cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Integrated formic acid and deep eutectic solvent mediated sustainable synthesis of cellulose nanocrystals from Sterculia foetida shells
Creators: name: Kumar, Kurappalli Rohil
name: Vishnu, Nirajha
name: C.S, Gnanabarathi
name: Uppuluri, Kiran Babu
name: Selvasembian, Rangabhashiyam
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: The present study reports the green synthesis of cellulose nanocrystals from the shells of Sterculia foetida (SFS) cellulose. Three different methods, alkali, acid and organic acid, were screened for the maximum cellulose extraction. A maximum cellulose yield, 30.6 ± 0.84 w/w, was obtained using 90% formic acid at 110 °C in 120 min. The extracted cellulose was characterized and identified by instrumental analyses. SEM analysis showed skeletal rod-like microfibril structures and similar intra-fibrillar widths. CP/MAS 13C NMR and FTIR spectrum revealed the purity of cellulose and the absence of other components like hemicellulose and lignin. XRD study revealed a cellulose crystallinity index of 88.07%. BET analysis showed a good surface area (3.3213 m2/g) and a micro-pore area of 1.871 m2/g. The cellulose nanocrystals were synthesized from the extracted cellulose using deep eutectic solvents (DES), choline chloride and lactic acid (1:2 ratio). The cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) synthesized from DES-based exhibited zeta potential and particle size of −16.7 mV and 576.3 d.nm. DES-synthesized cellulose nanocrystals were spherical-like shapes, as observed from TEM images. The present results exposed that formic acid is an effective and green catalyst for the extraction of cellulose and DES for the sustainable synthesis of CNC.
Additional file 1 of Efficacy of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for infertility undergoing IVF: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Fu, Lu-lu
name: Xu, Ying
name: Yan, Jing
name: Zhang, Xue-ying
name: Li, Dan-dan
name: Zheng, Lian-wen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional files 1: Supplemental Figure 1. Risk of bias graph: review authors’ judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies. Supplemental Figure2 Risk of bias summary: review authors’ judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study. Supplemental Figure3 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control in RIF women for different routes of administration, outcome: Clinical pregnancy rate. Supplemental Figure4 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control in RIF women for different embryo transfer cycle, outcome: Clinical pregnancy rate. Supplemental Figure5 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control, outcome: Ongoing pregnancy rate. Supplemental Figure6 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control, outcome: Biochemical pregnancy rate.,Supplemental Figure7 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control, outcome: Embryo implantation rate. Supplemental Figure8 Forest plot of comparison: G-CSF vs control, outcome: Endometrium thickness. Supplemental Figure9 Funnel plot of comparison: G-CSF vs contro. Supplemental table 1 characteristics of included studies. Supplemental table 2 Comparison: G-CSF versus control in reproductive women with fertility problem. Supplemental table3 Characteristics of excluded studies
Optical--to--X-ray emission in low-absorption AGN: Results from the Swift-BAT 9 month catalogue
Creators: name: Vasudevan, R. V.
name: Mushotzky, R. F.
name: Winter, L. M.
name: Fabian, A. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: (Abridged) We present simultaneous optical--to--X-ray spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from Swift's X-ray and UV--optical telescopes (XRT and UVOT) for a well-selected sample of 26 low-redshift (z<0.1) AGN from the Swift/BAT 9-month catalogue, the largest well-studied, hard X-ray selected survey of local AGN to date. Our subsample consists of AGN with low intrinsic X-ray absorption (N_H<10^22 cm^-2) and minimal spectral complexity, to more accurately recover the intrinsic accretion luminosity in these sources. We perform a correction for host galaxy contamination in all available UVOT filter images to recover the intrinsic AGN emission, and estimate intrinsic dust extinction from the resultant nuclear SEDs. Black hole mass estimates are determined from the host-galaxy 2MASS K-band bulge luminosity. Accretion rates determined from our SEDs are on average low (Eddington ratios
description: 25 pages, 22 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Probing the parton content of the nucleon
Creators: name: Boffi, S.
name: Pasquini, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The parton content of the nucleon is explored within a meson-cloud model developed to derive light-cone wave functions for the physical nucleon. The model is here applied to study electromagnetic form factors, distribution amplitudes and nucleon-to-meson transition distribution amplitudes.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures; proceedings of the workshop "Recent Advances in Perturbative QCD and Hadronic Physics" in Honor of Prof. Anatoly Efremov's 75th Birthday Celebration; to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. A
title: Ateismo e libertà religiosa
Creators: name: Cardia, Carlo
Publisher: name: RomaTrE-Press
Year: 2023

description:

Pubblicato nel 1973, il libro si è imposto all’attenzione della comunità scientifica, segnando un punto fermo nel dibattito sulla libertà religiosa. Dedicato ai rapporti tra ateismo e libertà religiosa nell’ordinamento giuridico italiano,  il libro ne segue l’evoluzione storico-giuridica spingendo l’indagine oltre la rilevazione delle  garanzie  normative della libertà, per cercare di «individuare, al di là del significato letterale, il valore reale, l’incidenza sociale di norme e concetti giuridici che, pur non esprimendosi mai apertamente in questa direzione, favoriscono poi incisivamente la diffusione della religione (e di una determinata religione) ostacolando quella dell’ateismo». Proponendo e sperimentando questo percorso, il libro è riuscito a scuotere il dibattito scientifico su ateismo e religione in corso negli anni Settanta, indicando un metodo d’indagine ancora oggi utile a guidare e stimolare la ricerca di una protezione giuridica equilibrata della libertà di credere e di non credere.
Knowledge strategies in the Tasmanian legal profession
Creators: name: Campton, J
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This thesis examined approaches used by three large Tasmanian legal firms to manage knowledge as a strategic asset. Adopting an interpretivist philosophy with the accompanying qualitative methodology, the study consisted of an in depth investigation of literature, followed by nine semi-structured interviews, general conversation and observation within three large Tasmanian legal firms. The nine interviews were a priori coded. The findings from the investigation supported the existence of two knowledge strategies as indicated in the literature. The first is a codification strategy where explicit knowledge is placed on a computerised Knowledge Management System (KMS). The second is a personalisation strategy where knowledge workers convert tacit knowledge in networks referred to as 'miniecologies' (Sveiby, 1997) or 'Communities of Practice (CoPs)' (Davenport & Prusak, 1998). The results of this research indicated that large Tasmanian law firms prefer a personalisation strategy, which appears to be contrary to the literature from America and Europe where law firms are adopting codification strategies. Consequentially this research challenges large Tasmanian law firms not to merely select the dominant knowledge strategy presented in American and European literature, but rather to carefully select the most appropriate strategy for their organisational requirements.
Square Lattice Gases with Two- and Three-body Interactions Revisited
Creators: name: Yin, Junqi
name: Landau, D. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Monte Carlo simulations have been used to study the phase diagrams for square Ising-lattice gas models with two-body and three-body interactions for values of interaction parameters in a range that has not been previously considered. We find unexpected qualitative differences as compared with predictions made on general grounds.
description: 7 pages, 11 figures
title: Die NRW-Flächenampel
title: Konzeption eines Planungs- und Informationsinstruments zur Reduktion der Flächeninanspruchnahme in nordrhein- westfälischen Städten und Gemeinden
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Siedentop, Stefan
name: Jonas, Marschall
name: Fleischer, Janne Jakob
name: Henger, Ralph
name: Schmitz, Julian
name: Sprenger, Julia
name: Trosin, Jan
name: Xu, Shaojuan
Publisher: name: ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/02cyskn39
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 5.7
subject: FOS: Social and economic geography

description: Wie gelingt mehr Flächensparsamkeit? Die anhaltende Flächeninanspruchnahme setzt die Raumordnungs- und Stadtentwicklungspolitik unter Handlungsdruck. Im Koalitionsvertrag der nordrhein-westfälischen Landesregierung wird festgehalten, dass die Nach- und Umnutzung vorhandener Siedlungsflächen „höchste Priorität“ haben müsse und die Einführung eines Handels mit Flächenzertifikaten zu prüfen sei. Das ILS hat in Kooperation mit dem Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) und im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie NRW mit Hilfe eines praxisnahen Forschungs- und Pilotprojektes Implementierungs- und Wirkungsfragen einer Flächenkontingentierung ohne sowie mit einem Flächenzertifikatehandel untersucht.

Ein zweites Ziel des Projekts lag in der Entwicklung einer „Flächenampel“, welche digitale Planungsunterlagen für eine Bewertung der flächenpolitischen Zielerreichung im Rahmen kommunaler Planungsprozesse inwertsetzen soll. Die Ampel ist als multikriterielles Bewertungsinstrument konzipiert und basiert auf ausgewählten Indikatoren, die automatisiert aus digitalen Planunterlagen generiert werden können. Das Instrument soll anschlussfähig für eine spätere Nutzung in einem vollwertigen Flächenzertifikatehandel sein.

Der Bericht gliedert sich in zwei Teile. In Teil A wird die Funktionsweise der Flächenkontingentierung und des Flächenzertifikatehandels, seine rechtlichen Voraussetzungen und Ausgestaltungsoptionen so-wie seine möglichen Wirkungen auf die Bodenpreise und die Wohnungsmärkte diskutiert. Teil B widmet sich der Konzeption der Flächenampel und dem praxisnahen Test ihrer Funktionsweise. Anhand von 12 Bebauungsplänen aus NRW-Kommunen wurde die Funktionalität des Werkzeugs erprobt. Dieser Teil endet mit Empfehlungen für eine mögliche Einführung der Flächenampel in die Fachpraxis.
A UHPLC-QE-MS-based metabolomics approach for the evaluation of fermented lipase by an engineered Escherichia coli
Creators: name: Zhang, Jun
name: Zhang, Ying
name: Luo, Wen
name: Wang, Zhiyuan
name: Lv, Pengmei
name: Wang, Zhongming
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Using an engineered Escherichia coli to produce lipase and can easily achieve high-level expression. The investigation of biochemical processes during lipase fermentation, approached from a metabolomics perspective, will yield novel insights into the efficient secretion of recombinant proteins. In this study, the lipase batch fermentation was carried out first with enzyme activity of 36.83 U/mg cells. Then, differential metabolites and metabolic pathways were identified using an untargeted metabolomics approach through comparative analysis of various fermentation periods. In total, 574 metabolites were identified: 545 were up-regulated and 29 were down-regulated, mainly in 153 organic acids and derivatives, 160 organoheterocyclic compounds, 64 lipids and lipid-like molecules, and 58 organic oxygen compounds. Through metabolic pathways and network analysis, it could be found that tryptophan metabolism was of great significance to lipase production, which could affect the secretion and synthesis of recombinant protein. In addition, the promotion effects of cell growth by varying concentrations of indole acetic acid serve to validate the results obtained from tryptophan metabolism. This study offers valuable insights into metabolic regulation of engineered E. coli, indicating that its fermentation bioprocess can be systematically designed according to metabolomics findings to enhance recombinant protein production.
Diagrammatic Monte Carlo simulation of non-equilibrium systems
Creators: name: Werner, Philipp
name: Oka, Takashi
name: Millis, Andrew J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We generalize the recently developed diagrammatic Monte Carlo techniques for quantum impurity models from an imaginary time to a Keldysh formalism suitable for real-time and nonequilibrium calculations. Both weak-coupling and strong-coupling based methods are introduced, analysed and applied to the study of transport and relaxation dynamics in interacting quantum dots.
Increased pump acceptance bandwidth in spontaneous parametric downconversion process using Bragg reflection waveguides
Creators: name: Thyagarajan, K.
name: Das, R.
name: Alibart, O.
name: de Micheli, M.
name: Ostrowsky, D. B.
name: Tanzilli, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we show that by suitably tailoring the dispersion characteristics of a Bragg reflection waveguide (BRW) mode, it is possible to achieve efficient photon pair generation over a large pump bandwidth while maintaining narrow signal bandwidth. The structure proposed consists of a high index core BRW with a periodically poled GaN core and periodically stratified cladding made up of alternate layers of $Al_{0.02}Ga_{0.98}N$ and $Al_{0.45}Ga_{0.55}N$. Such photon-pair generators should find applications in realizing compact and stable sources for quantum information processing.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures
Additional file 1 of The prevalence of hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Fan, Zijuan
name: Yan, Lei
name: Liu, Haifeng
name: Li, Xiaoke
name: Fan, Kenan
name: Liu, Qiang
name: Li, Jiao Jiao
name: Wang, Bin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Additional file 1.
Rate of acquisition of three study methods
Creators: name: Sweet, Robert Arthur
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The relative rates of acquisition of three study methods taught college-level students were investigated. The term "rate of acquisition" was defined as the ease with which facility was achieved by students in the use of study methods. The study methods were: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R), Non-linear Outlining (NLO) and Three-Level Outlining (3L0). The primary research questions raised were whether the relative rates of acquisition among the study methods would be the same at two different times during the study, and after the period of instruction. In addition, the question was asked if the relative rates of acquisition among the study methods would depend upon the readability levels of the instructional material which was drawn from a commercial reading and study manual (Miller, 1964). The research design involved manipulating three independent variables: (1) the Treatments of SQ3R, NLO, and 3L0; (2) the Difficulty levels of instructional material as determined by the Flesch (1951) readability formula and designated EASY, MEDIUM, DIFFICULT; (3) the Time of assessment over the period of instruction which had two levels, Time 1 and Time 2. The criterion measure for each reading exercise was a rate-of-gain score termed an Effective Reading Rate (ERR) which was the product of the student's comprehension score and his study reading time for any given article. The results of the study indicated that no one study method appeared to be advantageous in terms of its rate of acquisition over the period of the study. The NLO method did show a significantly higher ERR by the seventh week of instruction. An analysis of the data revealed that the variability of this finding was due to performance by students taught NLO on material of an EASY classification (low readability level). The implication is that NLO may be advantageous in terms of its rate of acquisition when paired with material of a low readability level.
Handcuffed volunteers: a history of the scenery preservation board in Tasmania 1915-1971
Creators: name: Castles, G
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: On the 25th of october 1971, a small group of individuals gathered to formally effect the transfer of the Scenery Preservation Board's (S.P.B) assets to the newly created National Parks and Wildlife Service. It was not a particularly grandiose affair, the press did not even bother to cover it, but by 4.30 that Monday afternoon the Board had slipped quietly from active service, into the annals of Tasmanian history. Its history has been largely ignored by those who would rather concentrate on the 'big issues' of conservation; the flooding of Lake Pedder, the controversy over the woodchip industry and the Franklin River debate. However, these are merely the most recent manifestations of a conflict of ideas, perceptions and beliefs concerning the environment and its utlization which transcends barriers between nations and has been in existence for centuries. The history of the Scenery Preservation Board provides a document of that conflict in Tasmania since the beginning of the century.
ОНКОЛОГИЧНКАЯ НАСТОРОЖЕННОСТЬ В ГИНЕКОЛОГИИ
Creators: name: Хазраткулова, М.Ф.
name: Раззоков, У.С.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: В статье рассматривается тема онкологической настороженности в гинекологии как важного компонента современной медицины, направленного на раннее выявление и диагностику онкологических заболеваний, затрагивающих репродуктивную систему женщин. Подчеркивается значимость регулярных обследований и скрининга для диагностики рака на ранних стадиях, а также необходимость повышения осведомленности женщин о факторах риска и симптомах. Рассматривается интердисциплинарный подход в диагностике и лечении, а также профилактические меры, такие как вакцинация против вируса папилломы человека (ВПЧ). Статья акцентирует внимание на важности сотрудничества между медицинскими специалистами и пациентами в борьбе с гинекологической онкологией.
Quantum communication with photon-number entangled states and realistic photodetection
Creators: name: Usenko, Vladyslav C.
name: Paris, Matteo G. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We address the effects of realistic photodetection, with nonunit quantum efficiency and background noise (dark counts), on the performances of quantum communication schemes based on photon-number entangled states. We consider channels based on Gaussian twin-beam states and non-Gaussian two-mode coherent states and evaluate the channel capacity by optimizing the bit discrimination threshold. We found that TWB-based channels are more robust against noise than TMC-based ones and that this result is almost independent on the statistics of dark counts.
description: 8 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Lett. A
Linking remote imagery of a coronal mass ejection to its in situ signatures at 1 AU
Creators: name: Möstl, Christian
name: Farrugia, Charles J.
name: Temmer, Manuela
name: Miklenic, Christiane
name: Veronig, Astrid M.
name: Galvin, Antoinette B.
name: Leitner, Martin
name: Biernat, Helfried K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a case study (June 6-7, 2008) we report on how the internal structure of a coronal mass ejection (CME) at 1 AU can be anticipated from remote observations of white-light images of the heliosphere. Favorable circumstances are the absence of fast equatorial solar wind streams and a low CME velocity which allow us to relate the imaging and in-situ data in a straightforward way. The STEREO-B spacecraft encountered typical signatures of a magnetic flux rope inside an interplanetary CME (ICME) whose axis was inclined at 45 degree to the solar equatorial plane. Various CME direction-finding techniques yield consistent results to within 15 degree. Further, remote images from STEREO-A show that (1) the CME is unambiguously connected to the ICME and can be tracked all the way to 1 AU, (2) the particular arc-like morphology of the CME points to an inclined axis, and (3) the three-part structure of the CME may be plausibly related to the in situ data. This is a first step in predicting both the direction of travel and the internal structure of CMEs from complete remote observations between the Sun and 1 AU, which is one of the main requirements for forecasting the geo-effectiveness of CMEs.
description: The Astropyhsical Journal Letters (accepted); 4 figures
White-ribboners : the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Tasmania, 1885-1914
Creators: name: Jordan, RC
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was active in Tasmania from 1885 till 1914 and beyond. Members included women from all walks of life but generally later middle aged, middle class, Protestant women who believed in alcoholic temperance. The WCTU was an international organisation founded on the belief that alcohol abuse was the cause of major defects and evils in society; it was the ultimate goal of the WCTU to establish prohibition in every country of the globe. The Tasmanian WCTU worked to establish prohibition or local option, which would have allowed partial prohibition, without great success. Members involved themselves in many areas of work including outreach to the community, the rights of women and the welfare of children. To have greater success they realised that they needed political strength; to gain this they needed the vote. The WCTU was the first organisation to begin a fight for womanhood suffrage in Tasmania Members fought for eleven years before they were finally granted this privilege. The WCTU was important for Tasmanian women. It was the first female organisation that told women to transcend the private sphere of home and family and move into the public sphere, to take up issues and be involved in the legislation and laws that affected them. The impact that the WCTU had on Tasmanian society is difficult to judge, because its work in many respects was of a kind that is not measurable, for example in attempting to rehabilitate drunks. The media in Tasmania wrote about WCTU conventions and meetings but its activity did not provoke the kind¬¨‚àë of public debate that other women or organisations created. The WCTU members were sometimes misunderstood but generally ignored as they went about their work. The work of WCTU members in Tasmania was important and ground breaking in many respects. They worked in areas that were not of interest to men and in areas that were traditionally not the place of respectable women. Due to the WCTU in Tasmania the welfare and rights of prostitutes and neglected children were helped, anti-juvenile smoking laws were created and temperance principles were taught. The WCTU had an impact in areas of Tasmanian society that were of little interest to other groups or even the government in some instances and this thesis analyses that impact.
Japanese business practices and their significance for Australians
Creators: name: Geddes, MA
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: People in government, journalism and business in this country, who deal closely with Japan have publicly recognised a growing need to find ways of successful communication, as working contacts increase between the two countries. This is needed because not only are there great differences in national power, differences in history and social traditions, but as Sir William McMahon testified after his experience as Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, there are differences in the decision-making processes in Australia and in Japan.
W.A Woods and the Clipper 1903-1909 A study in radical journalism
Creators: name: Lake, MLL
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This is a study of Walter Alan Woods and the Clipper, the radical journal which he edited from 1903 until 1909. It was the decade when the working classes of the island known as \Sleepy Hollow\" awakened politically. I suggest that the Clipper was both a symptom and a cause of this awakening. A knowledge of Wood's background (he was about forty when he took over the editorship) promotes a keener understanding of the attitudes and views expressed so forcefully in the Clipper. In the first chapter I have endeavoured to present a picture of the activities of his formative years on the mainland as far as I was able from the limited information available. I have also tried in that chapter to give an overall summary of the type of paper the Clipper was its history and the regard with which it was held."
Preliminary design of the TIMING control architecture
Creators: name: Vidal, J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This document contains information, which is proprietary to the TIMING (Towards a smart and efficient telecom infrastructure meeting current and future industry needs) consortium members. Neither this document nor the information contained herein shall be used, copied, duplicated, reproduced, modified, or communicated by any means to any third party, in whole or in parts, except with prior written consent of the TIMING consortium members. In such case, an acknowledgement of the authors of the document and all applicable portions of the copyright notice must be clearly referenced. In the event of infringement, the consortium members reserve the right to take any legal action it deems appropriate. This document reflects only the authors’ view. Neither the TIMING consortium members as a whole, nor a certain TIMING consortium member warrant that the information contained in this document is suitable for use, nor that the use of the information is accurate or free from risk, and accepts no liability for loss or damage suffered by any person using this information. The information in this document is provided as is and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any particular purpose. The user thereof uses the information at its sole risk and liability.
The enlistment of undergraduate entry band Officers in the Australian Defence Force
Creators: name: Gerrard, OC
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The current enlistment methods of the Australian Defence Force allow individuals with tertiary qualifications to enlist into most specialist and technical vocations as Officers. One exception to this rule is the enlistment of musicians, who obtain only junior positions within Defence Force bands regardless of previous training. Any change in the current enlistment methods would impact greatly on the structure of the military band system and the career paths of current serving personnel, therefore this issue is significant to all service musicians. In the present study, attitudes of service musicians toward the enlistment of Undergraduate Entry Band Officers were determined by means of an attitudinal survey. This consisted of eleven questions and was distributed to all full time service musicians throughout Australia. Results were then examined with regard to current recruiting policies.
Spin and density excitations in the triangular-lattice $t$-$J$ model with multiple-spin exchange interactions: $^3$He on graphite
Creators: name: Seki, K.
name: Shirakawa, T.
name: Ohta, Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using an exact diagonalization technique on small clusters, we study spin and density excitations of the triangular-lattice $t$-$J$ model with multiple-spin exchange interactions, whereby we consider anomalous properties observed in the doped Mott region of the two-dimensional liquid $^3$He adsorbed on a graphite surface. We find that the double-peak structure consistent with experiment appears in the calculated temperature dependence of the specific heat; the low-temperature sharp peak comes from the spin excitations reflecting the frustrated nature of the spin degrees of freedom and high-temperature broad peak comes from the density excitations extending over the entire band width. The clear separation in their energy scales is evident in the calculated spin and density excitation spectra. The calculated single-particle excitation spectra suggest the presence of fermionic quasiparticles dressed by the spin excitations, with an enhanced effective mass consistent with experiment.
description: 9 pages, 9 figures
Low-Energy Global Analysis for Electroweak and Nuclear Physics
Creators: name: Atzori Corona, Mattia
name: Cadeddu, Matteo
name: Cargioli, Nicola
name: Dordei, Francesca
name: Giunti, Carlo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Electroweak physics at low energies remains relatively unexplored. Even though different probes exist, the extraction of the weak mixing angle at low energy is often correlated with the poorly known radius of the neutron distribution of the element used in the experiment, leading to an unclear understanding of the consistency across different probes. To provide a comprehensive overview, we performed a global fit using coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) on CsI, atomic parity violation (APV) on Cs and Pb, and parity-violating electron scattering (PVES) on Pb, which will be discussed in this contribution. Our analysis reveals that all results consistently point in the same direction to a value of the weak mixing angle compatible with the expected running. When including various determinations of the neutron distribution radius of cesium we obtain the same central value for the weak mixing angle but with reduced errors, finding an excellent agreement independently of the method used. This refined approach underscores the importance of combining diverse experimental data based on complementary physial effects to enhance our understanding of electroweak and nuclear physics.
Outdoor education : a procedure for site analysis and selection
Creators: name: Klassen, Harold H.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Recent popularity of interdisciplinary outdoor learning has resulted in a need for a method of selecting adequate learning sites. Observations by the author of outdoor sites presently in use indicated a need for analysis and selection of sites where students could derive the greatest benefit. A survey was sent to each school district in the province to determine interest in this approach. Results of the survey showed fifty-five percent of the responding school districts have undertaken planning for outdoor education with emphasis in the elementary grades. Fifteen percent of the responding districts are presently developing sites for extended outdoor education and curriculum enrichment. Another seventeen percent would consider this type of site in their future plans. A term, "corridors of learning", was coined to describe unique and distinct areas within a site. This concept was enlarged to include the potential use by students and teacher of each part of an outdoor site. Curriculum was defined as the total educational potential of a site. Objectives for outdoor education in this province were phrased by determining the frequency of occurence in the literature of similar objectives. These were then rephrased so that they would be practical within the British Columbia school system and serve as a basis for viewing the site as the curriculum. Outdoor education was divided into the field trip approach, day trip approach and residential approach. A literature search and field observations were carried out to isolate problems related to the ecology of the site and the behavioural responses of students using a site. Problems of site availability, useability, physical uniqueness, and student use were considered important selection factors. Numerical values were assigned to physical site factors for the purpose of comparative analysis of different sites. These numerical values were used to develop a graph for comparing the educational potential of several sites.
Catalyst preparation for CMOS-compatible silicon nanowire synthesis
Creators: name: Renard, Vincent T.
name: Jublot, M.
name: Gergaud, P.
name: Cherns, P.
name: Rouchon, D.
name: Chabli, A.
name: Jousseaume, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Metallic contamination was key to the discovery of semiconductor nanowires, but today it stands in the way of their adoption by the semiconductor industry. This is because many of the metallic catalysts required for nanowire growth are not compatible with standard CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) fabrication processes. Nanowire synthesis with those metals which are CMOS compatible, such as aluminium and copper, necessitate temperatures higher than 450 C, which is the maximum temperature allowed in CMOS processing. Here, we demonstrate that the synthesis temperature of silicon nanowires using copper based catalysts is limited by catalyst preparation. We show that the appropriate catalyst can be produced by chemical means at temperatures as low as 400 C. This is achieved by oxidizing the catalyst precursor, contradicting the accepted wisdom that oxygen prevents metal-catalyzed nanowire growth. By simultaneously solving material compatibility and temperature issues, this catalyst synthesis could represent an important step towards real-world applications of semiconductor nanowires.
description: Supplementary video can be downloaded on Nature Nanotechnology website
Introduction to GraphBLAS: A linear algebraic approach for concise, portable, and high-performance graph algorithms
Creators: name: Szárnyas, Gábor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: GraphBLAS
sparse linear algebra
graph algorithms
graph queries
graph processing

description: This tutorial describes the theoretical background of GraphBLAS. First, we discuss the need for a standard for graph algorithms. Then, we define the key concepts in GraphBLAS such as sparse matrix multiplication, semirings, and masked matrix operations. We illustrate their usage through textbook graph algorithms including BFS, single-source shortest paths, triangle count, PageRank as well as more advanced graph algorithms such as community detection, local clustering coefficient, and bidirectional BFS. Finally, we provide a collection of GraphBLAS tools and resources for learning more about GraphBLAS.
The Tree Formula for MHV Graviton Amplitudes
Creators: name: Nguyen, Dung
name: Spradlin, Marcus
name: Volovich, Anastasia
name: Wen, Congkao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present and prove a formula for the MHV scattering amplitude of n gravitons at tree level. Some of the more interesting features of the formula, which set it apart as being significantly different from many more familiar formulas, include the absence of any vestigial reference to a cyclic ordering of the gravitons--making it in a sense a truly gravitational formula, rather than a recycled Yang-Mills result, and the fact that it simultaneously manifests both S_{n-2} symmetry as well as large-z behavior that is O(1/z^2) term-by-term, without relying on delicate cancellations. The formula is seemingly related to others by an enormous simplification provided by O(n^n) iterated Schouten identities, but our proof relies on a complex analysis argument rather than such a brute force manipulation. We find that the formula has a very simple link representation in twistor space, where cancellations that are non-obvious in physical space become manifest.
description: 18 pages, v2: note added
Analysis of the fraction of clear sky at the La Palma and Mt Graham sites
Creators: name: della Valle, A.
name: Maruccia, Y.
name: Ortolani, S.
name: Zitelli, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The fraction of available telescope time is one of the most important requirements for selecting astronomical sites affecting the performance of ground based telescopes. A quantitative survey of clouds coverage at La Palma and Mt.Graham is presented using both ground and satellite based data. The aim of this work is deriving clear nights for the satellite infrared channels and verifying the results using ground based observations. At La Palma we found a mean percentage of clear nights of 62.6% from ground and 71.9% from satellite. Taking into account the fraction of common nights we found a concordance of 80.7% clear nights from ground and satellite. At Mt.Graham we found a 97% of agreement between Columbine heliograph and night time observing log. From Columbine heliograph and TOMS-OMI satellite we found about 45% of clear nights, while satellite data (GOES, TOMS) are much more dispersed than those ones of La Palma. Setting a statistical threshold we retried a comparable seasonal trend between heliograph and satellite.
description: 14 pages, 18 figures, 6 tables, MNRAS accepted on September 23 2009
Synthesis of some benzoxaza and benzodioxaza heterocycles: Use of the Meisenheimer rearrangement route to fused medium-ring systems
Creators: name: Gunawardana, IWK
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The aim of this work was to prepare examples of benzodioxazocine and benzodioxazonine ring systems by the Meisenheimer rearrangement of the N-oxides of related benzoxaza systems. The 1,4-benzoxazepine and 1,5-benzoxazocine derivatives required as starting materials were prepared by two different ring construction methods, viz. the Bischler-Napieralski cyclization and a C-N type condensation. For example, 8-methoxy-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4- benzoxazepine was obtained by the Bischler-Napieralski cyclization of an amide precursor. Three other 1,4-benzoxazepine derivatives and 9-methoxy-6-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzoxazocine were similarly prepared (Chapters 2 and 3). A C-N type ring construction method was employed to prepare 5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazepine and its 7-chloro analogue. In these cases the precursors were amino-ketones.All these cyclic imines were then converted to the corresponding N-methyl amines by quaternization and reduction. These amines were converted to their N-oxides for use in the Meisenheimer rearrangement. The Meisenheimer rearrangement of 1,4-benzoxazepine-N-oxides proceeded smoothly giving rise to the corresponding 1,5,4-benzodioxazocine derivatives in high yields. For example, 9-methoxy-4-methyl-6-phenyl- 3,4-dihydro-2H,6H-1,5,4-benzodioxazocine was prepared from 8-methoxy- 4-methyl-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-benzoxazepine-N-oxide. Five analogous 1,5,4-benzodioxazocines were similarly prepared (Chapter 4). However, when the 1,5-benzoxazocine-N-oxide derivative was subjected to this rearrangement at about 10¬¨‚àû, only decomposition products, including hydroxylamines, were obtained. At lower temperatures (-5¬¨‚àû-0¬¨‚àû) the Meisenheimer rearrangement of this N-oxide gave the expected ring enlarged product, 10-methoxy-5-methyl-7-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7// 1,6,5-benzodioxazonine in 50% yield. The 1,5,4-benzodioxazocine and 1,6,5-benzodioxazonine ring systems have not been described previously.
Calibration d'une lampe à ruban de tungstène
Creators: name: De Izarra, Charles
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The purpose of the work presented is the calibration of a lamp filament of tungsten was from electrical measurements that are simple and precise, and for determining the temperature of tungsten against the current intensity value crossing the lamp.These data are then used to calibrate the lamp in terms of luminance directly used to calibrate sensors such as optical pyrometers or other photometric sensor.
Long-Term Strategy for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Poland
Creators: name: Zegar, Józef Stanisław
name: Zegar, Józef Stanisław
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: agricultural transformation
subject: development strategy
subject: systemic approach
subject: holistic approach

description: The aim of the article is to outline the approach to developing a long-term strategy for sustainable development of agriculture in Poland. The author pre- sents the issues to be considered when pursuing such a strategy. It is limited to three issues: justification for agricultural transformation towards sustainability, approach to strategy pursuing and strategy outline. The analysis was made on the basis of literature and the author’s own reflections. It was found that the transformation of agriculture towards sustainability re- quires developing an appropriate long-term strategy, which in particular would create a framework for ongoing programs and policy interventions. When imple- menting the strategy – generational change – some objectives result directly from EU policy – in particular achieving climate neutrality and preventing biodiversity decline. Moreover, the objectives which cannot be ignored include soil fertility and food security. There is a need to develop scenarios for achieving these objec- tives with regard to the welfare and aspirations of the new generation, taking into account progress (innovation) and new demographic, climate, environmental, social, and cultural conditions at the national and international level.
description: DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/138346
Planetary dynamos
Creators: name: Busse, F. H.
name: Simitev, R. D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The theory of planetary dynamos and its applications to observed phenomena of planetary magnetism are outlined. It is generally accepted that convection flows driven by thermal or compositional buoyancy are the most likely source for the sustenance of global planetary magnetic fields. While the existence of dynamos in electrically conducting fluid planetary cores provides constraints on properties of the latter, the lack of knowledge about time dependences of the magnetic fields and about their toroidal components together with the restricted parameter regions accessible to theory have prevented so far a full understanding of the phenomena of planetary magnetism.
Should we rubbish disposable nappies? An assessment of common claims against disposable nappies
Creators: name: Koroluk, I
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This thesis examines the accuracy of common claims made against the disposable nappy on environmental grounds. It focuses on the issues of disposal, fluff pulp manufacture and resource requirements. Selected claims, which are sourced from newspapers, magazines and publications by government and non government bodies, are presented and categorized. The technical and scientific literature relevant to the claims is critically reviewed. Most of the claims presented were found to be exaggerated, inaccurate and based on arguments which had very little to do with disposable nappies.
Equipamentos de Rede: equipamentos passivos e ativos
Creators: name: Ramos, Sérgio Filipe Carvalho
Publisher: name: Neutro à Terra
Year: 2021

description: O termo redes de computadores está cada vez mais em desuso com a crescente introdução de novas tecnologias e dispositivos, ligadas à internet pública. Todos esses dispositivos não são unicamente compostos por computadores (torres os portáteis) mas cada vez mais por uma grande panóplia de equipamentos, tais como smartphones, sistemas de automação residencial ou industrial entre outros aparelhos eletrónicos. Estes dispositivos são criteriosamente interligados e percorrem um caminho que passa por enlaces de comunicação (cabos, ondas rádio, fibras óticas, etc.) e também por comutadores de pacotes (Switches, Hubs, Routers, etc.). O primeiro é o meio físico responsável pela transmissão em si (equipamentos passivos), enquanto o segundo faz o encaminhamento dos pacotes aos seus destinos (equipamentos ativos). Assim, o presente artigo visa, mesmo que de um modo muito sucinto, efetuar a distinção entre equipamento passivo e ativo, bem como caraterizar alguns dos principais equipamentos e dispositivos que os integram.
description: Neutro à Terra, N.º 22 (2018): Revista Técnico-Científica (Segundo Semestre)
Finite Density Simulations with Canonical Ensemble
Creators: name: Li, Anyi
name: Meng, Xiangfei
name: Alexandru, Andrei
name: Liu, Keh-Fei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: QCD at non-zero baryon density is expected to have a critical point where the zero-density cross-over turns into a first order phase transition. To identify this point we scan the density-temperature space using a canonical ensemble method. For a given temperature, we plot the chemical potential as a function of density looking for an "S-shape" as a signal for a first order transition. We carried out simulations using Wilson fermions with $m_π\approx 1{GeV}$ on $6^3\times 4$ lattices. As a benchmark, we ran four flavors simulations where we observe a clear signal. In the two flavors case we do not see any signal for temperatures as low as $0.83 T_c$. Preliminary results for the three flavor case are also presented.
description: 7 pages, 7 figures, Talk given at the XXVI International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, July 14 - 19 2008, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA