cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Terebratella
Creators: name: Mottequin, Вernard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Brachiopoda
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida
Terebratellidae
Terebratella

description: Terebratella (Morrisia ?) suessi Bоsquеt, 1859
 Whеn Воsquеt (1859) еrесtеd this sресiеs, hе dеsсribеd, with his usuаl mеtiсulоusnеss, thе ехtеrnаl mоrрhоlоgiсаl сhаrасtеrs аnd illustrаtеd his sресimеns with аll thе рrесisiоn rеquirеd. Nеvеrthеlеss, hе rеmаinеd рuzzlеd bу thе simрliсitу оf thе brасhidiаl struсturе; hе fоund just а singlе vеrу thin, vеrу lоng аnd high sерtum withоut аnу оthеr аttасhеd раrts. Воsquеt thоught (with аll thе nесеssаrу stуlistiс рrесаutiоns) thаt раrts suсh аs сrurа аnd dеsсеnding brаnсhеs wеrе missing аnd hе рrороsеd fоr his intеrnаl viеw оf thе sресimеn а “роssiblе” rесоnstruсtiоn bаsеd еssеntiаllу оn а quеstiоnаblе аssignmеnt оf this sресimеn tо Dаvidsоn’s (1852) gеnus “ Morrisia ”.
 Tоdау, “ Morrisia ” Dаvidsоn, 1852 is соnsidеrеd а juniоr sуnоnуm оf Platidia Соstа, 1852 (sее Muir-Wооd et al. 1965, р. Н833; MасKinnоn & Lее 2006с, р. Н2225). Ноwеvеr, thе sерtаl struсturе оf “ M. ” suessi hаs nеvеr bееn еnсоuntеrеd in аnу rерrеsеntаtivеs оf thе gеnus Platidia whiсh, in аdditiоn, hаs аn аmрhithуrid fоrаmеn, а сhаrасtеr nоt sееn in “ M. ” suessi. Thе еrесtiоn оf а nеw gеnus wаs thus hintеd аt, but nо соnсrеtе рrороsitiоn hаs bееn mаdе sinсе thе рubliсаtiоn оf Воsquеt’s (1859) рареr. Fоr instаnсе, this Mааstriсhtiаn brасhiороd is still indiсаtеd аs “ Platidia ?” suessi in thе соllесtiоns оf Nаturаlis Вiоdivеrsitу Сеntеr аt Lеidеn, Thе Nеthеrlаnds (Lеlоuх 2002, р. 30).
 Nеw аttеntiоn wаs fосusеd оn this mаtеriаl whеn MасKinnоn et al. (1998) рrороsеd а rеаррrаisаl оf аnоthеr реrрlехing brасhiороd sресiеs whiсh hаd rеmаinеd аs incertae sedis аt thе оrdеr аnd fаmilу lеvеls, Leptothyrellopsis polonicus (sее bеlоw). Воth sресiеs hаvе sеvеrаl mоrрhоlоgiсаl struсturеs in соmmоn аnd а роssiblе tахоnоmiс rеlаtiоnshiр bеtwееn thеm wаs hintеd аt. Duе tо а lасk оf mаtеriаl, it wаs nоt роssiblе in 1998 tо drаw firm соnсlusiоns оn thе rеlаtiоnshiр bеtwееn thеsе twо sресiеs аnd nо dесisiоn wаs rеасhеd аs tо thе роsitiоn оf “ M. ” suessi.
 Nоw, mаtеriаl frоm thе соllесtiоns оf thе Nаtuurhistоrisсh Musеum Mааstriсht is аvаilаblе tо us аnd а соmрlеtе sеt оf ехtеrnаl аnd intеrnаl mоrрhоlоgiсаl сhаrасtеrs hаs bееn studiеd. It саnnоt bе соnsidеrеd аs а рlаtidiid аnd bесоmеs thе tуре sресiеs оf а nеw gеnus, nаmеlу Jagtithyris gеn. nоv. Thе nеw binоmеn, Jagtithyris suessi (Воsquеt, 1859), is dеsсribеd in dеtаil bеlоw (sее tахоnоmiс раrt).
description: Published as part of Mottequin, Вernard, 2018, Extreme reduction of morphological characters: a type of brachidial development found in several Late Cretaceous and Recent brachiopod species-new relationships between taxa previously listed as incertae sedis, pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 4444 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4444.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1309421
Visitor profiles for related sympatric Cape plants
Creators: name: Nelson, Leanne
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Many angiosperms require the pollination services of insects to effectively transfer pollen between conspecifics. Closely-related plants that overlap in their range and utilise the same pollinators may experience interspecific pollen flow which can lead to a reproductive disadvantage and increase the likelihood of hybridisation. Reproductive isolation among plants is achieved either by the structural mechanisms of flowers that preclude entry to or pollination by certain species, or the foraging behaviour of the pollinator fauna when they restrict their visits to one particular species. The fynbos flora in the southwestern Cape of South Africa is characterised by extremely high species diversity among various genera, but the pollination ecology of most of the flora remains poorly known. This flora offers a remarkable opportunity to explore details of the insect flower interaction in communities ofrelated plants. The main objective of this study was to examine the extent of overlap and pollinator sharing in a sample of this assemblage by comparing the diversity and abundance of floral visitors among several related species pairs. Field studies were conducted over summer on the visitor profiles of three pairs of closely-related, sympatric plant species (Erica daphniflora/E. multumbellifera; Lobelia tomentosa/L. erinus; Lobelia neglecta colour polymorphs) at Wildcliff Nature Reserve. Levels of interspecific pollen flow and flower constancy were assessed by observing the sequential movements of all visitors, and their body and wing dimensions were measured to analyse variation in the morphological profile of visitors associated with each plant species and between telated pairs. A range of taxonomically diverse insects (29 species from four orders) were identified as flower visitors - Hymenoptera (primarily apid bees), Diptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera and all plants maintained generalist pollination systems. Ordination methods reveal nominal overlap in the visitor profiles for each plant pair and high levels of flower constancy were observed among all insect taxa. A principal components analysis identified wing width as varying independently of other size variables and this is thought to have an influence on pollinator behaviour through its influence on flight control. I discuss these findings in the context of pollinator behaviour, insect and plant morphology and community composition.
title: Evaluation of Interactive Computerized Training to Teach Paraprofessionals How to Implement Errorless Discrete Trial Instruction
Creators: name: Gerencser, Kristina R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Training paraprofessionals who work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other related developmental disabilities can be a challenge due to limited resources, time, and money. Alternative ways to train paraprofessionals on a larger scale is needed. Interactive computerized training—a self-paced program that incorporates audio narration, video models, interactive activities, and competency checks—is one potential training method. Interactive computerized training has been successful at training college students and special education teachers to implement discrete trial instruction but their effectiveness in training paraprofessionals is unknown. The purpose of this study was to extend the literature on interactive computerized trainings to evaluate its utility to teach six paraprofessionals to implement discrete trial instruction. Errorless learning procedures are recommended during discrete trial instruction to minimize student errors and promote quicker skill acquisition. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of the interactive computerized training to teach paraprofessionals to implement an errorless learning procedure. Following the training, all participants increased their fidelity of implementation of discrete trial instruction, at varying levels, with a student in their classroom. One participant reached the performance criterion of 90% or higher fidelity following ICT alone and two participants required performance feedback. Three participants required live coaching to increase their fidelity of DTI components to 80%. All feedback was delivered from a distance. Fidelity remained high to untrained instructional programs and at 2-week follow up. Potential limitations and future research related to training paraprofessionals are discussed.
A conceptual design of an advanced 23 m diameter IACT of 50 tons for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy
Creators: name: Lorenz, Eckart
name: Ferenc, Daniel
name: Fonseca, M. Victoria
name: Wagner, Robert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A conceptual design of an advanced Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope with a 23 m diameter mirror and of 50 tons weight will be presented. A system photon detection efficiency of 15-17%, averaged over 300-600 nm, is aimed at to lower the threshold to 10-20 GeV. Prospects for a second generation camera with Geiger-mode Avalanche Photo Diodes will be discussed.
description: 4 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the proceedings of the 31th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, 2009
title: From TeachLivE™ to the Classroom: Building Preservice Special Educators’ Proficiency with Essential Teaching Skills
Creators: name: Dawson, Melanie Rees
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Preservice special education teachers need to develop essential teaching skills to competently address student academics and behavior in the classroom. TeachLivETM is a sophisticated virtual simulation that has recently emerged in teacher preparation programs to supplement traditional didactic instruction and field experiences. Teacher educators can engineer scenarios in TeachLivETM to cumulatively build in complexity, allowing preservice teachers to incrementally interleave target skills in increasingly difficult situations.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of TeachLivETM on preservice special education teachers’ delivery of error correction, specific praise, and praise around in the virtual environment and in authentic classroom settings. Four preservice special educators who were teaching on provisional licenses in upper elementary language arts classrooms participated in this multiple baseline study across target skills. Participants attended weekly TeachLivETM sessions as a group, where they engaged in three short teaching turns followed by structured feedback. Participants’ proficiency with the target skills was analyzed on three weekly assessments. First, participants’ mastery of current and previous target skills was measured during their third teaching turn of the intervention session (i.e., TeachLivETM training assessment). Next, participants’ proficiency with all skills, including those that had not been targeted yet in intervention, were measured immediately following intervention sessions (i.e., TeachLivETM comprehensive assessment). Finally, teachers submitted a weekly video recording of a lesson in their real classroom (i.e. classroom generalization assessment).
Repeated practice and feedback in TeachLivETM promoted participants’ mastery of essential target skills. Specifically, all participants demonstrated proficiency with error correction, specific praise, and praise around on both the TeachLivETM training assessment and the more complex TeachLivETM comprehensive assessment, with a strong pattern of generalized performance to authentic classroom settings. Participants maintained proficiency with the majority of the target skills in both environments when assessed approximately one month after intervention was discontinued. Implications of the study are discussed, including the power of interleaved practice in TeachLivETM and how generalization and maintenance may be impacted by the degree of alignment between virtual and real teaching scenarios.
Rational points near manifolds and metric Diophantine approximation
Creators: name: Beresnevich, Victor
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11J83, 11J13, 11K60, 11K55

description: This work is motivated by problems on simultaneous Diophantine approximation on manifolds, namely, establishing Khintchine and Jarnik type theorems for submanifolds of R^n. These problems have attracted a lot of interest since Kleinbock and Margulis proved a related conjecture of Alan Baker and V.G. Sprindzuk. They have been settled for planar curves but remain open in higher dimensions. In this paper, Khintchine and Jarnik type divergence theorems are established for arbitrary analytic non-degenerate manifolds regardless of their dimension. The key to establishing these results is the study of the distribution of rational points near manifolds -- a very attractive topic in its own right. Here, for the first time, we obtain sharp lower bounds for the number of rational points near non-degenerate manifolds in dimensions n>2 and show that they are ubiquitous (that is uniformly distributed).
description: 46 pages
Fluctuation Theorem in a Quantum-Dot Aharonov-Bohm Interferometer
Creators: name: Utsumi, Yasuhiro
name: Saito, Keiji
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the present study, we investigate the full counting statistics in a two-terminal Aharonov-Bohm interferometer embedded with an interacting quantum dot. We introduce a novel saddle-point solution for a cumulant-generating function, which satisfies the fluctuation theorem and accounts for the interaction in the mean-field level approximation. Nonlinear transport coefficients satisfy universal relations imposed by microscopic reversibility, though the scattering matrix itself is not reversible. The skewness can be finite even in equilibrium, owing to the interaction and is proportional to the asymmetric component of nonlinear conductance.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures
An analysis of the evolution of the Hydro-Electric Corporation in Tasmania : a case study in organisational change
Creators: name: Nelson, LG
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The Hydro Electric Corporation (HEC) in Tasmania experienced transformational change (Dunphy & Stace, 1992) which has provided an opportunity to examine the context and processes of change. It has been argued that contextual analyses provide for a greater understanding and explanation of change than other approaches, including those based on organisational development (OD) and contingency theory (Pettigrew, 1985; Dawson, 1996). Processes of change focus on why and how organisational changes unfold, rather than the content of what changes are actually made (Pettigrew, 1990; Pettigrew & Whipp, 1991). As organisations struggle to achieve a competitive advantage in environments that are constantly in a state of flux, a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues involved is required so that a smooth transition may be negotiated from one state to another. The two broad themes for this thesis are analysis of change strategy and theory development. First, analysis of change involves investigation of longitudinal factors associated with the contextualist approach developed by Pettigrew (1985) and widely recognised by others (Collins, 1998). The research approach adopted by this thesis is aimed to permit contextualisation of the findings particularly with regard to the strategic management of change (Dunphy, 1996). Second, this thesis aims to operationalise and extend the theoretical advancement of organisational change theory. In order to analyse the development of change theory, the contingency model of Dunphy and Stace (1990) is examined as a precursor to the processual model of Dawson (1994), which can be regarded, along with the work of Pettigrew (1985) as establishing dynamic, rather than static, models of change. Two major research questions were identified for investigation. Employing a qualitative methodology, the case study used NUD‚ÄöIST software (Richards & Richards, 1991) to analyse interview transcripts and provide categories of subject matter for analysis. Careful attention was given to the historical antecedents leading up to the commercialisation changes, in keeping with the contextual approach adopted for this investigation. Key findings relate to implementation strategies and processes. It was found that the management team responsible for implementing change ignored the significance of the historical context, the effects of restructuring and the control and coordination of change. The discussion and analysis of the findings lead to conclusions with respect to implications for organisations undertaking major transformational change. The research holds a number of implications for models of change which do not take into account the dynamic environment in which organisational change takes place.
Vulpes vulpes
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Vulpes
Vulpes vulpes

description: 86. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fig. 93)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: V. v. arabica Thomas, 1902, V. v. flavescens J. E. Gray, 1843, and V. v. palaestina Thomas, 1920.
Distribution: Widespread in dry open arid lands, forested areas, riparian habitats, short grasslands, and steppe landscapes across the country (Fig. 94).
Previous records: Tell Abiad (Misonne 1957), Banias (Harrison & Bates 1991), Tell Sheikh Hamad (Kock et al. 1994), Slenfe mountains (Serra 2004), around Palmyra, Talila Reserve (Serra 2002; Serra et al. 2009a, b), Latakia, Palmyra, environs of Deir-ez-Zor, Idleb, Salamiyah, Ghota (Masseti 2009), Abu Qubays, Al-Furunlok and Jabal Abd Al-Aziz (Daoud & Khalil 2009a, b, c), steppes of Deir ez-Zor and ar-Raqqa (Aidek 2010; Murdoch & Aidek 2012).
Recent records: Qal’at Jandal (1994), Ar-Rawda steppe, ach-Chola, ad-Dukhoul, Al- Bolaiyah, Al-Bseireh, Al-Hjeifat steppe, ar- Rasafah, ash-Shaddady, as-Sarayim, as-Suwar, az-Zimlah, Al-Thlithawat, Mabroukah, Slouq, Jabal Abd Al-Aziz, Kabajep, Khadhra Almay (2006–2012), an-Nasriyeh, Atheria, Al-Qaryatein, Khanaser, Tual Al-Aba, Um Medf’a, northeast of Salamiyah, Al-Nabk (2011), Abu Qubays, Deir Sawwan, Ar-Rastan, Al-Lajat, east of Al Quneitra, Al-Rafeed, Mesiaf, Wadi Al-Qarn, Mueayzilah, Slenfeh, vicinity of Sweida, Sheen, Bloudan, Ain Albeida, Taldarah, Dannoun and ash-Sheikh Badr (2020–2021), Doma, Rsass and Al-Gheidha (2022).
Remarks: The distribution of Red Fox subspecies is poorly documented in Syria; however, based on examination of photographic records, three subspecies may occur. The Arabian subspecies V. v. arabica Thomas, 1902 is probably confined to the arid plains of south and southeast Syria, the Turkmenian subspecies V. v. flavescens J. E. Gray, 1843 to Mesopotamia, while the Palestinian subspecies V. v. palaestina Thomas, 1920 to the mountains of Lebanon and Palestine (see Larivière & Pasitschniak-Arts 1996; Harrison & Bates 1991; Al-Sheikhly et al. 2015). Nevertheless, the ranges of these different subspecies may overlap in north and northeast Syria, a claim that warrants further research.
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 89, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
On the gravitodynamics of moving bodies
Creators: name: Mol, Anderson W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the present work we propose a generalization of Newton's gravitational theory from the original works of Heaviside and Sciama, that takes into account both approaches, and accomplishes the same result in a simpler way than the standard cosmological approach. The established formulation describes the local gravitational field related to the observables and effectively implements the Mach's principle in a quantitative form that retakes Dirac's large number hypothesis. As a consequence of the equivalence principle and the application of this formulation to the observable universe, we obtain, as an immediate result, a value of Omega = 2. We construct a dynamic model for a galaxy without dark matter, which fits well with recent observational data, in terms of a variable effective inertial mass that reflects the present dynamic state of the universe and that replicates from first principles, the phenomenology proposed in MOND. The remarkable aspect of these results is the connection of the effect dubbed dark matter with the dark energy field, which makes it possible for us to interpret it as longitudinal gravitational waves.
description: 18 pages, 4 figures. Final version: almost identical to the reference journal; Cent. Eur. J. Phys. 2011
title: The Effects of Federal, State, and Private Oil and Gas Ownerships on County Wages in the Intermountain West
Creators: name: Crabb, Benjamin A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Advances in drilling technology and increasing resource prices contributed to a boom in oil and natural gas production in the Western U.S. in the first decade of the 2000s. Following the boom, a strain of state-level legislation emerged calling for the transfer of federal lands to the states. A justification for the proposed transfers is the claim that state management will responsibly increase oil and gas production levels currently held back by federal regulations and management. However, a substantial literature indicates that dependence on mineral wealth can be a problematic economic development strategy resulting in slower growth and other undesirable socioeconomic outcomes. Using geological variation in oil and gas abundance in the Intermountain West, this study examined the effects of resource abundance on county wage levels and growth rates over the period 1990 to 2010. Areas of oil and gas abundance were further classified by federal, state, and private surface land ownership to examine institutional ownership effects on wage levels and growth rates.
Overall oil and gas abundance was shown to have a positive impact on wage levels and growth rates, while institutional ownerships were found to have significantly differing effects on county wages. State ownership was usually associated with higher wage levels and growth rates than federal ownership, likely due to a lengthy permitting process for drilling on federal lands. Private ownership had insignificant effects on local wages, likely due to absentee ownership. The results provide no evidence of a ‘curse of natural resources’ in the region and lend a modicum of support to state land transfer bills.
title: Migratory Waterbird Ecology at a Critical Staging Area, Great Salt Lake, Utah
Creators: name: Frank, Maureen G.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Despite the hemispheric importance of Great Salt Lake (GSL) as a staging area for migratory birds, little is known about the resources that GSL provides to these birds, or how changes to the GSL ecosystem might impact the avian community. Three species of migratory waterbirds that stage at GSL are Wilson’s phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor), red-necked phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus), and eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis). My objective for this research was to study the impacts of prey availability on the staging ecology of these species. In Chapter 2, I examined the use of GSL habitats by both species of phalaropes. In the high-salinity bays of GSL, phalaropes were most strongly associated with shallow water. In the low-salinity bay, there were no strong associations between phalarope presence and particular habitat characteristics. In Chapter 3, I analyzed the behaviors of phalaropes relative to prey densities. Phalaropes commonly foraged in Carrington Bay, which had the highest densities of brine fly (Ephydridae) adults, and in Farmington Bay, which had high densities of benthic macroinvertebrates. Foraging behavior differed between Wilson’s and red-necked phalaropes, with Wilson’s phalaropes spinning more often than red-necked phalaropes.
In Chapter 4, I examined interannual and nightly variations in eared grebe fall migration departures in relation to prey availability and environmental conditions. Eared grebes began migration relatively early when lake temperatures were relatively warm, densities of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) adults were high, and densities of brine shrimp cysts were low. The likelihood that eared grebes would depart on a given night was positively associated with the average barometric pressure 12 hours prior to sunset.
The resources provided by GSL support substantial proportions of the staging populations of phalaropes and eared grebes. Management efforts should seek to maintain the habitats and resources needed by phalaropes and eared grebes at GSL. Future large-scale diversions of freshwater may threaten GSL’s suitability as a staging area for these birds.
Strong coupling constant from vacuum polarization functions in three-flavor lattice QCD with dynamical overlap fermions
Creators: name: Shintani, E.
name: Aoki, S.
name: Fukaya, H.
name: Hashimoto, S.
name: Kaneko, T.
name: Onogi, T.
name: Yamada, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We determine the strong coupling constant $α_s$ from a lattice calculation of vacuum polarization functions (VPF) in three-flavor QCD with dynamical overlap fermions. Fitting lattice data of VPF to the continuum perturbative formula including the operator product expansion, we extract the QCD scale parameter $Λ_{\overline{MS}}^{(3)}$. At the $Z$ boson mass scale, we obtain $α_s^{(5)}(M_Z)=0.1181(3)(^{+14}_{-12})$, where the first error is statistical and the second is our estimate of various systematic uncertainties.
description: 15 pages, 7 figures, references updated. After correction of error in code, final value is changed, see Erratum Phys.Rev.D89,099903 (2014)
MAKTABGACHA YOSHDAGI BOLALAR INTELLEKTINING RIVOJLANISHIDA NUTQNING O'RNI
Creators: name: O'rinova, Feruzaxon
name: Bozorboyeva, Oʻgʻiloy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ushbu maqolada maktabgacha bolalar intellektini rivijlantirishda nutqning o’rni kabi masalalar yoritilgan.
Out of sight, not out of mind : visual processing and immediate memory
Creators: name: Hecker, Robert A
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The following thesis details 15 experiments using computer generated stimuli and extending the known aspects of perception to the early stages of visual information processing. A standard procedure in information processing is to use a backward masking paradigm to limit the amount of time for which the stimulus is available. Initial experiments established that a secondary non-visual task which required active attention increased the time required for correct discriminations while secondary unattended stimuli did not. These divergent findings were evaluated in conjunction with other theoretical considerations and re-analyses of existing data. It was concluded that, contrary to previous assumptions, the backward masking procedure was primarily reflecting factors such as strategy use rather than speed-of-processing per se. An alternative paradigm for investigating the nature of visual information processing is to present a series of stimuli which must be reported. Previous attempts to infer the structure and nature of the processes involved have typically used interference from secondary tasks which require conscious effort or attention. The use of any dual-task paradigm is confounded by difficulty in separating out the involvement of general-purpose resources. A,major concern of the subsequent experiments was to investigate whether it was possible to selectively impair performance by irrelevant peripheral stimuli. Initial experiments established that this could be done and that the presence or absence of interference was altered by changes in the target or surround in a fashion not predictable from their overt similarities. Rather, it is argued, they are explicable only in terms of whether or not common visual subsystems were involved. These conclusions were supported by experiments which yielded a successful double dissociation between the location and object characteristics (both colour and pattern) of the task. In conclusion it is argued that a sound appreciation of the underlying visual mechanisms is essential to the understanding of the early stages of the processing of visual information. In the earlier stage this approach has led to a re-evaluation of a widely accepted paradigm, in the latter portion it has led to support for the notion that spatial and object characteristics are coded and stored separately. Implications of this approach in other areas are discussed.
title: Bringing the States Back in: Institutional Determinants of State Level Immigration Policies
Creators: name: Jacobs, Paul D.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: The devolution of immigration policy to the 50 states has resulted in the enactment of more than 1,500 state-level immigration since 2005. For the record 42 million immigrants living in the U.S., these laws have had tremendous consequences related to healthcare utilization and access, community relations with law enforcement, family dissolution, and the exacerbation of income inequalities. While the legislative arena has shifted to the states, our understanding of immigration policymaking remains unclear due to inconsistent and omitted predictors of immigration policy, subjective coding of immigration laws, and statistical modeling that does not take into account changes in key independent variables. Using data primarily from the Census Bureau’s American Factfinder, the Current Population Survey, and the National Council of State Legislatures, and other sources this research refines the quantitative determinants of immigration policy while using time-series analysis to highlight the factors linked to laws designed to integrate or exclude immigrations in the 50 states. Once empirical analysis is conducted, I delve into the details of state level immigration policymaking by interviewing state level bureaucrats within state health departments to determine the role that they, their data analysis, and the research play when it comes to influencing legislators and shaping immigration policy. This mixed methods approach combining statistical modeling and key informant interviews provides important findings that give a clear picture on why state institutional arrangements are crucial for understating immigration policy at the state level.
On the negative spectrum of the 2+1 black hole
Creators: name: Miskovic, Olivera
name: Zanelli, Jorge
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In (2+1)-dimensional gravity with negative cosmological constant, the states in the negative energy range, between AdS (M=-1) and the so-called BTZ black hole ($M\geq 0$), correspond to topological defects with angular deficit $0
description: 6 pages, 1 figure, ReVTeX
Caracal caracal
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Caracal
Caracal caracal

description: 87. Caracal, Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: C. c. aharonii (Matschie, 1912) and C. c. schmitzi (Matschie, 1912).
Distribution: Status uncertain, probably very rare (Fig. 95).
Previous records: From the headwaters of the Khabour River (Matschie 1912) to Palmyra (Evans 1994), a specimen in the Palmyra Archaeological Museum was killed by locals between the 1970s and the 1980s around Palmyra (Masseti 2009), and a live Caracal was brought from Al-Badia to Doma Zoo in 2001 (Shehab 2002).
Recent records: Local hunters indicated that the species is probably present in Deir Sawwan northwest of Aleppo and in Ghmam northeast of Latakia. However, further confirmation is needed, as some morphological similarities with the sympatric Jungle Cat Felis chaus —which can be misidentified as Caracal caracal —can affect the reliability of these records.
Remarks: C. c. aharonii (Matschie, 1912) was reported from Mesopotamia (Matschie 1912), C. c. schmitzi (Matschie, 1912) is present as elsewhere in Arabia (Harrison & Bates 1991).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 89, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
Three-quark systems in MA and MC projected QCD
Creators: name: Iida, Hideaki
name: Sakumichi, Naoyuki
name: Suganuma, Hideo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study three quark systems in Maximally Abelian (MA) and Maximal Center (MC) projected QCD on quenched SU(3) lattice, and also in the monopole/photon part, where only the color-electric/magnetic current exists, using the Hodge decomposition. First, we perform the quantitative study of the three-quark (3Q) potential V_{3Q} and the string tension σ_{3Q} in baryons. For MA projected QCD, the monopole part and MC projected QCD, we find that the confinement potential in V_{3Q} obeys the Y-Ansatz and the string tension σ_{3Q} is approximately equal to that in SU(3) QCD. The universality of the string tension, σ_{3Q} \simeq σ_{Q\bar Q}, is also found between the 3Q and the Q\bar Q potentials. We find a strong similarity of the inter-quark potential between the monopole part and MC projected QCD. In contrast, almost no confinement force is found in the inter-quark potential in the photon part. Next, we study the spectrum of light hadrons in MA projected QCD and the monopole/photon part, paying attention to the N-Δmass splitting. We find that the N-Δmass splitting is significantly reduced in MA projected QCD and the monopole part, where the one-gluon-exchange effect or the Coulomb-potential part is largely reduced due to the Abelianization or the Hodge decomposition. This fact seems to indicate that the main origin of the mass splitting is one-gluon exchange.
description: 7 pages, 8 figures, Talk given at 26th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Williamsburg, Virginia, July 14 - 19, 2008
Holographic Duals of Black Holes in Five-dimensional Minimal Supergravity
Creators: name: Chen, Chiang-Mei
name: Wang, John E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We examine the dual conformal field theory for extremal charged black holes in five-dimensional minimal supergravity with 2 independent angular momenta. The conformal field theory Virasoro algebra, central charge, and temperature are calculated. Additionally the conformal field theory entropy is calculated using the Cardy formula and agrees with the Bekenstein-Hawking black hole entropy. The central charges are directly proportional to the angular momentum components of the black hole. In five and higher dimensions, rotations of the spacetime correspond to rotations of the central charges leading to an apparent symmetry relating the conformal field theories dual to each black hole. A rotationally invariant central charge, which is proportional to the total angular momentum, is used to discuss the supersymmetric BMPV black hole limits.
description: inaccurate descriptions are clarified
title: Anaerobic Digestion Process Stability and the Extension of the ADM1 for Municipal Sludge Co-Digested with Bakery Waste
Creators: name: Demitry, Morris Elya
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Uncertainty about anaerobic digestion process stability is the main issue preventing more widespread use of the process as a source of energy recovery in wastewater treatment facilities. The overall objective of this research was to study the feasibility of enhancing biogas production inside wastewater facilities using co-digestion of municipal sludge with bakery waste. Another objective was to improve the stability index and a mathematical model that can be useful tools to predict the process stability of municipal sludge digestion alone, and when it is mixed with bakery waste, as a substrate for microorganisms.
Experiments were conducted in three phases. In phase 1, a full-scale anaerobic digester at Central Weber Sewer Improvement District, Ogden, UT, receiving a mixture of primary and secondary sludge, was monitored for one hundred days. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), and volatile solids (VS) mass balances were conducted to evaluate the stability of the digester and its capability of producing methane gas. The COD mass balance accounted for nearly 90% of the methane gas produced while the VS mass balance showed that 91% of the organic matter removed resulted in biogas formation. Other parameters monitored included: pH, alkalinity, VFA, and propionic acid. The values of these parameters showed that the digester was running under stable steady state conditions. At mesophilic temperature, the stability index was determined and equal to 0.40 L (CH4)/ g(ΔVS)
In phase 2, the feasibility of adding BW to MS was tested in batch reactors scale. The biogas production was enhanced and the digester was stable until the range of 37- 40% of BW to 63-60% of MS. The ADM1 coefficients were modified to accurately predict the digester performance. The modified model outputs (pH, VFA, and methane) were within acceptable ranges when compared with the observed data from the batch reactors.
In phase 3, the feasibility of MS and BW were tested using an Induced Bed Reactor (IBR) with a 50:50% ratio of MS:BW (COD basis). The process was stable during different hydraulic retention times and the ADM1 was modified to predict the stability of the process in the IBR.
Genus two partition functions of chiral conformal field theories
Creators: name: Gaberdiel, Matthias R.
name: Keller, Christoph A.
name: Volpato, Roberto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A systematic analysis of the genus two vacuum amplitudes of chiral self-dual conformal field theories is performed. It is explained that the existence of a modular invariant genus two partition function implies infinitely many relations among the structure constants of the theory. All of these relations are shown to be a consequence of the associativity of the OPE, as well as the modular covariance properties of the torus one-point functions. Using these techniques we prove that for the proposed extremal conformal field theories at c=24k a consistent genus two vacuum amplitude exists for all k, but that this does not actually check the consistency of these theories beyond what is already testable at genus one.
description: 51 pages, 4 figures; corrected sign mistakes in appendix C
Systematics of streptomycetes from Antarctic soil
Creators: name: Holloway, PE
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Twenty-four soil samples were collected from the Vestfold Hills and Mirror Peninsula in the Antarctic. Fifty-two hyphal actinomycetes were isolated from six of the 24 soils, using micromanipulation. Five of the six actinomycete bearing soils were from sites associated with moss or lichen but no other correlation between the presence of viable actinomycetes and soils characteristics was determined. Fatty acid and isoprenoid quinone profiles indicated that each of the 52 isolates could be accommodated within the genus Streptomyces. Phenotypic characters, fatty acid profiles, and 16S-23Sr RNA intrageneric spacer patterns were compared among all isolates. As a result of these comparisons the 52 isolates were placed into five groups, each group being comprised of strains of a single species. Representative strains were chosen from each of the five groups for further study. Partial 16S rRNA sequence comparison and DNA:DNA hybridization studies indicated that each of the five representative strains was a separate species. These studies also showed that two of the representative strains were known species, Streptomyces analatus (DSMZ strain 40361) and Streptomyces vinaceus (DSMZ strain 40257). Two other representative strains were not identified as known species, but extensive DNA:DNA hybridization studies are needed to determine their taxonomy accurately within the currently accepted definition of a species. One of the representative strains was identified as a new species. The diversity of actinomycetes in Antarctic soils is relatively low compared to that in temperate soils. However, the distribution of Antarctic actinomycete strains and their location near moss and lichen beds suggested that these strains were able to survive in the Antarctic and to grow there for at least part of the Antarctic year. An attempt was made to differentiate between the five representative strains using Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA). However, the ARDRA technique was only effective if differences in 16S rRNA sequences were known so that appropriate enzymes could be selected. Differentiating between strains on the basis of 16S-23Sr RNA intrageneric spacer patterns was a faster and more accurate way of grouping closely related isolates. Antibiotic compounds were produced by two of the Antarctic strains, indicating the potential of the Antarctic microbiota for biotechnological exploitation.
title: Multiple Hemoglobins in Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri, and Cutthroat Trout, Salmo clarkii
Creators: name: Braman, Jeffrey Carl
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1976

description: Nine hemoglobins from adult rainbow trout have been isolated by starch gel electrophoresis using a Trisborate buffer system, pH 8.7. Six fast and two slow anodally migrating hemoglobins, and one slow cathodally migrating hemoglobin were observed in all specimens.
The nine hemoglobins have been purified by DEAE cellulose ion exchange chromatography followed by starch gel electrophoresis.
The subunit structure of each purified hemoglobin has been partially examined by gel electrofocusing (GEF) in .5 percent polyacrylamide gels containing 8M urea and lmM dithiothereitol (DTT). Tetrameric combinations of one, two, three, and four polypeptide chains are present.
Twelve hemoglobins have been isolated from cutthroat trout. Six fast and two slow anodally migrating hemoglobins, and four cathodally migrating hemoglobins were observed in most of the specimens.
Hemoglobin polymorphism has been detected in a population of Yellowstone Lake cutthroat trout, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. Six phenotypic patterns were evident.
title: Emerging Technology to Exclude Wildlife from Roads: Electrified Pavement and Deer Guards in Utah, USA
Creators: name: Flower, Joseph P.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) are a persistent problem that threaten public safety and can negatively affect wildlife populations. Wildlife crossing structures in combination with wildlife exclusion fencing can significantly reduce WVC rates. However, these measures can become ineffective if access roads that bisect fencing to not include barriers to deter animals from entering the highway. My objectives were to: 1) evaluate the relative effectiveness of barriers currently used to exclude mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from highways, and 2) determine whether cattle guards augmented with segments of electrified pavement could reduce wildlife intrusions through fence openings. Currently, transportation departments are seeking innovative methods to cost-effectively upgrade, augment, or replace cattle guards with barriers capable of reducing wildlife access to transportation infrastructure. In chapter 2, I evaluated the effectiveness of existing wildlife barriers at access roads in Utah. I placed camera traps at 14 vehicle access points in wildlife fencing equipped with one of five different barrier designs. Double cattle guards (two adjoining cattle guards) and wildlife guards (steel grates) were > 80% effective in excluding deer. In contrast, electrified mats (plastic planks with embedded electrodes), standard cattle guards, and cattle guards without excavations were80% effective in excluding deer and >95% effective in excluding elk (Cervus canadensis) from wildlife exclosures constructed in a natural area. However, when installed in the road surface in front of an existing cattle guard, a segment of electrified pavement (0.91-m-wide) was 54% effective in preventing deer intrusions into the fenced highway corridor. Electrified pavement appears to have potential as an effective tool to reduce ungulate access to roadways and other protected areas. However, to fully assess the viability of this emerging technology for use in excluding wildlife from highways, results from ongoing long-term monitoring at replicated in-road installations are needed.
Mesoscopic transport revisited
Creators: name: Das, Mukunda P.
name: Green, Frederick
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Having driven a large part of the decade's progress in physics, nanoelectronics is now passing from today's realm of the extraordinary to tomorrow's commonplace. This carries the problem of turning proofs of concept into practical artefacts. Better and more sharply focussed predictive modelling will be the ultimate guide to optimising mesoscopic technology as it matures. Securing this level of understanding needs a reassessment of the assumptions at the base of the present state of the field. We offer a brief overview of the underlying assumptions of mesoscopic transport.
description: 9pp; Viewpoint article
title: Does Experience with Sagebrush In utero and Early in Life Influence the Use of Sagebrush by Sheep?
Creators: name: Longmore, Ashley T.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Learning from mother begins early in the developmental process and can have lifelong effects when it comes to forage preferences. Recent research suggests that mothers are a powerful and positive influence before birth. Pregnancy is not an incubation period buy a staging period for well-being and disease later in life. Better understanding the developmental processes which take place in utero and the effects they have later in life may help us create management plans that utilize grazing animals to their full potential as landscape manipulators.
Using in utero and early-life programming as a management tool is a relatively new concept, but offers a faster approach than genetic selection to respond to environmental contingencies in the short-term. Experiences in utero and early in life may have marked effects on the ability of herbivores to consume toxin-containing plants such as sagebrush. This is because environmental experiences cause epigenetic alterations in consumers which are translated into neurological, morphological, and physiological changes that influence foraging behavior. This change in behavior can reduce the competitive ability of toxin-containing plants in the community and allow for greater primary production and diversity. However, information regarding herbivores' exposure early in life to plant toxins and their subsequent physiological and behavioral responses is limited. Moreover, no information is available on early life experiences to toxin-containing shrubs like sagebrush and their subsequent influence on feeding behavior by herbivores. Thus, the objective of my research was to explore how experience in utero and early life with sagebrush affected intake of and preference for sagebrush by sheep later in life.
Clippard et al._Decadal soil respiration following stem-girdling
Creators: name: Gough, Christopher
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 60203 Ecological Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 50301 Carbon Sequestration Science
subject: FOS: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
subject: 70505 Forestry Pests, Health and Diseases

description: Data, code, and files associated with all figures and data analysis contained in the Clippard et al. paper.