cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Exploring the intersection between participation in community gardens and consumption behaviour
Creators: name: Bocioaga, Andreea Camelia
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2021

description: The environmental, social and ecological impact of consumption are a recognised global challenge and further work is needed to understand how we can respond to this challenge. Some authors have explored the importance of embedding ethical consumption behaviours through social learning and norms (Hargreaves, 2011; Moraes et al., 2012) while others have considered the role of bodily experiences in triggering ethical consumption transformations (Carolan, 2007; Turner, 2011). Nonetheless, much of previous research focuses on those who self-identify as ethical consumers in isolated contexts like residential consumption communities or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Community gardens are often positioned as places of sustainability, community and bodily learning (Litt et al., 2015). To further explore the potential for social context and bodily experiences to trigger ethical consumption concerns, the aim of this thesis is twofold. Firstly, this study aims to understand the experiences of participation among those who do not self-identify as ethical consumers in community gardens. Secondly, this study explores whether participation in these communities intersects with individuals’ wider consumption lifestyles. This thesis uses a modes of identification framework in a small-scale longitudinal study to address the aims above. Data was collected using phenomenological and narrative interviews, diaries and observations with 13 participants. This study reveals that individuals do not develop ethical consumption concerns following their embodied and collective engagement in community gardens. Embodied participation, however, is shown to be an essential part of identification with the community. Moreover, community gardens have an important role in introducing individuals to new meanings and competencies of food which put into question their existing consumption behaviours. Individuals also acquire food growing competencies which can transfer beyond the community boundaries when access to facilities is available. Crucially, this study shows that individuals incorporate a range ethical consumption discourses and behaviours into their existing consumption narratives of health and wellbeing. This finding makes a significant contribution to ethical consumption research by uncovering a complementary identification between the consumption concerns of those who do not self-identify as ethical consumers and ethical consumption discourses. This indicates that there is an opportunity to encourage certain consumption behaviours that challenge mass consumption by harnessing the intersection between ethical consumption and consumption concerns for personal wellbeing.
On the Fractal Distribution of HII Regions in Disk Galaxies
Creators: name: Sanchez, Nestor
name: Alfaro, Emilio J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we quantify the degree to which star-forming events are clumped. We apply a precise and accurate technique to calculate the correlation dimension Dc of the distribution of HII regions in a sample of disk galaxies. Our reliable results are distributed in the range 1.5
description: 6 pages including 4 figures. To appear in Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V: Proceedings of the VIII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held in Santander, July 7-11, 2008
‘A REAL GAP’: Consequences of Defunding Tasmania’s Reintegration for Ex-Offenders’ Program
Creators: name: Herrlander Birgerson, Ebba
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023
Subjects: Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
Criminology not elsewhere classified

description: As Australia’s rates of imprisonment, and recidivism rates of returned citizens, continue to rise, it is becoming increasingly important to better understand how to support returning citizens to adequately prepare them for a life post-release and enhance their (re)integration. While recent research focuses on what we need to do to successfully support the community transition of incarcerated persons following release to reduce recidivism, current research focuses on program characteristics and what constitutes a successful program. Consequently, there appears to be a lack of research examining the impacts of removing throughcare support programs designed to successfully transition returning citizens. This exploratory study examines the consequences of removing a successful reintegration program in Tasmania – the Reintegration for Ex-Offenders’ Program (REO) – run by The Salvation Army between July 2011 and July 2015, when it was defunded under the Liberal government. Using a purposive, snowball sampling approach, the study employed a qualitative methodological approach to conduct semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders involved with the REO program. The thematic analysis of the interview data demonstrates that removing a transitional and accommodation support program results in significant consequences, including suicide of returned citizens. In addition to finding a pattern of ‘program churn’ of funding and defunding a range of support programs for returning citizens, participants highlighted key consequences as: gap in services; lack of support and housing; loss of relationships and trust between service providers and returned citizens, as well as between organisations; loss of human resources; persons remaining in the system for longer than required; persons being released with no transitional support or accommodation, resulting in reoffending; and health implications for returning citizens and service providers. The findings of this study, therefore, have significant implications for understanding the very serious consequences of simple government decisions to defund a program in this sector.
2019: ICJ Judgments Jadhav (India V. Pakistan) Final Compliance Report
Creators: name: Abdellatif, Omar
name: Behbahani, Ali
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: The 2019: ICJ Judgments Jadhav (India V. Pakistan) Final Compliance Report is prepared by the UN Compliance Research Group. The report analyzes compliance by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India with the ICJ verdicts on the Jadhav case issued on 17 July 2019. The report covers relevant actions taken by the two states between 17 July 2019 to 10 July 2020.
Unconventional approach to orbital-free density functional theory derived from a model of extended electrons
Creators: name: Hofer, Werner A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An equation proposed by Levy, Perdew and Sahni in 1984 [PRA 30, 2745 (1984)] is an orbital--free formulation of density functional theory. However, this equation describes a bosonic system. Here, we analyze on a very fundamental level, how this equation could be extended to yield a formulation for a general fermionic distribution of charge and spin. This analysis starts at the level of single electrons and with the question, how spin actually comes into a charge distribution in a non-relativistic model. To this end we present a space-time model of extended electrons, which is formulated in terms of geometric algebra. Wave properties of the electron are referred to mass density oscillations. We provide a comprehensive and non-statistical interpretation of wavefunctions, referring them to mass density components and internal field components. It is shown that these wavefunctions comply with the Schrödinger equation, for the free electron as well as for the electron in electrostatic and vector potentials. Spin-properties of the electron are referred to intrinsic field components and it is established that a measurement of spin in an external field yields exactly two possible results. The model agrees with the results of standard theory concerning the hydrogen atom. Finally, we analyze many-electron systems and derive a set of coupled equations suitable to characterize the system without any reference to single electron states. The model is expected to have the greatest impact in condensed matter theory, where it allows to describe an $N$-electron system by a many-electron wavefunction $Ψ$ of four, instead of 3N variables. The many-body aspect of a system is in this case encoded in a bivector potential.
description: The paper has been extended by a modified Landau-Lifshitz equation, describing the change of spin in external magnetic fields. A figure has been added to demonstrate the process. The article has now been accepted for publication and will appear in Foundations of Physics. 21 pages, 1 figure, 59 references
Neurobiologically Inspired Control of Engineered Flapping Flight
Creators: name: Chung, Soon-Jo
name: Dorothy, Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: This article presents a new control approach and a dynamic model for engineered flapping flight with many interacting degrees of freedom. This paper explores the applications of neurobiologically inspired control systems in the form of Central Pattern Generators (CPG) to control flapping flight dynamics. A rigorous mathematical and control theoretic framework to design complex three dimensional wing motions is presented based on phase synchronization of nonlinear oscillators. In particular, we show the flapping flying dynamics without a tail or traditional aerodynamic control surfaces can be effectively controlled by a reduced set of CPG parameters that generate phase-synchronized or symmetry-breaking oscillatory motions of two main wings. Furthermore, by using Hopf bifurcation, we show that tailless aircraft alternating between flapping and gliding can be effectively stabilized by smooth wing motions driven by the CPG network. Results of numerical simulation with a full six degree-of-freedom flight dynamic model validate the effectiveness of the proposed neurobiologically inspired control approach.
description: This paper has been withdrawn by the authors. new improved results with 6DOF flight control of tailless flapping-wing aircraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, vol.33 no.2 (440-453), 2010
Opportunities for Economic Development in Low-Production Farm Areas: A Study of Income, Employment, and Resources
Creators: name: Inman, Buis T.
name: Southern, John H.
name: Inman, Buis T.
name: Southern, John H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1960
Subjects: Community/Rural/Urban Development
Consumer/Household Economics
Labor and Human Capital

description: Excerpts from the report Preface: The Rural Development Program, which was inaugurated in 1956, included as one of its objectives an emphasis on research to gain a sharper understanding of the low-production farm problem and of the farm and area adjustment opportunities that face farm operators and other rural families. To contribute to this research phase of the Rural Development Program, the Agricultural Research Service through the Farm Economics Research Division expanded its research in areas that had been designated as having a substantial degree of low farm production. Intensive study of rural families and their resources in representative areas contributed not only to an understanding of current farm production situations but also to a broader understanding of opportunities and measures for resource development. This report brings together the findings and results of seven of these research studies which have broad application. These areas are: North-Central and Western Florida, North-Central New Mexico, Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Clay Hills of Mississippi, Eastern Ozarks of Missouri, Northeastern Texas, and Northeastern Tennessee.
Accelerated creep testing for high temperature design
Creators: name: Smith, Wayne R.
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Components in-service at temperature are most likely designed with a creep strain limit achieved in a time frame as end of life criteria. In applying a negligible limit of 0.2% creep strain at 200kh recent work within European Standards has found the traditional ’rule-ofthumb’ that ferritic martensitic (F/M) materials do not creep below 375°C, and austenitic materials below 425°C may not be the case. Creep testing is normally carried out at temperatures well above the limits and there is simply no experimental evidence of creep behaviour at temperatures around the limits with little to justify the expensive and extensive long-term creep testing required. This work focuses on the models and techniques available to establishthose limits for individual materials.The recognised creep models available for extrapolation have been found to be limited in their usefulness simply not extrapolating to low enough temperatures or simple not representing the physical reality adequately being unstable at lower stresses. The models that can extrapolate to lower temperatures have been applied to German VDEh and NIMS data sets with results finding the limit is too broad with potential differences of 100°C between C-Mn and Grade 91 steels. The Wilshire model and equations have been reviewed and applied to the NIMS data for Grade 91. The Wilshire equations in their original form appear to provide conservative estimations of the no-creep temperature. An Evans-Wilshire modification is reviewed and found to more appropriate for the Grade 91 material with a no-creep temperature around 410°C at a design reference stress of 2/3 tensile strength at temperature. The use of an artificial neural network confirms the Evans-Wilshire model results for the NIMS data. This work also addresses the gap in experimental data around the limit and provides a methodology for defining the temperature limits. Temperature limits for P265GH, Grade 91 and 316L(N) are presented from both experimental and historical data sets. Finally a novel stress relaxation method has been developed and described to estimate long-term creep properties with limited specialist equipment and skills.
Superconductivity at 14K in the Co-doped SmFe0.9Co0.1AsO
Creators: name: Awana, V. P. S.
name: Vajpayee, Arpita
name: Pal, Anand
name: Mudgel, Monika
name: Meena, R. S.
name: Kishan, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report superconductivity in the SmFe0.9Co0.1AsO system being prepared by most easy and versatile single step solid-state reaction route. The parent compound SmFeAsO is non-superconducting but shows the spin density wave (SDW) like antiferromagnetic ordering at around 140K. To destroy the antiferromagnetic ordering and to induce the superconductivity in the parent system, the Fe2+ is substituted partially by Co3+. Superconductivity appears in SmFe0.9Co0.1AsO system at around 14K. The Co doping suppresses the SDW anomaly in the parent compound and induces the superconductivity. Magnetization measurements show clearly the onset of superconductivity with Tcdia at 14K. The isothermal magnetization measurements exhibit the lower critical fields (Hc1) to be around 200Oe at 2 K. The bulk superconductivity of the studied SmFe0.9Co0.1AsO sample is further established by open diamagnetic M(H) loops at 2, and 5K. Normal state (above Tc) linear isothermal magnetization M(H) plots excluded presence of any ordered magnetic impurity in the studied compound.
description: 13 pages of text + Figs
Changing tourism in Tasmania: navigating a COVID-19 World, a time of sustainable, hygienic and technological predictions for the 'New Normal'
Creators: name: Flint, Kirsty
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023
Subjects: Tourist behaviour and visitor experience

description: The global pandemic of COVID-19 has impacted the world and generated a 'new normal' theory that predicts the changes seen in the world and the tourism industry. The tourism industry must change by acknowledging predictions made by professionals in the tourism sector and prepare for these predictions if possible. This thesis asserts that Destination Southern Tasmania (DST) and other tourism businesses should adapt and choose sustainable products instead of consumptive ones and encourage more sustainable and inclusive business modules over past methods. The tourism industry must value the community above all else, as they hold significant power over the industry, being the consumer. During this infodemic period (a period where too much information is readily available), information frequently changes. Therefore, it is advocated in this thesis that change must be heavily considered and prioritised within the industry. Additionally, there is a concern regarding movement of goods (shipment and deliveries) during the pandemic and the impact on the tourism industry. The purpose of this project is to aid DST in adapting to the 'new normal' so that DST's systems and processes change to suit this 'new normal.' The predictions discussed are the main predictions which underpin scholars' arguments and have the most viability after the effects of COVID-19. The main argument within this thesis is that tourism businesses can amend, reorganise and repair the industry in a more modern way catering for all demographics, following sustainable approaches, hygienic practices, and more technological advancement, and this is what the 'new normal' means for the future of the tourism industry a definite change or 'transformation' from what has occurred before. It must be noted that this work is based on the author's previous internship experience at DST during which it was realised that there are gaps in the research which contribute to the limitations of this work. Another limitation is the turbulence of the current world, as the global pandemic is ongoing, meaning information is continuously changing. Thus, this work is an example of change, and how change should be understood and valued within the tourism industry. The issues are best framed by observing the turbulent climate and adjusting the project to suit. Additionally, change is a theme that underpins the work but is also an issue of this project as well. The challenges were mitigated in the project by adapting to the turbulent time and being observant to make sure the data collected remains relevant and valid. The primary research issue of this project revolves around the current time, which is fraught with an influx of information during this infodemic period. The infodemic is a time where too much information is readily available and can cause issues for researchers in deciphering the most relevant information.
Unjamming a granular hopper by vibration
Creators: name: Janda, A.
name: Maza, D.
name: Garcimartin, A.
name: Kolb, E.
name: Lanuza, J.
name: Clement, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an experimental study of the outflow of a hopper continuously vibrated by a piezoelectric device. Outpouring of grains can be achieved for apertures much below the usual jamming limit observed for non vibrated hoppers. Granular flow persists down to the physical limit of one grain diameter, a limit reached for a finite vibration amplitude. For the smaller orifices, we observe an intermittent regime characterized by alternated periods of flow and blockage. Vibrations do not significantly modify the flow rates both in the continuous and the intermittent regime. The analysis of the statistical features of the flowing regime shows that the flow time significantly increases with the vibration amplitude. However, at low vibration amplitude and small orifice sizes, the jamming time distribution displays an anomalous statistics.
Generic Infotracker
Creators: name: Garg, Rishabh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 80708 Records and Information Management (excl. Business Records and Information Management)
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 80503 Networking and Communications
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 80609 Information Systems Management
subject: 80606 Global Information Systems
subject: 80604 Database Management
subject: 80303 Computer System Security
subject: Computer Software
subject: Applied Computer Science

description: Digital ID with Electronic Surveillance System: In any developing country, one needs to have an infinite number of documents, at each level; some of which call for periodical renewal. To fetch those documents either one stands in long queues or goes online. Here again, every e-site generates and asks for a new ID and password. This is how, instead of making things simple, these documents and online processes make life more confounded and miserable. The government officials are bogged down with applications for Aadhar, Licenses, Samagra-ID, Ration Card, EPIC, Passport, Bank Pass Books, ATMs, Vehicle Registration, Registries, Reports, Certificates and so on. Over and above, verification of these documents, at each level, is another deadly exercise. Till date, not a single system, device or App has been invented, in any part of the world, to save humanity from the drudgery of stacking documents, followed by their photocopies, attestations, and verifications - a never-ending process. The present innovation has been conceived and designed to void this gap.
Bioengineering Frontiers: Conceptual Projects in Regenerative Medicine, Synthetic Biology, and AI-Driven Diagnostics (2025)"**
Creators: name: Piekarz, Jan Wacław
Publisher: name: Jan Wacław Piekarz
Year: 2025

description: This collection presents a series of groundbreaking conceptual projects by Jan Wacław Piekarz, exploring the intersection of biology, technology, and medicine. Despite the author's non-academic background, these proposals are scientifically grounded and aim to inspire collaborative research. The projects include:

 

1. **ReGEN Project** – A salamander gene-based regenerative therapy for human limbs and organs, utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 technology.  

2. **Nowzaurs** – A bioengineering strategy to create a dinosaur-like organism through avian-reptilian hybridization and reverse evolution.  

3. **SmartHealth System** – AI-powered public diagnostic stations for rapid health monitoring and cardiac intervention.  

4. **SmartHealth PET** – Non-invasive AI diagnostics for animal health, designed for shelters and humanitarian use.  

5. **Mechanical Reproduction of Robots** – A framework for autonomous robot evolution via digital "DNA" exchange.  

6. **Naked Mole-Rat Gene Therapy** – A cancer-resistant gene vaccine inspired by the Heterocephalus glaber.  

 

All concepts emphasize ethical guidelines, safety protocols, and the need for institutional collaboration. The collection serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary innovation rather than finalized solutions.  

 

**Keywords**: bioengineering, regenerative medicine, CRISPR, dinosaur revival, AI diagnostics, gene therapy, robotics, cancer resistance.
When our hands help us understand: Investigations into gesture’s effects on comprehension
Creators: name: Dargue, Nicole
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: It is becoming increasingly clear that gesture benefits learning, but what is less well understood are the reasons why gesture can benefit comprehension, and under which conditions gesture is most beneficial. This thesis aimed to answer questions surrounding when and why gestures benefit comprehension of spoken messages. Across four papers, this thesis investigated 1) potential factors that may moderate gesture’s effects on comprehension of spoken messages in a meta-analysis; 2) whether differential effects of observing gesture on narrative comprehension are found depending on the type of gesture observed, a learner’s age, and task difficulty; 3) whether gesture production by a learner benefits narrative comprehension and/or moderates the effects of observing gesture on narrative comprehension; and 4) whether the observation of gesture benefits narrative comprehension in children with autism spectrum disorder. There were four key findings. First, the meta-analysis presented in Chapter 2 established that gesture benefits comprehension under a variety of circumstances, particularly when gestures are produced as opposed to observed by a learner. Second, Chapter 3 demonstrated that the observation of typical gestures benefited narrative comprehension significantly more than atypical gestures and no gestures, regardless of age or task difficulty. These differential effects of typical and atypical gestures could be partly explained by differences in the semantic relationship between the gestures and accompanying speech, with typical gestures rated as more representative of the narrative events than atypical gestures. Third, as shown through Chapter 4, gesture production did not significantly benefit narrative comprehension, nor did it moderate the effect of observing gesture on narrative comprehension, suggesting gesture production may benefit some tasks more than others. Finally, Chapter 5 established that the observation of gesture significantly benefited narrative comprehension in children with autism spectrum disorder, perhaps in part through capturing attention. This thesis not only showed that gestures have important implications for learning, but also highlighted instances when gestures are beneficial, and in turn, reasons why gestures are beneficial.
Figures S1 - S6 from Giant hornet (Vespa soror) attacks trigger frenetic antipredator signalling in honeybee (Apis cerana) colonies
Creators: name: Mattila, Heather R.
name: Kernen, Hannah G.
name: Otis, Gard W.
name: Nguyen, Lien T. P.
name: Pham, Hanh D.
name: Knight, Olivia M.
name: Phan, Ngoc T.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: Asian honeybees use an impressive array of strategies to protect nests from hornet attacks, although little is understood about how antipredator signals coordinate defences. We compared vibroacoustic signalling and defensive responses of Apis cerana colonies that were attacked by either the group-hunting giant hornet Vespa soror or the smaller, solitary-hunting hornet Vespa velutina. Apis cerana colonies produced hisses, brief stop signals and longer pipes under hornet-free conditions. However, hornet-attack stimuli—and V. soror workers in particular—triggered dramatic increases in signalling rates within colonies. Soundscapes were cacophonous when V. soror predators were directly outside of nests, in part because of frenetic production of antipredator pipes, a previously undescribed signal. Antipredator pipes share acoustic traits with alarm shrieks, fear screams and panic calls of primates, birds and meerkats. Workers making antipredator pipes exposed their Nasonov gland, suggesting the potential of multimodal alarm signalling that warns nest-mates about the presence of dangerous hornets and assembles workers for defence. Concurrent observations of nest entrances showed an increase in worker activities that support effective defences against giant hornets. Apis cerana workers flexibly employ a diverse alarm repertoire in response to attack attributes, mirroring features of sophisticated alarm calling in socially complex vertebrates.
Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing of de Broglie Waves: Beyond Optics
Creators: name: Krachmalnicoff, Valentina
name: Jaskula, Jean-Christophe
name: Bonneau, Marie
name: Leung, Vanessa
name: Partridge, Guthrie B.
name: Boiron, Denis
name: Westbrook, Christoph I
name: Deuar, Piotr
name: Zin, Pawel
name: Trippenbach, Marek
name: Kheruntsyan, Karen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the atom-optical analog of degenerate four-wave mixing of photons by colliding two Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) of metastable helium and measuring the resulting momentum distribution of the scattered atoms with a time and space resolved detector. For the case of photons, phase matching conditions completely define the final state of the system, and in the case of two colliding BECs, simple analogy implies a spherical momentum distribution of scattered atoms. We find, however, that the final momenta of the scattered atoms instead lie on an ellipsoid whose radii are smaller than the initial collision momentum. Numerical and analytical calculations agree well with the measurements, and reveal the interplay between many-body effects, mean-field interaction, and the anisotropy of the source condensate.
Mental States as Macrostates Emerging from EEG Dynamics
Creators: name: Allefeld, Carsten
name: Atmanspacher, Harald
name: Wackermann, Jiri
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Correlations between psychological and physiological phenomena form the basis for different medical and scientific disciplines, but the nature of this relation has not yet been fully understood. One conceptual option is to understand the mental as "emerging" from neural processes in the specific sense that psychology and physiology provide two different descriptions of the same system. Stating these descriptions in terms of coarser- and finer-grained system states (macro- and microstates), the two descriptions may be equally adequate if the coarse-graining preserves the possibility to obtain a dynamical rule for the system. To test the empirical viability of our approach, we describe an algorithm to obtain a specific form of such a coarse-graining from data, and illustrate its operation using a simulated dynamical system. We then apply the method to an electroencephalographic (EEG) recording, where we are able to identify macrostates from the physiological data that correspond to mental states of the subject.
description: corrected typos, added journal reference
Three fundamental features a Health Technology Assessment Organisation should possess and how the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee in Australia performs against each criterion
Creators: name: Veal, Felicity
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023
Subjects: Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice

description: It has been projected that pharmaceutical expenditure shall be the fastest growing and largest component of the Australian health care budget over the next 50 years. Thus, the need for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), the Australian Pharmaceutical Health Technology Assessment Organisation (HTAO) to perform to its highest capability is paramount for the sustainability of public subsidisation of pharmaceuticals in Australia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate how well the PBAC, performs against three criteria, considered essential to maximise performance: independence, transparency and stakeholder inclusion, which will be evaluated by undertaking a review of the literature related to the PBAC. Recommendations regarding ways to improve the PBAC's performance will also be made.
Supplementary material from The development and psychometric properties of a self-report Catastrophising Questionnaire
Creators: name: Pike, Alexandra C.
name: Serfaty, Jade
name: Robinson, Oliver J.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplementary introductory material, methods, materials and results
Optimizing Hartree-Fock orbitals by the density-matrix renormalization group
Creators: name: Luo, H. -G.
name: Qin, M. -P.
name: Xiang, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have proposed a density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) scheme to optimize the one-electron basis states of molecules. It improves significantly the accuracy and efficiency of the DMRG in the study of quantum chemistry or other many-fermion system with nonlocal interactions. For a water molecule, we find that the ground state energy obtained by the DMRG with only 61 optimized orbitals already reaches the accuracy of best quantum Monte Carlo calculation with 92 orbitals.
description: published version, 4 pages, 4 figures
Real algebraic knots of low degree
Creators: name: Björklund, Johan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we study rational real algebraic knots in $\R P^3$. We show that two real algebraic knots of degree $\leq5$ are rigidly isotopic if and only if their degrees and encomplexed writhes are equal. We also show that any irreducible smooth knot which admits a plane projection with less than or equal to four crossings has a rational parametrization of degree $\leq 6$. Furthermore an explicit construction of rational knots of a given degree with arbitrary encomplexed writhe (subject to natural restrictions) is presented.
description: 28 pages
Supplementary material from The development and psychometric properties of a self-report Catastrophising Questionnaire
Creators: name: Pike, Alexandra C.
name: Serfaty, Jade
name: Robinson, Oliver J.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplementary introductory material, methods, materials and results
Calculating energy shifts in terms of phase shifts
Creators: name: Yu, Zhenhua
name: Baym, Gordon
name: Pethick, C. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: To clarify the relation of energy shifts to scattering phase shifts in one-body and many-body problems, we examine their relation in a number of different situations. We derive, for a particle in a container of arbitrary shape with a short-range scattering center, a general result for the energy eigenvalues in terms of the s-wave scattering phase shift and the eigenstates in the absence of the scatterer. We show that, while the energy shifts for a spherical container are proportional to the phase shift over large ranges, those for a cubic container have a more complicated behavior. We connect our result to the description of energy shifts in terms of the scattering T-matrix. The general relation is extended to problems of particles in traps with smoothly varying potentials, including, e.g., the interaction of a small neutral atom with a Rydberg atom. We then consider the many-body problem for particles with a two-body interaction and show that the free energy change due to the interaction is proportional to an average of a generalized phase shift that includes the effects of the medium. Finally, we discuss why, even though individual energy levels are very sensitive to boundary conditions, the energy of a many-body system is not.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures, NORDITA-2009-72, small changes in language at several places
A study of soils and leachates from two forest sites using tension lysimeters
Creators: name: Bourgeois, William W.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: A study of the soils and leachates of two ecologically different forest sites was started in September, 1968 with an object of evaluating soil factors as to site differentiation. Tension lysimeters with silicon carbide powder, as a contact material, were used to collect water passing through the soils of the two sites at a soil water tension of less than 0.10 bar. As the study was performed on sloping topography, tension lysimeters were required to measure both the down slope pathway and the vertical percolation of the soil water. The leachates from the master horizons of the two soils were collected weekly. The anion and cation content of the leachates was determined along with electrical conductivity, pH and total volume of water. The two soils, Whatcom series and Blaney series, were sampled according to their morphological characteristics. The samples were analyzed for selected physical, chemical and mineralogical properties. The properties selected were such that soil characterization was accomplished and information was provided for leachate interpretations. A greater volume of water passed through the Whatcom soil (permanent seepage site) than through the Blaney soil (mesic site). This was reflected in the genetic and morphologic characteristics of the two soils. The largest quantity of leachate was collected immediately above the compacted material under the solum. The cation concentrations of the leachates from these zones were similar in both the Whatcom and Blaney soils. Higher cation concentrations were observed in the leachates from the spodic horizons. Sodium was the cation of highest concentration in all the leachates and calcium, magnesium and potassium occurred in decreasing order. Seasonal trends seemed to appear to be present in both the anion and cation concentrations. The principal causes of these trends appeared to be the quantity and rate of water passing through the soil and soil temperature, although the latter was not measured directly it was inferred from the seasonal patterns. Soil water relations and associated soil properties appeared to be the main reasons for better tree growth on the Whatcom soil. The exchangeable calcium and magnesium content of the Whatcom soil may also have an influence. Field evaluation of forest sites may be accomplished using soil morphological characteristics as these are reflections of the important soil properties desirable for Douglas-fir growth.
Exploring Societal Impact: Appendix - Methodology and Sample
Creators: name: Penny, Dan
name: Lucraft, Mithu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sustainable Development Goals
SDG
societal impact

description: This report forms the first part of a three-part summary of the findings of a global survey with more than 9,000 researchers, conducted in June 2019. This section includes the methodology. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Exploring Societal Impact: Part 3 - Researcher Support and Attitudes
Creators: name: Penny, Dan
name: Lucraft, Mithu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sustainable Development Goals
SDG
societal impact

description: This report forms the first part of a three-part summary of the findings of a global survey with more than 9,000 researchers, conducted in June 2019. This section explores: What support is received with regards to societal impact? Who is providing the support? What types of support are reported? Read Part 1 and Part 2.
English Language Proficiency Level of Junior Students from a State University in the Philippines
Creators: name: Gomez, Abigail
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 200303 English as a Second Language
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: This study yielded significant results in assessing the proficiency level of the students where reading and listening examinations became difficult for the participants. Therefore, continuous remediation must be done by the University to expose the students to various accents of English and to provide more reading power tasks that could stimulate their critical thinking, which can be useful in their daily lives.
The $η$ and $η^\prime$ mesons from Lattice QCD
Creators: name: Christ, N. H.
name: Dawson, C.
name: Izubuchi, T.
name: Jung, C.
name: Liu, Q.
name: Mawhinney, R. D.
name: Sachrajda, C. T.
name: Soni, A.
name: Zhou, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The large mass of the ninth pseudoscalar meson, the $η^\prime$, is believed to arise from the combined effects of the axial anomaly and the gauge field topology present in QCD. We report a realistic, 2+1 flavor, lattice QCD calculation of the $η$ and $η^\prime$ masses and mixing which confirms this picture. The physical eigenstates show small octet-singlet mixing with a mixing angle of $θ= -14.1(2.8)^\circ$. Extrapolation to physical light quark mass gives, with statistical errors only, $m_η=573(6)$ MeV and $m_{η^\prime}=947(142)$ MeV, consistent with the experimental values of 548 MeV and 958 MeV.
description: 4 pages, 5 figures
A sticky HDP-HMM with application to speaker diarization
Creators: name: Fox, Emily B.
name: Sudderth, Erik B.
name: Jordan, Michael I.
name: Willsky, Alan S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We consider the problem of speaker diarization, the problem of segmenting an audio recording of a meeting into temporal segments corresponding to individual speakers. The problem is rendered particularly difficult by the fact that we are not allowed to assume knowledge of the number of people participating in the meeting. To address this problem, we take a Bayesian nonparametric approach to speaker diarization that builds on the hierarchical Dirichlet process hidden Markov model (HDP-HMM) of Teh et al. [J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 101 (2006) 1566--1581]. Although the basic HDP-HMM tends to over-segment the audio data---creating redundant states and rapidly switching among them---we describe an augmented HDP-HMM that provides effective control over the switching rate. We also show that this augmentation makes it possible to treat emission distributions nonparametrically. To scale the resulting architecture to realistic diarization problems, we develop a sampling algorithm that employs a truncated approximation of the Dirichlet process to jointly resample the full state sequence, greatly improving mixing rates. Working with a benchmark NIST data set, we show that our Bayesian nonparametric architecture yields state-of-the-art speaker diarization results.
description: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/10-AOAS395 the Annals of Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
Exploring Societal Impact: Part 2 - Activity of Researchers
Creators: name: Penny, Dan
name: Lucraft, Mithu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sustainable Development Goals
SDG
societal impact

description: This report forms the second part of a three-part summary of the findings of a global survey with more than 9,000 researchers, conducted in June 2019. This section explores: What consideration of impact occurs ahead of research? What activities are undertaken to increase societal impact? How much time is spent on generating societal impact? Read Part 1 and Part 3.
Cosmological test of gravity with polarizations of stochastic gravitational waves around 0.1-1 Hz
Creators: name: Nishizawa, Atsushi
name: Taruya, Atsushi
name: Kawamura, Seiji
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In general relativity, a gravitational wave has two polarization modes (tensor mode), but it could have additional polarizations (scalar and vector modes) in the early stage of the universe, where the general relativity may not strictly hold and/or the effect of higher-dimensional gravity may become significant. In this paper, we discuss how to detect extra-polarization modes of stochastic gravitational wave background (GWB), and study the separability of each polarization using future space-based detectors such as BBO and DECIGO. We specifically consider two plausible setups of the spacecraft constellations consisting of two and four clusters, and estimate the sensitivity to each polarization mode of GWBs. We find that a separate detection of each polarization mode is rather sensitive to the geometric configuration and distance between clusters and that the clusters should be, in general, separated by an appropriate distance. This seriously degrades the signal sensitivity, however, for suitable conditions, space-based detector can separately detect scalar, vector and tensor modes of GWBs with energy density as low as ~10^-15.
description: 16 pages, 11 figures
Multipurpose ID : A Digital Identity to 1.34 Billion Indians
Creators: name: Garg, Rishabh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 80201 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Applied Computer Science
subject: 80401 Coding and Information Theory
subject: Computer Software
subject: 80303 Computer System Security
subject: 80604 Database Management
subject: 80606 Global Information Systems
subject: 80609 Information Systems Management
subject: 80705 Informetrics
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 80503 Networking and Communications
subject: 80402 Data Encryption
subject: Distributed Computing
subject: Information Systems
subject: 80708 Records and Information Management (excl. Business Records and Information Management)

description: Multipurpose ID is a combination of a Techno Smart Card carrying a twenty-digit universal identification number to record all purposeful information of an individual and a touch screen Smart Cell Phone for electronic surveillance. Both the units can work separately or together. Such a unique system would replace all possible documents procured by an individual during his life time.
Nonproper Products
Creators: name: Roslanowski, Andrzej
name: Shelah, Saharon
name: Spinas, Otmar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Logic (math.LO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We show that there exist two proper creature forcings having a simple (Borel) definition, whose product is not proper. We also give a new condition ensuring properness of some forcings with norms.
Exploring Societal Impact: Part 1 - Researcher Motivations
Creators: name: Penny, Dan
name: Lucraft, Mithu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sustainable Development Goals
SDG
societal impact

description: This report forms the first part of a three-part summary of the findings of a global survey with more than 9,000 researchers, conducted in June 2019. This section explores: 1) how important is societal impact to researchers? 2) how do funder or institutional requirements on societal impact affect researcher behaviours? Read Part 2 and Part 3.