cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cosmological Constraints from Gas Mass Fractions of Massive, Relaxed Galaxy Clusters
Creators: name: Mantz, Adam B.
name: Allen, Steven W.
name: Canning, Rebecca E. A.
name: Baumont, Lucie
name: Benson, Bradford
name: Bleem, Lindsey E.
name: Ehlert, Steven R.
name: Floyd, Benjamin
name: Herbonnet, Ricardo
name: Kelly, Patrick L.
name: Liang, Shuang
name: von der Linden, Anja
name: McDonald, Michael
name: Rapetti, David A.
name: Schmidt, Robert W.
name: Werner, Norbert
name: Wright, Adam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present updated cosmological constraints from measurements of the gas mass fractions ($f_{gas}$) of massive, dynamically relaxed galaxy clusters. Our new data set has greater leverage on models of dark energy, thanks to the addition of the Perseus Cluster at low redshifts, two new clusters at redshifts $z>0.97$, and significantly longer observations of four clusters at $0.6
description: To be published in MNRAS. See https://github.com/abmantz/fgas-cosmo for code and https://github.com/abmantz/fgas-2021-paper for data presented in figures/tables
How photon astronomy affects searches for continuous gravitational waves
Creators: name: Owen, Benjamin J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Due to their computational limitations, searches for continuous gravitational waves (GW) are significantly more sensitive when informed by observational photon astronomy and theoretical astrophysics. Indirect upper limits on GW emission inferred from photon astronomy indicate which objects are more interesting for GW searches, and also set sensitivity milestones which GW searches need to beat to be considered GW astronomy. How GW results are interpreted depends on previous indirect limits and the theory of astrophysical GW emission mechanisms. I describe the interplay between these issues for the four types of continuous GW search, and show how photon astronomers can help the growing field of GW astronomy now and in the near future.
description: 11 pages, minor changes to better match version published for GWDAW13
BYSTANDERS & THE INSTITUTION: a mixed methods examination of sexual harassment prevention and institutional betrayal in UK universities
Creators: name: Brunk, Rebecca
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: L900 - Others in social studies

description: BYSTANDERS & THE INSTITUTION: A mixed methods examination of sexual harassment prevention and institutional betrayal in UK universities Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the policies, training initiatives, and institutional climate of universities in the UK that may contribute to institutional betrayal regarding staff perpetrated sexual harassment – and to understand how these institution-level variables may affect bystander intervention in the academic workplace.Design/methodology/approach – This dissertation uses a multi-level mixed methods research design. In Strand 1, institutional responses about sexual harassment policy, training, and reporting were collected via the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests and analysed first qualitatively and then quantitatively in this strand. In Strand 2, university employees and postgraduate students responded to a scenario evaluating the effect of institutional conditions on bystander attitudes and intents to intervene following two vignettes depicting ambiguous staff sexual harassment. This was conducted online.Findings – Strand 1 identified proactive and reactive university sexual harassment strategies, with four conditions specifically distinguishing these two groups: the presence/absence of sexual violence policies, staff and student relationship policies, specific sexual violence training for leaders and specialist sexual violence staff within university strategies. In Strand 2, bystanders who perceived institutional betrayal were significantly less likely to feel personally responsible for intervening. Perceptions of institutional betrayal affected bystanders’ attitudes of personal responsibility, perceptions of skills and audience inhibition, however framing of policy (as reactive or proactive) did not have an effect.Social implications – Universities must go further than concise, well-written policies in order to prevent sexual abuse and having campus climates that tolerate harassment. Bystanders are affected by university climates, therefore in order for bystanders to be integrated effectively into prevention strategies, universities must address their organisational climate. This study is one of few to offer perspectives on bystanders’ perceptions and reactions to climates of institutional betrayal, specifically in UK universities.
Mathematical modelling of the chlorophyll distribution in the Fraser River Plume, British Columbia
Creators: name: De Lange Boom, Bodo Rudolf
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: The horizontal chlorophyll a distribution observed in the Strait of Georgia near the mouth of the Fraser River appears to reflect the influence of the river discharge. Mathematical models are developed to attempt to explain the observed distribution in terms of such factors as the velocity field, the available light and the grazing and sinking of the phytoplankton population. A steady state, two dimensional model is developed for the upper layer. The downstream velocity is modelled using a modified form of the downstream velocity in a jet; the vertical entrainment is represented by an empirical expression, while the cross-stream velocity is calculated from the vertically integrated continuity eguation. A vertically integrated conservation equation is written for the chlorophyll concentration by balancing advection against the source-sink term (net production minus grazing and sinking). Temperature effects are not modelled directly and nutrients are not considered as limiting. The first model is simplified by assuming: a constant depth of the upper layer, vertical entrainment proportional to the downstream velocity, and a uniform vertical distribution of chlorophyll. In model II the layer depth varies with distance from the river mouth, a more complex relation for the vertical entrainment is used and more realistic vertical profiles are employed for the horizontal velocity and the chlorophyll concentration. Although the observed downstream maximum in the horizontal chlorophyll distribution is not reproduced, the results indicate that the velocity field, the available light in the water column and the value of the maximum production rate (a function of water temperature) are the most important parameters influencing the distribution. Sinking is of secondary importance while grazing appears to be relatively unimportant.
The Photo-z Infrared Telescope (PIRT) -- a space instrument for rapid follow up of high-redshift gamma-ray bursts and electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave events
Creators: name: Seiffert, M.
name: Balady, A.
name: Chang, T. -C.
name: Dyer, R.
name: Fausey, H.
name: Guiriec, S.
name: Hart, M.
name: Morris, R. O.
name: Rodriguez, J. I.
name: Roming, P.
name: Rud, M.
name: Russell, D.
name: Sambruna, R.
name: Terrile, R.
name: Torossian, V.
name: van der Horst, A. J.
name: White, N. E.
name: Willems, P.
name: Woodmansee, A.
name: Young, E. T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Photo-z InfraRed Telescope (PIRT) is an instrument on the Gamow Explorer, currently proposed for a NASA Astrophysics Medium Explorer. PIRT works in tandem with a companion wide-field instrument, the Lobster Eye X-ray Telescope (LEXT), that will identify x-ray transients likely to be associated with high redshift gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) or electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) events. After receiving an alert trigger from LEXT, the spacecraft will slew to center the PIRT field of view on the transient source. PIRT will then begin accumulating data simultaneously in five bands spanning 0.5 - 2.5 microns over a 10 arc-minute field of view. Each PIRT field will contain many hundreds of sources, only one of which is associated with the LEXT transient. PIRT will gather the necessary data in order to identify GRB sources with redshift $z > 6$, with an expected source localization better than 1 arcsec. A near real-time link to the ground will allow timely follow-up as a target of opportunity for large ground-based telescopes or the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). PIRT will also allow localization and characterization of GW event counterparts. We discuss the instrument design, the on-board data processing approach, and the expected performance of the system.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures
NEFI Innovation Hub: Industrial Symbiosis (Factsheet)
Creators: name: NEFI New Energy for Industry
name: Brunner, Christoph
name: Pfleger-Schopf, Kerstin
Publisher: name: NEFI
Year: 2025
Subjects: NEFI
Innovation Network
Energy
Industry
New Energy for Industry
Climate and Energy Fund
Vorzeigeregion
Innovation Hub
Industrial Symbiosis
Businesses
Cooperation
Waste Heat
Resource Utilisation

description: The NEFI Innovation Hubs are specialised networks led by renowned research institutions. Their goal is to initiate high-impact research and innovation projects that support the transition to a climate-neutral industry and position Austria as a technology leader in renewable energy and industrial innovation.

Industrial symbiosis promotes cooperation between businesses to enhance effciency and sustainability and is a key tool for industrial transformation. The use of waste heat improves energy efficiency and CO2 balance, fostering a circular economy focused on maximising resource utilisation.
Two New roAp Stars Discovered with TESS
Creators: name: Jayaraman, Rahul
name: Kurtz, Donald W.
name: Handler, Gerald
name: Rappaport, Saul
name: Ricker, George
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present two new rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars, TIC 198781841 and TIC 229960986, discovered in TESS photometric data. The periodogram of TIC 198781841 has a large peak at 166.506 d$^{-1}$ (1.93 mHz), with two nearby peaks at 163.412 d$^{-1}$ (1.89 mHz) and 169.600 d$^{-1}$ (1.96 mHz). These correspond to three independent high-overtone pressure modes, with alternating even and odd $\ell$ values. TIC 229960986 has a high-frequency triplet centered at 191.641 d$^{-1}$ (2.218 mHz), with sidebands at 191.164 d$^{-1}$ (2.213 mHz) and 192.119 d$^{-1}$ (2.224 mHz). This pulsation appears to be a rotationally split dipole mode, with sideband amplitudes significantly larger than that of the central peak; hence, both pulsation poles are seen over the rotation cycle. Our photometric identification of two new roAp stars underscores the remarkable ability of TESS to identify high-frequency pulsators without spectroscopic observations.
description: 4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in RNAAS
Lab study to reduce misconceptions in psychology
Creators: name: Kowalski, Patricia
name: Taylor, Annette
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: We combined data from several removed studies which we removed because each individual did not reach a sufficient sample size for the requisite power in the project proposal. The work was initially registered at https://osf.io/3wsnb/, but because of the number of changes that occurred throughout the 2020 period, the registration was withdrawn in order to indicate that the original study was no longer being conducted. Data presented in this paper are collected from 3 different projects and can be found at https://osf.io/sg8mn/ and https://osf.io/3wsnb/ and https://osf.io/u6dnb/ Along the way we made minor changes because we sometimes changed around the distractor and filler items simply to answer additional questions in addition to the primary research questions. (For example in one registration we focused on a few general science misconceptions, in another we replaced those with general information that would not be considered a misconception but a failure based on a simple lack of information (e.g., understanding what is meant by negative reinforcement). But the core items remained the same across all registrations and the core readings remained essentially the same (we did correct two minor grammatical errors).
Stellar archeology of the nearby LINER galaxies NGC 4579 and NGC 4736
Creators: name: Steiner, J. E.
name: Menezes, R. B.
name: Ricci, T. V.
name: Oliveira, A. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Stellar archeology of nearby LINER galaxies may reveal if there is a stellar young population that may be responsible for the LINER phenomenon. We show results for the classical LINER galaxies NGC 4579 and NGC 4736 and find no evidence of such populations.
description: 2 pages, 2 figures, to be published in the Proceedings of the IAU Symposium no. 262
Predicting and preventing tuberculosis
Creators: name: Saunders, Matthew James
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2020

description: Background. To end tuberculosis, a substantial expansion of active case-finding and tuberculosis preventive treatment is urgently needed. Furthermore, these biomedical interventions, which form the backbone of the global tuberculosis response, should be integrated with socioeconomic interventions to address the poverty-related risk factors principally driving tuberculosis incidence. This research aimed to inform the implementation and integration of these interventions for contacts of patients with tuberculosis. Methods. The research was divided into three phases, all of which were undertaken in Lima, Peru: i) FUNDAMENTALS. A cohort study characterising tuberculosis epidemiology and case-finding among adult contacts of patients with infectious tuberculosis. An individual-level risk score predicting tuberculosis was derived and validated in a separate cohort. ii) CRESIPT. The score was integrated within a community randomised trial of socioeconomic supported for tuberculosis-affected households (the CRESIPT study). The impact of this intervention on access to healthcare and long-term health outcomes of contacts was evaluated. iii) POST-CRESIPT. Experiences during the CRESIPT study informed the derivation of a household-level risk score predicting tuberculosis. This score was derived using data from one cohort and validated in a separate cohort. Results. The first phase demonstrated that: adult contacts of patients with TB have a high and prolonged risk of tuberculosis; active case-finding can make an important contribution to tuberculosis case-finding; and tuberculosis can be predicted using a simple individual-level score. The second phase demonstrated that integrating this score with socioeconomic support achieved large increases in the proportions of contacts who completed active case-finding and tuberculosis preventive treatment; and reduced the risk of tuberculosis by approximately 40%. The third phase demonstrated that tuberculosis can be predicted using a simple household-level score. Conclusions. The research presented in this thesis provides rigorous evidence to support a novel, transformative, and holistic approach to the management of contacts of patients with tuberculosis.
SPIE proceeding.pdf
Creators: name: Elsisy, Moataz
name: Herbert, Robert
name: Yeo, Woon-Hong
name: Pacella, John
name: chun, Youngjae
Publisher: name: Health Research Alliance
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biomechanical engineering
Medical devices

description: A leading cause of death in the US is cardiovascular disease, of which approximately 44% are attributable to coronary artery disease. A minimally invasive procedure with stent placement has drastically improved the outcomes. However, there are still relatively high percentages of a life-threatening complication called "restenosis" (i.e., re-narrowing of a coronary artery). Here, we introduce an imperceptible nanostructured electronic stent that incorporates an ultrathin stretchable wireless sensor with a stent for continuous surveillance of restenosis along with neointimal proliferation and plaque deposition. The low-profile, nanomembrane capacitive strain sensor is constructed by the printing of conductive nanoparticles and polymers on a soft elastomeric membrane. This sensor is capable of detecting strains as low as 0.15% with a sensitivity of 3% per linear strain. The sensor performance is suitable to detect small alterations produced in the coronary artery with the progression of restenosis under typical pulsatile flow. In addition, an in vitro testing platform has been developed to accurately evaluate the sensor's performance. Both numerical analysis and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) were used to design the artery model with various levels of restenosis. The strain plots of artery models from both numerical and computational analyses have successfully shown the relationship between the strain and restenosis levels, varied pressures, artery lumens, and artery thicknesses. Our recent outcomes will provide better solutions for both diagnostic heart disease and many other vascular diseases that require stents.
Exoplanetary Interiors
Creators: name: Nettelmann, Nadine
name: Valencia, Diana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The first mass-estimate of an exoplanet around a Sun-like star, 51 Peg b and the first radius measurement of an exoplanet, HD209458b pointed to the challenges of understanding the atmosphere, interior, and evolution of exoplanets including the possibility of mass loss of planets on close-orbits that are exposed to strong irradiation. These discoveries raised the question of heating and inflation mechanisms, and of the nature of these objects in terms of composition compared to the known planets in the Solar system. The field of exoplanet interior modeling was born. Here, we outline and discuss current big science questions: (i) What is the amount of heavy elements in a planet and do all planets possess an iron-rock core? We suggest that a promising and novel approach for exoplanets can be measuring their tidal response in form of the Love numbers h2 and k2. (ii) How much and through what mechanisms are the interiors of planets heated or delayed from cooling? Many strongly irradiated gaseous planets require an additional heat source to explain their large radii. (iii) What is the origin of the observed populations in the radius-period diagram? Objects in and along the radius valley are excellent targets to study planetary formation and evaporation. (iv) What does the composition of rocky planets tell us about their formation? Planets more iron-rich than Mercury are found, as well as planets that if rocky, are depleted in iron with respect to Earth. We do not have yet a reliable formation theory that would explain their existence.
description: To appear as a book chapter in "ExoFrontiers: Big questions in exoplanetary science", Ed. N Madhusudhan (Bristol: IOP Publishing Ltd) AAS-IOP ebooks https://iopscience.iop.org/bookListInfo/aas-iop-astronomy
ประโยชน์ทางการแพทย์ของกลูตาไทโอนและสารที่กระตุ้นการสร้างกลูตาไทโอน
Creators: name: ชุติมา ลิ้มมัทวาภิรัติ์
name: สนทยา ลิ้มมัทวาภิรัต์
Publisher: name: คณะเภสัชศาสตร์/โรงพิมพ์แอ๊ดว๊านซ์ อินเตอร์ พริ้นติ้ง จำกัด
Year: 2554
Subjects: กลูตาไทโอน,สารต้านอนุมูลอิสระ,อนุมูลอิสระ, เอนไซม์, Glutathione, antioxidant free, radical enzyme

description: 1(มค-ธค), 6, ไทยไภษัชยนิพนธ์
Dirac Operators on Quantum Projective Spaces
Creators: name: D'Andrea, Francesco
name: Dabrowski, Ludwik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 58B34, 20G42

description: We construct a family of self-adjoint operators D_N which have compact resolvent and bounded commutators with the coordinate algebra of the quantum projective space CP_q(l), for any l>1 and 0
description: 54 pages, no figures, dcpic, pdflatex
Water percolation within a deep snowpack field investigations at a site on Mt. Seymour, British Columbia
Creators: name: Wankiewicz, Anthony Cyril
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: The capillary pressure and flux were measured in an old wet snowpack on Mt. Seymour, British Columbia, using tensio-meters and tension lysimeters. The flux was regulated from 0.01 to 10 cm/hr within snowplots, using isolation covers and irrigation at the snow surface. The tensiometers measured small-scale changes of capillary pressure in. both space and time. The extremes of pressure measured during fine weather snowmelt were -4 and -14 cm(H₂O). The vertical gradients of pressure were much smaller than the gravitational potential gradient with steady or decreasing flows (the gravity drainage postulate) but could be larger at a wetting front. Assuming Darcy's equation describes unsaturated flow, the gravity drainage postulate means that flux measurements during steady or decreasing flow could be interpreted as hydraulic conductivities. Snow lysimeters with an interface pressure of -25 cm (H₂O), were used to measure fluxes over the. small scale necessary for comparison with pressure and liquid water content changes within snow layers. The height of the lysimeter rim was selected to theoretically make the flow collection 100% efficient. The hydraulic conductivity-capillary pressure relations for snow describe hysteresis loops between boundary drying and wetting curves. The boundary curves follow power functions with an exponent between 11 and 15, the ratio of pressure between the two curves being 1.4. The derivative of hydraulic conductivity with respect to liquid content, when expressed as a ratio to the hydraulic conductivity itself (the fractional derivative), was found to be a slowly changing, function of the snow's hydraulic conductivity. The fractional derivative would equal the ratio of flux-wave speed to flux in the kinematic wave analogy. It had values of 60 to 125 over a 0.05 to 5 cm/hr range of hydraulic conductivity, according to the results from three different experimental methods (liquid water content changes, wetting front speeds, and drainage wave speeds).
THE CONTROL, CONNECTIVITY AND COMMAND OF KEY STAGE 1 EDUCATION: A SMALL-SCALE STUDY USING DEWEY’S PHILOSOPHY ON ‘EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION’ TO EXPLORE THE DELIVERY OF KEY STAGE 1 EDUCATION
Creators: name: Smith, Alison
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: X320 - Academic studies in primary education

description: The aim of this small-scale study was to examine KS1 education in maintained schools in England. In-depth analysis of academic literature and government Acts and policy provides a clear historical, political, social and economic context for KS1 education and this study.The close connection between the philosophical and educational views of John Dewey (1859-1952) have been important in guiding the researcher. The study was designed from a Deweyan pragmatist philosophical viewpoint and the researcher used Dewey’s five-step cyclical model of inquiry to frame the research process.Robust analysis of the data involved meticulous exploration of individual participant interviews, classroom observations, school and participant documentation. A systematic coding process provided three themes interpreted from the data – length, breadth and depth of KS1 education.Dewey’s philosophy on experience and education was used to examine the delivery of KS1 education. Using conceptual apparatus, the researcher discussed the findings of the study through the concept of KS1 as a box, a package, that needs to be delivered successfully. As such, the concepts of length, breadth and depth were expanded to include the measure of volume.The research succinctly explains that the knowledge from this study has demonstrated that KS1 education is currently delivered through a two-stage process; the government assembly of the box, delivered to the leaders and teachers of KS1 and then adapted to be delivered to children. The recommendations from this research study suggest that this delivery could be reconsidered through Dewey’s theory of experience. KS1 education not as a package to be delivered, but as a box that a curious child sits in and explores. The researcher urges leaders and teachers of KS1 take a step back, take time to reflect and explore the control, connectivity and command of KS1 education.
Testing Non-linear Evolution with Running Coupling Corrections in $ep$ and $pp$ collisions
Creators: name: Betemps, M. A.
name: Goncalves, V. P.
name: Amaral, J. T. de Santana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The perturbative QCD predicts that the growth of the gluon density at small-$x$ (high energies) should saturate, forming a Color Glass Condensate (CGC), which is described in mean field approximation by the Balitsky-Kovchegov (BK) equation. Recently, the next-to-leading order corrections for the BK equation were derived and a global fit of the inclusive $ep$ HERA data was performed, resulting in a parameterization for the forward scattering amplitude. In this paper we compare this parameterization with the predictions of other phenomenological models and investigate the saturation physics in diffractive deep inelastic electron-proton scattering and in the forward hadron production in $pp$ collisions. Our results demonstrate that the running coupling BK solution is able to describe these observables.
description: 19 pages, 4 figures. Version to be published in European Physical Journal C
Relativistic Fractal Cosmologies
Creators: name: Ribeiro, Marcelo B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This article reviews an approach for constructing a simple relativistic fractal cosmology whose main aim is to model the observed inhomogeneities of the distribution of galaxies by means of the Lemaitre-Tolman solution of Einstein's field equations for spherically symmetric dust in comoving coordinates. This model is based on earlier works developed by L. Pietronero and J.R. Wertz on Newtonian cosmology, whose main points are discussed. Observational relations in this spacetime are presented, together with a strategy for finding numerical solutions which approximate an averaged and smoothed out single fractal structure in the past light cone. Such fractal solutions are shown, with one of them being in agreement with some basic observational constraints, including the decay of the average density with the distance as a power law (the de Vaucouleurs' density power law) and the fractal dimension in the range 1 <= D <= 2. The spatially homogeneous Friedmann model is discussed as a special case of the Lemaitre-Tolman solution, and it is found that once we apply the observational relations developed for the fractal model we find that all Friedmann models look inhomogeneous along the backward null cone, with a departure from the observable homogeneous region at relatively close ranges. It is also shown that with these same observational relations the Einstein-de Sitter model can have an interpretation where it has zero global density, a result consistent with the "zero global density postulate" advanced by Wertz for hierarchical cosmologies and conjectured by Pietronero for fractal cosmological models. The article ends with a brief discussion on the possible link between this model and nonlinear and chaotic dynamics.
description: 29 pages, 8 figures. LaTeX. Conference paper published in 1994. Original text preserved, but 3 very brief notes and 8 references were added to point out relevant follow-up literature produced after 1994, all clearly indicated to avoid confusion with the original text
title: Understanding organisational commitment: concepts and antecedents
Creators: name: Pereira, Eduardo Afonso Andrade
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2023

description: This study aims to understand organisational commitment and its development, using the empirical case of RENOVA, a highly innovative firm based in Portugal, founded in 1939 and now present in over 70 countries with its paper and tissue products (is the leading brand in Portugal), and has a strongly committed and stable workforce. Using qualitative primary data, from the interviews with its employees, to which this research had access exclusively, organisational commitment is understood using a broad perspective, including all the elements possible. This study will contribute to the academic debate by suggesting new and original material about the antecedents of organisational commitment and lastly attempting a new multidimensional conceptualization of organisational commitment.

The antecedents of organisational commitment, which were observed by previous studies are extremely diversified, but most of those works arguably have a narrow focus, while there is a scarcity of holistic approaches. This research deviates from such narrow perspectives by observing organisational commitment through a broad perspective. The thesis suggests the most important factors that impact the development of organisational commitment in this company. The best examples are work experiences (such as the socialization of newcomers, perceived support, and autonomy), and organisational characteristics (such as the cultural and situational fit, meaningfulness, or value congruence). Secondly, previously identified antecedents were not found in the case study (such as corporate social responsibility or formal human resource management high-commitment strategy). Thirdly, some findings offer some contradiction with previous works, as is the case relating to specific interactions and relationships. During the research process, an additional opportunity for academic contribution emerged, and was achieved, for using the primary data to draw up a proposal for organisational commitment conceptualization.

In conclusion, this study is innovative both for the method employed, i.e., conducting open interviews to capture broad information, as opposed to a narrow focus, and for the theoretical proposals: discovery of antecedents (e.g., fluid job descriptions); absence of expected antecedents (e.g., human resource management strategy, expressive relationships); confirmation of known antecedents (e.g., socialization of newcomers, perceived organisational support, and leadership performance).
Monitoring Over the Long Term: Intermittent Deployment and Sensing Strategies for Multi-Robot Teams
Creators: name: Liu, Jun
name: Williams, Ryan K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
subject: Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we formulate and solve the intermittent deployment problem, which yields strategies that couple \emph{when} heterogeneous robots should sense an environmental process, with where a deployed team should sense in the environment. As a motivation, suppose that a spatiotemporal process is slowly evolving and must be monitored by a multi-robot team, e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles monitoring pasturelands in a precision agriculture context. In such a case, an intermittent deployment strategy is necessary as persistent deployment or monitoring is not cost-efficient for a slowly evolving process. At the same time, the problem of where to sense once deployed must be solved as process observations yield useful feedback for determining effective future deployment and monitoring decisions. In this context, we model the environmental process to be monitored as a spatiotemporal Gaussian process with mutual information as a criterion to measure our understanding of the environment. To make the sensing resource-efficient, we demonstrate how to use matroid constraints to impose a diverse set of homogeneous and heterogeneous constraints. In addition, to reflect the cost-sensitive nature of real-world applications, we apply budgets on the cost of deployed heterogeneous robot teams. To solve the resulting problem, we exploit the theories of submodular optimization and matroids and present a greedy algorithm with bounds on sub-optimality. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate the correctness of the proposed method.
Submodular Optimization for Coupled Task Allocation and Intermittent Deployment Problems
Creators: name: Liu, Jun
name: Williams, Ryan K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
subject: Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we demonstrate a formulation for optimizing coupled submodular maximization problems with provable sub-optimality bounds. In robotics applications, it is quite common that optimization problems are coupled with one another and therefore cannot be solved independently. Specifically, we consider two problems coupled if the outcome of the first problem affects the solution of a second problem that operates over a longer time scale. For example, in our motivating problem of environmental monitoring, we posit that multi-robot task allocation will potentially impact environmental dynamics and thus influence the quality of future monitoring, here modeled as a multi-robot intermittent deployment problem. The general theoretical approach for solving this type of coupled problem is demonstrated through this motivating example. Specifically, we propose a method for solving coupled problems modeled by submodular set functions with matroid constraints. A greedy algorithm for solving this class of problem is presented, along with sub-optimality guarantees. Finally, practical optimality ratios are shown through Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can generate near-optimal solutions with high efficiency.
Supplementary Materials from Active self-touch restores bodily proprioceptive spatial awareness following disruption by ‘rubber hand illusion'
Creators: name: Cataldo, Antonio
name: Crivelli, Damiano
name: Bottini, Gabriella
name: Gomi, Hiroaki
name: Haggard, Patrick
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour
classificationCode: 320999
subject: Neurosciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520499
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology not elsewhere classified

description: Supplementary Materials
On the unification of dwarf and giant elliptical galaxies
Creators: name: Graham, Alister W.
name: Guzman, Rafael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The near orthogonal distributions of dwarf elliptical (dE) and giant elliptical (E) galaxies in the mu_e-Mag and mu_e-log(R_e) diagrams have been interpreted as evidence for two distinct galaxy formation processes. However, continuous, linear relationships across the alleged dE/E boundary at M_B = -18 mag - such as those between central surface brightness (mu_0) and (i) galaxy magnitude and (ii) light-profile shape (n) - suggest a similar, governing formation mechanism. Here we explain how these latter two linear trends necessitate a different behavior for dE and E galaxies, exactly as observed, in diagrams involving mu_e (and also _e). A natural consequence is that the distribution of dEs and Es in Fundamental Plane type analyses that use the associated intensity I_e, or _e, are expected to appear different. Together with other linear trends across the alleged dE/E boundary, such as those between luminosity and color, metallicity, and velocity dispersion, it appears that the dEs form a continuous extension to the E galaxies. The presence of partially depleted cores in luminous (M_B < -20.5 mag) Es does however signify the action of a different physical process at the centers (< ~300 pc) of these galaxies.
description: 5 pages from the proceedings of the 2004 conference "Penetrating bars through masks of cosmic dust: the Hubble tuning fork strikes a new note". Edited by D. L. Block, I. Puerari, K. C. Freeman, R. Groess, and E. K. Block
Gravitational waves from superradiant instabilities of rotating black holes
Creators: name: Ghosh, Shrobana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Direct detection of gravitational waves from several compact binary coalescences has ushered in a new era of astronomy. It has opened up the possibility of detecting ultralight bosons, predicted by extensions of the Standard Model, from their gravitational signatures. This is of particular interest as some of these hypothetical particles could be components of dark matter that are expected to interact very weakly with Standard Model particles, if at all, but they would gravitate as usual. Ultralight bosons can trigger superradiant instabilities of rotating black holes and form bosonic clouds that would emit gravitational waves. In this article we present an overview of such instabilities as gravitational wave sources and assess the ability of current and future detectors to shed light on potential dark matter candidates.
description: invited brief review article, to appear in Modern Physics Letters A
Materials for mapping study: structured data to RDF
Creators: name: Warren, Paul
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Information modelling, management and ontologies

description: These files were used with participants in a study of the experience of using YARRRML and SPARQL Anything to map structured data, e.g. CSV, JSON and XML, to RDF. YARRRML is a mapping language, whereas SPARQL Anything is an extension of SPARQL which uses the CONSTRUCT query to define the mapping.
 The study was a between-participants study, i.e. some participants were asked to use YARRRML and other participants were asked to use SPARQL Anything. Participants were observed undertaking a number of mapping tasks; the same mapping tasks were used for both conditions. Participants took part remotely, using Microsoft Teams, and their screen activity was recorded, along with any comments they made. Subsequent analysis of the recordings enabled a qualitative study of their experiences.
 The files are:: * YARRRML tutorial * Information for YARRRML study participants, including questions * SPARQL Anything tutorial * Information for SPARQL Anything study participants, including questions * YARRRML.zip * SPARQL Anything.zip
 Please note that the two tutorials are not comprehensive, but contain only the information required by participants in the study.
 The two zip files were as sent out to participants immediately prior to the study. They contain: * The data files, i.e. artist_data.csv, artist38.csv; artwork.json, artwork.xml, artworkAttributes.xml. * For the YARRRML participants, 1.yml, 2.yml etc, which contain the YARRRML code requiring completion; and similarly for the SPARQL Anything participants, 1.sparql, 2.sparql etc, which contain the SPARQL Anything code requiring completion. * 1.ont, 2.ont etc., which contain the required output for each question. * A 'bak' folder which contain either 1.yml, 2.yml etc., or 1.sparql, 2.sparql etc., as appropriate. These were provided in case a participant wished to start a question again with a 'clean slate'.
 The .yml, .sparql and .ont files in the two zip files are numbered as in the paper. Some participants were sent alternative zip files with the order of questions 3, 4, 5 and the order of questions 6, 7, 8 permuted.
เบาหวานและสารยับยั้งการดูดซึมกลับกลูโคสที่ไต Diabetes mellitus and renal glucose reabsorption inhibitors
Creators: name: ต่อศักดิ์ อินทรไพโรจน์ และ ปัทมวรรณ เผือกผ่อง
Publisher: name: คณะเภสัชศาสตร์/โรงพิมพ์แอ๊ดว๊านซ์ อินเตอร์ พริ้นติ้ง จำกัด
Year: 2554
Subjects: SGLT2 inhibitors,Diabetes mellitus,Glucose reabsorption inhibitors

description: 1(มค-ธค), 6, ไทยไภษัชยนิพนธ์
Fidaxomicin: ยาต้านจุลชีพชนิดใหม่สำหรับรักษาการติดเชื้อ Clostridium difficile  Fidaxomicin: A new antimicrobial agent for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
Creators: name: สุรศักดิ์ วิชัยโย
Publisher: name: คณะเภสัชศาสตร์/โรงพิมพ์แอ๊ดว๊านซ์ อินเตอร์ พริ้นติ้ง จำกัด
Year: 2554
Subjects: Fidaxomicin,Clostridium difficile,RNA polymerase,Pseudomembranous colitis

description: 1(มค-ธค), 6, ไทยไภษัชยนิพนธ์
Additional file 1 of Improving visitor satisfaction in Egypt’s Heliopolis historical district
Creators: name: Abusaada, Hisham
name: Elshater, Abeer
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1.
Colitis ulcerativa, un enfoque desde la medicina bioreguladora de sistemas, reporte de caso
Creators: name: Gallego, Luz
name: Camila Pulgarin, Maria
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 429999
subject: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 420899
subject: Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 420304
subject: General practice
classificationCode: 420309
subject: Health management
classificationCode: 420319
subject: Primary health care

description: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine, characterized by continuous mucosa inflammation that begins in the rectum and extends proximally (Gros B, Kaplan GG., 2023). The incidence of UC is increasing globally, with a peak onset between the ages of 15 and 30 (Adams SM., 2022). Diagnosis is based on clinical, biological, endoscopic, and histological findings. Typical symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, fecal urgency, and tenesmus. Endoscopy reveals continuous inflammation of the colon, and biopsies confirm chronic inflammation. Fecal calprotectin is useful for assessing disease activity and relapses (Feuerstein JD., 2019). The treatment aims to induce and maintain remission. For mild to moderate UC, 5-aminosalicylic acids are the first-line treatment. In moderate to severe cases, corticosteroids induce remission, followed by biological agents. Proctocolectomy is considered in refractory cases or those with high-grade dysplasia (Feuerstein JD., 2014). UC is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, especially after 20 years of disease. Regular surveillance through colonoscopies is crucial for the early detection of dysplasia (Kucharzik T., 2020).
This article presents a case report of a 27-year-old patient diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 10 years ago, who presents with symptoms of rectal bleeding and diarrhea, and is non-adherent to oral pharmacological treatment due to intolerance. We will analyze her clinical presentation and diagnostic approach, as well as the integration of traditional medicine with bioregulatory techniques, highlighting the importance of comprehensive and personalized care in managing this condition, restoring stem balance and improving patient quality of life.
Rmarkdown-ready interactive RNA-seq analysis plots with Glimma V2
Creators: name: Shian Su
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2021

description: Differential expression (DE) analysis is one of the most common forms of analysis done using RNAseq. It performs statistical tests to determine the set of genes that have significant differences between experimental groups, linking the epxression of genes to disease or treatment effects. The classic presentation of results involves static plots thousands of points and large tables, with little ability for a non-computational scientist to associate points on plots to the data in the table. The original Glimma R/Bioconductor package provided the ability to produce interactive plots with linked interactions between the plots and table of results, allowing non-computational end-users to explore points on the plot and explore the gene and associated statistic, as well as search the genes in the table and locate its position in the plots. It produced standalone HTML pages with data files that can be opened with any modern web-browser, making it high accessible for all researchers. Glimma V2 is a re-write of the original Glimma library using more modern Javascript libraries and the R htmlwidgets package, enabling new features to be included along with integration into Rmarkdown reports for better reproducibility and portability.
Revisiting the relativistic ejection event in XTE J1550-564 during the 1998 outburst
Creators: name: Hannikainen, D. C.
name: Hunstead, R. W.
name: Wu, K.
name: McIntyre, V.
name: Lovell, J. E. J.
name: Campbell-Wilson, D.
name: McCollough, M. L.
name: Reynolds, J.
name: Tzioumis, A. K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We revisit the discovery outburst of the X-ray transient XTE J1550-564 during which relativistic jets were observed in 1998 September, and review the radio images obtained with the Australian Long Baseline Array, and lightcurves obtained with the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope and the Australia Telescope Compact Array. Based on HI spectra, we constrain the source distance to between 3.3 and 4.9 kpc. The radio images, taken some two days apart, show the evolution of an ejection event. The apparent separation velocity of the two outermost ejecta is at least 1.3c and may be as large as 1.9c; when relativistic effects are taken into account, the inferred true velocity is >0.8c. The flux densities appear to peak simultaneously during the outburst, with a rather flat (although still optically thin) spectral index of -0.2.
description: accepted for publication in MNRAS, 9 pages, 8 figures
Anomalous properties of the acoustic excitations in glasses on the mesoscopic length-scale
Creators: name: Monaco, Giulio
name: Mossa, Stefano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The low-temperature thermal properties of dielectric crystals are governed by acoustic excitations with large wavelengths that are well described by plane waves. This is the Debye model, which rests on the assumption that the medium is an elastic continuum, holds true for acoustic wavelengths large on the microscopic scale fixed by the interatomic spacing, and gradually breaks down on approaching it. Glasses are characterized as well by universal low-temperature thermal properties, that are however anomalous with respect to those of the corresponding crystalline phases. Related universal anomalies also appear in the low-frequency vibrational density of states and, despite of a longstanding debate, still remain poorly understood. Using molecular dynamics simulations of a model monatomic glass of extremely large size, we show that in glasses the structural disorder undermines the Debye model in a subtle way: the elastic continuum approximation for the acoustic excitations breaks down abruptly on the mesoscopic, medium-range-order length-scale of about ten interatomic spacings, where it still works well for the corresponding crystalline systems. On this scale, the sound velocity shows a marked reduction with respect to the macroscopic value. This turns out to be closely related to the universal excess over the Debye model prediction found in glasses at frequencies of ~1 THz in the vibrational density of states or at temperatures of ~10 K in the specific heat.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures