cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Integral force-based design approach for the seismic analysis and design of liquid storage tanks
Creators: name: Chatterji, Soumitra
name: Butenweg, Christoph
name: Klinkel, Sven
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Eurocode 8
flexibility and rigidity
integral approach
liquid storage tanks
relative acceleration spectra

description: 40 Seiten (2024). doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4874285/v1
Degeneracy Implies Non-abelian Statistics
Creators: name: Rowell, Eric C.
name: Wang, Zhenghan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: A non-abelian anyon can only occur in the presence of ground state degeneracy in the plane. It is conceivable that for some strange anyon with quantum dimension $>1$ that the resulting representations of all $n$-strand braid groups $B_n$ are overall phases, even though the ground state manifolds for $n$ such anyons in the plane are in general Hilbert spaces of dimensions $>1$. We observe that degeneracy is all that is needed: for an anyon with quantum dimension $>1$ the non-abelian statistics cannot all be overall phases on the degeneracy ground state manifold. Therefore, degeneracy implies non-abelian statistics, which justifies defining a non-abelian anyon as one with quantum dimension $>1$. Since non-abelian statistics presumes degeneracy, degeneracy is more fundamental than non-abelian statistics.
description: State the main result as a theorem and add several clarifications
NEW SPECIES OF DULZURA, GENUS OF HADZIOID AMPHIPODA HITHERTO KNOWN ONLY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC, DISCOVERED IN CABO VERDE (ATLANTIC-OCEAN)
Creators: name: Stock, J. H.
name: Vonk, R.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: Up to now, the five known representatives of the genus Dulzura, were found in the Indo-Pacific only (Madagascar, Galapagos, Hawaii, California). A new species of this genus, Dulzura lobata, has been discovered in the Atlantic, in the interstitial fauna of a beach near Praia (island of Santiago, republic of Cabo Verde). A key to all known species is provided.
The superluminous vacuum
Creators: name: Markoulakis, Emmanouil
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 510703
subject: Particle physics
classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
classificationCode: 490205
subject: Mathematical aspects of quantum and conformal field theory, quantum gravity and string theory

description: The Standard Cosmological and Particle Models of physics have set both in their formalism an absolute limit, the speed of light c or else called the speed of causality and claim that this is also a physical limit in nature in our visible Universe. This however, we claim is also unproven up to today and nature has always imposed exceptions and violations in accepted theories many times in the past and proved that these were merely human formalism and experiments artifacts and used technology restrictions and that physical limits and rules are constantly broken and bend in nature. We hereby will try to theoretically demonstrate, why and how the very existence and empirical evidence in our Universe of vacuum space, either in its theorized ideal absolute form thus free space or partially vacuum characterized as QED or QCD vacuum and its zero-point energy and fluctuations, maybe actually the biggest proof in nature for superluminous energy being possible without violating causality. That the apparent effect of “nothingness” of vacuum space maybe the evidence for superluminocity and was right in front of us all this time hidden. We herein try to answer a fundamental physics question why vacuum space appears to us, basically, as nothing assuming that ‘nothing’ does not exists in nature and why a hypothetical superluminous vibra-tion, Planck sized particle generates apparent nothingness in our spacetime. The novelty of the research herein infers that free space is the dark energy and which is superluminous energy.
Supplementary Theory from Geometric localization in supported elastic struts
Creators: name: T.C.T. Michaels
name: R. Kusters
name: A.J. Dear
name: C. Storm
name: J.C. Weaver
name: L. Mahadevan
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mechanics
subject: 10299 Applied Mathematics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 30399 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Localized deformation patterns are a common motif in morphogenesis and are increasingly finding applications in materials science and engineering, in such instances as mechanical memories. Here, we describe the emergence of spatially localized deformations in a minimal mechanical system by exploring the impact of growth and shear on the conformation of a semi-flexible filament connected to a pliable shearable substrate. We combine numerical simulations of a discrete rod model with theoretical analysis of the differential equations recovered in the continuum limit to quantify (in the form of scaling laws) how geometry, mechanics and growth act together to give rise to such localized structures in this system. We find that spatially localized deformations along the filament emerge for intermediate shear modulus and increasing growth. Finally, we use experiments on a 3D printed multi-material model system to demonstrate that external control of the amount of shear and growth may be used to regulate the spatial extent of the localized strain texture.
MAP Support Detection for Greedy Sparse Signal Recovery Algorithms in Compressive Sensing
Creators: name: Lee, Namyoon
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: A reliable support detection is essential for a greedy algorithm to reconstruct a sparse signal accurately from compressed and noisy measurements. This paper proposes a novel support detection method for greedy algorithms, which is referred to as "\textit{maximum a posteriori (MAP) support detection}". Unlike existing support detection methods that identify support indices with the largest correlation value in magnitude per iteration, the proposed method selects them with the largest likelihood ratios computed under the true and null support hypotheses by simultaneously exploiting the distributions of sensing matrix, sparse signal, and noise. Leveraging this technique, MAP-Matching Pursuit (MAP-MP) is first presented to show the advantages of exploiting the proposed support detection method, and a sufficient condition for perfect signal recovery is derived for the case when the sparse signal is binary. Subsequently, a set of iterative greedy algorithms, called MAP-generalized Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (MAP-gOMP), MAP-Compressive Sampling Matching Pursuit (MAP-CoSaMP), and MAP-Subspace Pursuit (MAP-SP) are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed support detection method to existing greedy algorithms. From empirical results, it is shown that the proposed greedy algorithms with highly reliable support detection can be better, faster, and easier to implement than basis pursuit via linear programming.
description: 12 pages, Submitted to IEEE TSP
CORALLANIDAE FROM BORA-BORA AND MOOREA, SOCIETY ISLANDS, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF CORALLANA (CRUSTACEA, ISOPODA, CYMOTHOIDEA)
Creators: name: Muller, H. G.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: Two species of corallanid isopods belonging to two genera are recorded from coral reefs at Bora Bora and Moorea, Society Islands. Alcirona insularis Hansen, 1890 is redescribed in detail and some morphological features are shown from the type material of Alcirona krebsii Hansen, 1890 to point out the distinguishing characters of both species. Corallana societensis n.sp. is described, with a brief discussion of its supposed affinities.
Supplement to Warm bodies, cool wings: regional heterothermy in flying bats.
Creators: name: Rummel, Andrea D.
name: Swartz, Sharon M.
name: Marsh, Richard L.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 110601 Biomechanics
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary methods, details of statistical analyses, and supplemental figures
Age and growth of sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo(Cetti, 1777) in the eastern Adriatic Sea
Creators: name: KRALJEVIC, Miro
name: MATIC-SKOKO, Sanja
name: DULCIC, PALLAORO
name: JARDAS, Ivan
name: GLAMUZINA, Branko
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2007

description: The age and growth parameters of Diplodus puntazzo from the eastern middle Adriatic Sea were studied. Total
 lengths (TL) of 630 specimens ranging from 13.3 to 46.7 cm were obtained from commercial fishery catches by "tramata"
 fishing (2004-2005). All specimens sampled were fully mature above 22 cm TL. The male-female ratio for all fish
 combined was 0.75:1.00, but the ratio changed according to length classes. The mean lengths, as well as the age frequency
 distributions of males and females were not significantly different. Scales showed clearly the ring pattern common to teleost
 fishes. The opaque ring was deposited during the summer months. The length-weight relationship showed an isometric
 growth (b = 3.001; R2 = 0.988). The parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth equation were: L
 ∞
 = 45.28 cm; K = 0.191
 per year; t0 = -0.306 year; R2 = 0.953. This study revealed that D. puntazzo is a relatively slow growing and long-lived
 species with a life span in excess of 18 years.
Conducting Community Audits to Evaluate Community Resources for Healthful Lifestyle Behaviors: An Illustration From Rural Eastern North Carolina
Creators: name: Keyserling, Thomas C.
name: Vu, Maihan B.
name: McGuirt, Jared T.
name: Jilcott, Stephanie B.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: A community audit is a qualitative and quantitative research technique in which researchers drive through a community to observe its physical and social attributes, primarily through windshield tours and "ground truthing." Ground truthing is a verification process that uses data gathered by direct observation to corroborate data gathered from secondary sources. Community audits have been used for epidemiologic studies and in program planning for health-promotion interventions. Few studies have detailed the methodology for conducting community audits in rural areas or the extent to which community audits can contribute to an accurate assessment of community characteristics (eg, presence of sidewalks) and nutrition and physical activity resources (eg, produce stands, parks) that may promote healthful lifestyle behaviors. The objective of this article is to describe our approach to conducting a community audit (consisting of windshield tours and ground truthing) to enumerate resources, to assess community characteristics, and to inform revisions to a community guide on nutrition and physical activity resources. We conducted an audit in 10 communities in a rural eastern North Carolina county in 2010. We also collected data from secondary sources to make comparisons with community audit data. The initial resource guide included 42 resources; the community audits identified 38 additional resources. There was moderate to high agreement between windshield tour observations and secondary data sources for several community characteristics, such as number of fast-food restaurants (67% agreement) and existence of sidewalks (100% agreement). Community audits improved the description of health-promoting community resources and the context in which people make lifestyle choices.
Correlates of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Among Preschool-Aged Children
Creators: name: Namenek Brouwer, Rebecca J.
name: Dolinsky, Diana H.
name: Østbye, Truls
name: Siega-Riz, Anna Maria
name: Evenson, Kelly R.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: IntroductionFew studies have examined the correlates of objectively measured amounts of sedentary time and physical activity in young children. We evaluated the demographic, biological, behavioral, social, and environmental correlates of the amount of sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as measured by accelerometry in preschool-aged children.MethodsWe obtained baseline measurements of physical activity by using an Actical accelerometer among 337 preschool-aged children (aged 2-5) of overweight or obese mothers. For children, we defined sedentary time as less than 12 counts per 15 seconds and MVPA as 715 or more counts per 15 seconds. Body mass index of the mother and child (calculated from measured height and weight) and maternal physical activity as measured by accelerometer were included as potential correlates. Mothers self-reported all other potential correlates. We used multivariable linear regression analyses to examine correlates of the amount of sedentary time and MVPA.ResultsChildren had an average of 6.1 hours per day of sedentary time and 14.9 minutes per day of MVPA. In multivariable analysis, boys (P <.001) had fewer minutes per day of sedentary time, whereas older children (P <.001), boys (P <.001), children in high-income households (>$60,000/y [P = .005]), and children who spent more time outdoors (P = .001) had more MVPA.ConclusionBoth modifiable and nonmodifiable factors were correlated with preschool children's amount of MVPA, which can be helpful when designing interventions for this age group. The lack of correlates for sedentary time indicates the need for further investigation into this behavior.
Supplement to Warm bodies, cool wings: regional heterothermy in flying bats
Creators: name: Rummel, Andrea D.
name: Swartz, Sharon M.
name: Marsh, Richard L.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 110601 Biomechanics
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary methods, details of statistical analyses, and supplemental figures
Real root finding for low rank linear matrices
Creators: name: Henrion, Didier
name: Naldi, Simone
name: Din, Mohab Safey El
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 13-XX, 14Q20, 12Y05, 68W30

description: We consider $m \times s$ matrices (with $m\geq s$) in a real affine subspace of dimension $n$. The problem of finding elements of low rank in such spaces finds many applications in information and systems theory, where low rank is synonymous of structure and parsimony. We design computer algebra algorithms, based on advanced methods for polynomial system solving, to solve this problem efficiently and exactly: the input are the rational coefficients of the matrices spanning the affine subspace as well as the expected maximum rank, and the output is a rational parametrization encoding a finite set of points that intersects each connected component of the low rank real algebraic set. The complexity of our algorithm is studied thoroughly. It is polynomial in $\binom{n+m(s-r)}{n}$. It improves on the state-of-the-art in computer algebra and effective real algebraic geometry. Moreover, computer experiments show the practical efficiency of our approach.
description: Final published version in Appl. Algebr. Eng. Comm
A new species of Antygomonas (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Atlantic coast of Florida, USA
Creators: name: SØRENSEN, Martin V.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2007

description: A new kinorhynch species, Antygomonas paulae sp. nov., is described from the West Atlantic coast off Fort
 Pierce, Florida, USA. The new species is characterized by the presence of a first trunk segment consisting of one complete
 ring with concavities in the anterior middorsal and midventral margins, and the following 10 segments consisting of a tergal
 and two sternal plates. Middorsal spines are present on all segments, whereas lateroventral/lateral accessory cuspidate and
 acicular spines are present on trunk segments 2 through 9. Antygomonas paulae sp. nov. is distinguished from the two
 currently described species of Antygomonas by the combination of absence of cuspidate spines on trunk segment 6 and the
 presence of lateroventral cuspidate spines and lateral accessory acicular spines on trunk segment 9. The diagnostic charac-
 ters and the general morphology of the new species are discussed with special emphasis on the introvert and appearance
 and distribution of sensory spots.
title: Unravelling the origins of anomalous diffusion: From molecules to migrating storks
Creators: name: Vilk, Ohad
name: Aghion, Erez
name: Avgar, Tal
name: Beta, Carsten
name: Nagel, Oliver
name: Sabri, Adal
name: Sarfati, Raphael
name: Schwartz, Daniel K.
name: Weiß, Matthias
name: Krapf, Diego
name: Nathan, Ran
name: Metzler, Ralf
name: Assaf, Michael
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 530 Physik

description: Anomalous diffusion or, more generally, anomalous transport, with nonlinear dependence of the mean-squared displacement on the measurement time, is ubiquitous in nature. It has been observed in processes ranging from microscopic movement of molecules to macroscopic, large-scale paths of migrating birds. Using data from multiple empirical systems, spanning 12 orders of magnitude in length and 8 orders of magnitude in time, we employ a method to detect the individual underlying origins of anomalous diffusion and transport in the data. This method decomposes anomalous transport into three primary effects: long-range correlations (“Joseph effect”), fat-tailed probability density of increments (“Noah effect”), and nonstationarity (“Moses effect”). We show that such a decomposition of real-life data allows us to infer nontrivial behavioral predictions and to resolve open questions in the fields of single-particle tracking in living cells and movement ecology.
description: Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe; 1303
Establishing Worksite Wellness Programs for North Carolina Government Employees, 2008
Creators: name: Young, Suzanna
name: Herget, Casey
name: Plescia, Marcus
name: Dunn, Carolyn
name: Halladay, Jacquie
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: BackgroundState employee health plans sometimes provide worksite wellness programs to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases among their members, but few offer the comprehensive range of interventions recommended by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.Community ContextNorth Carolina's State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees provides health coverage for approximately 665,000 state employees, teachers, retirees, and dependents. Health claims indicate that the prevalence of having at least 1 chronic disease or of being obese is approximately 32% among state employees.MethodsThe State Health Plan created a partnership with North Carolina's Division of Public Health, Office of State Personnel, and other key state agencies to identify bureaucratic obstacles to providing worksite wellness programs for state employees and to develop a state policy to address them. The Division of Public Health established a model worksite program to guide development of the worksite wellness policy and pilot wellness interventions.OutcomeThe state's first worksite wellness policy created an employee wellness infrastructure in state government and addressed administrative barriers to allow effective worksite wellness interventions. For example, the policy led to pilot implementation of a subsidized worksite weight management program. Positive results of the program helped generate legislative support to expand the weight management program throughout state government.InterpretationStrong interagency partnership is essential to guide worksite wellness policy and program development in state government. State health plans, public health agencies, and personnel agencies each play a role in that partnership.
Exploring Perceptions of Colorectal Cancer and Fecal Immunochemical Testing Among African Americans in a North Carolina Community
Creators: name: Harden, Elizabeth
name: Melvin, Cathy
name: Moore, Alexis
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: IntroductionAfrican Americans have a lower colorectal cancer screening rate than whites and higher disease incidence and mortality. Despite wide acceptance of colonoscopy for accurate screening, increasing promotion of high-sensitivity stool test screening, such as the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), may narrow racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in screening. This study provides formative research data to develop an intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among underinsured and uninsured African Americans in central North Carolina.MethodsWe held 4 focus groups to explore knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about colorectal cancer screening, particularly FIT. Participants (n = 28) were African American adults recruited from neighborhoods with high levels of poverty and unemployment. Constructs from the diffusion of innovation theory were used to develop the discussion guide.ResultsIn all groups, participants noted that lack of knowledge about colorectal cancer contributes to low screening use. Attitudes about FIT sorted into 4 categories of "innovation characteristics": relative advantage of FIT compared with no screening and with other screening tests; compatibility with personal beliefs and values; test complexity; and test trialability. A perceived barrier to FIT and other stool tests was risk of incurring costs for diagnostic follow-up.ConclusionCommunity-based FIT screening interventions should include provider recommendation, patient education to correctly perform FIT, modified FIT design to address negative attitudes about stool tests, and assurance of affordable follow-up for positive FIT results.
Tuneable on-demand single-photon source
Creators: name: Peng, Z. H.
name: Tsai, J. S.
name: Astafiev, O. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An on-demand single photon source is a key element in a series of prospective quantum technologies and applications. We demonstrate the operation of a tuneable on-demand microwave photon source based on a fully controllable superconducting artificial atom strongly coupled to an open-end transmission line (a 1D half-space). The atom emits a photon upon excitation by a short microwave $π$-pulse applied through a control line weakly coupled to the atom. The emission and control lines are well decoupled from each other, preventing the direct leakage of radiation from the $π$-pulses used for excitation. The estimated efficiency of the source is higher than 75\% and remains to be about 50\% or higher over a wide frequency range from 6.7 to 9.1 GHz continuously tuned by an external magnetic field.
description: 4 figures
Supporting information from The effect of social preference on academic diligence in adolescence.
Creators: name: J. L. Andrews
name: L. Foulkes
name: C. Griffin
name: S. J. Blakemore
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Description of included questionnaires and supporting analyses
THE FAMILY SERTULARIIDAE (CNIDARIA, HYDROZOA) IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR AND THE IBERIAN PENINSULA - TAXONOMIC AND ZOOGEOGRAPHIC ASPECTS
Creators: name: Soteras, M. D. M.
name: Garcia, F. J.
name: Garciagomez, J. C.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: A faunistic and taxonomical study of the Sertulariidae of the Strait of Gibraltar has been done to compare living populations of this important zoogeographical area, with the ones described for near atlantic and/or mediterranean iberian areas. 12 species have been described and compared, from a zoogeographical and, sometimes, taxonomical point of view, with all known species, of sertularids from the Iberian littoral. A check-list of all these species, including all cited names in the literature and the iberian distribution is given. Discordant opinions about some species are discussed, particularly the ones referred to as the complex Sertularella ellisii, S. mediterranea y S. ornata. A zoogeographical discussion is presented involving, among other aspects, the mediterranean endemisms and the dispersal capacity of the members of this family.
AKARI Observation of the Sub-degree Scale Fluctuation of the Near-infrared Background
Creators: name: Seo, H. J.
name: Lee, Hyung Mok
name: Matsumoto, T.
name: Jeong, W. -S.
name: Lee, Myung Gyoon
name: Pyo, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report spatial fluctuation analysis of the sky brightness in near-infrared from observations toward the north ecliptic pole (NEP) by the AKARI at 2.4 and 3.2 micron. As a follow up study of our previous work on the Monitor field of AKARI, we used NEP deep survey data, which covered a circular area of about 0.4 square degrees, in order to extend fluctuation analysis at angular scales up to 1000". We found residual fluctuation over the estimated shot noise at larger angles than the angular scale of the Monitor field. The excess fluctuation of the NEP deep field smoothly connects with that of the Monitor field at angular scales with a few hundreds arcseconds and extends without any significant variation to larger angular scales up to 1000". By comparing excess fluctuations at two wavelengths, we confirm a blue spectrum feature similar to the result of the Monitor field. We find that the result of this study is consistent with Spitzer Space Telescope observations at 3.6 micron. The origin of the excess fluctuation in the near-infrared background remains to be answered, but we could exclude zodiacal light, diffuse Galactic light, and unresolved faint galaxies at low-redshift based on the comparison with mid- and far-infrared brightness, ground based near-infrared images.
description: 35 pages, 17 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Morphometry, energetics and diversity of free-living nematodes from coasts of Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia): an ecological meaning
Creators: name: BOUFAHJA, Fehmi
name: BEYREM, Hamouda
name: ESSID, Naceur
name: AMORRI, Jalila
name: MAHMOUDI, Ezzeddine
name: AÏSSA, Patricia
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2007

description: Analyses of water quality in the Bizerte lagoon showed their relative low oxygenation during September 2002
 compared to December 2001. Sediment variables appeared directly dependent on the silt/clay distribution and sewage from
 the metallurgic factory "El Fouledh". Nematode abundances were negatively influenced by silt/clay, organic matter, metals
 and chlorophyll a content. The individual nematode body size was clearly related to the distribution of two dominant
 species, Terschellingia longicaudata (Linhomoeidae) and Paracomesoma dubium (Comesomatidae). Shannon-Wiener
 diversity index values were the lowest in the South-Western stations characterized by higher level of organic matter and a
 weaker effect of pollution, in "Baie des carrières" and "Menzel Jemil" areas. The sediment metals were the key factors con-
 trolling the respiration rate of meiobenthic nematodes.
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Control and Treatment Differences in a Medicaid Population, North Carolina, 2005-2006
Creators: name: Plescia, Marcus G.
name: Yow, Angie
name: Huston, Sara L.
name: DuBard, C. Annette
name: Downie, Diane
name: Schmid, Dorothee
name: Bostrom, Susan
name: Lawrence, William W.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: IntroductionRacial disparities in prevalence and control of high blood pressure are well-documented. We studied blood pressure control and interventions received during the course of a year in a sample of black and white Medicaid recipients with high blood pressure and examined patient, provider, and treatment characteristics as potential explanatory factors for racial disparities in blood pressure control.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the charts of 2,078 black and 1,436 white North Carolina Medicaid recipients who had high blood pressure managed in primary care practices from July 2005 through June 2006. Documented provider responses to high blood pressure during office visits during the prior year were reviewed.ResultsBlacks were less likely than whites to have blood pressure at goal (43.6% compared with 50.9%, P = .001). Blacks above goal were more likely than whites above goal to have been prescribed 4 or more antihypertensive drug classes (24.7% compared with 13.4%, P < .001); to have had medication adjusted during the prior year (46.7% compared with 40.4%, P = .02); and to have a documented provider response to high blood pressure during office visits (35.7% compared with 30.0% of visits, P = .02). Many blacks (28.0%) and whites (34.3%) with blood pressure above goal had fewer than 2 antihypertensive drug classes prescribed.ConclusionIn this population with Medicaid coverage and access to primary care, blacks were less likely than whites to have their blood pressure controlled. Blacks received more frequent intervention and had greater use of combination antihypertensive therapy. Care patterns observed in the usual management of high blood pressure were not sufficient to achieve treatment goals or eliminate disparities.
The Role of State Health Departments in Supporting Community-based Obesity Prevention
Creators: name: Rhew, Lori K.
name: Thomas, Cathy
name: Langer, Sarah M.
name: Cousins, Jamie M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: BackgroundRecent national attention to obesity prevention has highlighted the importance of community-based initiatives. State health departments are in a unique position to offer resources and support for local obesity prevention efforts.Community ContextIn North Carolina, one-third of children are overweight or obese. North Carolina's Division of Public Health supports community-based obesity prevention by awarding annual grants to local health departments, providing ongoing training and technical assistance, and engaging state-level partners and resources to support local efforts.MethodsThe North Carolina Division of Public Health administered grants to 5 counties to implement the Childhood Obesity Prevention Demonstration Project; counties simultaneously carried out interventions in the community, health care organizations, worksites, schools, child care centers, and faith communities.OutcomeThe North Carolina Division of Public Health worked with 5 local health departments to implement community-wide policy and environmental changes that support healthful eating and physical activity. The state health department supported this effort by working with state partners to provide technical assistance, additional funding, and evaluation.InterpretationState health departments are well positioned to coordinate technical assistance and leverage additional support to increase the strength of community-based obesity prevention efforts.
Supporting information from The effect of social preference on academic diligence in adolescence
Creators: name: J. L. Andrews
name: L. Foulkes
name: C. Griffin
name: S. J. Blakemore
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Description of included questionnaires and supporting analyses
Closing a quantum feedback loop inside a cryostat: Autonomous state preparation and long-time memory of a superconducting qubit
Creators: name: Andersen, Christian Kraglund
name: Kerckhoff, Joseph
name: Lehnert, Konrad W.
name: Chapman, Benjamin J.
name: Mølmer, Klaus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose to use a cryogenic nonlinear resonator for the projective readout, classical memory, and feedback for a superconducting qubit. This approach sidesteps many of the inefficiencies inherent in two-way communication between temperature stages in typical systems with room temperature controllers, and avoids increasing the cryogenic heat load. This controller may find a broad range of uses in multi-qubit systems, but here we analyze two specific demonstrative cases in single qubit-control. In the first case, the nonlinear controller is used to initialize the qubit in a definite eigenstate. And in the second case, the qubit's state is read into the controller's classical memory, where it is stored for an indefinite period of time, and then used to reinstate the measured state after the qubit has decayed. We analyze the properties of this system and we show simulations of the time evolution for the full system dynamics.
description: 13 pages, 10 figures
Supplemental Figures and Tables from Loss of olfaction in sea snakes provides new perspectives on the aquatic adaptation of amniotes.
Creators: name: Takushi Kishida
name: Go, Yasuhiro
name: Tatsumoto, Shoji
name: Tatsumi, Kaori
name: Kuraku, Shigehiro
name: Toda, Mamoru
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60408 Genomics

description: Figures S1-S6 and Tables S1-S5 are provided in this file.
Imposex of the netted whelk Nassarius reticulatus (Prosobranchia) in Brittany along a transect from a point source
Creators: name: WIRZINGER, Gertraud
name: VOGT, Christian
name: BACHMANN, Jean
name: HASENBANK, Marc
name: LIERS, Christiane
name: STARK, Constanze
name: ZIEBART, Simone
name: JörgOEHLMANN, JörgOEHLMANN
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2007

description: Imposex, the development of additional male sex organs in female prosobranch snails, is caused by endocrine
 disruptors with androgenic potential, such as tributyltin (TBT), a biocide and a component of antifouling paints. In this
 paper, imposex intensities in Nassarius reticulatus, collected from 2004 to 2006 at 7 different sites in the coastal area of
 Roscoff, were investigated. In all years, the vas deferens sequence index (VDSI) showed a decrease along a transect with
 distance from the harbour, the correlation being significant. In addition to VDSI values, the penis length of males and
 females was measured. The median female penis length decreased with increasing distance from the harbour. This correla-
 tion was significant in all sampling years. Neither the VDSI nor the female penis length showed significant differences in
 all sampling years for a given site. A comparison of pooled VDSI data in N. reticulatus with the amount of TBT-Sn in water
 and snail tissue resulted in a highly positive relation. Harbours can be contaminated with TBT for several years, therefore
 our observations indicate still high TBT concentrations in the sediments. This conclusion is supported by the results of a
 temporal trend monitoring of imposex intensities in N. reticulatus at four stations in and around Roscoff over a period of
 17 years (1989 to 2006). While there is only little evidence for a recovery from imposex intensities at two stations in or
 directly influenced by a harbour, VDSI values dropped at two reference stations.
On the notions of upper and lower density
Creators: name: Leonetti, Paolo
name: Tringali, Salvatore
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11B05, 28A10, 60B99 (Primary), 39B52 (Secondary)

description: Let $\mathcal{P}({\bf N})$ be the power set of ${\bf N}$. We say that a function $μ^\ast: \mathcal{P}({\bf N}) \to \bf R$ is an upper density if, for all $X,Y\subseteq{\bf N}$ and $h, k\in{\bf N}^+$, the following hold: (F1) $μ^\ast({\bf N}) = 1$; (F2) $μ^\ast(X) \le μ^\ast(Y)$ if $X \subseteq Y$; (F3) $μ^\ast(X \cup Y) \le μ^\ast(X) + μ^\ast(Y)$; (F4) $μ^\ast(k\cdot X) = \frac{1}{k} μ^\ast(X)$, where $k \cdot X:=\{kx: x \in X\}$; (F5) $μ^\ast(X + h) = μ^\ast(X)$. We show that the upper asymptotic, upper logarithmic, upper Banach, upper Buck, upper Polya, and upper analytic densities, together with all upper $α$-densities (with $α$ a real parameter $\ge -1$), are upper densities in the sense of our definition. Moreover, we establish the mutual independence of axioms (F1)-(F5), and we investigate various properties of upper densities (and related functions) under the assumption that (F2) is replaced by the weaker condition that $μ^\ast(X)\le 1$ for every $X\subseteq{\bf N}$. Overall, this allows us to extend and generalize results so far independently derived for some of the classical upper densities mentioned above, thus introducing a certain amount of unification into the theory.
description: 26 pp, no figs. Added a 'Note added in proof' at the end of Sect. 7 to answer Question 6. Final version to appear in Proc. Edinb. Math. Soc. (the paper is a prequel of arXiv:1510.07473)
ANNELID POLYCHAETES OF THE CANARY-ISLANDS - FAMILY AMPHINOMIDAE
Creators: name: Nunez, J.
name: Brito, M. C.
name: Ocana, O.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: This paper is a study of the family Amphinomidae (Polychaeta, Annelida) from the Canary Islands. Four species of four genera are found, Hipponoa gaudichaudi Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833, is recorded for the first time from canarian fauna. In addition, a description of Linopherus canariensis Langerhans, 1881, is presented, species not too much known all the world over.
The Development of English Vocabulary Pronunciation and Spelling Learning of Grade 5 Students by Using Phonic Teaching Method
Creators: name: Battah, Widad Al
Publisher: name: DR.KEN Institute of Academic Development and Promotion.
Year: 2023
Subjects: Learning Development
Vocabulary Pronunciation and Spelling
Phonic Teaching Method

description: Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal, 3, 3, 523-536
Amide proton exchange of a dynamic loop in cell extracts
Creators: name: Sarkar, Mohona
name: Young, Gregory B.
name: Smith, Austin E.
name: Pielak, Gary J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Intrinsic rates of exchange are essential parameters for obtaining protein stabilities from amide 1H exchange data. To understand the influence of the intracellular environment on stability, one must know the effect of the cytoplasm on these rates. We probed exchange rates in buffer and in Escherichia coli lysates for the dynamic loop in the small globular protein chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 using a modified form of the nuclear magnetic resonance experiment, SOLEXSY. No significant changes were observed, even in 100 g dry weight L−1 lysate. Our results suggest that intrinsic rates from studies conducted in buffers are applicable to studies conducted under cellular conditions.
Nonlinear Phase Control and Anomalous Phase Matching in Plasmonic Metasurfaces
Creators: name: Almeida, Euclides
name: Shalem, Guy
name: Prior, Yehiam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Metasurfaces, and in particular those containing plasmonic-based metallic elements, constitute a particularly attractive set of materials. By means of modern nanolithographic fabrication techniques, flat, ultrathin optical elements may be constructed. However, in spite of their strong optical nonlinearities, plasmonic metasurfaces have so far been investigated mostly in the linear regime. Here we introduce full nonlinear phase control over plasmonic elements in metasurfaces. We show that for nonlinear interactions in a phase-gradient nonlinear metasurface a new anomalous nonlinear phase matching condition prevails, which is the nonlinear analog of the generalized Snell law demonstrated for linear metasurfaces. This phase matching condition is very different from the other known phase matching schemes. The subwavelength phase control of optical nonlinearities provides a foundation for the design of flat nonlinear optical elements based on metasurfaces. Our demonstrated flat nonlinear elements (i.e. lenses) act as generators and manipulators of the frequency-converted signal.
A Universal Framework for Fast, Flexible and Fun(ctional) Autonomous Laboratories
Creators: name: Jose, Nicholas A.
name: Adesina, Peace
name: Ballu, Kevin
name: Chitre, Aniket
name: Karan, Dogancan
name: Katsarou, Anna
name: Pomberger, Alexander
name: Zhai, Song
name: Lapkin, Alexei
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2024

description: 22 Seiten (2024). doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-990q0
Bipartite correlations in quantum resonance states
Creators: name: Koscik, Przemyslaw
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss a diagonal representation of a reduced density matrix determined within the framework of the complex scaling method. We also discuss a possible measure of bipartite correlations in quantum resonance states. As an example, we consider a one-dimensional system of two bosons with a contact interaction subjected to an open potential well. The correlation properties of the lowest-energy resonance state of the system are explored over a wide range of the inter-boson interaction strength, including the Tonks-Girardeau regime.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures, Accepted by PLA
Supplemental Figures and Tables from Loss of olfaction in sea snakes provides new perspectives on the aquatic adaptation of amniotes
Creators: name: Takushi Kishida
name: Go, Yasuhiro
name: Tatsumoto, Shoji
name: Tatsumi, Kaori
name: Kuraku, Shigehiro
name: Toda, Mamoru
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60408 Genomics

description: Figures S1-S6 and Tables S1-S5 are provided in this file.
Significance of absolute phase in matrix logarithm methods for obtaining the birefringence and dichroism parameters of a nondepolarizing medium
Creators: name: M. A. Kuntman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: absolute phase, birefringence, dichroism, matrix logarithm methods, exponential form of Mueller-Jones

description: State of a nondepolarizing optical medium is characterized by birefringence and dichroism parameters, L, L', C and the associated Mueller matrix can be written as a commutative product of a matrix Z and its complex conjugate (M=Z*Z=ZZ*). Z matrix has an exponential form in terms of the parameters L, L', C, and these parameters can be directly read from the matrix logarithm of Z. In general, Z matrix is arbitrary up to a phase factor, f, and fZ(fZ)* yields the same Mueller matrix for any f. But matrix logarithm of Z is sensitive to f, i.e., logZ is not equal to log(fZ), in general; because, multiplication by f is equivalent to changing the isotropic phase retardation parameter and hence increasing the thickness of the medium. In this note it is shown that, for some values of f, log(fZ) leads to states that cannot be achieved by the Mueller matrix logarithm.
An osmolyte mitigates the destabilizing effect of protein crowding: Crowding & Osmolytes
Creators: name: Pielak, Gary J.
name: Sarkar, Mohona
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: Most theories predict that macromolecular crowding stabilizes globular proteins, but recent studies show that weak attractive interactions can result in crowding-induced destabilization. Osmolytes are ubiquitous in biology and help protect cells against stress. Given that dehydration stress adds to the crowded nature of the cytoplasm, we speculated that cells might use osmolytes to overcome the destabilization caused by the increased weak interactions that accompany desiccation. We used NMR-detected amide proton exchange experiments to measure the stability of the test protein chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 under physiologically relevant crowded conditions in the presence and absence of the osmolyte glycine betaine. The osmolyte overcame the destabilizing effect of the cytosol. This result provides a physiologically relevant explanation for the accumulation of osmolytes by dehydration-stressed cells.
Analysis on long-range residue-residue communication using molecular dynamics: Analysis of Long-Range Residue-Residue Communication
Creators: name: Wu, Sangwook
name: Pedersen, Lee G.
name: Jun Lee, Chang
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2014

description: We investigated the possibility of inter-residue communication of side chains in barstar, an 89 residue protein, employing mutual information theory. The normalized mutual information (NMI) of the dihedral angles of the side chains was obtained from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. The accumulated NMI from an explicit solvent equilibrated trajectory (600-ns) with free backbone exhibits a parabola–shaped distribution over the inter–residue distances (0 ~ 36 Å): smaller at the end regimes but larger in the middle regime. This analysis, plus several other measures, does not find unusual long-range communication for free backbone in explicit solvent simulations.
Improving the Quality of FORS2 Reduced Spectra
Creators: name: Moehler, Sabine
name: Dabo, C. E. García
name: Boffin, Henri
name: Rupprecht, Gero
name: Saviane, Ivo
name: Freudling, Wolfram
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The FORS2 instrument is one of the most widely used and productive instruments on the Very Large Telescope. This article reports on a project to improve the quality of the reduced FORS2 spectra that can be produced with the software provided by ESO. The result of this effort is that spectra of significantly higher quality can now be produced with substantially lower effort by the science user of the data.
description: 5 pages, appeared in Messenger 159 (March 2015)
Guidelines for Developing the Implementation of the Student Support System in the New Normal of Educational Opportunity Expanding Schools under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 2
Creators: name: Khuanchanok Thammahon
Publisher: name: DR.KEN Institute of Academic Development and Promotion.
Year: 2023
Subjects: Student Support System
New Normal
Educational Opportunity Expanding Schools

description: Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal, 3, 3, 537-556
Supplementary Material from Information processing by endoplasmic reticulum stress sensors.
Creators: name: Stroberg, Wylie
name: Eilertsen, Justin
name: Schnell, Santiago
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 60114 Systems Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 10202 Biological Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: This Supplementary Material consists of three sections. Section 1 details the numerical calculation of the mutual information and the procedure used to determine parameters that maximize the mutual information. Section 2 provides a detailed derivation of the low-noise approximations for the conditional activation probability distributions. Lastly, Section 3 presents numerical calculations showing that the results presented in the manuscript are robust to parameter choice.