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Botanical scenario, phytochemical insights and therapeutic applications of Luffa acutangula in traditional herbal practices
Creators: name: Bano, Shahzadi
name: Ansari, Jamal Akhtar
name: Ahsan, Farogh
name: Khan, Abdul Rahman
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Luffa acutangula (L. acutangula), commonly known as sponge gourd or ridge gourd, is a perennial plant found in various regions worldwide and has importance in traditional Indian medicine because of its wide-ranging pharmacological properties. This review examines the phytochemical composition of L. acutangula and its therapeutic potential. Phytochemical analysis has identified numerous bioactive compounds, including terpenoids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and alkaloids, responsible for its diverse pharmacological activities. The review offers a comprehensive overview of L. acutangula, detailing its phytochemistry and pharmacological effects, which enhance our understanding of its therapeutic applications and inspire further research in natural medicine. However, additional research is required to elucidate the mechanisms involved, refine dosage schedules, and explore potential synergistic interactions with standard treatments. The findings presented here underscore the phytoconstituent and therapeutic potential of this plant, highlighting the need for ongoing research and development in the field of natural medicine.
Contra-*: Mechanisms for Countering Spam Attacks on Blockchain's Memory Pools
Creators: name: Saad, Muhammad
name: Kim, Joongheon
name: Nyang, DaeHun
name: Mohaisen, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, have seen on the rise in their popularity and value, making them a target to several forms of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, and calling for a better understanding of their attack surface from both security and distributed systems standpoints. In this paper, and in the pursuit of understanding the attack surface of blockchains, we explore a new form of attack that can be carried out on the memory pools (mempools) and mainly targets blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. We study this attack on Bitcoin mempool and explore the attack effects on transactions fee paid by benign users. To counter this attack, this paper further proposes Contra-*:, a set of countermeasures utilizing fee, age, and size (thus, Contra-F, Contra-A, and Contra-S) as prioritization mechanisms. Contra-*: optimize the mempool size and help in countering the effects of DoS attacks due to spam transactions. We evaluate Contra-* by simulations and analyze their effectiveness under various attack conditions.
title: Kant's criticism of the cosmological argument
Creators: name: Quin, Alastair Cameron
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1985

description: This thesis sets out to examine Kant's criticism of the cosmological argument. Kant's general philosophical views are expounded and his reasons for the rejection of metaphysics are explained. In the course of the argument Kant's own analysis of the cosmological proof is discussed. He laid great stress on the fact that there are two stages involved in the cosmological proof. His principal criticism concerns its second stage. There the proponent of the proof seeks to move from the necessary being, whose existence is said to have been established in the first stage of the argument, to God. Kant's claim that the second stage of the proof involves the principle of the ontological argument is discussed as is his criticism of the ontological argument itself. There are two principal forms of the cosmological argument. These are the argument from contingency and the first cause argument. Kant discusses both in the Critique of Pure Reason, the one in his critique of rational theology, the other in his chapter on the Antinomies. The thesis discusses the Kantian criticisms of both forms of the argument and considers how these criticisms may be answered. Kant's criticism of the second stage of the cosmological proof is also discussed and it is argued that his principle that this must be a pure a priori argument is unduly restrictive. Finally the possibility of founding a criticism of the cosmological argument on the central doctrines of the Critique of Pure Reason is discussed.
Typologia rolnictwa krajów kandydujących do Unii Europejskiej ze względu na wybrane cechy sektora rolnego
Creators: name: Jankowska, Anna
name: Jankowska, Anna
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: International Development
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: candidate countries
subject: development
subject: agricultural sector
subject: typology
subject: / kraje kandydujące
subject: rozwój
subject: sektor rolny
subject: typologia

description: In the paper the typology of the Candidate Countries (CC) concerning the level of agricultural sector development on the basis of synthetic development measure and Ward cluster analysis were introduced. For diagnostic characteristics the following indicators were taken into consideration: share of agriculture’s value added in the Gross Domestic Product, the share of agriculture in employment, agricultural land per person and labor productivity in agriculture. The highest level of agricultural sector development is observed in Montenegro. Relatively high levels of development exists also in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Macedonia, Turkey and in Ukraine while a lower level of agricultural sector development is found in Serbia. The group of countries with the lowest level of agricultural sector development consists of Albania and Georgia. / Synopsis. W pracy została dokonana typologia krajów kandydujących (CC) do Unii Europejskiej (UE) dotycząca poziomu rozwoju sektora rolnego na podstawie syntetycznego miernika rozwoju oraz analizy skupień metodą Warda. Do cech diagnostycznych zostały uwzględnione następujące wskaźniki: udział wartości dodanej rolnictwa w produkcie krajowym brutto, udział rolnictwa w zatrudnieniu, użytki rolne na osobę i wydajność pracy w rolnictwie. Najwyższy poziom rozwoju sektora rolnego obserwuje się w Czarnogórze. Stosunkowo wysoki poziom rozwoju istnieje również w Bośni i Hercegowinie, Macedonii, Turcji i na Ukrainie, podczas gdy niższy poziom rozwoju sektora rolnego jest w Serbii. Do grupy krajów o najniższym poziomie rozwoju sektora rolnego zalicza się Albanię i Gruzję.
Ärztliche Treuhänderschaft
Creators: name: Geibel, Stefan
name: Winkler, Eva
name: Ludewigs, Sophie
name: Narchi, Jonas
Publisher: name: Forum Marsilius-Kolleg
Year: 2021

description: Der Essay behandelt die Anwendung des Treuhandmodells auf ärztliche Tätigkeiten mit Fokus auf das Arzt-Patienten-Verhältnis sowie sich daraus ergebende Auswirklungen. Er ist ein Ergebnis des Fellow Projektes „Ärzte als Treuhänder? – Rechtliche, medizinische und ethische Auswirklungen“ von Prof. Dr. Stefan Geibel (Rechtswissenschaft) und Prof. Dr. Eva C. Winkler (Onkologie/Medizinethik) (Fellowberichte in diesem Band) unter Mitwirkung von Sophie Ludewigs und Jonas Narchi.
description: Forum Marsilius-Kolleg, Bd. 19 (2021): Jahresbericht 2019/2020
Supplementary Information from Chemical signals act as the main reproductive barrier between sister and mimetic Heliconius butterflies
Creators: name: M. F. González-Rojas
name: K. Darragh
name: J. Robles
name: M. Linares
name: S. Schulz
name: W. O. McMillan
name: C. D. Jiggins
name: C. Pardo-Diaz
name: C. Salazar
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: Colour pattern is the main trait that drives mate recognition between Heliconius species that are phylogenetically close. However, when this cue is compromised such as in cases of mimetic, sympatric and closely related species, alternative mating signals must evolve to ensure reproductive isolation and species integrity. The closely related species, Heliconius melpomene malleti and H. timareta florencia, occur in the same geographical region, and despite being co-mimics, they display strong reproductive isolation. In order to test which cues differ between species, and potentially contribute to reproductive isolation, we quantified differences in the wing phenotype and the male chemical profile. As expected, the wing colour pattern was indistinguishable between the two species, while the chemical profile of the androconial and genital male's extracts showed marked differences. We then conducted behavioural experiments to study the importance of these signals in mate recognition by females. In agreement with our previous results, we found that chemical blends and not wing colour pattern drive the preference of females for conspecific males. Also, experiments with hybrid males and females suggested an important genetic component for both chemical production and preference. Altogether, these results suggest that chemicals are the major reproductive barrier opposing gene flow between these two sister and co-mimic species.
Tabulipora howsii
Creators: name: Ernst, Andrej
name: Wyse Jackson, Patrick N.
name: Aretz, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Trepostomatida
Stenoporidae
Tabulipora
Tabulipora howsii

description: Tabulipora howsii (Nicholson, 1881)
(Fig. 16 D-H; Appendix)
For synonymy see Wyse Jackson (1996: 151, 152).
MATERIAL. — SMF 21.849- SMF 21.854,TCD.60339, 60340, 60343.
OCCURRENCE. — Carboniferous, Mississippian (Visean); Britain, Ireland, Germany (Velbert Anticline, Rhenish Massif (Wyse Jackson & Weber, 2005)), Roque Redonde (Montagne Noire, southern France).
DESCRIPTION
Encrusting to submassive colony, 2.7 mm thick. Autozooecia prismatic,having polygonal shape in transverse section,containing rare diaphragms and abundant ring septa. Ring septa concentrated in exozones, occupying about a half of the autozooecial chamber space. Acanthostyles moderately large, concentrated predominantly in maculae, having narrow hyaline cores and wide laminated sheaths. Exilazooecia rare, small, polygonal in transverse section, occurring predominantly in maculae. Endozonal walls granular, 0.015 -0.020 mm thick; exozonal walls monilae-shaped thickened, laminated, serrated, with distinct autozooecial boundaries, 0.05-0.07 mm thick. Maculae consisting of larger autozooecia present, 2.2-2.4 mm in diameter.
COMPARISON
 Tabulipora howsii (Nicholson, 1881) differs from T. urii (Fleming, 1828) in larger autozooecial apertures (average aperture width 0.28 mm vs 0.19 mm in T. urii). Tabulipora howsii differs from T. stragula Karklins, 1986 from the Mississippian of Utah, USA in smaller autozooecial apertures (average aperture width 0.28 mm vs 0.39 mm in T. stragula).
description: Published as part of Ernst, Andrej, Wyse Jackson, Patrick N. & Aretz, Markus, 2015, Bryozoan fauna from the Mississippian (Visean) of Roque Redonde (Montagne Noire, southern France), pp. 151-213 in Geodiversitas 37 (2) on page 170, DOI: 10.5252/g2015n2a2, http://zenodo.org/record/4534998
Staffelübergabe in bewegten Zeiten
Creators: name: Rausch, Thomas
name: Schneidmüller, Bernd
Publisher: name: Forum Marsilius-Kolleg
Year: 2021

description: Das ehemalige Direktorium (bis Februar 2020), bestehend aus Prof. Dr. Thomas Rausch (Molekulare Pflanzenbiologie) und Prof. Dr. Bernd Schneidmüller (Mittelalterliche Geschichte), legt Rechenschaft ab über die Tätigkeit des Marsilius-Kolleg im Zeitraum 1. April 2019 bis 31. März 2020.
description: Forum Marsilius-Kolleg, Bd. 19 (2021): Jahresbericht 2019/2020
Quasiclassical theory of superconducting states under magnetic fields: Thermodynamic properties
Creators: name: Kusunose, Hiroaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a simple calculational scheme for superconducting properties under magnetic fields. A combination of an approximate analytic solution with a free energy functional in the quasiclassical theory provides a wide use formalism for spatial-averaged thermodynamic properties, and requires a little numerical computation. The theory covers multiband superconductors with various set of singlet and unitary triplet pairings in the presence of an impurity scattering. It is also applicable to analyze experimental results in a rotating magnetic field with help of band structure calculations. We demonstrate the application to s-wave, d_{x^2-y^2}-wave and two-band s-wave pairings, and discuss the validity of the theory comparing with previous numerical studies.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures, ReVTeX4
Wybrane czynniki kształtujące jakość kapitału ludzkiego w gospodarstwach rolnych oraz percepcja barier w ich rozwoju
Creators: name: Kiełbasa, Barbara
name: Kiełbasa, Barbara
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Farm Management
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: human capital
subject: farmers
subject: age
subject: education
subject: barriers
subject: development
subject: / kapitał ludzki
subject: rolnicy
subject: wiek
subject: wykształcenie
subject: bariery
subject: rozwój

description: The paper presents an analysis of selected factors that determine the quality of human capital, as well as the identification of barriers to farm development as perceived by farmers. The study was conducted on a sample of 60 farmers from across Poland. The analysis of the factors of human capital development showed that the farmers had very long experience in management, but the demographic structure of the respondents did not seem favorable. It was also found that the perception of the respondents in terms of the barriers of development refers primarily to external factors. The respondents sought the causes of barriers to farm development in external conditions. The surveyed farmers indicated that lack of knowledge and skills were the barriers to development, as they assessed their skills very high (long life experience as well as long professional experience). / Synopsis. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki analizy wybranych czynników, które determinują jakość kapitału ludzkiego, a także dokonano identyfikacji barier w rozwoju gospodarstw rolnych postrzeganych przez rolników. Badania zostały przeprowadzone na próbie 60 rolników z całej Polski. Analiza czynników rozwoju kapitału ludzkiego wykazała, iż badani rolnicy posiadali duże doświadczenie w zarządzaniu, jednakże struktura wieku respondentów nie przedstawiała się korzystnie. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań stwierdzono także, iż percepcja respondentów w zakresie barier w rozwoju odnosiła się przede wszystkim do czynników zewnętrznych. To w uwarunkowaniach zewnętrznych rolnicy upatrywali przyczyn powstawania barier w rozwoju swoich gospodarstw. Badani rolnicy nie wskazywali na bak wiedzy i umiejętności jako bariery w rozwoju, ponieważ ocenili swoje umiejętności wysoko (duże doświadczenie życiowe i doświadczenie zawodowe).
Diabetes in Gitxaała : colonization, assimilation, and economic change
Creators: name: Anderson, Robin
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Diabetes is used as a lens through which to examine colonial processes of dispossession, assimilation, and economic change in the coastal First Nations community of Gitxaala, in BC, Canada. Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples. Social determinants of diabetes in Gitxaala are explored ethnographically, focusing on diet change and food security. Diet is framed as a 'choice' by government agencies, but economic factors, food availability, and food preferences all delimit the foods consumed in Gitxaala. The importance of traditional foods for subsistence and cultural identity is explored. A history of integrating and then relying upon colonial foods is traced through a history of economic change. Current economic hardship limits both access to nutritious store-bought foods and the harvesting of traditional foods; although many community members prefer traditional foods, starchy processed foods are the most readily available and affordable. Colonial attempts to assimilate taste preferences, including relief rations and residential schools, have had lasting effects. Childhood exposure to traditional foods, or to sugary foods, impacts adult diet and health. Intergenerational attitudes to foods are changing, and Gitxaala youth are consuming an increasing amount of sugary foods. Access to traditional food resources is impacted by colonial policy, community avenues of food distribution, and traditional ecological knowedge. Expropriation and commercialization of resources, particularly the fishery, have severely impacted access to important resources, contributing to community-level food insecurity. While the practice of selling harvested foods for cash within the community is growing, food distribution along family lines remains critical for house-hold level food security and community health. The transmission of traditional ecological knowledge about food ensures healthy eating in the future. Although this process was interrupted by the residential school experience, the community is initiating new ways to maintain this aspect of Gitxaala identity. In Gitxaala, health is understood as holistic. Biomedical understandings of and treatments of diabetes are insufficient for true healing, which must also occur on the community and ecological levels. While colonial practices have been detrimental to food security and risk for diabetes in Gitxaala, certain traditional practices maintain healthy eating and contribute to community health.
Guidelines for the stabilization of a polar rhombohedral phase in epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films
Creators: name: Nukala, Pavan
name: Wei, Yingfen
name: de Haas, Vincent
name: Guo, Qikai
name: Antoja-Lleonart, Jordi
name: Noheda, Beatriz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The unconventional Si-compatible ferroelectricity in hafnia-based systems, which becomes robust only at nanoscopic sizes, has attracted a lot of interest. While a metastable polar orthorhombic (o-) phase (Pca21) is widely regarded as the responsible phase for ferroelectricity, a higher energy polar rhombohedral (r-) phase is recently reported on epitaxial HfZrO4 (HZO) films grown on (001) SrTiO3 (R3m or R3), (0001) GaN (R3), and Si (111). Armed with results on these systems, here we report a systematic study leading towards identifying comprehensive global trends for stabilizing r-phase polymorphs in epitaxially grown HZO thin films (6 nm) on various substrates (perovskites, hexagonal and Si).
description: Final version as it appears in the 50th Anniversary issue of Ferroelectrics
Zmiany w powierzchni upraw i cenach skupu malin i truskawek a płatności z tytułu owoców miękkich w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej
Creators: name: Kierczyńska, Sylwia
name: Kierczyńska, Sylwia
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: fruits
subject: raspberries
subject: strawberries
subject: purchase price
subject: cultivation area
subject: / owoce
subject: maliny
subject: truskawki
subject: ceny skupu
subject: powierzchnia uprawy

description: The aim of this paper is to determine changes in price and cultivation area of strawberries and raspberries in countries where an aid mechanism for soft fruits was introduced. This was seen with the organizational reform of the fruit and vegetables market in some countries in 2008, i.e. Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. To determine changes in the cultivation area a t-test for dependent attempts was carried out. The differences between average cultivation area before and after reform (in the years 2002-2007 and 2008-2013) were shown. To determine whether the introduction of aid created stabilization in fruit prices, variability in the price of fruit was analyzed, expressed as a coefficient of variation. The analysis uses data available in the FAOSTAT database in March 2016. Results only for Poland support the hypothesis that the average size of the cultivation area of strawberries and raspberries after the introduction of surcharges was significantly higher than before the reform. The price volatility in the period after the introduction of the reform was lower than in the period before the introduction of surcharges, which allows the conclusion that the introduction of aid for soft fruits could contribute to the stability of the buying-in price of strawberries and raspberries. / Synopsis. Celem pracy było określenie zmian w areale upraw truskawek i malin oraz cenach skupu tych owoców w krajach, w których wprowadzono mechanizm dopłat do owoców miękkich wraz z reformą wspólnej organizacji rynku owoców i warzyw w 2008 r., czyli w Bułgarii, na Węgrzech, Litwie, Łotwie i w Polsce. Aby określić zmiany w areale upraw przeprowadzono test t dla prób zależnych, określając istotność różnic pomiędzy średnimi badanych cech przed i po wprowadzeniu dopłat (w latach 2002-2007 i 2008-2013). Aby odpowiedzieć na pytanie, czy po wprowadzeniu dopłat nastąpiła stabilizacja cen skupu owoców porównano zmienność cen skupu owoców w badanych podokresach, wyrażoną współczynnikiem zmienności. Do analizy wykorzystano dane dostępne w bazie Faostat w marcu 2016 r. Wyniki przeprowadzonych badań tylko w przypadku Polski potwierdzają hipotezę, iż średnia powierzchnia uprawy truskawek i malin po wprowadzeniu dopłat była istotnie wyższa niż przed reformą. Natomiast zmienność cen w okresie po wprowadzeniu reformy była niższa niż w okresie przed wprowadzeniem dopłat, co pozwala stwierdzić, iż wprowadzenie dopłat do owoców miękkich mogło przyczynić się do stabilizacji cen skupu truskawek i malin.
Evidence for a Bulk Complex Order-Parameter in Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7-delta Thin Films
Creators: name: Farber, E.
name: Deutscher, G.
name: Gorshunov, B
name: Dressel, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have measured the penetration depth of overdoped Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7-delta (Ca-YBCO) thin films using two different methods. The change of the penetration depth as a function of temperature has been measured using the parallel plate resonator (PPR), while its absolute value was obtained from a quasi-optical transmission measurements. Both sets of measurements are compatible with an order parameter of the form: Delta*dx2-y2+i*delta*dxy, with Delta=14.5 +- 1.5 meV and delta=1.8 meV, indicating a finite gap at low temperature. Below 15 K the drop of the scattering rate of uncondensed carriers becomes steeper in contrast to a flattening observed for optimally doped YBCO films. This decrease supports our results on the penetration depth temperature dependence. The findings are in agreement with tunneling measurements on similar Ca-YBCO thin films.
description: 11 pages, 4 figures
Absence of nematic quasi-long-range order in two-dimensional liquid crystals with three director components
Creators: name: Delfino, Gesualdo
name: Diouane, Youness
name: Lamsen, Noel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Lebwohl-Lasher model describes the isotropic-nematic transition in liquid crystals. In two dimensions, where its continuous symmetry cannot break spontaneously, it is investigated numerically since decades to verify, in particular, the conjecture of a topological transition leading to a nematic phase with quasi-long-range order. We use scale invariant scattering theory to exactly determine the renormalization group fixed points in the general case of $N$ director components ($RP^{N-1}$ model), which yields the Lebwohl-Lasher model for $N=3$. For $N>2$ we show the absence of quasi-long-range order and the presence of a zero temperature critical point in the universality class of the $O(N(N+1)/2-1)$ model. For $N=2$ the fixed point equations yield the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition required by the correspondence $RP^1\sim O(2)$.
description: 10 pages, 3 figures; comments added, published version
Barrier Softening near the onset of Non-Activated Transport in Supercooled Liquids: Implications for Establishing Detailed Connection between Thermodynamic and Kinetic Anomalies in Supercooled Liquids
Creators: name: Lubchenko, Vassiliy
name: Wolynes, Peter G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: According to the Random First Order Transition (RFOT) theory of glasses, the barriers for activated dynamics in supercooled liquids vanish as the temperature of a viscous liquid approaches the dynamical transition temperature from below. This occurs due to a decrease of the surface tension between local meta-stable molecular arrangements much like at a spinodal. The dynamical transition thus represents a crossover from the low $T$ activated bevavior to a collisional transport regime at high $T$. This barrier softening explains the deviation of the relaxation times, as a function of temperature, from the simple $\log τ\propto 1/s_c$ dependence at the high viscosity to a mode-mode coupling dominated result at lower viscosity. By calculating the barrier softening effects, the RFOT theory provides a {\em unified} microscopic way to interpret structural relaxation data for many distinct classes of structural glass formers over the measured temperature range. The theory also provides an unambiguous procedure to determine the size of dynamically cooperative regions in the presence of barrier renormalization effects using the experimental temperature dependence of the relaxation times and the configurational entropy data. We use the RFOT theory framework to discuss data for tri-naphthyl benzene, salol, propanol and silica as representative systems.
description: Submitted to J. Chem. Phys
Dyscritella Girty 1911
Creators: name: Ernst, Andrej
name: Wyse Jackson, Patrick N.
name: Aretz, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Trepostomatida
Dyscritellidae
Dyscritella

description: Genus Dyscritella Girty, 1911
 TYPE SPECIES. — Dyscritella robusta Girty, 1911 by original designation. Lower Carboniferous; Arkansas, USA.
OCCURRENCE. — Devonian to Triassic; worldwide.
DIAGNOSIS. — Dendroid and encrusting colony with abundant acanthostyles and exilazooecia. Autozooecia parallel to longitudinal direction of the colony in endozone; gradually bending outward in exozone. Diaphragms in autozooecia lacking or very rare; lacking in exilazooecia. Exilazooecia circular to angular in cross section and separated from the autozooecia and from each other by thick walls. Two sizes of acanthostyles may be present. Zooecial walls thin in endozone, rapidly thickening in the exozone (modified after Ernst & Gorgij, 2013).
COMPARISON
 Dyscritella Girty, 1911 generally lacks diaphragms which are commonly developed in the similar genus Dyscritellina Morozova in Dunaeva & Morozova, 1967.
description: Published as part of Ernst, Andrej, Wyse Jackson, Patrick N. & Aretz, Markus, 2015, Bryozoan fauna from the Mississippian (Visean) of Roque Redonde (Montagne Noire, southern France), pp. 151-213 in Geodiversitas 37 (2) on pages 170-174, DOI: 10.5252/g2015n2a2, http://zenodo.org/record/4534998
Evaluating the Potential of Gridded Precipitation Datasets for Reproducing Streamflow in a Mountainous Basin
Creators: name: Hafizi, Hamed
name: Sorman, Ali Arda
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 40608 Surfacewater Hydrology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Atmospheric Sciences
subject: 40301 Basin Analysis

description: Gridded Precipitation Datasets (GPDs) with high spatio-temporal resolution and large areal coverage have provided hydrologists a potential alternative source for hydrological applications in the recent decades. High altitude and complex terrain of eastern Turkey have been a great challenge for gauge-based precipitation observation for years. Hence, the objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of six Gridded Precipitation Datasets (CHIRPSv2.0, CHIRPv2.0, IMERGHHFv06, IMERGHHLv06, PERSIANN-CDR and PERSIANN CCS) for reproducing the streamflow over a mountainous basin at daily time step. Two types of validation efforts for Gridded Precipitation Datasets (GPDs) are undertaken: (1) direct comparison of GPDs with observed precipitation data using Kling Gupta Efficiency (KGE) including its three components (correlation, bias and variability ratio) are utilized. Moreover, three categorial metrics such as probability of detection (POD), false alarm ratio (FAR) and critical success index (CSI) are considered to evaluate the detectability strength of selected GPDs for different precipitation intensities; (2) evaluation of GPD ability for streamflow prediction using a conceptual hydrologic model under Kling Gupta Efficiency (KGE) and Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) metrics. For the GPD direct validation, CHIRPSv2.0 shows the highest performance (K.GE; 0.15), followed by CHIRPv2.0 and IMERGHHLv06 (KGE; 0.09-011) and other GPDs (PERSIANN-CDR, PERSIANN-CCS, IMERGHHFv06) present low performance comparatively. In the hydrologic modeling evaluation, all GPDs show a good performance in generating streamflow when the model is calibrated by each GPD separately. Among gauge corrected GPDs, CHIRPSv2.0 performs better and more stable compared to IMERGHHFv06 and PERSIANN-CDR in all conditions; for gauge uncorrected GPDs, CHIRPv2.0 and IMERGHHLv06 are able to achieve better performance in streamflow prediction compared to PERSIANN-CCS.
title: Transcription d'un entretien auprès d’une mère âgée de 30 ans qui allaite son deuxième enfant dans la ville de Pelotas au Brésil
Creators: name: Campos, Danièla de Quieroz
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017

description: Source: T-4874
description: L’entretien se déroule au domicile de l’informatrice qui allaite son enfant âgé de sept mois. Lors de l’entretien l'informatrice explique qu’il s’agit de son deuxième enfant et qu’elle a allaité ses deux enfants durant les premiers mois. L'informatrice explique qu’elle allaite sa fille seulement le matin et lui donne le biberon le reste du temps. Elle se confie sur le manque qu’elle ressent lorsqu’elle n’allaite pas car elle continue à avoir des montées de lait fréquentes dans la journée. L’informatrice explique qu’elle s’est documentée sur le colostrum par internet. Elle confirme à l’enquêtrice avoir donné le colostrum à son fils. Elle explique que le colostrum a été suffisant pour nourrir ses enfants durant les premiers jours de leurs vies. L’informatrice raconte que d’après ses lectures, celui-ci permet d’immuniser l’enfant dès premiers jours de sa vie. L’informatrice raconte qu’elle n’a pas suivi de régime alimentaire particulier pour favoriser la montée de lait. Elle raconte le déroulement de la première semaine après la naissance de son deuxième enfant. L’informatrice se confie ensuite sur son accouchement par césarienne et les complications qu’elle a rencontré. L’enquêtrice demande ensuite à l’informatrice les arguments contre l’accouchement naturel pour des raisons esthétiques. L’informatrice explique qu’à son avis, les femmes ont peur de l’accouchement naturel. Elle compare également l’accouchement naturel et la césarienne grâce à son expérience. L’informatrice se confie sur ce qu’elle ressent lorsqu’elle allaite et elle évoque les fréquences des tétées ainsi que sa manière d’allaiter. L’enquêtrice la questionne ensuite sur l’allaitement en public. L’informatrice raconte qu’elle a déjà allaité ses enfants en public et qu’elle n’a jamais ressenti de peur ou de honte. L’informatrice rapporte les conseils et les encouragements qu’elle a reçus de sa mère en ce qui concerne l’allaitement. L’enquête se termine sur la santé des deux enfants de l’informatrice durant leur période d’allaitement.
Międzynarodowa konkurencyjność polskiego sektora owocowego po przystąpieniu do Unii Europejskiej
Creators: name: Kowalska, Anna
name: Kowalska, Anna
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Political Economy
subject: fruits
subject: preserves
subject: import
subject: export
subject: international trade
subject: fruit market
subject: competitiveness
subject: / owoce
subject: przetwory
subject: eksport
subject: handel zagraniczny
subject: konkurencyjność

description: The aim of this article is to present the changes that have taken place in export and import of fruits and their preserves after the Polish accession to the EU, as well as the competitiveness of the trade. The analysis covered the period 2004-2014 and has been conducted on the basis of the data from IERiGŻ-PIB. The value and the balance of trade, as well as the geographical structure of exchange were analysed, as were selected indicators of competitiveness. The main importers of fruits from Poland are old EU countries as well as CIS. Poland has a comparative advantage especially in the case of processed fruit, which is confirmed by values of TC, LFI and GLI. The reason for a large increase in exports to EU countries was largely the abolition of customs duties, attractive prices and high quality. The exchange rate also has an effect on trade of fruit and their preserves, as well as other products. / Synopsis. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie zmian jakie zaszły w eksporcie oraz imporcie owoców i ich przetworów po przystąpieniu Polski do krajów UE, jak również konkurencyjności branży. Analiza dotyczyła lat 2004-2014 i była przeprowadzona na podstawie danych IERiGŻ-PIB. Analizie poddano wartość i saldo obrotów, strukturę geograficzną oraz wybrane wskaźniki konkurencyjności. Głównym importerem owoców z Polski są kraje starej UE i WNP. Polska ma przewagę komparatywną przede wszystkim w przypadku przetworów z owoców, co potwierdzają wartości wskaźników TC, LFI i GLI. Przyczyną tak dużego wzrostu eksportu do krajów unijnych było w dużej mierze zniesienie ceł, atrakcyjne ceny oraz wysoka jakość. Wpływ na handel owocami i ich przetworami, podobnie jak i innymi produktami, ma również kurs walut.
Relativistic photoeffect for $s$ states in a central field
Creators: name: Drukarev, E. G.
name: Mikhailov, A. I.
name: Rakhimov, Kh. Yu.
name: Yusupov, H. T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the photoionization of the $s$ states in the systems bound by sufficiently weak central fields $V(r)$ for the large photon energies corresponding to the relativistic photoelectrons. We demonstrate that the energy dependence of the photoionization cross section can be obtained without solving the wave equation. We show that the shape of the energy dependence of the cross section is determined by analytical properties of the binding potential $V(r)$. We find the cross sections for the potentials $V(r)$ which have singularities in the origin, on the real axis and in the complex plane.
Rectifenestella Morozova 1974
Creators: name: Ernst, Andrej
name: Wyse Jackson, Patrick N.
name: Aretz, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Fenestrida
Fenestellidae
Rectifenestella

description: Genus Rectifenestella Morozova, 1974
 TYPE SPECIES. — Fenestella medvedkensis Schulga-Nesterenko, 1951 by original designation. Upper Carboniferous (Kasimovian); Russia.
DIAGNOSIS. — Reticulate colonies consisting of fine to intermediately robust branches and straight dissepiments. Autozooecia triangular to pentagonal in mid tangential section. Superior hemisepta present; inferior hemisepta absent. Low keel carrying one row of intermediate nodes (modified after Morozova, 2001, p.45).
OCCURRENCE. — Devonian to Permian; worldwide.
COMPARISON
 Rectifenestella Morozova, 1974 differs from Laxifenestella Morozova, 1974 in having pentagonal shape of autozooecia in mid tangential section and absence of inferior hemisepta, from Minilya Crockford, 1944 in having a single row of nodes on the keel instead of two alternating rows in Minilya.
description: Published as part of Ernst, Andrej, Wyse Jackson, Patrick N. & Aretz, Markus, 2015, Bryozoan fauna from the Mississippian (Visean) of Roque Redonde (Montagne Noire, southern France), pp. 151-213 in Geodiversitas 37 (2) on page 180, DOI: 10.5252/g2015n2a2, http://zenodo.org/record/4534998
title: Evaluation of the design, construction and operation of a gas fuelled, engine driven heat pump, and its possible role in a UK market
Creators: name: Newport, Cheryl Anne
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1984

description: This thesis describes the results of several years work on the design, construction, testing and evaluation of a gas fuelled, engine driven heat pump and its possible role in a future U. K. market. In 1977 a joint venture was embarked upon by the Open University Energy Research Group, Lucas Aerospace and Milton Keynes Development Corporation to design, manufacture and install a gas fuelled heat pump in a rented house, and to monitor its performance in real operating conditions. It was one of a number of projects in the field of heat pump research and development supported by the Department of Energy. Due to a delay in receiving research funds however, and because of the size of the unit, it was impossible to install the system in a suitable property and so it underwent an intensive laboratory test programme simulating various load patterns and operating conditions. The heat pump, using air as its source of heat was driven by a 360 cc single cylinder marine engine converted to run on natural gas. The work was completed in 1980 and the heat pump was found to work well and justified the design assumptions made, after allowing for the poor performance of the engine used. At 6°C (ambient) an output of 14 kW was achieved with an overall efficiency or C. O. P. of 1.1 which compares favourably with a typical seasonal gas boiler efficiency of around 0.65-0.70. As well as giving a full technical description of the heat pump system, plus an analysis of the various individual components, the thesis looks at the historical development of heat pumps generally and briefly considers the applications to which heat pumps can be put in domestic, commercial and industrial markets, and the possible economies this would bring. It concludes by looking at the future work needed in order to achieve these ends.
Mallard duckling care and survival at a wildlife rehabilitation center
Creators: name: Drake, Anna
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Birds are by far the largest group of wildlife cared for by wildlife rehabilitators in British Columbia, Canada. Of this group, mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) are the fifth most common species brought into care. 41% of these mallards are uninjured orphans and require only supportive care until they begin to develop their flight feathers. Although these birds are precocial, and although heat and ad lib food and water are provided, deaths are common in the period between admission and release. An analysis of 937 individual ducklings representing 6 years of data from the Wildlife Rescue Association of British Columbia showed that these deaths are concentrated in the first week after birds are admitted. Logistic regression analyses showed that ducklings that were lighter, admitted with fewer siblings, and that spent longer with the individual who found them were more likely to die in the rehabilitator's care than other individuals. In an experiment, a single, older bird was added to novice broods to act as a "mentor" during the first week of care. Nine novice broods were split at admission and reared in two groups: one housed with a mentor and the other acting as a control. Body size metrics were collected at admission and again at the end of the first week in care, and ducklings in both groups were weighed twice daily during this time. There was no significant difference in mean growth or body condition between treatment and control groups and no experimental ducklings died during the first week. Treatment groups did, however, have less spread in final body weights, mainly because the final weight of the least-thriving individual in each treatment group was significantly greater than in corresponding control groups. The fact that no deaths occurred among the experimental broods in the first week indicates that the experimental housing was better for novice broods than standard facility housing. However, as low growth rates are associated with greater risk of death, the provision of mentors to new broods may reduce the number of birds dying in care where housing is less favorable.
Ranking krajów UE pod względem poziomu rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego
Creators: name: Kozar, Łukasz
name: Kozar, Łukasz
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: International Development
subject: sustainable socio-economic development
subject: European Union
subject: environmental protection
subject: / zrównoważony rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy
subject: Unia Europejska
subject: ochrona środowiska naturalnego

description: The article presents ranking of countries in the European Union (EU-28) in terms of the level of socio-economic development. For this purpose, a multidimensional comparative analysis was conducted using 42 indicators relating to social, economic and environmental sustainable socioeconomic development. The time range analysis included 2013. (Data availability). The sources of the adopted variables were: Eurostat, the European Health Consumer Index and a report Public integrate and trust in Europe. The analyzes that were carried out, showed among other things, the weak position of Poland in terms of socio-economic development among the EU-28. In addition, the article compares the received positions of EU Member States in terms of socio-economic development in the rankings prepared with previously used widely rankings of developing countries, that take into account only the GDP. / Synopsis. W artykule przedstawiono ranking krajów Unii Europejskiej (UE-28) pod względem poziomu rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego. W tym celu przeprowadzono wielowymiarową analizę porównawczą przy użyciu 42 wskaźników dotyczących aspektów społecznych, gospodarczych i środowiskowych zrównoważonego rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego. Zakres czasowy analizy obejmował 2013 r. (dostępność danych). Źródłem wartości przyjętych zmiennych były: Eurostat, Europejski Konsumencki Indeks Zdrowia oraz raport Publiczna integracja i zaufanie w Europie. Przeprowadzone analizy wykazały między innymi słabą pozycję Polski pod względem rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego wśród państw UE-28. Dodatkowo w artykule porównano otrzymane pozycje państw członkowskich UE pod względem rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego w sporządzonych autorskich rankingach z dotychczas stosowanymi powszechnie rankingami rozwoju krajów uwzględniającymi wyłącznie PKB.
Supplementary Tables and Figures from A natural catastrophic turnover event: individual sociality matters despite community resilience in wild house mice
Creators: name: Evans, Julian C.
name: Liechti, Jonas I.
name: Boatman, Bruce
name: König, Barbara
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Environmental Science
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: Additional figures and tables
Optimised Traffic Flow at a Single Intersection: Traffic Responsive signalisation
Creators: name: Fouladvand, M. Ebrahim
name: Sadjadi, Zeinab
name: Shaebani, M. Reza
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a stochastic model for the intersection of two urban streets. The vehicular traffic at the intersection is controlled by a set of traffic lights which can be operated subject to fix-time as well as traffic adaptive schemes. Vehicular dynamics is simulated within the framework of the probabilistic cellular automata and the delay experienced by the traffic at each individual street is evaluated for specified time intervals. Minimising the total delay of both streets gives rise to the optimum signalisation of traffic lights. We propose some traffic responsive signalisation algorithms which are based on the concept of cut-off queue length and cut-off density.
description: 10 pages, 11 eps figs, to appear in J. Phys. A
New scalar resonance $X_0(2900)$ as a $\overline{D}^{*}K^{*}$ molecule: Mass and width
Creators: name: Agaev, S. S.
name: Azizi, K.
name: Sundu, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore features of the scalar structure $X_0(2900)$, which is one of the two resonances discovered recently by LHCb in the $D^{-}K^{+}$ invariant mass distribution in the decay $B^{+} \to D^{+}D^{-}K^{+}$. We treat $ X_0(2900)$ as a hadronic molecule composed of the conventional mesons $ \overline{D}^{* 0} $ and $K^{*0}$ and calculate its mass, coupling and width. The mass and coupling of $X_0(2900)$ are determined using the QCD two-point sum rule method by taking into account quark, gluon, and mixing vacuum condensates up to dimension $15$. The decay of this structure to final state $D^{-}K^{+}$ is investigated in the context of the light-cone sum rule approach supported by a soft-meson technique. To this end, we evaluate strong coupling $G$ corresponding to vertex $X_0D^{-}K^{+}$, which allows us to find width of the decay $X_0(2900) \to D^{-}K^{+}$. Obtained predictions for the mass of the hadronic molecule $\overline{D}^{*0 }K^{*0}$ $m=(2868 \pm 198)~\mathrm{MeV} $ and for its width $Γ=(49.6 \pm 9.3)~ \mathrm{MeV}$ can be considered as arguments in favor of molecule interpretation of $X_0(2900)$.
description: 9 Pages, 1 Figure and 1 Table