cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Open-Access Digital Dissemination of Rare Sheet Music from a Special Collection
Creators: name: Gerber, Steven K.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Music, scores, digitization, open-access

description: Short illustrated paper given at annual conference of Virginia Library Association (VLA) in Norfolk, VA, on October 24, 2019.
description: The International Music Score Library Project (“IMSLP;” imslp.org) is an open-access digital repository of downloadable public-domain music. Its holdings, uploaded primarily by volunteer librarians, include high-quality scans of manuscripts and early imprints held in special collections around the world, which can be of interest to musicologists and performers alike. Among other musical rarities, George Mason University Libraries own a set of six owner-bound volumes of sheet music collected and played by American writer and reformer Julia Ward Howe between approximately 1835 and 1855. Some of the imprints represent musical compositions that are undiscoverable in any other WorldCat library. In collaboration with Special Collections staff, I have begun the process of digitizing selected compositions and uploading as PDFs to IMSLP under Mason’s siglum. This project illustrates open, digital dissemination of primary resources for scholarship in history and biography without the need for populating and maintaining a server for these images at the university.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 02]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第二冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
Supplementary document for Dynamic correction of astigmatism. - 6277288.pdf
Creators: name: BHOWMICK, AMIT
name: Jamali, Afsoon
name: Bryant, Doug
name: pintz, sandro
name: Bos, Philip
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Details of the steps for multiwave theory for birefringence material.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 07]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第七冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
Barjols, atelier Fabre, fabrication d'un tambourin, mise en place de la première presse servant à consolider le cintrage de l'instrument
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
URBONIMLAR SHAKLLANISHINING LINGVOMADANIY XUSUSIYATLARI
Creators: name: Begimov, Odil
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Maqolada urbanonimlarning semantikasi etnik jamiyatlarning qadriyatlarga asoslangan madaniy tasvirlarini va jamiyatning madaniy va qadriyat stereotiplarining tarixiy oʻzgarishini aks ettiruvchi xususiyatlari Qarshi shahri materiallari asosida tadqiq etilgan.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 06]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第六冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
Key residues in the VDAC2-BAK complex can be targeted to modulate apoptosis
Creators: name: Yuan, Z
name: van Delft, MF
name: Li, Mark Xiang
name: Sumardy, F
name: Smith, Brian
name: Huang, DCS
name: Lessene, G
name: Khakam, Y
name: Jin, Ruitao
name: He, Sitong
name: Smith, Nicholas
name: Birkinshaw, RW
name: Czabotar, PE
name: Dewson, G
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 30
subject: Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology
classificationCode: 3211
subject: Oncology and carcinogenesis
classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences

description: Abstract: BAK and BAX execute intrinsic apoptosis by permeabilising:the mitochondrial outer membrane. Their activity is regulated through interactions with pro-survival BCL-2 family proteins and with non-BCL-2 proteins including the mitochondrial porin VDAC2. VDAC2 is important for bringing both BAK and BAX to mitochondria where they execute their apoptotic function. Despite this important function in apoptosis, while interactions with pro-survival family members are well characterised and have culminated in the development of drugs that target these interfaces to induce cancer cell apoptosis, the interaction between BAK and VDAC2 remains largely undefined. Deep scanning mutagenesis coupled with cysteine linkage identified key residues in the interaction between BAK and VDAC2. Obstructive labelling of specific residues in the BH3 domain or hydrophobic groove of BAK disrupted this interaction. Conversely, mutating specific residues in a cytosol-exposed region of VDAC2 stabilised the interaction with BAK and inhibited BAK apoptotic activity. Thus, this VDAC2–BAK interaction site can potentially be targeted to either inhibit BAK-mediated apoptosis in scenarios where excessive apoptosis contributes to disease or to promote BAK-mediated apoptosis for cancer therapy.
title: VALUE ADDED MODEL OF TEACHER EVALUATION: AN EXAMINATION OF ADMINISTRATORS’ LEADERSHIP
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2018

description: This mixed methods study explores how principals are managing and leading their school sites in ways that retain effective teachers, in the context of the value-added approach to teacher evaluation. There is a great deal of research that identifies reasons for teachers leaving the profession. However, there is little research that reviews strategies administrators are utilizing to resolve the problem, especially in the context of the nascent value-added approach. This study looks at the unique situation that is created by the somewhat controversial adoption of the value-added approach to teacher evaluation. School sites were identified through an analysis of retention data and overall test score data to select sites that represent high performance with high and low retention rates and low performance with high and low retention rates. Some of the themes that emerged through semi-structured interviews conducted with principals and teachers were: the importance of a supportive principal in addressing issues relating to retention, the unintended consequences associated with implementation and the impact on school climate. The interview responses provided evidence supporting a finding of the importance of the role of the principal in supporting teachers in the climate of the value-added (VA) evaluations and the overall importance of administrator leadership in retaining teachers in the context of this approach to evaluation. Additionally, the principals role in mitigating negative aspects of VA on the overall school climate emerged. These findings have implications for school districts in terms of training for principals and for policymakers in the development and implementation of policies that support the retention efforts.
Supplementary document for Room-temperature electroluminescence and light detection from III-V unipolar microLEDs without p-type doping - 6277550.pdf
Creators: name: Bejoys, Jacob
name: Camarneiro, Filipe
name: Borme, Jerome
name: Figueiredo, Jose
name: Nieder, Jana
name: Romeira, Bruno
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
title: A-Identity Politics: Asexual Exceptionalism, Precarity, and Activism
Creators: name: Sheehan, Ryan
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Asexuality
subject: Queer theory
subject: Feminist theory
subject: Post-structuralism
subject: Rhetoric
subject: Precarity

description: This thesis explores the rhetoric of asexual awareness activists, specifically in regards to recent formulations within queer and post-structural feminist theory regarding precarity, vulnerability, and affect. An asexual is broadly defined as one who does not experience sexual attraction to others. While the term has existed throughout the history of sexology, the community and identity were formed in 2001 when David Jay created the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN). Queer and post-structural feminist analyses of have worked to elucidate asexuality’s cultural and discursive contingencies. This thesis builds upon much of this scholarship, but considers recent trends in queer and feminist theory towards conceptualizations of precarity: institutional discourses that maximize one’s sense of vulnerability. Precarity, I contend, creates a need for individuals to render their narrative recognizable by relying on discourses of cultural exceptionality along intersectional axes of identity. In considering the propensity for awareness activist to utilize exceptional narratives, I provide close readings of asexual awareness activist materials: Angela Tucker’s (2011) documentary (A)sexual, which features David Jay; along with The Invisible Orientation and “The Asexuality Top Ten” by Julie Sondra Decker. I conclude that while both of these texts offer important critiques of Western society’s conceptualization of intimacy and recognition, they are also predicated upon normative discourses in order to exceptionalize their subjects. I conclude by considering future possibilities for asexuality studies that could reconceptualize the politics of recognition and consider new directions for discussions of the affective and discursive elements of asexuality.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 04]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第四冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
title: Motherscape
Creators: name: Matricardi, Jayne
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Motherhood
subject: Motherscape
subject: Hidden mother
subject: Scientific motherhood
subject: Myths of motherhood
subject: Beasts of burden

description: Motherscape, the MFA thesis of Jayne Matricardi, explores the psychological landscape of motherhood through paintings, video, mixed media and poetry. The exhibition shines light on hidden struggles of motherhood, investigates the metaphor of mothers as beasts of burden, questions motherhood myths, and reckons with the concept of scientific motherhood. Motherscape also creates a refuge of meditative space where challenging and contradictory aspects of motherhood may be heard and held. The exhibit was displayed in the Gillespie Gallery at George Mason University in March 2021.
title: Molecular Basis of Exosomal Function during Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection
Creators: name: Ahsan, Noor A
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Rift Valley Fever Virus
subject: Exosomes
subject: Resistant clones
subject: Immune cell viability

description: This thesis has been embargoed for 1 year and will not be available until April 26, 2017.
description: Exosomes are small “bioactive” extracellular vesicles that play a central role in intercellular communication and have garnered tremendous interest given the recent discovery of their critical role in a variety of diseases, including infectious diseases. Among these are immunomodulation, alteration of dissemination/infectivity during infection, and modulation of pathogenesis. However, their mechanisms of action remain largely unknown and their role during infections with biodefense agents remains unexplored. We have examined the role of host exosomes during infection with the Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV), a Category A priority Pathogen that carries the potential for both devastating public health and agricultural impacts. To assess the role of exosomes, clones of Vero cells that show resistance to RVFV infection and are unable to release functional virions were first generated. Exosomes from these clones contained exosomal markers such as CD63 and were able to activate the TLR3 pathway in recipient reporter cells. Interestingly, these exosomes contained viral RNA (signal for L, M, and S segments). Furthermore, exosomes derived from some of the resistant clones contained viral proteins such as N. Finally, treatment of immune recipient cells (T cells and monocytic cells) with some of the exosome preparations showed a drastic rate of apoptosis through PARP cleavage and caspase-3 activation. We have already published these resistant clone findings (Ahsan et al., 2016). To further investigate these findings, we also analyzed the role of exosomes derived from cells susceptible to RVFV infection, and as part of this effort developed a highly effective purification scheme that allowed complete separation of the exosomes from the released virions. Similar to the resistant clones, we find the presence of RVFV RNA and N protein in purified exosomes from cells susceptible to RVFV. Additionally, the exosomes from infected origin are capable of inducing cell death in recipient monocytic and lymphocytic cells. Collectively, our data suggest that exosomes from RVFV-infected cells alter the dynamics of the neighboring cells and may contribute to disease pathology.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 08]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第八冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
title: Curriculum, assessment, and accountability in day treatment and residential schools
Creators: name: Gagnon, Joseph Calvin
name: McLaughlin, Margaret J.
Publisher: name: Exceptional Children
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Day treatment
subject: Residential
subject: Curriculum
subject: Assessment
subject: Accountability
subject: Emotional disturbance
subject: Policy

description: This study determined school-level curricular, assessment, and accountability policies and practices in private and public day treatment and residential schools for elementary-age children with emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD). A national random sample of 271 (56.45%) principals and 229 (47.70%) teachers responded to a mail survey. No significant differences existed between teacher and principal reports of school-level curricular, assessment, and accountability policies. However, several statistically significant differences existed in school policies for schools that served students from a single district and those that served students from across a single state or more than one state. Across all schools, teachers and principals indicated a prescribed school curriculum was common. District and state standards and student individualized education programs (IEPs) were used to receive information on curriculum of local schools. Approximately two thirds of all of the schools administered district and state assessments and most schools used their state’s accommodations guidelines. Assessment results were frequently reported to parents, teachers, and used to adjust instruction and curriculum. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided.
title: Cultivating Readiness: Training a Classical Dancer for Contemporary Dance Movement
Creators: name: Windom, Kristina
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Classical ballet
subject: Training classical dancers
subject: Contemporary dance
subject: Contemporary ballet training
subject: Ballet pedagogy
subject: Professional dance training

description: The goal of this thesis is to answer this question: “How do classical ballet companies sustain themselves in a twenty-first century society that is attracted to diverse and innovative ideas?” As a teacher of both classical and contemporary ballet, graduate student, and administrator at a classical ballet school, I bring a distinct perspective to this topic. I have noticed that ballet companies around the world are presenting a spectrum of different productions within any given season. Some of these works are new and perhaps world-premieres added to their repertory by sought-after choreographers. The decision to present such a wide range of movement is usually motivated by a desire to appeal to audiences seeking diverse, non-classical styles as well as typical, traditional story-ballets. More importantly, the shift in repertory also raises questions about the transformation of organizations as they attempt to revolutionize and stay relevant. In my research, I focus on what choreographers today need from dancers and how these dance-makers and this new repertory are influencing changes in pedagogy. I also examine how young dancers can build reliable classical ballet technique in concert with a curiosity about movement and expression, namely an ability to perform contemporary ballet by artists such as Alonzo King and Crystal Pite. As a result of my research, I have produced a plan that allows the classical ballet student to successfully move to become an employable ballet dancer. This plan creates more confidence in young professionals, preparing them to access the range and versatility of today’s movement. The design and implementation of my ballet curricula also safeguards and improves dancers’ health and well-being in these changing times.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 10]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第十冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
title: Special Education Teachers’ Perspectives of Alternate Assessments
Creators: name: Griffin, Jodi
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Special education
subject: Teachers' perceptions
subject: Alternate assessments
subject: VAAP

description: Attrition of special education teachers who are specially trained to teach students who are the most severely disabled is of great concern. This thesis examines special education teachers’ perceptions of alternate assessments, specifically with the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP). Issues surrounding difficulties special education teachers faced, the ongoing debate about which type of curriculum should be primary in classrooms, functional or academic skills curriculums, and data from previous studies were discussed. Teachers who left the field, “goers”, and those who have remained, “stayers”, were interviewed about their personal experiences with the VAAP based on common themes from past research. The two groups were bounded to be examined as a multiple case study and results indicated that there were both similarities and differences between the two cases. Uncovered from the interviews were positive attitudes, student focused strategies, and collaborative supports in place by those who remained in the field. Discussion, implications and recommendations are also presented.
Managing Development Environments and Packages for Data Science Projects with Conda and Pip
Creators: name: Unshur, Ahmed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Data Science
Python
Development Environment
Packages
Conda
Pip
PyCon

description: A talk presented on August 28, 2024, at PyCon Somalia 2024, organized by Zamzam University of Science and Technology.
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 09]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第九冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
Gu sheng xian xiang zhuan lüe : shi liu juan [volume 01]
古聖賢像傳略 : 十六卷 [第一冊]
Creators: name: Gu, Yuan, Active 19th Century
name: 顧沅, 活躍於19世紀
Publisher: name: [Changzhou] : [Gu Yuan]
Year: 2018

description: Wood-block printing, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: Ke ben
ELIXIR CZ: Data management and access control
Creators: name: Pergl, Robert
name: Suchánek, Marek
name: Matyska, Luděk
name: ELIXIR CZ
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2025

description: Over the past 10 years, ELIXIR CZ has become a key player in the data management and access control, supporting the Czech and international scientific communities. This cross-domain strategic area ensures secure, efficient, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data handling across disciplines. Over time, our efforts have granularized into significant services provided from CZ to ELIXIR and beyond, advancing authentication, authorization, and access control for research infrastructures. Aligned with global standards and integrated with national and European projects, ELIXIR CZ strengthens data interoperability, security, and accessibility, empowering researchers with cutting-edge tools and training to drive impactful scientific discoveries.
Zhu fang Guangzhou xiao zhi : wu juan [volume 04]
駐防廣州小志 : 五卷 [第四冊]
Creators: name: Fan, Ping
name: 樊屛
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: A manuscript of archives about military in Guangzhou in Qing dynasty.
On double leaves, East Asian binding. Sealed by Ling Weizu and Yao Junshi.
Edition: [Gao ben]
title: Investment In Russia: Three Rules of the Game
Creators: name: Fengler, Paul
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Russia
subject: International finance

description: from Volume 2 (Fall 2007) of New Voices in Public Policy
description: from introduction by Professor John Petersen: This paper was submitted for my ITRN 602 Class (Globalization and Financial Markets and Institutions). The assignment was for a brief paper (not to exceed 10 pages) dealing with developments in international finance that addresses a problem and discusses solutions. Fengler's paper neatly analyzes the issue of foreign investment in Russia, presenting three rules for such investors to follow if they want to avoid trouble. Each point is well documented and concise. Overall, the paper combines both good research and a lively presentation of useful information in a compact, disciplined space.
title: Allocating the Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Surficial Sediments from the Washington, DC Region with Particular Emphasis on Coal Tar Sealcoat
Creators: name: Nadrchal, David
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: PAHs
subject: Sediments
subject: CMB
subject: Primary sources
subject: Anacostia River

description: Various sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed that potentially influenced contamination levels in sediments from the Anacostia River in Washington, DC and surrounding area. Sources of PAHs allocated in this study included coal tar sealcoat, asphalt, rubber tire, gasoline soot, diesel soot, and coal power fly ash. Extraction of sources and sediments was accomplished by microwave assisted extraction (MAE) and analyzed on gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Two methods were conducted to identify major sources of PAHs. The first used isomer ratios, unique ratios exhibited by studied sources helped identify major contributors of PAH contamination in sediments. The other method used was a chemical mass balance model developed by the U.S. EPA, CMB 8.2. This method apportioned major sources of PAHs. The findings from the methods showed that the major contributors of PAH contamination in area sediments were from gasoline soot, coal tar sealcoats, and coking emissions.
Zhu fang Guangzhou xiao zhi : wu juan [volume 05]
駐防廣州小志 : 五卷 [第五冊]
Creators: name: Fan, Ping
name: 樊屛
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: A manuscript of archives about military in Guangzhou in Qing dynasty.
On double leaves, East Asian binding. Sealed by Ling Weizu and Yao Junshi.
Edition: [Gao ben]
title: Auditability in Blockchain Systems Using Cryptographic Protocols
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Auditability
subject: Blockchain
subject: Cryptography
subject: Computer science

description: Enforcement of policy regulations and availability of auditing mechanisms are crucial building blocks for the adoption of distributed payment systems. In this thesis we provide a series of proposals towards implementing such systems (usually based on a blockchain), augmented with such functionalities. We first propose MiniLedger, a new standalone system that provides both auditability and privacy for its users, while achieving near-constant storage requirements by all participants who maintain it. We then propose add-on protocols for the Diem blockchain, a recently developed permissioned payment system, which enables proving assets held by custodial wallets in that system. Then we propose gOTzilla, which enables proving assets owned by organizations or exchanges in permissionless blockchain systems (such as Bitcoin), while remaining efficient even in the case such systems scale to millions of unspent transaction outputs. Finally, we describe BBox-IoT, which provides a way for resource-constrained devices (typically encountered in an Industrial IoT setting) to efficiently sign data, therefore enabling auditing data provenance in a blockchain-based Industrial IoT system.
title: Shadow Blade
Creators: name: Lebowitz, Josiah
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Fantasy
subject: YA
subject: Heroism
subject: Young adult
subject: Keen Anor

description: This thesis consists of the first third of Shadow Blade, a YA Fantasy novel and the first volume in a planned trilogy. It follows Keen Anor, a young boy growing up in an idyllic island village. After finding a strange sword deep within the forest, Keen gains the ability to transform into Shadow Blade, a powerful sorcerer. Guided by fragments of Shadow Blade’s consciousness, Keen eventually leaves his village to travel throughout the archipelago where he makes his home. During his journey, he teams up with his childhood friend Milla, and a young swordsman named Geld to stop the evil machinations of a mysterious man known only as The Emperor and bring peace back to the islands. Key themes include the sacrifices that must be made to become a hero and that doing the right thing isn’t always rewarded.
title: Booklet: Anonymous, "A Brief Guide to Reston's Home Owner and Cluster Associations," Undated
Creators: name: Anonymous
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Reston (Va.)

description: Textual: Booklet; 8.5" x 5.5" (21.6 cm x 14 cm)
description: Undated booklet from an anonymous author titled "A Brief Guide to Reston's Home Owner and Cluster Associations." The booklet is divided into two sections, Home Owner Associations and Cluster Associations. Topics discussed in this booklet include responsibilities, membership, administration, and regulations of both types of associations. Planned Community Archives Collection, 461.16
title: John M. Young to Rosetta R. Young and Children, May 12, 1862
Creators: name: Young, John M.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Fallmouth (Va.)

description: Public domain. There are no known use restrictions.
description: Letter to Rosetta Young and Children from husband and father John M. Young. Young, a Union Army soldier, writes from his camp near Fallmouth, Virginia. Fallmouth is just across the Rapahannock River from Fredericksburg. In the letter he tells his family that he thanks God for sparing his life in a recent battle.
Zhu fang Guangzhou xiao zhi : wu juan [volume 01]
駐防廣州小志 : 五卷 [第一冊]
Creators: name: Fan, Ping
name: 樊屛
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: A manuscript of archives about military in Guangzhou in Qing dynasty.
On double leaves, East Asian binding. Sealed by Ling Weizu and Yao Junshi.
Edition: [Gao ben]
title: Detecting Great Power Competition Through Geospatial Analysis: A North American Arctic Case Study
Creators: name: Valentine, James A
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: China
subject: Arctic
subject: Intelligence
subject: Geospatial
subject: GEOINT

description: This thesis has been embargoed for 5 years and will not be available until April 2026 at the earliest.
description: The current era of Great Power Competition (GPC) between the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Russian Federation (Russia), and the United States is characterized by increased use of \hybrid threats." These are actions, short of military force, that are designed to fall under existing detection and response thresholds and compromise existing security norms and decision making processes. National security scholars and practitioners widely agree that the ability of the United States and its allies to detect and respond to these hybrid threats is limited at best, and that the Indication and Warning (I & W) intelligence function, designed to prevent strategic surprise that fundamentally alters policy, plans, and assumptions about the security environment, has atrophied. This research explores how geospatial science, through the discipline of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) can detect, monitor, and provide I &Wintelligence that prevents strategic surprise from hybrid threats. Specifically, this thesis applied a novel Strategic Intelligence Framework (SIF) to standard I & W intelligence practices to identify, analyze, and visualize PRC activities that carried hybrid threat characteristics within a U.S./Canadian Arctic and circumpolar study area. Through incorporating local spatial context via the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic, as well as the strength of the hybrid threat \signal," this case study successfully identified and mapped higher and lower threat regions using kernel density estimation (KDE) in the form of a Mesoscale Operational Situational Awareness Intelligence Composite (MOSAIC). The success of this case study shows that the SIF and MOSAIC are powerful tools for detecting, analyzing, and warning about the collective impact of hybrid threats.
Place-based amenities, well-being and territorial competitiveness: a new approach using tourists’ happiness
Creators: name: Bernini, Cristina
name: Cerqua, Augusto
name: Pellegrini, Guido
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: SECS-S/01 Statistica
SECS-S/03 Statistica economica

description: The well-being generated by each place is an unobservable characteristic affecting local competitiveness and territorial growth. In evaluating local well-being, the use of residents’ perceptions may generate biased evaluations. Alternatively, a revealed-preference analysis of tourists’ happiness might be exploited to assess the quality of life at the destination. Then, we develop a hedonic utility function to analyze a huge and original dataset of foreign tourists’ satisfaction, visiting Italy over 2005-2014, on a large number of place-based amenities. Results show a great diversity in the mix of features that affect tourist well-being at each destination, indicating strong heterogeneity in place-based amenities, correlated in space. The presence of spatially correlated common factors of competitiveness asks for coordinated action plans on the part of local and regional authorities.
D.1.2.1 EJP CARE Pilot isolation-detection of pathogens
Creators: name: Lahti, Elina
name: Karamehmedovic, Nadja
name: Riedel, Hilde
name: Blom, Linnea
name: Jernberg, Cecilia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: CARE
pilot PT

description: OHEJP project CARE
title: Simulation Studies of Organic Solar Cell Structure and Morphology on the Device Efficiency
Creators: name: Kota, Satish Kumar Reddy
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2014

description: Solar cells based on organic materials offer several advantages over the traditional solar cells made with inorganic materials. These include a lower impact on nature, smaller weight, the avoidance of cleanrooms for their production, their flexibility which makes it possible to wrap or coat them on objects with varying shapes and geometries, and most significantly their ability to produce electricity in diffuse'd light which is a distinct advantage over conventional solar cells. Organic solar cells have their own disadvantage of very low efficiencies as compared to inorganic solar cells. The morphology and structure of the organic solar cells plays a key role in impacting the overall energy conversion efficiency. In this thesis, we examine and compare three types of structures and their effect on the efficiencies of the respective solar cells. Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulations are used to create an organic solar cell (OSC) that mimics a fabricated structure and morphology. Next, generation of the photo generated excitons, their internal dissociation, and subsequent transport is simulated for quantitative predictions of the efficiencies of the different structures and to provide a relative comparison. The response behavior, with special attention to the conversion efficiency is tracked using Monte Carlo simulations. Internal Quantum Efficiency of the organic solar cells is of primary concern in comparing different models and structures of solar cells. The dependence of efficiency of the size of the organic solar cells is also examined for all structures. This thesis focusses on the poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) organic materials (P3HT:PCBM) for solar cell performance evaluation.
Characterization of Physical, Spectroscopic and Thermal Properties of Biofield Treated Biphenyl
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Biphenyl is used as an intermediate for synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds. The objective of present research was to investigate the influence of biofield treatment on physical, spectroscopic and thermal properties of biphenyl. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and biofield treatment was given to treated group. The control and treated biphenyl were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Ultravioletvisible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and surface area analysis. The treated biphenyl showed decrease in intensity of XRD peaks as compared to control. Additionally, crystallite size was decreased in treated biphenyl by 16.82% with respect to control. The treated biphenyl (72.66ºC) showed increase in melting temperature as compared to control biphenyl (70.52ºC). However, the latent heat of fusion (ΔH) of treated biphenyl was substantially changed by 18.75% as compared to control. Additionally, the treated biphenyl (155.14ºC) showed alteration in maximum thermal decomposition temperature (Tmax) as compared to control sample (160.97ºC). This showed the alteration in thermal stability of treated biphenyl as compared to control. Spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR and UV-visible) showed no alteration in chemical nature of treated biphenyl with respect to control. Surface area analysis through Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET) analyzer showed significant alteration in surface area as compared to control. Overall, the result demonstrated that biofield has substantially affected the physical and thermal nature of biphenyl.
title: Knife Boxes and Their American Cabinetmakers
Creators: name: Parker, Alexandra
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Knife box
subject: Cabinetmaker
subject: American
subject: Construction / design

description: This thesis describes the history, use, and making of knife boxes in the United States. It brings to light the contribution of American cabinetmakers to the creation of these objects. English versus American made knife boxes, their construction and design inspiration; the current debates surrounding knife boxes in scholarly works, and individual examples of American knife boxes are all discussed in this thesis. It encourages the study of this neglected area of study and promotes research into other areas of neglected decorative arts scholarship.
title: Newspaper Column: More People, Less Power?
Creators: name: Nicoson, William J.
Publisher: name: Reston Times
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: General Assembly (VA)
subject: Redistricting
subject: Reston (Va.)

description: PDF file distilled from original WordPerfect document. Original size 11" x 8.5".
description: The redistricting season is upon us. The Virginia General Assembly has passed redistricting bills for both its Senate and its House of Delegates. It is about to consider a redistricting bill for members of the U.S. House. These measures will determine community clout in all law-making at state and federal levels. My first civics lesson is being tested. And my conclusion is...? They lied to me back in elementary school.
Zhu fang Guangzhou xiao zhi : wu juan [volume 03]
駐防廣州小志 : 五卷 [第三冊]
Creators: name: Fan, Ping
name: 樊屛
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: A manuscript of archives about military in Guangzhou in Qing dynasty.
On double leaves, East Asian binding. Sealed by Ling Weizu and Yao Junshi.
Edition: [Gao ben]
Characterization of Physical, Thermal and Spectral Properties of Biofield Treated 2,6-Dichlorophenol
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: 2,6-Dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) is a compound used for the synthesis of chemicals and pharmaceutical agents. The present work is intended to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on physical, thermal and spectral properties of the 2,6-DCP. The control and treated 2,6-DCP were characterized by various analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and ultra violet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) analysis. The XRD results showed the increase in crystallite size of treated sample by 28.94% as compared to the control sample. However, the intensity of the XRD peaks of treated 2,6-DCP were diminished as compared to the control sample. The DTA analysis showed a slight increase in melting temperature of the treated sample. Although, the latent heat of fusion of the treated 2,6-DCP was changed substantially by 28% with respect to the control sample. The maximum thermal decomposition temperature (Tmax) of the treated 2,6-DCP was decreased slightly in comparison with the control. The FT-IR analysis showed a shift in C=C stretching peak from 1464→1473 cm-1 in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. However, the UV-vis analysis showed no changes in absorption peaks of treated 2,6-DCP with respect to the control sample. Overall, the result showed a significant effect of biofield energy treatment on the physical, thermal and spectral properties of 2,6-DCP. It is assumed that increase in crystallite size and melting temperature of the biofield energy treated 2,6-DCP could alleviate its reaction rate that might be a good prospect for the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds.
title: “THE CAVALRY ISN’T COMING”: EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE MIDDLE MANAGERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2020

description: As of 2016, only 36% of community college presidents were women in contrast to the nearly 75% that held business and financial operation positions. This difference underscores the problem of the leaky pipeline that exists between middle management and more senior administrative positions as many women elect to forego more advanced roles. The purpose of this research was two-fold: to contribute to the fundamental knowledge of women’s experiences as mid-level administrators at a community college and to extend Dennis ‘s (2013) critical structural analysis model by employing two additional concepts that critically examine participant narratives: intersectional analysis and resistance analysis. This qualitative study explored a) the challenges that female administrators face and their coping strategies, b) the ways in which their institution has both supported and hindered their success and c) the factors that contribute to their decision to pursue more senior positions. The findings suggest that women in academia in middle-management positions face numerous structural and systemic barriers that prevent or hinder their career goals. These barriers include outside commitments and obligations (e.g. motherhood, elderly parent care) as well as a lack of mentorship. Findings also indicate that women of color in particular feel the need to suppress or mute parts of their identity in order to be successful in their jobs. Recommendations for further studies and implications for supporting female mid-level managers are discussed in the findings. Implications for extending Dennis’ (2013) critical structural narrative analysis are also discussed, and the benefits of including intersectionality and resistance analyses are highlighted.
Physicochemical Characterization of Biofield Treated Orchid Maintenance/Replate Medium
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Orchids are used worldwide for indoor decoration, vanilla production, and beverage preparation. They are also reported for their therapeutic efficacy in brain-related problems. The in vitro micropropagation technique was used for their propagation using the orchid maintenance/replate (OMR) medium. The current study was based on analysing the effect of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical properties of OMR medium. A part of the sample was treated with Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy; various physicochemical properties were analyzed and compared with the untreated (control) part. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the decrease in crystallite size of treated sample (132.80 nm) as compared to the control (147.55 nm). The particle size analysis revealed 20.78% increase in average particle size and 39.29% increase in d99 (size below which 99% particles are present) of the treated OMR medium as compared to the control. Moreover, the surface area of the treated sample was reduced by 3.9%, supporting the data of particle size analysis. The thermal analysis studies revealed an increase in the thermal stability of the treated OMR medium as compared to the control. The analysis was done by using differential scanning calorimetry that showed increase in melting point (1.23%) and latent heat of fusion (135.7%); and thermogravimetric analysis that reported increase in onset temperature and maximum thermal degradation temperature of the treated sample as compared to the control. Besides, the CHNSO analysis revealed the increase in percentage of nitrogen (22.22%) as well as the presence of sulphur in the treated sample. The Fourier transform infrared and UV-visible spectroscopy also showed the differences in the spectra of the treated sample as compared to the control OMR medium. Hence, the overall data revealed the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical properties of the treated sample that might be used in better way in the in vitro culture techniques as compared to the control sample.
Divergent values and perspectives drive three distinct viewpoints on grizzly bear reintroduction in Washington, USA
Creators: name: Easter, Tara
name: Santo, Anna
name: Sage, Abigail
name: Carter, Neil
name: Chan, Kai
name: Ransom, Jason
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Q Methodology
grizzly bear
values
Conservation
carnivore reintroduction
Carnivore restoration

description: The success or failure of apex carnivore reintroduction efforts can hinge on understanding and attending to diverse viewpoints of those involved in and impacted by reintroductions. Yet, viewpoints vary widely due to a suite of complex and intersecting factors, such as values, beliefs, and sociocultural context. We ask, "what are the diverse viewpoints that exist surrounding apex carnivore recovery and what kinds of emotional, analytical, and values-based judgments might people use to construct their viewpoints?" 

We used Q-methodology to identify distinct, generalized viewpoints, and areas of overlap and divergence between them, surrounding a proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) to the North Cascades Ecosystem, USA. Q-methodology combines qualitative and quantitative methods by asking purposefully sampled respondents to sort various statements on a given topic into an ordered grid. 

We found three distinct viewpoints among 67 respondents using factor analysis and responses to open-ended questions about the sorting exercise. Two of these viewpoints represent essentially polarized perspectives corresponding to deeply normative notions about grizzly bear recovery, where one views reintroducing bears as a moral requisite, and the other views it as inappropriate and risky. These viewpoints primarily diverged on their perceptions of risk and perspectives about our collective responsibilities to and appropriate relationships with others (i.e., "relational values"). The third viewpoint was distinguished by its prioritization of practical considerations and views reintroducing bears as impractical and not sensible. 

Our analysis underscores the need to identify and attend to latent viewpoints that may be overlooked in the polarized public discourse as well as the multiple value systems and perceptions of risk that are integrated in perspectives on grizzly bear reintroduction. Additionally, our broadly defined identity groups were of very little utility in predicting viewpoints in this study, highlighting the importance of avoiding assumptions about people's views based on their identities and interests.

We argue that forefronting conversations about responsibilities and appropriate relationships is critical for finding acceptable paths forward in such recovery efforts. We discuss the management implications of these findings for the North Cascades grizzly bear reintroduction and for other large carnivore reintroductions.
description: Funding provided by: National Science FoundationROR ID: https://ror.org/021nxhr62Award Number:
Supplementary document for Controlling the water giant low inertia nonlinear refractive index in the THz frequency range via temperature variation - 6279521.pdf
Creators: name: Nabilkova, Aleksandra
name: Ismagilov, Azat
name: Melnik, Maksim
name: Tsypkin, Anton
name: Guselnikov, Mikhail
name: Kozlov, Sergei
name: Zhang, Xi-Cheng
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

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