cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Anti-cancer Mechanism of Synthetic Curcumin Analogue 1,5-Bis(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)-1,4-Pentadiene-3-One (MS13) on Neuroblastoma and Glioblastoma Cells
Creators: name: LEE, YEE QIAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified

description: Neuroblastoma and glioblastoma are primary brain and nervous system cancers in adults and children, respectively. Both of the malignancies contribute to substantial mortality annually. In this regard, curcumin extracts from turmeric with reported anti-tumour properties against various types of cancer might serve as a potential chemotherapeutic drug that targets these malignancies. However, its poor bioavailability curtails its potential utility as an anti-cancer agent. This thesis presents the potent anti-cancer effects exhibited by a diarylpentanoid, a curcumin analogue on both neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells and further highlights the therapeutic potential of the diarylpentanoid in treating brain malignancies in the future.
Men's Health: Embolization Treatment of High-Flow Priapism
Creators: name: Kim, Kyung Rae
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Priapism is prolonged erection that persists beyond or is unrelated to sexual stimulation. There are two main types of priapism: high flow and low flow. The treatment of priapism will differ depending on the diagnosis of these two different types. In particular, interventional radiology plays a key role in treating patients with high-flow priapism. This article will review the diagnosis and treatment of the high-flow priapism.
How Helpful do Novice Programmers Find the Feedback of an Automated Repair Tool?
Creators: name: Kurniawan, Oka
name: Poskitt, Christopher M.
name: Hoque, Ismam Al
name: Lee, Norman Tiong Seng
name: Jégourel, Cyrille
name: Sockalingam, Nachamma
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Immediate feedback has been shown to improve student learning. In programming courses, immediate, automated feedback is typically provided in the form of pre-defined test cases run by a submission platform. While these are excellent for highlighting the presence of logical errors, they do not provide novice programmers enough scaffolding to help them identify where an error is or how to fix it. To address this, several tools have been developed that provide richer feedback in the form of program repairs. Studies of such tools, however, tend to focus more on whether correct repairs can be generated, rather than how novices are using them. In this paper, we describe our experience of using CLARA, an automated repair tool, to provide feedback to novices. First, we extended CLARA to support a larger subset of the Python language, before integrating it with the Jupyter Notebooks used for our programming exercises. Second, we devised a preliminary study in which students tackled programming problems with and without support of the tool using the 'think aloud' protocol. We found that novices often struggled to understand the proposed repairs, echoing the well-known challenge to understand compiler/interpreter messages. Furthermore, we found that students valued being told where a fix was needed - without necessarily the fix itself - suggesting that 'less may be more' from a pedagogical perspective.
description: Experience report accepted by the International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE'23)
Stringent neutrino flux constraints on anti-quark nugget dark matter
Creators: name: Gorham, P. W.
name: Rotter, B. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Strongly-interacting matter in the form of nuggets of nuclear-density material are not currently excluded as dark matter candidates in the ten gram to hundred kiloton mass range. A recent variation on quark nugget dark matter models postulates that a first-order imbalance between matter and antimatter in the quark-gluon plasma prior to hadron production in the early universe binds up most of the dark matter into heavy (baryon number $B \sim 10^{25}$) anti-quark nuggets in the current epoch, explaining both the dark matter preponderance and the matter-antimatter asymmetry. Interactions of these massive objects with normal matter in the Earth and Sun will lead to annihilation and an associated neutrino flux in the $\sim 20-50$ MeV range. We calculate these fluxes for anti-quark nuggets of sufficient number density to account for the dark matter and find that current neutrino flux limits from Super-Kamiokande provide stringent constraints on several possible scenarios for such objects. Conventional anti-quark nuggets in the previously allowed mass range cannot account for more than $\sim 1/5$ of the dark matter flux; if they are in a color-superconducting phase, then their muon production during matter annihilation must be suppressed by an order of magnitude below prior estimates if they are to remain viable dark matter candidates.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures
Naïve Bayes versus Support Vector Machines: A comparison of two algorithmic approaches for estimating cause of death from free-text
Creators: name: KRIDARAAN KOMAHAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine

description: Determining cause of death is a basic role of vital registration. Unfortunately, most deaths globally are not registered at all or without an accurate cause of death. Verbal autopsy (VA) is an alternative mechanism to estimate cause of death. However, responding to the VA questionnaire often takes a significant period of time to complete and can prove challenging as it overlaps with the mourning period. This thesis is to explore if machine learning algorithms primarily naive Bayes and SVMs can be used to determine cause of death from free-text responses from a verbal autopsy questionnaire.
The lived experiences of adult students with a spinal cord injury (SCI) returning to study in Bangladesh
Creators: name: Ema, Arifa Jahan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The aim of this research was to identify the lived experiences of adult students with a spinal cord injury (SCI) returning to study in Bangladesh. A narrative enquiry approach in a qualitative research design was chosen as a methodological framework. 16 participants were interviewed and the research identified seven themes. The results highlight gaps in current rehabilitation and educational practices in Bangladesh that impact the academic participation of students with SCI. It suggests occupational therapists should facilitate meaningful participation at the academic institute by maximising advocacy at different levels, among students, teachers, community and policymakers, to enable equitable participation for non-SCI students. A more comprehensive understanding of these issues and their implications for academic institutes could be gained by investigating the perspectives of other groups of people, such as teachers, families, friends and peers of students with SCI.
Hydromagnetics of advective accretion flows around black holes: Removal of angular momentum by large scale magnetic stresses
Creators: name: Mukhopadhyay, Banibrata
name: Chatterjee, Koushik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the removal of angular momentum is possible in the presence of large scale magnetic stresses in geometrically thick, advective, sub-Keplerian accretion flows around black holes in steady-state, in the complete absence of alpha-viscosity. The efficiency of such an angular momentum transfer could be equivalent to that of alpha-viscosity with alpha=0.01-0.08. Nevertheless, required field is well below its equipartition value, leading to a magnetically stable disk flow. This is essentially important in order to describe the hard spectral state of the sources, when the flow is non/sub-Keplerian. We show in our simpler 1.5-dimensional, vertically averaged disk model that larger the vertical-gradient of azimuthal component of magnetic field, stronger the rate of angular momentum transfer is, which in turn may lead to a faster rate of outflowing matter. Finding efficient angular momentum transfer, in black hole disks, via magnetic stresses alone is very interesting, when the generic origin of alpha-viscosity is still being explored.
description: 14 pages including 8 figures; accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Efficacy of Oral Isosorbide Mononitrate Sustained-releasefor Pre-induction Cervical Ripening in Term Pregnant Womenin an Outpatient Setting: A randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Cheun Chaotrakool
Publisher: name: PIMDEE Co., Ltd.
Year: 2019
Subjects: cervical ripening
isosorbide mononitrate SR
term pregnancy
induction of labor
outpatientsetting

description: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27, 1, 13-21
Review of Current Literature for Prostatic Artery Embolization
Creators: name: Isaacson, Ari J.
name: Burke, Charles T.
name: Yu, Hyeon
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is an emerging, novel interventional technique in the management of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is a common clinical condition in middle-aged and elderly men resulting in LUTS, including nocturia, urinary frequency, urgency, decreased urinary flow rates, hesitancy, and incomplete bladder emptying. Traditionally, LUTSs have been managed by medical or surgical therapies. Since the initial incidental discovery that selective PAE performed for uncontrolled bleeding secondary to BPH resulted in improved LUTS, the technique has continually evolved with a growing body of evidence supporting its safety and efficacy. However, despite the available data, PAE has yet to be established as a standard-of-care treatment option for patients with LUTS/BPH. In this article, the authors review the history and current state of PAE, including published data from case reports, animal studies, retrospective/prospective cohort studies, and prospective randomized controlled trials.
Pre-operative education improves patient compliance with extended venous thromboembolic prophylaxis
Creators: name: BENJAMIN KEAN-HIN KEONG
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Health Care
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Patients undergoing abdominal surgery are at risk for potentially fatal venous thromboembolism (VTE). In order to decrease this risk, these patients are prescribed an extended course of VTE prophylaxis in the form of daily injections. This thesis examines the effect of giving formal pre-operative education and its effect on patient compliance with this treatment regimen, and on patient beliefs and attitudes toward VTE and the treatment. It establishes that formal pre-operative education may provide some benefit to patient compliance.
Percentage of Pregnant Women Reading the Maternal andChild Health Handbook and Associated Factors at SrinagarindHospital
Creators: name: Wannarat Atthakorn
Publisher: name: PIMDEE Co., Ltd.
Year: 2019
Subjects: read
maternal and child health handbook
pregnant women

description: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27, 1, 22-28
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Birth Asphyxia amongElderly Gravidarum
Creators: name: Apirak  Nguanboonmak
Publisher: name: PIMDEE Co., Ltd.
Year: 2019
Subjects: birth asphyxia
advanced maternal age
risk factor

description: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27, 1, 29-37
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Infertile Women in Siriraj Hospital by using Thai Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Creators: name: Warittha Sakulsaengprapha
Publisher: name: PIMDEE Co., Ltd.
Year: 2019
Subjects: infertility
anxiety
depression
HADS
Thai HADs

description: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27, 1, 38-46
Ordinary pseudorepresentations and modular forms
Creators: name: Wake, Preston
name: Wang-Erickson, Carl
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11F33, 11F80, 11R23

description: In this short note, we observe that the techniques of our recent work "Pseudo-modularity and Iwasawa theory" can be used to provide a new proof of some of the residually reducible modularity lifting results of Skinner and Wiles. In these cases, we have found that a deformation ring of ordinary pseudorepresentations is equal to the Eisenstein local component of a Hida Hecke algebra. We also show that Vandiver's conjecture implies Sharifi's conjecture.
description: Final version, to appear in Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 14 pages
Kniphofia bequaertii De Wildeman 1920
Creators: name: Fischer, Eberhard
name: Ackermann, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Asphodelaceae
Kniphofia
Kniphofia bequaertii

description: Kniphofia bequaertii De Wildeman (1920: B17) (Figs. 9, 11)
 Type:— DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. Tshitirunge, Bequaert 6028 (holotype BR!).
description: Published as part of Fischer, Eberhard & Ackermann, Markus, 2019, A new species of Kniphofia (Asphodelaceae) from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, pp. 39-56 in Phytotaxa 391 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.391.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13724961
Uterine Cooling during Cesarean Section to Reduce Intraoperative Blood Loss: A randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Namphung  Nawasirodom
Publisher: name: PIMDEE Co., Ltd.
Year: 2019
Subjects: uterine cooling
cesarean section
postpartum hemorrhage

description: Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27, 1, 38-46
Love Letter to the Soldier
Creators: name: Fatubun, Wensislaus
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 360501
subject: Cinema studies
classificationCode: 390299
subject: Education policy, sociology and philosophy not elsewhere classified

description: I am West Papuan filmmaker, human rights defender, and anthropologist who founded the Papuan Voices project in West Papua, and Dayak Voices in Kalimantan. Film Love Letter to the Solder is one of Papuan Voices films produced after I did film workshop in Merauke, 2011.
Strength and microstructural of geopolymer mortar from palm oil ash containing alumina powder with palm oil clinker aggregate
Creators: name: Abideng Hawa
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Geopolymer
Palm oil ash
Alumina powder
Palm oil clinker
Microstructure

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 49, 6, 731-743
The Varicocele: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation, and Surgical Management
Creators: name: Lomboy, Jason R.
name: Coward, Robert M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: A varicocele is an abnormal dilatation and tortuosity of the veins of the spermatic cord. Although varicoceles are common in the general population and are frequently found on routine physical examinations, they represent the most common correctable cause of male factor infertility. Varicoceles are also often incidental findings on imaging studies, particularly scrotal ultrasound. Importantly, not all varicoceles should be treated equally (or at all), and basic guidelines on the evaluation and indications for treatment of adult varicoceles should be reviewed before counseling and treatment. A semen analysis should be obtained for any male patient of reproductive age considering intervention. The adolescent varicocele is managed much differently than the adult varicocele and remains a source of controversy. This review describes the clinical presentation and the evaluation of adult and pediatric varicoceles, and provides guidance on their diagnosis and workup. It also describes options for surgical repair and the success and complication rates associated with each surgical approach, ultimately supporting microsurgical subinguinal varicocele repair as the current surgical standard.
An Ocular Motor Investigation of Attention in Multiple Sclerosis
Creators: name: HO HIN YAU
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience

description: This thesis aims to investigate attentional deficits in Multiple Sclerosis by characterising performance in tasks that measure attentional subdomains. Three subdomains, attentional orienting, selective attention and divided attention were assessed, with deficits explored as a function of disability. Collectively, the results revealed an inhibitory failure of attention in MS, with the compromised ability to resolve conflict between competing processes. Further, Inhibitory deficits deteriorate with greater levels of disability. Understanding attentional deficits in MS may potentially assist symptom management and the development of cognitive rehabilitation strategies for patients.
Association between Repressor Element 1 Silencing Transcription factor (REST) and Serotonin during Social Stress in the Nile Tilapia
Creators: name: SHINGO NAKAJIMA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Neuroscience

description: Social stress is characterized by a decrease in the brain serotonin (5-HT) system. Whether the decrease in 5-HT is due to 5-HT cell death remains unknown. Repressor element-1 silencing transcription factor (REST) is a neuroprotective factor, which inhibits cell death-related gene expression in the brain. We thus aimed to elucidate the expression of REST in 5-HT neurons during social defeat stress in the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Results showed Rest and apoptotic gene expression were not changed in 5-HT neurons during social defeat stress, suggesting the decrease in 5-HT in social stress might not be due to 5-HT cell loss.
Pair correlations in the two-orbital Hubbard ladder: Implications on superconductivity in the bilayer nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$
Creators: name: Kaneko, Tatsuya
name: Sakakibara, Hirofumi
name: Ochi, Masayuki
name: Kuroki, Kazuhiko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Motivated by high-temperature superconductivity in pressurized La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, we investigate the pair correlations in the two-orbital Hubbard ladder, which consists of the nearly half-filled and nearly quarter-filled orbitals. By employing the density matrix renormalization group method, we demonstrate that the pair correlation exhibits a power-law decay against the distance while the spin correlation decays exponentially. The decay exponent of the pair correlation of the nearly half-filled orbital is comparable to the exponent of the quasi-long-range superconducting correlation in the doped single-orbital Hubbard ladder, which suggests the importance of the $d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbital in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Diamond monohydride: The most stable three-dimensional hydrocarbon
Creators: name: Kondrin, M. V.
name: Brazhkin, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Most of hydrocarbons are either molecular structures or linear polymeric chains. Discovery of graphene and manufacturing of its monohydride -- graphane incite interest in search for three-dimensional hydrocarbon polymers. However up to now all hypothetical hydrocarbon lattices significantly lose in energy to stacked graphane sheets and solid benzene. We propose completely covalently bonded solid carbon monohydride whose density significantly exceeds one of its isomers (graphane, cubane, solid benzene). Ab-initio calculation demonstrates that the cohesion energy of this structure at least is not worse than the energy of graphane and benzene. In some aspect the crystal structure of hydrocarbon presented can be regarded as a sublattice of diamond, but with the symmetry of P-3 space group (lattice parameters a ~ 6.925 A, c ~ 12.830 A) and Z=42 formula units per unit cell. This structure (if synthesized) may turn out to be interesting to applications.
Some Nearly Quantum Theories
Creators: name: Barnum, Howard
name: Graydon, Matthew A.
name: Wilce, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider possible non-signaling composites of probabilistic models based on euclidean Jordan algebras. Subject to some reasonable constraints, we show that no such composite exists having the exceptional Jordan algebra as a direct summand. We then construct several dagger compact categories of such Jordan-algebraic models. One of these neatly unifies real, complex and quaternionic mixed-state quantum mechanics, with the exception of the quaternionic "bit". Another is similar, except in that (i) it excludes the quaternionic bit, and (ii) the composite of two complex quantum systems comes with an extra classical bit. In both of these categories, states are morphisms from systems to the tensor unit, which helps give the categorical structure a clear operational interpretation. A no-go result shows that the first of these categories, at least, cannot be extended to include spin factors other than the (real, complex, and quaternionic) quantum bits, while preserving the representation of states as morphisms. The same is true for attempts to extend the second category to even-dimensional spin-factors. Interesting phenomena exhibited by some composites in these categories include failure of local tomography, supermultiplicativity of the maximal number of mutually distinguishable states, and mixed states whose marginals are pure.
description: In Proceedings QPL 2015, arXiv:1511.01181
ERCP, sphincterotomy and immediate vs delayed balloon sphincteroplasty for extraction of large biliary stones – a randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: ANDREW GINN-MING HARDLEY
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110307 Gastroenterology and Hepatology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: Medicine

description: Removal of bile duct stones requires the sphincter muscle at the bottom of the bile duct to be opened. Usually this involves cutting the muscle. Cutting is insufficient for very large stones and previous standard practice saw patients brought back for a second procedure to stretch the bottom of the bile duct further with a balloon and remove the stones. This thesis shows that combining both cutting and stretching components into a single procedure allows more effective removal of large bile duct stones, compared to delaying the stretch to a second procedure, with identical safety for both approaches.
Hadronic vacuum polarization and muon g-2 from magnetic susceptibilities on the lattice
Creators: name: Bali, Gunnar
name: Endrodi, Gergely
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present and test a new method to compute the hadronic vacuum polarization function in lattice simulations. This can then be used, e.g., to determine the leading hadronic contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The method is based on computing susceptibilities with respect to external electromagnetic plane wave fields and allows for a precision determination of both the connected and the disconnected contributions to the vacuum polarization. We demonstrate that the statistical errors obtained with our method are much smaller than those quoted in previous lattice studies, primarily due to a very effective suppression of the errors of the disconnected terms. These turn out to vanish within small errors, enabling us to quote an upper limit. We also comment on the accuracy of the vacuum polarization function determined from present experimental R-ratio data.
description: 15 pages, 9 figures, v2: minor changes in the text, version published in PRD
Tips and Tricks for Difficult Prostatic Artery Embolization
Creators: name: Bagla, Sandeep
name: Isaacson, Ari J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is a promising, new, safe, minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, it can be a one of the most technically difficult interventional radiology procedures because of the challenging anatomy involved. To help achieve technical success and limit complications, the authors present here a series of tips and tricks that have been proven useful from prior PAE experience.
The Morphology of an Ideal Trapezial Implant for Base of Thumb Arthritis
Creators: name: APARNA DASUNMALEE GANHEWA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110323 Surgery
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Base of thumb arthritis is a common problem in our population. There are many operations that can be done to treat base of thumb arthritis. These operations all have advantages and disadvantages. Operations done using an implant carry higher complications. We propose that the best way to treat pain, improve thumb function and reduce complications is by using an implant shaped like the original trapezium bone at the base of the thumb.
Associations between Sleep and Attentional Control on the Anti-Saccade Task in 'Cognitively Vulnerable' Adults
Creators: name: ANNA JOY SCOVELLE
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: This thesis demonstrated that components of subjective and objective sleep may be associated with attentional control in ‘cognitively vulnerable’ populations: adults with Multiple Sclerosis and older adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline. This is the first step in understanding the role that sleep may play in attentional control in populations considered ‘at-risk’ of cognitive impairment. If the association between sleep and attentional control in cognitively vulnerable populations is replicated in larger in-depth studies, it may be that targeted sleep interventions, such as slow wave activity enhancement, may be of benefit to these cognitively vulnerable groups.
Optimal violation of Leggett-Garg inequality for arbitrary spin and emergence of classicality through unsharp measurement
Creators: name: Mal, Shiladitya
name: Majumdar, A. S
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider temporal correlations of particles with arbitrary spin. We show that the Leggett-Garg inequality can be maximally violated irrespective of the value of spin, thus improving upon an earlier result by Kofler and Brukner [Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{99}, 180403 (2007)]. Our proof is accomplished through a suitable adoption of a measurement scheme which has previously been employed for studying the spatial correlation in a system with arbitrary spin. We next consider generalized or unsharp measurements as a method for coarse graining in a quantitative manner, and show that classicality emerges below a precise value of the sharpness parameter. Satisfaction of the Leggett-Garg inequality is shown to be a necessary and sufficient condition for macroscopic realism.
description: 7 pages
Invariant Set Theory: Violating Measurement Independence without Fine Tuning, Conspiracy, Constraints on Free Will or Retrocausality
Creators: name: Palmer, Tim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Invariant Set (IS) theory is a locally causal ontic theory of physics based on the Cosmological Invariant Set postulate that the universe $U$ can be considered a deterministic dynamical system evolving precisely on a (suitably constructed) fractal dynamically invariant set in $U$'s state space. IS theory violates the Bell inequalities by violating Measurement Independence. Despite this, IS theory is not fine tuned, is not conspiratorial, does not constrain experimenter free will and does not invoke retrocausality. The reasons behind these claims are discussed in this paper. These arise from properties not found in conventional ontic models: the invariant set has zero measure in its Euclidean embedding space, has Cantor Set structure homeomorphic to the p-adic integers ($p \ggg 0$) and is non-computable. In particular, it is shown that the p-adic metric encapulates the physics of the Cosmological Invariant Set postulate, and provides the technical means to demonstrate no fine tuning or conspiracy. Quantum theory can be viewed as the singular limit of IS theory when when $p$ is set equal to infinity. Since it is based around a top-down constraint from cosmology, IS theory suggests that gravitational and quantum physics will be unified by a gravitational theory of the quantum, rather than a quantum theory of gravity. Some implications arising from such a perspective are discussed.
description: In Proceedings QPL 2015, arXiv:1511.01181
Using an L-band radiometer for moisture measurement in road construction
Creators: name: NGUYEN, THI MAI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 401304
subject: Photogrammetry and remote sensing

description: This thesis addresses the critical challenge of providing real-time spatial variation of soil moisture during road pavement construction. The primary research objective is to develop an innovative technique that utilizes an L-band radiometer to generate soil moisture maps during the compaction process. By leveraging this information, engineers and contractors can adjust the moisture condition to ensure optimal uniformity, thereby enhancing the quality and durability of the road. This endeavour not only paves the way for the advancement of a more efficient and cost-effective technique but also presents a promising opportunity for commercialization.
Utility of Pelvic Computed Tomography Angiography Prior to Prostatic Artery Embolization
Creators: name: Burke, Lauren M. B.
name: Isaacson, Ari J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Pelvic computed tomography angiography (CTA) prior to prostatic artery embolization is a beneficial tool for preprocedural planning to increase the likelihood of success during what can be a challenging procedure. Additionally, the same CTA images can be used for calculating the baseline prostate volume as well as for intraprocedural anatomic guidance, adding to the value of the scan. This article discusses the technique used for pelvic CTA and its role in preprocedural assessment of the pelvic vasculature prior to prostatic artery embolization.
Cycas beddomei Dyer. Illustration 1883
Creators: name: Khuraijam, Jibankumar Singh
name: Singh, Rita
name: Calonje, Michael
name: Mazumdar, Jaideep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Cycadopsida
Cycadales
Cycadaceae
Cycas
Cycas beddomei

description: Cycas beddomei Dyer (1883: 85).
 Lectotype (designated here):— INDIA. Andhra Pradesh: Cuddapah Hills, September 1882, H. H. Yarde s.n. (K001325145!, K; Isolectotypes: Cat. Nos. 28980! and 28981!, Kew Economic Botany Collection).
 Paralectotypes: INDIA. Andhra Pradesh: Cuddapah Hills, August 1882, H.H. Yarde s.n. (K001325146! and K001325147!).
description: Published as part of Khuraijam, Jibankumar Singh, Singh, Rita, Calonje, Michael & Mazumdar, Jaideep, 2018, Lectotypification of Cycas beddomei (Cycadaceae), pp. 121-124 in Phytotaxa 383 (1) on page 123, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.383.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13725001
Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery to Breast Cancer Cells utilizing Biodegradable Salt Nanoparticles
Creators: name: SULTANA MEHBUBA HOSSAIN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Molecular Biology
Medicine

description: Inorganic pH-sensitive nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as powerful vehicles for delivering chemotherapeutics agent into cancer cells while decreasing undesired cytotoxicity in healthy tissues. In this study, carbonate apatite (CA) NPs were modified with selective Krebs cycle intermediates to formulate citrate-modified CA (CMCA), succinate-modified CA (SMCA) and α-ketoglutaric acid-modified CA (α-KAMCA) NPs. The interactions between selected anticancer drugs, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and AZ628 with these nanoparticles were investigated. The NPs were further evaluated in animal models of breast cancer for their biodistribution profiles and potential toxicity, and enhancement of tumour regression capacity of the selective anti-cancer drug.
title: Chemical effects of the irradiation of solids
Creators: name: Cairns, James A.
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 1966
Subjects: subject: Nuclear chemistry.

description: This study provides an insight into the sequence of events which take place in crystalline alkali halides following thermal neutron absorption and prompt gamma-ray emission. The object of the work was to clarify certain aspects of "hot atom" chemistry by utilising current concepts of radiation damage theory. The system chosen for this investigation was potassium iodide, in the form of single crystals. It was postulated that (n,g) reactions involving the iodine atoms would lead to a series of focused collision sequences in the anion lattice, causing ejection of atomic iodine from the crystal surfaces in certain preferred directions. The problem of detecting these chemically minute amounts of recoiled iodine was solved by having the potassium iodide surfaces labelled with I131, an isotope with a convenient half-life, which would not itself be produced by thermal neutron activation of potassium iodide. Using the facilities of the Scottish Research Reactor Centre, a variety of experimental techniques, viz., gamma-ray spectrometry, autoradiography, ionic conductivity, etc., has proved that ejection of iodine atoms from the surfaces of single crystals of potassium iodide is preferentially initiated by thermal neutrons, as predicted, and is accompanied by modest lattice damage, in agreement with the proposed mechanism. It has also been shown that the influence of fast neutrons is to cause more extensive lattice damage and consequently fewer collision sequences. In addition, an inverse relationship between crystal surface roughness and yield of ejected iodine has been established. Various collectors have been developed for the purpose of capturing and localising the energetic iodine atoms recoiled from the crystal surfaces on irradiation; the most successful ones have been palladium/polystyrene, butadiene-acrylonitrile, and activated charcoal/aluminium. The first two types of collector have led to the observation of a remarkable distortion in the gamma-ray spectra of I131 recoil atoms when irradiations were conducted at -78°C. A large volume of experimental evidence has been accumulated in elucidating this phenomenon. When quantitative irradiations and studies of yields were made, it became apparent that the amount of iodine recoiled from the surfaces of the crystals was too high to be accounted for on the basis of mere thermal neutron absorption and prompt gamma-ray emission, causing I128 recoil. It is explained, on the basis of theoretical approaches, how this large number of released atoms may be due to a process of multiple ionization, caused by internal conversion and secondary electron emission following thermal neutron capture. This conclusion was strengthened by taking into account the results of irradiations conducted in a flux of gamma-rays. Should it prove to be correct, it would constitute a most valuable insight into the (n,γ) process in this system.
Time Series Clustering via Community Detection in Networks
Creators: name: Ferreira, Leonardo N.
name: Zhao, Liang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we propose a technique for time series clustering using community detection in complex networks. Firstly, we present a method to transform a set of time series into a network using different distance functions, where each time series is represented by a vertex and the most similar ones are connected. Then, we apply community detection algorithms to identify groups of strongly connected vertices (called a community) and, consequently, identify time series clusters. Still in this paper, we make a comprehensive analysis on the influence of various combinations of time series distance functions, network generation methods and community detection techniques on clustering results. Experimental study shows that the proposed network-based approach achieves better results than various classic or up-to-date clustering techniques under consideration. Statistical tests confirm that the proposed method outperforms some classic clustering algorithms, such as $k$-medoids, diana, median-linkage and centroid-linkage in various data sets. Interestingly, the proposed method can effectively detect shape patterns presented in time series due to the topological structure of the underlying network constructed in the clustering process. At the same time, other techniques fail to identify such patterns. Moreover, the proposed method is robust enough to group time series presenting similar pattern but with time shifts and/or amplitude variations. In summary, the main point of the proposed method is the transformation of time series from time-space domain to topological domain. Therefore, we hope that our approach contributes not only for time series clustering, but also for general time series analysis tasks.
Varicocele: A Review
Creators: name: Baigorri, Brian F.
name: Dixon, Robert G.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Varicoceles are relatively common clinical problem that are associated with pain, testicular atrophy, and reduced fertility rates. After a brief historical perspective is presented, this article reviews the anatomy, indications, treatment options, and potential complications related to varicoceles.
Initiating and Managing Patients with Venous Thromboembolism on Anticoagulant Drugs: A Practical Overview
Creators: name: Kasthuri, Raj S.
name: Moll, Stephan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2017

description: Several new oral anticoagulants have recently been approved for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In this review, we discuss the currently approved drugs and the factors that influence the choice of anticoagulant in a given patient. Once anticoagulation is initiated, periodic monitoring of adequacy of anticoagulation may be necessary depending on the choice of anticoagulant and patient-related factors, such as renal function. Situations that may warrant need for monitoring and the tests available for this purpose are discussed. We review reversal of anticoagulation in urgent/emergent situations as well as perioperative anticoagulation interruption in the elective setting. The data on use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with compromised renal function, obesity and bariatric surgery, and in the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis are discussed. The review aims to provide the clinician with the essential information to allow effective and safe use of anticoagulants for the treatment of VTE.
DETERMINING THE FUNCTION OF SCUBE AND ASPH IN ZEBRAFISH MYOTOME DEVELOPMENT
Creators: name: QUOC DUY TRAN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology

description: Hedgehog signalling plays important roles in development. To be able to function at distant tissues, Hedgehog protein must be secreted from its producing cells with the assistance of some proteins. Scube2 is one of the most well-known factors involved in Hedgehog secretion. My project investigated Scube protein family’s function in Hedgehog signalling and in development in zebrafish. My data suggests that the other Scube proteins have a minor effect on Hedgehog signalling, but they can enhance the phenotype of the scube2 mutant. Asph, an enzyme binding to Scube was also investigated. My data suggests that Asph could function in muscle development.
Clinical Evidence on Efficacy and Safety of Whey Protein Supplements on Performance and Recovery among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Creators: name: FUI CHING LAM
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Health Care
subject: 10301 Numerical Analysis
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111101 Clinical and Sports Nutrition
subject: Statistics

description: Athletes train physically to reach beyond their potential maximum aerobic threshold. However, due to declines in muscle performance, sports injuries and fatigue, athletes seek ergogenic aids to enhance performance and recovery. Whey protein supplements (WPS) are often used by athletes in conjunction with physiotherapy and psychotherapy to regain muscle performance and enhance the recovery process. However, some clinical evidence suggests that other protein supplements are better than WPS. My research uses systematic review and meta-analysis approach to draw a single conclusion on the efficacy and safety of WPS as compared to other protein supplements on performance and recovery among athletes.
Parents’ use of mobile computing devices, caregiving, and the social and emotional development of children: A systematic review and exploratory study of expert opinion.
Creators: name: NICOLA JANE BEAMISH
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Applied Psychology

description: Adults in contemporary Australia are regular users of mobile devices including smartphones. These devices appear unobtrusive, but rapid uptake is presenting unique challenges for interpersonal relationships. Limited research exists about effects of parents’ use of mobile devices on parenting and young children. Available evidence considers effects of distraction and absorption in screen use on parents/parenting. There is a lack of consistency of theories and agreed outcome measures especially related to effects on children. Combining findings of a systematic review with expert opinion allows qualified theory development regarding potential effects of parents’ attention to devices on interactions between parents and infants.
Dimensional effects on the tunneling conductivity of gold-implanted nanocomposite films
Creators: name: Grimaldi, C.
name: Cattani, M.
name: Salvadori, M. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the dependence of the electrical conductivity on the gold concentration of Au-implanted polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and alumina nanocomposite thin films. For Au contents larger than a critical concentration, the conductivity of Au-PMMA and Au-alumina is well described by percolation in two dimensions, indicating that the critical correlation length for percolation is larger than the thickness of the films. Below the critical loading, the conductivity is dominated by tunneling processes between isolated Au particles dispersed in PMMA or alumina continuous matrices. Using an effective medium analysis of the tunneling conductivity, we show that Au-PMMA behaves as a tunneling system in two dimensions, as the film thickness is comparable to the mean Au particle size. On the contrary, the conductivity of Au-alumina films is best described by tunneling in three dimensions, although the film thickness is only a few times larger than the particle size. We interpret the enhancement of the effective dimensionality of Au-alumina films in the tunneling regime as due to the larger film thickness as compared to the mean interparticle distances.
description: 7 pages, 7 figures
The beautiful room is empty
Creators: name: MCINERNEY, JULIA CLAIRE
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 360602
subject: Fine arts

description: An auspicious encounter with a permanently-sealed window upon commencing my doctoral research has come to serve the role of a question, or an image, around which a transformation unfolds. Located in my apartment, the window’s state of closure presents a fixed barrier between the ‘I’ and the outside world. I see the unfettering of the window as corresponding to the mechanics of the shutter of a camera, a medium I draw upon throughout my research. The attendant light and exposure, introduced by way of its opening, is reflective of a state of ‘bewilderment’. This state of bewilderment was produced by what I will describe as ‘events,’ which allow one to see the world “from the point of view of two rather than one,” thought by Alain Badiou as love’s essential transfiguration.
Assembly and secretion of outer membrane proteins that depend on the Translocation and Assembly Module in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Creators: name: MATTHEW ROSS STELLATO
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: This study sought to ascertain a function of the Translocation and Assembly Module in K. pneumoniae. This study found that the TAM may have a role in adherence and biofilm formation, and in K. pneumoniae-macrophage interactions. Future research will seek to further define the role of the TAM in K. pneumoniae virulence, and provide greater understanding toward a mechanism of TAM-mediated outer-membrane protein biogenesis.
The genomics of prematurity in an era of more precise clinical phenotyping: A review
Creators: name: Manuck, Tracy A.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2016

description: Spontaneous preterm birth is a major public health problem, with a clear genetic component. Genetic association studies have evolved substantially in recent years, moving away from the traditional candidate gene analyses to newer approaches utilizing sophisticated analysis platforms to examine sequencing data, and shifting towards functional studies including methylation analysis. It is becoming increasingly evident that careful clinical phenotyping is crucial to high quality genetic association studies regardless of the assay or platform being used. Nonetheless, genetic studies of prematurity are hampered by numerous challenges including small sample sizes, incomplete phenotying, population stratification, and multiple comparisons. As the costs of sequencing and functional analyses continue to decrease, unbiased genome-wide assays will be more widely available. Researchers have met improved success recently when critically applying clinical phenotyping knowledge to group women prior to analyzing genotyping results. Eventually, as the analytic approaches evolve, it is likely that this methodology (combining precisely clinically phenotyped subjects with genome-wide data) will provide key information regarding the pathophysiology of prematurity, and provide potential new avenues for exploring innovative therapeutic strategies.