cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Amblypteridae ROMER 1945
Creators: name: Štamberg, Stanislav
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Palaeonisciformes
Amblypteridae

description: Family Amblypteridae ROMER, 1945  D i a g n o s i s (after Dietze 2000): Medial extrascapular single. Medium or deep maxillary plate. “Spiracular” bone present. Single premaxilla. Two jugals. Two dermosphenotics. Laniary teeth absent; maxillary and dentary teeth in one series. Mouth terminal. Little ornamentation of scales.
 I n c l u d e d g e n e r a from the Bohemian Massif: Paramblypterus SAUVAGE, 1888.
description: Published as part of Štamberg, Stanislav, 2013, Knowledge Of The Carboniferous And Permian Actinopterygian Fishes Of The Bohemian Massif - 100 Years After Antonín Frič, pp. 159-182 in Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae Series B 69 (3 - 4) on page 172, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13191121
Aporte de los Métodos Alternativos de Resolución de Conflictos (MASC) al fortalecimiento de la capacidad de agencia en los individuos en el municipio de Apartadó
Creators: name: Daniela, Aristizábal Rodríguez
name: Guerrero Gutiérrez, Maureen
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Desarrollo humano - Aspectos sociales
subject: Conflicto cultural - Aspectos socioculturales
subject: Justicia social - Colombia
subject: Resolución de conflictos
subject: Justicia ordinária
subject: Líderes sociales
subject: Cooperación internacional
subject: Servidores públicos

description: La administración de justicia es uno de los servicios esenciales que debe proveer el Estado social de derecho. Lograr el acceso efectivo a los servicios de justicia es vital para la garantía de derechos y la sana convivencia de las comunidades, pero no todas las necesidades jurídicas de las personas deben ser tramitadas a través de la justicia ordinaria, y suponerlo, ha causado su congestión. Hay aspectos culturales y sociales que chocan fuertemente con la justicia ordinaria haciendo que los conflictos que se buscan dirimir, por el contrario, se agraven. Por esta razón, hay conflictos que deben ser tramitados por vías alternativas o comunitarias. Los Métodos Alternativos de Resolución de Conflictos (en adelante MASC) se vienen implementando en varios municipios del país a través de figuras como la mediación y la conciliación. El uso y conocimiento de los MASC no solo aportan a la descongestión del sistema, sino que cobran importancia como instrumentos para resolver conflictos a nivel social, contribuyendo a la armonización de la convivencia de las comunidades. Para que esto se logre, no solo debe haber pedagogía para incrementar su uso, debe haber también una conciencia acerca de su utilidad, y esto se consigue si ciudadanos y ciudadanas comprenden que lo justo no debe ser sinónimo de castigo o venganza, sino que es posible gestionar los conflictos por vías pacíficas a través de acuerdos consentidos, cuyo resultado restablezca la paz en las relaciones de las partes en disputa.
title: Design and Fabrication of a 6-Bit Current-Mode ADC for Lidar and High-Speed Applications
Creators: name: Silic, Jason
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: The design, simulation, fabrication, and testing of a 6-bit current-mode ADC is presented with related calculations. Capable of producing samples at greater than 100MHz, the proposed design should excel at measuring fast current transients such as those produced by arrays of avalanche photodiodes (APDs). An array of 63 current comparators feed digital logic gates, via “thermometer code,” that produce a 6-bit output word that is driven off-chip by appropriate buffers.The circuit was designed using Cadence Virtuoso design software. Simulated Differential Non-Linearity (DNL), with an 8µA reference current, is 1.656 LSB at the worst transition involving a scale change. Excluding scale changes (where different current mirror sizes are used for different sections of the input range) the worst DNL is 0.229 LSB. Worst Integral Non-Linearity (INL) is -2.29 LSB. Simulations indicate delay for digital logic to encode results from comparators into a 6-bit word is less than 1ns. Output buffers are designed to drive 10pF load capacitance at a frequency of at least 100MHz. Fabrication was in a 180nm SiGe BiCMOS process. The complete design is 830µm x 395µm for a layout area of 0.328mm2. Layout techniques and strategy are described, including isolation structures, power delivery, and standard cells for digital design. Metal routing and shielding techniques are described. Integration with a test Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is described. The ADC is characterized and test results are presented. Oscilloscope measurements indicate buffers are capable of driving signals at frequencies in excess of 100MHz. The complete system power consumption can exceed 50mW. Conditions that affect power consumption are investigated. Methods to stabilize power delivery and associated challenges are described as well as possible future design mitigations. The proposed ADC is demonstrated to have a response sufficient for high-speed operation.
Modelling of non-coaxial viscoplastic deformation in geodynamics
Creators: name: Muhlhaus, Hans B.
name: Olsen, Louise
name: Shi, Jingyu
name: Moresi, Louis
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The formation of shear bands for time and length scales appropriate for deformation processes in the upper Lithosphere is investigated in plane strain finite element simulations under predominantly uniaxial extension and compression, respectively. The direction of gravity is assumed orthogonal to the extension/compression axis. Mathematically, the formation of shear zones may be explained as a consequence of changes in the type of the governing model equations. Such changes or bifurcations depend strongly on the details of the constitutive relationships such as strain softening, thermal or chemical effects, associated or non-associated—coaxial or non-coaxial flow rules. Here we focus on strain softening and coaxial and non-coaxial flow rules. In the simulations, we consider an initially rectangular domain with the dimensions L0, H0 in the horizontal, vertical directions, respectively. The domain is extended or compressed by prescribing a uniform, horizontal velocity field along one of the vertical boundaries while keeping the opposite boundary fixed. An important global descriptor of the deformation process is the relationship between the horizontal stress resultant (average horizontal stress) and the strain ln(L/L0), where L is the deformed length of the domain. The main goal of this paper is to investigate key factors influencing the phenomenology of the localization process such as flow rule, coaxial, non-coaxial and strain softening. Different origins of the mesh sensitivity of deformations involving localization are also investigated.
title: The Transformation of Edgar Huntly: An American Awakening
Creators: name: Sosa, Willie
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: Since Charles Brockden Brown published his first novels in the late eighteenth century, he has subsequently shifted back and forth, in importance, from the center to the periphery of the American literary canon. In recent years however, a dramatic increase in scholarship on Brown shows his significance is once again trending back toward the center of importance in this field. Scholarship has tended to coalesce around four topics which can be categorized as postcolonial expansion, the wild city, the distinction between the city and wildness, and identity. Looking closely at identity, although the discourse has done a thorough job of analyzing the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers, a gap has emerged specifically regarding the identify formation of the United States American citizen. Filling in this gap, an argument demonstrating how reading Edgar Huntly, within the broader context of all four of Brown’s Gothic romances, illustrates what Brown identifies as the requisite step to taking on a uniquely American identity, that of a United Sates Citizen. A deeper understanding of identity formation, in this context, serves to close this gap by adding new insight to this topic in Brown studies.
Efficient Microwave-Assisted Esterification Reaction Employing Methanesulfonic Acid Supported on Alumina as Catalyst
Creators: name: Fabian, Lucas
name: Gómez, Matías
name: Kuran, Juan A. Caturelli
name: Moltrasio, Graciela
name: Moglioni, Albertina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A rapid and efficient protocol assisted by microwave irradiation for the synthesis of esters using methanesulfonic acid (CH3SO3H) supported on Al2O3 (AMA) as catalyst and free of solvent is described. The products were obtained in good yields and purity, with reduced reaction time, and the process is simple and environmentally benign.
Las ideas en los programas de atención para vendedores informales en el espacio público de Bogotá desde 2004 hasta 2023
Creators: name: Bernal Andrade, Carmen Elena
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Política pública - Aspectos socioeconómicos - Colombia
subject: Vendedores ambulantes - Aspectos socioeconómicos - Colombia
subject: Economía informal - Aspectos socioeconómicos - Colombia
subject: Actitudes políticas - Aspectos socioeconómicos - Colombia
subject: ODS 16: Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas. Promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas para el desarrollo sostenible, facilitar el acceso a la justicia para todos y construir a todos los niveles instituciones eficaces e inclusivas que rindan cuentas
subject: Vendedores Informales
subject: Espacio Público
subject: Ideas
subject: Ideología
subject: Instituciones

description: Este estudio explora la influencia de las ideas en la formulación de programas para la atención de vendedores informales en el espacio público de Bogotá desde 2004 hasta 2023. A través de un análisis cualitativo y comparativo, se examinan las variaciones en la percepción de la economía informal bajo diferentes administraciones distritales. Los hallazgos revelan que las políticas y programas varían dependiendo de las instituciones, las ideologías políticas y los valores priorizados, lo que afecta la formulación de respuestas a la informalidad. Las conclusiones destacan cómo los modelos mentales de los tomadores de decisiones influyen en las políticas públicas, donde las ideas subyacentes juegan un rol crucial en la estructuración de la acción gubernamental en el marco de un sendero institucional.
description: This study explores the influence of ideas in the formulation of programs aimed at addressing informal vendors in Bogotá's public space from 2004 to 2023. Through a qualitative and comparative analysis, the variations in the perception of the informal economy under different district administrations are examined. The findings reveal that policies and programs vary depending on institutions, political ideologies, and prioritized values, which affect the formulation of responses to informality. The conclusions highlight how decision-makers' mental models influence public policies, where underlying ideas play a crucial role in structuring government action within an institutional pathway.
Perspex Machine XIII: Construction of the Transcomplex Numbers from the Complex Numbers
Creators: name: Reis, Tiago S. Dos
name: Anderson, James
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Algebra

description: Transcomplex arithmetic is total. In particular this allows division by zero. Hence transcomplex arithmetic permits computations at mathematical singularities, thereby supporting novel computer applications and the design of novel computing machines. A geometrical construction of the transcomplex numbers was given elsewhere. Here we simplify the transcomplex plane and construct the set of transcomplex numbers from the set of complex numbers. Thus transcomplex numbers and their arithmetic arise as consequences of their construction, not by an axiomatic development. This simplies transcomplex arithmetic, compared to the previous treatment, but retains totality so that every arithmetical operation can be applied to any transcomplex number(s) such that the result is a transcomplex number.
title: Cyber-War oder Cyber-Wahn?: Wenn Ungenauigkeiten im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch juristische Unterscheidungen gefährden
Creators: name: Ameti, Sanija
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Ciencias forenses aplicadas
Creators: name: Pérez, Luz Adriana
Publisher: name: Colombia
Year: 2024

description: Objetivos Generales: * Aporta argumentos para la valoración de las acciones técnicas adelantadas en el marco de las investigaciones de casos de violaciones a los Derechos Humanos. * Construye estrategias que promueven acciones para el impulso de los procesos de análisis e identificación humana asociados a casos de graves violaciones a los Derechos Humanos. * Construye contenidos informativos y de difusión para la socialización con fundamentos técnicos de los resultados de análisis forenses a familiares y víctimas de violaciones a los Derechos Humanos
description: Este curso proporciona las bases necesarias para analizar y contextualizar informes forenses en disciplinas como la medicina, la antropología, la balística y la genética forense. No solo se enfoca en los aspectos técnicos esenciales, sino que se aplicará este conocimiento a los contextos específicos de violaciones de Derechos Humanos en Latinoamérica. Se abordará casos concretos como ejecuciones extrajudiciales, masacres y desapariciones forzadas. Al finalizar el curso se adquirirá habilidades clave para interpretar informes periciales y una comprensión integral de su relevancia en la búsqueda de la verdad y la justicia.
The hELENa project - I. Stellar populations of early-type galaxies linked with local environment and galaxy mass
Creators: name: Sybilska, A.
name: Lisker, T.
name: Kuntschner, H.
name: Vazdekis, A.
name: Van De Ven, G.
name: Peletier, R.
name: Falcón-Barroso, J.
name: Vijayaraghavan, R.
name: Janz, Joachim
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present the first in a series of papers in The role of Environment in shaping Low-mass Early-type Nearby galaxies (hELENa) project. In this paper, we combine our sample of 20 low-mass early types (dEs) with 258 massive early types (ETGs) from the ATLAS 3D survey - all observed with the SAURON integral field unit - to investigate early-type galaxies' stellar population scaling relations and the dependence of the population properties on local environment, extended to the low-σ regime of dEs. The ages in our sample show more scatter at lower σ values, indicative of less massive galaxies being affected by the environment to a higher degree. The shape of the age-σ relations for cluster versus non-cluster galaxies suggests that cluster environment speeds up the placing of galaxies on the red sequence. While the scaling relations are tighter for cluster than for the field/group objects, we find no evidence for a difference in average population characteristics of the two samples. We investigate the properties of our sample in the Virgo cluster as a function of number density (rather than simple clustrocentric distance) and find that dE ages correlate with the local density such that galaxies in regions of lower density are younger, likely because they are later arrivals to the cluster or have experienced less pre-processing in groups, and consequently used up their gas reservoir more recently. Overall, dE properties correlate more strongly with density than those of massive ETGs, which was expected as less massive galaxies are more susceptible to external influences.
Perspex Machine XIII: Construction of the Transcomplex Numbers from the Complex Numbers
Creators: name: Reis, Tiago S. Dos
name: Anderson, James
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Algebra

description: Resubmitted to a new outlet, with a new title, after accommodating the objections of an earlier reviewer. New title: Construction of the Transcomplex Numbers From the Complex Numbers. Transcomplex arithmetic is total. In particular this allows division by zero. Hence transcomplex arithmetic permits computations at mathematical singularities, thereby supporting novel computer applications and the design of novel computing machines. A geometrical construction of the transcomplex numbers was given elsewhere. Here we simplify the transcomplex plane and construct the set of transcomplex numbers from the set of complex numbers. Thus transcomplex numbers and their arithmetic arise as consequences of their construction, not by an axiomatic development. This simplies transcomplex arithmetic, compared to the previous treatment, but retains totality so that every arithmetical operation can be applied to any transcomplex number(s) such that the result is a transcomplex number.
Synthesis and Spectral Characterization of Some New 4-(2,6-Diarylpyridin-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones
Creators: name: Patel, Anil K.
name: Niraj H. Patel
name: Mehul A. Patel
name: Chirag V. Patel
name: Dinker I. Brahmbhatt
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Some new 4-(2,6-diarylpyridin-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives 5a–l have been synthesized by reacting 4-(3-oxo-3-arylprop-1-enyl)-2H-chromen-2-ones 3a–c with appropriate 1-(2-oxo-2-arylethyl)pyridinium bromide salt 4a–d in the presence of ammonium acetate in refluxing glacial acetic acid. The newly synthesized compounds have been characterized by elemental and spectral analysis.
It wasn't like that in the book
Creators: name: McFarlane, Brian
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The idea for this paper grew out of a discussion with a colleague in a Victorian university English Department on the 1993 film version of 'The Age of Innocence'. This colleague had enjoyed the film, had found it attractive, but added 'Of course it's not nearly as complex or subtle as the book'. I'd thought the film was a masterpiece and had actually - and, I felt, daringly - said so in print; I'd also admired the novel for many years, though perhaps not so extravagantly. I'm not setting my judgement up as being more accurate (whatever that may mean) than my colleague's, but the exchange led me to reflect, not just on the matter of adaptation from literature to film but also on the adequacy of a training in literature for dealing with film, and from the other corner, the adequacy of training in film for dealing with literature.
Music-listening to support the childbirth experience
Creators: name: McCaffrey, Tríona
name: Cheung, Pui Sze
name: Murphy Tighe, Sylvia
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4205
subject: Nursing
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
classificationCode: 3603
subject: Music

description: Chapter 8 starts with a description of music-listening in childbirth, followed by a summary of related outcomes, evidence, and theories to support its use. The impacts of music-listening are illustrated through presentation of two short vignettes based on two women’s personal accounts of giving birth in a public maternity hospital in Ireland. Together these describe the empowering and positive contribution of music-listening to childbirth in ways that directly respond to the women’s wishes, preferences, and overall maternal wellbeing. The chapter concludes with key considerations and practical implications for people giving birth and for healthcare practitioners on optimal use of music-listening in labour, specifically relating to the design and use of a customised playlist for childbirth. The chapter concludes that music-listening can enhance perinatal mental wellbeing as it supports women and birthing people to harness internal resources to face the challenges of childbirth.
An Efficient Microwave-Assisted Esterification Reaction Employing Methanesulfonic Acid Supported on Alumina as Catalyst
Creators: name: Fabian, Lucas
name: Gómez, Matías
name: Kuran, Juan A. Caturelli
name: Moltrasio, Graciela
name: Moglioni, Albertina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A rapid and efficient protocol assisted by microwave for the synthesis of esters using methanesulfonic acid (CH3SO3H) supported on Al2O3 (AMA) as catalyst and free of solvent is described. The products were obtained in high yields and purity, with reduced reaction time and the process is simple and environmentally benign.
title: The ProcessJ C++ Runtime System and Code Generator
Creators: name: Thomason, Alexander
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: ProcessJ is a modern Process-Oriented language that builds on previous work from other languages like occam and occam-pi. However, the only readily-available runtime system is built on top of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This is not a choice made intentionally, but simply out of a lack of other implementations -- until now. This thesis introduces the new C++-based runtime system for ProcessJ, coupled with a new C++ code generator for the ProcessJ compiler. This thesis later examines the implementation details of the runtime system, including the components that make it up. We also examine the ability to cooperatively schedule many processes within the runtime environment, inside a separate scheduling system built on top of traditional operating system threading, rather than simply mapping processes one-to-one with threads. We later exemplify some of the cooperatively-schedulable code generated by the compiler, giving a complete rundown of the constituents and their various design choices. Lastly, we show the results of several tests that demonstrate the performance benefits of a bespoke C++-based runtime system, and discuss the future work and optimizations of this system.
Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior associated with an exercise intervention in depressed adults
Creators: name: Helgadottir, Bjorg
name: Owen, Neville
name: Dunstan, David W.
name: Ekblom, Orjan
name: Hallgren, Mats
name: Forsell, Yvonne
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Background Exercise is beneficial for depression, but less is known about its impact on post-intervention physical activity and sedentary behavior. The aim of this paper was to determine the extent to which participation in light-, moderate- and vigorous-intensity exercise intervention influenced habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in depressed adults. Methods Accelerometer data was collected pre- and post-intervention from depressed participants randomized to one of three 12-week intervention groups: light (n = 21), moderate (n = 25) and vigorous (n = 22) exercise. Mixed models examined changes in time spent sedentary and in light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA); time accumulated in sedentary and MVPA bouts; and, number of MVPA bouts and interruptions in sedentary time. Results Overall sedentary time decreased while light activity time increased across all intervention groups but not significantly so. The light exercise intervention group reduced MVPA minutes (−8.22, 95% CI: −16.44, −0.01), time in MVPA bouts (−8.44, 95% CI: −14.27, −2.62), and number of activity bouts (−0.43, 95% CI: −0.77, −0.09). The moderate exercise intervention group reduced time in MVPA bouts (−6.27, 95% CI: −11.71, −0.82) and number of sedentary interruptions (−6.07, 95% CI: −9.30, −2.84). No changes were observed for the vigorous exercise intervention group. Conclusions The exercise intervention led to an increase in overall light physical activity and decrease in sedentary time, though neither change was statistically significant. Participation in the light and moderate exercise intervention groups was associated with reductions of time in MVPA bouts, but this was not evident for the vigorous exercise intervention group.
Convenient and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of Phthalocyanines and Metallophthalocyanines in Task-Specific 2-Hydroxyethyl Ionic Liquids
Creators: name: Yadav, Kumar Karitkey
name: , Poonam
name: Shive M. S. Chauhan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry

description: Tetramerization of substituted phthalonitriles in task-specific 2-hydroxylethyl-based imidazolium and ammonium ionic liquids at 100 °C gave corresponding phthalocyanines in moderate yield. Further the reaction of substituted phthalonitriles in the presence of transition-metal salts in ionic liquids gave the corresponding metallophthalocyanines. The 2-hydroxylethyl ammonium ionic liquids gave better yields of phthalocyanines than 2-hydroxylethyl imidazolium and nonhydroxyl functionalized ionic liquids. The isolation and separations of different phthalocyanines were accomplished by silica-gel column chromatography, and products were characterized by various spectroscopic techniques.
title: Initial Measurements on the Effect of Stress on P- and S-wave Velocities in Olivine
Creators: name: Traylor, Taryn
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: It is well known that elasticity is a key physical property in the determination of the structure and composition of the Earth and provides critical information for the interpretation of seismic data. This study investigates the stress-induced variation in elastic wave velocities, known as the acoustoelastic effect, in San Carlos olivine. A recently developed experimental ultrasonic acoustic system, the Directly Integrated Acoustic System Combined with Pressure Experiments (DIASCoPE), was used with the D-DIA multi-anvil apparatus to transmit ultrasonic sound waves and collect the reflections. We use the DIASCoPE to obtain longitudinal (P) and shear (S) elastic wave velocities from the sample which we compare to our known stress state in the D-DIA derived from synchrotron X-ray diffraction. We use elastic-plastic self-consistent (EPSC) numerical modeling to forward model X-ray diffraction data collected in D-DIA experiments to obtain the macroscopic stress on our sample. We can observe the relationship between the relative elastic wave velocity change (ΔV/V) and macroscopic stress to determine the acoustoelastic constants, and interpret our observations using the linearized first order equation based on the model proposed by Hughes and Kelly (1953). This work supports the presence of the acoustoelastic effect in San Carlos olivine, which can be measured as a function of pressure and temperature. This study will aid in our understanding of the acoustoelastic effect and provide a new experimental technique to measure the stress state in elastically deformed geologic materials at high pressure conditions.
Формирование навыков устной речи у изучающих русский язык: Эффективные стратегии.
Creators: name: Кудратова Гулрух Иззатуллаевна преподаватель кафедры русского языка и литературы Узбекско-финского Пед.Института   Нематова Рухшона  Рахматуллаева Дурдона
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: В данной статье рассматриваются эффективные стратегии развития навыков устной речи у изучающих русский язык как иностранный. Актуальность темы обусловлена значением коммуникативной компетенции в современном мире, где устная речь играет ключевую роль в межкультурной коммуникации. Основные стратегии включают использование ролевых игр, диалогов и проектной деятельности, которые способствуют более быстрому и естественному усвоению материала. На основе анализа литературных источников и практического опыта представлены методы, способствующие успешному овладению устной речью.
title: Shakespeare’s As You like It and James Cameron’s Avatar: Reharmonizing Society with Nature
Creators: name: Turner, Erin
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: Shakespeare’s As You Like It is a comedy whose main character, Rosalind, is forced out of her home among the upper caste of society through no fault of her own, but because of an issue with her father. She moves into the pastoral unknown disguised as a man to avoid the issues that come traveling as a woman, outside the protection of the home. Along the way, she finds pleasure with the power she holds as a man. She is heard when she speaks as a man and she is given access to knowledge she would not be given as a woman. James Cameron’s Avatar centers on Jake Sully. Jake is thrust into a situation beyond his own familiarity due to events outside his control, involving a family member, like Rosalind. Jake, like Rosalind, lacks a feeling of power due to his recent paralysis. Like Rosalind, Sully feels a sense of power within his disguise and a sense of wonder at the spiritually connected, arguably pastoral world he is introduced to. Rosalind decidedly enjoys and often mentally fully becomes her male counterpart, Ganymede. Sully regains his sense of ability and purpose within his avatar and ultimately sheds his human body and takes on his avatar as a permanent identity. What do the similarities between these texts say about what is retained across genres? How does it or should it affect a contemporary discourse on Shakespeare? A further exploration into each story’s strengths, flaws, likenesses, and differences with assistance from various peer-reviewed sources will strive to answer this question. A direct compare and contrast of As You Like It and Avatar will be the main focus. Theories of cross dressing, androgyny, ecofeminism, and ecocriticism will be drawn upon to form conclusions about the relevance of such an investigation.
Efficient Microwave-Assisted Esterification Reaction Employing Methanesulfonic Acid Supported on Alumina as Catalyst
Creators: name: Fabian, Lucas
name: Gómez, Matías
name: Kuran, Juan A. Caturelli
name: Moltrasio, Graciela
name: Moglioni, Albertina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A rapid and efficient protocol assisted by microwave irradiation for the synthesis of esters using methanesulfonic acid (CH3SO3H) supported on Al2O3 (AMA) as catalyst and free of solvent is described. The products were obtained in good yields and purity, with reduced reaction time, and the process is simple and environmentally benign.
A Curated Personas and Design Guidelines Tool for Better Supporting Diverse End-users
Creators: name: Liu, Jianing
name: Shi, Jia
name: Xie, Jun
name: Zhang, Xinyun
name: Zhang, Zichuan
name: Grundy, John
name: Kanij, Tanjila
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Many work and living activities in modern society are increasingly dependent on web and app software. However, much existing software lacks consideration of many diverse end-user characteristics, such as age, mental and physical challenges, language proficiency, culture, socio-economic status, educational attainment and so on. Many developers do not have lived experience of most of these challenges, fail to empathise with those who have them, and lack knowledge of how to address them in their software design and evaluation activities. To address this issue, we designed a curated persona and design guidelines tool to help developers consider and address diverse end-user needs during the software development process. Our tool helps software development teams to take a more holistic view of human nature and diverse end-uses during the software development cycle and to design software with multiple diverse end-user needs in mind. Our evaluation with 23 real world software developers shows that the use of such human-centric persona and guideline tools in the early stages of software development can help to reduce software end-user bias and increase software accessibility.
title: Equivalences of Determinacy Between Levels of the Borel Hierarchy and Long Games, and Some Generalizations
Creators: name: Yost, Katherine
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: This thesis will be primarily focused on directly proving that the determinacy of Borel games in X^ω is equivalent to the determinacy of certain long open games, from a fragment of ZFC that’s well-known to be insufficient to prove Borel determinacy. The main theorem is a level by level result which shows the equivalence between determinacy of open games in a long tree, [Υ^α], and determinacy of Σ_0^α games in X^ω. In Chapter 9, we mimic the proof used in our main theorem to show that the determinacy of clopen games in the product space X^ω × ω^ω is equivalent to Borel determinacy in X^ω. In particular, the determinacy of clopen games from ω^(ω+ω) is equivalent to Borel determinacy in ω^ω.
Synthesis and Spectral Characterization of Some New 4-(2,6-Diarylpyridin-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones
Creators: name: Patel, Anil K.
name: Niraj H. Patel
name: Mehul A. Patel
name: Chirag V. Patel
name: Dinker I. Brahmbhatt
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Some new 4-(2,6-diarylpyridin-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives 5a–l have been synthesized by reacting 4-(3-oxo-3-arylprop-1-enyl)-2H-chromen-2-ones 3a–c with appropriate 1-(2-oxo-2-arylethyl)pyridinium bromide salt 4a–d in the presence of ammonium acetate in refluxing glacial acetic acid. The newly synthesized compounds have been characterized by elemental and spectral analysis.
title: The Impact and Influence of The Diary Of Anne Frank on Middle and High School Students
Creators: name: Zuckerman, Norma
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: This thesis investigates the play and book The Diary of Anne Frank as an effective educational tool for students in the grades 7–9, when they might read the book in Clark County School District (CCSD), Southern Nevada, to study about bullying, prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance. These works have changed the lives of the students for the better, and it should be taught as a separate class included in the core curriculum. This class would also incorporate teaching historical information about WWII, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and examining the life of Anne Frank and her family.

My research includes theatre programs for middle- and high-school-age young people from well-known theatre companies, educational programs from the Anne Frank Trust in the United Kingdom, the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect USA, the USC Shoah Foundation, a visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and pre-show and post-show surveys/ questionnaires from 180 CCSD students who attended a May 23, 2016, performance of The Diary of Anne Frank with 1,500 of their peers at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Research has proven that students who take this class with several different topical workshops to choose from learn about the consequences of their actions, teaches to be tolerant of others, enhances self-esteem, and teaches critical thinking. This class also includes the arts, as the class will study the play as a theatre piece to perform and see on the stage.

Evidence shows The Diary of Anne Frank does impact and influence the lives of middle and high school students.
Towards an 'integral' view of entrepreneurship
Creators: name: Voros, Joseph
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A scan was undertaken seeking published work which has made use of foresight thinking, theory and/or concepts in entrepreneurship theory or research. It was found that there are several areas where these two fields could fruitfully interact and generate many new research directions. The connection between entrepreneurship and foresight represents an opportunity for a collaborative investigative program involving researchers in both foresight and entrepreneurship.
title: Description, Reliability and Validation of a Novel Ground-Reaction-Force-Triggered Protocol for Simulation of Tripping Perturbations During Gait
Creators: name: Anderson, James
name: Hadley, Samuel
name: Ng, Denise
name: Fabian, Catrina
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Tripping is a common cause of falls across different age populations particularly in older adults. Concerns regarding the validity of simulated-fall research protocols reside in the current literature. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel treadmill-based tripping protocol that allowed researchers to deliver unanticipated tripping perturbations during walking with a high level of timing precision. The protocol utilized a side-by-side split-belt treadmill instrumented with force platforms. Treadmill belt acceleration profiles (two levels of perturbation severity: small perturbation vs large perturbation) were delivered unilaterally when the tripped leg bore 20% of the body weight during early stance. Peak trunk flexion angle during trip recovery was the primary variable used to represent the fall recovery response and likelihood of falls. Test-retest reliability of the fall responses was examined in a group of 10 young participants; validity was examined through differentiation of the fall responses between young and older adults (age 20.9 vs. 57.1 years, n=10 per group). We found that the perturbations were precisely delivered during the early stance phase (10-45 ms after initial contact). Moreover, this protocol elicited excellent reliability of recovery responses during both perturbation severities (ICC=0.944 and 0.911). Older adults exhibited significantly greater peak trunk flexion angle than young adults (p=0.035), indicating the current protocol was valid in differentiating individuals with different levels of fall risks. This novel protocol addressed some of the issues of previous simulated-fall protocols and may be useful as a tool for future fall research and clinical intervention.
title: Quality Assurance of Service Learning Back School
Creators: name: Bashaw, Eric
name: Pham, Vu
name: Parvin, Tyler
name: Pauly, Ryan
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Project Execution: Back School: During the 2019-20 academic year, two University of Nevada, Las Vegas Physical Therapy (UNLVPT) core faculty members, along with eight doctor of physical therapy students, provided three student-led, pro-bono back school classes at Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada (VMSN). Each back school class consisted of two, 2-hour sessions where participants were screened for red flags, educated on pain management strategies and common causes of back pain, and given an individual home exercise program. Quality Assurance Surveys: Patient’s and VMSN staff were all given questions in the form of Likert-scale and open-ended questions via printed handouts at the end of classes while a UNLVPT member completed a similar survey at the end of back school as a whole. As a group, we analyzed survey responses during several debriefing meetings throughout the year and generated ideas to enhance the quality of the back school. Service-Learning Reflection Map: As students, we used Eyler’s map for service learning to engage in meaningful reflections and to improve communication with the community partner, VMSN as well as to direct focus toward student, patient, and community partners goals. Project Outcomes: Surveys: Of 15 total participants of the back school, six participants completed surveys. Of those, 100% either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that the program was relevant, that they would participate again, and that they would recommend the program. Approximately one-half of participants of the class stated that they do use less pain control methods (ex. Advil, ibuprofen, natural remedies, ect.) as a result of taking the class. Reflections: Two themes surfaced during group reflections and debriefings and centered on the need to improve recruiting and participation in the second session. Through these meetings, we implemented process improvements including posting additional advertising fliers, refining VMSN provider referral and tracking strategies, and using patient reminder calls. Discussion: Through the use of quality surveys and reflection mapping, the implementation of a service learning back school for the impoverished community can be accomplished with high quality and effectiveness in addressing chronic back pain. With the addition of supplemental advertising methods for the recruiting of appropriate back school candidates, a larger sample size for quality data collection was achievable and should remain a common component of similar quality assurance projects in the future.
title: Recruitment and Advocacy for Clinician Involvement in Pro Bono Physical Therapy Service-Learning Program
Creators: name: Carrillo, Gilberto
name: Brady, Gavin
name: Doblado, Felicia
name: Woo Hatch, Alyssa
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Background and Purpose: Service-learning allows Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students to develop important professional skills and addresses community-based needs. When integrated into physical therapy education, it can be a powerful tool for increasing students' altruism and social responsibility. Many clinicians desire to participate in pro bono physical therapy (PT) services. Therefore, the responsibility of promoting and advertising these programs falls upon the student. This paper describes various methods for recruiting clinician involvement to improve the sustainability of a student led pro bono clinic, as well as how the students advocated for pro bono services in the state of Nevada in an effort to provide physical therapy services to an underinsured population in the Las Vegas area. Method Description: We recruited clinicians by: visitation to local clinics, promotion at state association meetings, personal networking, contacting school alumni, and a state association Listserv, which is an electronic mailing list with therapists who are members of the Nevada State chapter of the APTA. From there, we observed which recruitment method resulted in the most local volunteers. Surveys were distributed to clinicians who participated as mentors in the pro bono clinic to gage their experience. We advocated for our mentor clinicians to receive continuing competency units by the State Board for the time they spent working in pro bono facilities. Outcomes: An email Listserv through our state association’s portal produced the highest number of licensed physical therapist volunteers in this project (75% of volunteers). Out of clinicians who participated as mentors 100% reported enjoyment in the experience and would recommend it to other local physical therapists. The State of Nevada Physical Therapy Board(NVPTA) approved our application to include pro bono services under the category of “professional activities” for continued competency units and now accepts up to 4 hours per year. Discussion and Conclusion: We believe using the state physical therapy association’s extensive networking service email, Listserv, allowed for efficient and convenient communication with various clinics and clinicians. This was especially helpful for creating a sustainable service learning program. We suggest that other physical therapy programs consider using this information when designing a service learning program for their students and community.
Nesting social-analytical perspectives: An approach to macro-social analysis
Creators: name: Voros, Joseph
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper introduces an approach to macro-social analysis based on the concept of 'nesting' social-analytical perspectives. This approach provides a way to use multiple viewpoints or perspectives together in order to gain deeper systemic insights into whatever social situation is being analysed, whether it be for the pure study of social systems, the development of organisational strategy, or the formulation of policy options. The approach is demonstrated using a set of perspectives to examine aspects of international relations and the history of the world system.
Кросс-культурные аспекты в обучении русскому языку: Как учитывать культурные различия
Creators: name: Кудратова Гулрух Иззатуллаевна  преподаватель кафедры русского языка и литературы  Узбекско-финского Пед.Института   Уролова Махлие  Содикова Динора
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: В статье рассматриваются кросс-культурные аспекты, влияющие на обучение русскому языку как иностранному. Уделяется внимание важности учета культурных различий между учащимися и преподавателями, что способствует более эффективному процессу обучения. Анализируются существующие подходы в методологии преподавания, а также предлагаются рекомендации для педагогов
title: Is Decreased Trunk Flexion Angle a Contributing Factor to Patellofemoral Joint Loading in Runners with Patellofemoral Pain?
Creators: name: DuVall, Christine
name: Clark, Zachary
name: Fox, Tavin
name: Howden, Caitlin
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Purpose/Hypothesis: Reduced trunk flexion during running is theorized to be a contributing factor of elevated patellofemoral joint (PFJ) stress in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP); thus, the primary purpose of this research study was to determine if runners with PFP would exhibit differences in PFJ stress and trunk flexion angle during running as compared to pain-free runners across three speeds. We hypothesized that runners with PFP would exhibit higher PFJ stress and decreased trunk flexion while running compared to the pain- free runners. Number of Subjects: 7 runners with PFP and 5 similar pain-free control runners. Materials/Methods: Kinematics and kinetics of the trunk and lower extremity were obtained at 3 different running conditions: self-selected, fast (10% faster than self-selected), and slow (10% slower than self-selected) speeds. PFJ stress, PFJ reaction force, and PFJ contact area were determined using a biomechanical model that utilized subject-specific input variables (i.e., knee flexion angle and knee extensor moment). A 2-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to compare outcome variables across the 3 speeds and between the 2 groups. Results: Running speeds were similar between groups. There was no statistically significant difference in peak PFJ stress between groups across the 3 speeds (p>0.05). Additionally, no significant difference was found in trunk flexion angle, PFJ reaction force, PFJ contact area, knee extensor moment, knee flexion angle, GRF at peak stress, PFJ contact area, knee flexion angle, or trunk flexion angle between the two groups across the 3 speeds (p>0.05). Peak PFJ stress was found to be highest during fast running compared to the slow speed across both groups (p= 0.017). Conclusions: Runners with and without PFP exhibited similar peak PFJ stress and trunk flexion angle when running at slow, self-selected, and fast speeds on a treadmill.