cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Animal-Word and Sound Test: An Auditory Cognitive Interference Effect
Creators: name: Parker, Jason L.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University Libraries
Year: 1996

description: This study presented a method in which the Stroop Color Word Test can be adapted to an auditory form. This auditory test used a series of animal words, animal sounds and word-sound combinations. This "Animal-Word-and-Sound test" contained three subtests. The test tasks were to repeat a list of words, identify a list of animal sounds, and to identify the sound in a combined animal word-sound pairings (Both the animal's name and sound are presented simultaneously). An alternate form of this audio test was examined. The alternate form followed the same construction except in the final condition, the task was to identify the spoken word. Twenty-eight undergraduate college students from Old Dominion University participated in the experiment. A comparison was made between two groups. One group received the Animal Word and Sound Test, the other, received an alternate form of the test. Both groups were given the Stroop Color and Word test for comparison. Participants' response times were recorded, and analyzed by means of a Multiple Analysis of Variance. The results showed that interference can be created from the association of animal names to the corresponding sound that animal makes. Theoretical implications of a comparison to the Stroop test were also discussed.
Impact of the COVID-19 face mask disposal on environment and perception of people of the Sultanate of Oman
Creators: name: Mahaad Issa Shammas
name: Algieri, Catia
name: Coppola, Gerardo
name: Chakraborty, Sudip
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2022

description: Abstract Background: Environmental concerns are increasing in and around us due to improper discharge of personal protective gear or equipment (PPEs) during the current pandemic with SARS-CoV-2. The residents of Salalah, under the Dhofar governorate of Oman, were hastening to take every possible measure to safeguard their health against the COVID-19 pandemic. In this scenario, improper discard of facemasks in the environment entails a significant problem for public health and aquatic environments. Objective: This study aims to assess how the SARS-CoV-2 virus disrupted the household waste management chain in the Sultanate of Oman. In addition, descriptive survey has also identified people's perception about the existing household waste management system. Methods: Total 200 respondents were personally selected under the purposive sampling category. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. The mean, standard deviation, and distribution shape were calculated based on the retrieved data. The variables and frequencies were tabulated for categorical variables. Results show negative impacts on the environment, wildlife, and public health. It was also observed that there was a significant difference when grouped according to residence location since the obtainedalso observed a significant difference when grouped according to residence location since the p-value of 0.007 was less than 0.05 alpha level. This means that the responses differ significantly. It shows from the test conducted that participants from the village experienced and observed a negative impact on the discarded face masks compared to those in the city. Conclusion and recommendation: This study illustrates the real impact of the COVID-19 face masks on the environment, wildlife, and public health. In addition, the new management of the user's face masks for eliminating or reducing the risks to human health and the environment has been suggested. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2022; 36(2):000-000] Keywords: Environmental Health, Face mask, Microplastic, SARS-CoV-2, Survey, Statistical Analysis.
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 36 No. 2 (2022)
Quantum Cohomology of Hypertoric Varieties
Creators: name: McBreen, Michael B.
name: Shenfeld, Daniel K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 14N35

description: We give a complete description of the equivariant quantum cohomology ring of any smooth hypertoric variety, and find a mirror formula for the quantum differential equation.
description: 14 pages, one figure
Metric subregularity of the convex subdifferential in Banach spaces
Creators: name: Artacho, Francisco J. Aragón
name: Geoffroy, Michel H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 49J52, 49J53

description: In [2] we characterized in terms of a quadratic growth condition various metric regularity properties of the subdifferential of a lower semicontinuous convex function acting in a Hilbert space. Motivated by some recent results in [16] where the authors extend to Banach spaces the characterization of the strong regularity, we extend as well the characterizations for the metric subregularity and the strong subregularity given in [2] to Banach spaces. We also notice that at least one implication in these characterizations remains valid for the limiting subdifferential without assuming convexity of the function in Asplund spaces. Additionally, we show some direct implications of the characterizations for the convergence of the proximal point algorithm, and we provide some characterizations of the metric subregularity and calmness properties of solution maps to parametric generalized equations.
Health Workers’ Perceptions on Data-informed Decision-Making practices in Primary Health Care Units at Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Creators: name: Habtamu Alganeh Guadie
name: Atsede Mazengia Shiferaw
name: Kassahun Dessie Gashu
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2022

description: Abstract Background: Data-informed decision making is influenced by organizational, technical, and behavioral factors. Behavioral factors are the major contributing factors for data-informed decision-making practices. This study aimed to explore health workers’ perceptions of data-informed decision making at primary health care units in Awi zone. Method: A cross-sectional qualitative study was undertaken to explore health workers’ perceptions on the barriers of health data-informed decision-making practices. Eleven healthcare workers were purposively selected from primary hospitals, health centers and health posts. Medical doctors, nurses, midwifes and health extension workers were selected as key informants for the in-depth interview. The selected healthcare workers were asked about their perceptions that affect health data use practices. The data obtained was analyzed through thematic analysis using Open Code software. Analysis was performed using three themes namely, organizational, behavioral, and technical barriers of data-informed decision making. Results: All the health care workers including health extension workers utilized a data-informed decision-making practice at least once during their point of care. Five of the eleven key informants reported their data-informed decision-making practice as reviewing quality of facility data, while none of them reported data-informed decision-making practices for their monthly performance monitoring. Behavioral factors included negligence, workarounds, and skill gaps. Organizational factors included staff turnover and shortage of recording tools. Technical factors included high workloads which lead to data error and paper-based systems were considered major barriers to data-informed decision-making practices. Conclusion: Data-informed decision-making practices were low at primary health care units. Behavioral, organizational, and technical factors contributed to the decreased use of data. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2022; 36(2):000-000] Keywords: Data-informed decision making, Perception, Organizational, Behavioral, Technical, Ethiopia
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 36 No. 2 (2022)
(0,2) Chiral Liouville Field Theory
Creators: name: Nakayama, Yu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: As an existence proof of the (0,2) heterotic supercurrent supermultiplets in (1+1) dimensional quantum field theories which are consistent with the warped superconformal algebra, we construct the (0,2) chiral Liouville field theories. The two distinct possibilities of the heterotic supercurrent supermultiplets are both realized.
description: 11 pages
AstroPix: Novel monolithic active pixel silicon sensors for future gamma-ray telescopes
Creators: name: Steinhebel, Amanda L.
name: Fleischhack, Henrike
name: Striebig, Nicolas
name: Jadhav, Manoj
name: Suda, Yusuke
name: Luz, Ricardo
name: Kierans, Carolyn
name: Caputo, Regina
name: Tajima, Hiroyasu
name: Leys, Richard
name: Peric, Ivan
name: Metcalfe, Jessica
name: Perkins, Jeremy S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Space-based gamma-ray telescopes such as the Fermi Large Area Telescope have used single sided silicon strip detectors to track secondary charged particles produced by primary gamma-rays with high resolution. At the lower energies targeted by keV-MeV telescopes, two dimensional position information within a single detector is required for event reconstruction - especially in the Compton regime. This work describes the development of monolithic CMOS active pixel silicon sensors - AstroPix - as a novel technology for use in future gamma-ray telescopes. Based upon sensors (ATLASPix) designed for use in the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider, AstroPix has the potential to maintain high performance while reducing noise with low power consumption. This is achieved with the dual detection and readout capabilities in each CMOS pixel. The status of AstroPix development and testing, as well as outlook for future testing and application, will be presented.
description: 8 pages, proceedings, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022, July 17-22 2022
Universality of the Stochastic Airy Operator
Creators: name: Krishnapur, Manjunath
name: Rider, Brian
name: Virag, Balint
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We introduce a new method for studying universality of random matrices. Let T_n be the Jacobi matrix associated to the Dyson beta ensemble with uniformly convex polynomial potential. We show that after scaling, T_n converges to the Stochastic Airy operator. In particular, the top edge of the Dyson beta ensemble and the corresponding eigenvectors are universal. As a byproduct, our work leads to conjectured operator limits for the entire family of soft edge distributions.
description: 59 pages
Bose-Einstein condensation of atoms in a uniform potential
Creators: name: Gaunt, Alexander L.
name: Schmidutz, Tobias F.
name: Gotlibovych, Igor
name: Smith, Robert P.
name: Hadzibabic, Zoran
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have observed Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas in the (quasi-)uniform three-dimensional potential of an optical box trap. Condensation is seen in the bimodal momentum distribution and the anisotropic time-of-flight expansion of the condensate. The critical temperature agrees with the theoretical prediction for a uniform Bose gas. The momentum distribution of our non-condensed quantum-degenerate gas is also clearly distinct from the conventional case of a harmonically trapped sample and close to the expected distribution in a uniform system. We confirm the coherence of our condensate in a matter-wave interference experiment. Our experiments open many new possibilities for fundamental studies of many-body physics.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures
Assessment of clinical profiles, and treatment outcomes for children with diabetic ketoacidosis, in two hospitals selected from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020
Creators: name: Kasie Gebeyehu
name: Muluwork Tefera
name: Berhanu Melaku
name: Sewagegn Yeshewas
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2022

description: Abstract Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a common autoimmune disorder that often presents in children. In these patients, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most common and serious acute complications, which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to assess the clinical profiles and outcomes of children admitted with DKA. Objective: To assess the clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of DKA patients in two tertiary hospitals in Addis Ababa. Methods: A hospital-based retrospective analysis was conducted on 175 pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis children, who were admitted to the emergency units of two hospitals in Addis Ababa from September 2015 to February 2020 and whose medical records contained complete pertinent data. Patients were between the ages of 0 to 12 years. Proportional samples were taken from each hospital and data was collected retrospectively using a formatted checklist. The data was checked for its inclusiveness and entered Epi Info. version 4.6 and then transferred into SPSS version 25 software for further analysis. Result: DKA was the presenting manifestation of Diabetes in 78.3% of patients and 21.7% were already known cases of Diabetes. Half (50.9%) of the study participants were diagnosed with DKA in the age range of 5 to 10 years and almost one-third (30.9%) were above the age of 10. A high-income level of the caretakers was found to be protective against DKA during the diagnosis of T1DM. Out of the 175 children admitted, 12 passed on, resulting in a mortality rate of 6.9%. Conclusion: The majority of the known DM patients presented with DKA after the omission of insulin and a newly diagnosed T1DM at first presentation. The age of presentation and clinical symptoms of the studied participants were like other international studies. Community education regarding the signs and symptoms of childhood DM can further prevent the development of DKA. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2022; 36(2):000-000] Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis, Treatment outcome, and precipitating factors.
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 36 No. 2 (2022)
Large-$N_c$ gauge theory and chiral random matrix theory
Creators: name: Hanada, Masanori
name: Lee, Jong-Wan
name: Yamada, Norikazu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss how the $1/N_c$ expansion and the chiral random matrix theory ($χ$RMT) can be used in the study of large-$N_c$ gauge theories. We first clarify the parameter region in which each of these two approaches is valid: while the fermion mass $m$ is fixed in the standard large-$N_c$ arguments ('t Hooft large-$N_c$ limit), $m$ must be scaled appropriately with a certain negative power of $N_c$ in order for the gauge theories to be described by the $χ$RMT. Then, although these two limits are not compatible in general, we show that the breakdown of chiral symmetry can be detected by combining the large-$N_c$ argument and the $χ$RMT with some cares. As a concrete example, we numerically study the four dimensional $SU(N_c)$ gauge theory with $N_f=2$ heavy adjoint fermions, introduced as the center symmetry preserver keeping the infrared physics intact, on a $2^4$ lattice. By looking at the low-lying eigenvalues of the Dirac operator for a massless probe fermion in the adjoint representation, we find that the chiral symmetry is indeed broken with the expected breaking pattern. This result reproduces a well-known fact that the chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the pure $SU(N_c)$ gauge theory in the large-$N_c$ and the large-volume limit, and therefore supports the validity of the combined approach. We also provide the interpretation of the gap and unexpected $N_c$-scaling, both of which are observed in the Dirac spectrum.
description: 26 pages, 15 figures
Maternity waiting Home-use and associated factors among mothers in northwest Ethiopia, The application of the integrated behavioral model
Creators: name: Tadele Fentabil Anagaw
name: Yamrot Debela
name: Melash Belachew Asresie
name: Wasihun, Yosef
name: Eyob Ketema Bogale
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2022

description: Abstract Background: Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is the highest in the world (412/100,000). Health facility delivery is the cornerstone in reducing maternal mortality. However, health facility delivery is low in Ethiopia, due to poor access and ill-equipped health facilities. Maternity waiting home (MWH) is one of the comprehensive packages of essential obstetric services, enabling women to access well-equipped health facilities. However, there are limited studies on maternal waiting home use in Ethiopia. This study aimed to use the integrated behavioral model, to assess maternal waiting home use and associated factors among mothers in the East Bellessa district, northwest Ethiopia. Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from the 1-27 of March 2020. The multistage sampling technique was used to select a total of 624 mothers. Data was collected using the face-to-face interview technique. The reliability and validity of the items were checked using exploratory factor analysis. Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to identify the factors associated with maternal waiting home use. Findings with a p-value <0.05 with a 95% confidence interval were considered statistically significant in the final model. Result. Overall, 20.5% (95% CI=17.3-23.7) of mothers used maternity waiting homes for the index of childbirth. Husband educational status (AOR=3.78, CI =1.44-9.93), the knowledge on maternity waiting homes (AOR=3.97, CI=2.27-6.95), between 2 and 3 antenatal care follow ups (AOR=0.14 CI=0.06-0.31), experiential attitude (AOR=2.37, CI=1.64-3.44), descriptive norms (AOR=0.66, CI=0.47-0.94), perceived behavioral control (AOR=1.07, CI=1.02-1.13) and behavioral intention (AOR=1.37, CI=1.1-1.71) were associated with maternity waiting home use. Conclusion: Maternity waiting home utilization was low. Husband’s education status, antenatal care follow-up, knowledge on maternal waiting homes, experiential attitude, descriptive norms, perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention were positively significantly associated with MWH utilization. Therefore, strengthening the use antenatal care services, husbands’ education, and developing a positive attitude towards MWH may improve the use of maternity waiting homes among women. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2022; 36(2):000-000] Keyword: Maternity waiting home, mothers, integrated behavioral model, Ethiopia
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 36 No. 2 (2022)
Ranunculus alpestris Rchb.
Creators: name: Becherer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1956
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: P. alpestris Rchb. Cat. 42 und 422. l: Alpen von Vérossaz (J.).- 2:Follatères bei Branson (Gyhr); ob Ayent (P.); Crans (Beauverd); Lötschental (J.). - 3:Valsorey (Guyot); Val des Dix (J.); Grimentz-Col de Torrent (Beauverd); Kaltenberg im Turtmanntal (J.); Unterbäch-Bürchen (Becherer); Törbel (Stehler); Alpen des Saastales vielfach (A. Keller); Kalte-Wasser am Simplon,2500m (Melly).- 4:Gletsch(Wilczek). Var.polystachya Chodat- 4:Rappental (B.C.W.); Ernergalen(B.C.W.).
description: Published as part of Becherer, 1956, Florae Vallesiacae Supplementum, pp. 1-556 in Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 71 on pages 1-556
title: SLIDE (Wellington): vulnerability of dwellings to landslides (Project No. 16/SP740)
Creators: name: Massey, Chris I.
name: Thomas, Kristie-Lee
name: King, Andrew B.
name: Singeisen, C
name: Taig, T
name: Horspool, Nick A.
Publisher: name: GNS Science
Year: 2019

description:  The aim of this research was to quantify the vulnerability of people and dwellings to the types of landslide hazards affecting Wellington and other parts of New Zealand. This research comprised two main objectives: 1. Investigate what landslide intensity metric(s) best correlate with the different consequences such as economic loss and/or physical damage state; and 2. Develop appropriate correlations/relationships between the preferred hazard intensity metric(s) and consequence type. In this study, vulnerability is defined as the degree of loss to a given element or set of elements within the area affected by a hazard. It is expressed on a scale of 0 (no loss) to 1 (total loss). Vulnerability has been evaluated by observing the relationships between: a. The characteristics of the element(s), which may make them susceptible to damage from a natural hazard; b. the hazard magnitude or intensity, such as the height, velocity, kinetic energy or pressure of the landslide debris on impact with the element(s) exposed to the hazard; c. as well as the consequence of the element(s) being impacted by the hazard, which is expressed as damage or loss. (auth)
Purchase of land for the Federal Building in Brooklyn, N.Y. ; Federal Building at Brooklyn, N.Y
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 1886
Subjects: Land use--New York (State)--Kings County--Planning.
Government purchasing of real property--New York (State)--Kings County.
Public buildings--New York (State)--Kings County--Planning.

description: Report and views of the minority, both submitted by members of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Application Value of Comprehensive Nursing Intervention in Sorafenib Targeted Therapy for Advanced Liver Cancer
Creators: name: Xia, Dongmei
name: Bai, Liping
name: Hong, Xiaodan
name: Cai, Yifeng
Publisher: name: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development
Year: 2022

description: Background: various types of cancer can be seen in the liver of which the most common type is hepatocellular carcinoma. Its first symptom is found in the hepatocyte cells of liver. There are also other types of cancer seen in the liver though are less common, such as hepatoblastoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Objective: Our aim of writing this paper is to study the application value of comprehensive nursing intervention in sorafenib targeted therapy for advanced liver cancer. Methods: 40 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma were collected, and oral sorafenib was taken twice a day. For the patients in the observation group, the usual method was used for the care, and the comprehensive care method was also added. Combined molecular targeted therapy is a relatively new method currently used in the treatment of primary liver cancer in our country's medical community. Results and Discussions: After research, it was found that after taking the drug sorafenib, patients developed severe diarrhoea and pancreas. When the phenomenon of atrophy occurs, the treatment effect for patients with primary liver cancer is more obvious. Comprehensive care for patients with advanced liver cancer, comprehensive scientific and reasonable care from the psychological, physical and mental diet of patients can effectively control and relieve various adverse emotions of patients, thereby improving patients' victory over pain and disease. Conclusion: With confidence and courage, implementing comprehensive care can effectively improve the patient's quality of life.
description: The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development , Vol. 35 No. 4 (2021)
The Tully-Fisher relations for Hickson Compact Group galaxies
Creators: name: Torres-Flores, S.
name: de Oliveira, C. Mendes
name: Plana, H.
name: Amram, P.
name: Epinat, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We used K-band photometry, maximum rotational velocities derived from Fabry-Perot data and HI observed and predicted masses to study, for the first time, the K-band, stellar and baryonic Tully-Fisher relations for galaxies in Hickson compact groups. We compared these relations with the ones defined for galaxies in less dense environments from the GHASP survey and from a sample of gas-rich galaxies. We find that most of the Hickson compact group galaxies lie on the K-band Tully-Fisher relation defined by field galaxies with a few low-mass outliers, namely HCG 49b and HCG 96c, which appear to have had strong recent burst of star formation. The stellar Tully-Fisher relation for compact group galaxies presents a similar dispersion to that of the K-band relation, and it has no significant outliers when a proper computation of the stellar mass is done for the strongly star-forming galaxies. The scatter in these relations can be reduced if the gaseous component is taken into account, i.e., if a baryonic Tully-Fisher relation is considered. In order to explain the positions of the galaxies off the K-band Tully-Fisher relation we favour a scenario in which their luminosities are brightened due to strong star formation or AGN activity. We argue that strong bursts of star formation can affect the B and K-band luminosities of HCG 49b and HCG 96c and in the case of the latter also AGN activity may affect the K-band magnitude considerably, without affecting their total masses.
description: 13 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Gas kinematics and the Dragged Magnetic Field in the High-mass Molecular Outflow Source G192.16$-$3.84: An SMA View
Creators: name: Liu, Hauyu Baobab
name: Qiu, Keping
name: Zhang, Qizhou
name: Girart, Josep M.
name: Ho, Paul T. P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the Submillimeter Array (SMA) observations of the polarized 0.88\,mm thermal dust emission and various molecular line transitions toward the early B-type ($L_{*}\sim2\times10^{3}L_{\odot}$) star-forming region G192.16$-$3.84 (IRAS 05553+1631). The peak of the continuum Stokes-I emission coincides with a hot rotating disk/envelope (SO$_{2}$ rotational temperature T$_{rot}^{SO_{2}}$$\sim84^{+18}_{-13}$\,K), with a north-south velocity gradient. Joint analysis of the rotation curve traced by HCO$^{+}$ 4-3 and SO$_{2}$ 19$_{1,19}-18_{0,18}$ suggests that the dense molecular gas is undergoing a spinning-up rotation, marginally bound by the gravitational force of \textbf{an} enclosed mass $M_{*+gas+dust}\sim$11.2-25.2\,$M_{\odot}$. Perpendicular to the rotational plane a $\gtrsim100/\cos(i)$\,km\,s$^{-1}$ ($i\sim63^{\circ}$) high velocity molecular jet, and the $\sim$15-20\,km\,s$^{-1}$ expanding biconical cavity were revealed in the CO 3-2 emission. The polarization percentage of the 0.88\,mm continuum emission decreases toward the central rotating disk/envelope. The polarization angle in the inner $\sim2"$ (0.015\,pc) disk/envelope is perpendicular to the plane of the rotation. The magnetic field lines, which are predominantly in the toroidal direction along the disk plane, are likely to be dragged by the gravitationally accelerated rotation.
description: 8 pages, 9 figures; ApJ accepted
Closed string theory without level-matching at the free level
Creators: name: Erbin, Harold
name: Médevielle, Maxime
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In its traditional form, the string field in closed string field theory is constrained by the level-matching condition, which is imposed beside the action. By analogy with the similar problem for the Ramond sector, it was understood by Okawa and Sakaguchi how to lift this condition and work with unconstrained field by introducing spurious free fields. These authors also pointed out that new backgrounds may exist thanks to a new gauge field which is trivial on flat space, but can generate fluxes on a toroidal background. In this paper, we perform a complete study of the free theory at the tachyonic and massless levels with the aim of setting the stage for studying backgrounds without level-matching.
description: 31 pages; v2: minor updates, published version
title: Gender Differences in the Relation Between Locus of Control and Physiological Responses
Creators: name: Grelot, Monique C.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University Libraries
Year: 1989

description: The relationship between locus of control and the physiological responses of heart rate (HR) and electrodermal activity (EDA) was investigated in 30 males and 31 females during an arithmetic task. The Levenson's Internal, Powerful Others and Chance (IPC) scales (Levenson, 1974) were used to assess the various degrees of internality for each subject. Additionally, to determine each subject's physiological Lability or Stability (LS), EDA was measured by recording spontaneous skin conductance responses during a ten minute rest period and to a tone (an Orienting Response (OR) task). A simple difficulty effect was found on the performance scores across the three levels of difficulty for all subjects. There was an inverse relationship between the I and C scales and the EDA, but no gender differences were found. Males, however, showed more electrodermal spontaneous fluctuations than females.
Gender, Self-Stereotyping and Job Applications
Creators: name: Süer, Müge
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Behavioral Economics
subject: Economics
subject: Other Economics
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: gender
subject: gender stereotyping
subject: job application
subject: self-stereotyping

description: The gender wage gap is highly driven by occupational and industrial segregation. One of the potential culprits is spotted as supply-side behavioral differences in job applications. In this study, using a controlled lab experiment with university students, we disentangle the effect of expectations regarding past performance, future performance in new and familiar tasks, of stereotype threat, and, finally, of the gender congruency of the job. We provide evidence on different beliefs in place, show how inefficient sorting causes a decrease in the overall performance and pay and finally suggest an easy to apply policy intervention which might decrease this inefficiency by increasing female participation.
Nutritional assessment of plant-based meat analogues on the Swedish market
Creators: name: Bryngelsson, Susanne
name: Moshtaghian, Hanieh
name: Bianchi, Marta
name: Hallström, Elinor
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Nutritional quality of 142 plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) on the Swedish market were assessed by nutritional contribution (NC) to recommended nutrient intake, three labelling systems (Keyhole, Nutri-Score, nutrition claims) and comparisons to meat references. Based on median (min-max) NC for macronutrients, PBMAs in general appeared as healthy options to meat due to higher NC per 100 g for fibre [PBMAs: 15% (1-33%) vs meat: 0% (0-2%)] and lower NC for saturated fat [PBMAs: 4% (0-59%) vs meat: 15% (1-51%)]. The NC per 100 g for salt was substantial for both PBMAs [25% (5-52%)] and meat [24% (2-55%)]. Limited data for micronutrients indicated that PBMAs are higher in iron compared to meat. Nutrition quality varied both between and within product categories. Mince, bite/fillet and nugget analogues were the main healthier categories, according to labelling systems. Bioavailability of iron, protein quality and effects of processing are important future aspects to consider.
Quantum simulation of a spin polarization device in an electron microscope
Creators: name: Grillo, Vincenzo
name: Marrucci, Lorenzo
name: Karimi, Ebrahim
name: Zanella, Riccardo
name: Santamato, Enrico
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A proposal for an electron-beam device that can act as an efficient spin-polarization filter has been recently put forward [E. Karimi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 044801 (2012)]. It is based on combining the recently developed diffraction technology for imposing orbital angular momentum to the beam with a multipolar Wien filter inducing a sort of artificial non-relativistic spin-orbit coupling. Here we reconsider the proposed device with a fully quantum-mechanical simulation of the electron beam propagation, based on the well established multi-slice method, supplemented with a Pauli term for taking into account the spin degree of freedom. Using this upgraded numerical tool, we study the feasibility and practical limitations of the proposed method for spin-polarizing a free electron beam
Spin system trajectory analysis under optimal control pulses
Creators: name: Kuprov, Ilya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Several methods are proposed for the analysis, visualization and interpretation of high-dimensional spin system trajectories produced by quantum mechanical simulations. It is noted that expectation values of specific observables in large spin systems often feature fast, complicated and hard-to-interpret time dynamics and suggested that populations of carefully selected subspaces of states are much easier to analyze and interpret. As an illustration of the utility of the proposed methods, it is demonstrated that the apparent "noisy" appearance of many optimal control pulses in NMR and EPR spectroscopy is an illusion - the underlying spin dynamics is shown to be smooth, orderly and very tightly controlled.
description: Submitted for publication
Stringy holography at finite density
Creators: name: Goykhman, Mikhail
name: Parnachev, Andrei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider an exactly solvable worldsheet string theory in the background of a black brane with a gauge field flux. Holographically, such a system can be interpreted as a field theory with finite number of degrees of freedom at finite temperature and density. This is to be contrasted with more conventional holographic models which involve gravity in the bulk and possess infinite number of degrees of freedom and mean field critical exponents. We construct closed string vertex operators which holographically represent the U(1) gauge field and the stress energy tensor and compute their two-point functions. At finite temperature and vanishing charge density the low energy excitations are described by hydrodynamics. As the density is raised, the system behaves like a sum of two noninteracting fluids. We find low-energy excitations in the shear and sound channels of each fluid.
description: 40 pages, harvmac
title: Kinematics of the New Zealand plate boundary: field report on GNSS surveys of the Taranaki Network in 2019 (TARA2019)
Creators: name: Hart, Rory J. A.
name: Palmer, Neville G.
Publisher: name: GNS Science
Year: 2019

description: Between March and June 2019, a combined team from GNS Science and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) re-measured a network of 109 geodetic survey markers using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) methods throughout the Taranaki and Manawatu regions of New Zealand for monitoring the regional deformation due to tectonic processes. Included in the survey were 13 sites located in the Te Urewera mountains and Raukumara Peninsula that were observed to complete the requirements for the East Coast campaign from 2017. Previous comprehensive GNSS surveys of the Taranaki region have been carried out by the Department of Survey and Land Information (DoSLI) in 1995, GNS Science in 2000 (TARA2000, [Matheson and Beavan 2001]), 2003 (CNI2003 [Beavan 2004]) and 2011 (TARA2011). This report documents the field operations of the TARA2019 resurvey. It describes the logistics of the campaign, the sites occupied and the data collected. (auth)
Padus vulgaris L.
Creators: name: Becherer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1956
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: P. vulgaris L. Ssp. eu-vulgaris Syme (ssp. vulgaris [L.] Schinz et Keller; P.vulg. L.s.str.) Cat. 42. Var. pseudoalpestris Grenier - 2: Ob Ayent (P.). - 3: Fionnay (Miller). - 4: Binn (Binz). Ssp. comosa (Schkuhr) Chodat (P. comosa Schkuhr) Cat.4l. 2: Chamoson (J.). - 3:Fionnay (J.); Riddes (J.); Nendaz (J.); FUSS des Schienhorns (Tochenhorns) am Simplon, etwa 2400 m (Melly). Var. stricta Chodat- 2:Branson (Paiche). Var. pyramidalis Chodat- 3:Törbel (Stehler);ob Visp (P.); Abschlacht bei Visperterminen (P.). Ssp. pedemontana (Perrier et Songeon) Rouy et Fouc. (P. pedemontana Perrier et Songeon, P. corsica Gremli non Sieber) Cat. 4l und 422. 2: Baltschieder (Hirschmann); Eggen-Finnen (idem); unter Bircheggen (bei Naters), 840 m (Koch). - 3: Les Plançades (Melly) und ob der Cantine de Proz (R.Chodat) am Gr.St.Bernhard; Soussillon (Bernoulli); Nordseite des Simplon mehrfach: Grund (Chenevard), Berisal (idem), Eingang des Steinentales (Romieux), bei Schallbett (Chenevard, Melly), unter dem Schienhorn (Tochenhorn) (Melly). - 3a:Südseite des Simplon vielfach: unter dem Engeloch (Melly), Umgebung von Simplon-Dorf (v. Tavel, Becherer), Laggintal (Becherer und Arnold), Gondoschlucht (Becherer), Presa (idem), Zwischbergental(idem).
description: Published as part of Becherer, 1956, Florae Vallesiacae Supplementum, pp. 1-556 in Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 71 on pages 1-556
Nonequilibrium Modeling of the Elementary Step in PDZ3 Allosteric Communication
Creators: name: Ali, Ahmed A. A. I.
name: Gulzar, Adnan
name: Wolf, Steffen
name: Stock, Gerhard
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: While allostery is of paramount importance for protein signaling and regulation, the underlying dynamical process of allosteric communication is not well understood. PDZ3 domain represents a prime example of an allosteric single-domain protein, as it features a well-established long-range coupling between the C-terminal $α_3$-helix and ligand binding. In an intriguing experiment, Hamm and coworkers employed photoswitching of the $α_3$-helix to initiate a conformational change of PDZ3 that propagates from the C-terminus to the bound ligand within 200 ns. Performing extensive nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, the modeling of the experiment reproduces the measured timescales and reveals a detailed picture of the allosteric communication in PDZ3. In particular, a correlation analysis identifies a network of contacts connecting the $α_3$-helix and the core of the protein, which move in a concerted manner. Representing a one-step process and involving direct $α_3$-ligand contacts, this cooperative transition is considered as elementary step in the propagation of conformational change.
Predicting the electronic structure of weakly interacting hybrid systems: The example of nanosized pea-pod structures
Creators: name: Milko, Matus
name: Puschnig, Peter
name: Draxl, Claudia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide a simple scheme for predicting the electronic structure of van-der-Waals bound systems, based on the mere knowledge of the electronic structure of the subunits. We demonstrate this with the example of nano-peapods, consisting of polythiophene encapsulated in single-wall carbon nanotubes. Using density functional theory we disentangle the contributions to the level alignment. The main contribution is shown to be given by the ionization potential of the polymer inside the host, which, in turn is determined by the curvature of the tube. Only a small correction arises from charge redistributions within the domains of the constituents. Polarization effects turn out to be minor due to the cylindrical geometry of the peapods and their dielectric characteristics. Our findings open a perspective towards designing opto-electronic properties of such complex materials.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures
The nutritional quality of wholegrain and multigrain breads is not necessarily better than white breads: the case of gluten-free and gluten-containing breads
Creators: name: Boukid, Fatma
name: Rosell, Cristina M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Despite the importance of breads through the history, the wide range of options might lead to a choice dilemma from health-conscious consumers when purchasing bread. In this study, commercial white, wholegrain and multigrain regular breads, sold in Europe, were collected, and classified into gluten-free and gluten-containing categories. For gluten-free-breads, no significant differences were found in energy, saturated fatty acids, sugar, fibre and salt between white and wholegrain breads regardless of the mention “multigrain.” For gluten-containing, carbohydrates and fibres differed between white and wholegrain breads, while when considering multigrain presence all the nutritional composition varied significantly. Nevertheless, the mentions wholegrain and multigrain on gluten-free and gluten-containing breads do not guarantee a better nutritional quality compared to white bread. Gluten-free breads showed increased fibre, and decreased carbohydrates, sugar and energy which are comparable to gluten-containing wholegrain breads. This underlines the improvement of gluten-free breads and suggests further investigations to increase protein content.
Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies
Creators: name: Jurek, Joanna
name: Owczarek, Marcin
name: Godos, Justyna
name: La Vignera, Sandro
name: Condorelli, Rosita A.
name: Marventano, Stefano
name: Tieri, Maria
name: Ghelfi, Francesca
name: Titta, Lucilla
name: Lafranconi, Alessandra
name: Gambera, Angelo
name: Alonzo, Elena
name: Sciacca, Salvatore
name: Buscemi, Silvio
name: Ray, Sumantra
name: Del Rio, Daniele
name: Galvano, Fabio
name: Grosso, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Fish represents one of the most important dietary sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are known to be associated with various health benefits. This study aimed to systematically review existing meta-analyses of observational studies exploring the association between fish intake and various health outcomes. A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted to retrieve a total of 63 studies. Evidence was deemed as possible for the association between higher fish intake and decreased risk of the acute coronary syndrome, liver cancer, and depression, and limited for other outcomes (including age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, heart failure, all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality, total and ischaemic stroke) due to heterogeneity between results and potential otherwise inexplicable confounding factors. In conclusion, results from epidemiological studies support the mechanistic effects associated with omega-3 fatty acids from high fish consumption, but evidence needs to be further corroborated with more reliable results.
Energy of tori of revolution
Creators: name: Funaba, Hiroki
name: O'Hara, Jun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 49Q10, 53C65, 53A05

description: We show that the surface energy introduced by Auckly and Sadun attains the minimum value at the Clifford torus among tori of revolution.
title: Vacuum Polarization on the Brane
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Breen, Cormac
Publisher: name: TU Dublin
Year: 2015

description: We compute the renormalized expectation value of the square of a massless, conformally coupled, quantum scalar field on the brane of a higher-dimensional black hole. Working in the AADD braneworld scenario, the extra dimensions are flat and we assume that the compactification radius is large compared with the size of the black hole. The four-dimensional on-brane metric corresponds to a slice through a higher-dimensional Schwarzschild-Tangherlini black hole geometry and depends on the number of bulk space-time dimensions. The quantum scalar field is in a thermal state at the Hawking temperature. An exact, closed-form expression is derived for the renormalized expectation value of the square of the quantum scalar field on the event horizon of the black hole. Outside the event horizon, this renormalized expectation value is computed numerically. The answer depends on the number of bulk space-time dimensions, with a magnitude which increases rapidly as the number of bulk space-time dimensions increases.
title: Maximizing the Impact of Digital Supports in Mathematics Learning Support in Higher Education – An Overview of the 9th Annual IMLSN Workshop
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Breen, Cormac
Publisher: name: TU Dublin
Year: 2015

description: In this article we give a short description of the 9th Annual Workshop of the Irish Mathematics Learning Support Network (IMLSN). The workshop theme was ‘Maximizing the impact of digital supports in Mathematics Learning Support in Higher Education’. We briefly describe the Irish Mathematics Learning Support Network (IMLSN) and outline the factors that motivated this workshop theme. We will also discuss the presentations, some of the issues that were raised during the workshop and we close with some brief conclusions on this very successful event.