cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pygocryptus brevicornis
Creators: name: Riedel
name: Pénigot
name: Schwarz
name: Diller
name: Johansson
name: Japoshvili, G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Pygocryptus
Pygocryptus brevicornis

description: Pygocryptus brevicornis (BRISCHKE, 1881), det. Schwarz
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Trap 4: 3♁♁ 20.iv.-5.v., 1♁ 1-15.vi.; trap 12: 1♁ 20.v.-1.vi.
D i s t r i b u t i o n: Western Palaearctic, new record for Georgia and the Caucasus region.
description: Published as part of Riedel, Pénigot, Schwarz, Diller, Johansson & Japoshvili, G., 2023, Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of the Kintrishi National Park, Sakartvelo (Georgia), with descriptions of six new species, pp. 61-153 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 55 (1) on page 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10415120
Update on (2+1+1)-flavor QCD equation of state
Creators: name: Weber, Johannes Heinrich
name: Bazavov, Alexei
name: Petreczky, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on preliminary results from the calculations of the QCD equation of state for 2+1+1 flavors using HISQ action. The calculations are performed on lattices with temporal extents $N_τ=6,~8,~10$, and $12$ and aspect ratio $N_σ/N_τ=4$. We find that there is a significant contribution to the pressure from charm quarks at temperatures $T> 300$ MeV.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures; poster presented at "The 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory", LATTICE2021, 26th-30th July, 2021 Zoom/Gather@Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The He abundance in NGC 1850 A and B: are we observing the early stage of formation of multiple populations in a stellar cluster?
Creators: name: Carini, R.
name: Sollima, A.
name: Brocato, E.
name: Biazzo, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the result of a sample of B-stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud young double stellar cluster NGC 1850 A and NGC 1850 B, observed with the integral-field spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope, the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer. We compare the observed equivalent widths (EWs) of four He lines (4922 $\mathring{\mathrm A}$, 5015 $\mathring{\mathrm A}$, 6678 $\mathring{\mathrm A}$, and 7065 $\mathring{\mathrm A}$) with the ones determined from synthetic spectra computed with different He mass fraction (Y=0.25, 0.27, 0.30 and 0.35) with the code SYNSPEC, that takes into account the non-LTE effect. From this comparison, we determined the He mass fraction of the B stars, finding a not homogeneous distribution. The stars can be divided in three groups, He-weak (Y $\lt$ 0.24) and the He-normal (0.24 $\leqslant$ Y $\leqslant$ 0.26) belonging to the MS of NGC 1850 A, and the He-rich stars (0.33 $\leqslant$ Y $\leqslant$ 0.38) situated in the MS associated to NGC 1850 B. We have analyzed the stellar rotation as possible responsible of the anomalous features of the He lines in the He-rich stars. We provide a simple analysis of the differences between the observed EWs and the ones obtained from the theoretical models with different rotation velocity (V$\sin{i}$ = 0 and 250 Km/s). The resolution of the MUSE spectra do not allow to get a conclusive result, however our analysis support the He-enhanced hypothesis.
description: Accepted for publication by MNRAS, 10 pages, 8 figures
Supplementary document for Altering the colors displayed impacts applied task efficacy when Laser Eye Protection is required - 7249506.pdf
Creators: name: Baker, Madeline
name: Coffey, Kate
name: kooijman, Lars
name: Abel, Larry
name: Douglass, Amanda
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Vision Science

description: Supplemental document: screening survey.
Long-range correlations in disordered graphene
Creators: name: Ziegler, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The appearence of long-range correlations near the Dirac point of a Dirac-like spinor model with random vector potential is studied. These correlations originate from a spontaneously broken symmetry and their corresponding Goldstone modes. Using a strong-disorder expansion, correlation functions and matrix elements are analyzed and compared with results from a weak-disorder expansion. The local density of states correlation and the overlap between states above and below the Dirac point are characterized by a long-range behavior. The correlation range decreases with the distance from the Dirac point. Transport is diffusive and the diffusion coefficient is proportional to the one-particle scattering time for any strength of disorder. A consequence of the special properties of particle-hole scattering is a constant microwave conductivity for weak as well as for strong disorder, describing a deviation from conventional Drude-like transport. Some properties of the model can be linked to a kind of Kondo scale, which is generated by disorder. Finally, the properties of the wave functions at the Dirac point are characterized by their participation ratios, indicating a critical state at the Dirac point.
description: 17 pages, 3 figures
title: An Empirical Analysis of Customer Satisfaction in Short Selling
Creators: name: Ramaeker, Brian
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2015

description: Using an event study along with basic linear regressions, this paper sets out to find if customer satisfaction factors into asset pricing, and if short sellers predict or react to the announcement, then capitalize on the mispricing. By using customer satisfaction data from the ACSI index and security pricing data from WRDS it is possible to test whether the absolute level of customer satisfaction factors into a short selling investor’s actions within the market, or if an increase or decrease in satisfaction from the previous year is recognized by short sellers.
title: Meeting Diverse Needs in the Adult ESL Classroom
Creators: name: Garcia, Katie Reynolds
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: This portfolio was written for the Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT) program. It reflects the author's beliefs on effective methods for teaching English as a second language (ESL) to adult learners. It includes the author's teaching philosophy, which focuses on communicative language teaching, creating an encouraging classroom environment, and providing meaningful instruction. The teaching philosophy is followed by four artifacts. First, the culture artifact is a review of complimenting behavior and how to teach pragmatics to language students. Second, the literacy artifact is a study of effective strategies for improving the writing skills of ESL learners. Third, the language artifact discusses wether listening or reading activities are better tools for teaching vocabulary. After the language artifact is an additional teacher artifact that explains the importance of teacher empathy. Finally, the annotated bibliographies provide an outline of the author's study and research throughout the MSLT program.
The terrestrial planet formation paradox inferred from high-resolution N-body simulations
Creators: name: Woo, Jason Man Yin
name: Brasser, Ramon
name: Grimm, Simon L.
name: Timpe, Miles L.
name: Stadel, Joachim
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent improvements to GPU hardware and the symplectic N-body code GENGA allow for unprecedented resolution in simulations of planet formation. In this paper, we report results from high-resolution N-body simulations of terrestrial planet formation that are mostly direct continuation of our previous 10 Myr simulations (Woo et al. 2021a) until 150 Myr. By assuming that Jupiter and Saturn have always maintained their current eccentric orbits (EJS), we are able to achieve a reasonably good match to the current inner solar system architecture. However, due to the strong radial mixing that occurs in the EJS scenario, it has difficulties in explaining the known isotopic differences between bodies in the inner solar system, most notably between Earth and Mars. On the other hand, assuming initially circular orbits for Jupiter and Saturn (CJS) can reproduce the observed low degree of radial mixing in the inner solar system, while failing to reproduce the current architecture of the inner solar system. These outcomes suggest a possible paradox between dynamical structure and cosmochemical data for the terrestrial planets within the classical formation scenario.
When soft crystals defy Newton's third law: Non-reciprocal mechanics and dislocation motility
Creators: name: Poncet, Alexis
name: Bartolo, Denis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The effective interactions between the constituents of driven soft matter generically defy Newton's third law. Combining theory and numerical simulations, we establish that six classes of mechanics with no counterparts in equilibrium systems emerge in elastic crystals challenged by nonreciprocal interactions. Going beyond linear deformations, we reveal that interactions violating Newton's third law generically turn otherwise quiescent dislocations into motile singularities which steadily glide though periodic lattices.
title: Quilting in Children's Literature: an Analysis of Stereotypes
Creators: name: Egbert, Megan
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: For many people, exposure to folk art happens at a young age; however, we may not realize what it is, see its value, or be aware of the terminology used by scholars. The lack of understanding the importance of folk art is especially true for children’s books. This project focuses on the analysis of children’s books about quilts or quilting, primarily because quilts are often found in books and relatable to a wide audience. While the choice in genre and topic may limit the scope of folk art analysis, there are still hundreds of books solely based on quilts or quilting. With such a large amount to choose from, I have selected approximately fifty books to analyze. The bulk of this project focuses on four major stereotypes found in children’s books—social status, age and gender, ethnicity and race, and purpose of the quilts; however, my project is twofold. The two main questions I seek to answer in this critical essay are why do these stereotypes exist, and how do they affect our views of folk art, especially in regard to quilting? Although projects based on children’s books are typically geared toward parents or children, the second purpose of this project is to assist elementary teachers and librarians with ways to acknowledge and address the stereotypes listed above without perpetuating misconceptions of folk art or quilting. Attached to the essay are an annotated bibliography, which summarizes the plot and addresses the stereotypes found in each book, as well as a searchable spreadsheet that provides a briefer version of the information found in the annotated bibliography. Both documents are meant to help with choosing books to be read by or to young audiences.
title: Language Teaching in the Secondary Education Classroom: Strategies for Teaching Spanish and English
Creators: name: Adair, Alexandria
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: This portfolio is a compilation of the author’s beliefs about effectively teaching English as a Second Language and Spanish as a Foreign Language. All of the work in the portfolio centers on the teaching philosophy statement, which contains what the author believes to be the most important aspects of second and foreign language teaching. This statement discusses the importance of communicative language teaching, with a focus on real-life interactions with others. It also advocates teaching content via the second language for more concrete understanding. Four artifacts follow the teaching philosophy statement. The first artifact examines the role of neutral Spanish and gives recommendations for implementing telenovelas into Spanish classes. The second artifact argues the case for first language literacy in order to achieve biliteracy and true bilingualism. The third artifact focuses on teaching Spanish formality to adolescent students, with a focus on the pronouns tú and usted. The final artifact discusses using games to teach second language, with a specific focus on online and digital games. A three-part annotated bibliography follows these artifacts, showcasing the literature that the author researched on communicative language teaching and the task-based approach, gaming’s influence on second language acquisition, and the Spanish telenovela. The annotated bibliography portrays how this research affected the author’s teaching philosophy statement and the four artifacts of this portfolio.
Average luminosity distance in inhomogeneous universes
Creators: name: Kostov, Valentin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The paper studies the correction to the distance modulus induced by inhomogeneities and averaged over all directions from a given observer. The inhomogeneities are modeled as mass-compensated voids in random or regular lattices within Swiss-cheese universes. Void radii below 300 Mpc are considered, which are supported by current redshift surveys and limited by the recently observed imprint such voids leave on CMB. The averaging over all directions, performed by numerical ray tracing, is non-perturbative and includes the supernovas inside the voids. Voids aligning along a certain direction produce a cumulative gravitational lensing correction that increases with their number. Such corrections are destroyed by the averaging over all directions, even in non-randomized simple cubic void lattices. At low redshifts, the average correction is not zero but decays with the peculiar velocities and redshift. Its upper bound is provided by the maximal average correction which assumes no random cancelations between different voids. It is described well by a linear perturbation formula and, for the voids considered, is 20% of the correction corresponding to the maximal peculiar velocity. The average correction calculated in random and simple cubic void lattices is severely damped below the predicted maximal one after a single void diameter. That is traced to cancellations between the corrections from the fronts and backs of different voids. All that implies that voids cannot imitate the effect of dark energy unless they have radii and peculiar velocities much larger than the currently observed. The results obtained allow one to readily predict the redshift above which the direction-averaged fluctuation in the Hubble diagram falls below a required precision and suggest a method to extract the background Hubble constant from low redshift data without the need to correct for peculiar velocities.
description: 34 pages, 21 figures, matches the version accepted in JCAP
One-loop effective action of the ${\mathbb C}P^{N-1}$ model at large $μβ$
Creators: name: Flachi, Antonino
name: Fucci, Guglielmo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this note we consider a non-linear, large-$N$ ${\mathbb C}P^{N-1}$ sigma model on a finite size interval with periodic boundary conditions, at finite temperature and chemical potential in the regime of $βμ$ large. Our goal is to extend previous calculations and obtain the coefficients of the derivative expansion of the one-loop effective action in the region of $βμ$ large by carrying out the appropriate analytical continuation. This calculation complements previous results and allows us to conclude that the ground state remains homogeneous in this regime as long as it is assumed to be a slowly varying function of the spatial coordinates. While this is reasonable at the two extremes of small or large chemical potential, for intermediate values of the chemical potential and small enough temperature, one might expect (by analogy with other models) that lower energy crystalline solutions may exist. In this case a simple derivative expansion, like the one discussed here, would need to be modified in order to capture these features.
description: 8 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Physics Letters B
Vinberg's T-Algebras. From Exceptional Periodicity to Black Hole Entropy
Creators: name: Marrani, Alessio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We introduce the so-called Magic Star (MS) projection within the root lattice of finite-dimensional exceptional Lie algebras, and relate it to rank-3 simple and semi-simple Jordan algebras. By relying on the Bott periodicity of reality and conjugacy properties of spinor representations, we present the so-called Exceptional Periodicity (EP) algebras, which are finite-dimensional algebras, violating the Jacobi identity, and providing analternative with respect to Kac-Moody infinite-dimensional Lie algebras. Remarkably, also EP algebras can be characterized in terms of a MS projection, exploiting special Vinberg T-algebras, a class of generalized Hermitian matrix algebras introduced by Vinberg in the '60s within his theory of homogeneous convex cones. As physical applications, we highlight the role of the invariant norm of special Vinberg T-algebras in Maxwell-Einstein-scalar theories in 5 space-time dimensions, in which the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of extremal black strings can be expressed in terms of the cubic polynomial norm of the T-algebras.
description: 9 pages, 2 tables, 2 fugures. Parallel talk presented at the 34th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Strasbourg, July 18-22, 2022
title: Understanding the Mormon War of 1838
Creators: name: Merkley, Tabitha
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: For my thesis I decided to do a literature review about the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. The Mormons started settling in Missouri in 1831 because Joseph Smith told his followers that Jackson County was set aside as the place where they would establish Zion. Almost right away there were conflicts between the Missourians and the Mormons. The Missourians were suspicious of the Mormons and their beliefs because the Mormons had told Missourians that God was going to take the land away from the Missourians and give the land to the Mormons. As a result of these suspicions, the Mormons were driven out of Jackson County in 1833 by Missouri residents and, later, from other counties in Missouri as well. They petitioned the Missouri government for help to get their property back but received very little help. In 1836, Caldwell County was set up by the Missouri legislature for the Mormons to settle. In the early part of 1838, Mormons started to settle outside of Caldwell which, once again, upset some Missourians so conflict broke out. As the year went on, there were a number of armed conflicts between Mormons and Missourians. Both sides had vigilante groups who plundered and destroyed property. At times, the state militia was involved as well, but they were not able to do much to end the conflict. In October 1838, Governor Boggs issued an extermination order against the Mormons. According to the order, Mormons were to be driven from Missouri or be killed. In November 1838, the Mormons surrendered and were forced to leave the state. The Mormons fled to Illinois in 1839.
The traditional approximation of rotation for rapidly rotating stars and planets. II. Deformation and differential rotation
Creators: name: Dhouib, Hachem
name: Prat, Vincent
name: Van Reeth, Timothy
name: Mathis, Stéphane
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We examine the dynamics of low-frequency gravito-inertial waves (GIWs) in differentially rotating deformed radiation zones in stars and planets by generalising the traditional approximation of rotation (TAR). The TAR treatment was built on the assumptions that the star is spherical and uniformly rotating. However, it has been generalised in our previous work by including the effects of the centrifugal deformation using a non-perturbative approach in the uniformly rotating case. We aim to carry out a new generalisation of the TAR treatment to account for the differential rotation and the strong centrifugal deformation simultaneously. We generalise our previous work by taking into account the differential rotation in the derivation of our complete analytical formalism that allows the study of the dynamics of GIWs in differentially and rapidly rotating stars. We derived the complete set of equations that generalises the TAR, simultaneously taking the full centrifugal acceleration and the differential rotation into account. Within the validity domain of the TAR, we derived a generalised Laplace tidal equation for the horizontal eigenfunctions and asymptotic wave periods of the GIWs, which can be used to probe the structure and dynamics of differentially rotating deformed stars with asteroseismology. A new generalisation of the TAR, which simultaneously takes into account the differential rotation and the centrifugal acceleration in a non-perturbative way, was derived. This generalisation allowed us to study the detectability and the signature of the differential rotation on GIWs in rapidly rotating deformed stars and planets. We found that the effects of the differential rotation in early-type deformed stars on GIWs is theoretically largely detectable in modern space photometry using observations from $\textit{Kepler}$ and TESS.
description: 13 pages, 11 figures, 1 table, abstract shortened for arXiv. Accepted for publication in A&A. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2104.09302
title: Community Renewable Energy: The Potential for Energy Generation on Public Land In Cedar City, Utah
Creators: name: Byrne, Betsy
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: As the world's population rises and becomes increasingly more urbanized, there is a greater demand on our resources. Current energy production practices are based on resources with finite supplies and are associated with environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas and particulate emissions, water resource use, and resource extraction. In contrast, renewable energy production is based on free, continually replenished sources with relatively few environmental impacts. Distributed renewable energy generation involves producing energy close to the point of consumption. The distributed generation model increases energy autonomy at the local level.
Distributed renewable energy generation is fairly common at point of use. However, it is not common at the community scale, at least here in the U.S. Communities that wish to pursue local energy generation as a strategy to increase energy autonomy may not be aware of what resources they have at hand either in the form of renewable energy sources or in terms of available land for energy production, nor an understanding of how much of their energy consumption could be met by locally produced energy.
This study explores the potential for local solar and wind energy generation on publicly owned land in Cedar City, Utah. The available public land was analyzed at two scales: within the municipal boundary and within 8 kilometers of the town boundary. Six scenarios were developed to represent different amounts of land given over to energy production in an attempt to meet the targets of 25%, 50%, or 100% of the city's annual energy consumption, and the amount of energy produced by each scenario was calculated. Within town, the opportunities for energy generation were fairly limited, though some strategies, such as installing solar panels at the point of use, would have value. In contrast, by expanding the scope to include an additional eight kilometers around the city, parcels of land were included for energy generation that would make a significant impact on the annual energy consumption of the city.
This study highlights the need for planners and landscape architects at the city level who can take an active role in energy planning by identifying resources, evaluating alternatives, and make strategic decisions on land and resource use.
Unidentified Residence with Chimneys
Creators: name: Weber, Harvey A.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1970
Subjects: Photographs
Photos
Historic buildings
East Hampton
Structures
Dwellings

description: This image shows an unidentified residence with two chimneys. This image was taken by photographer Harvey A. Weber (1917-1991) and is part of the East Hampton’s Heritage Photo Collection.
description: Images within East Hampton Heritage Photo Collection seem to have been taken or collected in relation to the East Hampton Heritage project, but not all of them were included in the final publication. Several photographer are included in this collection.
title: Effects of High Interest Opinion Writing Prompts for 5th Grade Students with Learning Disabilities
Creators: name: Stanton, Emily Theresa
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: The purpose of this creative project is to examine the extent to which high interest opinion writing prompts for four 5th grade students with learning disabilities (LD) improve the planning, organization and structure of their opinion essays as measured by the total words they write on the topic (TWW) the number of correct writing sequences (CWS) the overall accuracy of their writing, and critical components of opinion writing (CCOW) in a timed writing sample when compared to low interest opinion writing prompts. Initially participants will select high and low interest writing topics using a prompt selection procedure. Given 50 potential writing topics, students will select their top 10 high and low interest prompts.
After being explicitly taught the SRSD – POW+TREE writing strategy, participants will complete 20 timed opinion writing samples based on high and low interest opinion writing prompts. TWW, CWS, Accuracy and CCOW will be measured and recorded by the researcher. This information will be used to determine areas of needed instruction for 5th grade students with LD in the curriculum area of writing.
Nikolay Konstantinov and the Konstantinov System
Creators: name: Neretin, Yury A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: History and Overview (math.HO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 01A70, 97D40

description: The 'Konstantinov System' was a non-standard educational institution created by the great mathematical educator Nikolay Konstantinov (1932-2021), this 'System' worked (mainly in Moscow) in 1960-80s. We discuss some sides of technologies of the 'System': methods of teaching, organization, approaches to personal growth. In Russian.
description: 14pages, in Russian, 4 figures
title: Effect of Increasing External Loads on Countermovement Jump Landing Kinetics between NCAA DI Women's Soccer and Gymnastics on Land vs in Water
Creators: name: Beachem, Paul Bryan
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of differing loads on landing kinetics on land, and in aquatic conditions. Twenty four NCAA DI athletes volunteered for this study twelve female soccer players and twelve female gymnasts. Participants performed three jumps with four differing external loads in both land and aquatic environments. External loads were body weight (BW), BW*1.1, BW*1.2, BW*1.3 and applied via a weighted vest. All external loads for both conditions were added based upon participants BW on land. Kinetic measures were peak force, rate of force development, and impulse of the landing phase of the plyometric countermovement jump. Data was collected via waterproof force-plate. Results were analyzed using a three-way repeated measures 2x2x4 ANOVA. There was no significant difference in any result based on sport. Aquatic environments reduced peak impact by 50.7%, rate of force development by 53.5%, and impulse by 38.6%. Increasing external load did not produce significant differences for impact peak force or rate of force development, but did produce significantly higher impact impulse for land based jumps (p=0.000). In an aquatic environment increasing load produced significant differences in all three kinetic values. The results for environment agree with previous studies. The results for loaded aquatic countermovement jumps in this study show increased landing kinetics over unloaded aquatic jumps, and decreased landing kinetics over unloaded land jumps. Adding external load in aquatic environments may utilized to increase landing kinetics, while remaining under kinetic values of land based plyometrics.
title: Cleaning Up Nasty Nac: Vice, Race, and Social Reform in Nacogdoches, Texas, 1870 to 1915
Creators: name: Fox, Kayla L.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: In 1910, Della Sutphen, an African American widow and single mother, was indicted in Nacogdoches, Texas, for running a “house of ill repute.” Della and her young son shared a home with another single black woman, Rena Hooper. However, Nacogdoches County officials did not seem to be all that worried about prostitution; Della was one of several African Americans repeatedly arrested for selling liquor.1 Della’s prostitution charge went hand in hand with a charge of selling liquor illegally, and this was one of three instances in which she suffered arrest for this crime.
Nacogdoches had a long history of liquor restrictions – the town licensed and taxed legal liquor sales decades before Della was born. What is interesting about Della and her contemporaries, however, is that most of those arrested in her time were African Americans violating a 1906 law that completely prohibited alcohol in Nacogdoches County. Law enforcement repeatedly arrested several African Americans – including Della Sutphen, Emma Hightower, George Pleasant, Frank Payne, and Edie Johnson – primarily for the crime of selling alcohol.2 Although the county had always restricted
title: The Power of the Jewel: Discovering Historical Meaning Through the Study of Jewelry Made in Britain During the Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837-1901
Creators: name: Palmer, Mary Gilbert
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2001

description: The thesis: British Victorian jewelry has the power to function as both subject matter and a point of departure for the lively, interdisciplinary study of nineteenth-century Britain.
The study begins with an object, a jewel in the hand, understood as an artifact. The beauty, wearability, intrigue, and history of antique jewelry gives it the power to launch historical inquiry and to provide concrete access to the past. Visual, oral, and print resources, along with other period objects from the arts and social sciences are then used to help reveal, enrich, and expand the historical meanings embedded in the jewels.
This paper demonstrates numerous ways to examine a jewel to discover what it reveals about its own history, and the historical information that it points to about Victorian Britain. From the style, construction techniques, materials, and the design intentions of the jeweler, the research expands to consider social, cultural, economic and political issues that shaped nineteenth-century Britain and the jewelry that Victorian Britain produced. This method uses visual, photographic, and advertising images, the material culture resources found in museums, universities, special exhibitions, and retail collections, monographs on local, national, and international issues, literature of the era, along with biography, economic, industrial, class, social, artistic and cultural histories to develop and inform the discoveries made from handling the jewelry.
Using information from a variety of perspectives, the jewelry can then help the historian create social, economic, political, cultural, and ideological commentary on the era and the society that produced it. Like the jewelry it studies, this interdisciplinary analysis reveals a diversity and variety in nineteenth-century Britain that reflects the sweeping, economic, and technological change brought about by industrialization, investment, imperialist expansion and trade, and the new social and political forces that growth and development unleashed. The interconnected actions among these forces shaped the life, thought, and the jewelry created during the nineteenth-century in Britain. Now, that legacy of connections facilitates the hands-on, interdisciplinary study of British Victorian jewelry, a study that develops historical competence about this exceptional jewelry, while tangibly enriching the historical understanding and appreciation of nineteenth-century Britain.
title: Away for the Homeland: Why Students Fought to Keep Intermountain Indian School Open
Creators: name: Tonnies, Carol
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: In 1971, Lehman L. Brightman, president of United Native Americans (UNA), visited Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City at the request of parents and students. After inspecting the school, he compiled a series of complaints and recommended the immediate closure of the school. His complaints included the use of Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) to treat drunkenness, the conditions of the food and dorms, and the lack of Indian control of the school. He supported filing a law suit against the school on behalf of the students. He recommended, “They must, at all cost be moved out of the heart of ‘Mormon country’ and be returned to the security of their own people. . . before it is too late.”1 Thirteen years later students were fighting to keep the school open. In 1984 students at Intermountain collected signatures to stop the school's closure, organized a student 24 mile run to the federal building in Ogden, Utah to deliver them, and prepared traditional dances to bring attention to their cause. Gail Nahwahquaw, student body president, delivered a passionate speech on why the school was vital for Indian students.
On Event-Driven Knowledge Graph Completion in Digital Factories
Creators: name: Ringsquandl, Martin
name: Kharlamov, Evgeny
name: Stepanova, Daria
name: Lamparter, Steffen
name: Lepratti, Raffaello
name: Horrocks, Ian
name: Kröger, Peer
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Smart factories are equipped with machines that can sense their manufacturing environments, interact with each other, and control production processes. Smooth operation of such factories requires that the machines and engineering personnel that conduct their monitoring and diagnostics share a detailed common industrial knowledge about the factory, e.g., in the form of knowledge graphs. Creation and maintenance of such knowledge is expensive and requires automation. In this work we show how machine learning that is specifically tailored towards industrial applications can help in knowledge graph completion. In particular, we show how knowledge completion can benefit from event logs that are common in smart factories. We evaluate this on the knowledge graph from a real world-inspired smart factory with encouraging results.
A perspective on integrated atomo-photonic waveguide circuits
Creators: name: Ovchinnikov, Yuri B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Integrated photonic circuits based on suspended photonic rib waveguides, which can be used for coherent trapping, guiding, and splitting of ultra-cold neutral atoms in two-colour evanescent light fields near their surfaces, are described. Configurations of quantum inertial sensors based on such integrated atomo-photonic waveguides, which are simultaneously guiding photons and atoms along the same paths, are presented. The difference between free-space and guided atom interferometers in the presence of external forces is explained. The theoretical and technological challenges, to be overcome on the way to the realization of such a novel platform for quantum technologies, are discussed.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
title: Land Use Controls As An Influence On Surface Water Quality In Cache County, Utah
Creators: name: Sempek, Jerry E.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1986

description: The purpose of this thesis is to identify land use planning strategies which are most appropriate for the mitigation of nonpoint surface water pollution problems in Cache County, Utah. This work expands on an initial planning effort by the County intended to address these pollution problems. Unfortunately, that effort resulted in the adoption of an ordinance which falls short of ensuring surface water protection.
Planning strategies designed to protect wetlands and provide water resource protection have been proposed and implemented in other regions of the United States. A sample of these programs was selected and their similarities and differences were examined. The commonality and uniqueness of their features was also noted. A thorough analysis of the Brandywine Creek planning effort in Chester County, Pennsylvania is also conducted. Features of this work are used as a framework against which to test recommendations for a wetland and water resources protection program in Cache County.
Vegetative buffer strips along streams, wetlands, and watercourses are suggested as a means of improving water quality in the County. A compliance point system is outlined as an administrative framework to achieve the spatial configuration vegetative buffer strips would provide. Features of the recommended program are applied to a pilot study site within Cache County, Utah. Plans are developed which demonstrate how future spatial qualities and land use patterns would be affected by the implementation of the recommended water resources protection policies.
title: Hydraulic Characteristics of Labyrinth Weirs
Creators: name: Willmore, Corwin M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2004

description: Primarily, half-round crest labyrinth weirs were tested in this study with the side leg angle (a) ranging between 7 to 35 degrees. Historical data was primarily limited to quarter-round data. This study presents data and equations for estimating the discharge coefficient for labyrinth weirs with both half-round, quarter-round, and two Ogee-type crest weir shapes . A method is presented for comparing the flow capacity between weirs in order to determine the most efficient weir at a given Ht/P. For a labyrinth weir with the crest shape,# of cycles (N), and the cycle width (w) held constant, the discharge coefficient (Cct) decreases with decreasing side angle (a). Based on those same geometric constraints the weir length increases with decreasing side angle (a). The dimensionless parameter Cct*LJIW (which when multiplied by 73fig H,312 gives the flow per unit width) was used to evaluate the relative discharge capacity between labyrinth weirs.
The results from this study show that at low (Hr!P) values and a side leg angle of 7 and 8 degrees, an Ogee-type crest will pass more flow than a half-round crest which will pass more flow than a quarter-round crest. The effects of nappe conditions for half-round crest weirs were determined and documented for the configurations tested.
The use of centerline length (L3) is used in this study over the use of the effective length (L) presented in the research.
Modifications are applied to the Tullis et al. (1995) design procedure. The effect of uniform sediment deposition upstream of a labyrinth weir was tested to determine the effect it had on the discharge coefficient Cct. Both level and ramped approach conditions to a labyrinth weir apron were tested and compared . A review of literature covering previous design procedures, and laboratory tests is presented .
title: Protein Needs Throughout the Life Cycle
Creators: name: Tsai, Mei-You
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1971

description: In most countries in Africa and in South and East Asia the foods which are produced do not provide adequate diets, or in some areas, not enough food for the population. In most areas, it is not the severe shortage of food supplies, but inequality of food distribution and the quality of the diet as influenced by deficiencies of individual nutrients. One of the most severe deficiencies is in protein because of the poor quality and imbalanced diets due to lack of nutritional knowledge and ignorance of the special needs of large groups of people such as pregnant and lactating women, and children. The solution to this problem is to help these developing countries in techniques to produce more food, make better use of their present food, provide acceptable high protein foods at a reasonable cost, and educate the people with ways to apply the principles and modern knowledge of nutritional requirements to obtain better health. Various methods which are used often for estimating the nutritional value of protein are discussed . Estimations of minimal protein and amino acids, and the suggested intakes for adequate protein and amino acids needs are given . In developing countries , animal protein products may not be available or expensive . Mixtures of vegetable or cereal proteins should be used . Many local available foods or new forms of protein-rich foods should be properly introduced to the developing countries to be accepted and used as desirable foods. The protein needs of many diseases are discussed . Education plays an important role in the program of improving world nutritional problem . In developing countries, sanitation for storage, preparation and service may be first concepts that are taught as they are very important.
Single Plane-Wave Imaging using Physics-Based Deep Learning
Creators: name: Pilikos, Georgios
name: de Korte, Chris L.
name: van Leeuwen, Tristan
name: Lucka, Felix
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In plane-wave imaging, multiple unfocused ultrasound waves are transmitted into a medium of interest from different angles and an image is formed from the recorded reflections. The number of plane waves used leads to a trade-off between frame-rate and image quality, with single-plane-wave (SPW) imaging being the fastest possible modality with the worst image quality. Recently, deep learning methods have been proposed to improve ultrasound imaging. One approach is to use image-to-image networks that work on the formed image and another is to directly learn a mapping from data to an image. Both approaches utilize purely data-driven models and require deep, expressive network architectures, combined with large numbers of training samples to obtain good results. Here, we propose a data-to-image architecture that incorporates a wave-physics-based image formation algorithm in-between deep convolutional neural networks. To achieve this, we implement the Fourier (FK) migration method as network layers and train the whole network end-to-end. We compare our proposed data-to-image network with an image-to-image network in simulated data experiments, mimicking a medical ultrasound application. Experiments show that it is possible to obtain high-quality SPW images, almost similar to an image formed using 75 plane waves over an angular range of $\pm$16$^\circ$. This illustrates the great potential of combining deep neural networks with physics-based image formation algorithms for SPW imaging.
Jordan meets Freudenthal. A Black Hole Exceptional Story
Creators: name: Marrani, Alessio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Within the extremal black hole attractors arising in ungauged $\mathcal{N}\geqslant 2$-extended Maxwell Einstein supergravity theories in $3+1$ space-time dimensions, we provide an overview of the stratification of the electric-magnetic charge representation space into "large" orbits and related "moduli spaces", under the action of the (continuous limit of the) non-compact $U$-duality Lie group. While each "large" orbit of the $U$-duality supports a class of attractors, the corresponding "moduli space" is the proper subspace of the scalar manifold spanned by those scalar fields on which the Attractor Mechanism is inactive. We present the case study concerning $\mathcal{N}=2$ supergravity theories with symmetric vector multiplets' scalar manifold, which in all cases (with the exception of the minimally coupled models) have the electric-magnetic charge representation of $U$-duality fitting into a reduced Freudenthal triple system over a cubic (simple or semi-simple) Jordan algebra.
description: 12 pages, 4 tables. Plenary talk presented at the 34th International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics, Strasbourg, July 18-22, 2022
Diagnostic diagrams for ram-pressure stripped candidates
Creators: name: Krabbe, A. C.
name: Hernandez-Jimenez, J. A.
name: de Oliveira, C. Mendes
name: Jaffe, Y. L.
name: Oliveira, C. B.
name: Cardoso, N. M.
name: Castelli, A. V. Smith
name: Dors, O. L.
name: Cortesi, A.
name: Crossett, J. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This paper presents a method for finding ram-pressure stripped (RPS) galaxy candidates by performing a morphological analysis of galaxy images obtained from the Legacy survey. We consider a sample of about 600 galaxies located in different environments such as groups and clusters, tidally interacting pairs and the field. The sample includes 160 RPS previously classified in the literature into classes from J1 to J5, based on the increasing level of disturbances. Our morphological analysis was done using the {\sc astromorphlib} software followed by the inspection of diagnostic diagrams involving combinations of different parameters like the asymmetry ($A$), concentration ($C$), Sérsic index ($n$), and bulge strength parameters $F(G,\,M_{20})$.
 We found that some of those diagrams display a distinct region in which galaxies classified as J3, J4 and J5 decouples from isolated galaxies. We call this region as the morphological transition zone and we also found that tidally interacting galaxies in pairs are predominant within this zone. Nevertheless, after visually inspecting the objects in the morphological transition zone to discard obvious contaminants, we ended up with 33 bonafide new RPS candidates in the studied nearby groups and clusters (Hydra, Fornax, and CLoGS sample), of which one-third show clear evidence of unwinding arms. Future works may potentially further increase significantly the samples of known RPS using such method.
description: 17 pages, 9 figures