cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
You get what you pay for : An examination of audit quality when audit fee is low
Creators: name: Gupta, Parveen P.
name: Krishnan, Gopal V.
name: Yu, Wei
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: We contribute to the long-standing debate among various capital market participants on whether auditing industry practices low-balling (charging low fees) which in turn compromises auditor independence and audit quality. Using a large sample representing years 2000-2006, we first estimate unexpected (abnormal) audit fee as residuals from a regression of audit fee on several determinants of audit fee. Next, we run a regression of going concern opinions and other audit quality measures on unexpected audit fee and control variables. Our results suggest that audit quality is lower when unexpected audit fee is negative, i.e., actual audit fee is less than the expected fee. Further, there is no evidence that audit quality is impaired when unexpected audit fee is positive. These findings are consistent with the notion that when auditors earn excess fees they are mindful of the perceived threat to their independence in appearance and take steps to preserve their reputation capital.
Defining and detecting quantum speedup
Creators: name: Rønnow, Troels F.
name: Wang, Zhihui
name: Job, Joshua
name: Boixo, Sergio
name: Isakov, Sergei V.
name: Wecker, David
name: Martinis, John M.
name: Lidar, Daniel A.
name: Troyer, Matthias
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The development of small-scale digital and analog quantum devices raises the question of how to fairly assess and compare the computational power of classical and quantum devices, and of how to detect quantum speedup. Here we show how to define and measure quantum speedup in various scenarios, and how to avoid pitfalls that might mask or fake quantum speedup. We illustrate our discussion with data from a randomized benchmark test on a D-Wave Two device with up to 503 qubits. Comparing the performance of the device on random spin glass instances with limited precision to simulated classical and quantum annealers, we find no evidence of quantum speedup when the entire data set is considered, and obtain inconclusive results when comparing subsets of instances on an instance-by-instance basis. Our results for one particular benchmark do not rule out the possibility of speedup for other classes of problems and illustrate that quantum speedup is elusive and can depend on the question posed.
ReST vs. ultrasound pilot RCT for children with CAS (McCabe et al., 2023)
Creators: name: McCabe, Patricia
name: Preston, Jonathan L.
name: Evans, Pippa
name: Heard, Rob
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Speech pathology
Speech production

description: Purpose: Both Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) and ultrasound biofeedback are effective approaches to treating childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). The purpose of the study was to compare outcomes from these two motor-based treatment approaches for school-age children with CAS. Method: In a single site, single blind randomized control trial, 14 children with CAS ages 6–13 years were randomly assigned to 12 sessions over 6 weeks of either of ultrasound biofeedback treatment (with a speech motor chaining practice structure) or ReST. Treatment was delivered at The University of Sydney by students trained and supervised by certified speech-language pathologists. Transcriptions from blinded assessors were used to compare the two groups on speech sound accuracy (percent phonemes correct) and prosodic severity (lexical stress errors and syllable segregation) in untreated words and sentences at three time points: pretreatment, immediately posttreatment, and 1-month posttreatment (i.e., retention). Results: Both groups showed significant improvement on treated items indicating a treatment effect. At no time was there a difference between groups. Both groups showed a significant improvement in speech sound accuracy on untreated words and sentences from pre to post and neither group showed an improvement in prosody pre–post. Changes to speech sound accuracy were retained by both groups at 1-month follow-up. Significant improvement in prosodic accuracy was reported at the 1-month follow-up. Conclusions: ReST and ultrasound biofeedback were equally effective. Either ReST or ultrasound biofeedback may be viable treatment options for school-age children with CAS. Supplemental Material S1. De-identified data from individual children. Supplemental Material S2. SPSS data file and the SPSS syntax. McCabe, P., Preston, J. L., Evans, P., & Heard, R. (2023). A pilot randomized control trial of motor-based treatments for childhood apraxia of speech: Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment and ultrasound biofeedback. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 613–628. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00144
Advanced Antenna Techniques and High Order Sectorization with Novel Network Tessellation for Enhancing Macro Cell Capacity in DC-HSDPA Network
Creators: name: Sheikh, Muhammad Usman
name: Lempiainen, Jukka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: Performance (cs.PF)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Mobile operators commonly use macro cells with traditional wide beam antennas for wider coverage in the cell, but future capacity demands cannot be achieved by using them only. It is required to achieve maximum practical capacity from macro cells by employing higher order sectorization and by utilizing all possible antenna solutions including smart antennas. This paper presents enhanced tessellation for 6-sector sites and proposes novel layout for 12-sector sites. The main target of this paper is to compare the performance of conventional wide beam antenna, switched beam smart antenna, adaptive beam antenna and different network layouts in terms of offering better received signal quality and user throughput. Splitting macro cell into smaller micro or pico cells can improve the capacity of network, but this paper highlights the importance of higher order sectorization and advance antenna techniques to attain high Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), along with improved network capacity. Monte Carlo simulations at system level were done for Dual Cell High Speed Downlink Packet Access (DC-HSDPA) technology with multiple (five) users per Transmission Time Interval (TTI) at different Intersite Distance (ISD). The obtained results validate and estimate the gain of using smart antennas and higher order sectorization with proposed network layout.
description: 20 pages, 18 Figures, and 5 Tables
Optimal number of users in Co-operative spectrum sensing in WRAN using Cyclo-Stationary Detector
Creators: name: Dave, Manish B
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Cognitive radio allows unlicensed users to access licensed frequency bands through dynamic spectrum access so as to reduce spectrum scarcity. This requires intelligent spectrum sensing techniques. This paper investigates the use of cyclo-stationary detector and performance evaluation for Digital Video Broadcast-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signals. Generally, DVB-T is specified in IEEE 802.22 standard in VHF and UHF TV broadcasting spectrum. Simulations results show that implementing co-operative spectrum sensing help in better utilization of resources. The paper further proposes to find number of optimal users in a scenario to optimize the detection probability and makes use of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique to find an optimum value of threshold.
description: 5 pages, 6 figures, Published with International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT)
Capacitação sobre Metodologia LILACS 2018: Sessão 1/2. Segurança de dados e informação na gestão de fontes de informação da BVS no FI-Admin
Creators: name: Suga, Sueli Mitiko Yano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Metodologia LILACS
Rede BVS
Capacitação profissional
Fontes de informação

description: Sessão 01 | 06 de Junho de 2018
 Tema: Gestão de usuários no BIREME Accounts e monitoramento de contribuição no FI-Admin
 Público alvo: Coordenadores de rede
 Apresentação 1: Segurança de dados e informação na gestão de fontes de informação da BVS no FI-Admin.
Gravação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgMSK1raGOs&t=3193s
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Capacitação sobre Metodologia LILACS 2018: Sessão 1/1. Gestão de usuários no BIREME Accounts e monitoramento de contribuição no FI-Admin
Creators: name: Suga, Sueli Mitiko Yano
name: Silva, Laís Aparecida
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Metodologia LILACS
Rede BVS
Capacitação profissional
Fontes de informação
Gestão de usuários

description: Sessão 01 | 06 de Junho de 2018 
Tema: Gestão de usuários no BIREME Accounts e monitoramento de contribuição no FI-Admin 
Público alvo: Coordenadores de rede
Gravação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgMSK1raGOs&t=3193s
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Families’ experiences in virtual More Than Words (Denusik et al., 2023)
Creators: name: Denusik, Lauren
name: Servais, Michelle
name: Glista, Danielle
name: Hatherly, Kathryn
name: Moodie, Sheila
name: Cardy, Janis Oram
name: Weitzman, Elaine
name: Cunningham, Barbara Jane
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Speech pathology
Communication studies

description: Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic required most pediatric rehabilitation programs to shift to a virtual delivery format without the benefits of evidence to support this transition. Our study explored families’ experiences participating virtually in More Than Words, a program for parents of autistic children, with the goal of generating new evidence to inform both virtual service delivery and program development. Method: Twenty-one families who recently completed a virtual More Than Words program participated in a semistructured interview. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed in NVivo using a top-down deductive approach that referenced a modified Dynamic Knowledge Transfer Capacity model. Results: Six themes capturing families’ experiences with different components of virtual service delivery were identified: (a) experiences participating from home, (b) accessing the More Than Words program, (c) delivery methods and program materials, (d) the speech-language pathologist–caregiver relationship, (e) new skills learned, and (f) virtual program engagement. Conclusions: Most participants had a positive experience in the virtual program. Suggested areas for improvement included the time and length of intervention sessions and increasing social connections with other families. Practice considerations related to the importance of childcare during group sessions and having another adult to support the videorecording of parent–child interactions. Clinical implications include suggestions for how clinicians can create a positive virtual experience for families. Supplemental Material S1. Interview guide. Denusik, L., Servais, M., Glista, D., Hatherly, K., Moodie, S., Cardy, J. O., Weitzman, E., Cunningham, B. J. (2023). Families’ experiences in the virtual Hanen More Than Words program during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 701–716. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00256
Bureaucratic Limits of Firm Size: Empirical Analysis Using Transaction Cost Economics
Creators: name: Canback, Staffan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 350709
subject: Organisation and management theory
classificationCode: 350718
subject: Strategy
classificationCode: 350701
subject: Corporate governance
classificationCode: 380202
subject: Econometric and statistical methods
classificationCode: 380201
subject: Cross-sectional analysis
classificationCode: 380109
subject: Industry economics and industrial organisation

description: This thesis tests Oliver Williamson’s proposition that transaction cost economics can explain the limits of firm size. Williamson suggests that diseconomies of scale are manifested through four interrelated factors: atmospheric consequences due to specialisation, bureaucratic insularity, incentive limits of the employment relation and communication distortion due to bounded rationality. Furthermore, Williamson argues that diseconomies of scale are counteracted by economies of scale and can be moderated by adoption of the multidivisional organisation form and by high internal asset specificity. Combined, these influences tend to cancel out and thus there is not a strong, directly observable, relationship between a large firm’s size and performance. A review of the relevant literature, including transaction cost economics, sociological studies of bureaucracy, information-processing perspectives on the firm, agency theory, and studies of incentives and motivation within firms, as well as empirical studies of trends in firm size and industry concentration, corroborates Williamson’s theoretical framework and translates it into five hypotheses: (1) Bureaucratic failure, in the form of atmospheric consequences, bureaucratic insularity, incentive limits and communication distortion, increases with firm size; (2) Large firms exhibit economies of scale; (3) Diseconomies of scale from bureaucratic failure have a negative impact on firm performance; (4) Economies of scale increase the relative profitability of large firms over smaller firms; and (5) Diseconomies of scale are moderated by two transaction cost-related factors: organisation form and asset specificity. The hypotheses were tested by applying structural equation models to primary and secondary cross-sectional data from 784 large US manufacturing firms. The statistical analyses confirm the hypotheses. Thus, diseconomies of scale influence the growth and profitability of firms negatively, while economies of scale and the moderating factors have positive influences. This implies that executives and directors of large firms should pay attention to bureaucratic failure.
Capacitação sobre Metodologia LILACS 2018: Sessão 1/3. Monitoramento da contribuição às fontes de informação da BVS no FI-Admin
Creators: name: Suga, Sueli Mitiko Yano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Metodologia LILACS
Fontes de informação
Rede BVS
Capacitação profissional
Monitoramento da contribuição às fontes de informação da BV

description: Sessão 01 | 06 de Junho de 2018
Tema: Gestão de usuários no BIREME Accounts e monitoramento de contribuição no FI-Admin  
Público alvo: Coordenadores de rede
Apresentação 3: Tema: Monitoramento da contribuição às fontes de informação da BVS no FI-Admin
Gravação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgMSK1raGOs&t=3193s
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An Approach for Computing Dynamic Slice of Concurrent Aspect-Oriented Programs
Creators: name: Ray, Abhishek
name: Mishra, Siba
name: Mohapatra, Durga Prasad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We propose a dynamic slicing algorithm to compute the slice of concurrent aspect-oriented programs. We use a dependence based intermediate program representation called Concurrent Aspect-oriented System Dependence Graph (CASDG) to represent a concurrent aspect-oriented program. The CASDG of an aspect-oriented program consists of a system dependence graph (SDG) for the non-aspect code, a group of dependence graphs for aspect code and some additional dependence edges used to connect the system dependence graph for the non-aspect code to dependence graph for aspect code. The proposed dynamic slicing al-gorithm is an extended version of NMDS algorithm for concurrent object-oriented programs, which is based on marking and unmarking of the executed nodes in CASDG appropriately during run-time.
description: 20 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1403.0100
Comparing AAC interventions (Pak et al., 2023)
Creators: name: Pak, Natalie S.
name: Bailey, Kathryn M.
name: Ledford, Jennifer
name: Kaiser, Ann P.
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Speech pathology
Communication studies
Communication technology and digital media studies
People with disability

description: Purpose: Optimal augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for children with complex communication needs depend in part on child characteristics, child preferences, and features of the systems themselves. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to describe and synthesize single case design studies comparing young children’s acquisition of communication skills with speech-generating devices (SGDs) and other AAC modes. Method: A systematic search of published and gray literature was conducted. Data related to study details, rigor, participant characteristics, design information, and outcomes were coded for each study. A random effects multilevel meta-analysis was performed using log response ratios as effect sizes. Results: Nineteen single case experimental design studies with 66 participants (Mage = 4.9 years) met inclusion criteria. All but one study featured requesting as the primary dependent variable. Visual analysis and meta-analysis indicated no differences between use of SGDs and picture exchange for children learning to request. Children demonstrated preferences for and learned to request more successfully with SGDs than with manual sign. Children who preferred picture exchange also learned to request more easily with picture exchange than with SGDs. Conclusions: Young children with disabilities may be able to request equally well with SGDs and picture exchange systems in structured contexts. More research is needed comparing AAC modes with diverse participants, communication functions, linguistic complexity, and learning contexts. Supplemental Material S1. CSCEDARS Tool (Schlosser et al., 2018) adaptations for the current review. Supplemental Material S2. Studies excluded during coding. Supplemental Material S3. Included study references. Supplemental Material S4. Reasons for exclusion from analysis. Pak, N. S., Bailey, K. M., Ledford, J. R., & Kaiser, A. P. (2023). Comparing interventions with speech-generating devices and other augmentative and alternative communication modes: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 786–802. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00220
Understanding of democracy in East Asian societies
Creators: name: Chu, Yun-Han
name: Huang, Min-Hua
name: Lu, Jie
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Using a new survey battery of democratic conceptions from the third wave of the Asian Barometer Survey (ABS III), this paper explores the possible origins of democratic conceptions in the sampled East Asian societies. There are three major findings. First, the substance-based democratic conception has won the hearts and minds of a majority of the East Asians. Second, the East Asians’ assessment of government performance, as well as their appreciation of the intrinsic value of democracy, plays a significant role in shaping how they understand democracy. Third, the sharp distinction between economic prosperity in Asian authoritarian or emerging democratic countries as opposed to the long-term recession in Asian liberal democracies has already changed value orientation toward instrumental conception of democracy. Nevertheless, the impact of government performance is conditional upon its surrounding political context. Different interpretations should be developed to explain the same phenomenon since the reason behind could be very different.
Bright Blazhko RRab Lyrae stars observed by ASAS and the SuperWASP surveys
Creators: name: Skarka, Marek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Period study of 321 fundamental mode galactic field RR Lyrae type stars (RRab), which had appropriate data in ASAS and SuperWASP surveys, brighter than 12.5 mag in maximum light was performed. We found 100 stars to be definitely modulated. In 25 cases, previously unknown modulation was revealed and 8 new candidates for Blazhko stars were identified. In 18 previously found Blazhko stars, no modulation was detectable. Multiple modulation was revealed for eight stars that were previously proposed to show simple modulation. In total, there were twelve stars with some peculiarity in their modulation in the sample. This brings the incidence rate of multiple/irregularly-modulated stars to 12 %. The ratio of the modulation periods of five of the double-modulated stars was within the ratios of small integers. One of stars studied, IK Hya, showed a very interesting frequency spectrum, which we interpret as changing Blazhko period between 71.81 and 75.57 days and an additional 1403-day-long cycle analogous to a four-year cycle of the prototype RR Lyr. The limits of the shorter period produce a beating period that is approximately twice as big as a 1403-day period. The newly revealed Blazhko star RZ CVn seems to undergo changes in the amplitude of the modulation, as well as in the basic pulsation and Blazhko periods. We found that the incidence rate of the Blazhko RR Lyraes is at least 31 %, more likely even higher. It was also found that the majority of the Blazhko variables show triplet structures in their frequency spectra and that in 89 % of these cases, the peak with larger amplitude is on the right-hand side of the main pulsation component.
description: 14 pages, 14 figures, accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics
What is a business model, considering all industrial enterprise aspects?
Creators: name: Morelli, Rocco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: What is a business model, considering all industrial enterprise aspects? 
Research Gate: Question by Trifon Stefanov - Institute for Systemic Economic Engineering – Asked: October 14th 2023 - Answered by R.Morelli October 24th 2023
Charged Exotic Charmonium States
Creators: name: Nielsen, Marina
name: Navarra, Fernando S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this short review we present and discuss all the experimental information about the charged exotic charmonium states, which have been observed over the last five years. We try to understand their properties such as masses and decay widths with QCD sum rules. We describe this method, show the results and compare them with the experimental data and with other theoretical approaches.
description: 19 pages, 2 figures and 3 tables
Energy Practices and Policy: Insights from Four Countries
Creators: name: Justicz, James
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: energy policy
subject: brown coal
subject: globalization
subject: transportation
subject: energy efficiency
subject: gas prices
subject: aga stove

description: In this interview, Daniel Justicz reflects on his experiences with energy across various countries, including the UK, Bahamas, Czech Republic, and the United States. Born in the UK in 1969, Daniel moved to the Bahamas during the 1970s oil crisis, later settling in the US. His career spanned banking, real estate, and energy-related ventures, offering a unique perspective on global energy policy and practices. Daniel discusses how public perceptions of gas prices and energy scarcity shifted from the 1970s to today, including a growing emphasis on renewables. He contrasts energy consumption and infrastructure in the Czech Republic, particularly the use of brown coal and nuclear energy, with more energy-efficient practices in the UK and the less energy-conscious US. Reflecting on nuclear disasters and the development of alternative energy sources, Daniel underscores the need for a balanced, thoughtful approach to energy policy worldwide.
Inverse Laplace Transform for Bi-Complex Variables
Creators: name: Banerjee, Abhijit
name: Datta, Sanjib Kumar
name: Hoque, Md. Azizul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Complex Variables (math.CV)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper we examine the existence of bicomplexied inverse Laplacetransform as an extension of its complexied inverse version within theregion of convergence of bicomplex Laplace transform. In this course weuse the idempotent representation of bicomplex-valued functions as pro-jections on the auxiliary complex spaces of the components of bicomplexnumbers along two orthogonal,idempotent hyperbolic directions.
description: To appear in Mathematical Inverse Problems, Asia Pacific Journal of Mathematics
Sociolinguistic assessment for CCD (Keegan et al., 2023)
Creators: name: Keegan, Louise C.
name: Hoepner, Jerry K.
name: Togher, L
name: Kennedy, Mary
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Cognition
Communication studies
Sociolinguistics

description: Purpose: The third International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference was held in early 2022, providing an opportunity for researchers and clinicians to discuss management of cognitive-communication disorders (CCDs). Presentations that addressed social discourse initiated broader conversations about implementing sociolinguistic methods in research and clinical contexts. Given the heterogeneity of CCDs and sociocultural contexts, a person-centered approach is needed. Sociolinguistic methods are inherently relevant and salient to the individual’s communication context and partners. Sociolinguistic analyses provide information about language skills, cognitive-communication skills, and social cognition. The purpose of this article is to share a model of social communication and provide descriptions of current methods that can be used by researchers and clinicians to capture the complexity of social communication, thereby advancing our knowledge and practice. Conclusion: Although there is a growing literature base that supports the inclusion of sociolinguistic methods, there remains a disconnect between the literature and clinical application that current researchers and practitioners have an opportunity to address. Supplemental Material S1. Demonstration of SFL-oriented analysis methods. Keegan, L. C., Hoepner, J. K., Togher, L., & Kennedy, M. (2023). Clinically applicable sociolinguistic assessment for cognitive-communication disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2S), 966–976. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00102
Comparing Argentina’s Past to Modern Energy Practices
Creators: name: Cortinez, Domingo A.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 1944 San Juan earthquake
subject: domestic energy
subject: electricity
subject: construction
subject: energy efficiency
subject: political regimes
subject: hydroelectric dams

description: This interview between Domingo A. Cortinez and his father, Domingo E. Cortinez, explores energy transitions from mid-20th century Argentina to present-day Miami, Florida. It highlights the drastic changes in energy use after the 1944 earthquake in San Juan, which spurred the shift from wood and charcoal to electricity for household needs. The construction of the Ullum dam further revolutionized energy access and economic development in San Juan. Comparing his upbringing in Argentina to current energy practices in Miami as a construction worker, Domingo E. reflects on the increasing emphasis on energy efficiency regulations in the U.S. versus the slower adoption of such measures in Argentina. He also discusses how political regimes and economic instability affected Argentina's energy infrastructure, with a focus on clean energy for the future.
Laminitis in Dairy Animals
Creators: name: Dr.Archana Kumari1, Dr.Alok Bharti2 & Dr. Bhawana3
Publisher: name: The Science world a Monthly e magazine
Year: 2023

description: Lameness is when a cow struggles to walk, often because they have a foot or leg condition or injury. Lameness causes severe pain and prolonged suffering for cows, and can prevent them from walking or even standing up. Lameness is when a cow struggles to walk, often because they have a foot or leg condition or injury. The problem of lameness is widespread. Lameness is one of the greatest constraints to productivity, health and welfare of dairy cattle. Also, it causes significant financial losses to animal breeders.  It is a clinical manifestation of a vast spectrum of diseases
Statistical characterization of polychromatic absolute and differential squared visibilities obtained from AMBER/VLTI instrument
Creators: name: Schutz, Antony
name: Vannier, Martin
name: Mary, David
name: Ferrari, Andre
name: Millour, Florentin
name: Petrov, Romain
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In optical interferometry, the visibility squared modulus are generally assumed to follow a Gaussian distribution and to be independent of each other. A quantitative analysis of the relevance of such assumptions is important to help improving the exploitation of existing and upcoming multi-wavelength interferometric instruments. Analyze the statistical behaviour of both the absolute and the colour-differential squared visibilities: distribution laws, correlations and cross-correlations between different baselines. We use observations of stellar calibrators obtained with AMBER instrument on VLTI in different instrumental and observing configurations, from which we extract the frame-by-frame transfer function. Statistical hypotheses tests and diagnostics are then systematically applied. For both absolute and differential squared visibilities and under all instrumental and observing conditions, we find a better fit for the Student distribution than for the Gaussian, log-normal and Cauchy distributions. We find and analyze clear correlation effects caused by atmospheric perturbations. The differential squared visibilities allow to keep a larger fraction of data with respect to selected absolute squared visibilities and thus benefit from reduced temporal dispersion, while their distribution is more clearly characterized. The frame selection based on the criterion of a fixed SNR value might result in either a biased sample of frames or in a too severe selection.
description: A&A, 13 pages and 9 figures
Sociolinguistic assessment for CCD (Keegan et al., 2022)
Creators: name: Keegan, Louise C.
name: Hoepner, Jerry K.
name: Togher, L
name: Kennedy, Mary
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Cognition
Communication studies
Sociolinguistics

description: Purpose: The third International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference was held in early 2022, providing an opportunity for researchers and clinicians to discuss management of cognitive-communication disorders (CCDs). Presentations that addressed social discourse initiated broader conversations about implementing sociolinguistic methods in research and clinical contexts. Given the heterogeneity of CCDs and sociocultural contexts, a person-centered approach is needed. Sociolinguistic methods are inherently relevant and salient to the individual’s communication context and partners. Sociolinguistic analyses provide information about language skills, cognitive-communication skills, and social cognition. The purpose of this article is to share a model of social communication and provide descriptions of current methods that can be used by researchers and clinicians to capture the complexity of social communication, thereby advancing our knowledge and practice. Conclusion: Although there is a growing literature base that supports the inclusion of sociolinguistic methods, there remains a disconnect between the literature and clinical application that current researchers and practitioners have an opportunity to address. Supplemental Material S1. Demonstration of SFL-oriented analysis methods. Keegan, L. C., Hoepner, J. K., Togher, L., & Kennedy, M. (2022). Clinically applicable sociolinguistic assessment for cognitive-communication disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00102
Dalla Conversione delle Armi Nucleari alla Sconfitta della Fame nel Mondo - Le 4E - Riflessioni su Conversione Nucleare e Sviluppo in Tempi Difficili
Creators: name: Morelli, Rocco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Dalla Conversione delle Armi Nucleari alla Sconfitta della Fame nel Mondo 
Le 4E - Riflessioni su Conversione Nucleare e Sviluppo in Tempi Difficili (+ LE 4E : ENERGIA, ECONOMIA, ECOLOGIA E ETICA)
Riflessioni su Conversione Nucleare e Sviluppo in Tempi Difficili
1. Antefatti; 2. La crisi attuale e le conseguenze per "La Fame nel Mondo"; 3. Le 4E : Energia, Economia, Ecologia e Etica; 4. Alcune considerazioni su UE e  New Green Deal; 5. Assistiamo ad una nuova comunicazione sociale e un nuovo marketing fuori dall'etica; 6. Economia delle Nazioni o Globalizzazione? Ossia: Economia Libera e Aperta Versus Economia Chiusa e Pianificata? 7. Alcune Conclusioni su Conversione e Sviluppo.
 
(Relazione di Approfondimento predisposta per l'Incontro di pari oggetto  tenutosi ad Assisi 12 Marzo 2021 da parte di Civiltà dell'Amore, ma non presentata)
Experiences of communication (Christensen et al., 2023)
Creators: name: Christensen, Iben
name: Power, Emma
name: Togher, L
name: Norup, Anne
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Communication studies
Speech pathology
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Cognitive neuroscience
Rehabilitation

description: Purpose: Communication between people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and rehabilitation staff can be impacted by cognitive-communication disorders. Communication partner training (CPT) programs hold potential to improve communication between people with TBI and their communication partners. To tailor CPT programs to the rehabilitation environment, it is critical to understand the nature of communicative interactions for staff members. This study explores staff and managers’ experiences of communication with people with TBI in the rehabilitation setting. Method: Individual semistructured videoconference interviews were carried out with staff members (n = 22) and managers (n = 4) varying in terms of professions and length of work experience. Interviews were guided by a phenomenological approach to gain comprehensive knowledge of staff and managers’ lived experiences of communication with people with TBI. Results: Four themes with nine subthemes were generated: (a) cognitive-communication disorders challenge interaction (communication is socially inappropriate, the diversity in people with TBI is demanding), (b) staff struggle in communication (there is a breakdown of communicative collaboration, communication increases staff’s workload, emotional well-being of staff is at risk), (c) communication context is crucial (tasks affect communication, extending the professional roles), and (d) staff want communication knowledge and skills (needs vary according to work experience, access to tailored strategies, and feedback). Conclusions: Staff and managers experienced communication with people with TBI as highly demanding. The socially inappropriate communication in people with TBI was perceived to disturb the collaborative aspects of communication and create negative emotional impacts for staff. Staff experiences varied according to discipline, work experience, rehabilitation tasks, and facility. Consequently, staff and managers expressed a need for specific communication strategies to help them overcome the communicative challenges. Supplemental Material S1. COREQ (COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research) Checklist. Christensen, I., Power, E., Togher, L., & Norup, A. (2023). “Communication is not exactly my field, but it is still my area of work”: Staff and managers’ experiences of communication with people with traumatic brain injury. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2S), 827–847. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00074 Publisher Note: This article is part of the Special Issue: Select Papers From the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference.
Mining market basket data to discover localized associations
Creators: name: Li, Xiaojun
name: Prasad, Srinivas Y.
name: Rau, Pradeep
name: Mazvancheryl, Sanal
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The study of cross-category effects has been recently gaining attention in the marketing research area. Several statistical models have been proposed (Manchada, Ansari et al. 1999; Russell and Petersen 2000) that attempt to measure these effects in market basket data. Despite their useful- ness, the computational cost of these models makes them somewhat limited in the context of very large databases (VLDB). A very large database has not only a large number of data records, but also a large number of variables. Exploratory data mining techniques such as association rule mining can be used to discover product/category associations in VLDB. In association mining, the association between two products, A and B is assessed by three meas- ures, support, confidence, and lift (Agrawal, Imielinski et al. 1993; Brin, Motwani et al. 1997). The support is the co-occurrence frequency, but usually represented by their percentage, P(AB). The confidence is a conditional probability, P(A|B). The lift is P(AB)/P(A)P(B), which measures the strength of the association. An association rule is a statement like if a customer buys product A, he will also buy product B with a probability c%. Such rules can be used to coordinate marketing activities across products/categories in the form of cross-selling recommendations that are made based on the overall data set, which is composed of transactions from different customer segments. Product/category associations, however, may differ across such attributes as customer demographics and psychographics. When the aggregate data set is divided into multiple subsets based on different customer segments, the support, confidence, and lift may vary quite significantly across these subsets. As such, the retailer may benefit from targeting cross-selling promotions between specific product pairs to specific customer segments. This paper proposes an approach to identify such paired product associations in customer segments.
Complete photoionization experiments via ultra-fast coherent control with polarization-multiplexing
Creators: name: Hockett, Paul
name: Wollenhaupt, Matthias
name: Lux, Christian
name: Baumert, Thomas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Photoelectron angular distributions (PADs) obtained from ionization of potassium atoms using moderately intense femtosecond IR fields ($\sim$10$^{12}$Wcm$^{-2}$) of various polarization states are shown to provide a route to "complete" photoionization experiments. Ionization occurs by a net 3-photon absorption process, driven via the $4s\rightarrow4p$ resonance at the 1-photon level. A theoretical treatment incorporating the intra-pulse electronic dynamics allows for a full set of ionization matrix elements to be extracted from 2D imaging data. 3D PADs generated from the extracted matrix elements are also compared to experimental, tomographically reconstructed, 3D photoelectron distributions, providing a sensitive test of their validity. Finally, application of the determined matrix elements to ionization via more complex, polarization-shaped, pulses is demonstrated, illustrating the utility of this methodology towards detailed understanding of complex ionization control schemes and suggesting the utility of such "multiplexed" intra-pulse processes as powerful tools for measurement.
On the minimal active-sterile neutrino mixing in seesaw type I mechanism with sterile neutrinos at GeV scale
Creators: name: Gorbunov, Dmitry
name: Panin, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Renewed interest in GeV-scale sterile neutrinos capable of explaining active neutrino oscillations via see-saw type I mechanism has been expressed in several proposals of direct searches. Given this activity we estimate the minimal values of sterile-active mixing angles provided one, two, or three sterile neutrinos are lighter than D-meson.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures
HACIA LA RUPTURA DEL BINARISMO FILIAL ¿La "Socioafectividad" como nuevo principio del Derecho de las Familias?
Creators: name: Parra, Matias Ricardo
Publisher: name: zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: derecho de familias
socioafectividad
pluriparentalidad
filiacion
derecho civil
family law
pluriparentality
filiation
dereito civil

description: El presente trabajo tiene como objeto explicitar la influencia de la socioafectividad en la regulación del Derecho de las Familias actual y en las decisiones judiciales que se tomaron en el último tiempo reconociendo nuevos modelos familiares, como la pluriparentalidad, fundándose en este concepto contrario a lo dispuesto en el Código Civil y Comercial que limita el número de vínculos filiales a solo dos (2). Asimismo evaluar la posibilidad de reconocer estos nuevos tipos familiares basados en el afecto y sus consecuencias a fin de lograr una protección integral y seguridad jurídica.
description: The objective of this paper is explicit the influence of socio-affectivity in the regulation of the current Family Law and in the judicial decisions that were taken in recent times, recognizing new family models, such as multi-parenting, based on this concept contrary to the provisions in the Civil and Commercial Code that limits the number of filial links to only two (2). Likewise, evaluate the possibility of recognizing these new family types based on affection and its consequences in order to achieve comprehensive protection and legal security.
Evidence for a secondary bow in Newton's zero-order nuclear rainbow
Creators: name: Ohkubo, S.
name: Hirabayashi, Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Rainbows are generally considered to be caused by static refraction and reflection. A primary and a secondary rainbow appear due to refraction and internal reflection in a raindrop as explained by Newton. The quantum nuclear rainbow, which is generated by refraction in the nucleus droplet, only has a "primary" rainbow. Here we show for the first time evidence for the existence of a secondary nuclear rainbow generated dynamically by coupling to an excited state without internal reflection. This has been demonstrated for experimental $^{16}$O+$^{12}$C scattering using the coupled channel method with an extended double folding potential derived from microscopic realistic wave functions for $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
Experiences of communication (Christensen et al., 2022)
Creators: name: Christensen, Iben
name: Power, Emma
name: Togher, L
name: Norup, Anne
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Communication studies
Speech pathology
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Cognitive neuroscience
Rehabilitation

description: Purpose: Communication between people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and rehabilitation staff can be impacted by cognitive-communication disorders. Communication partner training (CPT) programs hold potential to improve communication between people with TBI and their communication partners. To tailor CPT programs to the rehabilitation environment, it is critical to understand the nature of communicative interactions for staff members. This study explores staff and managers’ experiences of communication with people with TBI in the rehabilitation setting. Method: Individual semistructured videoconference interviews were carried out with staff members (n = 22) and managers (n = 4) varying in terms of professions and length of work experience. Interviews were guided by a phenomenological approach to gain comprehensive knowledge of staff and managers’ lived experiences of communication with people with TBI. Results: Four themes with nine subthemes were generated: (a) cognitive-communication disorders challenge interaction (communication is socially inappropriate, the diversity in people with TBI is demanding), (b) staff struggle in communication (there is a breakdown of communicative collaboration, communication increases staff’s workload, emotional well-being of staff is at risk), (c) communication context is crucial (tasks affect communication, extending the professional roles), and (d) staff want communication knowledge and skills (needs vary according to work experience, access to tailored strategies, and feedback). Conclusions: Staff and managers experienced communication with people with TBI as highly demanding. The socially inappropriate communication in people with TBI was perceived to disturb the collaborative aspects of communication and create negative emotional impacts for staff. Staff experiences varied according to discipline, work experience, rehabilitation tasks, and facility. Consequently, staff and managers expressed a need for specific communication strategies to help them overcome the communicative challenges. Supplemental Material S1. COREQ (COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research) Checklist. Christensen, I., Power, E., Togher, L., & Norup, A. (2022). “Communication is not exactly my field, but it is still my area of work”: Staff and managers’ experiences of communication with people with traumatic brain injury. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2S), 827–847. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00074 Publisher Note: This article is part of the Special Issue: Select Papers From the International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference.
Non-invasive real-time imaging through scattering layers and around corners via speckle correlations
Creators: name: Katz, Ori
name: Heidmann, Pierre
name: Fink, Mathias
name: Gigan, Sylvain
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Imaging with optical resolution through and inside complex samples is a difficult challenge with important applications in many fields. The fundamental problem is that inhomogeneous samples, such as biological tissues, randomly scatter and diffuse light, impeding conventional image formation. Despite many advancements, no current method enables to noninvasively image in real-time using diffused light. Here, we show that owing to the memory-effect for speckle correlations, a single image of the scattered light, captured with a standard high-resolution camera, encodes all the information that is required to image through the medium or around a corner. We experimentally demonstrate single-shot imaging through scattering media and around corners using incoherent light and various samples, from white paint to dynamic biological samples. Our lensless technique is simple, does not require laser sources, wavefront-shaping, nor time-gated detection, and is realized here using a camera-phone. It has the potential to enable imaging in currently inaccessible scenarios.