cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Self-Supervised Deep Pose Corrections for Robust Visual Odometry
Creators: name: Wagstaff, Brandon
name: Peretroukhin, Valentin
name: Kelly, Jonathan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present a self-supervised deep pose correction (DPC) network that applies pose corrections to a visual odometry estimator to improve its accuracy. Instead of regressing inter-frame pose changes directly, we build on prior work that uses data-driven learning to regress pose corrections that account for systematic errors due to violations of modelling assumptions. Our self-supervised formulation removes any requirement for six-degrees-of-freedom ground truth and, in contrast to expectations, often improves overall navigation accuracy compared to a supervised approach. Through extensive experiments, we show that our self-supervised DPC network can significantly enhance the performance of classical monocular and stereo odometry estimators and substantially out-performs state-of-the-art learning-only approaches.
description: In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'20), Paris, France, May 31 - Jun. 4, 2020
Formation of MgB2 at low temperatures by reaction of Mg with B6Si
Creators: name: Cooley, L. D.
name: Kang, Kyongha
name: Klie, R.
name: Li, Q.
name: Moodenbaugh, A.
name: Sabatini, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Formation of MgB2 by reactions of Mg with B6Si and Mg with B were compared, the former also producing Mg2Si as a major product. Compared to the binary system, the ternary reactions for identical time and temperature were more complete at 750 C and below, as indicated by higher diamagnetic shielding and larger x-ray diffraction peak intensities relative to those of Mg. MgB2 could be produced at temperatures as low as 450 C by the ternary reaction. Analyses by electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and of the upper critical field show that Si does not enter the MgB2 phase.
description: Submitted to Supercond. Sci. Technol
USE OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION RESPONSE SURFACES
Creators: name: Schoney, Richard A.
name: Bay, Ted F.
name: Moncrief, John F.
name: Schoney, Richard A.
name: Bay, Ted F.
name: Moncrief, John F.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1980
Subjects: Production Economics

description: Various statistical measures and prior knowledge of functional relationships have traditionally been the main guides in developing production response equations. Computer graphics provide a valuable addition to this developmental process. Through graphics, the characteristics of a large volume of data can be visually analyzed. In addition, the physical characteristics of alternative functional forms can more easily be compared to the original data. Computer graphics were used to analyze raw data through surface and contour plots, and to compare three alternative functional forms chosen to represent the data. The example cited demonstrated the potential advantage of using computer graphics as a visual research tool in production studies.
Description and comparison of Fat7-bar and HYP fat links
Creators: name: Bilson-Thompson, Sundance O.
name: Lee, Weonjong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study various methods of constructing fat links based upon the HYP (by Hasenfratz & Knechtli) and Fat7-bar (by W. Lee) algorithms. We present the minimum plaquette distribution for these fat links. This enables us to determine which algorithm is most effective at reducing the spread of plaquette values - a strong indicator of improved statistics for spectrum and static potential measurements, among other quantities.
description: 5 pages, 10 figures, talk presented at the 2nd workshop on Lattice Hadron Physics, Cairns Australia, July 2003
Additional file 1 of Multi-level strategies to tailor patient-centred care for women: qualitative interviews with clinicians
Creators: name: Filler, Tali
name: Dunn, Sheila
name: Grace, Sherry L.
name: Straus, Sharon E.
name: Stewart, Donna E.
name: Gagliardi, Anna R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine
Science Policy

description: Additional File 1. Themes and exemplar quotes for strategies to tailor patient-centred care for women. Table listing themes and exemplar quotes organized by domains of patient-centred care.
Lattice-gas modeling of CO adlayers on Pd(100)
Creators: name: Liu, Da-Jiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using a lattice-gas model with pairwise interactions, we study the ordered structures, coverage dependence of the heat of adsorption, and other experimentally observable behavior of adsorbed CO overlayers on Pd(100) single crystal surfaces. Transfer matrix and Monte Carlo methods give accurate information regarding the lattice-gas model that often contradicts simple mean-field-like analysis. We demonstrate the usefulness of the model by reproducing experimental results over a large range of pressures and temperatures.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures
EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES ON TOTAL EMPLOYMENT CHANGE IN NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES
Creators: name: Gillis, William
name: Shahidsaless, Shahin
name: Gillis, William
name: Shahidsaless, Shahin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1980
Subjects: Labor and Human Capital

description: Specific community attributes such as size and composition of the labor force, personal characteristics of local residents, geographic location, and area population are usually ignored in economic impact studies pertaining to nonmetropolitan areas. This paper demonstrates how specific community attributes influence the total employment impact resulting from an exogenous employment change.
Behaviour change in the palm of your hand: Analyses of app-logged exercise following a Diabetes prevention program
Creators: name: MacPherson, Megan
name: Merry, Kohle
name: Locke, Sean
name: Jung, Mary
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Mobile phone applications (apps) which allow for self-monitoring of daily physical activity (PA) are commonly used in diabetes prevention programs; however, there is a little research describing how people engage with such apps, what leads to sustained use, and whether app use translates to improved PA. Purpose: 1) explore participant engagement with two different exercise-logging apps, and 2) assess the relationship between the number of days and average daily time participants logged exercise, and accelerometry measured moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in the six months following the Small Steps for Big Changes (SSBC) diabetes prevention program. Methods: SSBC has undergone an in-lab efficacy trial and effectiveness trial in the community. Participants in both the efficacy and effectiveness trials were provided with an app to log their exercise in the year following program completion. Efficacy trial participants were provided with an app which also integrated rewards and messaging features. Effectiveness trial participants used an app which did not have integrated rewards and messaging capabilities. Results: Small to medium correlations were found between app logged exercise and MVPA at six months (ranging from r = .32 to r = .43). 83% of efficacy trial participants and only 34% of effectiveness trial participants logging at least one day. Conclusions: These small to medium correlations may account for a clinically meaningful amount of PA. Messaging and reward features may have led to increased engagement in the efficacy trial. Researchers should focus efforts on improving participants’ adherence to self-monitoring apps to indirectly target PA. Funding: This study was supported by the WorkSafeBC research program (RS2018-TG04 to M.M.).
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Fate of oscillating scalar fields in the thermal bath and their cosmological implications
Creators: name: Yokoyama, Jun'ichi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Relaxation process of a coherent scalar field oscillation in the thermal bath is investigated using nonequilibrium quantum field theory. The Langevin-type equation of motion is obtained which has a memory term and both additive and multiplicative noise terms. The dissipation rate of the oscillating scalar field is calculated for various interactions such as Yukawa coupling, three-body scalar interaction, and biquadratic interaction. When the background temperature is larger than the oscillation frequency, the dissipation rate arising from the interactions with fermions is suppressed due to the Pauli blocking, while it is enhanced for interactions with bosons due to the induced effect. In both cases, we find that the microphysical detailed balance relation drives the oscillating field to a thermal equilibrium state. That is, for low-momentum modes, the classical fluctuation-dissipation theorem holds and they relax to a state the equipartition law is satisfied, while higher-momentum modes reach the state the number density of each quanta consists of the thermal boson distribution function and zero-point vacuum contribution. The temperature-dependent dissipation rates obtained here are applied to the late reheating phase of inflationary universe. It is found that in some cases the reheat temperature may take somewhat different value from the conventional estimates, and in an extreme case the inflaton can dissipate its energy without linear interactions that leads to its decay. Furthermore the evaporation rate of the Affleck-Dine field at the onset of its oscillation is calculated.
description: 47 pages, 1 figure
An Investigation of Racial Antagonism as a Possible Factor in the Delinquency of Negro Boys
Creators: name: McGinty, Milton Oliver
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: The fact that Negroes are subjected to racial discrimination in the United States cannot be legitimately questioned. The true nature of the consequences of this discrimination, however, can be, and is often, questioned.
Additional file 1 of Hidden analyses: a review of reporting practice and recommendations for more transparent reporting of initial data analyses
Creators: name: Huebner, Marianne
name: Vach, Werner
name: Cessie, Saskia Le
name: Schmidt, Carsten Oliver
name: Lusa, Lara
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Data collection form.
Metabacetus Bates 1892
Creators: name: Will, Kipling W.
name: Park, Jong Kyun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Metabacetus

description: Metabacetus Bates 1892
 Type species Metabacetus immarginatus Bates 1892:364
 Generic diagnosis.—A combination of characters is needed to recognize member taxa. Individuals are Abacetus -like as they have deeply impressed linear basolateral pronotal impressions; clearly defined frontal impression on the head; lack the angular base of stria 1 basal puncture at base of stria 2; abdominal sterna without transverse sulci; male protarsomeres symmetrically expanded; and male median lobe oriented to the left in repose. Additionally Metabacetus species have the second antenomere more or less centrically inserted in first; elytra without discal puncture on interval 3; mentum with epilobes distinct and as or more prominent than the median tooth and; metacoxal anterior sulcus sinuate. This set of characteristics separates Metabacetus from all other sympatric Abacetini and other pterostichine-grade taxa except for Tiferonia, Mateuellus and Cosmodiscus. Metabacetus species can be separated from Tiferonia by their much larger size (5.2–8.0 mm vs. 4.5 mm), and from Mateuellus by their fully developed eyes, which are reduced in the troglobitic Mateuellus. Metabacetus species are of a relatively elongate form, especially the head and mandibles and are much more elongate than the very compact, almost rounded shape seen in Cosmodiscus species.
description: Published as part of Will, Kipling W. & Park, Jong Kyun, 2008, A New Species Of The Oriental Abacetine Genus Metabacetus Bates, 1892 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) And A Key To The Species Of The Genus, pp. 189-196 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 62 (2) on page 191, DOI: 10.1649/980.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4924296
REPORT OF SURVEY ON FINANCING HEDGED CROPS IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Creators: name: Harris, Kim.S
name: Baker, C.B.
name: Harris, Kim.S
name: Baker, C.B.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1980
Subjects: Agricultural Finance

description: This report summarizes results from a survey designed to determine the lending policies of banks and production credit associations in a 26 county area in east central Illinois with regard to farmers who hedge their crop production. The survey was to see if hedging aids the farmer in borrowing money, and if there is a relationship between size and type of credit agency and the likelihood of a positive credit response to hedging. Findings from the survey are based on 145 responses, 44.2 percent of lenders who received the questionnaire. Thirteen more lenders responded but reported no farm customers. One additional response was not sufficient for analysis. More than half the 145 respondents (77) said they had loaned to farmers who pledged hedged corn and/or soybeans as collateral. Sixty-eight indicated how hedging affects credit. About 70 percent of those respondents (48) said they wouli loan more on hedged than on non-hedged crops. Eighteen percent (14) reported loans to hedged farmers that would not have been made had the applicant not been hedged. However, among those so reporting, only 21 percent (15) would commit themselves to more than requirements to meet margin calls. No significant difference was found among size and type of lenders in the effects of hedging on credit limits. However, this finding may be biased by non-response. Small banks were disproportionately numerous among non-responders, perhaps because they have had fewer applicants for loans to financed hedged crops. The extent of such bias is not know.
Moving through COVID-19: a methodological account of understanding physical activity behaviour in relation to mental health among university students
Creators: name: Degiacomo, Brenden
name: Morris, Samantha
name: Newhouse, Ian
name: Pearson, Erin
name: Smith, Leanne
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Physical activity (PA) has numerous mental health benefits, including positive effects on symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression: conditions impacting students that have increased since the pandemic began. Personal safety concerns and COVID-19-related recreation facility closures have resulted in many students’ PA decreasing. Alternatively, others have maintained their engagement. Understanding this dichotomy in relation to student well-being is essential for developing future interventions. Purposes: (Phase 1) Examine associations between PA behaviour, mental health indices, and COVID-19-related restrictions among students; and (Phase 2) Explore facilitators and barriers to PA engagement and views on mental wellness qualitatively. Methods: This study will use a mixed-methods design and seek to enroll 150 full-time Lakehead University students. For Phase I, an on-line survey exploring PA behaviour, COVID-restrictions, and mental health indices will be administered in September and November 2021. Data will be analyzed using multiple linear regressions. For Phase II, focus groups will be conducted with a subset of Phase I participants; a semi-structured interview guide will be used. Transcripts will be analyzed using inductive content analysis. Results: It is hypothesized that an inverse relationship will be observed between degree of PA and mental health indices. It is expected that the qualitative phase will reveal unique insights into reasons for engagement and future programming recommendations. Conclusions: Obtaining these data is an important step in determining what is/not working well for students in this context. Study findings will be used to inform the development of a student-informed mental health promoting PA intervention. Funding: Study funded by Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Perturbative string theory from Newtonian limit of string geometry theory
Creators: name: Sato, Matsuo
name: Sugimoto, Yuji
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: String geometry theory is one of the candidates of the non-perturbative formulation of string theory. In arXiv:1709.03506, the perturbative string theory is reproduced from a string geometry model coupled with a $u(1)$ gauge field on string manifolds. In this paper, we generalize this result and we show that the perturbative string theory is reproduced from any string geometry model by taking a Newtonian limit.
description: 16 pages, 1 figure, minor changes
THE IMPACT OF DEMAND-SENSITIVE RAILROAD RATES UPON THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR U.S. FEED GRAINS
Creators: name: Hoffman, Linwood A.
name: Hill, Lowell D.
name: Hoffman, Linwood A.
name: Hill, Lowell D.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1980
Subjects: Public Economics

description: A storage and transportation model of the U.S. feed grain industry was developed to measure the potential impacts of demand-sensitive rail rates. At the national level, a 5 to 15 percent change in rail rates simultaneously increased rail revenue and traffic volume and reduced seasonality of rail demand. As a consequence, total system costs increased. Regional results differed slightly.
Uniformity of foreground Galactic neutral Hydrogen over cooling flow clusters
Creators: name: Barnes, David G.
name: Nulsen, Paul E. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Radio maps at 21 cm of foreground neutral hydrogen over three cooling flow clusters of galaxies show that the foreground gas is uniform on scales from about 1 -- 10 arcmin. Five sigma limits on fluctuations in the foreground column density for Abell 3581, Sersic 159-03 and Abell 2597 are 6.2e19, 7.8e19 and 4.3e19 per sq cm, or 14, 43 and 17 per cent of the mean foreground column density in the region of the system, respectively. Fluctuations in the column density of neutral gas in the Galaxy are unlikely to account for any excesses of photoelectric absorption in these or other cooling flow clusters. Fluctuations in the foreground neutral gas on arcminute scales are also unlikely to be the cause of excess EUV and soft X-ray emission from clusters.
description: 17 pages, 5 figures, MNRAS accepted 2 April 2003
Dumping inflaton energy density out of this world
Creators: name: Enqvist, Kari
name: Mazumdar, Anupam
name: Pérez-Lorenzana, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We argue that a brane world with a warped, infinite extra dimension allows for the inflaton to decay into the bulk so that after inflation, the effective dark energy disappears from our brane. This is achieved by the redshifting of the decay products into infinity of the 5th dimension. As a consequence, all matter and CMB density perturbations could have their origin in the decay of a MSSM flat direction rather than the inflaton. We also discuss a string theoretical model where reheating after inflation may not affect the observable brane.
description: 16 pages
Physical activity and mental health among college students during COVID-19 pandemic
Creators: name: Bai, Yang
name: Copeland, William
name: Curl, Azilee
name: Devadanam, Vinay
name: Kimball, Lindsay
name: Yousef, Hakeem
name: Pasqualoni, Sam
name: Rettew, Jeffrey
name: Hudziak, Jim
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Purpose: In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) caused many university campus lockdowns after spring break in which students were required to leave campus and continue their academic work as usual, remotely. The University of Vermont Wellness Environment (WE) program is an academic year long wellness behavioral change promotion program that has collected data before and during the COVID outbreak. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change of physical activity (PA) levels and mental health in a large cohort of U.S. college students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Students were given an Apple Watch to track their daily exercise time and a daily survey measured mood, anxiety, and stress in Spring 2020. A total of 113 WE and 54 non-WE college freshman (132 female and 35 male) were included in this study. Self-perceived COVID-19 disruption and COVID-19 related questions were assessed at the end-of-year questionnaire. Generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the association of PA and mental health before and during COVID-19 remote learning. The models also controlled for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. Results: College students became significantly less active during COVID remote learning compared to before (p
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
ECOLOGY AND ECONOMICS: DIFFERENCES IN PHILOSOPHY
Creators: name: Lynne, Gary D.
name: Carriker, Roy R.
name: Lynne, Gary D.
name: Carriker, Roy R.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1980
Subjects: Environmental Economics and Policy

description: Ecology has been referred to as the "subversive science," as man is argued part of the environment, having only limited control. Economics is based on MAN as a socio-cultural being, as opposed to man the animal. Recognition of differences in philosophy must be explicit before real communication can begin.
Additional file 1 of Uncontrolled and apparent treatment resistant hypertension: a cross-sectional study of Russian and Norwegian 40–69 year olds
Creators: name: Petersen, Jakob
name: Malyutina, Sofia
name: Ryabikov, Andrey
name: Kontsevaya, Anna
name: Kudryavtsev, Alexander V.
name: Eggen, Anne Elise
name: McKee, Martin
name: Cook, Sarah
name: Hopstock, Laila A.
name: Schirmer, Henrik
name: Leon, David A.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Sample selection flow diagram. Hypertension was defined as self-reported antihypertensive use or high blood pressure (140+/90+ mmHg). Table S1. Age- and gender-adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of uncontrolled versus controlled hypertension and the association with antihypertensive drug class combinations by study: Know Your Heart (KYH, Russia) and Tromsø 7 (T7, Norway).
Ways in which the Washington Cathedral has come to fulfill an educational function in terms of its charter
Creators: name: Johnson, Edwin Denton
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: This paper will attempt to describe the history of the Washington Cathedral as an educational force, as provided for by its charter; to criticize certain facets of the Cathedral's educational function as this investigation proceeds in the chapters; and, in conclusion, to make some estimate of the Cathedral as an educational foundation. The thesis has been divided into tow parts: the first part discusses historically the educational function of the Washington Cathedral as seen from a spiritual approach; the second part discusses historically the educational function of the Cathedral as seen from a temporal approach.
Universal Gate Set for Continuous-Variable Quantum Computation with Microwave Circuits
Creators: name: Hillmann, Timo
name: Quijandría, Fernando
name: Johansson, Göran
name: Ferraro, Alessandro
name: Gasparinetti, Simone
name: Ferrini, Giulia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide an explicit construction of a universal gate set for continuous-variable quantum computation with microwave circuits. Such a universal set has been first proposed in quantum-optical setups, but its experimental implementation has remained elusive in that domain due to the difficulties in engineering strong nonlinearities. Here, we show that a realistic three-wave mixing microwave architecture based on the SNAIL [Frattini et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 222603 (2017)] allows us to overcome this difficulty. As an application, we show that this architecture allows for the generation of a cubic phase state with an experimentally feasible procedure. This work highlights a practical advantage of microwave circuits with respect to optical systems for the purpose of engineering non-Gaussian states, and opens the quest for continuous-variable algorithms based on few repetitions of elementary gates from the continuous-variable universal set.
description: accepted version
Simulations of weak gravitational lensing
Creators: name: White, Martin
name: Vale, Chris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe the simulation data produced by a pilot programme to compute mock weak gravitational lensing maps for a range of currently popular cosmological models by ray tracing through high-resolution N-body simulations. The programme required only a modest investment in computer time to produce maps accurate to arcminute scales covering hundreds of square degrees of sky for 4 cosmological models.
description: 15 pages, 9 figures, Astroparticle Physics in press
Hands On Scenario Literature Searching
Creators: name: Gutzman, Karen E
name: Mendoza, Annette Renee
name: Norton, Candace
name: Belter, Chris
Publisher: name: DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: data visualization
subject: Data Visualization
subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Microsoft Excel (Computer file)

description: Data visualization is used to communicate complex information and explore trends in large sources of data. Compelling data visualization requires thoughtful planning and execution; from understanding the data, choosing the right chart, balancing visual cues, and providing narratives to tell interesting stories. This course gives attendees a strong foundation in the principles of data visualization. In addition attendees will use Microsoft Excel, a common but incredibly powerful tool, to visualize library-relevant data through a series of hands-on activities. Attendees will gain practical and immediately useful skills for visualizing both qualitative and quantitative data.
Ways in which the Washington Cathedral has come to fulfill an educational function in terms of its charter
Creators: name: Johnson, Edwin Denton
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education
classificationCode: 5004
subject: Religious studies

description: This paper will attempt to describe the history of the Washington Cathedral as an educational force, as provided for by its charter; to criticize certain facets of the Cathedral's educational function as this investigation proceeds in the chapters; and, in conclusion, to make some estimate of the Cathedral as an educational foundation. The thesis has been divided into tow parts: the first part discusses historically the educational function of the Washington Cathedral as seen from a spiritual approach; the second part discusses historically the educational function of the Cathedral as seen from a temporal approach.
The Effect of Bilateral Trade Agreements on World Trade and Price Stability
Creators: name: Webb, Alan J.
name: Webb, Alan J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1981
Subjects: International Relations/Trade

description: A theoretical model is developed which shows that the aggregate effect of an increase in bilateral trade agreements is an increase in the variability of world prices and trade. For a single country, the model shows that it is to each country's advantage to keep its bilateral commitments from exceeding its expected trade.
An Analysis of the Patterns of Voting of the Asian-African Nations in the General Assembly of the United Nations
Creators: name: Passalacqua-Christian, Louis Antonio
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Not long after the Bandug Conference, references to the Asian-African and Arab-Asian blocs began to appear in great profusion in the newspapers and other publications. Dire things were predicted for the Western world if the strength of this bloc should grow and a great amount of print was devoted to the means by which the West could break up the bloc.Firm in the belief that our future lies in the hands of Asia and Africa and, therefore, that the West, and particularly the United States, must discard its prejudices and its smug superiority and strive to win their friendship as equals and partners in progress, I have read with interest the reaction of the press to the growing prominence of those regions.
Theodore Brameld's emerging reconstructionist theory of education
Creators: name: Edwards, Moton Lenon
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: This study is an attempt to present a synopsis of the four trends concommitant with educational thought, e.g., conservative, liberal, reactionary and radical, with a view toward gaining an insight into the aims, goals, and implications of Reconstructionism as expounded by Dr. Theodore Brameeld, its foremost exponent. There is a further attempt to evaluate the Reconstructionists's contention that a more effective social order can be brought about by the schools. In addition, this study proposes to weigh the applicability of Dr. Brameld's assertion that social consensus is a reliable standard of social action.
Size of bulk fermions in the SYK model
Creators: name: Lensky, Yuri D.
name: Qi, Xiao-Liang
name: Zhang, Pengfei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The study of quantum gravity in the form of the holographic duality has uncovered and motivated the detailed investigation of various diagnostics of quantum chaos. One such measure is the operator size distribution, which characterizes the size of the support region of an operator and its evolution under Heisenberg evolution. In this work, we examine the role of the operator size distribution in holographic duality for the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model. Using an explicit construction of AdS$_2$ bulk fermion operators in a putative dual of the low temperature SYK model, we study the operator size distribution of the boundary and bulk fermions. Our result provides a direct derivation of the relationship between (effective) operator size of both the boundary and bulk fermions and bulk $\text{SL}(2; \mathbb{R})$ generators.
description: References and minor clarifications added, a typo fix, updated to reflect JHEP version; 41 pages, 10 figures
FARMERS' GOALS: UNI- OR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL
Creators: name: Patrick, George F.
name: Blake, Brian F.
name: Whitaker, Suzanne H.
name: Patrick, George F.
name: Blake, Brian F.
name: Whitaker, Suzanne H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1981
Subjects: Farm Management

description: Common goal measurement techniques implicitly assume farmers order goals on a unidimensional hierarchy. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) is proposed as an alternative conceptualization and scaling procedure. MDS scalings of farmers' goals were more consistent than with other methods. Riskgrowth, monetary vs. non-monetary and wishfulness-practicality continuums were three dimensions identified.
Associations between physical activity, depression, and diet quality during COVID-19
Creators: name: Iniguez, Anaderi
name: Lanigan, Jane
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: The physical distancing measures implemented to mollify the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted individuals' health behaviors, including physical activity (PA). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between PA and other health-related measures during the pandemic. Methods: Participants (n=392) were recruited to complete an online survey. Measures on PA, sedentary behavior (SB), depression, and diet quality were collected. A one-way ANOVA was conducted to examine PA and SB across four age groups (18-25, 26-44, 45-64, 65+) prior and during the pandemic. An independent t-test was performed to examine how PA differed by depression. A bivariate correlation was performed to examine associations between PA and diet quality. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between groups for PA prior to the pandemic (F3,340 = .325, p = .807) and after (F3,388 = .343, p =.794). There was a significant difference with time sitting after (F3,232 = 3.53, p =.016), but not prior (F3,232 = 2.3, p =.079). Screen time prior (F3,232 = 3.47, p =.017) and after (F3,232 = 5.11, p
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
An Analysis of the Patterns of Voting of the Asian-African Nations in the General Assembly of the United Nations
Creators: name: Passalacqua-Christian, Louis Antonio
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Not long after the Bandug Conference, references to the Asian-African and Arab-Asian blocs began to appear in great profusion in the newspapers and other publications. Dire things were predicted for the Western world if the strength of this bloc should grow and a great amount of print was devoted to the means by which the West could break up the bloc.Firm in the belief that our future lies in the hands of Asia and Africa and, therefore, that the West, and particularly the United States, must discard its prejudices and its smug superiority and strive to win their friendship as equals and partners in progress, I have read with interest the reaction of the press to the growing prominence of those regions.
The spectrum of the roAp star HD 101065(Przybylski's star) in the Li I 6708 A spectral region
Creators: name: Shavrina, A. V.
name: Polosukhina, N. S.
name: Pavlenko, Ya. V.
name: Yushchenko, A. V.
name: Quinet, P.
name: Hack, M.
name: North, P.
name: Gopka, V. F.
name: Zverko, J.
name: Zhiznovsky, J.
name: Veles, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We carried out a detailed analysis of spectra of the unique roAp star HD 101065 (Przybylski's star) near the resonance doublet Li I 6708 A, using a most complete line list including all possible transitions between REE levels of NIST database. Our model calculations were performed under two assumptions: blend of Li and REE lines, and blend of REE lines only. They prove that Li lines are present in the range 6707.72-6708.02 AA, and that the resulting Li abundance is 3.1 dex (in the scale log N(H) = 12.0, while the isotopic ratio 6Li/7Li is near to 0.3.
description: 8 pages, 2 figs, 4 tables, accepted by AA
Theodore Brameld's emerging reconstructionist theory of education
Creators: name: Edwards, Moton Lenon
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education
classificationCode: 3902
subject: Education policy, sociology and philosophy

description: This study is an attempt to present a synopsis of the four trends concommitant with educational thought, e.g., conservative, liberal, reactionary and radical, with a view toward gaining an insight into the aims, goals, and implications of Reconstructionism as expounded by Dr. Theodore Brameeld, its foremost exponent. There is a further attempt to evaluate the Reconstructionists's contention that a more effective social order can be brought about by the schools. In addition, this study proposes to weigh the applicability of Dr. Brameld's assertion that social consensus is a reliable standard of social action.
Kudekanye Rice 2008, new genus
Creators: name: Rice, Marlin E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Kudekanye

description: Kudekanye Rice, new genus
 Type species. Kudekanye suidafrika Rice, new species (present designation).
 Description. Medium sized with nearly uniform brownish-yellow coloration. Head narrowing distinctly behind the eyes, pubescence dense between eyes, and coronal suture deeply furrowed. Eyes coarsely faceted, moderately emarginate, lower lobes large, globose, and nearly touching at gena with separation less than distance between upper lobes. Mandibles long, slender, and sharply acute near tip. Antennae extending beyond elytral apices by approximately 6 antennomeres, scape not reaching anterior margin of pronotum, segments 3–9 cylindrical and slightly arched, but not flattened. Pronotum quadrate, slightly narrower than head, posterior margin sinuate, lateral tubercles small and obtuse. Elytra lateral margins not parallel, tapering toward apices, distinctly and finely punctured except near apices, which are broadly acuminate without spines or emarginations. Legs long and slender, tibiae slightly arched, first metatarsus longer than the second and third metatarsi combined.
 Etymology. The genus name, considered to be feminine, is derived from the Xhosa word for ‘‘extreme’’—a reference to the extremely long antennae relative to the length of the body.
 Comments. This genus is superficially similar to the newly described genus Afroartelida Vives and Adlbauer (2005) but differs most notably by the extremely long antennae and the lower lobes of the eyes, which nearly touch at the gena (Table 1). Characters for separating these two genera, plus another south African Apatophyseinae, Ottessia, are given in Table 1.
description: Published as part of Rice, Marlin E., 2008, Kudekanye: A New Genus Of Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) From The Lowland Fynbos And Renosterveld Ecosystem Of South Africa, pp. 3-7 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 62 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.1649/983.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4924292
Additional file 1 of Enzymatic production of 4-O-methyl d-glucaric acid from hardwood xylan
Creators: name: Vuong, Thu V.
name: Master, Emma R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1. Additional figures.
A Review of The O--C Method and Period Change
Creators: name: Zhou, Ai-Ying
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The classical O--C curves are discussed in different cases in which various period changes involved. Among them, the analytic O--C curves with frequency, amplitude modulations and with double modes are closely inspected, respectively. As a special, the light-time effect is illustrated. The features of period change noise and period change to metallicity are added at the end.
description: 17 pages, 6 figures
CROP IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS NEW CASSAVA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN COLOMBIA
Creators: name: Pachico, Douglas
name: Pachico, Douglas
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1981
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries

description: The potential benefits of cassava varieties suitable or the feed market are estimated. A linear programming feed mix model simulates the cost reduction in feed resulting from cheaper cassava. Then, elasticities of demand and supply of poultry are estimated to calculate economic surplus from the new technology.
Exploring the Experience of Physical Activity in the US During COVID-19 by Age, Gender and Race
Creators: name: D'Abundo, Michelle
name: Franco, Paul
Publisher: name: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada
Year: 2022

description: Background: Participation in physical activity (PA) is important to maintaining health and well-being. According to Healthy People 2020 (2020), more than 80% of adults did not meet the guidelines for PA prior to the pandemic. Prolonged quarantines can lead to sedentary lifestyles, which are associated with chronic health conditions (Chen et al., 2020; Mattioli et al., 2020). While many health professionals are purporting the need to stay healthy and physically active during COVID-19, there is little information about the general public’s PA in the US during the pandemic and less information with attention to demographic variables. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of PA in the US during COVID-19 by age, gender, and race. Methods: A qualitative study using the Physical Activity During COVID-19 Questionnaire (PADCQ) was conducted January-March 2021 online via SurveyMonkey®. The instrument consisted of 8 demographic items and 9 survey questions, two of which are the focus of this abstract: 1) Compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, are you currently more physically active, less or about the same? and 2) What role is physical activity playing in your life today? Data from 235 respondents were exported from Excel into Atlas.ti for analysis including preparing data, open-coding, sorting codes, and organizing themes. Results: Preliminary responses indicated 43.4% of participants described themselves as less active, 22.1% as more active and 34.5% as about the same. 61.7% of felt PA had a positive role, 17% had a negative outlook on PA, 3.8% had both a positive and negative outlook and 17.4% acknowledged PA without being positive or negative. There were a variety of reasons for the positive PA-related responses including that it is important/vital, improves mental health/acuity and is a stress reliever. The negative outlook was primarily due to PA being a minor/minimal priority, work-out challenges and feelings of guilt surrounding PA. Response trends according to age, race and gender will also be presented. Conclusions: If predictions are correct, due to climate change and other factors, the occurrence of infectious outbreaks may increase and to maintain health and well-being, public health will need to tailor PA recommendations, programming, and measurement with attention to demographic variables. This information provides a baseline understanding of PA during COVID-19 and could be used to create PA promotion strategies and programs for situations where lifestyle is restricted or limited to home and/or local environments.
description: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
Learning in Young Children: A Study of the Ability of Young Children to Learn to React to a Size Relationship
Creators: name: Stewart, Florence D.
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Recognition of the importance of the early years in the development of the individual is both a result and a cause of the increasing interest in the preschool child. By means of many observations and experiments, much has been learned which has made the proper training of the child less an art and more a science.Various studies have emphasized the importance of the differences between adult and child behavior.
Discharging dynamics of topological batteries
Creators: name: Patil, Vishal P.
name: Kos, Žiga
name: Ravnik, Miha
name: Dunkel, Jörn
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Topological constraints have long been known to provide efficient mechanisms for localizing and storing energy across a range of length scales, from knots in DNA to turbulent plasmas. Despite recent theoretical and experimental progress on the preparation of topological states, the role of topology in the discharging dynamics is not well understood. Here, we investigate robust topological energy release protocols in two archetypal soft systems through simulations of 238 knotted elastic fibers and 3D liquid crystals across a range of different topologies. By breaking the elastic fiber or switching the liquid crystal surface anchoring, such topological batteries can perform mechanical work or drive fluid flows. Our study reveals topologically resonant states for which energy release becomes superslow or superfast. Owing to their intrinsic stability we expect such tunable topological batteries to have broad applications to storage and directed release of energy in soft matter.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures; references added, discussion extended
GRAPE-6: The massively-parallel special-purpose computer for astrophysical particle simulation
Creators: name: Makino, Junichiro
name: Fukushige, Toshiyuki
name: Koga, Masaki
name: Namura, Ken
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we describe the architecture and performance of the GRAPE-6 system, a massively-parallel special-purpose computer for astrophysical $N$-body simulations. GRAPE-6 is the successor of GRAPE-4, which was completed in 1995 and achieved the theoretical peak speed of 1.08 Tflops. As was the case with GRAPE-4, the primary application of GRAPE-6 is simulation of collisional systems, though it can be used for collisionless systems. The main differences between GRAPE-4 and GRAPE-6 are (a) The processor chip of GRAPE-6 integrates 6 force-calculation pipelines, compared to one pipeline of GRAPE-4 (which needed 3 clock cycles to calculate one interaction), (b) the clock speed is increased from 32 to 90 MHz, and (c) the total number of processor chips is increased from 1728 to 2048. These improvements resulted in the peak speed of 64 Tflops. We also discuss the design of the successor of GRAPE-6.
description: Accepted for publication in PASJ, scheduled to appear in Vol. 55, No. 6
Additional file 2 of A rapid and simple method for routine determination of antibiotic sensitivity to biofilm populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Creators: name: Dhammika Leshan Wannigama
name: Hurst, Cameron
name: Parichart Hongsing
name: Pearson, Lachlan
name: Thammakorn Saethang
name: Naphat Chantaravisoot
name: Uthaibhorn Singkham-In
name: Sirirat Luk-In
name: Storer, Robin James
name: Tanittha Chatsuwan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Figure S1. Distribution of clinical isolates (n = 137) of P. aeruginosa biovolume within the fluorometric-based assay and Calgary Biofilm Device.