cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Spectral Scaling Technique to Determine Extreme Carrington-level Geomagnetically Induced Currents Effects
Creators: name: Winter, Lisa M.
name: Gannon, Jennifer
name: Pernak, Rick
name: Huston, Stu
name: Quinn, Richard
name: Pope, Edward
name: Ruffenach, Alexis
name: Bernardara, Pietro
name: Crocker, Nicholas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Space weather events produce variations in the electric current in the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. From these high altitude atmospheric regions, resulting geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) can lead to fluctuations in ground currents that affect the electric power grid and potentially overload transformers during extreme storms. The most extreme geomagnetic storm on record, known as the 1859 Carrington event, was so intense that ground-based magnetometers were saturated at high magnetic latitudes. The most reliable, un-saturated observation is the hour-resolution data from the Colaba Magnetic Observatory in India. However, higher frequency components -- fluctuations at second through minute time cadence -- to the magnetic field can play a significant role in GIC-related effects. We present a new method for scaling higher frequency observations to create a realistic Carrington-like event magnetic field model, using modern magnetometer observations. Using the magnetic field model and ground conductivity models, we produce an electric field model. This method can be applied to create similar magnetic and electric field models for studies of GIC effects on power-grids.
description: 6 figures, accepted to Space Weather Journal
Additional file 1: of Abnormal placental cord insertion and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Ismail, Khadijah
name: Hannigan, Ailish
name: OâDonoghue, Keelin
name: Cotter, Amanda
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Medline search strategy. (DOCX 14Â kb)
Teleology and the intentional actions of supernatural agents
Creators: name: Roberts, Andrew J.
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Adults have an enduring tendency to endorse teleological explanations of the natural world, where objects are explained with reference to some purpose or function. Research currently suggests that teleological and non-teleological beliefs about nature can, and do, co-exist, and that endorsement of teleological explanations of nature is positively related to a belief in the existence of supernatural agents. However, questions remain regarding exactly what aspect of belief in supernatural agents underlies the positive relationship, and how this can be reconciled with findings of an enduring teleological bias. Given that teleology is thought to develop from an understanding of intentionality, it was hypothesised that after controlling for other aspects of belief in supernatural agents, belief in the intentionality of supernatural agents should positively predict explicit teleological endorsement of the natural world, and that for non-religious individuals there should be a divergence of implicit and explicit teleological beliefs. In this study, participants were asked to judge as true or false a series of teleological explanations of biological organisms and natural non-living objects under either speeded or un-speeded conditions. After controlling for belief in the existence of supernatural agents, the belief that supernatural agents intentionally interact with the world positively predicted explicit teleological endorsement of natural non-living objects. For non-religious individuals, rates of implicit endorsement were significantly higher than explicit endorsement, whereas for highly religious individuals there was no significant difference between the two. These results are interpreted as being consistent with an intention-based theory of teleological reasoning, and help to reconcile the finding of a positive relationship between teleological endorsement and belief in supernatural agents with those of an enduring teleological bias. Theoretical implications of these findings are discussed, and several avenues for future research are identified from questions raised as a result of the current study.
OBSLAG - Eutrophisation. Note technique. Evaluation de la robustesse des indicateurs de tendance et de confiance : état physico-chimique de l’eau et état du phytoplancton des lagunes méditerranéennes.
Creators: name: Derolez, Valerie
name: Cimiterra, Nicolas
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2023
Subjects: Directive Cadre sur l’Eau (DCE)
lagunes
masses d’eau de transition
eutrophisation
phytoplancton
confiance
précision
tendance

description: Dans le cadre d’OBSLAG (Observatoire des Lagunes), les résultats des diagnostics de l’état des compartiments physico-chimique et phytoplanctonique au regard de la Directive Cadre sur l’Eau (DCE) sont complétés d’évaluations de tendance des indicateurs sur les 10 masses d’eau lagunaires de l’observatoire. Ces éléments rendent compte de manière visuelle et synthétique : i) des évolutions, au sein d’une période de diagnostic (6 étés), de l’état des lagunes vis-à-vis de l’eutrophisation, et ii) de l’incertitude des diagnostics tel qu’exigé par la DCE. A l’issue des trois premières périodes de diagnostic OBSLAG-eutrophisation menées depuis 2016 sur les lagunes méditerranéennes d’Occitanie, PACA et Corse, l’objectif de cette note technique est d’évaluer la robustesse des indicateurs en termes de : 1) sensibilité de l’indicateur de tendance ; 2) potentiel communicatif des indicateurs de confiance. A partir des diagnostics de l’état physico-chimique de l’eau et de l’état du phytoplancton recueillies de 2009 à 2021 (8 périodes de diagnostic de 6 années), une analyse de la concordance des tests de tendance vis-à-vis des observations des périodes suivantes est effectuée. Les résultats montrent que les tests ont une relativement bonne spécificité pour les deux éléments de qualité et une sensibilité relativement bonne pour l’eau, mais faible pour le phytoplancton. A l’issue de cette synthèse, des perspectives sont identifiées pour : i) davantage valoriser les indicateurs de confiance dans les rapports OBSLAG, afin d’apporter plus de finesse aux diagnostics et d’alerter les gestionnaires sur des phénomènes de dégradation ; ii) produire régulièrement des traitements des données à échelle temporelle longue ; iii) enrichir les observations (échantillonnage estival bi-mensuel voire saisonnier, ajout d’une métrique de composition du phytoplancton ; iv) davantage confronter les résultats des indicateurs aux pressions subies par les lagunes (pollution anthropique et fluctuations hydro-météorologiques).
Additional file 1 of Elevated serum extracellular vesicle arginase 1 in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in middle-aged and elderly population
Creators: name: Li, Xinwei
name: Zhao, Wen
name: Peng, Lu
name: Li, Yu
name: Nie, Shaoping
name: Yu, Huahui
name: Qin, Yanwen
name: Zhang, Huina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biochemistry
Medicine
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy
Hematology
Virology

description: Additional file 1.
Highly efficient channeling of single photons into guided modes of optical nanocapillary fibers
Creators: name: Elaganuru, Bashaiah
name: M, Resmi
name: Yalla, Ramachandrarao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report numerically the efficient channeling of single photons from a single quantum emitter into guided modes of optical nanocapillary fibers (NCFs). The NCF is formed of a liquid core optical nanofiber with inner and outer diameters. We optimize the inner and outer diameters of the NCF filled with water medium by placing a single dipole source (SDS) inside. The maximum channeling efficiency of 52% is found when the radially polarized SDS is placed at the center of the NCF filled with the water medium. The optimum inner and outer diameters of the NCF are 100 nm and 360 nm for the emission wavelength of 620 nm, respectively. Additionally, we investigate the SDS position dependence inside the NCF considering experimental ambiguity in placing a single quantum emitter inside the NCF. We found that the channeling efficiency remains almost constant for the water medium at the optimum condition. The present platform may open a novel route for generating single photons in quantum technologies and detecting single cells in bio-sensing.
description: 14 pages and 5 figures
High current density electrical breakdown of TiS3 nanoribbon-based field-effect transistors
Creators: name: Molina-Mendoza, Aday J.
name: Island, Joshua O.
name: Paz, Wendel S.
name: Clamagirand, Jose Manuel
name: Ares, Jose Ramón
name: Flores, Eduardo
name: Leardini, Fabrice
name: Sánchez, Carlos
name: Agraït, Nicolás
name: Rubio-Bollinger, Gabino
name: van der Zant, Herre S. J.
name: Ferrer, Isabel J.
name: Palacios, J. J.
name: Castellanos-Gomez, Andres
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The high field transport characteristics of nanostructured transistors based on layered materials are not only important from a device physics perspective but also for possible applications in next generation electronics. With the growing promise of layered materials as replacements to conventional silicon technology, we study here the high current density properties of the layered material titanium trisulfide (TiS3). We observe high breakdown current densities up to 1.7 10^6 A/cm^2 in TiS3 nanoribbon-based field-effect transistors which are among the highest found in semiconducting nanomaterials. Investigating the mechanisms responsible for current breakdown, we perform a thermogravimetric analysis of bulk TiS3 and compare the results with density functional theory (DFT) and Kinetic Monte Carlo calculations. We conclude that oxidation of TiS3 and subsequent desorption of sulfur atoms plays an important role in the electrical breakdown of the material in ambient conditions. Our results show that TiS3 is an attractive material for high power applications and lend insight to the thermal and defect activated mechanisms responsible for electrical breakdown in nanostructured devices.
description: 24 pages, 9 figures main text, 4 figures supporting information
Additional file 2: of Spectrum of mutations in monogenic diabetes genes identified from high-throughput DNA sequencing of 6888 individuals
Creators: name: Bansal, Vikas
name: Gassenhuber, Johann
name: Phillips, Tierney
name: Oliveira, Glenn
name: Harbaugh, Rebecca
name: Villarasa, Nikki
name: Topol, Eric
name: Seufferlein, Thomas
name: Boehm, Bernhard
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Supplementary Methods: Description of methods for pooled variant calling, gene-level tests for rare coding variants, statistical analyses, comparison of pooled sequence data with population exome data, comparison of pooled allele counts with individual genotypes, and identification of the carriers of rare variants. (PDF 671 kb)
Double Field Theory at SL(2) angles
Creators: name: Ciceri, Franz
name: Dibitetto, Giuseppe
name: Fernandez-Melgarejo, J. J.
name: Guarino, Adolfo
name: Inverso, Gianluca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An extended field theory is presented that captures the full SL(2) x O(6,6+n) duality group of four-dimensional half-maximal supergravities. The theory has section constraints whose two inequivalent solutions correspond to minimal D=10 supergravity and chiral half-maximal D=6 supergravity, respectively coupled to vector and tensor multiplets. The relation with O(6,6+n) (heterotic) double field theory is thoroughly discussed. Non-Abelian interactions as well as background fluxes are captured by a deformation of the generalised diffeomorphisms. Finally, making use of the SL(2) duality structure, it is shown how to generate gaugings with non-trivial de Roo-Wagemans angles via generalised Scherk-Schwarz ansaetze. Such gaugings allow for moduli stabilisation including the SL(2) dilaton.
description: 53 pages, 1 table
Evaluation du descripteur 5 (Eutrophisation) de la DCSMM en France métropolitaine. Rapport scientifique pour l’évaluation du cycle 3 au titre de la DCSMM.
Creators: name: Devreker, David
name: Lefebvre, Alain
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2023
Subjects: DCSMM
OSPAR
DCE
eutrophisation
évaluation
Bon Etat Ecologique
seuils
indicateurs
nutriments
chlorophylle-a
oxygène
turbidité
macroalgues
macrofaune benthique
pressions écologiques.

description: Ce rapport est le résultat de la troisième évaluation de l'état d'eutrophisation (descripteur 5) des eaux françaises effectuée dans le cadre de la DCSMM dont le but est de déterminer l'atteinte ou non du Bon État Écologique des eaux françaises. Il fait suite à l'évaluation initiale de 2012 et à la seconde évaluation du descripteur 5 de 2018, dont il est la révision, et introduit le début du troisième cycle du Programme d'Actions pour le Milieu Marin. Il montre que les eaux marines françaises du large, au-delà des 1 miles nautiques de la côte, atteignent en majorité (97%) le BEE vis-à-vis de l’eutrophisation, comme définit par la Décision 2017/848/EU. Les problèmes liés à l’eutrophisation sont plus présents dans la partie côtière, entre la ligne de base et 1 mn, où 12 % de la superficie n’atteint pas le BEE. Les sources de pressions d’eutrophisation, les forces et faiblesses de l’évaluation ainsi que les améliorations à apporter sont discutées.
A quantitative comparison of plantar soft tissue strainability distribution and homogeneity between ulcerated and non-ulcerated patients using strain elastography
Creators: name: Patwari, Maaynk
name: Chazistergos, Panagiotis
name: Sundar, Lakshmi
name: Chockalingam, Nachiappan
name: Ramachandran, Ambadi
name: Naemi, Roozbeh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The primary objective of this study was to develop a method that allows accurate quantification of plantar soft tissue stiffness distribution and homogeneity. The secondary aim of this study is to investigate if the differences in soft tissue stiffness distribution and homogeneity can be detected between ulcerated and non-ulcerated foot. Novel measures of individual pixel stiffness, named as quantitative strainability (QS) and relative strainability (RS) were developed. SE data obtained from 39 (9 with active diabetic foot ulcers) patients with diabetic neuropathy. The patients with active diabetic foot ulcer had wound in parts of the foot other than the first metatarsal head and the heel where the elastography measures were conducted. RS was used to measure changes and gradients in the stiffness distribution of plantar soft tissues in participants with and without active diabetic foot ulcer. The plantar soft tissue homogeneity in superior-inferior direction in the left forefoot was significantly (p<0.05) higher in ulcerated group compared to non-ulcerated group. The assessment of homogeneity showed potentials to further explain the nature of the change in tissue that can increase internal stress . This can have implications in assessing the vulnerability to soft tissue damage and ulceration in diabetes.
description: 16 pages, 8 figures, 1 table, 1 appendix
Identification and characterization of ORF19.1725, a novel gene contributing to the white cell pheromone response and virulence-associated functions in Candida albicans
Creators: name: Deng, Fu-Sheng
name: Lin, Ching-Hsuan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: An epigenetic transition between white cells and opaque cells influences several properties of Candida albicans biology, including cellular morphology, biofilm formation, virulence, and sexual mating. In particular, these two cell types exhibit marked differences in their ability to undergo sex. A previous study identified the transcriptional regulator of pheromone response in both the white and opaque states as Cph1 because deletion of this gene abolished both pheromone-induced cell adhesion in white cells and sexual mating in opaque cells. To further explore how these cell types exhibit distinct biological outputs upon pheromone stimulation, we selected five Cph1-regulated genes with significant expression during the pheromone response in the white state but not the opaque state. These phase-specific pheromone-induced genes are ORF19.1539, ORF19.1725, ORF19.2430, ORF19.2691 and ORF19.5557. Deletion of each gene revealed that orf19.1539Δ, orf19.1725Δ, orf19.2430Δ and orf19.5557Δ showed significant decreases in pheromone-stimulated cell adhesion in the white state but retained normal mating competency in the opaque state, indicating that a particular role in white cell pheromone response is mediated by these four genes. Interestingly, the defects of orf19.1725Δ in pheromone-stimulated cell adhesion also abolished conventional biofilms and hyphal growth. Zebrafish egg infection assays further demonstrated that ORF19.1725 is involved in cell adhesion, penetration and virulence. Overall, four Cph1-regulated downstream targets were identified in the regulation of white cell pheromone response. We also clarified the roles of C. albicans ORF19.1725 in cell adhesion, hyphal growth, biofilm formation and virulence.
Demonstration of an ac Josephson junction laser
Creators: name: Cassidy, M. C.
name: Bruno, A.
name: Rubbert, S.
name: Irfan, M.
name: Kammhuber, J.
name: Schouten, R. N.
name: Akhmerov, A. R.
name: Kouwenhoven, L. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Superconducting electronic devices have re-emerged as contenders for both classical and quantum computing due to their fast operation speeds, low dissipation and long coherence times. An ultimate demonstration of coherence is lasing. We use one of the fundamental aspects of superconductivity, the ac Josephson effect, to demonstrate a laser made from a Josephson junction strongly coupled to a multi-mode superconducting cavity. A dc voltage bias to the junction provides a source of microwave photons, while the circuit's nonlinearity allows for efficient down-conversion of higher order Josephson frequencies down to the cavity's fundamental mode. The simple fabrication and operation allows for easy integration with a range of quantum devices, allowing for efficient on-chip generation of coherent microwave photons at low temperatures.
description: Supplementary Information available at https://qutech.nl/kouwenhoven-lab/publications/
A Case for a Binary Black Hole System Revealed via Quasi-Periodic Outflows
Creators: name: Pasham, Dheeraj R.
name: Tombesi, Francesco
name: Sukova, Petra
name: Zajacek, Michal
name: Rakshit, Suvendu
name: Coughlin, Eric
name: Kosec, Peter
name: Karas, Vladimir
name: Masterson, Megan
name: Mummery, Andrew
name: Holoien, Thomas W. -S.
name: Guolo, Muryel
name: Hinkle, Jason
name: Ripperda, Bart
name: Witzany, Vojtech
name: Shappee, Ben
name: Kara, Erin
name: Horesh, Assaf
name: van Velzen, Sjoert
name: Sfaradi, Itai
name: Kaplan, David L.
name: Burger, Noam
name: Murphy, Tara
name: Remillard, Ronald
name: Steiner, James F.
name: Wevers, Thomas
name: Arcodia, Riccardo
name: Buchner, Johannes
name: Merloni, Andrea
name: Malyali, Adam
name: Fabian, Andy
name: Fausnaugh, Michael
name: Daylan, Tansu
name: Altamirano, Diego
name: Payne, Anna
name: Ferrara, E. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Binaries containing a compact object orbiting a supermassive black hole are thought to be precursors of gravitational wave events, but their identification has been extremely challenging. Here, we report quasi-periodic variability in X-ray absorption which we interpret as quasi-periodic outflows (QPOuts) from a previously low-luminosity active galactic nucleus after an outburst, likely caused by a stellar tidal disruption. We rule out several models based on observed properties and instead show using general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations that QPOuts, separated by roughly 8.3 days, can be explained with an intermediate-mass black hole secondary on a mildly eccentric orbit at a mean distance of about 100 gravitational radii from the primary. Our work suggests that QPOuts could be a new way to identify intermediate/extreme-mass ratio binary candidates.
description: Accepted for publication in Science Advances. We report a new supermassive black hole phenomenon that we call quasi-periodic outflows (QPOuts)
Additional file 1: of Health effects of milder winters: a review of evidence from the United Kingdom
Creators: name: Hajat, Shakoor
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Open peer review. (PDF 180Â kb)
title: ADCO, Cart. 186 (11 H 71), f. 0469r
Creators: name: de la Côte d'Or, Archives départementales
name: Archives Départementales De La Côte-D'Or
name: Petot, Frédérique
name: Projet CBMA
name: CBMA/CG21/F.PETOT/2012
name: Petot, Frédéric
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi
subject: Chartes de la Bourgogne du Moyen Âge
subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris
subject: cartulaire

description: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, t. II (XVe siècle), tome II, Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, C
art. 186 (11 H 71). Numérisation en mode image.
description: Relation: http://www.cbma-project.eu/
description: Bibliographic citation: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, t. II (XVe siècle), tome II, Archives départementales de la
 Côte-d'Or, Cart. 186 (11 H 71), f. 0469r, in Projet CBMA - Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi [Ressource en ligne], https://manuscrits.cbma-
project.eu/
description: Provenance: abbaye de Cîteaux
description: Provenance: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843261
description: Provenance: https://www.geonames.org/3024876
description: Provenance: http://www.idref.fr/030974844/id
description: Provenance: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12228351v
Curvature effects in turbulent premixed flames of H$_2$/Air: a DNS study with reduced chemistry
Creators: name: Rocco, Gabriele
name: Battista, Francesco
name: Picano, Francesco
name: Troiani, Guido
name: Casciola, Carlo Massimo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Data from a three-dimensional Direct Numerical Simulation of a turbulent premixed Bunsen flame at a low global Lewis number are analyzed to address the effects of the curvature on the local flame front. For this purpose, the chemical kinetics is modeled according to a reduced scheme, involving 5 reactions and 7 species, to mimic a H$_{2}$/Air flame at equivalence ratio $ϕ=0.5$. An increase of the local temperature and reaction rate is found for fronts elongated into the fresh gases (concave), while local quenching is observed for fronts elongated in the opposite direction (convex), i.e. towards the burnt mixture. Data show that the occurrence in the reaction region of these super-reactive (concave fronts) and quenched zones (convex fronts) is predominant compared to a behavior compatible with the corresponding unstretched laminar flame. In particular, well inside the reaction region, the probability density function of the OH radical concentration shows a bi-modal shape with peaks corresponding to negative (concave) and positive (convex) curvatures, while a locally flat front is less frequently detected. The two states are associated with a higher and lower chemical activity with respect the laminar case. Additional statistics conditioned to the local hydrogen concentration provide further information on this dual-state dynamics and on the differences with respect to the corresponding laminar unstretched flame when moving from the fresh to the burnt gas regions. Finally we discuss the effects of the turbulence on the thermo-diffusive instability showing that the turbulent fluctuations, increasing the flame front corrugations, are essentially responsible of the local flame quenching.
description: Published on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
The effect of shadowing practice: a case study of Japanese language learners in an Australian university
Creators: name: Sumiyoshi, Hideki
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: The aim of this study is to investigate the effective implementation of shadowing practice in Japanese language units at an Australian university. This study explores how shadowing can be effective for improving listening skills based on Kadota’s (2007)theoretical point of view with a focus on the gradual speed progression of the model audio.This study addresses the research questions regarding (1) the most effective speed for shadowing model audio; (2) differences between advanced and intermediate level Japanese learners in the relationship between shadowing and listening ability improvement and (3) participants’perception of shadowing as an effective practice in improving listening ability. The participants in this study were 62 intermediate and 35 advanced level Japanese learners. Two listening comprehension tests (pre-shadowing and post-shadowing test) and weekly pinpoint dictation quizzes were administered to measure the effect of shadowing on improving listening ability. An anonymous survey was collected at the end of the semester to assess the qualitative implications of the participants’ shadowing experiences. The results and findings are analysed and the implications for classroom applications are discussed.
Additional file 1 of Association between triglyceride glucose index and carotid artery plaque in different glucose metabolic states in patients with coronary heart disease: a RCSCD-TCM study in China
Creators: name: Li, Zhu
name: He, Yuanyuan
name: Wang, Shuo
name: Li, Lin
name: Yang, Rongrong
name: Liu, Yijia
name: Cheng, Qi
name: Yu, Lu
name: Zheng, Yanchao
name: Zheng, Hongmei
name: Gao, Shan
name: Yu, Chunquan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Correlation between the TyG index and the number of carotid artery plaque. Table S2. Correlation between the TyG index and the echogenicity of carotid artery plaque.
Additional file 5: Table S5. of Low serum sodium concentration is a prognostic factor related to current blood glucose level in stable hemodialysis patients: an observational study
Creators: name: Nagai, Kojiro
name: Ueda, Sayo
name: Tsuchida, Kenji
name: Doi, Toshio
name: Minakuchi, Jun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology

description: Significant independent factors associated with all-cause mortality in stable older patients. (PDF 137Â kb)
Qualité du Milieu Marin Littoral. Bulletin de la surveillance bilan 2022. Départements du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Somme
Creators: name: Lefebvre, Alain
name: Devreker, David
name: Blondel, Camille
name: Lebon, Fabien
name: Duquesne, Vincent
name: Chedot, Benoit
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2023
Subjects: Observation
surveillance
microbiologique
phytoplancton
phycotoxines
contamination chimique
coquillages
REPHY
REPHYTOX
REMI
ROCCH
DCE

description: L’Ifremer coordonne, sur l’ensemble du littoral métropolitain, la mise en œuvre des réseaux d’observation et de surveillance de la mer côtière. Ce bulletin contient une synthèse et une analyse des données collectées par l’ensemble des réseaux pour les départements du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Somme. Des représentations graphiques homogènes, assorties de commentaires, donnent des indications sur les niveaux et les tendances des paramètres mesurés.
Galactic Orbits of Globular Clusters in the Region of the Galactic Bulge
Creators: name: Bobylev, V. V.
name: Bajkova, A. T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Galactic orbits have been constructed over long time intervals for ten globular clusters located near the Galactic center. A model with an axially symmetric gravitational potential for the Galaxy was initially applied, after which a non-axially symmetric potential corresponding to the central bar was added. Variations in the trajectories of all these globular clusters in the XY plane due to the influence of the bar were detected. These were greatest for the cluster Terzan 4 in the meridional (RZ) plane. The globular clusters Terzan 1, Terzan 2, Terzan 4, Terzan 9, NGC 6522, and NGC 6558 always remained within the Galactic bulge, no farther than 4 kpc from the Galactic center.
description: 11 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures
Expertise pour la réévaluation de la stratégie de surveillance REPHYTOX de la lagune de Thau sur la base des résultats du projet SECTOX et du REPHYTOX.
Creators: name: Serais, Ophelie
name: Abadie, Eric
name: Lemoine, Maud
name: Gueguen, Yannick
name: Neaud-Masson, Nadine
name: Ruyssen, Maria
Publisher: name: Ifremer
Year: 2023

description: Cette expertise répond à la demande de la DDPP34 de réévaluation de la stratégie de suivi de la contamination en phycotoxines des coquillages des deux zones d’élevage de la lagune de Thau, dans un contexte de gestion non différenciée vis à vis du risque phycotoxinique de ces deux zones. Cette expertise s’appuie sur l’analyse des données spatialisées du projet SECTOX de dénombrements du genre Dinophysis dans l’eau (27 campagnes, 14 lieux) et de concentrations des huîtres creuses et des moules en toxines lipophiles (13 campagnes, 13 lieux), en 2019 et 2020. L'expertise conclut sur la pertinence du maintien des points de suivi historiques et sur le une proposition d’optimisation de la stratégie de surveillance du risque lipophile avec le rajout en REPHY sanitaire et REPHYTOX des lieux n°7 localisés à l’Ouest de la zone de Bouzigues-Loupian et n°12 localisés à l’Ouest de la zone de Marseillan pour une durée minimale de 3 ans.
The right word at the right time: lexical retrieval treatment in primary progressive aphasia
Creators: name: Croot, Karen Philippa
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Word-finding difficulty is typically an early and frustrating symptom in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). This thesis reports a case series of single case experimental design studies of word-finding treatment with 10 individuals with PPA. It examines treatment gains, maintenance of gains, and generalisation of gains to untreated items and a semi-structured interview. We observed a range of outcomes and adherence patterns under the same treatment protocol and describe disease and participant factors associated with these outcomes. The thesis also presents resources to assist with clinical decision-making about the suitability of lexical retrieval treatment for individuals with PPA.
Calculation of the singlet-triplet magnetic and electro-quadrupole transitions intensity for Ge2 molecule
Creators: name: Xiao, Lidan
name: Xue, Jianlei
name: Liu, Yong
name: Yan, Bing
name: Minaev, B. F.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Intensity of the parity-forbidden singlet-triplet (S-T) transitions of the Ge2 molecule in the near IR region has been studied by the multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach with spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Intensity of the b1Σg+−X3Σg,Ms=1− sub-band is mainly dominated by the spin angular momentum term in the magnetic-dipole transition moment, which arises from the spin current inside the zero-field split sublevels of the ground X3Σg− state. The Einstein coefficients corresponding to vibronic v′−v′′ bands 0–(2∼7), 1–(4∼7), 2–(6∼7), 3–7 of the b1Σg+−X3Σg,Ms=1− transition are in the range of 0.304–0.463 s−1; these bands could be detected since they are not overlapped by the allowed rovibronic systems. The magnetic-dipole a1Δg−X3Σg,Ms=1− is only defined by the orbital angular momentum term and the band intensity is not sufficient for observation. The electric-quadrupole a1Δg−b1Σg+ and a1Δg−X3Σg,Ms=0− transitions have also been calculated to be negligible. The triply forbidden electro-dipole transitions in the IR spectrum of the Ge2 throws new light on this little known domain of diatomic molecular spectroscopy. HighlightsThe parity-forbidden singlet–triplet transitions of the Ge2 has been studied.Intensity of the b1Σg+−X3Σg,Ms=1− sub-band arises from the spin current inside the zero-field split sublevels of the ground X3Σg− state.Contributions of the a1Δg−1Πg and X3Σg−−3∏g orbital transitions presented in the magnetic-dipole a1Δg-X3Σg,Ms=1− transition are negligible. The parity-forbidden singlet–triplet transitions of the Ge2 has been studied. Intensity of the b1Σg+−X3Σg,Ms=1− sub-band arises from the spin current inside the zero-field split sublevels of the ground X3Σg− state. Contributions of the a1Δg−1Πg and X3Σg−−3∏g orbital transitions presented in the magnetic-dipole a1Δg-X3Σg,Ms=1− transition are negligible.
An Effective Framework of Private Ethereum Blockchain Networks for Smart Grid
Creators: name: Son, Do Hai
name: Quynh, Tran Thi Thuy
name: Khoa, Tran Viet
name: Hoang, Dinh Thai
name: Trung, Nguyen Linh
name: Ha, Nguyen Viet
name: Niyato, Dusit
name: Diep, Nguyen N.
name: Dutkiewicz, Eryk
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: A smart grid is an important application in Industry 4.0 with a lot of new technologies and equipment working together. Hence, sensitive data stored in the smart grid is vulnerable to malicious modification and theft. This paper proposes a framework to build a smart grid based on a highly effective private Ethereum network. Our framework provides a real smart grid that includes modern hardware and a smart contract to secure data in the blockchain network. To obtain high throughput but a low uncle rate, the difficulty calculation method used in the mining process of the Ethereum consensus mechanism is modified to adapt to the practical smart grid setup. The performance in terms of throughput and latency are evaluated by simulation and verified by the real smart grid setup. The enhanced private Ethereum-based smart grid has significantly better performance than the public one. Moreover, this framework can be applied to any system used to store data in the Ethereum network.
description: 6 pages, conference
Solar prominence modelling and plasma diagnostics at ALMA wavelengths
Creators: name: Rodger, Andrew S
name: Labrosse, Nicolas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Our aim is to test potential solar prominence plasma diagnostics as obtained with the new solar capability of the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA). We investigate the thermal and plasma diagnostic potential of ALMA for solar prominences through the computation of brightness temperatures at ALMA wavelengths. The brightness temperature, for a chosen line of sight, is calculated using densities of hydrogen and helium obtained from a radiative transfer code under non local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) conditions, as well as the input internal parameters of the prominence model in consideration. Two distinct sets of prominence models were used: isothermal-isobaric fine-structure threads, and large-scale structures with radially increasing temperature distributions representing the prominence-to-corona transition region. We compute brightness temperatures over the range of wavelengths in which ALMA is capable of observing (0.32 - 9.6mm), however we particularly focus on the bands available to solar observers in ALMA cycles 4 and 5, namely 2.6 - 3.6mm (Band 3) and 1.1 - 1.4mm (Band 6). We show how the computed brightness temperatures and optical thicknesses in our models vary with the plasma parameters (temperature and pressure) and the wavelength of observation. We then study how ALMA observables such as the ratio of brightness temperatures at two frequencies can be used to estimate the optical thickness and the emission measure for isothermal and non-isothermal prominences. From this study we conclude that, for both sets of models, ALMA presents a strong thermal diagnostic capability, provided that the interpretation of observations is supported by the use of non-LTE simulation results.
description: Submitted to Solar Physics
Additional file 1 of LncRNA MALAT1 silencing protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury through miR-145 to regulate AQP4
Creators: name: Wang, Hongwei
name: Zheng, Xiaoxiao
name: Jin, Jing
name: Zheng, Li
name: Guan, Ting
name: Huo, Yangfan
name: Xie, Shufen
name: Wu, Ying
name: Chen, Wei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1 : Figure S1. AQP4 could promote injury to astrocyte cells caused by ischemia reperfusion. Figure S2. A. Cell viability was determined by CCK-8 assay in different treatment groups (untreated, OGD, AQP4 plasmid+OGD, AQP4 plasmid+MALAT1 siRNA+OGD). B. MA-C cells were transfected with AQP4 plasmid, or combined with MALAT1 siRNA. OGD/RX condition was employed and the level of LDH was detected by LDH assay. C. MA-C cells were transfected with AQP4 plasmid. AQP4 protein expression were assessed using Western Blot.
Whole-Genome-Sequencing characterization of bloodstream infection-causing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae of capsular serotype K2 and ST374
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaoli
name: Xie, Yingzhou
name: Li, Gang
name: Liu, Jialin
name: Li, Xiaobin
name: Tian, Lijun
name: Sun, Jingyong
name: Ou, Hong-Yu
name: Qu, Hongping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae variants (hvKP) have been increasingly reported worldwide, causing metastasis of severe infections such as liver abscesses and bacteremia. The capsular serotype K2 hvKP strains show diverse multi-locus sequence types (MLSTs), but with limited genetics and virulence information. In this study, we report a hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae strain, RJF293, isolated from a human bloodstream sample in a Chinese hospital. It caused a metastatic infection and fatal septic shock in a critical patient. The microbiological features and genetic background were investigated with multiple approaches. The Strain RJF293 was determined to be multilocis sequence type (ST) 374 and serotype K2, displayed a median lethal dose (LD50) of 1.5 × 102 CFU in BALB/c mice and was as virulent as the ST23 K1 serotype hvKP strain NTUH-K2044 in a mouse lethality assay. Whole genome sequencing revealed that the RJF293 genome codes for 32 putative virulence factors and exhibits a unique presence/absence pattern in comparison to the other 105 completely sequenced K. pneumoniae genomes. Whole genome SNP-based phylogenetic analysis revealed that strain RJF293 formed a single clade, distant from those containing either ST66 or ST86 hvKP. Compared to the other sequenced hvKP chromosomes, RJF293 contains several strain-variable regions, including one prophage, one ICEKp1 family integrative and conjugative element and six large genomic islands. The sequencing of the first complete genome of an ST374 K2 hvKP clinical strain should reinforce our understanding of the epidemiology and virulence mechanisms of this bloodstream infection-causing hvKP with clinical significance.
Pre-expansion (sequence)
Creators: name: Bauer, Nathalie
Publisher: name: OSF
Year: 2022
Subjects: Conversation Analysis
Encyclopedia
Ethnomethodology
Interactional Linguistics

description: A pre-expansion (sequence) (also known as a pre-sequence, or just pre) is a sequence type that expands base adjacency pairs prior to their first-pair part ('FPP'). Since such pre-expansions are themselves usually organized as adjacency pairs, they are commonly referred to as pre-sequences (Sacks 1992: 685; Schegloff 1990: 60, 2007: 28).
How does integration of sensory-substitution-devices (SSDs) into the body-schema provide information to generate a theory of the mechanics of the ‘self’ and its role in consciousness?
Creators: name: Rodriguez, Hugo
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: The main purpose of this thesis is to offer grounds for a possible theory of the self and consciousness based on research on sensory-substitution-devices (SSDs) – devices that convert signals from one bodily sense, vision for example, into signals that can be read in a different modality, such as tactile vibrations. A main problem of traditional views of the self has been conflating the experiencer with the experienced and I propose, as a possible solution, the existence of two selves, an observer-self that emerges from the synergetic sum total of brain/body functioning, and an observed-self, the unconscious house of our perceptions, personal identity and history. I suggest that this is possible because the selves can be thought of as essentially processing-sensors with the former being the ontological first-person ‘I’, converting biological information into phenomenology, and the latter converting sensorial inputs into biological information. The research method I adopted is philosophical. It comprises literature review to critically deduce how incorporation of SSDs into the body-schema transforms the observed-self of the user. The process involves four main factors, which when viewed together indicate that SSDs generate a novel sense. I differentiate the body-schema and the body-model and I identify four stages of SSDs integration, which changes the feeling of body ownership. Integration creates the separateness of ‘attributions to oneself’, that is, our observed-self, from ‘distal attributions’, which we perceive as non-self. I then propose a schematic representation of consciousness that shows consciousness as a full-spectrum (including unconsciousness) and how brain activity generates our field-of-conscious-awareness, with effectors marking the boundaries of the observed-self. The schema depicts information as travelling unidirectionally; afferent downward signals from the environment (global-to-local), and efferent local-to-global upward output generated by our thoughts and intentions. SSDs modify the observed-self because they act as sensoria inputs as part of the downward process. I close the thesis by suggesting that further research should explore how theories such as autopoiesis and emergentism can assist in explaining and completing the model of consciousness outlined here.
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Spectrum of mutations in monogenic diabetes genes identified from high-throughput DNA sequencing of 6888 individuals
Creators: name: Bansal, Vikas
name: Gassenhuber, Johann
name: Phillips, Tierney
name: Oliveira, Glenn
name: Harbaugh, Rebecca
name: Villarasa, Nikki
name: Topol, Eric
name: Seufferlein, Thomas
name: Boehm, Bernhard
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: List of 22 genes associated with monogenic forms of diabetes that were analyzed in this paper. Table S2. Criteria used to select genes for targeted sequencing. Table S3. Summary of samples sequenced in Stages 1, 2, and 3, and the coding variants identified in each stage. Table S4. Clinical data of the cases and controls for type 2 diabetes sequenced in this study. Table S5. List of all protein truncating mutations identified in the 22 monogenic diabetes genes. Table S6. Rare missense mutations in the HNF1A, HNF4A, HNF1B, ABCC8, and KCNJ11 genes predicted to be deleterious by PolyPhen2, SIFT, and MutationTaster. Table S7. Number of individuals with protein truncating variants and previously reported pathogenic missense variants in MODY genes. Table S8. List of exons with low sequence coverage in data from Stage 1 and 2 pools. Figure S1. Minor allele frequency distribution of variants identified from sequencing of pools in Stages 1 and 2. Figure S2. Pooled sequencing design of the study. Figure S3. Comparison of sequence coverage between cases and controls. (PDF 700 kb)