cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Acroneuria taygianga Chen 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Chen, Zhi-Teng
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Plecoptera
Perlidae
Acroneuria
Acroneuria taygianga

description: Acroneuria taygianga sp. nov. Figs. 10–12. Adult habitus (Figs. 10, 11). Three ocelli. General color yellow (Figs. 10, 11). Head slightly wider than pronotum; anterior ocellus smaller than posterior ones; ocellate area with a large dark stigma, posterior margin of the stigma subtriangular. Antenna dark brown and slender, subequal in length to the abdomen, apical segments paler. Pronotum pale, with obscure rugosities, anterior corners sharp. Wing membrane subhyaline, veins pale; apices of wings pale. Coxae pale; distal part of femur, tibia and tarsi dark brown. Cercus pale, apical segments dark. Male (Figs. 10, 12). Body length ca. 16.0 mm; forewings length ca. 18.0 mm, hindwings length ca. 16.0 mm. Tergum 9 without sensilla basiconica. Tergum 10 with a transverse, oval-shaped sensilla basiconica patch. Paraprocts sclerotized, subtriangular and upcurved, apically sharp. Posterior margin of sternum 9 with a rounded hammer. Aedeagus (Fig. 12D) membranous and slender, basally constricted and spinulose, apical half with a soapshaped membrane, the membrane basally with two small, dark external sclerites and two weak, long-triangular inner sclerites. Female (Fig. 11). Body length ca. 19.0 mm; forewings length ca. 22.0 mm, hindwings length ca. 19.0 mm. Subgenital plate originated from posterior of sternum 8, broadly rounded, posterior margin with an arcuate notch (Fig. 11C). Sternum 9 with an obtuse posterior margin. Type material. Holotype: male, Vietnam: Quang Nam Province, Tay Giang District, Axan Commune, Song Kool River, 15.83 N, 107.31 E (Fig. 1), 1300m, July–August 2019, light trap (ICJUST). Paratype: 1 female, same data as holotype (ICJUST). Etymology. The species is named after its type locality, Tay Giang District. The name is used as a noun. Remarks. The new species is distinctive from known Vietnamese Acroneuria species by the combination of following characters: wing apex pale; apical half of aedeagus with a soap-shaped lobe; subgenital plate of the female with a posterior arcuate notch.
description: Published as part of Chen, Zhi-Teng, 2020, New species of Acroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from central Vietnam, pp. 59-67 in Zootaxa 4722 (1) on pages 65-67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/3603682
title: Acculturation, Family Variables, and Cognition of a Subgroup of American Indian Children Ages 3-9
Creators: name: Cummings, Michael Alan
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: A study was conducted to examine the relationship between specific family variables and measures of cognitive abilities for preschool and young school-aged children of an American Indian ancestry. More specifically, the study used two cognitive measures, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and the Embedded Figures Test, and examined the influence that 23 family variables and cultural background (acculturation) had on measures of spatial abilities.
Past studies suggested that American Indian children, as a group, perform above the standardization sample on measures of visual-spatial skills, have higher simultaneous processing skills, and are more field independent. It was anticipated that at least 40% of the children tested in this study would have statistically significant discrepancy scores in favor of the Simultaneous Scale and have an effect size of .40 or above on subtests reported to measure visual-spatial skills. It was further hypothesized that the children of this study would be more field independent (reach an effect size of .67 or higher) and that the Embedded Figures Tests would have correlations of r = .50 or above with the total Simultaneous Scale, Magic Windows, Gestalt Closure, Triangles, and Spatial Memory.
Results found that 40% of this sample did not obtain significant discrepancy scores, and only Gestalt Closure for the preschool children and Spatial Memory for the school-aged children reached an effect size of .40. In addition, only school-aged children were considered more field independent, and field independence was associated with the total Simultaneous Scale, the Mental processing Composite, the Achievement Scale, and the following subtests: Triangles, Arithmetic, and Reading/Understanding.
A principal component analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure of the Acculturation Scale (the Rosebud Personal Opinion Survey). This analysis found that the survey lacked empirical support for the dimensions suggested by the authors and only the first component, Language-Ancestry, was a useful indicator of acculturation. Nine family variables and the Language-Ancestry component were used as independent variables and accounted for or predicted the visual-spatial scores of American Indian children. None of the variables used reached a significance level of p ≤ .0056
title: Pretherapy Videotape Presentation for Eating Disorder Clients: Development and Evaluation
Creators: name: Quakenbush, Benita J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1998

description: Eating disorder clients show low motivation, poor follow-through, and inordinate premature dropout rates in treatment. Earlier studies support the use of pretherapy training to help clients understand the tasks and challenges of therapy. However, a pretherapy intervention, such as showing prospective clients a video that outlines recovery issues and themes, had not yet been developed specifically for the prevalent, recalcitrant problem of eating disorders. Thus, of particular interest to clinicians who treat eating disorders may be the development of a theoretically sound, pretherapy videotape that outlines recovery issues.
One of the purposes of this study was to review prior investigations of the effects of pretherapy films/videos on therapy outcomes. However, the central focus of this dissertation was to develop a pretherapy video for use with eating disorder clients, and using quantitative methods, assess the quality and likely therapeutic utility of the pretherapy video. The video was developed to be theoretically consistent with Bandura's modeling paradigm, social learning theory.
Eating disorder clients, a comparison group of college women, and professional clinicians who are experienced at treating women with eating disorders were asked to view and evaluate the video (developed to orient prospective clients to recovery issues during treatment for eating disorders). All three groups reportedly found the recovering women portrayed in the video credible, believable, and persuasive. All groups of observers indicated that the video presented an understandable and hopeful message possessing emotional impact, and they avowed that the video created expectations for improvement.
Also, the viewers believed the pretherapy video would likely increase knowledge of eating disorder recovery, and that future eating disorder clients viewing the video would likely learn new information that would facilitate their recovery. Additionally, the three groups indicated the video seemed to be of general relevance and therapeutic utility to women with eating disorders.
D3.2.1. Report on the ecological monitoring, conservation strategies and management questions of Natura 2000 marine sites
Creators: name: Golec, Ivana
name: Partnership, The ECOSS
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This deliverable aims at assessing the current conservation status of the marine N2K sites considered in the ECOSS project, the main management questions and the on going monitoring activities. The deliverable analyses and evaluates the main bottlenecks and gaps and it suggests strategies to overcome them in the perspective of a better management and possible expansion of the marine sites.
description: ECOSS project (Observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity) is an EU 2014–2020 Interreg V-A Italy-Croatia CBC programme ID number 10042301
title: A Validation Study of the Trio Measure of Visual Processing Ability
Creators: name: Spach, Jonathan David
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1996

description: Trio is a newly developed group-administered instrument designed to measure visual ability for application in cognitive styles research. This study investigated the validity of Trio as seen in its convergence or divergence with two established tests, one conceptually related and one conceptually unrelated. The correlation of Trio scores with scores on these other two tests was examined using a sample of undergraduate students.
The analysis of the relationship between scores on Trio and on the conceptually related Learning Figures Test failed to provide evidence that these two tests are measuring the same construct. At the same time, Trio's correlation with the unrelated ACT English section was shown to be fairly low. This second finding supports the conclusion that Trio scores are not severely confounded by verbal ability level.
Lemur phylosymbiosis - Scripts and workflows
Creators: name: Donohue, Mariah
name: Everson, Kathryn
name: Rowe, Amanda
name: Hert, Zoe
name: Karrick, Carly
name: Kowalewski, Eric
name: RANDRIAMANANDAZA, Lovasoa
name: ZAKAMANANA, Francois
name: Nomenjanahary, Eva
name: Andriamalala, Rostant
name: Law, Audrey
name: Moe, Luke
name: wright, patricia
name: Weisrock, David
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 60503 Microbial Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: QIIME2 scripts, QIIME2 workflow, and R script
ILLUMINATING ACADEMIC RESOURCES: THE ROLE OF USER SATISFACTION IN GHANA'S LIBRARY VALUE PROPOSITION
Creators: name: Nana, Ama Mensah-Bonsu
name: Kwesi, Owusu Agyemang
Publisher: name: AMERICAN SERIAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Value creation
Academic libraries
Student success
Faculty support
Institutional objectives

description: In the realm of highly competitive industries, value creation serves as a fundamental endeavor for businesses seeking to distinguish themselves and attract discerning customers. This paper extends this concept to the academic sphere, focusing on the value creation efforts within academic libraries. Drawing from insights provided by Zhang and Chen (2008), the study underscores the pivotal role of academic libraries in delivering value to their users, including students, faculty, and the broader institutional community. As academic libraries evolve, librarians are increasingly tasked with ensuring that library services and resources align with the diverse needs and objectives of stakeholders, ultimately contributing to student success, faculty support, and institutional advancement. Through a nuanced exploration of value creation dynamics, this research sheds light on the multifaceted ways in which academic libraries enhance the educational experience and foster scholarly endeavors within the academic community. By examining the intersection of value creation and library management, this paper aims to inform strategic decision-making and resource allocation processes, empowering librarians to optimize the impact and relevance of library services in achieving institutional goals.
An investigation and comparison of the long-term psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault and re-victimisation in adult females
Creators: name: O'Connor, JM
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The present thesis investigated the similarities and differences in the long-term consequences of three different types of sex abuse namely, childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, and childhood sexual abuse followed by adult sexual assault, in order to assess and compare the effect of each type of sex abuse on anxiety, depression and trauma symptoms, perceived self-esteem and self-esteem in interpersonal functioning and general coping styles. Eighty-eight adult female participants were classified into a childhood sexual abuse group (n = 21), an adult sexual assault group (n = 22), a re-victimised group (n = 23) and a control group (n = 22). The participants were recruited from a Sexual Assault Support Service, a university sample, and a community sample in Hobart, Tasmania. All participants completed an Interview Schedule, the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire, the Trauma Symptom Inventory, the Self-Description Questionnaire III and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced scale. The results of multivariate and univariate analyses of variance showed a general negative effect in the three sex abuse groups, reflected in a decrease in general self-esteem, an increase in a negative emotionality factor, and an increase in trauma symptoms relative to the control group. A comparison of the three sex abuse groups showed that the effects of the three kinds of abuse were similar for general self-esteem and trauma, but the re-victimised group showed significantly higher levels of negative emotionality, and more impulsive and disinhibited behaviour, referred to as Psychopathic Deviation on the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire, and lower levels of confidence in dealing with the opposite sex relative to the other sex abuse groups. Within the three sex abuse groups there was variation in the level of symptoms reported. Few of the abuse or assault characteristics were found to be associated with outcome. An analysis of correlations between the measures revealed three broad patterns of response to sex abuse in the long-term. One pattern was an increase in negative emotionality, a decrease in self-esteem and a decrease in confidence in interacting with the opposite sex. A second pattern revealed an increase in general trauma symptoms. A third pattern involved an increase in Psychopathic Deviation, an increase in substance use to cope and a decrease in confidence in Parent Relations. It is concluded that sex abuse has several relatively independent negative effects on self-esteem, negative emotionality, and trauma symptoms. Victims of re-victimisation experienced more negative emotionality, which included anxiety and depression related symptoms.
Une culture d'État ? Législation et prise de décision dans les Pays-Bas espagnols (1580-1610)
Creators: name: Simon, Nicolas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: history
legal history
Habsburg Netherlands
police ordinances
Belgium

description: This article intends to draw a panorama of possible ways which could lead to a better understanding of how legislative decisions were taken in the Habsburg Netherlands at the end of the 16th Century.
title: Phylogeography of red muntjacs reveals three distinct mitochondrial lineages
Creators: name: Ribeiro Martins, Renata F.
name: Fickel, Jörns
name: Le, Minh
name: Nguyen, Thanh van
name: Nguyen, Ha M.
name: Timmins, Robert
name: Gan, Han Ming
name: Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine J.
name: Lenz, Dorina
name: Förster, Daniel W.
name: Wilting, Andreas
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: Background The members of the genus Muntiacus are of particular interest to evolutionary biologists due to their extreme chromosomal rearrangements and the ongoing discussions about the number of living species. Red muntjacs have the largest distribution of all muntjacs and were formerly considered as one species. Karyotype differences led to the provisional split between the Southern Red Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and the Northern Red Muntjac (M. vaginalis), but uncertainties remain as, so far, no phylogenetic study has been conducted. Here, we analysed whole mitochondrial genomes of 59 archival and 16 contemporaneous samples to resolve uncertainties about their taxonomy and used red muntjacs as model for understanding the evolutionary history of other species in Southeast Asia. Results We found three distinct matrilineal groups of red muntjacs: Sri Lankan red muntjacs (including the Western Ghats) diverged first from other muntjacs about 1.5 Mya; later northern red muntjacs (including North India and Indochina) and southern red muntjacs (Sundaland) split around 1.12 Mya. The diversification of red muntjacs into these three main lineages was likely promoted by two Pleistocene barriers: one through the Indian subcontinent and one separating the Indochinese and Sundaic red muntjacs. Interestingly, we found a high level of gene flow within the populations of northern and southern red muntjacs, indicating gene flow between populations in Indochina and dispersal of red muntjacs over the exposed Sunda Shelf during the Last Glacial Maximum. Conclusions Our results provide new insights into the evolution of species in South and Southeast Asia as we found clear genetic differentiation in a widespread and generalist species, corresponding to two known biogeographical barriers: The Isthmus of Kra and the central Indian dry zone. In addition, our molecular data support either the delineation of three monotypic species or three subspecies, but more importantly these data highlight the conservation importance of the Sri Lankan/South Indian red muntjac.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 973
An analysis of multidimensional contingency talbes
Creators: name: Mast, Lilian G. (Feuerverger)
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: In this thesis we consider the following model for a three-dimensional r ˣ s ˣ t contingency table: [formula omitted]. A dot indicates summation over the replaced subscript. The f[formula omitted]’s represent the frequencies and the P[formula omitted]'s represent the proportions. The problem we are concerned with is testing the hypothesis H₀: [formula omitted] = 0 for all i, j, k. i.e. no second order interaction is present. We then seek to extend the model and problem to a w-way table. We use the method of the likelihood ratio . To assist us in determining the numerator of the likelihood ratio we reformulate a theorem about constrained extrema and Lagrange multipliers and prove this reformulation. Some general conclusions we draw are: there are two extensions to our 3-way model; results we obtain using our model and methods are in close agreement with results obtained using the models and methods of other statisticians.
title: Do Data Structures Matter? A Simulation Study for Testing the Validity of  Age-Period-Cohort Models
Creators: name: Jeon, Sun Young
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2017

description: Age, period, and cohort are three temporal dimensions that can make unique contributions to social and epidemiological changes that occur in populations over time. However, while the theoretical underpinnings for each temporal dimension are well established, the statistical techniques to assess the distinctive contributions of age, period and cohort are controversial. Unless questionable assumptions are imposed on the data, traditional linear regression models are incapable of estimating the independent contribution of each temporal dimension due to the linear dependence between age, period and cohort (A=P-C). Two recently developed methods, Hierarchical Age-PeriodCohort (HAPC) and Intrinsic Estimator (IE) models, enable researchers to estimate how all three temporal dimensions contribute to an outcome of interest without resorting to such assumptions. However, some simulation studies suggest that these new methods provide biased estimates of each temporal dimension. In this dissertation, I investigated whether practitioners can avoid biased results by first understanding the structure of the data. In Chapters 2 and 3, I examined whether visual plots of descriptive statistics and model selection statistics could identify various types of data structures through a series of simulation analyses. The results showed that preliminary data analysis is useful for identifying data structures that are compatible with the assumptions of HAPC and IE models. Moreover, when the data satisfied assumptions such as three-dimensionality and slight deviations from perfect functional forms, both HAPC and IE models tended to provide unbiased estimates of age, period and cohort effects. In Chapter 4, I provided a step-by-step demonstration for applying HAPC models by investigating the unique contributions of age, period and cohort to educational inequalities in the health of a large sample of U.S. adults. This study found that age and cohort effects contribute most to variability in health, and also that cross-validation is a useful way to incorporate HAPC models when preliminary analyses do not definitively show that the data structure is three dimensional.
The role of Langerhans cells in skin graft survival
Creators: name: Odling, Katharine A
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This study investigated the role of donor class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) glycoproteins, expressed on the plasma membrane of epidermal Langerhans cells (LC), in the initiation of murine skin allograft rejection. In normal skin LC are the only epidermal cell to express the class II MHC molecules. LC density was altered by topical application of a chemical carcinogen or exposure to short-wavelength ultraviolet light (UVB). The effects of these treatments were monitored by electron microscopic, irnrnunocytochemical and enzyme histochemical techniques, and correlated with skin graft survival. Skin was grafted onto hosts which differed genetically across the entire MHC region with minor transplantation differences, at the class I MHC region only, or at the class II MHC region only. Tolerance to the class II MHC glycoproteins developed in mice differing from the graft donor at the class II MHC region only. The mechanisms underlying the initiation and maintenance of tolerance were examined and the role of LC investigated. The effects of depleting class II MHC antigen from donor skin on the specificity of the cytotoxic T cell response which destroy histoincompatible grafts was examined in vitro and related to in vivo skin graft rejection. Skin allograft rejection remains a major clinical problem in the treatment of large surface area wounds. Therefore definition of the underlying mechanisms is important for the development of effective means of prolonging allograft survival.
title: Factor Structure of the Anorexia Bulimia Inventory
Creators: name: Dobmeyer, Anne C.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: The Anorexia Bulimia Inventory, a recently developed self-report questionnaire for the assessment of eating disorders, addresses two major limitations found in existing self-report eating disorder inventories. First, it comprehensively assesses the diagnostic symptoms of both bulimia and anorexia nervosa; and second, it assesses the frequently cooccurring problem areas (e.g., depression, anergia) that may be targeted in treatment planning for eating disorders. Although initial research on the psychometrics of the instrument appears promising, no research has yet investigated its factor structure. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to investigate the factor structure of the Anorexia Bulimia Inventory.
Principal axis factor analysis with a varimax rotation was used on a combined clinical and nonclinical sample. The overall sample (N = 1,675) was randomly divided to provide a replication of the factor analysis. Using the two separate samples and the combined, total sample, one seven-factor solution and two eight-factor solutions emerged. All factors met conventional standards for internal consistency, with the exception of one factor consisting of only three items.
The results of this study suggest that the factor structure of the Anorexia Bulimia Inventory closely parallels the intuitively designed subscales. All nine subscales emerged as separate, interpretable factors in at least one sample. Four subscales were clearly corroborated by the factor analysis, suggesting that these factors represent stable constructs that are relevant to populations at-risk for the development of eating disorders. The factor analyses provided moderate corroboration of four other subscales. Although these four factors did show deviations across samples, they all emerged as interpretable factors, suggesting that the constructs likely reflect some of the prominent ideational and behavioral issues relevant to at-risk populations. Finally, one subscale emerged as an interpretable factor in only one sample. This failure to replicate across samples may reflect problems in the wording or choice of items included on the subscale, or it could indicate that these issues are less relevant for at-risk populations. The results of this study, together with the existing evidence of the measure's psychometric properties, support the use of the Anorexia Bulimia Inventory in the assessment of eating disorders.
title: The Interactive and Combined Effects of Domain-Specific Knowledge and Strategic Knowledge on Reading Comprehension
Creators: name: Gee, Eric J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: The literature in reading comprehension has demonstrated that both domain-specific knowledge and strategic knowledge are vital to good comprehension. However, few studies have actually compared the effects of the two types of knowledge on reading comprehension. Fewer studies have examined the effects of combining the two strategies even though cognitive theories indicate that true comprehension occurs when certain procedures act upon knowledge constructed from the text being read and "link" that knowledge with knowledge in the long-term memory.
This study compared subjects receiving strategic knowledge and content knowledge to subjects receiving strategic knowledge only, subjects receiving content-knowledge only, and a control group. Subjects were 9- and 10-year-old students in four fourth-grade classrooms. The design was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. Subjects were given the comprehension and verbal subtests of the Stanford Achievement Test. Based on these tests, subjects were identified as high- or low-ability readers. In addition, they were given a comprehension pretest designed by the instructor before intervention began. The intervention took place over a 4-week period and consisted of a different series of lessons presented by an independent instructor. After the intervention, subjects took the posttest. SAT subtest scores and pretest scores were used as covariates in the final analysis.
Results showed a decrease in the posttest means and no differences among the four experimental groups. Lack of findings was attributed to several factors, including lack of interest in the reading material on the comprehension tests and brevity of the intervention.
MIMO Gaussian Broadcast Channels with Confidential and Common Messages
Creators: name: Liu, Ruoheng
name: Liu, Tie
name: Poor, H. Vincent
name: Shamai, Shlomo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper considers the problem of secret communication over a two-receiver multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Gaussian broadcast channel. The transmitter has two independent, confidential messages and a common message. Each of the confidential messages is intended for one of the receivers but needs to be kept perfectly secret from the other, and the common message is intended for both receivers. It is shown that a natural scheme that combines secret dirty-paper coding with Gaussian superposition coding achieves the secrecy capacity region. To prove this result, a channel-enhancement approach and an extremal entropy inequality of Weingarten et al. are used.
description: Submitted to 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Austin, Texas
Additional file 1 of Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibody against calcitonin gene-related peptide or its receptor for migraine patients with prior preventive treatment failure: a network meta-analysis
Creators: name: Wang, Xing
name: Wen, Dingke
name: He, Qiang
name: You, Chao
name: Ma, Lu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table A1. Search terms. Fig. A1. Study selection flowchart of randomized controlled trials. Fig. A2. League plot of different treatment regimens for the primary efficacy outcome from the network meta-analysis. Fig. A3. League plot of different treatment regimens for 50% response rates from the network meta-analysis. Fig. A4. League plot of different treatment regimens for 75% response rates from the network meta-analysis. Fig. A5. League plot of different treatment regimens for the primary safety outcome from the network meta-analysis. Fig. A6. League plot of different treatment regimens for the secondary safety outcome from the network meta-analysis. Fig. A7. Risk of bias summary of included trials. Fig. A8. Risk of bias graph of included trials. Fig. A9. GRADE summary for the primary outcomes.
Toroidal moments as indicator for magneto-electric coupling: the case of BiFeO_3 versus FeTiO_3
Creators: name: Ederer, Claude
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we present an analysis of the magnetic toroidal moment and its relation to the various structural modes in R3c-distorted perovskites with magnetic cations on either the perovskite A or B site. We evaluate the toroidal moment in the limit of localized magnetic moments and show that the full magnetic symmetry can be taken into account by considering small induced magnetic moments on the oxygen sites. Our results give a transparent picture of the possible coupling between magnetization, electric polarization, and toroidal moment, thereby highlighting the different roles played by the various structural distortions in multiferroic BiFeO_3 and in the recently discussed isostructural material FeTiO_3, which has been predicted to exhibit electric field-induced magnetization switching.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures
Applications of entire function theory to an imbedding theorem for differentiable functions of several real variables
Creators: name: Foster, David Larry
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The subject of this thesis is the fractional order Sobolev space, H[superscript]r[subscript]p, as considered by Nikol'skii; the goal is to demonstrate an imbedding theorem for H[superscript]r[subscript]p analogous to the classical imbedding theorem for W[superscript]m[subscript]p which was first shown by Sobolev. The properties established here for spaces H[superscript]r[subscript]p defined over all of Rn, including completeness and imbedding theorems, are demonstrated by a technique involving the approximation of functions in those spaces by entire functions of the exponential type. Properties of such entire functions, which are of interest in theire own right, are developed in a separate chapter. An extension theorem for differentiable developed in a separate chapter. An extension theorem for differentiable functions defined over an open subset of Rn is also proved.
Intense high contrast femtosecond K-shell x-ray source from laser-driven Ar clusters
Creators: name: Chen, L. M.
name: Liu, F.
name: Wang, W. M.
name: Kando, M.
name: Lin, X. X.
name: Ma, J. L.
name: Li, Y. T.
name: Bulanov, S. V.
name: Tajima, T.
name: Kato, Y.
name: Sheng, Z. M.
name: Zhang, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Bright Ar K-shell x-ray with very little background has been generated using an Ar clustering gas jet target irradiated with an 800 mJ, 30 fs ultra-high contrast laser, with the measured flux of 1.1 x 10^4 photons/mrad^2/pulse. This intense x-ray source critically depends on the laser contrast and the laser energy and the optimization of this source with interaction is addressed. Electron driven by laser electric field directly via nonlinear resonant is proved in simulation, resulting in effective electron heating and the enhancement of x-ray emission. The x-ray pulse duration is demonstrated to be only 10 fs, as well as a source size of 20 um, posing great potential application for single-shot ultrafast x-ray imaging.
description: 13 pages, 5 figures
Optimizing the Signal to Noise Ratio of a Beam Deflection Measurement with Interferometric Weak Values
Creators: name: Starling, David J.
name: Dixon, P. Ben
name: Jordan, Andrew N.
name: Howell, John C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The amplification obtained using weak values is quantified through a detailed investigation of the signal to noise ratio for an optical beam deflection measurement. We show that for a given deflection, input power and beam radius, the use of interferometric weak values allows one to obtain the optimum signal to noise ratio using a coherent beam. This method has the advantage of reduced technical noise and allows for the use of detectors with a low saturation intensity. We report on an experiment which improves the signal to noise ratio for a beam deflection measurement by a factor of 54 when compared to a measurement using the same beam size and a quantum limited detector.
title: An Investigation of the Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Rating Scale for Children and Adolescents
Creators: name: Holland, Melissa Lea
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequent problems for which children are referred to mental health clinics in the United States, affecting approximately 3-5% of the childhood population. Although adequate Ill assessment and identification of this disorder is imperative, most of the currently existing rating scales available to assess for ADHD in the childhood population are inadequate. The present research study involved the investigation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of a new behavior rating scale, the ADHD Symptoms Rating Scale (ADHD-SRS), developed for the assessment of ADHD in the school-age (K-12) population.
The participants in this study were 753 children and adolescents (in grades K-12) who were rated by their parents and/or teachers on behavior rating scales designed to measure ADHD characteristics. The results of this research indicate that the ADHD-SRS possesses strong internal consistency. Convergent validity of this instrument was also high. as demonstrated by correlations with two previously validated behavior rating scales. Significant age and gender differences in ADHD symptoms were found with both the parent and teacher respondent populations. The temporal stability of this measure with teacher ratings was low. as was the correlation between parent and teacher ratings of the same children with this instrument. Finally, the factor analysis of the ADHD-SRS suggested a two-factor oblique rotation as the best fit for both the parent and teacher data. After a visual inspection of the items that loaded on each factor, Factor 1 was named Hyperactive-Impulsive and Factor 2 was named Inattention. These two factors, along with the items that loaded on each factor, appear to be remarkably similar to the two categories listed in the DSM-IV for ADHD. Directions for future research. as well as clinical implications and limitations of the current study, are discussed.
ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
Creators: name: Asnake, Ephrem
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: This research examines the key factors influencing the performance of mobile manufacturing companies, with a focus on Tecno Mobile in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study explores how consumer behavior, market trends, and employee identity impact the company's operations and overall performance. By analyzing data collected from Tecno Mobile employees, the paper provides insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the mobile manufacturing industry in Ethiopia.
title: MenschenRechtsMagazin : Informationen | Meinungen | Analysen
Creators: name: Lemke, Stefanie
name: Neumeyer, Margarethe
name: Mihr, Anja
name: Steinbach, Peter
name: Weber, Johanna
name: Steinberg, Georg
name: John, Emanuel
Publisher: name: Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Year: 2019

description: Aus dem Inhalt: 

▪ Human Rights Lawyering – das Stiefkind der Anwaltschaft
▪ Zum Problem der intertextuellen Auslegung von
Menschenrechtsverträgen
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description: MenschenRechtsMagazin : MRM ; Informationen, Meinungen, Analysen, 23.2018/2
title: Checklist to Support the Helmholtz Centers in Implementing Policies on Sustainable Research Software
Creators: name: Messerschmidt, Reinhard
name: Pampel, Heinz
name: Bach, Felix
name: zu Castell, Wolfgang
name: Denker, Michael
name: Finke, Ants
name: Fritzsch, Bernadette
name: Hammitzsch, Martin
name: Konrad, Uwe
name: Leifels, Yvonne
name: Möhl, Christoph
name: Nolden, Marco
name: Scheinert, Markus
name: Schlauch, Tobias
name: Schnicke, Thomas
name: Steglich, Dirk
Publisher: name: Helmholtz Open Science Office
Year: 2021

description: As the digitalization of research and teaching progresses, the number of software solutions developed at scientific institutions and used for the purpose of knowledge production is increasing. The accessibility and reuse of scientific results called for under the heading “open science” can be ensured in many fields only if, in addition to research data, program code is also made openly accessible. The present guide is addressed to decision-makers at the Helmholtz Centers who deal with the implementation of policies on sustainable research software. They supplement a model policy that already gives the Centers a forward-looking and reusable template for drawing up rules on sustainable research software management.
ENLIGHT RISE - Deliverable 8.2 - Toolkit for monitoring and assessing R&I impact #V1
Creators: name: ENLIGHT RISE WP 8 - Impact assessment and frontiers of the common R&I agenda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: European universities alliance
Research Impact
Toolkit

description: This deliverable presents a Digital tool which acts as a self-assessment resource for monitoring and assessing R&I Impact. The Deliverable describes the process leading to the design and development of the Toolkit including the definition of the scope and content and intended use.

The ENLIGHT toolkit for the self-assessment of research impact awareness, literacy and readiness is a self-reflection tool designed for universities who wish to explore at an institutional level their research impact potential. The toolkit guides users through focus areas considered as relevant for universities to be research impact-driven.

The web-based tool is available at this link Self-Assessment | ENLIGHT (enlight-eu.org)

 

Version approved by the European Commission.
title: An Investigation of the Parenting Stress Index in the Context of Generalizability Theory
Creators: name: Sharpnack, Jim D.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: This present study examined the application of generalizability theory (GT) to the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) long and short forms for families having children with disabilities. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the dependability of parenting stress data scores gathered from families having children with disabilities. The data for the present study came from an extant data set collected by the Early Intervention Research Institute (EIRI; Contract #800-85-0173) at Utah State University. The EIRI studies represented attempts to assess the benefits and cost of conducting early intervention programs. The EIRI data were recoded at the item level for the Psychometrics Project, which established norms, reliability, and validity information on self-report, family-functioning measures gathered from families having children with disabilities.
The GT study results suggested that the items facet made a large contribution, indicating that there may not be any established trends in item responses. An explanation for the items facet indicates that the PSI forms provide an accurate measure of overall parental stress. According to the times facet results, the effects of time are minimal except the increase between occasion one to occasion two. Classical reliability theory (CRT) and GT analyses provide contradictory results, probably due to GT's multiple error source analyses compared to CRT's examination of a single error source in one analysis.
GT study analyses indicate that the highest g and phi coefficients are produced with the highest number of administrations and items. However, administering the highest number of administrations and items would be impractical within any setting. The original number of items from the Parent Domain, Child Domain, and short PSI total score should be administered twice to increase the dependability of scores and still fall within practical limitations.
A researcher and/or practitioner may want information to decide what form, long or short, to choose. If the PSI is to be used as a quick screening tool or as one test in a complete assessment, the short form may be of more use. If the PSI is to be used as a primary source of information about parent and child interactive systems, the long PSI version would be recommended.
Prison management theory and practice : with special reference to Risdon Gaol
Creators: name: Paterson, WC
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The thesis addresses the issues of contemporary prison management and prison managers. It discusses recent American at tempts to introduce organisation theories and management principles into the prison environment to assist the managerial function. The thesis argues that the bureaucratic paramilitary nature of the prison inhibits innovation and encourages, the maintenance of traditional custodial management practices. It suggests that the practice of promoting managers using the 'seniority principle' entrenches the custodial' practice which in turn leads ‚Äö to ineffective management, staff and inmate discontent, and centralised control. The thesis argues that the manager's role cannot be considered in isolation. It must take account of the many external and internal factors such as penal philosophy and Government policy, staff and inmate interactions, among others. The manager's success depends on his skills and attributes in balancing and harmonising these variables. The thesis questions the American practice of investigating the prison using the open-systems approach. It takes the view that the prison is a closed system and that research should be conducted on this premise. The thesis demonstrates the difficulty of locating the prison within organisation theory and suggests that present methodological tools are inadequate for prison management investigation. R isdon Prison management practice is examined using administrative management principles. The thesis suggests that the changing nature of prison philosophy has not materially affected the management routine established Prior to the prison's opening in 1960. The establishment of the Law Department in 1982 relegated the former Prisons Department to Divisional status within the newly created organisation. Centralised decision-making at Head Office and Prison Senior Mangement level has led to industrial unrest, unclear goals and a power vacuum. The recommendations of the Grubb Report ( 1976 ) are 'considered and it is argued that many of the points made then should still be implemented. The current hierarchical structure of the prison staff should be altered to provide opportunities to encourage staff to seek promotion and provide management with a ready pool of future managers. One method of reaching this goal is the introduction of Unit Management. The thesis concludes by suggesting the Risdon Prison must have a primary function containment, and base its managerial practices on that premise.
title: Checkliste zur Unterstützung der Helmholtz-Zentren bei der Implementierung von Richtlinien für nachhaltige Forschungssoftware
Creators: name: Messerschmidt, Reinhard
name: Pampel, Heinz
name: Bach, Felix
name: zu Castell, Wolfgang
name: Denker, Michael
name: Finke, Ants
name: Fritzsch, Bernadette
name: Hammitzsch, Martin
name: Konrad, Uwe
name: Leifels, Yvonne
name: Möhl, Christoph
name: Nolden, Marco
name: Scheinert, Markus
name: Schlauch, Tobias
name: Schnicke, Thomas
name: Steglich, Dirk
Publisher: name: Helmholtz Open Science Office
Year: 2021

description: Mit der voranschreitenden Digitalisierung von Forschung und Lehre steigt die Zahl an Software-Lösungen, die an wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen entstehen und zur Erkenntnisgewinnung genutzt werden. Die – unter dem Stichwort Open Science geforderte – Zugänglichkeit und Nachnutzung von wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen kann in vielen Fachgebieten nur sichergestellt werden, wenn neben Forschungsdaten auch Programmcode offen zugänglich gemacht wird. Die vorliegende Handreichung richtet sich an Entscheider*innen in den Helmholtz-Zentren, die sich mit der Implementierung von Richtlinien für nachhaltige Forschungssoftware befassen. Sie ergänzt eine Muster-Richtlinie, die den Zentren bereits eine richtungsweisende und nachnutzbare Vorlage zur Erstellung von Regelungen für einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit Forschungssoftware gibt.
title: The Relationship Between Graduate Students' Education in Research Ethics and Their Attitudes Toward Research Misconduct
Creators: name: Sailor, Perry
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: A mail survey of a nationwide sample of department heads in university departments of mechanical engineering, physiology, and psychology was conducted, in order to determine what these departments were doing to educate their Ph.D. students in research ethics. Department heads were also asked to supply names of the Ph.D. students in their departments. Based on the survey responses, departments within each discipline were then divided into those placing a relatively high versus low emphasis on teaching research ethics. Random samples of students in each emphasis category for each discipline were then surveyed and asked to rate the seriousness of 44 different hypothetical acts of misconduct, to determine if students from departments placing relatively higher emphasis on research ethics education had stricter standards than those from departments placing relatively lower emphasis on research ethics education. The two major findings of the study were (a) the majority of departments in physiology and psychology require some form of formal education in research ethics of their Ph.D. students, but only a very small percentage of mechanical engineering departments require such training; (b) the present study found no evidence that education of Ph.D. students in research ethics has any effect on the strictness of their stated ethical standards.