cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Particle-hole duality, integrability, and Russian doll BCS model
Creators: name: Bork, L. V.
name: Pogosov, W. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We address a generalized Richardson model (Russian doll BCS model), which is characterized by the breaking of time-reversal symmetry. This model is known to be exactly solvable and integrable. We point out that the Russian doll BCS model, on the level of Hamiltonian, is also particle-hole symmetric. This implies that the same state can be expressed both in the particle and hole representations with two different sets of Bethe roots. We then derive exact relations between Bethe roots in the two representations, which can hardly be obtained staying on the level of Bethe equations. In a quasi-classical limit, similar identities for usual Richardson model, known from literature, are recovered from our results. We also show that these relations for Richardson roots take a remarkably simple form at half-filling and for a symmetric with respect to the middle of the interaction band distribution of one-body energy levels, since, in this special case, the rapidities in the particle and hole representations up to the translation satisfy the same system of equations.
description: 15 pages, 2 figures
Design and preparation of imprinted surface plasmon resonance (SPR) nanosensor for detection of Zn(II) ions
Creators: name: Jalilzadeh, Mitra
name: Çimen, Duygu
name: Erdoğan Özgür
name: Esen, Cem
name: Denizli, Adil
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A novel Zn(II) ions imprinted poly (2-hydroxyethyl Methacrylate-N-methacryloyl-(L)-histidine methyl ester) poly(HEMAH) surface plasmon resonance (SPR) nanosensor were designed for detection of Zn(II) ions in aqueous solution and artificial plasma providing a low cost, rapid and reliable results compared to other techniques such as atomic absorption spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer, X-ray fluorescence with synchrotron radiation. Zn(II) ions imprinted nanofilm on the SPR chip surface was synthesized by bulk polymerization. Characterization of Zn(II) ions imprinted nanosensor was performed by contact angle measurement, atomic force microscopy (AFM), ellipsometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR). Designed nanosensor was applied for selective detection of Zn(II) ions in aqueous solution within the range of 0.5–1.0 µg/mL. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were calculated as 0.19 and 0.64 ng/mL, respectively. Association kinetics analysis, Scatchard, Langmuir, Freundlich, Langmuir–Freundlich, Tempkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms were analyzed to the experimental data in order to identify the adsorption behavior. The selectivity of the SPR nanosensor was examined by using competitive metal ions such as Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Fe(II). To evaluate the imprinting effect of Zn(II) ions imprinted (MIP) and non-imprinted (NIP) nanosensor was also prepared as the control. Repeatability of the response signal was tested by four times adsorption–desorption–regeneration cycle.
Comparison of gestational dating methods and implications for exposure-outcome associations: An example with PM2.5 and preterm birth
Creators: name: Poole, C.
name: Rappazzo, K.M.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Lobdell, D.T.
name: Messer, L.C.
Publisher: name: BMJ Publishing Group
Year: 2017

description: Objectives: Estimating gestational age is usually based on date of last menstrual period (LMP) or clinical estimation (CE); both approaches introduce potential bias. Differences in methods of estimation may lead to misclassification and inconsistencies in risk estimates, particularly if exposure assignment is also gestation-dependent. This paper examines a 'what-if' scenario in which alternative methods are used and attempts to elucidate how method choice affects observed results. Methods We constructed two 20-week gestational age cohorts of pregnancies between 2000 and 2005 (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, USA) using live birth certificates: one defined preterm birth (PTB) status using CE and one using LMP. Within these, we estimated risk for 4 categories of preterm birth (PTBs per 106 pregnancies) and risk differences (RD (95% CIs)) associated with exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5). Results More births were classified preterm using LMP (16%) compared with CE (8%). RD divergences increased between cohorts as exposure period approached delivery. Among births between 28 and 31 weeks, week 7 PM2.5 exposure conveyed RDs of 44 (21 to 67) for CE and 50 (18 to 82) for LMP populations, while week 24 exposure conveyed RDs of 33 (11 to 56) and -20 (-50 to 10), respectively. Conclusions Different results from analyses restricted to births with both CE and LMP are most likely due to differences in dating methods rather than selection issues. Results are sensitive to choice of gestational age estimation, though degree of sensitivity can vary by exposure timing. When both outcome and exposure depend on estimate of gestational age, awareness of nuances in the method used for estimation is critical.
Anti-hyperlipidemic effect and phytochemical analysis of essential oil from Achillea ageratum L.
Creators: name: Amssayef, Ayoub
name: Bouchaane, Hajar
name: Soulaimani, Bouchra
name: Abbad, Imane
name: Bouadid, Ismail
name: Qabouche, Adil
name: EL-Haidani, Ahmed
name: Eddouks, Mohamed
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy

description: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of Achillea ageratum L. (A. ageratum) essential oil (EO) administered at a dosage of 50 mg/kg on triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipidemia in Wistar rats. The phytochemical composition of the EO was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), revealing the prevalence of oxygen-containing monoterpenes, and oxygen-containing sesquiterpenes. Furthermore, the principal constituents of A. ageratum EO included artemisyl acetate (54.09%), α-santalol (14.99%), and yomogi alcohol (8.98 %). The in vivo toxicity of this EO was assessed using the acute toxic class (ATC) method, revealing no adverse effects or mortality. The estimated LD50 exceeded 2 g/kg. Triton WR-1339 administration resulted in significant increase in hyperlipidemia-associated parameters, including total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-c), as well as lipid ratios (TC/HDL-c and TGs/HDL-c). In contrast, pretreatment with A. ageratum L EO for seven days demonstrated a notable preventive effect against the rise plasma lipid levels and lipid ratios. In summary, this study reveals the promising potential of A. ageratum L EO in managing hyperlipidemia, which highlights the necessity for further research to elucidate the specific mechanistic pathways implicated.
title: Review: "Post-communist Nostalgia" / Maria Todorova, Zsuzsa Gille (ed.). New York et al.: Berghahn, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-84545-671-9
Creators: name: Saur, Pamela
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: The title of this book, Post-Communist Nostalgia, identifies a term widely used since the fall of European communism in 1989-90. Common assumptions are that many residents of East and East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union are poorly adjusted. They harbor a pathological longing for the "good old days" under communism when they were taken care of by their governments and had no need to cope with change or to develop the initiative needed in capitalism. The authors of the generally well-researched if selective studies collected here look beyond the catch-phrase of the title and its associated generalizations. Articles discuss multiple aspects of citizens' relationships to the communist or socialist past in a dozen countries. Subjects include both lived experiences and memories and views expressed in songs, films, and books. Contributors are anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and professors in artistic fields. They are mostly from American universities, but they report on research conducted in the countries under discussion and their bibliographies include numerous entries in languages other than English. The result is an informative, cohesive, and well-organized book that dispels oversimplified and sometimes prejudicial myths and assumptions. To be sure, the book also introduces many nations, populations, and issues, thereby demonstrating that its subject is too vast to cover completely in a single volume. Several pertinent photographs are presented, including images of Bulgarian restaurants decorated with paraphernalia from the socialist era.
TRANSLATE poster for Researchers' Night Latvia 2023
Creators: name: Oliseveca, Irina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: energy harvesting
waste heat
h2020
waste heat recovery
sustainable materials
nanofluidics
electrochemistry
nanochannel
ion intercalation
Seebeck coefficient

description: This poster was presented by Dr. Irina Oliseveca for the annual event of European Researchers' Night, Latvia.
Additional information:
TRANSLATE is a €3.4 million EU-funded research project that aims to develop a new nanofluidic platform technology to effectively convert waste heat to electricity. This technology has the potential to improve the energy efficiency of many devices and systems, and provide a radically new zero-emission power source. The TRANSLATE project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 964251, for the action of 'The Recycling of waste heat through the Application of Nanofluidic ChannelS: Advances in the Conversion of Thermal to Electrical energy'. More information can be be found on the TRANSLATE project website: https://translate-energy.eu/
Logic of temporal attribute implications
Creators: name: Triska, Jan
name: Vychodil, Vilem
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: H.2.8; H.3.3; F.4.1
subject: 68T27, 68T30, 03B44

description: We study logic for reasoning with if-then formulas describing dependencies between attributes of objects which are observed in consecutive points in time. We introduce semantic entailment of the formulas, show its fixed-point characterization, investigate closure properties of model classes, present an axiomatization and prove its completeness, and investigate alternative axiomatizations and normalized proofs. We investigate decidability and complexity issues of the logic and prove that the entailment problem is NP-hard and belongs to EXPSPACE. We show that by restricting to predictive formulas, the entailment problem is decidable in pseudo-linear time.
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
Creators: name: Aylsworth, A.S.
name: Hooper, S.R.
name: Croen, L.A.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: DiGuiseppi, C.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Cordero, C.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Pretzel, R.E.
name: Fallin, M.D.
name: Herring, A.H.
name: Singer, A.B.
Publisher: name: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Year: 2017

description: Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure can affect neurodevelopment, but few studies have examined associations with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: We assessed the association between maternal alcohol use and ASD in the Study to Explore Early Development, a multi-site case–control study of children born between September 2003 and August 2006 in the US Regression analyses included 684 children with research clinician-confirmed ASD, 869 children with non-ASD developmental delays or disorders (DDs), and 962 controls ascertained from the general population (POP). Maternal alcohol exposure during each month from 3 months prior to conception until delivery was assessed by self-report. Results: Mothers of POP children were more likely to report any prenatal alcohol use than mothers of children with ASD or DD. In trimester one, 21.2% of mothers of POP children reported alcohol use compared with 18.1% and 18.2% of mothers of children with ASD or DD, respectively (adjusted OR for ASD vs. POP 0.8, 95% confidence interval 0.6, 1.1). During preconception and the first month of pregnancy, one to two drinks on average per week was inversely associated with ASD risk. Conclusions: These results do not support an adverse association between low-level alcohol exposure and ASD, although these findings were based on retrospective self-reported alcohol use. Unmeasured confounding or exposure misclassification may explain inverse associations with one to two drinks per week. Pregnant or potentially pregnant women should continue to follow recommendations to avoid alcohol use because of other known effects on infant health and neurodevelopment.
D1.5 Current Human Rights Frameworks
Creators: name: Andreou, Andreas
name: Shaelou, Stephanie Laulhe
name: Stahl, Bernd
Publisher: name: De Montfort University
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 109999 Technology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Smart Information Systems (SIS), which are a combination of big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), constitute an integral part of our lives. From Google search, Amazon’s Alexa, surgery robots, digital libraries, location-based devices, affective computing, and human machine symbiosis, almost everybody in high-income regions is affected by SIS on daily basis. Meanwhile, human rights and ethics discussions about SIS are taking place whilst the technologies are already omnipresent. The UK House of Lords, the UNESCO, the European Commission and the Pope, are only a few examples of those working on the human rights and ethics aspects of SIS.
title: Review: "Państwo, naród i... polityka polska" / Zygmunt Balicki. Warszawa: WUW, 2015. ISBN: 978-83-235-1936-2
Creators: name: Riedel, Rafał
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: This monograph is one of a series of publications covering the Polish social (or, broader, humanist) thought in the 19th and 20th century, with particular emphasis on the reflection on concepts such as state, society, nation, and identity. It is salient to read and re-discover Zygmunt Balicki, taking into account his wide scope of interest and the significant impact he had on modern political thought in Poland. Balicki was one of the most influential ideologists of Polish nationalism at the turn of the 19th and the 20th century. Alongside Roman Dmowski or Ludwig Popławski, he was also an active politician leaving a remarkable footprint on the further development of nationalist ideas as well as of Polish inter-war politics (even though he died in 1916 – two years before Poland regained independence)
National norms of mental health for Denmark
Creators: name: Moeller, Stine Bjerrum
name: Gondan, Matthias
name: Austin, Stephen F.
name: Slade, Mike
name: Simonsen, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Cancer
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: To facilitate interpretation and clinical utility of patient-reported outcomes, normative data provide a reference for a person’s score on a particular outcome in relation to the general population. This study reports Danish general population norms for four mental health indicators, assessing social functioning (Sheehan Disability Scale, SDS) personal recovery (Brief INSPIRE-O), symptom burden (Symptom Check List-10, SCL-10) and subjective well-being (WHO-5). The study was a cross-sectional survey study organized by the State’s statistical authority among the general population of adult Danish residents in Denmark, ranging in age between 18 to 79 years. A total of 8003 citizens were contacted including reminders from 2 March 2019 to 11 April 2019 by electronic letters, resulting in 2819 (35%) citizens providing complete responses. Female gender, higher age, Danish origin and living with a partner were associated with increased participation, and decreased participation was observed in male immigrants. We found a mean score of subjective well-being slightly lower than the population norm typically found in Danish general population studies. Elderly persons, Danes, and persons living with a partner reported better subjective mental health. Subjective well-being and personal recovery were positively correlated with social contacts and self-reported general health rating, and negatively correlated with social functioning and symptoms of depression and anxiety. This normative data provides a reference for interpreting mental health status. Our findings indicate slightly poorer subjective mental health than previously found. There is a need for special attention to engaging male immigrants in studies on mental health in the general population.
title: Recenzja: "Urban Grassroots Movements in Central and Eastern Europe" / Kerstin Jacobsson. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. ISBN: 978-1472434463
Creators: name: Płucienniczak, Piotr P.
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: Książka „Urban Grassroots..." należy do cyklu książek poświęconych problematyce ruchów społecznych i oddolnego aktywizmu w Środkowej i Wschodniej Europie, redagowanych przez badaczkę z Göteborga, Kerstin Jacobsson. Do tej nieformalnej serii należą również „Social Movements in Post-Communist Europe and Russia" (redagowane wraz ze Stevenem Saxonbergiem), „Beyond NGO-ization" (również z Saxonbergiem) oraz „The Challenge of Collective Action" (z Elżbietą Korolczuk). Zbiory z różnych perspektyw naświetlają problematykę niedocenianą przez badaczy i badaczki z Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej, którzy przez lata lekceważyli nierutynowe działania polityczne. Dlaczego tak się działo – trudno powiedzieć. Ruchy społeczne stanowią przedmiot zainteresowania socjologii od dobrego pół wieku, co więcej, jest to subdyscyplina teoretycznie i metodologiczne innowacyjna. Nie mówiąc już o tym, że same ruchy zdają się mieć rosnące znaczenie dla polityki i społeczeństwa. Socjologowie naszego regionu, czyli Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej, nie poświęcali im dotąd wiele uwagi, częściej badali organizacje pozarządowe i partie polityczne niż obywateli i obywatelki, którzy i które biorą sprawy w swoje ręce i wychodzą na ulice. Nieformalny projekt Jacobsson, na który składają się konferencje i publikacje, pozwala wyprowadzić wschodnioeuropejską socjologię ruchów społecznych i same ruchy społeczne na widok globalnych, czyli anglojęzycznych nauk społecznych. Jacobsson wspiera lokalnych badaczy i badaczki, oddaje im głos, zamiast narzucać zewnętrzne modele i paradygmaty. Ma to dobre i złe strony, o czym niżej.
Pearl Millet Production Guide
Creators: name: Lupane State University, Zimbabwe
Publisher: name: ITPGRFA
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Sustainable agriculture
subject: ZWE
subject: Production
subject: Climate change
subject: Stress
subject: ITPGRFA-BSF
subject: UGA
subject: PR-316
subject: Millet
subject: Adaptation
subject: Pathogens and diseases
subject: Farmers practices
subject: Characterization and evaluation
subject: Seed system
subject: Yields
subject: Organic farming
subject: Genomics

description: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), known as bulrush millet, is the most drought and soil acidity tolerant cereal that belongs to the grass family graminae. Pearl millet production is about half of the total production of cereals in Africa, in Southern Africa it covers about 23%. This cereal crop is commonly grown in Botswana and Namibia comparable to any other parts of Southern Africa; Zimbabwe. The indigenous crop’s cultivation has declined substantially in 20-30 years. It grows on poor sandy soils and within a range of rainfall from 350 to 700 mm per annum with the ability to withstand long spells of drought. This crop has the potential to regenerate to produce new basal tillers finally compensating for drought losses caused by drought and erratic conditions. Pearl millet is an insurance crop against drought from high-risk areas. The maize crop became familiar even in areas where the soils and climates favored pearl millet survival. The high percentage cereal maize cultivation indicates a near monoculture agriculture system; creating an agriculture in need of more crop diversity to reduce crop failures emanating from whether variations.

This production guide intends to compile some good agricultural practices and information related to physiological characteristics for pearl millet, including its diversity in Zimbabwe. It provides information on  its adaptation and survival, a guide on land and seed bed preparation, planting methods and time, soil and environmental adaptation, as well as the management of nutrition and fertility, including recurrent pests and diseases and the significance of cultural methods of weeds, disease and pest management.

This guide was developed as part of the project “Exploring wide crosses derived crop biodiversity for climate resilience and food and nutrition security in Eastern and Southern Africa” funded by the Benefit Sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).
Safety and spiritual care: What do they mean for each other in Australian hospitals?
Creators: name: Eve, Kathryn
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2022
Subjects: spiritual care
pastoral care
chaplaincy
spiritual safety
safety
Australian hospitals
iatrogenic distress
iatrogenesis
hospitalisation
hospitalization

description: Spiritual care services provided in Australian hospitals are obliged to conform to safety agendas therein. Research investigating quality spiritual care in hospitals is growing however there is no research investigating safety in relation to spiritual care. My research examines what safety and spiritual care mean for each other in Australian hospitals. The research included a survey followed by interviews with spiritual care practitioners to explore their perspectives and engagement with hospital safety agendas. In this thesis I argue that 1) hospital safety agendas are permeated by biomedical power and authority which, paradoxically, threaten the safety of those present in them, 2) spiritual care practitioners value, engage with and contribute to hospital safety agendas, 3) hospitalisation is a biomedical intervention that generates iatrogenic distress, 4) spiritual safety is a useful concept for understanding and responding to iatrogenic distress and 5) hospitals are obliged to respond to iatrogenic distress by the provision of spiritual care. Opportunities and recommended actions are provided which would improve and support safety in hospitals.
Essential oil of endemic Centaurea paphlagonica: chemical composition, insecticidal, enzyme inhibitory activities and molecular docking approach
Creators: name: Tüfekçi, Ali Rıza
name: Karakoç, Ömer Cem
name: Tüfekçi, Ebru Derelli
name: Kürşat, Murat
name: Portakal, Pınar
name: Göçeri, Ali
name: Akşit, Hüseyin
name: Ekinci, Emel
name: Kazan, Buse
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The key objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition, insecticidal and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory activities of crude essential oils (CEO) extracted from the stem-leaf parts of the endemic Centaurea paphlagonica plant via steam distillation, as well as its chromatography-based fractions for the first time. According to GC-MS analysis, eighty-five compounds were identified representing 98.49% of the total essential oil. β-Eudesmol (15.17%), phytol (8.69%), and spathulenol (8.03%) were determined as the main components. The CEO demonstrated a remarkably insecticidal activity against S. granarius and R. dominica insects, ranging from 98.35% to 100%, while achieving a 50% against T. confusum at a 10% concentration. The silica gel-based fractionation of CEO resulted in four qualitatively different fractions (CEO-F1 to F4). The CEO-F2, predominantly comprised of β-eudesmol and spathulenol, exhibited superior activity compared to CEO across all tested insects. In addition, the inhibitory activity of BChE, which causes death in insects by altering nervous system activities, was assessed. BChE inhibition activity of CEO and CEO-F2 was determined as IC50=346.57 μg/mL and 96.02 μg/mL, respectively, supporting the insecticidal activity tests and molecular docking studies. The volatile oil obtained from C. paphlagonica can be considered a potential natural source to combat storage product pests, with its significant natural volatile compounds.
Pinball liquid phase from Hund's coupling in frustrated transition metal oxides
Creators: name: Ralko, Arnaud
name: Merino, Jaime
name: Fratini, Simone
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The interplay of non-local Coulomb repulsion and Hund's coupling in the d-orbital manifold in frustrated triangular lattices is analyzed by a mutliband extended Hubbard model. We find a rich phase diagram with several competing phases, including a robust pinball liquid phase, which is an unconventional metal characterized by threefold charge order, bad metallic behavior and the emergence of high spin local moments. Our results naturally explain the anomalous charge-ordered metallic state observed in the triangular layered compound AgNiO2. The potential relevance to other triangular transition metal oxides is discussed.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures
Most probable paths in temporal weighted networks: An application to ocean transport
Creators: name: Ser-Giacomi, Enrico
name: Vasile, Ruggero
name: Hernandez-Garcia, Emilio
name: Lopez, Cristobal
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider paths in weighted and directed temporal networks, introducing tools to compute sets of paths of high probability. We quantify the relative importance of the most probable path between two nodes with respect to the whole set of paths, and to a subset of highly probable paths which incorporate most of the connection probability. These concepts are used to provide alternative definitions of betweenness centrality. We apply our formalism to a transport network describing surface flow in the Mediterranean sea. Despite the full transport dynamics is described by a very large number of paths we find that, for realistic time scales, only a very small subset of high probability paths (or even a single most probable one) is enough to characterize global connectivity properties of the network.
How external memory banks make humans fragile.pdf
Creators: name: Zakravsky, Katherina T.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 60303 Biological Adaptation
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Based on the concept of "Anti-Fragility" by Nassim Taleb and the systemic biology of niche construction the paper proposes a hypothesis that under conditions of high and escalating volatility the human dependency on externalized memory banks and objectified culture can proof the source of disaster.
title: Rezension: "Partizipative Erinnerungsräume. Dialogische Wissensbildung in Museen und Ausstellungen" / Felix Ackermann, Anna Boroffka, Gregor H. Lersch (Hrsg.). Bielefeld: Transcript, 2013. ISBN: 978-3-8376-2361-1
Creators: name: Reinhold, Doreen
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: Der vorliegende Sammelband basiert auf einem Hochschulseminar, das die Herausgeber Felix Ackermann, Anna Boroffka und Gregor H. Lersch im Wintersemester 2011/2012 an der Europa-Universität Viadrina durchführten. Sowohl das Seminar als auch die daraus entstandene Publikation thematisieren theoretische Konzepte zur dialogischen Wissensbildung in Ausstellungen und Museen sowie Möglichkeiten der Umsetzung als partizipatorische Praxis, die die Machtverhältnisse im Museum dekonstruiert und neu verhandelt. Ausgangspunkt für das Projekt ist dabei das Konzept der angewandten Kulturwissenschaften und damit einer engen Verbindung von Theorie und Praxis, Kommunikation und Reflexion. Dieser theoretisch-methodologische Ansatz wurde exemplarisch mit von Studenten konzipierten und umgesetzten Tandemführungen durch die im September 2011 im Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin gezeigte Ausstellung Tür an Tür. Polen – Deutschland. 1000 Jahre Kunst und Geschichte erprobt.
The antimicrobial potential of essential oils and their nanoparticulate formulations as effective antifungals
Creators: name: Orchard, Ané
name: Ebrahim, Mahdiyyah
name: Khan, Farnaaz
name: du Toit, L.C.
name: Van Vuuren, S.F.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biochemistry
Space Science
Medicine
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer

description: Fungal infections present a challenge when it comes to topical treatment failure thereby necessitating the need for more effective topical delivery systems. Essential oils have demonstrated noteworthy antifungal activity; however, their volatility limits therapeutic use for skin conditions. This study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity of essential oils alone and in combination. Thereafter, antifungal nanoparticulate formulations were designed using three essential oil combinations against Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Candida albicans. The antifungal activity was investigated using the broth microdilution assay to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The formulations were prepared by forming nanoparticles (polymer-based and composite lipid-polymer-based systems), with the preferred formulation encapsulating the essential oil combinations. Characterisation of the formulations was performed with a Zeta-sizer and using attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). The in vitro antifungal activity of the three nanoparticulate formulations was then determined, where a significant (p = 0.002) increase in the average antidermatophyte activity could be observed for all three formulations. The combination of A. sativum and C. martinii displayed the lowest MIC value across all three reference strains (MIC values 0.06-0.38 mg mL-1) and the formulation maintained the antifungal activity with MIC values ranging 0.08-0.36 mg mL-1. A successful combination of essential oils with antifungal activity was achieved thereby emphasising an effective nanoparticulate formulation.
The Changing Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Creators: name: Lyall, K.
name: Ladd-Acosta, C.
name: Snyder, N.W.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Fallin, M.D.
name: Volk, H.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Schendel, D.
name: Croen, L.
name: Lee, B.K.
name: Newschaffer, C.
name: Park, B.Y.
Publisher: name: Annual Reviews Inc.
Year: 2017

description: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with lifelong impacts. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to ASD etiology, which remains incompletely understood. Research on ASD epidemiology has made significant advances in the past decade. Current prevalence is estimated to be at least 1.5% in developed countries, with recent increases primarily among those without comorbid intellectual disability. Genetic studies have identified a number of rare de novo mutations and gained footing in the areas of polygenic risk, epigenetics, and gene-by-environment interaction. Epidemiologic investigations focused on nongenetic factors have established advanced parental age and preterm birth as ASD risk factors, indicated that prenatal exposure to air pollution and short interpregnancy interval are potential risk factors, and suggested the need for further exploration of certain prenatal nutrients, metabolic conditions, and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. We discuss future challenges and goals for ASD epidemiology as well as public health implications.
Electronic_Supplementary_Material from Olfactory receptor repertoire size in dinosaurs
Creators: name: Hughes, Graham M.
name: Finarelli, John A.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 40308 Palaeontology (incl. Palynology)
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 60408 Genomics

description: File containing all additional tables and figures
title: Rezension: "Transkulturelle Kommunikation und Verflechtung. Die jüdischen Wirtschaftseliten in Polen vom 14. bis zum 16. Jahrhundert" / Jürgen Heyde. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014. ISBN: 978-3-447-10311-4
Creators: name: Jaros, Sven
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: Die zu rezensierende Studie ist die überarbeitete Fassung der 2009/2010 eingereichten Habilitationsschrift des Autors, die 2014 als Band 29 der Reihe „Quellen und Studien" des Deut­schen Historischen Instituts in Warschau erschien. Angesichts des – zeitlich wie auch geografisch – umfassenden Themas sowie der damit einhergehenden Menge der auszuwertenden Quellen und Forschungsliteratur entpuppt sich der Umfang der Studie von knapp 230 Textseiten als enorme Stärke, die zugleich nicht frei von Schwächen ist. Sein Ansatz kann Heyde grundsätzlich nicht hoch genug angerechnet werden. Bereits im kursorischen Überblick zur Forschungsliteratur zeigt er, dass bei der bisherigen Auseinandersetzung mit den Juden in Polen-Litauen eine umfassende Kontex­tualisierung häufig zu kurz kommt. Heyde versteht die jüdische Geschichte daher „als integrale[n] Bestandteil der polnischen Geschichte" (S. 5). Sein Ziel ist eine „multipolare, transkulturelle Kommunikations- und Verflechtungsgeschichte" (S. 4). Mit seinem Ansatz steht Heyde in der Tradition von jüngeren Arbeiten von Stefan Rohdewald, Yvonne Klein­mann oder David Frick.
Deriving super-horizon curvature perturbations from the dynamics of preheating
Creators: name: Mazumdar, Arindam
name: Modak, Kamakshya Prasad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a framework for calculating super-horizon curvature perturbation from the dynamics of preheating, which gives a reasonable match to the lattice results. Hubble patches with different initial background field values evolve differently. From the bifurcation of their evolution trajectories we find curvature perturbation using Lyapunov theorem and $δN$ formulation. In this way we have established a connection between the finer dynamics of preheating and the curvature perturbation produced in this era. From the calculated analytical form of the curvature perturbation we have derived the effective super-horizon curvature perturbation smoothed out on large scales of CMB. The order of the amount of local form non-gaussianity generated in this process has been calculated and problems regarding the precise determination of it have been pointed out.
description: 23 pages, 9 figures
Bioactive molecules isolated from Cymbopogon flexuosus and Monarda citriodora essential oils: Chemical profiling, antimycotic potential, and molecular docking studies against green and blue molds of Kinnow
Creators: name: Rashmi
name: Tandon, Ritu
name: Kalia, Anu
name: Raju, Baddipadige
name: Silakari, Om
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Among the most alarming postharvest fungal pathogens affecting the shelf life of citrus fruits are green (Penicillium digitatum) and blue (Penicillium italicum) molds. This in vitro study was aimed to evaluate the essential oils (EOs) of Cymbopogon flexuosus (CF) and Monarda citriodora (MC) and their principal components against these fungal pathogens. The composition of selected EOs was analyzed using Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID). Citral (83.81%) and thymol (62.51%) were identified as major components and were isolated by column chromatography from CF and MC EO respectively followed by characterization using spectral techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-NMR) and Carbon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (13C-NMR). Among EOs and their major components, thymol displayed promising potential against both Penicillium species with MIC values of 50 and 80 mg L-1 respectively. Molecular docking studies also confirmed the stable binding interaction of both components, particularly thymol with the active sites of target proteins i.e. 14-α-demethylase and chitin synthase of P. digitatum and P. italicum with the docking scores of -5.07, -5.41 kcal/mol and -5.78, -5.23 kcal/mol respectively. Optical microscopy studies revealed hyphal thinning and fragmentation at frequent sites with contraction of cytoplasmic content indicating incipient plasmolysis. The tested principal components, citral and thymol were predicted to exhibit similar mechanism of action to that of synthetic recommended molecules as revealed by molecular docking. Therefore, these findings provide empirical support to explore thymol as a promising eco-friendly antifungal agent for postharvest application in Kinnow.
Maternal and Paternal Infertility Disorders and Treatments and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development
Creators: name: Harris, S.
name: Croen, L.A.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Drews-Botsch, C.
name: DiGuiseppi, C.
name: Newschaffer, C.
Publisher: name: Springer New York LLC
Year: 2017

description: Previous studies of associations between ASD and conception using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are inconsistent and few studies have examined associations with other infertility treatments or infertility disorders. We examined associations between ASD and maternal/paternal infertility disorders and numerous maternal treatments among 1538 mother–child pairs in the Study to Explore Early Development, a population-based case-control study. ASD was associated with any female infertility diagnosis and several specific diagnoses: blocked tubes, endometriosis, uterine-factor infertility, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Stratified analyses suggested associations were limited to/much stronger among second or later births. The findings were not explained by sociodemographic factors such as maternal age or education or multiple or preterm birth. ASD was not associated with ART or non-ART infertility treatments.
title: Rezension: "Ponad żelazną kurtyną. Kontakty społeczne między PRL i RFN w okresie detente i stanu wojennego" / Dominick Pick. Warszawa:Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, 2016. ISBN: 978-83-7629-987-7
Creators: name: Ackermann, Felix
name: Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (Www.Pol-Int.Org)
Publisher: name: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt
Year: 2020

description: Dominik Pick analysiert in seinem 2016 erschienenen Buch „Über den Eisernen Vorhang hinweg" die zivilgesellschaftlichen Beziehungen zwischen der Volksrepublik Polen und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die neuen Impulse, die die Öffnung der Grenze für beide Seiten brachte. Einerseits kamen zahlreiche Deutsche zum ersten Mal seit Kriegsende nach Polen – viele auf der Suche nach den Häusern ihrer Familien, andere aus touristischer und politischer Neugier. Aus der Sicht vieler Polen bot die Öffnung die Möglichkeit, den Westen Europas selbst in Augenschein zu nehmen oder dort ein Auskommen zu finden. Mit der Grenzöffnung ging auch die langfristige Ausreise mehrerer Hunderttausend polnischer Staatsbürger aus der Bundesrepublik einher. Aufgrund familiärer Bande waren diese Migranten aber weiterhin eng mit Polen verbunden und gehörten von nun an auch zu denjenigen, die aus dem Westen in die Volksrepublik reisten.
Generalized CoKähler Geometry and an Application to Generalized Kähler Structures
Creators: name: Gomez, Ralph R.
name: Talvacchia, Janet
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 53D18, 53D15, 53C15

description: In this paper we define the notion of a generalized coKähler structure and prove that the product $M_{1}\times M_{2}$ of generalized contact metric manifolds $(M_i, Φ_i,E_{\pm,i}, G_i)$, $ i=1, 2$, where $M_{1}\times M_{2}$ is endowed with the product generalized complex structure induced from $Φ_1$ and $Φ_2$, is generalized Kähler if and only if $(M_i, Φ_i, E_{\pm,i}, G_i) ,\ \ i=1,2$ are generalized coKähler structures. We also prove that products of generalized coKähler and generalized Kähler manifolds admit a generalized coKähler structure. We use these product constructions to give nontrivial examples of generalized coKähler structures. Finally, we show the analogs of these theorems hold in the setting of twisted generalized geometries. We use these theorems to construct new examples of twisted generalized Kähler structures on manifolds that do not admit a classical Kähler structure and we give examples of twisted generalized coKähler structures on manifolds which do not admit a classical coKähler structure.
description: Final print version. To appear in Journal of Geometry and Physics
Seesaw Models with Minimal Flavor Violation
Creators: name: He, Xiao-Gang
name: Lee, Chao-Jung
name: Tandean, Jusak
name: Zheng, Ya-Juan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore realizations of minimal flavor violation (MFV) for leptons in the simplest seesaw models where the neutrino mass generation mechanism is driven by new fermion singlets (type I) or triplets (type III) and by a scalar triplet (type II). We also discuss similarities and differences of the MFV implementation among the three scenarios. To study the phenomenological implications, we consider a number of effective dimension-six operators that are purely leptonic or couple leptons to the standard-model gauge and Higgs bosons and evaluate constraints on the scale of MFV associated with these operators from the latest experimental information. Specifically, we employ the most recent measurements of neutrino mixing parameters as well as the currently available data on flavor-violating radiative and three-body decays of charged leptons, mu -> e conversion in nuclei, the anomalous magnetic moments of charged leptons, and their electric dipole moments. The most stringent lower-limit on the MFV scale comes from the present experimental bound on mu -> e gamma and can reach 500 TeV or higher, depending on the details of the seesaw scheme. With our numerical results, we illustrate some important differences among the seesaw types. In particular, we show that in types I and III there are features which can bring about potentially remarkable effects which do not occur in type II. In addition, we comment on how one of the new effective operators can induce flavor-changing dilepton decays of the Higgs boson, which may be probed in upcoming searches at the LHC.
description: 25 pages, 2 figures, slightly revised to match publication
THE SIGNIFICАNCE OF USING MILITАRY TERMS IN ENGLISH
Creators: name: Darvishova, Gulchehra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Mаstering common militаry words is а greаt wаy to improve your vocаbulаry relаted to the аrmed services. In this work, we present ideаs аbout the significаnce of using militаry terms in English аnd its importаnce in the understаnding of contexts аnd speciаlized texts.
Multiple stopovers by oriental honey buzzards.; Repeatabilities of latitude crossings without ID115581 and 40729.; Repeatabilities of latitude crossings and stopovers by oriental honey buzzards. from Seasonal contrasts in individual consistency of oriental honey buzzards' migration
Creators: name: Sugasawa, Shoko
name: Hiroyoshi Higuchi
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: List of cases in which an oriental honey buzzard made multiple stopovers within a single year.; Repeatability estimates of longitudes and dates of latitude crossings without ID115581 and 40729.; Tables of r estimates, 95% confidence intervals and p-values of latitude crossings and stopovers.
The Broader Autism Phenotype in Mothers is Associated with Increased Discordance Between Maternal-Reported and Clinician-Observed Instruments that Measure Child Autism Spectrum Disorder
Creators: name: Howard, A.G.
name: Daniels, J.L.
name: Rubenstein, E.
name: Wiggins, L.D.
name: Schieve, L.A.
name: Windham, G.C.
name: Olshan, A.F.
name: Edmondson Pretzel, R.
name: Young, L.
name: DiGuiseppi, C.
name: Pence, B.W.
Publisher: name: Springer New York LLC
Year: 2017

description: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis relies on parent-reported and clinician-observed instruments. Sometimes, results between these instruments disagree. The broader autism phenotype (BAP) in parent-reporters may be associated with discordance. Study to Explore Early Development data (N = 712) were used to address whether mothers with BAP and children with ASD or non-ASD developmental disabilities were more likely than mothers without BAP to ‘over-’ or ‘under-report’ child ASD on ASD screeners or interviews compared with clinician observation or overall impression. Maternal BAP was associated with a child meeting thresholds on a maternal-reported screener or maternal interview when clinician ASD instruments or impressions did not (risk ratios: 1.30 to 2.85). Evidence suggests acknowledging and accounting for reporting discordances may be important when diagnosing ASD.