cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Energy dissipation in van der Waals two-dimensional devices
Creators: name: Ong, Zhun-Yong
name: Bae, Myung-Ho
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Understanding the physics underlying energy dissipation is necessary for the effective thermal management of devices based on two-dimensional (2D) materials and requires insights into the interplay between heat generation and diffusion in such materials. We review the microscopic mechanisms that govern Joule heating and energy dissipation processes in 2D materials such as graphene, black phosphorus and semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides. We discuss the processes through which non-equilibrium charge carriers, created either transiently through photoexcitation or at steady state by a large electric field, undergo energy relaxation with the lattice and the substrate We also discuss how these energy dissipation processes are affected by the device configuration (heterostructure, substrate material including hexagonal boron nitride, etc) as the use of different substrates, encapsulation, disorder, etc can introduce or remove scattering processes that change the energy relaxation pathways. Finally, we discuss how the unique carrier scattering dynamics in graphene-based vdW heterostructures can be exploited for optoelectronic applications in light emission and photodetection.
description: 59 pages, 13 figures
title: QUANTIZED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS: A BENCHMARK STUDY ON EFFICIENCY, ACCURACY AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Creators: name: Jannumahanti, Aayush
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
subject: Deep Learning
subject: Healthcare AI
subject: High-Performance Computing
subject: Machine Learning
subject: Quantized Large Language Models

description: Quantization is a technique that compresses numerical representations to reduce space requirements, though it may sacrifice some precision. Albeit this lossy compression method can improve efficiency, it often comes at the cost of performance. Large Language Models (LLMs) are computationally intensive, posing challenges for users with limited hardware resources. However, advancements in fine-tuning strategies such as QLoRa, LLM.int8(), GGUF, GGML, llama.cpp, and various quantization techniques (8/4-bit, NF4, FP16/32/64, BF16, bitsandbytes) have democratized access to LLMs by reducing the resource burden. LLM weights are typically stored as floating-point numbers, and quantization reduces the precision of these weights to decrease the model’s resource requirements. While this can significantly reduce model size, it may also impact accuracy due to the compressed representation of weights. Lower levels of quantization result in smaller models but may lead to diminished performance. The findings from this research provide critical insights into the viability of using quantized LLMs in sensitive domains like mental health. They highlight the importance of balancing explanation quality with computational efficiency. This benchmarking effort lays the groundwork for deploying effective and resource-efficient LLMs in mental health applications, ultimately supporting professionals and patients with reliable AI-driven insights. As the study progresses, models will be trained sequentially in groups, categorized by familiessuch as LLAMA, Phi, Mixtral, Hermes, Falcon, Gemma, Qwen, and others. This research explores the trade-off between weight precision and model accuracy, aiming to better understand the challenges and potential of quantized LLMs in mental health applications. All models were trained and tested with the generous support of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s High-Performance Computing Facility, which provided GPU-accelerated resources.
Analysis of death and disability due to golf cart crashes in The Villages, Florida: 2011-2019
Creators: name: Castaldo, John Edward
name: Raquet, Brandon
name: Roberts, Mitchel
name: VandeWeerd, Carla
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Marine Biology

description: More than 18 000 Golf Cart (GC)-related injuries occur in the United States (US) annually. However, very few studies have analyzed the causes of such crashes. This study represents the largest single-center analysis of GC crashes performed within the largest GC community in the US, a community in which they are used extensively for local transportation. We examine the nature of these crashes and present potential preventative measures. All GC crashes reported in The Villages, Florida, from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2019 were analyzed in this study. Data were obtained from multiple sources to create a comprehensive collection of all recorded GC crashes in the area of study. Sources included The Villages Property Owners’ Association (POA), The Villages Sun Daily Newspaper, The Villages Public Safety Department (VPSD), Police Dispatch records, and the Sumter County Police data base. During the observation period, a total of 875 GC-related crashes occurred, representing an average of 136 crashes, 65 hospitalizations, and 9 dead or disabled annually. Of all crashes, 48% resulted in hospitalization, severe trauma, or death. Of these, ejection occurred in 27%, hospitalization in 55%, and death or disability in 15% of crashes. Virtually all death and disability occurred within the setting of GC used on streets or road pathways. Death and disability, particularly due to ejection during GC crashes, occur at an alarming rate when GCs are used for local transportation. We believe public awareness and the use of 3-point seatbelts in these vehicles would significantly reduce death and disability caused by these crashes.
Niir Project Consultancy Services (NPCS) – Industrial & Technical Consultancy Experts
Creators: name: Consultancy Services, Niir Project
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Niir Project Consultancy Services (NPCS) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified firm specializing in industrial and technical consultancy. We assist entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses by providing comprehensive project reports, market analysis, and feasibility studies. With decades of industry experience and a global outlook, NPCS helps transform business ideas into successful and sustainable industrial ventures.
Direct detection of WIMPs with conventional (non-cryogenic) detectors. Experimental review
Creators: name: Morales, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An overview of the current status of WIMP direct searches with conventional detectors is presented, emphasizing strategies, achievements and prospects.
description: 6 figures, Invited Review Talk given at the XXX International Meeting on Fundamental Physics, IMFP2002, February 2002, Jaca, Spain. To appear in Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.)
Quantum chemical calculations, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and molecular docking studies of antibacterial (E)-N′-((1H-Indol-3-yl)methylene)-4-bromobenzohydrazide
Creators: name: Aslı Eşme
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: The theoretical parameters such as optimized geometrical parameters (bond lengths, bond angles, and dihedral angles), vibrational assignments, non-linear optical property, natural population analysis, and global chemical descriptors were calculated using the density functional theory with Becke, 3-parameter, Lee-Yang-Parr functional and Coulomb-attenuating method. Spectroscopic characterization of (E)-N′-((1H-Indol-3-yl)methylene)-4-bromobenzohydrazide was investigated by the Fourier transform infrared analysis with the potential energy distribution, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, and ultraviolet-visible techniques. The intermolecular interactions of the title molecule in the crystal structure were visualized by the three-dimensional Hirshfeld surface and associated two-dimensional fingerprint plots. In order to understand molecular stability, global reactive properties calculated at the time-dependent density functional theory have been investigated by visualization of frontier molecular orbitals. In addition, the first-order hyperpolarizability has been investigated to understand the non-linear optical activity of the molecule. Molecular docking studies supporting the antibacterial activity of the title molecule give a high-binding energy value of −5.20 kcal/mol due to the interaction of the carbonyl group with the target protein.
Oioceros Gaillard 1902
Creators: name: Kostopoulos, Dimitrios S.
name: Bernor, Raymond L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Oioceros

description: Genus Oioceros Gaillard, 1902
 TYPE SPECIES. — Oioceros rothii (Wagner, 1857).
description: Published as part of Kostopoulos, Dimitrios S. & Bernor, Raymond L., 2011, The Maragheh bovids (Mammalia, Artiodactyla): systematic revision and biostratigraphiczoogeographic interpretation, pp. 649-708 in Geodiversitas 33 (4) on page 661, DOI: 10.5252/g2011n4a6, http://zenodo.org/record/5377377
Quantum computation by quantum-like systems
Creators: name: Man'ko, M. A.
name: Man'ko, V. I.
name: Mendes, R. Vilela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using a quantumlike description for light propagation in nonhomogeneous optical fibers, quantum information processing can be implemented by optical means. Quantum-like bits (qulbits) are associated to light modes in the optical fiber and quantum gates to segments of the fiber providing an unitary transformation of the mode structure along a space direction. Simulation of nonlinear quantum effects is also discussed.
description: 12 pages, Latex
Data for "Quantifying the individual impact of artificial barriers in freshwaters: a standardized and absolute genetic index of fragmentation "
Creators: name: Prunier, Jérôme
name: Poesy, Camille
name: Dubut, Vincent
name: Veyssiere, Charlotte
name: Loot, Geraldine
name: Poulet, Nicolas
name: Blanchet Simon
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 60204 Freshwater Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: 60411 Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

description: The "RawData.txt" provides raw datasets (as simulated in Quantinemo and processed in R) used for predictions of GDmax and for validation of the FINDEX. Each line stands for a simulated replicate ("Replicate") and provides (when applicable) the mutation rate ("Mutation"), the migration rate ("Migration"), the carrying capacity ("Ne"), the generation at which genetic samples were collected ("Generation"), the expected heterozygosity ("He") and the two measures of genetic differentiation "PhiST" and "GST2".
The "FINDEX_R-walkthrough.pdf" provides a step-by-step illustration of out to compute the standardized genetic index of fragmentation FINDEX in R.

The "FINDEXpackage.rda" file contains all the R-objects and functions required to compute the FINDEX.
The "Prunier2018_illustration.zip" file contains a parameter file and several genetic datasets: they are provided in an illustrative purpose, for users to test the FINDEX function.
Indonesian Chinese business communities in transformation, 1940-50
Creators: name: Twang, Peck Yang
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 1987
Subjects: subject: Chinese HistoryIndonesia
subject: Indonesia Commerce History

description: The 1940s ushered in a period in which pre-war established Indonesian Chinese businessmen began to decline while smaller Chinese businessmen began to emerge. This change was of tremendous and far-reaching consequences not only for the Chinese business communities but also for the political economic structure of Indonesia as a whole. Factors that caused this change were manifold. During the Japanese occupation a pattern of decline and emergence of Chinese businessmen began to set in. In the period that followed, anti-Chinese violence and its social and economic consequences contributed to the waning of many Chinese businesses, especially those owned by the Dutch-educated, whose business culture and social economic life differed greatly from the totok. The nlOst influential anti-Chinese force was the indigenous business class, which held a considerable measure of state power. The dominant nationalist faction's antiChinese economic designs and policy partly explain why many Chinese tended to be alienated from the Republican government. Such policy also contributed to the eclipse of Chinese businesses. Alienation from the Republican government and fleeing from Republican to Dutch areas, however, did not mean that Chinese businessmen were "pro-Dutch". Many Chinese businessmen 's political and economic relations with the Dutch had changed since the start of the Japanese occupation. New trade patterns disrupted the pre-war Chinese middleman network in the 1940s, and adversely affected Chinese business in general. On the other hand~ however, these trade patterns gave rise to anti-colonial "smuggling" trade. The most ferocious anti-colonial activity in the economic arena was launched by Chinese marine traders (mainly totok Chinese). This risky trade served to lay the foundation for the emergence of a new group of Chinese businessmen. It not only provided the main form of trade opportunity for Chinese "smugglers", but led to the creation of relationship between these businessmen and a number of indigenous powerholders. Before the war, political and economic forces were, broadly speaking, divided between the ethnic-majority (Indonesian) and ethnic-minority. Since the revolution, however, the two elements became; to a degree, compatible with each other. A crossethnic class formation appeared to be in the making.
Additional file 2 of First comprehensive proteome analysis of lysine crotonylation in Streptococcus agalactiae, a pathogen causing meningoencephalitis in teleosts
Creators: name: Chen, Xinjin
name: Fan, Bolin
name: Fan, Chenlong
name: Wang, Zhongliang
name: Wangkahart, Eakapol
name: Huang, Yucong
name: Huang, Yu
name: Jian, Jichang
name: Wang, Bei
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Additional file 2.
The social construction of Aboriginal fringe-dwellers
Creators: name: Elder, David R
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 1987
Subjects: subject: Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
subject: Aboriginal Australians Ethnic identity
subject: Aboriginal Australians Social conditions
subject: Aboriginal Australians Cultural assimilation

description: Since the early days of the colonization of Australia, governments have established commissions and committes of inquiry to investigate and to provide them with advice about solutions to the Aboriginal 'problem'.' These inquiries, as Woenne notes, have also had an educative aspect, informing the general public of the 'true state of affairs' of the Aboriginal situation, (woenne 1979:324-56) The passing of the 1967 referendum and the establishment of Aboriginals as an issue of public interest has seen an increasing reliance by governments on the advisory and educative functions of such inquiries. Current policies of self-determination and self-management have contributed to this trend as governments have established inquiries to consult with Aborigines and provide them with advice that ostensibly reflects Aboriginal needs and desires. Despite this trend there are few studies of such inquiries. (Woenne 1979 and Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1984) This thesis is about one of these inquiries, that of the House of Representatives Standing Committed on Aboriginal Affairs into fringe-dwelling Aboriginal communities.
An X-ray, Optical and Radio Search for Supernova Remnants in the Nearby Sculptor Group Sd Galaxy NGC 7793
Creators: name: Pannuti, Thomas G.
name: Duric, Nebojsa
name: Lacey, Christina
name: Ferguson, Annette M. N.
name: Magnor, Marcus A.
name: Mendelowitz, Caylin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a multi-wavelength study of the properties of supernova remnants (SNRs) in the nearby Sculptor Group Sd galaxy NGC 7793. Using our own Very Large Array radio observations at 6 and 20 cm, as well as archived ROSAT X-ray data, previously published optical results and our own H-alpha image, we have searched for X-ray and radio counterparts to previously known optically-identified SNRs and for new previously unidentified SNRs at these two wavelength regimes. Only two of the 28 optically-identified SNRs are detected at another wavelength. The most noteworthy source in our study is N7793-S26, which is the only SNR that is detected at all three wavelengths. It features a long (approximately 450 pc) filamentary morphology that is clearly seen in both the optical and radio images. N7793-S26's radio luminosity exceeds that of the Galactic SNR Cas A, and based on equipartition calculations we determine that an energy of at least 10^52 ergs is required to maintain this source. A second optically identified SNR, N7793-S11, has detectable radio emission but is not detected in the X-ray. Complementary X-ray and radio searches for SNRs have yielded five new candidate radio SNRs, to be added to the 28 SNRs in this galaxy that have already been detected by optical methods. We find that the density of the ambient interstellar medium (ISM) surrounding these SNRs significantly impacts the spectral characteristics of SNRs in this galaxy, consistent with surveys of the SNR populations in other galaxies.
description: 32 pages, 25 figures, to appear in the Astrophysical Journal (February 2002)
Tamias orlovi
Creators: name: Popov, Vasil V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias
Tamias orlovi

description: Tamias orlovi (Sulimski, 1964) (Fig. 24H)
 Eutamias orlovi Sulimski, 1964: 165-169.
 Tamias orlovi – Black & Kowalski 1974: 466.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 1 m 3 (Ms144); (L × W) = 2.02 × 1.8.
DESCRIPTION
The metalophid is short; the anteroconid is not distinct, incorporated in the anterolophid. The metastylid is very small, situated at the base of the metaconid. The mesolophid is relatively large. There is a well developed antero-buccal reentrant valley. The tooth has four roots but the central lingual root is fused with the posterior one.
REMARKS
 The Muselievo specimen differs from the early Miocene species Tamias eviensis De Bruijn, Van der Meulen & Katsikatsos, 1980 in having larger size and somewhat simplified occlusal pattern; the entoconid is not well individualized on the end of the posterolophid, the mesostylid and anteroconid are poorly developed on the anterolophid. In the same time, this tooth is indentical to that of Tamias orlovi from Weze 1 (Sulimski 1964).
description: Published as part of Popov, Vasil V., 2004, Pliocene small mammals (Mammalia, Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) from Muselievo (North Bulgaria), pp. 403-491 in Geodiversitas 26 (3) on page 448, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5377199
Part-time shoulder use operational impact on the safety performance of interstate 476
Creators: name: Coffey, Sean
name: Seri Park
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: With every change in a roadway to improve the network operational performance, the roadway safety behavior is impacted. Part-time shoulder use (PTSU) is one strategy that significantly impacts the operational performance of a roadway for several hours each workday. This study evaluates the impact of PTSU on safety behavior and the possibility of crash prevention. Current predictive safety measures do not account for the part-time dimensional changes of PTSU effectively. Using Vissim-based microsimulation trajectory data in the Surrogate Safety Assessment Model (SSAM) program, developed by the Federal Highway Administration, this study gauged the safety disposition of Interstate 476 (I-476) in southeast Pennsylvania (PA). The two key safety evaluation factors include the number of conflicts and the time-to-collision (TTC) of each conflict. The number of conflicts represents unsafe scenarios that could become crashes if neither possibly impacted vehicles adjusts their route. TTC is the minimum time for the conflict to become a crash if either vehicle’s route was not adjusted to avoid the collision. Both factors were averaged across six 20-min periods during the 2-h commuting period simulated. Due to the improved operational performance, the TTC values for the PTSU scenarios decreased, reducing safety; however, the number of conflicts occurring reduced significantly, counterbalancing the reduced safety from the TTC reduction. PTSU has great operational improvement effects which create a faster-moving transportation network. The higher speeds caused by the enhanced operations increases the risk of a crash during unsafe situations, but the number of unsafe situations occurring will significantly reduce. The reduced number of unsafe situations indicates an increased probability of crash avoidance but does not indicate a definitive reduction in crashes.
title: Flexible FMRI Data Analysis Using Machine Learning
Creators: name: Jin, Rui
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Deep learning
subject: Dictionary learning
subject: FMRI data analysis

description: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) is a non-invasive neuroimaging tool for capturing brain neural activations. This dissertation proposes various machine learning methods for fMRI data analysis focusing on estimating the neural activation maps and analyzing their relations to brain functions and disorders. First, a novel dictionary learning (DL) method is proposed for estimating brain neural activation maps by exploiting the sparse nature of brain activations. The subject group attributes are incorporated into a supervised DL formulation to characterize the activation maps that are shared across subject groups and those that can explain the group differences. The proposed method is tested with real task fMRI data sets from schizophrenic subjects and healthy controls. The benefits of our method are reflected on generating more stable results, finding novel maps that are not estimated from benchmark methods, and estimating task-related maps that are able to significantly discriminate the subject groups. The results are further validated using a correlation analysis with neuropsychological test scores. Then, the aforementioned DL method is extended for analyzing multisubject multiset fMRI data sets. The subject group attributes are again incorporated. The multiple fMRI data sets, such as the task fMRI data sets acquired from different tasks, are analyzed jointly. From the analysis, four types of maps emerge. Namely, the maps that are either shared or showing group differences across subject groups are estimated. Also, the maps that are common across data sets and those that are unique to a data set are identified. Importantly, the algorithm can flexibly determine the map types without rigid allocation of them in the factors. Both synthetic and real data experiments show the benefits of the proposed approach. Finally, a deep object-centric learning-based fMRI data analysis method is proposed to estimate the variabilities of brain neural activation maps over fMRI volumes. The matrix factorization-based approaches such as the DL models assume a common subspace for the neural activation maps, thereby limiting the ability of capturing rich variabilities. The proposed method regards each map as an “object” with latent variables learned using an autoencoder with an attention mechanism. Learning efficient representations in the latent space encourages the model to learn a set of consistent maps across the fMRI volumes. The 3D convolutional neural network is utilized as the main building block of the proposed architecture. Experiments using both synthetic and real fMRI data sets verify the advantages of the proposed approach compared to existing matrix factorization-based methods.
Nisidorcas Bouvrain 1979
Creators: name: Kostopoulos, Dimitrios S.
name: Bernor, Raymond L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Nisidorcas

description: Genus Nisidorcas Bouvrain, 1979
 TYPE SPECIES. — Nisidorcas planicornis (Pilgrim, 1939).
description: Published as part of Kostopoulos, Dimitrios S. & Bernor, Raymond L., 2011, The Maragheh bovids (Mammalia, Artiodactyla): systematic revision and biostratigraphiczoogeographic interpretation, pp. 649-708 in Geodiversitas 33 (4) on page 667, DOI: 10.5252/g2011n4a6, http://zenodo.org/record/5377377
Independent channels for miRNA biosynthesis ensure efficient static and dynamic control in the regulation of the early stages of myogenesis
Creators: name: Fiorentino, Jonathan
name: De Martino, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Molecular Networks (q-bio.MN)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Motivated by recent experimental work, we define and study a deterministic model of the complex miRNA-based regulatory circuit that putatively controls the early stage of myogenesis in human. We aim in particular at a quantitative understanding of (i) the roles played by the separate and independent miRNA biosynthesis channels (one involving a miRNA-decoy system regulated by an exogenous controller, the other given by transcription from a distinct genomic locus) that appear to be crucial for the differentiation program, and of (ii) how competition to bind miRNAs can efficiently control molecular levels in such an interconnected architecture. We show that optimal static control via the miRNA-decoy system constrains kinetic parameters in narrow ranges where the channels are tightly cross-linked. On the other hand, the alternative locus for miRNA transcription can ensure that the fast concentration shifts required by the differentiation program are achieved, specifically via non-linear response of the target to even modest surges in the miRNA transcription rate. While static, competition-mediated regulation can be achieved by the miRNA-decoy system alone, both channels are essential for the circuit's overall functionality, suggesting that that this type of joint control may represent a minimal optimal architecture in different contexts.
description: 16+eps pages
title: QUANTUM SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY EDUCATION
Creators: name: Kaur, Khushdeep
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2024

description: Quantum computers bring in a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize various sectors, such as healthcare, chemistry, and data science. The functioning of quantum computers relies on both hardware and software. This leads to the emergence of “Quantum Software Engineering” involving numerous opportunities for discovery and research. While the Quantum Software Lifecycle may be similar to that of classical software, it holds unique challenges due to the principles of quantum mechanics involved in quantum computing. This thesis focuses on quantum software quality assurance and quantum education through three key contributions. First, it discusses existing state-of-the-art quantum software testing and debugging strategies and provides our visions and insights into testing and debugging quantum software in terms of challenges and opportunities for improving quantum software quality. Second, it presents a novel machine-learning platform that leverages a combination of multiple machine-learning models (e.g., support vector machine and random forests) to automatically detect flaky tests in quantum programs. Third, it introduces a novel active learning approach and assesses the best practices for teaching post-quantum cryptography to undergraduate and graduate students in the discipline of information systems. These contributions aim to highlight the importance of quantum software quality and quantum education to harness the full potential of quantum computers and help future generations develop the necessary skills in the field.
Fast orbital shrinkage of black hole X-ray binaries driven by circumbinary disks
Creators: name: Chen, Wen-Cong
name: Podsiadlowski, Philipp
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recently, the black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) Nova Muscae 1991 has been reported to be experiencing an extremely rapid orbital decay. So far, three BHXBs have anomalously high orbital period derivatives, which can not be interpreted by the standard stellar evolution theory. In this work, we investigate whether the resonant interaction between the binary and a surrounding circumbinary (CB) disk could produce the observed orbital period derivatives. Analytical calculations indicate that the observed orbital period derivatives of XTE J1118+480 and A0620-00 can originate from the tidal torque between the binary and a CB disk with a mass of $10^{-9}~\rm M_{\odot}$, which is approximately in agreement with the dust disk mass detected in these two sources. However, Nova Muscae 1991 was probably surrounded by a heavy CB disk with a mass of $10^{-7}~\rm M_{\odot}$. Based on the CB disk model and the anomalous magnetic braking theory, we simulate the evolution of the three BHXBs with intermediate-mass donor stars by using the MESA code. Our simulated results are approximately consistent with the observed donor star masses, orbital periods, and orbital-period derivatives. However, the calculated effective temperatures of the donor stars are higher than indicated by the observed spectral types of two sources.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication by ApJL
Hydrochidae Thomson 1859
Creators: name: Hubbard, Todd
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrochidae

description: HYDROCHIDAE    Hydrochus excavatus LeConte. Johnson:  (Wickham 1911); Winnebago: (Wickham 1911). Distribution: Eastern USA, extending west to the Midwest.
  Hydrochus neosquamifer Smetana. Winnebago:  Winnebago R., Lake Mills, TMM, 7/30/12. Distribution: Eastern USA, extending west to North Dakota in the north and Mississippi in the south. New state record .
  Hydrochus pseudosquamifer Miller. Jackson:  South Big Mill Cr., Bellevue, CTH, 9/3/10; Kossuth: Black Cat Cr., Algona, MWB, 8/25/ 03. Distribution: Northern transcontinental in the USA.
  Hydrochus rufipes Melsheimer. Clinton:  Brophy Cr., McCausland, CTH, 8/19/14; Linn: Wapsipinicon R., Troy Mills, CTH, 9/20/04. Distribution: Eastern USA, extending west to Wyoming in the north and Texas in the south.
  Hydrochus scabratus Mulsant. Buchanan:  Pine Cr., Quasqueton, CTH, 9/1/15; Hardin: Tipton Cr., Buckeye, CTH, 7/30/99; Johnson: (Wickham 1911); Mitchell: Wapsipinicon R., McIntyre, MWB, 8/27/08. Distribution: Transcontinental in the USA.
  Hydrochus squamifer LeConte. Johnson:  (Wickham 1911); Linn: Wickiup Nature Center (UV light), ELF, 7/28/04; Story: (Wickham 1911). Distribution: northern Transcontinental in the USA, extending south to Missouri and Kansas in the Midwest.
  Hydrochus subcupreus Randall. Black Hawk:  Beaver Cr., Cedar Falls, MWB, 8/6/12; Cedar: Sugar Cr., Wilton, CTH, 8/23/01; Clinton: Brophy Cr., McCausland, CTH, 8/19/14; Muscatine: Pike Run, Nichols, CTH, 8/20/12. Distribution: Northeastern USA, extending west to Minnesota and Iowa.
description: Published as part of Hubbard, Todd, 2017, Aquatic Coleoptera (Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae) of Iowa: Distributional Records and Notes, pp. 471-505 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (3) on pages 496-497, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-71.3.471, http://zenodo.org/record/5376890
Malaysia's China policy : the bilateral relationship
Creators: name: Selat, Ahmad Mokhtar
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 1987
Subjects: subject: Malaysia Foreign relations China
subject: China Foreign relations Malaysia

description: Among the many congratulatory messages received by the Government of the Federation of Malaya on its Independence Day on 31st August 1957, were messages from Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai who informed Tunku Abdul Rahman that China had decided to give recognition to the newly independent nation. Zhou expressed the desire to see that the "friendly" relations between the two countries "be daily strengthened and developed". Malaya chose to ignore the diplomatic overture because it was bent on following an anti-communist policy both at home and on the international plane. It saw no urgency to recognise China or for that matter any other communist countries. This policy was conditioned by many factors. The main ones were: the existing international environment, the demands of the domestic political situation and the black-and-white perception of the Malayan political elite of China's profile in international relations.
APPENDIX S11: Quantifying the impact of artificial barriers in freshwaters: A standardized index of genetic connectivity
Creators: name: Prunier, Jérôme
name: Poesy, Camille
name: Dubut, Vincent
name: Veyssiere, Charlotte
name: Loot, Geraldine
name: Poulet, Nicolas
name: Blanchet Simon
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 60204 Freshwater Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: 60411 Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

description: The "CINDEX_R-walkthrough.pdf" provides a step-by-step illustration of out to compute the standardized index of genetic connectivity CINDEX in R.

The "CINDEX_data.rda" file contains all the R-objects and functions required to compute the CINDEX.
The "Prunier2018_illustration.zip" file contains a parameter file and several genetic datasets: they are provided in an illustrative purpose, for users to test the CINDEX function.
Stroudia nigra Gusenleitner & Ockermüller 2018, nov.sp.
Creators: name: Gusenleitner, Josef
name: Ockermüller, Esther
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Stroudia
Stroudia nigra

description: Stroudia nigra nov.sp. ♀
H o l o t y p u s: Congo, Sabgha prov. 7 km SW Mokéko, 01°30'14''N 15°54'54''E, 420m, ♂, leg. J. Halada, coll. OLML.
Der Holotypus (Abb. 10) ist vollständig schwarz gefärbt, nur die Unterseiten der Fühlerschäfte sind gelb aufgehellt. Die Flügel sind klar durchscheinend, nur die oberen Ränder der Radialzellen und die Costalbereiche sind rauchig getrübt.
Clypeus (Abb. 11) länger als breit, nach vorne gewölbt, mit einem flachen Ausschnitt. Clypeus sehr weitläufig fein punktiert mit fein punktulierten Zwischenräumen, die Oberfläche von einer mikroskopischen, hellen Pubeszenz bedeckt. Helle Pubeszenz bis zum Raum zwischen den Fühlern und zum Teil zu den Augenausrandungen reichend. Stirn, Scheitel und Schläfen grob punktiert, die Punktzwischenräume glänzend und weitläufig punktuliert. Pronotum ähnlich wie die Stirn punktiert, Schultern spitz gestaltet, Übergang des Pronotums zur Vorderwand abgerundet. Vorderwand nur unten fein punktiert. Mesonotum und Mesopleuren ähnlich wie das Pronotum, aber etwas gröber punktiert. Schildchen weitläufiger punktiert. Hinterschildchen mit einem Horizontal- und einem senkrecht abfallenden Bereich. Hinterschildchen mit wenigen, aber sehr groben Punkten. Propodeum mit einer senkrechten Furche in der Mitte, Horizontalflächen und oberen Bereiche der Seitenwände vereinzelt grob bis kraterartig punktiert. Unterer Abschnitt matt. Metapleuren oben quer gestreift, unten punktiert.
1. Tergit (Abb. 12) wesentlich länger als distal breit, weitläufig grob punktiert mit glänzenden Punktzwischenräumen, welche fein punktuliert sind. Vor dem distalen Ende eine schmale Querfurche ausgebildet. 2. Tergit in der Grösse ähnlich dem 1. Tergit punktiert mit seidig glänzenden und punktulierten Zwischenräumen. Der ebenfalls verdunkelte, eingedrückte Endsaum des 2. Tergites mit einer Reihe verlängerter Punkte an der Basis. 3. Tergit feiner als das 2. Tergit punktiert. Tergite 4 bis 7 chagriniert mit wenigen kleinen Punkten. Sternite weitgehend den entsprechenden Tergiten entsprechend.
Behaarung auf dem Kopf und dem Thorax in der Länge nicht ganz dem Durchmesser einer Ocelle entsprechend. Propodeum vor der Hinerleibseinlenkung mit einem Bereich mit silbriger Pubeszenz. Hinterleib nur mit einer mikroskopischen Pubeszenz.
Länge: 7 mm.
Das ♀ ist unbekannt.
description: Published as part of Gusenleitner, Josef & Ockermüller, Esther, 2018, Über bemerkenswerte Faltenwespen aus der äthiopischen Region Teil 13 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae: Eumeninae), pp. 1099-1110 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2) on pages 1101-1102, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5275159
English as a 'two-way' language in Alice Springs
Creators: name: Harkins, Jean
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 1988
Subjects: subject: Sociolinguistics Australia Alice Springs (N.T.)
subject: Australian languages Australia Alice Springs (N.T.)
subject: Bilingualism Australia Alice Springs (N.T.)
subject: English language Australia Alice Springs (N.T.)

description: This thesis is a sociolinguistic study of the use of English by Aboriginal people in the Alice Springs town camps. It seeks to describe Aboriginal speakers' English in its social and cultural context, with special reference to issues in the development of an English language programme at Yeperenye School. Chapter 1 gives a sociolinguistic sketch of the uses of English and other languages in the town camps, including language choice and codeswitching, and a review of literature. Chapter 2 examines variation in the noun phrase, including number marking, pronouns, possession, determiners and quantifiers, and prepositions, arguing that this variation can only be explained with reference to the speakers' semantic system. Chapter 3 examines tense, aspect and mood, finding systematic differences in meaning which can explain differences from non-Aboriginal English, particularly in modal expressions. Chapter 4 examines the work of Bernstein, Halliday, Walker and others whose ideas have been influential in education, and demonstrates that there is no lack of logical connections ln Aboriginal speakers' English, through an examination of connectives, causal relations and ellipsis. Chapter 5 discusses the meanings of lexical items and grammatical constructions, pragmatic and illocutionary meanings, and argues that the processes of reanalysis and language change which have given rise to this variety of English are semantically based. Chapter 6 presents the conclusions of this study, including its theoretical implications and implications for education.
Some results on second order controllability conditions
Creators: name: Soravia, Pierpaolo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: For a symmetric system, we want to study the problem of crossing an hypersurface in the neighborhood of a given point, when we suppose that all of the available vector fields are tangent to the hypersurface at the point. Classically one requires transversality of at least one Lie bracket generated by two available vector fields. However such condition does not take into account neither the geometry of the hypersurface nor the practical fact that in order to realize the direction of a Lie bracket one needs three switches among the vector fields in a short time. We find a new sufficient condition that requires a symmetric matrix to have a negative eigenvalue. This sufficient condition, which contains either the case of a transversal Lie bracket and the case of a favorable geometry of the hypersurface, is thus weaker than the classical one and easy to check. Moreover it is constructive since it provides the controls for the vector fields to be used and produces a trajectory with at most one switch to reach the goal.
Towards a covariant canonical formulation for closed topological defects without boundaries
Creators: name: Cartas-Fuentevilla, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: On the basis of the covariant description of the canonical formalism for quantization, we present the basic elements of the symplectic geometry for a restricted class of topological defects propagating on a curved background spacetime. We discuss the future extensions of the present results.
description: LaTeX, 12 pages, submitted to Phys. Lett. B. (2002)
Star Formation in Sculptor Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxies and the Nature of "Transition" Galaxies
Creators: name: Skillman, Evan D.
name: Cote, Stephanie
name: Miller, Bryan W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present new H-alpha narrow band imaging of the HII regions in eight Sculptor Group dwarf irregular (dI) galaxies. Comparing the Sculptor Group dIs to the Local Group dIs, we find that the Sculptor Group dIs have, on average, lower values of SFR when normalized to either galaxy luminosity or gas mass (although there is considerable overlap between the two samples). The properties of ``transition'' (dSph/dIrr) galaxies in Sculptor and the Local Group are also compared and found to be similar. The transition galaxies are typically among the lowest luminosities of the gas rich dwarf galaxies. Relative to the dwarf irregular galaxies, the transition galaxies are found preferentially nearer to spiral galaxies, and are found nearer to the center of the mass distribution in the local cloud. While most of these systems are consistent with normal dI galaxies which currently exhibit temporarily interrupted star formation, the observed density-morphology relationship (which is weaker than that observed for the dwarf spheroidal galaxies) indicates that environmental processes such as ``tidal stirring'' may play a role in causing their lower SFRs.
description: 35 pages, 10 figures, accepted for Feb 2003 AJ, companion to astro-ph/0211172
Finite-precision measurement does not nullify the Kochen-Specker theorem
Creators: name: Cabello, Adan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is proven that any hidden variable theory of the type proposed by Meyer [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 83}, 3751 (1999)], Kent [{\em ibid.} {\bf 83}, 3755 (1999)], and Clifton and Kent [Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A {\bf 456}, 2101 (2000)] leads to experimentally testable predictions that are in contradiction with those of quantum mechanics. Therefore, it is argued that the existence of dense Kochen-Specker-colorable sets must not be interpreted as a nullification of the physical impact of the Kochen-Specker theorem once the finite precision of real measurements is taken into account.
description: REVTeX4, 5 pages
Quantum algorithm for measuring the energy of n qubits with unknown pair-interactions
Creators: name: Janzing, Dominik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The well-known algorithm for quantum phase estimation requires that the considered unitary is available as a conditional transformation depending on the quantum state of an ancilla register. We present an algorithm converting an unknown n-qubit pair-interaction Hamiltonian into a conditional one such that standard phase estimation can be applied to measure the energy. Our essential assumption is that the considered system can be brought into interaction with a quantum computer. For large n the algorithm could still be applicable for estimating the density of energy states and might therefore be useful for finding energy gaps in solid states.
description: 6 pages, revtex
Existence and almost uniqueness for $p$-harmonic Green functions on bounded domains in metric spaces
Creators: name: Björn, Anders
name: Björn, Jana
name: Lehrbäck, Juha
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 31C45 (Primary) 30L99, 31C15, 31E05, 35J92, 49Q20 (Secondary)

description: We study ($p$-harmonic) singular functions, defined by means of upper gradients, in bounded domains in metric measure spaces. It is shown that singular functions exist if and only if the complement of the domain has positive capacity, and that they satisfy very precise capacitary identities for superlevel sets. Suitably normalized singular functions are called Green functions. Uniqueness of Green functions is largely an open problem beyond unweighted $\mathbf{R}^n$, but we show that all Green functions (in a given domain and with the same singularity) are comparable. As a consequence, for $p$-harmonic functions with a given pole we obtain a similar comparison result near the pole. Various characterizations of singular functions are also given. Our results hold in complete metric spaces with a doubling measure supporting a $p$-Poincaré inequality, or under similar local assumptions.
description: 34 pages
Global symplectic potentials on the Witten covariant phase space for bosonic extendons
Creators: name: Cartas-Fuentevilla, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is proved that the projections of the deformation vector field, normal and tangential to the worldsheet manifold swept out by Dirac-Nambu-Goto bosonic extendons propagating in a curved background, play the role of {\it global} symplectic potentials on the corresponding Witten covariant phase space. It is also proved that the {\it presymplectic} structure obtained from such potentials by direct exterior derivation, has not components tangent to the action of the relevant diffeomorphisms group of the theory.
description: LaTeX, 8 pages, submitted to Phys. Lett. B. (2002)