cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exploring biodiversity in riparian corridors of a Mediterranean island: Plant communities and environmental parameters in Cyprus rivers
Creators: name: E. Papastergiadou
name: K. Stefanidis
name: G. Dorflinger
name: E. Giannouris
name: K. Kostara
name: P. Manolaki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Riparian corridors are among the most sensitive ecosystems in the Mediterranean as they are significantly altered by human interventions. In this study, we explored the composition patterns of the aquatic vegetation in 17 rivers of Cyprus. Hierarchical clustering and detrended correspondence analysis were conducted in order to distinguish plant community types among the river sites. The permanent flow sites (R-M4) were divided into three types and characterized mostly by the presence of Brachythecium rivulare, Nasturtium officinale, Veronica anagallis-aquatica and Lemanea sp. The temporary flow sites (R-M5) presented higher heterogeneity and species richness. In temporary rivers, three community types were also identified. Both diversity indices and compositional variation differed among the community types. Canonical correspondence analysis was performed between the aquatic vegetation patterns and the environmental attributes. The results revealed that human influence is the most important descriptor of the aquatic vegetation in both permanent and intermittent rivers. Activities that are connected with disturbance of the water flow (water abstraction, dam influence and stream hydrology) appeared to play a key role in determining the aquatic plant communities. Overall, the results of this study can provide useful information towards the development of an effective management plan for the river basins of Cyprus.
Geomorphological map of the area between Craco and Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)
Creators: name: Bentivenga, Mario
name: Capolongo, Domenico
name: Palladino, Giuseppe
name: Piccarreta, Marco
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: This paper presents the results of geomorphological investigations carried out in Basilicata region (southern Italy) from the most external thrust front of the Apennines, where the town of Craco is located, to the adjacent sector of the Apennines foredeep (Fossa Bradanica; Pisticci area). The importance of the chosen area mostly resided in the presence of really diffuse running-waters and gravity-induced landforms which strictly affect urban areas. The geomorphological processes are linked with the Quaternary tectonic uplift affecting the Apennine front-Bradanic foredeep sectors. Series of field surveys, supported by aerial photo-interpretation, have led to the production of a geomorphological map at 1:16,000 scale which outlines the main processes and related landforms recognized in the study area. The latter are the result of the complex interplay of structural, gravitational and fluvial processes. Particular attention was devoted to the recognition, identification and mapping of landslides which affect the slope of the main villages (Craco and Pisticci), locally giving rise to hazardous conditions.
Exploring biodiversity in riparian corridors of a Mediterranean island: Plant communities and environmental parameters in Cyprus rivers
Creators: name: E. Papastergiadou
name: K. Stefanidis
name: G. Dorflinger
name: E. Giannouris
name: K. Kostara
name: P. Manolaki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Riparian corridors are among the most sensitive ecosystems in the Mediterranean as they are significantly altered by human interventions. In this study, we explored the composition patterns of the aquatic vegetation in 17 rivers of Cyprus. Hierarchical clustering and detrended correspondence analysis were conducted in order to distinguish plant community types among the river sites. The permanent flow sites (R-M4) were divided into three types and characterized mostly by the presence of Brachythecium rivulare, Nasturtium officinale, Veronica anagallis-aquatica and Lemanea sp. The temporary flow sites (R-M5) presented higher heterogeneity and species richness. In temporary rivers, three community types were also identified. Both diversity indices and compositional variation differed among the community types. Canonical correspondence analysis was performed between the aquatic vegetation patterns and the environmental attributes. The results revealed that human influence is the most important descriptor of the aquatic vegetation in both permanent and intermittent rivers. Activities that are connected with disturbance of the water flow (water abstraction, dam influence and stream hydrology) appeared to play a key role in determining the aquatic plant communities. Overall, the results of this study can provide useful information towards the development of an effective management plan for the river basins of Cyprus.
LUCID press release and briefing document
Creators: name: Whyntie, Tom
name: Parker, Becky
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 20203 Particle Physics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Space Science

description: This document provides the press release and briefing for the launch of the Langton Star Centre’s LUCID experiment aboard Surrey Satellite Technology Limited’s TechDemoSat-1. Additional information about all of the relevant partner organisations is also provided, as well as the media plan for the day of the launch. All enquiries should be addressed to the author in the first instance. This is 000186 in the CERN@school document inventory.
From policy to practice: health systems and the provision of HIV care and treatment in Eastern Zimbabwe
Creators: name: Tlhajoane, Malebogo
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: The World Health Organization has recently recommended ART for all people living with HIV through a policy initiative known as ‘treat all’. This also includes recommendations for service delivery, differentiated care and clinical monitoring. Many countries have struggled to provide ART and other related services at lower CD4 eligibility thresholds, largely due to financial constraints, limited infrastructure and insufficient resources. These difficulties are likely to be compounded by the growing number of patients in need of chronic HIV care. This thesis focuses on Zimbabwe as a case study to investigate how WHO guidelines, including the most recent ‘treat all’ policies, are adopted and operationalized within the local health system and evaluate whether the anticipated patient level-benefits are achieved. This is done by applying descriptive, multilevel regression, and survival analysis methods to newly collected data. I begin by exploring the national policy environment, comparatively and descriptively assessing published guidelines from 2010 to 2016 in relation to WHO recommendations. Chapters go on to explore the implementation of these policies within health facilities, and their effect on clinical care and treatment outcomes. Overall, findings indicate that while the uptake of WHO recommendations is progressive and far-reaching in Zimbabwe, the availability of resources, and the provision of certain policy mandated services recedes with decentralised care. Higher rates of attrition were observed following the introduction of treat all (p<0.0001), with predictors of this found to be younger age and the absence of CD4 monitoring at baseline. Taken together, these results suggest that despite the acknowledged deficiencies of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa, there is cause for optimism in the large-scale provision of ART. Additional efforts however are needed to ensure the sustained provision of ancillary services, such as laboratory monitoring to evaluate viral suppression, and the provision of isoniazid preventative therapy.
Yeşil Kütüphaneler
Creators: name: İlknur Kaya
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Yeşil Kütüphaneler
subject: Çevre Dostu Kütüphaneler
subject: Duyarlı Kütüphaneler
subject: Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik
subject: Toplumsal Sürdürülebilirlik
subject: Green Library
subject: Eco-Friendly Libraries
subject: Environmental Sustainability
subject: Social Sustainability
subject: Environment effects
subject: http://bd.org.tr/index.php/bd/article/view/693/608

description: Yeşil kütüphane, sürdürülebilirliği teşvik eden, çevreye duyarlı ve daha az karbon ayak izi oluşturacak şekilde faaliyet gösteren kütüphanedir.
Documenting Culture: The Power of Documentary Photography
Creators: name: Oliveira D., M. Jorge
Publisher: name: Empowerverse Media, Information & Communication Agency
Year: 2024
Subjects: documentary
photography
culture

description: Documentary photography serves as a powerful tool to capture and communicate cultural narratives. This article explores the significance of documentary photography, its techniques, and how it impacts society. By mastering this genre, photographers can create compelling visual stories that resonate with audiences and preserve cultural heritage.
A novel in vitro selection method to aid in the development of ribozyme-based riboswitches
Creators: name: Haines, Matthew Christopher
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Ribozymes are RNA sequences capable of catalysing chemical reactions. For some ribozymes their catalytic rate is influenced by molecular ligands. Those Ligand-responsive ribozymes whose catalytic activity influences gene expression can be referred to as ribozyme-based riboswitches. These sequences have potential applications as therapeutics and in the fields of enzyme and metabolic engineering. However, their application is restricted by the limited variety of detectable ligands. With the aim of addressing this issue, a novel in vitro selection method for the enrichment of ribozymes was developed. Compared to analogous methods, this method requires approximately half the time to implement and can be scaled up to 96-well format. Furthermore, the avoidance of size selection steps facilitates larger insertion and deletion mutations, ensuring more diverse regions of the sequence space are explored during selection. In testing and developing this method, new and existing theophylline-activated ribozymes were enriched. This process was assisted by a model, developed to aid the optimisation of selection. As confirmed with NGS data, the model accurately described the dynamics of key sequences for the majority of the selection experiment. Following the enrichment and identification of theophylline-activated ribozymes, several of these sequences were tested for their ability to activate gene expression in E. coli. In contrast to the suggestions of previous reports, all tested theophylline-activated ribozymes increased GFP expression in response to ligand concentrations. Although disputed, this result suggests the existence of a relationship between the in vitro responses of ribozyme sequences and their ability to function in vivo. Though ribozyme-based riboswitches with new ligand-specificities were not characterised during this work, the methods and framework outlined, coupled with the demonstration that selected sequences can regulate gene expression suggests novel ribozyme-based riboswitches should be identified with future work.
title: Integrated ground penetrating radar - electromagnetic induction techniques to support precision agriculture by assessing the effects of agricultural practices
Creators: name: Ekapala Pathirannehelage, Sashini Pathirana
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2025

description: Precision agriculture (PA) is an emerging approach to increase agricultural productivity while enhancing resource use efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing negative environmental impacts. Understanding the spatiotemporal variability of soil properties and state variables within the agricultural landscape is crucial for informed decision-making in PA. This thesis explored integrating two geophysical techniques—Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) and Electromagnetic Induction (EMI)—to investigate soil properties and state variables in a boreal podzolic soil site in western Newfoundland, Canada. These techniques offer a high-resolution, non-destructive, fast and cost-effective alternative to traditional soil sampling. Proxies derived from GPR (dielectric constant and amplitude), and EMI (apparent electrical conductivity) provide valuable insights into subsurface features, soil water content (SWC), compaction, and salinity, all of which are crucial for agricultural and environmental assessments. This research aims to assess the effectiveness of integrated GPR-EMI for characterizing soil profiles and properties, particularly focusing on their ability to assess spatial variations in soil stratification, SWC, bulk density, and salinity. Implementation of the integrated GPR-EMI technique overcomes the intrinsic limitations specific to either technique. Field experiments were conducted using both GPR and EMI surveys across varying soil conditions accompanied by soil sampling for ground truthing. This study developed predictive models, tested their accuracy, and assessed the ability of the integrated GPR-EMI approach to predict soil properties and state variables. As a result, management zones were delineated based on the integrated technique. The findings demonstrated a strong correlation between GPR and EMI outputs with soil sampling, confirming their complementary strengths in soil assessments. GPR was particularly iii effective in detecting subsurface stratifications and SWC variations, while EMI provided reliable estimates of electrical conductivity, essential for mapping soil salinity. The integrated GPR-EMI technique proved valuable in improving the understanding of soil properties and state variables and their spatial variability. This research demonstrates the potential of GPR and EMI to be applied effectively in boreal podzolic soils to predict key soil properties and state variables with significant implications for soil management and decision-making in PA. Further research is encouraged to refine the models and expand their applicability across diverse landscapes, conditions and soil types.
TOXICOLOGICAL BIOASSAYS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DECONTAMINATION TECHNIQUE FOR ARSENIC CONTAMINATED WATERS
Creators: name: Martínez Garzón, F.J.
name: Aguilar-Garrido, A.
name: García-Carmona, M.
name: Martín Peinado, F.J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: Presentation of our investigation in the conference Landcare For The Future: The meeting point for educators and students held in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 16-18 July 2018.
Dispersion and incorporation of metal-organic frameworks into mixed matrix membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration
Creators: name: Butler, Ethan Lovdal
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: The principle objectives of this work were fourfold: first, to quantify and control the suspension properties of a metal-organic framework (MOF), MIL-101; second, to use this knowledge to understand the formation of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes made via interfacial polymerisation (IP); third, to identify other secondary filler effects; and fourth, to relate IP reaction conditions to filler incorporation. Preliminary studies revealed that trimesoyl chloride (TMC) adsorption onto MIL-101 in n-hexane significantly affected membrane performance. More importantly, aggregation led to non-selective defects for TFN membranes synthesised with n-hexane. To control aggregation, the Hamaker constant of a MOF was determined for the first time and Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek (DLVO) theory was related to quantifiable dispersion measurements, showing that hydrophobic solvents like those used to make TFN membranes provide poor dispersion. Surface-selective modification of a MOF increased the concentration of well-dispersed MOF by over an order of magnitude, while the use of nitrobenzene increase it by over two orders. Thus, nitrobenzene was used to fabricate TFN membranes via IP. These membranes demonstrated pure solvent permeance increases relative to the thin film composite membrane control of up to factors of 1.9 for methanol and 2.7 for water, while maintaining a dye rejection of ~90 % (MW ≈ 314 g·mol-1). Further exploration revealed that aggregates introduce non-selective defects in certain circumstances and semi-selective defects in others, the latter of which can enhance solvent permeance without major reductions in rejection. Additionally, MIL-101 adsorbed less than half of the TMC in nitrobenzene compared to that adsorbed in n-hexane, mitigating this secondary effect. Finally, membrane surface roughness was controlled and correlated with whether or not MIL-101 addition to the organic phase impacted membrane performance, with smoother membranes showing no performance differences and rougher membranes showing differences similar to those observed by previous researchers [1].
Linear ISFET arrays and optimisation methods for DNA detection
Creators: name: Miscourides, Nicholaos
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2019

description: In the early 1970s, at a time when Moore's law was getting up to speed, Piet Bergveld initially described and subsequently pioneered the use of silicon technology in an unconventional way. By combining the field effect present in insulated gate devices and the interfacial double layer formed at the membrane of a glass electrode, he showed that the operation of a MOSFET can be modulated by the ion activity in an aqueous solution. Such a device, aptly called an Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor, is able to provide chemical inputs to electronic circuits; a concept which has experienced vast developments and a wide range of application to-date. In this context, this thesis largely revolves around the utilization of ISFETs in a practical setting. This begins by exploring readout methods to facilitate linear pH-to-output transduction, achieved by operation in current-mode and biasing the device in the velocity saturation regime. Subsequently, the first ISFET array biased in velocity saturation is shown which leverages on current-mode to demonstrate ion imaging in a scalable, simple and area-efficient topology. This implementation, benefits from short-channel effects in a 0.35um CMOS process, to demonstrate a large linear range of operation that increases the robustness against offsets across the array. In addition, to further reduce mismatch across pixels, a programmable gate has been implemented in-pixel in a scalable way. The capacitor facilitating this operation is obtained as the parasitic capacitance across two interleaved metal structures located inside the pixel stack and can be used to fine tune mismatch. This approach has been adopted in a second array shown here for ion imaging which employs current-mode operation and demonstrates integrated compensation. Thirdly, a linear voltage-mode array has been designed which is loosely based on the widely-used source follower topology. Apart from being used to compare against the performance of the current-mode implementations, the combination of these designs has facilitated the derivation of algorithms and methods used to obtained standard metrics that can be used for the benchmarking of ISFET arrays. The second part of this thesis, focuses on techniques to improve the performance at both a sensor and array level. An investigation into the electrolyte-insulator interface revealed that the two major non-idealities, namely trapped charge and drift, are correlated therefore charge modulation techniques were shown to reduce drift. Additionally, a calibration algorithm is proposed, based on iterative gradient descent, that reduces mismatch due to trapped charge in one iteration step. Lastly, ISFET arrays are demonstrated for the detection of DNA amplification and the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The protocol and methods for improving the robustness of such as platform for monitoring DNA reactions are shown with significant potential towards Point-of-Care diagnostics.
Transdifferential and Transintegral Calculus
Creators: name: Anderson, James
name: Reis, Tiago S. Dos
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Algebra

description: The set of transreal numbers is a superset of the real numbers. It totalises real arithmetic by defining division by zero in terms of three definite, non-finite numbers: positive infinity, negative infinity and nullity. Elsewhere, in this proceedings, we extended continuity and limits from the real domain to the transreal domain, here we extended the real derivative to the transreal derivative. This continues to demonstrate that transreal analysis contains real analysis and operates at singularities where real analysis fails. Hence computer programs that rely on computing derivatives -- such as those used in scientific, engineering and financial applications -- are extended to operate at singularities where they currently fail. This promises to make software, that computes derivatives, both more competent and more reliable. We also extended the integration of absolutely convergent functions from the real domain to the transreal domain.
Transreal Arithmetic as a Consistent Basis For Paraconsistent Logics
Creators: name: Anderson, James
name: Gomide, Walter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Computation Theory and Mathematics
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion

description: Paraconsistent logics are non-classical logics which allow non-trivial and consistent reasoning about inconsistent axioms. They have been proposed as a formal basis for handling inconsistent data, as commonly arise in human enterprises, and as methods for fuzzy reasoning, with applications in Artificial Intelligence and the control of complex systems. Formalisations of paraconsistent logics usually require heroic mathematical efforts to provide a consistent axiomatisation of an inconsistent system. Here we use transreal arithmetic, which is known to be consistent, to arithmetise a paraconsistent logic. This is theoretically simple and should lead to efficient computer implementations. We introduce the metalogical principle of monotonicity which is a very simple way of making logics paraconsistent. Our logic has dialetheaic truth values which are both False and True. It allows contradictory propositions, allows variable contradictions, but blocks literal contradictions. Thus literal reasoning, in this logic, forms an on-the-fly, syntactic partition of the propositions into internally consistent sets. We show how the set of all paraconsistent, possible worlds can be represented in a transreal space. During the development of our logic we discuss how other paraconsistent logics could be arithmetised in transreal arithmetic.
XIII Premio de narración breve Julio Cortázar – Finalistas
Creators: name: Indeterminado
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2021
Subjects: XIII Premio de Narración Breve Julio Cortázar

description: Lista de los cuentos finalistas para el XIII Premio de Narración Breve Julio Cortázar que tuvo lugar en Murcia.
description: Source: Num.Ref. : JC-DY-CAR-04.003
description: Source: Localización del archivo: Centre de Recherches Latino-Américaines (CRLA–Archivos, ITEM UMR8132). MSHS - Bât. A5, 1er étage 5 rue Théodore Lefebvre - TSA21103. 86073 Poitiers cedex 9.
Work Ethic Data
Creators: name: Ristic, Marija Runic
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Business
subject: Human Resources Management

description: This study presents cross-cultural research on work ethic among three nations: the British, the UAE, and Serbian. Moreover, it examines the relationship between work ethic and organizational performance and investigates the influence of respondents' career stage on their work ethic. In this study, we have used the short form of Multidimensional Work Ethic Profile (MWEP) to collect data since MWEP doesn’t analyse work ethic in the context of religion. We contribute to the theory by comparing work ethics in developed, developing and a country in socio-economic transition. The results also show an influence of respondents' career stage on their work ethic and a significant relationship between different dimensions of work ethic and organizational performance for all three nations.
Copper manganese oxides as oxygen carriers for chemical looping air separation for near-zero emission power generation
Creators: name: Patzschke, Clemens Frederic
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2019

description: In this thesis, copper manganese oxides were evaluated as oxygen carriers for chemical looping air separation. This process allows for the production of a O2+CO2 mixture, which can be used for oxy-fuel combustion of biomass for near-zero emission generation of power. Unsupported oxygen carriers were prepared via co-precipitation at low and at high super-saturation and via mechanical mixing. Furthermore, TiO2, ZrO2 and Al2O3-supported oxygen carriers were prepared. The oxygen carriers were characterised to study the effect of synthesis conditions on the material properties, and experiments in the TGA and fluidised bed were performed to assess their kinetic and long-term cycling performance. The unsupported oxygen carriers showed a highly stable cycling behaviour over a high number of redox-cycles. The O2 capacities and O2 equilibria were measured and the data reported. Cycled oxygen carriers were characterised to study the particle evolution for different redox-cycling modes (isothermal, non-isothermal, fuelled process with CH4) and at various conditions. The characterisation also elucidated the relevant redox-reactions and reaction pathways, as well as interactions between active phases and the supporting materials. During redox-cycling, the unsupported oxygen carriers were prone to swelling (an increase in the specific particle volume). It was demonstrated that the use of ZrO2 as a supporting material inhibits the swelling and result in a shrinking. Kinetic parameters were isolated from experiments in the fluidised bed, and the homogeneous reaction model was found to represent the O2 release and oxidation reaction best.
D3.2 Applications optimised for SVE and HBM
Creators: name: Beggs, Andrew
name: Marsden, Olivier
name: Cesarini, Daniele
name: Pitari, Fabio
name: Barbari, Filippo
name: Ficarelli, Federico
name: Lanucara, Piero
name: Cavallaro, Gabriele
name: casarotti, emanuele
name: Piljic, Igor
name: Hadade, Ioan
name: Tornatore, Luca
name: Flouris, Vasilis
name: Nikolaidis, Fotios
name: Bilas, Angelos
name: Raffin, Erwan
name: Morvan, Antoine
name: Meca, Ondrej
name: Riha, Lubomir
name: Lohier, Théophile
name: Brenner, Valérie
name: Genovese, Luigi
name: Delorme, Maxime
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This document reports activities accomplished in WP3 during the second year of the project. The work done in this document has been carried out over the period from M12 to M24, and it is focused on the optimisation of the applications that constitute the EUPEX benchmark suite.

In particular, the work has tailored applications to make good use of the two main hardware specificities which the EUPEX pilot platform should expose to end developers: the Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) instruction set, and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). Both of these hardware features are still unusual for CPUs, and the Fujitsu A64FX platform is to date the only platform to combine both of these characteristics. Accordingly, the A64FX partition of the Irène supercomputer hosted by the CEA in France has been used for a large fraction of this optimisation work.

As described in the DoA part B, the objectives of this deliverable are the optimisation of EUPEX use cases for SVE and HBM, with a particular focus on portability, scalability, and accuracy. Porting strategies for targeting the novel hardware features are described for each application use case. Benchmark results highlighting the effect of SVE and HBM usage are also presented and discussed.

Lessons learned from this exercise by each partner have been distilled in the conclusions, and will provide useful insights for the community of applications that will be hoping to target the future JUPITER Exascale-class European supercomputer, which will feature EPI hardware.
Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease are increased in untreated chronic periodontitis: a case control study.
Creators: name: Ramirez, Jorge H
name: Parra, Beatriz
name: Gutierrez, Sonia Jackeline
name: Arce, Roger
name: Jaramillo, Adriana
name: Yoseth Ariza-Araujo
name: Contreras, Adolfo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Medicine
subject: Biomarkers

description: Scientific paper
Desulphurised residues effect on the porosity and pore size distribution of cement based pastes during the early ages of curing
Creators: name: Khatib, J. M.
name: Wright, L.
name: Mangat, P. S.
name: Sonebi, M.
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2015

description: This research is a part of a research concerned with the use of flue gas desulphurisation waste residues in construction applications. In this paper, some results on pore size distribution of cement paste containing desulphurised waste during the early stages of hydration are reported. The desulphurised waste used was a combination of 85% fly ash and 15% gypsum (by weight) and was referred to as simulated desulphurised waste (SDW). The SDW was chosen due to the variability in composition of actual desulphurised waste. The cement was replaced with 0%, 20% and 40% SDW (by weight). The water to powder ratio was 0.5. The binder consists of cement or cement and SDW. Paste specimens were cured only for 24 hours (i.e. 1 day). The porosity and pore size distribution of cement pastes with and without SDW are reported. Increasing the amount of SDW leads to an increase in the pore volume of the paste and an increase in the size of pore.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 33 No 2 (2015): Special Issue - ICBBM 2015
title: 02_0745
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Prevalence and determinants of SHS exposure in public and private areas after the 2010 smoke-free legislation in Greece
Creators: name: Vardavas, Constantine I.
name: Behrakis, Panagiotis
name: Schoretsaniti, Sotiria
name: Filippidis, Filippos T.
name: Tzavara, Chara
name: Dimitrakaki, Christine
name: Connolly, Gregory N.
name: Tountas, Yannis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The objective of the present survey was to assess the extent and socio-economic determinants of population exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in Greece in 2011. The national household survey Hellas Health IV was conducted in October 2011. SHS exposure was based on self-reported exposure within home, workplace and public places. Thirty-three per cent of the respondents reported living in a smoke-free home. Smokers (p < 0.001) and single individuals (p < 0.017) were less likely to prohibit smoking at home. SHS exposure at work, in restaurants and in bars/clubs/cafes was frequently mentioned by 41.6, 84.2 and 90.5%, respectively. SHS exposure in a bar/club/cafe was noted more among single individuals (p = 0.004) and those aged 18–34 years (p = 0.007). Inhabitants of rural areas were more likely to report someone smoking indoors in all the above venues. Public health education and effective enforcement of the nationwide smoke-free legislation are imperative.
Efficiency of high performance concrete types incorporating bio-materials like rice husk ashes, cassava starch, lignosulfonate, and sisal fibres
Creators: name: Schmidt, W.
name: Msinjili, N. S.
name: Pirskawetz, S.
name: Kühne, H. C.
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2015

description: Over the last decades concrete has evolved from a simple mass construction material towards a sophisticated multi-component system. The design parameters for the mixture composition of concrete have significantly increased from strength based towards overall or specific performance based. As a result the variety of concrete has increased yielding a number of special concrete technologies such as Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), High-Performance Concrete (HPC), Strain Hardening Cement Based Composites (SHCC), and many others. Due to their complex mixture compositions and a multitude of possible interactions between constituents, these concrete types are preferably composed of special components like well-defined powders and sophisticated chemical admixtures. This makes such concrete technology expensive and limits their application to regions with the required material supply chains. The paper puts focus on materials, which are less well studied in conjunction with high performance concrete, but which are available in many developing countries, and in particular sub-Saharan Africa. The paper shows how SCC can be designed without polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer and well defined fillers, but with lignosulphonate, cassava starch and rice husk ash. The positive effect of well processed rice husk ashes is demonstrated. Furthermore results are presented of SHCC where typical components like polyvinyl alcohol fibres and fluy ash are replaced by sisal fibres and limestone filler, respectively. The results point out that high performance concrete applications do not have to be limited to a boundary framework with availability of well-defined raw material supply structures and sophisticated admixtures or fibres. Concepts are presented how innovative concrete technologies can be developed based on indigenous materials.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 33 No 2 (2015): Special Issue - ICBBM 2015
Prevalence and determinants of SHS exposure in public and private areas after the 2010 smoke-free legislation in Greece
Creators: name: Vardavas, Constantine I.
name: Behrakis, Panagiotis
name: Schoretsaniti, Sotiria
name: Filippidis, Filippos T.
name: Tzavara, Chara
name: Dimitrakaki, Christine
name: Connolly, Gregory N.
name: Tountas, Yannis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: The objective of the present survey was to assess the extent and socio-economic determinants of population exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in Greece in 2011. The national household survey Hellas Health IV was conducted in October 2011. SHS exposure was based on self-reported exposure within home, workplace and public places. Thirty-three per cent of the respondents reported living in a smoke-free home. Smokers (p < 0.001) and single individuals (p < 0.017) were less likely to prohibit smoking at home. SHS exposure at work, in restaurants and in bars/clubs/cafes was frequently mentioned by 41.6, 84.2 and 90.5%, respectively. SHS exposure in a bar/club/cafe was noted more among single individuals (p = 0.004) and those aged 18–34 years (p = 0.007). Inhabitants of rural areas were more likely to report someone smoking indoors in all the above venues. Public health education and effective enforcement of the nationwide smoke-free legislation are imperative.
Numerical and experimental assessment of liquid metal embrittlement in externally loaded spot welds
Creators: name: Prabitz, Konstantin Manuel
name: Antretter, Thomas
name: Rethmeier, Michael
name: El-Sari, Bassel
name: Schubert, Holger
name: Hilpert, Benjamin
name: Gruber, Martin
name: Sierlinger, Robert
name: Ecker, Werner
Publisher: name: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten
subject: resistance spot welding
subject: finite element simulation
subject: advanced high-strength steel
subject: liquid metal embrittlement
subject: damage prediction
subject: tensile resistance spot welding experiment

description: Zinc-based surface coatings are widely applied with high-strength steels in automotive industry. Some of these base materials show an increased brittle cracking risk during loading. It is necessary to examine electrogalvanized and uncoated samples of a high strength steel susceptible to liquid metal embrittlement during spot welding with applied external load. Therefore, a newly developed tensile test method with a simultaneously applied spot weld is conducted. A fully coupled 3D electrical, thermal, metallurgical and mechanical finite element model depicting the resistant spot welding process combined with the tensile test conducted is mandatory to correct geometric influences of the sample geometry and provides insights into the sample’s time dependent local loading. With increasing external loads, the morphology of the brittle cracks formed is affected more than the crack depth. The validated finite element model applies newly developed damage indicators to predict and explain the liquid metal embrittlement cracking onset and development as well as even ductile failure.
Habilidades interpersonales en las pymes comerciales del cantón La Maná
Creators: name: Franco Coello, Mauricio Rubén
name: Cedeño Troya, Dolores Magaly
name: Pincay Vinces, Nedcy Janneth
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Los desafíos que enfrentan las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES), procuran fortalecer al talento humano para que este se adecúe al entorno competitivo. El funcionamiento de las PYMES comerciales del cantón La Maná presenta anomalías en su funcionamiento por lo cual, tienden a dar solución a su situación de forma improvisada. Bajo esta perspectiva surge el problema de ¿cómo corregir las habilidades interpersonales para aportar en el desarrollo en las PYMES comerciales del cantón La Maná? Para el desarrollo del presente estudio se emplearon métodos teóricos y empíricos en el contexto de una metodología cuali-cuantitativa y se utilizó el método de la modelación, el método analítico-sintético, el método de la inducción-deducción y el método sistémico. El presente estudio se enfocó en estructurar estrategias de gestión del talento humano para mejorar las relaciones interpersonales en las PYMES del sector comercial del cantón La Maná, y así, alcanzar el desarrollo competitivo requerido en el logro de las metas empresariales preestablecidas, el mejoramiento en el nivel de las relaciones interpersonales y la prevención de riesgos y seguridad laboral. Con la instrumentación de estrategias, se puede realizar un sistema de capacitación de competencias para el talento humano en las PYMES comerciales.
Acute and subacute toxicity of Salvia scutellarioides in mice and rats.
Creators: name: Ramirez, Jorge H
name: Palacios, Mauricio
name: Gutierrez, Oscar
name: Tamayo, Oscar
name: Jaramillo, Roberto
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Pharmacology

description: Article published in the J Ethnopharmacol 2007
title: 01_1898
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Study the development of mould on prompt natural cementbased hemp concrete
Creators: name: Bessette, L.
name: Trémerie, B.
name: Béjat, T.
name: Piot, A.
name: Jay, A.
name: Barnes Davin, L.
Publisher: name: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering
Year: 2015

description: The use of bio-based materials in construction is significantly improving. One of the bio-based materials is hemp concrete which is a composite obtained by mixing a binder and the nonfibrous part of hemp, called shiv. This specific hemp concrete developed by Vicat is made with Prompt Natural Cement (PNC). Hemp concrete is used for its insulating properties and its capacity to control humidity which is obtained due to the hydrophilicity of shiv. Therefore to reach the same level of binder hydration more water is needed in hemp concrete than in traditional concretes. This excess of water combined with insufficient drying of hemp concrete may quickly lead to the development of mould. In fact, the binder alkalinity is not sufficient to stop the microorganism development. This study presents results from two tests to quantify mould development in PNC-based hemp concrete. The first series of test was carried out respectively on the shiv only and on hemp concrete specimens which were a few hours and a few days old. During the first 24 hours the number of microorganisms identified on hemp concrete specimens decreases more significantly than on the raw shiv. So the hemp concrete formula prevents concrete from developing mould. A second part of the study was carried out on a hemp concrete of same formula than previously but coated with two different renders: one coating permeable to both liquid and vapour water while the second one is permeable to vapour water but not to liquid water. The coated hemp concretes had been exposed to external conditions for four seasons. After one year, some samples were removed in order to study the microorganism development. The tests show that the exterior coating must be well chosen. Using a waterproof coating which is permeable to moisture does not present development of mould.
description: Academic Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 33 No 2 (2015): Special Issue - ICBBM 2015
Como un padre que da consejo': Paullinia yoco entre los airo-pai del Perú
Creators: name: Belaunde, Luisa Elvira
name: Echeverri, Juan Alvaro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008

description: Described by Schultes as the “most important non-nutri- tious plant in native economy”, with a variety of properties, such as stimulant, emetic, antihelmintic, febrifugal, antibiliary and anti- malaria, the “plant of life” Paullinia yoco was, until a decade ago, very little known outside the western Tukanoan speaking peoples, the Inga and the Kamentsá, inhabiting the area of the Napo-Putumayo- Caquetá Pleistocene refuge (Colombia-Ecuador-Peru border). In re- cent years, it has become a commodity of international trade, used to produce sliming pills sold through the Internet in Europe, the United States and Japan. Yet, its toxicity and active elements, apart from caffeine (from 1.5 - 6%), are unknown, the property rights of the peoples who have ancestrally used it have not been secured, and the studies on species wild management and domestication potential are still incipient. In this paper, we introduce some technical, social and cosmic aspects of indigenous yoco management, cultivation, extrac- tion and classification amongst the airo-pai (Secoya, Peru), with reference to their perspectival shamanism and their daily and spe- cialized uses of the plant. Instrumental in the acquisition and main- tenance of knowledge, skills and health for both men and women, yoco takes us to the airo-pai concepts of embodiment, personhood and sociality associated to the art of “giving advice”, and “listening”, after drinking purging, and potentially poisonous, substances, which are seen as prominently affecting human speech.