cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Comportement thermique d’une paroi béton isolé par l’intérieure sous actions climatiques réelles
Creators: name: Cavallari, Andrea
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: Dans une démarche d’instrumentation et modélisation d’un bâtiment réel équipé de rupteurs de pont thermique, un modèle thermique à faible complexité a été créé pour étudier l’effet des incertitudes sur les données matérielles et les coefficients d’échange sur la réponse thermique d’une paroi béton isolée par l’intérieur, sous actions climatiques réelles. La distribution de température sur l’épaisseur de la paroi a été décomposée en une composante uniforme, qui présente des variations saisonnières et journalières, une composante linéaire, au comportement court terme, et une composante résiduelle, qui s’avère être faible. La composante uniforme a été décomposée en tendance, oscillation moyenne journalière et une variation court terme. Une comparaison entre les résultats de la simulation, d’un calcul thermique selon EC1 (EC1 : 1-5, 2004) et les variation de température donnée par la liste type ATeC est proposée.


 
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Additional file 1: of Strengthening integration of family planning with HIV/AIDS and other services: experience from three Kenyan cities
Creators: name: Mutisya, Raymond
name: Jonesmus Wambua
name: Nyachae, Paul
name: Mercy Kamau
name: Shalmali Karnad
name: Kabue, Mark
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Translation of this article into French. (PDF 357 kb)
Influence de la composition du mortier de terre crue sur son comportement à haute température
Creators: name: TADONBOU, Jordan
name: PLIYA, Prosper
name: BEAUCOUR, Anne-Lise
name: FARIA, Paulina
name: NOUMOWE, Albert
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: Les mortiers de terre crue sont utilisés comme mortiers de montage pour la construction de murs en maçonnerie, comme enduits et dans la réparation de structures en terre. Très peu d'études se sont concentrées sur le comportement des éléments de maçonnerie en terre crue soumis à des températures élevées. Cette étude vise à comprendre l'influence de diverses compositions de mortiers de terre soumises à des températures élevées. La nature minéralogique et la fraction volumétrique du granulat utilisée peuvent avoir une influence sur le comportement à haute température des mortiers de terre. Dans le cadre de cette étude, des mortiers de terre ont été composés en utilisant une terre argilo-limoneuse, du sable silico-calcaire et des déchets de briques de terre cuite (chamotte). Trois fractions volumétriques de sable/terre argilo-limoneuse et deux pourcentages de substitution volumique du sable par la chamotte sont choisis. Les propriétés physiques et mécaniques à la température ambiante et après différents cycles de chauffage/refroidissement ont été déterminées. Un effet défavorable du sable silico-calcaire a été observé au-delà de 400°C et à la température de 800°C, les mortiers contenant le sable silico-calcaire ont été fortement dégradés en raison de la décarbonatation des granulats calcaires. A contrario, la substitution du sable par la chamotte a eu un effet positif à haute température.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Many Young Children with Autism Who Use Psychotropic Medication Do Not Receive Behavior Therapy: A Multisite Case-Control Study
Creators: name: Alexander, A.
name: Reyes, N.
name: Rosenberg, S.
name: Giarelli, E.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Reynolds, A.
name: Nadler, C.
name: Wiggins, L.D.
name: Levy, S.E.
name: Thomas, K.
name: Moody, E.
Publisher: name: Mosby Inc.
Year: 2021

description: Objectives: To explore how many pre-school aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) used psychotropic medication, child and geographic factors associated with psychotropic medication use, and how many children who used psychotropic medication did or did not ever receive behavior therapy. Study design: Children 2-5 years of age were enrolled from 2012 to 2016 in a multisite case-control study designed to investigate the development and risk factors of ASD. Children with a positive ASD screen or ASD diagnosis upon enrollment were asked to complete a comprehensive evaluation to determine ASD status and developmental level. Caregivers completed a Services and Treatments Questionnaire and multiple self-administered questionnaires to determine child use of psychotropic medication, ever receipt of behavior therapy, and presence of co-occurring symptoms. Results: There were 763 children who were classified as ASD and had data collected on the Services and Treatments Questionnaire. Of those, 62 (8.1%) used psychotropic medication to treat behavioral symptoms and 28 (3.7%) were ≤3 years of age when medication was first started. Attention problems (aOR, 7.65; 95% CI, 3.41-16.1; P < .001) and study site (aOR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.04-6.56; P = .04) were significantly associated with psychotropic medication use after controlling for maternal race/ethnicity. More than one-half (59.7%) of those who used psychotropic medication did not ever receive behavior therapy. Conclusions: Many preschool-aged children with ASD who use psychotropic medication do not receive behavior therapy. Pediatricians are an important resource for children and families and can help facilitate behavioral treatment for children with ASD and other disorders.
Dark Matter-induced Collapse of Neutron Stars: A Possible Link Between Fast Radio Bursts and the Missing Pulsar Problem
Creators: name: Fuller, Jim
name: Ott, Christian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are an emerging class of short and bright radio transients whose sources remain enigmatic. Within the galactic center, the non-detection of pulsars within the inner $\sim \!10\,{\rm pc}$ has created a missing pulsar problem that has intensified with time. With all reserve, we advance the notion that the two problems could be linked by a common solution: the collapse of neutron stars (NS) due to capture and sedimentation of dark matter (DM) within their cores. Bramante \& Linden (2014), Phys.\ Rev.\ Lett.~19, 191301 showed that certain DM properties allow for rapid NS collapse within the high DM density environments near galactic centers while permitting NS survival elsewhere. Each DM-induced collapse could generate an FRB as the NS magnetosphere is suddenly expelled. This scenario could explain several features of FRBs: their short time scales, large energies, locally produced scattering tails, and high event rates. We predict that FRBs are localized to galactic centers, and that our own galactic center harbors a large population of NS-mass ($M\sim1.4 M_\odot$) black holes. The DM-induced collapse scenario is intrinsically unlikely because it can only occur in a small region of allowable DM parameter space. However, if observed to occur, it would place tight constraints on DM properties.
description: Published in MNRAS Letters
Clustering Sequence Data with Mixture Markov Chains with Covariates Using Multiple Simplex Constrained Optimization Routine (MSiCOR)
Creators: name: Das, Priyam
name: Sen, Deborshee
name: De, Debsurya
name: Hou, Jue
name: Abad, Zahra S. H.
name: Kim, Nicole
name: Xia, Zongqi
name: Cai, Tianxi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Mixture Markov Model (MMM) is a widely used tool to cluster sequences of events coming from a finite state-space. However, the MMM likelihood being multi-modal, the challenge remains in its maximization. Although Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm remains one of the most popular ways to estimate the MMM parameters, however, convergence of EM algorithm is not always guaranteed. Given the computational challenges in maximizing the mixture likelihood on the constrained parameter space, we develop a pattern search-based global optimization technique which can optimize any objective function on a collection of simplexes, which is eventually used to maximize MMM likelihood. This is shown to outperform other related global optimization techniques. In simulation experiments, the proposed method is shown to outperform the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm in the context of MMM estimation performance. The proposed method is applied to cluster Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients based on their treatment sequences of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). We also propose a novel method to cluster people with MS based on DMT prescriptions and associated clinical features (covariates) using MMM with covariates. Based on the analysis, we divided MS patients into three clusters. Further cluster-specific summaries of relevant covariates indicate patient differences among the clusters. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Approche multi-échelle de caractérisation des propriétés de transfert en fonction de la morphologie des matériaux cimentaires
Creators: name: ACHOUR, Mohamad
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: Le coefficient de diffusion d’un matériau cimentaire est fonction de sa microstructure et de sa morphologie à différentes échelles, allant du nanomètre au centimètre. La morphologie dépend de la formulation et des conditions de durcissement de ce matériau. L’approche multi-échelle sert à faire le lien entre les propriétés diffusives et mécaniques, la composition et la microstructure du matériau. Le coefficient de diffusion du béton est un indicateur de durabilité qui alimente les modèles de prédiction du vieillissement des ouvrages en béton armé. Il est l’un des paramètres d'entrée des modèles numériques qui évalue la capacité du béton à résister au phénomène de corrosion. Dans cet article, une campagne expérimentale a pour objectif de montrer l’influence de la composition des matériaux cimentaires sur les propriétés de durabilité. Il s’agit d’étudier l’influence du rapport Eau/Liant, des propriétés des granulats sur les propriétés diffusives. Deux types de granulats sont retenus : granulat calcaire poreux et dense. Les formulations se distinguent par le type et la fraction volumique des granulats ainsi le rapport Eau/Liant et le dosage des additions. Dans cet article, un modèle multi-échelle utilisé modélise les propriétés diffusives des matériaux cimentaires. Une confrontation entre les résultats expérimentaux et numériques est présentée et qui permet d’interpréter les résultats. 
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Additional file 1: of It’s not you, it’s the design - common problems with patient monitoring reported by anesthesiologists: a mixed qualitative and quantitative study
Creators: name: Tscholl, David
name: Handschin, Lucas
name: Rössler, Julian
name: Weiss, Mona
name: Spahn, Donat
name: Nöthiger, Christoph
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Table S1. The complete dataset, language translation and encoding of participants’ answers to the question “What are the most common problems with patient monitoring in your daily work?” Columns two and three are presented in their original form to allow traceability and may, therefore, contain typos and syntax errors. In column four, “Adjusted English translation,” the Google translation (Alphabet Inc., Mountainview, CA, USA) was adjusted by hand for meaning and syntax using Grammarly (Grammarly Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA). In column 4, we matched words with comparable meaning to facilitate word counting and coding. The matched words were tangling = cable-clutter; not intuitive = non-intuitive; use, handling = operation, parameters = vital-signs; weight, heavy = heavy weight. Table S2. The results of the word count with all words that have occurred more than five times. The dark gray shading displays the topics identified by the word count. Irrespective of singular or plural, uppercase or lowercase, the word count of these words was: alarm = 52, cable = 24, heavy = 20, alarm limits = 19, artifacts = 15, ECG = 15, non-intuitive = 6. ECG = electrocardiogram. (DOCX 94 kb)
title: Εργασιακό άγχος και επαγγελματική υγιεινή
title: Work stress and occupational hygiene
Creators: name: Σιωκα Ευθυμια
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2022

description: Η υγεία είναι ένας συνδυασμός σωματικής και ψυχικής ευεξίας, η οποία όμως επηρεάζεται από πολλούς στρεσογόνους παράγοντες στην καθημερινή ζωή. Μία από τις σημαντικότερες πηγές άγχους στις μέρες μας, είναι το εργασιακό περιβάλλον. Η μακροχρόνια εμπειρία του εργασιακού στρες μπορεί να οδηγήσει σε άγχος με σοβαρές συνέπειες στην ψυχική και σωματική υγεία κάποιου. Ως εκ τούτου, η επαγγελματική υγεία και το άγχος θεωρούνται ευρέως ως ένα από τα πιο κρίσιμα ζητήματα υγείας που εμπλέκουν όλα τα εργασιακά περιβάλλοντα.
Τα επαγγέλματα υγείας είναι ένας τομέας που διακρίνεται περισσότερο από το άγχος, και σχετίζεται με συναισθηματική και σωματική εξουθένωση. Το τελευταίο είναι μια επίδραση που επιδεινώθηκε σταδιακά όταν ξέσπασε η πανδημία του COVID-19 τους πρώτους μήνες του 2020.
Η παρούσα μελέτη περιστρέφεται γύρω από το επαγγελματικό στρες και το αίσθημα αβεβαιότητας των εργαζομένων και είναι μια προσπάθεια αξιολόγησης του ψυχολογικού άγχους που βιώνουν οι νοσηλευτές που εργάζονται στα δημόσια νοσοκομεία.  Η ανασκόπηση της βιβλιογραφίας στο πρώτο μέρος της μελέτης ακολουθείται από την ανάλυση της ερευνητικής μεθοδολογίας, την παρουσίαση των αποτελεσμάτων που καταλήγουν στη συζήτηση και τα συμπεράσματα.

description:  Occupational stress and occupational hygiene are widely regarded as the most serious health issues that employees must address as managers of this situation, both to secure the well-being of the workforce and as a prerequisite for the proper operation of the firm or organization they lead. It strains employees' emotional and physical health as well as their performance at work, and when paired with job instability, it poses a continual risk to the connection between employees and employers. Initially, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of occupational stress on public-sector nurses, to identify the factors that contribute to it, and to provide solutions to the problems that arise. An investigation will be conducted to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic affects the mental health of nursing personnel of Karditsa Hospital. As part of this study, I plan to develop a questionnaire with questions regarding job stress, employment insecurity, and the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the health sector.
Stückelberg interference in a superconducting qubit under periodic latching modulation
Creators: name: Silveri, M. P.
name: Kumar, K. S.
name: Tuorila, J.
name: Li, J.
name: Vepsäläinen, A.
name: Thuneberg, E. V.
name: Paraoanu, G. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When the level separation of a qubit is modulated periodically across an avoided crossing, tunneling to the excited state - and consequently Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interference - can occur. The types of modulation studied so far correspond to a continuous change of the level separation. Here we study periodic latching modulation, in which the level separation is switched abruptly between two values and is kept constant otherwise. In this case, the conventional approach based on the asymptotic Landau-Zener (LZ) formula for transition probabilities is not applicable. We develop a novel adiabatic-impulse model for the evolution of the system and derive the resonance conditions. Additionally, we derive analytical results based on the rotating-wave approximation (RWA). The adiabatic-impulse model and the RWA results are compared with those of a full numerical simulation. These theoretical predictions are tested in an experimental setup consisting of a transmon whose flux bias is modulated with a square wave form. A rich spectrum is observed, with distinctive features correspoding to two regimes: slow-modulation and fast-modulation. These experimental results are shown to be in very good agreement with the theoretical models. Also, differences with respect to the well known case of sinusoidal modulation are discussed, both theoretically and experimentally.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures
Capstone Practicum by Keertan Kini, Kevin Li, Sigalit Perelson, and Eyal Zilberman
Creators: name: Kini, Keertan
name: Li, Kevin
name: Perelson, Sigalit
name: Zilberman, Eyal
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial intelligence
subject: Privacy
subject: California
subject: Technology and state
subject: Stanford University
subject: Humanities and Sciences
subject: Public Policy Program

description: Our student practicum team was invited by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to analyze legislative and regulatory acts governing automated decisionmaking (ADM) and profiling at the federal level, in California, and in other U.S. states. Definitions of automated decisionmaking vary, and automated decisionmaking has been the subject of various regulatory efforts in the United States and internationally. In this paper, we examine approaches by U.S. federal agencies; California legislation spanning employment, housing, and child protection; and privacy and data protection statutes in other U.S. states.

We conclude that the various examined legislative and regulatory acts attempt to reduce ambiguity by enumerating harms that may require intervention, but they diverge in their level of specificity and applicability. No single definition of automated decisionmaking has been broadly adopted. Substantive regulatory requirements differ due to varying policy goals pursued and constraints faced by different legislative and regulatory authorities.
Clustering sequence data with mixture Markov chains with covariates using multiple simplex constrained optimization routine (MSiCOR)
Creators: name: Das, Priyam
name: Sen, Deborshee
name: De, Debsurya
name: Hou, Jue
name: Abad, Zahra S. H.
name: Kim, Nicole
name: Xia, Zongqi
name: Cai, Tianxi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Mixture Markov Model (MMM) is a widely used tool to cluster sequences of events coming from a finite state-space. However the MMM likelihood being multi-modal, the challenge remains in its maximization. Although Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm remains one of the most popular ways to estimate the MMM parameters, however convergence of EM algorithm is not always guaranteed. Given the computational challenges in maximizing the mixture likelihood on the constrained parameter space, we develop a pattern search-based global optimization technique which can optimize any objective function on a collection of simplexes, which is eventually used to maximize MMM likelihood. This is shown to outperform other related global optimization techniques. In simulation experiments, the proposed method is shown to outperform the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm in the context of MMM estimation performance. The proposed method is applied to cluster Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients based on their treatment sequences of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). We also propose a novel method to cluster people with MS based on DMT prescriptions and associated clinical features (covariates) using MMM with covariates. Based on the analysis, we divided MS patients into 3 clusters. Further cluster-specific summaries of relevant covariates indicate patient differences among the clusters.
Search for new phenomena in final states with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
Creators: name: ATLAS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Results of a search for new phenomena in final states with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum are reported. The search uses 20.3 fb$^{-1}$ of $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV data collected in 2012 with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Events are required to have at least one jet with $p_T > 120$ GeV and no leptons. Nine signal regions are considered with increasing missing transverse momentum requirements between $E_T^{miss} > 150$ GeV and $E_T^{miss} > 700$ GeV. Good agreement is observed between the number of events in data and Standard Model expectations. The results are translated into exclusion limits on models with large extra spatial dimensions, pair production of weakly interacting dark matter candidates, and production of very light gravitinos in a gauge-mediated supersymmetric model. In addition, limits on the production of an invisibly decaying Higgs-like boson leading to similar topologies in the final state are presented.
description: 34 pages plus author list + cover page (47 pages in total), 21 figures, 8 tables, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. C, All figures including auxiliary figures are available at http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/EXOT-2013-13/. An Erratum is also published at that DOI adress: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3639-7/
Final: Decision Full Report Facility 607 Von Karman Facility Intermittent Test Building Renovations Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Arnold Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80982/arnold-air-force-base
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Facility 607
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/127020/facility-607
subject: Von Karman Facility Intermittent Test Building
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/127212/von-karman-facility-intermittent-test-building
subject: Governmental Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/318/governmental-structure
subject: Historic Governmental Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/320/historic-governmental-structure
subject: Military Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/322/military-structure
subject: Non-Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/309/non-domestic-structures
subject: Tunnel D
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/4519/tunnel-d
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Renovation Project
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/85060/renovation-project
subject: Renovations
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/158635/renovations
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation

description: The purpose of this report is to record modifications to Facility 607, the Von Karman Facility (VKF) Intermittent Test Building, and Tunnel D, pursuant to the programmatic agreement for management of historic properties at Arnold Air Force Base (Programmatic Agreement; United States Air Force, 2014). This project consists of renovations to this mothballed facility to prepare it for bringing Tunnel D back on-line for new testing projects. These renovations will be to the interior and exterior of the existing building to prepare it for renewed testing operations after the facility has been dormant for approximately 38 years.
title: Schreibkompetenz unter DaZ-Lernenden und die (digitale) Schreibförderung
Creators: name: Schönpos, Valentin
Year: 2023

description: Da schulischer Erfolg in Österreich größtenteils von der Beherrschung der deutschen Sprache abhängt und nicht alle Schüler*innen die gleichen sprachlichen Fähigkeiten besitzen, ist es unumgänglich, jene Kinder und Jugendlichen, die mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ) aufwachsen, bei der Aneignung bildungssprachlicher Kompetenzen, welche für den Schulerfolg relevant sind, zu unterstützen. Die vorliegende Masterarbeit setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, welche bildungssprachlichen Fähigkeiten Lernende mit DaZ besitzen und wie ihr Deutschbuch sie beim Erwerb dieser Fähigkeiten besser unterstützen kann. Für ersteren Teil wurde ein Schreibprojekt, die Schreibaufgabe Fast Catch Bumerang, in einer Wiener Klasse der Sekundarstufe I durchgeführt. Dessen Ergebnisse sowie Erkenntnisse zum Erwerb der Bildungssprache aus dem theoretischen Teil konnten anschließend mit dem Schulbuch der Unterstufenklasse verglichen werden. Obwohl einige Anforderungen der teilnehmenden Klasse im Buch vertreten sind, könnte es unter anderem Passivkonstruktionen noch besser erläutern und den Einsatz differenzierterer Sprache betonen.
description: Educational success in Austria is largely dependent on one’s knowledge of the German language. As not all students possess the same language skills, it is vital that learners with German as a second language (GSL) are supported in acquiring educational language competencies. This master thesis asks, which educational language skills learners with GSL possess and how their German schoolbook may better support this acquisition. To answer the first part, a writing project called Fast Catch Bumerang was conducted in a Viennese lower secondary class. Its results as well as the conclusions of the theoretical part could then be compared to the participating class’s schoolbook. Although most of the students‘ requirements are met to enable language learning, the book could, for example, focus more on the passive voice as well as differentiated language use.
Additional file 1 of Stochastic modelling of tyrosine kinase inhibitor rotation therapy in chronic myeloid leukaemia
Creators: name: H. Jonathan G. Lindstrรถm
name: Wijn, Astrid
name: Friedman, Ran
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Derivations of formulae, implementation details, justification of assumptions and figures too large for the main text. (PDF 277 kb)
Neonatal jaundice in association with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disorder
Creators: name: Seashore, C.J.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Croen, L.A.
name: Herring, A.H.
name: Vladutiu, C.J.
name: Siega-Riz, A.
name: Engel, S.M.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Cordero, C.
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2020

description: Objective: To examine the association between neonatal jaundice and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and non-ASD developmental disorder (DD). Study design: We analyzed data from the Study to Explore Early Development, a US multisite, case-control study conducted from 2007 to 2011. Developmental assessment classified children aged 2–5 years into: ASD (n = 636), DD (n = 777), or controls (POP; n = 926). Neonatal jaundice (n = 1054) was identified from medical records and maternal interviews. We examined associations between neonatal jaundice and ASD and DD using regression models to obtain adjusted odds ratios (aOR). Results: Our results showed interaction between gestational age and neonatal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice was associated with ASD at 35–37 weeks (aOR = 1.83, 95%CI 1.05, 3.19), but not ≥38 weeks gestation (aOR = 0.97, 95%CI 0.76, 1.24). Similar results were observed with DD. Conclusions: Further exploration of timing and severity of neonatal jaundice and ASD/DD is warranted.
ETUDE COMPARATIVE DE L’EFFET DU LIANT SUR LA DURABILITE DES BETONS DE SOL A BASE DE SABLE ARGILEUX ET DE LATERITE
Creators: name: KAMDEM MBOPDA, Alain
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: RESUME : Le béton de sol est un matériau issu du mélange du sol en place avec un liant hydraulique. Ce travail expérimental vise à étudier l'influence de la nature du liant sur certaines propriétés de durabilité des bétons de sol : la carbonatation la porosité accessible à l’eau (ɳ) et les cycles H/S (perte de masse (ζ) et résistance en compression (Rc)) des bétons de sol. Pour ce faire, nous avons utilisés trois types de liant : le CEM I 52.5, le CEM II 42.5 et le CEM III 32.5. Le sable argileux (SA5) et la latérite (LA5) de classe granulaires 0/5 sont les sols utilisés. Les formulations pour différents dosages en ciment (150 et 250 kg/m3) ont été obtenues pour une ouvrabilité constante comprise entre 32 et 33 cm. Les résultats obtenus montrent que la la perte de mase due au cycle d’humidification séchage et la profondeur de carbonatation sont plus élevées pour les bétons de sol à base de LA5 que ceux à base de SA5. Les Xc obtenues sont plus importantes sur des formulations avec du CEM III 32.5, suivit du CEM II 42.5 et du CEM I 52.5. Pour les cycles H/S, les formulations à base de LA5 sont plus sensibles aux cycles H/S que ceux à base de SA5.


Mots-clefs : Béton de sol, ouvrabilité, carbonatation, cycles H/S.


Modalité de présentation : Présentation orale
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Water Line, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base
Creators: name: Chapman, Shawn
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Tennessee (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/702/tennessee-state-territory
subject: Coffee (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/5122/coffee-county
subject: Franklin (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3332/franklin-county
subject: Arnold Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80982/arnold-air-force-base
subject: Camp Forrest
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85510/camp-forrest
subject: 40CF295
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126928/40cf295
subject: 40CF310
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/127089/40cf310
subject: 40CF263
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/126870/40cf263
subject: Potable Water Line
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167248/potable-water-line
subject: Tennessee Army National Guard
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167230/tennessee-army-national-guard
subject: Water Line
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/32129/water-line
subject: Tullahoma Utilities Board
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/167249/tullahoma-utilities-board
subject: Shovel Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/10088/shovel-testing
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey

description: Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from construction of a proposed water line. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated three sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were adversely impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to disturbance from previous road and range construction in the past, mainly from the development and use of the area in the Camp Forrest era but continuing with improvements to Rifle Range Road to the present. No prehistoric cultural material of any kind was observed during visual inspection of the bare ground or in shovel tests. Incidental recent historic trash was observed but not collected. No archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this investigation. The area is recommended cleared from a cultural resources perspective.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance for the Proposed P-80c System Site and Associated Underground Utility Lines and the P-80 to P-20 Fiber Optic Line Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada
Creators: name: Edwards, Susan
Publisher: name: Desert Research Institute
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Clark (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3965/clark-county
subject: United States of America (Country)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/384/united-states-of-america-country
subject: Las Vegas, Nevada
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76911/las-vegas-nevada
subject: Cactus Flat
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/16225/cactus-flat
subject: Nevada (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/919/nevada-state-territory
subject: Nye (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/4104/nye-county
subject: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80650/nellis-air-force-base-nevada
subject: Breen Creek QUAD 7.5'
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/16314/breen-creek-quad-75

description: Both project areas were inspected for cultural resources by pedestrian transects covering a 30 m (100 ft) interval with the exception of the southern end of the P-80 to P-20 fiber line and northern two-thirds of the P-80c utility corridor. These areas had been previously examined for cultural properties during the P-80 facility survey.
Observational Signatures of Planets in Protoplanetary Disks I: Gaps Opened by Single and Multiple Young Planets in Disks
Creators: name: Dong, Ruobing
name: Zhu, Zhaohuan
name: Whitney, Barbara
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It has been suggested that the gaps and cavities recently discovered in transitional disks are opened by planets. To explore this scenario, we combine two-dimensional two fluid (gas + particle) hydrodynamical calculations with three-dimensional Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer simulations, and study the observational signatures of gaps opened by one or several planets, making qualitative comparisons with observations. We find that a single planet as small as 0.2 MJ can produce a deep gap at millimeter (mm) wavelengths and almost no features at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, while multiple planets can open up a few *10 AU wide common gap at both wavelengths. Both the contrast ratio of the gaps and the wavelength dependence of the gap sizes are broadly consistent with data. We also confirm previous results that NIR gap sizes may be smaller than mm gap sizes due to dust-gas coupling and radiative transfer effects. When viewed at a moderate inclination angle, a physically circular on-centered gap could appear to be off-centered from the star due to shadowing. Planet-induced spiral arms are more apparent at NIR than at mm wavelengths. Overall, our results suggest that the planet-opening-gap scenario is a promising way to explain the origin of the transitional disks. Finally, inspired by the recent ALMA release of the image of the HL Tau disk, we show that multiple narrow gaps, well separated by bright rings, can be opened by 0.2 MJ planets soon after their formation in a relatively massive disk.
description: 25 pages, 13 figures, 4 tables, ApJ in press
Influence of the geometry of recycled concrete aggregates on the carbonation process in an open system
Creators: name: JAUNKEYPERSAD, KILESH
name: COLIN, Johan
name: JEONG, Jena
name: POUPARDIN, Adrien
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: The “CO2 capture using the recycled concrete aggregate” research program has been established to conceptualize a reactor as part of the national research program, Fastcarb. However, understanding the complex interaction between gas mixture (CO2 + N2) flow patterns, heat transfer phenomena and reaction in a porous media (carbonation) is very crucial for optimizing the performance of the reactor to maximize CO2 capture. The study presents a comprehensive numerical investigation into the coupling of fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena within the reactor. The analysis uses the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique to assess the thermal performance and fluid dynamics characteristics of the carbonation reactor while varying the shape and number of aggregates.  The results provide valuable insights into a deeper understanding of the gas flow and heat distribution in the reactor, which could help optimize the reactor performance. Additionally, the vorticity results around the sphere provide insight into the zone most likely to undergo carbonation, and the ‘dead zone’ where any CO2 gas would not interact with the aggregate.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Quantum Newtonian cosmology and the biconfluent Heun functions
Creators: name: Vieira, H. S.
name: Bezerra, V. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We obtain the exact solution of the Schrödinger equation for a particle (galaxy) moving in a Newtonian universe with a cosmological constant, which is given in terms of the biconfluent Heun functions. The first six Heun polynomials of the biconfluent function are written explicitly. The energy spectrum which resembles the one corresponding to the isotropic harmonic oscillator is also obtained. The wave functions as well as the energy levels codify the role played by the cosmological constant.
description: 15 pages, 2 figures
Early Life Exposure to Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Multisite Case-Control Study
Creators: name: Schwartz, J.
name: Bradley, C.
name: Gammon, M.D.
name: Kalkbrenner, A.E.
name: Di, Q.
name: Ladd-Acosta, C.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Croen, L.A.
name: Hoffman, K.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Fallin, M.D.
name: Richardson, D.B.
name: McGuinn, L.A.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Rappold, A.G.
name: Neas, L.M.
Publisher: name: NLM (Medline)
Year: 2020

description: BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have reported associations between prenatal and early postnatal air pollution exposure and autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, findings differ by pollutant and developmental window. OBJECTIVES: We examined associations between early life exposure to particulate matter ≤2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) and ozone in association with ASD across multiple US regions. METHODS: Our study participants included 674 children with confirmed ASD and 855 population controls from the Study to Explore Early Development, a multi-site case-control study of children born from 2003 to 2006 in the United States. We used a satellite-based model to assign air pollutant exposure averages during several critical periods of neurodevelopment: 3 months before pregnancy; each trimester of pregnancy; the entire pregnancy; and the first year of life. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusting for study site, maternal age, maternal education, maternal race/ethnicity, maternal smoking, and month and year of birth. RESULTS: The air pollution-ASD associations appeared to vary by exposure time period. Ozone exposure during the third trimester was associated with ASD, with an OR of 1.2 (95% CI: 1.1, 1.4) per 6.6 ppb increase in ozone. We additionally observed a positive association with PM2.5 exposure during the first year of life (OR = 1.3 [95% CI: 1.0, 1.6] per 1.6 µg/m increase in PM2.5). CONCLUSIONS: Our study corroborates previous findings of a positive association between early life air pollution exposure and ASD, and identifies a potential critical window of exposure during the late prenatal and early postnatal periods.
ATTÉNUATION DES VIBRATIONS ET DE LA FATIGUE D'UNE ÉOLIENNE OFFSHORE FLOTTANTE DE TYPE BARGE DE 5 MW SOUS DES CHARGES DE VENT ET DE HOULE STOCHASTIQUES
Creators: name: EL HAMOUD, Riad
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: Cet article vise à étudier la réduction des vibrations et l'atténuation de la fatigue d'une éolienne offshore flottante 5 MW de type barge sous un vent et une houle, stochastiques. Un amortisseur de masse accordée omnidirectionnel et passif (TMD) installé dans la plate-forme flottante a été utilisé. Le programme de simulation couplée aéro-hydro–servo-élastique pour éoliennes, OpenFAST, a été utilisé pour effectuer les simulations numériques. Le TMD omnidirectionnel a été calibré sur les fréquences naturelles de tangage et de roulis de la plate-forme afin d'atténuer les vibrations et la fatigue dans les directions avant-arrière et latérale respectivement. Les coefficients d'amortissement optimaux du TMD omnidirectionnel dans les directions avant-arrière et latérale ont été obtenus à partir de deux procédures de minimisation où les fonctions objectifs sont respectivement les écarts-types des mouvements de tangage et de roulis issus de tests d’oscillation libre. L'efficacité du TMD omnidirectionnel a été vérifiée pour un cas de charge de vent et de houle stochastiques. Le pourcentage de variation de l'écart-type (Standard Deviation SD) et du moment à dommage équivalent (Damage Equivalent Moment DEM) entre les cas contrôlés et non contrôlés ont été utilisés comme indicateurs de réduction des vibrations et d'atténuation de la fatigue respectivement. De plus, une comparaison avec un double TMD a été réalisée. Les résultats obtenus montrent que le TMD omnidirectionnel offre une meilleure atténuation bidirectionnelle des vibrations et de la fatigue par rapport au double TMD. À titre d’exemple, les réductions de l’écart-type du mouvement de roulis de la plate-forme et du moment à dommage équivalent à la base de la tour dans la direction latérale peuvent atteindre respectivement 47% et 37%.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Additional file 2: of Strengthening integration of family planning with HIV/AIDS and other services: experience from three Kenyan cities
Creators: name: Mutisya, Raymond
name: Jonesmus Wambua
name: Nyachae, Paul
name: Mercy Kamau
name: Shalmali Karnad
name: Kabue, Mark
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Translation of the abstract of this article into Portuguese. (PDF 105 kb)
Effect of adding a CLT storey on the seismic vulnerability of an existing reinforced concrete 10 storeys building
Creators: name: Plassiard, Jean-Patrick
name: JAAFARI, Chaimaa
name: DURIF, Sébastien
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2024

description: This article presents results found when performing both a lateral forces analysis and a spectral modal analysis on a 10 storeys reinforced concrete building situated in a seismic zone that was upgraded by adding a light CLT storey. The objective of the study is to quantify the effect of such upgrade on the seismic vulnerability of the structure. To achieve that, the fundamental frequencies and periods of the existing and modified building were compared in addition to the distribution of forces in the different floors, the shear, normal force and moment at the base of the structure. Furthermore, lateral displacements of the different floors were quantified in order to assess the impact that a light floor addition could have on earthquake induced pounding between adjacent buildings.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 42 No 1 (2024): Special Issue - RUGC 2024
Elastic Enhancement Factor: from Mesoscopic Systems to Macroscopic Analogous Devices
Creators: name: Sokolov, Valentin V.
name: Zhirov, Oleg V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Excess of probabilities of elastic processes over inelastic ones is a characteristic feature of the chaotic resonance scattering predicted by the random matrix theory (RMT). Quantitatively, this phenomenon is characterized by the elastic enhancement factor $F^{(β)}$ that is, essentially, a typical ratio of elastic and inelastic cross sections. Being measured experimentally, this quantity can provide important information on the character of dynamics of the complicated intermediate open system formed on the intermediate stage of various resonance scattering processes. We discuss properties of the enhancement factor in a wide scope from mesoscopoic systems as, for example, heavy nuclei to macroscopic electromagnetic analogous devices imitating two-dimensional quantum billiards. We demonstrate a substantial qualitative distinction between the elastic enhancement factor's peculiarities in these two cases. A complete analytical solution is found for the case of systems without time-reversal symmetry and only a few equivalent open scattering channels.
description: The published version as Elastic enhancement factor: From mesoscopic systems to macriscopic analogous devices; published 21 May 2015
Particle acceleration and radiation friction effects in the filamentation instability of pair plasmas
Creators: name: D'Angelo, M.
name: Fedeli, L.
name: Sgattoni, A.
name: Pegoraro, F.
name: Macchi, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The evolution of the filamentation instability produced by two counter-streaming pair plasmas is studied with particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations in both one (1D) and two (2D) spatial dimensions. Radiation friction effects on particles are taken into account. After an exponential growth of both the magnetic field and the current density, a nonlinear quasi-stationary phase sets up characterized by filaments of opposite currents. During the nonlinear stage, a strong broadening of the particle energy spectrum occurs accompanied by the formation of a peak at twice their initial energy. A simple theory of the peak formation is presented. The presence of radiative losses does not change the dynamics of the instability but affects the structure of the particle spectra.
description: 8 pages, 8 figures, submitted to MNRAS