cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
HIV, COVID-19 and health and well-being: a mixed-methods exploration of the impact of structural and social determinants
Creators: name: Papageorgiou, Vas
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2022

description: Advances made in the treatment and care of people living with HIV, including the ability to be ‘undetectable’, have shifted the focus of the HIV epidemic in the UK towards people living well beyond simply virological suppression. This mixed-methods thesis investigates the social and structural determinants influencing differences in health and well-being, with a focus on mental health, of people living with HIV in the UK. First, a systematic review identified a social gradient of health relating to social determinants and HIV clinical outcomes in high-income countries; people living with HIV who were more materially deprived were less likely to be virologically suppressed or adherent to ART, compared to those more advantaged. Secondly, online interviews with people living with HIV and/or working in HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic shared diverse experiences including their perceptions of adaptions to HIV services and the impact on wider society. Concerns were raised about the emerging and widening health and social inequalities laid bare by the pandemic and the long-term impact on mental health and well-being. Thirdly, secondary data analysis of the 2017 Positive Voices study identified how individuals with poorer socioeconomic circumstances, including those unemployed or economically inactive, were significantly more likely to self-report poorer mental health as measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), than those socioeconomically advantaged. These associations remained after adjusting for demographics and clinical measures including age, gender identity and year of diagnosis. For instance, White British cisgender men who were unemployed were almost 4-times more likely to report GHQ-12≥4, compared to those employed (aOR 3.77; 95% CI 1.87, 7.63). Finally, I applied findings to a theoretical framework and propose potential causal pathways to be explored in future research. The thesis has been in collaboration with colleagues at the UK Health Security Agency and Positively UK.
CFHTLenS: The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey
Creators: name: Heymans, Catherine
name: Van Waerbeke, Ludovic
name: Miller, Lance
name: Erben, Thomas
name: Hildebrandt, Hendrik
name: Hoekstra, Henk
name: Kitching, Thomas D.
name: Mellier, Yannick
name: Simon, Patrick
name: Bonnett, Christopher
name: Coupon, Jean
name: Fu, Liping
name: Harnois-D'eraps, Joachim
name: Hudson, Michael J.
name: Kilbinger, Martin
name: Kuijken, Koenraad
name: Rowe, Barnaby
name: Schrabback, Tim
name: Semboloni, Elisabetta
name: van Uitert, Edo
name: Vafaei, Sanaz
name: Velander, Malin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey (CFHTLenS) that accurately determines a weak gravitational lensing signal from the full 154 square degrees of deep multi-colour data obtained by the CFHT Legacy Survey. Weak gravitational lensing by large-scale structure is widely recognised as one of the most powerful but technically challenging probes of cosmology. We outline the CFHTLenS analysis pipeline, describing how and why every step of the chain from the raw pixel data to the lensing shear and photometric redshift measurement has been revised and improved compared to previous analyses of a subset of the same data. We present a novel method to identify data which contributes a non-negligible contamination to our sample and quantify the required level of calibration for the survey. Through a series of cosmology-insensitive tests we demonstrate the robustness of the resulting cosmic shear signal, presenting a science-ready shear and photometric redshift catalogue for future exploitation.
description: MNRAS in press (accepted 15th August 2012), 21 pages with 12 figures. See http://www.cfhtlens.org for information about the upcoming CFHTLenS full data release
Additional file 1 of Prospective evaluation of Gadoxetate-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for hepatocellular carcinoma detection and transplant eligibility assessment with explant histopathology correlation
Creators: name: Jhaveri, Kartik S.
name: Babaei Jandaghi, Ali
name: Bhayana, Rajesh
name: Elbanna, Khaled Y.
name: Espin-Garcia, Osvaldo
name: Fischer, Sandra E.
name: Ghanekar, Anand
name: Sapisochin, Gonzalo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Multiphasic Liver CT protocol (Aquilion 64).
title: Ανάπτυξη λογισμικού για την παραμετρική σχεδίαση πολυβάθμιων πτερυγώσεων στροβιλομηχανών
Creators: name: Koΐνη Γεωργία
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2007

description: φ. 1: Επισκόπηση των διαθέσιμων προγραμμάτων σχεδίασης πτερυγώσεων στροβιλομηχανών -- Κεφ. 2: Μεθοδολογία -- Κεφ. 3: Παρουσίαση λειτουργίας του λογισμικού T4T
Quantum network teleportation for quantum information distribution and concentration
Creators: name: Zhang, Yong-Liang
name: Wang, Yi-Nan
name: Xiao, Xiang-Ru
name: Jing, Li
name: Mu, Liang-Zhu
name: Korepin, V. E.
name: Fan, Heng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the schemes of quantum network teleportation for quantum information distribution and concentration which are essential in quantum cloud computation and quantum internet. In those schemes, the cloud can send simultaneously identical unknown quantum states to clients located in different places by a network like teleportation with a prior shared multipartite entangled state resource. The cloud first perform the quantum operation, each client can recover their quantum state locally by using the classical information announced by the cloud about the measurement result. The number of clients can be beyond the number of identical quantum states intentionally being sent, this quantum network teleportation can make sure that the retrieved quantum state is optimal. Furthermore, we present a scheme to realize its reverse process, which concentrates the states from the clients to reconstruct the original state of the cloud. These schemes facilitate the quantum information distribution and concentration in quantum networks in the framework of quantum cloud computation. Potential applications in time synchronization are discussed.
description: 7 pages, 1 figure
title: Σούπερ μάρκετ
Creators: name: Στημαδωράκη Θάλεια
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2007

description: φ. 1: Τα χαρακτηριστικά του κλάδου των σούπερ μάρκετ -- Κεφ. 2: Εξελίξεις στον κλάδο των σούπερ μάρκετ -- Κεφ. 3: Η ελληνική πραγματικότητα μέσα από έρευνες -- Κεφ. 4: Οικονομικά μεγέθη -- Κεφ. 5: Ο ευρωπαϊκός χώρος
title: Γεωφυσική διασκόπηση στον Ομαλό με τη μέθοδο της τρισδιάστατης ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας
Creators: name: Σακελλαριος Αλεξιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2014

description: Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία πραγματεύεται την εφαρμογή των μεθόδων της  ειδικής ηλεκτρικής αντίστασης και συγκεκριμένα της ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας, για την απεικόνιση του ανθρακικού υπόβαθρου και τον εντοπισμό  καρστικών  δόμων και εγκοιλων  στο  οροπέδιο του Ομαλού του Νομού Χανίων.
 	  Για τον σκοπό αυτό χρησιμοποιήθηκαν εννέα γραμμές μελέτης ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας . Η διασκόπηση πραγματοποιήθηκε τον Σεπτέμβριο και Οκτώβριο του 2012 . Κατά την εκπόνηση της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας, πραγματοποιήθηκε επεξεργασία και ερμηνεία των δεδομένων της ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας με το λογισμικό πακέτο RES2DINV, όπως επίσης και του τρισδιάστατου λογισμικού πακέτου RES3DINV.
 	Συμφώνα με την γεωηλεκτρική τομή LD11 και την γεώτρηση BH3 το ανθρακικό υπόβαθρο εμφανίζεται σε βάθος μεγαλύτερο των 25 m. Στη συνεχεία τα αποτελέσματα των γραμμών μελέτης συγκριθήκαν και συνδυάστηκαν στον χώρο , προκειμένου να απεικονιστεί ορθότερα το ανθρακικό υπόβαθρο .
   	 Οι ανθρακικοί σχηματισμοί φαίνεται να υπάρχουν στο ΒΔ τμήμα και στο κέντρο της περιοχής που απεικονίζεται με την τρισδιάστατη τομογραφία και σε βάθος μεγαλύτερο των 15 m. Με βάση τα παραπάνω η υπό μελέτη περιοχή κρίνεται κατάλληλη για την κατασκευή λιμνοδεξαμενής .
Superfast Tikhonov Regularization of Toeplitz Systems
Creators: name: Turnes, Christopher
name: Balcan, Doru
name: Romberg, Justin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Toeplitz-structured linear systems arise often in practical engineering problems. Correspondingly, a number of algorithms have been developed that exploit Toeplitz structure to gain computational efficiency when solving these systems. The earliest "fast" algorithms for Toeplitz systems required O(n^2) operations, while more recent "superfast" algorithms reduce the cost to O(n (log n)^2) or below. In this work, we present a superfast algorithm for Tikhonov regularization of Toeplitz systems. Using an "extension-and-transformation" technique, our algorithm translates a Tikhonov-regularized Toeplitz system into a type of specialized polynomial problem known as tangential interpolation. Under this formulation, we can compute the solution in only O(n (log n)^2) operations. We use numerical simulations to demonstrate our algorithm's complexity and verify that it returns stable solutions.
description: 26 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables, 2 algorithms Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing on 25 Feb. 2013
Collective Excitations of Holographic Quantum Liquids in a Magnetic Field
Creators: name: Brattan, Daniel K.
name: Davison, Richard A.
name: Gentle, Simon A.
name: O'Bannon, Andy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use holography to study N=4 supersymmetric SU(Nc) Yang-Mills theory in the large-Nc and large-coupling limits coupled to a number Nf << Nc of (n+1)-dimensional massless supersymmetric hypermultiplets in the Nc representation of SU(Nc), with n=2,3. We introduce a temperature T, a baryon number chemical potential mu, and a baryon number magnetic field B, and work in a regime with mu >> T,\sqrt{B}. We study the collective excitations of these holographic quantum liquids by computing the poles in the retarded Green's function of the baryon number charge density operator and the associated peaks in the spectral function. We focus on the evolution of the collective excitations as we increase the frequency relative to T, i.e. the hydrodynamic/collisionless crossover. We find that for all B, at low frequencies the tallest peak in the spectral function is associated with hydrodynamic charge diffusion. At high frequencies the tallest peak is associated with a sound mode similar to the zero sound mode in the collisionless regime of a Landau Fermi liquid. The sound mode has a gap proportional to B, and as a result for intermediate frequencies and for B sufficiently large compared to T the spectral function is strongly suppressed. We find that the hydrodynamic/collisionless crossover occurs at a frequency that is approximately B-independent.
description: 45 pages, 8 png and 47 pdf images in 22 figures
Metagenomic comparisons reveal a highly diverse and unique viral community in a seasonally fluctuating hypersaline microbial mat
Creators: name: Cisneros-Martínez, Alejandro Miguel
name: Eguiarte, Luis E.
name: Souza, Valeria
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Virology
Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
Ecology not elsewhere classified

description: Supplementary material for "Metagenomic comparisons reveal a highly diverse and unique viral community in a seasonally fluctuating hypersaline microbial mat". References below are related to Supplemental File 1.
Metallic spintronic nanofilm as a hydrogen sensor
Creators: name: Chang, Crosby S.
name: Kostylev, Mikhail
name: Ivanov, Eugene
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the response of palladium-cobalt bi-layer thin films to hydrogen charging at atmospheric pressure for spintronic applications. We find that hydrogen absorption by the palladium layer results in the narrowing and shifting of the ferromagnetic resonance line for the material. We explain the observed phenomena as originating from reduction in spin pumping effect and from variation in the magnetic anisotropy of the cobalt film through an interface effect. The shift of the resonance frequency or field is the easiest to detect. We utilize it to demonstrate functionality of the bi-layer films as a hydrogen sensor.
title: Γεωφυσική διασκόπηση στα Φαλάσαρνα με τη μέθοδο της τρισδιάστατης ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας
Creators: name: Πλιαμπας Γεωργιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2014

description: Το φαινόμενο της υφαλμύρωσης αποτελεί ίσως τον μεγαλύτερο κίνδυνο ρύπανσης των υπόγειων υδροφόρων στρωµάτων στην Ελλάδα. Η κύρια αιτία αυτής είναι η ανεξέλεγκτη άντληση νερού από υπόγειες υδροφόρες ζώνες ύδατος. Οι γεωφυσικές μέθοδοι χρησιμοποιούνται στην ανίχνευση του μετώπου υφαλμύρωσης. Η μέθοδος της ειδικής ηλεκτρικής αντίστασης είναι η πιο κατάλληλη για τον εντοπισμό των υφάλμυρων υπόγειων νερών.
Στην περιοχή των Φαλάσαρνων στο δυτικό τμήμα του Νομού Χανιών πραγματοποιήθηκε γεωφυσική έρευνα με την μέθοδο της ηλεκτρικής τομογραφίας. Πιο συγκεκριμένα συλλέχθηκαν δεδομένα από συνολικά δέκα γραμμές μελέτης μήκους 216  μέτρων. Τα δεδομένα αυτά επεξεργάστηκαν με τα προγράμματα RES2DINV και RES3DINV και προέκυψαν τα γεωλογικά στρώματα της περιοχής.
Οι γεωλογικοί σχηματισμοί που εμφανίζονται είναι παλαιότερες ποτάμιες αναβαθμίδες, πλευρικά κορήματα, μάργες, μαργαϊκοί ασβεστόλιθοι και κροκαλοπαγές βάσης. Ως φορείς υφαλμύρωσης θεωρούνται οι μαργαϊκοί ασβεστόλιθοι και το κροκαλοπαγές βάσεις.
Σύμφωνα με την τρισδιάστατη απεικόνιση του υπεδάφους δεν εμφανίστηκε το φαινόμενο της υφαλμύρωσης στην περιοχή μελέτης, μέχρι το βάθος διασκόπησης (53 μέτρα). Προτείνεται ηλεκτρική διασκόπιση στην ευρύτερη περιοχή για τη συλλογή δεδομένων σε κάνναβο (ισαπόσταση γραμμών 20 μέτρα και μήκος κάθε γραμμής 540 μέτρα), συνδυασμό διάταξης ηλεκτροδίων (Wenner –Schlumberger και διπόλου-διπόλου) και βάθος διασκόπησης 100 μέτρων.
Photoelectrochemical water splitting devices: energy balance analysis, device modelling, and photoelectrode fabrication
Creators: name: Tam, Brian Sheung Ming
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2022

description: A future sustainable society will need low-carbon emissions supplies of hydrogen for which photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an interesting, low-cost option that so far underperforms alternatives such as electrolysis. To explore the potential of PEC water splitting in this thesis, I first use energy balance modelling to compare PEC water splitting with the more established photovoltaic (PV)-coupled electrolysis. Then I simulate the performance of PEC modules when integrated with PV cells. Finally, I conduct an experimental study of promising low-cost metal oxide photoanodes. Chapter 1 contains an introduction to these topics and the motivations for this research. Chapter 2 describes the model simulation and experimental methods. In Chapter 3, I model net-energy balance to determine the energy return on energy invested (ERoEI) for PEC water splitting as 0.84 under favourable assumptions. PV-coupled electrolysis is determined to have an ERoEI of 5.8 in an analogous simulation. Recycling is found to improve both energy balance results by 30 %. In Chapter 4, I investigate how PEC water splitting may be improved by coupling with PV modules. PV-PEC systems with ideal parameters have a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 17.7 % when the bandgaps and electronic properties are optimised. This performance leads to an ERoEI of 0.94 in the model from Chapter 3. In Chapter 5, I present experimental research using chemical vapour deposition to fabricate BiVO4-coated WO3 nanoneedle heterojunction photoanodes and FeOx and NiOx co-catalysts. The best photoanode demonstrates a solar predicted photocurrent of 2.6 mA cm-2 and STH efficiency of 3.2 %. Photoanodes with FeOx co-catalyst have improved dark current onset potential while NiOx co-catalyst improves photocurrent at low applied potentials. I finally apply my models from Chapter 4 and Chapter 3 to a theoretical PEC facility based on this material and determine that the ERoEI peaks at 0.27.
Additional file 1 of Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of monogenic disorders based on direct haplotype phasing through targeted linked-read sequencing
Creators: name: Chen, Chao
name: Chen, Min
name: Zhu, Yaping
name: Jiang, Lu
name: Li, Jia
name: Wang, Yaoshen
name: Lu, Zhe
name: Guo, Fengyu
name: Wang, Hairong
name: Peng, Zhiyu
name: Yang, Yun
name: Sun, Jun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Summary statistics of alignment
Tool demo: SURF Research Cloud
Creators: name: Klapwijk, Eduard
name: de Wit, Arjan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: research data management
cloud services
virtual research environment

description: Short presentation about SURF Research Cloud for the ESSB Data Coffee Breaks at the Erasmus School for Social and Behavioural Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Presented October 13 & 24, 2022
Additional file 1 of Five years’ experience with value-based quality improvement teams: the key factors to a successful implementation in hospital care
Creators: name: Daniels, Kirsten
name: Rouppe van der Voort, Marc B. V.
name: Biesma, Douwe H.
name: van der Nat, Paul B.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 1: Appendix A. Interview guide.
title: Εκτίμηση της συμπεριφοράς τήξης των τεφρών των λιγνιτικών ατμοηλεκτρικών σταθμών της Βόρειας Ελλάδας με βάση την ορυκτολογική τους σύσταση
title: Estimation of the ash fusion temperatures of lignite fired in the power plant stations of Northern Greece based on their mineralogical composition
Creators: name: Στρατακης Αντωνιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2014

description: Στόχος της παρούσας διατριβής είναι ο προσδιορισμός της συμπεριφοράς τήξης των λιγνιτικών τεφρών των ατμοηλεκτρικών σταθμών (ΑΗΣ) της Βόρειας Ελλάδας και η συσχέτιση αυτών με την ορυκτολογική και χημική τους σύσταση.  Για το σκοπό αυτό πραγματοποιήθηκαν τα παρακάτω:
α) Η ποσοτική ορυκτολογική και χημική σύσταση, καθώς και η συμπεριφορά τήξης (θερμοκρασίες αρχικής παραμόρφωσης, μαλάκυνσης, ημισφαιρίου και ροής) τόσο εργαστηριακών τεφρών, όσο και ιπταμένων τεφρών των ατμοηλεκτρικών σταθμών Αγίου Δημητρίου, Καρδιάς, ΛΙΠΤΟΛ, Πτολεμαΐδας και Αμυνταίου.
β) Η ειδική επιφάνεια (λεπτότητα κατά Blaine) και η κοκκομετρική κατανομή στις ιπτάμενες τέφρες.
γ) Με βάση τα αποτελέσματα των α και β, έγιναν συσχετισμοί της χημικής και ορυκτολογικής σύστασης με τις θερμοκρασίες που χαρακτηρίζουν τη συμπεριφορά τήξης των τεφρών, προκειμένου να ευρεθούν ποσοτικές σχέσεις οι οποίες θα επιτρέπουν την πρόβλεψη πιθανών προβλημάτων που μπορούν να προκύψουν κατά την καύση του λιγνίτη μέσα στο λέβητα (επισκωριώσεις, επικαθήσεις).
Από τα παραπάνω προέκυψε ότι:
α) Η διακύμανση της ορυκτολογικής και χημικής σύστασης των τεφρών που ελήφθησαν με συστηματική δειγματοληψία διάρκειας από δίωρα έως και μηνιαία δείγματα, παρουσιάζει ποσοτικά αυξομειώσεις χωρίς όμως ουσιαστικές διαφοροποιήσεις των ορυκτολογικών φάσεων και των οξειδίων εν γένει.
β) Οι διαφοροποιήσεις της σύστασης μεταξύ των ΑΗΣ, έδειξαν ότι οι τέφρες των ΑΗΣ του Αγίου Δημητρίου και της Καρδιάς είναι περισσότερο ασβεστούχες από τις υπόλοιπες, ενώ παρουσίασαν και τις υψηλότερες θερμοκρασίες αρχικής παραμόρφωσης, μαλάκυνσης, ημισφαιρίου και ροής.
γ) Η συσχέτιση της ποσοτικής ορυκτολογικής σύστασης (όπως προσδιορίστηκε με τη μέθοδο Rietveld) με τη χημική σύσταση οδήγησε στην εύρεση σχέσεων προσδιορισμού της περιεκτικότητας του αμόρφου των λιγνιτικών τεφρών, με βάση την περιεκτικότητα των κύριων οξειδίων.
δ) Η συσχέτιση της ορυκτολογικής και της χημικής σύστασης των ιπτάμενων με τις αντίστοιχες εργαστηριακές τέφρες δεν οδήγησε σε σαφείς σχέσεις, προφανώς λόγω α) των διαφορετικών συνθηκών καύσης μεταξύ των, β) της διαφοροποίησης της σύστασης του λιγνίτη λόγω χρονικής υστέρησης κατά την λήψη και γ) της διαφοροποίησης της εργοστασιακής τέφρας σε ιπτάμενη και τέφρα δαπέδου.
ε) Η συσχέτιση της χημικής σύστασης με τη συμπεριφορά τήξης των τεφρών οδήγησε σε σχέσεις εκτίμησης των θερμοκρασιών που χαρακτηρίζουν τη συμπεριφορά τήξης, ενώ, εν μέρει, επιβεβαιώθηκαν και οι γνωστές σχέσεις από τη βιβλιογραφία.
στ) Η συσχέτιση της ποσοτικής ορυκτολογικής ανάλυσης με τη συμπεριφορά τήξης των τεφρών οδήγησε στην εύρεση σχέσεων που επιτρέπουν τον προσδιορισμό της θερμοκρασίας ημισφαιρίου, καθώς και των θερμοκρασιών μαλάκυνσης και ροής κατά προσέγγιση, με βάση την ποσοτική ορυκτολογική σύσταση.
Additional file 2 of Prospective evaluation of Gadoxetate-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for hepatocellular carcinoma detection and transplant eligibility assessment with explant histopathology correlation
Creators: name: Jhaveri, Kartik S.
name: Babaei Jandaghi, Ali
name: Bhayana, Rajesh
name: Elbanna, Khaled Y.
name: Espin-Garcia, Osvaldo
name: Fischer, Sandra E.
name: Ghanekar, Anand
name: Sapisochin, Gonzalo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. MRI Protocol for Gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI (EOB-MRI).
title: Ebits at a distance: quantum algorithms and circuits for teleportation of quantum resources
title: Εbits εξ αποστάσεως : κβαντικοί αλγόριθμοι και κυκλώματα τηλεμεταφοράς κβαντικών πόρων
Creators: name: Ντεβετζακης Γεωργιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: An ebit is a pair of quantum mechanically entangled qubits i.e. locally un-factorizable state vectors of bipartite quantum states. The ebits constitute building blocks of the theoretical analyses and the technological tasks which are put forward in the area of quantum computation and information. Functioning as computational and communicational resource ebits are used in various quantum algorithms, most notably the state teleportation and quantum gate teleportation algorithms. This work addresses the problem of creating ebits at a distance by various low complexity elementary teleportation algorithms. The construction of quantum circuits follows the LOCC-SE protocol, according to which the allowed state transformations are restricted to local operations (LO), classical communication (CC) and shared quantum entanglement (SE). Explicitly the work investigates two types of quantum resource teleportation: in the first type single qubit state and gate teleportation is achieved, while in the second one the achievement concerns the state and gate teleportation of ebits, namely non-local quantum resources. The work investigates a unifying formalism for the respective quantum algorithms and provides relevant analytic proofs, quantum circuits and quantification of the classical and quantum resources required for their implementation.
Additional file 2 of Five years’ experience with value-based quality improvement teams: the key factors to a successful implementation in hospital care
Creators: name: Daniels, Kirsten
name: Rouppe van der Voort, Marc B. V.
name: Biesma, Douwe H.
name: van der Nat, Paul B.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 2: Appendix B. Composition of value-based quality improvement (VBQI) teams.
Archiving guidelines social and behavioral sciences
Creators: name: Klapwijk, Eduard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: research data management
data archiving
social and behavioral sciences

description: Short presentation about the Guideline for the archiving of academic research for faculties of behavioural and social sciences in the Netherlands (2022) for the ESSB Data Coffee Breaks at the Erasmus School for Social and Behavioural Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Presented October 13 & 24, 2022
Low-cost, non-contact sensor networks for river stage monitoring and dynamic discharge estimation
Creators: name: Sah, Neeraj
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2022

description: River monitoring and discharge estimation are crucial to developing mitigation measures for weather and climate extremes. This study demonstrates the potential of non-contact, low-cost, bespoke lidar sensors for monitoring river levels and proposes a methodology for estimating discharge using river stage data from such sensor networks. Firstly, using different laboratory and field experiments, this study evaluates the sensor performance as a function of measurement distance, surface roughness, air temperature, water turbidity, and measurement angle to monitor river levels. To enable the computational experiments that underpin my scientific enquiry and part of discharge estimation methodology development, I developed a Python application to calibrate hydraulic models under homogenous and heterogenous Manning’s n assumptions, perform uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of unsteady flow parameters, and perform probabilistic flood inundation analysis in HEC-RAS. Then, using synchronous measurements of stage data from a network of sensors, a novel method for estimating the dynamic river discharge has been developed. This methodology has been tested on idealised rivers with varying channels and flow conditions, as well as on the Wandle River in the UK. After testing the developed discharge estimation method, two approaches for optimising a sensor network, that is the sensor position, number, and spacing, have been developed and assessed for various case studies. The laboratory experiments demonstrate that the sensors can take measurements under all tested conditions, up to an incidence angle of ∼ 40° and within a relative error of 0.1%. The test results show that the developed discharge estimation method can be successfully applied to both prismatic and natural channels with or without lateral flow. Moreover, unlike previous studies, this method does not require an initial discharge value. The optimisation results show that, compared to three sensors, using four sensors placed closer to the downstream boundary improves parameter calibration and discharge estimation.
Elemental distribution and oxygen deficiency of magnetron sputtered ITO films
Creators: name: Thøgersen, Annett
name: Rein, Margrethe
name: Monakhov, Edouard
name: Mayandi, Jeyanthinath
name: Diplas, Spyros
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The atomic structure and composition of non-interfacial ITO and ITO-Si interfaces were studied with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The films were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on mono-crystalline p-type (100) Si wafers. Both as deposited and heat treated films consisted of crystalline ITO. The ITO/Si interface showed a more complicated composition. A thin layer of SiO$_x$ was found at the ITO/Si interface together with In and Sn nanoclusters, as well as highly oxygen deficient regions, as observed by XPS. High energy electron exposure of this area crystallized the In nanoclusters and at the same time increased the SiO$_x$ interface layer thickness.
Matter-wave bright solitons in spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates
Creators: name: Achilleos, V.
name: Frantzeskakis, D. J.
name: Kevrekidis, P. G.
name: Pelinovsky, D. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study matter-wave bright solitons in spin-orbit (SO) coupled Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) with attractive interatomic interactions. We use a multiscale expansion method to identify solution families for chemical potentials in the semi-infinite gap of the linear energy spectrum. Depending on the linear and spin-orbit coupling strengths, the solitons may resemble either standard bright nonlinear Schrödinger solitons or exhibit a modulated density profile, reminiscent of the stripe phase of SO-coupled repulsive BECs. Our numerical results are in excellent agreement with our analytical findings, and demonstrate the potential robustness of such solitons for experimentally relevant conditions through stability analysis and direct numerical simulations.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures
title: Optimal fuzzy logic based coordination control for improved power flow of a smart grid using smart metering
title: Αλγόριθμος ασαφούς ή προβλεπτικού ελεγκτή για τον έλεγχο της ροής ενέργειας σε ευφυές δίκτυο (Smart Grid) χρησιμοποιώντας έξυπνους μετρητές
Creators: name: Στεφανου Χριστος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: The proposed thesis deals with modeling and control of the future power system often referred to as the Smart Grid. Smart Grid is designed to improve energy efficiency and grid reliability by increasing the connectivity, automation and coordination between power suppliers and end consumers. In particular Fuzzy or Model Predictive

Control (MPC) will be applied as a control and optimization method for intelligently enabling flexible energy resources.

Energy Management System (EMS) for end consumer shall be proposed. This system develops an algorithm for smart meter which is integrated between distribution grid and end consumers. The smart meter determines when to draw the energy from the grid or the storage unit for consumption.

The objectives of the intelligent EMS are: (i) to save the cost for consumers by shifting the power drawn from the grid from high cost period to low cost period. (ii) to avoid grid overload by shifting the power drawn from the grid from high demand period to low demand period.

The algorithm will be applied to a power system based on simple models from literature (e.g. electrical vehicle battery charging/discharging, wind farms, power plants). The algorithm will be tested via simulation results.
Additional file 3 of Prospective evaluation of Gadoxetate-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for hepatocellular carcinoma detection and transplant eligibility assessment with explant histopathology correlation
Creators: name: Jhaveri, Kartik S.
name: Babaei Jandaghi, Ali
name: Bhayana, Rajesh
name: Elbanna, Khaled Y.
name: Espin-Garcia, Osvaldo
name: Fischer, Sandra E.
name: Ghanekar, Anand
name: Sapisochin, Gonzalo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 3. LI-RADS v2018 – Major and Ancillary Features with EOB-MRI.
Error Field Assessment from Driven Rotation of Stable External Kinks at EXTRAP-T2R Reversed Field Pinch
Creators: name: Volpe, F. A.
name: Frassinetti, L.
name: Brunsell, P. R.
name: Drake, J. R.
name: Olofsson, K. E. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A new non-disruptive error field (EF) assessment technique not restricted to low density and thus low beta was demonstrated at the EXTRAP-T2R reversed field pinch. Stable and marginally stable external kink modes of toroidal mode number n=10 and n=8, respectively, were generated, and their rotation sustained, by means of rotating magnetic perturbations of the same n. Due to finite EFs, and in spite of the applied perturbations rotating uniformly and having constant amplitude, the kink modes were observed to rotate non-uniformly and be modulated in amplitude. This behavior was used to precisely infer the amplitude and approximately estimate the toroidal phase of the EF. A subsequent scan permitted to optimize the toroidal phase. The technique was tested against deliberately applied as well as intrinsic error fields of n=8 and 10. Corrections equal and opposite to the estimated error fields were applied. The efficacy of the error compensation was indicated by the increased discharge duration and more uniform mode rotation in response to a uniformly rotating perturbation. The results are in good agreement with theory, and the extension to lower n, to tearing modes and to tokamaks, including ITER, is discussed.
description: 21 pages, 16 figures
title: Development of a sensor for detecting the position of objects in space in virtual reality applications
Creators: name: Τρυφωνας Κωνσταντινος-Γεωργιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) systems have entered our lives. During the past decade they were used only for research purposes, or in simulation environments, but nowadays enterprises invest in mass production of VRs for home entertainment as well. In Virtual Reality, a computer reproduces an alternative environment and places the user in this simulated immersive world, giving her/him the experience of a different reality. The feeling of physical presence in the simulated world is created artificially through vision, touching and hearing. In Virtual Reality, the position and orientation of tracked objects are measured by a complementary sensing system that is solely responsible for positional tracking. The necessity of positional tracking is a major drawback for VR systems, because it requires the employment of dedicated sensing infrastructure, rendering these systems expensive. In this thesis, a low-cost, portable sensing system for positional tracking was developed, by using an accessory of the commercially-available console Wii, called Wiimote (or Wii-remote), that is manufactured by Nintendo. This device contains a 3-axis accelerometer and a high-resolution high-speed infrared (IR) camera and utilizes a Bluetooth interface for connecting with other devices. Two Wiimotes and IR LEDs were used to provide the necessary means for calculating the position of the user. The two Wiimote cameras are installed in static, known locations and an IR-LED bulb is mounted atop of the user. A software application was also developed, which is capable of providing real-time coordinates of the user to the actual VR system with adequate accuracy. The position tracking system that was developed is affordable for home users, since it is easy to deploy and inexpensive.
Additional file 3 of Association between clusters of back and joint pain with opioid use in middle-aged community-based women: a prospective cohort study
Creators: name: Hussain, Sultana Monira
name: Wang, Yuanyuan
name: Peeters, Geeske
name: Wluka, Anita E.
name: Mishra, Gita D.
name: Teede, Helena
name: Urquhart, Donna
name: Brown, Wendy J.
name: Cicuttini, Flavia M.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3: Supplementary Fig. 1: The relationship of back and joint pain, and the confounders with opioid use.
title: Implementation of a web-based application for the creation of musical loops via interaction with 3D objects
title: Ανάπτυξη διαδικτυακής εφαρμομής για δημιουργία μουσικών ακολουθιών μέσω διάδρασης με 3D objects
Creators: name: Σαριγγελος Αθανασιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: Some years ago, the web was considered a useful medium for exchanging structured data or conduct other trivial activities. Today, the web is the main focus of many software developers, as its support capabilities are getting so strong that the functionality and appearance of the web applications are very similar to what the native offer. But its advantage lies on their flexibility : the code of a web app is able to reach instantly every device in the world that employs a browser. In contrast, the native apps we are used to run on PCs,  smartphones or tablets, are tied to a specific operating system and device. Due to increasing focus on web development the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which is the main international standards organization for the Web, has put all of its efforts to refine the technologies the web is built upon by publishing new standards and APIs, to enable the web to be the main platform of choice for building applications.

This thesis (Looparound) exploits two of the latest APIs and aims to develop a web application that gives the user the capability to navigate in a 3D environment, interact with it and manipulate the sounds its objects can produce, create audio loops with great time precision in extreme speed, apply some effects on them and even produce sinusoidal sounds with a parametric oscillator. In a nutshell, this web application provides to the user a 3D environment that contains a number of 3D interactive objects. Every object is interactive, conducts a specific movement and has parameters the user can alter. Every object is also recordable via the 2D sequencer at the top of the screen. The user can either record an object’s sound by interacting directly with it or by interacting with the 2D sequencer itself. The 2D sequencer has also its own parameters. There are also overall parameters which apply universally to the whole application. In addition, there is the ability to connect a motion controller (e.g. Leap Motion) and a HMD(as Oculus Rift) to navigate and interact with the scene. The user is also able to download his recording in the WAV format.

This thesis shows not only the great tools the new APIs are providing to us, but also the fact that web applications now can have really complex structures , many abilities and manipulate enormous data structures efficiently. The important part is that all of the above are achieved inside the browser environment, giving the ability to the user to access thousand of modern applications just by clicking a url (rather than install numerous plug-ins or extensions on their computer). A browser (preferably Google Chrome) and a fairly modern GPU and CPU are enough to run this application almost in any device.
The hitting time of zero for a stable process
Creators: name: Kuznetsov, Alexey
name: Kyprianou, Andreas E.
name: Pardo, Juan Carlos
name: Watson, Alexander R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60G52, 60G18, 60G51

description: For any two-sided jumping $α$-stable process, where $1 < α< 2$, we find an explicit identity for the law of the first hitting time of the origin. This complements existing work in the symmetric case and the spectrally one-sided case; cf. Yano-Yano-Yor (2009) and Cordero (2010), and Peskir (2008) respectively. We appeal to the Lamperti-Kiu representation of Chaumont-Pantí-Rivero (2011) for real-valued self-similar Markov processes. Our main result follows by considering a vector-valued functional equation for the Mellin transform of the integrated exponential Markov additive process in the Lamperti-Kiu representation. We conclude our presentation with some applications.
Economic Brief 2 - Arctic Transport: Environmental, Social and Geopolitical Concerns
Creators: name: JUSTNORTH
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The transport sector is the second largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Given this context, this JUSTNORTH Economic Brief considers how Arctic countries have taken different paths towards energy transition in line with European climate change goals. In particular, we consider private transport electrification and the opening of new railway networks in the region. Special attention has been given to justice issues that have emerged during the research process, as well as to the impact of these initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals and on ecosystem services. These considerations must be carefully balanced with complementary sustainable development goals.
Carborane-containing materials and dopants for organic electronics
Creators: name: Aniés, John Filip
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2023

description: Organic semiconductors (OSCs) consist of connected conjugated systems, where electron delocalisation gives rise to semiconducting properties. With applications in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), and organic photovoltaics (OPVs), they hold promises such as light-weight and transparent electronics and cheap manufacturing through printing technologies. In this thesis, a much less common conjugated system is in focus: carborane. Carboranes are atomic clusters consisting of carbon and boron held together via delocalised σ-bonds. This bonding motif gives rise to many properties typically seen in aromatic compounds, such as enhanced thermal and chemical stability. Carborane-containing conjugated compounds – where a π-conjugated system is substituted onto one or both of the carbon vertices – have received increasing attention over the past 15 years, much thanks to their intriguing emissive properties. However, few such compounds have been demonstrated for use in organic electronics. Here, the syntheses of three sets of organic semiconductors are presented, incorporating each of the three C2B10H10 carboranyl isomers in the conjugated backbone. The materials include one set of p-type polymers, one set of n-type polymers, and one set of n-type small molecules. Their optoelectronic properties are thoroughly investigated, and the successful fabrication of OLED, OFET, and OPV devices employing these materials in the active layers demonstrates their suitability for organic electronics. Furthermore, a systematic comparison between carborane isomers highlights their effect on material properties and device performance. This thesis also introduces two novel n-type dopants as a strategy to improve OFET performance, which are also evaluated for use with carborane-containing OSCs. Although carborane-containing conjugated materials are unlikely contenders for the most common applications in organic electronics, this thesis demonstrates their potential in areas which may be out of reach for conventional OSCs. This includes the fabrication of near-infrared LEDs and solid-state radiation detectors, as is demonstrated herein.
Additional file 2 of Reliability of the evidence to guide decision-making in foot ulcer prevention in diabetes: an overview of systematic reviews
Creators: name: Crawford, Fay
name: Nicolson, Donald J.
name: Amanna, Aparna E.
name: Smith, Marie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2.
Additional file 4 of Prospective evaluation of Gadoxetate-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography for hepatocellular carcinoma detection and transplant eligibility assessment with explant histopathology correlation
Creators: name: Jhaveri, Kartik S.
name: Babaei Jandaghi, Ali
name: Bhayana, Rajesh
name: Elbanna, Khaled Y.
name: Espin-Garcia, Osvaldo
name: Fischer, Sandra E.
name: Ghanekar, Anand
name: Sapisochin, Gonzalo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 4. Lesion characteristics evaluated on EOB-MRI.
title: Θερμική προσομοίωση κτιρίων
title: Thermal simulation of buildings
Creators: name: Λιοντηρης Ανδρεας
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: Η ενεργειακή προσομοίωση κτιρίων αποτελεί ένα πολύ σημαντικό εργαλείο το οποίο επιτρέπει την πρόγνωση της ενεργειακής απόδοσης κτιρίων ήδη από το στάδιο της σχεδίασης τους καθώς και την αξιολόγηση παρεμβάσεων που αποσκοπούν στη βελτίωση της ενεργειακής συμπεριφοράς ήδη υφιστάμενων κτιρίων. Τα τελευταία 50 χρόνια έχουν ανακαλυφθεί – αναπτυχθεί και διατεθεί στην αγορά εκατοντάδες λογισμικά τα οποία υλοποιούν ενεργειακές προσομοιώσεις κτιρίων. Στην παρούσα εργασία  πραγματοποιείται η συσχέτιση ενός σχεδιαστικού προγράμματος δημιουργίας 3D μοντέλων ευρείας χρήσης (SketchUp) και ενός προγράμματος ενεργειακής προσομοίωσης ανοικτού κώδικα (ESP-r) με τη δημιουργία και χρήση plug-in το οποίο αποσκοπεί στην διευκόλυνση στο σκέλος της σχεδίασης. Το plug-in το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε χρησιμοποιώντας τη γλώσσα προγραμματισμού Ruby επιτρέπει την εξαγωγή γεωμετρικών στοιχείων κτιριακών μοντέλων από αρχεία εικόνας 3D που σχετίζονται με το SketchUp (.skp) και δημιουργεί αρχεία μορφής GEO  τα οποία είναι συμβατά με το ESP-r, παρέχοντάς μας τη δυνατότητα ενεργειακής προσομοίωσης τους μέσω του ενεργειακού προσομοιωτή ESP-r. Ακόμη εξυπηρετεί την αντίστροφη διαδικασία επιτρέποντάς μας την εισαγωγή μοντέλων μορφής GEO στη σκηνή του SketchUp με στόχο την ευκολότερη επεξεργασία των γεωμετρικών τους στοιχείων. Αρχικά παρουσιάζονται οι δομές οι οποίες κατανοήθηκαν για την υλοποίηση του plug-in, στη συνέχεια η μεθοδολογία αντιμετώπισης των ζητημάτων που ανέκυψαν μέχρι την τελική υλοποίηση και τέλος παρατίθεται ένας οδηγός χρήσης του plug-in.
description: The energy simulation of buildings is an important tool for predicting the energy efficiency of buildings in the early stage of their design and evaluating interventions aimed at improving the energy performance of existing buildings. The last 50 years have seen the development and marketing hundreds of software platforms which implement building energy simulations. In this thesis we designed a plug-in which allows the communication between a 3D modeling computer program used for a wide range of drawing applications (SketchUp) and an open source program of energy simulation (ESP-r) aiming to make easier the part of buildings design. The plug-in which designed in the programming language Ruby exports the geometry of 3D building models designed in SkethUp, to GEO file format which is compatible with ESP-r and allows us to simulate the building models. Furthermore it serves the reverse process allowing us to import GEO files in SketchUp scene for further processing. This thesis describes in length the proper structures we examined, the design of the plug-in and the issues that emerged. Finally it quotes a manual of the plug-in.
Odd Jacobi manifolds and Loday-Poisson brackets
Creators: name: Bruce, Andrew James
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: Symplectic Geometry (math.SG)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 17B70, 53D10, 53D17, 58A50, 83C47

description: In this paper we construct a non-skewsymmetric version of a Poisson bracket on the algebra of smooth functions on an odd Jacobi supermanifold. We refer to such Poisson-like brackets as Loday-Poisson brackets. We examine the relations between the Hamiltonian vector fields with respect to both the odd Jacobi structure and the Loday-Poisson structure. Furthermore, we show that the Loday-Poisson bracket satisfies the Leibniz rule over the noncommutative product derived from the homological vector field.
description: 18 pages. Further comments added and slight rearrangement of the material. No major changes to the mathematical content. Comments welcomed
Nachruf auf Dr. Hans Christoph Freiherr von Tucher (24. September 1904 — 11. August 1968)
Creators: name: Wurster, Carl
Publisher: name: Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums
Year: 2017

description: Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, 1969: Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums