cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Impact of low-energy nuclear excitations on neutrino-nucleus scattering at MiniBooNE and T2K kinematics
Creators: name: Pandey, V.
name: Jachowicz, N.
name: Martini, M.
name: González-Jiménez, R.
name: Ryckebusch, J.
name: Van Cuyck, T.
name: Van Dessel, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: [Background] Meticulous modeling of neutrino-nucleus interactions is essential to achieve the unprecedented precision goals of present and future accelerator-based neutrino-oscillation experiments. [Purpose] Confront our calculations of charged-current quasielastic cross section with the measurements of MiniBooNE and T2K, and to quantitatively investigate the role of nuclear-structure effects, in particular, low-energy nuclear excitations in forward muon scattering. [Method] The model takes the mean-field (MF) approach as the starting point, and solves Hartree-Fock (HF) equations using a Skyrme (SkE2) nucleon-nucleon interaction. Long-range nuclear correlations are taken into account by means of the continuum random-phase approximation (CRPA) framework. [Results] We present our calculations on flux-folded double differential, and flux-unfolded total cross sections off $^{12}$C and compare them with MiniBooNE and (off-axis) T2K measurements. We discuss the importance of low-energy nuclear excitations for the forward bins. [Conclusions] The CRPA predictions describe the gross features of the measured cross sections. They underpredict the data (more in the neutrino than in the antineutrino case) because of the absence of processes beyond pure quasielastic scattering in our model. At very forward muon scattering, low-energy nuclear excitations ($ω< $ 50 MeV) account for nearly 50% of the flux-folded cross section.
description: 8 pages, 9 figures. Version published in Physical Review C
Nunawading community gardens : community development and the planning process as issues in local government recreation policy
Creators: name: Madden, J. D.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Ground-based Transit Observation of the Habitable-zone Super-Earth K2-3d
Creators: name: Fukui, Akihiko
name: Livingston, John
name: Narita, Norio
name: Hirano, Teruyuki
name: Onitsuka, Masahiro
name: Ryu, Tsuguru
name: Kusakabe, Nobuhiko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the first ground-based transit observation of K2-3d, a 1.5 R_Earth planet supposedly within the habitable zone around a bright M-dwarf host star, using the Okayama 188 cm telescope and the multi(grz)-band imager MuSCAT. Although the depth of the transit (0.7 mmag) is smaller than the photometric precisions (1.2, 0.9, and 1.2 mmag per 60 s for the g, r, and z bands, respectively), we marginally but consistently identify the transit signal in all three bands, by taking advantage of the transit parameters from K2, and by introducing a novel technique that leverages multi-band information to reduce the systematics caused by second-order extinction. We also revisit previously analyzed Spitzer transit observations of K2-3d to investigate the possibility of systematic offsets in transit timing, and find that all the timing data can be explained well by a linear ephemeris. We revise the orbital period of K2-3d to be 44.55612 \pm 0.00021 days, which corrects the predicted transit times for 2019, i.e., the era of the James Webb Space Telescope, by \sim80 minutes. Our observation demonstrates that (1) even ground-based, 2 m class telescopes can play an important role in refining the transit ephemeris of small-sized, long-period planets, and that (2) a multi-band imager is useful to reduce the systematics of atmospheric origin, in particular for bluer bands and for observations conducted at low-altitude observatories.
description: 9 figures, 14 pages, published in AJ
Systematic study of favored α-decay half-lives of closed shell odd-A and doubly-odd nuclei related to ground and isomeric states
Creators: name: Sun, Xiao-Dong
name: Guo, Ping
name: Li, Xiao-Hua
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, we systematically investigate the favored $α$-decay half-lives and $α$ preformation probabilities of both odd-$A$ and doubly-odd nuclei related to ground and isomeric states around the doubly magic cores at $Z=82$, $N=82$ and at $Z=82$, $N=126$, respectively, within a two-potential approach from the view of the valence nucleon (or hole). The results show that the $α$ preformation probability is linear related to $N_\text{p}N_\text{n}$ or $N_\text{p}N_\text{n}I$, where $N_\text{p}$, $N_\text{n}$, and $I$ are the number of valence protons (or holes), the number of valence neutrons (or holes), and the isospin of the parent nucleus, respectively. Fitting the $α$ preformation probabilities data extracted from the differences between experimental data and calculated half-lives without a shell correction, we give two analytic formulas of the $α$ preformation probabilities and the values of corresponding parameters. Using those formulas and the parameters, we calculate the $α$-decay half-lives for those nuclei. The calculated results can well reproduce the experimental data.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures
Spacetime Equals Entanglement
Creators: name: Nomura, Yasunori
name: Salzetta, Nico
name: Sanches, Fabio
name: Weinberg, Sean J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the Hilbert space structure of classical spacetimes under the assumption that entanglement in holographic theories determines semiclassical geometry. We show that this simple assumption has profound implications; for example, a superposition of classical spacetimes may lead to another classical spacetime. Despite its unconventional nature, this picture admits the standard interpretation of superpositions of well-defined semiclassical spacetimes in the limit that the number of holographic degrees of freedom becomes large. We illustrate these ideas using a model for the holographic theory of cosmological spacetimes.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures; v2: remarks on time evolution revised, v3: matches published version
Additional file 1 of Population-level counterfactual trend modelling to examine the relationship between smoking prevalence and e-cigarette use among US adults
Creators: name: Foxon, Floe
name: Selya, Arielle
name: Gitchell, Joe
name: Shiffman, Saul
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 1
On Functions of quasi Toeplitz matrices
Creators: name: Bini, Dario A.
name: Massei, Stefano
name: Meini, Beatrice
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Let $a(z)=\sum_{i\in\mathbb Z}a_iz^i$ be a complex valued continuous function, defined for $|z|=1$, such that $\sum_{i=-\infty}^{+\infty}|ia_i|
Mit Sprache handeln Die pragmatisch‐kommunikative Sprachebene in der logopädischen Praxis
Creators: name: Solbach, Melanie
name: Stephan, Eva
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Logopädie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Mit der Orientierung der logopädischen Praxis an der Internationalen Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF) der Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO rückt der kommunikative Aspekt der Sprache ins Zentrum. Die stärkere Gewichtung des Kontextes bringt auch für die Logopädie einen Paradigmenwechsel mit sich, der eine Erweiterung der rein sprachstrukturellen zu einer kommunikativ orientierten Sprachtherapie fordert. Heterogenes und diffuses Wissen über den Bereich Pragmatik‐Kommunikation erschweren ein kriteriengeleitetes Handeln in der Praxis. Diese Arbeit bietet basierend auf Literatur einen Überblick über die pragmatisch‐ kommunikative Sprachebene, ihre Relevanz in der logopädischen Praxis in Bezug auf ICF, ihre Entwicklung und mögliche Störungen. Für die Anwendung in der logopädischen Praxis stellen wir ein handhabbares Modell mit beobachtbaren Kriterien vor, das einen Zugang zu diagnostisch‐therapeutischen Entscheidungen auf der pragmatisch‐kommunikativen Sprachebene ermöglichen möchte.
Partial restoration of chiral symmetry in hot and dense neutron matter
Creators: name: Holt, Jeremy W.
name: Rockcliffe, Keighley E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review efforts to describe the approach to chiral symmetry restoration in neutron matter from the low-energy realization of QCD, chiral effective field theory.
description: Contribution to the Gerry Brown 90th birthday memorial book published by World Scientific. v2 updated references
Assessment of Risk Factors for Selected Chronic Diseases among Higher Education Students in Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Lemma, Seblewengel
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2007

description: Background: The health system in developing countries, such as Ethiopia, is overwhelmed by infectious diseases and malnutrition. However, the growing burden of diet and lifestyle related chronic diseases have recently been recognized with its contribution to the double burden on diseases in these countries. Objective: The study was designed to assess the prevalence of common risk factors for chronic diseases among regular higher education students in Addis Ababa in 2007. Methods: This study is an institution-based cross sectional survey that employed cluster sampling method. The WHO STEPS questionnaire was administered to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors, and selected physical measurements, such as blood pressure, weight, height, waist and hip circumference. Results: Prevalence of current cigarettes smoking was 9.5% in male and 3.4% in females. About 44% of participants reported alcohol consumption in 12 months prior to the survey, while 6.8% reported binge type of alcohol drinking. The prevalence of current khat chewing was 13.8% and 13.3% were daily khat users. Almost 99% of participants reported inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, and 21% of participants added salt on their plate while they are eating their meal. About 31.6% of males and 47.8% of females were physically inactive or reported inadequate level of physical activity related to work, transport or leisure time. The overall prevalence of overweight or obesity was 5.5%, with 4.2% in males and 7.6% in females. Hypertension was detected in 10.4% of males and 6.7% of females. Adjusting to other variables, age, friend's history of smoking, current khat chewing and binge drinking were positively associated with current cigarette smoking status. Male sex, urban residence, friends' and father's khat consumption history were positively associated with current khat consumption. Sex, years of stay in college, living arrangement, and BMI were predictors of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the participants. Conclusion and recommendations: Inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables, along with physical inactivity, are widely prevalent risk factors of chronic diseases among college vi students in Addis Ababa. Moreover, khat chewing, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption are common practice among the study population. The college, as a continuation of the high school, is a favorable (breading) environment for adoption and proliferation of substance use behavior. At the same time, it offers an opportunity for promotion of healthy life style and prevention of the risky behavior. The school administrative and members of the academic community should be aware of the prevailing situation and its potential consequences in order to curb the problem
The environmental management of Heard and McDonald Islands
Creators: name: Manning, J. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Lösungsfokussierte Psychomotorik ein Leitfaden
Creators: name: Simon, Renate
name: Tschudin-Leisi, Nadja
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Psychomotorik
Psychomotoriktherapie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Bachelorthese wird ein Leitfaden für die lösungsfokussierte Arbeit in der Psychomotoriktherapie erstellt. Das zentrale Anliegen besteht darin, bereits vorhandene Praxiserfahrungen im Bereich der lösungsfokussierten Arbeit mit Kindern zu erfassen und diese in eine schriftliche Form zu bringen. Zu diesem Zweck werden Interviews mit Fachpersonen aus dem Gebiet der lösungsfokussierten Arbeit mit Kindern und Psychomotoriktherapeutinnen, die lösungsfokussiert in der Therapie arbeiten, geführt. Die Basis der Arbeit bildet eine Literaturanalyse, die sich mit dem lösungsfokussierten Ansatz und seinen Weiterentwicklungen für die Arbeit mit Kindern beschäftigt. Durch eine Verknüpfung von Literaturanalyse und Inhaltsanalyse aus den Interviews soll die Frage beantwortet werden, wie die lösungsfokussierte Handlungsweise die verschiedenen Arbeitsbereiche einer Psychomotoriktherapeutin bereichern kann.
Finite-Volume QED Corrections to Decay Amplitudes in Lattice QCD
Creators: name: Lubicz, V.
name: Martinelli, G.
name: Sachrajda, C. T.
name: Sanfilippo, F.
name: Simula, S.
name: Tantalo, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate that the leading and next-to-leading finite-volume effects in the evaluation of leptonic decay widths of pseudoscalar mesons at $O(α)$ are universal, i.e. they are independent of the structure of the meson. This is analogous to a similar result for the spectrum but with some fundamental differences, most notably the presence of infrared divergences in decay amplitudes. The leading non-universal, structure-dependent terms are of $O(1/L^2)$ (compared to the $O(1/L^3)$ leading non-universal corrections in the spectrum). We calculate the universal finite-volume effects, which requires an extension of previously developed techniques to include a dependence on an external three-momentum (in our case, the momentum of the final state lepton). The result can be included in the strategy proposed in Ref.\,\cite{Carrasco:2015xwa} for using lattice simulations to compute the decay widths at $O(α)$, with the remaining finite-volume effects starting at order $O(1/L^2)$. The methods developed in this paper can be generalised to other decay processes, most notably to semileptonic decays, and hence open the possibility of a new era in precision flavour physics.
Planning in the built environment : more the process, less the plan
Creators: name: Fothergill, N. C.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Cascade photons as test of protons in UHECR
Creators: name: Berezinsky, V.
name: Gazizov, A.
name: Kalashev, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An isotropic component of high energy $γ$-ray spectrum measured by Fermi LAT constrains the proton component of UHECR. The strongest restriction comes from the highest, $(580-820)$ GeV, energy bin. One more constraint on the proton component is provided by the IceCube upper bound on ultrahigh energy cosmogenic neutrino flux. We study the influence of these restrictions on the source properties, such as evolution and distribution of sources, their energy spectrum and admixture of nuclei. We also study the sensitivity of restrictions to various Fermi LAT galactic foreground models (model B being less restrictive), to the choice of extragalactic background light model and to overall normalization of the energy spectrum. We claim that the $γ$-ray-cascade constraints are stronger than the neutrino ones, and that however many proton models are viable. The basic parameters of such models are relatively large $γ_g$ and not very large $z_{\max}$. The allowance for H$e^4$ admixture also relaxes the restrictions. However we foresee that future CTA measurements of $γ$-ray spectrum at $E_γ\simeq (600 - 800)$ GeV, as well as resolving of more individual $γ$-ray sources, may rule out the proton-dominated cosmic ray models.
description: Version accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics. Most recent neutrino flux limits by IceCube were included to the tables. 14 pages, 13 figures
Benützung der nichtdominanten Hand innerhalb verschiedener Sprachregister der Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache: Unterschiede in der Auftrittsdauer, Auftrittshäufigkeit, Handform, Gelenkbewegung und Ausführungsstelle
Creators: name: Schmid, Kathrin
name: Zumsteg, Mirjam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Gebärdensprache
Gebärdensprachedolmetschen
Bachelorarbeit

description: Die Autorinnen dieser Bachelorarbeit schreiben der nichtdominanten Hand in der Gebärdensprache einen hohen Stellenwert zu. Hier soll ihre Funktion durchleuchtet und ihr adäquater Nutzen aufgezeigt werden. Mittels Beobachten einer Laborsituation im formellen, beratenden und informellen Sprachregister werden von einer Testperson Videoproduktionen angefertigt und dabei die nichtdominante Hand nach den Parametern Handform, Gelenkbewegung und Ausführungsstelle analysiert. Daraus ergeben sich acht Erscheinungsformen, bei denen die nichtdominante Hand aktiv am Diskurs beteiligt ist. Zwischen den Registern unterscheiden sich die Parameter wie auch die Erscheinungsformen. Bestimmte Auftretungsformen aus Untersuchungen anderer Gebärdensprachen finden auch in der Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache Anwendung. Schlussendlich zeigt die nichtdominante Hand im formellen Register sogar eine längere Gebärdendauer als die dominante.
One-loop effective actions and higher spins
Creators: name: Bonora, L.
name: Cvitan, M.
name: Prester, P. Dominis
name: Giaccari, S.
name: De Souza, B. Lima
name: Stemberga, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The idea we advocate in this paper is that the one-loop effective action of a free (massive) field theory coupled to external sources (via conserved currents) contains complete information about the classical dynamics of such sources. We show many explicit examples of this fact for (scalar and fermion) free field theories in various dimensions $d=3,4,5,6$ coupled to (bosonic, completely symmetric) sources with a number of spins. In some cases we also provide compact formulas for any dimension. This paper is devoted to two-point correlators, so the one-loop effective action we construct contains only the quadratic terms and the relevant equations of motion for the sources we obtain are the linearized ones.
description: 73 pages, typos corrected, section 3 rewritten, comment added in section 4, second paragraph added in section 12, Appendix C added
Employment experiences of Vietnamese refugees leaving Enterprise Migrant Centre, Springvale
Creators: name: Snell, J. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Crossing the phantom divide with dissipative normal matter in the Israel-Stewart-Hiscock formalism
Creators: name: Cruz, Norman
name: Lepe, Samuel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A phantom solution in the framework of the causal Israel-Stewart (IS) formalism is discussed. We assume a late time behavior of the cosmic evolution by considering only one dominant matter fluid with viscosity. In the model it is assumed a bulk viscosity of the form $ξ= ξ_{0}ρ^{1/2}$, where $ρ$ is the energy density of the fluid. We evaluate and discuss the behavior of the thermodynamical parameters associated to this solution, like the temperature, rate of entropy, entropy, relaxation time, effective pressure and effective EoS. A discussion about the assumption of near equilibrium of the formalism and the accelerated expansion of the solution is presented. The solution allows to cross the phantom divide without evoking an exotic matter fluid and the effective EoS parameter is always lesser than $-1$ and time independent. A future singularity (big rip) occurs, but different from the Type I (big rip) solution classified in S. Nojiri, S. D. Odintsov and S. Tsujikawa, Phys. Rev. D 71, 063004 (2005), if we consider others thermodynamics parameters like, for example, the effective pressure in the presence of viscosity or the relaxation time.
description: 9 pages, 2 figures
Agricultural development in Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia : rejection of modern rice varieties by farmers
Creators: name: Kitingan, L. L. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Assessment of Quality of Midwifery Care in Teaching and non- Teaching Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Admassu, Azeb
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: Background: Quality of midwifery care improves health outcomes by providing technically sound care for clients (1). This quality may affected by teaching and learning process. some literature says that teaching learning process has positive influence on quality of midwifery care (14) but others studies done in Iran says that quality of maternity care is poor in teaching hospital than non teaching hospital (20) . In our country Ethiopia no study is done on hospital teaching status affects quality of midwifery care. As this study is new and fill the evidence gap on issue. Objective: To assess the quality of midwifery care in teaching and non-teaching hospital by comparing the two types of hospitals and measuring satisfaction, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methodology: Facility based cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on 416 mothers who had received labor and delivery service in St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College and All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Hospital which are teaching and non- teaching hospitals respectively. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select mothers who were admitted for delivery and gave birth in the study ward. Data collection was done by administrating structured questionnaire and using standard observation checklist. In the analysis, descriptive statistics was used and multivariate and bi variate analysis for significance and association were carried out. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from Addis Ababa University School of Public Health and St Paul Hospital millennium Medical Collage Ethical Review Committee and permission litter obtained from All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Hospital. Results: It was found that mothers in the non-teaching hospital were 5.4 times more likely to be satisfied than in the teaching hospital (COR (C l) (5.46 (3.39, .8.31) p value 0.001)) and quality of midwifery care was 1.49 times more likely good in non-teaching hospital than in teaching; (COR (CI) (1.49 (1.018, 2.206) P value 0.040). Conclusion: In conclusion the quality of midwifery care is affected by teaching learning process which is quality carries higher in the non-teaching hospital compared with the teaching hospital. From bi variant logistic regression finding, mothers in the non-teaching hospital were 5.4 times more likely to be satisfied than in the teaching hospital.
Apptastic! Wie animierte Bilderbücher die semantisch-lexikalische Therapie von fünfjährigen Kindern unterstützen.
Creators: name: Schläpfer, Susanne
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Logopädie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Herausarbeitung von Aspekten der animierten Bilderbücher, welche die semantisch lexikalische Therapie von fünfjährigen Kindern unterstützen. Der theoretische Teil der Arbeit ist dreigliedrig und umfasst den semantisch-lexikalischen Worterwerb, die Beleuchtung unserer mediatisierten Welt und zeigt Studien zum Effekt von animierten Bilderbüchern auf den Spracherwerb auf. Die Erkenntnisse sind in drei Tabellen dargestellt. Dies ermöglicht die Nutzung auch für andere Fachpersonen. Eine Tabelle vereinfacht die Wahl des Apps. Die Zweite untersucht die Schlüsselwörter des Apps, und die Dritte geht unter anderem auf Aspekte wie die der Animationen, Geräusche und Prosodie ein. Anhand des Apps ‚Piet und das Geheimnis des Fliegens‘ werden die herausgearbeiteten Aspekte verdeutlicht.
Exact Solution for Chameleon Field, Self-Coupled Through the Ratra-Peebles Potential with n = 1 and Confined Between Two Parallel Plates
Creators: name: Ivanov, A. N.
name: Cronenberg, G.
name: Höllwieser, R.
name: Jenke, T.
name: Pitschmann, M.
name: Wellenzohn, M.
name: Abele, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate the chameleon field profile, confined between two parallel plates, filled with air at pressure $P = 10^{-4}\,{\rm mbar}$ and room temperature and separated by the distance $L$, in the chameleon field theory with Ratra--Peebles self--interaction potential with index $n = 1$. We give the exact analytical solution in terms of Jacobian elliptic functions, depending on the mass density of the ambient matter. The obtained analytical solution can be used in qBounce experiments, measuring transition frequencies between quantum gravitational states of ultracold neutrons and also for the calculation of the chameleon field induced Casimir force for the CANNEX experiment. We show that the chameleon--matter interactions with coupling constants $β\le 10^4$ can be probed by qBounce experiments with sensitivities $ΔE \le 10^{-18}\,{\rm eV}$. At $L = 30.1\,{\rm μm}$ we reproduce the result $β< 5.8\times 10^8$, obtained by Jenke {\it et al.} Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 112}, 151105 (2014)) at sensitivity $ΔE \sim 10^{-14}\,{\rm eV}$. In the vicinity of one of the plates our solution coincides with the solution, obtained by Brax and Pignol (Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 107}, 111301 (2011)) (see also Ivanov {\it et al.} Phys. Rev. D {\bf 87}, 105013 (2013)) above a plate at zero density of the ambient matter.
description: 1 figure, 8 pages, the incorrect value rho = 1.188x10^(-8)g/cm^3 is replaced by the correct one rho =1.188x10^(-10)g/cm^3
The feasibility of using airships to transport Australian cargo
Creators: name: Bally, John.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Level and Reasons for Misclassification of Very Early Neonatal Death into Stillbirth in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Creators: name: Gebremicheal, Hanna Feleke
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020

description: Background- Report on stillbirth and early neonatal deaths are susceptible for misreporting, misclassification and omission. The distinction between the two events is that the presence of faint sign of life after delivery. The accuracy and reliability of intrapartum mortality data is very essential for preventing deaths. There is evidence gap in knowing the exact magnitude and reason behind misclassification of very early neonatal death. Objective- To assess Level of and reasons for misclassification of very early neonatal death into stillbirth from March, 2018 to March, 2019 in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method- Cross sectional study with qualitative and quantitative method was conducted among stillbirths and health care providers. 410 still births datawere collected from selected hospitals registration. Verbal autopsy was conducted among mothers who had stillbirth through household visits. The collected data was reviewed by three coders. Disagreement on cause of death among two initials coders were resolved by third physician's independent assessment. In depth interview was conducted among health care providers. The magnitude of misclassification was defined as percentage of stillbirth reported in HMIS registration book that was later classified as early neonatal death in verbal autopsy data. Frequency distribution and cross tabulation was done to measure the level of misclassification. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was done to see the association between misclassification status and health care provider characteristic. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Result: The level of misclassification of very early neonatal death into still birth was 8.54% (35/410). Denial of safe traditional practice was significantly associated with misclassification of very early neonatal deaths, [AOR =0.21; 95% CI =0.05-0.93]. We found that confusion in understanding of the exact definition of perinatal loss, fear of blame, work load and medico legal issues drive health care providers to misclassify very early neonatal death into stillbirth at health facility level. Conclusion and recommendation: This study shows significant number of very early neonatal death are misclassified into stillbirth. It also describes driving factors for misclassification such as personal, health facility and system related factor. Standard cause of death classification training, creating culture of accountability and favorable working environment are essential to prevent misclassification of very early neonatal death which occur immediately after birth.
«Релігія в огні»: проєкт документування воєнних злочинів Росії в Україні [«Religion on Fire»: Documenting Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine]
Creators: name: Basauri Ziuzina, Anna Maria
name: Leshchinsky, Anton
name: Nikiforov, Karen
name: Pidhorna, Liliya
name: Sevastianiv, Ulyana
name: Fenno, Iryna
name: Khalikov, Ruslan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Comparative religious studies
Religious studies not elsewhere classified

description: In March 2022 Workshop for the Academic Study of Religions has launched the project Religion on Fire: Documenting Russia’s War Crimes against Religious Communities in Ukraine, which is aimed to record and document the damage suffered by religious buildings as a result of military actions of the Russian army in Ukraine, as well as killing, wounding and abduction of religious leaders of various denominations. The methodology of gathering data from open sources (based on Berkley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations) is combined with collecting information from religious organizations and field trips. The collected information is used to compile a data base of damaged and destroyed religious buildings. Infographics and short videos in both Ukrainian and English are made to raise awareness about the impact the war has on the religious communities of Ukraine. According to the data collected as for December 9, 2022, at least 373 religious buildings are damaged, 35 of which completely destroyed. The majority of buildings (187) belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, but the damage to religious minorities is far more severe.
Incidence of mercury in water sediments, flora and fauna of Raspberry Creek
Creators: name: Bos-VanderZalm, C. H.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Memory Unscented Particle Filter for 6-DOF Tactile Localization
Creators: name: Vezzani, Giulia
name: Pattacini, Ugo
name: Battistelli, Giorgio
name: Chisci, Luigi
name: Natale, Lorenzo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper addresses 6-DOF (degree-of-freedom) tactile localization, i.e. the pose estimation of tridimensional objects given tactile measurements. This estimation problem is fundamental for the operation of autonomous robots that are often required to manipulate and grasp objects whose pose is a-priori unknown. The nature of tactile measurements, the strict time requirements for real-time operation and the multimodality of the involved probability distributions pose remarkable challenges and call for advanced nonlinear filtering techniques. Following a Bayesian approach, this paper proposes a novel and effective algorithm, named Memory Unscented Particle Filter (MUPF), which solves the 6-DOF localization problem recursively in real-time by only exploiting contact point measurements. MUPF combines a modified particle filter that incorporates a sliding memory of past measurements to better handle multimodal distributions, along with the unscented Kalman filter that moves the particles towards regions of the search space that are more likely with the measurements. The performance of the proposed MUPF algorithm has been assessed both in simulation and on a real robotic system equipped with tactile sensors (i.e., the iCub humanoid robot). The experiments show that the algorithm provides accurate and reliable localization even with a low number of particles and, hence, is compatible with real-time requirements.
Medikamentenanamnese in der Stimmtherapie Literaturrecherche zu Medikamentennebenwirkungen auf die Stimmfunktion von Erwachsenen in der Therapie der funktionellen Stimmstörung. was sollten praktisch tätige Logopädinnen und Logopäden wissen?
Creators: name: Schindler, Jedo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Logopädie
Bachelorarbeit

description: Der Autor erarbeitet das medizinische bzw. pharmazeutische Basiswissen in einem intensiven fachliterarischen, interdisziplinären und studienbezogenen Prozess mit dem Ziel die Komplexität der Wirkungsweise von Medikamenten für die logopädische Praxis zu reduzieren und verständlich zu veranschaulichen. Das erarbeitete Wissen soll Fundament und darauf aufbauend, einen theoriebezogenen Einblick in die Liste der Arzneistoffe mit möglichen Nebenwirkungen auf die Stimmfunktion gewähren. Die theoretische Herleitung und die im Feld gewonnenen Daten, welche in Form einer Befragung von Stimmfachleuten stattfindet, sollen eine Beantwortung der Forschungsfragen sowie eine Überprüfung der folgenden Hypothesen praxisbezogen zulassen:
 • Nebenwirkungen von Medikamenten können die Stimmfunktion von Patienten in der Stimmtherapie beeinträchtigen.
 • Nebenwirkungen von Medikamenten können in der Stimmtherapie in unmittelbarem Zusammenhang zu anderen stimmbeeinträchtigenden Faktoren stehen.
 • Medikamentennebenwirkungen können eine grosse Relevanz in der logopädischen Anamnese (bzw. Abklärung) der funktionellen Dysphonie haben.
 Schliesslich sollen aufgrund erfolgter Konklusionen und Interpretationen konkrete Lösungsansätze und/ oder Vorschläge für „Werkzeuge“ (Tools) erarbeitet werden, die als Entscheidungshilfe für die anamnestische Beurteilung von Medikamenten und ihren Nebenwirkungen auf die Stimmfunktion in der Therapie der funktionellen Dysphonie praktisch eingesetzt werden können.
The nutrition education of trainee home economics and physical education teachers
Creators: name: Hollis, M. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among workers of Steel factories, Akaki, Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Guchiye, Berhanu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2014

description: Background:-Epidemiological studies of hypertension in Ethiopia are rare. The studies undertaken so far show that hypertension was an important public health problem in Ethiopia. Thus, epidemiological studies using standardized measurement techniques are required to characterize the problem more accurately. Objective:- To assess magnitude of hypertension and associated factors, among adult workers of the Steel Factories in Akaki Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2012/2013. Methods: - A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 501 factories workers aged 18 and above. Data were collected using a two-step approach, consistent with the WHO procedure, using structured questionnaire, physical and blood pressure measurements. Hypertension was defined as Blood pressure greater or equal to 140/90 mmHg. Results:-The prevalence of hypertension among the study subjects was 37.7%, 95% CI (0.3, 0.4) and (40.1% males and 22.4% females). Increasing age and a positive family history of hypertensions, educational status, heavy alcohol drinkers and overweight are important factors of hypertension. Conclusion: - The study indicates that hypertension is becoming public health problem. Awareness programs should be established in the country, together with periodic screening of high risk populations.
Stable and unstable periodic orbits in the one dimensional lattice $ϕ^4$ theory
Creators: name: Aoki, Kenichiro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Periodic orbits for the classical $ϕ^4$ theory on the one dimensional lattice are systematically constructed by extending the normal modes of the harmonic theory, for periodic, fixed and free boundary conditions. Through the process, we clarify, in general, which normal modes of the linear theory can or can not be extended to the full non-linear theory. We then analyze the stability of these orbits, clarifying the link between the stability, parametric resonance and the Lyapunov spectra for these orbits.The construction of the periodic orbits and the stability analysis is applicable to theories governed by Hamiltonians with quadratic inter-site potentials and a general on-site potential. We also apply the analysis to theories with on-site potentials that have qualitatively different behavior from the $ϕ^4$ theory, with some concrete examples.
description: 16pp, 9 figs
Environmental factors influencing the distribution of mangroves at Westernport Bay with particular reference to salinity
Creators: name: Clark, Kaye.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

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Assessment of factors affecting willingness to HIV counselling and testing among patients presenting with the conventional Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Addis Ababa
Creators: name: Alemayehu, Legese
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2007

description: There is ample scientific evidence that a person with an untreated STI, particularly those inducing ulcers or discharge, is at an increased risk of passing on or acquiring HIV during sexual intercourse. HIV CT for STI cases is thus an important tool in the public health response to HIV/AIDS. A descriptive, cross-sectional study, involving 422 STI cases, was conducted to assess factors affecting willingness towards HIV CT among patients presenting with the conventional STIs in Addis Ababa, from December 2006 to April 2007. STI patients were consecutively selected during an outpatient visit in ten government health centers which were purposively selected mainly on the basis of their high STI case load. A pre-tested, interviewer administered, structured questionnaire was applied for data collection. OR with 95% CI was used to measure the degree of association between associated factors and willingness towards HIV CT and, logistic regression analysis was done to identify predictors of willingness towards HIV CT. Overall, 73.9% of STI patients said that they would be willing to undergo HIV CT at the time or 3 months after their STI diagnosis. Furthermore, 97.4% and 71.8% of STI patients had heard about HIV/AIDS and STIs, respectively. Nearly 93% of STI patients knew at least one prevention method, and 61.2% identified all the three major methods for preventing HIV/AIDS. Overall, 43.8% of the STI patients had at least one misconception, and 38% had comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Moreover, 74% of STI patients said that they never used condoms during the previous 12 months. The proportion of those who reported ever had HIV test was 45%. More than half (61.5%) of the STI patients reported 'no or low chance' of acquiring HIV and the main reason they gave was they trusted their partner. One or more stigmatizing attitudes also prevailed in 33.3% of the STI patients. Ever tested for HIV, being in the age group of 15-34 years, and perceiving small or moderate chance of contracting the HIV infection were found out to be significantly associated with willingness towards HIV CT. The findings of this study indicated the need for promotion and expansion of sustainable provider initiated HIV CT with subsequent follow up to STI patients as part of a continuum of services and support, and intensive patient-centered risk reduction counseling for STI cases during the initial visit to health care facilities.
Assessment of the influence of duration of cohabitation, obstetrics & gynecologic, behavioral and nutritional risk factors on preeclampsia among nulliparous women in selected hospitals of west Amhara Zones, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Mekie, Maru
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Introduction: Preeclampsia is the major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Identifying risk factors of preeclampsia is crucial for early diagnosis and management. Though several studies have been conducted related to preeclampsia, the influence of duration of cohabitation, obstetrics and gynecologic, behavioral and nutritional factors have not been well understood among nulliparous women. Objectives: To assess the effect of duration of cohabitation, obstetrics and gynecologic, behavioral and nutritional risk factors on preeclampsia among nulliparous women in selected public hospitals of West Amhara Zones, Ethiopia Method: Age-matched case-control study design was employed on a total of 330 preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women who come for delivery at Felege Hiwot, Addis Alem, and Debre Tabor hospitals. Double population proportions formula with a 2:1 control to case ratio was used to calculate sample size with 95% confidence interval and 80% power. Epi data version 3.1 was used for data entry, and analysis was done by SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics were computed to reveal the magnitude of duration of cohabitation, obstetrics and gynecologic, behavioral and nutritional factors among preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic nulliparous women. Chi-square test was used to assure statistical significance. Conditional bivariable and multivariable logistic regression were also used to calibrate the association between the above factors and preeclampsia. Both crude and adjusted odds ratios were used to measure the strength, direction, and significance of association at 95% confidence interval. Result: The risk of preeclampsia among nulliparous women was 2 times higher among women with short duration of cohabitation (AOR: 2.13(1.10, 4.11), 2.35 times higher among those with unplanned pregnancy (AOR: 2.35 (1.01, 5.52), and 2 times higher among those with MUAC ≥ 25cm (AOR: 2.00(1.10, 3.63). On the other hand, the risk was (AOR: 0.52(0.29, 0.96), (AOR: 0.42 (0.22, 0.82) and (AOR: 0.45(0.24, 0.87) lower among nulliparous women who got advise at antenatal care, had vegetable and fruit intakes, respectively compared with counterparts. Conclusion: Special attention should be given to nulliparous women who found to have a short duration of cohabitation, unplanned pregnancy, and high body weight. Nutritional counseling shall be given to women during antenatal care follow-ups to reduce the risk of preeclampsia.
An evidence-based and co-designed policy framework and systems approach to advance the public health approach to falls prevention among community-dwelling older adults.
Creators: name: NATORA, ALEKSANDRA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 420604
subject: Injury prevention
classificationCode: 440709
subject: Public policy
classificationCode: 420699
subject: Public health not elsewhere classified

description: The research in this thesis addresses the global public health issue of falls and falls-related injury among community-dwelling older adults. The findings contribute new knowledge on the epidemiological, policy and health system determinants of public health and public policy approaches to falls prevention. The outcome of this research is a new evidence-based and co-designed policy framework and systems approach for its implementation. This thesis aims to increase the capacity of policy makers and researchers to advance the public health approach to falls and falls-related injury in the community.