cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Noise reduction in muon tomography for detecting high density objects
Creators: name: Benettoni, M.
name: Bettella, G.
name: Bonomi, G.
name: Calvagno, G.
name: Calvini, P.
name: Checchia, P.
name: Cortelazzo, G.
name: Cossutta, L.
name: Donzella, A.
name: Furlan, M.
name: Gonella, F.
name: Pegoraro, M.
name: Garola, A. Rigoni
name: Ronchese, P.
name: Squarcia, S.
name: Subieta, M.
name: Vanini, S.
name: Viesti, G.
name: Zanuttigh, P.
name: Zenoni, A.
name: Zumerle, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The muon tomography technique, based on multiple Coulomb scattering of cosmic ray muons, has been proposed as a tool to detect the presence of high density objects inside closed volumes. In this paper a new and innovative method is presented to handle the density fluctuations (noise) of reconstructed images, a well known problem of this technique. The effectiveness of our method is evaluated using experimental data obtained with a muon tomography prototype located at the Legnaro National Laboratories (LNL) of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN). The results reported in this paper, obtained with real cosmic ray data, show that with appropriate image filtering and muon momentum classification, the muon tomography technique can detect high density materials, such as lead, albeit surrounded by light or medium density material, in short times. A comparison with algorithms published in literature is also presented.
Fintech et Inclusion financière au Maroc
Creators: name: EZAHRANI, Siham
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Inclusion financière ; Fintech ; Croissance économique ; Digitalisation ; Innovation.

description: Dans un contexte de mondialisation et de digitalisation croissantes, l'inclusion financière émerge comme un pilier essentiel du développement économique et social. Cet article se concentre sur le cas spécifique du Maroc, dont l'accès aux services financiers demeure un défi majeur pour de nombreuses populations. À travers une analyse approfondie, cet article explore l'impact de l'inclusion financière sur la croissance économique du Maroc, mettant en lumière les évolutions récentes, les barrières persistantes et les travaux antérieurs dans ce domaine. De plus, il examine le rôle crucial de la Fintech dans la promotion de l'inclusion financière, en examinant les actions et les initiatives entreprises par le Maroc pour stimuler l'innovation dans le secteur financier. En évaluant les défis et les opportunités associés à l'intégration de la Fintech, cet article offre une perspective holistique sur la façon dont les avancées technologiques peuvent contribuer à renforcer l'inclusion financière au Maroc. En conclusion, il présente des recommandations pratiques pour les décideurs politiques, les chercheurs et les praticiens afin de maximiser les avantages de la Fintech dans la promotion de l'inclusion financière qui joue un rôle essentiel dans le développement d'une économie plus inclusive et durable au Maroc.
On the chromatic number of random Cayley graphs
Creators: name: Green, Ben
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Let G be an abelian group of cardinality N, where (N,6) = 1, and let A be a random subset of G. Form a graph Gamma_A on vertex set G by joining x to y if and only if x + y is in A. Then, almost surely as N tends to infinity, the chromatic number chi(Gamma_A) is at most (1 + o(1))N/2 log_2 N. This is asymptotically sharp when G = Z/NZ, N prime. Presented at the conference in honour of Bela Bollobas on his 70th birthday, Cambridge August 2013.
description: 26 pages, revised following referee's report
Additional file 5 of Organotypic hippocampal culture model reveals differential responses to highly similar Zika virus isolates
Creators: name: Oliveira, Marina da Silva
name: Cassiano, Larissa Marcely Gomes
name: Pioline, Jeanne
name: de Carvalho, Ketyllen Reis Andrade
name: Salim, Anna Christina de Matos
name: Alves, Pedro Augusto
name: Fernandes, Gabriel da Rocha
name: Machado, Alexandre de Magalhães Vieira
name: Coimbra, Roney Santos
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 5. DEGs from OHC infected with ZIKV isolate PE243 16 h p.i. Genes expressed in response to the infection with PE243 or SPH2015 are highlighted in bold.
Scanning Gate Imaging of quantum point contacts and the origin of the 0.7 Anomaly
Creators: name: Iagallo, Andrea
name: Paradiso, Nicola
name: Roddaro, Stefano
name: Reichl, Christian
name: Wegscheider, Werner
name: Biasiol, Giorgio
name: Sorba, Lucia
name: Beltram, Fabio
name: Heun, Stefan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The origin of the anomalous transport feature appearing at conductance G \approx 0.7 x (2e2/h) in quasi-1D ballistic devices - the so-called 0.7 anomaly - represents a long standing puzzle. Several mechanisms were proposed to explain it, but a general consensus has not been achieved. Proposed explanations are based on quantum interference, Kondo effect, Wigner crystallization, and more. A key open issue is whether point defects that can occur in these low-dimensional devices are the physical cause behind this conductance anomaly. Here we adopt a scanning gate microscopy technique to map individual impurity positions in several quasi-1D constrictions and correlate these with conductance characteristics. Our data demonstrate that the 0.7 anomaly can be observed irrespective of the presence of localized defects, and we conclude that the 0.7 anomaly is a fundamental property of low-dimensional systems.
Additional file 6 of Organotypic hippocampal culture model reveals differential responses to highly similar Zika virus isolates
Creators: name: Oliveira, Marina da Silva
name: Cassiano, Larissa Marcely Gomes
name: Pioline, Jeanne
name: de Carvalho, Ketyllen Reis Andrade
name: Salim, Anna Christina de Matos
name: Alves, Pedro Augusto
name: Fernandes, Gabriel da Rocha
name: Machado, Alexandre de Magalhães Vieira
name: Coimbra, Roney Santos
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 6. DEGs from OHC infected with ZIKV isolate SPH2015 16 h p.i. Genes expressed in response to the infection with PE243 or SPH2015 are highlighted in bold.
Análisis del uso de polímeros utilizados en la industria de dispositivos médicos con énfasis en los polímeros y dispositivos utilizados por Baxter Cartago
Creators: name: Villegas, Nelson
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering
subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering
subject: 90499 Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering

description: The selection and use of polymers as raw material in medical device industries obeys a series of characteristics such as thermal and mechanical properties, biocompatibility and cost. The analysis of polycarbonate and PVC with and without plasticizers that include phthalates, used by the company Baxter Medical in Cartago Costa Rica in the manufacture of its medical devices, was carried out. Its thermal characteristics and chemical structure were determined by Fourier infrared analysis (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), carried out in the laboratories of the School of Chemical Engineering. Its toxicological, biocompatibility and mechanical properties were analyzed based on highly relevant scientific articles and its veracity was compared with respect to the identity obtained from FT-IR, TGA, DSC analyses. It was determined that plasticizers are included in all polymers that help extrusion and injection molding processes and these modify their glass transition temperature values and affect mechanical properties such as ductility. Similarly, the presence of phthalate plasticizers such as DOP was found, which may not be the best option to replace some other harmful plasticizers such as DEHP. It is recommended to develop an adequate procedure for the extrusion of polymers for the formation of test tubes in the laboratory of the School of Chemical Engineering that allows an analysis and study of raw materials.
Additional file 7 of Organotypic hippocampal culture model reveals differential responses to highly similar Zika virus isolates
Creators: name: Oliveira, Marina da Silva
name: Cassiano, Larissa Marcely Gomes
name: Pioline, Jeanne
name: de Carvalho, Ketyllen Reis Andrade
name: Salim, Anna Christina de Matos
name: Alves, Pedro Augusto
name: Fernandes, Gabriel da Rocha
name: Machado, Alexandre de Magalhães Vieira
name: Coimbra, Roney Santos
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 7. Real-time PCR validation of putative biomarkers identified with RNA-Seq. Gene expression values) at 16 h post infection for CTRL, PE243 and SPH2015 groups were compared with one-way Analysis of Variancetest followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons analysis. PE243 and SPH2015 were also compared separately with the CTRL group using Student's t testto identify possible statistically significant differences due to the statistical power of the multiple comparison method. Data distribution was evaluated using the Anderson–Darling, D’Agostino & Person, Shapiro–Wilk, or Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests. Outliers were identified by the ROUT test and removed from the analysis. Floating bars were expressed minimum and maximum values. Line at mean. Differences with P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001; **** P ≤ 0.0001; Number of animals = CTRL; PE243; SPH2015.
Adoption of B2B E-Commerce in India: A Theoretical Framework
Creators: name: Chaudhary, Sanjay
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 150301 Business Information Management (incl. Records, Knowledge and Information Management, and Intelligence)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150302 Business Information Systems

description: Purpose: The authors propose the conceptual B2B ecommerce adoption framework. The framework clearly defines the linkages among the determinant adoption factors and enhance our understanding of online individual andorganisational behaviour in India.
Methodology: The factors in adoption framework areidentified using literature review. Results of The opinionsurvey questionnaire responses are analysed usingdescriptive statistical analysis to explain the relativeimportance of factors. The factors are further subjected toconfirmatory factor analysis.
Findings: In general, the user opinion shows that the B2B ecommerce adoption will increase, if the system helps in thework performance improvement, transaction costs are low,and trustworthiness is attached to the system. In addition, ifthe required infrastructure with support is in place and usersare encouraged to use the new system, then the actual usage of B2B e-commerce will increase in India.
Research Implications: This research has attempted to extend the applicability of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) framework in the B2B e-commerce area by two additional factors (trust and cost). It also helps answer some of the queries for B2B e-marketplace providers.
Correlations of heat and charge currents in quantum-dot thermoelectric engines
Creators: name: Sánchez, Rafael
name: Sothmann, Björn
name: Jordan, Andrew N.
name: Büttiker, Markus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the noise properties of both electric charge and heat currents as well as their correlations in a quantum-dot based thermoelectric engine. The engine is a three-terminal conductor with crossed heat and charge flows where heat fluctuations can be monitored by a charge detector. We investigate the mutual influence of charge and heat dynamics and how it is manifested in the current and noise properties. In the presence of energy-dependent tunneling, operating conditions are discussed where a charge current can be generated by heat conversion. In addition, heat can be pumped into the hot source by driving a charge current in the coupled conductor. An optimal configuration is found for structures in which the energy dependence of tunneling maximizes asymmetric transmission with maximal charge-heat cross-correlations. Remarkably, at a voltage that stalls the heat engine we find that in the optimal case the non-equilibrium state is maintained by fluctuations in the heat and charge current only.
description: 17 pages, 7 figures. Published version
Rotation Curve of the Milky Way out to $\sim$ 200 kpc
Creators: name: Bhattacharjee, Pijushpani
name: Chaudhury, Soumini
name: Kundu, Susmita
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The rotation curve (RC) of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is constructed starting from its very inner regions (few hundred pc) out to a large Galactocentric distance of $\sim 200$ kpc using kinematical data on a variety of tracer objects moving in the gravitational potential of the Galaxy, without assuming any theoretical models of the visible and dark matter components of the Galaxy. We study the effect on the RC due to the uncertainties in the values of the Galactic Constants (GCs) $R_\odot$ and $V_\odot$ (these being the sun's distance from and circular rotation speed around the Galactic center, respectively) and the velocity anisotropy parameter $β$ of the halo tracer objects used for deriving the RC at large Galactocentric distances. The resulting RC in the disk region is found to depend significantly on the choice of the GCs, while the dominant uncertainty in the RC at large distances beyond the stellar disk comes from the uncertainty in the value of $β$. In general we find that the mean RC steadily declines at distances beyond $\sim 60$ kpc, independently of the value of $β$. Also, at a given radius, the circular speed is lower for larger values of $β$ (i.e., for more radially biased velocity anisotropy). Considering that the largest possible value of $β$ is unity, which corresponds to stellar orbits being purely radial, our results for the case of $β=1$ give a lower limit to the total mass of the Galaxy within $\sim 200$ kpc, $M(200 {\rm kpc}) \gsim (6.8\pm4.1) \times 10^{11} M_\odot$, independently of any model of the dark matter halo of the Galaxy.
description: 16 pages, 12 Figures; minor changes in Abstract, text, and some Figures; one reference added; main results unchanged; version accepted for publication in ApJ
आम्ही आमच्या आरोग्यासाठी स्वयंसेवी संस्थेचे कार्यात्मक अध्ययन
Creators: name: चंद्रमणी काशिनाथ भोवते
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
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Well-rounded sublattices of planar lattices
Creators: name: Baake, Michael
name: Scharlau, Rudolf
name: Zeiner, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Number Theory (math.NT)
subject: Metric Geometry (math.MG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 11H06, 05A15, 52C05

description: A lattice in Euclidean $d$-space is called well-rounded if it contains $d$ linearly independent vectors of minimal length. This class of lattices is important for various questions, including sphere packing or homology computations. The task of enumerating well-rounded sublattices of a given lattice is of interest already in dimension 2, and has recently been treated by several authors. In this paper, we analyse the question more closely in the spirit of earlier work on similar sublattices and coincidence site sublattices. Combining explicit geometric considerations with known techniques from the theory of Dirichlet series, we arrive, after a considerable amount of computation, at asymptotic results on the number of well-rounded sublattices up to a given index in any planar lattice. For the two most symmetric lattices, the square and the hexagonal lattice, we present detailed results.
description: 30 pages, some minor corrections, supplement of 31 pages
The Effect of Weak Lensing on Distance Estimates from Supernovae
Creators: name: Smith, Mathew
name: Bacon, David J.
name: Nichol, Robert C.
name: Campbell, Heather
name: Clarkson, Chris
name: Maartens, Roy
name: D'Andrea, Chris B.
name: Bassett, Bruce A.
name: Cinabro, David
name: Finley, David A.
name: Frieman, Joshua A.
name: Galbany, Lluis
name: Garnavich, Peter M.
name: Olmstead, Matthew D.
name: Schneider, Donald P.
name: Shapiro, Charles
name: Sollerman, Jesper
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using a sample of 608 Type Ia supernovae from the SDSS-II and BOSS surveys, combined with a sample of foreground galaxies from SDSS-II, we estimate the weak lensing convergence for each supernova line-of-sight. We find that the correlation between this measurement and the Hubble residuals is consistent with the prediction from lensing (at a significance of 1.7sigma. Strong correlations are also found between the residuals and supernova nuisance parameters after a linear correction is applied. When these other correlations are taken into account, the lensing signal is detected at 1.4sigma. We show for the first time that distance estimates from supernovae can be improved when lensing is incorporated by including a new parameter in the SALT2 methodology for determining distance moduli. The recovered value of the new parameter is consistent with the lensing prediction. Using CMB data from WMAP7, H0 data from HST and SDSS BAO measurements, we find the best-fit value of the new lensing parameter and show that the central values and uncertainties on Omega_m and w are unaffected. The lensing of supernovae, while only seen at marginal significance in this low redshift sample, will be of vital importance for the next generation of surveys, such as DES and LSST, which will be systematics dominated.
description: Minor changes. Accepted for publication in ApJ
title: Ανάλυση των παγκόσμιων εξαγωγών – εισαγωγών τροφίμων
Creators: name: Μιχαηλιδης Κωνσταντινος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2023

description: Η παρούσα διατριβή αναλύει τα δεδομένα των 30 κορυφαίων χωρών στον τομέα των τροφίμων σχετικά με τις εισαγωγές και τις εξαγωγές τους τα τελευταία δέκα χρόνια. Ο κατάλογος των μεγάλων εισαγωγέων τροφίμων περιλαμβάνει τόσο ανεπτυγμένες οικονομίες όπως οι ΗΠΑ, η Γερμανία, η Γαλλία, όσο και οι αναδυόμενες οικονομίες όπως η Κίνα, η Βραζιλία, η Ινδονησία και η Τουρκία. Πολλές από αυτές τις χώρες εξαρτώνται από εισαγόμενα προϊόντα διατροφής λόγω έλλειψης αυτάρκειας στην παραγωγή τροφίμων ή οικονομικών πολιτικών. Από την άλλη πλευρά, ο κατάλογος των μεγάλων εξαγωγέων τροφίμων υποδηλώνει ότι αυτές οι χώρες έχουν δημιουργήσει εμπορικές σχέσεις με άλλες χώρες και έχουν ανταγωνιστικό πλεονέκτημα όσον αφορά την ποιότητα, την τιμή ή και τα δύο. Ενώ οι εξαγωγές τροφίμων υποδηλώνουν ισχυρή βιομηχανία τροφίμων και παγκόσμια ανταγωνιστικότητα, είναι σημαντικό να αντιμετωπιστούν οι ανησυχίες που σχετίζονται με τη βιωσιμότητα, την επισιτιστική ασφάλεια και τη δίκαιη κατανομή των οφελών στο εμπόριο τροφίμων. Η εργασία υπογραμμίζει τη σχέση μεταξύ του ΑΕΠ μιας χώρας και της ικανότητάς της να παράγει και να εξάγει προϊόντα διατροφής. Επιπλέον, τονίζει τη σημασία της ισορροπίας μεταξύ της κάλυψης των αναγκών σε τρόφιμα μέσω των εισαγωγών και της προώθησης της τοπικής παραγωγής και βιωσιμότητας τροφίμων. Τέλος, το άρθρο αναλύει το εμπορικό ισοζύγιο τροφίμων και το πώς αυτό επηρεάζεται από την οικονομία μιας χώρας.
Spatial Competition and Private Labels
Creators: name: Richards, Timothy J.
name: Hamilton, Stephen F.
name: Patterson, Paul M.
Publisher: name: Western Agricultural Economics Association
Year: 2010
Subjects: multi-product oligopoly, nested logit, private labels, retailing, spa

description: Private labels, also known as store brands, are an important component of competitive strategy among multi-product retailers, as they can increase retailers' power over suppliers in the vertical channel or facilitate horizontal differentiation among retailers. This paper seeks to identify the relative importance of each role, conditional on the location of both private labels and national brands of ice cream in attribute space. We find that retailers' share of the total margin (retail price less production cost) is higher for private labels than national brands when retailers choose to imitate national brands with their own offerings.
Additional file 1 of Heart rate responses in critical care trainees during airway intubation: a comparison between the simulated and clinical environments
Creators: name: Ji, Jackson
name: Langley, Bridget
name: Zordan, Rachel
name: van Dijk, Julian
name: Thies, Heidi Helene Graham
name: Brahmbhatt, Anjalee
name: Torcasio, Clarissa
name: Cunningham, Neil
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1.
Population Demographics of Hiodon tergisus (Mooneye) in the Lower Tallapoosa River
Creators: name: Katechis, Costas T.
name: Sakaris, Peter C.
name: Irwin, Elise R.
Publisher: name: Eagle Hill Institute
Year: 2007

description: We describe age structure, growth, and fecundity of Hiodon tergisus (Mooneye) from the lower Tallapoosa River, AL. Mooneye (N = 49, 214–316 mm total length, 79–284 g) were aged using otoliths, and a von Bertalanffy growth model was derived for the species (L∞ = 316, K = 0.285, to = −0.7). Growth rates of Mooneye differed between the Tallapoosa River population and a previously studied population from the northern extent of the species' range (Assiniboine River, MB, Canada). In addition, fecundity of Mooneye from the Tallapoosa River was similar to the northern population, ranging from 5321 to 7432 eggs per female. Because the species is declining throughout its range in Alabama, we recommend that managers use our findings in conservation efforts. Future studies should investigate how hydrology influences the spawning success and early growth and development of Mooneye in regulated systems. More information about this species is needed regarding their early life history, including early growth, survival, and habitat use.
Quantum corrections in Higgs inflation: the real scalar case
Creators: name: George, Damien P.
name: Mooij, Sander
name: Postma, Marieke
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a critical discussion of quantum corrections, renormalisation, and the computation of the beta functions and the effective potential in Higgs inflation. In contrast with claims in the literature, we find no evidence for a disagreement between the Jordan and Einstein frames, even at the quantum level. For clarity of discussion we concentrate on the case of a real scalar Higgs. We first review the classical calculation and then discuss the back reaction of gravity. We compute the beta functions for the Higgs quartic coupling and non-minimal coupling constant. Here, the mid-field regime is non-renormalisable, but we are able to give an upper bound on the 1-loop corrections to the effective potential. We show that, in computing the effective potential, the Jordan and Einstein frames are compatible if all mass scales are transformed between the two frames. As such, it is consistent to take a constant cutoff in either the Jordan or Einstein frame, and both prescriptions yield the same result for the effective potential. Our results are extended to the case of a complex scalar Higgs.
description: 28 pages, 1 figure. v2: minor changes, updated references, published version
Site fidelity, residence time and movements of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus estimated with long-term acoustic monitoring
Creators: name: Topping, Darin
name: Szedlmayer, Stephen T.
Publisher: name: Inter-Research Science Publisher
Year: 2011
Subjects: Acoustic telemetry · Seasonal movements · Red snapper · Artificial reefs

description: Residence time, site fidelity and movements for red snapper Lutjanus campechanus (Lutjanidae) were estimated from long-term telemetry monitoring (December 2005 to June 2010) at 6 sites (1 natural and 5 artificial reefs) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Each site consisted of an array of 5 receivers, with 1 at the center reef site and 4 receivers placed 1100 m north, south, east and west of center (2 km radius detection area). Throughout the study, a stationary control transmitter was located 400 m south of the center receiver at each site to estimate changes in detection rates from environmental factors. These receiver arrays enabled fishery independent estimations of fishing mortality, natural mortality and emigration. Event analysis was used to estimate site fidelity and residence, based on right-censoring fishing and natural mortality. Median residence time was 542 d, ranging from 1 to 1099 d, with 72% of fish staying at least 1 yr at the site. Some fish (n = 12) showed seasonal and directed movements to other sites (up to 8 km away) and returned to original sites up to 7 mo later. Diel movements away from the structure tended to occur at night. Site fidelity and residence times of red snapper in the present study were greater than in any previous study and show the importance of artificial reefs for this species.
researchpaper-on-newswebsite (3).pdf
Creators: name: Khalid, Sania
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 409999
subject: Other engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This paper presents the development and implementation of a dynamic news aggregation website that provides personalized news, text summarization, multilingual support, and text-to-speech features. The system utilizes the NewsAPI to fetch real-time news, processes the data using JavaScript, and enhances user experience through dark mode, language preferences, and voice-based interactions. The paper discusses the architecture, features, implementation challenges, testing results, and future enhancements for improving user engagement
title: КУЛЬТУРНО-ИСТОРИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТ ЗНАЧЕНИЯ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ НАИМЕНОВАНИЙ ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧЕСКОЙ СПЕЦИАЛЬНОСТИ ВО ФРАНЦУЗСКОМ И РУССКОМ ЯЗЫКАХ
Creators: name: Гречухина, Земфира Ришадовна
Publisher: name: Астраханский государственный медицинский университет
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Languages and literature
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: Цель данной статьи – доказать важность изучения происхождения и исторических условий функционирования термина для более полного овладения его концептуальной наполненностью. Автор статьи делает попытку доказать, что исторические условия появления и развития аптечного дела во Франции и в России обусловили различие в концептуальном содержании наименований фармацевтической специальности в двух странах. На примерах изучения и сравнения терминов «фармацевт», «аптекарь», «провизор» в русском и «pharmacien», «apothicaire» во  французском языках показывается различие культурно-исторического компонента в значении терминов apoticaire/аптекарь и pharmacien/фармацевт, что также влияет на различие их языкового статуса в каждом языке.
Embryonic Developmental Patterns and Energy Expenditure Are Affected by Incubation Temperature in Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Creators: name: DuRant, S. E
name: Hopkins, W. A.
name: Hepp, G. R.
name: Hepp, Gary R.
Publisher: name: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Year: 2011

description: Recent research in birds has demonstrated that incubation temperature influences a suite of traits important for hatchling development and survival. We explored a possible mechanism for the effects on hatchling quality by determining whether incubation temperature influences embryonic energy expenditure of wood ducks (Aix sponsa). Because avian embryos are ectothermic, we hypothesized that eggs incubated at higher temperatures would have greater energy expenditure at any given day of incubation. However, because eggs incubated at lower temperatures take longer to hatch than embryos incubated at higher temperatures, we hypothesized that the former would expend more energy during incubation. We incubated eggs at three temperatures (35.0, 35.9, and 37.0C) that fall within the range of temperatures of naturally incubated wood duck nests. We then measured the respiration of embryos every 3 d during incubation, immediately after ducks externally pipped, and immediately after hatching. As predicted, embryos incubated at the highest temperature had the highest metabolic rates on most days of incubation, and they exhibited faster rates of development. Yet, because of greater energy expended during the hatching process, embryos incubated at the lowest temperature expended 20%–37% more energy during incubation than did embryos incubated at the higher temperatures. Slower developmental rates and greater embryonic energy expenditure of embryos incubated at the lowest temperature could contribute to their poor physiological performance as ducklings compared with ducklings that hatch from eggs incubated at higher temperatures.
Additional file 2 of Heart rate responses in critical care trainees during airway intubation: a comparison between the simulated and clinical environments
Creators: name: Ji, Jackson
name: Langley, Bridget
name: Zordan, Rachel
name: van Dijk, Julian
name: Thies, Heidi Helene Graham
name: Brahmbhatt, Anjalee
name: Torcasio, Clarissa
name: Cunningham, Neil
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2.
Sexual Dimorphism in Growth of Freshwater Drum
Creators: name: Rypel, Andrew L.
Publisher: name: Eagle Hill Institute
Year: 2007

description: I examined sexual dimorphism in the long-lived Aplodinotus grunniens (freshwater drum) from five lakes and four rivers in Alabama. Using the Von Bertalanffy growth function combined with nonparametric statistics, I found males and females had similar annual growth rates from years 0–4 years of age, but then showed significantly different growth rates across subsequent ages. Female drum grew significantly faster through adulthood, and ultimately attained significantly larger sizes (L∞ = 510.8 mm, TL) compared to males (L∞ = 385.3 mm, TL). This study highlights the difference gender can have in evaluation and interpretation of population characteristics, especially for long-lived and highly fecund fishes such as freshwater drum.
A Mathematica Package for Calculation of One-Loop Penguins in FCNC Processes
Creators: name: Bednyakov, A. V.
name: Tanyildizi, S. H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, we present a Mathematica package Peng4BSM@LO which calculates the contributions to the Wilson Coefficients of certain effective operators originating from the one-loop penguin Feynman diagrams. Both vector and scalar external legs are considered. The key feature of our package is the ability to find the corresponding expressions in almost any New Physics model which extends the SM and has no flavour changing neutral current (FCNC) transitions at the tree level.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures. The version accepted for publication in IJMPC
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS IN SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY
Creators: name: Dane, J
name: Molz, F
Publisher: name: Auburn University
Year: 1991

description: Measurements needed to define the basic hydraulic properties of subsurface porous media constitute a fundamental problem. Complex mathematical flow models can only make realistic predictions if the correct values for the hydraulic properties are used. This paper reviews the physical measurements currently in use to determine flow related properties of subsurface porous media.
Additional file 1 of Financial literacy, behavioral traits, and ePayment adoption and usage in Japan
Creators: name: Long, Trinh Quang
name: Morgan, Peter J.
name: Yoshino, Naoyuki
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Appendix 1 Financial literacy questions. Appendix 2: Fintech adoption by gender, age, occupation, education and income
Explaining variations in the price of dairy quota: Flow returns, liquidity, quota characteristics, and policy risk
Creators: name: Wilson, Norbert
name: Summer, Daniel
Publisher: name: WESTERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOC
Year: 2004
Subjects: adaptive expectations
capitalization of policy
Dairy policy
policy risk
MILK QUOTAS
California
farmland
Ontario

description: An econometric model based on the net present value model is used to examine factors that drive the variation of California dairy quota values over a 29-year period. The results suggest the price of quota is based on expected returns, variations in quota owner liquidity, and the risk of policy default. The dominant influence on the variation of the quota price was the historical variation in monthly flow of net benefits from owning quota. This analysis confirms that the rate of return to quota rises in periods of policy uncertainty.
Unified Framework for Matter, Dark Matter, and Radiative Neutrino Mass
Creators: name: Ma, Ernest
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The well-studied radiative model of neutrino mass through $Z_2$ dark matter is shown to be naturally realizable in the context of SU(6) grand unification. A recent new proposal based on U(1)_D dark matter is similarly accommodated in SU(7). Just as the proton is unstable at the scale of quark-lepton unification, dark matter is expected to be unstable at a similar scale.
description: 9 pages, 4 figures; title and abstract changed for expanded version to appear in PRD
Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Water Quality and Fish Assemblages in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama
Creators: name: Saalfeld, David T.
name: Reutebuch, Eric M.
name: Dickey, R. Jason
name: Seesock, Wendy C.
name: Webber, Cliff
name: Bayne, David R.
Publisher: name: Auburn University
Year: 2012

description: To maintain and improve water quality, there is an increasing need to understand relationships between current land-use practices (e.g., agriculture, forested/silviculture, and urban) and stream ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the relationships among water quality, habitat composition, fi sh assemblages, and current land-use practices in the Tallapoosa River Basin in eastern Alabama. Within the six streams investigated, all fi sh metrics were signifi cantly higher for forested watersheds compared to agricultural watersheds, with total nitrogen and total phosphorus being the variables most descriptive of fi sh biotic integrity (i.e., total nitrogen and total phosphorus were negatively related to fi sh biotic integrity). In addition, we found that nutrient concentrations (especially total nitrogen and total phosphorus) increased as percent agricultural land use increased. When looking at a larger scale (Tallapoosa River Basin), anthropogenic impacts such as eutrophication of Lakes Martin and Harris were related to agricultural land practices and the percentage of the basin these practices occupy. Because current land-use practices appear to be negatively impacting stream water quality and biota, it is important to decrease the amount of fertilizer, pesticides, and animal waste that runoff into streams and to protect riparian zones in order to preserve or improve biotic integrity.
Non-Landau damping of magnetic excitations in systems with localized and itinerant electrons
Creators: name: Chubukov, Andrey V.
name: Betouras, Joseph J.
name: Efremov, Dmitry V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss the form of the damping of magnetic excitations in a metal near a ferromagnetic instability. The paramagnon theory predicts that the damping term should have the form $Ω/Γ(q)$ with $Γ(q) \propto q$ (the Landau damping). However, the experiments on uranium metallic compounds UGe$_2$ and UCoGe showed that $Γ(q)$ tends to a constant value at vanishing $q$. A non-zero $Γ(0)$ is impossible in systems with one type of carriers (either localized or itinerant) because it would violate the spin conservation. It has been conjectured recently that a non-zero $Γ(q)$ in UGe$_2$ and UCoGe may be due to the presence of both localized and itinerant electrons in these materials, with ferromagnetism involving predominantly localized spins. We present microscopic analysis of the damping of near-critical localized excitations due to interaction with itinerant carriers. We show explicitly how the presence of two types of electrons breaks the cancellation between the contributions to $Γ(0)$ from self-energy and vertex correction insertions into the spin polarization bubble and discuss the special role of the Aslamazov-Larkin processes. We show that $Γ(0)$ increases with $T$ both in the paramagnetic and ferromagnetic regions, but in-between it has a peak at $T_c$. We compare our theory with the available experimental data.
description: 8 pages including Supplemental Material, version published in Phys. Rev. Lett
Can texture-based classification optimally classify soils with respect to soil hydraulics?
Creators: name: Twarakavi, Navin K. C.
name: Simunek, Jirka
name: Schaap, M. G.
Publisher: name: Auburn University
Year: 2010

description: [1] In the past, texture-based classification of soils has been used for grouping soils in variably saturated water flow and solute transport studies. Classification of soils becomes especially important for large-scale studies where the spatial and temporal variability in the hydraulic properties of soils exceeds the field sampling capabilities. Although soiltexture-based classification has been widely used, questions remain about the validity of its use from a hydraulic perspective. In this study, we attempt to answer the following questions: (1) what is the optimal number of (soil hydraulic) classes that can adequately classify the soils from a hydraulic standpoint, and (2) how does such a classification compare to the soil texture classification currently used? To investigate these questions, the commonly used k-means clustering algorithm was integrated with the ROSETTA pedotransfer functions to predict the so-called soil hydraulic classes. The optimal soil hydraulic classifications and the associated uncertainty were estimated for numbers of soil hydraulic classes varying from 2 to 30. It was concluded that the optimal number of soil hydraulic classes is 12. The optimal soil hydraulic classes were represented in a ternary diagram called the soil hydraulic triangle. While there exist some surprising similarities in classification between the soil texture triangle and the soil hydraulic triangle for soils with high sand percentages (sand >60%), the opposite is true for soils with low sand contents. From a hydraulic standpoint, the texture-based classification does not classify soils well when there is a considerable impact of capillary forces. The soil texture and hydraulic classes were analyzed for accuracy using two databases. Compared to the soil texture classes, it was found that the soil hydraulic classes marginally improve the accuracy of classification. Even though the improvement is only marginal, it was observed that the optimality of soil texture triangle for hydraulic studies cannot be assured because of the nonuniform distribution of data across various textural possibilities in the two databases. As an extension of this research, we have also estimated the average soil hydraulic parameters for the different optimal soil hydraulic classes.
Designing Rainfall Insurance Contracts for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage
Creators: name: Nadolnyak, Dennis A.
name: Vedenov, Dmitry V.
Publisher: name: Auburn University
Year: 2009
Subjects: Designing Rainfall Insurance Contracts for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage

description: In the paper, preliminary results of the analysis of potential use of climate forecast information in designing rainfall index insurance in the southeastern region of the U.S. are reported. Joint distributions of bi-monthly rainfall and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) indexes are estimated using copula analysis of historical data. The risk reducing effectiveness of introducing premiums conditional on ENSO forecast is evaluated. The results indicate some dependence of the downward volatility of rainfall on the lagged ENSO (forecast) index, particularly in the coastal areas and in the late winter and spring.
title: РОЛЬ ФОРМАЛЬНОГО И ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ПОДХОДОВ В ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИИ ДИСКУРСА
Creators: name: Матюшкова, Анна Ивановна
Publisher: name: Астраханский государственный медицинский университет
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Languages and literature
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: В современной лингвистике существуют разнообразные подходы к определению понятия дискурс. В статье рассматривается взаимосвязь дискурса с формализмом и функционализмом, которые с точки зрения прагмалингвистики по-новому раскрывают взгляды на лингвистические явления и природу языка.  Приводятся основные позиции формализма и функционализма, рассматривается связь данных направлений между собой. Анализируя разные трактовки понятия «медицинский дискурс», автор делает вывод, что формальный и функциональный подходы актуальны при изучении медицинского дискурса как институционального.
title: НАРОДНЫЕ НАИМЕНОВАНИЯ ПАТОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ СОСТОЯНИЙ: ЭТИМОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТ
Creators: name: Синицина, Алиса Олеговна
Publisher: name: Астраханский государственный медицинский университет
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Languages and literature
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: Цель данного исследования заключается в изучении наименований одной из лексико-семантических групп русского языка − народных наименований патологических состояний, а также их происхождение и развитие в мотивологическом ключе. В данной статье рассмотрен ряд нетерминологических наименований патологических состояний и симптомов, отражающих знания человека о медицине прошлых столетий, причины их возникновения. Автором выделены три группы номинаций, мотивированных определенными признаками. Актуальность данного исследования заключается в реконструкции архаического видения и представлений о патологических состояниях с целью последующего анализа принципов их номинации.
Additional file 1 of Implementing a text message-based intervention to support type 2 diabetes medication adherence in primary care: a qualitative study with general practice staff
Creators: name: Butler, Karen
name: Bartlett, Yvonne Kiera
name: Newhouse, Nikki
name: Farmer, Andrew
name: French, David P.
name: Kenning, Cassandra
name: Locock, Louise
name: Rea, Rustam
name: Williams, Veronika
name: Mc Sharry, Jenny
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Material A. COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research (COREQ) Checklist. Supplementary Material B. Topic Guide. Supplementary Material C. Characteristics of Focus Group Participants (n = 41).
title: ИННОВАЦИОННАЯ МОДЕЛЬ УЧЕБНЫХ МАТЕРИАЛОВ ПО РУССКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ КАК ИНОСТРАННОМУ ДЛЯ КРАТКОСРОЧНЫХ ФОРМ ОБУЧЕНИЯ (УРОВНИ B1–C1)
Creators: name: Зуева, Людмила Евгеньевна
name: Мамонтова, Марина Геннадьевна
Publisher: name: Астраханский государственный медицинский университет
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Educational sciences
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: Cтатья представляет собой описание концепции учебного пособия, предназначенного для изучения русского языка как иностранного стажерами МГЛУ. Цель данной статьи – дать представление об инновационной модели учебных материалов для работы с учащимися краткосрочных форм обучения (уровень владения русским языком не ниже B1). В ходе исследования авторы приходят к выводу, что описываемое учебное пособие обобщает и систематизирует современные достижения лингвистики и методики преподавания РКИ и может быть использовано для оптимизации процесса обучения русскому языку как иностранному студентов краткосрочных форм обучения  с разным уровнем владения русским языком внутри одной группы.