cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cold-gas outflows in typical low-redshift galaxies are driven by star formation, not AGN
Creators: name: Sarzi, Marc
name: Kaviraj, Sugata
name: Nedelchev, Borislav
name: Tiffany, Joshua
name: Shabala, Stanislav S.
name: Deller, Adam
name: Middelberg, Enno
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Energetic feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) is an important ingredient for regulating the star formation history of galaxies in models of galaxy formation, which makes it important to study how AGN feedback actually occurs in practice. In order to catch AGNs in the act of quenching star formation, we have used the interstellar Na i λλ5890, 5895(NaD) absorption lines to look for cold-gas outflows in a sample of 456 nearby galaxies for which we could unambiguously ascertain the presence of radio-AGN activity, thanks to radio imaging at milli-arcsecond scales. While compact radio emission indicating a radio AGN was found in 103 galaxies (23 per cent of the sample), and 23 objects (5 per cent) exhibited NaD absorption-line kinematics suggestive of cold-gas outflows, not one object showed evidence of a radio AGN and of a cold-gas outflow simultaneously. Radio-AGN activity was found predominantly in early-type galaxies, while cold-gas outflows were mainly seen in spiral galaxies with central star formation or composite star formation/AGN activity. Optical AGNs also do not seem capable of driving galactic winds in our sample. Our work adds to a picture of the low-redshift Universe, where cold-gas outflows in massive galaxies are generally driven by star formation and where radio-AGN activity occurs most often in systems in which the gas reservoir has already been significantly depleted.
Rugotruncana ellisi Bronnimann & Brown 1955
Creators: name: Neagu, Theodor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Rotaliida
Globotruncanidae
Rugotruncana
Rugotruncana ellisi

description: Rugotruncana ellisi Brönnimann & Brown 1955
Figs. 5: 13-15, 19-24; Figs. 11:16-21
 1955 Rugotruncana ellisi Brönnimann & Brown, p.547, pl.22, figs.7-9
Dimensions: D = 0,39- 0,39 mm; d = 0,29-0,36 mm; g = 0,19 mm
 Remarks: The authors characterized very conclusive this species: " Some or all chambers exhibit a very weak double keeled peripheral band. The two keels are very faint and may be missing from a few or last chambers, the costellae which are barely discernible give the surface a roughened appearance ".
Occurrences: Țâța Valley, Pietrosița- Fieni area Stratigraphic distribution: Maastrichtian
Specimens: LPB.IV. 12426
description: Published as part of Neagu, Theodor, 2016, Micropaleontological Study Of The Gura Beliei Red Marls Formation From The Pietroșița Area (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Part Iii Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktonic Foraminifera, pp. 67-91 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 12 (2) on page 86, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13190456
Radio AGN in spiral galaxies
Creators: name: Kaviraj, Sugata
name: Shabala, Stanislav S.
name: Deller, Adam
name: Middelberg, Enno
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Radio AGN in the nearby Universe are more likely to be found in galaxies with early-type morphology, the detection rate in spiral or late-type galaxies (LTGs) being around an order of magnitude lower. We combine the mJy Imaging VLBA Exploration at 20 cm (mJIVE-20) survey with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, to study the relatively rare population of AGN in LTGs that have nuclear radio luminosities similar to that in their early-type counterparts. The LTG AGN population is preferentially hosted by galaxies that have high stellar masses (M* > 1010.8 M⊙), red colours and low star formation rates, with little dependence on the detailed morphology or local environment of the host LTG. The merger fraction in the LTG AGN is ∼4 times higher than that in the general LTG population, indicating that merging is an important trigger for radio AGN in these systems. The red colours of our systems extend recent work which indicates that merger-triggered AGN in the nearby Universe appear after the peak of the associated starburst, implying that they do not strongly regulate star formation. Finally, we find that in systems where parsec-scale jets are clearly observed in our very long baseline interferometry images, the jets are perpendicular to the major axis of the galaxy, indicating strong alignment between the accretion disc and the host galaxy stellar disc.
"Theoretical Investigation of the Universe's Anisotropy: An Analysis of Cosmic Expansion and Its Implications for Isotropy"
Creators: name: Touloumidis, Stylianos
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
classificationCode: 510701
subject: Astroparticle physics and particle cosmology
classificationCode: 370109
subject: Tropospheric and stratospheric physics
classificationCode: 510703
subject: Particle physics
classificationCode: 510105
subject: General relativity and gravitational waves
classificationCode: 510106
subject: High energy astrophysics and galactic cosmic rays

description: The nature of the universe and its expansion has been a subject of significant interest in cosmology. This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical basis for asserting that the universe is not isotropic. An isotropic universe would imply uniformity in all directions, but current theoretical frameworks and calculations suggest otherwise. The analysis focuses on the methodology employed, the results obtained, and the implications of these findings within the context of cosmic expansion.

2. Theoretical Framework

To understand why the universe may not be isotropic, we first need to establish the foundational theoretical framework. The analysis begins with the definitions of critical universal constants. The mass of the Sun, denoted as , is set at . This constant is vital as it serves as a reference for calculating mass distributions in the universe. The gravitational constant, , is defined as . These constants help formulate the gravitational interactions at a cosmic scale.

The total mass of the universe is assumed to be . This mass is critical for understanding the gravitational dynamics of the universe. Furthermore, the radius of the universe is taken to be . These parameters enable the calculation of the volume of the universe, derived from the formula for the volume of a sphere:

V_{\text{universe}} = \frac{4}{3} \pi R_{\text{universe}}^3.

This volume calculation is fundamental because it provides a spatial context for the energy distributions that are examined later in the report.
Delayed sleep onset in depressed young people
Creators: name: Glozier, Nicholas
name: O'Dea, Bridianne
name: McGorry, Patrick D.
name: Pantelis, Christos
name: Amminger, Günter P.
name: Hermens, Daniel F.
name: Purcell, Rosemary
name: Scott, Elizabeth
name: Hickie, Ian B.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: BACKGROUND:The circadian abnormality of delayed sleep phase has been suggested to characterise a subgroup of depressed young adults with different risk factors and course of illness. We aim to assess the prevalence and factors, particularly substance use, associated with such delay in a large help-seeking cohort of young people with mental health problems.METHODS:From a consecutively recruited sample of 802 help-seeking young people, 305 (38%) had at least moderate depressive symptoms (QIDS-C16 >10), sleep data and did not have a chronic severe mental illness. Demographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated through self report and clinical interview. Delayed sleep phase was defined as a sleep onset between the hours of 02:00 a.m. - 06:00 a.m. and the characteristics of this group were compared to normal phase sleepers.RESULTS:Delayed sleep onset was reported amongst 18% (n=56/305) of the depressed group compared to 11% of the non-depressed young people. Amongst the depressed group, delayed sleep onset was associated with tobacco, alcohol and cannabis misuse and short sleep duration (x: 5.8hrs vs. x: 7.8hrs). There were no differences in demographic factors, personality traits or symptoms. Tobacco smoking was very common: In logistic regression analyses only tobacco use (OR 2.28, 95% CI: 1.04 - 5.01) was associated with delayed sleep onset. There was no interaction with age.CONCLUSIONS:Delayed sleep onset was twice as common in depressed young people as the general population and young people with other mental health problems, and is a potential marker for a subgroup of mood disorders. Those with delayed sleep onset were not more severely depressed but had short sleep duration, a risk for chronic psychological ill health, and higher levels of tobacco use. Nicotine use was common in this group, has biological evidence as a sleep disrupter, and requires specifically addressing in this population.
Organosulfonates aid argentophilic forces in the crystal engineering of [2+2] photodimerisations: reactivity involving 3-pyridyl groups
Creators: name: Elacqua, Elizabeth
name: Groeneman, Ryan H.
name: Reinheimer, Eric W.
name: Dejan-Krešimir Bučar
name: MacGillivray, Leonard R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Photoreactive Ag(I) organosulfonate complexes involving (E)-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)prop-2-enoate (3-PAMe) are reported. Argentophilic interactions stack 3-PAMe to undergo a head-to-head intermolecular [2+2] photodimerisation to generate (rctt)-dimethyl-3,4-bis(pyridine-3-yl)cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylate (3,3′-MeBPCD) in the solid state regioselectively and in quantitative yield. The organosulfonate participates in C–H…O interactions with the coordinated 3-pyridyl groups to effectively aid in crystal engineering of the reactivity.
title: "Wer Wählerinnen und Wähler mobilisieren will, muss bessere Argumente haben"
Creators: name: Nève, Dorothée
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Very hard, that day
title: the moral sub-text Aboriginal oral history from the Western Victoria River region, Northern Territory
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Raynes, Cameron
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2000

description: The Aboriginal people (ngumpin) of the western Victoria River region of the Northern Territory of Australia have a one hundred and fifteen year history of interaction with non-Aboriginal Australians (kartiya), as a result of their incorporation into the northern pastoral industry since the early 1880s. It is a history that is characterised in large part by work-based oppression and exploitation. In this thesis the transcribed texts resulting from thirty-five oral history interviews with elderly ngumpin who worked in the pastoral industry are presented and analysed. The majority of these interviews, which were conducted between November 1992 and September 1995, took place at Amanbidji and Mistake Creek Stations. The aim of this work is to reveal and describe the moral sub-text-an evaluative and critical seam of material-which is present within at least some of the oral texts. The analysis revolves around a consideration of the presence and character of six features of these texts: explicit evaluation, simile, historical contrast, thesis, questions of the interviewer by the interviewee, and the patterned use of pronoun. This moral sub-text is not considered in isolation. Ngumpin understand the present economic and social disparities that characterise their relationship with kartiya as the continuation and the product of decades of unequal exchange. Historical, statistical and ethnographic material is presented and analysed in order to show how the sub-text is related to general and specific circumstances-the context--of the production of ngumpin oral history. It will be demonstrated that ngumpin notions of reciprocity, of' ‘coming up[to]' and 'working alongside' kartiya provide some of the keys to understanding the character of the moral sub-text. The effect of the presence of the kartiya researcher on ngumpin oral history material will also be discussed. The interpersonal dynamic of such research is considered part of the context of ngumpin oral history.
Design and synthesis of a cavitand pillar for MOFs
Creators: name: Kasjan Misztal
name: Sartori, Andrea
name: Pinalli, Roberta
name: Massera, Chiara
name: Dalcanale, Enrico
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper, we report the first example of a tetramethylene bridged cavitand with two distal methylbenzoate legs at the lower rim, adopting a unique and unprecedented equatorial equatorial (ee) configuration both in solution and in the solid state, as confirmed by NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The presence of functional groups, which are potential metal binding sites in the ee configuration, makes these cavitands suitable candidates to be used as pillars in metal-organic frameworks (MOF) as specific molecular recognition units.
Rugotruncana subrugosa
Creators: name: Neagu, Theodor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Rotaliida
Globotruncanidae
Rugotruncana
Rugotruncana subrugosa

description: Rugotruncana subrugosa (Gandolfi 1955)
Figs. 1: 16-27; Figs. 2: 26-28; Figs. 3: 28-30; Figs. 6: 7-9
 1955 Globotruncana (Rugoglobigerina) rugosa subrugosa Gandolfi, figs.5a-c
Dimensions: D = 0,32-0,40 mm; d = 0,24-0,36 mm; g = 0,17-0,19 mm
 Remarks: By the presence of two peripheral keels this species differs from Rugoglobigrerina rugosa, even if the chambers on the umbilical side present ordinary a Rugoglobigerina rugosa radial costellae.
Occurrences: Țâța Valley, Pietrosița- Fieni area Stratigraphic distribution: Upper Maastrichtian Specimens: LPB.IV.12420
description: Published as part of Neagu, Theodor, 2016, Micropaleontological Study Of The Gura Beliei Red Marls Formation From The Pietroșița Area (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Part Iii Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktonic Foraminifera, pp. 67-91 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 12 (2) on page 86, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13190456
The Nutritional Quality of Gluten-Free versus Non-Gluten-Free Pre-Packaged Foods and Beverages Sold in Hong Kong
Creators: name: Ho, Carrie Ka Wai
name: Tjhin, Anna
name: Barrett, Eden
name: Coyle, Daisy H.
name: Wu, Jason H. Y.
name: Louie, Jimmy
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Introduction: The consumption of gluten-free foods has continued to increase in recent years. Given their higher intake amongst individuals both with or without a medically diagnosed gluten allergy or sensitivity, it is important to understand how the nutritional quality of these foods compares against non-gluten-free foods. As such, we aimed to compare the nutritional quality of gluten-free and non-gluten-free pre-packaged foods sold in Hong Kong.Methods: Data from 18,292 pre-packaged food and beverage items in the 2019 FoodSwitch Hong Kong database were used. These products were categorized as (1) "declared gluten-free"; (2) "gluten-free by ingredient or naturally gluten-free" and (3) "non-gluten-free" according to information presented on the package. One way ANOVA was used to compare the differences in the Australian Health Star Rating (HSR), energy, protein, fibre, total fat, saturated fat, trans-fat, carbohydrates, sugars and sodium content between products in different gluten categories, overall and by major food category (e.g., bread and bakery products) and region of origin (e.g., America, Europe).Results: Products declared gluten-free (mean +/- SD: 2.9 +/- 1.3; n = 7%) had statistically significantly higher HSR than those gluten-free by ingredient or naturally gluten-free (2.7 +/- 1.4; n = 51.9%) and non-gluten-free (2.2 +/- 1.4; n = 41.2%) (all pairwise comparisons p < 0.001). Overall, non-gluten-free products have higher energy, protein, saturated fat, trans-fat, free sugar and sodium, and less fibre compared with products in the other two gluten categories. Similar differences were observed across major food groups and by region of origin.Conclusions: Non-gluten-free products sold in Hong Kong were generally less healthy than gluten-free products (regardless of presence of gluten-free declaration). Consumers should be better educated on how to identify gluten-free foods given many gluten-free foods do not declare this information on the label.
Seasonal physiology of the tropical lizard Lophognathus temporalis from urban and natural bush population
Creators: name: Iglesias, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2009

description: The lizard Lophognathus temporalis is a conspicuous inhabitant of urban and natural bush habitats in and around Darwin. Given that urban and bush habitats are quite different, I hypothesized that differences may have also arisen between urban and bush dwelling populations of this lizard. To test this, I compared their size, shape and many important aspects of their physiology (such as metabolism, evaporative water loss and digestion). I found that L. temporalis from urban habitats were on average much larger than their bush dwelling counterparts. However, although the physiology of both groups was highly variable with respect to season (wet vs. dry), with respect to habitat, the physiology of urban and bush lizards was very similar. My results demonstrate that human influence can have a dramatic effect on the rate of change in animals and also provides important insights into our understanding of how animals change in response to changes in their environment.
Event-based validation of swell arrival time
Creators: name: Jiang, Haoyu
name: Babanin, Alexander
name: Chen, Ge
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The arrival time of ocean swells is an important factor for offshore and coastal engineering and naval and recreational activities, which can also be used in evaluating the numerical wave model. Using the continuity and pattern of wave heights during the same swell event, a methodology is developed for identifying swell events and verifying swell arrival time in models from buoy data. The swell arrival time in a WAVEWATCH III hindcast database is validated with in situ measurements. The results indicate that the model has a good agreement with the observations but usually predicts an early arrival of swell, about 4 h on average. A histogram shows that about one-quarter of swell events arrive early and three-quarters late by comparison with the model. Many processes that may be responsible for the arrival time errors are discussed, but at this stage it is not possible to distinguish between them from the available data.
Gansseria gansseri
Creators: name: Neagu, Theodor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Foraminifera
Globothalamea
Rotaliida
Rugoglobigerinidae
Gansseria
Gansseria gansseri

description: Gansseria gansseri (Bolli 1951)
Figs. 11: 22-27; Figs. 12: 1-3
 1951 Globotruncana gansseri Bolli, p.196, pl.35, figs. 1-3 1955 Globotruncana gansseri gansseri Bolli, Gandolfi, p.69, pl.6, fig.8 a-c, text-fig.11b
 1984 Gansseria gansseti (Bolli) Caron, Gonzales Donoso, Robaszynski, Wonders, p. 294, pl.53, fig.5
Dimensions: D = 0,39-0,3 4mm; d = 0,39- 0,29 mm; g = 0,26- 0,17 mm
 Remarks: By the extremely rough test (small irregular tubers) together with one peripheral keel, this species is very near to Rugogtruncana.
Occurrences: Țâța Valley, Pietrosița- Fieni area Stratigraphic distribution: Upper Maastrichtian Specimens: LPB.IV. 12442
description: Published as part of Neagu, Theodor, 2016, Micropaleontological Study Of The Gura Beliei Red Marls Formation From The Pietroșița Area (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Part Iii Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktonic Foraminifera, pp. 67-91 in Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 12 (2) on page 90, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13190456
title: Streitigkeiten über gemeinwohlorientierte Regulierung von Investoren gehören im demokratischen Rechtsstaat vor die nationalen Gerichte
Creators: name: Bernstorff, Jochen
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
D2.4: Requirements that need to be fulfilled by the hydrogen plant to enable coupling to a nuclear power plant
Creators: name: Framatome GMBH
name: Tecnatom
name: ESG
name: NRG
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: nuclear
hydrogen
cogeneration

description: This spreadsheet contains requirements or parameters that are necessary, favourable or of other importance to the hydrogen cogeneration via coupling of a hydrogen production plant HPP to a nuclear power plant NPP.
Consumer Preferences Towards Book Formats: How to Address Technological Disruption in the Publishing Industry
Creators: name: Cotrino, Gustavo
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2021

description: Consumer Preferences Towards Book Formats:
How to Address Technological Disruption in the Publishing Industry
By
Felipe Cotrino
April 2021
Chair: Naveen Donthu
The digital era has disrupted the publishing industry in many fronts during the last two decades. The way people consume media content has evolved dramatically, creating alternative platforms to the traditional printed material. Specifically for the book segment, publishing companies have developed new formats in order to capture some of the new digital trends, offering to the public not only the traditional paper-based book, but also an electronic and audio version. These new formats have helped the companies in the industry to partially keep the pace of the market dynamics, but on the other hand have severely increased the cost of production and commercialization for each title, limiting their ability to increase the product offer and consequently to maintain a sustainable and profitable growth on the mid and long term.
Additionally, the providers of the publishing industry, specifically, the printing suppliers have been severely affected by these new megatrends and uncertainty on the publishing houses. Historically, the printing industry has been a solid driver of the whole value chain of books production; providers of ink, paper, other supplies as well as printing equipment and technology have faced similar impact, significantly threatening their stability.
One of the main gaps, is the lack of a solid knowledge about consumer preferences regarding available formats. A better understanding of consumers’ influencing factors, will significantly help the publishing companies to do a better match between book formats and customer preference, providing business leaders in the industry a useful guidance for addressing their production and marketing efforts and consequently the definition of their business strategy and tactical approach to the market.
Combining three main theories: individual difference, involvement theory, and product attributes in consumer theory, this quantitative study identifies which book format between paper-based and electronic, will consumers prefer given certain demographics, involvement level and specific attributes of each book format. As there are not many studies on consumer’s preference towards book formats, the hypotheses were formulated from two sources, reading comprehension theory and discussion with industry leaders.
The evidence suggests that across all demographics there is a higher preference for print books rather than electronic, and despite of not all hypotheses being statistically significant, there are good indications to business leaders in the publishing industry on how to address their marketing and production resources.
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Two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy of trion-polaritons and exciton-polaritons in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides
Creators: name: Hu, Hui
name: Wang, Jia
name: Lalor, Riley
name: Liu, Xia Ji
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a microscopic many-body calculation of the nonlinear two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy (2DCS) of trion-polaritons and exciton-polaritons in charge-tunable transition-metal-dichalcogenides monolayers placed in an optical microcavity. The charge tunability leads to an electron gas with nonzero density that brings brightness to the trion — a polaron quasiparticle formed by an exciton with a nonzero residue bounded to the electron gas. As a result, a trion-polariton is created under strong light-matter coupling, as observed in the recent experiment by Sidler et al. [Nat. Phys. 13, 255 (2017)]. We analyze in detail the structure of trion-polaritons, by solving an extended Chevy ansatz for the trion quasiparticle wave-function. We confirm that the effective light-matter coupling for trion-polaritons is determined by the residue of the trion quasiparticle. The solution of the full many-body polaron states within Chevy ansatz enables us to microscopically calculate the nonlinear 2DCS spectrum of both trion-polaritons and exciton-polaritons. We predict the existence of three kinds of off-diagonal cross-peaks in the 2DCS spectrum, as an indication of the coherence among the different branches of trion-polaritons and exciton-polaritons. Due to the sensitivity of 2DCS spectrum to quasiparticle interactions, our work provides a good starting point to explore the strong nonlinearity exhibited by trion-polaritons in some recent exciton-polariton experiments.
Synthesis of a Zn-salen resorcinarene-based cavitand and its fluorescence response to nitro compounds
Creators: name: Lee, Yujin
name: Koo, Hyo Geun
name: Jang, Seung Pyo
name: Erdmann, Alan B.
name: Vernetti, Samantha S.
name: Cheal Kim
name: Harrison, Roger G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The synthesis, spectroscopic characterisation, conformational switching and fluorescence quenching efficiency of a resorcinarene-based cavitand containing Zn-salen (Zn-Cav) are reported. Synthesis of Zn-Cav was accomplished by the condensation of a quinoxaline derivatised with Zn-salen and a resorcinarene-based cavitand containing three quinoxalines. 1H NMR spectroscopy confirmed that in DMSO, chloroform and acetone Zn-Cav resides in the vase conformation. The molecular geometry of Zn-Cav selectively changes from vase to kite under acidic conditions. Detection by fluorescence quenching of nitro-containing molecules, such as 4-nitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane was explored by spectrofluorimetry. It was found that the fluorescence of Zn-Cav is efficiently quenched by nitroaromatic compounds.
title: Impact of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Participation and Mobilization Cost on Highway Project Performance
Creators: name: Maharjan, Shristy
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: Construction practitioners have their goals to complete projects within time without exceeding the allocated budget. However, studies have shown many projects overrun their allocated budget and face delays due to numerous reasons. Some of the main reasons are lack of efficient construction and financial resource management, lack of proper planning, and unavailability of new construction technologies, as well as ineffective supervision and communication, design changes, and unskilled workers. In some studies, mobilization costs, along with the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in projects were identified as factors affecting the cost and schedule performance of construction projects. However, no statistical analysis has yet been done to explore the nature of the relationship that mobilization costs and DBE participation have on the project performance metrics of highway projects. The purpose of this study is to analyze highway project data and understand the impact of mobilization costs and DBE participation on their performance.

The highway project data were collected from the Nevada Department of Transportation (DOT) and Texas DOT. The statistical analysis of the data did not find any significant correlation of mobilization costs with project performance metrics, such as construction cost growth, schedule growth, change order growth, or construction intensity. However, the study found that the highway projects performed significantly better in terms of schedule growth for projects with mobilization percentage above 9%. Another analysis of DBE participation data found a significant positive correlation of DBE participation with schedule growth, and a significant negative correlation of DBE participation with change order growth. The correlation coefficients of DBE participation with schedule growth and change order growth from the Spearman correlation test were found to be 0.28 and -0.27 respectively, which are considered relatively weak correlations, but the results were found to be significant. A comparative analysis of the projects with and without DBE participation found that the projects with DBE participation did not perform better in terms of schedule growth, compared to projects without DBE participation. However, the projects with DBE participation performed better in terms of change order growth, compared to projects without DBE participation. Further analysis is required, with more comprehensive highway projects’ data from other DOTs, to analyze the relationship of mobilization costs and DBE participation with project performance metrics, along with the factors that affect DBE participation and mobilization costs. This will provide a clearer picture of the reasons why DBE participation and mobilization costs affect project performance and help in taking necessary steps to improve project performance.
Organosulfonates aid argentophilic forces in the crystal engineering of [2+2] photodimerisations: reactivity involving 3-pyridyl groups
Creators: name: Elacqua, Elizabeth
name: Groeneman, Ryan H.
name: Reinheimer, Eric W.
name: Dejan-Krešimir Bučar
name: MacGillivray, Leonard R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Photoreactive Ag(I) organosulfonate complexes involving (E)-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)prop-2-enoate (3-PAMe) are reported. Argentophilic interactions stack 3-PAMe to undergo a head-to-head intermolecular [2+2] photodimerisation to generate (rctt)-dimethyl-3,4-bis(pyridine-3-yl)cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylate (3,3′-MeBPCD) in the solid state regioselectively and in quantitative yield. The organosulfonate participates in C–H…O interactions with the coordinated 3-pyridyl groups to effectively aid in crystal engineering of the reactivity.
Design and synthesis of a cavitand pillar for MOFs
Creators: name: Kasjan Misztal
name: Sartori, Andrea
name: Pinalli, Roberta
name: Massera, Chiara
name: Dalcanale, Enrico
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: In this paper, we report the first example of a tetramethylene bridged cavitand with two distal methylbenzoate legs at the lower rim, adopting a unique and unprecedented equatorial equatorial (ee) configuration both in solution and in the solid state, as confirmed by NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The presence of functional groups, which are potential metal binding sites in the ee configuration, makes these cavitands suitable candidates to be used as pillars in metal-organic frameworks (MOF) as specific molecular recognition units.
title: A Fortified Extension of the AES and Its Implementation
Creators: name: Mullin, Ashby
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: With the advancement of quantum computing (QC), the integrity of cryptography has been called into question. For example, two QC algorithms have been developed that can break asymmetric encryption (i.e., Grover’s, Shor’s), which also poses a threat to symmetric encryption. Asymmetric encryption efforts addressing this threat include lattice-based cryptography, which uses lattice problems to reduce efficiency of cryptanalysis. Symmetric encryption security can be bolstered by increasing the key length, allowing for additional permutations a key could have; known as keyspace. This thesis seeks to expand the keyspace of symmetric encryption in order to create more possibilities. This fortification to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) would increase the complexity of encryption and make cipher texts more resistant to attacks. A key component of the AES is the application of byte-substitution using a predetermined mapping. We propose the possibility to change mapping between rounds while still being able to encrypt and decrypt messages without loss of information. The process described in this paper allows the user to choose the substitution box mapping for each round and would increase the keyspace to create 4.97 x 10^86 unique permutations compared to 3.4 x 10^38 permutations currently afforded by 128-bit AES encryption. By enacting this type of fortification, the AES becomes more robust, protecting data against QC attacks.
title: Tissue-Specific Responses from a Global Developmental Signal: A Detailed Subcellular Analysis of the 20E and Rab Signaling Pathways Controlling Exocrine Secretion During Drosophila Development
Creators: name: Nelson, Nichalas
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: During metamorphosis, the steroid hormone 20-hydroxecydysone (20E) triggers a plethora of tissue-specific responses in the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. The salivary glands are exocrine organs that respond to a large pulse of 20E to secrete a massive cargo of stored glycoproteins called glue. Because the glands are amenable to ex vivo-organ culture and powerful genetic manipulations, they are an excellent model for studying the conserved developmental and physiological signaling pathways that regulate the general function of these specialized secretory tissues. Our lab has generated transgenic animals in which the secreted glue molecules are tagged with fluorescent proteins. I have used these flies to characterize the number, size, shape, and relative pH of the secretory cargoes in live cells before and after exposure to the 20E steroid hormone. Using a specialized binary-expression system, I have complemented this analysis to characterize cells that have been specifically compromised for molecules that control this steroid-regulated secretion pathway. Here, I report how genetically manipulating 20E exposure, reception, transcription factor induction, and activation of Rab GTPases affects the maturation, transport, and release of the glue cargoes. Because humans and flies often use the same signaling molecules and pathways in their tissue-specific responses to steroids, this thesis is expected to contribute to our fundamental knowledge of how exocrine tissues respond to steroids and secrete cargoes into a limited luminal space before expulsion to the outside of the animal.
Bis-thiourea macrocycles incorporating fused [n]polynorbornanes: binding of flexible versus rigid dicarboxylates
Creators: name: Johnstone, Mark D.
name: Pfeffer, Frederick M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Two macrocyclic bis-thiourea hosts 5 and 6 were constructed and their interactions with two dicarboxylates of similar size (pimelate = flexible and terephthalate = rigid) were evaluated using 1H NMR titration techniques. In contrast to previous work with thiourea functionalised [n]polynorbornanes (where a notable increase in H:G affinity was noted for the rigid guest), the new macrocyclic hosts, in particular host 6, bind pimelate more strongly than terephthalate (for 6 binding pimelate log Ka = 4.7, terephthalate log Ka = 3.7). A binding arrangement in which the flexible dicarboxylate is ‘perched’ above the macrocycle is proposed to justify these results.
title: Minimizing Visual Defects through Augmentation of Computer Aided Diamond Rough Planning
Creators: name: Prabhu, Abhijith
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2020

description: Many computer aided design systems today utilize a workflow where physically accurate rendering of the product is not a functional component of its design process. This gap in workflow can lead to a sub optimal product or even a longer iterative design process in instances where a product's visual attributes and aesthetics are one their primary functional characteristic.

Diamonds are graded on their carat, color, clarity and cut, referred to as the 4Cs of a diamond; a standard set by G.I.A. and universally agreed upon. The cut of a diamond significantly affects the rest of the characteristics as it modifies the resultant interaction of light with the diamond and thus has a major impact on the determining its final quality. The subjective perception of a diamond’s quality to a customer due to its visuals is proving to be a value added proposition increasing the adoption of light performance of a diamond as a supplementary grading process along with the 4Cs.

In the rough planning process currently employed to produce a finished diamond, the visual quality of the diamond is only determined after it has been cut and polished or at most estimated as an approximated numerical or functional graphical preview. Utilizing real-time ray tracing to simulate physically accurate visualizations during the planning process with virtual reality delivering an immersive environment for the viewing the visualization, we simulate light interactions with the final diamond product to provide a realistic preview of the diamond in its polished state during the diamond rough planning process.

This system is intended to supplement existing rough planning processes, and the study conducted here demonstrates an implementation to bridge the gap between design and final visualizations, even in its nascent implementation in the workflow provides significant opportunities for better outcomes.
title: Fünf Fragen zur Europawahl und zum "Spitzenkandidaten"-Prozess: Antworten von PASQUALE PASQUINO
Creators: name: Pasquino, Pasquale
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Synthesis of a Zn-salen resorcinarene-based cavitand and its fluorescence response to nitro compounds
Creators: name: Lee, Yujin
name: Koo, Hyo Geun
name: Jang, Seung Pyo
name: Erdmann, Alan B.
name: Vernetti, Samantha S.
name: Cheal Kim
name: Harrison, Roger G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: The synthesis, spectroscopic characterisation, conformational switching and fluorescence quenching efficiency of a resorcinarene-based cavitand containing Zn-salen (Zn-Cav) are reported. Synthesis of Zn-Cav was accomplished by the condensation of a quinoxaline derivatised with Zn-salen and a resorcinarene-based cavitand containing three quinoxalines. 1H NMR spectroscopy confirmed that in DMSO, chloroform and acetone Zn-Cav resides in the vase conformation. The molecular geometry of Zn-Cav selectively changes from vase to kite under acidic conditions. Detection by fluorescence quenching of nitro-containing molecules, such as 4-nitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene and 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane was explored by spectrofluorimetry. It was found that the fluorescence of Zn-Cav is efficiently quenched by nitroaromatic compounds.
SEARCHING for BINARY y DWARFS with the GEMINI MULTI-CONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM (GeMS)
Creators: name: Opitz, Daniela
name: Tinney, C. G.
name: Faherty, Jacqueline K.
name: Sweet, Sarah
name: Gelino, Christopher R.
name: Kirkpatrick, J. Davy
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: The NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has discovered almost all the known members of the new class of Y-type brown dwarfs. Most of these Y dwarfs have been identified as isolated objects in the field. It is known that binaries with L- and T-type brown dwarf primaries are less prevalent than either M-dwarf or solar-type primaries, they tend to have smaller separations and are more frequently detected in near-equal mass configurations. The binary statistics for Y-type brown dwarfs, however, are sparse, and so it is unclear if the same trends that hold for L- and T-type brown dwarfs also hold for Y-type ones. In addition, the detection of binary companions to very cool Y dwarfs may well be the best means available for discovering even colder objects. We present results for binary properties of a sample of five WISE Y dwarfs with the Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System. We find no evidence for binary companions in these data, which suggests these systems are not equal-luminosity (or equal-mass) binaries with separations larger than ∼0.5–1.9 AU. For equal-mass binaries at an age of 5 Gyr, we find that the binary binding energies ruled out by our observations (i.e., 1042 erg) are consistent with those observed in previous studies of hotter ultra-cool dwarfs.
Gardening the landscape and bushwhacking through the swampland : exploring the consequences of quantum gravity for cosmic inflation
Creators: name: Rosati, Robert James
name: 0000-0002-3717-6582
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2022
Subjects: Cosmology
Inflation
String theory
High-energy physics
Early universe
String phenomenology
Supergravity
Random matrices
Cosmological priors
Multi-field inflation
Quantum field theory
Dyson Brownian motion
Cosmological landscape
Rapid-turn inflation
Swampland conjectures
Dynamical systems

description: This dissertation consists of five chapters. The first broadly and briefly orients the reader through an introduction to inflationary cosmology, and why we might expect multi-field inflation to take place. The next four chapters correspond to distinct lines of research conducted during my time as a graduate student. Chapter two is based on work conducted with my advisor Sonia Paban, studying the landscape of possible multi-field inflationary models through a random-matrix generated potential [1]. Chapter three is based on work with Diederik Roest and Perseas Christodoulidis, studying universality and prior dependence in multi-field inflation [2]. Chapters four and five are based on work with Sonia Paban and Vikas Aragam, studying inflation in potentials compatible with quantum gravity and rapidly turning trajectories [3, 4].
The Bill of lading – a kind of securities
Creators: name: Kostruba, Anatoliy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: bill of lading
the securities
objects of civil law
civil legal relations

description: Thesis for a Candidate of Sciences degree in Law (PhD), speciality 12.00.03 – Civil Law and Civil Procedure; Family Law; International Private Law. – National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Mudry, Kharkiv, 2004. The thesis is dedicated to researching of the Bill of lading. The manuscript gives the legal characteristic on the Civil law of the Bill of lading in the doctrine, its notion, the requisits of the Bill of lading and the classification of its kind is done as well. Special attention is paid to the problems of Bill of lading relations. The question of issuing, distributing and cashing is considered in details. The functional meaning of the Bill of lading is formulated. The drawbacks in lawful regulating of the relation of the Bill of lading are pointed out. The proposals on their clearing and improving of the present Civil legislation, are moved.
Art Therapy: An Aid to Reduce Depression
Creators: name: Tuazon, Reana I.
name: Education, Psychology and
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Education

description: This study evaluates the influence of using art as a medium to express emotions of selected students of BulSU-Bustos Campus. The researcher used a mixed-method research design. Thus, it utilized the questionnaire of Beck's Depression Inventory. This questionnaire enables the researchers to identify who has the tendency or suffering from depression. The students who have the results of moderate depression, severe depression, and extreme depression were invited to join the six (6) art therapy sessions. There were only ten willing participants who joined the session. The 10 participants met for six different art therapy sessions. Each participant was given pre and post-evaluation questionnaires to determine the effectiveness of the art therapy counseling sessions. A mixture of art-making and psychotherapy was used with each participant to evaluate the sessions. Every session has a questionnaire to determine the level of agreement on using the materials to express emotions. Moreover, the statistical analysis results indicated a significant difference between the students' evaluations before and after the intervention (p=0.00). Hence, it implies that the intervention used in Art Therapy is found to be an effective tool for expressing emotions.
Eschapsologie : Synthèse de l'émergence d'une discipline médiane entre science et théologie.
Creators: name: Ouafae Lamraoui
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Physique
science
Théologie
Eschapsologie
Philosophie
Livre

description: Le savoir est un bien intellectuel commun et universel où chaque contribution individuelle est un apport à la connaissance collective de l’humanité. Fonder une discipline médiane qui offre de nouvelles perspectives tant à la science qu’à la théologie, implique la construction d’un cadre théorique et d’une méthodologie propre. Le cheminement intellectuel consiste à extraire la clef de sa science par la méthode scientifique, en traduisant l’idiome du Livre à travers des phénomènes physiques correspondant suffisamment pour que l’application de leurs lois décrive et modélise l’objet d’étude avec pertinence. La production du modèle physique résultant de cette démarche, marque l’élaboration d’une nouvelle théorie scientifique fondée sur les manuscrits et l’histoire du Livre pour preuve empirique.
Enhanced hydrogen desorption properties of magnesium hydride by coupling non-metal doping and nano-confinement
Creators: name: He, Daliang
name: Wang, Yulong
name: Wu, Chengzhang
name: Li, Qian
name: Ding, Weizhong
name: Sun, Chenghua
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Magnesium hydride (MgH2) offers excellent capacity to store hydrogen, but it suffers from the high desorption temperature (>283 °C for starting release hydrogen). In this work, we calculated the hydrogen desorption energy of Mg76H152 clusters with/without non-metal dopants by density functional theory method. Phosphorus (P), as identified as the best dopant, can reduce the reaction energy for releasing one hydrogen molecule from 0.75 eV (bulk MgH2) to 0.20 eV. Inspired by the calculation, P-doped ordered mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) was synthesized by one-step method and employed as the scaffold for loading MgH2 nanoparticles, forming MgH2@P/CMK-3. Element analysis shows that phosphorus dopants have been incorporated into the CMK-3 scaffold and magnesium and phosphorus elements are well-distributed in carbon scaffold hosts. Tests of hydrogen desorption confirmed that P-doping can remarkably enhance the hydrogen release properties of nanoconfined MgH2 at low temperature, specifically ∼1.5 wt. % H2 released from MgH2@P/CMK-3 below 200 °C. This work, based on the combination of computational calculations and experimental studies, demonstrated that the combined approach of non-metal doping and nano-confinement is promising for enhancing the hydrogen desorption properties of MgH2, which provides a strategy to address the challenge of hydrogen desorption from MgH2 at mild operational conditions.
title: Die TTIP- Verhandlungsposition der EU-Kommission – ein überzeugender Reformansatz mit leichten Schwächen im Detail
Creators: name: Griebel, Jörn
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional