cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Potential Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on the Atomic, Physical and Thermal Properties Indium Powder
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Indium has gained significant attention in the semiconductor industries due to its unique thermal and optical properties. The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of the biofield energy treatment on the atomic, physical and thermal properties of the indium. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and treated group received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. Subsequently, the control and treated indium samples were characterized by the X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The XRD diffractogram showed the shifting of peaks toward higher Bragg’s angles in the treated indium sample as compared to the control. The crystallite size of treated indium sample were substantially changed from -80% to 150.2% after biofield energy treatment, as compared to control. In addition, the biofield energy treatment has altered the lattice parameter (-0.56%), unit cell volume (-0.23%), density (0.23%), atomic weight (-0.23), and nuclear charge per unit volume (1.69%) of the treated indium sample with respect to the control. The DSC showed an increase in the latent heat of fusion up to 3.23% in the treated indium sample with respect to control. Overall, results suggest that biofield energy treatment has substantially altered the atomic, physical, and thermal properties of treated indium powder. Therefore, the treated indium could be utilized in thermal interface material in semiconductor industries.
title: Reducing Armed Conflict in Sudan (South Kordofan)
Creators: name: Short, Elliot
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Locally-led peacemaking initiatives
subject: Faciliation

description: Peace Committees created with support from the NGO Peace Direct conducted at least 32 successful interventions to prevent relatively minor disputes from escalating into armed conflict in South Kordofan, Sudan.
Mechanical structural classification for Pinus pinaster ssp atlantica in the northern Iberian Peninsula approved by the European Normalization Committee
Creators: name: Villanueva, José Luis
name: Campanero, Nacho
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Forest industries
Wood mobilization

description: For the first time in Spain, mechanical grading tools for maritime pine wood have been developed, enabling classification into C24 and C18 classes. These tools improve classification speed and accuracy.
Dust Obscured Blazars As Sources Of High-Energy Neutrinos
Creators: name: Maggi, G.
name: de Vries, K.D.
name: van Eijndhoven, N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are believed to be among the most promising sources of the ultra-high-energy cosmic ray flux. A hadronic component which is accelerated in the high energy environment of an AGN immediately implies the production of high-energy neutrinos. Nevertheless, no clear correlation between AGN and the high-energy cosmic-neutrino flux obtained by IceCube has been found so-far, putting strong limits on the neutrino production at AGN. We discuss a specific type of AGN for which an enhanced neutrino production is expected. This specific sub-set is given by AGN with their high-energy jet directed toward Earth, which is obscured by surrounding dust or gas, defining Dust Obscured Blazars. This type of AGN is predicted to have an enhanced neutrino emission due to the interaction of a possible hadronic component inside the AGN-jet with the surrounding matter.

From two different galaxy catalogs, we have selected a sample of nearby sources with the characteristics of Dust Obscured Blazars. This selection is based on observations in the X-ray and radio bands. The data is consequently used to investigate the column density of the surrounding matter, providing an estimate for the neutrino production enhancement due to the nucleon-matter interactions in a beam dump scenario for various dust or gas compositions.
Yun rui guang cui : wu juan [volume 01]
韻瑞廣萃 : 五卷 [第一冊]
Creators: name: Wang, Tang, 1710?-
name: 王鏜, 1710?-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Manuscripts, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Gao ben]
Supplementary document for Picosecond laser-induced damage of HfO2-Al2O3 mixture-based mirror coatings in atmosphere and vacuum environments - 6268300.pdf
Creators: name: Shi, Jun
name: Zhu, Meiping
name: Du, Wenyun
name: Liu, Tianbao
name: Zhou, Li
name: Jiang, Youen
name: Sun, Jian
name: li, jingping
name: Shao, Jianda
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Picosecond laser-induced damage of HfO2-Al2O3 mixture-based mirror coatings in atmosphere and vacuum environments supplemental materials
Indexovanie vedeckých časopisov v bibliometrických databázach Web of Science a Scopus
Creators: name: Uhnáková, Alena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Bibliometrics

description: Webinár sa venuje podmienkam prijatia titulu časopisu do databáz Web of Science a Scopus, postupom priebežného hodnotenia kvality časopisov, štandardným a iným metrikám merania dosahu časopisov a prínosu zviditeľnenia práce vedeckého pracovníka. Link na záznam z webinára nájdete na stránke eiz.cvtisr.sk.
title: Correspondence: Joseph F. Cadigan and C. Harrison Mann, Jr.; March 3, 1969-March 17, 1969
Creators: name: Cadigan, Joseph F.
name: Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006

description: Letter A: typescript signed, 8" x 10.5" (20.3cm x 26.7cm); Letter B: typescript unsigned, 8.5" x 11" (21.6cm x 27.9cm)
description: Correspondence between Joseph F. Cadigan and C. Harrison Mann, Jr. regarding the removal of the word "sectarian" from the Virginia Constitution and the separation of church and state. C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Collection 3.22
title: Understanding the roots of conflict
Creators: name: Zewdineh, Kaleb
Year: 2024

description: In dieser Arbeit werden theoretische Ansätze der internationalen Beziehungen zu den Ursachen von Konflikten untersucht. Sie konzentriert sich auf drei besondere Aspekte: Ideologie, Territorium und Ethnizität. Diese theoretischen Rahmen werden zur Analyse der Ereignisse der Ogaden-Krise von 1977-1978 herangezogen. In Bezug auf die Ideologie wird in dieser Arbeit Althussers ideologischer Staatsapparat als Rahmen für die Aufrechterhaltung der staatlichen Macht durch die Eliten hervorgehoben. Was das Territorium betrifft, so erklärt Godders Theorie des unteilbaren Territoriums, wie Eliten und staatliche Akteure das Territorium als unverhandelbaren und integralen Bestandteil des Staates darstellen können. Im Hinblick auf die ethnische Zugehörigkeit werden die Psychologie der Bedrohung und die Theorie der symbolischen Politik von Kaufman erörtert, um zu zeigen, wie Eliten ethnische Konflikte rechtfertigen. Die Forschungsarbeit befasst sich auch mit den Lücken in der Untersuchung des Ogaden am Horn von Afrika, wo der Instrumentalismus territorialer, ideologischer und ethnischer Komponenten oft übersehen wird. Die Konfliktursachen im Ogaden sind auf die politische Elite zurückzuführen, die durch eine Kombination aus ideologischen Hegemonien, der Theorie des unteilbaren Territoriums und der Instrumentalisierung des Ethnonationalismus versucht, die Macht zu übernehmen. Die Ereignisse während der Ogaden-Krise waren ein Höhepunkt verschiedener politischer Kräfte aus der Region am Horn von Afrika und aus dem Ausland, die ihre Interessen um den Preis mehrerer Konflikte durchsetzen wollten. Die Kolonialverträge, mit denen die Grenzen zwischen Äthiopien und Somalia willkürlich festgelegt wurden, waren ein Brennpunkt territorialer und ethnischer Konflikte sowie eine Quelle gegensätzlicher ideologischer Hegemonien wie des äthiopischen Imperialismus und des somalischen Nationalismus. Daher wird in dieser Arbeit das Zusammenspiel von politischen Eliten, die ihre Interessen schützen, und Ideologie, Territorium und ethnischer Zugehörigkeit in ihrer Rolle bei den ständigen Konflikten in der Ogaden-Region entschlüsselt.
title: Toward A Risk-Tolerant Paradigm in Microcredit: Modeling the Case of Kenya
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2019

description: Following the United Nations declaration of 2005 as the International Year of Microcredit, international organizations began to promote a tighter regulatory and supervisory framework for the microcredit industry. In this dissertation, I review the theoretical basis of this development in light of the recent empirical findings that microcredit programs tend to have initial success yet demonstrate few significant effects that persist after two years. I explore the hypothesis that a more risk-tolerant paradigm for the microcredit industry would lead to more sustained positive impacts for microcredit. I utilize an integrated, dynamic, micro-macro, agent-based simulation as an ex-ante policy assessment tool. I test the hypothesis for Kenya with possible application to other developing countries and regions. My findings suggest that a more risk-tolerant paradigm using digital credit (understood to mean mobile phone-based loans that are instant, automated, and remote) for the microcredit industry is indeed likely to lead to more sustained positive impacts.
LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) of fagus silvatica
Creators: name: Villanueva, José Luis
name: Campanero, Nacho
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Forest industries
Wood mobilization

description: A new LVL product using Spanish beech veneer has been developed, aiming to enhance the beech wood value chain. Tests show improved bending strength and stiffness compared to sawn timber, confirming the material's suitability.
Yun rui guang cui : wu juan [volume 05]
韻瑞廣萃 : 五卷 [第五冊]
Creators: name: Wang, Tang, 1710?-
name: 王鏜, 1710?-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Manuscripts, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Gao ben]
Antimicrobial Sensitivity, Biochemical Characteristics and Biotyping of Staphylococcus saprophyticus: An Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Staphylococcus saprophyticus (S. saprophyticus) is a frequent cause of urinary tract infection in the young women. The current study was designed to analyze the effect of biofield energy treatment on S. saprophyticus for evaluation of its antibiogram profile, biochemical reactions pattern and biotyping characteristics. Two sets of ATCC samples were taken in this experiment and denoted as A and B. Sample A was revived and divided into two parts Group (Gr.I) (control) and Gr.II (revived); likewise, sample B was labeled as Gr.III (lyophilized). Gr. II and III were given with Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated groups of S. saprophyticus cells were tested with respect to antimicrobial susceptibility, biochemical reactions pattern and biotype number using MicroScan Walk-Away® system. The 50% out of twenty-eight tested antimicrobials showed significant alteration in susceptibility and 36.67% out of thirty antimicrobials showed an alteration in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of S. saprophyticus in revived treated cells (Gr. II, day 10), while no alteration was found in lyophilized treated cells (Gr. III, day 10) as compared to the control. It was also observed that overall 14.81%, out of twenty-seven biochemical reactions were altered in the revived treated group with respect to the control. Moreover, biotype number was changed in Gr. II, on day 5 (246076) and in Gr. III, on day 10 (242066), while organism along-with biotype number was also changed in Gr. II, on day 10 (342066, Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus) as compared to the control (242076, S. saprophyticus). The result suggested that biofield treatment has the significant impact on S. saprophyticus in revived treated cells with respect to the antimicrobial susceptibility, MIC, biochemical reactions pattern and biotype.
Use of quantum chemistry for the study of spectroscopic methods
Creators: name: Mishra, Aishwarya
name: Ghosh, Swapan Kumar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 340701
subject: Computational chemistry

description: The primary objective of this reading project was to determine the UV/vis and infrared spectrum and calculate the energy levels that are associated with electronic and vibrational transitions. Moreover, extending this idea to determine the simulation of absorption and fluorescence band shapes and excitation profiles based on the time?dependent DFT. Due to time and learning ability constraints, a comprehensive study of MO theory, vibrational transition spectrum has been done and a general understanding of electronic transition and UV-vis spectroscopy has been developed.
Una propuesta de medicina integrativa para el tratamiento de cáncer y varias enfermedades crónicas de causas desconocidas
Creators: name: Daniel, Ilari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: cáncer
enfermedades crónicas
Carlos Gibaja
parasitos
candida

description: La hipótesis de esta propuesta, es que es probable que en varias enfermedades crónicas, incluyendo al cáncer, agentes externos, tanto contaminantes como heridas, o internos como parásitos, hongos o virus, están permitiendo la entrada de mycoplasmas y bacterias.

En este link se pueden ver muchas enfermedades crónicas que pueden causar esos microorganismos.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YhoFRceJNCXhlDsnIU1375yK3Fnmswfk/view?usp=drivesdk

La propuesta se basa primeramente en la observación de sintomatología y en la determinación de dichos microorganismos por análisis bioquímicos. En el caso de indicar los mismos un nivel de infección grave, el médico indicaría el tratamiento correspondiente.

Redactor: Daniel ILARI ing. agr. Postgrado en alimentos y salud

Antecedente: El texto toma parcialmente la propuesta de protocolo presentada por el Dr. Carlos Gibaja, y se basa en distintas investigaciones existentes sobre la temática.

Nota aclaratoria: Este documento presenta una primera propuesta con el fin de constituir un aporte al análisis y la discusión científica. El paso a la práctica concreta deberá ser diseñado y supervisado por profesional médico especializado.
The Complexity Of The Coronal Line Region In Agns: Gas-Jet Interactions And Outflows Revealed By Nir Spectroscopy
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Ardila, Alberto
name: Prieto, Almudena
name: Mazzalay, Ximena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: Apart from the classical broad line region (BLR) at small core distances, and the extended classical narrow-line region (NLR), a subset of active galactic nuclei (AGN) show, in their spectra, lines from very highly ionised atoms, known as Coronal lines (CLs). The precise nature and origin of these CLs remain uncertain. Advances on this matter include the determination of the size and morphology of the CLR by means of optical HST and ground-based AO imaging/spectroscopy in a few AGNs. The results indicate CLRs with sizes varying from compact (~30 pc) to extended (~200 pc) emission and aligned preferentially with the direction of the lower ionisation cones seen in these sources. In this talk, we present results of a pioneering work aimed at studying the CLR in the near-infrared region on a selected sample of nearby AGNs. The excellent angular resolution of the data allowed us to resolve and map the extension of the coronal line gas and compare it to that emitting low- and mid-ionization lines. In most cases, the very good match between the radio emission and the CLR suggest that at least part of the high-ionization gas is jet-driven. Results from photoionization models where the central engine is the only source of energy input strongly fail at reproducing the observed line ratios, mainly at distances larger than 60 pc from the centre. We discuss here other processes that should be at work to enhance this energetic emission and suggest that the presence of coronal lines in AGNs is an unambiguous signature of feedback processes in these sources.
Intra- and interspecific temporal mating patterns in Anastrepha fraterculus and Anastrepha obliqua fruit flies
Creators: name: Chahad-Ehlers, Samira
name: Tagliatela, Jéssica
name: de Oliveira, João Marcos
name: Arthur, Lucas Packer
name: de Brito, Reinaldo Alves
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Daily rhythms, such as mating times, play a key role in shaping insect behavior and are pivotal in prezygotic reproductive isolation and speciation. To investigate whether mating behavior follows a daily rhythm under natural light–dark cycles and controlled temperature conditions, we examined the mating times of two related agricultural pest species, Anastrepha fraterculus and Anastrepha obliqua. Our observations revealed distinct patterns in their daily copulatory activities. A. fraterculus shows a unimodal pattern, peaking in the morning, while A. obliqua displays a bimodal pattern, with mating occurring in both the morning and late afternoon, all statistically validated. In A. obliqua, the morning peak is more pronounced before the winter solstice, reversing afterward. These results highlight the adaptability of these fruit flies’ biological clocks, allowing them to adjust mating timing according to seasonal environmental changes. Our findings also reveal how each species gauges environmental light–dark durations, even if annual variation is less pronounced in tropical regions, with twilight serving as a daily marker. The observed plasticity, including phase shifts in both species and amplitude changes in A. obliqua, emphasizes their synchronization with environmental cycles, which may explain the absence of specific pre-mating behaviors and the initiation of mating in low-light conditions, as seen in A. fraterculus. This study underscores the importance of biological rhythm plasticity in understanding fruit fly mating behavior, with implications for population management and ecological dynamics, and reinforces the need for 24-h observations to capture these rhythms fully.
Validation of the Caen Chronotype Questionnaire: Exploring the added value of amplitude and correlations with actigraphy
Creators: name: Hickman, Robert
name: Jie, Daniel Lai
name: Shergill, Sukhi
name: Laborde, Sylvain
name: D’Oliveira, Teresa C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Chronotype self-report instruments are time and cost-efficient measures to profile diurnal or time-of-day preferences. The Caen Chronotype Questionnaire (CCQ) captures morningness and eveningness (CCQ-ME) and a circadian amplitude dimension for diurnal variation (distinctiveness; CCQ-DI). This study extends prior multilanguage validations for the English version of the CCQ. In total, 628 participants enrolled from a UK working population (mean age 30.34 ± 8.36 years, 61.3% female) including a subset of shift workers (n = 179; mean age 27.62 ± 5.95 years, 49.2% female). A subsample of participants also wore a consumer-grade actigraph device (Fitbit Charge 4) for seven days to compare chronotype estimates with objective sleep-wake parameters (n = 22; mean age 27.05 ± 3.99 years, 81.8% female, 90.9% worked standard daytime schedules, and 9.1% worked rotating shifts). All participants completed online chronotype measures, including the CCQ and Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire; PHQ-9), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PSQI), and other outcome measures. Results from the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) offer support for a two-factor structure of the CCQ in an English-speaking sample, highlighting how individual preferences for the timing of activities is associated with chronotype (morningness-eveningness; ME) and a second subjective amplitude dimension (DI). However, in contrast with the original CCQ structure, a more parsimonious solution and best overall fit involved the reduction of the original 16-item questionnaire (8 items per factor) to 4 ME items and 5 DI items. Convergent validity with the reduced CCQ scale (rME) and the MEQ was also established. The CCQ was sensitive in discriminating differences in actigraphic sleep-wake timings between morning-and evening-oriented individuals. Regression models demonstrated that amplitude (CCQ-DI) was a significant predictor explaining most of the variance in depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) compared to other variables. Overall, the English version of the CCQ was shown to be a robust tool in estimating chronotype in a sample of adults based in the UK.
Yun rui guang cui : wu juan [volume 03]
韻瑞廣萃 : 五卷 [第三冊]
Creators: name: Wang, Tang, 1710?-
name: 王鏜, 1710?-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Manuscripts, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Gao ben]
Visual structural grading tool and a mechanical structural grading tool
Creators: name: Villanueva, José Luis
name: Campanero, Nacho
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Forest industries
Wood mobilization

description: For the first time, structural grading tools for Spanish beech wood have been developed. Both visual and mechanical grading methods will enable its use in structural products like beams, pillars, and glued laminated timber.
Light physical activity throughout the day and physical function in older adults: A cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Lai, Ting-Fu
name: Hsueh, Ming-Chun
name: Liao, Yung
name: Park, Jong-Hwan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Neuroscience
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Mental Health

description: Research has demonstrated that habitual light physical activity (LPA) in later life may contribute to preventing muscle loss and disability in older adults. Given that LPA dominated overall physical activity duration throughout the day, investigating the impact of the timing of LPA on physical function among older adults is essential for optimizing health interventions. This cross-sectional study explored the association between LPA timing and performances in four physical function tests among older adults. This study explored the associations between diurnal patterns of light physical activity and physical function performance. The study involved 200 older adults attending the geriatric outpatient clinic at National Taiwan University Hospital. Participants were on average 76.3 years old (SD = 6.6), with 55.5% being female. We collected LPA data using wrist-worn accelerometers for a continuous 7-day period. Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to categorize daily periods of LPA. Multivariable-adjusted linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between LPA timing and performance in the following physical function tests: grip strength, basic mobility (Timed Up and Go [TUG] test), walking speed, and lower limb muscle strength (five sit-to-stand test). Adjustments were made for gender, age, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and average daily triaxial accelerometer wear time. The findings indicated that higher LPA levels during the morning to noon period (08:00–13:00) were positively associated with improved performance across all four physical function tests. Furthermore, increased LPA in the late afternoon (12:00–17:00) and evening (18:00–24:00) was positively associated with better outcomes in the basic mobility (TUG test), walking speed (6-m walking test), and lower limb muscle strength (five sit-to-stand test), after controlling for relevant confounders. This study underscores the significance of the timing of light physical activity in enhancing various aspects of physical function in older adults independent of MVPA. Timing of LPA plays a crucial role in enhancing physical function in older adults, with morning activity being particularly beneficial. This supports tailored activity recommendations for geriatric care.
Dapagliflozin alleviates thioacetamide induced-liver fibrosis in rats via controlling the Nrf2/HO-1 and TLR4/TGF-β1/PI3K signaling pathways
Creators: name: Hassan, Nourhan Hussien
name: Kamel, Gehan M.
name: Fayed, Hany M.
name: Korany, Reda M. S.
name: Ramadan, Amer
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Because liver fibrosis causes several insults that can result in death, it is regarded as an epidemic health issue. As “an inhibitor of the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2),” Dapagliflozin (Dapa) is one of the newest anti-diabetic drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dapa’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antifibrotic properties produced positive impacts in numerous human and animal models. Due to Dapa’s previously documented properties, we planned this investigation to elucidate the protective function of Dapa in male rat liver fibrosis caused by thioacetamide (TAA) as well as the expected pathways. There were four groups of 24 rats: a control group, a TAA group that received (100 mg/kg b.wt intraperitoneally twice a week for 6 weeks), “TAA + Dapa” groups that given oral Dapa at (1 and 2 mg/kg b.wt. for 4 weeks in addition to TAA injections). It was shown that TAA injections increased toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) (509.6%), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) (298.8%), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), malondialdehyde (MDA), interleukin-6 (IL-6) (330.9%), phosphotidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) (428.9% %), and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β1) (416.6%) levels. All of these markers were considerably reduced by Dapa treatment. In addition, reduced glutathione (GSH), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (79%), albumin, Heme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1) (69%), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were all decreased after TAA injection; however, they were restored by Dapa administration. The Dapa-treated groups had higher Nrf2 and HO-1 gene expressions, based on the results of PCR. Biochemical outcomes were validated by histopathological results. Immunohistopathological study revealed that DAPA treatment decreased caspase-3 and alpha-smooth Muscle Actin (αSMA) expression. Due to its interactions with the Nrf2/HO-1 and TLR4 pathways, our research showed that Dapa had antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities against TAA-induced liver fibrosis.
Rethinking education and training to counter AI-enhanced disinformation and information manipulation in Europe: a Delphi study. EU-HYBNET Initial questionnaire (q1).
Creators: name: Cristina M., Arribas
name: Rubén, Arcos
name: Gertrudix, Manuel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The rise of AI-driven technologies has created new avenues for disinformation and poses a significant security threat. Malicious actors are using AI-generated content to manipulate information that challenges democratic values and freedoms. This study uses the Delphi method to analyse the emerging training needs and skills required to combat AI-driven disinformation.
Response: "The Pseudo-Epiphanian Homily Ի Թաղումն Տեառն and Its Relationship with the Greek Original: The Resilience of a Disrupted Text?" by Lorenzo Colombo, and "The Armenian Acts of Thomas: Textual Transmission and Fluidity" by Mari Mamyam
Creators: name: Bonfiglio, Emilio
Publisher: name: Universität Hamburg
Year: 2025
Subjects: CSMC
manuscript cultures
DeLiCaTe
Caucasus
literacy
manuscript studies
ERC Grant
Armenian Translations

description: Response: “The Pseudo-Epiphanian Homily Ի Թաղումն Տեառն and Its Relationship with the Greek Original: The Resilience of a Disrupted Text?” by Lorenzo Colombo, and “The Armenian Acts of Thomas: Textual Transmission and Fluidity” by Mari Mamyam, graduate and early career international workshop Armenian & Byzantium V, University of Oxford.
description: The research for this presentation was funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under ERC´s Advanced Grant funding scheme – 'The Development of Literacy in the Caucasian Territories' (DeLiCaTe), grant ID: 101019006. The research was conducted within the scope of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at Universität Hamburg. Project Website: https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/delicate/ CORDIS Project DOI: https://doi.org/10.3030/101019006
title: Modeling, Analysis, and Implementation of Finite Difference Schemes for Nonlinear Diffusion with Applications to Image Processing
Creators: name: Franklin, Armelle S.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Finite difference
subject: Image processing
subject: Perona-Malik
subject: Nonlinear diffusion
subject: Noise reduction
subject: Speckle

description: This thesis proposes to model, analyze and implement a nonlinear diffusion model problem for reduction in noise and speckle in image processing applications. Specifically, the Perona-Malik model equation that is widely studied in the image processing community is implemented via explicit and implicit finite difference algorithms. The solution methodology converts discrete image data onto a finer non-uniform grid space via interpolation techniques and applies the proposed numerical algorithms to reduce noise. These numerical algorithms are investigated analytically and computationally for appropriate choices of nonlinear diffusion coefficient functions. We derived conditions for stability and convergence of the proposed numerical algorithms. Numerical experiments are presented on benchmark problems that show the robustness and reliability of the proposed numerical schemes.
X-Shooter Spectroscopy Of The Puzzling Gamma-Ray Source 3Fgl1603.9-4903/Pmn J1603-4904
Creators: name: Goldoni, P.
name: Pita, S.
name: Boisson, C.
name: Müller, C.
name: Dauser, T.
name: Jung, I.
name: Krauss, F.
name: Lenain, J.-P.
name: Sol, H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: The Fermi/LAT instrument has detected about two thousand extragalactic high energy (E > 100 MeV) gamma-ray sources. 3FGL 1603.9-4903 is a very hard and bright one and it is associated to the radio source PMN J1603-4904.

Its nature is not yet clear as it could be either a very peculiar BL Lac or a compact symmetric object radio source which are considered as the early stage of a radio galaxy. The latter, if confirmed, would be the first detection in gamma-rays for this class of objects.

A redshift z=0.18 +/- 0.01 has recently been claimed on the basis of the detection of a single X-ray line at 5.44 +/- 0.05 keV

which has been interpreted as a 6.4 keV (rest frame) fluorescent line.

We observed PMN J1603-4904 with the UV-NIR VLT/X-shooter spectrograph for two hours. We extracted spectra in the visible and NIR range that we calibrated in flux and corrected for telluric

absorption. We systematically searched for absorption and emission features. The source was detected

starting from ~ 6300 Ang down to 24000 Ang with an intensity similar to that of its 2MASS counterpart and a mostly featureless spectrum. The continuum lacks absorption features and thus is non-stellar in origin and most likely non-thermal. In addition to this spectrum, we detected three emission lines that we interpret as the Halpha-[NII] complex, the [SII] 6716,6731 doublet and the [SIII] 9530 line; we obtain a redshift estimate of z= 0.2321 +/- 0.0004.

The line ratios suggest that a LINER/Seyfert nucleus powers the emission. This new redshift measurement implies that the X-ray line previously detected should be interpreted as a 6.7 keV line which is very peculiar but not impossible for this kind of source.
CORDEX-FPSCONV simulations errata
Creators: name: CORDEX-FPSCONV
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This document provides an overview of the known issues in simualtions contributing to the CORDEX Flagship Pilot Study on Convective phenomena at high resolution over Europe and the Mediterranean (CORDEX-FPSCONV).

The issues are continuously updated by the CORDEX-FPSCONV community.
title: A continuum of compass spin models on the honeycomb lattice
Creators: name: Zhao, Erhai
name: Zou, Haiyuan
name: Liu, Bo
name: Liu, W Vincent
Publisher: name: New Journal of Physics
Year: 2016

description: Quantum spin models with spatially dependent interactions, known as compass models, play an important role in the study of frustrated quantum magnetism. One example is the Kitaev model on the honeycomb lattice with spin-liquid (SL) ground states and anyonic excitations. Another example is the geometrically frustrated quantum 120° model on the same lattice whose ground state has not been unambiguously established. To generalize the Kitaev model beyond the exactly solvable limit and connect it with other compass models, we propose a new model, dubbed 'the tripod model', which contains a continuum of compass-type models. It smoothly interpolates the Ising model, the Kitaev model, and the quantum 120° model by tuning a single parameter ${\theta }^{\prime }$, the angle between the three legs of a tripod in the spin space. Hence it not only unifies three paradigmatic spin models, but also enables the study of their quantum phase transitions. We obtain the phase diagram of the tripod model numerically by tensor networks in the thermodynamic limit. We show that the ground state of the quantum 120° model has long-range dimer order. Moreover, we find an extended spin-disordered (SL) phase between the dimer phase and an antiferromagnetic phase. The unification and solution of a continuum of frustrated spin models as outline here may be useful to exploring new domains of other quantum spin or orbital models.
Radio Agn Signatures In Massive Quiescent Galaxies Out To Z=1.5
Creators: name: Man, Allison
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: This work represents the first multi-wavelength analysis of the average IR and radio emission in 14200 quiescent galaxies out to z=3. By stacking 24um, Herschel and VLA imaging data, we reveal the widespread presence of low-luminosity radio AGN among massive galaxies of Mstar>10^11Msun out to at least z=1.5, reciprocating the fact that massive quiescent galaxies are the preferential hosts of low-lumionsity AGN. Combined with the result of low average 24um emission, we infer that only radio-mode feedback, but not (obscured) quasar-mode feedback, is at work in keeping star formation inefficient in these galaxies.
Yun rui guang cui : wu juan [volume 04]
韻瑞廣萃 : 五卷 [第四冊]
Creators: name: Wang, Tang, 1710?-
name: 王鏜, 1710?-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Manuscripts, on double leaves, East Asian binding.
Edition: [Gao ben]
Supplementary document for Influence of defects on femtosecond laser damage resistance of multilayer dielectric gratings - 6268336.pdf
Creators: name: Zhang, Simin
name: Su, Ziyao
name: Menoni, Carmen
name: Chowdhury, Enam
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Classical Physics not elsewhere classified
Classical and Physical Optics
Computational Physics
Plasma Physics

description: Information for the MLD grating design and the extended discussion for the laser damage induced by the particle contaminations, nodules, and the cracks.
Biofield Energy Treatment: A Potential Strategy for Modulating Physical, Thermal and Spectral Properties of 3-Chloro-4-fluoroaniline
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: 3-Chloro-4-fluoroaniline (CFA) is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of biofield energy treatment on the physical, thermal and spectral properties of CFA. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and the treated group received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. The control and treated CFA samples were further characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and ultra violet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) analysis. The XRD analysis of treated CFA showed significant changes in the intensity of peaks as compared to the control. However, the average crystallite size (G) was significantly decreased by 22.08% in the treated CFA with respect to the control. The DSC analysis showed slight decrease in the melting temperature of treated CFA (47.56°C) as compared to the control (48.05°C). However, the latent heat of fusion in the treated sample was considerably changed by 4.28% with respect to the control. TGA analysis showed increase in maximum thermal decomposition temperature (Tmax) of the treated sample (163.34°C) as compared to the control sample (159.97°C). Moreover the onset temperature of treated CFA (148 °C) was also increased as compared to the control sample (140°C). Additionally, the weight loss of the treated sample was reduced (42.22%) with respect to the control (56.04%) that may be associated with increase in thermal stability. The FT-IR spectroscopic evaluation showed emergence of one new peak at 3639 cm-1 and alteration of the N-H (stretching and bending) peak in the treated sample as compared to the control. Overall, the result demonstrated that Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment has paramount influence on the physical, thermal and spectral properties of CFA.
Evaluation of Thermal and Physical Properties of Magnesium Nitride Powder: Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Magnesium nitride (Mg3N2 ) has gained extensive attention due to its catalytic and optoelectronic properties. The present investigation was aimed to evaluate the effect of biofield energy treatment on physical and thermal properties of Mg3N2 powder. The Mg3N2 powder was divided into two parts i.e. control and treated. The control part was remained as untreated and the treated part was subjected to the Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment. Subsequently, the control and treated Mg3N2 samples were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The DSC results showed the specific heat capacity of 2.24 Jg-1°C-1 in control, which increased upto 5.55 Jg-1°C-1 in treated Mg3N2 sample. The TGA data revealed that the onset temperature for the formation of magnesium oxide, possibly due to oxidation of Mg3N2 in the presence of air and moisture, was reduced from 421.0°C (control) to 391.33°C in treated sample. Besides, the XRD data revealed that the lattice parameter and unit cell volume of treated Mg3N2 samples were increased by 0.20 and 0.61% respectively, as compared to the control. The shifting of all peaks toward lower Bragg angle was observed in treated sample as compared to the control. The XRD diffractogram also showed that the relative intensities of all peaks were altered in treated sample as compared to control. In addition, the density of treated Mg3N2 was reduced by 0.60% as compared to control. Furthermore, the crystallite size was significantly increased from 108.05 nm (control) to 144.04 nm in treated sample as compared to the control. Altogether data suggest that biofield energy treatment has substantially altered the physical and thermal properties of Mg3N2 powder. Thus, the biofield treatment could be applied to modulate the catalytic and optoelectronic properties of Mg3N2 for chemical and semiconductor industries.
Nuclear Stellar Kinematics Of Hard X-Ray Selected Agns With Matched Inactive Galaxies
Creators: name: Lin, Ming-Yin
name: Davies, Richard
name: Burtscher, Leonard
name: Rosario, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: In a matched sample of local, 14–195 keV selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) and inactive galaxies, we investigate the spatially resolved stellar kinematics and distributions on the scale of 10-300 pc. Here we present first results on part of the sample. We use a simple model to look for non-circular motions in the observed stellar velocity fields of both AGNs and inactive galaxies. Combining the luminosity profile with larger scale data, we decompose the large-scale disk, bulge and nuclear components. And with the stellar velocity dispersion, we search for the evidence of dynamically cold nuclear stellar populations distinct from the bulge, and study the nuclear K-band stellar mass to light ratios. The key goal of this study is to understand the role of nuclear star formation in the AGN fueling process.
Simultaneous Nustar - Xmm-Newton Observations Of Agn
Creators: name: Gokus, Andrea
name: Schartel, Norbert
name: Santos-Lleo, Maria
name: Wilms, Jörn
name: Fürst, Felix
name: Ballhausen, Ralf
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Active Galactic Nuclei

description: With the launch of NuSTAR in 2012, for the first time spatially resolved

observations in the hard X-ray region, far beyond 10 keV, have become possible. NASA’s NuSTAR observes from 4 keV to 80 keV.

Many observations of NuSTAR are performed simultaneously with ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory whichobserves from 0.3 keV to 12 keV. The soft and hard X-ray spectra together allow determining the continuum, absorption, reflection and emission lines.

The broad band coverage of XMM and NuSTAR allows to resolve degeneracies between different spectral components. Joint bservations of the two satellites have become the main tool to study the iron K alpha line emission in the direct environment of black holes. In this region, relativistic effects distort the line profile allowing, amongst others, to constrain the primary X-ray emission region and the spin of supermassive black holes in AGN.

The present study aims for the first time to analyze all available simultaneous NuSTAR - XMM-Newton observations in a coherent way with the aim to improve the cross-calibration and characterize physical content of public data.
Supplementary document for Influence of defects on femtosecond laser damage resistance of multilayer dielectric gratings - 6268336.pdf
Creators: name: Zhang, Simin
name: Su, Ziyao
name: Menoni, Carmen
name: Chowdhury, Enam
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2023
Subjects: Classical Physics not elsewhere classified
Classical and Physical Optics
Computational Physics
Plasma Physics

description: Information for the MLD grating design and the extended discussion for the laser damage induced by the particle contaminations, nodules, and the cracks.
The Galaxy Docker Project
Creators: name: Grüning, Björn
name: Afgan, Enis
name: Beek, Marius Van Den
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Slides for this training session at the 2016 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2016).

In this session you will learn the internals of the Docker Galaxy Image. We will show you tips and tricks on how to run the Galaxy Docker Image successfully in production, how to manage updates and how to bind the container to a cluster scheduler. Moreover, you will learn how to create your own Galaxy flavour mixing a variety of different tools and visualisations.
Get your own Galaxy within minutes
Creators: name: Afgan, Enis
name: Nitesh Turaga
name: Nuwan Goonasekera
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Slides for this training session at the 2016 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2016).

Dozens of public Galaxy servers are a great community resource. However, if you need more capacity (compute or storage) or a custom toolset, it is necessary to install your own Galaxy server. In this workshop, you will learn how to create your own Galaxy within a few minutes using just a web browser. We will use cloud resources to create a full-featured instance that is ready for use without limitations of public servers while requiring no technical expertise. You will then learn how to easily install additional tools for your lab’s specific needs. The workshop will also cover how to get free access to some academic clouds from around the world.
Assessment of vaccination strategies for H1N1 using fuzzy multi-criteria decision making
Creators: name: Gunasekaran Manogaran
name: Lopez, Daphne
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: The objective of this research is to use fuzzy logic based VIKOR method for evaluating H1N1 Influenza vaccination strategies. The experimental design of the proposed decision making model is illustrated with a case study in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The alternative of a vaccination strategy considered in this study includes the combination of “people”, “spatial” and “temporal”.
title: Inflammatory Profiles of Asthma and COPD Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells in Response to LPS and an Inflammatory Inhibitor
Creators: name: Branscome, Heather
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Bronchial epithelial cells
subject: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
subject: Asthma
subject: Budesonide

description: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are two of the most common inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system. Collectively, they affect hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide and are associated with high levels of mortality. Treatment options are currently limited to the use of long-acting bronchodilators and glucocorticoid steroids, which act only to reduce symptoms rather than to reverse disease progression. While airway inflammation is a hallmark feature of asthma and COPD, there are inherent differences in the types of cells and molecular mechanisms involved. Previous research has highlighted the importance of the innate immune system in orchestrating the inflammatory response and unique inflammatory patterns have been identified for each of these diseases. The current thesis examined the inflammatory profiles of ATCC human primary bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) obtained from a variety of normal and diseased donors. We have demonstrated by ELISA that these cell types can be activated by an exogenous stimulus (LPS) to produce increased levels of IL-8 cytokine when grown in two-dimensional culture. The relative gene expression of other critical pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-α was also examined and found to be dysregulated after exposure to LPS. Taken together, these factors may contribute to disease pathogenesis. Lastly, the anti-inflammatory effects of a glucocorticoid steroid, budesonide, were evaluated in LPS-challenged cells. Budesonide was effective in reducing IL-8 cytokine levels in five out of the six cell types tested. Ongoing research will focus on repeating these studies in three-dimensional cultures to better recreate the conditions in vivo.