cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Survey data on voluntary nature conservation commitments of German businesses and their perceptions towards conservation credits
Creators: name: Krause, M.S.
name: Matzdorf, B.
name: Droste, N.
Publisher: name: Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Sustainable development
subject: Companies
subject: Corporate responsibility
subject: Ecosystem services
subject: Biodiversity
subject: Natural capital
subject: Willingness to pay
subject: Social science
subject: Dewey Decimal Classification::500 | Naturwissenschaften::570 | Biowissenschaften, Biologie

description: To preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services, company engagement is crucial. However, available data on manager views and perceptions regarding nature conservation in particular is rare. The presented survey data gives insights into current levels and forms of business commitments for nature conservation. The data contributes to understanding business attitudes towards voluntary conservation action and includes information about factors that influence their engagement. Moreover, the data informs about manager perceptions towards the concept of nature conservation credits and, as such, allows for an evaluation of a certified biodiversity and ecosystem services market. Importantly, the dataset contains essential company characteristics to put responses into greater context. The scope of the survey is limited to German companies from secondary and tertiary sectors. Companies were sampled through proportional stratified random sampling based on size and location. The data was collected through a self-administered online-survey, conducted in 2019. The database comprises responses of 747 companies that logged into the online system. The survey data were in part analysed through structural equation modelling for an investigation of factors that drive voluntary conservation commitments [1]. Related to this analysis, a subset of 618 companies is available that provided sufficiently completed questionnaires. Both datasets, i.e. the raw data as well as the first subset used for analysis, are hosted in the public repository Open Research Data of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany. The repository also stores all coding information as well as the questionnaire: https://www.doi.org/10.4228/ZALF.DK.149. The dataset can be used, for example, by researchers from the field of environmental business management and strategy.
Phycita clientulella Ragonot 1893
Creators: name: Singh, Navneet
name: Ranjan, Rahul
name: Talukdar, Avishek
name: Joshi, Rahul
name: Kirti, Jagbir Singh
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mally, Richard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Phycita
Phycita clientulella

description: 290. Phycita clientulella Ragonot, 1893: 184, pl. 26 fig. 3
Type locality: India, Bombay
Distribution. Indian records: Bombay (Ragonot 1893). Global records: unknown.
description: Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Ranjan, Rahul, Talukdar, Avishek, Joshi, Rahul, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Mally, Richard, 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-423 in Zootaxa 5197 (1) on page 105, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5197.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7252292
Ballistic Coalescence Model
Creators: name: Ispolatov, S.
name: Krapivsky, P. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study statistical properties of a one dimensional infinite system of coalescing particles. Each particle moves with constant velocity $\pm v$ towards its closest neighbor and merges with it upon collision. We propose a mean-field theory that confirms a $t^{-1}$ concentration decay obtained in simulations and provides qualitative description for the densities of growing, constant, and shrinking inter-particle gaps.
description: 4 pages, 2 column Revtex, 5 figures included
Peak flow trends highlight emerging urban flooding hotspots in Texas
Creators: name: Berg, Matthew
Publisher: name: Texas Water Journal
Year: 2018

description: In the aftermath of flooding disasters, a temptation is to pursue recovery while also dismissing the event as unlikely to recur. Is it possible that underlying streamflow trends, which often avoid detection, help explain individual flooding episodes and should influence future expectations? How do impoundments (dams) affect these trends? Our study provides a comparative analysis to answer these key questions that help determine whether flood planning will be successful. Examining the 25 largest Texas metropolitan areas, we assessed peak flow trends for stream gages having at least 25 years of data. Of 181 total gages, 34 (18.8%) exhibited significant upward trends. Over 85% of those with upward trends are located in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (17.6%) and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (67.6%) areas. Approximately 62% of gages with upward trends are in Harris County. Among 84 sites impacted by impoundment, 11 (13.1%) still exhibited upward trends. These findings show that increasing peak flows underlie recent flooding in some areas, spotlighting streams in greatest need of examination. Increasing peak flows in some locations even after impoundment suggest dams might not be a complete solution. Finally, maintaining a robust monitoring network is critical to flood planning, and analysis is hampered when data are lacking.
description: Texas Water Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018)
Liouville description of conical defects in dS4, Gibbons-Hawking entropy as modular entropy, and dS3 holography
Creators: name: Arias, Cesar
name: Diaz, Felipe
name: Olea, Rodrigo
name: Sundell, Per
Publisher: name: Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Conformal and W Symmetry
subject: Conformal Field Theory
subject: Gauge-gravity correspondence
subject: Models of Quantum Gravity

description: We model the back-reaction of a static observer in four-dimensional de Sitter spacetime by means of a singular ℤq quotient. The set of fixed points of the ℤq action consists of a pair of codimension two minimal surfaces given by 2-spheres in the Euclidean geometry. The introduction of an orbifold parameter q > 1 permits the construction of an effective action for the bulk gravity theory with support on each of these minimal surfaces. The effective action corresponds to that of Liouville field theory on a 2-sphere with a finite vacuum expectation value of the Liouville field. The intrinsic Liouville theory description yields a thermal Cardy entropy that we reintrepret as a modular free energy at temperature T = q−1, whereupon the Gibbons-Hawking entropy arises as the corresponding modular entropy. We further observe that in the limit q → ∞ the four-dimensional geometry reduces to that of global dS3 spacetime, where the two original minimal surfaces can be mapped to the future and past infinities of dS3 by means of a double Wick rotation. In this limit, the Liouville theories on the minimal surfaces become boundary theories at zero temperature whose total central charge equals that computed using the dS3/CFT2 correspondence.
Disentangling the planet from the star in late type M dwarfs: A case study of TRAPPIST-1g
Creators: name: Wakeford, Hannah R.
name: Lewis, Nikole K.
name: Fowler, Julia
name: Bruno, Giovanni
name: Wilson, Tom J.
name: Moran, Sarah E.
name: Valenti, Jeff
name: Batalha, Natasha E.
name: Filippazzo, Jospeh
name: Bourrier, Vincent
name: Hörst, Sarah M.
name: Lederer, Susan M.
name: de Wit, Julien
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The atmospheres of late M stars represent a significant challenge in the characterization of any transiting exoplanets due to the presence of strong molecular features in the stellar atmosphere. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool dwarf, host to seven transiting planets, and contains its own molecular signatures which can potentially be imprinted on planetary transit lightcurves due to inhomogeneities in the occulted stellar photosphere. We present a case study on TRAPPIST-1g, the largest planet in the system, using a new observation together with previous data, to disentangle the atmospheric transmission of the planet from that of the star. We use the out-of-transit stellar spectra to reconstruct the stellar flux based on one-, two-, and three-temperature components. We find that TRAPPIST-1 is a 0.08 M$_*$, 0.117 R$_*$, M8V star with a photospheric effective temperature of 2400 K, with ~35% 3000 K spot coverage and a very small fraction, <3%, of ~5800 K hot spot. We calculate a planetary radius for TRAPPIST-1g to be Rp = 1.124 R$_\oplus$ with a planetary density of $ρ_p$ = 0.8214 $ρ_\oplus$. Based on the stellar reconstruction there are eleven plausible scenarios for the combined stellar photosphere and planet transit geometry; in our analysis we are able to rule out 8 of the 11 scenarios. Using planetary models we evaluate the remaining scenarios with respect to the transmission spectrum of TRAPPIST-1g. We conclude that the planetary transmission spectrum is likely not contaminated by any stellar spectral features, and are able to rule out a clear solar H2/He-dominated atmosphere at greater than 3-sigma.
description: Accepted for publication in AJ, 19 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables
title: Πολυκριτηριακή Ενεργειακή Βελτιστοποίηση με τη Χρήση της Μεθόδου Augmecon
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Multicriteria Energy Optimization with the use of Augmecon Method
Creators: name: Koumparoulis, Georgios D.
Publisher: name: National Technological University of Athens
Year: 2011
Subjects: Πολυκριτηριακή βελτιστοποίηση
Ενεργειακή βελτιστοποίηση
Βελτιστοποίηση
Συμπαραγωγή
Multicriteria optimization
Energy
Optimization
Augmecon
Minimax

description: 91 σ.
description: Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία επιχειρείται ο ολοκληρωμένος ενεργειακός σχεδιασμός ενός συστήματος συμπαραγωγής, με τη χρήση Πολυκριτηριακού Γραμμικού Προγραμματισμού. Για το λόγο αυτό γίνεται χρήση μοντέλου ανεπτυγμένου στο σύστημα μοντελοποίησης GAMS. Οι αρχικά χρησιμοποιούμενες αντικειμενικές συναρτήσεις είναι το ετήσιο κόστος της εγκατάστασης και οι ετήσιες εκπομπές CO2. To μοντέλο αυτό τροποποιείται προκειμένου να γίνει πιο ρεαλιστικό και στη συνέχεια γίνεται εκτίμηση των αποτελεσμάτων. Ακολούθως το ενδιαφέρον στρέφεται στο δεύτερο σκέλος της πολυκριτηριακής λήψης αποφάσεων, που είναι η επιλογή της τελικής λύσης από το σύνολο των ικανών λύσεων που προκύψανε από την επίλυση του μοντέλου, το οποίο προς αυτήν την κατεύθυνση υφίσταται μια πιο ριζική τροποποίηση. Τη θέση της αντικειμενικής συνάρτησης των ετησίων εκπομπών CO2 παίρνει μια νέα αντικειμενική συνάρτηση, η οποία αποτελεί τη μαθηματική έκφραση της ασφάλειας ως προς την δυνατότητα της εγκατάστασης να καλύψει ζήτηση μεγαλύτερη της αναμενόμενης (πρότυπης). Το νέο μοντέλο επιλύεται και στα αποτελέσματα του εφαρμόζεται ένα κριτήριο λήψης αποφάσεων, το Minmax Regret. Με τον τρόπο αυτό καταλήγουμε σε μια τελική λύση η οποία προκρίνεται έναντι των υπολοίπων ικανών λύσεων και αντιστοιχεί σε συγκεκριμένες διαστάσεις των συσκευών της εγκατάστασης (configuration). Εν τέλει εξάγονται συμπεράσματα σχετικά με τη χρησιμότητα του Πολυκριτηριακού Γραμμικού Προγραμματισμού αλλά και του κριτηρίου Minmax Regret στην λήψη αποφάσεων στον ενεργειακό σχεδιασμό και όχι μόνο.
Theory of Electric Field-Induced Photoluminescence Quenching in Disordered Molecular Solids
Creators: name: Vissenberg, M. C. J. M.
name: de Jong, M. J. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The dynamics of excitons in disordered molecular solids is studied theoretically, taking into account migration between different sites, recombination, and dissociation into free charge carriers in the presence of an electric field. The theory is applied to interpret the results of electric field-induced photoluminescence (PL) quenching experiments on molecularly doped polymers by Deussen et al. [Chem. Phys. 207, 147 (1996)]. Using an intermolecular dissociation mechanism, the dependence of the PL quenching on the electric field strength and the dopant concentration, and the time evolution of the transient PL quenching can be well described. The results constitute additional proof of the distinct exciton dissociation mechanisms in conjugated polymer blends and molecularly doped polymers.
description: 4 pages RevTeX, 3 Postscript figures
Proactive Control Models for Input Reagents Consumption Management at Gold Processing Plant. Case Study: Ghanaian Mine, Tarkwa
Creators: name: Obiri-Yeboah, James
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Reagents
control models
consumption
convergence and divergence

description: This case study authentically demonstrates that a proactive approach to resolving reagent input supply problems at the Process Plant of Ghanaian Mine, Tarkwa is the key to ensuring higher productivity and competitive advantage in today's business environment. Practically, the cases investigated revealed the existence of reagent control models used at the Ghanaian Mine, Tarkwa, as well as the lack of advance alerts about reagent inventory control charts, quality control models, and lime consumption control methods. Furthermore, the minimum and maximum model applications have restricted inventory control to accommodate rapid shifts in consumption rates. Clearly, the paper identifies lack of proactive measures in the area of limits set for taking corrective actions of the various models. Notably, the focus of the given reference variables determines the future warning signal of slope analysis. As a result, convergence of opposing target variables indicates a worsening future, while divergence indicates a brighter future.Convergence of identical focus variables, on the other hand, suggests a better future, while divergence indicates a worsening future. The paper suggested using a slope analysis methodology as one of many complementary approaches for improving constructive evaluation of all reagent control models and ensuring a competitive edge in the company's endeavour. This paper recommends more research into the cost and usage variances analysis model as another tool for improving proactive reagent control at the Ghanaian Mine, Tarkwa, Mineral Processing Plant operations.
Model-free measurement of the pair potential in colloidal fluids using optical microscopy
Creators: name: Stones, Adam Edward
name: Dullens, Roel P. A.
name: Aarts, Dirk G. A. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report a straightforward, model-free approach for measuring pair potentials from particle-coordinate data, based on enforcing consistency between the pair distribution function measured separately by the distance-histogram and test-particle insertion routes. We demonstrate the method's accuracy and versatility in simulations of simple fluids, before applying it to an experimental system composed of superparamagnetic colloidal particles. The method will enable experimental investigations into many-body interactions and allow for effective coarse-graining of interactions from simulations.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures including supplemental material
Brane versus shell cosmologies in Einstein and Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theories
Creators: name: Deruelle, Nathalie
name: Dolezel, Tomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We first illustrate on a simple example how, in existing brane cosmological models, the connection of a 'bulk' region to its mirror image creates matter on the 'brane'. Next, we present a cosmological model with no $Z_2$ symmetry which is a spherical symmetric 'shell' separating two metrically different 5-dimensional anti-de Sitter regions. We find that our model becomes Friedmannian at late times, like present brane models, but that its early time behaviour is very different: the scale factor grows from a non-zero value at the big bang singularity. We then show how the Israel matching conditions across the membrane (that is either a brane or a shell) have to be modified if more general equations than Einstein's, including a Gauss-Bonnet correction, hold in the bulk, as is likely to be the case in a low energy limit of string theory. We find that the membrane can then no longer be treated in the thin wall approximation. However its microphysics may, in some instances, be simply hidden in a renormalization of Einstein's constant, in which cases Einstein and Gauss-Bonnet membranes are identical.
description: 15 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev. D
Anoba atriplaga
Creators: name: Mbata, Keith J.
name: Prins, Jurate De
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Anoba
Anoba atriplaga

description: Anoba atriplaga (Walker, 1858d)
COMMON NAME(S): Woodworm or Wood borer.
SYNONYM(S): Galapha anguliplaga Walker, 1858d; Toxocampa remota Wallengren, 1860.
IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).
DISTRIBUTION: Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Kalomo, in Southern Province; Lusaka, in Lusaka Province.
LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Larval foofplants include the Fabaceae species, Dalbergia obovata E.Mey. (Platt 1921).
SOURCES: African Moths 2019; De Prins & De Prins 2022; Hampson 1910c.
description: Published as part of Mbata, Keith J. & Prins, Jurate De, 2023, Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera), pp. 1-503 in Zootaxa 5354 (1) on page 275, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5354.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10130434
Ferramenta da Terapia Centrada na Pessoa (TCP): Exploração de Histórias de Vida
Creators: name: Brandl, Edenilson
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ferramenta da Terapia Centrada na Pessoa (TCP)
Terapia Centrada na Pessoa (TCP)
Exploração de Histórias de Vida
Enciclopédia da Conscienciologia

description: Definologia: A Exploração de Histórias de Vida é uma ferramenta da Terapia Centrada na Pessoa (TCP) que consiste na investigação detalhada e sistemática da trajetória biográfica e experiências pessoais do cliente, visando compreender sua identidade, significados atribuídos às vivências e padrões de funcionamento psicológico.
Application of Ginni’s mean analysis for identifying the stationary driver enhancing modular construction adoption in the building industry
Creators: name: Ali, Ali Hassan
name: Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
name: Elyamany, Ahmed
name: Ibrahim, Ahmed Hussein
name: Daoud, Ahmed Osama
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Modular construction (MC) is recognized as an environmentally friendly and sustainable building method, and it is mandatory for assessing project sustainability. In developed countries, MC is acknowledged as a crucial approach for sustainable development, leading to increased adoption in these nations. However, implementing and incorporating MC in developing nations is a multifaceted task due to infrastructure limitations, economic inequalities, and resource constraints, which limit its widespread adoption. This study aims to find the stationary driver that increase MC usage in developing nations, especially in residential projects. To achieve this objective, a total of 120 building professionals participated in the questionnaire. Following this, the Relative Importance Index and Gini’s Mean analyses were employed to assess the significance of the top 5 ranked drivers and to pinpoint the stationary driver. According to the study results, the five major MC drivers are as follows: Determining the correct weights and dimensions of modules by optimal design; Considering the detailed survey of fabricators’ MC experience and competency; Early screening tests during the selection of fabricators and factories; Early engagement of the heavy lift team in relevant research; and Avoiding suboptimal modular equipment sizes that might restrict transportation options. Additionally, the Gini’s Mean analysis revealed the stationary driver that promotes MC adoption is the need for expert advice for equipment specifications, scheduling, and sequence. The research findings pave the way for the Egyptian construction industry to adopt MC, which will improve the construction sector, particularly residential construction. Furthermore, the results address a knowledge gap about the drivers that enhance the adoption of MC in developing nations.
Euzopherodes albicans Hampson 1899
Creators: name: Singh, Navneet
name: Ranjan, Rahul
name: Talukdar, Avishek
name: Joshi, Rahul
name: Kirti, Jagbir Singh
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mally, Richard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Euzopherodes
Euzopherodes albicans

description: 216. Euzopherodes albicans Hampson, 1899d: 475
Type locality: Calcutta [Kolkata]. Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
 = albicans Ragonot & Hampson, 1901: 79, pl. xxxi fig. 23
Type locality: Calcutta [Kolkata]. Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Distribution. Indian records: Calcutta (Hampson 1899d, Whalley 1971). Global records: Ceylon (Hampson 1899d), Formosa (Shibuya 1928).
description: Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Ranjan, Rahul, Talukdar, Avishek, Joshi, Rahul, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Mally, Richard, 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-423 in Zootaxa 5197 (1) on page 90, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5197.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7252292
Field production of purple coneflower for beneficial phytochemicals
Creators: name: Saxhaug, Katrina Freund
name: Jungers, Jacob M.
name: Wyse, Donald L.
name: Sheaffer, Craig C.
name: Hegeman, Adrian D.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea Moench [L.]) is widely used as a health supplement and is cultivated for its production of bioactive phytochemicals. However, there is a lack of information on how agronomic planting designs and environment affect the phytochemical content of different coneflower tissues. Experimental plots were established at two locations in Minnesota to evaluate the effect of environment and agronomic planting design on the phytochemical profile of purple coneflower, as well as the relative content of several provisionally identified compounds. Root, stem, leaf, flower, and seed tissues were harvested, and extracts were analysed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The growing environment affected the levels of several caffeic acid derivatives in leaf, stem, and root tissue, but agronomic design had little to no effect on phytochemical content. Although all tissue types contained phytochemicals of medicinal interest, no single tissue contained the highest amount of all compounds with known bioactive properties, indicating that the most beneficial purple coneflower supplements may be the combination of several tissue types. Additionally, the phytochemical content of purple coneflower seed, which is uncommon in Echinacea supplements, was chemically similar to root tissue. Seed tissue, after additional evaluations, may be a suitable alternative for root in supplement mixtures.
Analysis of multinucleon transfer reactions involving spherical and statically deformed nuclei using a Langevin-type approach
Creators: name: Saiko, Vyacheslav
name: Karpov, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An increasing interest in multinucleon transfer processes in low-energy deep inelastic (damped) collisions of heavy ions appeared in recent years is due, in part, to by the possibility of using them as a method of production of heavy neutron-enriched nuclei. Possible promising projectile-target combinations include nuclei deformed in the ground state (e.g., actinides). Mutual orientations of such the nuclei in the entrance channel of the reaction may significantly influence the reaction dynamics. Available experimental data on multinucleon transfer reactions with statically deformed as well as spherical heavy nuclei 144Sm + 144Sm, 154Sm + 154Sm, 160Gd + 186W, and 208Pb + 208Pb/238U have been analyzed within the developed model. A good agreement of the calculated quantities with the corresponding experimental data is reached. Special attention in the paper is paid to analysis of production possibility of the neutron-enriched isotopes of heavy and superheavy elements in multinucleon transfer processes in the 238U + 238U/248Cm/254Es collisions.
description: 13 pages, 10 figures
Maliarpha separatella Ragonot 1888
Creators: name: Singh, Navneet
name: Ranjan, Rahul
name: Talukdar, Avishek
name: Joshi, Rahul
name: Kirti, Jagbir Singh
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mally, Richard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Maliarpha
Maliarpha separatella

description: 257. Maliarpha separatella Ragonot, 1888: 48
Type locality: Cameroon
 = Anerastia pallidicosta Hampson, 1896b: 57
 Type locality: Ichang [China, Hubei, Yichang]. Punjab. Nágas [Nagaland]. Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. Burma [Myanmar] = Enosima vectiferella Ragonot & Hampson, 1901: 391, pl. 42 fig 24
Type locality: Madagascar
 Distribution. Indian records: Punjab, Nagas (Hampson 1896b), India (Poltavsky et al. 2018), Tamil Nadu (Pathania et al. 2021a). Global records: Ichang, China, Ceylon, Burma (Hampson 1896b), Réunion (Viette & Guillermet 1996), Palaeotropical, in Africa: Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Mali, in Oriental: China, Myanmar (Poltavsky et al. 2018).
  Genus Mechedia Amsel, 1951: 531
 Type species: Mechedia pristophorella Amsel, 1951, by original designation and monotypy
description: Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Ranjan, Rahul, Talukdar, Avishek, Joshi, Rahul, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Mally, Richard, 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-423 in Zootaxa 5197 (1) on pages 97-98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5197.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7252292
title: Σύνταξη λογισμικού για την εφαρμογή εναλλακτικής μεθόδου παραγωγής ψηφιακής ορθοφωτογραφίας
titleType: AlternativeTitle
title: Development of software for an alternative method of producing digital orthophotographs
Creators: name: Natsis, Stephanos G.
Publisher: name: National Technological University of Athens
Year: 2008
Subjects: Φωτογραμμετρία
Επίγεια
Ορθοφωτογραφία
Λογισμικό
Νέφη σημείων
Photogrammetry
Close range
Orthophotograph
Software
Point clouds

description: 76 σ.
description: Παρουσιάζεται μια μέθοδος παραγωγής ορθοφωτογραφίας από εικόνες και νέφη σημείων καθώς και το λογισμικό που αναπτύχθηκε για τον σκοπό αυτό.
description: Development of software for an alternative method of producing digital orthophotographs.
Hydrochemical characteristics, water quality, and probabilistic health risk assessments of groundwater in Caraveli Province, South Peru
Creators: name: Ge, Qin
name: Wang, Huiman
name: Wan, Sheng
name: Li, Xinyan
name: Wu, Ping
name: Li, Xiang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Despite its scarcity, groundwater in Marcona’s catchment area represents the primary source of water for the local population of Caraveli Province, Peru. In this study, hydrochemical analyses, Entropy Water Quality Index (EWQI) evaluations, and health risk assessments (HRAs) were conducted to determine the quality and probabilistic health risks of groundwater. The results indicated that the hydrochemistry of groundwater was primarily influenced by evaporation, water–rock interactions, and anthropogenic activities. The recharge zone was a relatively suitable source for irrigation. Groundwater within the catchment zone failed to meet certain irrigation standards, and groundwater from the remaining zones was not suitable for irrigation. EWQI values indicated that approximately 41.9% of the samples were suitable for drinking. Notably, the sensitivities of Fe, Cl−, Na+, NO3−, and SO42− were 13.18%, 2.02%, 1.71%, 1.28%, and 1.23%, respectively. Probabilistic noncarcinogenic HRAs determined the health risks associated with NO3−, Fe, and Mn to be 9.3% for adults and 31.9% for children. These noncarcinogenic health risks were primarily attributable to Fe and NO3−. In summary, this study explores the mechanism underlying water quality and health risks in arid regions, underscoring the importance of enhancing public awareness regarding the long-term consequences of consuming contaminated groundwater.
Enhancing Selection Hyper-heuristics via Feature Transformations
Creators: name: Amaya, I.
name: Ortiz-Bayliss, J. C.
name: Rosales-Pérez, A.
name: Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, A. E.
name: Conant-Pablos, S. E.
name: Terashima-Marín, H.
name: Coello, C. A. Coello
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Hyper-heuristics are a novel tool. They deal with complex optimization problems where standalone solvers exhibit varied performance. Among such a tool reside selection hyper-heuristics. By combining the strengths of each solver, this kind of hyper-heuristic offers a more robust tool. However, their effectiveness is highly dependent on the 'features' used to link them with the problem that is being solved. Aiming at enhancing selection hyper-heuristics, in this paper we propose two types of transformation: explicit and implicit. The first one directly changes the distribution of critical points within the feature domain while using a Euclidean distance to measure proximity. The second one operates indirectly by preserving the distribution of critical points but changing the distance metric through a kernel function. We focus on analyzing the effect of each kind of transformation, and of their combinations. We test our ideas in the domain of constraint satisfaction problems because of their popularity and many practical applications. In this work, we compare the performance of our proposals against those of previously published data. Furthermore, we expand on previous research by increasing the number of analyzed features. We found that, by incorporating transformations into the model of selection hyper-heuristics, overall performance can be improved, yielding more stable results. However, combining implicit and explicit transformations was not as fruitful. Additionally, we ran some confirmatory tests on the domain of knapsack problems. Again, we observed improved stability, leading to the generation of hyper-heuristics whose profit had a standard deviation between 20% and 30% smaller.
description: Accepted version of the article published in the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine. DOI: 10.1109/MCI.2018.2807018 \c{opyright}2018IEEE
Volvox Photobias Counts and Filtered Tracking Data from Uncertainty Minimization and Pattern Recognition in V. carteri and V. aureus
Creators: name: Kuchling, Franz
name: Singh, Isha
name: Daga, Mridushi
name: Zec, Susan
name: Kunen, Alexandra
name: Levin, Michael
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 310908
subject: Animal physiology - biophysics
classificationCode: 320802
subject: Human biophysics

description: This ZIPPED folder contains all the data used to generate the experimental data graphs in the paper, organized into subfolders, one each for each figure. In the cases where a figure showed the results for different light or electric current conditions, the supplied data is also subdivided into either sub-folders or individual data files used for generation of the graphs.
Oil spill effects in biota and traditional populations from protected areas of Brazil’s Northeast
Creators: name: Mello, Luiza Costa
name: Cavalcante, Rivelino Martins
name: Bastos, Luciana Machado
name: dos Santos Nossol, Arlene Bispo
name: Martins, Mário Machado
name: Cesar-Ribeiro, Caio
name: de Figueiredo Eufrasio Pauly, Guacira
name: de Souza Abessa, Denis Moledo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: In 2019, more than 3000 km of the Brazilian coast was severely affected by an oil spill of unknown origin. The present study evaluated the ecological impacts and toxicological health risks for traditional communities from two protected areas affected by oil: the Environmental Protection Area of Canoa Quebrada (EPACQ) and the Marine Extractive Reserve of the Parnaíba Delta (MERPD). Sediment and marine organisms were sampled, including the bivalve Mytella charruana, crab Ucides cordatus, and catfish Sciades herzbergii, and analyzed for PAH concentrations and human health risks. The soft tissues were analyzed for lipoperoxidation (LPO) and DNA damage. MERPD bivalves and fish exhibited higher LPO and DNA damage levels, whereas no significant differences were observed in crabs. PAHs’ bioaccumulation was higher in fish and bivalves from MERPD, whereas in crabs, higher contamination occurred in EPACQ. Crab, fish, and shellfish from EPACQ had more carcinogenic compounds representing health risk; however, no statistical differences were found between the two study areas. The present study highlights the interconnectivity of ecosystems post-oil spills, emphasizing the need for holistic approaches to perform an integrated risk assessment of ecological and human health impacts to provide a comprehensive view of post-2019 challenges.
Loop Quantum Cosmology I: Kinematics
Creators: name: Bojowald, Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The framework of quantum symmetry reduction is applied to loop quantum gravity with respect to transitively acting symmetry groups. This allows to test loop quantum gravity in a large class of minisuperspaces and to investigate its features - e.g. the discrete volume spectrum - in certain cosmological regimes. Contrary to previous studies of quantum cosmology (minisuperspace quantizations) the symmetry reduction is carried out not at the classical level but on an auxiliary Hilbert space of the quantum theory before solving the constraints. Therefore, kinematical properties like volume quantization survive the symmetry reduction. In this first part the kinematical framework, i.e. implementation of the quantum symmetry reduction and quantization of Gauss and diffeomorphism constraints, is presented for Bianchi class A models as well as locally rotationally symmetric and spatially isotropic closed and flat models.
description: 24 pages
Exact Conservation Laws of the Gradient Expanded Kadanoff-Baym Equations
Creators: name: Knoll, J.
name: Ivanov, Yu. B.
name: Voskresensky, D. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is shown that the Kadanoff-Baym equations at consistent first-order gradient approximation reveal exact rather than approximate conservation laws related to global symmetries of the system. The conserved currents and energy-momentum tensor coincide with corresponding Noether quantities in the local approximation. These exact conservations are valid, provided a Phi-derivable approximation is used to describe the system, and possible memory effects in the collision term are also consistently evaluated up to first-order gradients.
description: 26 pages, feynman.package for diagrams, submitted to Annals of Physics
Spectral Resolution Clustering for Brain Parcellation
Creators: name: Dillon, Keith
name: Wang, Yu-Ping
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We take an image science perspective on the problem of determining brain network connectivity given functional activity. But adapting the concept of image resolution to this problem, we provide a new perspective on network partitioning for individual brain parcellation. The typical goal here is to determine densely-interconnected subnetworks within a larger network by choosing the best edges to cut. We instead define these subnetworks as resolution cells, where highly-correlated activity within the cells makes edge weights difficult to determine from the data. Subdividing the resolution estimates into disjoint resolution cells via clustering yields a new variation, and new perspective, on spectral clustering. This provides insight and strategies for open questions such as the selection of model order and the optimal choice of preprocessing steps for functional imaging data. The approach is demonstrated using functional imaging data, where we find the proposed approach produces parcellations which are more predictive across multiple scans versus conventional methods, as well as versus alternative forms of spectral clustering.
Additional file 1 of Identification of gene expression changes associated with the initiation of diapause in the brain of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
Creators: name: Bao, Bin
name: Xu, Wei-Hua
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1 Checklist of known genes in the two libraries. (A) Checklist of the sequences of known genes in the F library. (B) Checklist of the sequences those were homologous to known genes in the R library. All transcripts were compared to the sequences in GenBank using Blastx. Sequence description, minimum E-value and similarity are shown in the table. (DOC 215 KB)
Nephopterix rhodobasalis Hampson 1912
Creators: name: Singh, Navneet
name: Ranjan, Rahul
name: Talukdar, Avishek
name: Joshi, Rahul
name: Kirti, Jagbir Singh
name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mally, Richard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Nephopterix
Nephopterix rhodobasalis

description: 274. Nephopterix rhodobasalis Hampson, 1912c: 1253, pl. G fig. 36
Type locality: Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Madulsima
Distribution. Indian records: North India (Rose & Dhillon 1980c), India including Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur) (Chandra 2008). Global records: Ceylon (Hampson 1912c).
description: Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Ranjan, Rahul, Talukdar, Avishek, Joshi, Rahul, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Mally, Richard, 2022, A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-423 in Zootaxa 5197 (1) on page 101, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5197.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7252292
Scaling and chaos in periodic approximations to the two-dimensional Ising spin glass
Creators: name: Huse, David A
name: Ko, Lee-Fen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We approximate a 2D Ising spin glass by tiling an infinite square lattice with large identical unit cells. The interactions within the unit cell are random. Each such sample shows one or more critical points. We examine the scaling of the critical temperatures with unit cell size. Due to chaos, the correlations between unit cells can change sign with changing temperature. We also examine the scaling of this chaos. This chaos causes many samples to have multiple phase transitions, because the interaction between adjacent unit cells changes sign within the ordered phases.
description: 5 pages, 7 figures
Significance of critical infrastructure development in post-disaster resettlement in Sri Lanka
Creators: name: Dharmadasa, Keshan
name: Kulatunga, Udayangani
name: Eranga, Isuru
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Post-Disaster Resettlement (PDR) is one of the most important, time and cost-consuming disaster management activity following a catastrophic event. Restoration of human lifestyle while safeguarding the victims by providing permanent houses and integrating them with critical infrastructures are essential in the PDR context. The better accessibility to critical infrastructures enhances the living conditions of disaster-affected community and influences the success of PDR projects. However, the success of PDR projects in Sri Lanka, is not at a sufficient level due to lack of concentration provided on the critical infrastructure needs of the resettled community. Thus, the study is focused on emphasizing the significance of critical infrastructure to enhance the success of PDR projects in Sri Lanka. The need of developing critical infrastructure was broadly investigated through the literature review. Subsequently, survey and case study research strategies were adopted to proceed with the research following the qualitative research approach. Empirical evidence was gathered in two phases. Preliminary expert interviews under Phase I and key-informant interviews under Phase II (case studies) were used as the data collection methods. Interviews in both phases were conducted in a semi-structured format. The data analysis was carried out through manual content analysis. The outcomes of the study revealed that provision of both physical and social critical infrastructure have an equal importance for the physical function and mental well-being of the disaster-affected community, respectively. However, to achieve the success in PDR projects, critical infrastructure development must be carried out considering the factors such as proper site selection criteria, previous livelihood of the people and their requirements, resilient features, and threshold levels.
Quantum Number Fractionalization in Antiferromagnets
Creators: name: Laughlin, R. B.
name: Giuliano, D.
name: Caracciolo, R.
name: White, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This is a pedagogical introduction to the mathematics of 1-dimensional spin-1/2 antiferromagnets. Topics covered include the Haldane-Shastry Hamiltonian, vector ``supercharges'', conserved spin currents, spinons, the supersymmetric Kuramoto-Yokoyama Hamiltonian, and holons.
description: 40 pages of LaTeX, 8 eps figures
Noise Mapping as a Tool to Assess the Noise Generated in the Past, in the Present and in the Future of a Large Latin American City
Creators: name: Zannin, Paulo Henrique Trombetta
name: Gottwald, Patrícia Dias Soares
name: Silveira, Andrei Rei Rodrigues
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Noise pollution
environmental noise
sound mapping
urban planning
Curitiba

description: This work aimed to study the environmental sound impact caused by road traffic noise on several roads in the Northwest part of the City of Curitiba, through in situ measurements and sound mapping. For that, the following steps were carried out: 1) definition of the locations to be evaluated, 2) collection of field data; 3) tabulation of the collected data; 4) acoustic mapping; 5) evaluation of past, present and future scenarios; and 6) conclusive assessment. The object of this study is the assessment of environmental noise on roads of great importance for the movement of vehicles from one end of the city to the other. The roads run through five large commercial and residential districts with a large flow of vehicles and people. To characterize the noise pollution in the stretches evaluated, 22 measurements were made in different locations. Sound measurements were performed according to the recommendations of the NBR 10151/2000 standard. The Predictor 8.11 sound analysis software was used to make the acoustic maps. A reference scenario that represents the current “acoustic panorama” was evaluated. Three hypothetical and distinct scenarios were also created to assess noise in the chosen areas. In scenario 1, the hypothesis was created that the number of vehicles is reduced by 50% compared to the current one. In scenario 2, the hypothesis was created that the number of vehicles is reduced by 75% compared to the current one. Scenario 3 simulates noise in sensitive areas considering the time span of 20 years, that is, with the increase in the number of vehicles by 100%. The results suggest that the acoustic situation of these stretches characterizes the existence of environmental noise pollution. The scenario with a 50% reduction in the number of vehicles and reveals that the measures adopted were not sufficient to significantly reduce sound levels. The scenario with a 75% reduction in vehicle flow shows that the measure adopted would be significant to reduce sound levels within the limits established by legislation. And in the future scenario it is possible to show that the flow will be extremely saturated 20 years from now, that there will be a significant increase in sound levels, and consequently an increase in environmental noise pollution. In this way, it is evident that just one control measure taken is not enough to solve this problem. It is necessary to create a medium and long term plan, with several measures that work together to combat noise efficiently.
Josephson critical currents in annular superconductors with Pearl vortices
Creators: name: Badia-Majos, Antonio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the influence of Pearl vortices in the vicinity of an edge-type Josephson junction for a superconducting thin-film loop in the form of an annulus, under uniform magnetic field. Specifically, we obtain the exact analytic formulation that allows to describe the circulating current density and the gauge invariant phase increment $Δϕ$ across the junction. The main properties of $Δϕ$ and their influence on the critical current pattern $I_c(B)$ are described quantitatively in terms of the loop's width to radius ratio $W/R$ and of the vortex position within the loop ${\bf r}_v$. It is shown that narrow loops ($W/R < 0.3$) may be well described by the straight geometry limit. However, such approximation fails to predict a number of distinctive features captured by our formulation, as the node lifting effect of the $I_c(B)$ pattern in wide loops or the actual influence of a vortex pinned at different positions.
description: 11 pages, 8 figures