cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Increasing knowledge in obesity management using an educational activity
Creators: name: Fayazi, Aliya
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: Purpose of Project: This DNP project was aimed at helping primary care providers overcome barriers to obesity treatment through education. The objective was to compare the preparedness of the providers before and after the implementation of the educational activity. Provider education was aimed at changing behavior to increase the frequency and quality of obesity management in primary care practice. Methodology: A survey was utilized to demonstrate current knowledge, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes. Following the survey, a 4-week educational activity was implemented to provide an overview of the current evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for obesity management. At the end of the fourth-week participants completed a post-survey that evaluated knowledge and confidence gained from the educational activity. Results: The study identified and addressed topics related to obesity management and learning that may help providers change behavior and improve their practices when treating obese patients. Outcomes of the activity presented an improvement in professional skill, attitudes and a decreased sense of challenges in healthcare providers caring for those who are obese or at risk for obesity. The results indicated the usability of the educational activity as a guide for future educational activity in management of obesity. Overall, the activity proved positive for the majority of the participants, resulting in a self-reported change in practice. Reducing the barriers and knowledge gaps in providers may improve the quality and frequency of obesity management in primary care practice.Implications for Practice: Continuous training to gain knowledge can become a lasting process within the practice and can improve patient interactions. With new research, ongoing updates to existing guidelines are crucial to ensure providers are current in their treatment practices. The project’s design will enable ongoing evaluation, translation, and dissemination of new research into practice. Provider education can enable the development of advanced competencies for increasingly complex practice and enhance knowledge to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Brane inflation driven by an arctan potential: CMB constraints and Reheating
Creators: name: Neves, R. M. P.
name: da Costa, S. Santos
name: Brito, F. A.
name: Alcaniz, J. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the early universe evolution in the context of brane inflation driven by a supergravity-inspired $\arctan$ potential. We performed a slow-roll and a semi-analytical reheating analyses and obtained constraints on the inflationary parameters in agreement with Planck 2018 data. We also employed a Markov Chain Monte Carlo analysis to perform a parameter estimation of the cosmological parameters, obtaining results in good agreement with the currently available cosmic microwave background and baryon acoustic oscillation data. This work establishes the general theoretical predictions of the $\arctan$ model, with the results of the statistical analysis corroborating its observational viability.
description: 14 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables; typos corrected, one reference added; new section added and new results obtained; 3 new references. Published in JCAP
Deterministic preparation of a dual-species two-ion crystal
Creators: name: Zawierucha, Maximilian J.
name: Rehmert, Till
name: Keller, Jonas
name: Mehlstäubler, Tanja E.
name: Schmidt, Piet O.
name: Wolf, Fabian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The demand for efficient preparation methods for dual-species ion crystals is rapidly expanding across quantum technology and fundamental physics applications with trapped ions. We present a deterministic and efficient technique to produce such crystals, utilizing the segmented structure of a linear Paul trap. By precisely tailoring the trapping potentials, we can split, move, and discard parts of an ion chain. This process is automated in a sequence that converts a larger ion sample into the desired configuration. A critical component of our approach is the accurate identification of crystal constituents. This is achieved by matching the measured positions of fluorescing ions against theoretical expectations for larger crystals, thus facilitating the detection of non-fluorescing ions and enabling accurate ion counting. We demonstrate that our method reliably produces two-ion crystals within minutes. These results represent a significant advance in the production of two-species ion crystals with applications ranging from quantum logic spectroscopy and optical clocks to quantum computing and simulation with trapped ions.
Utopias of slow cycling. Imagining a bicycle system
Creators: name: Popan, Cosmin
Publisher: name: Publisher unspecified
Year: 2018
Subjects: Cycling
Mobilities
Utopia
Future
Degrowth

description: This research investigates post-automobility futures by exploring the
      mechanisms through which the bicycle could reconfigure urban mobilities
      and catalyse change towards slow living. Drawing upon readings in mobility
      and utopian studies, the thesis considers three complementary aspects that
      could be decisive in the transition towards a 'slow bicycle
      system'.

      I investigate first the potential of embodied and sociable practices of
      cycling to prefigure mobility futures that successfully challenge the
      'car system'. Using (auto)ethnographic and mobile methods to
      document my own cycling, as well as that of various groups in London and
      Amsterdam, I unveil a cycling subjectivity informed by richly engaged
      immersions and interactions with the natural and social worlds. Their
      slowness challenges the dominant mechanical rhythms of automobility and
      the utilitarian space of the road. I consequently and secondly propose a
      critique of the current configuration and anticipated trajectory of the
      car system. I argue that the utopian promises of personal autonomy,
      freedom and economic progress epitomized by the motorcar have lost their
      strength. Furthermore, traffic congestion, air pollution, climate change
      and the shortcomings of neoliberal society could trigger the end of
      automobility. Instead, and thirdly, I show that a slow bicycle system
      could be articulated in the 'cracks' of the car system. Building
      on existing niches of innovations, I outline the steps required for
      societies to follow so that a slow bicycle system becomes a reality by
      2050. I argue against the dominance of the car within the realm of urban
      movement and against the presupposition that speed constitutes the only
      way to assess the quality of human mobilities.

      Thus, this research takes forward contemporary academic debates framing
      cycling as an alternative or subaltern mobility by claiming its central
      role in imagining post-automobility futures. Such sustainable futures can
      only be achieved once the doctrines of fast mobilities and economic growth
      are called into question.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22075.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 03.11.1965, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1965

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Später wurden ergänzende Angaben aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen direkt auf der Fleckenzeichnung hinzugefügt. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22042.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 18.09.1965, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1965

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Laser deinsulation of parylene-C coated Utah electrode array
Creators: name: Yoo, Je-Min
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2015
Subjects: Implantable microelectrode arrays
Deinsulation of UEAs

description: Implantable microelectrode arrays are biomedical devices used in-vivo serving as neural interfaces between the nervous system and external systems such as neuroprosthetics. They are designed to be chronically implanted in the central or peripheral nervous system and record or stimulate neural signals. The Utah electrode array (UEA) is a representative example of silicon-based neural interfaces. They are typically encapsulated with the USP Class VI biocompatible material, Parylene-C, on the inactive areas to insulate and encapsulate the electrodes and minimize damage to the neural tissue. In order to record or stimulate neural signals, the active electrode sites must be deinsulated. Tip deinsulation of Parylene-coated UEAs is typically performed by a reactive ion etching (RIE) process using an O2 plasma, and an aluminum foil mask. This technique has limitations due to nonuniform tip exposure lengths contributing to large impedance variations (o > 0.5 MQ), and difficulty in controlling the magnitude of tip exposure, especially for tip exposures less than 40 ^m, which are needed to increase its selectivity in recording or stimulating single or multiple neurons. Moreover, foil masks cannot be used for more complex electrode geometries, such as variable height electrodes. In this work, excimer laser ablation of Parylene from a UEA using a tip metallization of iridium oxide (IrOx) was investigated as an alternative deinsulation technique. A hybrid method of etching Parylene-C using a combination of laser ablation and the O2 RIE was investigated in the efforts to minimize electrode damage and remove carbonaceous residues. The median impedance for fine tip (< 20 ^m) electrodes was ~ 4.6 MQ immediately after laser ablation. However, significant amounts of carbon residue on the exposed surface were removed, generating improved impedances to ~ 0.7 MQ by including a maskless RIE process using 1 minute O2 RIE. We also observed that reduction of IrOx could occur at relatively mild (> 180 °C) temperatures in reducing ambients, resulting in dramatic changes to the structural and electrical properties of the tip metallization. The reduced IrOx material was found to tolerate significantly more laser irradiation than the fully oxidized material. The median impedance, cathodal charge storage capacity (CSCc), and charge injection capacity (CIC) for the reduced electrodes with 40 |im exposure were ~ 25 kQ, ~ 40 mC/cm2, and ~ 0.8 mC/cm2, respectively. These results suggest that a hybrid laser ablation using an excimer laser and RIE is promising for deinsulation of UEAs.
Novel Functions of the Sumo Proeases SENP1 and SENP2 and the Nucleoporin NUP153 at the Nuclear Pore
Creators: name: Chow, Kin-Hoe
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2014

description: The SUMO proteases SENP1 and SENP2 are known to reside at the nuclear pore complex; however, their functional roles there remain unclear. In this study, SENP1 and SENP2 are found to regulate the nuclear pore assembly of components located at the central core and cytoplasmic fibrils of the nuclear pore complex. Interestingly, SENP1 and SENP2 are found to interact with the nuclear basket component Nup153 and regulate the SUMOylation status of Nup153. The N- and C-terminal domains of Nup153 are found to mediate a bimodal interaction with SENP1/SENP2. Nup153 N-terminal is a site of SUMO modification. This modification enhances the interaction between Nup153 and SENP1/SENP2. Its C-terminal domain, on the other hand, is found to interact with SENP1/SENP2, likely through the bridging interaction mediated by the trafficking receptor Importin α. These interactions are likely to contribute to a novel function of Nup153 in NPC biogenesis. Depletion of Nup153 or SENP1/SENP2 leads to similar defects in NPC assembly of numerous nucleoporins, suggesting Nup153 and SENP1/SENP2 are likely to work in the same pathway in mediating NPC biogenesis. These findings yielded new insights into the regulatory mechanism of NPC biogenesis in which the deSUMOylating activity of SENP1/SENP2 may be coordinated through Nup153 at the nuclear basket, to coordinate the assembly of nucleoporins to the sites of nuclear pore complex.
Sparsity-Inducing Optimal Control via Differential Dynamic Programming
Creators: name: Dinev, Traiko
name: Merkt, Wolfgang
name: Ivan, Vladimir
name: Havoutis, Ioannis
name: Vijayakumar, Sethu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Optimal control is a popular approach to synthesize highly dynamic motion. Commonly, $L_2$ regularization is used on the control inputs in order to minimize energy used and to ensure smoothness of the control inputs. However, for some systems, such as satellites, the control needs to be applied in sparse bursts due to how the propulsion system operates. In this paper, we study approaches to induce sparsity in optimal control solutions -- namely via smooth $L_1$ and Huber regularization penalties. We apply these loss terms to state-of-the-art DDP-based solvers to create a family of sparsity-inducing optimal control methods. We analyze and compare the effect of the different losses on inducing sparsity, their numerical conditioning, their impact on convergence, and discuss hyperparameter settings. We demonstrate our method in simulation and hardware experiments on canonical dynamics systems, control of satellites, and the NASA Valkyrie humanoid robot. We provide an implementation of our method and all examples for reproducibility on GitHub.
description: 7 pages, 11 figures, accepted at IEEE ICRA 2021. The first two authors contributed equally. Supplementary video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXRZjFsqhc Code: https://github.com/ipab-slmc/sparse_ddp
The effect of carrying a military backpack on a transverse slope and sand surface on lower limb during gait
Creators: name: Yoo, Byungju
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2014
Subjects: Gait
Military backpack
Sand surface
Transverse slope

description: Marching while carrying a backpack load is the most common activity in the army so being able to endure such a task is required of all military personnel. It is a predictable source of common injuries. Lower limb injuries in particular are caused not only by the extra load but also by the type of surface on which the soldier marches. The objective of this study was thus to expand on the current knowledge of the biomechanical effects of loads by investigating lower limb gait parameters on a sand surface while carrying a military backpack. Twenty healthy male participants were recruited from among students at the University of Utah who fit the current U. S. military recruitment criteria. The independent variables controlled were the surface type (i.e. hard and sand), slope (i.e. flat and slant), backpack type (i.e. no load, MOLLE, and ALICE), and marching speed (i.e. self-selected and 4 km/h). Data acquisition was performed using 16 NaturalPoint cameras, AMASS software, and 4 force plates. Over all, it was observed that a decrease in cadence, a decrease in stride length, and an increase in double support time occurred as load was added. In terms of the effects of slope, an increase in double support time and a decrease in stride width were found to occur on the slanted surface as compared to the flat surface. As for the effects of surface type, a decrease in cadence, double support time, and stride length was observed on the sand surface as compared to the hard surface. There was also found to be a general iv increase in ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion, knee flexion/extension, and hip abduction/adduction RoM (Range of Motion) angle on the sand surface as compared to the hard surface. On the whole, walking on a sand surface thus increased M/L GRF, increased vertical impact force, decreased vertical thrust force, and increased knee abduction/adduction moment. No difference was detected between the MOLLE and ALICE backpacks in terms of resulting cadence, double support time, and stride length. However, a statistically significant increase in stride width was observed with the MOLLE as compared to the ALICE pack. The MOLLE also influenced a statistically significant increase in hip abduction/adduction RoM angle as compared to the ALICE. The ALICE backpack in turn resulted in increased hip A/A moment and higher braking/propulsive forces. Although all of these differences were statistically significant, they are not substantial enough to be considered practically meaningful. From the findings of this research, it is recommended that military training and general operations be minimized in sand environments in order to reduce the injury potentials discussed above. In unforeseen or unavoidable cases where exposure to such terrain is prolonged, reducing overall load thus needs to be considered to reduce injury potential.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 21983.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 11.07.1965, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1965

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Später wurden ergänzende Angaben aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen direkt auf der Fleckenzeichnung hinzugefügt. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
On the cosmology and terrestrial signals of sexaquark dark matter
Creators: name: Moore, Marianne
name: Slatyer, Tracy R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the hypothesis that sexaquarks, hypothetical stable six-quark states, could be a significant component of the dark matter. We expand on previous studies of sexaquark cosmology, accounting for the possibility that some relevant interaction cross sections might be strongly suppressed below expectations based on dimensional analysis. We update direct-detection constraints on stable sexaquarks comprising a subdominant fraction of the dark matter, as well as limits on the annihilation of an antisexaquark component from Super-Kamiokande. We argue that the scenario where sexaquarks comprise a $O(1)$ fraction of the dark matter would require either a suppression of $O(10^{-19})$ in sexaquark interactions with baryons, combined with a very high yield of net sexaquark number from the quark-hadron transition, or else a very strong suppression of the cross section for antisexaquark annihilation on nucleons (24+ orders of magnitude below the QCD scale). Independently, we find that a sexaquark component comprising more than $O(10^{-3})$ of the dark matter can be excluded from direct-detection bounds, unless its scattering cross section is severely suppressed compared to the expected scale of strong and even electromagnetic interactions.
description: 27 pages + appendices, 14 figures, v2: version accepted for publication
Weak Hopf symmetry and tube algebra of the generalized multifusion string-net model
Creators: name: Jia, Zhian
name: Tan, Sheng
name: Kaszlikowski, Dagomir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We investigate the multifusion generalization of string-net ground states and lattice Hamiltonians, delving into its associated weak Hopf symmetry. For the multifusion string-net, the gauge symmetry manifests as a general weak Hopf algebra, leading to a reducible vacuum string label; the charge symmetry, serving as a quantum double of gauge symmetry, constitutes a connected weak Hopf algebra. This implies that the associated topological phase retains its characterization by a unitary modular tensor category (UMTC). The bulk charge symmetry can also be captured by a weak Hopf tube algebra. We offer an explicit construction of the weak Hopf tube algebra structure and thoroughly discuss its properties. The gapped boundary and domain wall models are extensively discussed, with these $1d$ phases characterized by unitary multifusion categories (UMFCs). We delve into the gauge and charge symmetries of these $1d$ phases, as well as the construction of the boundary and domain wall tube algebras. Additionally, we illustrate that the domain wall tube algebra can be regarded as a cross product of two boundary tube algebras. As an application of our model, we elucidate how to interpret the defective string-net as a restricted multifusion string-net.
description: v1: 64 pages
Haptic characterization of human skin in vivo in response to shower gel treatments using a magnetic levitation device
Creators: name: Yardley, Ryan T.
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2015

description: Maintaining healthy skin is vital for protection, sensation, and water conservation in the human body. Skin health is usually judged subjectively through sight and touch, and skin haptic properties are often described using arbitrary terms such as ‘softness', ‘smoothness', or ‘dryness'. Although qualitative haptic characterization is often sufficient for general comparison between skin states, a quantitative approach is needed to characterize minute changes in skin condition. This thesis details the use of a precision magnetic levitation haptic device to characterize the haptic properties of human skin in vivo before, during, and after treatment with each of eight commercially available shower gels. Although prior research has sought to characterize the haptic properties of human skin in vitro and in vivo, very few studies have compared the haptic effects of commercial skin products having relatively similar formulations. Additionally, related studies have typically utilized simple, low-precision devices and fixtures. Various metrics were used to characterize the haptic properties of human skin, including friction, dynamic skin stretch, and viscous damping. A hybrid force-position control algorithm was developed to control a precision 6-DOF magnetic levitation robotic device with silicone tactor to touch, stroke, or stretch human skin in vivo. Data were collected from 32 human subjects and analyzed primarily to investigate the effects of shower gel type on each of the chosen test metrics. Other factors investigated include skin test location, order, and subject age and gender. Results showed significant differences between the effects of various shower gels, especially after accounting for variance between subjects. Most notably, Olay and Soft Soap Nutri-Serums gels yielded the highest skin coefficients of friction 20 minutes after treatment, indicating higher levels of skin hydration than other gel treatments. Conversely, Sweet Pea gel treatment yielded the lowest skin coefficient of friction. Additionally, when applied to the skin as un-lathered gels, Soft Soap Nutri-Serums and Soft Soap Shea Butter yielded viscous damping constants twice that of other gels, while Dove Go Fresh yielded the lowest. When lathered into foam on skin, Sweet Pea gel yielded the highest viscous damping constant, while Dove Go Fresh again yielded the lowest.
Use of herbal medicines during pregnancy, parturition and six weeks postpartum by women in Utah
Creators: name: Sunderland, Claire Anne
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Utah

description: A sample population was drawn from all women in the state of Utah who delivered live births between January 1 and November 1, 1981 to examine herbal practices followed during pregnancy, parturition and six weeks following delivery.  Spoerke (1980) provided the foundation regarding herb use, mode of action, and toxicity of many of the herbs cited in the study.  Areas which were assessed included specific herbs utilized; frequency, method, time, purpose and perceived efficacy of the herb used; and educational sources utilized by the respondents .  The instrument used was a questionnaire designed by the researcher.  Data received were in nominal form. Frequency distribution, percentage, mean and chi square were the statistics used in the analysis.  One-fourth of the respondents returning the questionnaire reported use of herbs.  No association was found between herb use and age, educational level, or residence in a rural or urban county.  No conclusions could be drawn regarding the association between marital status, religious preference, race, or prenatal/obstetrical care provider because of sampling methods and size.  The highest incidence of herb usage was during pregnancy; relatively few herbs were used during the six weeks following delivery; and no herbs were utilized during parturition.  Average number of herbs used per respondent during pregnancy was three.  During the six weeks following delivery, each of eight respondents used one herb, and one respondent used seven. Frequency of herb use ranged from one to 120 times per month.  The educational source considered most important by the respondents was LDS friends and relatives.  Replication of the research utilizing a larger stratified sample is recommended in order to obtain a more accurate view of herb use during pregnancy, parturition, and six weeks following delivery.  Actual knowledge of herbs needs to be established in both the lay and health care professional populations.  Empirical investigations should be conducted to ascertain effects of herb use upon the fetus.
The market beyond nationalism: consumer culture and the textile market in early twentieth-century Tianjin
Creators: name: Yi, Yuan
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Textile industry
Consumer behavior

description: This thesis examines how consumer culture took shape in the textile market of Tianjin under the conflicting ideas of nationalism and globalization in the early twentieth century. The study starts from an inquiry into the hybridization of the market. Through an analysis of sartorial advertisements, it shows that numerous forms of hybridity existed in the market and this often made it difficult to apply the binary Chinese and foreign rhetoric promoted by the National Products Movement. Product nationality was often ambiguously recognized, and this ambiguity was particularly noticeable in domestic products of foreign origin. This study pays special attention to the advertising of the Haijing Wool Factory in order to see how domestic companies manufacturing products of foreign origin positioned their products in the complex market. I note that the company positioned its woolen fabrics not as a substitute for the imported woolen fabrics, but as a substitute for the Chinese conventional materials, silk and cotton. In other words, in spite of its Chinese nationality, the company did not take full advantage of the National Products Movement. The advertisements instead put an emphasis on wool‟s superiority over silk and cotton in quality, through which the company repeatedly highlighted the importance of an "economical" and "hygienic" mode of consumption. This study argues that the rhetoric of superior wool versus inferior silk and cotton became possible because of the inherent foreignness of woolen products. According to government standards, the Haijing woolen products were classified as national products. However, wool‟s foreign origin would have obviously affected consumers‟ perception of product nationality in a different way. Indeed, the hybrid nature of domestically produced woolen products made it difficult to clearly define their product nationality. Between these conflicting identities assigned to them, what the company decided to take for its advertising was the foreignness. The Haijing Wool Factory strategically used the products‟ foreign components in terms of origin, technology, and design, and its woolen textiles were successfully positioned as a superior substitute for deficient silk and cotton. In this consumer discourse, the national product sentiment promoted by the National Products Movement was almost absent.
A Review of Generalized Zero-Shot Learning Methods
Creators: name: Pourpanah, Farhad
name: Abdar, Moloud
name: Luo, Yuxuan
name: Zhou, Xinlei
name: Wang, Ran
name: Lim, Chee Peng
name: Wang, Xi-Zhao
name: Wu, Q. M. Jonathan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Generalized zero-shot learning (GZSL) aims to train a model for classifying data samples under the condition that some output classes are unknown during supervised learning. To address this challenging task, GZSL leverages semantic information of the seen (source) and unseen (target) classes to bridge the gap between both seen and unseen classes. Since its introduction, many GZSL models have been formulated. In this review paper, we present a comprehensive review on GZSL. Firstly, we provide an overview of GZSL including the problems and challenges. Then, we introduce a hierarchical categorization for the GZSL methods and discuss the representative methods in each category. In addition, we discuss the available benchmark data sets and applications of GZSL, along with a discussion on the research gaps and directions for future investigations.
description: 26 pages, 12 figures
Is "superheroes social skills" an evidence-based approach to teach social skills to children in a clinical setting?  A pilot study examining an evidence-based program for childrem with autism
Creators: name: Hood, Julia Ann Kelly
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Autism
Social skills

description: The current study assessed the Superhero Social Skills program as an evidencebased practice for teaching social skills to elementary children with Autism Spectrum  Disorder (ASD) in a clinical out-patient setting. The program consists of many research validated  components, including peer mediation, video-modeling, and social stories. There were 4 participants with ASD and 4 "peer buddies," all between the ages of 5 and  10. Intervention sessions took place at an outpatient clinical setting over 8 weeks. One lesson was taught per week and incorporated components from the program's typical two lesson per week format. After each session, analog free play observations were conducted and coded by the researcher and another graduate student to achieve interrater reliability. Parents reported the number of spontaneous uses of skills at home to measure  generalization. Effect size and percentage of nonoverlapping data points were calculated to determine changes in social engagement and generalization. There were also pre- and postmeasures of social behaviors completed by parents and consumer satisfaction  measures completed after the intervention by parents and children. The results of this study indicate increased levels of social initiations, social responses, and social  engagement during free play observations. For most participants, there was also an increase in generalized use of the skills. Parents and children reported high levels of satisfaction with the program. Overall, results suggest that the "superhero social skills" program is effective for children with ASD.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22062.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 12.10.1965, erstellt von Berthold Hermes
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1965

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
A Proposal Digital Marketing Strategy for Marcheluzzo Srl: Training and Evaluating a Prediction Model for the Number of Adv. Impressions
Creators: name: Castro, Charles Alves De
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150502 Marketing Communications
subject: 150505 Marketing Research Methodology
subject: 150503 Marketing Management (incl. Strategy and Customer Relations)
subject: 150504 Marketing Measurement
subject: 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: 120304 Digital and Interaction Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 150308 International Business
subject: 150314 Small Business Management
subject: 130203 Economics, Business and Management Curriculum and Pedagogy
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: 140209 Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation

description: This research aims to describe a digital marketing strategy elaborated to be deployed in the Marcheluzzo Srl Company located in Italy. In addition, it intends to give a wide range of information to the company about its customers, target, competitors, market, digital marketing strategy, and potential recommendations. It is also important to highlight that this strategy is focused on the Brazilian market. Most of the information collected for the situational analysis and many other components for this research were gathered through the author`s perception during his internship in the company. The methodology includes secondary data collected through field observation in the company, documents provided by the organization and internet sources. Finally, the proposal digital marketing strategy was validated through a prediction model using machine-learning system via Python and its tools. The result of the prediction model was addressed and analyzed based on linear regression and correlation matrix methods confirming the efficacy of the proposal strategy, consequently the reliability of the prediction model. Note: Journal of Marketing Management, June 2020, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 55-72, ISSN: 2333-6099(Online), Copyright © The Author(s), All Rights Reserved, Published by American Research Institute for Policy Development.
Additional file 1 of Obesity and health service utilization in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey
Creators: name: Rimes-Dias, Karina Abibi
name: Costa, Janaina Calu
name: Canella, Daniela Silva
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1 Health service use according to type, BMI and sex (n = 59,402). PNS, Brazil, 2013.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22101.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 25.12.1965, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1965

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Observation of in-gap states in a two-dimensional CrI2/NbSe2 heterostructure
Creators: name: Li, Peigen
name: Zhang, Jihai
name: Zhu, Di
name: Chen, Cui-Qun
name: Yi, Enkui
name: Shen, Bing
name: Hou, Yusheng
name: Yan, Zhongbo
name: Yao, Dao-Xin
name: Guo, Donghui
name: Zhong, Dingyong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Low-dimensional magnetic structures coupled with superconductors are promising platforms for realizing Majorana zero modes, which have potential applications in topological quantum computing. Here, we report a two-dimensional (2D) magnetic-superconducting heterostructure consisting of single-layer chromium diiodide (CrI2) on a niobium diselenide (NbSe2) superconductor. Single-layer CrI2 nanosheets, which hold antiferromagnetic (AFM) ground states by our first-principles calculations, were epitaxially grown on the layered NbSe2 substrate. Using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, we observed robust in-gap states spatially located at the edge of the nanosheets and defect-induced zero-energy peaks inside the CrI2 nanosheets. Magnetic-flux vortices induced by an external field exhibit broken threefold rotational symmetry of pristine NbSe2 superconductor, implying the efficient modulation of the interfacial superconducting states by the epitaxial CrI2 layer. A phenomenological model suggests the existence of chiral edge states in a 2D AFM-superconducting hybrid system with an even Chern number, providing a qualitatively plausible understanding for our experimental observation.
description: 21 pages, 5 figures
Persistent Laplacians: properties, algorithms and implications
Creators: name: Mémoli, Facundo
name: Wan, Zhengchao
name: Wang, Yusu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present a thorough study of the theoretical properties and devise efficient algorithms for the \emph{persistent Laplacian}, an extension of the standard combinatorial Laplacian to the setting of pairs (or, in more generality, sequences) of simplicial complexes $K \hookrightarrow L$, which was independently introduced by Lieutier et al. and by Wang et al. In particular, in analogy with the non-persistent case, we first prove that the nullity of the $q$-th persistent Laplacian $Δ_q^{K,L}$ equals the $q$-th persistent Betti number of the inclusion $(K \hookrightarrow L)$. We then present an initial algorithm for finding a matrix representation of $Δ_q^{K,L}$, which itself helps interpret the persistent Laplacian. We exhibit a novel relationship between the persistent Laplacian and the notion of Schur complement of a matrix which has several important implications. In the graph case, it both uncovers a link with the notion of effective resistance and leads to a persistent version of the Cheeger inequality. This relationship also yields an additional, very simple algorithm for finding (a matrix representation of) the $q$-th persistent Laplacian which in turn leads to a novel and fundamentally different algorithm for computing the $q$-th persistent Betti number for a pair $(K,L)$ which can be significantly more efficient than standard algorithms. Finally, we study persistent Laplacians for simplicial filtrations and present novel stability results for their eigenvalues. Our work brings methods from spectral graph theory, circuit theory, and persistent homology together with a topological view of the combinatorial Laplacian on simplicial complexes.
description: We realized that the origin of the persistent Laplacian can be dated back to a talk given by Lieutier in 2014 (https://project.inria.fr/gudhi/files/2014/10/Persistent-Harmonic-Forms.pdf). We changed several places in the paper to give credit to Lieutier et al
Mitigation of the Microbunching Instability Through Transverse Landau Damping
Creators: name: Brynes, A. D.
name: Perosa, G.
name: Tsai, C. -Y.
name: Allaria, E.
name: Badano, L.
name: De Ninno, G.
name: Ferrari, E.
name: Garzella, D.
name: Giannessi, L.
name: Penco, G.
name: Ribič, P. Rebernik
name: Roussel, E.
name: Spampinati, S.
name: Spezzani, C.
name: Trovò, M.
name: Veronese, M.
name: Di Mitri, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The microbunching instability has been a long-standing issue for high-brightness free-electron lasers (FELs), and is a significant show-stopper to achieving full longitudinal coherence in the x-ray regime. This paper reports the first experimental demonstration of microbunching instability mitigation through transverse Landau damping, based on linear optics control in a dispersive region. Analytical predictions for the microbunching content are supported by numerical calculations of the instability gain and confirmed through the experimental characterization of the spectral brightness of the FERMI FEL under different transverse optics configurations of the transfer line between the linear accelerator and the FEL.
exploRNN: Understanding Recurrent Neural Networks through Visual Exploration
Creators: name: Bäuerle, Alex
name: Albus, Patrick
name: Störk, Raphael
name: Seufert, Tina
name: Ropinski, Timo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Due to the success of deep learning (DL) and its growing job market, students and researchers from many areas are interested in learning about DL technologies. Visualization has proven to be of great help during this learning process. While most current educational visualizations are targeted towards one specific architecture or use case, recurrent neural networks (RNNs), which are capable of processing sequential data, are not covered yet. This is despite the fact that tasks on sequential data, such as text and function analysis, are at the forefront of DL research. Therefore, we propose exploRNN, the first interactively explorable educational visualization for RNNs. On the basis of making learning easier and more fun, we define educational objectives targeted towards understanding RNNs. We use these objectives to form guidelines for the visual design process. By means of exploRNN, which is accessible online, we provide an overview of the training process of RNNs at a coarse level, while also allowing a detailed inspection of the data flow within LSTM cells. In an empirical study, we assessed 37 subjects in a between-subjects design to investigate the learning outcomes and cognitive load of exploRNN compared to a classic text-based learning environment. While learners in the text group are ahead in superficial knowledge acquisition, exploRNN is particularly helpful for deeper understanding of the learning content. In addition, the complex content in exploRNN is perceived as significantly easier and causes less extraneous load than in the text group. The study shows that for difficult learning material such as recurrent networks, where deep understanding is important, interactive visualizations such as exploRNN can be helpful.
Additional file 1 of A comparison of functional outcomes following inpatient versus outpatient hip or knee arthroplasty
Creators: name: Sattler, Larissa
name: Kisaloff, Luke
name: Cragnolini, Taiyler
name: Peters, Radd
name: Hing, Wayne
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1. PRISMA 2020 Checklist.
Stability analysis of a three-dimensional quadruped trotting robot with passive compliant legs
Creators: name: Yazdi Samadi, Mohammad Reza
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Robots - Dynamics
Mobile robots
Locomotion

description: This research studies the passive dynamics of an under-actuated trotting quadruped. The goal of this project is to perform three-dimensional (3D) dynamic simulations of a trotting quadruped robot to find proper leg configurations and stiffness range, in order to achieve stable trotting gait. First, a 3D simulation framework that includes all the six degrees of freedom of the body is introduced. Directionally compliant legs together with different leg configurations are employed to achieve passive stability. Compliant legs passively support the body during stance phase and during flight phase a motor is used to retract the legs. Leg configurations in the robot's sagittal and frontal plane are introduced. Numerical experiments are conducted to search the design space of the leg, focusing on increasing the passive stability of the robot. Increased stability is defined as decreased pitching, rolling, and yawing motion of the robot. The results indicate that optimized leg parameters can guarantee passive stable trotting with reduced roll, pitch, and yaw. Studies suggest that a quadruped robot with compliant legs is dynamically stable while trotting. Results indicate that the robot based on a biological model (i.e., caudal inclination of humeri and cranial inclination of femora) has the best performance. Stiff springs at hips and shoulders, soft spring at knees and elbows, and stiff springs at ankles and wrists are recommended. The results of this project provide a conceptual framework for understanding the movements of a trotting quadruped.