Koi goromo Towazugatari.
Charge Detection in Phosphorus-doped Silicon Double Quantum Dots
Creators: name: Rossi, A.
name: Ferrus, T.
name: Podd, G. J.
name: Williams, D. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report charge detection in degenerately phosphorus-doped silicon double quantum dots (DQD) electrically connected to an electron reservoir. The sensing device is a single electron transistor (SET) patterned in close proximity to the DQD. Measurements performed at 4.2K show step-like behaviour and shifts of the Coulomb Blockade oscillations in the detector's current as the reservoir's potential is swept. By means of a classical capacitance model, we demonstrate that the observed features can be used to detect single-electron tunnelling from, to and within the DQD, as well as to reveal the DQD charge occupancy.
description: 4 pages, 3 figures
Statistical analysis of an observational study
Creators: name: Tsiamyrtzis, Panagiotis
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 490501
subject: Applied statistics

description: Statistical Analysis of the data in the manuscript "Brief, Low-impact, High-intensity Osteogenic Loading in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Quasi-experimental Case-series Study"
Geomorphology of the Jebel Qara and coastal plain of Salalah (Dhofar, southern Sultanate of Oman)
Creators: name: Zerboni, Andrea
name: Perego, Alessandro
name: Mariani, Guido S.
name: Brandolini, Filippo
name: Kindi, Mohammed Al
name: Regattieri, Eleonora
name: Zanchetta, Giovanni
name: Borgi, Federico
name: Charpentier, Vincent
name: Cremaschi, Mauro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Marine Biology

description: We present the results of the geomorphological mapping of a region of the Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) including two contrasting physiographic units sharing a common drainage system into the Arabian Sea: the Jebel Qara limestone massif and the coastal plain of Salalah. Neogene to Quaternary tectonic activity controlled the formation of an extensive system of faults and caused the uplift of the Jebel Qara, forming structural escarpments. The massif underwent karstification and subsequent linear erosion. Today the Jebel is cut by a dendritic net of dry valleys, occasionally dammed by calcareous tufa dams. The transition between the southern escarpment of the Jebel and the plain below displays flat alluvial fans, bordered by a strip of beachrock, coastal dunes, and coastal lagoons, located in correspondence to estuaries. Dramatic soil erosion is evident, linked to intense human-triggered zoogeomorphological processes started in the Mid-Late Holocene after the introduction of pastoral land-use.
Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato: A Road Map to Good Health and Wealth Creations Among Developing Nations
Creators: name: Udemezue, J.C.
name: Ekwuye, B.M.
name: Nweke, J.O.
Publisher: name: gjrpublication
Year: 2024

description: The income generation and employment status of sweetpotato in Africa and beyond presently are not a paradox per se but a reality because production and processing of sweetpotato have secured jobs for the majority of youths in the rural areas. Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties, being the offshoot of sweetpotato, have the complementary capacity to diversify the Nigerian economy into multiple facets for nation-building. Therefore, they are the entry points for development through income and employment generation. In rural settings like some villages in Nigeria and other African countries, the majority of households cannot afford food products rich in Vitamin A that play a vital role for child development, and this gave rise to the introduction of bio-fortified agricultural innovations such as OFSP varieties (OFSVs) and other crops to fill in the gaps. Vitamin A deficiency is a major risk factor working against children and pregnant and lactating women. Also, if care is not taken, it can lead to premature death as well as untimely blindness. However, research has proved that sweet potatoes (OFSP) have several health benefits, such as protecting against chronic diseases, fighting inflammation, regulating blood sugar levels, and supporting weight loss. In light of this, this paper used an analytical approach to review the following: the wealth implications of orange fleshed sweetpotato among developing nations, the health benefits associated with orange fleshed sweetpotato consumption, and the tips for marketing the orange fleshed sweetpotato value chain.
Statistical analysis of an observational study
Creators: name: Tsiamyrtzis, Panagiotis
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 490501
subject: Applied statistics

description: Statistical Analysis of the data in the manuscript "Effective Brief, Low-impact, High-intensity Osteogenic Loading in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: An Observational Study"
Effects of correlated Gaussian noise on the mean firing rate and correlations of an electrically coupled neuronal network
Creators: name: Sun, Xiaojuan
name: Perc, Matjaz
name: Lu, Qishao
name: Kurths, Jürgen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: In this paper, we examine the effects of correlated Gaussian noise on a two-dimensional neuronal network that is locally modeled by the Rulkov map. More precisely, we study the effects of the noise correlation on the variations of the mean firing rate and the correlations among neurons versus the noise intensity. Via numerical simulations, we show that the mean firing rate can always be optimized at an intermediate noise intensity, irrespective of the noise correlation. On the other hand, variations of the population coherence with respect to the noise intensity are strongly influenced by the ratio between local and global Gaussian noisy inputs. Biological implications of our findings are also discussed.
description: 7 two-column pages, 5 figures; accepted for publication in Chaos
Jat masculinity and deviant femininity in a punjabi romantic epic : exploring gender through Waris Shah's Hīr
Creators: name: Mann, Gurinderpal
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: This thesis examines the representation of gender in Waris Shah’s Hīr, a romantic epic (qissā) composed during the late 1700s in Punjab. The author, Waris Shah, a Sufi of the Chishti tradition, lived during the eighteenth century. Hīr portrays the tragic story of the love between Hīr, a young woman of the Siyal clan, and Rāṅjhā, a young man known by his clan name; the story is sometimes called the “Romeo and Juliet” of Punjabi literature. This qissā is set in the rural, feudal plains of Punjab, where multiple clans strove to maintain or improve their status. In the qissā, Hīr, Waris Shah portrays gender through poetic metaphor, dialogue, character, and plot. I focus primarily on his protagonists, treating each of Hīr and Rāṅjhā as pivotal male and female characters, and secondarily on the character of Sahiti, Hīr’s sister-in-law in the story. I interrogate the gender representation of each character to uncover the social constructs to which Shah subscribed. I will argue that through the plot of the story, the dialogue, and the exchanges between the characters, a multiplicity of forms of gender is articulated. The portrayal of Shah’s main characters forces us to question the idea of gender norm, while recognizing how it functions as a social force. Through his complex characters Shah demonstrates the unorthodox gender is normal in this text. In Part I, I propose an overarching meaning for Shah’s multi-vocality of femininity as tied to the character of Hīr (and secondarily Sahiti), by paying close attention to the language Shah uses in describing her, the arc of her plot which ends in her murder, and her interaction with other women characters. In Part II, I propose an overarching meaning for Shah’s multi-vocal portrayal of masculinity as tied to the character of Rāṅjhā, by attending to descriptions of his appearance, his loss of property and arc that ends in his death, as well as his interactions with other characters. Through these two figures, Hīr and Rāṅjhā, Shah articulates a range of gendered forms, while ultimately adhering to patriarchal norms that are presented alongside other models.
Abundance anomalies in pre-main-sequence stars: Stellar evolution models with mass loss
Creators: name: Vick, M.
name: Michaud, G.
name: Richer, J.
name: Richard, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The effects of atomic diffusion on internal and surface abundances of A and F pre-main-sequence stars with mass loss are studied in order to determine at what age the effects materialize, as well as to further understand the processes at play in HAeBe and young ApBp stars. Self-consistent stellar evolution models of 1.5 to 2.8Msun with atomic diffusion (including radiative accelerations) for all species within the OPAL opacity database were computed and compared to observations of HAeBe stars. Atomic diffusion in the presence of weak mass loss can explain the observed abundance anomalies of pre-main-sequence stars, as well as the presence of binary systems with metal rich primaries and chemically normal secondaries such as V380 Ori and HD72106. This is in contrast to turbulence models which do not allow for abundance anomalies to develop on the pre-main-sequence. The age at which anomalies can appear depends on stellar mass. For A and F stars, the effects of atomic diffusion can modify both the internal and surface abundances before the onset of the MS. The appearance of important surface abundance anomalies on the pre-main-sequence does not require mass loss, though the mass loss rate affects their amplitude. Observational tests are suggested to decipher the effects of mass loss from those of turbulent mixing. If abundance anomalies are confirmed in pre-main-sequence stars they would severely limit the role of turbulence in these stars.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures, accepeted for publication
Glacial geomorphology between Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern, southern Sweden
Creators: name: Öhrling, Christian
name: Peterson, Gustaf
name: Johnson, Mark D.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: The glacial geomorphology between the lakes Vänern and Vättern is presented on a 1:220,000 scale, LiDAR-based map covering approximately 18,000 km2. Fifteen landform units have been mapped; end moraines, De Geer moraines, drumlins, crag-and-tails, hummock tracts and corridors, irregular ridges, murtoos, eskers, deltas/sandur, outwash complexes, meltwater channels, boulder bars/sheets, the Timmersdala ridge, raised shorelines, sand dunes and prominent landslide scars (the last three are post-glacial). The area includes moraines associated with the Younger Dryas cold interval and drainage deposits of the Baltic Ice Lake. Additionally, the map reveals previously undetected geomorphic features including (1) murtoos, (2) abundant traces of meltwater erosion manifested as channels and hummock corridors, (3) laterally extensive end-moraine systems (the Remmene and Kungslena ice-margin positions) and (4) the distinct lobate shape of end moraines formed above the highest shoreline. This map provides a uniform base for future use in georesources, paleo ice-sheet modelling, geologic history, and geoconservation.
title: Comparative investigation of two-dimensional imaging methods and X-ray tomography in the characterization of microstructure
Creators: name: Bacaicoa, Inigo
name: Lütje, Martin
name: Sälzer, Philipp
name: Umbach, Cristin
name: Brückner-Foit, Angelika
name: Heim, Hans-Peter
name: Middendorf, Bernhard
Publisher: name: Universität Kassel
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: X-ray tomography
subject: micrographs
subject: dynamic image analysis
subject: Al-Si-Cu-alloys
subject: wood-plastic composites (WPC)
subject: foam concrete
subject: 660
subject: Mikroskopie
subject: Aufnahme
subject: Bildanalyse
subject: Holz
subject: Kunststoff
subject: Verbundwerkstoff

description: Initiative for the Development of Scientific and Economic Excel-lence (LOEWE) – Financial support of the special research project “Safer Materials”
Notre Dame vs. The Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defied the KKK
Creators: name: Tucker, Todd
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2023

description: \u000aIn 1924, two uniquely American institutions clashed in northern Indiana: the University of Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan. Todd Tucker's book, published for the first time in paperback, _Notre Dame vs. The Klan_ tells the shocking story of the three-day confrontation in the streets of South Bend, Indiana, that would change both institutions forever.\u000a \u000aWhen the Ku Klux Klan announced plans to stage a parade and rally in South Bend, hoping to target college campuses for recruitment starting with Notre Dame, a large group of students defied their leaders' pleas to ignore the Klan and remain on campus. Tucker dramatically recounts the events as only a proficient storyteller can. Readers will find themselves drawn into the fray of these tumultuous times.\u000a\u000aTucker structures this compelling tale around three individuals: D.C. Stephenson, the leader of the KKK in Indiana, the state with the largest Klan membership in America; Fr. Matthew Walsh, the young and charismatic president of the University of Notre Dame; and a composite of a Notre Dame student at the time, represented by Bill Foohey, who was an actual participant in the clash.\u000a \u000aThis book will appeal not only to Notre Dame fans, but to those interested in South Bend and Indiana history and the history of the Klu Klux Klan, including modern-day Klan violence.\u000a
Connection between effective-range expansion and nuclear vertex constant or asymptotic normalization coefficient
Creators: name: Yarmukhamedov, R.
name: Baye, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Explicit relations between the effective-range expansion and the nuclear vertex constant or asymptotic normalization coefficient (ANC) for the virtual decay $B\to A+a$ are derived for an arbitrary orbital momentum together with the corresponding location condition for the ($A+a$) bound-state energy. They are valid both for the charged case and for the neutral case. Combining these relations with the standard effective-range function up to order six makes it possible to reduce to two the number of free effective-range parameters if an ANC value is known from experiment. Values for the scattering length, effective range, and form parameter are determined in this way for the $^{16}$O+$p$, $α+t$ and $α+^3$He collisions in partial waves where a bound state exists by using available ANCs deduced from experiments. The resulting effective-range expansions for these collisions are valid up to energies larger 5 MeV.
description: 17 pages, 6 figures
Spatial competition and the dynamics of rarity in a temporally varying environment
Creators: name: O'Malley, Lauren
name: Korniss, G.
name: Mungara, Sai Satya Praveen
name: Caraco, Thomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Given an endogenous timescale set by invasion in a constant environment, we introduced periodic temporal variation in competitive superiority by alternating the species' propagation rates. By manipulating habitat size and introduction rate, we simulated environments where successful invasion proceeds through growth of many spatial clusters, and where invasion can occur only as a single-cluster process. In the multi-cluster invasion regime, rapid environmental variation produced spatial mixing of the species and non-equilibrium coexistence. The dynamics' dominant response effectively averaged environmental fluctuation, so that each species could avoid competitive exclusion. Increasing the environment's half-period to match the population-dynamic timescale let the (initially) more abundant resident repeatedly repel the invader. Periodic transition in propagation-rate advantage rarely interrupted the exclusion process when the more abundant species had competitive advantage. However, at infrequent and randomly occurring times, the rare species could invade and reverse the density pattern by rapidly eroding the resident's preemption of space. In the single-cluster invasion regime, environmental variation occurring faster than the population-dynamic timescale prohibited successful invasion; the first species to reach its stationary density (calculated for a constant environment) continued to repel the other during long simulations. When the endogenous and exogenous timescales matched, the species randomly reversed roles of resident and invader; the waiting times for reversal of abundances indicate stochastic resonance. For both invasion regimes, environmental fluctuation occurring much slower than the endogenous dynamics produced symmetric limit cycles, alternations of the constant-environment pattern.
description: The original article is available at www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v12/n03/ccar2546.pdf
Geo-LiM: a new geo-lithological map for Central Europe (Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Northern Italy) as a tool for the estimation of atmospheric CO2 consumption
Creators: name: Donnini, Marco
name: Marchesini, Ivan
name: Zucchini, Azzurra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: We present a new geo-lithological map for Central Europe (Geo-LiM). It was prepared taking into account the chemical and mineralogical composition of the outcropping rocks and paying attention in discriminating metamorphic rocks, that were classified according to the chemistry of protoliths. The map was used for estimating the atmospheric CO2 consumed by the chemical weathering of silicates and carbonates. The map is made available in vector format [Donnini et al,. 2018. A new Geo-Lithological Map (Geo-LiM) for Central Europe (Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Northern Italy) (Version 1.2) [Data set]. Zenodo Retrieved from https://zenodo.org/record/3530257], together with the computer code used to classify the lithologies and to join original maps. As a consequence, researchers can either replicate the product, or alter the code to derive a different lithological classification of the original geological maps, following the concept of Open Science.
Complex and Quantized Electron Motion in Antidot Arrays
Creators: name: Weiss, Dieter
name: Richter, Klaus
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: 530 Physik

description: Antidot arrays consisting of a lattice of nanometer scale holes etched through a two- dimensional electron gas display distinct resistance anomalies which reflect the complex electron motion in the lattice. While in conventional conductors the electrons are scattered by randomly distributed scatterers the situation is different in antidot arrays: here, the electrons predominantly collide with the periodically arranged antidots. The electrons in the lattice probe a potential landscape which can be viewed as a physical realization of a Sinai type of billiard, known for its chaotic classical dynamics.