cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A Study of Lunar Microwave Radiation Based on Satellite Observations
Creators: name: Yang, Hu
name: Burgdorf, Martin
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: microwave radiometer
lunar calibration
brightness temperature
phase lag

description: In recent years, the study of microwave radiation from the Moon’s surface has been of interest to the astronomy and remote sensing communities. Due to the stable geophysical properties of the Moon’s surface, microwave lunar radiation is highly predictable and can be accurately modeled, given sufficient observations from reliable instruments. Specifically, for microwave remote sensing study, if International System of Unit (SI) traceable observations of the Moon are available, the Moon can thus be used as an SI traceable calibration reference for microwave instruments to evaluate their calibration accuracies and assess their long-term calibration stabilities. Major challenges of using the Moon as a radiometric source standard for microwave sensors include the uncertainties in antenna pattern measurements, the reliability of measurements of brightness temperature (Tb) in the microwave spectrum of the lunar surface, and knowledge of the lunar phase lag because of penetration depths at different detection frequencies. Most microwave-sounding instruments can collect lunar radiation data from space-view observations during so-called lunar intrusion events that usually occur several days each month. Addressed in this work based on Moon observations from the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit/Microwave Humidity Sounder are two major issues in lunar calibration: the lunar surface microwave Tb spectrum and phase lag. The scientific objective of this study is to present our most recent progress on the study of lunar microwave radiation based on satellite observations. Reported here are the lunar microwave Tb spectrum and phase lag from 23 to 183 GHz based on observations of microwave-sounding instruments onboard different satellite platforms. For current Moon microwave radiation research, this study can help toward better understanding lunar microwave radiation features over a wide spectrum range, laying a solid foundation for future lunar microwave calibration efforts.
DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS: A CASE STUDY OF SOCIAL LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS, AND POLITICS
Creators: name: Chanatip Lekhakul
Publisher: name: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Year: 2020
Subjects: Learning system
Online learning
Education technology
Online degree

description: UTCC International Journal of Business and Economics, 12, 3, 3-12
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTION: A STUDY OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Creators: name: Arrada Mahamitra
Publisher: name: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Year: 2020
Subjects: transformational leadership
business network
social network ties
efficacy
political skill
innovative work behavior
creative working environment

description: UTCC International Journal of Business and Economics, 12, 3, 13-38
Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review
Creators: name: Shoushtarian, Farshid
name: Negahban-Azar, Masoud
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: water reuse
agriculture
irrigation
regulation
guideline
standard
recycled water

description: Water reuse is gaining momentum as a beneficial practice to address the water crisis, especially in the agricultural sector as the largest water consumer worldwide. With recent advancements in wastewater treatment technologies, it is possible to produce almost any water quality. However, the main human and environmental concerns are still to determine what constituents must be removed and to what extent. The main objectives of this study were to compile, evaluate, and compare the current agricultural water reuse regulations and guidelines worldwide, and identify the gaps. In total, 70 regulations and guidelines, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), the United States (state by state), European Commission, Canada (all provinces), Australia, Mexico, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, Oman, China, Kuwait, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France, Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy were investigated in this study. These regulations and guidelines were examined to compile a comprehensive database, including all of the water quality monitoring parameters, and necessary treatment processes. In summary, results showed that the regulations and guidelines are mainly human-health centered, insufficient regarding some of the potentially dangerous pollutants such as emerging constituents, and with large discrepancies when compared with each other. In addition, some of the important water quality parameters such as some of the pathogens, heavy metals, and salinity are only included in a small group of regulations and guidelines investigated in this study. Finally, specific treatment processes have been only mentioned in some of the regulations and guidelines, and with high levels of discrepancy.
Extended Grimus-Stockinger theorem and inverse square law violation in quantum field theory
Creators: name: Naumov, Vadim A.
name: Shkirmanov, Dmitry S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study higher-order corrections to the Grimus-Stockinger theorem dealing with the large-distance asymptotic behavior of the wave-packet modified neutrino propagator within the framework of field-theoretical description of the neutrino oscillation phenomenon. We discuss the possibility that these corrections are responsible for breakdown of the classical inverse-square law (ISL) at the macroscopic distances. In particular the ISL violation can be an explanation of the well-known reactor antineutrino anomaly.
description: 11 pages, no figures. Some additions are done and references are added
Explorations of the viability of ARM and Xeon Phi for physics processing
Creators: name: Abdurachmanov, David
name: Arya, Kapil
name: Bendavid, Josh
name: Boccali, Tommaso
name: Cooperman, Gene
name: Dotti, Andrea
name: Elmer, Peter
name: Eulisse, Giulio
name: Giacomini, Francesco
name: Jones, Christopher D.
name: Manzali, Matteo
name: Muzaffar, Shahzad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We report on our investigations into the viability of the ARM processor and the Intel Xeon Phi co-processor for scientific computing. We describe our experience porting software to these processors and running benchmarks using real physics applications to explore the potential of these processors for production physics processing.
description: Submitted to proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP13), Amsterdam
title: Эмансипация женщин во второй половине ХIХ — начале ХХ веков (на примерах из Новгородской и Псковской губерний)
Creators: name: Васильев, Ярослав
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Статья посвящена отдельным вопросам эмансипации женщин Новгородской и Псковской губерний во второй половине ХIХ — начале ХХ веков. Главным образом рассматривается участие женщин в образовании, медицине, благотворительности, сберегательном деле, различных организациях и учреждениях. Отмечено увеличение роли женщин в сельском хозяйстве и сельской общине, особенно во время войн. Приводятся данные Всероссийской переписи 1897 г. о числе женщин, живущих на собственные доходы и имеющих собственное дело (больше всего — земледелие, прислуга, поденная работа, частная служба). Рассмотрены основные причины роста участия женщин в различных сферах общественной и хозяйственной жизни.
Calomys callidus
Creators: name: Musser, Guy G.
name: Carleton, Michael D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Calomys
Calomys callidus

description: Calomys callidus (Thomas, 1916). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 17:182. TYPE LOCALITY: Argentina, Corrientes Prov., Goya, 600 ft. DISTRIBUTION: EC Argentina and E Paraguay. COMMENTS: Diagnosed as a subspecies of C. venustus and recognized as such (e.g., Cabrera, 1961) until Hershkovitz (1962) placed it in synonymy with C. callosus callosus. Specific status of callidus affirmed by Corti et al. (1987), who summarized its distribution and karyotypic discrimination.
description: Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 697, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098
description: {"references": ["Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.", "Corti, M., M. S. Merani, and G. de Villafane. 1987. Multivariate morphometrics of vesper mice (Calomys): Preliminary assessment of species, population, and strain divergence. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 52: 236 - 242."]}
Star dynamics: collapse vs. expansion
Creators: name: Hadzic, Mahir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 35Q35, 35Q31, 35Q85, 35B44, 35Q76

description: We review a series of recent results on global dynamic properties of radially symmetric self-gravitating compressible Euler flows, which naturally arise in the mathematical description of stars. We focus on the role of scaling invariances and how they interact with nonlinearities to generate imploding finite-time singularities as well as expanding star solutions, arising from smooth initial data. This review paper is based on joint works with Y. Guo, J. Jang, and M. Schrecker.
description: 36 pages, 11 figures, review paper, slightly updated version of the original published in Quart. Appl. Math
Two-Dimensional Zeolite Materials: Structural and Acidity Properties
Creators: name: Schulman, Emily
name: Wu, Wei
name: Liu, Dongxia
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: 2D zeolite
layered zeolite
zeolite structure
Brønsted acidity
Lewis acidity

description: Zeolites are generally defined as three-dimensional (3D) crystalline microporous aluminosilicates in which silicon (Si4+) and aluminum (Al3+) are coordinated tetrahedrally with oxygen to form large negative lattices and consequent Brønsted acidity. Two-dimensional (2D) zeolite nanosheets with single-unit-cell or near single-unit-cell thickness (~2–3 nm) represent an emerging type of zeolite material. The extremely thin slices of crystals in 2D zeolites produce high external surface areas (up to 50% of total surface area compared to ~2% in micron-sized 3D zeolite) and expose most of their active sites on external surfaces, enabling beneficial effects for the adsorption and reaction performance for processing bulky molecules. This review summarizes the structural properties of 2D layered precursors and 2D zeolite derivatives, as well as the acidity properties of 2D zeolite derivative structures, especially in connection to their 3D conventional zeolite analogues’ structural and compositional properties. The timeline of the synthesis and recognition of 2D zeolites, as well as the structure and composition properties of each 2D zeolite, are discussed initially. The qualitative and quantitative measurements on the acid site type, strength, and accessibility of 2D zeolites are then presented. Future research and development directions to advance understanding of 2D zeolite materials are also discussed.
Oscillating Cosmological Force Modifies Newtonian Dynamics
Creators: name: Smolyaninov, Igor I.
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: modified Newtonian dynamics
galaxy rotation curve
Lorentz violation
dark matter
astroparticle physics

description: In the Newtonian limit of general relativity a force acting on a test mass in a central gravitational field is conventionally defined by the attractive Newtonian gravity (inverse square) term plus a small repulsive cosmological force, which is proportional to the slow acceleration of the universe expansion. In this paper we considered the cosmological-force correction due to fast quantum oscillations of the universe scale factor as a potential solution of the cosmological constant problem. These fast fluctuations of the cosmological scale factor violate Lorentz invariance at the Planck scale, and they induce strong changes to the current sign and magnitude of the average cosmological force, thus making it one of the potential probable causes for the modification of Newtonian dynamics in galaxy-scale systems. The modified cosmological force may be responsible for the recently discovered “cosmic-clock” behavior of disk galaxies in the low-redshift universe. The obtained results have strong implications for astroparticle physics since they demonstrate that typical galaxy rotation curves may be obtained without (or almost without) dark-matter particles.
Exploration Series with Researchers "Visions, requirements and needs for Future Research Environments": Synthesis of the Takeaway Messages
Creators: name: Flicker, Katharina
name: Rauber, Andreas
name: Saurugger, Bernd
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: EOSC
Open Science
European Open Science Cloud
Exploration Series
Research Environment
Researcher
Interview Series

description: Since the start of the EOSC initiative, the needs of potential stakeholders were put into focus. To understand what the research community requires to perform cutting-edge research, the EOSCSecretariat partner TU Wien launched an exploration series with e.g. members of the Marie Curie Alumni Association, ERC grant holders and Nobel Laureates in December 2019. Within this series 17 researchers from various domains like Engineering and Technical Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities participated, identifiing visions, needs and requirements for future research environments. The key findings and messages of the involved participants are summarized in "Exploration Series with Researchers “Visions, requirements and needs for Future Research Environments”: Synthesis of the Takeaway Messages".
Potential of Solar Energy in Agricultural Production in Caribbean Countries
Creators: name: Asci, Serhat
name: Konduru, Srini
name: Williams, Lynn
name: Asci, Serhat
name: Konduru, Srini
name: Williams, Lynn
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Renewable energy
subject: Solar-powered irrigation system
subject: investment decision model

description: The energy sector in Caribbean countries faces many challenges due to its high dependence upon non-renewable energy sources and inefficient power generation and distribution infrastructure among many other factors (Timmons, 2017, McIntyre et al., 2016). Though Caribbean countries are endowed with several renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro and others, a number of barriers have hindered their adoption as substitutes for expensive fossil fuel-based energy sector. Several studies have concluded that these barriers will harm the economic development and environmental sustainability of the Caribbean countries. In this background, agricultural development is also subjected to the same challenges as it is dependent upon the expensive fossil fuel-based energy sources. This study analyses the potential of renewal energy sources, especially solar power for the agricultural sector. In this study, we have analyzed the impact of a Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) on the profitability of a tomato crop enterprise in Trinidad and Tobago. This study utilizes a comprehensive investment decision model that implements Monte Carlo simulation approach to look at the decision to invest in SPIS. The results show that a risk neutral producer prefers SPIS as a preferred alternative, whereas a risk-averse producer prefers traditional diesel power irrigation system over SPIS.
Absorption properties of identical atoms
Creators: name: Sancho, Pedro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Emission rates and other optical properties of multiparticle systems in collective and entangled states differ from those in product ones. We show the existence of similar effects in the absorption probabilities for (anti)symmetrized states of two identical atoms. The effects strongly depend on the overlapping between the atoms and differ for bosons and fermions. We propose a viable experimental verification of these ideas.
Zero-Field muSR Search for a Time-Reversal-Symmetry-Breaking Mixed Pairing State in Superconducting Ba1-xKxFe2As2
Creators: name: Mahyari, Z. Lotfi
name: Cannell, A.
name: Gomez, C.
name: Tezok, S.
name: Zelati, A.
name: de Mello, E. V. L.
name: Yan, J. -Q.
name: Mandrus, D. G.
name: Sonier, J. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the results of a zero-field muon spin relaxation (ZF-muSR) study of superconducting Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (0.5 < x < 0.9) in search of weak spontaneous internal magnetic fields associated with proposed time-reversal-symmetry breaking mixed pairing states. The measurements were performed on polycrystalline samples, which do not exhibit the mesoscopic phase separation previously observed in single crystals of Ba1-xKxFe2As2. No evidence of spontaneous internal magnetic fields is found in any of the samples at temperatures down to T ~ 0.02 K.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
THE IMPACT OF MARCROECONOMIC FACTORS ON CHINA'S EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Creators: name: Yanyan, Wei
Publisher: name: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Year: 2020
Subjects: Real effective exchange rate
Volatility of real effective exchange rate
Industrial Production Index
Tariff rate
Foreign direct investment
Exports
Imports

description: UTCC International Journal of Business and Economics, 12, 3, 73-88
Singular values of products of Ginibre random matrices, multiple orthogonal polynomials and hard edge scaling limits
Creators: name: Kuijlaars, Arno B. J.
name: Zhang, Lun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Akemann, Ipsen and Kieburg recently showed that the squared singular values of products of M rectangular random matrices with independent complex Gaussian entries are distributed according to a determinantal point process with a correlation kernel that can be expressed in terms of Meijer G-functions. We show that this point process can be interpreted as a multiple orthogonal polynomial ensemble. We give integral representations for the relevant multiple orthogonal polynomials and a new double contour integral for the correlation kernel, which allows us to find its scaling limits at the origin (hard edge). The limiting kernels generalize the classical Bessel kernels. For M=2 they coincide with the scaling limits found by Bertola, Gekhtman, and Szmigielski in the Cauchy-Laguerre two-matrix model, which indicates that these kernels represent a new universality class in random matrix theory.
description: 30 pages, 1 figure. Revised version with the first three paragraphs completely rewritten, typos corrected, references updated. To appear in Communications in Mathematical Physics
Calomys callosus
Creators: name: Musser, Guy G.
name: Carleton, Michael D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Calomys
Calomys callosus

description: Calomys callosus (Rengger, 1830). Naturgesch. Säugeth. Paraguay, p. 231. TYPE LOCALITY: Paraguay, Neembucu Dept., banks of Rio Paraguay opposite mouth of Rio Bermejo (as interpreted by Hershkovitz, 1962:172). DISTRIBUTION: N Argentina, E Bolivia, W Paraguay, WC to EC Brazil (after Mares et al., 1981b, 1989a). SYNONYMS: expulsus, muriculus, venustus. COMMENTS: Homogeneity of populations unified here should be viewed skeptically. According to Hershkovitz (1962), callosus also encompassed boliviae (see species account), callidus (see species account), and fecundus (see C. boliviae), together with species-group taxa enumerated above. Others have referenced, without explanation, muriculus (Williams and Mares, 1978) and venustus (Corti et al., 1987) as separate species, although Reig (1986) did not. Relationship and possible priority of venustus with respect to boliviae and fecundus especially merits study. Karyotype of nominate form published by Pearson and Patton (1976).
description: Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 698, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098
description: {"references": ["Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.", "Mares, M. A., R. A. Ojeda, and M. P. Kosco. 1981 b. Observations on the distribution and ecology of the mammals of Salta Province, Argentina. Annals of Carnegie Museum, 50: 151 - 206.", "Mares, M. A., J. K. Braun, and D. Gettinger. 1989 a. Observations on the distribution and ecology of the mammals of the Cerrado grasslands of central Brazil. Annals of Carnegie Museum, 58: 1 - 60.", "Williams, D. F., and M. A. Mares. 1978. A new genus and species of phyllotine rodent (Mammalia: Muridae) from northwestern Argentina. Annals of Carnegie Museum, 47: 193 - 221.", "Corti, M., M. S. Merani, and G. de Villafane. 1987. Multivariate morphometrics of vesper mice (Calomys): Preliminary assessment of species, population, and strain divergence. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 52: 236 - 242.", "Reig, O. A. 1986. Diversity patterns and differentiation of high Andean rodents. Pp. 404 - 440, in High altitude tropical biogeography (F. Vuilleumier and M. Monasterio, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, 649 pp.", "Pearson, O. P., and J. L. Patton. 1976. Relationships among South American phyllotine rodents based on chromosome analysis. Journal of Mammalogy, 57: 339 - 350."]}
Study of a pulsar wind nebula candidate around the intermediate-age pulsar PSR J1413-6205 with H.E.S.S
Creators: name: Chambéry, P.
name: Gallant, Y.
name: Jardin-Blicq, A.
name: Lemoine-Goumard, M.
name: Marandon, V.
name: Sinha, A.
name: Tsirou, M.
name: Collaboration, H. E. S. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Very-high-energy $γ$-ray emission provides constraints on the morphology and the physics mechanisms involved in the evolution of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). In the Galactic plane, around $312 ^{\circ}$ of Galactic longitude, a promising region two-degree wide containing five powerful pulsars may offer a new insight on the transition between TeV-emitting PWNe and pulsar halos. Their rotational energies range from $10^{35}$ to $10^{37}$ erg s$^{-1}$ for ages between 13.6 and 62.8 kyr. Extended emission is detected with H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) in their vicinity, notably around the pulsar PSR J1413-6205. We processed 124 hours of H.E.S.S observations with an algorithm improving background fitting for the study of extended sources. We applied a three-dimensional likelihood analysis technique to model the different sources in the region using a configuration that optimizes the collection area at the highest energies. This contribution focuses on the detection of a new extended source around PSR J1413-6205 over 5$σ$ with a hard spectrum. Preliminary results on this source show a radius of $0.12 ^{\circ}$ $\pm$ $0.01 ^{\circ}_{\rm stat}$, an index of 2.06 $\pm$ 0.20$_{\rm stat}$ and a lower limit on a cut-off energy of 17 TeV, at a 90% confidence level. The detected emission is consistent with previous PWN models.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables, 7th Heidelberg International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma2022), pre-published in Proceedings of science, Speaker P. Chamb\'ery
THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ON HUMAN RELATION APSPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND JOB SATISFACTION
Creators: name: Mueller, Lukas Andreas
Publisher: name: University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Year: 2020
Subjects: Cultural difference
Multinational companies
Subsidiaries
Organizational climate
Job satisfaction
Firm performance

description: UTCC International Journal of Business and Economics, 12, 3, 89-108
About the range property for H
Creators: name: David, René
name: Nour, Karim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Logic (math.LO)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Recently, A. Polonsky has shown that the range property fails for H. We give here some conditions on a closed term that imply that its range has an infinite cardinality.
Concentrations and Loads of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in Urban Stormwater Runoff
Creators: name: Kalev, Stefan
name: Toor, Gurpal S.
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: ogranic carbon
stormwater runoff
urban residential catchment

description: Urban landscapes are significant contributors of organic carbon (OC) in receiving waters, where elevated levels of OC limit the light availability, increase the transport of pollutants, and result in high costs of potable water treatment. Our objective in this study was to investigate the concentrations, fractions (dissolved and particulate), and loads of OC in a residential catchment (3.89 ha drainage area) located in Florida, United States. The outlet of the stormwater pipe draining the residential catchment was instrumented with an automated sampler, a flowmeter, and a rain gauge. The rainfall and runoff samples collected over 25 storm events during the 2016 wet season (June to September) were analyzed for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total organic carbon (TOC), with particulate OC (POC) calculated as the difference between TOC and DOC. Mean concentration of DOC was 2.3 ± 1.7 mg L−1 and POC was 0.3 ± 0.3 mg L−1 in the rainfall, whereas DOC was 10.5 ± 6.20 mg L−1 and POC was 2.00 ± 4.05 mg L−1 in the stormwater runoff. Concentrations of DOC were higher during the rising limb of the hydrograph in 15 out of 25 storm events, suggesting flushing of DOC, with an increase in the amount of runoff, from the landscape sources in the residential catchment. The estimated total export of OC during the 2016 wet season was 66.0 kg ha−1, of which DOC was 56.9 kg ha−1 (86.2% of TOC), and POC was 9.1 kg ha−1 (13.8% of TOC). High concentrations and loads of OC, especially DOC, in the stormwater runoff imply that residential catchments in urban watersheds are hot-spots of DOC influx to water bodies. Reducing DOC transport in the urban landscapes is complex and require identifying the origin of DOC and then using site-specific targeted approaches to mitigate DOC loss.
Teleoncology in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review
Creators: name: Ferrari, Rossella
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences

description: Purpose: Despite the emerging incidence of cancer, sub-Saharan African countries (SSAs) show the lowest cancer
survival among the low-middle income countries while the access to cancer care is still unbalanced and unbearable
compared with high-income countries. The aim of this literature review is to highlight the possible role, critical issues, and challenges linked to the implementation of teleoncology projects in SSAs.
Methods: Screened studies with primary data, literature and systematic reviews reported in peer-reviewed publications were retrieved through two databases (PubMed and Google Scholar) and manual search.
Results: Reported teleoncology projects were mainly related to cervical and breast cancers, and lymphoproliferative
disorders performed in a small number of SSAs, using different digital tools, equipment, and information
technology platforms. Although the teleoncology experiences were limited and scattered, the results are promising.
A list of key success factors such as suitable telepathology and tele-radiotherapy supports and several
recommendations have been identified. Beyond technical shortcomings of bandwidth, network coverage, power
supply, training of healthcare professionals and financial sustain human obstacles may hinder the development
of teleoncology programs.
Conclusions: Teleoncology experiences in SSAs suggest the importance of identifying best practices for each local
setting. Tailored teleoncology projects should be integrated into whole oncological services to amplify screening,
diagnosis, therapies, and palliative care.
CS5 – Anaerobic treatment of brewery wastewater and biogas production
Creators: name: Aqualia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: case study
water recovery
water reuse
biogas
circular economy
industrial symbiosis
water smart
WSIS

description: Poster presentation for Case Study 5 in Lleida, Spain, during the ULTIMATE General Assembly Meeting in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Scale Impact of Soil Moisture Observations to Noah-MP Land Surface Model Simulations
Creators: name: Yin, Jifu
name: Zhan, Xiwu
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: soil moisture
Noah-MP land surface model
data assimilation
spatial resolution

description: Due to the limitations of satellite antenna technology, current operational microwave soil moisture (SM) data products are typically at tens of kilometers spatial resolutions. Many approaches have thus been proposed to generate finer resolution SM data using ancillary information, but it is still unknown if assimilation of the finer spatial resolution SM data has beneficial impacts on model skills. In this paper, a synthetic experiment is thus conducted to identify the benefits of SM observations at a finer spatial resolution on the Noah-MP land surface model. Results of this study show that the performance of the Noah-MP model is significantly improved with the benefits of assimilating 1 km SM observations in comparison with the assimilation of SM data at coarser resolutions. Downscaling satellite microwave SM observations from coarse spatial resolution to 1 km resolution is recommended, and the assimilation of 1 km remotely sensed SM retrievals is suggested for NOAA National Weather Service and National Water Center.
title: Архивные уголовно-следственные дела как источник изучения биографических сведений и повседневности (по материалам дел репрессированных судей Ленинграда)
Creators: name: Воробьева, Ирина
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Архивные уголовно-следственные дела являются неотъемлемой частью источникового массива. Надежность и степень достоверности содержащихся в них сведений варьируется в зависимости от того, насколько органы следствия и суда подвергали полученную информацию субъективной интерпретации. Вносившиеся в процессуальные документы личные данные и сведения о месте жительства подвергались наименьшему искажению, в связи с чем могут быть использованы для реконструкции биографий и быта обвиняемых.
Determination of the iron content of Cepheids from the shape of their light curves
Creators: name: Klagyivik, P.
name: Szabados, L.
name: Szing, A.
name: Leccia, S.
name: Mowlavi, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the study of the metallicity dependence of the Fourier amplitude ratios R_21 and R_31 for the light curves of short-period Galactic classical Cepheids in B, V, R_C and I_C bands. Based on the available photometric and spectroscopic data we determined the relations between the atmospheric iron abundance, [Fe/H], and the Fourier parameters. Using these relations we calculated the photometric [Fe/H] values of all program Cepheids with an average accuracy of 0.15 dex. No spectroscopic iron abundance was known before for 14 of these stars. These empirical results provide an alternate method to determine the iron abundance of classical Cepheids too faint for spectroscopic observations. We also checked whether the metal-poor Cepheids of both Magellanic Clouds follow the same relationships, and a good agreement was found.
description: 9 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Spectroscopy of the short-hard GRB 130603B: The host galaxy and environment of a compact object merger
Creators: name: Postigo, A. de Ugarte
name: Thoene, C. C.
name: Rowlinson, A.
name: Garcia-Benito, R.
name: Levan, A. J.
name: Gorosabel, J.
name: Goldoni, P.
name: Schulze, S.
name: Zafar, T.
name: Wiersema, K.
name: Sanchez-Ramirez, R.
name: Melandri, A.
name: D'Avanzo, P.
name: Oates, S.
name: D'Elia, V.
name: De Pasquale, M.
name: Kruehler, T.
name: van der Horst, A. J.
name: Xu, D.
name: Watson, D.
name: Piranomonte, S.
name: Vergani, S.
name: Milvang-Jensen, B.
name: Kaper, L.
name: Malesani, D.
name: Fynbo, J. P. U.
name: Cano, Z.
name: Covino, S.
name: Flores, H.
name: Greiss, S.
name: Hammer, F.
name: Hartoog, O. E.
name: Hellmich, S.
name: Heuser, C.
name: Hjorth, J.
name: Jakobsson, P.
name: Mottola, S.
name: Sparre, M.
name: Sollerman, J.
name: Tagliaferri, G.
name: Tanvir, N. R.
name: Vestergaard, M.
name: Wijers, R. A. M. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Short duration gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) are thought to be related to the violent merger of compact objects, such as neutron stars or black holes, which makes them promising sources of gravitational waves. The detection of a 'kilonova'-like signature associated to the Swift-detected GRB 130603B has suggested that this event is the result of a compact object merger. Our knowledge on SGRB has been, until now, mostly based on the absence of supernova signatures and the analysis of the host galaxies to which they cannot always be securely associated. Further progress has been significantly hampered by the faintness and rapid fading of their optical counterparts (afterglows), which has so far precluded spectroscopy of such events. Afterglow spectroscopy is the key tool to firmly determine the distance at which the burst was produced, crucial to understand its physics, and study its local environment. Here we present the first spectra of a prototypical SGRB afterglow in which both absorption and emission features are clearly detected. Together with multiwavelength photometry we study the host and environment of GRB 130603B. From these spectra we determine the redshift of the burst to be z = 0.3565+/-0.0002, measure rich dynamics both in absorption and emission, and a substantial line of sight extinction of A_V = 0.86+/-0.15 mag. The GRB was located at the edge of a disrupted arm of a moderately star forming galaxy with near-solar metallicity. Unlike for most long GRBs (LGRBs), N_HX / A_V is consistent with the Galactic ratio, indicating that the explosion site differs from those found in LGRBs. The merger is not associated with the most star-forming region of the galaxy; however, it did occur in a dense region, implying a rapid merger or a low natal kick velocity for the compact object binary.
description: Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Design tool: Leaky barrier retention times for Natural Flood Management interventions
Creators: name: Follett, Elizabeth
name: Beven, Keith
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Design tool
logjam
natural flood management

description: This file provides a data-sparse, spreadsheet based design tool for estimating backwater volume and retention time generated by engineered logjam leaky barriers for natural flood management. For description, download and additional details please see https://www.jbatrust.org/how-we-help/publications-resources/rivers-and-coasts/nfm-leaky-barrier-retention-times/
Calomys hummelincki
Creators: name: Musser, Guy G.
name: Carleton, Michael D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Calomys
Calomys hummelincki

description: Calomys hummelincki (Husson, 1960). Stud. Faun. Curacao Carib. Isl., 43:34. TYPE LOCALITY: Netherlands West Indies, Curaçao, Klein Santa Martha. DISTRIBUTION: Llanos of NE Colombia (La Guajira), N Venezuela, and continental-shelf islands Curaçao and Aruba. COMMENTS: Originally named as a species of Baiomys; included in C. laucha by Hershkovitz (1962), who considered the Venezuelan populations to be introductions. Indigenous status reasserted by Handley (1976).
description: Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 698, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098
description: {"references": ["Hershkovitz, P. 1962. Evolution of Neotropical cricetine rodents (Muridae) with special reference to the phyllotine group. Fieldiana: Zoology, 46: 1 - 524.", "Handley, C. O., Jr. 1976. Mammals of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series, 20: 1 - 91."]}
Use of Molecular Gut Content Analysis to Decipher the Range of Food Plants of the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
Creators: name: Avanesyan, Alina
name: Lamp, William O.
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: insect gut content
invasive species
Lycorma delicatula
plant DNA barcoding
trophic interactions

description: Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), is an introduced highly invasive insect pest in the US that poses a significant risk to forestry and agriculture. Assessing and predicting plant usage of the lanternfly has been challenging, and little is known regarding the lanternfly nymph association with its host plants. In this study, we focused on: (a) providing a protocol for using molecular markers for food plant identification of L. delicatula; (b) determining whether the ingested plant DNA corresponds with DNA of the plants from which the lanternfly was collected; and, (c) investigating the spectrum of ingested plants. We utilized gut contents of third and fourth instar nymphs that were collected from multiple plants; we isolated ingested plant DNA and identified consumed plants. We demonstrated that (a) up to 534 bp of the rbcL gene from ingested plants can be detected in L. delicatula guts, (b) ingested plants in ~93% of the nymphs did not correspond with the plants from which the nymphs were collected, and (c) both introduced and native plants, as well as woody and non-woody plants, were ingested. This information will aid effective the monitoring and management of the lanternfly, as well as predict the lanternfly host plants with range expansion.
From Satisfying to Violating the Null Energy Condition
Creators: name: Elder, Benjamin
name: Joyce, Austin
name: Khoury, Justin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
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: We construct a theory which admits a time-dependent solution smoothly interpolating between a null energy condition (NEC)-satisfying phase at early times and a NEC-violating phase at late times. We first review earlier attempts to violate the NEC and an argument of Rubakov, presented in 1305.2614, which forbids the existence of such interpolating solutions in a single-field dilation-invariant theory. We then construct a theory which, in addition to possessing a Poincaré-invariant vacuum, does admit such a solution. For a wide range of parameters, perturbations around this solution are at all times stable, comfortably subluminal and weakly-coupled. The theory requires us to explicitly break dilation-invariance, so it is unlikely that the theory is fully stable under quantum corrections, but we argue that the existence of a healthy interpolating solution is quantum-mechanically robust.
description: 27 pages, 6 figures. v2: added references, subsection describing cosmological evolution. Version to appear in PRD
Anomaly Detection Techniques in Smart Grid Systems: A Review
Creators: name: Banik, Shampa
name: Saha, Sohag Kumar
name: Banik, Trapa
name: Hossain, S M Mostaq
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Smart grid data can be evaluated for anomaly detection in numerous fields, including cyber-security, fault detection, electricity theft, etc. The strange anomalous behaviors may have been caused by various reasons, including peculiar consumption patterns of the consumers, malfunctioning grid infrastructures, outages, external cyber-attacks, or energy fraud. Recently, anomaly detection of the smart grid has attracted a large amount of interest from researchers, and it is widely applied in a number of high-impact fields. One of the most significant challenges within the smart grid is the implementation of efficient anomaly detection for multiple forms of aberrant behaviors. In this paper, we provide a scoping review of research from the recent advancements in anomaly detection in the context of smart grids. We categorize our study from numerous aspects for deep understanding and inspection of the research challenges so far. Finally, after analyzing the gap in the reviewed paper, the direction for future research on anomaly detection in smart-grid systems has been provided briefly.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures and conference paper (accepted for publication in 2023 IEEE World AI IOT Congress (AIIOT)
Aggregating value. Trade-offs, thresholds, and total goodness in lives
Creators: name: Stroppa, Luca
Publisher: name: The University of St Andrews
Year: 2024
Subjects: Population ethics
Moral philosophy
Value theory
Formal ethics
Wellbeing theories

description: I present my research on value aggregation. It aims to provide new answers to questions about value aggregation. In particular, after examining and proposing new objections to some prominent answers to the challenges of population ethics, I propose a theory of population value that posits a “neutral range” of wellbeing levels. I call this theory the Structured Range View. The Structured Range View ranks populations by summing the total wellbeing outside this range, and then giving specific rules for which populations it is permissible to create within the range. The thesis also explores three new theoretical puzzles for aggregation. The first is that theories rejecting transitivity of “better than” struggle to handle cases of partial information. The second is what I call “the Monstrous Conclusion”, a version of Nozick’s Utility Monster specifically for population ethics. The third is puzzle is a puzzle for value pluralist theories. They have two core commitments: one is that values are irreducible to one another, the other that the worth of some values is not trivial if compared to the worth of other values. However, I show that these two commitments are incompatible. After careful exploration, the thesis suggests solutions to these puzzles, namely: embracing transitivity, embracing a version of prioritarianism featuring an asymptote, and rejecting the first pluralist commitment. The Structured Range View is compatible with all these solutions.
Urtica dioica Whole Vegetable as a Functional Food Targeting Fat Accumulation and Insulin Resistance-a Preliminary Study in a Mouse Pre-Diabetic Model
Creators: name: Fan, Si
name: Raychaudhuri, Samnhita
name: Kraus, Olivia
name: Shahinozzaman, Md
name: Lofti, Leila
name: Obanda, Diana N.
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: Urtica dioica
vegetable
diet
fat accumulation
insulin resistance

description: The shoot of Urtica dioica is used in several cultures as a vegetable or herb. However, not much has been studied about the potential of this plant when consumed as a whole food/vegetable rather than an extract for dietary supplements. In a 12-week dietary intervention study, we tested the effect of U. dioica vegetable on high fat diet induced obesity and insulin resistance in C57BL/6J mice. Mice were fed ad libitum with isocaloric diets containing 10% fat or 45% fat with or without U. dioica. The diet supplemented with U. dioica attenuated high fat diet induced weight gain (p < 0.005; n = 9), fat accumulation in adipose tissue (p < 0.005; n = 9), and whole-body insulin resistance (HOMA-IR index) (p < 0.001; n = 9). Analysis of gene expression in skeletal muscle showed no effect on the constituents of the insulin signaling pathway (AKT, IRS proteins, PI3K, GLUT4, and insulin receptor). Notable genes that impact lipid or glucose metabolism and whose expression was changed by U. dioica include fasting induced adipocyte factor (FIAF) in adipose and skeletal muscle, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (Ppar-α) and forkhead box protein (FOXO1) in muscle and liver, and Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (Cpt1) in liver (p < 0.01). We conclude that U. dioica vegetable protects against diet induced obesity through mechanisms involving lipid accumulation and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle, liver, and adipose tissue.
Discussion Paper: The Threat of Real Time Deepfakes
Creators: name: Frankovits, Guy
name: Mirsky, Yisroel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Generative deep learning models are able to create realistic audio and video. This technology has been used to impersonate the faces and voices of individuals. These ``deepfakes'' are being used to spread misinformation, enable scams, perform fraud, and blackmail the innocent. The technology continues to advance and today attackers have the ability to generate deepfakes in real-time. This new capability poses a significant threat to society as attackers begin to exploit the technology in advances social engineering attacks. In this paper, we discuss the implications of this emerging threat, identify the challenges with preventing these attacks and suggest a better direction for researching stronger defences.