cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
"You Can Tell They Care": A Phenomenographic Study of Student Experiences with Empathic Concern Expressed by Professors in Engineering
Creators: name: Youmans, Kate
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: In order to address the increasingly complex challenges of the 21st century, there is a need to continue to grow the technical workforce by improving graduation rates of engineering students. To accomplish this, the culture of engineering programs must shift from demanding or intimidating to more inclusive and supportive. Professors can play a critical role in creating these cultures by building relationships with students. Empathic concern is essential in building relationships that can encourage student growth and development. This form of empathy, sometimes referred to as care or concern, is expressed through actions of understanding, compassion, and non-judgement. While research on empathic concern or care in education is common, there is limited research on the use of empathic concern as a teaching practice in engineering programs.
The purpose of this study is to utilize undergraduate student experiences as a means of exploring how professors in engineering programs currently use empathic concern. Analysis of interviews with 27 engineering students (13 women and 14 men, which included 4 first generation, 1 Latinx and 1 student of Asian descent) at a large western university suggests that professors express all components of empathic concern (understanding, compassion, and non-judgement). In addition, students described eight distinct experiences of empathic concern expressed by engineering professors, including professors who are committed to helping students succeed and professors who create a safe space for asking questions. These experiences can be grouped into three fundamental ways professors can express empathic concern towards students including: (1) expressing care for students as individuals; (2) cultivating student learning; and (3) acknowledging the challenges of engineering education. By understanding and incorporating these experiences of empathic concern into their teaching practice, engineering professors could improve engineering students’ educational experiences and help further students’ persistence to graduation.
Gauge Fixing of Modified Cubic Open Superstring Field Theory
Creators: name: Kohriki, Maiko
name: Kugo, Taichiro
name: Kunitomo, Hiroshi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The gauge-fixing problem of modified cubic open superstring field theory is discussed in detail both for the Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz sectors in the Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) framework. We prove for the first time that the same form of action as the classical gauge-invariant one with the ghost-number constraint on the string field relaxed gives the master action satisfying the BV master equation. This is achieved by identifying independent component fields based on the analysis of the kernel structure of the inverse picture changing operator. The explicit gauge-fixing conditions for the component fields are discussed. In a kind of $b_0=0$ gauge, we explicitly obtain the NS propagator which has poles at the zeros of the Virasoro operator $L_0$.
description: 31 pages, v2:published version
Analytic Guidance Strategies for Passively Safe Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
Creators: name: Shuster, Simon
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: A safety ellipse is a type of relative motion trajectory that is commonly used for unmanned rendezvous and proximity operations. As the name suggests, safety ellipses are passively safe relative motion trajectories, which means that their natural motion inherently maintains a low collision risk. The focus of this dissertation is the derivation, analysis, and application of guidance strategies that reconfigure, establish, and exit a safety ellipse. The guidance strategies consist of a set of ∆v vectors and impulse times, all written in closed form. Through applications of optimal control theory and parameter optimization, it is shown that these maneuver sequences are fuel optimal for a range of practical safety ellipse reconfiguration, establishment, and exit scenarios. It is also shown that the resulting transfer trajectories remain passively safe across the same range of scenarios.
Varying Input Segmentation for Story Boundary Detection in English, Arabic and Mandarin Broadcast News
Creators: name: Hirschberg, Julia Bell
name: Rosenberg, Andrew
name: Sharifi, Mehrbod
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2007
Subjects: Computer science
Information technology
Communication

description: Story segmentation of news broadcasts has been shown to improve the accuracy of the subsequent processes such as question answering and information retrieval. In previous work, a decision tree trained on automatically extracted lexical and acoustic features was trained to predict story boundaries, using hypothesized sentence boundaries to define potential story boundaries. In this paper, we empirically evaluate several alternatives to choice of segmentation on three languages: English, Mandarin and Arabic. Our results suggest that the best performance can be achieved by using 250ms pause-based segmentation or sentence boundaries determined using a very low confidence score threshold.
title: Litigating fundamental rights violations before the courts in Europe: The role of civil society in Bulgaria
Creators: name: Atanasova, Angelina
Publisher: name: Forum Transregionale Studien e.V.
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Osteuropa
subject: Ostmitteleuropa
subject: Völkerrecht
subject: Grundrecht
subject: Prozessführung
subject: Europäische Union
subject: Bulgarien
subject: Rechtsstaatsprinzip
subject: Zivilgesellschaft
subject: Grundrechtsverletzung
subject: 94
subject: 340.09

description: Bridging the gap between legal mobilization and the rule of law literature, with this paper I aim to enhance the understanding whether and when civil society actors resort to legal mobilization beyond the country’s borders to address fundamental rights violations, in the context of democratic backsliding. While there is ample literature on legal mobilization, there is little empirical evidence and theoretical understanding on how the erosion of democracy impacts the decisions and strategies of civil society actors to resort to legal mobilization at supranational and international level. The paper focuses on Bulgaria, where there have been significant signs of democracy backsliding over the last decade. On the basis of interviews with civil society, representatives of donor organizations and lawyers, this paper aims to ‘peek’ into civil society perceptions of and experiences with legal mobilization, to discover their hurdles and possible avenues for mobilizing EU/international law, as well as the risks and benefits they associate with such strategic tool, especially when the rule of law is under threat. Keywords: legal mobilization, fundamental rights, democratic backsliding, civil society, Central and Eastern Europe
description: Working Papers, Forum Transregionale Studien, vol. 18/2023
Influences of Forest Edges on the Growth and Health of Old-Growth Coast Redwood Forests
Creators: name: Dangerfield, Cody R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is the tallest species in the world, frequently attaining heights greater than 300 ft. The unique characteristics of the redwoods has led to the establishment of several preservation areas including national and state parks. However, abrupt forests edges created by previous logging and landcover changes has left the remaining stands exposed to elevated temperature, sunlight, and wind intensities, thereby making redwoods along the forest edge more susceptible to windthrow and drought stress. Despite the rarity of old-growth coast redwood forests and their ecological and cultural significance, very few studies have investigated how forests edges have impacted the productivity and health of these forests. In these studies, we combine dendrochronology with remote sensing methods to better understand the spatial and temporal patterns of redwood stress and how it has been impacted by habitat fragmentation. In the first study, we investigated how a previous road expansion has impacted the growth and drought stress of nearby redwoods. In the second study, we mapped declines in redwood crown health to better understand the relationship between crown health and environmental variables such as distance to forest edge, local tree density, and overall tree height. Our results indicated that previous road expansions caused growth declines in adjacent trees and caused elevated drought stress in the subsequent decades. Our results also indicated that taller trees were more susceptible to declines in crown health and crown dieback was found in higher concentrations where multiple roads and previously logged areas intersect old-growth stands.
Additional file 2 of Patient education booklet to support evidence-based low back pain care in primary care – a cluster randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Simula, Anna S.
name: Jenkins, Hazel J.
name: Hancock, Mark J.
name: Malmivaara, Antti
name: Booth, Neill
name: Karppinen, Jaro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2.
Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Duckweed and Waste Activated Sludge Under Aerobic and Anaerobic Solids Stabilization Conditions
Creators: name: Duodu, Kwame Tweneboah
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Twelve commonly used pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)(acetaminophen, β-Estradiol, caffeine, carbamazepine, DEET, estrone, gemfibrozil, triclosan, TCEP, sulfamethoxazole, progesterone, fluoxetine) were investigated to determine their fate in biosolids. These compounds were selected due to their wide usage, and varying properties, that makes them representative of many other PPCPs.
Commonly used PPCPs (caffeine commonly found in tea, coffee, chocolate and soda, the pain reliever acetaminophen, and the pesticide DEET) were detected in high amounts in the influent of the Hyrum WWTP and Wellsville sewage lagoons. Although conventional WWTPs are not designed to remove PPCPs from wastewater, some PPCPs, such as acetaminophen, caffeine and DEET, were removed from the wastewater while other PPCPs persisted in the effluent and biosolids.
The application of biosolids to land as fertilizer could introduce PPCPs into the soil, which may be bioavailable to soil flora and fauna. In this study, two solid stabilization processes were investigated to determine their effect on PPCPs removal from biosolids. Composting proved to be an effective option for removing PPCPs from biosolids.
A Deep Dive Into Natural Swimming Pool Filtration: Living Walls as Technical Wetland Filters
Creators: name: Farb, Anna
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Vertical gardens such as living walls can filter air and water, in addition to cooling buildings, reducing noise, increasing urban biodiversity, providing food, and enhancing well-being. Natural swimming pools (NSPs) are an ecologically sound alternative to chemically treated pools, but they have not reached their potential in the U.S. We investigated whether a living wall could be integrated into an NSP system for water filtration purposes, given that the vertical filter would have to produce excellent water quality for human swimmers. This could be a novel landscape design, particularly in the cases of steep contours, urbanized sites with limited space, or the retrofitting of old pools. We evaluated two filter media: limestone gravel, based on a lime fen ecosystem, and Sphagnum moss, based on an acidic bog ecosystem. We also tested the effects of vertical vegetation by planting half of the filter media variants and leaving the other half unplanted. We installed 12 systems (3 of each of the 4 variants), each comprised of a living wall frame atop a basin with water pumped and recirculated through the living wall. Beginning in summer 2019 and ending after summer 2020, we analyzed the water quantity, water quality, and vegetation quality over two growing seasons. We found that all of the variants attained good water quality with minor exceptions. Also, most of the trial systems consistently met German NSP water quality standards. As expected, evapotranspiration losses occurred, especially with the Sphagnum moss acidic bog variants. The vegetation did not have a significant impact on water quality, but the benefits of vertical planting (including cooling, noise reduction, and air pollution reduction) could justify their use. Overall, this exploration of living walls as water filters verified their feasibility for further study and practice. As the U.S. faces more water shortages, heat waves, and sprawling development, we could integrate pools into our water systems more ecologically, which NSPs and living walls could facilitate. Our study concludes with a hypothetical design concept proposal for an NSP with a vertical water filter.
The Effect of Weather on Pedestrian Activity at Signalized Intersections in Utah
Creators: name: Runa, Ferdousy
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: The weather has a significant influence on pedestrian activity. Profound knowledge and research can identify how weather variables impact and why people change their travel patterns. This study aims to assess the relationship of weather (snowfalls, snow depth, precipitation, maximum and minimum temperature) with pedestrian activity at 49 signalized intersections in Cache County, Utah. This study uses pedestrian actuation (push-button) data as a proxy for pedestrian activity and collects weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA).
Using 15 months of daily time-series data, this study applied log-linear time series models in the analysis. To account for non-linear effects, categorical step-wise weather variables were used. The findings reveal most of the signals have significant effects on the weather on pedestrian activity. Snow depth, snowfalls, and the maximum temperature had the largest effects at most of the locations. Besides, very cold temperatures (< 10ºF) were negatively associated with pedestrian activity at some locations. Precipitation had a negative effect on walking levels, but at only a few signals. The relationship between weather and walking is non-linear rather than linear. Also, pedestrian activity is affected more by weather in urban areas compared to suburban areas. These findings have implications in multimodal transportation planning(winter maintenance, shade trees, etc.) and traffic signal operations.
Reference guidelines for the establishment of an ethically sound and legally compliant health data research ecosystem
Creators: name: Capella-Gutierrez, Salvador
name: Harald, Wagener
name: Sina-Victoria, Barysch
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Deliverable D5.5 addresses the reference guidelines for establishing an ethically sound and legally compliant network of computational nodes within HRIC. Those guidelines build in previous deliverables from the same work package and underscore the importance of aligning with maturity levels for processing health-related data of varying granularities. Striking a balance between intricacy and compliance, computational nodes are envisioned to form a distributed infrastructure, adapting to the availability of data and the potential for orchestrating distributed analyses. As the HRIC evolves beyond a technical blueprint, there's a recognised need to mature the ethical soundness of health-related data use. This ensures that HRIC transcends being a technical infrastructure, becoming a comprehensive framework for federated research infrastructures.
The Distribution of Random Evolution in Erlang Semi-Marov Media
Creators: name: Pogorui, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60K37

description: In this paper we study a one-dimensional random motion by having a general Erlang distribution for the sojourn times of the switching process and we obtain solution of the four order hyperbolic PDE for 2-Erlang case.
description: 11 pages
Cement-treated soil : a comparison of laboratory and field data from Fountain slide remediation deep mixing project
Creators: name: Lapointe, Emilie
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: In order to better understand the influence of laboratory reconstitution methods on the strength of cement-treated soil, a laboratory program was undertaken to investigate the unconfined compressive strength of cement-treated specimens reconstituted from low plasticity soils. The laboratory program examines two soil types and two reconstitution methods. The soil samples were taken from a Cutter Soil Mixer [CSM] field improvement site in British Columbia. Two reconstitution methods were used: a saturated wet-mixing method and an unsaturated dry-mixing method. To assess the relevance of using laboratory results to guide design, a subsequent field component of this research compares the strength of test specimens cast from field-mixed cement-treated soil, with the strength obtained from laboratory-reconstituted specimens. The strength of laboratory-reconstituted soil specimens is largely independent of the soil type and reconstitution method used. A standardized approach for determining cement content in uncured mixed soil-cement is evaluated. Results from the method allow for direct comparison between the strength of field-mixed versus laboratory-reconstituted specimens as a function of the cement content, and/or the water-cement ratio. Based on the simplicity of use and accuracy of results, it is recommended that the Heat of Neutralization method (ASTM 5982-07) be incorporated into the quality assurance program of deep mixing projects.
Classification and Prediction Models for Natural Streamflow Regimes in the Arid Southwestern USA
Creators: name: Merritt, Angela M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Understanding how natural variation in flow regimes influences stream ecosystem structure and function is critical to the development of effective stream management policies and actions. Spatial variation in flow regimes is well understood for stream reaches in mesic regions, but a more robust characterization of flow regimes in arid regions is needed, especially to support biological monitoring and assessment programs. Methods are specifically needed that can accurately predict the flow regime expected at ungauged reaches. We used long-term (41 y) records of mean daily flow from 287 stream reaches in the arid western USA to develop and compare several alternative classifications. We also evaluated how accurately we could predict flow regime classes from topographic, soil, and climatic data. Over the 41-y record examined (1972 – 2013), the 287 stream reaches varied continuously from being always wet (perennial) to being dry most days. We explored 5 hierarchical levels of classification and interpreted the 5-group classification to include ephemeral, nonperennial snowmelt-driven, perennial snowmelt-driven, nonperennial rain-driven, and mixed perennial/nonperennial, rain-driven flow regime classes. We created a second set of 4 classifications based on the percentages of days and years with zero flows. We then built random forest classification models to predict class membership, in addition to 2 random forest regression models to directly predict the mean percent of days in a year with zero flow and the number of years with zero flow. Ephemeral and perennial stream reaches were predicted with less error than stream reaches with intermediate nonperennial days or years. The regression models explained ~ 50% of the variation in both percent of zero flow days in a year and percent of zero flow years. These models would predict flow regimes at ungauged reaches in Arizona, identifying ephemeral flow regimes. Maps based on these predictions were generally consistent with qualitative expectations of how flow regimes varied spatially across the state, but larger Arizona stream reaches were predicted with more error than smaller stream reaches. These results represent a promising step toward more effective stream assessment and management in arid regions.
Time-Series Photometry of Stars in and around the Lagoon Nebula. I. Rotation Periods of 290 Low-Mass Pre-Main-Sequence Stars in NGC 6530
Creators: name: Henderson, Calen B.
name: Stassun, Keivan G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have conducted a long-term, wide-field, high-cadence photometric monitoring survey of ~50,000 stars in the Lagoon Nebula \ion{H}{2} region. This first paper presents rotation periods for 290 low-mass stars in NGC 6530, the young cluster illuminating the nebula, and for which we assemble a catalog of infrared and spectroscopic disk indicators, estimated masses and ages, and X-ray luminosities. The distribution of rotation periods we measure is broadly uniform for 0.5 < P < 10 d; the short-period cutoff corresponds to breakup. We observe no obvious bimodality in the period distribution, but we do find that stars with disk signatures rotate more slowly on average. The stars' X-ray luminosities are roughly flat with rotation period, at the saturation level ($\log L_X / L_{\rm bol} \approx -3.3$). However, we find a significant positive correlation between $L_X / L_{\rm bol}$ and co-rotation radius, suggesting that the observed X-ray luminosities are regulated by centrifugal stripping of the stellar coronae. The period-mass relationship in NGC 6530 is broadly similar to that of the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC), but the slope of the relationship among the slowest rotators differs from that in the ONC and other young clusters. We show that the slope of the period-mass relationship for the slowest rotators can be used as a proxy for the age of a young cluster, and we argue that NGC 6530 may be slightly younger than the ONC, making it a particularly important touchstone for models of angular momentum evolution in young, low-mass stars.
description: 28 pages, 18 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ. For a brief video explaining the key results of this paper, see http://www.youtube.com/user/OSUAstronomy#p/u/1/WarGh6GiWu8
Additional file 3 of Patient education booklet to support evidence-based low back pain care in primary care – a cluster randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Simula, Anna S.
name: Jenkins, Hazel J.
name: Hancock, Mark J.
name: Malmivaara, Antti
name: Booth, Neill
name: Karppinen, Jaro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3.
Coupling JOREK and STARWALL for Non-linear Resistive-wall Simulations
Creators: name: Hoelzl, M.
name: Merkel, P.
name: Huysmans, G. T. A.
name: Nardon, E.
name: Strumberger, E.
name: McAdams, R.
name: Chapman, I.
name: Guenter, S.
name: Lackner, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The implementation of a resistive-wall extension to the non-linear MHD-code JOREK via a coupling to the vacuum-field code STARWALL is presented along with first applications and benchmark results. Also, non-linear saturation in the presence of a resistive wall is demonstrated. After completion of the ongoing verification process, this code extension will allow to perform non-linear simulations of MHD instabilities in the presence of three-dimensional resistive walls with holes for limited and X-point plasmas.
description: Contribution for "Theory Of Fusion Plasmas, Joint Varenna - Lausanne International Workshop, Villa Monastero, Varenna, Italy (27.-31.8.2012)", accepted for publication in Journal of Physics Conference Series
V-Measure: A conditional entropy-based external cluster evaluation
Creators: name: Hirschberg, Julia Bell
name: Rosenberg, Andrew
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2007
Subjects: Computer science
Information technology

description: We present V-measure, an external entropy-based cluster evaluation measure. Vmeasure provides an elegant solution to many problems that affect previously defined cluster evaluation measures including 1) dependence on clustering algorithm or data set, 2) the “problem of matching”, where the clustering of only a portion of data points are evaluated and 3) accurate evaluation and combination of two desirable aspects of clustering, homogeneity and completeness. We compare V-measure to a number of popular cluster evaluation measures and demonstrate that it satisfies several desirable properties of clustering solutions, using simulated clustering results. Finally, we use V-measure to evaluate two clustering tasks: document clustering and pitch accent type clustering.
Higher-Spin Interactions: four-point functions and beyond
Creators: name: Taronna, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we construct an infinite class of four-point functions for massless higher-spin fields in flat space that are consistent with the gauge symmetry. In the Lagrangian picture, these reflect themselves in a peculiar non-local nature of the corresponding non-abelian higher-spin couplings implied by the Noether procedure that starts from the fourth order. We also comment on the nature of the colored spin-2 excitation present both in the open string spectrum and in the Vasiliev system, highlighting how some aspects of String Theory appear to reflect key properties of Field Theory that go beyond its low energy limit. A generalization of these results to n-point functions, fermions and mixed-symmetry fields is also addressed.
description: 66 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, LaTex. Several statements clarified. Final version to appear in JHEP
Additional file 4 of Patient education booklet to support evidence-based low back pain care in primary care – a cluster randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Simula, Anna S.
name: Jenkins, Hazel J.
name: Hancock, Mark J.
name: Malmivaara, Antti
name: Booth, Neill
name: Karppinen, Jaro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4.
Beta-ensembles for toric orbifold partition function
Creators: name: Kimura, Taro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate combinatorics of the instanton partition function for the generic four dimensional toric orbifolds. It is shown that the orbifold projection can be implemented by taking the inhomogeneous root of unity limit of the q-deformed partition function. The asymptotics of the combinatorial partition function yields the multi-matrix model for a generic $β$.
description: 16 pages, 2 figures; typos corrected, references added
On the Shape of Curves that are Rational in Polar Coordinates
Creators: name: Alcázar, J. G.
name: Díaz-Toca, G. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: Mathematical Software (cs.MS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper we provide a computational approach to the shape of curves which are rational in polar coordinates, i.e. which are defined by means of a parametrization (r(t),θ(t)) where both r(t),θ(t) are rational functions. Our study includes theoretical aspects on the shape of these curves, and algorithmic results which eventually lead to an algorithm for plotting the "interesting parts" of the curve, i.e. the parts showing the main geometrical features of it. On the theoretical side, we prove that these curves, with the exceptions of lines and circles, cannot be algebraic (in cartesian coordinates), we characterize the existence of infinitely many self-intersections, and we connect this with certain phenomena which are not possible in the algebraic world, namely the existence of limit circles, limit points, or spiral branches. On the practical side, we provide an algorithm which has been implemented in the computer algebra system Maple to visualize this kind of curves. Our implementation makes use (and improves some aspects of) the command polarplot currently available in Maple for plotting curves in polar form.
Annotation Guidelines for Arabic Nominal Gender, Number, and Rationality
Creators: name: Habash, Nizar Y.
name: Alkuhlani, Sarah M.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Computer science
subject: Information science
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: The annotation task we define here is focused on information relevant to modeling Arabic nominal gender and number computationally. First we define the various facts regarding number and gender in Modern Standard Arabic and then we present the task guidelines and examples.
Abenomics: Japan’s New Economic Policy Package
Creators: name: Patrick, Hugh T.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Economics
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This paper addresses Japan’s economy, its new economic policy package, and the new term – Abenomics – that is used to describe the three pillars, or “arrows,” of the Abe government’s focus on the Japanese economy and on economic policy. The term Abenomics is an example of brilliant branding. At the same time it is risky, since it implies Prime Minister Abe’s success or failure will depend on the success or failure of Abenomics. This paper makes three major points. First, it is far too early to tell whether Abenomics will be successful – in ending deflation, bringing about price stability and getting the economy onto a stable, full employment growth path. Second, perhaps the most important change is the shift in people’s feelings about Japan’s future, from resignation to optimistic hope. However it is not at all clear that this new mindset will become deeply engrained and sustained. Third, we should distinguish between Abe as Prime Minister and Abenomics.
Detecting Pitch Accent Using Pitch-corrected Energy-based Predictors
Creators: name: Hirschberg, Julia Bell
name: Rosenberg, Andrew
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Computer science
subject: Information technology
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: Previous work has shown that the energy components of frequency subbands with a variety of frequencies and bandwidths predict pitch accent with various degrees of accuracy, and produce correct predictions for distinct subsets of data points. In this paper, we describe a series of experiments exploring techniques to leverage the predictive power of these energy components by including pitch and duration features – other known correlates to pitch accent. We perform these experiments on Standard American English read, spontaneous and broadcast news speech, each corpus containing at least four speakers. Using an approach by which we correct energy-based predictions using pitch and duration information prior to using a majority voting classifier, we were able to detect pitch accent in read, spontaneous and broadcast news speech at 84.0%, 88.3 % and 88.5 % accuracy, respectively. Human performance at pitch accent detection is generally taken to be between 85 % and 90%.
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in South Korea
Creators: name: An, Woolee
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Although psychologists have emphasized the importance of considering clients’ various cultural backgrounds and researching various populations, research is still overly focused on participants from English-speaking countries like the United States and Western countries. Numerous studies evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) have been published in South Korea. However, most of the studies are still unknown to English-speaking research communities because of language differences. In order to promote cross-cultural communication of study findings, the current study reviewed treatment research from South Korea.
After searching for Korean ACT studies using Korean electronic databases, 62 studies were selected, and each study’s treatment outcome and characteristics were reviewed. To examine the effectiveness of ACT in South Korea, the outcomes were quantified and analyzed statistically. To explore how ACT was adapted to Korean culture, the treatment protocols were reviewed. The overall results indicated that ACT has been found effective for various psychosocial problems in South Korea. Furthermore, the review of ACT protocols revealed that therapy content was minimally adapted to Korean populations. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of cultural adaptation of ACT in South Korea.
Grammar Approximation by Representative Sublanguage: A New Model for Language Learning
Creators: name: Rambow, Owen C.
name: Muresan, Smarandan
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2007
Subjects: Information technology
Computer science

description: We propose a new language learning model that learns a syntactic-semantic grammar from a small number of natural language strings annotated with their semantics, along with basic assumptions about natural language syntax. We show that the search space for grammar induction is a complete gram- mar lattice, which guarantees the uniqueness of the learned grammar.
MWS Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice
Creators: name: Max Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Policy
Max Weber Foundation
research practice

description: The Board of Trustees of the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) has adopted the present rules that summarise the key standards of good research practice at the institutes of the MWS and describe the procedure to be followed in cases of non-compliance. The Guidelines of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft, DFG) for Safeguarding Good Research Practice, of September 2019, provide a binding framework for formulation and application.
Merging and alignment of Dirac points in a shaken honeycomb optical lattice
Creators: name: Koghee, Selma
name: Lim, Lih-King
name: Goerbig, M. O.
name: Smith, C. Morais
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Inspired by the recent creation of the honeycomb optical lattice and the realization of the Mott insulating state in a square lattice by shaking, we study here the shaken honeycomb optical lattice. For a periodic shaking of the lattice, a Floquet theory may be applied to derive a time-independent Hamiltonian. In this effective description, the hopping parameters are renormalized by a Bessel function, which depends on the shaking direction, amplitude and frequency. Consequently, the hopping parameters can vanish and even change sign, in an anisotropic manner, thus yielding different band structures. Here, we study the merging and the alignment of Dirac points and dimensional crossovers from the two dimensional system to one dimensional chains and zero dimensional dimers. We also consider next-nearest-neighbor hopping, which breaks the particle-hole symmetry and leads to a metallic phase when it becomes dominant over the nearest-neighbor hopping. Furthermore, we include weak repulsive on-site interactions and find the density profiles for different values of the hopping parameters and interactions, both in a homogeneous system and in the presence of a trapping potential. Our results may be experimentally observed by using momentum-resolved Raman spectroscopy.
description: 12 pages, 8 figures
Characterizing Water and Water-Related Energy Use in Multi-Unit Residential Structures with High Resolution Smart Metering Data
Creators: name: Brewer, Joseph C.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: As urban populations continue to grow and expand, localized demands on water supplies continue to increase as well. These water supplies, which have been historically stable, are also threatened by an increasingly erratic climate. Together, these two factors have significantly increased the likelihood of long-term drought conditions in the American West. In response, water suppliers are investigating new ways to record water use in urban areas to better understand how water is used. One of these methods is smart meters; advanced devices that can record and transmit water use information directly to the water supplier. However, these devices can produce extremely large amounts of data, which can often be difficult to manage. This research investigated methods for data collection and management to advance the feasibility of larger smart meter networks. The techniques we developed are described, as well as how these techniques were used to estimate water and water-related energy use in several student dormitories on Utah State University’s campus. We also detail how water and water-related energy use were estimated. These results offer insight into how water and water-related energy are used in buildings like these, which may be of interest to water suppliers looking for ways to increase their understanding of water use beyond just the number of gallons used.
Develop Design Data on Pressure Loss of Large Pipe Fittings
Creators: name: Dent, Patrick
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2000

description: Pressure loss coefficients were determined for large radius ells, large concentric pipe reducers, and expansions, as well as large pipe tees. The fittings tested were 12, 16, 20, and 24 inch forged steel weld. Forty individual fittings from four different manufacturers were tested to determine loss coefficient values. Each test fitting was examined at a specified range of pipe velocities to determine mean and variation of loss coefficients. Tees were also examined for mean and variation of loss coefficients over a range of flow distributions.
Currently no data exists for pipe fittings of these larger diameters. This study will provide new design data to aid engineers in determining pressure loss for these large diameter pipe fittings.
National Climate Assessment Indicators: Background, Development, and Examples
Creators: name: Janetos, Anthony C.
name: Chen, Robert S.
name: Arndt, Deke
name: Kenney, Melissa A.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Climatic changes

description: This paper establishes a rationale for developing a system of indicators for an ongoing national climate assessment process. It lays out a framework for a set of climate-related indicators that have an end-to-end character, e.g. they will provide information on greenhouse gases, variability and change in the climate system, status and trends of important sectors that are known to be sensitive to climate variability, and response strategies. Examples of potential indicators are shown in each category. These are by no means a final set of indicators, because an overall process for selection with participation from important stakeholders has not yet been undertaken. But even this initial set of possibilities reveals both where there is a substantial amount of well-documented information, and where there are important gaps that must be filled by subsequent research.
Presentation: Impacts of Maternal Employment On Gender Attitudes and Work Behavior –- an Analysis From National Longitudinal Survey 1979, 1987 and 2004
Creators: name: Jiwatram-Negron, Tina
name: Sharma, Shilpi
name: Wang, Julia Shu Huah
name: Oh, Hans Y.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2013
Subjects: Social structure
Social service
Gender identity
Sex role

description: The impact of maternal employment on gender attitude formation and work behavior has been contested over the past few decades. Prior studies are often constrained to small samples of women and cross-sectional data that measure attitudes at one point in time. This study draws from a nationally representative sample taken as a part of a longitudinal survey. We examine the long-term impact of maternal employment on gender attitude formation and work behavior across time. METHODS. This study utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Survey in 1979, 1987 and 2004, when respondents were in their adolescence, twenties and midlife, respectively. The dependent variable is measured using a gender attitude scale measuring respondents’ view of women in the workforce (0-12 scale, Cronbach’s alpha=0.84). Work behavior is measured by hours worked in the past calendar year. The main explanatory variable, maternal employment, is categorized as mothers who worked all year, part of the year or not at all in 1979. We treat data as pooled cross-sections since maternal employment was only captured in 1979. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression models are employed, controlling for major demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of respondents and parents. We interact year, gender, and type of maternal employment to delineate the cohort and gender trend across time. RESULTS. Maternal employment is associated with a more liberal gender attitude towards women in the workforce. This relationship appears to last across the lifespan, from adolescence, to 20s to midlife (p
Additional file 1 of Recovering genotypes and phenotypes using allele-specific genes
Creators: name: Gürsoy, Gamze
name: Lu, Nancy
name: Wagner, Sarah
name: Gerstein, Mark
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Different cases of linkage attacks.
An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study of Pedagogical Leadership: High School Principals’ Influence on Innovative Pedagogical Practice
Creators: name: Turner, Jeffrey Warren
Publisher: name: Werklund School of Education
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Education--Administration

description: The primary purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was to understand how high school principals enact a conceptual model of pedagogical leadership as they develop, support, and sustain a community of adult learners focused on innovative pedagogical practice. Multiple cases were drawn from three urban public high schools that were identified based on the significant work they have demonstrated in the development and implementation of innovative pedagogical practice. The first, quantitative phase, focused on the degree to which high school principals shaped their pedagogical leadership practices within elements of instructional and transformational leadership, and five leadership dimensions of effective leadership. Descriptive and inferential analysis revealed an integrated approach of instructional and transformational leadership in the enactment of pedagogical leadership. The analysis also indicated higher levels of transformational leadership within each of the leadership dimensions. In the second, qualitative phase, data analysis identified 10 leadership practices within three leadership dimensions, (a) shared vision and goals, (b) quality teaching, and (c) teacher learning and found that these practices interacted reciprocally between instructional and transformational leadership. The results of the quantitative and qualitative data analysis phases were then integrated in order to illuminate key principal leadership practices associated with pedagogical leadership. Based on the integrated analysis, principals, assistant principals, learning leaders and teachers, within the study, agreed that principals influence pedagogical practices through a set of key leadership practices. The study acknowledges the complexity of the practice of pedagogical leadership. There are degrees of practice that both contextual and personal variables can influence, and these in turn impact the ability of principals to integrate these leadership practices within instructional and transformational leadership. This study adds to a growing body of research that suggests principals, who are focused on influencing teaching, extract different elements of instructional and transformational leadership and adjust their leadership practices in response to the school’s context. These insights also contributed to the revision of a model of pedagogical leadership conceptualized within the study. With a focus on the central core task of schooling, teaching, and learning this conceptual model provides a responsive leadership framework in a time where high schools need to be adaptive to the fast pace of the knowledge driven world.
Question Answering using Integrated Information Retrieval and Information Extraction
Creators: name: McKeown, Kathleen
name: Schiffman, Barry
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2007
Subjects: Information technology
Computer science

description: This paper addresses the task of providing extended responses to questions regarding specialized topics. This task is an amalgam of information retrieval, topical summarization, and Information Extraction (IE). We present an approach which draws on methods from each of these areas, and compare the effectiveness of this approach with a query-focused summarization approach. The two systems are evaluated in the context of the prosecution queries like those in the DARPA GALE distillation evaluation.
Instability induced pressure isotropization in a longitudinally expanding system
Creators: name: Dusling, Kevin
name: Epelbaum, Thomas
name: Gelis, François
name: Venugopalan, Raju
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In two previous works [arXiv:1009.4363,arXiv:1107.0668], we studied the time evolution of a system of real scalar fields with quartic coupling which shares important features with the Color Glass Condensate description of heavy ion collisions. Our primary objective was to understand how such a system, when initialized with a non-perturbatively large classical field configuration, reaches thermal equilibrium. An essential goal of these works was to highlight the role played by the quantum fluctuations. However, these studies considered only a system confined within a box of fixed volume. In the present paper, we extend this work to a system that expands in the longitudinal direction thereby more closely mimicking a heavy ion collision. We conclude that the microscopic processes that drive the system towards equilibrium are able to keep up with the expansion of the system; the pressure tensor becomes isotropic despite the anisotropic expansion.
description: revised version to appear in PRD, new section on comparison with hydrodynamics, 32 pages, 21 figures
Preliminary analysis of pilot studies: status and requirements
Creators: name: Montaldo, Silvano
name: Amitrano, Cristina Caterina
name: Damiano, Rossana
name: Mensa, Enrico
name: Cavallo Perin, Roberto
name: Paruzzo, Francesca
name: Pennacini, Cecilia
name: Genovese, Gianluca
name: Benvenuti, Giuliana
name: Thun Hohenstein, Ursula
name: Marsili, Giulia
name: Domenici, Davide
name: Stalteri, Cristina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This deliverable provides a general presentation of the case studies that will be developed within the Spoke, distinguished between core and research cases. In the following sections, the various cases are reviewed from the perspective of the technologies used and their ethical implications; the debate concerning the visitor's experience of museums using such technologies; issues relating to cultural heritage jurisprudence and reflections prompted by the debate on the decolonisation of Western cultural institutions.