cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
ZnO nanotip-based acoustic wave sensors
Creators: name: Zhang, Zheng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: ZnO nanostructures possess unique advantages for the biosensor applications, such as giant surface areas, high sensitivity, biological compatibility, and integratability with Si-based electronics.This dissertation addresses the development of ZnO nanotip-based acoustic wave sensors, and their biological applications. ZnO nanostructures are grown on the surfaces of various sensors, including surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors, by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The single crystalline ZnO nanotips are well aligned along the substrate normal direction, confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, respectively. The photoluminescence (PL) measurements show the free exciton emission at room temperature, indicating superior optical property of the ZnO nanotips.The surface wetting properties of the ZnO nanostructured sensing surfaces are studied. It is demonstrated that the contact angles on ZnO nanotips can be changed between 0 and 130 degrees. The repeatable and reversible transitions between hydrophobic and superhydrophilic status of ZnO nanostructured surfaces have been achieved by UV illumination and low temperature oxygen annealing. The transition rate has been increased by 10-times in comparison with the published results. The immobilizations of DNA oligonucleotides to ZnO nanostructures have been conducted. DNA hybridization with complementary and non-complementary second strand DNA oligonucleotide is used to study the selectivity of the SAW sensor. The radioactive labeling tests and SAW sensor responses demonstrate that by using ZnO nanotips the DNA immobilization is enhanced by a factor of 200 in comparison with using the ZnO films. A ZnO nanotip-based QCM sensor is developed. The ZnO nanotip coated QCM sensor shows a 10-times larger frequency shift than that of regular QCM sensors, when measuring the same DNA oligonucleotide solution. In addition, the superhydrophilic behaviors of the nanotip array significantly reduce the required liquid volume for effective detection and only 3% solution is required to cover the same sensing surface compared to the traditional QCM sensor. The superhydrophilic sensing surface boosts the solution taking ability; therefore, enhances the sensitivity of the QCM sensor. The functionalization of ZnO nanotips with a series of mono- or bi-functional linkers have been achieved, which makes the selective biological sensing possible on the ZnO nanotip based QCM. ZnO nanotip-based SAW and QCM sensors possess the advantages of both traditional acoustic wave sensors and ZnO nanostructures, including high efficiency, good selectivity, low cost and broad biological applications.
Ablepharus brandtii var. brevipes
Creators: name: Ananjeva, Natalia B.
name: Milto, Konstantin D.
name: Barabanov, Andrei V.
name: Golynsky, Evgeny A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Scincidae
Ablepharus
Ablepharus brandtii
Ablepharus brandtii var. brevipes

description: Ablepharus brandtii var. brevipes NIKOLSKY (“1905” 1907: 283)
Syntypes:
ZISP 10188.1 - 2, 2 specimens, “Flum. Karun” [Rud-e Karun, Khuzestan Province, Iran, approx. 31.65 N 48.89 E]. Leg: N. A. Zarudny, 22.I.1904.
ZISP 10189, 1 specimen, “Dech-i-Diz” [Dehdez, Khuzestan Province, Iran, 31.71 N 50.29 E]. Leg: N. A. Zarudny, 5.IV.1904.
Present name: Ablepharus pannonicus Lichtenstein, 1823 fide Anderson (1999).
description: Published as part of Ananjeva, Natalia B., Milto, Konstantin D., Barabanov, Andrei V. & Golynsky, Evgeny A., 2020, An annotated type catalogue of amphibians and reptiles collected by Nikolay A Zarudny in Iran and Middle Asia, pp. 101-128 in Zootaxa 4722 (2) on page 119, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3605815
Guaranisaria llanoi Torres 1964
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
name: Heath, Maxine S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Guaranisaria
Guaranisaria llanoi

description: Guaranisaria llanoi Torres, 1964
Guaranisaria llanoi Torres 1964b: 149 (type material examined).
Type locality. Pronunciamiento, Entre Rios, Argentina.
Remarks. The species is currently known only from Argentina (Duffels & van der Laan 1985) and the type locality (Torres 1964b).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F. & Heath, Maxine S., 2014, The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 3883 (1) on pages 71-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3883.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4951252
On the scalability of ad hoc wireless networks
Creators: name: Zhao, Suli
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: This dissertation considers the problem of scaling ad hoc wireless networks now being applied to urban mesh and sensor networks scenarios. Ad hoc networks involve multi-hop communication which has inherent scaling problems in that throughput per node drops as the square root of the number of nodes in the network. We investigate mechanisms for improving performance and scalability of multi-hop wireless networks, with focus on system architecture and routing protocol aspects.First we propose a generalized multi-tier hierarchical hybrid network with three tiers of radio nodes: low-power end-user mobile nodes (MN) at the lowest tier, higher power radio forwarding nodes (FN) that support multi-hop routing at intermediate level, and wired access points (AP) at the highest level. We present an analytical model for the capacity of the proposed network and identify conditions on transmission range and node density for scalability to be maintained. From the derived upper and lower bounds, it is shown that the low-tier capacity increases linearly with the number of FN's, and that the high-tier capacity grows linearly with the number of AP's in the scaling region.The analytically obtained capacity results are validated with detailed system simulations for dense network scenarios. The simulation study also examines the allocation of separate channels to avoid the increased protocol overhead which arises in the single channel case. A heuristic distributed channel assignment algorithm is proposed to achieve conflict-free transmissions in the network.Next, we investigate cross-layer adaptive routing as another type of scaling mechanism. An adaptive routing framework, which allows introduction of adjustable parameters and programmable routing modules, is described. The proposed framework can support various cross-layer mechanisms including those based on integrated routing metrics that incorporate PHY and MAC information.We investigate a PHY/MAC aware routing metric (PARMA) which incorporates physical layer link speed and MAC congestion. Design and implementation of PARMA are outlined, and simulation results for typical multi-rate 802.11 ad hoc network scenarios show that PARMA helps improve throughput and decrease congestion by selecting paths with high bit-rate links while avoiding MAC congestion areas.
Eumenes Latreille 1802
Creators: name: Pannure, Arati
name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Eumenes

description: Genus Eumenes Latreille, 1802
Eumenes Latreille 1802: 360, genus (4 species). Type species: " Eumenes coarctata Fab. " [= Vespa coarctata Linnaeus, 1758], by subsequent designation (Latreille 1810: 438); senior objective synonym of Alpha de Saussure, 1855 and of Eumenidion Schulthess, 1913.
van der Vecht & Fischer 1972: i–v+199; Carpenter 1986: 69; van der Vecht & Carpenter 1990: 22; Kim & Yamane 2001: 140; Nguyen 2015a: 565.
Diagnosis. Mandibles elongate, distinctly cross each other. Clypeus longer than wide, usually emarginate apically (Fig. 1). Cephalic fovea absent. Vertex usually sloping behind lateral ocelli. Mesosoma globular, as wide as high. Anterior face of pronotum smooth and shiny without medial pits or foveae. Pronotal carina usually present. Epicnemial carina absent. Pretegular carina absent (Fig. 17). Notauli absent. Tegula longer than wide, emarginate adjoining parategula, not reaching end of parategula posteriorly. Metanotum not dentate. Axillary fossa wide. Propodeal dorsum below plane of metanotum, without dorsal shelf. Superior carinae absent. Submarginal carina not produced as pointed/rounded process. Propodeal valvula not free from submarginal carina posteriorly. Propodeal orifice wide dorsally. Metasoma petiolate, T1 punctate and abruptly widening near apex and bulged apically (Fig. 75). S1 abruptly widening near apex, forming a posterior crescentic sclerite, lateral margins of T1 closely approaching each other ventrally, usually fused (Fig. 68). T2 with translucent apical lamella (Fig. 72). Mid tibia with one apical spur. SMC2 basally acute. Prestigma shorter than pterostigma. ♂: F11 small and hook-like, sharply pointed; no cavity on inner margin of flagellomere. Body length 12–15 mm.
Distribution. Cosmopolitan.
description: Published as part of Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, pp. 1-50 in Zootaxa 4171 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/258090
Design, synthesis and characterization of novel semiconducting metal chalcogenides with multifunctional properties
Creators: name: Wu, Min
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: Metal chalcogenides possess a wide range of interesting chemical and physical properties, including low-temperature superconductivity, semiconductivity, ionic conductivity, intercalation, and optical properties. To expand chalcogenides beyond their traditional applications, it is desirable to generate novel chalcogenide materials with multifunctionality for uses in the areas of catalysis, separation, ion exchange, and gas storage by modifying the framework architectures and tuning the chemical components. The primary focus of my Ph. D. study is to design and synthesize chalcogenide materials with new structures and interesting multifunctional properties. The large variety of chemical compositions and structures make it possible to tune the properties, such as band gap, luminescence, pore size, surface area, and thermal stability. Most of the synthesis has been carried out using solvothermal reactions refs in pyrex tube or teflon lined autoclaves. Novel three-dimensional (3D) microporous chalcogenides constructed on building units [M-Sn-Q]n- (M=Zn, Cd, Mn; Q=S, Se) have been obtained. Their structures have been characterized by both single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction methods. Optical diffuse reflectance experiments have indicated that these compounds are semiconductors with intermediate band gaps between 1.5~2.9eV. The successful doping/substitution of 5%~20% Mn and Se in the [Zn-Sn-S]n- structure allows systematic tuning of the band gap and optical properties of this semiconductor compound. All compounds show a high thermal stability over 400°C. Our studies also show that the guest molecules and cations residing in the open frameworks are exchangeable. Another novel two dimentional ion sulfide [Fe(en)3]·[Fe16S20]·en compound was synthesized as well. UV-Vis reflectance spectroscopy showed a very low absorption coefficient and small band gap ~0.5eV. Doping/substitution experiments with Co and Mn replacing Fe were carried out and the properties will be discussed. In summary, this work has provided examples of rational synthesis and property tuning of new functional materials with new structure types, and demonstrated structure-property correlation in metal chalcogenide based compounds. It has provided useful information for the future developments of material synthesis with desired multifunctionality.
Numerical modeling of hollow optical fiber drawing process
Creators: name: Yang, Jing
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: The hollow optical fiber drawing process has been numerically investigated. Axisymmetric, laminar and conjugated flows of gas in the central cavity, glass and aiding purge gas, were simulated in the model. A numerical scheme was proposed to correct the inner and outer surfaces of the hollow fiber. The optically thick approximation, as well as the zonal model, was applied to calculate the radiative transport within glass. The validation of the model was carried out. It is shown that the results from the model are consistent with the physical trends and agree well with the results in the literature. The effects of variable properties of air and buoyancy were investigated and results indicated that these effects are neglectable for simulating the draw process. The effects of physical parameters, such as the temperature distribution on the furnace wall, the drawing speed, the preform feeding speed, geometry of the preform and material properties, on the thermal transport, the neck-down profiles, the final collapse ratio and draw tension have been studied. Then, an appropriate objective function, comprised of the maximum velocity lag, E' and NBOHCs defect concentrations and draw tension, has been proposed to describe the quality of the hollow fiber. The feasible domain for hollow optical fiber drawing process was identified for optimal design. A multi-variable and non-constrained optimal design problem in hollow optical fiber drawing process has been solved by the univariate search and curve fitting method. Finally, collapse of Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers (MPOFs) during the drawing process was investigated by a porous media model. Results provided the effects of parameters on the final porosity of MPOFs. This model has been validated by comparing with the results for solid-core and hollow fibers drawing processes.
Maternal anemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Creators: name: Zhang, Qiaoyi
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: Background: Maternal anemia is a ubiquitous pregnancy complication, and has been associated with an array of adverse perinatal and reproductive outcomes. Despite scores studies, the association between anemia and perinatal outcomes remains poorly understood. The objectives of our study were to describe the epidemiology of maternal anemia, and to examine the associations of maternal anemia with perinatal mortality and preterm birth.Method: A prospective cohort study was conducted, using existing data from a population-based pregnancy-monitoring system in 13 counties in East China (1993-96). Women who delivered singleton infants at 20 to 44 weeks with at least one hemoglobin assessment during pregnancy were included (n=164,667). The prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin <10 g/dL) during pregnancy and rates of stillbirth, neonatal death, and preterm birth were estimated. Multivariable log-Binomial regression models were used to evaluate risk factors associated with anemia. Associations between anemia and adverse outcomes were examined using multiple Cox proportional hazards regression models after adjusting for a variety of confounding factors.Results: The overall prevalence of anemia was 32.6%, with substantial variations across trimesters (11%, 20%, and 26% in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters, respectively). Older maternal age, lower education, farm occupation, delayed prenatal care, pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia were associated with increased risk for anemia, whereas peri-conceptional folic acid use was associated with reduced risk for 1st trimester anemia. Anemia in the first half of pregnancy was associated with increased risk of stillbirth (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.7, 95% confidence internal (CI) 1.1, 2.7), but not neonatal deaths. Anemia in the 1st trimester was associated with increased risk for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Women with hemoglobin ≤5 g/dL were at highest risk (HR 3.3, 95% CI 1.4, 7.7) with progressively declining risk with increasing hemoglobin levels. In contrast, anemia in the 3rd trimester was associated with reduced risk for all preterm birth and spontaneous preterm labor, potentially due to hemo-dilution. Anemia was not associated with medically indicated preterm birth.Conclusion: Anemia in early pregnancy was associated with increased risk for stillbirth and preterm PROM. These findings underscore that early identification and treatment to alleviate anemia may help improve adverse pregnancy outcomes and related complications.
Derotettix Berg 1882
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
name: Heath, Maxine S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Derotettix

description: Derotettix Berg, 1882
Type species. Derotettix mendosensis Berg, 1882.
Remarks. The genus is known only from Argentina (Metcalf 1963c).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F. & Heath, Maxine S., 2014, The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 3883 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3883.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4951252
Data analysis for microarray experiment and DNA barcode of life
Creators: name: Yu, Ching-Ray
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: DNA microarray experiment, a well-established experimental technique, aims understanding the function of genes in some biological functions and cellular processes. One of the most common experiments in functional genomic research is to compare two groups of microarray data to determine which genes are differentially expressed. In this dissertation, we propose (1) a  methodology to estimate the proportion of differentially expressed genes in microarray experiments, (2) parametric and non-parametric methods to estimate error distribution of microarray data, and (3) an optimal scoring method and LDA on HLdata on the DNA barcoding data to cluster the species using COI sequence. We study the performance of our methods using simulation studies where we compare it to other standard methods and apply it on real data sets to show the advantage of our method.
Eumenes architectus Smith 1858
Creators: name: Pannure, Arati
name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Eumenes
Eumenes architectus

description: Eumenes architectus Smith, 1858
Material examined. INDIA: Karnataka: Bangalore, GKVK, 916 m, 14. vi.1982, 1 ♂, coll. Viraktmath; 930 m, 13°04' N 77°34' E, 2. v.2009, 1 ♀; 1.i, 26.ii, 19.iii, 6.iv, 10. vi.2012, 6 ♀, 1♂; 18. vii.2013, 1 ♂; 1. ii.2014, 1 ♀, 1♂, coll. A. Pannure; 19. iv.2009, 1 ♀, coll. G.P. Mutthuraj; 19.ix, 6, 23. xi.2011, 2 Ƌ, 1♀, coll. T.V. Aswathy; 1. vi.2014, 2 ♀, coll. N.M. Lepakshi; 23.iii, 18.ix, 24. xi.2009, 2 ♀, 1♂ coll. R.N Geeta. Bidar, 25. ii.1982, 3 ♀, 4♂, coll. V.V. Belavadi. Chikkaballapur, Skandagiri hills, 1357 m, 13°25' N 77°40' E, 11. i.2015, 2 ♀, 2♂, coll. Zammer. Chikkamagalurur, Mudigere, 1. ii.2013, 1 ♀, coll. Pramodh. Dakshina Kannada, Puttur, 10. ii.2015, 1 ♀, coll. K. Vanitha. Hassan, Agriculture college, 950 m, 12°58' N 76°16' E, 2014, 1♀, coll. students. Koppal, Munirabad, 497 m, 15°16' N 76°19' E, 5. xii.2012, 2 ♀, coll. S. Najeer. Kerala: Munnar Camelot Resort, 1464 m, 10°09' N 77°06' E, 15. v.2013, 1 ♂, coll. V.V.Belavadi. Kannur, Madayipara, 38 m, 12°01' N 75°15' E, 13. viii.2015, 2 ♀, coll. S.D. Pradeepa. Padannakkad, 14 m, 12°15' N 75°07' E, 14. viii.2015, 1 ♂, coll. C. Prashantha.
Distribution. India: * Karnataka, * Kerala [New report from south India]; Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim.— China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand (Srinivasan & Girish Kumar 2010, 2013; Nugroho et al. 2011).
Remarks. This species is most common in south India. The females display variation in yellow colour marking on clypeus, propodeum and abdominal segments. This species can be easily distinguished by the combination of the following characters: the body with less yellow marking and legs and tegulae entirely ferruginous.
description: Published as part of Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, pp. 1-50 in Zootaxa 4171 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/258090
Abstracts from LU Open Science Days 2024 - Crossing Boundaries with Open Science
Creators: name: Lund University Open Science Champions
Publisher: name: Lund University Library
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Open Science
subject: Data curation
subject: FAIR Principals
subject: Open Hardware
subject: Inclusivity
subject: Citizen science
subject: Object based learning
subject: Lund University
subject: Indigenous Knowledge Systems
subject: Open Access Publishing

description: Abstracts from short talks and poster exihibition at the conference Lund University Open Science Days 2024.
Derotettix mendosensis Berg 1882
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
name: Heath, Maxine S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Derotettix
Derotettix mendosensis

description: Derotettix mendosensis Berg, 1882
Derotettix mendosensis Berg 1882: 47 (type material examined).
Type locality. Mendoza, Argentina.
Remarks. The species was reported from Mendoza and Río Negro Provinces (Berg 1882; Torres 1945a). The reference to Buenos Aires by Metcalf (1963c) was a mistake as Berg (1882) was referencing the location of the museum where one of the specimens he had examined was deposited. We collected specimens in La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rìo Negro, and San Juan Provinces. We reported the species from La Rioja, Rio Negro and San Juan Provinces without localities (Sanborn et al. 2004). The species is associated with the Monte floristic province (Sanborn et al. 2011a).
New provincial records. La Pampa, Rt. 154, 52 km No. of Rio Colorado, 9-XII-1986, J.E. Heath Coll. EX: Atriplex (one female, MSHC); La Pampa, Rt. 154, 52 km No. of Rio Colorado, 9-XII-1986, M.S. Heath Coll. EX: Atriplex (one male, MSHC); La Pampa, Rt. 154, 52 km No. of Rio Colorado, 9-XII-1986, Al Sanborn Coll. EX: Atriplex (one male, MSHC); La Pampa, Rt. 154, 52 km No. of Rio Colorado, 9-XII-1986, F. Noriega Coll. EX: Atriplex (one male, MSHC); La Rioja, Patquia, 5-I-1987, M.S. & J.E. Heath Coll., EX: Atriplex (two males, one female, MSHC); La Rioja, Patquia, 5-I-1987, Al Sanborn Coll., EX: Atriplex (one male, one female, MSHC); La Rioja, Patquia, 5-I-1987, F. Noriega Coll., EX: Atriplex (one male, MSHC); La Rioja, Dto. Independencia, Patquia, 21-I-1988, Heath-Sanborn-Noriega Coll., Ex: Atriplex (one male, AFSC); La Rioja, Dto. Rosaria V. Peñaloza, 4 km No. of San Antonio, 21-I-1988, Heath-Sanborn-Noriega Coll. (one male, one female, MSHC); Prov. La Rioja, Patquia, 8-I-1992, A. Sanborn & P. Ganter coll. (one male, AFSC); Prov. La Rioja, 6 km South of San Ramon on Provincial Ruta 29, 8-I-1992, A. Sanborn Coll. (seven males, AFSC); Neuquen, Rt. 40, 67 km N. of Zapala, 9-XII- 1981, M.S. & J.E. Heath & F. Noriega coll. (two males, MSHC, one male, AFSC); San Juan, Rt. 40, 4 km No. of Mendoza Prov. Border, 8-XII-1981, M.S. & J.E. Heath Coll., EX: Atriplex (one female, AFSC); Prov. San Luis, Ruta 40, 2 km North of Villa de Media Agua, 7-I-1992, A. Sanborn & P. Ganter coll. (two males, AFSC).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F. & Heath, Maxine S., 2014, The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 3883 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3883.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4951252
D6.2 Integrated Τoolset for Μultiplying Ιmpact
Creators: name: kotsikoris, vasilis
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This comprehensive report addresses all key facets essential for the strategic development and sustainability of the EFRA project.

Initially, the document highlights EFRA’s use cases and technical capabilities, showcasing the platform's ability to predict and prevent food risks using advanced AI models and data integration. These use cases comprise of predictive analytics for salmonella in poultry farms, enhanced pest alarm systems, and automated regulatory analysis. Each use case demonstrates EFRA’s technical strengths and its potential for real-world application.

Afterwards, an extensive market analysis provides a look at all relevant markets for EFRA and examines their current states and trends. Those markets include data, predictive analytics, food safety/fraud detection, food risk prediction, poultry and crop farming. Analysis helps in producing accurate Internal & External analyses for EFRA, in the form of SWOT & PESTLE.

The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) plan establishes a robust framework to safeguard EFRAs innovative assets, ensuring that the intellectual capital remains a cornerstone of its competitive advantage. Through meticulously executing this plan, the IPs existing before the start of the project will be protected while those produced during its lifespan will be managed and leveraged from the involved partners.

Subsequently, the Business Models Playbook is introduced, offering a framework for developing versatile business strategies tailored to EFRA’s use cases. This playbook guides the creation of business models that can adapt to market demands, enhance customer value, and ensure long-term growth. Special focus is given to the Business Model Canvas, which is the model of choice for EFRA.

In tandem with the consortium’s commitment to excellence, the sustainability plan underscores the dedication to good organizational/business practices. It includes the Marketing Plan for EFRA’s platform composed at present from 3 Key Exploitable Results (KERs), 1) EFRA Data Hub, 2) EFRA Analytics Powerhouse, and 3) EFRA Data & Analytics Marketplace. By proactively considering all future aspects of the project, the consortium can ensure with higher certainty its future success.

Collectively, the IPR plan, market analysis, Business Models Playbook and sustainability plan represent a comprehensive approach to organisational development, aligning innovative prowess, strategic business models and commitment to sustainable practices. Through meticulous execution and continuous adaptation, the EFRA platform aims to be a responsible, innovative, and resilient platform inside fast changing and dynamic markets.
Towards conflict-free switching in multihop wireless mesh networks
Creators: name: Wu, Zhibin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: In wireless mesh networks, an important open problem is that of efficiently supporting end-to-end real-time flows such as voice, video or aggregated infrastructure traffic. The overall performance achieved by conventional layered approaches (802.11 MAC combined with independent ad hoc routing protocols) is significantly lower than the underlying network capacity due to interferences and poor interactions between MAC and routing layers. In this Ph.D. thesis, we propose a ``conflict-free switching'' framework to handle this challenge through a combination of techniques at the medium access control (MAC) and network (routing) layers. At first, we focus on the per-packet scheduling in MAC layer only and propose the D-LSMA MAC protocol as an enhancement of IEEE 802.11 MAC to solve the inefficiency of MAC problems in multi-hop wireless networks. Simulation results show that our D-LSMA protocol achieved 20-30% more throughput than the original IEEE 802.11 MAC. In dense wireless mesh environments, the communication complexity to establish conflict-free scheduling becomes very high due to extended interference range. In this case, per-flow optimization mechanisms are better than per-packet MAC scheduling solutions. Hence, to reduce control overhead and improve end-to-end performance further, we propose a clean-slated IRMA (Integrated Routing/MAC Scheduling) design to integrate the routing and MAC into a single protocol layer and use joint optimization techniques to establish end-to-end path and TDMA schedules for flows across the network. This approach achieves non-conflicting allocation of channel resources based on global or local traffic flow specifications and network conflict graphs. Two different joint routing/scheduling algorithms are presented. The first method solves min-hop routing, then optimizes link scheduling based on routing results and real-time flow demands. The second approach attempts to optimize routing and scheduling decisions simultaneously, using available MAC bandwidth information to route around congested areas. Both centralized and distributed algorithms based on these methods are proposed and evaluated with detailed simulations. Results show significant 2-3x improvements in network throughput when compared with baseline 802.11-based mesh networks using independent routing protocols.
Resolving endometriosis-induced pain utilizing a low-glycemic diet
Creators: name: Witherspoon, Courtney
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: This single-blinded clinical study was designed to determine if a diet consisting of foods having low glycemic indices (GI), with an emphasis on reduction of simple sugars, is an effective tool for reducing symptoms of endometriosis. Chronic inflammation may be the primary activator of endometrial tissue migration and adhesion. Studies suggest that the high levels of sugar (i.e. USDA reports 150 lbs per person a year) promote chronic inflammation. Thus, it was proposed that if there was a reduction in dietary simple sugars (i.e. low glycemic index/load), there would be a concomitant reduction in the painful symptoms of endometriosis. All subjects received healthy dietary guidance according the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid. The experimental group was asked to eliminate all simple sugars throughout the study.There were no statistically significant differences in the mean Endometriosis Symptom Scores (ESS) or Glycemic Indices between the control and test groups. However, the subjects (n=9) who followed through with the trial for the entire six weeks (C=Continuers), maintained higher mean compliance scores, with intermediate Glycemic Load (GL) values, and experienced a significant decrease in endometriosis induced pain as evidenced by the substantial drop in their ESS values, compared to those who dropped out of the study (n=4). This preliminary study did not show a significant difference in the mean glycemic indices (GI) between the Control vs. Test groups. However, the mean GL was significantly lower in the Continuers than in the Dropouts. Acknowledging the fragility of reproducible results due to the small sample size, the data shows that lowering the GL of the diet reduced pain in subjects with endometriosis.
Derotettix wagneri Distant 1905
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
name: Heath, Maxine S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Derotettix
Derotettix wagneri

description: Derotettix wagneri Distant, 1905
Derotettix wagneri Distant 1905d: 209 (type material examined).
Derotettix proseni Torres 1945a: 77 (type material examined). syn. n.
Type locality. Chaco of Santiago del Estero, edges of the Rio Salado, Argentina.
Remarks. Torres (1945a) distinguished D. proseni from D. wagneri by the lack of coloration on the vertex in the region of the ocelli, the absence on the pronotum of a black central band, marks on the mesonotum, the absence of the black longitudinal band on the dorsal abdomen, lack of markings on the timbal ribs, and for the lack of infuscation on the forewing.
Study of the male holotype and a paratype of D. proseni and the holotype of D. wagneri showed that D. proseni is a polymorphic form of D. wagneri. The only characters that distinguish D. proseni are a lack of dark body markings and the uninfuscated and unmarked wings. There are no structural differences between the species which are also of the same size. As a result, we propose D. proseni as a junior synonym of D. wagneri.
The species is known only from Santiago del Estero Province (Distant 1905d; Torres 1945a; Sanborn et al. 2004) which is where we collected our specimens. The reference to Buenos Aires (Metcalf 1963c) is an error as Buenos Aires in not mentioned in the original species description.
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F. & Heath, Maxine S., 2014, The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 3883 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3883.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4951252
High frequency techniques for advanced MOS device characterization
Creators: name: Wang, Yun
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Year: 2008

description: Rapid advances in the semiconductor industry have led to the proliferation of electric devices and information technology (IT). Integrated circuits(IC) based upon silicon MOSFET's have been used in virtually every electronic device produced today. The competitiveness of this huge market urges an increased device performance with lower cost. Over the past three decades, it is fulfilled by reducing transistor gate lengths and oxide thickness with each new generation of manufacturing technology. The leading edge CMOS technology is currently at the 45nm node with physical gate length at 18 nm and an equivalent gate oxide thickness (EOT) of 0.9 nm. However, as the device is miniaturized into the nanometer-scale regime nowadays, some challenges abound. Some challenges are new, some are just getting tougher and most of them will continue to become even more difficult to deal with for future generations. It is the world-wide effort to meet these challenges for sustaining the rapid growth of the industry. In this thesis, we will address a few of these challenges and offer some new approaches to get around them. Specifically, we introduce a new measurement technique to solve the precision problem in C-V measurement based on Time domain Reflectrometry(TDR). We also use the combination of experiment and theory to resolve the defect depth-profiling ambiguity associated with charge pumping measurement. Moreover, we find a new mode in transistor degradation that will become much more serious as the transistor size shrinks further. All these results represent a major and important advance which is also timely to the IC industry.
Eumenes atrophicus
Creators: name: Pannure, Arati
name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Eumenes
Eumenes atrophicus

description: Eumenes atrophicus (Fabricius, 1798)
Material examined. No specimens examined.
Distribution. India: Kerala [Palakkad (Malampuzha)], Tamil Nadu [Madurai]; Maharashtra [Karad], Meghalaya [Baghmara, Garo Hills], Sikkim [Melli Bazar], Uttarakhand [Bageshwar], West Bengal [Kalimpong].— China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand (Gusenleitner 1988, 2006; Carpenter unpublished)
description: Published as part of Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, pp. 1-50 in Zootaxa 4171 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/258090
Aggregate breakdown of nanoparticulate titania
Creators: name: Venugopal, Navin
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Year: 2008

description: Six nanosized titanium dioxide powders synthesized from a sulfate process were investigated.  The targeted end-use of this powder was for a de-NOx catalyst honeycomb monolith.  Alteration of synthesis parameters had resulted principally in differences in soluble ion level and specific surface area of the powders.  The goal of this investigation was to understand the role of synthesis parameters in the aggregation behavior of these powders. Investigation via scanning electron microscopy of the powders revealed three different aggregation iterations at specific length scales.Secondary and higher order aggregate strength was investigated via oscillatory stress rheometry as a means of simulating shear conditions encountered during extrusion.  G' and G'' were measured as a function of the applied oscillatory stress.  Oscillatory rheometry indicated a strong variation as a function of the sulfate level of the particles in the viscoelastic yield strengths.  Powder yield stresses ranged from 3.0 Pa to 24.0 Pa of oscillatory stress.  Compaction curves to 750 MPa found strong similarities in extrapolated yield point of stage I and II compaction for each of the powders (at approximately 500 MPa) suggesting that the variation in sulfate was greatest above the primary aggregate level.  Scanning electron microscopy of samples at different states of shear in oscillatory rheometry confirmed the variation in the linear elastic region and the viscous flow regime.A technique of this investigation was to approach aggregation via a novel perspective:  aggregates are distinguished as being loose open structures that are highly disordered and stochastic in nature.  The methodology used was to investigate the shear stresses required to rupture the various aggregation stages encountered and investigate the attempt to realign the now free-flowing constituents comprising the aggregate into a denser configuration.  Mercury porosimetry was utilized to measure the pore size of the compact resulting from compaction via dry pressing and tape casting secondary scale aggregates.  Mercury porosimetry of tapes cast at 0.85 and 9.09 cm/sec exhibited pore sizes ranging from 200-500 nm suggesting packing of intact micron-sized primary aggregates.  Porosimetry further showed that this peak was absent in pressed pellets corroborating arguments of ruptured primary aggregates during compaction to 750 MPa.
Crossing cultures: how Hispanic youth adapt
Creators: name: Velez, Judith
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Year: 2008

description: Despite the large number of Hispanic families living in the US, Hispanic adolescents' experience of adjustment to a different culture has been under-studied. Traditionally, survey instruments have been the primary method of assessing acculturation, which has not fully captured the complexity of the immigration and adaptation process. This study used qualitative methods to elicit the experiences and processual nature of acculturation among Hispanic adolescents. The purpose of the study was to identify the specific issues that Hispanic youth face as they acculturate to the US. In addition, the study sought to identify the role schools can take in facilitating their adjustment. The study's design included the use of ten focus groups (53 students) comprised of 7th and 8th grade students in two public schools in a northeastern, mid-sized city, and individual interviews with three staff members. The student participants were largely Mexican, Dominican and Honduran. The students represented a wide spectrum of Hispanic acculturation experiences, ranging from the newly arrived to second-generation status. Their concerns reflected the influence of a variety of contextual factors.The results indicate that there are significant differences between the 1st and 2nd generation participants. The topics of importance to the participants depended on where they were located along the adaptational process. Issues of the newly arrived were relative to their native countries, while the issues of the more acculturated participants were relative to the mainstream United States culture. The topics discussed by the members of the school staff were generally consistent with those of the students. However, they had additional concerns regarding the low levels of educational skills they observed with new entrants into the schools. The school personnel also highlighted the contextual issues that challenge Hispanic youth's educational functioning.
Eumenes belli Giordani Soika 1973
Creators: name: Pannure, Arati
name: Carpenter, James M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Eumenes
Eumenes belli

description: Eumenes belli Giordani Soika, 1973
Material examined. No specimens examined.
Distribution. India: Karnataka [Mysore, Uttara Kannada] (Giordani Soika 1973).
description: Published as part of Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, pp. 1-50 in Zootaxa 4171 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/258090
Calyria Stal 1862
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
name: Heath, Maxine S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Calyria

description: Calyria Stål, 1862
Type species. Cicada (Calyria) blanda Stål, 1862 (Rio de Janiero).
Remarks. Our records represent an extension of the genus into Argentina. Specimens have now been collected in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru, and Venezuela (Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2006b; 2007a; 2010b; 2013).
description: Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F. & Heath, Maxine S., 2014, The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 3883 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3883.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4951252
A study of in-cylinder combustion processes by using high speed multi-spectral infrared imaging and a robust statistical analysis method
Creators: name: VanderVeer, Joseph R.
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Year: 2008

description: Combustion processes in a spark-ignition engine were studied by using a high speed multi-spectral infrared camera system and a new robust statistical analysis method.  Among the variables in the experiment are fuel and fuel additives.  The images were obtained using Rutgers Super Imaging System, which consists of four spatial infrared cameras. The cameras are designed to be spatially aligned and their wavelengths are 3.8 mu m, 2.09 mu m, 3.48 mu m, 2.47 mu m.  Each camera consists of a Pt-Si charge-coupled device with a pixel array of 64 x 64 and a depth of 12 bits.  The engine used is a 1999 Ford Mustang 4.6L engine. This engine was modified to allow optical access by means of a bowditch method. The piston was redesigned for this study. Instead of graphite rings, metallic rings and oil lubricant were used to seal the combustion chamber.  A statistical analysis tool (CASAT) was developed to analyze infrared images.  Thistool included multiple methods for statistically analyzing the fuels, most notably the novel method time derivative spatial averaging (TDSA).  The ultimate goal of the research was to verify the capabilities of the TDSA method. This was achieved via a blind study, consisting of 10 unknown fuels; 2 base fuels and 8 fuels with additives. The results of the TDSA method predicted four fuels had various amounts of an octane improver, and the other four had a cetane improver. The actual results were octane improver and combustion enhancer. The effects of a cetane improver of gasoline and the effects of a combustion enhancer of gasoline are very similar.
Initial classmate acceptance reduces freshman year decline in sense of school belonging among urban high school students
Creators: name: Urga, Phuong-Anh
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Year: 2008

description: Although research has examined the positive outcomes associated with sense of school belonging, relatively little empirical attention has been given to identifying the variables that influence or contribute to sense of belonging. There is some evidence from cross-sectional studies of middle school students that academic performance correlates with sense of school belonging. Furthermore, perceived classmate acceptance explained a significant amount of the variance in sense of belonging in one sample of middle schoolers. It is not yet clear, however, if (1) these relationships generalize to older students, and (2) if one or both of those correlates prospectively predict sense of school belonging during the key freshman year transitional period. A further question worth examining is if academic performance and perceived classmate acceptance prospectively predict sense of school belonging better than the reverse temporal sequencing (e.g., beginning of the year sense of belonging as a predictor of end of the year academic performance and classmate acceptance). The current study examined these questions in a sample of Black and Latino urban high school freshmen. Consistent with past research with younger and older adolescents, sense of school belonging declined over the course of the year in our sample of high school freshmen. With regard to predictive relations, perceived classmate acceptance, but not academic performance, prospectively predicted end of year sense of school belonging, after controlling for initial levels of sense of belonging. Furthermore, when the reverse temporal sequencing of these variables was tested, sense of school belonging did not prospectively predict perceived classmate acceptance. These findings suggest that the positive relation between perceived classmate acceptance and sense of school belonging generalizes from younger adolescents (middle schoolers) to older adolescents (high school freshmen). Although no conclusions regarding causality can be drawn from our brief longitudinal study of Black and Latino high school freshmen, given that perceived classmate acceptance prospectively predicted end of year sense of school belonging, and the lack of support for the reverse temporal sequence, the role of perceived classmate acceptance in the development and/or maintenance of sense of school belonging during the key transition into high school warrants further empirical attention.