cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Range Beef Cattle Productivity in Southern Utah
Creators: name: Maiga, Mouslim A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1984

description: Twenty-six range beef cattle ranches in southern Utah were surveyed by personal interview to obtain production data. The data were used to characterize the level of production efficiency in terms of calving rate, weaning rate, weaning weight, and net weaning weight in these operations; and to identify factors associated with differences in productivity.
The data revealed that productive efficiency was generally lower than the potential.
Mean calving rate of cows exposed for breeding was 83.4%. Stepwise regression involving calf death losses at or shortly after birth and heifer replacement rate accounted for 98.3% of the variance in calving rate. Calving rate differed (p< .05) with cow condition and herd type. Crossbred herds averaged the highest calving rate (90.3±6.3) compared to the straight bred herds (76.1±9 .9 ). Mean weaning rate was 80.1%. The difference of 3.2% between calving rate and weaning rate reflects pre-weaning death losses. Mean calving date, age of replacement heifer at first breeding and calving assistance influenced weaning rate but only for 31.5% of the total variance of weaning rate (p < .25). Crossbred herds had higher weaning rates (86.7±7.3) vs. straightbred herds (72.6±12.5). Also cows in moderate condition during lactation had higher weaning rates (83.0±10.2) compared to cows in borderline condition (76.2±12.9).
An average weaning weight of 20 1.6 kgs was obtained by the herds surveyed. Weaning age (p < .05) herd size, (p < .175) and herd type (p < .25) were important source of variation in weaning weight.
Mean net weaning weight of calves (pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed) was 178 kgs. Mean calving date and cow condition affected (p < .05) net weaning weights. Crossbred herds averaged net calf weaning weight 70.1 lbs higher than straightbred herds.
Positive correlations (.18 < r < .32) were observed between cow condition, range condition, and calving rate, weaning rate, weaning weight and net weaning weight. Correlations between calving rate, weaning rate, length of breeding season, number of cows per bull and heifer replacement were negative (-.25 < r < -.08).
A flowchart of a range beef cattle production system was conceptualized. The chart may be used to examine management alternatives.
Analysis of Private Rented Sector Policies and Measures
Creators: name: Bouzarovski, Stefan
name: Burbidge, Manon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Energy Poverty
Private Rented Sector
Energy Policy
Energy Efficiency

description: This document analyses and assesses existing policies in the private rented sector (PRS) across the EU and beyond. We review successful – and unsuccessful – intervention strategies aimed at advancing measures to address energy poverty among vulnerable households living in private rented properties. Our overarching objective is to investigate the aims, content and structure of PRS policies in this domain, while highlighting any key patterns in the coverage and distribution of such initiatives. As a result, the review identifies some of the wider structural challenges in the type of support currently available to energy poor households. The analysis does not aim to be comprehensive or exhaustive; rather its objective is to provide indicative insights into the overall typology of support measures and interventions. Given that a global review with a similar conceptual remit has not been undertaken to date, this document proposes a framing to help develop methodological tools and analytical approaches for future investigations in the domain. Policies have been identified on the basis of publicly available, non-confidential and non-personal information. Data was collected by experts from the ENPOR consortium. Given the rarity of PRS-targeted initiatives, we did not use any special criteria in the selection of measures, other than containing some form of specialized support aimed at PRS tenants. This resulted in the collection of a diverse set of measures operating at different governance scales, and with highly variegated programmatic objectives. The report consists of three sections. First, we review and discuss the measures that we have collected, based on a number of criteria, including who is implementing the policy, who the policy is targeted at, geographical and temporal scopes, whether vulnerable tenants are included, and whether some forms of public participation are involved in the decision-making process. We then provide an analytical summary of the policies based on well-established energy justice principles, followed by a conclusion with recommendations identifying gaps in present knowledge and practice, and suggestions for areas of further work.
description: The authors would like to acknowledge the support from the EC. The authors would like to thank the stakeholders that participated in the online survey. The content of this report is the sole responsibility of its authors and does not necessary reflect the views of the EC.
Preliminary assessment on the effects of line width, layer height and orientation on strength and print time for FDM printing of total contact casts for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Creators: name: Mulcahy, Niall J
name: O'Sullivan, Kevin
name: O'SULLIVAN, AIDAN
name: O'SULLIVAN, LEONARD
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Built environment and design
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The application of 3D Printing (3DP) for use in fracture casts and orthopaedic splints has been explored in several studies. The challenge of 3D printed casts is their size and relatively long production time compared to traditional/fibreglass casts. This preliminary study aims to determine the effects of three specific parameters specifically in the context of manufacturing Total Contact Casts (TCCs) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The effects of printing parameters have been evaluated previously in the literature. However, there are little data in single experiments on layer height ratio dependent on line width; typically, lower values of layer height have been assessed that remain constant with all line widths. The combination of line width, layer height and print orientation have been evaluated here, with a focus on achieving quickest possible print time without sacrificing part strength in the context of 3D printed TCCs. Flexural testing was conducted on FDM-printed PLA test specimens with 36 different treatments, adjusting the above parameters. The relationship between part strength (flexural modulus and maximum flexural stress) and print time was investigated. It was determined that a low layer height could be paired with a high line width to achieve optimal part strength, considering also print time. The specific application, and associated direction of forces/loads is an important consideration when selecting a print orientation to optimise mechanical performance. A case example applied to the printing of a TCC is also presented.
On the distances of the sun and moon according to Hipparchus
Creators: name: Carman, Christián Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Greek astronomy, Hipparchus

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 177–203.
title: How Important Is Culture?: An Inside Look at Keller Williams Realty
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2015

description: Corporate leaders pay considerable attention to the strategy and finances of their organizations but often less attention to organizational features that impact whether their strategy is successful, including the decision-making structure and the incentives, values, and culture that motivate individual employees to act in the interest of the firm. How important are these elements in contributing to financial results? We examine this question in detail through the example of Keller Williams Realty. Keller Williams is the largest real estate franchise in the world, with over 115,000 agents. It is also a company with a unique economic and cultural model, embracing organizational concepts such as profit sharing, shared decision making, open books, and extensive employee training. We review the company’s operating model in detail and ask: How important is culture as a determinant of economic outcomes? Are culture and incentives the same, or is culture something greater? Are some elements of culture “more important” than others? and How are the values and behaviors within an organization influenced by “tone at the top”?
title: Estimating Esterase and Monooxygenase Detoxication by Bioassay, Electrophoresis and Metabolic Studies in Pea Aphid, Acrythosiphon pisum (Harris) Populations (Homoptera: Aphididae)
Creators: name: Al-Rajhi, Deifalla H.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1982

description: The role of esterases and monooxygenase in the detoxication vii processes of field populations of pea aphids was studied in relation to seasonal changes, developmental stage, and treatment with DEF and piperonyl butoxide. LCSO values for 12 hour exposure periods in glass vials ra nged from 0.04-2.3 micrograms / vial and 820-4871 J.Jg/vial for paraoxon and carbaryl, respectively. Topical bioassays showed the adults to be more tolerant to paraoxon (LDSO of 1. 4-12.3 ng/aphid) toxicity than nymphs (LDSO of 0.13-4. 7 ng/aphid).
Treatment with DEF® (S,S.S-tributylphosphorotrithioate) enhanced paraoxon toxicity against the pea aphid whereas piperonyl butoxide had little effect on the enhancement of either paraoxon or carbaryl toxicity. The higher synergistic effect of DEF indicates a greater dependency upon esterases in detoxifying paraoxon. The high LC5O values of carbaryl toxicity may indicate that part of the pea aphid tolerance to carbaryl is attributable to a mechanism other than detoxication.
The percent dependency values were 29-98% and 8- 39% for paraoxon (esterases) and carbaryl (monooxygenases), respectively.
The amount of esterases in individual aphids was determined by polyacrylamide, vertical, and slab gel electrophoresis. Three esterase bands were resolved. Two were identified as carboxyl esterases which were most active in hydrolyzing both a-naphthylacetate and paraoxon. The third was classified as cholinesterase due to its small degree of hydrolysis of a-naphthyl acetate and because it had no effect upon paraoxon hydrolysis. The same electrophoretic pattern was detected in both adults and nymphs but the adults had esterases that were more effective in hydrolyzing the substrates.
Paraoxon metabolism by the pea aphids was studied in vitro and with isolated bands from electrophoresis gels. Diethylphosphoric acid (DEPA) was the only paraoxon metabolite detected. Treatment of the insects with DEF prevented DEPA formation. This effect was probably due to inhibition of the insect's esterase system. Addition of NADPH and reduced glutathione to aphid homogenates failed to increase DEPA production by the insect indicating that monooxygenases and glutathione transferases may play minor roles in paraoxon detoxication by pea aphids.
Drug transactions : the social organizaiton of a deviant activity.
Creators: name: Stoddart, Kenneth Wayne
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Most investigations into the use of legally unavailable narcotics has been conducted by psychiatrists or psychiatrically oriented researchers. Consequently, there is little available data on the social aspects of the use of such drugs. The majority of this study reports on some of the social activities performed by drug users and focuses in particular on those activities related to the buying and selling of drugs, i.e., drug transactions. The observable features of these transactions are seen as being shaped by the drug user's folk or commonsense knowledge of the law and the methods the police employ to enforce it. A section of this study deals with the meaning of the term "drug addict". It is suggested that the answer to the question "What is a drug addict?" must consult the practices of those who are involved in activities related to "defining drug addicts". This study is based mainly on observations made in a setting where heroin, a legally unavailable narcotic, could be purchased. Other observations were made of the work routines of the members of a police drug squad and the staff members of a narcotic addiction treatment center. As an adjunct to the observational data, interviews were held with drug users, drug policemen, and drug treatment officials.
X(3915) and X(4350) as new members in P-wave charmonium family
Creators: name: Liu, Xiang
name: Luo, Zhi-Gang
name: Sun, Zhi-Feng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The analysis of the mass spectrum and the calculation of the strong decay of P-wave charmonium states strongly support to explain the newly observed X(3915) and X(4350) as new members in P-wave charmonium family, i.e., $χ_{c0}^\prime$ for X(3915) and $χ_{c2}^{\prime\prime}$ for X(4350). Under the P-wave charmonium assignment to X(3915) and X(4350), the $J^{PC}$ quantum numbers of X(3915) and X(4350) must be $0^{++}$ and $2^{++}$ respectively, which provide the important criterion to test P-wave charmonium explanation for X(3915) and X(4350) proposed by this letter. The decay behavior of the remaining two P-wave charmonium states with the second radial excitation is predicted, and experimental search for them is suggested.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. More references and discussions added, typos corrected. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett.
title: What Can For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards Learn from Each Other About Improving Governance?
Creators: name: Donatiello, Nicholas E.
name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2015

description: For-profit and nonprofit organizations exist for different reasons: for-profits to generate a return on investment for shareholders, and nonprofits to pursue charitable and social activities unrelated to commerce. The obligations of the boards of directors of both entities, however, are the same: to oversee the organization and to hire, advise, evaluate, and, when necessary, remove the CEO. We examine the attributes and processes of both for-profit and nonprofit boards, and identify opportunities to learn from one another. We ask: Why is there not greater sharing of practices between the two entities? Why are both unsuccessful at developing reliable nonfinancial metrics to measure organizational progress? Why are for-profit CEOs paid so much more for their services? Do they create commensurately more value?
Career duration of Dota 2 and CS2 players
Creators: name: Hawk.live LLC
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: esport
dota 2
cs2
esport players
esport research

description: Esports has become an integral part of the global entertainment industry, attractingmillions of viewers and offering substantial financial rewards for its top participantsHowever, like any professional sport, the career of esports athletes has its featuresand limitations.Source: Hawk.live
Geminos and Babylonian Astronomy
Creators: name: Steele, John M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Greek astronomy, Babylonian astronomy, Geminos

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 205–212.
Functionally illiterate adult : some elements of an instructional program to meet his needs
Creators: name: Berry, Mabel Vivian
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Automation and machines are replacing unskilled manpower at a rapid rate; these unskilled, untrained people are today's unemployed. They must be given the opportunity to secure the educational tools necessary to take advantage of vocational retraining programs. Both economic and social upgrading are necessary for realization of the potential of these undereducated adults. Provision of Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.) programs is the first step in preparing the functionally illiterate to become a participant in today's society and to become strengthened and extended as an individual. This descriptive study has focused on the functionally illiterate adult and certain elements of an instructional program designed to meet his needs. The learning abilities of the undereducated adult are influenced by certain social-psychological characteristics which develop out of his restricted environment. These characteristics influence student recruitment and necessitate a flexible, informal learning climate. Careful selection of teachers who understand the students' background and needs is emphasized. The objectives of an A.B.E. program, based upon the communication needs of the functionally illiterate, are met through utilization of a variety of teaching techniques. Examples of techniques which may be used with any published reading system are suggested. This study reviewed eleven selected reading systems, concentrating in each case on approach, content, format and evaluation and appraisal where available. The following systems were reviewed: 1. Mott Basic Language Skills Program 2. American Incentive to Read materials 3. Reading in High Gear 4. System for Success 5. Behavioral Research Laboratories 6. The Streamlined English Series 7. ABC-EDL Basic Adult Education System 8. Holt Adult Basic Education Series 9. The Steck Publishing Co. 10. Words in Color 11. Operation Alphabet TV Home Study Book. A similarity of content appeared to exist in most reading systems reviewed. A need exists for more content related to the student's environment and his social and vocational problems. More stimulating, enriching and meaningful content would contribute to student interest and motivation. The elements of drama and humor which are appealing to students are lacking in most materials. Where published materials are unavailable or inadequate, the creative, innovative teacher can produce valuable materials based on topics of local needs and interests. An urgent need exists for more empirical research on the evaluation^ of materials for effectiveness and student retention.
title: Monetary Disequilibrium, Black Market Exchange Rate, and the Balance of Payments (The Case of Iran)
Creators: name: Kalantar, Reza
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1983

description: The main purpose of this study is to analyze theoretically and empirically the short- run dynamics of Iranian reserve flows, black market exchange rate, and domestic rate of inflation. To achieve this purpose, a monetary approach was adopted to measure the simultaneous effect of an ex ante excess flow supply of money on the three variables.
This study also attempts to test the hypothesis that in the long run growth in output and price level is associated with a balance of payments surplus, while growth in the domestically - determined portion of the money stock tends to be associated with deficits. The empirical findings for the longrun balance of payments shows that monetary authorities in Iran cannot control the change in the stock of international reserves through domestic credit creation or destruction; rather, the authorities have a substantial control over this variable through the money supply multiplier. In the short run, monetary imbalances do explain the flow of international reserves, whereas, domestic inflation is mainly explained by world inflation. However, changes in the black market exchange rate are solely determined by factors outside of the model.
Ethics and Privacy in Irish Higher Education: A Comprehensive Study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools Implementation at University of Limerick
Creators: name: Irfan, Muhammad
name: alQahtani, Yahya
name: aldulaylan, Fahad
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Subjects: Language, communication and culture
Legal ethics

description: This research paper presents an insightful investigation into the perceptions and ethical considerations of students regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in academia, particularly focusing on the University of Limerick in Ireland. Herein, AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT have emerged as valuable assets in promoting interactive learning and enhancing student engagement. Thus, this research aimed to explore the privacy and ethical considerations students have regarding the use of AI tools in education. Using a quantitative methodological approach, the study solicited the attitudes, opinions, and patterns of students towards AI utilities. The study revealed intriguing perspectives on data privacy concerns associated with AI tools. Students from technology and science-focused schools displayed a higher degree of concern, suggesting their deeper understanding of potential privacy implications. Conversely, students from arts, humanities, and social sciences, and law politics & public administration displayed slightly lower levels of concern.
Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Massive Red-Sequence-Selected Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.34 in the SpARCS-South Cluster Survey
Creators: name: Wilson, Gillian
name: Muzzin, Adam
name: Yee, H. K. C.
name: Lacy, Mark
name: Surace, Jason
name: Gilbank, David
name: Blindert, Kris
name: Hoekstra, Henk
name: Majumdar, Subhabrata
name: Demarco, Ricardo
name: Gardner, Jonathan P.
name: Gladders, Michael D.
name: Lonsdale, Carol
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (SpARCS) is a z'-passband imaging survey, consisting of deep (z' ~ 24 AB) observations made from both hemispheres using the CFHT 3.6m and CTIO 4m telescopes. The survey was designed with the primary aim of detecting galaxy clusters at z >~ 1. In tandem with pre-existing 3.6um observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope SWIRE Legacy Survey, SpARCS detects clusters using an infrared adaptation of the two-filter red-sequence cluster technique. The total effective area of the SpARCS cluster survey is 41.9 deg^2. In this paper, we provide an overview of the 13.6 deg^2 Southern CTIO/MOSAICII observations. The 28.3 deg^2 Northern CFHT/MegaCam observations are summarized in a companion paper by Muzzin et al. (2008). In this paper, we also report spectroscopic confirmation of SpARCS J003550-431224, a very rich galaxy cluster at z = 1.335, discovered in the ELAIS-S1 field. To date, this is the highest spectroscopically confirmed redshift for a galaxy cluster discovered using the red-sequence technique. Based on nine confirmed members, SpARCS J003550-431224 has a preliminary velocity dispersion of 1050 +/- 230 km/s. With its proven capability for efficient cluster detection, SpARCS is a demonstration that we have entered an era of large, homogeneously-selected z > 1 cluster surveys.
description: 10 pages, 6 Figures, Submitted to the ApJ
title: On the Effectiveness of Agricultural Land-Use Controls
Creators: name: Marnell, Eric Tarquin
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1983

description: Land resources are a valuable resource in the economic system. There exists considerable controversy surrounding the allocation of land into the competing land uses. At the heart of this controversy are agricultural land resources. The purpose of this paper is to investigate, first theoretically and second empirically, the effectiveness of controls placed on land use to keep land in agricultural production.
A theoretical conclusion is reached as to whether the free market or 1 and-use controls allocate land resources more efficiently. An empirical model is formulated to explain changes in the quantity of agricultural land as a function of several hypothesized explanatory variables, one of which is a land-control dummy variable to measure the effectiveness of agricultural land-use controls.
The general conclusion reached is that for the most part, the controls have been ineffective. Where they have been effective in influencing land-use allocation, questions still exist concerning the cost imposed upon society from the control influenced land allocation.
title: Pro Forma Compensation: Useful Insight or Window Dressing?
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
name: Xiao, Youfei
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2015

description: In recent years, companies have begun to voluntarily disclose alternative measures of CEO compensation. These figures differ — sometimes significantly — from those reported in the summary compensation tables of the annual proxy. The motivation to report this information, however, is not entirely clear. A company might disclose adjusted compensation because it believes this measure to be more informative about executive incentives than SEC-designated calculations. Alternatively, it might do so to make its compensation practices and payouts appear more favorable than under SEC rules. We examine this practice in detail, and ask: Are alternative measures of compensation useful in assessing CEO compensation? Does their prevalence indicate shortcomings in SEC standards, or a desire to mislead investors? Are alternative pay calculations beneficial in helping investors understand the relationship between CEO pay and performance?
Formation of Isolated Dwarf Galaxies with Feedback
Creators: name: Sawala, Till
name: Scannapieco, Cecilia
name: Maio, Umberto
name: White, Simon D. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present results of high resolution hydrodynamical simulations of the formation and evolution of dwarf galaxies. Our simulations start from cosmological initial conditions at high redshift. They include metal-dependent cooling, star formation, feedback from type II and type Ia supernovae and UV background radiation, with physical recipes identical to those applied in a previous study of Milky Way type galaxies. We find that a combination of feedback and the cosmic UV background results in the formation of galaxies with properties similar to the Local Group dwarf spheroidals, and that their effect is strongly moderated by the depth of the gravitational potential. Taking this into account, our models naturally reproduce the observed luminosities and metallicities. The final objects have halo masses between 2.3x10^8 and 1.1x10^9 solar masses, mean velocity dispersions between 6.5 and 9.7 kms-1, stellar masses ranging from 5x10^5 to 1.2x10^7 solar masses, median metallicities between [Fe/H] = -1.8 and -1.1, and half-light radii of the order of 200 to 300 pc, all comparable with Local Group dwarf spheroidals. Our simulations also indicate that the dwarf spheroidal galaxies observed today lie near a halo mass threshold around 10^9 solar masses, in agreement with stellar kinematic data, where supernova feedback not only suffices to completely expel the interstellar medium and leave the residual gas-free, but where the combination of feedback, UV radiation and self-shielding establishes a dichotomy of age distributions similar to that observed in the Milky Way and M31 satellites.
description: 17 pages, 14 figures. MNRAS accepted
Flat-top oscillons in an expanding universe
Creators: name: Amin, Mustafa A.
name: Shirokoff, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Oscillons are extremely long lived, oscillatory, spatially localized field configurations that arise from generic initial conditions in a large number of non-linear field theories. With an eye towards their cosmological implications, we investigate their properties in an expanding universe. We (1) provide an analytic solution for one dimensional oscillons (for the models under consideration) and discuss their generalization to 3 dimensions, (2) discuss their stability against long wavelength perturbations and (3) estimate the effects of expansion on their shapes and life-times. In particular, we discuss a new, extended class of oscillons with surprisingly flat tops. We show that these flat topped oscillons are more robust against collapse instabilities in (3+1) dimensions than their usual counterparts. Unlike the solutions found in the small amplitude analysis, the width of these configurations is a non-monotonic function of their amplitudes.
description: v2-matches version published in Phys. Rev D. Updated references and minor modification to section 4.3
Effect of random fluctuations on quantum spin-glass transitions at zero temperature
Creators: name: Takahashi, Kazutaka
name: Matsuda, Yoshiki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the effects of random fluctuations on quantum phase transitions by the energy gap analysis. For the infinite-ranged spin-glass models with a transverse field, we find that a strong sample-to-sample fluctuation effect leads to broad distributions of the energy gap. As a result, the linear, spin-glass, and nonlinear susceptibilities behave differently from each other. The power-law tail of the distribution implies a quantum Griffiths-like effect that could be observed in various random quantum systems. We also discuss the mechanisms of the phase transition in terms of the energy gap by comparing the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model and random energy model, which demonstrate the difference between the continuous and discontinuous phase transitions.
description: 4 pages, 5 figures; fig.3 replaced, minor changes
Mathematical discourse in philosophical authors: Examples from Theon of Smyrna and Cleomedes on mathematical astronomy
Creators: name: Sidoli, Nathan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Greek astronomy, Greek mathematics, Cleomedes, Theon of Smyrna

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 213–228.
Measurement of the angular and lifetime parameters of the decays $B_{d}^{0}\to J/ψK^{*0}$ and $B_{s}^{0}\to J/ψϕ$
Creators: name: D0 Collaboration
name: Abazov, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present measurements of the linear polarization amplitudes and the strong relative phases that describe the flavor-untagged decays $B_{d}^{0}\to J/ψK^{*0}$ and $B_{s}^{0}\to J/ψϕ$ in the transversity basis. We also measure the mean lifetime $\barτ_{s}$ of the $B_{s}^{0}$ mass eigenstates and the lifetime ratio $\barτ_{s}/τ_{d}$. The analyses are based on approximately 2.8 fb$^{-1}$ of data recorded with the D0 detector. From our measurements of the angular parameters we conclude that there is no evidence for a deviation from flavor SU(3) symmetry for these decays and that the factorization assumption is not valid for the $B_{d}^{0}\to J/ψK^{*0}$ decay.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
title: A Study of Drought Effects on Livestock Feeds and Products in the Western United States
Creators: name: Blakeslee, Robert E.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1982

description: Through the use of a regionalized Linear Programming model, a profit maximized optimal solution was obtained for livestock feed and product production for a selected base year (1979). Production data, seasonality, transfer activities, and herd liquidation are developed for ten feeds and seven livestock products and incorporated within the model. Two drought induced simulations were imposed affecting feed production and feed prices, procuring new optimal results. Drought is simulated by the use of crop-weather indexes and range response equations.
Results are discussed and presented in tables for the base year and drought simulations. Results include profits, costs, feed and livestock production, transfer activities, and herd liquidation. Seasonality of feeds, allocation of feeds, and shadow prices are also analyzed. Policy implications and recommendations are presented.
Introducing Digital Certificates in HE Infrastructures
Creators: name: Lorenz, Anja
name: Bock, Stefanie
name: Schulte-Ostermann
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: digital records
digital certificates
higher education
DigiCerts
blockchain certificates
Moodle

description: Poster, will be presented at The European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit (EMOOCs) 2023 and presented at HPI Potsdam in June 2023. There is also an experience paper published in the proceedings, you can find a preprint version here.
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title: Seven Myths of Boards of Directors
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2015

description: Corporate governance experts pay considerable attention to issues involving the board of directors. Because of the scope of the board’s role and the vast responsibilities that come with directorship, companies are expected to adhere to common best practices in board structure, composition, and procedures. While some of these practices contribute to board effectiveness, others have been shown to have no or a negative bearing on governance quality. We review seven commonly accepted beliefs about boards of directors: 1. The chairman should be independent, 2. Staggered boards are bad for shareholders, 3. Directors that meet NYSE independence standards are independent, 4. Interlocked directorships reduce governance quality, 5. CEOs make the best directors, 6. Directors have significant liability risk, 7. The failure of a company is the board’s fault. We ask: Why isn’t more attention paid to board processes rather than structure? Why aren’t more governance practices voluntary rather than required? Would flexible standards lead to better solutions or more failures? When do directors deserve the blame for a company’s failure and when is it the fault of management, the marketplace, or luck? How can shareholders more effectively monitor board performance?
Orientation-dependent spontaneous emission rates of a two-level quantum emitter in any nanophotonic environment
Creators: name: Vos, Willem L.
name: Koenderink, A. Femius
name: Nikolaev, Ivan S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study theoretically the rate of spontaneous emission of a two-level quantum emitter embedded in realistic systems: near a mirror, near a plasmonic sphere, or in a 3D photonic bandgap crystal. At constant frequency and position, we find striking (up to $10^{2}\times$) variations in emission rate by varying the orientation of the transition dipole moment. We present a general representation of rate versus orientation that only invokes symmetry of the Green function. The concomitant 3-dimensional geometric surfaces provide much insight in how preferred orientations for enhancement (or inhibition) depend on the emitter's frequency and location, and on optimal strategies to actively switch emission rates by controlling oriented dipoles.
description: 5 figures
The Origins of the Ṭūsī-Couple Revisited
Creators: name: Ragep, F. Jamil
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Islamic Astronomy, Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 229–237.
Additional file 1 of Integrative transcriptome and proteome analyses of Trichoderma longibrachiatum LC and its cellulase hyper-producing mutants generated by heavy ion mutagenesis reveal the key genes involved in cellulolytic enzymes regulation
Creators: name: Dong, Miaoyin
name: Wang, Shuyang
name: Xu, Fuqiang
name: Xiao, Guoqing
name: Bai, Jin
name: Wang, Junkai
name: Sun, Xisi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Sequence of primers used for RT-qPCR.
A New Class of non-Hermitian Quantum Hamiltonians with PT Symmetry
Creators: name: Jones-Smith, Katherine
name: Mathur, Harsh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a remarkable development Bender and coworkers have shown that it is possible to formulate quantum mechanics consistently even if the Hamiltonian and other observables are not Hermitian. Their formulation, dubbed PT quantum mechanics, replaces hermiticity by another set of requirements, notably that the Hamiltonian should be invariant under the discrete symmetry PT, where P denotes parity and T denotes time reversal. All prior work has focused on the case that time reversal is even (T^2 = 1). We generalize the formalism to the case of odd time reversal (T^2 = -1). We discover an analogue of Kramer's theorem for PT quantum mechanics, present a prototypical example of a PT quantum system with odd time reversal, and discuss potential applications of the formalism. Odd time reversal symmetry applies to fermionic systems including quarks and leptons and a plethora of models in nuclear, atomic and condensed matter physics. PT quantum mechanics makes it possible to enlarge the set of possible Hamiltonians that physicists could deploy to describe fundamental physics beyond the standard model or for the effective description of condensed matter phenomena.
description: Replaced submitted version with accepted version; to appear in Phys Rev A
What every young astronomer needs to know about spherical astronomy: Jābir ibn Aflaḥ's "Preliminaries" to his Improvement of the Almagest
Creators: name: Berggren, J. L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Islamic astronomy, spherical astronomy, Abū Muḥammad Jābir b. Aflaḥ

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 239–259.
Teramoto Data.xlsx
Creators: name: Tanaka, Masahiko
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Cell development, proliferation and death
Cell neurochemistry

description: Fig. 1G-I: Proliferative EGCs Fig. 2G-L: Apoptotic/Necrotic EGCs Fig. 3: S100B, p-NF-κB p65, iNOS, GFAP Fig. 4: GDNF, TGF-β1 Fig. 5A: Survival (pentamidine) Fig. 5B-D: Growth curve (pentamidine)
title: Transportation Economics and Energy
Creators: name: Sobh, Ali Soltani
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2015

description: The overall objective of this research is to study the impacts of technology improvement including fuel efficiency increment, extending the use of natural gas vehicle and electric vehicles on key parameters of transportation. In the first chapter, a simple economic analysis is used in order to demonstrate the adoption rate of natural gas vehicles as an alternative fuel vehicle. The effect of different factors on adoption rate of commuters is calculated in sensitivity analysis.
In second chapter the VMT is modeled and forecasted under influence of CNG vehicles in different scenarios. The VMT modeling is based on the time series data for Washington State. In order to investigate the effect of population growth on VMT, the per capita model is also developed.
In third chapter the effect of fuel efficiency improvement on fuel tax revenue and greenhouse emission is examined. The model is developed based on time series data of Washington State. The rebound effect resulted from fuel efficiency improvement is estimated and is considered in fuel consumption forecasting. The reduction in fuel tax revenue and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as two outcomes of lower fuel consumption are computed. In addition, the proper fuel tax rate to restitute the revenue is suggested.
In the fourth chapter effective factors on electric vehicles (EV) adoption is discussed. The constructed model is aggregated binomial logit share model that estimates the modal split between EV and conventional vehicles for different states over time. Various factors are incorporated in the utility function as explanatory variables in order to quantify their effect on EV adoption choices. The explanatory variables include income, VMT, electricity price, gasoline price, urban area and number of EV stations.
Traduttore-traditore: Thomas Digges as Translator and Interpreter of Copernicus' Cosmology in De revolutionibus
Creators: name: Lerner, Michel-Pierre
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Copernicus, Thomas Digges

description: Instruments – Observations – Theories: Studies in the History of Astronomy in Honor of James Evans, ed. Alexander Jones and Christián Carman, 2020, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3928498, pp. 261–269.
title: A Neural Network Approach to Fault Detection in Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control Systems
Creators: name: Schreiner, John N.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2015

description: This thesis proposes a method of performing fault detection and isolation in spacecraft attitude determination and control systems. The proposed method works by deploying a trained neural network to analyze a set of residuals that are dened such that they encompass the attitude control, guidance, and attitude determination subsystems. Eight neural networks were trained using either the resilient backpropagation, Levenberg-Marquardt, or Levenberg-Marquardt with Bayesian regularization training algorithms. The results of each of the neural networks were analyzed to determine the accuracy of the networks with respect to isolating the faulty component or faulty subsystem within the ADCS. The performance of the proposed neural network-based fault detection and isolation method was compared and contrasted with other ADCS FDI methods. The results obtained via simulation showed that the best neural networks employing this method successfully detected the presence of a fault 79% of the time. The faulty subsystem was successfully isolated 75% of the time and the faulty components within the faulty subsystem were isolated 37% of the time.
Fermi-liquid, non-Fermi-liquid, and Mott phases in iron pnictides and cuprates
Creators: name: Ishida, Hiroshi
name: Liebsch, Ansgar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The role of Coulomb correlations in the iron pnictide LaFeAsO is studied by generalizing exact diagonalization dynamical mean field theory to five orbitals. For rotationally invariant Hund's rule coupling a continuous transition from a paramagnetic Fermi-liquid phase to a non-Fermi-liquid metallic phase exhibiting frozen moments is found at moderate Coulomb energies. For Ising-like exchange, this transition is first order and occurs at a lower critical Coulomb energy. The correlation-induced scattering rate as a function of doping relative to half-filling, i.e., delta = n/5-1, where n=6 for the undoped material, is shown to be qualitatively similar to the one in the two-dimensional single-band Hubbard model. In this scenario, the parent Mott insulator of LaFeAsO is the half-filled n=5 limit, while the undoped n=6 material corresponds to the critical doping region delta_c ~ 0.2 in the cuprates, on the verge between the Fermi-liquid phase of the overdoped region and the non-Fermi-liquid pseudogap phase in the underdoped region.
description: 10 pages, 11 figures; published version
title: Trust and Consequences: A Survey of Berkshire Hathaway Operating Managers
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2015

description: For much of its history, Berkshire Hathaway has been regarded primarily as the investment vehicle of Warren Buffett rather than a bona fide corporation. However, as Berkshire Hathaway has expanded beyond its core insurance operations, more attention is being paid to the structure by which these entities are managed. Notable features of the company’s system are its decentralization, the autonomy afforded to its managers, its long-term investment horizon, and its emphasis on ethical behavior. We explore this system in greater detail, based on the results of a survey of the chief executive officers of the company’s operating subsidiaries. We ask: How important is a “trust-based” system to the company’s results? When is it appropriate for corporate overseers to take a hands-off approach to management, and when is greater involvement warranted? Could elements of the Berkshire Hathaway system be adopted more broadly? When would it succeed, and when might it fail? What actions can corporations take to extend the investment horizons of their managers? How important is integrity to business results? What actions can corporate overseers take to extend ethical behavior throughout a company?
NeIC E3DDS Project Deliverable 1 "On-site computing software and hardware architecture recommendations"
Creators: name: Brown, Simon
name: Enell, Carl-Fredrik
name: Häggström, Ingemar
name: Hellgren, Harri
name: Jonsson, Dan-Johan
name: Lukkarinen, Ari
name: Tjulin, Anders
name: Wadenstein, Mattias
name: Westman, Assar
name: White, John
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: NeIC E3DDS project Deliverable 1 that gives the first on-site computing software and hardware architecture recommendations.