cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Thermal signature control by microscopic structures
Creators: name: Li, Zhuo
Publisher: name: Carnegie Mellon University
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: The thermal signature of an object is determined by its thermal-infrared radiation, origi nating from the electromagnetic emission of thermally-induced stochastic currents in ma terials. While Planck’s law has well-established the upper limit of the thermal radiation  spectra for macroscopic objects, microscopic structures with characteristic lengths smaller  than the thermal wavelength exhibit an extraordinary ability to manipulate thermal radia tion beyond the constraints of Planck’s Law. Achieving spectral, directional, and spatial  control of thermal signatures holds significant applications in thermal management, energy  conservation and harvesting, and information technologies. But at the same time, there  is a substantial demand for a deepened physical understanding of thermal emission at the  microscopic scale, which facilitates the design and development of microscopic structures  for thermal radiation manipulation.  
This dissertation emphasizes the importance of theoretical and numerical studies of  microscopic thermal radiation. Our investigation approached thermal radiation from both  a first-principles perspective, developing time-efficient numerical tools for precise calcula tions of microscopic thermal radiation, and applying a phenomenological theory framework  to capture key characteristics of resonating emitters. Enabled by the theories and numerical tools developed and adopted, we designed multiple microscopic devices utilizing novel  geometries and material properties. The functionalities of these designs were demonstrated  through combined simulations and experiments.
Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza 1862
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Nodosariata
Polymorphinida
Ellipsolagenidae
Fissurina
Fissurina orbignyana

description: Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, 1862
Figure 3.2
1862 Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza, p. 66, pl. 2, figs. 25-26.
2003 Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza; Murray, p. 17, fig. 5.5-6.
2012 Fissurina orbignyana Seguenza; Milker and Schmiedl, p. 79, fig. 19.13.
Description. Test subrounded, wall calcareous, thickly perforated, surface ornamented with short spines; single-chambered; periphery with three prominent keels; aperture terminal, an irregular oval-shaped opening, bordered by a thick lip.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on pages 13-14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
KARANTIN TUSHUNCHASI VA UNGA OID CHEKLOVLAR
Creators: name: G`aniyev, Farrux
name: Ganiyeva, Gulandon
name: O'rozmatova, Elmira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Karantin – bu kasalliklarning tarqalishi oldiga qo'yilgan maqsadda belgilab qo'yilgan davrbaynida shahslar, vanvonlar, simliklar yoki o'rnatish choralarini ko'rish mumkin. Ushbu maqolada himoyalanganligini aniqlash, tibbiy va ijtimoiy hayotiy jarayonlarni aniqlash. Xususan, xavfsizlikning asosiy asoslari, uni yo'qotish tartiblari va tuzatishlar davrida jamiyat hayotiga bo'lish. Karantin (italyancha “quarantena- qirq kun), karantinlash- tibbiyotda o’ta xavfli yuqumli kasalliklar tarqalishini cheklashga qaratilgan epidemiyaga qarshi ma’muriy va sanitariya tadbirlari majmui bo’lib, ma’lum hududni kasallik tarqatuvchi manbadan muhofaza qilish va uni yo’qotishga, uning bir joydan boshqa joyga tarqalib ketishiga yo’l qo’ymaslikka qaratilgan profilaktik tadbir hisoblanadi. Karantin epidemiyaga qarshi kurashish favqulodda komissiyasi tomonidan e’lon qilinadi va  Jahon sogʻliqni saqlash tashkiloti (JSST) tomonidan qabul qilingan «Xalqaro tibbiy-sanitariya qoidalari» (konvensiya) asosida amalga oshiriladi. Shuningdek unga bo'yicha cheklovlarga qarash, ichki ham shaxsiy erkinliklarga boshqarish munosabat zaralar yuritiladi. Maqolada turli davlatlar tajribasi va ularga qarshi kurashilgan chora-tadbirlar o'rnatilgan. Karantinning tavsiyalarini samaradorligini oshirish uchun taklif va takliflar jamlanmasi. ushbu tashkilot jamoasi sog'lig'ini ta'minlash va inson huquqlarini muhofaza qilish yordami muvozanatni ta'minlashga qaratilgan echimlarni ishlab chikarish
DETERMINANTS OF E-BANKING ADOPTION IN PAKISTAN: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Creators: name: Natasha, Mehmood
name: Fahad, Ahmed
name: Sarah, Khan
Publisher: name: SADI JOURNALS
Year: 2024
Subjects: Banking system, economic development, financial stability, resource allocation, financial inclusion

description: The efficiency of a country's banking system is a vital indicator of its economic development and overall health. A sound and robust banking system is essential for the proper functioning of a modern economy. Banks play a central role in facilitating economic activities and fostering growth. They serve as intermediaries between savers and borrowers, helping to allocate resources efficiently. Moreover, banks provide essential financial services, including payment processing, credit provision, and risk management that are crucial for businesses and individuals. In this context, the banking sector is often considered the backbone of an economy, influencing its overall stability and prosperity. Efficient banking systems help channel funds to productive investments, thereby stimulating economic growth. They also contribute to financial stability, as well-managed banks are better equipped to withstand economic shocks and prevent financial crises. Furthermore, a competitive and innovative banking sector can enhance financial inclusion, allowing more people to access and benefit from banking services. This paper explores the critical role of banking systems in economic development, emphasizing their contributions to resource allocation, financial stability, and financial inclusion. By understanding the intricacies of banking systems, policymakers and stakeholders can work towards fostering a healthy and efficient financial sector, ultimately driving economic progress
Glandulina ovula d'Orbigny 1846
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Nodosariata
Nodosariida
Nodosariidae
Glandulina
Glandulina ovula

description: Glandulina ovula d’Orbigny, 1846
Figure 3.3-4
1846 Glandulina ovula d’Orbigny, p. 21, pl. 2, figs. 6-7.
2006 Glandulina ovula d’Orbigny; Figueroa, Marchant, Gigglio and Ramírez, fig. 11a-b.
2015 Glandulina ovula d’Orbigny; Hanagata and Nobuhara, p. 41, fig. 14.20-21.
Description. Test fusiform, wall calcareous, finely perforate, surface smooth, basal part with short spines; chamber more inflated; aperture terminal, several slits fuse to form one circular opening.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
title: Novvm Et Insigne Opvs Mvsicvm Sex, Qvinqve, Et Qvatvor Vocvm; 1537
title: Cvivs In Germania Hactenus Nihil Simile Vsqvam Est Editvm
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2009

description: Biblioraph. Nachweis: RISM B I, 15371
Shukur Xolmirzayev hikoyalarida badiiy tasvir va ifoda vositalari
Creators: name: O'rolova, Mohichehra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ushbu maqolada o‘zbek adabiyotida, yozuvchi va shoirlar tomonidan keng qo‘llaniladigan badiiy tasvir va ifoda vositalari haqida fikr yuritilib, ularning asarlarga beradigan qiymati xususida so‘z boradi. Hamda, yozuvchi Shukur Xolmirzayev hikoyalarida qo‘llanilgan badiiy tasvir va ifoda vositalarining ahamiyati muhokama qilinadi.
Self-Supervised Pre-Training for Deep Image Prior-Based Robust PET Image Denoising
Creators: name: Onishi, Yuya
name: Hashimoto, Fumio
name: Ote, Kibo
name: Matsubara, Keisuke
name: Ibaraki, Masanobu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Deep image prior (DIP) has been successfully applied to positron emission tomography (PET) image restoration, enabling represent implicit prior using only convolutional neural network architecture without training dataset, whereas the general supervised approach requires massive low- and high-quality PET image pairs. To answer the increased need for PET imaging with DIP, it is indispensable to improve the performance of the underlying DIP itself. Here, we propose a self-supervised pre-training model to improve the DIP-based PET image denoising performance. Our proposed pre-training model acquires transferable and generalizable visual representations from only unlabeled PET images by restoring various degraded PET images in a self-supervised approach. We evaluated the proposed method using clinical brain PET data with various radioactive tracers ($^{18}$F-florbetapir, $^{11}$C-Pittsburgh compound-B, $^{18}$F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose, and $^{15}$O-CO$_{2}$) acquired from different PET scanners. The proposed method using the self-supervised pre-training model achieved robust and state-of-the-art denoising performance while retaining spatial details and quantification accuracy compared to other unsupervised methods and pre-training model. These results highlight the potential that the proposed method is particularly effective against rare diseases and probes and helps reduce the scan time or the radiotracer dose without affecting the patients.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures
Pseudopolymorphina Cushman and Ozawa 1928
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Nodosariata
Polymorphinida
Polymorphinidae
Pseudopolymorphina

description: Genus PSEUDOPOLYMORPHINA Cushman and Ozawa, 1928
Pseudopolymorphina sp.
Figure 3.5
1884 Polymorphina compressa (d’Orbigny); Brady, p. 564, pl. 72, figs. 9-11.
2012 Pseudopolymorphina sp. Debenay, p. 176.
Description. Test oval-shaped, compressed, wall calcareous, finely perforate, surface ornamented with many, continuous striations; initial chambers compressed, final chambers slightly inflated, rapidly increasing in size as added, chamber arrangement biserial; sutures depressed; aperture terminal, radiate.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Sigmoidella elegantissima
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Nodosariata
Polymorphinida
Polymorphinidae
Sigmoidella
Sigmoidella elegantissima

description: Sigmoidella elegantissima (Parker and Jones, 1865)
Figure 3.6
1865 Polymorphina elegantissima Parker and Jones, p. 438.
2012 Sigmoidella elegantissima (Parker and Jones); Debenay, p. 248.
2015 Sigmoidella elegantissima (Parker and Jones); Hanagata and Nobuhara, p. 38, fig. 13.24-26.
Description. Test large, asymmetrical, cross section sigmoidal, wall calcareous, finely perforate, surface smooth; final chambers enveloping the initial ones on one side, coiling partially evolute on the other side; sutures slightly depressed; aperture terminal, radiate.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
The Minimal Genus Problem
Creators: name: Dorfmeister, Josef G.
name: Li, Tian-Jun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 57N13

description: This paper gives a survey of the progress on the minimal genus problem since Lawson's survey.
description: Acta Math Sci (42) 2257-2278 (2022) \\ Version 2: Remark 2.4 and a few references added
Ammobaculites agglutinans
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Lituolidae
Ammobaculites
Ammobaculites agglutinans

description: Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny, 1846)
Figure 3.7
1846 Spirolina agglutinans d’Orbigny, p. 137, pl. 7, figs. 10-12.
1985 Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny); Papp and Schmidt, p. 54, pl. 45, figs. 6-9.
2001 Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny); Szarek, p. 85, pl. 5, fig. 2.
2010 Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny); Margreth, p. 97, pl. 3, fig. 4a-b.
2012 Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny); Debenay, p. 74.
2014 Ammobaculites agglutinans (d’Orbigny); Panchang and Nigam, pl. 1, figs. 21-24.
Description. Test elongate, umbilical area slightly concave, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface rough; early chambers small, compressed, and planispirally coiled, later chambers uncoiled, cylindrical, gradually increasing in size as added; periphery rounded, sutures obscured; aperture terminal, simple at the centre of the apertural face.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Atomic scale imaging of sign-changing order parameter in superconducting FeSe with Tunneling Andreev Reflection
Creators: name: Ko, Wonhee
name: Song, Sang Yong
name: Yan, Jiaqiang
name: Lado, Jose L.
name: Maksymovych, Petro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The pairing symmetry of the superconducting order parameter in iron-based superconductors has been a subject of debate, with various models proposing s-wave, d-wave, and mixed combinations as possible candidates. Here we probe the pairing symmetry of FeSe utilizing the new methodology of Tunneling Andreev Reflection (TAR). TAR directly exploits the transparency-dependence of tunneling current to disentangle contributions of single-particle current and Andreev reflection. These measurements provided new direct evidence in favor of the sign-changing nature of the superconducting order in FeSe, in a distinctly complementary approach to nanoscale imaging of quasiparticle interference. Crucially TAR can also probe higher-order contributions to Andreev reflection. Quantitative comparison of the experimental signatures of higher-order Andreev reflections with those in concomitant tight-binding simulations revealed new evidence in support of the nodal gap structure of superconductivity in FeSe. Finally, the effect of structural topological defects can be directly probed with TAR owing to its atomic spatial resolution. In particular, we find that superconductivity is completely suppressed along the twin boundary while its electronic structure is characterized by a V-shaped signature of a pseudogap state. Our findings provide new insight into the pairing symmetry of an unconventional superconductor, demonstrating the potential of differential tunneling Andreev reflection to reveal microscopic properties of emerging quantum materials.
Ammobaculites exiguus Cushman and Bronnimann 1948
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Lituolidae
Ammobaculites
Ammobaculites exiguus

description: Ammobaculites exiguus Cushman and Brönnimann, 1948
Figure 3.8
1948 Ammobaculites exiguus Cushman and Brönnimann, p. 38, pl. 7, figs. 7-8.
2012 Ammobaculites exiguus Cushman and Brönnimann; Debenay, p. 74.
Description. Test elongate, wall agglutinated, surface smoothly finished; early chambers closely coiled, adult chambers rectilinearly arranged; periphery rounded, sutures distinct, depressed; aperture terminal, a circular opening.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 14, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Resistance to Critiques in the Academic Literature: An Example from Physics Education Research
Creators: name: Reichhardt, Charles
name: Small, Alex
name: Nisoli, Cristiano
name: Reichhardt, Cynthia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Research framed around issues of diversity and representation is often controversial. The question of what constitutes a valid critique of such research, or the appropriate manner of airing such a critique, thus has a heavy ideological and political subtext. Here we outline an attempt to comment on a paper recently published in the research journal $\mathit{Physical}$ $\mathit{Review}$ - $\mathit{Physics}$ $\mathit{Education}$ $\mathit{Research}$ (PRPER). The article in question claimed to find evidence of 'whiteness' in introductory physics from analysis of a six-minute video. We argue that even if one accepts the rather tenuous proposition that 'whiteness' is sufficiently well defined to observe, the study lacks the proper controls, checks, and methodology to allow for confirmation or disconfirmation of the authors' interpretation of the data. The authors of the whiteness study, however, make the stunning claim that their study cannot be judged by standards common in science. We summarize our written critique and its fate, along with a brief description of its genesis as a response to an article in which senior officers of the American Physical Society (which publishes PRPER) explained that the appropriate venue for addressing issues with the paper at hand is via normal editorial processes.
description: 8 pages, no figures. This is an expanded version of a rejected PRPER comment that has now been published in European Review
Ammobaculites persicus Lutze 1974
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Lituolidae
Ammobaculites
Ammobaculites persicus

description: Ammobaculites persicus Lutze, 1974
Figure 3.9-10
1974 Ammobaculites persicus Lutze, p. 9, pl. 2, figs. 27-35.
1999 Ammobaculites persicus Lutze; Nigam and Khare, p. 288, pl. 1, fig. 5.
Description. Test short, stout, umbilical region excavated, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface smooth; chambers initially closely coiled, final chambers arranged uniserially; periphery rounded, sutures distinct, depressed; aperture terminal and round.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on pages 14-16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Discamminidae
Ammoscalaria
Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis

description: Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis (Williamson, 1858)
Figure 3.11
1858 Proteonina pseudospiralis Williamson, p. 2, pl. 1, figs. 2-3.
2003 Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis (Williamson); Murray, p. 11, fig. 2.3.
2014 Ammoscalaria pseudospiralis (Williamson); Panchang and Nigam, pl. 1, figs. 16a-b, 17.
Description. Test free, elongate, flattened laterally, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface rough; initial chambers compressed, planispirally arranged, later arranged linearly, aboral end broadly rounded, sutures indistinct; aperture terminal, rounded at the end of the final chamber.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Mahalliy xomashyolardan energiya tejamkor maxsulotlar texnologiyasin takomillashtirish
Creators: name: Erdashev Tayir Farxad ulı, Torebek Uzaqov
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Annotatsiya: Aholining doimiy o'sishi energiya resurslarining umumiy iste'mol hajmini oshirishga olib keladi va bu esa o’z navbatida, iqlim o’zgarishining jiddiy oqibatlariga olib kelishi mumkin. Dunyodagi issiqxona gazlarining uchdan ikki qismi energiya resurslarini ishlab chiqarish va ulardan foydalanishga to'g'ri keladi. Global isish nafaqat o'rtacha haroratning oshishi, balki butun sayyoradagi ob-havoning nomutanosibligiga olib kelishi va bu esa o’z navbatida turli xil tabiiy ofatlarni keltirib chiqaradi. Ushbu maqola mahalliy xomashyolardan energiya tejamkor maxsulotlar texnologiyasin takomillashtirish haqida yoritilgan.

Kalit so’zlar: Xomashyo, mahalliy, tejamkor, energiya, innovatsion, texnologiya.

Аннотация: Непрерывный рост численности населения приводит к увеличению общего потребления энергоресурсов, что, в свою очередь, может привести к серьезным последствиям изменения климата.  Две трети парниковых газов в мире возникают в результате производства и использования энергетических ресурсов.  Глобальное потепление – это не только повышение средней температуры, но и вызывает дисбаланс погоды на всей планете, что, в свою очередь, становится причиной различных природных катаклизмов.  В данной статье описано совершенствование технологии получения энергосберегающей продукции из местного сырья.

 Ключевые слова: Сырье, местное, экономичное, энергетическое, инновационное, технология.

Abstract: Continuous population growth leads to an increase in overall energy consumption, which, in turn, can lead to serious consequences of climate change.   Two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gases come from the production and use of energy resources.   Global warming is not only an increase in average temperature, but also causes an imbalance of weather throughout the planet, which, in turn, causes various natural disasters.   This article describes the improvement of technology for producing energy-saving products from local raw materials.

  Key words: Raw materials, local, economical, energy, innovative, technology.
Labrospira crassimargo
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Haplophragmoididae
Labrospira
Labrospira crassimargo

description: Labrospira crassimargo (Norman, 1892)
Figure 3.12
1892 Haplophragmium crassimargo Norman, p. 17, pls. 7-8.
2008 Cribrostomoides crassimargo (Norman); Riveiros and Patterson, p. 5, fig. 2.2.
2012 Labrospira crassimargo (Norman); Hemleben, Spindler and Anderson, p. 332, pl. 2, figs. 16-17; pl. 7, figs. 6-8.
Description. Test robust, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface smooth, umbilical region depressed; chambers slightly inflated, coiling planispiral, partially evolute, gradually increasing in size as added; periphery broadly rounded, sutures distinct, depressed; aperture terminal, rounded.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Spiroplectammina sagittula
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Spiroplectamminidae
Spiroplectammina
Spiroplectammina sagittula

description: Spiroplectammina sagittula (Defrance, 1824)
Figure 3.13
1824 Textularia sagittula Defrance, p. 177, pl. 13, fig. 5-5a.
2003 Textularia sagittula (Defrance); Murray, p. 15, fig. 3.12-14.
2006 Spiroplectinella sagittula (d’Orbigny); Oflaz, p. 129, pl. 1, fig. 2.
Description. Test elongate, slightly compressed laterally, outline subtriangular, wall agglutinated, surface smooth; chambers biserially arranged, gradually increasing in size as added; periphery subacute, sutures curved, slightly depressed; aperture terminal, low arched opening, bordered by a lip.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Spiroplectinella wrightii
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Spiroplectamminidae
Spiroplectinella
Spiroplectinella wrightii

description: Spiroplectinella wrightii (Silvestri, 1903)
Figure 3.14
1903 Spiroplecta wrightii Silvestri, p. 59, text-figs. 1-6.
2001 Spiroplectinella wrightii (Silvestri); Szarek, p. 88, pl. 6, fig. 8.
2010 Spiroplectinella wrightii (Silvestri); Margreth, p. 133, pl. 3, fig. 6a-c.
2012 Spiroplectinella sagittula s.l. (Defrance); Milker and Schmiedl, p. 31, fig. 9.19-21.
2015 Spiroplectinella wrightii (Silvestri); Hanagata and Nobuhara, p. 14, fig. 6.7-8.
Description. Test triangular, wall finely agglutinated, surface smooth; chambers not inflated, compressed, gradually increasing in size as added, biserially arranged; periphery acutely angled, sutures distinct, depressed; aperture terminal, low arched opening, bordered by a lip.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Spirotextularia floridana
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Spiroplectamminidae
Spirotextularia
Spirotextularia floridana

description: Spirotextularia floridana (Cushman, 1922a)
Figure 3.15
1922a Textularia floridana Cushman, p. 24, pl. 1, fig. 7.
2001 Spirotextularia floridana (Cushman); Szarek, p. 88, pl. 6, figs. 11-13.
2012 Spirotextularia floridana (Cushman); Debenay, p. 95.
Description. Test elongate, narrow, much longer than wide, compressed laterally, apertural end broadly rounded, gently tapering towards the aboral end, wall finely agglutinated, surface smooth; chambers biserially arranged, gradually increasing in size as added, chamber ends compressed and projected along the sides; periphery subangular, peripheral margins nearly parallel, sutures very distinct and curved, slightly depressed; aperture terminal, small slit-like opening, bordered by a lip.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 16, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
SISTEMA NERVOSO E USO DE DROGAS
Creators: name: José do Nascimento Júnior, Braz
name: Luciane Mendes, Rosemairy
name: Pires Rodrigues de Almeida Ribeiro, Fernanda
name: Souza Silva, Fabrício
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: INTRODUÇÃO: O Sistema Nervoso desempenha um papel vital na regulação e coordenação de todas as atividades metabólicas do organismo. Ele faz isso por meio da recepção, transmissão e interpretação de uma variedade de estímulos originados de cada órgão do corpo humano, os quais são transmitidos sob a forma de impulsos nervosos. Esses impulsos são conduzidos de uma célula para outra através de fenômenos químicos e elétricos. O Sistema Nervoso é composto por neurônios, as células fundamentais responsáveis pela transmissão dos sinais nervosos, e pelas células da glia, que desempenham um papel de suporte, defesa e nutrição dos neurônios. Anatomicamente, o Sistema Nervoso é dividido em Periférico (SNP) e Central (SNC), sendo este último particularmente afetado pelo uso de drogas. As drogas psicotrópicas, sejam de origem natural ou sintética, ao entrarem em contato com o organismo, são absorvidas e exercem efeitos sobre o sistema nervoso central. Isso resulta em mudanças fisiológicas e alterações no comportamento, humor e cognição. O uso dessas substâncias é categorizado de acordo com seu status sócio legal, sendo classificado como lícito quando seu uso é legalizado, e ilícito quando sua comercialização é proibida por lei, sendo sua venda passível de criminalização. Quanto ao mecanismo de ação no sistema nervoso central, as drogas são classificadas em depressoras, que reduzem a atividade mental, levando a uma diminuição na função cerebral, atividade motora, concentração e capacidade intelectual; e estimulantes, que aumentam a atividade mental, acelerando certos sistemas neuronais. OBJETIVO(S): Apresentar, esclarecer e tirar dúvidas sobre a ação das drogas no sistema nervoso; e assim promover a conscientização sobre os malefícios do uso de drogas no corpo humano e na sociedade. METODOLOGIA: Utilizar-se-á como material de apoio: cartazes, confeccionados com o objetivo de auxiliar os discentes na explanação do conteúdo; jogos de perguntas, feitos de maneira lúdica com balões, desenhos e placas; analogias de simples compreensão nas explicações; e um stand montado de forma a chamar a atenção, nas cores preto e amarelo. RESULTADOS: Espera-se com esse projeto, obter uma disseminação de informações que auxilie no entendimento do funcionamento do sistema nervoso pelos jovens, e consequentemente, esclarecer todos os males que as drogas implementam no funcionamento do corpo humano.  CONCLUSÃO: Diante dos fatos apresentados, conclui-se que o Expofarma desempenha um papel fundamental na disseminação de informações científicas, por isso, é de extrema relevância para o público em geral. Entretanto, tem sua importância acentuada principalmente para os discentes (futuros farmacêuticos), pois inspira a buscar conhecimento de forma lúdica e aplicada.

Palavras-chave: Sistema nervoso. Drogas. Neurônios. Neurotransmissores.
Eggerelloides scaber
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Prolixoplectidae
Eggerelloides
Eggerelloides scaber

description: Eggerelloides scaber (Williamson, 1858)
Figure 3.16
1858 Bulimina scabra Williamson, p. 65, pl. 3, figs. 136-137.
2003 Eggerelloides scaber (Williamson); Murray, p. 13, fig. 2.11.
2010 Eggerelloides scaber (Williamson); Margreth, p. 98, pl. 5, fig. 4.
2012 Eggerelloides scabrus (Williamson); Milker and Schmiedl, p. 37, fig. 10.9.
Description. Test subfusiform, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface smooth; chambers inflated, subglobular, trochospirally arranged initially, later triserially arranged with gradual increase in size; periphery rounded, sutures arcuate, depressed; aperture terminal, interiomarginal with a curved toothplate.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
title: Bildungs- und Lebenswege von Geflüchteten nach der Studienvorbereitung
Creators: name: Berg, Jana
name: Grüttner, Michael
name: Otto, Carolin
name: Schröder, Stefanie
Publisher: name: German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
Year: 2021

description: DZHW Brief, 03/2021
title: Die US-Bündnisse mit Japan und Südkorea
title: Stärken und Bruchlinien in der sicherheitspolitischen Kooperation
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Overhaus, Marco
name: Sakaki, Alexandra
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2021

description: SWP-Studie, 5/2021
Gaudryina angulata Cushman 1924
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Verneuilinidae
Gaudryina
Gaudryina angulata

description: Gaudryina angulata Cushman, 1924
Figure 4.1
1924 Gaudryina triangularis (Cushman) var. angulata Cushman, p. 22.
2014 Gaudryina angulata Cushman; Panchang and Nigam, pl. 2, fig. 18a-b.
Description. Test triangular, wall arenaceous, surface smooth; chambers broad at the apertural end, pointed at the aboral end, angular on both sides; periphery acutely angled, sutures distinct, depressed; apertural side truncate, aperture terminal, low, slit-like depression.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Peak Effect, Melting, and Transport in Skyrmion Crystals
Creators: name: Reichhardt, C.
name: Reichhardt, C. J. O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We numerically examine the transport of skyrmions driven over weak random quenched disorder using a modified Thiele approach that includes the thermal softening of skyrmion pairwise interactions introduced by Wang et al., Phys. Rev. Appl. 18, 044024 (2022). The depinning transition is elastic at low temperatures but becomes plastic with a reduced threshold at higher temperatures due to the competition between thermal creep and thermal softening, indicating a temperature-induced order to disorder transition into a glass state. The resulting non-monotonic critical depinning forces and crossing of the velocity-force curves are similar to what is observed in the peak effect for type-II superconducting vortex lattices, where the softening of vortex-vortex interactions with temperature leads to an order-disorder transition. For low skyrmion densities the peak effect is absent since the system is always in a disordered state. We map the dynamical phase transition as a function of temperature, density, drive, and materials parameters, and show that the signatures are similar to those of the superconducting peak effect. Our results are consistent with recent experiments.
description: 12 pages, 15 postscript figures
Gaudryina convexa
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Verneuilinidae
Gaudryina
Gaudryina convexa

description: Gaudryina convexa (Karrer, 1865)
Figure 4.2
1865 Textilaria convexa Karrer, p. 78, pl. 16, fig. 8a-c.
2012 Gaudryina convexa (Karrer); Debenay, p. 81. 2014 Gaudryina convexa (Karrer); Panchang and Nigam, pl. 2, fig. 19a-b.
Description. Test triangular, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface rough; final chambers broad, tapering towards the apex, flat on one side, strongly convex on the opposite side; periphery subacutely rounded, sutures depressed; apertural side obliquely truncate, aperture a low depression in the final chamber, bordered by a lip.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
title: Das schottische Unabhängigkeitsstreben und die EU
title: der lange Weg zum Referendum und die kritischen Fragen für die Europäische Union
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Ondarza, Nicolai Von
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2021

description: SWP-Aktuell, 38/2021
Reophax agglutinatus Cushman 1913
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Lituolidae
Reophax
Reophax agglutinatus

description: Reophax agglutinatus Cushman, 1913
Figure 4.3
1913 Reophax agglutinatus Cushman, p. 637, pl. 79 fig. 6.
2010 Reophax agglutinatus Cushman; Margreth, p. 96, pl. 2, fig. 1a-b.
2012 Reophax agglutinatus Cushman; Debenay, p. 89.
Description. Test subcylindrical, tapering towards the aboral end, wall coarsely agglutinated, composed of arenaceous material held together with grayish cement, surface rough; chambers many; aperture terminal on a slightly raised neck.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
title: Moskau zieht zusätzliche Truppen naheder Ukraine und auf der Krim wieder ab
title: um die Lage zu stabilisieren, muss militärische Zurückhaltung vereinbart werden
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Richter, Wolfgang
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2021

description: SWP-Aktuell, 39/2021
title: Die Vermessung des Maghreb
title: vermeintliche Klarheit durch politökonomische Rankings und Indizes
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Albrecht, Aljoscha
name: Werenfels, Isabelle
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2021

description: SWP-Aktuell, 40/2021
Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort 1808
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Lituolida
Lituolidae
Reophax
Reophax scorpiurus

description: Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort, 1808
Figure 4.4-5
1808 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort, p. 331.
2001 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Szarek, p. 80, pl. 3, figs. 1-5.
2010 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Margreth, p. 96, pl. 2, fig. 3a-b.
2011 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Kaminski and Cetean, p. 65, pl. 2, figs. 23-25.
2012 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Milker and Schmiedl, p. 32, fig 9.8.
2012 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Debenay, p. 91.
2014 Reophax scorpiurus de Montfort; Panchang and Nigam, pl. 1, fig. 9.
Description. Test elongate, uniserial, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface irregular; chambers almost cylindrical or pyriform, increasing in size as added, arranged in an irregular series, early chambers slightly arcuate, final chamber fusiform or globular, tapering to the aperture; sutures horizontal, distinct and depressed; aperture simple, rounded, terminal on a short neck.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ НЕОДНОРОДНОГО  ЭЛЕКТРИЧЕСКОГО ПОЛЯ ДЛЯ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ПРОЦЕССОВ
Creators: name: Р.И. Штанько
name: С.В. Владимиров
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: В статье рассматривается использование неоднородного электрического поля для повышения эффективности технологических процессов. Исследуются процессы в разрядном промежутке коронного разряда. Приведены основные параметры разрядного промежутка. Рассматриваются факторы, влияющие на увеличение скорости электрохимических реакций. Особое внимание уделяется понятию «электрического ветра». Показана эффективность использования озоно-воздушной смеси.
Nodulina dentaliniformis
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Nodosariata
Hormosinina
Reophacidae
Nodulina
Nodulina dentaliniformis

description: Nodulina dentaliniformis (Brady, 1881)
Figure 4.6
1881 Reophax dentaliniformis Brady, p. 49.
1987 Nodulina dentaliniformis (Brady); Loeblich and Tappan, p. 58, pl. 44, figs. 10-11.
2001 Reophax dentaliniformis (Brady); Szarek, p.
79, pl. 2, figs. 14-15.
2011 Nodulina dentaliniformis (Brady); Kaminski and Cetean, p. 65, pl. 2, figs. 19-22.
2012 Reophax dentaliniformis Brady; Debenay, p.
90.
Description. Test elongate, slender, tapering, cross section circular, wall coarsely agglutinated, surface irregular, rough; chambers subcylindrical, arranged linearly; aperture terminal, rounded on a well-developed, distinct neck.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 17, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
Multiple-$q$ dipole-quadrupole instability in spin-1 triangular-lattice systems
Creators: name: Hayami, Satoru
name: Hattori, Kazumasa
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate a mechanism of multiple-$q$ states consisting of magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole degrees of freedom in spin-1 triangular-lattice systems. By systematically analyzing a minimal effective multipole model with bilinear multipole-multipole interactions in momentum space on a triangular lattice, we find minimum conditions of multipole interactions leading to the multiple-$q$ instability at zero temperature even without single-ion magnetic anisotropy and higher-order interactions. We present six types of triple-$q$ states with different magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole configurations depending on the model parameters. Our results indicate that the interplay between dipole and quadrupole degrees of freedom provides another source of inducing rich multiple-$q$ states.
description: 11 pages, 9 figures, 1 table
Ammonia beccarii
Creators: name: Symphonia, Tabita K.
name: Senthil, Nathan D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Rotaliida
Ammoniidae
Ammonia
Ammonia beccarii

description: Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Figure 4.7-8
1758 Nautilus beccarii Linnaeus, p. 710, pl. 1, fig. 1.
2001 Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus); Szarek, p. 148, pl. 26, figs. 13-15.
2003 Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus); Javaux and Scott, p. 10, fig. 2.2-3.
2005 Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus); Debenay, Millet and Angelidis, p. 334, pl. 2, fig. 17.
2012 Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus), Milker and Schmiedl, p. 117, fig. 27.1-2.
Description. Test calcareous, biconvex, wall perforate on both sides, surface smooth; chambers inflated, subglobular, trochospirally arranged, coiling evolute on the spiral side and involute on the umbilical side; periphery acute or slightly rounded, sutures radial and curved, thick and imperforate, depressed earlier and later incised on the spiral side, nearly radial and curved, deeply incised on the umbilical side; visible umbilical plug with pustules; aperture extraumbilical, interiomarginal, an arch shaped opening, sometimes covered by a calcitic boss.
description: Published as part of Symphonia, Tabita K. & Senthil, Nathan D., 2019, Taxonomic notes on Recent Foraminifera from the Continental Shelf-Slope Region of Southwestern Bay of Bengal, East Coast of India, pp. 1-89 in Palaeontologia Electronica (55 A) (55 A) 22 (3) on page 18, DOI: 10.26879/811, http://zenodo.org/record/10961656
title: E-government and democracy in Botswana: observational and experimental evidence on the effect of e-government usage on political attitudes
Creators: name: Bante, Jana
name: Helmig, Felix
name: Prasad, Lara
name: Scheu, Lea Deborah
name: Helge, Senkpiel
name: Geray, Markus
name: Von Schiller, Armin
name: Sebudubudu, David
name: Ziaja, Sebastian
name: Seipel, Jean Christoph
Publisher: name: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/01t3zke88
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: e-government
subject: democracy
subject: ICT
subject: information and communication technology
subject: Botswana
subject: political attitudes
subject: experiment
subject: original survey

description: This study assesses whether the use of electronic government (e-government) services affects political attitudes. The results, based on evidence generated in Botswana, indicate that e-government services can, in fact, have an impact on political attitudes. E-government services are rapidly being rolled out around the globe. Governments primarily expect efficiency gains from these reforms. Whether e-government in particular, and information and communication technology (ICT) in general, affect societies is hotly debated. There are fears that democracy may be compromised by surveillance, censorship, fake news, interference in elections and other strategies facilitated by digital tools. This discussion paper adds to the nascent literature by investigating if the expanding e-government usage in Botswana affects individual support for democracy, regime satisfaction and interpersonal trust. Methodologically, the study relies on observational and experimental evidence. The observational approach assesses the impact of the usage of different e-services such as e-payments and electronic tax return filings on political attitudes. The experimental approach incentivises taxpayers to file their tax returns electronically. Both approaches build on an original in-person survey gauging the political attitudes of 2,109 citizens in Greater Gaborone. The survey was conducted in February and March 2020. In terms of results, we do not identify a general substantive effect for the impact of all e-services on political attitudes. For some of the e-services and attitudes tested, however, we find significant evidence. Furthermore, our study yields significant results for several of the linkages between the causal steps within our causal mechanisms. For instance, we find that e-government can empower citizens to engage in political activities and that, although e-government users on average report that the government is not addressing their needs, a simple incentivising message can significantly improve people’s feelings in this regard.

  
description: Discussion Paper, 16/2021