cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Workers, farmers and Catholicism: a history of political class coalitions and the south-European welfare state regime
Creators: name: Manow, Philip
Publisher: name: Fachbereich 08: Sozialwissenschaften (FB 08)
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: South European welfare state regime
subject: Catholicism
subject: Political class coalitions
subject: Communist parties
subject: 320

description: The explanatory model behind Esping-Andersen’s ‘three-regime’ typology points to the variance in ‘political coalition building in the transition from a rural economy to a middle-class society’, particularly to whether or not farmers and workers were able to form coalitions during this transition. The article reconsiders the relation between party systems and welfare state regimes. It highlights the systematic variation among European party systems with respect to the electoral success of communist parties. The electoral strength of communist parties is argued to be related to the intensity of past conflicts between the nation-state and the Catholic church in the mono-denominational countries of Europe’s south. These conflicts rendered a coalition between pious farmers and the anticlerical worker’s movement unthinkable and furthered the radicalization of the left. The article argues that the split on the left explains much of what is distinctive about southern Europe’s postwar political economies.
Membrane treatment of coal conversion wastewater
Creators: name: Foster, Lee A. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Religion and the Gender Vote Gap: Women’s Changed Political Preferences from the 1970s to 2010
Creators: name: Emmenegger, Patrick
name: Manow, Philip
Publisher: name: Fachbereich 08: Sozialwissenschaften (FB 08)
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Gender vote gap
subject: Religion
subject: Party system
subject: Cleavages
subject: Swing voters
subject: 320

description: For many years women tended to vote more conservative than men, but since the 1980s this gap has shifted direction: women in many countries are more likely than men to support left parties. The literature largely agrees on a set of political- economic factors explaining the change in women’s political orientation. In this article we demonstrate that these conventional factors fall short in explaining the gender vote gap. We highlight the importance of a religious cleavage in the party system across Western European countries, restricting the free flow of religious voters between left and right parties. Given that surveys show us a constantly higher degree of religiosity among women and a persistent impact of religion on vote choice, religion explains a substantial part of the temporal as well as cross-country variation in the transition from the more conservative to the more progressive voting behavior of women.
Linear and nonlinear instabilities of a granular bed: determination of the scales of ripples and dunes in rivers
Creators: name: Franklin, Erick de Moraes
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Granular media are frequently found in nature and in industry and their transport by a fluid flow is of great importance to human activities. One case of particular interest is the transport of sand in open-channel and river flows. In many instances, the shear stresses exerted by the fluid flow are bounded to certain limits and some grains are entrained as bed-load: a mobile layer which stays in contact with the fixed part of the granular bed. Under these conditions, an initially flat granular bed may be unstable, generating ripples and dunes such as those observed on the bed of rivers. In free-surface water flows, dunes are bedforms that scale with the flow depth, while ripples do not scale with it. This article presents a model for the formation of ripples and dunes based on the proposition that ripples are primary linear instabilities and that dunes are secondary instabilities formed from the competition between the coalescence of ripples and free surface effects. Although simple, the model is able to explain the growth of ripples, their saturation (not explained in previous models) and the evolution from ripples to dunes, presenting a complete picture for the formation of dunes.
description: This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
The use of digital morphology for residual disease screening in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Creators: name: Marionneaux, Steven Michael
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Advancements in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have led to higher rates of complete remission (CR) and measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity. Currently, all patients who achieve CR are subsequently tested for MRD by high sensitivity multicolor flow cytometry (MFC also abbreviated FC). FC is expensive, time consuming, complicated and resource draining. Many patients in CR have higher levels of residual CLL lymphocytes that could be detected using a simpler screening test. The goal of the study was to determine if digital morphology (DM) review of peripheral blood films could fulfill this role and limit the use of FC to only those patients who test negative by DM. Blood films and FC results from 27 CLL patients in CR with various concentrations of CLL lymphocytes were studied. FC served as the reference method. To assist with the identification of CLL lymphocytes in these patients, the investigator and an independent expert examined images of numerous CLL lymphocytes from 40 randomly selected patients with active disease. From this review, criteria for CLL lymphocyte identification were developed that covered the morphologic variability that can be encountered between patients. The criteria were subsequently used in the method validation phase to identify CLL lymphocytes in the study patients during post-classification analysis and independent expert verification of the results. CLL lymphocytes were also presumptively identified using pre-classification data from the variant lymphocyte, plasma cell, blast and smudge cell results. A receiver operator characteristic curve was constructed to assess the diagnostic accuracy od DM. At an optimal threshold of 9.40% CLL lymphocytes, the sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve were 36%, 100%, and .671 (p = .052). Additional statistical measurements of correlation and agreement between DM and FC were also calculated. Despite limitations associated with a small sample size and blood film artifacts, the findings of the study suggested it may be possible to use DM for morphologic identification of CLL lymphocytes. Incorporating the new DM test in the MRD decision tree algorithm may lead to more appropriate use of FC for MRD testing that is timelier and more cost effective.
Diagnostics of many-particle electronic states from non-stationary currents and residual charge
Creators: name: Maslova, N. S.
name: Arseyev, P. I.
name: Mantsevich, V. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose the method for identifying many particle electronic states in the system of coupled quantum dots (impurities) with Coulomb correlations. We demonstrate that different electronic states can be distinguished by the complex analysis of localized charge dynamics and non-stationary characteristics. We show that localized charge time evolution strongly depends on the properties of initial state and analyze different time scales in charge kinetics for initially prepared singlet and triplet states. We reveal the conditions for existence of charge trapping effects governed by the selection rules for electron transitions between the states with different occupation numbers.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Pairing Symmetry Studied from Impurity Effects in the Undoped Superconductor T'-La$_{1.8}$Eu$_{0.2}$CuO$_4$
Creators: name: Ohashi, Koki
name: Kawamata, Takayuki
name: Takamatsu, Tomohisa
name: Adachi, Tadashi
name: Kato, Masatsune
name: Koike, Yoji
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have investigated the effects of magnetic Ni and nonmagnetic Zn impurities on the superconductivity in undoped T'-La$_{1.8}$Eu$_{0.2}$CuO$_4$ (T'-LECO) with the Nd$_2$CuO$_4$-type structure, using the polycrystalline bulk samples, to clarify the pairing symmetry. It has been found that both suppression rates of the superconducting transition temperature $T_\mathrm{c}$ by Ni and Zn impurities are nearly the same and are very similar to those in the optimally doped and overdoped regimes of hole-doped T-La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_4$ with the K$_2$NiF$_4$-type structure. These results strongly suggest that the superconductivity in undoped T'-LECO is of the $d$-wave symmetry and is mediated by the spin fluctuation.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Introducing screening in one-body density matrix functionals: impact on the Extended Koopmans' Theorem's charged excitations of model systems
Creators: name: Di Sabatino, S.
name: Koskelo, J.
name: Berger, J. A.
name: Romaniello, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we get insight into the impact of reduced density matrix functionals on the quality of removal/addition energies obtained using the Extended Koopmans' Theorem (EKT). Within reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) the EKT approach reduces to a matrix diagonalization, whose ingredients are the one- and two-body reduced density matrices. A striking feature of the EKT within RDMFT is that it opens a band gap, although too large, in strongly correlated materials, which are a challenge for state-of-the-art methods such as GW . Using the one-dimensional Hubbard model and the homogeneous electron gas as test cases, we find that: i) with exact or very accurate density matrices the EKT systematically overestimates the band gap in the Hubbard model and the bandwidth in the homogeneous electron gas; ii) with approximate density matrices, instead, the EKT can benefit from error cancellation. In particular we test a new approximation which combines RPA screening with the Power functional (PF) approximation to the two-body reduced density matrix introduced by Sharma et al. [Phys. Rev. B 78, 201103(R) (2008)]. An important feature of this approximation is that it reduces the EKT band gap in the studied models; it can hence be a promising approximation for correcting the EKT band-gap overestimation in strongly correlated materials.
title: Hohe Versammlung! Durch die in allen Theilen Deutschlands angeordneten Wahlen hat die in Frankfurt zusammengetretene hohe Versammlung den Beruf erhalten über dasjenige zu berathen, was zur inneren Einigung der verschiedenen deutschen Länder und Stämme ... erforderlich ist. ...; [1848]
title: [München, den 20. Juni 1848]
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2018

description: Kopftitel. - Enthält die Forderungen nach Freiheit der Gemeinden, Vereine und Körperschaftn, Religionsfreiheit, Freiheit der Lehre und Pressefreiheit
Viability of Zoning Reform in Tackling Urban Inequality in Louisville
Creators: name: Oladele, Mojeed
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 330404
subject: Land use and environmental planning

description: The original zoning system of Louisville promoted social segregation among groups and remained a tool for social exclusion that strengthened preexisting inequalities. The current residential zoning system is predominantly single-family residential housing. Of the 75% of total land exclusively allocated for single-family residential use, 53% is restricted to single family housing only and constituting one form of development and ruminant problems of social segregation within the city. The zoning reform initiative birthed the spatial improvement and development of additional middle housing as a more generic and inclusive housing form. The paper investigates the basis of zoning reform relative to the interconnectedness amongst the discursive objects of analysis and the extensiveness as a strategic tool of structural adjustment. Qualitative methodological assessment generated from collective planning professionals reflects the effectiveness of the new zoning design in strengthening the socio-spatial interactions within the city. The zoning reform is currently at the early stage of implementation and requires more professional and public inputs for a more promising urban planning outcome.
From Lemons to Peaches: Improving Security ROI through Security Chaos Engineering
Creators: name: Shortridge, Kelly
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Traditional information security presents a poor ROI: payoffs only manifest when attacks are successfully prevented. In a reality where attacks are inevitable, subpar returns are therefore inevitable. The emerging paradigm of Security Chaos Engineering offers a more remunerative and reliable ROI by minimizing attack impacts and generating valuable evidence to inform continuous improvement of system design and operation.
description: 2022 IEEE Secure Development Conference (SecDev)
Comparison of topical azithromycin ophthalmic solution 1% and erythromycin eye ointment on the posterior blepharitis
Publisher: name: Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: Blepharitis, chronic inflammation of the eyelid, is one of the most common eye diseases that involve eyelashes, parotid glands, and apocrine. The most important symptoms of blepharitis are burning and irritation of the eyes, which are more severe in the morning. Azithromycin 1% solution is a new therapeutic method for treating blepharitis, which has recently entered Iran. The purpose of this study was to compare the treatment of 1% azithromycin eye drops and erythromycin topical ointment on the symptoms and signs of blepharitis.\nMethod: In this clinical trial study, 98 patients with posterior blepharitis referred to the ophthalmology clinic of Razi Hospital in Birjand in 2020 and 2021 were studied based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were randomly divided into two groups receiving erythromycin and 1% azithromycin by the blocking method. A two-part questionnaire was completed for the patients before and after the intervention. In the first part of the questionnaire, the demographic information of the patients and the signs and symptoms of the disease, including the degree of dry eyes, redness and swelling of the eyes, itchy eyes, and in the second part, the standard Ocular Surface Disease Index questionnaire was completed by self-declaration. The SMTube test was also performed by the project manager for the patients. The intensity of color sensitivity was checked and recorded by an eye specialist. After collecting the data, they were entered into SPSS software )Version 18) and analyzed by independent T, Mann-Whitney, paired t, Chi-Square and Fisher's exact test at the significance level less than 5%.\nResults: Out of a total of 98 patients, 52 patients (53.1%) were female. At the beginning of the study, there was no significant difference between the average OSDI index, staining intensity and SMTube, and at the end of the study, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).\nConclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the efficacy of azithromycin eye drops in the patients was the same as the efficacy of topical erythromycin ointment in patients with posterior blepharitis.
Characterisation of short term stock quality variation
Creators: name: Zorlu, Ari.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Magnetic-field-induced abrupt spin state transition in a quantum dot containing magnetic ions
Creators: name: Koperski, Maciej
name: Smoleński, Tomasz
name: Goryca, Mateusz
name: Wojnar, Piotr
name: Potemski, Marek
name: Kossacki, Piotr
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the results of a comprehensive magneto-optical characterization of single CdTe quantum dots containing a few Mn2+ ions. We find that some quantum dots exhibit an unexpected evolution of excitonic photoluminescence spectrum with the magnetic field. At a certain value of the magnetic field, specific for every quantum dot, each of the broad spectral lines related to the recombination of various excitonic complexes confined inside the dot transforms into a pair of narrow lines split by several meV. We interpret this abrupt change in the character of excitonic emission spectrum as a consequence of a transition from a non-polarized state of the Mn2+ spins in a low field regime to a highly (almost fully) polarized state above the critical magnetic field. Various optical experiments, including polarization-resolved studies, investigation of different excitation regimes and time-resolved measurements corroborate this scenario. However, these measurements indicate also that the observed effect is not related or influenced by the photo-created charge carriers, but it is rather originating from unusual spin configuration in the cluster of Mn2+ ions.
Determine the effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on pain, swelling, and trismus after impacted mandibular third molar surgery
Publisher: name: Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: Dental surgeries are always associated with pain and swelling for several consecutive days. Recent articles have shown conflicting results in the use of new techniques such as low-power lasers to treat postoperative pain and swelling. This study aimed to evaluate the reduction of pain, swelling, and trismus after surgery of the third molar-impacted tooth after the use of a low-power laser.\nMethod: This study was a randomized, single-blind, split-mouth clinical trial involving patients who were referred to the special clinic of Birjand Dental School from December 2021 to June 2021 and required bilateral removal of the occluded third molars. Immediately after surgery, the patient was given a radiation laser with a wavelength of 780 nm and a power of 70 MW for 30 seconds at a dose or power density of 52.5 j/cm2. The extent of swelling and trismus was assessed by measuring the dimensions of the face and the amount of mouth opening as well as the amount of pain on the second and seventh days after surgery. Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon and Mann–Whitney U test by SPSS (Version 21) at the significant level of (5 %).\nResults: The intensity of pain and swelling decreased significantly over time and the amount of trismus increased significantly during the seventh day compared to the second day (p.value<0.05). The amount of pain on the 7th day after surgery in the group without laser was 1.98±0.26 and the amount of pain in the group with laser was 0.85 ± 0.92 which was not statistically significant between the two groups (value>0.05). The amount of trismus on 7-day was 38.79 ±9.94 and on the side, with laser, it was no significant difference. The distance between the tragus and the corner of the lip on day 7 after surgery was 110.03 ± 5.77 mm and in the laser group was 109.66 ±5.67 mm, no significant difference was observed between the two groups. The distance between the gonium and the outer corner on day 7 after surgery was 98.84 ±7.24 mm in the laser group and 98.21± 6.93 mm in the non-laser group and no significant difference was observed.\nConclusion: The use of low-power laser reduced the pain, reduce postoperative swelling, and trismus caused by surgery but this reduction was not significant. Therefore, it is suggested that the study method should be changed and the sample size must be increased in further studies.
Xenia Lamarck 1816
Creators: name: Halász, Anna
name: Mcfadden, Catherine S.
name: Toonen, Robert
name: Benayahu, Yehuda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Alcyonacea
Xeniidae
Xenia

description: Genus Xenia Lamarck, 1816
Type species: Xenia umbellata Lamarck, 1816
Diagnosis. Colonies are small and soft with cylindrical stalk, undivided or branched, terminating in one or more domed polyp-bearing regions. Polyps are not retractile and are always monomorphic. Sclerites are ellipsoid platelets, usually abundant in all parts of the colony. They are mostly up to 0.025 mm in maximal diameter, and are composed of calcite rods, often dendritic or sinuous, mostly radially arranged, at least at the periphery of the sclerites. Tips of rods can be observed on the surface of the platelet, commonly providing it with a granular appearance; in a few cases, distal parts of rods are arranged parallel to the sclerite surface. The rods are mostly uniform in width (0.1–0.2 µm), but in some species their distal ends are wider. The sclerites often tend to fracture during dehydration for SEM purposes, thus also enabling examination of their inner parts and the morphology and arrangement of rods.
description: Published as part of Halász, Anna, Mcfadden, Catherine S., Toonen, Robert & Benayahu, Yehuda, 2019, Re-description of type material of Xenia Lamarck, 1816 (Octocorallia: Xeniidae), pp. 201-239 in Zootaxa 4652 (2) on page 204, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4652.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3363653
Analysis of optimal preconditioners for CutFEM
Creators: name: Gross, Sven
name: Reusken, Arnold
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 65N12, 65N22, 65N30

description: In this paper we consider a class of unfitted finite element methods for scalar elliptic problems. These so-called CutFEM methods use standard finite element spaces on a fixed unfitted triangulation combined with the Nitsche technique and a ghost penalty stabilization. As a model problem we consider the application of such a method to the Poisson interface problem. We introduce and analyze a new class of preconditioners that is based on a subspace decomposition approach. The unfitted finite element space is split into two subspaces, where one subspace is the standard finite element space associated to the background mesh and the second subspace is spanned by all cut basis functions corresponding to nodes on the cut elements. We will show that this splitting is stable, uniformly in the discretization parameter and in the location of the interface in the triangulation. Based on this we introduce an efficient preconditioner that is uniformly spectrally equivalent to the stiffness matrix. Using a similar splitting, it is shown that the same preconditioning approach can also be applied to a fictitious domain CutFEM discretization of the Poisson equation. Results of numerical experiments are included that illustrate optimality of such preconditioners for the Poisson interface problem and the Poisson fictitious domain problem.
description: new version: added 2D experiments, including results for quadratic finite elements. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2107.01182
Wide-angle giant photonic spin Hall effect
Creators: name: Chen, Zhihao
name: Chen, Yu
name: Wu, Yaodong
name: Zhou, Xinxing
name: Sun, Handong
name: Low, Tony
name: Chen, Hongsheng
name: Lin, Xiao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Photonic spin Hall effect is a manifestation of spin-orbit interaction of light and can be measured by a transverse shift λof photons with opposite spins. The precise measurement of transverse shifts can enable many spin-related applications, such as precise metrology and optical sensing. However, this transverse shift is generally small (i.e. δ/λ<{10}^{-1}, λis the wavelength), which impedes its precise measurement. To-date proposals to generate giant spin Hall effect (namely with δ/λ>{10}^{2}) have severe limitations, particularly its occurrence only over a narrow angular cone (with a width of Δθ<{1}^{\circ}). Here we propose a universal scheme to realize the wide-angle giant photonic spin Hall effect with Δθ>{70}^{\circ} by exploiting the interface between free space and uniaxial epsilon-near-zero media. The underlying mechanism is ascribed to the almost-perfect polarization splitting between s and p polarized waves at the designed interface. Remarkably, this almost-perfect polarization splitting does not resort to the interference effect and is insensitive to the incident angle, which then gives rise to the wide-angle giant photonic spin Hall effect.
description: 18 pages, 9 figures
Resources for co-ordinating a Roadmap article
Creators: name: Charlton, Peter H
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Roadmap Resources This repository provides resources used in preparing 'The 2023 wearable photoplethysmography roadmap' (https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/acead2) in case they are useful to any future Roadmap co-ordinators. The resources are available for download at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8360152 The resources relate to two key steps in the process of co-ordinating a Roadmap article: (i) inviting potential authors; and (ii) performing internal reviews. Author: Peter H. Charlton, 2023 --- Inviting potential authors Invitation Email The text used to invite potential authors is provided in 'invitation_email_text.txt'. Overview of Roadmap for Potential Authors An overview of the planned roadmap article was provided to potential authors. This is available in 'roadmap_overview.pdf' and 'roadmap_overview.rtf' (the latter allows the text to be easily copied). Author Guidelines The guidelines for authors are provided in 'author_guidelines.pdf' and 'author_guidelines.rft' (the latter allows the text to be easily copied). Section Template The Publisher provided a section template (a Microsoft Word document) which was distributed to authors. This is not available here, but is likely available from the Publisher to Roadmap co-ordinators. --- Internal review of sections Requesting internal reviews The text used to ask authors to perform internal reviews is provided in 'roadmap_requesting_internal_review_email_text.rtf'. Guidance for internal reviewers Sections were internally reviewed by other roadmap authors (one co-author, and one editor). The guidelines provided for the internal review are available in 'roadmap_internal_review_guidelines.pdf' and 'roadmap_internal_review_guidelines.rtf' (the latter allows the text to be easily copied). Email template for returning internal reviews A standard email template was used to return internal reviews, which included a request for information which was required by the submission system. This template is available in 'returning_internal_reviews_email_text.rtf'.
description: These resources were used primarily when co-ordinating 'The 2023 wearable photoplethysmography roadmap'. Peter Charlton's contribution to this work was primarily funded by the British Heart Foundation, grant number FS/20/20/34626.
description: {"references": ["Charlton et al, 'The 2023 wearable photoplethysmography roadmap', Physiological Measurement, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/acead2"]}
Spatially-indirect Exciton Condensate Phases in Double Bilayer Graphene
Creators: name: Su, Jung-Jung
name: MacDonald, Allan H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a theory of spatially indirect exciton condensate states in systems composed of a pair of electrically isolated Bernal graphene bilayers. The ground state phase diagram in a two-dimensional displacement-field/inter-bilayer-bias space includes layer-polarized semiconductors, spin-density-wave states, exciton condensates, and states with mixed excitonic and spin order. We find that two different condensate states, distinguished by a chirality index, are stable under different electrical control conditions.
description: 15 pages, 20 figures
Student Teacher Interaction While Learning Computer Science: Early Results from an Experiment on Undergraduates
Creators: name: Petrescu, Manuela
name: Bentasup, Kuderna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The scope of this paper was to find out how the students in Computer Science perceive different teaching styles and how the teaching style impacts the learning desire and interest in the course. To find out, we designed and implemented an experiment in which the same groups of students (86 students) were exposed to different teaching styles (presented by the same teacher at a difference of two weeks between lectures). We tried to minimize external factors' impact by carefully selecting the dates (close ones), having the courses in the same classroom and on the same day of the week, at the same hour, and checking the number and the complexity of the introduced items to be comparable. We asked for students' feedback and we define a set of countable body signs for their involvement in the course. The results were comparable by both metrics (body language) and text analysis results, students prefer a more interactive course, with a relaxing atmosphere, and are keener to learn in these conditions.
description: CSEDU 2023, 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education
Evaluation of the outcomes of congenital heart disease after cardiac surgery or angiographic interventions in children: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study
Publisher: name: Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are diagnosed in ≈8 to 10 per 1,000 live births in the United States. This study aimed to determine the outcomes in children with congenital heart disease.\nMethods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted using the census method on all patients with a CHD who referred to the pediatric heart clinic in Valiasr Hospital, Birjand, Iran, and underwent heart operation during the desired period. The information contained in the patients' files was used to collect the required data. The rest of the information was gathered by calling the patients' parents. The collected data were analyzed in the SPSS-19 software using the Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. The significant level was considered at the p-value of ≤ 0.05.\nResults: The results of the statistical analysis indicated that the type of intervention (i.e., operation, intrusion) had no statistically significant relationship with demographic indicators of gender, age by month, chromosomal abnormalities, the type of heart disease, and the development of children under-study; however, it showed a statistically significant relationship with the type of initial complaint. The rate of operation was significantly higher in the subjects, especially in those who had an initial complaint of murmurs. Based on the results, the age of children had a statistically significant relationship with the need for pacemakers and the amount of pleural effusion; these two outcomes increased significantly with the child's aging.\nConclusion: A large number of demographic and clinical factors were effective in children's postoperative outcomes. Consequently, by conducting further studies at a wider level and controlling variables it is possible to compare the findings, achieve more favorable results, and improve clinical indicators.
Implementation of pairwise longitudinal coupling in a three-qubit superconducting circuit
Creators: name: Roy, Tanay
name: Kundu, Suman
name: Chand, Madhavi
name: Hazra, Sumeru
name: Nehra, N.
name: Cosmic, R.
name: Ranadive, A.
name: Patankar, Meghan P.
name: Damle, Kedar
name: Vijay, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the "trimon", a multi-mode superconducting circuit implementing three qubits with all-to-all longitudinal coupling. This always-on interaction enables simple implementation of generalized controlled-NOT gates which form a universal set. Further, two of the three qubits are protected against Purcell decay while retaining measurability. We demonstrate high-fidelity state swapping operations between two qubits and characterize the coupling of all three qubits to a neighbouring transmon qubit. Our results offer a new paradigm for multi-qubit architecture with applications in quantum error correction, quantum simulations and quantum annealing.
description: Main text (5 pages, 4 figures) and Supplementary Material (11 pages, 5 figures)
Microstructure in rapidly solidified Al-Ti-Si and Al-Ti-Fe alloys
Creators: name: Nguyen, Duc Long.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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The relationship between the coexistence of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease in high cardiovascular risk patients in an angiographic study, A neglected crucial link
Publisher: name: Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease in coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. This issue is more highlighted in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery after catheterization procedures.\nMethods: This study was observational on participants who recourse to the heart clinics and candidates for coronary angiography, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. In the first, coronary angiography was performed, and so, if the patients had significant involvement of coronary arteries and had at least one inclusion criteria, for assessment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), peripheral angiography through the femoral artery was performed. The statistical analysis was done by SPSS software (Version 16) and the data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics method, variance analysis, and Fisher's Exact Test. The level of significance was considered to be (0.05).\nResults: Among all patients, there was no significant difference in the demographic variables such as gender (P= 0.497) and age (P= 0.069). The commonest peripheral artery involved in patients was the right femoral artery. A statistically significant relationship between gender and PAD was seen (P=0.001). There was no significant relationship between the type of involved coronary artery and gender (p=0.043; Fisher's Exact Test = 10.719).\nConclusion: More than one-third of participants with CAD had peripheral arterial involvement in iliofemoral arteries in this study. This situation increased the risk of complications in vascular blind catheterization. So, Improving PAD detection is crucial for more effective cardiovascular prevention and treatment.
Student's Attraction for a Carrier Path Related to Databases and SQL: Usability vs Efficiency in Students' Perception -Case Study
Creators: name: Petrescu, Manuela
name: Pop, Emilia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This study explores and analyses the expectations of second-year students enrolled in different lines of study related to Database course, as their interest in having a carrier path in a database related domain and how it reflects the job demands from the market. The participants in the study provided two sets of answers, anonymously collected (in the begging and in the middle of the course), thus allowing us to track how their interests changed as long as they found out more about the subject. We asked for their experience and initial knowledge, we found out that they are aware of the SQL and usability and importance of databases, but they appreciated the database knowledge will be used occasionally. Even if it was not the original scope of the paper, we also found out that men are more interested in learning in depth (acquiring security, performance, complexity database related information) than women do. In terms of the participants set, there were 87 answers from 191 enrolled students that were analyzed and interpreted using thematic analysis.
description: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Education
«Nur Ja heisst Ja»: Präventionsorientierte Handlungsempfehlungen für die Soziale Arbeit zur Herstellung von Konsens in Intimität und Beziehung
Creators: name: Ammann, Anthi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit widmet sich der Thematik Konsens in Intimität und Beziehung zur Prävention sexualisierter Gewalt bei Jugendlichen. Der aktuelle gesellschaftliche und politische Diskurs zur Revision des Sexualstrafrechts in der Schweiz bildet die Ausgangslage zu dieser Arbeit und zeigt deren Relevanz sowie Aktualität auf. Das Modell der Verhandlungsmoral sowie das Konzept Intimate Citizenship, die vor dem Hintergrund der historischen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung der Sexualität der letzten 70 Jahre entstanden sind, legen den theoretischen Grundstein für das Konzept Konsens in Intimität und Beziehung. Diese Arbeit zeigt auf, welche Bedeutung der Schutz und die Umsetzung der sexuellen Rechte sowie das Konzept sexuelle Gesundheit für Konsens haben und eine selbstbestimmte Sexualität ermöglichen. Im Besonderen wird der Fokus auf Jugendliche gelegt und ihre Erfahrung mit Sexualität. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, welche Bedeutung und Wichtigkeit der sexuellen Bildung zukommt und wie das Konzept Konsens in Intimität und Beziehung vermittelt werden kann, um dadurch einen Beitrag zur Prävention sexualisierter Gewalt zu leisten. Da die Schule ein wichtiger Ort der sexuellen Bildung für Jugendliche ist, kommt ihr bzw. der Schulsozialarbeit ein Auftrag und eine Verantwortung diesbezüglich zu. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in dieser Arbeit verschiedene Handlungsempfehlungen zur Implementierung von Konsens in der sexuellen Bildung für Fachpersonen vorgestellt und kritisch analysiert. Diese Arbeit soll unter anderem eine fachliche und professionelle Auseinandersetzung zu Konsens in Intimität und Beziehung und dessen Bedeutung für die Prävention sexualisierter Gewalt anregen.
description: + Code Diss LU: hslusa basa + Fussnote: Bachelor-Arbeit, Hochschule Luzern – Soziale Arbeit, Studienrichtung Sozialarbeit, 2023 + NL-Code: NLLUHSA202309
Code Properties of the Holographic Sierpinski Triangle
Creators: name: Bao, Ning
name: Naskar, Joydeep
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the holographic quantum error correcting code properties of a Sierpinski Triangle-shaped boundary subregion in $AdS_4/CFT_3$. Due to existing no-go theorems in topological quantum error correction regarding fractal noise, this gives holographic codes a specific advantage over topological codes. We then further argue that a boundary subregion in the shape of the Sierpinski gasket in $AdS_5/CFT_4$ does not possess these holographic quantum error correction properties.
description: Errors corrected. Journal version
Management of a case of dirty traumatic scalp lacerations and multiple skull fractures and exposure to Dura matter
Publisher: name: Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Year: 2022

description: In traumatic brain injury many objects may enter the cranium, if these injuries are associated with the entry of contaminated foreign bodies into the brain; they can cause more damage and complications. This is a case report of such patients with different aspects of treatment. We reported a case followed motor accident suffered dirty large scalp lacerations, multiple linear and depressed skull fractures, and exposure to dura matter, pneumocephalus, and many sands and soil under the cranium. Several therapeutic actions were done including adequate irrigation, administration of Prophylactic antimicrobial and anticonvulsant therapy, and early surgical intervention. The Patient did not show any signs or symptoms of infections or other complications during the hospitalization period and he had a favorable 10-month follow-up period. We concluded in penetrating brain injury with contaminated foreign bodies, adequate irrigation and early administration of prophylactic antibiotic therapy and antiepileptic agents associated with early neurosurgical intervention can be helpful in complications prevention.
Tendencies in Database Learning for Undergraduate Students: Learning In-Depth or Getting the Work Done?
Creators: name: Pop, Emilia
name: Petrescu, Manuela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This study explores and analyzes the learning tendencies of second-year students enrolled in different lines of study related to the Databases course. There were 79 answers collected from 191 enrolled students that were analyzed and interpreted using thematic analysis. The participants in the study provided two sets of answers, anonymously collected (at the beginning and at the end of the course), thus allowing us to have clear data regarding their interests and to find out their tendencies. We looked into their expectations and if they were met; we concluded that the students want to learn only database basics. Their main challenges were related to the course homework. We combined the information and the answers related to 1) other database-related topics that they would like to learn, 2) how they plan to use the acquired information, and 3) overall interest in learning other database-related topics. The conclusion was that students prefer learning only the basic information that could help them achieve their goals: creating an application or using it at work. For these students, Getting the work done is preferred to Learning in-depth.
description: ENASE 2023, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering
Analytic Calculation of Radio Emission from Extensive Air Showers subjected to Atmospheric Electric Fields
Creators: name: Scholten, Olaf
name: Trinh, Gia
name: de Vries, Krijn D.
name: van Sloten, Lucas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have developed a code that semi-analytically calculates the radio footprint (intensity and polarization) of an extensive air shower subject to atmospheric electric fields. This can be used to reconstruct the height dependence of atmospheric electric field from the measured radio footprint. The various parameterizations of the spatial extent of the induced currents are based on the results of Monte-Carlo shower simulations. The calculated radio footprints agree well with microscopic CoREAS simulations.
description: Contribution to the proceedings of the ARENA conference, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 7-10, 2016
Entanglement Swapping Between Dissipative Systems
Creators: name: Nourmandipour, Alireza
name: Tavassoly, M. K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we investigate the possibility of entanglement swapping between two distinct qubits coupled to their own (in general) non-Markovian environments. This is done via Bell state measurement performing on the photons leaving the dissipative cavities. In the continuation, we introduce the concept of entangling power to measure the average of swapped entanglement over all possible pure initial states. Then, we present our results in two strong and weak coupling regimes and discuss the role of detuning parameter in each regime on the amount of swapped entanglement. We also determine the conditions in which the maximum amount of entanglement can be swapped between two qubits. It is revealed that despite of the presence of dissipation, it is possible to create long-living stationary entanglement between two qubits.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures
Neural network approach to reconstructing spectral functions and complex poles of confined particles
Creators: name: Lechien, Thibault
name: Dudal, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: I.2.6; J.2

description: Reconstructing spectral functions from propagator data is difficult as solving the analytic continuation problem or applying an inverse integral transformation are ill-conditioned problems. Recent work has proposed using neural networks to solve this problem and has shown promising results, either matching or improving upon the performance of other methods. We generalize this approach by not only reconstructing spectral functions, but also (possible) pairs of complex poles or an infrared (IR) cutoff. We train our network on physically motivated toy functions, examine the reconstruction accuracy and check its robustness to noise. Encouraging results are found on both toy functions and genuine lattice QCD data for the gluon propagator, suggesting that this approach may lead to significant improvements over current state-of-the-art methods.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures, accepted version for publication in SciPost Physics
Identifying advanced generation options for brown coal based power generation systems
Creators: name: Marisetty, Tanuja.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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