cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Musical reading of free-verse poetry: The compositional approach in Songs after Love
Creators: name: Koufoudakis, Ioannis
Publisher: name: Edinburgh Napier University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis consists of the first part of my song cycle Songs after Love: a group of four songs for soprano and ensemble, plus an epilogue piece for solo violin. In these songs, I have explored different pieces of poetry, coming from the following 20th century poets: e.e. cummings (1894-1962), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970), Paul Celan (1920-1970) and Sidney Keyes (1922-1943). The songs set both extracts and complete poems in their original language. My central interest in this work has been the concentration on the texts and the development of an approach to non-tonal composition as a process which revolves around a close reading of the poetry. The aim of the commentary is then also, to manifest a territory of potential that a creative interaction between non-tonal composition and free-verse poetry has to offer. Moreover, while viewing the topic from a composer’s perspective, I will explore the creative potential of such a musical reading approach, in the three main levels of a poem’s anatomy: 1) the verse, 2) the strophe and 3) a complete poem. This method gives me the opportunity to discuss some important elements of the free-verse poetic style, which the specific poems exhibit, and contribute with examples on how these could potentially inspire and guide aspects of compositional technique. Thus, with my own songs as points of reference, a number of different themes arise, such as the experience of temporality in music and speech, line enjambement and musical form; and aspects of free-verse prosody and their musical exploration. Finally, in the conclusion, while drawing from Henri Bergson’s (1859-1941) work, I discuss certain ontological traits that this approach effectuates in its creative process. These observations demonstrate a craft-oriented, non-tonal practice that is driven by a non-deterministic interaction of language and musical material.
Global Cumulative Installed Photovoltaic Capacity and Respective International Trade Flows
Creators: name: Werner, C.
name: Gerlach, A.
name: Adelmann, P.
name: Breyer, C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
Markets for Large-scale PV

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4531-4544
description: The installed capacity of photovoltaic (PV) systems is rising steadily. Most PV systems are installed in highly
electrified countries as on-grid applications. Furthermore, there are heaps of small off-grid systems in rural areas of
developing countries. Due to this, reliable installation rates for PV are available only for a small number of countries.
For the end of 2010 EPIA reports 39,529 MWp giving data for 21 countries, whereas 2,075 MWp are not allocatable
to specific countries. IEA-PVPS provides data for 34,953 MWp installed in 22 countries. This study is based on data
from several recognized sources like EPIA and IEA-PVPS, and in addition, considers the international customs
database of the International Trade Centre, complemented by interviews of experts from selected countries. In result,
PV installations are localized in more than 190 countries claiming 38,534 MWp. Not allocatable PV is reduced by
about 1,000 MWp in reference to EPIA. Finally, this work provides an overview on cumulative installed PV capacity
for more than 190 countries in the world and presents insights on growth rates, specific installation ratios and a rough
view on international trade flows for better understanding the PV diffusion patterns.
Cultivos trampa: unha opción sostible para o control de pragas
Creators: name: Calviño, David Fernández
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Cultivo trampa
praga
insectos
plantas
Solanum sisymbriifolium

description: Adopción de novas técnicas de xestión para aumentar a produción e a calidade dos cultivos (Cultivos trampa: unha opción sostible para o control de pragas) This work was funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 project SoildiverAgro [grant agreement 817819].
Recent Progress in Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies
Creators: name: Shinohara, W.
name: Aya, Y.
name: Hishida, M.
name: Kitahara, N.
name: Nakagawa, M.
name: Terakawa, A.
name: Tanaka, M.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 2735-2739
description: Thin-Film solar panels consisting of hydrogenated silicon (a-Si:H) and micro-crystalline silicon (μc-
Si:H) have been investigated. The main purpose of this research is to achieve a good balance among the high
conversion efficiency, large panel size and high deposition rate of μc-Si:H for mass production. For this purpose, an
original technology called the Localized Plasma Confinement CVD (LPC-CVD) method is investigated. By using
this method, an a-Si:H/μc-Si:H solar panel, whose size is Gen. 5.5 (1,100 mm x 1,400 mm) and μc-Si:H deposition
rate is 2.4 nm/s, with a conversion efficiency of 11.1% (Voc=161.7 V, Isc=1.46 A, F.F.=72.4%, Pmax=171W) is
obtained. And it is experimentally confirmed that the panel has a stabilized efficiency of 10.0%. Then, new ideas
about optical confinement technologies and thin-film preparation using a non-vacuum method to meet the cost
requirement for grid parity are introduced. A Gen. 5.5 size solar panel with a back electrode using a non-vacuum
process is fabricated. The conversion efficiency is 10.4% (Voc=160.7 V, Isc=1.40°, F.F.=71.2%, Pmax=160 W).
European agricultural fields contain a diversity of economically important plant-parasitic nematodes
Creators: name: Waeyenberge, Lieven
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Control, host status
resistant varieties
plant-parasitic nematodes
rotation system

description: Adoption of new management practices to increase crop production and quality (European agricultural fields contain a diversity of economically important plant-parasitic nematodes) This work was funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 project SoildiverAgro [grant agreement 817819].
Bounds on the local energy density of holographic CFTs from bulk geometry
Creators: name: Fischetti, Sebastian
name: Hickling, Andrew
name: Wiseman, Toby
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The stress tensor is a basic local operator in any field theory; in the context of AdS/CFT, it is the operator which is dual to the bulk geometry itself. Here we exploit this feature by using the bulk geometry to place constraints on the local energy density in static states of holographic $(2+1)$-dimensional CFTs living on a closed (but otherwise generally curved) spatial geometry. We allow for the presence of a marginal scalar deformation, dual to a massless scalar field in the bulk. For certain vacuum states in which the bulk geometry is well-behaved at zero temperature, we find that the bulk equations of motion imply that the local energy density integrated over specific boundary domains is negative. In the absence of scalar deformations, we use the inverse mean curvature flow to show that if the CFT spatial geometry has spherical topology but non-constant curvature, the local energy density must be positive somewhere. This result extends to other topologies, but only for certain types of vacuum; in particular, for a generic toroidal boundary, the vacuum's bulk dual must be the zero-temperature limit of a toroidal black hole.
description: 14+2 pages, 2 figures. v2: fixed equations (51) and (52)
Effect of Contamination Level and Gettering Parameters on Solar Cell Performance in Iron Contaminated Silicon
Creators: name: Vähänissi, V.
name: Haarahiltunen, A.
name: Talvitie, H.
name: Yli-Koski, M.
name: Savin, H.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Silicon Feedstock, Crystallisation and Wafering

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1871-1875
description: Czochralski-silicon wafers with different initial iron contamination levels were processed to solar cells
using systematically varying phosphorus diffusion gettering (PDG) parameters. The cells were characterized by
injection level dependent effective lifetime (eff) and two-diode model parameter analysis. A strong dependency
between the effective lifetime (eff) and the gettering efficiency was demonstrated. The huge potential of PDG was
most prominently seen in initially highly iron contaminated cells: eff value of the cells with initial bulk iron
concentrations as high as 2×1014 cm-3 was recovered to the same level as the non-contaminated cells. Two-diode
model analysis showed a strong correlation between the gettering efficiency and the diffusion current density (Jdiff),
while the behavior of the recombination current density (Jrec) was not observed to be as straightforward.
Evaluation of a new method for the diagnosis of alterations of Lens culinaris agglutinin binding of thyroglobulin molecules in thyroid carcinoma
Creators: name: Kanai, Toshiharu
name: Amakawa, Masao
name: Kato, Ryoji
name: Shimizu, Kayoko
name: Nakamura, Kenji
name: Ito, Ken-Ichi
name: Hama, Yoshihisa
name: Fujimori, Minoru
name: Amano, Jun
Publisher: name: Kooperation de Gruyter
Year: 2009

description: Background: The measurement of serum thyroglobulin (Tg) is widely used as a marker for recurrence of thyroid carcinoma following total thyroidectomy. However, this method cannot differentiate between benign and malignant disease. We focused on the sugar chain in the Tg molecule and investigated the usefulness of Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)-reactive Tg ratios in sera and wash fluids obtained during fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for the detection of thyroid carcinoma. Methods: The study was performed using 203 serum samples (115 from patients with benign thyroid disease and 88 from patients with thyroid carcinomas) and 176 wash fluid samples (143 benign, 21 malignant, and 12 inconclusive). LCA-reactive Tg ratios were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and a comparison was made between malignant and benign lesions. Results: In serum, the ratio in patients with malignancy was 79.5±6.0 [mean±standard deviation (SD)], significantly lower than in patients with benign lesions (84.9±3.5). The ratios in wash fluid from malignant lesions (75.8±18.9) were also significantly lower than those from benign lesions (85.6±3.9). Conclusions: These results suggest that this method could distinguish between benign and malignant lesions and may be useful for screening serum and wash samples. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47:1285–90.
Citizens and volunteer organisations involvement in Crisis Management
Creators: name: Aliferis, Iason
name: Chatzigeorgiou, Panagiotis
name: Benekos, Ioannis
name: Chalaris, Michail
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: volunteer
Search and rescue
Crisis Management
Citizens

description: This deliverable focuses on Citizens and volunteer organisations involvement in Crisis Management and how they deal with the fact that during a disaster situation, many volunteers want to help. These voluntary work forces have to be registered and applied in accordance with regular staff members and relief units. In addition, for an efficient and fast resource and mission planning there is the need for precise and resilient data of the affected area.
 It investigates the processes, procedures and communication framework to involve volunteer organisations (e.g., doctors, paramedics, volunteer groups etc.). It also considers the use of mobile applications, social media and other software which enables an efficient management of volunteers.
 Management and application volunteers together with regular staff and relief units, mission and resource planning, validity checks for every case of assistance, requirements for volunteer deployment (such as insurance, food, accommodation, responsibilities, special abilities of a volunteer (Driver, diver, crane operator) and deployment limitations (e.g., max work hours or heavy gear for a particular task) are also considered.
Charting the Progress of PV Power Plant Energy Generating Costs to Unsubsidized Levels, Introducing the PV - LCOE Framework
Creators: name: Campbell, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
Markets for Large-scale PV

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4409-4419
description: Fundamental to the widespread global deployment of photovoltaic (PV) power plants is reducing the
levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) to levels that make systems economically attractive without incentives. In recent
years substantial progress has been made to this end with significant reductions seen in all aspects of PV power plant
costs. When speaking of PV power plant economics the industry focuses around three critical metrics: the PV panel and
balance of system (BOS) costs and the cost of energy as measured by LCOE. The PV and BOS costs and LCOE are
valuable tools to track industry progress, but have some limitations that make it desirable to establish a modified
approach to track PV power plant energy generation economics. This paper proposes a new framework for categorizing
and calculating PV power plant energy generating costs using a system called the PV-LCOE. The PV-LCOE framework
combines a cost taxonomy, performance metrics, operating costs, and a simple energy generating cost (LCOE) equation
to chart PV power plant cost reduction. The major value of this framework will be to simplify the calculation, identify
key assumptions, and enable apples for apples comparisons from one plant to another.
Putting Lithuania on PV Producers Map
Creators: name: Ulbikas, J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
PV Programmes and Policies

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4665-4667
description: Presentation is devoted to the activities of PV industrial cluster in Lithuania aiming at establishing new
business sector for Lithuania – production of the photovoltaic products. PV industrial cluster was established as joint
undertaking of several businesses willing to invest in PV business jointly with leading in PV technological
development RTD institutions in Lithuania.
After successful several EU FP projects with strong Lithuanian researchers participation in developing new types of
solar cells, their abilities to provide R&D support for PV industry and to develop new innovative products were
recognized by businesses as well as policy makers in Lithuania. Established during RTD projects collaboration
between high tech companies and research teams resulted in development of innovation cluster for PV technologies
aiming at introduction of large scale PV production with strong RTD backup.
Initiative of PV Technologies Cluster was supported by policy makers setting up national priority to support PV
businesses as promising industrial sector for high added value technological products. Today first results of clustering
activities are already visible: first industrial lab for solar cells pilot production and first PV modules plant for 60MW
are already operating. Further launch of PV plants in two – three years frame will create opportunities for PV sector
in Lithuania to become largest high tech sector with more than 500 jobs. PV cluster, trying to assure long lasting
competitiveness on the market, is also putting emphasis on investments into appropriate industrial RTD facilities.
Cluster RTD testing and measurements center operating by the Applied Research Institute for Prospective
Technologies with open access laboratories, its capacities and business model is also discussed.
Photovoltaic Research within Centre of Excelence Activities at Sut Bratislava
Creators: name: Saly, V.
name: Packa, J.
name: Durman, V.
name: Váry, M.
name: Perný, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
PV Programmes and Policies

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4668-4671
description: Remarkable increase of interest on photovoltaic in Slovak Republic has been observed since 2009
when new law was accepted which brought feed-in tariff into validity. Thirty years ago the first steps in the
photovoltaic research have been done at university and academy level. More effort has been done and results
acquired on the research level at both, Slovak University of Technology and Slovak Academy of Sciences. Recent PV
projects at the Slovak University of Technology (SUT) were financed by Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic
under grant agency scheme VEGA. The international cooperation and mainly involvement into Framework
Programme of EU represented important support. In spite of this photovoltaic research was underfinanced and was
out of mainstream agenda. Very important step was the establishment of Research Centre of Excellence RES at SUT
Bratislava financed within Structural Funds of EU.
Equivalence of Carrier Decay-Time (μPCD) and Photoluminescence Measurements on Si-Blocks
Creators: name: Lich, J.
name: Eckstein, M.
name: Turek, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Silicon Feedstock, Crystallisation and Wafering

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1843-1846
description: Today the majority of solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. It is of great advantage to
characterize Si-material in an early stage of fabrication for reasons of cost reduction and for a better fundamental
understanding. The first investigations on the electrical material properties can be made on Si-blocks (bricks) by
measuring the carrier lifetime. Several methods for carrier lifetime measurements are available on the market. This work
compares two different methods for Si-blocks: the photoluminescence (PL) method and the method based on micro-wave
detected photo conductance decay (μPCD). In particular, we investigate measured decay-time and photoluminescence
maps for various regions of a standard industrial p-type silicon block. To analyze and compare the measurement results a
spatially resolved co-correlation analysis is used. As a conclusion of this investigation we find that in most cases the
analyzed methods correlate well to each other, especially for regions of low lifetime. However, there are other regions
showing a low correlation as well.
Neutrinoless double beta decay in the left-right symmetric models for linear seesaw
Creators: name: Gu, Pei-Hong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a class of left-right symmetric models for linear seesaw, a neutrinoless double beta decay induced by the left- and right-handed charged currents together will only depend on the breaking details of left-right and electroweak symmetries. This neutrinoless double beta decay can reach the experimental sensitivities if the right-handed charged gauge boson is below the 100 TeV scale.
description: 5 pages, 1 figure, 1 table, minor revision with more references
Activation of Polish Public Administration Bodies and Business within the IEE PVs in Bloom Project
Creators: name: Olchowik, J.M.
name: Cieslak, K.
name: Gulkowski, S.
name: Mucha, J.
name: Sordyl, M.
name: Szymczuk, D.
name: Zdyb, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
PV Programmes and Policies

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4693-4696
description: Ensuring energy security is one of the fundamental objectives of both the world economy and our country.
Energy security also needs to diversify sources of supply of raw materials. Poland today does not have a strong
alternative to coal-based power generation, which fills more than 90% of this sector of the economy. Fortunately, Poland,
as an EU member must fulfill accession obligations in the RES sector. By the end of 2010, those obligations should
amount to 7.5%. Unfortunately, these indicators have not been reached, which necessitated the revision of the
assumptions Polish Energy Strategy to 2030. The projected document proposes several variants of solutions, including
the introduction of FiT for PV industry. This gave hope for rapid development of this sector in our country, because
insolation conditions are similar to those that prevail in Germany - the world leader in this field. It appeared, however,
that the final shape of the project proposed the development of alternative renewable energy sources with marginal
treatment of the photovoltaics industry.
As a partner in the European project “IEE - PVs in Bloom”, so we began extensive grassroots activities aimed at
demonstrating the benefits of using solar energy for electricity generation in Poland. Such actions were directed to groups
of both government and business. The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the possibilities for the use PVPPs
on marginal areas. As it turned out the analysis of such space in almost every area of Polish administration is much more
than enough space for PV farms to protect the electrical power demand of the area.
Comparative Characteristics of MOCVD ZnO and Sputtered ZnO Films and their Applications in n-i-p Flexible Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
Creators: name: Limmanee, A.
name: Songtrai, S.
name: Krudtad, P.
name: Saengsuwan, V.
name: Sritharathikhun, J.
name: Sriprapha, K.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 3315-3317
description: We have prepared zinc oxide (ZnO) films by using two techniques, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
(MOCVD) and DC magnetron sputtering, and comparatively investigated properties of the films. Electrical resistivity of the
ZnO films deposited by both techniques was found to be nearly the same, i.e. 1.0~6.0 x 10-3 ohm cm. Bandgap of the MOCVD
ZnO was estimated to be about 3.3 eV while that of the sputtered ZnO was 3.6 eV. The sputtered ZnO films had relatively
smooth surface, whereas the MOCVD ZnO films showed tetrapodlike morphology and their gain size varied with B2H6 flow
rate. We applied the MOCVD ZnO as a back reflector and the sputtered ZnO as a front electrode of n-i-p amorphous silicon
solar cells using polyimide substrate. Quantum efficiency (QE) results indicated that the thickness of the MOCVD ZnO back
reflector affected light scattering at the back side, leading to a change in cell performance. Our flexible silicon solar cell showed
initial conversion efficiency of 4.3% (active area 2.5 cm2).
Large Area Thin Film Solar Modules with 10% Efficiency for Mass Production
Creators: name: Klein, S.
name: Wieder, S.
name: Buschbaum, S.
name: Schwanitz, K.
name: Stolley, T.
name: Severin, D.
name: Obermeyer, P.
name: Kress, M.
name: Sommer, E.
name: Marschner, T.
name: Martini, M.
name: Noll-Baumann, S.
name: Haack, J.
name: Schmidt, U.I.
name: Straub, A.
name: Ahmed, K.
name: Schuegraf, K.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 2708-2712
description: For the first time, a stabilized total-area efficiency above 10% (ISC = 1.46 A, VOC = 148 V, FF = 67 %) has
been achieved on Gen 5 modules for amorphous Si / microcrystalline Si solar module (total area of 1.43m2). The short
circuit current density Jsc was enhanced by the introduction of internal light trapping using textured ZnO as the front
transparent conductor, the implementation of an innovative μc-SiOx based p-layer and by an optical filter between the top
and bottom cells of the tandem junction.
Electroluminescence on the TCO Corrosion of Thin Film Modules
Creators: name: Weber, T.
name: Benfares, E.
name: Krauter, S.
name: Grunow, P.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 3169-3173
description: The corrosion of thin film modules is a known reliability problem, which occurs when modules are biased
electrically negative towards ground in warm and humid areas. Modules that are critical in respect to TCO corrosion are
currently restricted to certain inverter topologies and to dry climates. Therefore TCO corrosion tests are under
consideration as an additional stress test for the product qualification of thin film modules. At the moment there is only
limited information on how certain modules will behave at high electrical potential against ground in humid areas.
The effect is explained by the drift of positive sodium ions and diffusion of water vapour to the glass/TCO interface. In
the subsequent electrochemical reaction the TCO starts to dissolve from the glass at the module edges. In the final stage,
the electrical circuit gets interrupted and the module fails completely. In this study the effect is monitored via
electroluminescence for various semiconductor technologies, module encapsulation schemes and fixtures. Additionally,
the power loss and the leakage currents of the biased modules are recorded. The feasibility of this testing sequence for
thin film module product qualification is discussed to secure real field conditions. Finally, design rules for thin film
modules are suggested.
Quality Investigation of B-Doped Multicrystalline Silicon Ingot Grown Using Feedstock Intentionally Contaminated with Diamond Powder
Creators: name: Nagashima, S.
name: Dhamrin, M.
name: Suzuki, S.
name: Suzuki, H.
name: Yoshiba, S.
name: Suda, M.
name: Saitoh, T.
name: Kamisako, K.
name: Mori, T.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Silicon Feedstock, Crystallisation and Wafering

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1835-1838
description: In order to examine the influence of diamond powder impurity on the quality of multicrystalline
silicon ingot, 100 ppmw diamond powder was added as additional impurity during the B-doped ingot growth
process. Carrier lifetimes around 10 μs were realized in most regions of the ingot after the ingot growth. Metal
impurities of the ingot were removed by phosphorus gettering and carrier lifetimes were improved to around 50 μs
after H-passivation at the center region of the ingot. The top of the ingot exhibited a p-type to n-type polarity
change. Solar cells were fabricated on wafers cut from the diamond powder contaminated B-doped silicon ingot
and efficiencies up to14 % were confirmed similarly to a non-contaminated reference cell.
Development of a modular test system for the silicon sensor R&D of the ATLAS Upgrade
Creators: name: Liu, H.
name: Benoit, M.
name: Chen, H.
name: Chen, K.
name: Di Bello, F. A.
name: Iacobucci, G.
name: Lanni, F.
name: Peric, I.
name: Ristic, B.
name: Pinto, M. Vicente Barreto
name: Wu, W.
name: Xu, L.
name: Jin, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High Voltage CMOS sensors are a promising technology for tracking detectors in collider experiments. Extensive R&D studies are being carried out by the ATLAS Collaboration for a possible use of HV-CMOS in the High Luminosity LHC upgrade of the Inner Tracker detector. CaRIBOu (Control and Readout Itk BOard) is a modular test system developed to test Silicon based detectors. It currently includes five custom designed boards, a Xilinx ZC706 development board, FELIX (Front-End LInk eXchange) PCIe card and a host computer. A software program has been developed in Python to control the CaRIBOu hardware. CaRIBOu has been used in the testbeam of the HV-CMOS sensor CCPDv4 at CERN. Preliminary results have shown that the test system is very versatile. Further development is ongoing to adapt to different sensors, and to make it available to various lab test stands.
title: A study of the impact of employee placement on organisational effectiveness in the oil and gas industry in Trinidad and Tobago from senior managers' perspectives
Creators: name: Julien, Diane Claudette
Publisher: name: Edinburgh Napier University
Year: 2022

description: This research project aims to establish the impact of placement on organisational effectiveness (OE) from senior managers' perspectives. The first objective is to critically review literature related to and its proxy measures with a specific focus on employee placement. The second objective is to explore the challenges placement presents from senior managers' perspectives. The third objective is to critically analyse senior managers' responses to ascertain the impact of placement on OE. The fourth objective is to provide recommendations to enhance employee placement.

This thesis is a qualitative study. It starts with a brief introduction to the background of the study. It flowed into an overview of the research gap, the aim and objectives, the research questions, the research approach, and implications. This was trailed by an extensive review of the literature on OE's proxy measures, the study's first objective. Fifteen senior managers from five different oil and gas sector entities were selected by purposive sampling. Structured face-to-face interviews were conducted. The empirical data was collated, coded and analysed using thematic analysis. The data was interpreted, and the findings were presented.

The findings revealed that placement is a critical HR activity that has a profound effect on the ability of organisations to achieve their strategic goals and objectives. It showed that there is a strong positive relationship between placement and OE. Failure to implement proper placement procedures reduces the likelihood that the wrong person is selected, which could be problematic. This is also a source of potential conflict. These findings were consistent with the information presented in the review of the literature.

This report proposes possible options organisations may implement to optimise their placement processes. Additionally, three key recommendations were submitted to enhance OE. These were engaging in radical fiscal modification, adopting more aggressive strategies, and adopting a structured approach. The underpinning of the Research's contribution to knowledge emerged from information gleaned about the industry and employee assessment and placement. The underpinning of the study's contribution to practice emerged from the empirical feedback of senior managers perspectives. This study has paved the way for future Research on this area to expand knowledge and enhance the placement process in the micro and macro-environment.
Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity and the foundation of Loop Quantum Cosmology
Creators: name: Alesci, Emanuele
name: Cianfrani, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity is a promising framework for linking Loop Quantum Gravity and the effective semiclassical dynamics of Loop Quantum Cosmology. We review its basic achievements and its main perspectives, outlining how it provides a quantum description of the Universe in terms of a cuboidal graph which constitutes the proper framework for applying loop techniques in a cosmological setting.
description: 18 pages, accepted at the International Journal of Modern Physics D for the special issue on Loop Quantum Cosmology
Assessing the biodiversity status of soil ecosystems is challenging
Creators: name: Waeyenberge, Lieven
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity, bio-indicators, DNA, molecular characterization, nematodes, soil ecosystems.
bio-indicators
DNA
molecular characterization
nematodes
soil ecosystems

description: Adoption of new management practices to increase crop production and quality (Assessing the biodiversity status of soil ecosystems is challenging) This work was funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 project SoildiverAgro [grant agreement 817819].
title: Noncontact injuries in Scottish hockey: A study of epidemiology, current practice and a preventative measure
Creators: name: Johnston, Thomas
Publisher: name: Edinburgh Napier University
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: There is limited evidence on noncontact injury epidemiology, current warm-up practice and exercise interventions used to reduce injuries in hockey. Therefore, the aims of this thesis are to investigate (1) noncontact injuries, (2) current warm-up practice and (3) the effects of a novel warm-up on female sub-elite hockey players in Scotland.

Methodology: Study 1 was an online injury survey on 317 hockey players focussing on noncontact injuries. Study 2 was an observational study that investigated the current warm-up practices of 17 hockey teams. Study 3 was a controlled study that used 40 female hockey players and explored the effects of an 8-week hockey-specific neuromuscular training programme (NMTP) on electromyography, kinematics and kinetics during a sagittal plane hop, hop and twist and unanticipated sidecut.

Results: Study 1 showed that the most common injuries were affecting the knee and hamstrings (0.89 and 0.69/1000 hours respectively) with no timeloss (31.4%) or mild to moderate injuries (30.3%) and usually occurred during sidecutting, sudden acceleration and landing (19.6%, 13.8% and 12.9% respectively). The injuries were more frequently occurring to females than males 4.73 vs 3.47/1000 hours. Study 2 revealed a warm-up time of 20 minutes including pulse raiser, activate and mobilise and potentiate elements. The occurrence of static stretching was greater (41.2%) than neuromuscular training (11.7%). Study 3 showed some significant increases in muscle activation for Gastrocnemius, Quadriceps and Gluteals both pre-and post-landing, with greater increases in the intervention group. There were significant reductions in maximum knee abduction, excursion and the rate of force development following 8-weeks of neuromuscular training. There were no significant differences in performance.

Conclusion: Noncontact hockey injury epidemiology requires further research and the current provision of warm-ups should be evidence-based. A novel hockey-specific NMTP can elicit some significant changes in muscle activity, kinematics and kinetics that may reduce the risk of noncontact injuries.
New Voltage Factor (VF) for PV-Modules and Other Aspects for Optimization of Inverter Sizing
Creators: name: Haselhuhn, R.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2009
Subjects: Components for PV Systems
Balance of System Components

description: 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 3644-3645
description: This paper aims the optimal sizing of PV-generator and inverter especially by thin film technology.
The Cost of Consumer’s Alternative Energy: Siberian Regional Aspects
Creators: name: Yurchenko, A.V.
name: Savrasov, V.F.
name: Yurchenko, V.I.
name: Kozlov, A.V.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: PV Taking Off: Large-Scale Deployment
Markets for Large-scale PV

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 4522-4526
description: Economic laws and experience of global economy development demonstrate that the efficient structure of
natural resources use within a long-term period tends to the structure of natural resources stored in the Earth. If consider
the fact that silicon in the Earth crust takes the second place in terms of its mass, then terrestrial silicon solar power systems
are to become the global energy source in the future.
Quaternionic Bott-Chern cohomology and existence of HKT metrics
Creators: name: Lejmi, Mehdi
name: Weber, Patrick
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 53C26, 53C55

description: We study quaternionic Bott-Chern cohomology on compact hypercomplex manifolds and adapt some results from complex geometry to the quaternionic setting. For instance, we prove a criterion for the existence of HKT metrics on compact hypercomplex manifolds of real dimension 8 analogous to the one given by Teleman [35] and Angella-Dloussky-Tomassini [3] for compact complex surfaces.
description: To appear in Quarterly Journal of Mathematics. Final version
Advanced Light Trapping Techniques for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells
Creators: name: Isabella, O.
name: Zeman, M.
name: Krc, J.
name: Topic, M.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 3273-3279
description: In thin-film silicon photovoltaic technology light management is important for achieving high efficiency
of solar cells. Advanced light trapping techniques have to be employed to boost the solar cell efficiencies further.
In this contribution we investigate the following advanced light trapping techniques implemented amorphous
silicon solar cell: (i) periodic-like surface textures to achieve an angle-selective scattering, (ii) modulated surface textures
for enhanced scattering in broad wavelength range, and (iii) one-dimensional photonic crystals used as dielectric
back reflectors.
Nitrogen Plasma Treatment of TCO/p-a-SiC Interface for Efficient Hole Collection in Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell
Creators: name: Baik, S.J.
name: Kang, S.J.
name: Lim, K.S.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 3299-3302
description: We have investigated the effect of nitrogen incorporation on the surface of transparent conducting
oxides (TCO) in pin type amorphous Si solar cells. Nitrogen incorporation in TCO causes surface carrier depletion
thereby reverses the bend bending of p type amorphous SiC window layer. The reversal of band bending enhances
carrier collection in short wavelength region, which is attributed to the additional collection of photo-generated
carriers in p type amorphous SiC window layer. The reversal of band bending also causes degradation of fill factors
and open circuit voltages, which can be minimized to attain efficiency improvement.
Intelligent Power Conversion - How the Next Generation Solar Inverters Enable Utility-Scale Distributed Energy Production and Distribution and Why They Change the Game
Creators: name: Casey, L.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2009
Subjects: Components for PV Systems
Balance of System Components

description: 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 21-25 September 2009, Hamburg, Germany; 3605-3609
description: The next generation of commercial- and utility-scale solar inverters will be the core enabling technologies for the growth of
large-scale distributed energy systems. Through a combination of increased capacity, improved output quality, and advanced
control features, these more powerful, efficient, and intelligent inverters will enable a stepped improvement in both the
controllability and the overall performance of renewable energy production and distribution. These inverters will also be
critical elements in improving the performance of future renewable energy systems through advanced diagnostics and
prognostics that will increase availability and minimize repair and maintenance requirements and cycles.
Layer Properties in PECVD Reactor for Micromorph® Solar Modules
Creators: name: Klindworth, M.
name: Chaudhary, D.
name: Goury, C.
name: Jost, S.
name: Salabas, A.
name: Stoeckle, A.
name: Tipaka, G.
name: Taha, A.
name: Ellert, Ch.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2010
Subjects: Thin Film Solar Cells
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

description: 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 6-10 September 2010, Valencia, Spain; 3280-3282
description: Oerlikon Solar is developing and providing mass fabrication equipment including processes for entire
thin film silicon manufacturing lines for module areas of 1.3m x 1.1m. Oerlikon’s thin film silicon solar device
technology is based on the micromorph concept [1] developed at the IMT in Neuchatel, CH, employing amorphous
and microcrystalline silicon layers. For optimum performance of the solar device the plasma parameters of each
individual layer must be separately optimized and controlled. For example, for the micromorph tandem cell the
quality of the absorbing intrinsic layer of the bottom cell is of crucial importance. One parameter to characterize it’s
quality is the degree of crystallization, commonly measured by Raman spectroscopy. Therefore, the term “Raman
crystallinity” (RC) has been widely adopted. While RC influences strongly the performance of the solar cells and
modules various parameters in turn can have an impact on RC. In addition, there is a strong interplay between
hardware components and plasma properties. The layer properties need to be controlled properly while increasing
layer deposition rate in order to improve the commercial viability of large scale manufacturing plants, which is the
focus of Oerlikon Solar. In this presentation the relevance of plasma parameters, single layer characterisation and
process adaptation to new reactor hardware will be discussed and their influence on module quality explained.
BV-norm continuity of sweeping processes driven by a set with constant shape
Creators: name: Kopfová, Jana
name: Recupero, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 34G25, 34A60, 47J20, 74C05

description: We prove the BV-norm well posedness of sweeping processes driven by a moving convex set with constant shape, namely the BV-norm continuity of the so-called play operator of elasto-plasticity.
description: Minor corrections. To appear in "Journal of Differential Equations"
An Improved Busbar Design to Save the Cost of PV Modules: Experiment and Simulation
Creators: name: Yang, Y.
name: Deng, W.W.
name: Feng, Z.
name: Huang, Q.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2011
Subjects: Wafer-based Silicon Solar Cells and Materials Technology
Silicon Solar Cell Improvements

description: 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 1620-1622
description: With the rising price of silver material, the cost of screen printed silver paste has become one of the
major components of the total cost for $/kW in PV modules. In traditional H-grid front metallization pattern design,
over one third of the total metallization area comes from busbars, which are required to be wide enough for terminal
contacts in IV measurements and for reducing the series resistance. However, from the view of module, this is not
necessary because most current would flow through the thick soldering ribbon. Obviously, provided that (a) there’s
no significant influence on cell’s IV measurement and (b) the contact resistance between busbar and ribbon maintains
low, the busbars can be made narrower or smaller to save the cost of silver. In this work, we present a segmental
busbar design for this purpose. The SPICE simulation and experiments show that, with this design, the deposited
mass of silver paste can be significantly cut down by over 30%, while the fill factor (75.8%) and maximum output
power (187 W) of the final module keep at the same level.
title: Digitally performing Wester Hailes: A framework for creative placemaking
Creators: name: Grandison, Tanis
Publisher: name: Edinburgh Napier University
Year: 2022

description: This PhD investigates how creative placemaking can be facilitated by digital media tools. Since its establishment as a discipline in 2010, there is a need for new practical methods and frameworks to ensure the success of creative placemaking in practice (Courage & McKeown, 2019). To date, there has been limited research on the use of digital media tools in creative placemaking practice.

This thesis asks:
• How can digital media tools facilitate creative placemaking?
• In what ways can digital media tools support community agency in the representation of place?
• What conceptual framework will support creative placemaking with digital media tools?

Drawing on critical heritage, digital storytelling and place theory, this thesis demonstrates the affordances of these practices as a means of sharing individual and collective constructs of knowledge about a community’s local area.

This research undertook a participatory approach through the design of a ‘Digi-Mapping’ workshop with 101 local primary school children in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. Over the course of six two-hour sessions, participants created an interactive talking map of meaningful places in their local area. Methods of psychogeography and map-making were employed in the sessions. Data was gathered through video observation, participant-created artefacts, and summative evaluation. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes of how participants engaged with the digital media tools.

The main findings from the data reveal that digital media tools facilitate creative placemaking by affording participants a new way of appropriating their own cultural knowledge and performing meaning of their local area. These types of expressions also create a rich polyvocality when unpacking discourse around meaningful places. The contribution of this research is a guiding framework based around ‘4Ps’: Participatory, Polyvocal, Performative and Playful.

The ‘4Ps’ framework provides creative placemaking practitioners who are non-experts in digital media tools a means for ensuring the tools used align with the goals of creative placemaking.